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Arlington County Board members on Nov. 18 formally named the county government’s headquarters building at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. in honor of Ellen Bozman, a longtime civic leader and, with a tenure of 24 years, the longest serving County Board member in local history.

The vote came after friends of Bozman, who died in January 2009 at 83, proposed the action. It was supported by the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board and passed the County Board unanimously.

Bozman was first elected to the County Board in 1973 and was re-elected five times. She retired from office at the end of 1997, but remained active in civic life until her death.

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Faced with flat or declining enrollment and issues related to equity and parity, Arlington School Board members appear ready to look at subsidizing summerschool enrichment programs, rather than continuing the practice of requiring the classes to pay for themselves.

“We are creating a barrier – there are people who can afford summer school, and people who can’t,” School Board member Nancy Van Doren said Nov. 14, as board members were briefed on data from the 2017 summer-school session.

A total of 687 elementary-school students, 203 middle-school students and 449 high-school students took part in enrichment classes during the summer, a figure that was up from 2016 in elementary school but down at the secondary-school levels.

“We haven’t really figured out a ‘why’ [enrollment declined],” said Tara Nattrass, the school system’s assistant superintendent for teaching and learning, who said they were working on an answer.

Van Doren, however, suggested it might be simple. “The fees went up, participation went down,” she said.

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Father Gerard Creedon Dies; Was Champion for the Needy SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Even nearly 60 years after the fact, Father Gerard Creedon vividly recalled an incident from his childhood that may have set him on the path to his life’s work.

Creedon – known to nearly all as “Gerry” – was an 8-year-old in early-1950s Ireland when he witnessed an elderly neighbor woman about to be thrown out of her home after her lease ran out. He and those around him looked on as a Roman Catholic priest intervened not only to save the woman’s housing, but, in the process, her dignity as well.

“Isn’t it time we stood up for what is just, to establish for everybody the right to a decent home?” Creedon asked in 2010 after relaying that tale, as he accepted the second annual Ellen Bozman Affordable Housing Award from the Alliance for Housing Solutions.

Father Creedon, whose postings for the church included a long stint at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Arlington, died Nov. 16. He was 73 years old.

“I am devastated,” U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) said as news of the death spread. “He understood that catholic ministry was inclusive, not judgmental.

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In his early years as a priest, Creedon served at a variety of parish churches in Northern Virginia, and for a time was director of the diocese’s Catholic Charities arm. For four years in the 1990s, he served in a mission church in the Dominican Republic.

In 2010, Creedon was moved by the diocese from St. Charles Borromeo – where he had spent 15 years – to Holy Family Church in Dale City. He was ministering at that parish until his death.

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Keller Williams Soirée Raises Funds for Non-Profits

Fraser serves as one of three chairs of the events, along with Ann Wilson and Natalie Roy. Roy said the focus on service to the community, while not the only reason she chose Keller Williams, was key. It was, she said, about “being part of something bigger than oneself.”

Bring together several hundred real-estate professionals in a room, and a degree of fun-loving pandemonium is guaranteed to break out. Revelers enjoyed the music of the Arlington-based band LyonHeart, and were led on a live-auction journey courtesy Keller William agents Gabe Deukmaji and Mitch Curtis.

First up on the auction block: Tickets to a December concert by comedian Chris Rock at Madison Square Garden, plus a backstage meet-and-greet and hotel stay.

(Realtor Fleming was Rock’s mother-inlaw).

The gavel came down at $1,400, and a second package (featuring the tickets and meet-and-greet but without the hotel stay) brought in nearly $1,000 more to kick off the live(ly) auction.

Kathy Sibert, president and CEO of the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network, said the funding would be put to good use.

“The funds raised at the KW Bridging the Gap gala helps A-SPAN move more men, women and veterans from homelessness to a home,” Sibert said. “Community support such as the funding from Keller Williams is the reason why A-SPAN has been able to move 237 people into a home of their own.”

For Fleming, who has seen the Bridging the Gap gala take on a life of its own a decade after it was conceived, the experience was ecstatic about what it had achieved. “$750,000 over 10 years? That’s doggone good,” she said.

Marymount University is opening up its presidential-selection process to a level of transparency not seen previous times the post has come open.

University officials will be encouraging extensive input from the Marymount community, said Edward Bersoff, who chairs the presidential-search committee.

“We want to learn your thoughts about the university’s priorities and the qualities, skills and experiences you will be looking for in the next president,” Bersoff said in an e-mail to the university’s students, fac-

ulty, staff and supporters.

Matthew Shank, who has served as president since mid-2011, announced earlier this month he would not seek extension of his contract when it expires next June. Shank has the option, after taking a sabbatical year, of serving as a marketing professor at the university.

As part of the search process, Marymount has engaged the search firm of Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, whose staff will be on the campus in late November to start their work. Around the

same time, members of the Marymount community will receive an e-mail seeking input. Responses will be confidential, university officials said.

The university also has set up a special e-mail account for its community to provide input or ask questions about the process.

Shank is Marymount’s sixth president since it opened as a two-year women’s college with 13 students in 1950.

The first four presidents all were members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart

of Mary order of Roman Catholic nuns: Sister Elizabeth Gallagher (1950-55), Sister Berchmans Walsh (1955-60), Sister Majella Berg (1960-93) and Sister Eymard Gallagher (1993-2001).

James Bundschuh became the first lay president when he was appointed in 2001, serving for a decade. Shank, who arrived in July 2011, previously had held academic and leadership posts at the University of Dayton, Northern Kentucky University, the University of Mississippi and Southern Illinois University.

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gious organizations: declining and aging membership as individuals seek alternate venues for spiritual fulfillment.

Merrow wondered aloud whether “simply tinkering at the edges” would be enough for organizations to transition from the departing post-World War II era to future generations.

“Please, hold on to the importance of the work [you do],” Merrow said. “But I challenge you: How is it that the work is going to continue 10 years, 20 years from now?”

It is a message that has been reverberating in the ears of service-club leaders for a decade or more.

“Things are changing, and we need to change, too,” said Arlington County Board member Libby Garvey, who presented a resolution honoring Arlington’s service organizations and the more than 100,000 hours of volunteer effort they provide each year.

Those efforts “touch and enhance the lives of our residents,” Garvey said.

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Ten years after beginning with several local real-estate agents tossing around ideas to give back to the community, Arlington non-profit organizations have received three-quarters of a million dollars from charitable efforts supported by Keller Williams Realty.

