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APS Trying Again to Address Diversity School Board Vice Chair: ‘We Have Many, Many, Many, Many Steps to Go’ SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

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Will Arlington Public Schools’ next steps to address student-achievement disparities among racial and ethnic groups, and building a welcoming school system for all, be mostly talk or mostly action?

That was the question left hanging after School Board members on March 14 formally received a consultant’s report on addressing diversity issues.

“The core values [to support diversity] really exist” within the school system, but are not always matched by results, said Julian Williams, the vice president for inclusion and diversity at George Mason University, who was contracted to develop the report.

In remarks, Williams said APS needs to avoid “knee-jerk and reactionary approaches” that “may satisfy communities for a moment” but have no long-term impact.

Instead, he proposed sustained and strategic efforts, including creating the post of chief diversity officer, better recruitment of minority educators and improved training for all staff.

The school system could reap “a ton of value” from targeted efforts, Williams said.

Some parents and activists with intimate knowledge of the school-system’s inner workings wondered if the school system was serious, or attempting to place a Band-Aid on diversity matters.

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County Electoral Board Opts for Stability in 2019 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

It probably was the most lowkey – and low-turnout – election Arlington will see all year.

The POLITICAL t h r e e POTPOURRI m e m bers of the county’s Electoral Board divided up leadership positions with no fuss, no muss and no change from last year.

At their March 15 meeting, board members voted that Charlene Bickford should remain as chairman, David Bell as vice chairman and Scott McGeary as secretary.

State law requires that the posts of chairman and secretary be held by members of separate parties; Bickford is a Democrat (as is Bell), while McGeary is a Republican.

(While no one is getting rich in the job, the secretary is paid about twice as much as the other two board members because of the fiduciary responsibilities involved.)

Bell, a former clerk of the Circuit Court, made the motion to have Bickford and McGeary stay

Arlington Electoral Board members Scott McGeary, David Bell and Charlene Bickford.

in their leadership spots. “I don’t think in the history of Arlington there have been two finer [Electoral Board] members,” he said.

McGeary then moved that Bell take the remaining slot, which was essentially inevitable since there are only three members on the Electoral Board.

Electoral Board members are appointed for three-year terms by the Circuit Court, usually based on nominations from political parties. McGeary recently was reappointed for a new term.

Unlike some of their counterparts across the commonwealth, members of Arlington’s Electoral Board long have worked

in a collaborative manner. Near the top of their to-do agenda for coming months is finding a successor for the county’s elections chief, Linda Lindberg, who is retiring at the end of June. The application period for the post runs through March 28, then the candidate pool will be winnowed down.

“I known we’re going to come out good” with the end result, Bell said.

Favola Honored with PublicService Award: State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) recently accepted the National Public Service AwardT:9.6” from the American Society of Public Adminis-

tration and National Academy of Public Administration.

“This award will always remind me that we must seek bold solutions and address root causes,” Favola said at the ceremony. “Band-Aids or underfunded solutions are wasteful and often ineffective. In fact, they can lead some to believe that the problem can’t be solved, or the recipients of the services are not worthy.”

In her remarks, Favola also praised those in the public-administration field.

“The platitudes that politicians offer and constituents believe in can only become a reality

because people like you have the talent and dedication to make it so,” she said.

Favola was among four recipients of the 2019 award, including former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams.

Legislation Boosts Access for Absentee Voters: Gov. Northam has signed legislation to ensure the doors of election offices across the commonwealth don’t slam shut on prospective absentee voters.

The measure – patroned by Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria) – requires that during inperson-absentee-voting periods, any voter who is in line when the elections office or satellite voting location closes for the day will be allowed to cast a ballot.

The measure had cleared both houses of the General Assembly on unanimous votes. State law already requires that any voter in line at a polling place by closing (7 p.m.) on Election Day be allowed to cast a ballot.

Arlington long has followed a policy that every voter in line to cast an absentee ballot when the office closes is allowed to vote.

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Drama, But No Surprises, in Vote on Amazon SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Borrowing from Bob Dylan: You didn’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

Given the choice between partnering with one of the world’s largest companies or delaying a decision at the behest of a noisy but not necessarily large band of critics, Arlington County Board members on March 16 voted unanimously to approve an economic-development package to land Amazon’s “HQ2” and its expected billions in economic impact to Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard.

The vote cements a deal that originated last fall, when Amazon officials announced they would split HQ2 operations between Arlington and New York City.

The New York plan has since been abandoned, but Arlington is looking forward to a “catalyzing and transformative partnership” with Amazon, County Board Chairman Christian Dorsey said after three hours of public testimony and an almost equal amount of discussion among board members prior to the vote.

In Arlington, Amazon plans to occupy at least 4 million square feet of office space, and perhaps twice that much, in a deal county officials say represents $2.5 billion in economic investment. In return, the county government will provide subsidies of $23 million to $28 million over a

dozen years, and will ramp up investment in transportation and housing improvements.

County leaders say the subsidies represent a drop in the bucket compared to what Amazon’s presence will bring to the county.

“Crystal City and Pentagon City have been in distress” over the past decade, Dorsey said, likening the Route 1 commercial corridors to “an engine not firing on all cylinders” in which “all of Arlington suffers.”

Opinion among the more than 100 speakers at the hearing, predictably, was divided: • “It’s an exciting day,” said Courthouse resident and Arlington business owner Joe Prentice, who said the agreement with Amazon would prove “a powerful statement that Arlington is open for business.”

• “This incentive agreement is a good deal for Amazon, but not necessarily for Arlington,” countered Kirit Mookerjie, who opposes the deal. “Amazon does what’s best for Amazon.”

• “Cynicism [about the deal] is shared by just about everyone,” said Dan Shuhler, a 13-year county resident who opposes the plan. “If the interests of the working class conflict with the interests of the billionaires that run Amazon, the billionaires will win.”

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pain points,” said Nora Dweck-McMullen, whose family owns properties across Arlington and who supports the plan.

“Arlington moves forward with the times rather than remaining stagnant.”

Overall, the hearing – though occasionally noisy – was civil, although County Board members at 6:40 p.m. retreated off the dais when a protester raised a profanity-laden ruckus as the vote was about to take place. They returned 10 minutes later to vote and wrap up the proceedings.

Although County Board members limited speakers to two minutes apiece (compared to three minutes in most public hearings), Dorsey intimated early in the meeting that no matter how many speakers turned up, the board probably would take action rather than defer a decision.

“We have pretty good stamina and are prepared to be here all night,” he said at the outset.

County-government staff supported the incentive package, saying the incoming workers would replace the 24,000 jobs lost in Crystal City over the past two decades through departures of federal agencies for less expensive locales across the region.

“I would never have recommended this agreement to you for one minute if I thought its adoption would harm this community,” County Manager Mark Schwartz told County Board members at the start of a lengthy public hearing.

(Approval of the incentive package doesn’t relieve Amazon of going through the county government’s sometimes arduous regulatory process for construction of new buildings and improvements to existing ones.)

The General Assembly earlier this year passed, and Gov. Northam signed, legislation providing a much larger economic-incentive package to Amazon, one that could top $750 million if a series of benchmarks are met.

Most Northern Virginia legislators supported the state package. “I believe it is a huge net plus for Virginia,” Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) said of Amazon’s arrival during a recent forum.

Nearly 240 communities formally expressed interest in becoming Seattle-based Amazon’s HQ2. The 20 making the first cut in early 2018 included three in the local area – Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia and Montgomery County, Md. – along with communities like Denver, Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Toronto.

