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Few Specifics on Retaining Local Diversity At Forum, Democratic Candidates Have Trouble Moving Beyond Generalities SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

With sales prices of single-family homes in Arlington now averaging $1 million and affordable rental units continuing to fall by the wayside,

what chance is there for Arlington to retain a real semblance of economic and demographic diversity?

The two Democratic contenders for County Board were heavy on high hopes but limited on specifics when the question came up, in vari-

ous forms, several times at a May 2 debate.

“Our strength in the long term is going to come from economic diversity as a whole. We need to . . . put investments in communities that haven’t had investments,” said Matt

de Ferranti.

Well, OK. But how? That seemed to be a stumper for Ferranti and his opponent Chanda Choun – as it has, to some degree, county leaders as a Continued on Page 21

The Civic Coalition for Minority Affairs on May 3 honored high-achieving students in the third, eighth and 11th grades in Arlington’s public schools.

‘Aim High and Think Big’: Student Excellence Takes the Stage SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Sixty-five Arlington Public Schools students were honored May 3 by the Civic Coalition for Minority Affairs, which also celebrated the contributions of parents and school staff in developing well-rounded, well-educated

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“We’re honoring the children who excel academically – I mean, really excel,” said Dr. Margaret Wilson, who heads the coalition, at the 26th annual awards presentation, held at the Arlington Career Center.

“They’ve done extremely well,” Wilson said of students selected for the

honor.

The annual program salutes students at key points in their school career: fifth grade (transitioning from elementary to middle school), eighth grade (moving from middle to high school) and 11th grade (beginning to think about their future beyond school).

Carolyn Clark, interim supervisor of minority achievement for the county school system, said the night was an opportunity to “celebrate families and celebrate staff that supports these children every single day [to] make sure they are safe and feel good about school.”

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Jack of All Trades Wins Top Civic Federation Honor SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Dennis Gerrity is a decidedly behindthe-scenes kind of guy, but he was accorded a moment in the spotlight during the Arlington County Civic Federation’s annual banquet.

Gerrity on May 4 was presented with the Sun Gazette Cup – the highest accolade in Arlington civic activism – for his work toiling as secretary of the Civic Federation and for taking on public-engagement roles such as with the Arlington County Parking Working Group.

“Multiple [Civic Federation] presidents, members of the community and devoted volunteers commend this person’s diligence, skill, accuracy and attitude,” the Civic Federation said during the presentation, held at the organization’s 102nd-anniversary dinner at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn.

Gerrity was typically low-key about the honor. “I’ve worked with great people,” he noted when picking up the award at the tail end of the evening.

The Sun Gazette Cup traces its roots back 80 years. From the 1930s to the early 1980s, it was known as the Washington Star Cup, and at the demise of that newspaper was called the Journal Cup until 2003, when the Sun Gazette took up sponsorship.

Also at the event, Terri Prell – who

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Prell is slated to hand over chairmanship of the executive committee in the coming year. “She’s served her time,” joked former Civic Federation president Stefanie Pryor.

The annual dinner, which attracted about 180 people, featured a forum on how well Arlington is handling growth pressures.

The message was decidedly mixed, speakers said.

“Arlington has a serious diversity problem,” said Michelle Winters, who heads the Alliance for Housing Solutions.

Winters called on the county government to reduce barriers for developers who want to bring lower-cost housing to the county.

But it is the prospect of significant new amounts of housing that concerns Peter Rousselot, a former chairman of the Arlington County Democratic Committee and civic commentator.

“Residential development does not pay for itself,” said Rousselot, calling on the county government to provide costbenefit analyses for development projects that would require changes in a parcel’s zoning, and to “get reasonable, fair con-

Dennis Gerrity, recipient of the Arlington County Civic Federation’s 2018 Sun Gazette Cup, is flanked by Terri Prell, who was inducted into the Order of Distinguished Meritorious Service, and Civic Federation president Duke Banks at the May 4 awards dinner.

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“We need these new tools. All or most of our Northern Virginia neighbors are already using these.”

Others said Arlington should try to build bridges regionally in order to tackle issues like housing, rather than stake out a go-it-alone approach.

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Denney Remembered as Titan of Civic Life, Politics SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Lucy Denney, a powerhouse on the Arlington political scene for generations, died May 1 after a battle with cancer. She was 87.

Four days after her death, much of the Arlington political establishment from the 1960s forward turned up to pay tribute.

“There’s nothing that Lucy loved more than a full house,” chuckled civic leader John Milliken as he surveyed St. George’s Episcopal Church during a celebration-of-life ceremony held May 5.

Like many in the room, Milliken had known Denney for the better part of a lifetime. They had met in 1966, sharing common cause in Democrat Clive DuVal II’s ultimately unsuccessful attempt to unseat U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill (R-10th).

By that point, Denney already had helped to shape the changing Democratic Party in the county, which until the early 1960s had been dominated by conservatives.

Denney was part of a new breed of Arlington Democrat, those who had come to the county after World War II and were interested in focusing on civil rights, women’s rights,

housing and other progressive causes.

“She worked daily, year in and year out, for the election of public officials who shared those views,” Milliken said.

As a native of Louisiana who grew up in a time of rigid segregation, “she made it her business to do her part to end this injustice,” said her son, Charlie Denney.

“She dedicated her life to helping as many people as possible, in as many ways as possible,” her son said.

But political partisanship had his limits; Charlie Denney remembered when he was playing on a sports team at Washington-Lee High School four decades ago. One of his teammates was the son of Dorothy Grotos, a conservative Republican then serving on the County Board.

There they were, “putting politics aside, sitting together for the entire game, cheering on their sons,” Charlie Denney recalled.

(But it wasn’t always easy being the child of an activist; Charlie Denney noted that one year a day or two after Halloween, his mother informed her two children that they were taking their remaining candy down to the White House to distribute it to those protesting

the Vietnam War.) A few years ago, Lucy Denney and her husband, Gerry, moved just across the Arlington County line to Goodwin House in Baileys Crossroads, which has become a haven for retired Arlington Democratic leaders and activists.

Even as her health failed, Denney remained as active as possible.

“She never wanted anyone to feel forgotten or alone,” said Rev. Shearon Sykes Williams, who spent much time with Denney in the last stages of her life.

Even toward the end, “her sharp observations, wit and sense of humor were intact,” said Maureen Grayzeck, a niece.

“Lucy was the real deal,” Grayzeck said. “An articulate, bright, savvy lady. She would not hesitate to give her advice when asked for it . . . [pause for effect] . . . or not.”

Having served as a staff member in the office of U.S. Rep. Joseph Fisher (D-10th) from 1975-80, Denney went on to run the campaigns of a host of Arlington Democratic County Board contenders, including Milliken, Ellen Bozman, Mary Margaret Whipple, William Newman Jr., James Hunter III, Paul Ferguson, Jay

Lucy Denney, right, was among those (with Fran Lunney, Lou Ann Frederick and Cecilia Cassidy) honored Dec. 7, 2014, by the Alliance for Housing Solutions with the Ellen Bozman Affordable Housing Award. Denney died May 1 at the age of 87.

Fisette and Chris Zimmerman.

“The people around her were extraordinarily loyal,” Milliken said.

Denney also had been active in a host of civic activities, from the Arlington Fair Housing Board to the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board to the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network.

In 2007, Denney was honored with a lifetime-achievement award as part of the James B. Hunter III Arlington Community Hero awards program, in 2011 she was saluted by the General Assembly on the occasion of her 80th birthday, and in 2014 she was named a recipient of the Ellen Bozman Affordable Housing Award

from the Alliance for Housing Solutions.

In addition to her husband and son, Denney is survived by a daughter, Jane Taylor, and seven grandchildren. Interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

In a sense, the last word went to Denney herself. The back page of the memorialservice program had a photo of her clad in a T-shirt with the tongue-in-cheek slogan “Nasty Women for Hillary,” based on a famous exchange during the 2016 presidential campaign between Clinton and Donald Trump.

Everyone in attendance thought it summed things up nicely.

Going, Going, Gondola? Candidates Wary of Transit Idea SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

It’s the mass-transit proposal so ludicrous (to some) that even the Arlington County Board members have told proponents they have no interest.

But is the Georgetown-to-Rosslyn gondola idea really dead?

The issue was brought up in a May 2 debate between contenders for the Democratic nomination for Arlington County Board, where the two candidates were somewhat on opposite sides of the coin.

Matt de Ferranti, the race’s front-runner, suggested that Arlington officials were right last year in saying “thanks, but no thanks,” to participating in a study of the idea.

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“I have not looked at the analysis . . . but I can say I would be fairly wary of moving forward,” de Ferranti said. “It doesn’t sound deeply practical.”

Chanda Choun, who will face off against de Ferranti in the June 12 primary, also was dubious but seemed to have a more open mind – or at least one that didn’t want to alienate any pro-gondola voters in the crowd.

“We need to keep all options on the table,” Choun said. “I don’t think there’s any harm to explore this proposal. We won’t commit to it [but] we should definitely not write it off.”

But write it off is effectively what the Arlington County government did in February 2017, publicly backing away from the idea.

“Arlington already has a large number of transportation projects . . . that will require substantial resources and attention over the next several years,” then-County

Board Chairman Jay Fisette said in a letter to the group that had proposed the Rosslyn-to-Georgetown gondola.

In 2016, the county government had provided a small stipend of $35,000 to support a gondola study, but Fisette in 2017 said it would be the last cash tossed at the project.

“Given our identified and pressing transportation needs, along with some ongoing concerns about the long-term value of the gondola, the board is not in favor of any further funding,” he said at the time.

The decision didn’t necessarily end the prospect of a gondola system; District of Columbia and business-improvement districts on both sides of the Potomac are still interested.

The matter was brought up in a question-and-answer portion of the May 2 debate, sponsored by the Arlington County Democratic Committee. The

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eventual Democratic nominee will face off in November against independent County Board member John Vihstadt.

Arlington Democrats may have reason to fear the political ramifications of the gondola proposal’s rearing its head during the fall campaign. It was in 2014 that the party’s County Board nominee was walloped – not once but twice – by Vihstadt, in large part due to voter disgust over high-ticket capital projects.

Vihstadt’s election triggered collapse of the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar project, when two County Board Democrats (Fisette and Mary Hynes) withdrew their support in November 2014.

The gondola’s proposed cost was less than that of the streetcar – perhaps $90 million to build and an annual operating subsidy of several million dollars – but the proposal still has been lampooned by critics as another vanity project with limited bang for the buck.

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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To M.J. Stewart, who became the first Yorktown High School alumnus selected in the NFL draft when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked him in the second round two weeks ago.

Just as impressive, from our standpoint, Stewart graduated from the University of North Carolina in three and a half years, proving that success in academics and athletics aren’t mutually exclusive. Good job!

THUMBS UP: To the Arlington County government, which has finally put its contretemps over assessments of country-club landholdings behind it.

The government last week inked a deal with Army Navy Country Club and Washington Golf & Country Club, which essentially gives the clubs what they wanted (lower assessments and refunds from past years’ tax bills) while allowing the county government to say it hasn’t changed its assessment policy on all that open space owned by the clubs, but merely tweaked its evaluation of the properties.

That last part is a mere fig leaf, but those can be vitally important when one is caught with his/her pants down.

We do wonder why the county’s leadership couldn’t have agreed to such a deal last year, before the

clubs got the General Assembly and governor involved. The Arlington government could have saved itself further black eyes in Richmond by signing on the dotted line before the legislature convened in January.