The latest “Bridging the Gap” celebration, held Nov. 9 at the Clarendon Ballroom, marked a full decade for the celebration and provided financial support for the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (A-SPAN), Bridges to Independence and Edu-Futuro.

“At Keller Williams, one of your major goals is to work within the community,” said Gayle Fleming, who was among those, a decade ago, who conceived the philanthropic initiative.

“It comes from the top – a core, core part of the Keller Williams value system,” added Marybeth Fraser, speaking of philanthropic goals as she toured the dozens of silent-auction items on display.

“A lot of our business partners will donate items,” Fraser said, leading to “a ripple effect across the entire community.”

Kathy Fong of Keller Williams Realty speaks at the company’s “Bridging the Gap” fund-raiser at Clarendon Ballroom on Nov. 9. Behind her is Gabe Deukmaji, who served as auctioneer.

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Inter-Service Club Council Celebrates Volunteerism Staff Writer

Service organizations – the Rotary, Optimist, Lions, Zonta and similar clubs that dot the landscape locally and across the nation – need to find new ways to connect with up-and-coming generations that want to give back but aren’t interested in old ways of doing it.

That was the gentle advice of the keynote speaker at the Inter-Service Club Council of Arlington’s 63rd annual luncheon, held Nov. 15 at Washington Golf & Country Club.

“In a time we are becoming increasingly separated from each other . . . the mission and work of service clubs has never been more important in the life of our country,” said Rev. Andrew Merrow, senior rector at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, during his keynote address.

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Inter-Service Club Council of Arlington 2017 Man of the Year Harro Wulf, left, was joined

by Edd Nolen following the awards presentation.

The Inter-Service Club Council, founded in 1940, serves as a clearinghouse for ideas among the county’s organizations.

The council’s president, Edd Nolen, said that instead of hiding from changing demographics, organizations must “take up the challenge and move forward with it.”

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At the annual luncheon, the council bestowed its annual awards: • Harro Wulf of the South Arlington Kiwanis Club was named Man of the Year. Having joined the club in 1995, he has performed in a variety of leadership positions, and serves as an outstanding model for other members.

• Julia Wright of the Kiwanis Club of Arlington was named Woman of the Year, receiving honors for her efforts conceiving and leading the club’s annual blueberry sales, which provide funds to support local grants. Wright also serves as treasurer and is a past president of the club.

Sandy Bushue, a member of the Arlington Optimist Club and the 2016 Woman of the Year, said efforts on behalf of service organizations don’t just support the community, but provide something important to those who are volunteering.

“I have become the one whose soul has been nourished,” Bushue said of her participation in civic life.

Arlington Home Sales, Prices Increase in October The Arlington real-estate market continued to rebound in October from a midsummer plateau, with both home sales and average prices seeing healthy, if modest, year-over-year increases.

A total of 254 properties went to closing last month, according to figures reported Nov. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. That’s an increase of 7.2 percent from the 237 transactions reported a year before.

The overall average sales price also was higher, rising 7 percent to $641,932, with increases in all three segments of the market: • The average sales price of single-family homes rose 2.3 percent to $921,381.

• The average price of attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, rose 5.9 percent to $460,471.

• The average price of condominiums rose 6.6 percent to $437,053.

A total of 34 properties sold for more than $1 million during the month.

Add up the sales and prices, and total volume of $163 million across Arlington for the month was up 14.7 percent from $142.1 million a year before.

Homes that went to closing in October spent an average of 39 days between listing and ratified sales contract, an improvement from the 46 days required a

year ago, and garnered 97.7 percent of listing price, up from 97.4 percent.

Conventional mortgages represented the method of transacting sales in 176 cases, followed by cash (38) and VAbacked loans (23).

Inventory – more specifically, the lack of it – remains an issue, with the total number of active listings at the end of the month (554) down 4.2 percent from a year before. However, with the market moving to its more dormant months of the year, the tight inventory may not prove as problematic as it would be in spring and summer.

Where is the market headed? The number of homes coming under contract in October was up a whopping 44 percent from a year before, which could translate to higher sales figures in the last two months of 2017 and the early part of 2018.

Figures represent most, but not all, sales during the period. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

D.C., Inner Suburbs See Solid Month: After a soft September, Washington and its immediate inner suburbs had a stronger month in real estate in October, with year-over-year sales up solidly and higher average prices in all sectors of the market, according to new data.

A total of 4,320 properties went to closing in the corridor last month, according

Thanksgiving Brings a Million Departures from Local Airports About a million travelers will depart from the region’s three commercial airports during the week of Thanksgiving, according to new estimates.

That includes a projected 386,796 departing Baltimore-Washington International Airport; 321,346 leaving on a jet plane from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; and 300,393 taking a big ol’ jet airliner out of Washington Dulles International Airport.

The three airports rank 22nd, 23rd and 25th, respectively, in projected passenger departures during the week across the nation.

Estimates were reported by Hopper and InsureMyTrip, who say Thanksgiving-time airfares are averaging about 12 percent more this year than last.

Nationally, three airports are expected to break 1 million passenger departures for the week: Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International (1.38 million), Los Angeles International (1.13 million) and ChicagoO’Hare (1.02 million).

Rounding out the top ten: Dallas-Fort Worth International; John F. Kennedy International; Denver International; San Francisco International; McCarran International (Las Vegas); CharlotteDouglas International; and Phoenix Sky Harbor International.

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Traffic: Northern Virginia’s two major airports saw year-over-year declines in passenger service in September, in part due to travel disruptions caused by hurricanes and other weather conditions during the month.

About 3.8 million passengers traveled through Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports during the month, according to figures reported Nov. 13 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

That’s down 2.6 percent from the passenger count reported in September 2016.

Both airports were hit in the downturn: • Reagan National’s passenger total of 1,867,125 was down 5 percent from a year before, as American Airlines and JetBlue saw weather-related impacts and Southwest and Delta had softer load factors.

• The 1,901,348 passengers traveling through Dulles represented a decline of 0.3 percent, with dominant carrier United seeing a small decrease in domestic service but a more substantial decline (7.1 percent) in international service due to lower load factors.

At the region’s third major airport – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – September’s passenger total of 2,040,605 was down 0.4 percent.

to figures reported Nov. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. That’s up 8.8 percent from a year before, and reverses the 3-percent year-over-year decline reported in September’s data. (Total sales actually were higher in October than September, which is not unheard of but is somewhat atypical of historic norms.)

Figures represent sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.

The average sales price of all properties that sold was up 3.6 percent to $512,49, with single-family homes ($614,586), townhouses ($436,026) and condominiums ($367,055) all posting increases.