Throughout the selection process, some activist groups complained that Arlington officials weren’t being forthcoming with the promises it was making to Amazon in an effort to lure the online retailer. Arlington officials replied that they were prohibited from doing so until any deal was finalized, and said that the public would have its say in a public hearing. But by the time the public hearing occurred, neither the county government nor Amazon appeared eager to open the package up for significant revision.

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Groups antagonistic to the plan were largely on the fringes of the local political scene, including Democratic Socialists of America, the Arlington Green Party and Our Revolution Arlington. Arlington Republicans in 2018 also made noise about the lack of transparency, but the GOP also is largely shut out of the corridors of power in the local area.

Among those attending the hearing was Michael Dowell, who lives in the Aurora Highlands community adjacent to Crystal City.

Despite reservations about some parts, Dowell said he supported the economicincentive plan, but pressed county officials to take seriously the need for transportation improvements to fuel economic growth.

“It all starts with getting that infrastructure correct – [it is] a vital part of the overall plan,” he said.

Another major concern of some includes the impact of the development on Arlington’s already overcrowded (and most expensive in Northern Virginia) school system. The cost to educate those additional students could run into the millions of dollars per year.

Arlington partnered with the city of Alexandria in wooing Amazon; while the office workers largely will come to Arlington, part of the deal includes highereducation upgrades that will be centered in Alexandria (although the Arlington campus of George Mason University also is slated to benefit). Local officials took to calling the planned Amazon campus “National Landing,” but that attempt at branding seems to have fizzled with a public that is sticking with “Crystal City.”

Ahead of Saturday’s meeting, a poll commissioned by a group supporting the effort suggests broad support in the county and regionally for the arrival of the online giant.

Polling conducted for the Greater Washington Partnership showed 65 percent of respondents across the region support the move, with 12 percent opposed.

Among Arlington residents polled, support was measured at 74 percent, 12 percent opposed.

The poll, which surveyed registered voters throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, showed that 76 percent of respondents agree that Amazon’s decision to locate its new headquarters in Crystal City is a win for the region.

“This data puts numbers behind what we’ve been hearing across the region for months – people in the capital region are excited that Amazon is coming here and recognize the opportunity to drive growth, create new jobs and diversify our regional economy,” said Jason Miller, CEO of the partnership.

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N.Va. Home Sales Rise Slightly; Average Prices Also See Growth Home sales were flat but average prices were up slightly in February across the Northern Virginia homes market, as anticipation of Amazon’s plopping down roots in Crystal City caused a variety of impacts on the market.

“Some members are telling us that their sellers are taking Arlington properties off the market or delaying listing in the hopes that prices will increase as the Amazon ‘HQ2’ activity ramps up,” said Ryan Conrad, CEO of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, discussing home-sales data reported March 13.

Across Northern Virginia, home sales totaled 1,146 in February, an increase of a statistically insignificant three homes from a year before, according to figures reported by MarketStats by ShowingTime.

Data represent market activity in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.

The average sales price of all homes that went to closing stood at $571,375, up 2.6 percent from $556,791, and was higher in two of the three segments of the market: • The average sales price of single-family properties rose 2.8 percent to $761,154.

• The average sales price of attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, was up 2.3 percent to $436,022.

• The average price of condominiums

was down 0.4 percent to $343,247.

“Home sale and price averages held steady – but we are seeing upward price momentum in Arlington, Fairfax County and Falls Church,” Conrad said.

There has been a noticeable uptick in investor interest, according to NVAR president Christine Richardson. “I’m hearing from my colleagues that they’re fielding more calls from investors asking about the Arlington market – both inand out-of-state,” Richardson said.

Open-house activity in Arlington has also risen.

“Last weekend I had 37 groups come through an open house,” Richardson said.

“This reflects the [limited] availability of inventory, which continues to be well below the number of houses on the market in 2018.”

Inventory as the market transitions from winter to spring has proved a concern; the 1,896 properties on the market across the region represent a decline of nearly 21 percent from a year before.

“This is exacerbating an already tight market in terms of inventory,” Richardson said. “I have to believe that we are going to see larger increases in average sales price as we move through the spring market.”

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Our View: What Next for Critics of Amazon?

Arlington County Board members last Saturday listened intently, nodded appropriately, and when all was said and done, did exactly what everyone except the truly obtuse knew they were going to do.

Unanimously – including the absent-but-listening-on-speakerphone Katie Cristol, recovering from childbirth – the board OK’d the Amazon incentive agreement. “Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise!” as Gomer Pyle used to tell Sgt. Carter.

The fix had been in for months (although saying “the fix” is a little rude, as, to many observers including us, the deal seemed a good one). When the big day finally arrived on Saturday, there was going to be no delay, there was going to be no rejection of the plan.

From the preparations that were put in place, it was clear Arlington officials were expecting a big crowd,

and perhaps a little left-wing violence. As it turned out, there were a couple of minor-league disruptions but hardly a “burn, baby, burn” mentality among the anti-Amazon crowd. These aren’t the kind of protesters willing to risk jail time; they’re dilettantes in the world of obstructionism.

While the anti-Amazon activists lost the battle, will they attempt to re-engage the war by fielding a candidate to take on County Board members Cristol and Christan Dorsey in the June Democratic primary? So far, those who keep up with such things have no inkling that a challenge is coming, but there remains a week to file and it only takes a little paperwork and a filing fee.

Any takers, or is the anti-Amazon crowd all hat and no cattle, as the Texans might say?

Is County Board Back to Its Old Habits?

Editor: I am encouraged by the letters and editorial [“Our View: Co. Board Back to Its Old, Back Habits”] in the Feb. 28 Sun Gazette to see that others share my fear and disillusionment with county governance.

Why are we providing so many incentives to Amazon, funded by us, the taxpayers, when our area already experiences low unemployment and significant growth?

Amazon would be better off going to an economically distressed area where they can benefit the community. I see no direct benefit for us here in Arlington.

Traffic already is at an all-time high, with rush-hour congestion creating more frustration for residents each and every day.

Lee Highway is a joke during rush hour

and more development is planned for this corridor, yet nothing is being offered to improve this route with left-turn lanes or better flow control.

With more development come more opportunities for a reduction in quality of life for residents. The middle-class charm of the Donaldson Run neighborhood has been abandoned in favor of McMansions priced in the $1.5-million-plus range. Almost every small home is being razed and replaced, giving the county government more revenue through overdevelopment. I am amazed at how many new homeowners can afford to pay the $1,200 or more per month in property taxes.

There are so many out-of-state vehicles now garaged in the county without Virginia plates and county tax sticker, I

wonder why these low-hanging-fruit revenue sources have never been targeted for property-tax enforcement? Why should the long-time residents of Arlington continue to pay taxes while others simply ignore the law? Maybe it is time to retire the vehicle property tax altogether.

I wish we could blame one political party or the other, but that would be too simple. It is about us the voters and our need to carefully select representatives that can listen to all residents and not just special interest groups.

As Walt Kelly’s Pogo so eloquently stated: “We have seen the enemy, and he is us.” Choose wisely, or we will repeat these mistakes in the future.

Stan King Arlington

Editor: I was disappointed to learn about the budget proposal to reduce nature-center hours and staffing in Arlington.

Our family deeply enjoys experiencing the nature centers and programs. All of us have learned so much about our native species and environment.

The programs have deeply inspired our 13-year-old daughter. She has an immense understanding of plant and animal biology, which was sparked and fueled by the nature center programs and staff.

She looks up to the staff as mentors and

is motivated by their knowledge and interests.

Our daughter now participates in the adult nature-center programs by exception so that she is not hindered by glass ceilings based on her age. She also volunteers to maintain the animals and enclosures.

