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Design of Aquatics Center Set for Ratification by End of the Month Arlington County Board members on Nov. 28 are slated to formally ratify a staff decision on the design of the Long Bridge Park aquatics and fitness complex. The actual design to be acted upon, however, remains to be determined, at least at the moment. As of press time, results of work by the staff committee that will select the winning design from among four entrants had not been made public. The four consortiums vying for the contract to build the $55 million facility in Crystal City: Christman/HOK; Coakley Williams/Page; Forrester/EYP; and
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John Vihstadt, who in 2014 broke the Democratic stranglehold on the Arlington County Board, is ready to go back to the voters in 2018. And Arlington Democrats already are strategizing on how to oust him from office. “I am planning to run for re-election . . . and will make a formal announcement at the appropriate time,” Vihstadt told the Sun Gazette in the immediate aftermath of the Nov. 7 elections. It is not a surprise; “he’s been running for the last eight months,” chuckled one of Vihstadt’s County Board colleagues last week, as Vihstadt the thoughts of the local political establishment pivoted from 2017 to 2018. Running as an independent, Vihstadt became the first non-Democrat on the County Board since the late 1990s when he defeated Alan Howze in a special election called after veteran board member Chris Zimmerman resigned in early 2014. Vihstadt went on to defeat Howze a second time in the general Continued on Page 17
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Encore Starts Its New Season with a Holiday Tale
‘Madeline’s Christmas’ Is a Warm-Hearted Start to the Troupe’s 50th Anniversary MATT REVILLE Staff Writer
Having reviewed Encore Stage & Studio productions lo these many years – nay, decades – it’s ON always good to revissome of the regular STAGE itproductions in the troupe’s revolving repertoire. But, truth be told, it’s more fun when a new show is added to the roster. Such is the case with the season-opening production of “Madeline’s Christmas,” which kicks off Encore’s 50th anniversary and a lineage that totals 213 plays/musicals and nearly 400,000 audience members since “A Pocketful of Preposterous Poems” took the stage at Lubber Run Amphitheater in 1967. Based on the works of author/illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans, the first show of 2017-18 season centers on young Madeline and her fellow boarders at a Paris Catholic school, who (except for Madeline) come down with the flu just before Christmas, scuttling plans for them to go home for the holidays. But then, the arrival of a carpet salesman with mysterious powers changes everything. It’s a laid-back and charming romp
Miss Clavel (Amelia Williams) greets Madeline (Miranda Tonsetic) and the girls as they return to school in Encore Stage & Studio’s production of “Madeline’s Christmas.” PHOTO BY LARRY McCLEMONS
that fills an hour and 20 minutes, a warmhearted introduction to the holiday season particularly now that the weather has transitioned and has a nip in the air. As the title character, Miranda Tonsetic portrays Madeline as a spunky spitfire. “I can be a handful,” the character acknowledges. Madeline and the other girls are reined in as needed by Miss Clavel, a cheerful nun portrayed by Amelia Williams.
(Encore has two casts for this production; Maggie Donnelly and Ella McHugh portray Madeline and Miss Clavel, respectively, in the other.) As Harsha the rug merchant (and magician), Matthew Bloss-Baum is exuberant, while Bryce Gastelum and Hannah Knittig get chances to stand out as a teacher (how many steps to the Eiffel Tower was that?) and cook, respectively. Serving effectively as puppeteer for a
little mouse nursed back to health by the students is Riley Dennis. Director/choreographer Kelsey Meiklejohn paces the show well, and the technical aspects – sets (Kristen Jepperson), costumes (Debra Leonard) and lighting (Ian Claar) among them – are up to Encore’s usual high standards. Down sides? The script contains a good deal of filler, in part perhaps to address scene changes, while young audience members whose attention spans require constant razzmatazz on stage may have to adjust for the easy-going pace of the plot. And how will little boys react to a show that’s focused entirely on little girls? Having not been a little boy for a long, long time, that’s one I don’t have an answer for. But those are quibbles. Even this big boy who likes razzmatazz found the production an endearing start to the season. “Madeline’s Christmas” continues the weekends of Nov. 17-19 and Dec. 1-3 with performances Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. at Gunston Arts Center, 2700 South Lang St. in Arlington. For tickets and information, call (703) 548-1154 or see the Web site at www.encorestage.org.
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Politics
Kanninen Gearing Up to Run for a Second Term Chairman of School Board Won in 2014 After Losing a Caucus Race in 2013 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Wasting no time in gearing up, Arlington School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen says she will seek a second term in 2018. Kanninen was slated to formally announce her intentions in a social-media post this week. Her semi-official kickoff at the Arlington County Democratic Committee could come either in December or January. Kanninen, who rotated in for a oneyear stint as chairman of the five-member body in July, first ran for School Board in 2013, losing a narrow Arlington Demo-
cratic caucus race to incumbent James Lander. A year later, Kanninen won a threeway Democratic caucus. The election used Democrats’ instant-runoff process, requiring two rounds: • In the first round, Kanninen received 42 percent of votes cast to 36 percent for Nancy Van Doren and 23 percent for Greg Greeley. • In the second round, with Greeley eliminated and his votes allocated among the two remaining candidates, Kanninen squeaked by with 1,812 votes to Van Doren’s 1,792. Kanninen went on to defeat Audrey Clement in the general election, but Van Doren made it to the School Board first, winning appointment to a vacant seat and then winning a special election. (Under state law, all School Board seats officially are nonpartisan, but politi-
Barbara Kanninen first won election to the School Board in 2014.
cal parties can “endorse” candidates even if they can’t formally nominate them. All five current School Board members,
plus incoming board member Monique O’Grady, won the Democratic endorsement prior to winning election.) Kanninen earlier this year joined Reid Goldstein in voting against renewing the contract of Superintendent Patrick Murphy, who has headed the 24,000-student district since 2009. “Our school system would be best served by a fresh start with leadership that fully supports and empowers all its employees, especially our teachers and school-based staff,” Kanninen said in explaining her no vote. Murphy was reappointed on a 3-2 vote, with Van Doren, Lander and Tannia Talento voting to grant him a new contract. Out with the Old, In with the New: Take a look at the “bug” (graphic) attached to this article. The “2017” has been replaced by “2018” and the border color has been changed from magenta to cyan.