THUMBS UP: To the life of Arlington civic leader and Democratic powerhouse Lucy Denney, who died May 1 at age 87.

Denney was among those from a generation that could be passionate about politics while retaining a sense of perspective and humor.

She was a class act who will be remembered as one who left behind an amazing impact.

Reevesland Property Worthy of Retention Editor: I’m a 10th-grader at H­-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, and recently I visited Reevesland Learning Garden adjacent to Bluemont Park during Community Day at my school. I went there with two of my classmates and a teacher.

I knew nothing about Reevesland before getting there. Although my classmates and I were only at the garden for a few hours, I felt that I learned so much about the history of the property and late property owner Nelson Reeves himself.

Joan H­orwitt, a major activist in Reevesland Learning Garden and an original supporter of turning the Reevesland house into an indoor learning center, led us through the property.

She opened our eyes to the County Board’s plan that has been set into motion to sell the Reevesland house and part of the property.

The county government has nonsensically chosen to protect the dilapidated shack that sits behind the house that used to hold milk that needed to be cooled. They have spent money putting up tall wooden fences engraved with “NO TRESPASSING” and “NO CLIMBING.” Reevesland Learning Garden teaches kids that they can eat something delicious and healthy from something they grew themselves. Lawns 2 Lettuce 4 Lunch, founded by H­orwitt, gives stu-

dents at the nearby elementary school, Ashlawn, a chance to plant and learn.

Every year when the vegetables in the garden are ready to harvest, students dig and pick the ingredients for a fiesta salad.

Ron Battocchi stopped by the garden right after we arrived. H­e is the legendary vinaigrette-maker for the Ashlawn’’s harvest salad. H­e and Joan recounted how much the kids enjoy the salad, and how they were happily surprised when kindergartners enjoyed the vinaigrette with balsamic and mustard, which they thought would be too complex for their palates.

The learning garden’s colorful entry sign marks the small plot of land on the side of the hill that leads up to the Reevesland house. It has about 16 wooden beds, which were constructed

by Eagle Scouts in the neighborhood.

We walked around the beds; they were filled with garlic, rosemary, tomatoes, lettuce and more.

Joan directed us toward a bed with weeds that were overcrowding a lavender bush root. She invited us to taste the lemon lettuce in the same bed. I tentatively tore off a piece of the leaf and chewed slowly. The citrus punch was a wonderful surprise.

We walked to Joan’s car and carried a shovel and garden fork back to the garden. My classmates and I started the task of removing the weeds completely

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from the soil. We plucked out the worms that had found themselves on the clumps of weed roots we dug up and returned them to the bed.

After we had finished clearing out the weeds, the Ashlawn second-grade class came by for their learning-garden session. It was so wonderful to see Ron and Joan guide the kids in measuring the garlic leaves and planting corn, beans and squash.

My classmates and I had a really good experience at Reevesland Learning Garden. I learned a lot and enjoyed getting hands-on, which we don’t get to do very much as high-schoolers.

I wanted to write this article to raise awareness about Reevesland and make one last push for stopping the sale of the Reevesland house and instead turning it into a learning center, which the Reevesland committee has been trying to make happen for the past decade.

It’s really a shame that the house, a historic structure, is being sold without being given a chance as a learning center.

I want to continue to challenge the County Board on this issue, because we need more places like this in Arlington that encourage community and learning.

Ellie Fried Arlington

Marymount Taps Fla. Educator as Its Next President before assuming the administrative post at St. Thomas University.

“I am deeply honored to have this opportunity to lead Marymount University,” Becerra said in a statement distributed by Marymount. “I find the faculty, staff, students and trustees at Marymount to be highly aspirational, and those hopes and desires are aligned with my own.”

Marymount was founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary order of Roman Catholic nuns, and until 2001 its presidency had always been held by a member of that order.

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Marymount University will welcome the seventh president of its 68-year history when Dr. Irma Becerra, provost and chief academic officer at St. Thomas University in the Miami area for the past four years, assumes office July 1.

Becerra will succeed Matthew Shank, president since 2011, who announced last November he would not seek a contract renewal beyond the 2017-18 academic year.

Becerra “has pursued excellence across her career, making it a matter of personal and professional practice to do the ‘next thing’ and thereby transcend expectations and results,” Edward Bersoff, who chairs the Marymount board of trustees, said in a May 2 letter to university boosters announcing the selection.

Becerra was the unanimous choice of trustees, Bersoff said.

“She is an engaged academic and an energetic administrator with a proven record of success,” Bersoff said. “She understands the need for Catholic higher education – she is committed to it.”

Founded in 1961 and tracing its roots to the Universidad de Santo Tomas de Villanueva in Havana, Cuba, St. Thomas University currently has about 6,300 students in its academic programs.

At the university, Becerra has led efforts to launch new degree programs rang-

Bundschuh and then Shank – were tapped to lead the institution.

During his seven-year tenure, Shank won praise for the launch of a $40 million capital campaign, redevelopment of the university’s urban campus in Ballston and expansion of academic and athletic programs.

According to the University of North Florida’s student news site, the Spinnaker, Becerra in February was interviewed for the top position at that university earlier this year, but was not selected. Unlike the Marymount presidential search, the University of North Florida publicly identified its finalists.

Irma Becerra.

ing from nursing to cybersecurity, and to expand online offerings.

A Cuban-born American whose parents immigrated to the United States when she was an infant, Becerra lived in Puerto Rico through high school. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Miami and went on to become the first woman to earn a doctorate in engineering from Florida International University.

Becerra later had a nearly three-decade career as an educator at that institution

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Arlington Notes COUNTY HONORS OUTSTANDING PARK VOLUNTEERS: Joanne Hutton, John Foti

and Friends of Aurora Highlands Parks were presented with the Arlington County government’s annual Bill Thomas Outstanding Park Service Volunteer Award during an April 24 ceremony.

“They come from a variety of interests and passions, all involved with a love of Arlington’s parks,” said Bill Ross, chair of the Park and Recreation Commission.

Among the new inductees: • Hutton was honored for being an active member of Arlington Regional Master Naturalists, serving as a mentor to new participants. Previously, she worked for the county government, where she oversaw the community-garden program.

• Foti was saluted for his tireless advocacy for recreational fields, including an effort to identify funding sources for the installation of synthetic turf on the diamond field at Gunston Park.

• Led by Kari Klaus and co-chaired

by Stacy Meyer, Friends of Aurora Highlands Parks was honored for its efforts keeping the community up-to-date on park-related projects across Arlington, and encouraging park supporters to have their voices heard during community discussions.

“Thank you for all that you do,” County Board Chairman Katie Cristol said at the awards presentation.

A committee that included representa-

Members of the Arlington legislative delegation recently presented the Leadership Center for Excellence a General Assembly proclamation honoring its 20th anniversary.

Shown with founding CEO Betsy Frantz are Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) and state Sens. Janet Howell (D-32nd) and Adam Ebbin (D-30th).

tives from the park commission, Friends of Arlington Parks, Civic Federation and Department of Parks and Recreation selected award recipients.

The recognition program, named in honor of a longtime parks volunteer, dates to 2005.

POTOMAC WOMAN’S CLUB TO INSTALL OFFICERS: The Potomac Woman’s Club

of Arlington will host its spring luncheon on May 16 at noon at the Portofino Restaurant.

At the event, officers for the coming year will be installed. Barbara Fleming will serve as president, Joyce Tannahill as first vice president, Ike Barnhart as second vice president, Donna Owen as secretary and Gretchen Robertson as treasurer.

‘TASTE OF ARLINGTON’ RETURNS FOR 31st ANNUAL INSTALLMENT: The

31st annual Taste of Arlington celebration, produced by the Ballston Business Improvement District and sponsored by Courthaus Social, will be held on Sunday, May 20 from noon to 6 p.m. on Wilson Boulevard between North Randolph Street and North Lincoln Street.

The event will feature tastings supplied by local restaurants, plus entertainment and activities for adults and children throughout the day. A fenced in “BarkPark” will accommodate dogs and owners.

Admission is free; tickets are required for food and drink. Proceeds from the event will support a range of community organizations.

For information and tickets, see the Web site at www.tasteofarlington.com.

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lington library system’s 2018 “Arlington Reads” series continues with a presentation by author Matthew Desmond on Thursday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at Central Library.

Desmond is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” telling the story of families that struggle to keep a roof over their head despite poverty and economic exploitation.

The program is free, and the community is invited.

EXHIBITION FEATURES WORKS BY LOCAL ARTIST: “Out of My Mind,” a

new exhibition of paintings and draw-

ings by local artist David Carlson, will be on exhibit from May 12 to July 8 at Fred Schnider Gallery, 888 North Quincy St. An opening reception is slated for May 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.

NATURE CENTER HOSTS INVASIVESPECIES REMOVAL: Local residents

can help remove invasive plants at Gulf Branch Nature Center on Saturday, May 12 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

“We are making a real difference, with the return of ferns and wildflowers and the animals that depend on them,” county park officials said.

The drop-in program is free; no registration is required. For information, call (703) 228-3403.

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Pressure from Richmond Helped Spur a Deal Between Arlington Government and Country Clubs SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

The decision by two Arlington country clubs to take their case to the General Assembly helped get all parties to come together on POLITICAL a deal more POTPOURRI expeditiously than otherwise might have been the case, the Arlington government’s top legal official said.

“The only thing it did was accelerate the process,” County Attorney Stephen MacIsaac said on May 3, as Arlington officials detailed the deal they had reached to provide tax refunds to, and lower future assessments on, Washington Golf & Country Club and Army Navy Country Club.

Despite both the fight in Richmond and litigation between the clubs and the county government, “the interaction was very positive,” MacIsaac said in an interview. “Everybody was motivated – a good exchange.”

The two clubs came away with what they were seeking: They will see refunds of some real-estate taxes going back to 2014 and reductions in 2018 assessments from $149 million to $89.3 million for

Army Navy and from $83.2 million to $42.2 million for Washington Golf. The current annual tax rate is $1.006 per $100 assessed valuation.

Going forward, the agreement provides that the assessments for the two clubs will go up or down annually based on the average overall countywide assessment increase or decrease for residential property. In return, the clubs agreed not to challenge their assessments again, either in court or in the legislature.

Arlington officials came away from the battle saying they did not change the policy of how they assess the golf clubs – which is different from how other Northern Virginia localities do it – but obtained more information that “changed the opinion of value,” MacIsaac said.

County staff walked the two sites to see what areas might not be developable under any circumstances, which gave them a reason to lower the overall value of the parcels.

“The methodology is the same,” the county attorney said.

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Arlington Notes II WOMEN’S CLUB PRESENTS FUNDING TO HISTORICAL SOCIETY: The Aurora

Hills Women’s Club has donated more than $64,000 to the Arlington Historical Society, with the funds going to support maintenance of the Arlington Historical Museum.

The museum is located in the former Hume School building on Arlington Ridge Road.

“We are delighted to continue in our support of the Hume School building and the Arlington Historical Society,” club president Katie Buck said.

The Aurora Hills Women’s Club was founded in 1958 by a small group of military wives who came together to raise money for community projects. Sixty years after its founding, the organization continues working to live up to its motto, “Continuing Community Commitment.”

For information, see the Web site at www.ahwc1958.org.

DOMINION STAGE ROUNDS OUT 68th SEASON: Dominion Stage is closing out

the rules of the road and life from behind the wheel,” producers said. The play won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize.

The show features adult themes.