She is practicing giving back to the community, which is another important civic skill that glues neighborhoods together.

Most of our citizens believe we need MORE education on our environmental

impact, not less.

Inspiring young and old to appreciate the nature that surrounds us builds empathy, which in turn motivates us to find solutions.

Anticipating a 30-percent drop in nature-center visitation due to the cutbacks is a move in the wrong direction.

If we care about the environment, then we should care about educating our community and building empathy to care for our environment.

Bette Flentje Arlington

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Next-Generation Pollbooks Will Soon Be on Their Way to County SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington election officials could begin integrating next-generation pollbooks into precincts for the June primary, with the rest in place by the November general election.

Pollbooks are the laptops that are used by election officials to verify the identity of voters before they are handed ballots to cast. The county government has budgeted the funds to purchase new ones, and election officials are now deciding which vendor to go with.

“We’ve done a lot of research,” said Gretchen Reinemeyer, Arlington’s deputy registrar.

Reinemeyer said that in addition to speaking with vendors – whose equipment must be approved by the state government before being offered to sale to localities – the office also traveled to Fairfax County to speak to pollworkers about their equipment during a recent special election.

How soon will a purchase be consummated? “Our goal is to have at least a partial delivery by June,” said elections chief Linda Lindberg.

Having them ready for the expected June 11 Democratic primary will allow precinct workers to take a test-drive of the equipment during what is expected to be a low-turnout event.

Currently, the marquee race is expected to be for commonwealth’s attorney, where incumbent Theo Stamos is being challenged by Parisa Tafti. Several General Assembly races also are likely to be on the ballot in specific precincts.

For election officials, the new pollbooks will provide a step forward in technology. For voters, they could provide a more brisk experience at the polls – if all goes well.

“These are the things that can often determine how long your line is,” said Electoral Board vice chairman David Bell.

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lington election officials will hold a drawing in coming weeks to determine the ballot order for the contentious race for commonwealth’s attorney.

Both incumbent Theo Stamos and challenger Parisa Tafti submitted paperwork to file for the primary simultaneously on March 11, the first day of the twoweek filing period for candidates planning to run for various offices in the June 11 Democratic primary.

Ballot order is determined by filing order, and candidates like to be at the top.

Paperwork was filed with Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Jill Caiazzo. But because primaries are run by the state government, the drawing to determine ballot order will be held by the Arlington Electoral Board.

The drawing has been set for April 4, county elections chief Linda Lindberg told the Sun Gazette.

Lopez Garners Nod of Firefighters: The Arlington Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Association has endorsed Del. Alfonso Lopez for re-election.

Lopez (D-49th) has “proven himself a steadfast advocate” for firefighters at the local and state level, said Brian Lynch, president of the association, Local 2800 of the International Association of Firefighters.

“Our community needs his experienced leadership in the House of Delegates,” Lynch said.

(Because Virginia law prohibits collective bargaining and strikes by groups representing state- and local-government workers, organizations such as Local 2800 operate more as professional organizations than as labor unions in the traditional sense.)

Lopez said he was “deeply honored” to have the endorsement, and was “committed to continuing my work in the General Assembly to ensure that our first-responders have the protections and support that they need.”

Lopez is being challenged in the June 11 Democratic primary by Julius Spain.

The 49th District includes portions of South Arlington and adjacent areas in Fairfax County.

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“She brings with her tremendous experience as an Arlington activist and civic leader, as well as business expertise,” said David Snyder, who chairs the organization and announced the appointment on March 13. “All will be great assets to our organization.”

“Columbia Pike is such an amazing place with so much history, diversity and potential,” Klingler said in a statement.

“I am excited, and feel deeply privileged, to have the opportunity to combine my professional and community leadership skills and experiences in order to continue CPRO’s legacy and further shape Columbia Pike’s future.”

Klingler, a civic leader in the community for years who has chaired the Arlington Committee of 100 and Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission, succeeds Cecilia Cassidy, who retired at the end of 2018. Karen Vasquez has been serving as interim executive director.

Professionally, Klingler has held posts with the American Society for Clinical Oncology and Deloitte Consulting.

PSYCHIATRIST TO LOOK AT YOUTH SUCCESS: Psychologist Dr. Heather Te-

desco will discuss “Helping Your Children Achieve Authentic Success” during a program on Sunday, March 31 at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 4250 North Glebe Road.

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Encore Learning’s “Meet the Speaker” series continues with a program on “Congressional Oversight Investigations: Then and Now” on Monday, March 25 at 3 p.m. at Central Library.

Elise Bean, a former Senate investigator, will describe how congressional oversight investigations can be used to uncover facts, build consensus and foster change. She also will offer insights and commentary on oversight efforts in the new Congress.

Bean is author of “Financial Exposure: Carl Levin’s Senate Investigations into Finance and Tax Abuse.”

The program is cosponsored by the Arlington library system. For information, call Encore Learning at (703) 228-2144.

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Designed for adults, participants will get off the beaten path and move slowly while experiencing the forest through senses and meditation.

The event is free; participants should be ready to sit on the ground and come dressed for the weather.

For information, call (703) 228-6535.

LIVING-HISTORY DAY SLATED AT FORT C.F. SMITH: Re-enactors from the 3rd

United States Regulars and 54th Massachusetts will set up camp at Fort C.F. Smith in Arlington on Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The living-history event will include information about Civil War life both for soldiers and for residents in what is now Arlington. There also will be tours of the remnants of the fort, plus drilling.

Fort C.F. Smith Park is located at 2411 24th St. North. For information, call (703) 228-4775.

‘SPELLBINDERS’ PRESENT ORAL TRADITIONS: The Arlington Spellbinders

will present stories from around the world during a one-hour presentation for adults and children ages 4 and older on Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m.

The program is free. For information, call (703) 228-6535.

NATURE CENTER GOES IN SEARCH OF PEEPERS: Long Branch Nature Center

will host a “Spring Peeper Prowl” for families on Saturday, March 30 at 7 p.m.

Designed for adults and children ages 5 and older, the event will feature a search for tiny tree frogs and other amphibians that come out after sunset.

The cost is $5. For information, call (703) 228-6535.

STUDENT THESPIANS TO PRESENT ‘LITTLE SHOP’: Bishop O’Connell High

School will present “Little Shop of Horrors” with performances April 4-6 at 7 p.m. and April 7 at 2 p.m. at the high school, 6600 Little Falls Road in Arlington.

For information and tickets, see the Website at www.bishopoconnell.org.

LIONS CLUB TO SELL CITRUS, SYRUP:

The Northwest Arlington Lions Club will continue its sale of fresh citrus and maple syrup from through March 26 at the Overlee Pool (entrance off John Marshall Drive).

Sale hours are Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For information, call (703) 528-1130.

The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion in the newspaper.

Find our contact information on Page 6 of each week’s paper.

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Trunk Show John Lyon Post VFW 3150 recently bestowed its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year awards on Sgt. Thomas Rakowski of the Arlington County Police Department and Sgt. Jose Quiroz of the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office. Each of the recipients donated his financial award to charity.

Shown from left are Sheriff Beth Arthur; Quiroz; Rakowski; and Police Chief Jay Farr.

REPORT: IRISH MAKE UP 12 PERCENT OF ARLINGTONIANS: It’s the time of

year to celebrate being, or aspiring to be, of Irish extraction. And in Arlington, there’s a higher percentage of those with forebears from Ireland than in the commonwealth as a whole.

Just over 27,000 Arlington residents, or 11.8 percent of U.S. Census population estimate for the county, can trace some Irish ancestry, according to new figures compiled by Capital News Service.