After Drubbing, State and Local GOP Licks Wounds SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Where do Arlington Republicans go from here? In an election that saw Democrats statewide make major gains in legislative races and sweep the three statewide slots, Arlington voters appeared less inclined than ever to vote for candidates running under the banner of the GOP. Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie won just 19 percent of the Arlington vote, slightly better than what Donald Trump picked up in 2016 but worse than a number of similar races in the pre-Trump era: • In 2013, Republican Ken Cuccinelli won 22 percent of the Arlington vote in his quest for governor against Democrat Terry McAuliffe. • In 2014, Gillespie himself picked up 27 percent of the Arlington vote in his surprisingly strong challenge to U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). In local races this year, Republicans fielded only one candidate, but Adam Roosevelt could muster only 18 percent of the vote in the South Arlington precincts of the 49th House District. Incumbent Democrat Alfonso Lopez cruised to victory in the district, which also includes adjacent precincts in Fairfax County. 4
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Arlington’s other three Democratic delegates were unopposed, and the GOP did not have candidates for County Board or School Board. As Republicans regrouped from their statewide spanking on Nov. 7, Arlington County GOP leader Jim Presswood tried to see the cup as at least somewhat – if not necessarily half – full. “Despite yesterday’s results, I am confident about our prospects over the longer term,” he wrote in a Nov. 8 e-mail. “The Democrats ran a campaign focused on what they are against. Their governing vision, however, simply won’t solve the problems facing our commonwealth and country.” “We’ll be back,” Presswood promised. But a more downbeat post-mortem came from John Whitbeck, chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, who acknowledged Nov. 7 had been “a terrible night” for the party – with the prospect of more to come. “Virginia has changed and is changing,” Whitbeck said. “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.” Whitbeck blasted what he termed inaction by the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate as one reason for voter dissatisfaction. “If no major items are passed in the
U.S. Senate over the next year, the 2017 elections will be a preview of 2018 elections,” he said. At the local level in 2018, the seat of County Board member John Vihstadt will be on the ballot. Vihstadt, nominally an independent (albeit with Republican ties) and the only non-Democrat to serve on the five-member County Board since the late 1990s, was elected in 2014 with backing of a coalition that included Republicans, independents, Greens and disaffected Democrats. Other than that, the pickings for local Republicans in 2018 will be slim: School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen, a Democrat, likely will face little serious opposition if she seeks a new term, and the re-election of U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) is the closest thing to a sure bet that exists in politics. Still, Presswood said the 2017 campaign season had provided an opportunity for the GOP to ramp up its get-outthe-vote apparatus. “As one campaign staffer told me, we did all that we could do,” he said in an e-mail to the party faithful. “You represented our party and conservative values well.” Arlington Top Pundit in Statewide Competition: It was an election outcome that few could have predicted. But when the dust had settled, an Arlingtonian came away with the crown in the Virginia Public Access Project’s Pundit Competition for 2017. Eric Mens topped a field of 1,057 com-
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petitors by going with his heart rather than his head. The Democrat predicted a solid night for his party when filling out the ballot, and the voters agreed. “I’ve entered the pundit contest before, and [then] I tried to be realistic,” Mens said in a VPAP release. “So this time, I’m just gonna go for wishful thinking.” Mens is proposal director at Enterprise Information Services in Vienna. He was one of only 40 entrants to correctly project that not only would Democrats sweep the three statewide races, but that they would have a banner night among House of Delegates’ races. In the first tie-breaker, he was one of 28 who predicted Mark Herring would win the highest percentage of the vote in the races for lieutenant governor and attorney general. And in the second tie-breaker, he came closest in predicting the percentage of the vote Ed Gillespie would receive in the home precinct of Corey Stewart, his rival for the GOP nomination.
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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To the news, reported a few weeks ago by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, that the 2017 summer season was the best in memory vis-a-vis air quality, with just four days in limited parts of the commonwealth (which did include Arlington County) that exceeded levels of 70 parts per billion and thus qualified as a “high-ozone day.” The previous record statewide low was five days, recorded in 2013. And the figures are way down from the 1990s, when the number of high-ozone days during the summer routinely would run up to and over 100. In this era of hyperpartisan division, you’d think (and hope) that air-quality improvements in recent
decades would be embraced by all. There are limits, of course – there always is a tradeoff between efficiency and economic growth – but it seems that, in Virginia, a healthy balance is being struck. THUMBS UP: To more news from the state government, this time from the Department of Motor Vehicles. According to the DMV, Virginians are using safety belts at a state-record level (84 percent). That’s the good news. The bad news is that usage still lags behind the national average by about 5 percentage points. It seems a no-brainer to use a seat belt; we wonder what the remaining 16 percent of Virginians
think the problem is? Let’s see if we can’t get that figure up to the national average, then exceed it. Fair enough? THUMBS UP: To the 30th anniversary of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which operates Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, as well as the Dulles Toll Road (and oversees the Silver Line construction). The authority has not been without its controversies over the years, but in the long run, we’d opine that the region is much better off with the airports being run by a regional authority rather than as an adjunct of Congress, as had been the case for decades.