Performances are slated for May 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 at Gunston Arts Center Theatre II. The May 12 and 19 shows feature post-performance discussions with cast and crew.

For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.dominionstage.org.

ARLINGTON PHILHARMONIC TO PRESENT FAMILY-FRIENDLY CONCERT: The

Arlington Philharmonic will present the full-scale, family-friendly concert production “Tragedy and Triumph” on Sunday, May 20 at 4 p.m. at Washington-Lee High School.

Among those performing will be award-winning violinist Julia Angelov, an 11th-grader at National Cathedral School.

Talented musicians from Crescendo, the philharmonic’s youth chamber-music ensemble, will perform for patrons in the front of house prior to the start of the concert.

Admission is free; donations will be accepted. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonphilharmonic.org.

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A large crowd turned out March 27 for a reception honoring Andrew Biraj, Lloyd Wolf and Shibly Shiraj, whose exhibition “Three in One Vision” was on display at Walter Reed Community Center.

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in the local community, will present a simultaneous exhibition with 16-year-old U.S. master Jennifer Yu taking on all comers.

The event will be held on Saturday, May 12 beginning at 10 a.m. at Wakefield High School.

The community is invited; those who wish to play against Yu should e-mail markryan@arlingtonstudentschess.org.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS ANNUAL MEETING, PRESENTATION ON ABOLITIONIST: The Arlington Historical Soci-

ety will hold its annual members’ meeting on Thursday, May 10 at 7 p.m. in the Reinsch Library auditorium on the campus of Marymount University.

Immediately following the brief meeting, there will be a presentation on the life of abolitionist Julia Wilbur.

For additional information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

BILINGUAL FAMILY PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON COLORFUL FLOWERS: Long

Branch Nature Center will present “The Color of Flowers” [“Los Colores de las Flores”], a bilingual Spanish/English program for families with children ages 5 and older, on Sunday, May 13 at 1 p.m.

Participants will celebrate the beginning of springtime by planting native species in the park, and will get some seeds to start home gardens.

The program is free, but registration is required. For additional information, call (703) 228-6535.

WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL’s 65th ANNIVERSARY TO BE CELEBRATED: The

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Development of Career Center Site Could Be Pricey SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Redeveloping portions of the Arlington Career Center campus near Columbia Pike to SCHOOL accommodate a general high BOARD fourth school in Arlington NOTES could end up costing a quarter-billion dollars or more depending on amenities, according to preliminary cost estimates being fleshed out by school officials.

The new school, which could open in the mid-2020s, could include 800 seats to accommodate students in the neighborhood while also incorporating expansion of the Arlington Tech program to 600 students, according to a concept delivered by staff to School Board members on May 3.

And when you add in the cost of structured parking with a field on top; razing Patrick Henry Elementary School and building a new school elsewhere to replace it; and the possibility of incorporating a swimming pool and performing-arts center? The overall cost could grow to $250 million or more.

The proposal, which already has picked up boosters and critics in the community, is not cast in stone, school officials said.

“We are just at the starting point,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said as he previewed plans for a multi-year capital-improvement program that will guide the school system’s efforts to accommodate ongoing student growth.

“I think we’re in a good starting place,” School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen said after the staff briefing.

School Board members plan to meet with staff in multiple work sessions over the coming month, where “everyone can do a little more thinking” on how to address growth while not busting the capital budget, Kanninen said.

The Arlington Career Center campus currently includes the Career Center (with Arlington Tech), plus Arlington Community High School, Columbia Pike Library, Patrick Henry Elementary School and a large surface-parking lot.

The proposed redevelopment of the site would keep the Arlington Career Center program, which dates to the 1970s, in its current location. Patrick Henry, currently a neighborhood school, will be converted to a countywide Montessori-based elementary school at the start of the 2019-20 school year, with current Patrick Henry students moving to a new building adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle School. In this game of musical chairs, building a high school on the Career Center campus likely would result eventually in the need for a new home for the Montessori program.

Murphy’s initial capital-spending proposal also formalizes plans to incor-

porate the Arlington Education Center building on North Quincy Street into the Washington-Lee High School campus, easing overcrowding at Washington-Lee and potentially providing for the expansion of the International Baccalaureate program there.

Much of the capital spending to accommodate growth and renovate facilities will rely on support of voters, who must approve referendums in order for the school system to take on new debt.

But that support seems assured, as voters have not turned down a county school bond in nearly two generations.

Even so, rising construction costs and Arlington’s tendency to spend more on school construction that other jurisdictions has left the school system bumping up against the debt ceiling imposed on it by the County Board in an effort to maintain the government’s AAA bond ratings.

School Board member Nancy Van Doren said it was incumbent on school officials to “find seats that are as costeffective as possible, maximizing every inch.”

Van Doren said the school system needed to start looking at the possibility of acquiring existing office space for classrooms, something that just a few years ago was sneered at by some school leaders.

“I’m wondering if we’re getting to

Members of the Arlington School Board settle in to their new board room on May 3.

that tipping point where office space becomes affordable,” Van Doren said.

“Both Alexandria and Fairfax are able to do it.”

New School Administrative Center Honors Acclaimed Educator, Civic Leader: Arlington School Board members settled into their first new home in a half century paying homage to the woman whose name graces the building.

Board members on May 3 held their first meeting in the new space, located on Washington Boulevard in the Penrose neighborhood, after vacating the Arlington Education Center adjacent to Washington-Lee High School.

The Education Center building, which has served as the school system’s main administrative facility since its construction in the mid-1960s, is being

converted into classroom space.

“We’ll give this a try,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said of the configuration of the new board room. “We’ve got the ability to change this space in the future. Bear with us; we’ll learn as we go.”

The new administrative headquarters, occupying a leased office building, is named in honor of the late Evelyn Reid Syphax, a longtime county educator who also was active in a host of community activities.

“We are so pleased to be here,” School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen said. “We hope that our work in this building will continue to honor Mrs. Syphax’s memory as we work together to provide the best education possible.”

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Q&A: 2019 Model General Assembly Governor

Thomas Dannenfelser of Bishop O’Connell Elected by Students Across Commonwealth

Thomas Dannenfelser, a junior at Bishop O’Connell High School, recently was elected by his peers to serve as youth governor during the 2019 Virginia Model General Assembly program, to be held in Richmond next spring.

The Sun Gazette recently asked Dannenfelser about events leading up to his selection, and how he plans to prepare to serve in the position.

How did you first learn about Model General Assembly (MGA), and what were your initial experiences like?

I was brought into my school’s MGA club as a sophomore by the club director, Mr. Haas, not knowing too much about the program to begin with. It wasn’t until I went down to Richmond that first year that I realized it was something extraordinary. As a reporter, I spent three days interviewing the student lawmakers. It brought me to listen more than ever to opinions on important issues like abortion, guns and immigration.

While I was learning the valuable lessons of how to be a journalist, other students were learning the equally valuable lesson of how to express their political views. I scrambled to learn more about the views people held and why they held them. We were all learning more about the world of politics, and I

and just a few moments later, I was talking to a conservative southern Virginian about gun rights. You could say it was a microcosm of the real world – an array of diverse views from a diverse group people.

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was enthralled.

Model General Assembly made me realize how diverse people’s perspectives could be, as back-to-back interviews brought me from one worldview to another. It was a lesson in how political views differ across our state.

I remember in particular a day that I listened to a student from progressive Arlington talk about a pro-choice issue,

Why did you decide to run for governor, and what was that process like?

The leadership of students that I saw on the floor of the Senate and House chambers is what motivated me to run for office. Watching debate from the viewing galleries in my first year, I remember that students were so articulate, so talented and so interested in government. I decided I wanted to lead them in what they do so well. I threw my hat into the ring as a candidate this year, and I was so excited when students chose me.

After competing against five candidates in primary elections, I competed against a single candidate in final elections. Through it all, everyone was a great sport. I was ecstatic when my name was announced at the closing ceremony.

Then and there, I was sworn .

Between now and the 2019 session of Model General Assembly, I’ll have a lot of work to do as youth governor.

The Virginia YMCA will be sending me to the Youth Governor’s Conference in Washington, D.C., where I’ll meet other states’ youth governors. Separately, I’ll be going to the YMCA’s Committee on National Affairs, which I was selected for at Model General Assembly. There’s a lot in store.

It appears as if, like in the real world, one of the major powers of Model General Assembly governor is to sign or veto legislation. When the time comes, what will you be taking into consideration when legislation lands on your desk?

The power of the pen is the biggest part of being youth governor. That means that my pen will pass over every bill that passes through, either to pass it or to veto it. Of the hundred-and-some bills at Model General Assembly, I’ll

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get to know them like the back of my hand.

With the help of advisers, I’ll meet one-on-one with the lawmakers behind these bills, and I’ll do my best to understand their reasoning. If their bill solves a problem and is line with Virginian and American values, you can bet I’ll pass it.

If not, I’ll always have veto power up my sleeve. From being a senator at Model General Assembly, I know how much it means to have your bill passed. Keeping that in mind, I’ll be fair as Youth Governor – and maybe even merciful!

Have you had the chance to meet with Gov. Northam? If so, what did you talk about; if not, what would you like to ask him?

I’ll meet Gov. Northam in January, and I really do look forward to it. I had the privilege of hearing him speak at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Model General Assembly, and he came across as very personable and charismatic.

Looking ahead just a few months, I really am eager to shake his hand and talk to him about the future of Virginia.

I am still considering that “golden question” for the governor, but I think very generally that I would like to talk to him about his stance on guns. Gov. Northam, a Democrat, embraces gun regulation. Gun policy was a hot topic at the 2018 session of Model General Assembly, so his input would be invaluable.

The public generally has a negative view of politics and politicians. What is it about Model General Assembly that makes it a positive experience for those involved?

Model General Assembly does not use Republican/Democrat labels, and that is on purpose. Having students lawmakers unaffiliated means students are not necessarily entrenched in any party or ideology. It means that we pass bills based on their merit – not on whether the lawmaker has a “D” or “R” next to his name. Without the baggage of that identifying letter, we can negotiate in a way that leaves all of us happier.

I think Model General Assembly is an example of “Get’em while they’re young!” My generation is not cynical about politics. We can afford to listen to new views and to not settle complacently with our own. Model General Assembly is making use of this generation’s fresh minds and spirits.

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Chamber Inducts Newest Hall-of-Fame Member Scott McGeary of Washington Gas Lauded for Decades of Community Involvement SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Decades ago, Scott McGeary’s parents would take him to occasional celebratory dinners at the Key Bridge Marriott, where they would enjoy both the food and the vistas of the nation’s capital that unfolded just across the Potomac River.

On May 2, McGeary was again at the hotel, this time in the 14th-floor ballroom as he was inducted into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame.

“I never imagined I’d be standing here,” McGeary said from the dais. “My father [a Clarendon shop owner] was the first member of this Chamber I ever knew. He encouraged me to join.”

McGeary, an attorney, currently serves as director of state public policy for Washington Gas. He is the latest in a line of two dozen leaders to be enshrined in the Business Hall of Fame since its establishment in 2009 by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

“This is really a great night,” said Bob Hawthorne of United Bank, who presided over the ceremony and called McGeary “one of Arlington’s most exemplary” civic leaders.

“Scott’s clearly made his mark in Arlington,” Hawthorne said after tick-

Scott McGeary speaks during his induction into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame. Behind him are Bob Hawthorne, who inducted McGeary, and Arlington Chamber of Commerce CEO Kate Bates.

ing off the honoree’s long list of civicengagement roles. “I’m exhausted just reading it, much less doing all that.”