Add it all up, and the sales volume for October of $2.21 billion was up 12.7 percent from $2.03 billion a year before.

Homes that went to closing in October spent an average of 41 days between listing and ratified sales contract, an improvement from the 48 days required a year before, and garnered 98 percent of listing price, up from 97.4 percent.

Conventional mortgages represented the method of transacting sales in 2,527 cases, followed by cash (659) and FHAback loans (580).

Inventory, which has been tight across

the region for more than a year, stayed that way in October, with the 10,105 homes on the market down 2.8 percent from a year before.

Where is the regional market headed?

The good news: The number of homes coming under contract in October was up significantly from a year ago for the second month in a row. The bad news? Pending sales continue to run below 2016’s numbers.

Data represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

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Our View: Republican Spanking Sends a Message Nobody, but nobody, was expecting the outcome that transpired in Virginia elections.

It wasn’t the races for statewide office that proved the shocker – Ralph Northam, Justin Fairfax and Mark Herring were at least even-money bets going into polling day – but rather the thumping Republicans took in House of Delegates races.

The result was rather like the walloping Democrats in the U.S. Senate endured during the Reagan landslide of 1980.

Not only did voters remove some dead wood from office, but several competent, qualified, reasonable officials became collateral damage in the steamroller.

As to be expected in such cases, the first reaction of the statewide GOP leadership was shock, followed by recriminations. (Democrats went through the same thing in 2016.)

Some, like Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart (the last living Confederate from Minnesota), said the problem for Republicans is they didn’t veer far enough in the direction of Donald Trump.

The not-close-enough-to-Trump theory just doesn’t hold water. It doesn’t explain why Gillespie went down, and it certainly doesn’t explain why so many Republicans were taken out in House of Delegates races.

A better acknowledgment of reality came from Republi-

can Party of Virginia chairman John Whitbeck, who noted that Republicans’ message simply wasn’t resonating with a wide, and growing, swath of the electorate.

“Virginia has changed and is changing,” Whitbeck opined the day after the GOP debacle. “Sixty-eight percent of voters under the age of 45 voted Democrat. Minority populations continue to climb as a percent of Virginia’s population and . . . our nominees lost non-white voters 80 percent to 20 percent.

If we do not find a way to appeal to these two groups, the results will be grim.”

Meanwhile, it looks like Stewart will be the nominee on a kamikaze mission against U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Despite the fact that Kaine is vulnerable given the right set of circumstances, a Kaine-Stewart race would be over before it begins, and likely would be notable only for the Republican’s finding ways to take campaigning deeper into the gutter.

All that said, we treat politics like we treat stocks: Buy low, sell high. The Republican brand is trading at a low, but Virginia Democrats (despite their successful night on Nov. 7) themselves have a host of institutional and messaging problems to contend with. Both parties need reforms and updating to be palatable to modern-day Virginia, and as was proved last week, third parties are not ready to step into the void.

Interesting times await!

Middle-School Boundary Plan Is Lacking

Editor: Superintendent Patrick Murphy’s middle-school boundary recommendation would, if adopted, continue a pattern of benefiting a minority of students and leaving the rest out.

The recommendation states that it aims to equalize enrollment across all middle schools, but fails to do that entirely. By 2022, the superintendent estimates that Swanson will be over capacity by more than 100 children and Williamsburg will be under capacity by more than 100 children. Nonetheless, the superintendent recommends moving planning districts from Williamsburg to

Swanson.

Why add trailers and hire teachers for Swanson when there are empty desks at Williamsburg?

If adopted, this scheme would be the latest School Board decision that harms current McKinley students, all slated to go to Swanson under the recommendation.

McKinley kids have been dealt a bad hand by the school system. After McKinley’s expansion last year, school leaders transferred planning districts from Tuckahoe to McKinley.

Now, Tuckahoe is under capacity and McKinley is more than 120 children

over capacity. Principal Brown and his staff have done an amazing job under the circumstances.

The School Board should not repeat this pattern again for the same kids when they arrive in middle school. The School Board should admit its mistake with McKinley’s boundaries and correct the overcrowding for the next school year.

And the School Board should adopt middle-school boundaries that actually balance enrollment across all schools.

The School Board has a responsibility to all of the students.

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Sales-Tax Increase Not Way to Go for Metro Funding Editor: In an article about County Board Chairman Jay Fisette’s hoped-for accomplishments in his last few months in office, you say that he “wants to develop a funding strategy ‘the stakeholders can rally behind’ for the Metro system.” I certainly hope he’s successful.

There is a strategy this stakeholder would rally behind, and it’s NOT the one-percent sales tax beloved by our neighbors across the Potomac.

A funding strategy should be equitable, and the notion that all of Fairfax and Loudoun – which have large areas for which Metro provides almost no

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Arlington’s school system should expand minority-achievement efforts through student-toSCHOOL student interaction, a of local youth BOARD group told School Board NOTES members Nov. 14.

Eight Arlington 11th-graders traveled to Cleveland earlier in the school year to attend the national Minority Student Achievement Network conference, and brought back enthusiasm to expand the local effort from just one high school (Yorktown) to all county high schools.

“We would like to expand this program so every person of color throughout Arlington could experience what we got to experience,” said Monique Vaz, a junior at Washington-Lee High School.

The students, accompanied by three school-system chaperones, were able to engage in roundtable discussions, hear from speakers and visit three colleges during their whirlwind trip to Ohio.

Currently, the Minority Student Achievement Network initiative, in addition to being limited to Yorktown, focuses exclusively on male students. Students say they’ll take the initiative to expand it countywide and include female students.

“We don’t have official plans yet, but we’re going to work really hard and build this,” said Brianna Alexander, a student at Wakefield High School who participated in the trip.

The efforts are needed, Vaz said, because of continued challenges for minority students in Arlington’s secondary schools, from a lack of participation in Advanced Placement courses to higher rates of suspensions.

Minority students “underachieve at all the high schools,” Vaz said.

Carolyn Clark, supervisor of the school system’s Office of Minority Achievement, said school officials had spread the word throughout high schools in order to round up students to go on the trip. She said efforts were in the works to “keep the mes-

sage going” and draw a larger contingent for the 2018 conference, to be held in the Boston area.

That would require funding (the school system paid the costs for students and chaperones in 2017). While School Board chairman Barbara Kanninen said “we don’t make promises on the spot,” she did say school leaders would look into providing additional cash to support a larger group next year.

School Board member James Lander, who supports additional funding, called the students “our heroes” for providing outreach to their classmates.