Arts Facilities Can Work at Four Mile Run
Editor: Over the past 12 months, the Four Mile Run Valley Working Group has been developing a comprehensive vision for the industrial area that borders the Douglas Park, Nauck and Shirlington neighborhoods. This long strip adjacent to the Four Mile Run stream currently contains many seemingly conflicting uses: automobile garages, storage facilities, a brewery and concrete plant, Jennie Dean Park with recreational fields, Shirlington Dog Park, Theatre-On-the-Run, and the 3.5-acre passive Shirlington Park with bike and walking trails. All these uses connect people and, most importantly, build community across race and class – something desperately needed in today’s world. Residents embrace its funky industrial character and wish it be preserved and enhanced. Recent letters to the Sun Gazette by
parks supporters have suggested that a proposed Arts and Industry District is hijacking the park’s expansion plans. I totally disagree. First, the charge for the Four Mile Run Valley Area Plan and the Parks Master Plan included “the addition of new park amenities to meet the growing demand for active and passive recreation, cultural resources and natural -resource preservation.” Second, the working group and County Board already have agreed that the expansion of the Jennie Dean Park for active and passive park uses will be east of South Nelson Street, not west, the location of the Art and Industry District where industrial and art uses currently are intermingled. Third, when park bonds were approved, the Cultural Affairs Division was part of the Department of Parks and Recreation, so cultural uses are permitted.
Fourth, if the three properties currently used for art uses are torn down for passive park use, there is little space left in the county where they could be relocated. I believe the proposed Art and Industry District fully responds to the county’s charge and provides a stabilizing vision for cultural resources and property owners. In addition, it fits perfectly into the community’s desires, works immediately as well as over time, and complements the expanded Jennie Dean Park. And by serving as a lively connection between the rich historic cultural assets of Nauck and Signature Theatre, the movie theatre and restaurants in Shirlington, the entire quarter is strengthened, becoming an even more exciting livable community and powerful economic engine for the county. Katherine Freshley Arlington
Editor: I find it irritating that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport these days consistently bests Dulles in the passenger-count department. Four runways vs. one, with a hazardous approach and departure with a security liability, to boot, for Reagan National.
Don’t you think it might be a rare occurrence for government to do the right thing and shut Reagan National down for good, shifting the traffic to the woefully underutilized Dulles? I have no sympathy for conveniency whiners not having an airport close by – especially those in Congress.
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New Year’s Day Organizational Meeting Looks Like It’s a Goner SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Looks like the tradition of New Year’s Day County Board organizational meetings are a thing of the past. A draft calCOUNTY endar for 2018 board meetings NOTES puts the organizational meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2. If ratified by board members, it will mark the second year in a row the meeting was not held in its decades-long traditional spot on the morning of Jan. 1. Board members who last year supported the move away from the holiday said it would benefit county staff, who otherwise would have to come to work on a holiday. But moving the meeting to a weekday evening also meant turnout for what had been a civic tradition was far lower than in previous years, and press coverage of board members’ priorities was virtually nil. The organizational meeting includes election of a new chairman – almost certain to be Katie Cristol in 2018 – and speeches from board members, plus a limited amount of routine business. The first regular meeting of 2018 is slated to take place on Saturday, Jan. 27. County Board to Advertise Hearing on Housing-Conservation Districts: Arlington County Board members will hold a public hearing in December on a proposal to add a new acronym to a government already awash in them: “HCDs.” It may sound like a social disease, but it stands for “Housing Conservation Districts,” and if adopted by board members, it would be a new policy aiming to provide tools for preserving market-rate (non-subsidized) affordable housing in 12 corridors throughout the county. Among the areas under consideration: large swaths of Lee Highway, plus Lyon Park, Westover, Shirlington, Arlington Ridge and Penrose. The proposal came out of the county’s recent, wide-ranging study of affordable housing, and works within the limits of state law to provide incentives to keep affordable units in place even as existing residential and commercial corridors face redevelopment pressures. County Board members on Nov. 27 are slated to set a public hearing for December on the staff proposal. The Sun Gazette and its predecessors have been the community’s beacon of information since back in 1935! Whatever the topic of local interest, the Sun Gazette has the institutional knowledge and depth of reporting talent to bring the news in-depth and factually accurate, every time.
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Arlington Notes GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Arlington County govern-
ment offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24, in observance of Thanksgiving.
‘LITTLE FREE LIBRARY’ COMES TO ARLINGTON VIEW: The Arlington View
community recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its first Little Free Library. “I want to encourage kids of all ages to read more and fall in love with it as I have,” said Nonie Green, who spearheaded the initiative. “I discussed the idea with a few friends who immediately said ‘I think it’s a great idea’ and ‘go for it’ – so I did.” Among those donating the first crop of books to stock the Arlington View locale were Loretta Reid and Maxine Ross. The home it sits in front of was owned by the late Alice West Fleet, an educator for whom the new elementary school next to Thomas Jefferson Middle School will be named. The first Little Free Library was built in 2009 in Wisconsin. The concept is simple: Individuals can take a book or leave a book. “No problem. No pressure. Enjoy them,” said Green, who also noted the community’s historic name, Johnson Hill. “I hope this will not be the first and last Little Library installed in this neighborhood.”
FAIRLINGTON GEARS UP FOR 75thANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS: The
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY UNVEILS UPDATED WEB PRESENCE: After two
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Residents of the Arlington View community celebrate the opening of a Little Free Library, which provides a chance for neighbors to take a book and leave a book. The initiative was spearheaded by Nonie Green, a resident of the community. See item below left.
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The Arlington County government is seeking volunteers in support of the annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January and the Feel the Pride Festival in February. Ushers are needed to support the King tribute, to be held on Sunday, Jan. 14 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Wakefield High School. A mandatory rehearsal will be held on Saturday, Jan. 13. Volunteers are needed to assist both in advance of and on the day of the Feel the Heritage Festival, to be held on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Drew Model
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School. For information on either event, e-mail lbarragan@arlingtonva.us. NEW EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY AT CENTRAL LIBRARY: “From Concrete
to Abstract,” an exhibition of works by Joan DeMoss and Shelley Valentine, will be on display through Dec. 31 at Central Library. DeMoss is a photographer and Valentine is painter. The collaboration focuses on buildings and how their secrets, texture and essence can be captured by artists.