That puts Arlington ahead of the commonwealth as a whole, where the 790,000 Virginians with Irish in their background account for 9.5 percent of the state population.

The percentage of residents with Irish ancestry ranges from 2.6 percent in Petersburg to 16.5 percent in Rappahannock County, the report noted.

The Scots-Irish settled in the Shenandoah Valley during the great potato famine of the 1740s. According to historical research, many Scots-Irish sailed to Philadelphia and traveled down the Great Wagon Road to settle in Northern Virginia.

They also became a dominant culture in the Appalachian Mountains, stretching from Georgia to Pennsylvania.

“Later on, the Scots-Irish worked in coal mines and railroads throughout the state and produced the energy needed to develop the Virginia we love today,” Capital News Service reports.

DEADLINE NEARS FOR ‘NEIGHBORHOOD COLLEGE’ APPLICATIONS: April

5 is the deadline for applications to the Arlington County government’s 2019 “Neighborhood College” program, designed to develop civic-engagement and leadership skills.

Sessions will be held April 25 to June 13 on Thursdays from 6 to 9;15 p.m. at the county-government headquarters, 2100 Clarendon Blvd. Programs will be in English and Spanish.

Since its inception, more than 400 local residents have participated in the program, including two – Katie Cristol and Matt de Ferranti – who went on to serve on the County Board.

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FAIRLINGTON PREPS FOR 5K, AUCTION: Registration is now open for the

Fairlington 5K, to be held on Saturday, April 27 at Abingdon Elementary School.

The cost is $35 for adults, $20 for youth ages 6 to 16. The day also will feature a one-kilometer walk and fun run for all ages.

In addition, a silent auction to support the 5K will be held on Friday, April 5 beginning at 6 p.m. at Fairlington Villages Community Center, 3005 South Abingdon St. Proceeds from the events will support research into the genetic disorder leukodystrophy-LBSL, with other proceeds supporting reading and physical-fitness programs at Abingdon Elementary School.

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of Northern Virginia will hold its annual fund-raising luncheon on April 26 at the Country Club of Fairfax in support of community-outreach programs.

The keynote speaker will by Chris Baity, a veteran Marine Corps dog trainer and founder and executive director of Semper K9 Assistance Dogs.

There also will be live and silent auctions.

The Assistance League of Northern Virginia has provided nearly $800,000 in community support through grants and other programs since 1999.

For information on the organization and the luncheon, see the Website at www. alvn.org.

CANCER-SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED:

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Elegant New Home Pays Homage to Styles of the Past

Last week in this space, we featured a home born more than a century ago that has been updated to accentuate its urban-village surroundings. This week, we have the reverse: A home that is brand new, but artfully pays homage to all that came before it.

Located within walking distance of the Lee Heights Shops – and just two traffic lights to D.C. – the property offers more than 5,100 square feet of exceptionality spread across three levels of well-designed interior space, with a large lot. All this, and your middle-schoolers will be able to walk to the new Dorothy Hamm Middle School when it opens in the fall!

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,899,000

by Betsy Twigg of McEnearney Associates.

A warm welcome is proffered on the covered porch, and then we are ushered inside to begin our exploration.

It’s a decidedly 21st-century layout, with a large family room (with fireplace) the central gathering place of the main level. An ample dining room (with bay window) and the chef’s-caliber kitchen with large pantry also can be found here, along with a versatile den/office area.

Upstairs, the master retreat occupies prime real estate, with views over the rear and side yards and two large walkin closets. The master bath is a study in sumptuousness, where you can soak away the troubles of the day in a standalone tub.

Three additional bedrooms can be found here, each en-suite and each serving up walk-in closets. Laundry facilities also can be found on the upper level.

Additional delights await on the lower level, where a large family room with corner fireplace is the centerpiece

Facts for buyers

Address: 2315 North Vernon Street, Arlington (22207).

Listed at: $1,899,000 by Betsy Twigg, McEnearney Assoicates (703) 9674391.

Schools: Taylor Elementary, Williamsburg Middle, Yorktown High School

attraction. A bonus room that works equally well as the home’s fifth bedroom or an office can be found here, as well, and the copious amount of closet space we saw on the upper level continues here, as well.

Visually appealing in every regard, the home is a fitting testament to what came before – but it also is striding confidently into the future.

Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (571)333-6272.

Real-Estate Pros Upbeat in New Survey The evolving technological landscape, competition from nontraditional market participants and housing affordability continue to be among the biggest challenges facing real estate firms in the next two years, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors.

NAR’s “2019 Profile of Real Estate Firms” found that commercial real estate agencies were more likely than residential firms to cite local or regional economic conditions as the biggest challenges, while residential firms were more likely to mention competition from non-traditional market participants and virtual agencies.

The survey found that the vast majority of firms have an optimistic outlook for the industry’s future growth.

Although expectations have slightly decreased from last year’s survey, firms remain confident and expect profits from real estate activities to increase or stay the same over the next year.

“Real estate firms continue to look optimistically toward the future, with a majority expecting profits to increase in the next two years. These trends are positive signs, particularly in our constantly evolving industry,” said NAR president John Smaby, a second-generation Realtor from Edina, Minn.

The report shows that almost 60 percent of firms expected profitability (net income) from all real estate activities to increase in the next year.

Forty-four percent of firms expected competition from virtual firms to increase in the next year and 43 percent expected the same from non-traditional market participants.

“It is clear that the real estate industry is rapidly changing, and with that comes growing competition in the market,” said NAR CEO Bob Goldberg.

Firms also predicted the effects different generations of home-buyers would have on the industry.

Fifty-eight percent of firms were concerned with Millennials’ ability to buy a home, while 46 percent experienced similar heartburn with Millennials’ view of homeownership.

Firms with only one office had a median brokerage sales volume of $4.2 million in 2018 (down from $4.3 million in 2016), while firms with four or more offices had a median brokerage sales volume of $100 million in 2018 (down from $235 million in 2016).

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Police Beat ASSAULT BY MOB: n On March 10 at 5:18 p.m., a verbal dispute between a man and a woman in the 2400 block of 24th Road South escalated to a physical confrontation when three women arrived at the residence out of concern for the male.

One of the combatants – Destiny Gaskins, no identifying information provided – was arrested and charged with two counts of assault by mob. Another – 47year-old Nellie Gaskins of the District of Columbia – was arrested and charged with two counts of assault by mob and strangulation.

ROBBERY: n On March 8 at 2:45 p.m., a man and his friend were walking in the 5100 block of 8th Road South when they were approached by four known suspects who surrounded the victim and stole personal belongings.

The suspects are described as two white and one black teenagers.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY: n On March 13 at 10:55 p.m., a man was walking in the 1700 block of Crystal Drive when he was approached by a suspect who attempted to steal his wallet.

The suspect fled after the victim shouted.

The suspect is described as a black male, 5’7” or 5’8”.

BURGLARY: n On March 8 at 7:20 a.m., police were alerted to a burglary at a business in the 2000 block of 14th Street North. Arriving officers located a suspect still inside.

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The suspect – 23-year-old Khalil Nelis of no fixed address – was arrested and charged with burglary, possession of burglarious tools and unlawful entry. He was held without bond. n On March 9 at around 8:45 a.m., police were dispatched to the 2600 block of Powhatan Street for a report of a burglary. Investigation revealed that between March 8 at 4 p.m. and March 9 at 8:30 a.m., three residences in in the vicinity were entered, with items taken from two. n On March 12 at 2:10 a.m., a home in the 4100 block of South Four Mile Run Drive was burglarized. Entry was gained through an unlocked door. n On March 12 at 7:04 a.m., a home in the 4200 block of South Four Mile Run Drive was burglarized. A wallet was taken. n On March 13 at 11:07 p.m., a resident in the 4100 block of South Four Mile Run Drive heard a noise outside a patio door, then observed a male outside the door. The suspect then fled.