“You are facing a world we’ve never seen before,” he told them. “Your experiences and leadership will be examples.”

In addition to Vaz and Alexander, participating students include Elisha Wolday of Washington-Lee; Musse Yimer of Wakefield; Jade Northover and Cesar Alexander of Yorktown; and Chelsie Ross and Ricardo Martinez Moreira of H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program.

APS to Host Budget Forum: Arlington Public Schools will hold a community forum on fiscal 2019 budget issues on Tuesday, Nov. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Washington-Lee High School.

In addition, Superintendent Patrick Murphy will join County Manager Mark Schwartz in a presentation to the Arlington County Civic Federation on Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Murphy is slated to present his proposed fiscal 2019 budget to School Board members in late February. The budget will cover spending from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk: Maybe it happened because it was a Tuesday meeting rather than the usual Thursday slot, but the Arlington School Board’s two male members – James Lander and Reid Goldstein – committed sartorial faux pas by failing to wear ties on the dais.

Superintendent Patrick Murphy was appropriately attired for the formal meeting.

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That is according to NAR’s Jessica Lautz, managing director of survey research and communications at the National Association of Realtors, and Robert Dietz, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), at session held recently at the 2017 Realtors Conference & Expo in Chicago.

Lautz, highlighting findings from NAR’s 2017 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, said supply constraints at the lower end of the market are a big part of the reason why first-time buyers made up only 34 percent of sales over the past year and have lagged the historical average of 39 percent for several years.

With low inventory pushing prices upward, successful buyers have needed higher household incomes and in the past year made smaller down payments. Additionally, the time a home was on the market before fell to a new survey low this year of three weeks.

“The month’s supply of homes continues to be way under a balanced market of six months, home prices have risen year-over-year for 67 straight months and multiple offers on listings for sale are a common occurrence,” said Lautz. “Without enough listings on the market, affordability is decreasing and buyers are increasingly saying finding the right home is their top struggle.”

Much of Dietz’s presentation covered why the home-building industry is struggling to construct more homes.

He said that building lags overall demand for a variety of reasons, including an aging workforce that is causing a shortage of construction workers, plus low lot availability, steadily rising costs of building materials and land, and the difficulties builders are having in obtaining construction loans.

Despite these continuous challenges hampering the building industry, Dietz did offer some signs of hope for improvements in coming years. He pointed to the post-election surge in builder confidence and the pace of single-family housing starts slowly trending towards normalized levels.

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Arlington Notes COAT DRIVE CONTINUES THROUGH NOV. 30: The Bonder and Amanda

Johnson Community Development Corporation is accepting donations of coats through Nov. 30, with distribution to those in need coming in December.

It is the organization’s eighth annual coat drive.

Donation locations include the organization’s office at 2229 Shirlington Road as well as Drew Model School (3500 23rd St. South) and Presto Valet (1623 North Quaker Lane).

For information on other drop-off locations, or information about pickup of large donations, call (703) 229-5650 or see the Web site at www.bajcdc.org.

YOUTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM: Crescendo, the youth cham-

ber orchestra of the Arlington Philharmonic, will hold a family-friendly concert on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at Washington-Lee High School.

The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonphilharmonic.org.

CHURCH TO HOST ‘MESSIAH’ SINGALONG: Clarendon United Methodist

Church continues a 46-year tradition with its annual “Messiah” sing-along on Sunday, Nov. 26 at the church, 606 North Irving St. at 7 p.m.

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A $20 donation is suggested; librettos are available on loan. For information, see the Web site at www.clarendonumc.org.

LIONS CLUB HAS NEW HOME FOR CHRISTMAS-TREE SALE: The South

Arlington Lions Club, which found its longtime spot for the sale of Christmas trees fall to redevelopment this year, has a new location lined up.

The club will sell trees from Nov. 24 until all are gone at American Legion Post 139, 3445 Washington Blvd.

Balsam and fraser fir trees, wreaths, roping, tree stands and table-top trees will be available for purchase.

The sale opens Nov. 24 from noon to 4 p.m. On Nov. 25-26, it will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. After that, sale hours are weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

All proceeds benefit charitable efforts of the club.

The club traditionally had held its sales in the parking lot of the Food Star supermarket at the intersection of Columbia Pike and South George Mason Drive.

That parcel currently is a construction site, as a mixed-use project is rising.

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Optimist Club will hold its annual Christmas-tree sale from Nov. 25 to Dec. 24 (or until sold out) at the Wells Fargo Bank parking lot at the intersection of Lee Highway and North Glebe Road.

Trees, roping and wreaths will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit programs for Arlington youth.

5K RACE TO SUPPORT EYE FOUNDATION: The South Arlington Lions Club

and the Safety and Health Foundation will host a Christmas Tree 5K race on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. beginning and ending at Glencarlyn Park, 4955 Columbia Pike.

The race will take place along the W&OD Regional Trail. Proceeds will benefit the Old Dominion Eye Foundation.

For information, see the Web site at www.safetyandhealthfoundation.org/ christmastree.

WEICHERT TO SUPPORT TOYS FOR TOTS AGAIN IN 2017: The Weichert

family of companies will hold its 39th annual Weichert Toy Drive in support of the Toys for Tots initiative.

Local residents can drop off new, unwrapped toys at the company’s sales offices through Dec. 15. The toys will be delivered throughout the holidays in conjunction with local charities that assist disadvantaged children.

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The event is sponsored by Le Chic Geek and Tagging Miles. Those attending are asked to bring an unwrapped new toy for donation.

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Fonseca was honored for his work with older adults living in nursing homes, assisted-living residences and other longterm-care centers.

The award was established in 2000 after the death of Janet Tulloch, a nursinghome resident, author, advocate and longtime member of the Consumer Voice’s board of directors. It honors a citizen-advocate, family caregiver or long-term-care consumer who has worked directly with and for residents to improve the lives of long-term-care residents.

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lington County Civic Association has announced plans for its 2018 annual banquet, to be held on Friday, May 4 at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn.

The event will feature a discussion of “Arlington’s Growth Express: Still on Track, or Off the Rails?” by Alan Ehrenhalt, the former executive editor of Governing magazine, and Peter Rousselot, former chairman of the Arlington County Democratic Committee and a columnist for Arlnow.

The event also will feature presentation of the Sun Gazette Cup and other awards honoring civic activism.

For information on the Civic Federation, see the Web site at www.civfed.org.

HOST LIONS CLUB PREPS CITRUS SALE: The Arlington Host Lions Club

will present its annual citrus sale from Thursday, Nov. 30 through Sunday, Dec. 3 in the parking lot of Wells Fargo Bank, located at the intersection of Lee Highway and North Glebe Road.