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Members of Arlington Lodge #58 of Most Worshipful Prince Hall Masons participated on Nov. 4 in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. See item below. PRINCE HALL MASONS LAY WREATH www.arlingtonrotaryclub.org. AT TOMB OF UNKNOWNS: In commemoration of Veterans Day, members of Ar- OPERA NOVA TO HOST HOLIDAY CONlington Lodge #58 of Most Worshipful CERT: Opera Nova will host its 2017
Prince Hall Masons traveled to Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 4 to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. The contingent was led by Worshipful Master Antonio Adams, an included the attendance of District Deputy Grand Master Charles James of the 31st Masonic District. Arlington Lodge No. 58 was established in 1888 and is a non-profit organization that engages in both and social and civic engagements by providing charitable donations, scholarships, and relief within the Arlington community.
ROTARY CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS SUPPORT LOCAL, NATIONAL EFFORTS:
The Arlington Rotary Club recently donated a record-breaking $11,000 to hurricane-relief efforts and local community and education programs. The donations supported communities devastated by hurricanes; Key Immersion Elementary School’s after-school-enrichment program; and Arlington Thrive. “The Arlington Rotary Club was founded in 1929 and has a long tradition of helping others in times of need,” said club president David Sutfin. “These donations are the club’s largest bimonthly donation in recent memory,” he said. “We’re proud our group of approximately 35 members was able to respond so generously to both local needs and the widespread losses from the hurricanes.” The club contributed $3,000 to provide food, medicine and other supplies for residents who lost their homes or were left destitute in the wake of the hurricanes that swept through the Caribbean and Gulf Coast in September and October. The Arlington Rotary Club also partnered with other Rotary Clubs in the region to supply hand-held solar lights and charging units for Puerto Rico. In addition, the Arlington Rotary Club provided $3,000 to the Key PTA, and donated $5,000 to Arlington Thrive, which helps to help Arlington residents who experience a sudden financial crisis. by giving same-day emergency financial assistance. For information, see the Web site at
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. The special guest will be Serbian singer Biljana (Bebe) Soldo, and there also will be a presentation by two young artists. Admission is by donation, with a suggested $10 for adults. Annual memberships also are available. For information, call (703) 536-7557 or see the Web site at www.operanova.org.
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of the Piscataway Nation will perform free powwow-style dances and songs on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. at Aurora Hills Library, 735 18th St. South. The performers will provide a colorful and educational live account into Native American culture using music, dance and storytelling. The event is part of a commemoration of Native American History Month. For information, see the Web site at http://library.arlingtonva.us/nahm.
PHOTOGRAPHERS TO DISCUSS WORK CHRONICLING LOCAL SCENES: An art-
ists’ talk – “Through the Lens of Frank Hallam Day and Anne Rowland” – will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Arlington government headquarters, 2100 Clarendon Blvd. The local photographers will discuss their work capturing scenes of Arlington, from the architecture of Rosslyn to the natural beauty of the Potomac River waterfront. Works by the artists are featured in the building. The program and a reception are free and open to the public. Eye Exams By Independent Doctor of Optometry, Dr. Peter Ellis
AARP PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON FALLS:
Arlington AARP Chapter No. 284 will present a program on falls, offered by Gwendolyn Beck of Virginia Hospital Center, on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 1:15 p.m. at Central Library. For more information, contact Jim Morris at (703) 819-5631.
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Is Arlington Gearing Up for Battle Over Highway? SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Might Arlington leaders try an endrun around the General Assembly to get Jefferson Davis Highway renamed? The County Board’s draft legislative package, deGENERAL signed to guide ASSEMBLY local efforts at influencing the 2018 General Assembly session, includes a call to “explore/pursue all avenues to request renaming” the section of the highway (also known as U.S. Route 1) as it runs through Arlington.
Notably, the proposal suggests working through either the legislature, or the Commonwealth Transportation Board, to get the roadway renamed. An advisory opinion from the state attorney general’s office says Arlington officials do not have power on their own to change the name of the highway, but would have to go through either the General Assembly or the Commonwealth Transportation Board. (The opinion does not suggest which body would have the final say.) A Mississippian, Jefferson Davis never achieved the iconic status of the likes of Confederate military leaders Robert E.
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Lee or J.E.B. Stuart; had no direct ties to Virginia; and never worked to reconcile the nation after the Civil War. Nonetheless, in 1922 the General Assembly was successfully lobbied by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to formally name a highway in his honor. Efforts by local leaders to get it renamed have been lukewarm in recent years, but have heated up over the past few months. County Board members on Dec. 16 will hold a public hearing on the draft legislative package. The hearing usually is pro-forma, with few if any members of the public turning up to speak. The 2018 General Assembly session convenes on Jan. 10 and is slated to adjourn on March 10 after legislators consider thousands of bills and send a biennial budget to new Gov. Ralph Northam. Arlington Officials to Seek Permanent Tourism Tax: Arlington officials are hoping 2018 will be the year the General Assembly takes the handcuffs off. The County Board’s draft 2018 legislative package seeks legislative reauthorization of the county’s ability to impose a 0.25-percent surtax on hotel stays, to pay for tourism-promotion efforts. The tax brings in about $1 million a year. After years of controversy and political wrangling, the General Assembly allowed the surtax to be resurrected in July 2016, but put a two-year “sunset” provision on the measure. Del. Patrick Hope
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What do many home aficionados consider the best of all worlds? When you can find a home in a standout location, with classic pre-war elegance – and an expansion that provides modern-day living that works seamlessly with the original part of the home. Such is the case with this week’s featured property, to be found in the always-in-fashion Ashton Heights neighborhood north of Arlington Boulevard. Within easy walking, biking or driving distance of a host of mid-Arlington amenities, from the Virginia Square and Clarendon Metro stations to the Arlington Arts Center to all the best of urbanvillage living, this charming colonial offers wonderful curb appeal, and the highlights continue indoors with a light and airy personality ready to meet the needs of 21st-century living. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,190,000 by Natalie Roy of Keller Williams Realty. An open house is slated for Sunday, Nov. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. Originally constructed in 1934 (a year before this very newspaper made its debut!), the home is of solid and visually appealing brick construction, is set on a tree-lined street, and has presided over growth of the local area in the ensuing decades. It is a winning combination of Old World charm – such as crown moulding – and modern amenities. As we amble through the spacious living, dining and family rooms, note the features, from gleaming hardwoods to stone (gas) fireplaces. It’s a home that bids welcome to all that enter. The kitchen is a decided showstopper of the tour, with updates galore and a large island. And as a bonus, an extraspecial sunroom is a perfect spot for relaxation. The master retreat is a sumptuous spot, luxuriating in grand surroundings, while the other two bedrooms each have winning personalities. Downstairs, you’ll find a lovely recreation room, while the fenced rear yard features a patio for entertaining.