The suspect is described as a black male, in his late 30s or early 40s, with a dark complexion, 5’9”, 200 pounds with short hair, a mustache and a beard.

RECOVERED STOLEN AUTO: n On March 14 at 10:40 p.m., a vehicle was stolen from a garage in the 3400 block of North Inglewood Street when the vehicle’s key was left inside.

The vehicle was located, unoccupied, in the District of Columbia. Warrants for grand larceny auto and grand larceny were obtained.

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Schools & Military n Sabrina Daley of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Cornell University. n Michelle Lounberg of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Virginia Tech.

Madison McBeth of Drew Model School and Mason Mirabile of Discovery n

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Elementary School won “Outstanding Interpretation” awards at the state-level Reflections arts competition, sponsored by the PTA. McBeth was honored in music composition, and Mirabile in film production.

Also receiving awards were Charlie Whiteman, McKinley Elementary School, Award of Excellence in Dance Choreography; Grace Fettig, Williamsburg Middle School, Award of Excellence in Dance Choreography: Marwan Mohamed, Wakefield High School, Award of Excellence in Film Production; and Andrea Rocha, Kenmore Middle School, Award of Merit in Literature. n A team from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology won its regional competition for the 2019 National Science Bowl, and will advance to the national finals in late April in Washington, D.C. Team members are Wenbo Wu, Kaien Yang, Daniel Fu, William Xu and Yoseph Mak. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science Bowl challenges students to compete in a fast-paced question-and-answer format.

Former Delegate Takes Oath, ARLINGTON’S Joins State Board of Elections REALTOR® What Others Say...

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Former Del. Bob Brink, center, is jointed by Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson, Arlington Electoral Board members David Bell and Charlene Bickford, and Arlington elections chief Linda Lindberg after being sworn in as a member of the State Board of Elections.

SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

As he was sworn in as a new member of the State Board of Elections, Bob Brink said he would draw inspiration from the efforts made at the local level.

Arlington “provides a culture that places a premium on maximum participation in the electoral process and is willing to invest the resources to make that a reality,” Brink said after taking the oath of office from Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson on March 12.

Brink, who previously served in the House of Delegates and in the McAuliffe administration, was one of three new members of the Board of Elections tapped by Gov. Northam. The trio – two Democrats and a Republican – replaces existing board members who were not reappointed.

On hand at the ceremony were county elections chief Linda Lindberg, some of her staff and two of the three members of the Arlington Electoral Board – Charlene Bickford and David Bell. The third member, Scott McGeary, was unable to attend but sent his regards.

Bell, who serves as vice chairman of the Arlington Electoral Board, said Brink would be a good fit in his new slot.

“In addition to his obviously impressive résumé, Bob brings his well-known

competence, diligence and dedication to this job,” Bell said. “The fact that he comes from a jurisdiction that conducts at least one election every year is a plus also.

We are proud for him and delighted for the commonwealth.”

Brink in 1997 was first elected to the House of Delegates representing the 48th District, which includes portions of Arlington and McLean.

He held the seat until 2014, when he resigned to take a post with McAuliffe and was succeeded by fellow Democrat Rip Sullivan.

“Over the past four decades, I’ve been involved in dozens of elections here in Arlington – as foot soldier, manager, treasurer, and primary and general-election candidate,” Brink said. “It’s been an important and enjoyable part of my life, and not just because of how those elections turned out – though the results were usually pretty good.”

The Board of Elections is set to gear up for the 2020 presidential election (although it has 2019 primary- and generalelection races to contend with first). In his remarks, Brink said he would work to ensure the entire commonwealth was prepared.

“I’m certain Arlington is up to the challenge, and I want to be sure all of Virginia’s 133 local election operations are in the same shape,” he said.

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More on the Web n High-school roundup. n Youth sports results.

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Arlington Rivals Tie In Soccer

Teeing Off

Assistance Needed to Provide Full Coverage This column is a request for help.

With the busy spring high-school sports seasons now underway, and the Sun Gazette wanting to provide publicity by covering all of the local varsity events, the appeal is for teams to aid in achieving that goal.

Deadlock Second So Far for Patriots

Dave Facinoli

DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

An all-Arlington showdown ended in a 2-2 tie as both the host Yorktown Patriots and Wakefield Warriors were hoping to win last week’s boys high-soccer soccer match.

SOCCER ROUNDUP The contest went back and forth.

Wakefield took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Hector Hernandez off a rebounded shot.

Yorktown then went in front 2-1 on goals

by Gibson Lusk, off an assist from Deybi Cordero, then Billy Blake, as Lusk assisted.

Wakefield (1-1-1) tied the match at 2 on a rebounded goal by Oscar Lopez-Salas.

The tying goal was set up off a pass from Erwin Delgadillo to Marvin Munoz, who shot and the ball was saved and knocked away by the Yorktown goalie.

Lopez-Salas then smashed the loose ball into the goal.

After two overtime periods, the game ended in a tie.

“The potential is good for this team

Strong Start for the Generals and Patriots DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With productive first innings, the Washington-Lee Generals and Yorktown Patriots opened their high-school baseball seasons with convincing victories on a chilly March 12 night.

Washington-Lee scored four runs in the top of the first en route to an 11-0 fiveinning win over the host Edison Eagles.

Yorktown plated five in the top of the first and went on to defeat the Fairfax Rebels, 6-1, at Barcroft Park.

The Generals had 10 hits, with Aidan Lowe having two hits and two RBI and Gus Nathanson had two doubles. Also, Sam Nichols had a hit and an RBI, Isaac March 21, 2019 16 16 March 21, 2019

Bendon had an RBI double, Devon Wilmoth had two RBI, and Trey Haley and Liam Holland had RBI singles.

BASEBALL ROUNDUP Washington-Lee took advantage of multiple walks.

On the mound for the Generals, junior right-hander Sam Dozier worked the fiveinning complete game. He allowed one hit, struck out one and walked three. The Generals made no defensive errors behind him.

The victory was a successful debut for new W-L head coach Kevin Healy, who held the same position at Langley the last number of years.

In Yorktown’s win, three pitchers

combined to strike out 16 Fairfax batters. Sophomore right-hander Nathan Knowles fanned eight in 22/3 innings with no walks, throwing 32 pitches.

Starter Aden Henning went the first three frames and fanned four, and Ryan Salsburgh pitched the final 11/3 with four Ks. “They all threw well and hard, and got good work in,” Yorktown coach John Skaggs said. “Nathan’s composure was outstanding and he dominated.”

With the bat for Yorktown, Knowles had a two-run double, Will Porter had an RBI triple and walked twice, Ben Koomey had two doubles and an RBI, and Josh Jones had two hits.

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Yorktown High School’s Gibson Lusk leaps high to head the ball while defended by Wakefield’s Erwin Delgadillo during last week’s boys soccer match between Arlington rivals. See a slideshow from the game at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington.

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The Sun Gazette plans to cover plenty of events in person, but with so many spring sports and weather issues, it’s a challenge to be everywhere.

To help with coverage and publicity, an official and reliable team representative can submit results by email at dfacinoli@sungazette.net or phone at (703) 738-2533, with e-mail preferred. Win or lose, submit the final score, plus team and individual highlights, including the first and last names of any players.