A variety of oranges will be available for purchase, along with tangelos, tangerines, maple syrup, pecans, cashews, mixed nuts and Virginia peanuts. Proceeds will benefit Lions Club support for community non-profits.

For information on the sale, call Liz Schindler at (703) 598-8266 or see the Web site at www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/arlingtonva/.

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Trees of all sizes will be sold, as will holiday wreaths.

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Local Holiday Events OPERA NOVA TO HOST HOLIDAY CONCERT Opera Nova will host its 2017 holiday concert on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. at the Arlington Woman’s Club, 700 South Buchanan St. The event will feature opera arias, art songs and selections from Broadway. Admission is by donation, with a suggested $10 for adults.

For information, call (703) 536-7557 or see the website at www.operanova.org.

WASHINGTON-LEE HIGH SCHOOL TO HOST HOLIDAY BAZAAR More than 70 local artisans will be on hand at the Washington-Lee High School Holiday Bazaar, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the high school, 1301 North Stafford St. in Arlington.

Student organizations will sell baked goods and holiday items, and school musical groups will present entertainment.

CHURCH TO HOST PUPPY NATIVITY The Church of the Good Shepherd in Vienna will host its annual Live Puppy Nativity on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church.

Costumes and treats will be provided for the pets, with hot chocolate for participants. Members of the church’s youth group will be on hand to accept dona-

tions for Second Story to provide gifts for young people in need.

The church is located at 2351 Hunter Mill Road. For information, see the website at www.goodshepherdva.com.

WREATH-MAKING SESSION SLATED Long Branch Nature Center in Arlington will host a holiday wreath-making workshop on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Participants should bring hand pruners or wire cutters (if available) and any special decorations.

The program is for adults; youth ages 12 and older can participate but must be accompanied by an adult.

The cost is $30. For information, call (703) 228-6535.

CHURCH TO HOST LIVING NATIVITY Cherrydale United Methodist Church will host its 33rd annual Living Nativity on Sunday, Dec. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, 3701 Lorcom Lane in Arlington.

Cocoa, cookies and carols will be part of the event. The community is invited.

CHURCH TO HOST HOLIDAY CONCERTS Vienna Presbyterian Church will host a concert featuring the Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah” featuring the Sanctuary Choir and soloists on Sunday,

is invited. Street parking is available, and the locale is within walking distance of the Crystal City Metro station.

For information, see the website at www.linden.org.

Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. at the church, 124 Park St., N.E., in Vienna.

On Sunday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m., the church will present “A Cathedral Brass Christmas,” featuring music from Monteverdi to Gordon Goodwin.

The community is invited.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FEATURES HOLIDAY GENEALOGY Encore Learning will present a lecture on “Genealogy During the Holidays: Share Secrets, Surprises and Smiles” on Monday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. at Arlington Central Library, 1015 North Quincy St. Genealogy enthusiast Lee Mathis will offer advice for those who have wanted to explore their family tree.

The program is free, and the community is invited. The event is sponsored by Encore Learning in conjunction with the Arlington Library system.

For information, call (703) 228-2144.

ANNUAL ‘MIRACLE ON 23RD STREET’ RETURNS Linden Resources will present its annual “Miracle on 23rd Street” celebration on Friday, Dec. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the 700 block of 23rd Street South in Arlington.

The event will include a tree lighting, entertainment and Santa’s arrival on an Arlington fire truck.

The event is free, and the community

CHURCH TO HOST HOLIDAY CONCERT FEATURING SING-ALONG, REFRESHMENTS St. John’s Episcopal Church in McLean will feature a holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m. at the church, 6715 Georgetown Pike.

The program will feature well-known Christmas hymns sung by the youth choir, followed by a sing-along of Christmas carols and refreshments.

The community is invited. For information, call (703) 356-4902 or see the website at www.stjohnsmclean.org.

CHURCH TO HOST CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Choir, Brass and Timpani will host a Candelight Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at the church, 1500 North Glebe Road in Arlington.

A pre-concert social will begin at 6:15 p.m.

The concert is free, and child-care will be provided. The community is invited.

VIENNA COMMUNITY BAND TO PRESENT HOLIDAY CONCERT The Vienna Community Band will present its annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St., S.E., in Vienna.

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The event will feature an outdoor marketplace, a live nativity and stories of the birth of Christ.

The community is invited. For information, see the website at www.andrewchapelumc.org.

NATIONAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE HOSTS HOLIDAY CONCERT The National Chamber Ensemble will present soprano Rebecca Littig at its “Holiday Cheer” concert, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Unitar-

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The holiday-themed concert will feature works by Strauss, Mozart, Vivaldi and other acclaimed composers. Tickets are $36 for adults, $18 for students.

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ENCORE “CHORALE” TO PRESENT HOLIDAY CONCERT The Encore Chorale, a choral group of local seniors, will present holiday works on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. at Yorktown High School, 5200 Yorktown Blvd. in Arlington.

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Teeing Off

State Cross Country Title Was Top Highlight of Fall The fall high school sports season is over for all Arlington varsity teams.

The winter campaign begins the week after Thanksgiving.

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Overall Win Total Should Get Better DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With the 2017 high school football season complete for Arlington’s teams, what’s ahead for the 2018 campaign – good things or bad?

FOOTBALL ANALYSIS The prospects for improvement are actually good in relation to this past season, which wasn’t very accomplished.

Only one of the four teams – the Yorktown Patriots at 8-3 – had a winning record, and those four squads combined for only 15 wins and a lofty 27 losses.

Those total were the worst since 2007.

This fall, the Wakefield Warriors finished 3-8 with a playoff berth. The Washington-Lee Generals and Bishop O’Connell Knights each were 2-8.

Next season, Yorktown will have graduated many of its skill position players and some starting linemen.

But Yorktown returns its two quarterbacks – Grant Wilson and Will Porter – who shared starting duties this season by alternating every two plays, Continued on Page 16

Wakefield High School running back Rodney Lee is expected to be a key return for the football PHOTO BY DEB KOLT team next season. Lee was the Warriors’ leading rusher in 2017.

Arlington Flag-League Founders Moving on DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Bart and Barbie Gray, who started the Arlington NFL Flag Football program 12 years ago through the Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation, are stepping down at the end of this season.

The husband-and-wife team had just 83 players that first season when a few teams played games at Bluemont Park. The league has continued to grow and swelled to more than 1,300 and 117 teams this fall in various boys and girls age groups, with games played at sites throughout Arlington.