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Markets in 197 of the 337 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their historic levels of economic and housing activity in the third quarter of 2017, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI). This represents a year-over-year net gain of 40 markets. The index’s nationwide score inched up to 1.03, meaning that based on current permit, price and employment data, the nationwide average is running at 103 percent of normal economic and housing activity. Meanwhile, 84 percent of markets have shown an improvement year over year. However, individual components of the LMI are at different stages of recovery. While employment has reached 99 percent of normal activity and home price levels are well above normal at 155 percent, single-family permits are running at just 56 percent of historic activity. In the Washington metropolitan area, the overall LMI score was 1.05, with permits still well below historic norms, home prices well above and employment essentially flat. The LMI data show that permits have recovered from losses earlier in the year, but remain the sluggish component of the index. “Housing is growing at a gradual pace in markets nationwide, even as many parts of the country continue to recover from the recent hurricanes,” said NAHB chairman Granger MacDonald, a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas. “Continued job growth and increasing household formation should help the housing market make additional gains as we begin to close out 2017.” Baton Rouge, La., continues to top the list of major metros on the LMI, with a score of 1.74 – 74 percent better than its historical normal market level. Other major metros leading the group include Oxnard, Calif.; Austin, Texas; Honolulu; and Provo, Utah. Rounding out the top 10 are San Jose, Calif.; Nashville; Spokane, Wash; Los Angeles; and Salt Lake City. Among smaller metros, Odessa, Texas, has an LMI score of 2.25, leading all areas in the nation. Full data can be found on the National Association of Home Builders’ Web site at www.nahb.org/lmi.
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The football seasons ended for the Wakefield Warriors and Yorktown Patriots, both seventh seeds, on Nov. 10 with first-round region tournament road playoff blowout losses to No. 2 seeds with 10-1 records.
PLAYOFF FOOTBALL Yorktown (8-3) lost in Reston to the South Lakes Seahawks, 49-14, in Class 6 Northern Region D high school tourney action. Wakefield (3-8) fell to the Broad Run Spartans, 49-7, in Ashburn in a Class 5 Northern Region C contest. Yorktown’s loss to South Lakes was its second in three weeks. The Seahawks routed the Patriots, 52-14, in Arlington in regular season action Oct. 27. In the playoff game, Yorktown trailed 42-7 at halftime and 49-7 after three quarters. The Patriots’ strategy on offense was different in the playoff game, as Yorktown tried to control the ball with short passes. “We wanted to play to our strength, Continued on Page 16
Yorktown High School’s Adam Luncher and the Patriots had their season end with a first-round PHOTO BY DEB KOLT playoff loss to the host South Lakes Seahawks on Nov. 10 in Reston.
O’Connell Runner Wins State Championship DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
For a first-year cross country runner, Max Greczyn’s form turned out to be of championship caliber.
CROSS COUNTRY The Bishop O’Connell High School junior capped what already had been a highly successful inaugural season by winning the boys Division I state privateschool individual championship Nov. 10 at Woodberry Forest School. Greczyn won the race on a cold and windy day in 16:59, 17 seconds ahead of the runner-up. He didn’t relinquish the lead that he took with a strong surge be-
tween the one- and two-mile mark. “I took off and had a good day,” Greczyn said. “It was cold and I’m not used to breathing arctic air, but that didn’t bother me. Really, I like running in the cold.” Greczyn was O’Connell’s first boys state champion since 1978. “I never thought I had the chance to have this type of success,” Greczyn. “I guess I was a sleeper.” When the season began back in the summer, Greczyn didn’t think about winning races. One of his three goals was to improve his form as a runner. Another was to help O’Connell finish third in the state meet, which is where the boys team finished, well below their ranking of eighth in the state.