That engagement has included active roles with the Arlington Chamber of Commerce (where he served as chairman), Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce (where he has chaired the NOVABizPAC public-policy arm), Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

In the civic arena, McGeary – a Gulf Branch resident – serves as secretary of

the Arlington Electoral Board, presided for two terms leading the Arlington County Civic Federation, held leadership posts with the Arlington Committee of 100, has been a member of the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals and is a past chairman of the Arlington County Republican Committee. He also has served as vice rector of George Mason University, where he earned his law degree.

In remarks, McGeary said the role of chambers of commerce across the nation is changing, from being mere boosters to having a stronger impact in the public-policy arena. He ticked off an A-to-Z list, from affordable housing and airports to zoning, where the Arlington Chamber has been active, “making a positive difference on every single one.”

“Having more members creates a strong voice,” McGeary said, praising Arlington Chamber leadership for its focus on recruitment and retention.

As for Chamber members? “You’re here throughout the year – you make good things happen every day,” McGeary said.

He also thanked his wife, Linda, and their son, Joey, for allowing him to take the time and be involved. (Linda McGeary also at one time was active in

Chamber affairs when she owned a local small business.)

McGeary has worked for Washington Gas since 1999. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president and general counsel of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, having joined the organization in 1983 as its first legislative assistant.

McGeary joins two dozen past inductees into the Business Hall of Fame, including John Milliken, Rich Doud, William Buck, John Shooshan, Emerson Reinsch, Russell Hitt, Sidney Dewberry, Ashton Jones, W. Sydney Albrittain, James Cole, Jonathan Kinney, Joseph Wholey, Mort Zetlin, Dr. Kenneth Haggerty, Fred Burroughs, Preston Caruthers, Joel Broyhill, Herb Morgan, Elizabeth Campbell, Dr. Jack London, Neal Nichols, Henry Lampe, David Guernsey and Bob Peck.

“They have been mentors to me over the years,” McGeary said as he ticked off the names and added a personal anecdote or reminiscence for each.

And he ended with a prediction.

“Knowing this Chamber as I do, the best is yet to come,” McGeary said.

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Carrie Johnson, a veteran community leader and Democratic Party activist, died May 6 after a battle with cancer.

Johnson was known as the “list lady” within the Democratic ranks, with an encyclopedic knowledge of election statistics and how to best turn out voters.

In the community, Johnson often was tapped by the County Board to handle a host of difficult issues, from development of Long Bridge Park to placement of a new elementary school.

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Arlington Jobless Rate Remains Lowest in Virginia More Arlington residents had jobs in March than in February, but an increase in the number of people looking for work pushed the monthly unemployment rate slightly higher, according to new data.

Even so, Arlington retained its long-held pole position with the lowest jobless rate among Virginia’s 133 counties and cities.

With 148,881 county residents in the civilian workforce and 3,307 looking for work, the March unemployment rate of 2.2 percent was up a tick from 2.1 percent in February, according to data reported May 2 by the Virginia Employment Commission.

The relatively flat month-overmonth variation was reproduced throughout Northern Virginia, and the jobless rate rose from 2.2 percent to 2.3 percent in Falls Church; from 2.4 percent to 2.5 percent in Alexandria; from 2.6 percent to 2.7 percent in Fairfax and Loudoun counties; and stayed even at 3 percent in Prince William County.

Across Northern Virginia as a whole, the unemployment rate of 2.8 percent – up from 2.7 percent

– represented just over 1.6 million in the civilian workforce and about 45,500 looking for jobs.

Across the commonwealth, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of 3.3 percent was unchanged. Total non-farm employment is now at a record 3.99 million, and employment has risen statewide for 48 consecutive months, state officials said.

Most major industry sectors statewide saw an increase in jobs, including construction, which grew 4.9 percent as winter transitioned to spring. Tourism employment was up slightly, while total government employment was unchanged.

Among Virginia localities, the lowest jobless rates in March were found in Arlington; Falls Church; Alexandria; and, tied at 2.6 percent, Charlottesville and the city of Fairfax.

The highest rates were reported in Northampton County (7.2 percent), Buchanan County (7 percent) and Petersburg (6.8 percent).

Among metro areas, Northern Virginia had the lowest jobless rate, followed by Charlottesville (2.9 percent) and Winchester (3

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Unemployed 2,535 3,307 17,055 189 5,766 7,390 45,503 144,276 6,671,000

percent). The highest rates were found in Lynchburg (3.8 percent) and Kingsport/Bristol (3.7 percent).

Nationally, Virginia had the 11th best jobs picture in March, tied with Utah and Indiana. The lowest unemployment rates were found in Hawaii (1.9 percent) and Colorado, Nebraska and New Hampshire (2.9 percent), with the highest in Alaska (7.5 percent), West Virginia (5.9 percent) and New Mexico (5.1 percent).

For full data, see the Web site at www.virginialmi.com.

Year-Over-Year Joblessness Down in Metro Area: Year-

Pct. 2.5% 2.2% 2.7% 2.3% 2.7% 3.0% 2.8% 3.3% 4.1%

Previous 2.4% 2.1% 2.6% 2.2% 2.6% 3.0% 2.7% 3.3% 4.4%

over-year unemployment in the Washington metropolitan area dropped a tick in March, according to new federal figures, part of a continuing, but perhaps softening, trend toward lower joblessness nationwide.

With 3.42 million in the civilian workforce and 124,300 looking for jobs, the Washington area’s unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in March was down from 3.7 percent a year before, according to figures reported May 2 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Washington was among 302 of the nation’s 388 metro areas to see a decline in jobless rates.

Unemployment was up in 64 areas and unchanged in 22.

The national, non-seasonallyadjusted unemployment rate in March was 4.1 percent, down from 4.6 percent a year before.

Among all metro areas, Ames, (Iowa) had the lowest unemployment rate at 1.7 percent. El Centro (Calif.) reported the highest, at 15.3 percent.

Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or more, the lowest jobless rates were reported in Nashville, San Francisco and San Jose at 2.7 percent each. The highest rate was found in Buffalo, at 5.8 percent.

Among Virginia metropolitan areas outside Washington, jobless rates were down from a year ago and ranged from 2.9 percent in Charlottesville to 3.8 percent in Lynchburg.

Statewide, Virginia’s unemployment rate of 3.3 percent in March was down from 3.9 percent a year before, and represented 4.35 million in the civilian workforce and 144,300 looking for jobs.

For full data, see the Web site at www.bls.gov. – Staff Reports

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Something exceptional awaits our inspection this week, as we travel to Waycroft-Woodlawn to view a 2012 property that combines classic Craftsman bungalow lines with a decidedly forwardthinking persona.

Awarded an impressive gold level in the Arlington Green Home Program for its energy-consciousness (plus walkability and accessibility to shopping and parks), the home also features a county-approved accessory dwelling on the lower level, which can work equally well as an income-producing space or as a home for in-laws or an au pair.

And as yet another bonus, there is a finished loft above the detached garage, perfect for a multitude of uses.

All this, and this custom-designed home features quality fit and finishes and welcoming and classical lines that are sure to embrace all who come to enter.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,499,900 by Tori McKinney of ROCK STAR Realty Group of Keller Williams Metro Center.

An expansive covered front porch provides lovely curb appeal and sets the tone for everything we will encounter and enjoy on our tour.

Stepping inside, we have unfettered views through the depth of the home, with the creative layout featuring a formal living room (with fireplace) and dining room in the middle of this level, plus an exceptional, chef’s-caliber kitchen toward the rear, with bay-window vistas and step-down access to the rear of the home and the garage behind.

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Amenities Can Be Costly for First-Time Home-Buyers Homebuyers – especially first-time buyers shopping for entry-level homes – can expect to pay a significant premium for houses with listings that tout popular farmhouse or craftsman-inspired features, according to a new report from RealEstate.com, a Zillow Group brand tailored to helping firsttime buyers find and budget for their first home.

RealEstate.com analyzed listing descriptions from millions of entry-level homes – defined as those priced within the bottom third of the market – to see how certain home features, amenities and design styles affected sale price.

Starter homes mentioning “coffered ceilings,” “clawfoot tubs” or “farmhouse sinks” in their listing descriptions saw some of the highest sale premiums of the keywords analyzed – selling for as much as 29 percent above expected values.

Even though Chip and Joanna Gaines’ “Fixer Upper” TV show may be over, their farmhouse chic style has certainly had an impact on home trends, especially among entry-level homes or first-time buyers. Homes described as “craftsman” performed better than any other design style analyzed in the survey.

Energy-efficient features also command high premiums among entry-level homes. Listings mentioning “solar panels” sell for as much as 40 percent more than expected.

Millennials are playing an increasingly larger role in the housing market. They make up 42 percent of all home buyers today and 71 percent of first-time buyers, and their preferences – from location to home features – may have an increasingly notable impact on the market.

“In today’s competitive housing market, understanding what homes may command a premium or attract multiple offers can be hugely beneficial to buyers,” says Jeremy Wacksman, Zillow Group chief marketing officer.

“However, it’s important to keep in mind which features or amenities matter most to you in a home.”

“While a farmhouse sink or butcher block-counters may appeal to many Millennials and first-time buyers, not everyone may want to pay the premium those features may command,” Wacksman said.

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Schools & Military n Lindsay Mosher of Arlington earned a master of arts degree in biology during fall commencement exercises at Miami University. n Kathryn Atkins, the daughter of Preston and Leslie Atkins of Arlington and a 2014 graduate of Yorktown High School, has been inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society chapter at Wake Forest University. n Kirby Day Eule of Arlington, a 2015 graduate of Yorktown High School, earned a Certificate of Intermediate Honors for having attained high distinction during her first two years at the University of Virginia.

A total of 23 Arlington Public Schools high school students have been selected to attend Governor’s School programs this summer.

The following local students were selected for academic and visual- and performing-arts programs: n

– From H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program: Chloe Fugle, Mathematics, Science & Technology; Kate Meredith, Mathematics, Science & Technology; Ariel Shenkman, Theatre – From Wakefield High School: Lucinda Rissmeyer, Instrument/Piano; Ethan Thomas, Instrument/Trombone; Cameron Ware, Instrument/Euphonium/ Baritone – From Washington-Lee High School: Caroline Cunningham, Mathematics, Science & Technology; Mariel Andrea Dayan, Agriculture; Adi Kambhampaty, Engineering at NASA; Abigail Martinage, Humanities; Matthew McKnight, Mathematics, Science & Technology; Iain Ramsey, Mathematics, Science & Technology.

– From Yorktown High School: Dominick Cocozza, Visual Arts; Chase Dillard, Mathematics, Science & Technology; Morgan Feist, Mathematics, Science & Technology; Sarah Murphy, Mathematics, Science & Technology; Jackson Quinn, Agriculture.

The following students have been selected for foreign-language programs: – From H-B Woodlawn: Brooke Tanner, Japanese.

– From Wakefield: Nina Michael, Japanese; Natalia Uro-De León, French.

– From Washington-Lee: Julia Billera, Latin; Marina George, French; Karuna Sinha, Latin. n The Rotary Club of Arlington recently honored its 2018 scholarship recipients, funded through contributions to the Arlington Rotary Education Foundation.

This year’s scholarship awardees are: – Undrakh Tsend, a senior at Yorktown High School, who was presented with an $8,000 scholarship. Accepted by Virginia Tech, she is awaiting to hear from other schools before making a final decision, and aims to become a diplomat or work in the non-profit sector.