For those submitting, the agreement is to publish them all, either on our Website in the sports section or both. (There is never a space issue on the Web.) Photos also are welcome, but just a couple, not dozens. The deadline to submit is Sunday afternoons.

Unfortunately, very few teams make such submissions, despite past requests, and the Sun Gazette want to provide the coverage. This past winter season, only a couple of hockey teams – and those were club sports – along with an overall weekly, and appreciated, roundup from Potomac School sports, were the only consistent submissions. Potomac School has been providing such writeups for years.

Wish others could do the same.

A secondary request is to continue sending results even if a team doesn’t win. So often, the opposite occurs. If a team loses, the results stop coming.

For those not knowing which high schools the Sun Gazette covers, here’s the list. Public schools: Langley, Madison, Marshall, McLean, Oakton, Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown. Private schools: Bishop O’Connell, Flint Hill, Madeira, Oakcrest and Potomac School.

Hope to receive something.

Find daily updates on the Web at www.insidenova.com. Stay in touch through Twitter (@sungazettespts) and www.facebook.com/sungazettenews.

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High-School Roundup GENERALS WIN ICE HOCKEY RIVALRY MATCH: In the all-Arlington post-playoff

ice hockey county rivalry match March 15, the Washington-Lee Generals concluded what was already a championship season with a 4-2 victory over the Yorktown Patriots in front of a large and vocal crowd, including two large student sections, at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex.

The club teams play in different leagues, so they meet after the regular seasons and playoffs end in a matchup that does not count in the standings. The only thing on the line is neighborhood bragging rights.

Washington-Lee ends play for the 201819 season with a 12-2-1 overall record and eight-match unbeaten streak. The Generals entered the Yorktown match as the Capital Scholastic League tournament champions. Yorktown finished 9-3-1.

In March 15 match, which was broadcast on YouTube, Washington-Lee led 1-0, Yorktown tied the score at 1-1, then the Generals added two straight games to build a 3-1 advantage. Yorktown cut the lead to 3-2, then W-L added an empty-net goal to ice the victory.

Scoring the goals for W-L were Victor Hugo, Ethan Colston, Harry Burmeister and Austin Pick. Hugo had two assists, and Kyle Wilson and Ethan Boyagian had the others. Goalie Ely Constantine made 16 saves.

Soccer Continued from Page 16? this year, as the chemistry is far more noticeable along with the hard work this group is putting in at practice and games,” Wakefield coach Eddie Carrasquillo said.

Some other top players for Wakefield are Abenezer Shewago, Cristian Pereira, Denys Soriano, Alex Temoshok and Wesley Esperza.

Wakefield lost its first match, 3-0, to the Washington-Lee Generals, in another all-county match. The contest also was a family rivalry as well, because W-L is coached by Eddie’s older brother, Jimmy Carrasquillo, who led the Generals to the 2016 state championship.

In another game, Wakefield blanked Annandale, 2-0.

Baseball Continued from Page 16 “We came out hot, we played well and pitched well,” Skaggs said. “The only thing for us is we struck out too much ourselves. We have to cut down on that.”

Each team won big again in their second games – Washington-Lee routed host Mount Vernon, 14-3, and Yorktown downed host Hayfield, 13-2.

Jack Winslow belted a grand slam for W-L, Haley doubled and tripled and had five RBI, Sean Werfel had two hits and Liam Holland pitched five innings with seven strikeouts to get the win. The Gen-

and Reilly had two assists. Scoring a goal each were Gary Guggolz, Luke Helfgott, Tyler Osterhout and Seth Roberts. n The Washington-Lee Generals defated Lee, 20-0, then lost to Annandale, 17-8, in their first two games.

SUBURBAN CLASSIC: The 15th annual

Washington-Lee players and fans react and celebrate following the club team’s 4-2 victory over Arlington rival Yorktown in a March 15 match.

PHOTO FROM W-L ICE HOCKEY

Suburban Classic girls high-school basketball event for senior players is scheduled for Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m. Madison High School.

The game will be preceded by a threepoint-shooting competition at 12:30 p.m., also at Madison.

The competitions will include players from various Northern Virginia highschool teams and is run by Oakton High head coach Fred Priester.

The one Arlington player in the game will be Yorktown High senior guard Maggie Shipley, an all-Liberty District selection this past season.

York-town Patriots opened the girls lacrosse season with an 18-5 victory over Centreville, the a 20-4 victory over Chantilly, followed by a 16-11 win over Sidwell Friends. Against Centreville, Kate Burke scored five goals, Carlie LaPierre four, Jackie Kabire three and Ainsley Burke, Ellie Dorsey and Cammie Kuwana two each. Kuwana had seven draw controls and Ellie Cowan six.

Against Chantilly, Kate Burke had another five goals, with Ainsley Burke,

Kuwana and LaPierre having three each.

Kuwana had 14 draw controls. Yorktown goalie Olivia Klein made two saves.

Yorktown senior captain and midfielder Emma Hutchison has committed to play college lacrosse at Kenyon College.

She is out of action with a knee injury. n In boys lacrosse, the Yorktown Patriots routed Centreville, 11-3, and edged Chantilly, 7-5, in their first two games.

Tim Adamec had three goals and an assist, J.T. Dolan scored two goals, Jake Reilly had a goal and four assists and Gabe Margosis made 14 saves against Centreville.

In the win over Chantilly, Adamec had two goals, Dolan had a goal and one assist

Pereira scored the first goal on a penalty kick. The second was netted by Mario Hernandez.

Yorktown opened its season with a 4-4 tie to the Oakton Cougars, last year’s Class 6 state runner-up.

In that tie, Dorin Kickbush, Jonah Garufi and David Marshall had goals.

Assists went to Garufi, Matias Dieguez, Peter Scarborough and Liam Emson.

Next, Yorktown lost to Justice, 3-2.

“We are working on balancing our team. Obviously we still have lot of work to do, especially on defense,” Yorktown coach Carlos Aranda said. “The players are unpredictable in some cases, but I believe we can be competitive in a couples of weeks and go from there.”

Blake is a senior for Yorktown. Other seniors are Scarborough, Dieguez, Emson, Woody Golden, Geoffrey O’Malley, Bryce Wilkom, Ben Carlson, Leonardo

Claure and Cole Woods.

In Washington-Lee’s win over Wakefield, junior forward Joe Core scored all three goals and goalie Matt Pardi had the shutout. The Generals (2-0-1) next tied Westfield, 1-1, as senior midfield Connor Salazar scored. On March 15, Washington-Lee blanked Jefferson, 2-0, as goalie Rafael Reyes got the shutout and James Core scored two goals.

Julio Rodriguez, Matt Goodwin, Carter Humm, Evan Walker and Tanner Smuthkochorn are other top players for Washington-Lee. n The Yorktown High School girls opened their 2019 season with a 2-1 win over the Oakton Cougars, then blanked Justice, 6-0, in its second game.

In the win over Oakton, Brenna Meehan scored first, assisted by Cadyn Westhoff, then Maddie Winer scored with an assist from Macy Monticello.

Against Justice, Westhoff and Lacey McCormack had two goals with Winer and Meehan having one. Meehan and McCormack had assists.

“The girls are doing a great job working to keep the ball and win back possession quickly on defense,” Yorktown coach Hannah Laman-Maharg said.

“We have many players who can shoot from outside the 18 and are hoping to get many chances at goals generated from that.” n The Washington-Lee High School girls blanked Wakefield, 5-0, in their opener, tied Westfield, 1-1, in their second game, then routed Jefferson, 5-0, in its third contest to remain unbeaten.

