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A split Arlington School Board on June 29 approved a new four-year contract with Superintendent Patrick Murphy, whose eight-year tenure has coincided with an ongoing growth spurt and has brought mixed reviews from the public and school system’s rank-and-file. A board majority of Tannia Talento, James Lander and Chairman Nancy Van Doren provided the cushion for contract approval. Barbara Kanninen and Reid Goldstein voted against. Murphy’s previous contract ran through mid-2018, but Virginia school districts Patrick Murphy often renegotiate contracts a year before they end. When he was first hired, Murphy earned just under $200,000 a year, a figure that has risen to about $230,000 a year. Under the new contract, Murphy will earn just under $239,000 for the 12month period beginning July 1. Van Doren pressed to give the superintendent a vote of confidence, suggesting that a change in leadership at a critical moment would not be in the best interests of the school system or, ultimately, students. “We need stability and strength,” she
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School Board OKs 2 Sites for 1,300 New High-School Seats SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
On an almost but not quite unanimous vote, the Arlington School Board on June 29 agreed to split up 1,300 new highschool seats over two sites, tasking staff to come back with recommendations on how to best spend the $104 million projected cost. The 4-1 vote aligns with a proposal by Superintendent Patrick Murphy to split the seats between new construction at the Arlington Career Center near Columbia Pike and by renovation of the Arlington Education Center, which currently holds staff offices, near Washington-Lee High School. If all goes as planned, the facilities would be ready for students by the fall of 2022, perhaps earlier on the Education Center site. “I’m excited about both of them,” School Board Vice Chairman Barbara Kanninen said of the possibilities on each of the sites. The proposal to use two sites rather than one came late in the planning process, which initially had been focused on putting the entire 1,300 new seats at either the Career Center, Education Center or on field space at Kenmore Middle School. Splitting the seats up may allow the
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school system to buy some time before constructing – no one yet knows where – a new, comprehensive high school along the lines of Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown. “We do not have the capital funds to start that now,” said School Board member Reid Goldstein, one of four School Board members to support the staff recommendation. The lone dissenting vote on the superintendent’s proposal came from James Lander, who supported an option to raze the five-story Arlington Education Center and build a new school on its site. Lander said the benefit of that option was the school ultimately could be converted into a middle school when funds and space are available to build a new, full-size high school. But Lander, like other board members, acknowledged none of the options was a panacea for addressing ongoing growth in the student body. “There are no perfect answers,” he said. School Board members directed Murphy and staff to come back by December with fleshed-out details on the Education Center site, and by next May on the Career Center package, including costs, how to accommodate parking and fields, and
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Fisette: Government, Business Work Well Together SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
If there’s any lingering animosity between the Arlington County government and Arlington Chamber of Commerce over the contentious issue of towing, it’s just one blip in a generally positive government-business relationship. That’s the view of County Board Chairman Jay Fisette, who on June 28 discussed business issues as part of his State of the County remarks. “We still work well together,” Fisette said, even though the county government and Chamber of Commerce were at loggerheads during the 2017 General Assembly session. The business group successfully convinced the General Assembly and Gov. McAuliffe to support legislation neutering the ability of Northern Virginia localities to enact changes to towing rules that the Arlington Chamber and other business groups said were intrusions into private-property rights. At the June 28 event, hosted by the Arlington Chamber and held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Fisette was able to joke about the experience. After gaining the enmity of some in the local towing industry for proposing the changes, “I’m extra-careful to park legally,” the board chairman deadpanned. Overall, however, Fisette said the county government and Chamber of
Commerce have been partners more than adversaries. He noted that the Chamber took the lead in winning restoration of Arlington’s ability to levy a tourism tax on hotel stays, after the General Assembly stripped away the power in pique over a county government lawsuit on transportation issues. The restored taxing authority brings in about $1 million a year to support Arlington’s tourism-promotion efforts. The board chairman, who opted not to seek re-election in November, also praised the Chamber of Commerce for its support of the county government’s community energy plan, which was adopted in 2013. “The business community was really the dominant voice at the table,” Fisette said. In his remarks, Fisette noted that since he won his first election in 1997, Arlington’s growth has been significant: 9.5 million new square feet of office space; 2.5 million square feet of new retail; 2,700 new hotel rooms; 29,000 new housing units; 36,000 more residents. He pointed to challenges during the same period: a major recession, the federal government’s BRAC agency-relocation effort that greatly impacted Crystal City’s commercial sector, spiking office-vacancy rates and the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. And he pointed to the community fight over a proposed Columbia Pike streetcar.
Fisette and then-board colleague Mary Hynes in 2014 dropped their support for the $300 million proposal, which effectively killed it, but “we held our community together,” Fisette said. Add up the pluses and the minuses, and Fisette said the overall story has been a positive one. “The state of the county is really good,” he said. “Arlington works. There is nothing stagnant at all.”