Some Arlington teams have participated in and won regional and national tour-

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naments. Bart Gray has coached some of those teams.

The Grays are stepping aside because they are moving to Farmville, Va., where they have purchased a 27-acre site to build and open an indoor multi-use youth athletic facility with outdoor fields as well they hope to have open by this coming summer. Baseball and flag football will be included in the sports played at the site.

The facility will be call Bandits Sports Center.

“It’s exciting but terrifying,” Bart Gray said. “This is something we started planning and working on six years ago. I think there is a niche there for what we want to offer.”

The Grays have been praised for how

they built the Arlington flag program and the enthusiasm it has generated.

“Here’s hoping that magic they applied to Arlington Flag Football rubs off on their Farmville effort,” said George Thompson, whose children have played in the Arlington league.

Russ Burd is a coach in the Arlington league. He watched and helped the Grays, including their sons, Hunter and Foster, build the league.

“The Gray family is Arlington Flag Football,” Burd said. “Since they started the league, Bart and Barbie have been on the field for almost every game. We are talking about thousands of games, many

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In analyzing the overall success of Arlington teams and individuals during the fall, the campaign was probably a bit below average as far as significant accomplishments.

The highlight was certainly the boys state private-school cross country championship won by Bishop O’Connell junior Max Greczyn. He won five meets in all during the fall, including conference and county-meet crowns. Not bad for a first-year runner in the sport.

Another O’Connell runner, freshman Tess Brinkmann, added a big achievement by finishing second in the girls state cross country meet.

Another accomplishment was that of the Yorktown Patriots football team and its longtime head coach Bruce Hanson. Yorktown finished 8-3 and made the playoffs. During the regular season, Hanson won his 250th career game.

After that, the pickings for significant accomplishments were kind of so-so at best: • The Yorktown golf team was second in the Liberty District tourney.

• In girls volleyball, Yorktown had a strong start to the regular season, including a noteworthy victory over perennial power Langley, but faded as the season progressed.

• In girls field hockey, the Washington-Lee Generals played well all season. They finished second in the Liberty District tournament and earned a region-playoff berth.

• The Wakefield Warriors also earned a region-tournament berth in field hockey by finishing third in the National District, and had a winning record for the second straight season.

• In boys soccer, Bishop O’Connell was the top seed in the state tournament, but lost its first-round match.

Those were the biggest highlights.

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High School Roundup ALL-DISTRICT FOOTBALL SELECTIONS: Multiple high school players

from the Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown football teams were chosen all-district by league coaches.

From Wakefield: Making first-team all-National District on offense were tight end Lamont McDowell, running back Rodney Lee, tackle Juan Torres, kick returner/utility player Kesean Deshazier and Torres also made first team on defensive as a lineman.

Making second-team offense was Deshazier as a running back. Secondteam defensive players were linebackers Isaiah Calfee and Isaiah Mefford and defensive back James Clark.

Making honorable mention were wide receiver David Baron and guard Jared Harris.

From Washington-Lee: Making second-team all-Liberty District on offense were all-purpose player Larry Carpenter, wide receiver Will Schmidt and quarterback Ryan Dodds.

Second team on defense was linebacker Will Murphy.

Honorable-mention W-L selections were lineman Tysheem LeGrand on defense and wide receiver Will Montgomery.

From Yorktown: Tanner Wall was chosen as the Liberty District’s defensive Player of the Year as well as a first-team defensive back. Other first-teams on defense were linebacker Jack McCool and lineman Clay Chadwick.

First-team offensive players were Wall and Davis Patterson as wide receivers, Adrian Alvarez as a running back and Nathan Strickland as a lineman.

Second-teams on offense from Yorktown were McCool as a wide receiver, quarterback Grant Wilson, kick returner Tajuan Perry, kicker Adam Luncher and lineman Clay Chadwick. Wall was the second-team offensive Player of the

Football Continued from Page15 along with starting linebacker/wide receiver Jack McCool and linebacker/running back William Cantwell.

Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said he expects big contributions from players on this fall’s junior varsity and freshman teams that finished with 6-2-1 and 8-1 records, respectively.

“I’m excited about our possibilities next season,” Hanson said. “We have some players to replace, but we have good young players in our program.”

Wakefield was hurt by the season-

Flag Football Continued from Page 15 played in bitter cold, freezing rain, snow.

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School recently announced its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

The six new inductees are Henry Kerfoot Jr. (Class of 1952), Ronald Deskins (Class of 1963), Robyn Johnson (Class of 1964), Dave Morgan (Class of 1970), Walter Palmer (Class of 1986) and Crawford Palmer (Class of 1988).

schedules for Arlington’s high school boys and girls basketball teams will have some unique and different matchups.

The season begins for some teams on Nov. 28 and in the days shortly thereafter for others.

In girls basketball, the Wakefield Warriors, coming off their most successful season in program history, open their campaign Nov. 28 in Fairfax against the W.T. Woodson Cavaliers. The teams haven’t met in a while. The Wakefield girls play at T.C. Williams on Dec. 1.

Also in girls action, Washington-Lee and Yorktown open Nov. 28 at Falls Church and home against Stuart, respectively.

The Bishop O’Connell girls begin on Dec. 1 and 2 at home against Bullis, then go on the road against perennial privateschool power Georgetown Visitation.

Private-school O’Connell has two more interesting games in December, against conference and Northern Virginia rival Paul VI Catholic on Dec. 19 and at public school Langley on Dec. 20.

In a boys opener, O’Connell starts Dec. 2 at home against Georgetown Prep.

Next, O’Connell plays at Paul VI on Dec. 6. O’Connell hosts Largo from Maryland on Dec. 15, plays at W.T. Woodson Dec. 20, at DeMatha on Dec. 22, then plays at a holiday tournament in San Diego Dec. 27-29.

The Wakefield boys open their season Nov. 28 against W.T. Woodson, then play Phelps from D.C. on Dec. 2 at Bishop O’Connell in a Morgan Wootten Tipoff Tournament contest.

Later in December, Wakefield plays in a tournament in Orem, Utah, Dec. 7-9, then hosts its annual eight-team George Long Tournament Dec. 26-28.

The Yorktown boys open on the road at Stuart on Nov. 28, then face Lake Braddock, Oakton, T.C. Williams, Hayfield and George Mason in December in non-district games.

The Washington-Lee boys start Nov. 28 against Falls Church, then play West Potomac and W.T. Woodson in early December before traveling to Hedgesville, W.Va., Dec. 21-22 for a holiday tournament.