NOTE: On March 15 outside the Washington-Lee stadium, a small vigil was held for former Generals junior varsity coach John Giandoni, who died last year.

erals scored 10 runs in the fourth inning.

For Yorktown against Hayfield, Bart Marshall went four innings to get the win and struck out seven. Koomey and Alec Ellison pitched in relief.

The Patriots had 14 hits. Will Fineman doubled and had three hits and three RBI, Jones tripled and had three hits and two RBI, and Koomey tripled, had two hits and two RBI. Henning doubled, as eight of nine starters had hits.

“We had 11 RBI and hit well,” Skaggs said. n In March 13 action, the Bishop O’Connell Knights opened their season with a 7-0 victory over the host Jefferson Colonials.

Peter Colevas (four innings, eight

strikeouts) and Will Pickford (three innings, six Ks) combined for the shutout.

Eddie Eisert had three hits and two RBI for O’Connell, Chris Black had a hit and an RBI, and Jake Berry had an RBI. In its second game, O’Connell scored a run in the top of the eighth to nip host Good Counsel, 4-3, in a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference contest.

Colevas and Eisert each had three hits for the Knights and Berry had a hit and two RBI. Berry was the winning pitcher in relief. In four innings he struck out seven.

Corey Knauf started and worked four frames with five strikeouts. Anthony Avvisato doubled for O’Connell. n The Wakefield Warriors were two-hit in a 3-1 season-opening loss to

host Justice (formerly J.E.B. Stuart) on March 15. Wakefield led 1-0, then Justice scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

Jack Lane and Jack Nickerson had Wakefield’s hits. Zach Bako pitched a complete game for Wakefield with a strikeout. He allowed two earned runs.

Justice had nine hits.

Wakefield bounced back the next afternoon with a 13-9 road victory over Sidwell Friends behind 19 hits. Bako, Nickerson (two RBI) and Joey Mazel each had three hits for Wakefield. Cason Poythress and Mike Cane each had three RBI. Sidwell Friends had 12 hits.

Wakefield scored eight runs in the top of the fourth inning.

Ethan Davidson and Corey Wells had goals for Yorktown. Wells and Rhett Stylers had assists.

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Diversity Continued from Page 1 tant than “boots on the ground in the schools,” said Lisa Blackwell, the parent of a middle-schooler, who worried that the school system would use budget concerns to cut diversity programs already in place.

Emily Vincent, a vice president of the County Council of PTAs, said the report was deficient in a number of areas – she wondered aloud why 10 of the 14 people interviewed for it were white and why it included no input from students and families, among other groups – and told Superintendent Patrick Murphy and School Board members they needed to be more aggressive and empowering.

“We need to stop having advisory meetings and have action meetings,” Vincent said. “We must identify barriers and remove them.”

Alfiee Breland-Noble, a researcher in mental-health issues among racially diverse youth, said the recommendations in the report were fine, but didn’t go far enough. A chief resource officer needs staff and resources to address “almost

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seemingly intractable institutional racism,” Breland-Noble said, suggesting that the School Board could start by restoring proposed cuts in diversity funding.

School Board Vice Chairman Tannia Talento, who is serving as the board’s liaison on diversity issues, acknowledged that neither the report, nor past actions of the school system, have addressed all concerns.

“We have made Julian Williams many, many steps forward, but we have many, many, many, many steps to go,” Talento said.

She echoed Williams’ theme that attempts at one-time fixes were not beneficial, and asked the community for time to move forward.

“This needs to stand and last for generations to come,” Talento said. “This cannot happen overnight.”

Blackwell added that reports and meetings won’t help unless there is buy-in across the community.

“We need to treat each other with respect – that’s how we move forward,” she said.

APS to Hold Instructional-Recruitment Fair: The 2019-20 school year is still months away, but Arlington Public Schools is gearing up to recruit teachers and counselors.

The school system will hold an instructional-recruitment fair on Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wakefield High School.

Superintendent Patrick Murphy said the event often draws as many as 600 prospective employees.

“We want to welcome these folks and have them find out a little about Arlington Public Schools,” Murphy said. “There will be a team of principals and staff out.”

For information, see the Website at www.apsva.us/careers.

School System to Hold Transportation Meetings: Arlington Public Schools will host four upcoming community meetings on transportation issues.

The gatherings will “help identify efficiencies” and provide parents with additional information on proposed changes to transportation policies, Superintendent Patrick Murphy said.

The meetings, which are slated to run for two hours each, will take place at 7 p.m. on March 25 (Wakefield High School), March 27 (Yorktown High School) and April 3 (Washington-Lee High School)

the next decade. Most of the hiring is expected to be done within the Washington region, which could blunt a massive influx from out of the area.

But in anticipation of what’s to come, housing values in the immediate areas

around the planned Amazon campus are seeing a bump up in prices, and according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, some homeowners are holding off in selling to see how high the market might go.

and at 10 a.m. on April 6 (Patrick Henry Elementary School).

For additional information, see the Website at www.apsva.us/transportationreview.

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But apparently some jurisdictions across the commonwealth had required prospective voters to come back another day.

“You just never know what is going on in other parts of the state,” Arlington Electoral Board chairman Charlene Bickford said.

Gathering to Focus on Incarceration Issues: Parisa Tafti, who is challenging Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos in the June 11 Democratic primary, will be the featured guest at a “Rockin’ for Reform” celebration to be held on Sunday, March 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cowork Café, 2719 Wilson Blvd.

The event will feature music from Sarah Fridrich and J.P. Reali and a discussion of ways to address mass-incarceration issues.

Tickets are $10. For information, see the Website at https://bit.ly/2XGmHwi. With the state and local deals now in place, the effort will transition from approving them to making them work for all parties.

“The hard work has only begun,” Arlington’s county manager said.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF VIENNA, VIRGINIA PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-20

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 15.2-107 of the Code of Virginia (1950) AS AMENDED AND THE Code of the Town of Vienna that a public hearing will be held on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street, South, Vienna, Virginia, for the purpose of receiving input on water and sewer rates by the Town of Vienna.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vienna Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 8, 2019 beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Town Hall, 127 Center Street, South, on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20 for the Town of Vienna, Virginia.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 15.2-107 of the Code of Virginia (1950) AS AMENDED AND THE Code of the Town of Vienna that a public hearing will be held on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street, South, Vienna, Virginia, for the purpose of receiving input on water and sewer rates by the Town of Vienna.

Block Structure (Quarterly Basis) 0 – 9,000 gallons $5.30 per 1000 gallons 9,001 – 18,000 gal $5.75 per 1000 gallons 18,001 plus gallons $6.65 per 1000 gallons Sewer Consumption Charge 0 – 9,000 gallons $7.35 per 1000 gallons 9,001 – 18,000 gal $7.95 per 1000 gallons 18,001 plus gallons $9.20 per 1000 gallons Residential Base Fee: $23.00/quarter

At said Public Hearing any and all interested parties will be given an opportunity to express their views. Copies of the proposed budget will be available for viewing in the Town Clerk’s Office during regular working hours or on the Town Website.