Also for the O’Connell boys, Will Becht was 23rd (18:11), Andres Penafiel 37th (18:41), Nicholas Slovak 46th (18:55) and Zack Deeley 62nd (19:44). The state crown came two weeks after Greczyn won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship. Earlier in the fall, Greczyn won the Arlington County meet at Bluemont Park as his O’Connell Knights team was third. Overall, he won five races this fall, a campaign in which he was convinced to participate in by teammates after last spring’s outdoor track and field season. O’Connell coach Cindy Walls said prior to the race that Greczyn had a strong
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The teams – O’Connell a private school and Yorktown public, and located just a mile or so apart in North Arlington – last met in the 1980s, when they played a few times. The games were competitive, usually on Saturday nights in front of big crowds and played at Yorktown. For scheduling purposes, the rivalry unfortunately ended. Both head coaches – Bruce Hanson at Yorktown and Colin Disch at O’Connell – seem interested in such a resumption. They haven’t talked yet, but conversations are likely to occur. The teams seem to be even enough as far as level of competition. Nowadays, public and private school teams meet all the time. “We would like to talk to Yorktown,” Disch said. “That could be an attractive game for both.” Hanson, who already was coaching Yorktown the last time the teams met, said he would like to talk to the O’Connell coach. Hanson said he liked the rivalry back then and enjoyed the enthusiasm and local buzz surrounding the clash. “I remember those games well. They were fun,” he said. The O’Connell coach said he would like to talk to some other nearby neighborhood teams about playing, as well. Public schools Langley and McLean and private Potomac School in Fairfax County are on that list, and possibly Wakefield and WashingtonLee in Arlington. All would be good matchups as, again, the level of those teams’ play is comparable. But an O’Connell-vs.-Yorktown showdown is a neighborhood natural because the schools are so close, each a stone’s throw off Lee Highway and basically in the same development. Let’s hope that happens.
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High School Roundup SOCCER: The Bishop O’Connell Knights boys and girls soccer teams had their seasons end last week with losses in private-school state tournaments. The host and top seed O’Connell boys (9-4-3) lost to No. 8 seed Potomac School, 2-1, in a quarterfinal game. O’Connell had received a first-round bye. The fourth-seeded O’Connell girls (4-11-1) were blanked by the host and top-seed Paul VI Catholic Panthers, 30, in a semifinal match of the inaugural Northern Virginia Independent Schools Girls Soccer Invitational, which is an unofficial state tournament for teams in Northern Virginia.
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O’CONNELL VOLLEYBALL: The defending state-champion Bishop O’Connell Knights (14-13) lost their first-round match in the Division I private-school state tournament to No. 4 seed St. Catherine’s of Richmond. O’Connell was the fifth seed. Top-seed Flint Hill won the 2017 state title, defeating No. 2 seed Bishop Ireton in the title match. O’Connell defeated Flint Hill in last year’s state-championship match, when Flint Hill also was the No. 1 seed. FOOTBALL RECORDS: The combined
total of 15 wins by the four varsity high school football teams in Arlington this fall was the lowest sum since the 2007
Football Continued from Page 15 and throwing like that is our strength,” Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said. Yorktown passed for 226 yards but only rushed for 35. The Patriots were intercepted three times, of which two were returned for touchdowns and the third almost as well, setting up a TD. “It was 21-0, we cut it to 21-7, got a stop, then we threw a pick-six and that was the ball game,” Hanson said. “We were playing tough, but they are so strong
campaign, when the four won a total of 14 contests. This fall, Yorktown was the only team with a winning record at 8-3, earning a Class 6 Northern Region D tournament playoff berth. The Wakefield Warriors were 3-8 and the Washington-Lee Generals and Bishop O’Connell Knights each 2-8. Wakefield received a Class C region playoff berth. This fall marked the third straight season three of the four teams had losing marks. The most successful season in recent campaigns came in 2014, when none of the four teams had losing records and the four combined for 26 victories and just 18 losses, the fewest losses in many years. O’CONNELL GIRLS TENNIS: The No. 8 seed Bishop O’Connell Knights (7-5) finished 0-1 in the Division I privateschool state tournament, losing to top seed and eventual champion Norfolk Academy, 9-0, in the first round. Prior to the state tournament, O’Connell finished third in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference tournament.
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A STRONG SEASON FROM WALL: Yorktown High School senior two-way starter and kick returner Tanner Wall enjoyed a standout season for the football team this fall on offense, defense
and special teams. Wall amassed 1,664 all-purpose yards, including 857 receiving on 57 catches, averaging 15 yards per catch. Wall ran for 339 yards, averaging 10 yards per carry. On defense, Wall intercepted two passes, one that he returned for touchdowns, and he led Yorktown with 131 tackles, including nine for losses. On special teams, Wall returned numerous kicks. In all, Wall scored 16 touchdowns
running the ball.” South Lakes had 318 yards rushing. “We had a good season and I told the guys not to be sad about this game,” Hanson said. Yorktown’s losses were against playoff teams that have reached region-semifinal games. “I’m happy with our season,” Hanson said. “We beat Washington-Lee in our last game, and that was big because they beat us the last two years.” The victory against the Patriots’ biggest Arlington rival came Nov. 3 in Yorktown’s final regular-season game. “Our guys were really proud of that
win,” Hanson said. In the playoff loss to South Lakes, Will Porter was 8 of 18 passing for 155 yards and Grant Wilson was 6 of 13 for 71. Each threw interceptions and touchdown passes. Wilson’s went to Davis Patterson for 19 yards and Porter’s to Adrian Alvarez for 66. Adam Luncher kicked both extra points. Tanner Wall caught six passes for 72 yards for Yorktown, Patterson had two catches for 39 yards and Alvarez two for 74 to go with 26 yards rushing. Broad Run entered the playoff game averaging 35.2 points per game and scored 49 in the first half as it led 49-0 after two
quarters. The only time Wakefield crossed midfield in the first half was the result of a penalty. Wakefield’s touchdown came in the fourth quarter on a 19-yard run by Kesean Deshazer. Luis Pinto kicked the extra point. The Warriors had just one yard passing, as quarterback Cason Poythress was 4 of 11. Deshazer had 67 yards rushing, including a 43-yard run, and Rodney Lee 21 rushing. James Clark and Ethan Novak each had two catches. On defense in the region playoff game, Wakefield’s Luis Delcore recovered a fumble.