The Yorktown and WashingtonLee boys and girls teams meet in games played Jan. 12 and 26 in Liberty District contests.

The Yorktown and Wakefield boys and girls teams do not play this season.

ending loss of starting quarterback Colton Poythress to a knee injury early in the 2017 campaign.

With a healthy Poythress, the Warriors had hoped to challenging for a district championship. Without him, Wakefield slumped.

Poythress’ younger brother, Cason, started multiple games at quarterback, gaining a lot of experience for next season. Also, running back Rodney Lee returns. Lee had multiple 100-yard rushing games this fall.

Washington-Lee got off to an 0-5 start this season and never built any momentum. The team can build on winning two of its final five games and being competitive in two others. Starting

quarterback Ryan Dodds, starting running back Jabari Johnson and starting wide receivers Will Montgomery and Liam McBride return.

Bishop O’Connell has the potential to make the biggest improvement, because the Knights’ schedule shouldn’t be a difficult. O’Connell will return to play in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference next fall in what will be a new, lower division with Paul VI Catholic, Bishop Ireton, Carroll and St. Mary’s Ryken. O’Connell’s two wins this fall were against Paul VI and Ireton.

League powers DeMatha, Good Counsel, St. John’s and Gonzaga will be in the upper divisions. O’Connell rarely defeated those teams when they played

in the WCAC, until withdrawing in football prior to the 2016 season.

“That new division gives us a very good chance to be competitive against those teams,” O’Connell coach Colin Disch said. “We are excited about that.

We want to win more games here.”

O’Connell also wants to possibly subtract some traditional private-school powers from its schedule and add others more on the Knights competitive scale.

On the field, O’Connell is expected to return players like quarterbacks Aidan McGowan and Vince Pizzano and two-way starters Jahmal Banks, Kim Thompson, David Green, Devin Morrow, Rodney Jackson, Joe Cobb and kicker lineman Sebastian Cognetti.

ones to leave cleaning up all of the water bottles and sweatshirts left behind. The Grays are special people, and have been a positive influence on thousands of kids and families that have participated. They will be missed.”

With the Grays no longer involved, the Arlington County Department of Parks

and Recreation will take over full responsibility for the league.

Roger Bhojwani is another who has been involved in the flag league, and worries the program won’t have the same special touch and attention without the Grays.

“It’s mind-boggling how much time

they spent on flag football every night,” Bhojwani said. “They set up fields, refereed games and were very accommodating in many ways. They have so much compassion for the players.”

Said Bart Gray: We love Arlington, but it will be exciting to connect with another community.”

Yorktown High School all-district players Jack McCool and Clay Chadwick team up to tackle PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Wakefield all-district running back Rodney Lee in a game this fall.

Year. Second-teamers on defense were linemen Justin Clack and Wes Sauiner, Patterson as a defensive back and Luncher as the punter.

Honorable-mention players from Yorktown were Grayson Owen as an offensive lineman and Jack Riley as a defensive back.

WASHINGTON-LEE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: Washington-Lee High

An induction ceremony will be between the boys and girls varsity basketball games against Herndon on Jan. 19.

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Virgil Frizzell, who has served in a variety of leadership posts with the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors – including chairing the organization in 2016 – has been honored as NVAR’s Realtor of the Year for 2017.

Frizzell, a Realtor with Long & Foster in Reston, was saluted at the opening session of the trade organization’s annual convention, which brought a record-breaking crowd to Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus.

“Last year, our association made impressive strides in programming, mem-

bership-recruitment, member benefits . . . and other new initiatives, which occurred during Virgil Frizzell’s leadership,” said Bob Adamson, the 2017 NVAR chair.

“Virgil has always been a knowledgeable and confident leader on our board,” said Northern Virginia Association of Realtors CEO Ryan Conrad.

Frizzell earned a bachelor’s degree in real estate from San Jose University, and went on to earn a master’s degree and Ph.D. in geology from Stanford University as well as a master of business administration degree from George Mason University.

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The chairman also pressed school staff to find ways to incorporate more dual-enrollment classes – where students receive both high-school and community-college credit – into the summer-school curriculum.

Nattrass said efforts had been made, but so far the classes hadn’t gained much traction. Kanninen suggested they try again.

“The demand would be out there if word got out a little more,” she said.

Nattrass said school staff would return later in the month with a budget for the 2018 summer school, when School Board members would have the chance to parse the figures and decide whether subsidies were warranted.

“We’ll bring you the numbers and we’ll look at it together,” she said.

Continued from Page 1 operating costs. But several School Board members at the Nov. 14 meeting suggested a mindset-change was necessary, given the gulf that exists in achievement levels among those of various economic groups.

“Our working-class families . . . struggle with fees,” said board member Tannia Talento. “I don’t know if there’s a solution – [but] that’s something we should explore.”

While scholarships for summer-school enrichment programs are available, they have not been widely publicized. School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen was among those who said efforts should be ramped up to allow students from all economic segments to take part in enrichment classes.

“We really want more kids to want to take advantage of them,” she said.

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his death of the diocesan Peace and Justice Commission.

His stances gained the priest critics as well as supporters, with the former decrying him as a left-leaning “politicianpriest” (he was a good friend of the Kennedy family in a diocese whose leadership generally has skewed conservative) and the latter praising his efforts on behalf of those society had left behind, be they the poor, immigrants or those facing physical and mental challenges.

“His is a recognized and trusted voice,” said John Milliken, a former Arlington County Board member, when Creedon received the Bozman Award in 2010. Milliken called Creedon a “community conscience” – describing him as equal parts leader, provocateur and encourager on housing and other issues.

One of 14 children of John and Margaret Creedon, Gerard Creedon was born Feb. 16, 1944, in County Cork, Ireland.

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1. The lowest voice 6. Bottom line?

9. Composer Johann 13. Blood of the gods, Greek mythology 14. Mesozoic one 15. Joanna Gaines’ concern 16. Landowner 17. Rainbow, e.g.

18. ____ vs. pathos 19. *Intercontinental musical benefit in 1985 21. *Brat Pack director 23. Type of English course, for short 24. Not all 25. *John Mahoney to Ione Skye in “Say Anything...”

28. Former Speaker of the House 30. *“Purple Rain” performer 35. Amount of measurement 37. a.k.a. Red Planet 39. *Ed Koch, e.g.

40. *“Lifestyles of the ____ and Famous” 41. Winter driving hazard 43. Stag party guest 44. “To death” in France 46. Latticework wood strip 47. U.S.S.R. plus countries of the Warsaw Pact, e.g.