– Kervin Abimael Galdamez Carranza, a student at Arlington Community High School, who was awarded an $8,000 stipend spread over four semesters. He

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The keynote speaker at the awards presentation was Rosaelena O’Neil, a member of the board of Northern Virginia Community College, who discussed the rising cost of higher education and commended the Rotary Club for its support of students.

The Rotary Club of Arlington, founded in 1929, invites prospective members to its meetings. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonrotaryclub.com. n Work from students at Washington-Lee High School has been accepted to compete in the Virginia High School League Film Festival on June 2.

“Time Troubles: Termination” was chosen as one of eight entries in the narrative competition. The creative team includes Thomas Bolles, director/editor; Ethan Spitalney, original score; and Angel Dominguez, cinematography.

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Continued from Page 9 Arlington to bring assessments of the two clubs in line with those in other areas of Northern Virginia. Gov. Northam vetoed the measure, but his message to Arlington leaders could not be missed: Settle the dispute.

The legislative battle sapped time and energy from both county lobbyists and members of the Arlington delegation to the General Assembly.

Arlington taxpayers also picked up the tab for a private lobbyist – ironically, one whose firm does significant work for the National Rifle Association in Richmond.

The country clubs also hired connected lobbyists to work the corridors of power in the state capital.

County Board members, who had been

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cility a good workout; their first meeting lasted until 11:20 p.m.)

Members of the Syphax family had been invited to the debut, and were pleased with the result, they told School Board members.

“Sincerely, thank you. It looks beautiful,” said Rev. Douglas Syphax, the oldest son of Evelyn Reid Syphax, who

active in lobbying the General Assembly on the issue during the session, backed away from the issue as it became clear the county government was going to have to acquiesce.

After the legislative session, County Board Chairman Katie Cristol disavowed direct involvement of elected officials, saying any deal would be the responsibility of the assessor’s office, which reports to County Manager Mark Schwartz.

A framework for the eventual deal had been in the works for weeks; the Sun Gazette in mid-April reported the outline of the agreement – which appears to be not dissimilar from what the various parties could have agreed to before the legislative session started.

The country-club leadership has been mostly mum in public about the victory it secured, which sources said was part of the deal.

“Nobody’s crowing,” one source said.

McAuliffe Featured at Democratic Breakfast: Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe will be the featured speaker at the monthly breakfast of the Arlington County Democratic Committee, to be held on Saturday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington.

McAuliffe finished up a four-year term in January. Virginia governors by law are not allowed to succeed themselves.

Those attending the breakfast are asked to bring cash for a communal check. Doors open at 8 a.m.

Republican Committees to Host Senate Straw Poll: The Arlington County Republican Committee will join with its counterpart in Alexandria for a reception and U.S. Senate straw poll on Saturday, May 19 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Crystal City Sports Pub. Those attending will be able to cast straw votes for E.W. Jackson, Nick Freitas and Corey Stewart, who are vying for

attended the first School Board meeting with his brother, Craig, and Mrs. Syphax’s sister, Ethel Reid Walker.

“She especially believed in the importance of enrichment classes,” Walker said of her sister, noting that Mrs. Syphax opened a child-care center in 1963 while also serving as a teacher in the county school system, and also developed the first Montessori program in Arlington.

Syphax, who died at 83 in 2000, also was the founder of the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington.

Rev. Douglas Syphax thanks School Board members for naming their new facility in honor of his late mother, Evelyn Reid Syphax.

School Board members held their first meeting in the new space on May 3.

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the Republican nomination to take on U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.).

The Republican nominee will be selected in a June 12 primary.

The restaurant is located at 529 23rd St. South in Arlington.

Tickets for the fund-raiser are $20, and sponsorships are available. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtongop.org.

Arlingtonian Picks Up Key Honor at Young Democrats’ Convention: Cristina Diaz-Torres of Arlington was selected as Virginia Young Democrat Woman of the Year at the annual Virginia Young Democrats Convention, held recently at the University of Virginia.

In addition, Diaz-Torres was elected to chair the Virginia Young Democrats education caucus, while Sacha Brenae was elected to chair the faith caucus and Maureen Coffee was elected vice chair of the city/county caucus.

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Choun said Arlington leaders, candidates and the Democratic Party needed to get out and about with boots on the ground.

“Let’s walk the different communities, go into the shops . . . find out how they’re living their lives,” he said.

“Persistent outreach, listening, caring” is critical, de Ferranti said. “We need to be everywhere.”

The May 2 candidate forum, sponsored by the Arlington County Democratic

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school.”

Community involvement like the awards program is necessary to make sure students “have everything they need to excel and move on to greater things,” Clark said.

The evening’s keynote speaker, educator and civic leader Dr. Alfred Taylor Sr., said the honored students should serve as a beacon to their classmates.

“Greatness is a spark that grows as it passes from mind to mind,” he told students. “Your excellence shows; it shows every day.”

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Committee, was a chance for rank-andfile Democrats to get a look at the two relatively unknown contenders who aim to take on independent County Board member John Vihstadt in November.

De Ferranti has slightly more name recognition, has been involved in local Democratic politics slightly longer and, so far, has picked up the support of those Democratic elected officials who have waded into the race (although several Democratic officeholders already have endorsed Vihstadt).

Throughout the debate, de Ferranti offered a tad more specificity on issues, while Choun was more aspirational, suggesting that diversity could be retained “as long as we keep a very inclusive mes-

sage, as long as we stay engaged.”

Members of the County Board have continued to pump tax dollars into the Affordable Housing Investment Fund, which supports housing projects through low-interest or no-interest loans. But even an uptick in so-called committed-affordable housing in recent years has not kept

pace with the demise of market-rate units that are being demolished or upgraded to make way for tenants who can afford to pay more.

Under Virginia law, localities have very few powers to mandate affordable housing, and Arlington’s efforts – far exceeding those of most jurisdictions in the region – have come under fire from some residents due to the concentration of affordable-housing projects in certain areas of the county, rather than spread out across Arlington.

The two candidates promised to plug away at finding solutions, elusive as they have been.

“This is an important question,” de Ferranti said.

“Start thinking seriously about your future. Aim high and think big,” Taylor said. “There will be many more opportunities coming your way to prove your mettle. Create for yourself a life of purpose.”

In remarks during the program, Wilson – who long has headed the Civic Coalition for Minority Affairs – said parents, educators and the community must place renewed emphasis on ensuring that all students are on track with literacy as early as possible.

“We have got to have reading in hand when [students] leave fourth grade,” she said. “You must if you’re going to succeed.”

The Civic Coalition for Minority Affairs sponsors the annual program in

conjunction with the Ethiopian Community Development Council. Attendees were treated to a performance from the Washington-Lee Jazz Ensemble and a reception that followed the hour-long ceremony.

Award-winning students included: – Fifth grade: Gizela Abdi, Walid Ahmed, Z’Raynnali Briscoe, Chelsea Bryant, Clara Cabalu, Payton Cooper, Berdies Davis, Nevaeh Freshour, Noah Priddy, Derek Schwade, Dawit Solomon, Eyob Tibebu, Yusef Washington, Alaysia Wright, Nathan Yohannes.

– Eighth grade: Daniel Abaye, Nedim Abdelaziz, Sophia Bailey, Olivia Baptiste, Regebe Bekele, Nuhamin Belihu, Betel Bereket, Sara Berhe-Abraha, Dominique Blount, Douglas Bogle,

Chandler Brown, Isabella Darko, Prince Claude Dayas-Tokoto, Alma de Miguel Evuna-Eki, Amrik Eastman, Jasmine Garnett, Elizabeth Haley, Eva KernsVarner, Sydney Merriweather, Camellia Mohamed, Morgan Noble, Reem Omar, William Parker, Kimiko Reed, Bamlak Sebil, Maya Taylor, Selihom Teka, Tsion Temesgen, Malik Thomas, Kian Thomasbeer, Annika Topchy, Amber Workeman, Belan Yeshigeta, Kidus Yoseph, Lou Zouhon.

– 11th Grade: Hanan Abdulkader, Gabrielle Arkema, Nahom Ayele, Gabriel Barrett, Nico De Ros, Samuel Ellison, Melale Hailu, Feben Lemma, Mustaf Mohamed, Georgia Nabors, Rozina Nigussie, Valencia Parker, Ribka Tewelde, Cambria White and Cayla White.

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Teeing Off

The Different Sounds Of Springtime Sports There are many sounds when springtime outdoor high school athletic events are being held.

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Softball Team Wins Third Straight Title DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

In a season with some uncertainties, one thing remained quite clear for the O’Connell SOFTBALL Bishop Knights – winning a third straight conference tournament title was a big priority.

The top-seeded Knights (22-4) made good on that goal May 5 by defeating the St. Mary’s Ryken Knights, 7-2, in the championship game of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference girls high school softball tournament. The game was played at The Academy of Holy Cross in Maryland.

O’Connell was 3-0 in the tourney and has won 13 WCAC tourney crowns during its 16-year stretch of playing in the finals.

“You win this with a different cast of players year after year. They all want this to come back sometime and see their WCAC championship banner hanging on the gym wall,” O’Connell coach Tommy Orndorff said.

In this year’s championship game, Ryken scored a run in the top of the first Continued on Page 23

Top: The Bishop O’Connell softball team gathers with the conference-championship trophy.

Above right: Kathryn Sandercock pitches in the final. Above left: O’Connell’s Elizabeth HoeyPHOTOS BY DAVE FACINOLI mans scores her team’s second run in the May 5 title contest.

Yorktown Blanks W-L Again in County Clash DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Behind the shutout pitching of senior right-hander Michael Lowen, the York-

BASEBALL ROUNDUP town Patriots blanked the host Washington-Lee Generals, 7-0, in an all-Arlington high school baseball clash May 4 at Quincy Park.

Lowen threw a complete game twohitter, striking out 10, throwing 78 pitches and walking one.

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on and pitching some of his best.”

With the bat for Yorktown (9-10, 5-4) in the Liberty District game, John Merlene had a three-run triple; Tanner Wall had three hits and one RBI and three stolen bases; Brendan Materese was 3 for 3, Andrew Simmons had a hit and an RBI and Carson Wood had a sacrifice fly.

Devon Wilmoth and Dylan Anderson had the hits for Washington-Lee (9-10, 1-8).

In two regular-season games against W-L this season, Yorktown won by shutout twice – 10-0 in the first contest.

Both teams have one district game remaining to finish the regular season. Yorktown will be either the No. 3 or 4 seed in

the upcoming district tournament. n The Wakefield Warriors (7-8, 5-4) won two games last week, defeating St. Anselm’s, 5-2, in non-conference play, then the host Edison Eagles, 8-5, in National District action.

Zach Bako pitched a complete game with four strikeouts while scattering nine hits against Edison. John Petrich had two hits for Wakefield, Brody Karton had three RBI and Jack Lane two.

Landon Thomas threw a complete game with three strikeouts against St. Anselm’s. Bako and Jonathan Parker each had two RBI. Bako had two hits.

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The noises begin between 4 and 4:30 p.m. when competition often starts, then doesn’t end sometimes until 10 p.m.

The clatter and chatter comes from all over at schools’ multi-field athletic complexes – having a kind of surround-sound effect.

Depending on the school, some fields are closer together than others.

Cheering from a girls softball game at Yorktown High could be mistaken for that from the baseball contest. The diamonds abut one another, separated by a walking path.

The same is the case for the same fields at McLean High.