O’Connell’s Max Greczyn won the boys private-school state title. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI
did all of that,” Walls said. O’Connell had a strong race in the Division I girls meet as well the same day. O’Connell freshman Tess Brinkmann finished second (20:11) and senior Ryley Howard was 10th (20:55). As a team, the defending champion O’Connell girls were third, which was better than the team’s No. 6 ranking in the state poll. Brinkmann was in seventh place with 100 meters to go and passed five runners to finish second. “Tess has a ferocious kick and she used it right there at the end to pass all of those runners,” Walls said. O’Connell’s Grace Pulliam was 24th (21:53) in the girls race, Maeve Marsh finished 35th (22:36), Ginny Brough placed 37th (22:39), Ryan Maddie took 43rd (22:53) and Maggi Flood ended up 52nd
(23:08). “This was as good as we could have hoped for,” Walls said about the overall performance from the O’Connell runners. “We ran lights out. It was a great day.” Greczyn and some of the other O’Connell runners may participate in upcoming regional races at various sites. Greczyn said he has not yet made that decision but will do so in coming days. That is the same with some of the runners for the Arlington girls. n There were no runners from Arlington public-school teams that participated in the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 and Class 5 boys and girls state cross country championship meets, which were held on the Great Meadow course in The Plains this past weekend.
O’Connell Continued from Page 15 chance to win, despite never running the course. “We told him to sit with the leaders the first mile,” Walls said. “When a Cape Henry runner started to surge, Max went with him and started pushing. Then the last 800 meters he really put the hammer down.” Walls said that Greczyn’s biggest improvement was running hard from the start of races, not waiting until the end and having to use too much energy to make up ground working his way back to the lead pack. “Max is a really good listener, and he 16
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Tanner Wall had a standout season for the PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Yorktown football team.
as he helped Yorktown finish second in the Liberty District, earn a Class A Northern Region D tournament berth and finish with an 8-3 overall record. Yorktown lost to South Lakes in a firstround playoff game. On defense, Wall was chosen by the coaches as the Liberty District’s Player of the Year. Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said all season that Wall was one of the best overall players in the region and one of the most talented and versatile he has coached at the school. Wall wants to play college football and is drawing interest from some Division I schools. He has not yet made a decision about where he will attend. During the spring high school season, Wall is a starting outfielder for Yorktown and one of the team’s best players.
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election later that year. His victories were fueled by voter discontent over gold-plated capital projects that had been supported by most on the all-Democratic board, and in the days after his second victory over Howze, board members reacted to the election results by scuttling the proposed $300 million Columbia Pike streetcar. Other big-ticket items, from the Artisphere arts center to the Long Bridge Park aquatics center, either have been killed outright or scaled back. Since joining the five-member board, Vihstadt has straddled a line between outsider and insider; he supported a tax-rate increase backed by his Democratic colleagues earlier this year, but contends that his efforts helped cut the rate of increase. “Many people across the political spectrum continue to tell me that they appreciate the balance and independent perspective I’ve brought to the County Board,” said Vihstadt, an attorney and veteran civic activist who was raised in Nebraska. “We’ve accomplished a great deal, but have more work to do to bring greater fiscal responsibility, better manage our growth and ensure true transparency in county decision-making.” Vihstadt should not expect to put his campaign in cruise control for an easy victory, said Arlington County Democratic Committee chairman Kip Malinosky, who promised that the party was readying to contest the seat. “Over the last 40 years, Arlington County has invested wisely in development and is among a handful of counties to maintain the highest bond rating,” Malinosky said. “We must continue that leadership, and seat a new County Board member focused on generating practical strategies to make Arlington even better.” (In early 2018, Malinosky will wrap up four years as Democratic chair; the race for a successor has not yet firmed up. Prospective candidacies to take on Vihstadt also may be percolating, but the party for now has no obvious go-to contender.) The 2014 County Board race led to a schism within the county’s Democraticleadership ranks. Both County Board member Libby Garvey and Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos supported Vihstadt over Howze; Garvey left the Arlington County Democratic Committee for a spell over the matter, but returned in time to win the party’s nomination for re-election in 2016.
NOVA graduates are guaranteed admission to the four-year university. It is one of 40 colleges with which NVCC has negotiated guaranteed-transfer agreements. According to NVCC officials, community-college students nationally lose an average of about 13 credits when they transfer. “That diminishes their chances of
earning a bachelor’s degree and increases tuition debt,” college officials said. “Most students attend community colleges with the goal of eventually transferring and completing a bachelor’s degree,” said Northern Virginia Community College president Scott Ralls. “Too often, however, they find their courses either do not transfer or were evaluated as electives,
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(Democratic leaders opted to be less hostile to Stamos, possibly out of fear the popular prosecutor could ditch the party and run as an independent.) Frank O’Leary, the former Arlington County treasurer who has spent decades watching (and predicting) voter turnout at the local level, said Vihstadt faces a “daunting challenge” for a number of reasons, including higher turnout in 2018 than 2014 due to a U.S. Senate race on the ballot next year, and the likelihood Democrats will remain inflamed over Donald Trump and national Republican leadership. “Worse yet for him, he lacks a burning issue,” O’Leary said. But it’s not all bad news. “On the other side of the ledger, Vihstadt has followed Hippocrates and ‘done no harm’ that I can perceive,” said O’Leary, who himself occasionally tussled with the Arlington Democratic establishment during his 30 years in public office. “He is an incumbent, a hard worker, a team player and faithfully responds to requests and needs expressed by citizens,” O’Leary said. “To guarantee victory, all he need do is become a Democrat.” The four current Democratic members of the County Board may have done themselves no favors in an effort to oust Vihstadt when, earlier this year, they declined to give him the vice-chairmanship of the body for 2017. While Democrats were following tradition from the era decades back when there was less one-party rule in Arlington – in years that Democrats controlled the board, Republicans wouldn’t get leadership slots, and vice versa – the decision to deny Vihstadt the vice-chairmanship didn’t go down well with many across the spectrum in the Arlington civic scene. In 2014, Vihstadt had the backing, though not formal nominations, of both
the Arlington County Republican Committee and Arlington Green Party. He was on the ballot as an independent, and became the first non-Democrat to serve on the County Board since Republican Mike Lane briefly held a seat 15 years before. Lane had defeated Democrat Charles
Monroe in a 1999 special election called when incumbent Al Eisenberg resigned to serve in the Clinton administration. Eight months later, Lane was defeated by Monroe in the subsequent general election. (Monroe died while chairing a County Board meeting in 2003.)