48. As opposed to nurture 50. *“Star Trek II: The Wrath of ____” 52. *Rocker Adam 53. Bald eagle’s nest 55. Form of Anna 57. *“Out of ____,” movie

60. *Chernobyl disaster location 64. Diego Rivera creation, e.g.

65. Janitor’s tool 67. Free from 68. Golf bunkers 69. Knot-tying words 70. Out in the open 71. Giant kettles 72. Poetic “even”

73. Gradually deprives DOWN

1. *His company launched Windows 2. Antioxidants-rich berry 3. Gangster’s blade 4. Julien of Stendhal’s “The Red and the Black” 5. Appoint a priest 6. Seat of intellect 7. “To ____ is human”

8. *Randy Savage, a.k.a. ____ Man 9. Short for Elizabeth 10. Dull pain 11. Avian messenger’s sounds 12. Store posting, for short 15. Get rid of bugs?

20. Agenda entries 22. Behind the plate 24. Like amateur’s paint job?

25. *Duran ____ 26. Carl Jung’s inner self 27. Monocot’s alternative 29. *It fell in Europe 31. Shakespeare’s metrical unit 32. African antelope 33. Part of gastro-intestinal system 34. Raise a barn, e.g.

36. “Through” in text message 38. Comedian Rogan 42. Give gratitude 45. “Happy ____” by Dale Evans 49. Common Market initials 51. Like a Norwegian fjord 54. Chinese silk plant 56. Innocent 57. Radiant light 58. Short for brotherhood 59. *What Blondie does in “Rapture” 60. Second word in fairytale?

61. Brainchild 62. Fate of Norse mythology 63. Newts in terrestrial stage 64. *Music videos channel 66. “____ to Joy”

55+ News SENIOR CENTERS CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Arlington County government se-

nior centers will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24, in observance of Thanksgiving.

SENIOR CENTERS OFFER CLASSES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES: The Arlington

Office of Senior Adult Programs offers classes in various languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, German, Russian and Arabic. Courses are free. For information, call (703) 228-4721.

BENEFITS OF DECLUTTERING ARE DESCRIBED: The hidden benefits of

decluttering and organizing will be presented on Monday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

ESTATE PLANNING TO BE DISCUSSED:

Estate planning will be the topic of discussion on Monday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

GARDEN GROUP TO GATHER: The Walter Reed Senior Center garden group

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will meet on Monday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m.

For information, call (703) 228-0955.

TRAVELERS HEAD TO ‘MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS’ PRODUCTION: Arlington

County 55+ Travel hosts a trip to the “Miracle of Christmas” Sight & Sound Theatre in Ronks, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The cost of $123 includes lunch. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

4-1-1 ON GENEALOGY IS SUBJECT OF GATHERING: A meeting on the basics of

genealogy will be presented on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 11 a.m. at Lee Senior Center.

For information, call (703) 228-0555.

FANS OF UKULELES CAN GATHER: A ukulele class will be held at Walter Reed Senior Center on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. For information, call (703) 2280955.

ART FANS LOOK AT WORKS BY THE DUTCH: An “armchair tour” of the

works of Dutch painters will be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. The cost is $1. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

‘ART SWAP’ IS IN THE WORKS: Arlington Mill Senior Center will host an art swap on Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. For information, call (703) 2287369.

WALKERS AMBLE IN ALEXANDRIA:

The Arlington Walking Club will travel to Riverside Park in Alexandria on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation from Lubber Run Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

WALKERS TRAVEL TO GEORGETOWN BRANCH TRAIL: The Lee Walkers of

Lee Senior Center will walk along the Georgetown Branch Trail on Friday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation. For information, call (703) 228-0555. .

Thanksgiving is on the way, and the Sun Gazette staff wishes you and yours a very lovely day. And remember: It’s never good to gobble up your food on Thanksgiving!

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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.

November 22, 1939: n Key Bridge is back to being open in each direction, following two months of construction. n Helen Phillips has been named county librarian, succeeding Eleanor Leonard. n The National Symphony will play for the first time in Arlington at a Jan. 18 concert at Washington-Lee High School. n Washington-Lee graduate Forrest Tucker has been signed to play opposite Gary Cooper in the motion picture “The Westerner.” n A crowd of 12,000 is anticipated for the “Old Oaken Bucket” football game between Washington-Lee and George Washington high schools.

November 24, 1960: n The Nixon and Kennedy campaigns are still sparring over Illinois’ 27 electoral votes, with accusations of fraud being thrown around on both sides. n The Weather Bureau is predicting a mild winter, but not without some uncertainty. n An estimated 3 billion Christmas cards will be mailed in the U.S. this season.

November 24, 1966: n The cost of living rose in October by the largest percentage in nearly a decade. n Virginia’s highway death toll this year stands at 968, up slightly from last year. n Arlington Postmaster C.I. Simpson is warning residents to get their Christmas cards and presents in the mail soon. n The average salary for Virginia public-school principals is $8,899 at the elementary-school level and $10,209 at the high-school level. n Washington-Lee blanked George Washington, 28-0, in the annual Thanksgiving game before about 6,600 fans.

November 24-25, 1975: n The County Board has rejected a School Board proposal to allow teachers to retire at age 62 with full benefits. n Washington-Lee fell to Hayfield, 24-7, in the Northern Region AAA title game. n Yorktown’s height is expected to make it a powerhouse in boys basketball.

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We Give Thanks and wish you a happy, safe and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday.

Help us collect coats and food for our needy!

Weichert Arlington and several other local real estate companies are working together to collect much-needed coats, winter wear and blankets for A-Span AND food for AFAC. Drop off at our office (corner Lee Hwy and Old Dominion Dr) by 12/14 or call and we’ll pick up.

Thank you!

NEW Downsizing Seminar A FREE service of Weichert® Arlington

“Comprehensive”...“Excellent information”…”Very, very pleased we came.”

Moving Millennials to Home Ownership

Monday, November 27 @ 10 a.m.

Arlington Mill Senior Center, 909 S. Dinwiddie

What’s your plan... or do you need help making one? Special discussion about aging in place (and what needs to be in place to do so), will and trusts, reverse mortgages, things to consider when/if you decide to move, organizing belongings which hold memories, benefits of decluttering and staging, learning the value of your home, and more!

RSVP to Denyse “Nia” Bagley, sales manager 703-525-0812 nbagley@weichertrealtors.net

FREE Happy Hour Seminar Wednesday, November 29 @ 5:30 p.m.

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