For someone not watching but just listening for the sounds and trying to decipher their meanings from a central spot, the primary noise always is the group cheering. The loudest comes from the home sections, because they usually have the most people.

There are the sudden short and loud cheers, coming when a goal is scored in soccer or lacrosse, a goalie makes a big save, or a significant height is cleared in the pole vault or high jump at a track and field meet.

The volume lasts a bit longer when a baseball or softball player homers, or a pitcher records a key inning-ending strikeout in a pressure situation.

There is the softer sustained cheering and clapping from the winning fans when an event ends.

There’s the sound of a baseball or softball being hit. A foul ball has a different tone than a hit put in fair play.

Sometimes a soccer ball being kicked or headed can be heard, and certainly any official’s whistle in soccer or lacrosse easily is distinguishable.

The sound of a horn or gun starting a track and field race is recognizable.

Unless right next to a field, it’s hard to hear game chatter from the players, coaches or official.

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O’Connell Grad Chosen by Saints in 6th Round of Draft DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Now that Kamrin Moore has been drafted by an NFL team, his former at BishFOOTBALL coaches op O’Connell High School believe the defensive back has the ability to play in the league for a while.

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Moore, a 2014 O’Connell graduate who then played college football at Boston College, was selected in the sixth round (189th pick overall) by the New Orleans Saints on April 26.

“Historically, good cornerbacks who can cover like Kam can add value to an NFL roster and stick around,” said Del Smith, O’Connell’s head coach during Moore’s years of high school and the current head coach at West Virginia Wes-

leyan College.

“He couldn’t be more deserving. Kam was a kid who just went about his business, graduated from college in three-anda-half years and was team captain as a senior,” Smith said.

As a senior at Boston College, Moore started 10 games, made 50 tackles and broke up nine passes. During his career, Moore played in 44 games, making 140 tackles (six for losses), had two interceptions, recovered two fumbles and broke up 24 passes.

Moore was confident he would be drafted, but he didn’t know what round, hearing anywhere from as high as the third round.

“I just wanted to be on a team, and now I want to get on the field, make an impact and get better every day,” Moore said.

Moore reports to the Saints’ rookie

mini-camp on May 9.

“Since I was a little kid, I’ve always wanted to play on a professional football team.

Now I have my chance,” Moore Kamrin Moore said about that possibility.

For O’Connell, Moore was an all-state and all-conference selection, and was chosen all-Sun Gazette on offense and defense as a senior. He had five interceptions his senior year, returning three for touchdowns. Moore missed parts of his junior and senior seasons with injuries.

Moore also played basketball and ran track at O’Connell.

“On the field, Kamrin had a lot of

confidence. He was big, physical, athletic, hungry and smart,” said Colin Disch, O’Connell’s current head coach, who was an assistant when Moore played at O’Connell. “Off the field, Kam was the first one in the meeting room, he was extremely focused and sat in the front because he always wanted to learn more and soak everything up. That will translate and serve him well in the NFL.” Yorktown High School graduate M.J. Stewart was drafted in the second round on April 26 by Tampa Bay. Stewart played at O’Connell his freshman year, then transferred to Yorktown, where he graduated in 2014, the same year as Moore.

Tampa Bay opens the 2018 season against the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 9 in New Orleands, so the former O’Connell players could face each other in that game if both make the final rosters of those teams.

Hoff and Henry Marshall scored goals and Lincoln Kickbush and Matthew Gonzalez had assists. In a 1-0 win over Herndon, Davis-Hoff had the goal and Kickbush the assist.

Hutchison each scored three goals, and Jackie Kabiri had two.

Goalie Olivia Klein totaled 27 saves.

Courtney Hatcher and Carly Thurman also contributed in the victories.

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YORKTOWN GIRLS LACROSSE: The Yorktown Patriots defeated Robinson, 18-11, Lake Braddock, 19-2, and South Lakes, 20-9, last week to finish the regular season with an 11-3 record.

In those three games, Claire Kuwana and Katie Calvo each scored 13 goals and had five assists. Kate Burke had eight goals; Ellie Dorsey had four; Sarah Bloomquist (six assists), Ellie Cowan, Camille Kuwana and Emma

LOU SERPA AWARD: Prior to the May 1 Yorktown vs. Langley varsity baseball game, Yorktown’s Carson Wood received the team’s 13th annual Lou Serpa Award – a $1,000 scholarship given to one senior on the team voted by the underclassmen as the best teammate.

The late Lou Serpa was a big backer of baseball at Yorktown and in Arlington County. His wife, Nancy, presented the award.

senior basketball player Xavier Johnson will player college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh.

Johnson was the Sun Gazette’s 201718 boys Player of the Year as well as a first-team all-Sun Gazette selection, and was an all-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference first-team selection.

The 6-foot-3 point guard was planning to play at the University of Nebraska, but changed his mind after an assistant coach who recruited him left for another job.

That coach was Wakefield High School graduate Kenya Hunter, who is now an assistant at the University of Connecticut.

O’Connell’s 11 hits.

“We hit one through nine in the lineup, we swing through the ball and hit all over the field, and we work hard at that,” Orndorff said. “We took their shot in the first inning, then Caitlin got us started with that double, and we answered with authority right away.”

Lyndsay Flippin led the hitting with three hits (two doubles) and two RBI. Jorae had two hits with a double, Madelynn Bates and Skye Ferris had RBI singles, and Julia Jones and Elizabeth Hoeymans had hits.

“We always try to uphold this championship, and it’s always fun to play against good teams like Ryken,” Hoeymans said.

Ryken was in the title game for the sixth year in a row, beating O’Connell in the final in 2014 and ’15.

The uncertainties for O’Connell this season were the off-and-on injury situa-

tions of its starting battery and top shortstop.

“Sometimes I can’t fill out a lineup until I get to the field, because you don’t know who you have healthy or not,” Orndorff said.

O’Connell reached the final with a 26-7 first-round home win over Bishop Ireton, then a 16-1 semifinal victory over St. John’s at Holy Cross the next day on May 3.

Right-hander Bates was the starting and winning pitcher against Ireton in the five-inning game. She struck out 12.

Sandercock drove in seven runs. She had a three-run homer, a two-run triple and an RBI single.

O’Connell’s Kiaris Alvarado-Rojas had six RBI, was 4 for 4 and hit for the cycle and added a sacrifice fly. Gayle had a three-run homer and three hits, Flippin had a two-run single and Jones and Hoey-

mans each had two hits.

Sandercock was the starter and winner against St. John’s with 10 strikeouts.

She led the hitting along with Jorae, Hoeymans and Alvarado-Rojas. Hoeymans and Sandercock each had three hits, Alvarado-Rojas and Jorae each had three RBI and Bates had two RBI. O’Connell finished the WCAC regular season with a 15-1 conference record to earn the top seed.

NOTES: The first-round win over Ireton gave O’Connell 20 victories this season, which is the 26th straight campaign the Knights have won 20 or more games, all under Orndorff (777 career wins as coach in 33 years) . . . O’Connell is the No. 1-ranked Division I private-school team in the state poll. The state tournament is scheduled to begin May 15, with the Knights most likely hosting a firstround game.

in three games.

Haley had two hits, including a double, in W-L’s 6-5 loss to Langley on May 3. He had three hits the game before that and two to start the stretch.

Dylan Anderson doubled and had two hits against Langley, Jack Winslow belted a solo homer, Aidan Lowe had a

hit and an RBI, Sam Nichols doubled and Isaac Bendon added a sacrifice fly.

Washington-Lee lost to South Lakes, 10-5, and Herndon, 3-2, in other games. n The season could have ended for the Bishop O’Connell Knights (11-15) on May 4 when they lost to the De-

Matha Stags, 5-3, in a first-round game of the Washington Cathholic Athletic Conference tournament. The loss was the Knights’ fourth in a row.

O’Connell could receive a berth to play in the Division I state privateschool tournament. If not, the season will be over for O’Connell.

High School Roundup SOCCER ACTION: In girls soccer, the Yorktown Patriots improved to 13-1-1 with a 6-0 victory over the WashingtonLee Generals, a 3-0 victory over Herndon and a 2-1 win over Marshall.

Lacey McCormack had four goals against W-L, Lauren Flynn scored two and Emily Talotta had two assists.

McCormack had two goals against Herndon and one against Marshall, with Maddie Winer scoring the other. n In boys soccer, Washington-Lee and Yorktown (10-3-3) played to a 1-1 tie. That extended Yorktown’s unbeaten streak to seven games.

In other action, the Yorktown boys nipped Marshall, 2-1, as Ian Davis-

Softball Continued from Page 22 inning. Led by a double from leadoff batter Caitlin Jorae, O’Connell responded with five runs on six hits in the bottom of the first, sending nine batters to the plate, and the Knights were on their way to victory.

“It was a tough top of the first inning, but getting behind fired us up,” said O’Connell starting and winning pitcher Kathryn Sandercock (16-3), who struck out 11 and threw a three-hitter. “Good teams respond to situations like that.”

The WCAC tourney title was Sandercock’s third as O’Connell’s starting and ace pitcher in the finals.

“This never gets old,” she said.

Sandercock had two RBI and two of

Baseball Continued from Page 22

n Washington-Lee High School’s Trey Haley swung a hot bat in recent action, with seven hits and multiple RBI

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Patriots Have Become Contenders in the Liberty District DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With two games to play in the regular season, the Yorktown Patriots had a 12-6 record when SOFTBALL overall this week began and were tied for second place in the Liberty District with a 7-2 mark, thanks to four straight wins in girls high school softball action.

“The girls are playing great softball right now,” Yorktown coach Heather Sutphin said. “We’ve had some really close games that came down to the final inning, and we have pulled through. They believe

in each other. We have eight seniors, and a lot the team’s cohesiveness and enthusiasm starts with their leadership.”

Yorktown is led by some strong hitters sprinkled through the lineup. Senior shortstop Kate Cressey, who will play at Stanford, had five home runs, 29 RBI and nine intentional walks through 17 games.

Senior second baseman Miranda Manka had three homers and sophomore catcher Sydney Russell had 25 RBI. Defensively, freshman Elena Horn has been a standout in center field. With the bat, she has 20 hits and has scored a teamhigh 25 runs.

Senior Kayleigh Cotton and junior

A Staff Report

DeFRANCO: Wakefield High School graduate Marisa DeFranco is a sophomore outfielder/ pitcher on the women’s softball team at Emerson College in Boston.

Through 24 games, DeFranco was batting .300 with 21 hits and four RBI. She had four stolen bases and had scored 14 runs.

On the mound, DeFranco had a 2-1 record and 3.19 earned run average in 261/3 innings, with five strikeouts.

MARISA

dent Jake Newsome, who played for the Washington-Lee High School boys lacrosse team, is a junior attack for the men’s team at Brown University this spring.

Through 15 games, Newsome had 21 goals and two assists and had gathered 12 ground balls.

MEIKEL TURNER: Bishop O’Connell

High School graduate Meikel Turner plays for the women’s softball team at Morgan State University.

The freshman outfielder has played in 29 games. She has scored 14 runs, has two RBI and four stolen bases.

ROANOKE COLLEGE MEN’S LACROSSE: Through 19 games this

spring, Washington-Lee High School graduate Robby Moore had gathered 55 ground balls as a senior defenseman for the men’s lacrosse team at Roanoke College.

Moore had started all 19 games.

Yorktown High grad Tim Aldinger is a junior midfielder for Roanoke.