While the Columbia Pike corridor’s growth has been slowed (but not stopped) by the streetcar’s demise, in the northern part of the county, efforts are under way to redevelop the Lee Highway corridor, which also stretches the entire east-towest length of Arlington. Fisette said efforts to reimagine Lee Highway provide a “big opportunity,” but as with efforts along Columbia Pike, “it will not be easy.” Kate Bates, president of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, said she would miss Fisette’s experienced hand in local government, but anticipated he would remain engaged in civic life. Fisette “has the passion and the drive and the continued commitment to our community,” Bates said. The Arlington Chamber of Commerce inaugurated the State of the County program in 2001, allowing County Board chairs to lay out their vision to a largely business-centric audience. Fisette was serving his first stint as chairman that year, keynoting the first of what have become five State of the County speeches during his tenure. In the audience at the June 28 event were the two County Board members who earlier in the year vied to serve as vice chairman for 2017. Democrat Katie Cristol defeated independent John Vihstadt on a 3-2 vote, and is likely to rotate into the chairman’s slot next year.
– it is a projection of the number of youth up to age 14 who will be living in Arlington in the coming decade. In recent years, Arlington generally has avoided battles that have raged in Fairfax and Loudoun counties and the city of Alexandria – and others – in which school leaders have pressed for significant funding increases, often at the expense of other county priorities. Their efforts have met with mixed success: This year, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors pushed back, refusing to raise the county’s real estate tax rate to fully fund the School Board’s budget request – a move that elicited a shrill response from school leaders. While Arlington has been able to avoid such confrontations, nerves have been frayed in recent years as various advocacy groups – supporting education, affordable housing and open space, among others – have jockeyed for primacy in County Board decision-making. In a letter to Fisette preceding the June 27 work session, School Board Chairman Nancy Van Doren said the school system was willing to be a team player in the broader community conversation of addressing growth. “We recognize the complex nature of this work, including the need to balance [school-system] needs with pressing county needs and the increasing sensitivities surrounding intensified use of land and facilities in any neighborhood,” Van Do-
ren wrote. When it comes to what the school system will, or won’t, be able to do to meet the enrollment crunch, the County Board holds many of the cards. Its members decide on the annual transfer payment to the school system, which amounts to about 80 percent of Arlington Public Schools’ annual $650 million budget. And County Board members are the ones who decide whether to seek Circuit Court permission to put bond referendums – including school bonds – on the ballot. A day before the work session, at the annual State of the County event put on by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, Fisette said the county government would maintain its relatively conservative budget policies, and would “never, ever, ever, ever” put the county government’s AAA bond ratings at risk by getting too far out on a limb in capital spending. (Fisette also said Arlington’s school system would need to find ways to trim per-student spending, currently the highest in the Washington suburbs.) While marking the County Board’s territory as top dog, Fisette said his aim is to ensure every interest group – including schools – receives the resources they need, if not necessarily everything they might want. “Hopefully . . . we’re all in agreement,” he said. “My guess is, we’ll all work it out.”
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Co. Board Maintains Primacy in Facilities Planning SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Any notion Arlington School Board members might have had that they were equal partners with their County Board colleagues, in deciding how parcels of government land would be allocated to meet pressing and often competing needs, were disabused during a two-hour work session held June 27. County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said that while the school system and the Joint Facilities Advisory Commission would have input on placement of new facilities, they would not be the ones to make final decisions. “That’s the County Board’s role,” Fisette intoned. The chairman’s remarks came perhaps an hour after soon-to-be School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen opined that overall effort on facilities placement was “a joint decision-making process.” Nope, Fisette seemed to signal. Finding space for schools is part of the planning effort, but not the only one, he said. “We all have the same kind of commitment to public education. That said, we have a lot of other needs,” Fisette said, pointing to everything from a headquarters for the Office of Emergency Management to parking for buses to field space. At the work session, School Board members pressed their County Board counterparts to prioritize new school fa4
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cilities. “We are being driven by an urgent need” due to growing enrollment, School Board member Reid Goldstein said. But County Board members at times pushed back. Board member Libby Garvey (an alumna of the School Board) urged its members not to “fight the last war” in trying to meet the capacity crunch, but to develop creative solutions to addressing capacity issues. It was a theme reminiscent of her reelection bid of 2016, in which Garvey suggested double-shifts at local schools to help ease enrollment increases. Superintendent Patrick Murphy has acknowledged the need to be creative, but suggested that rising enrollment would require more bricks and mortar, including multiple elementary schools, a new middle school and another new high school. The looming question is “how can we best utilize those limited resources for some of the larger priorities that are on our plate today,” Murphy said. At the work session, Fisette was critical of those in the community suggesting that student enrollment in Arlington’s public schools (currently about 27,000) is headed to 40,000 in coming years. “It’s just not accurate,” he said, noting that the school system’s own estimates peg student enrollment at 33,000 a decade from now. Where did the 40,000 figure come from? Ironically, given the headache it has given County Board members, the number comes the county government itself