BUDGET IN BRIEF FISCAL YEAR 2019-20

Residential Water Consumption Charge

GENERAL FUND

Commercial Water Consumption Charge

REVENUES Property Taxes (FY 19-20: $0.2250 per $100 of assessed valuation) Other Local Taxes Permits Fees and Licenses Fines and Forfeitures Use of Money and Property Parks and Recreation Fees Special Service Fees Miscellaneous Revenues Categorical Aid Federal Revenue Interfund Transfers Use of Prior Year Reserves Equipment Replacement/PEG TOTAL REVENUES

Sewer Consumption Charge Commercial Base Fee: up to 5/8” meter 1” meter 1.5” meter 2” meter 3” meter 4” meter

Block Structure (Quarterly Basis) 0 – 120,000 gallons $5.30 per 1000 gallons 120,001 – 360,000 gal $5.75 per 1000 gallons 360,001 plus gallons $6.65 per 1000 gallons 0 – 120,000 gallons $7.35 per 1000 gallons 90,001 – 180,000 gal $7.95 per 1000 gallons 180,001 plus gallons $9.20 per 1000 gallons $ 33.05/quarter $ 82.63/quarter $165.25/quarter $264.40/quarter $528.80/quarter $826.25/quarter

Copies of the proposed ordinance are available in the Town Clerk’s Office during normal working hours.

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PROPOSED FY 2019-20 $11,870,300 $ 6,973,000 371,000 395,000 395,000 1,218,600 35,000 115,800 3,271,200 85,000 433,130 550,000 1,012,000 $26,725,030

EXPENDITURES Legislative Administration Finance Department Police Department Fire and Rescue Public Works Department Tax Relief Programs Parks and Recreation Department Planning and Zoning Transfers and Reserves TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 463,130 2,986,000 1,754,620 6,886,660 64,300 7,928,900 215,350 3,823,120 1,065,100 1,537,850 $26,725,030

WATER AND SEWER FUND REVENUES Use of Money Water and Sewer Service Charges Miscellaneous Revenues TOTAL REVENUES

$ 20,000 8,978,080 235,000 $ 9,233,080

EXPENDITURES Water Services Meter Maintenance and Reading Billing/Customer Service Sewer Services Transfers Equipment Replacement TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 3,103,100 559,830 231,640 3,285,610 2,048,600 4,300 $ 9,233,080

DEBT SERVICE FUND REVENUES Other Local Taxes Use of Money Interfund Transfers Federal Revenues TOTAL REVENUES

$ 2,902,800 120,000 $ 1,609,470 33,000 $ 4,665,270

EXPENDITURES Debt Service TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 4,665,270 $ 4,665,270

STORMWATER FUND REVENUES Stormwater Revenue Use of Prior Year Surplus TOTAL REVENUES

$ 410,000 120,000 $ 530,000

EXPENDITURES Personnel Expense Program Costs Transfers TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 248,300 333,200 (51,500) $ 530,000

TOTAL BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Melanie J. Clark, Town Clerk

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$41,153,380

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THE 1940s

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7. Shoe emanation

ACROSS

8. Circus trainer’s poker

1. *Japanese attack locale

9. Zac Brown Band’s body

5. *Chairman of the

part hit

Communist Party of China

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8. Parent group

12. Like weighed down with

11. Horsefly

metal

12. Voldemort’s title

13. At right angle to a ship

13. Ohio city

14. *Thor Heyerdahl’s raft

15. Saintly glow

19. Third axis

16. Never a UK currency

22. Dinghy propeller

17. Disapproved by audience

23. Unable to move

18. *American concentration

24. Don’t judge a book by it

camp

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20. Peters out

26. Shoshonean people

21. *Harry Truman to

27. “It is silent” in sheet music

Margaret

28. U in UV

22. Feedbag morsel

29. *____ Harbor

23. Mountain climber’s tool

32. *a.k.a. Operation

26. Overplay in front of

Neptune

audience

33. Black gold

30. Negative conjunction

36. Miniature Japanese

31. Within a building

carving

34. Leafy green

38. Hindu garment

35. Captain America actor

40. Blue overhead

37. Party bowlful

41. Intelligence

38. Dictum, pl.

44. Impudent

39. Network of nerves 40. Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest 42. “To ____ is human” 43. *#23 Across victim 45. Like a human 47. “Never ____ never” 48. Raccoon’s South American cousin

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dweller

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52. *Manhattan Project site

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2. Homecoming guest

59. Actress Parker

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55+ News

TRAVELERS CAN SHARE EXPERIENCES AT FORUM: Sharing travel ex-

periences will be the topic on Monday, March 25 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

WEIGHT-LOSS GROUP OFFERS OPEN HOUSE: The Scale Down weight-loss

group, which offers common-sense eating plans, will host an open house on Monday, March 25 at 11:15 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

4-1-1 ON MEDICARE UPDATES OFFERED: Medicare updates will be pre-

sented on Monday, March 25 at 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

SENIOR GARDENERS TO FOCUS ON VEGETABLES: The Walter Reed Senior

Center garden group will focus on vegetable gardening during its next meeting, to be held on Monday, March 25 at 1 p.m. For information, call (703) 2280955.

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46. Horse-involved activity

50. Mount Olympus’ famous

OFFERED: Seniors-only time on the ice

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BASICS OF GENEALOGY DETAILED:

An introduction to genealogy will be presented on Wednesday, March 27 at 1 p.m. at Aurora Hills Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-5722.

IMPORTANCE OF WHOLE GRAINS DISCUSSED: A discussion of whole grains,

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For information, call (703) 228-7369.

DECLUTTERING BASICS PROFFERED:

Demonstration of a decluttering plan will be held on Thursday, March 28 at 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center.

For information, call (703) 228-6300.

Q&A ON COUNTY-GOVERNNMENT SERVICES PLANNED: The Arlington

Department of Human Services will

48. Man-made stone pile 49. Ladies’ fingers 50. *Popular 1940s suit 51. “Ill at ____” 52. Type of molding 53. High school club 54. Ireland’s previous name 55. Hot springs 58. Wood-shaping tool

provide answers to questions about county-government services on Thursday, March 28 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

HISTORY-DISCUSSION GROUP TO MEET: The history-discussion group at

Walter Reed Senior Center meets on Thursday, March 28 at 1 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

TRAVELERS HEAD TO EXHIBIT ON MANHATTAN PROJECT: Arlington

County 55+ Travel hosts a trip to the “Planning of the Manhattan Project” exhibition at the National Building Museum on Friday, March 29. The cost is $16. For information, call (703) 2284748.

NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT CABBAGE DETAILED: New ways to prepare red

cabbage will be discussed on Friday, March 29 at 11 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

March 21, 1941: n County Manager Frank Hanrahan has proposed a new budget of nearly $2.6 million. n A grass fire in the Green Valley area burned 15 acres before it could be brought under control. n Flu cases are down across Arlington, but cases of measles are on the rise. n The third-graders at Madison Elementary School have started their own newspaper. n At the movies: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan and Arlington’s own Forrest Tucker star in “The Westerner.”

March 20, 1961: n Del. William Winston, D-Arlington, says he will seek a fourth term.

March 20, 1969: n The House of Delegates has rejected a proposal to allow Virginia’s governors to serve consecutive terms. n The Yorktown High School student council wants to retain the student smoking court, but require students to get their parents’ permission to use it. n Northern Virginia Community College will introduce new courses in real estate and insurance.

March 20, 1976: n Virginia officials have filed suit to block the District of Columbia’s effort to impose a “commuter tax” on those who live in the suburbs and work in D.C. n Gov. Godwin is urging Ronald Reagan to drop his challenge to President Ford, citing the good of the party. n Two Northern Virginia women are among the first seven females accepted for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy. n A new survey shows women in state government jobs in Virginia earn less than males in comparable positions.

March 20, 1984: n Arlington Republicans, and the Sun’s editorial page, are furious that Democrats on the County Board sent out a partisan letter on what appeared to look very much like official county stationery. n Thomas Jefferson Community Center will host a break-dancing competition this weekend.

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