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1. What car does over time 6. *Traveler’s purchase 9. Kind of cola 13. Opening 14. ___ de Triomphe 15. Opposite of domesticated 16. Beer garden mug 17. Hula dancer’s necklace 18. “Haste makes waste,” e.g. 19. *Thanksgiving game day stars 21. *Peeps around the table 23. “But I heard him exclaim, ____ he drove out of sight ...” 24. Queen of Carthage 25. British broadcaster 28. Fungal spore sacs 30. Angry dispute 35. Rhine tributary 37. “Cogito, ____ sum” 39. Did like a star at night 40. Assortment 41. *Last float passenger 43. Larger-than-life 44. Like a neon sign 46. Catcher’s catcher 47. Facts and figures 48. Nile and Mississippi ____ 50. Plural of “forum” 52. State of no-mindness 53. Impose, as in tax 55. Rage 57. *Star of the show on Thanksgiving 60. *“The Thanksgiving
Song” singer 64. Small, olive-gray bird 65. Kind of printer 67. Nose of a missile 68. Donated live-saver 69. Born, in society pages 70. Child-eating daemon, in Greek mythology 71. Do this at a funeral
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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. CURRENT-EVENTS SLATED:
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A current-events program is slated for Monday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955. COUNTRY MUSICIANS TO PERFORM:
The Just Playin’ country musicians will perform on Monday, Nov. 20 at 11:15 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. TRAVELERS HEAD TO DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR: Arlington County 55+
Travel hosts a trip to the U.S. Department of Interior on Tuesday, Nov. 21. 22
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72. Symbolized by elephant 73. Funny DOWN
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The Arlington Walking Club will walk along the Wildwood and W&OD Trails in Vienna on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation from Lubber Run Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403. WALKERS TAKE AN INDOOR AMBLE:
“Walter’s Walkers” will walk for 30 minutes indoors at Walter Reed Senior Center on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 8:30 a.m. For information, call (703) 228-0955. ‘ROCKING CHAIRS’ HOST ROCK-ANDROLL REHEARSAL: An open rehearsal
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5. Mexico City state 6. “Buffalo ____, won’t you come out tonight...” 7. “Is” is to “she” as ____ is to “we” 8. “The Terminator” genre 9. Ghana monetary unit 10. Like word of mouth 11. Same as cagey 12. Stout relative 15. Kate Hudson’s “Almost ____” 20. Those in favor 22. Sum it up 24. Make something seem worthy 25. *____-breasted variety 26. Pop out 27. Prepare white wine 29. Pack like sardines 31. Lose one’s coat 32. November birthstone 33. Get together 34. *Pumpkin alternative 36. Dig like a pig 38. Bismarck’s first name 42. Courtyards 45. Non-scholarship player 49. “____ Spot run” 51. ____ Palmer 54. Contending 56. *“Thanksgiving,” poem by ____ Albert Guest 57. Michelin product 58. Strong desire 59. *____ harvest before giving thanks 60. Beehive basket 61. Stretched ride 62. Like a villain 63. Bona fide 64. Wedding promise, e.g. 66. “New” prefix
Police Beat ASSAULT ON POLICE: n On Nov. 6 at 3:13 p.m., police were dispatched to the 3400 block of Washington Boulevard for a report of an individual drunk in public. Police made contact with medics who were transporting an intoxicated person to the hospital. At the hospital, police said, the suspect became combative, kicking, spitting and urinating on an officer. The suspect – 42-year-old Elena Bolonina of Arlington – was arrested and charged with assault on law enforcement, identity theft, urinating in public, obstruction of justice and public drunkenness. n On Nov. 7 at 5:32 p.m., police responded to the 1100 block of South Hayes Street for a report of a larceny. The arriving officer met with security guards, who identified a suspect, police said. As the officer attempted to stop the suspect, the suspect became combative, pushed officers and resisted arrest, police said. When the suspect failed to comply with officers’ demands, police said, a Taser was deployed. The suspect – 32-year-old Denarmbi Marshall of the District of Columbia – was arrested and charged with petty larceny, obstruction of justice and two counts of assault on police. He was held without bond.
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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 10, 1939: n Voters by a 6-to-1 margin rejected a referendum that would have had Arlington’s government operate a power utility. n Republican John Locke Green was elected to succeed Democrat Charles Jesse as county treasurer. n A Sun editorial says it is Arlington’s “public responsibility” to establish a central library to augment existing branches. n On the silver screen: “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” and “Jesse James.” November 13, 1952: n The public-address system of the police department keeps interrupting County Board meetings. n Several major department stores plan to stay open Thursday nights through the holiday season. n Upwards of one million people could turn out to see President-elect Eisenhower when he visits the area tomorrow. n Virginia Baptists are calling on President-elect Eisenhower not to send a diplomatic representative to the Vatican. November 12, 1966: n Despite expectations of a close race, U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, trounced Democratic challenger Clive DuVal. n Virginia highway fatalities total 926 so far this year, a pace 12 higher than last year. n Washington-Lee fell to Annandale, 63, while Wakefield was pummeled by Fort Hunt, 34-0, in football action. November 13, 1972: n The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that U.S. Sen. Harry Byrd, I-Va., will become a Republican prior to Congress convening in January. n The O’Connell football team will play this weekend for the state Catholic-school championship. November 11, 1978: n Republican John Warner’s slim lead in the U.S. Senate race appears to be holding. November 10, 1987: n Civil-rights groups are calling on state officials to abandon “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia” as the state’s official song.
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