Through 19 games, he had gathered a team-best 57 ground balls and had scored one goal.

ERIN SWEENEY: Bishop O’Connell

High School graduate Erin Sweeney is a junior on the women’s softball team at Mount St. Mary’s University.

She had a double and two RBI

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son and lost to South Lakes, 6-1.

After that, Yorktown (6-2 district record) could be a top two or three seed in the district tournament, which could begin with first-round action on May 11 and continues next week. n With a May 4 loss to the Yorktown Patriots, the Washington-Lee Generals fell to 4-9 on the season.

The Generals last victory was a 20-11 win over the George Mason Mustangs in non-district play. WashingtonLee also has defeated Herndon, Falls Church and Lee this season, and had two Liberty District games to play when the week began.

Warriors Win Two in Baseball

College Roundup

JAKE NEWSOME: Arlington resi-

Zoe Apsel have done the majority of the pitching, combining for 81 strikeouts.

“I’m really happy with our season so far, and we hope we can continue to play this well in the post-season,” Sutphin said.

On May 4, Yorktown blanked the host Washington-Lee Generals, 14-0.

Cressey, Russell and Horn all had three hits. Yorktown had 14 hits.

Apsel got the win and Jada Lansing also pitched for Yorktown.

The Patriots end the regular seasons this week with games against first-place South Lakes and Herndon. Yorktown defeated Herndon, 10-0, earlier this sea-

The Wakefield Warriors (7-8, 5-4) won two baseball games last week, defeating St. Anselm’s, 5-2, in non-conference play, then the host Edison Eagles, 8-5, in National District high school action.

Zach Bako pitched a complete game with four strikeouts while scattering nine hits against Edison. John Petrich

had two hits for Wakefield, Brody Karton had three RBI and Jack Lane two.

Landon Thomas threw a complete game with three strikeouts against St. Anselm’s. Bako and Jonathan Parker each had two RBI. Bako had two hits.

Wakefield ends the regular season this week with two games, then begins play in the National District tournament, where the Warriors could be seeded second, third or fourth.

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HUNTER GRAY: Washington-Lee

High School graduate Hunter Gray is a junior outfielder/pitcher on the Ohio Christian University baseball team this spring.

Through 43 games, Gray was batting .250. He had 36 hits, 18 RBI and five stolen bases. His hits included two home runs, two triples and four doubles.

On the mound, the right-hander had a 1-0 record in 51/3 innings of work, with two strikeouts.

MEAGHAN FOX: Washington-Lee High School graduate Meaghan Fox scored 47 goals and had 10 assists for the York College women’s lacrosse team this spring. Her 57 points were a team high.

The sophomore attack gathered 11 ground balls so far during the season.

CHRIS BRADY: Washington-Lee High School graduate Chris Brady is a freshman catcher on the baseball team at Patrick Henry Community College in the southwestern part of Virginia.

Brady had scored a total 13 runs, had 10 hits and eight RBI. His hits included a double, two triples and a home run through 24 contests for the team.

The Better Sports Club of Arlington will host its annual awards banquet on Wednesday, June 6 at the Columbus Club of Arlington at 5115 Little Falls Road.

For the 62nd year in a row, the banquet will honor Arlington County’s student-athletes who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in athletics, academics, character and community service. The event also honors Arlington’s Coach of the Year and Sportsperson of the Year.

Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m.

For information about the banquet, visit www.bettersportsclub.com.

O’CONNELL GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP: The 2018 Bishop O’Connell

High School girls basketball camp is July 16-20 at O’Connell. The camp will feature a distinguished group of guest instructors and includes a curriculum designed to improve skills and knowledge. For more information and a registration form, www.bishopoconnell. org/athletics/sports-clinics-and-camps.

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Contact Frank Leoni at: fleoni@ marymount.edu. On-line registration is at www.mubaseball.camps.com.

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individual became irate, threatened store employees with a bottle and demanded money, police said.

The suspect then went behind the counter and stole cash and other items of value.

The suspect is described as a black male, 25 years old, 5’4”, 145 pounds.

NOTICE June 12, 2018 Democratic and Republican Primary Elections On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, the Republican Party will hold a primary to select their nominee for U.S. Senate, and the Democratic Party will hold a primary to select their nominee for County Board. All Arlington precincts will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Citizens who need to register to vote or update their registration address must do so by Monday, May 21, to be eligible to vote in a primary. All citizens who will be 18 years old on or before Nov. 6, 2018 are eligible to register and vote in a primary. Register to vote online at http://vote.virginia.gov.

Virginia does not register voters by political party so any eligible registered voter may vote in a primary, although voters can only vote in one of the two primaries. Voters make their primary selection when they go to the polls or apply for an absentee ballot.

In-person absentee voting for voters unable to go to the polls on Election Day is now available in the Office of Elections, 2100 Clarendon Blvd. Suite 320, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with extended hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 9. The office will be closed on May 28 in observance of Memorial Day. The last day to vote absentee in-person is Saturday, June 9 at 5 p.m. Absentee voters who need ballots mailed may apply online at http://vote. virginia.gov, call 703-228-3456 to request an application, or download the form at http://vote.arlingtonva.us.

For more information please call 703-228-3456.

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LEGALS//////////////////////////////////////////// EMPLOYMENT ////////////////////////////// ABC LICENSE

ABC LICENSE

Impero Wine Distributors Va Inc., trading as Impero Wine Distributors Va Inc., 7964 Conell Court, Unit Q, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22079. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Beer Wholesaler & Importer license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Republik Coffee Bar of Ballston, LLC, trading as Republik Coffee Bar, 4401 Wilson Blvd Ste 103, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia 22203-4194. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer on Premises & Mixed Beverage Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Robert D’Onorfio Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200 5/10 & 5/17/18

Talha Sarac, Member Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200 5/10 & 5/17/18

ABC LICENSE

Roots & Vines LLC, trading as Trade Roots, 5852 Washington Blvd, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia 22205-2960. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine & Beer On & Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Republik Coffee Bar of McLean, LLC, trading as Republik Coffee Bar, 7915 Jones Branch Dr Ste A, McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia 22102-3343.

The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On Premises and Mixed Beverage license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200 5/10 & 5/17/18

SunGazette

Elfigne, LLC, trading as Elfigne Ethiopian Bar & Grill, 5703 A Center Lane, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia 22041-3001. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer on Premises & Mixed Beverage Restaurant license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

Double T Restaurant, LLC, trading as Pho Nu Cuoi Saigon, 9535 Braddock Road, Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia 22032-2538. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine & Beer On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

CAREGIVER I provide private care for seniors/elderly & disabled.

•Includes all daily needs •Live-in or out •Excellent references •Own transportation • Great Cook

Christabel 703-447-0354

HOUSEKEEPER WANTED HOUSEKEEPER

Full-time housekeeper / laundress needed from 1:00PM to 9:00PM Monday through Friday. Must have car.

Must speak English and be legally eligible to work in the U.S.

Contact 571.406.9467 or 571.330.9451

Tu Nguyen, Owner Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200 5/3 & 5/10/18

ARLINGTON 2501 N Lincoln St. May 12, 8 am - 1 pm ESTATE/ MOVING High end furn., paintings, accessories, & much, much more

To place your yard sale ad please call 703-771.8831

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 7426 Idylwood Road, Falls Church

Sat. May 12th 9am-2pm

Furniture, books, clothing, kitchen items, childrens toys & more!

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PIANO TUNING Piano Tuning

30 years' experience. Tuner for BalletNova. $10 discount for new customers.

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ARLINGTON FOREST COMMUNITY YARD SALE May 19, 7-5 Rain Date May 20

Dozens of sales in one neighborhood.

Look for signs at Route 50/Park Drive and George Mason/ Park Drive

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Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200 5/10 & 5/17/18

ABC LICENSE

Note: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices.

Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200 5/10 & 5/17/18

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SKILLED LABORER

Talha Sarac, Member

ABC LICENSE

Hailu Zewdie

residential property inspections in Woodbridge VA to obtain photos & measurements. Military & retired welcomed; no licensing needed.

I am an Experienced, Certified Caregiver

ABC LICENSE

Lisa Ostroff, Owner

Field Inspector needed to perform

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Giovanni Landscaping Mowing • Mulching • Aeration Seeding • Hedge Trimming • Clean-up Stone Work • Patios • Walkways Landscaping • Tree Removal Power Washing • Free Estimates Licensed & Insured

• Powerwashing • Bush & Tree Trimming • Deck repair / staining • Fence repair • Lawn mowing • Trash Removal • Grass seed / sod • Painting $35 per 1/4 Acre

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Elmer’s Lawn & Garden 703-878-4524

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BRICK & BLOCK

Decorative Concrete & Paver Specialists

Home of the $6,850 Bathroom Remodel From Now to WOW in 5 Days Guarantee

TWO POOR TEACHERS

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Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling

Select your products from our Mobile Showroom and Design Center Fully Insured & Class A Licensed Since 1999

C&E Cleaning Service

Rosa’s House Cleaning Vienna • Oakton • Great Falls • Arlington

in business since 1994 Licensed and Insured Two people team, Owner Supervised, Excellent References

$85 & Up Per House Excellent References Transportation

Please call 703.244.3483 or email: cehomesvc@cox.net for a Free Estimate

Call Rosa Anytime!

703.629.2095 or 703-622-8682

CONCRETE

30 YEARS EXPERIEINCE • DRIVEWAYS • EXPOSED AGGREGATE • PATIOS • FOOTINGS • SLABS • STAMPED CONCRETE • SIDEWALKS

AmeriClean

Professional Cleaning Established 1976 Owner Operated

Phone: 703-437-3822 • Cell: 703-795-5621

AAA+ Hauling

D&B Hauling And Moving

Junk

Immediate Response Honest, Reliable,& Punctual Basements Very Low Prices Furniture

constr debris

HOME IMPROVEMENT

S&S Ceramic Tile Quality Installation

Kitchen • Bathroom • Sunroom Back Splash Bathroom Re-Caulking Complete Bathroom Retiling Residential & Commercial Licensed & Insured

703-757-2997 • 703-932-6129

Marble • Wood • Tile • Stone • Brick

All Work Done By Hand. Working Owners Assures Quality Using Old Fashioned Paste Wax Method

703-356-4459

Licensed • Bonded • Insured

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Specializing In Custom Patios • Walls • Stoops • Driveways • Walkways • Small & Large Repairs • Grading • Drainage Issues

All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates Top Rated on Angie’s List • Licensed & Insured

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Are you tired of cleaning after your house cleaner?

Give us a call and let us give you a free estimate.

We have great references!

Call or email Martha Rodriguez

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CLEANING

Cleaning by Dalila

Commercial & Residential Housekeeper "Residential, Move-in/Move-out, Real Estate, Offices, Green Cleaning Services" Serving Northern VA, DC, and MD

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Expert House Cleaning with 24 years Experience Free estimates and Excellent Reference.

Daily, Weekly and Bi-weekly Contact Berna 571-502-2722 HANDYMAN

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•Painting •Drywall •Tile •Exterior Painting •Tree •Roofing Trimming •Electrical •Plumbing •Drywall •Mulching •Bath & Kitchen•Landscaping Remodel •Plumbing •Snow Remova l More •Lot Clearing & Much yourhandymanservice1@gmailcom

(540)683-0470 Licensed & Insured NOW Accepting Major Credit Cards

Bill’s Handyman Service

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HAULING

No Job Too Small, Too Large!

We do it all!

Light & Heavy Hauling Trash Removal • Yard Clean-Up Raking & Mowing!

Call Bob 703-338-0734 or 703-250-3486

JUNK - TRASH HAULING BASEMENT • GARAGE • PORCH FENCE • DECK • OFFICE FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS • YARD DEBRIS SHEDS • TREE & BRANCH REMOVAL DEMOLITION • SCRAP METAL MULCH • MOVING IN / MOVING OUT

703-582-3709 / 703-863-1086 ANGELJUNKREMOVAL.COM

HOME IMPROVEMENT

HOME IMPROVEMENT

George Paz Painting & Home Improvement Handyman Service

Painting • Carpentry•Drywall•General Work Expert & Professional Mold Removal 20 Years Experience

Licensed~Bonded~Insured

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Starting a Cleaning Business?

Reach 61,000 homes weekly in Arlington Fairfax with the Sun Gazette!

Contact Tonya Fields for rates 703.771.8831 or 571.333.1532 tfields@insidenova.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Ero’s Painting & Drywall Svc. LLC General Contractor: Additions, Unfinished basement, Kitchen & bathrooms, Deck, Sunrooms, Drywall, Flooring, Driveway Carpentry: Trim, framing metal & wood, moldling, cabinets installation, etc.

Interior & exterior painting, power wash, siding installation & much more!

•VA State Lic Class A•Classififcation CBC & RCB •Insured•MD State Lic Class Home Improvement

703-665-8858

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Joyce Leckie

man S&S H ices Serv•Electrical •Interior

HAULING

HAULING

703-881-1715 jleckie@rocketmail.com

Chevy Chase Floor Waxing Service Burnishing And Polishing Urethane And Polyurethane Wood Floor Finishes.

Historic Restorations

CLEANING

HANDYMAN

Family Owned & Operated Serving Your Community For 25 Years No Dust • No Sanding

Free Estimates

703-403-7700

CLEANING

FLOORING Polishing • Buffing • Waxing

appliances

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CLEANING

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Garages

Driveways • Patios • Walkways • Pool Decks • Steps Stoops • Retaining Walls • Pavers

Gift Certificates Available

Visit our website: www.twopoorteachers.com

MOTTERN MASONRYDesign

We offer a variety of finishes, including Stamped Concrete & Pavers, to provide your project a unique & special look.

WEEKLY•BI-WEEKLY•ONE TIME JOBS

Free Estimates

703-999-2928

BRICK & BLOCK

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Interior Baths, Kitches, Additions and all Interior Modification Exterior Decks, Patios, Siding and Roofing

Setting a Standard in Home Renovations & New Construction Solutions

703-327-1100 \WWW.HOMEELEMENT.COM

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HOME IMPROVEMENT

HOME IMPROVEMENT

HOME IMPROVEMENT

PAINTING

PAINTING

Residential & Commercial Remodeling

CONTRACTORS, INC.

703.444.1226

Build it the right way with R&J!

Residential & Commercial “ Build it the right way with R&J”Remodeling Since 1979

Licensed. Bonded. insured.

Custom Additions • Basements Free esTiMATes. reFerences

2nd Story Additions • Kitchens & Baths

Custom Additions •Garages Basements & Carports 2nd Story Additions • Kitchens/Baths Sunrooms • Replacement Windows Garages & Carports Licensed • Bonded •Insured Sunrooms • Replacement Windows Free Estimates • References www.northern-virginia-remodeling.com 703.444.1226

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MASONRY

Pat's Masonry LLC 25 years experience Free Estimates All Work guaranteed

Class A contractors License also Insured

For all your masonry needs • Brick • Stone • Flagstone • Concrete • Patios • Walkways • Retaining • Decorative Walls • Repairs

540-481-6519

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Syd’s Plumbing & Repairs No Job Too Small!

Sewer and Water Repair and Replacement Bathroom Remodeling & All Your Plumbing Needs

703-627-3574

MASONRY

North’s Custom Masonry

20%

WITH OFF TH AD! IS

• Patios • Walkways • Fire Pits • Fireplaces • Paver Driveways

Masonry Walls • Columns Stone Work on your house Honest & Dependable Service Satisfaction Guaranteed • Lic./Ins. •

540-533-8092

PAINTING

Martin Thibault

Interior & Exterior Painting for 23 206 Years

703-560-0515 703-476-0834

Very Reasonable Prices Licensed & Insured • Free Estimates

CARLOS PAINTING, INC.

More than 10 years experience.

Free Estimates

Special Price for Empty Houses!

•Drywall •Textured Ceiling •Deck Sealing •Wall Paper Removal •Rotton Wood •Window Seals •Trim Repair •Home Improvement

571-233-7667

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Interior & Exterior Basement Finishing Crown Molding Power Wash Drywall

Bathroom Remodeling Wood Replacement Hardwood Flooring Carpet Installation

(703) 597-6163

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Working Owners Assures Quality Licensed, Bonded & Insured

703-356-4459

703.281.0452

Finishedproductllc.com

VA Contractors License # 2705-129028 CIC,HIC,PTC

Paint & Stain LLC Since 1997 General contractor

Home Improvement / Licensed Contractor

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Potomac Window Cleaning Co.

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Get your FREE QUOTE NOW!

WINDOWS / FLOORS

ROOFING

POWERWASHING

• Interior and Exterior Painting • Wallcovering Installation and Removal • Power Washing • Carpentry • Drywall • Wood Replacement • Moldings

PAINTING

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•Interior & Exterior •Plaster Repair •Water Damage •Pressure Washing •Crown/Chair Molding •References •Guaranteed Work •Handyman Services

Finished Product, LLC

Window Cleaning - Inside & Outside,

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Roofing Painting & Remodeling

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TOURIST DESTINATIONS

Shakespeare’s hometown

© StatePoint Media

15. *Taking the ____, or

12. Unit of force going to Baden-Baden

ACROSS

20. Consumed

1. Dog show outcasts

22. Pharaoh’s cobra

6. Pose a question

24. Joins the military

9. Mr. Potato Head, e.g.

25. *Location of world’s

13. ____ tower

tallest building

14. Holstein sound

26. Omani and Yemeni

15. Liable to cry

27. “____ in Toyland”

16. Was rebroadcasted

29. *Where to see Taj Mahal

17. Pilot’s deadline

31. #17 Across, pl.

18. Packers QB

32. Source of lymphocytes,

19. *Where ATMs have

pl.

instructions in Latin

33. Savory sensation

21. Army bathroom

34. *Chunnel ride from

23. Surf turf

London

24. “At ____, soldier!”

36. *Party in Maui

25. Pat

38. *Sydney Harbour is one

28. University head

of first to ring in the new one

30. Pre-wedding agreement

42. Ancient fishing tool

35. Caspian Sea river

45. Modus operandi

37. Like the fairy tale duckling

49. Female pronoun

39. Pore in a leaf

51. In working order

40. Hindu Mr.

54. Run-of-the-mill

41. Intrudes

56. Native New Zealander

43. Month before Nisan

57. Memory unit

44. Perpendicular to the keel

58. Nobleman’s title

46. “Pronto!”

66. Crematorium jar

DOWN

59. Throat-clearing sound

47. Highway hauler

68. Dip a ____ ____ the

1. Type of nuclear missile

60. Flipside of pros

48. Magazine collection

water

2. Eye layer

61. Unrivaled

50. Bike maker

69. General direction

3. Legal wrong

62. *Vegas light

52. Bro’s counterpart

70. Be indisposed

4. *Orient Express, e.g.

63. Floppy storage

53. Start of a conclusion

71. Jagged

5. On the same page

64. Change for a five

55. Look through a scope

72. Trees on Freddy

6. Echoed by the flock

67. *Home to Christ the

57. *Popular all-inclusive

Krueger’s street

7. Chronic drinker

Redeemer

location, pl.

73. Spade for stony ground

8. *Down Under marsupial

61. *Where to visit “the

74. Roller derby turf, pl.

9. Scorch

happiest place on Earth”

10. ____wig or ____winkle

65. Yokel’s holler

11. *Middle name of

55+ News NEW YOGA CLASSES ARE FORMING: A variety of yoga classes begin the week of May 14 at various Arlington government senior centers. For information, call (703) 228-4771.

ART DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON SCULPTURE: A discussion of sculpture art will

CLASSICAL-MUSIC APPRECIATORS TO GATHER: The classical-music-apprecia-

DISCUSSION LOOKS AT TREE CANOPY:

be held on Wednesday, May 16 at 11:30 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center.

For information, call (703) 228-7369.

tion group at Langston-Brown Senior Center will focus on Haydn concertos on Monday, May 14 at 1 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

A discussion of Arlington’s urban-tree canopy will be presented on Wednesday, May 16 at 1 p.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

TRAVELERS HEAD TO VIEW HISTORIC CHURCH: Arlington County 55+ Travel

HISTORY OF LOCAL CHURCH DETAILED: The history and significance of

will host a trip to Lititz, Pa., on Tuesday, May 15, to tour the Lititz Morvian Church. The cost is $47. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

Lomax AME Zion Church will be discussed on Wednesday, May 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

PAIN-MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TOPIC OF FORUM: The Ask-a-Nurse

HEALTH UPDATE ZEROES IN ON MEDICARE: An update on Medicare will be

program at Langston-Brown Senior Center will focus on pain management on Tuesday, May 15 at 11 a.m. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

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presented on Wednesday, May 16 at 1:30 p.m. at Aurora Hills Senior Center.

For additional information, call (703) 228-5722.

WALKERS AMBLE IN ALEXANDRIA:

The Arlington Walking Club travels to Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria on Wednesday, May 16 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation from Lubber Run Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

SENIOR CENTER HOSTS PLANT EXCHANGE: Lee Senior Center hosts its

annual plant exchange on Thursday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL-WRITING SERIES KICKS OFF: A four-part series on writ-

ing a life history begins on Thursday, May 17 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at LangstonBrown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

TRAVELERS HEAD TO SOLOMON’S ISLAND: Arlington County 55+ Travel

hosts a trip to Solomon’s Island, Md., on Friday, May 18. The cost is $8. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

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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.

May 14, 1943: n A total of 410 Arlington men are slated for induction into the Armed Forces next week. n Anna Hedrick has announced plans to seek the Republican nomination for House of Delegates. n The Electoral Board has appointed Arlington’s first general registrar, but the appointee says she doesn’t want the job. n The 35-mph speed limit imposed on Virginia highways for the duration of the war has led to a sharp increase in speeding. n Car-sharing clubs are sprouting up across the region. n The Sun editor notes that bus drivers are getting creative in their efforts to pack in more people during rush hour.

May 13, 1944: n The U.S. is now spending about $300 million a day on the war effort.

May 13, 1957: n It took County Board members nine hours to get through the first 17 items on their 50-item agenda, then they called it a night and will pick up deliberations tomorrow. n County Board members plan to cut the real estate tax rate from $3.51 per $100 to $3.20. n The polluted Potomac River is “a national disgrace,” one member of Congress says. n Northern Virginia bird-watchers are fanning out for their annual count. n An Arlington woman has won the crown as “Mrs. America.”

May 12, 1966: n County Board member Harold Casto is demanding the school system make more cuts to its proposed budget. n Rep. Joel Broyhill (R-10th) will not run for U.S. Senate, but plans instead to seek re-election to the House of Representatives. n A Sun editorial calls for a 10-percent pay raise for county police and fire personnel. n On the baseball diamond, Wakefield topped Yorktown, 7-4, while WashingtonLee defeated McLean, 5-2.

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