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Chamber Salutes Exceptionalism in Public Safety SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Arlington County Police Officer Andrew Schloe was working a stationary vehicular patrol on Interstate 66 last Aug. 15 when, at about 7:30 p.m., a truck pulled in front of him, and two very distraught parents sought assistance. The mother was holding her small child, who was unconscious and clearly in need of immediate medical care. They earlier had called 9-1-1, but with language barriers and the couple not knowing exactly where they were, an ambulance was not in sight. Recognizing there was no time to lose, Officer Schloe put the mother and child in his own vehicle and drove them to Virginia Hospital Center. They arrived just in time: The young child was suffering seizures caused by a highly elevated body temperature, arriving in a condition so critical that it could easily have resulted in death, doctors said. After being stabilized at the Arlington hospital, the child was transferred to Children’s National Medical Center for specialized care and recovery. Because of Officer Schloe’s quick decision-making, a tragedy was averted. And for his efforts, on June 28 he was honored with the Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s Life-Saving Award during a ceremony held at the Hyatt Regency Crys-
tal City. It was among three life-saving awards presented that day to members of Arlington’s public-safety community, for efforts occurring over the past year. Also receiving the Life-Saving Award was Arlington County Police Officer Ryan Williams, who last July 27 was dispatched to a Crystal City restaurant, where a man had suffered a heart attack. Officer Williams took control of the situation, performed CPR and continued to work on the stricken man as medics arrived to perform additional life-saving measures. The individual was transported to George Washington University Hospital, where he made a recovery. Also receiving honors were Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Grant Dean and Deputy Matthew Camardi, for working together March 8 to save the life of a man held at the Arlington County Detention Facility who had attempted to hang himself in his cell. Recipients of Public-Safety Awards (previously the Valor Awards) are nominated by their agencies, with the submissions reviewed by a panel that in 2017 included Chamber chairman Tina Walker of BAE Systems, former chairman Todd Yeatts of Boeing and Scott McCaffrey of the Sun Gazette. County Board Chairman Jay Fisette thanked the business community for honoring the life-saving efforts, and for
Recipients of Public-Safety Awards were honored by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.
“appreciating and respecting our publicsafety personnel.” Also honored during the ceremony were recipients of Meritorious Service Awards. They included: • Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Paul Larson was saluted for more than a decade of service, which came on the heels of a 20-year career with the Arlington County Police Department and included a key role at the Pentagon on 9/11. • Arlington Police Detective Robert Icolari was honored for more than 25 years of service with the department, which followed 21 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. With the police, Icolari has worked to close cold cases, and has served as a crisis negotiator. • Arlington Firefighter/EMT Jeffrey Zynel was honored for his work training
fire personnel just starting in their careers, and his efforts on committees that work to improve firefighter health and supported families of those in the ranks. • Will Flagler was honored for his work in the Office of Emergency Management, including duty as interim director of the Emergency Communication Center during a six-month stretch. All of the award recipients received letters from U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), saluting them for their efforts. The public-safety awards were presented in tandem with a program that also featured a “State of the County” speech by Jay Fisette. The event’s grand sponsor was Virginia Hospital Center, which is “beyond a great hospital – a true leader in the field,” said Chamber president Kate Bates.
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Our View: Getting Serious About Metro’s Future?
Opinions? Everyone’s got them, it seems. But when it comes to the future of the Metro system, the proliferation of proposals to reform (or “reform,” if you’re the doubting sort) the beleaguered transit system threatens to continue a four-decade-long, systematic problem: paralysis by analysis, with no one at the top who has the political brawn to make it happen. A host of business, transit, governmental and dogooder organizations of late have been promoting their own proposals, most having to do with finding ways to infuse more cash into the system and/or change its Byzantine governance structure. The idea that two states, one city and the federal government will be able to come together and find a way – acceptable to all – to render additional funding is rather farfetched, so much so that several of the major policy papers rolled out in recent months simply punted on the issue. Yet without an answer on funding, all the rest is just background noise; there is no way it can be anything but the first decision to be tackled.
The biggest challenge facing any effort at change is there’s no one with the regional gravitas and the power to lead the charge. Metro general manager Paul Wiedefeld has convinced many (though not yet us) that he’s up to the task of leading the internal effort, but what is needed is someone far higher up the region’s chain of political command to push this through to success. Robert Moses, New York City’s planning/transportation/parks czar for much of the mid-20th-century, was pilloried by social activists and historians. But he could get things done. Robert Spillane, the late former superintendent of Fairfax County schools, left few friends in the wake of his local tenure. But he kept the school system moving, no easy task during a period of rapid growth. Like it or not, the effort to revitalize the Metro system is calling out for someone in the mode of Moses or Spillane. Until one emerges and is given the tools to take on the effort, all the recent reports by think tanks, analysts and good-government groups will join others that have been gathering dust on shelves over the past 40 years.
County Auditor Needs Full Independence Editor: After a great deal of debate a couple of years ago, the County Board, over the public objections of some (led by former member Walter Tejada), approved the appointment of a county auditor with the express objective of having an independent performance audit/assessment of important county-government decisions and their implementation. Your June 29 article [“New(ish) County Auditor Pledges Responsiveness”] raises many doubts. One, the county auditor is not independent, as the County Board tells him what he should focus on (e.g. fleet man-
agement and public-safety overtime). Are these truly the top priorities for the board? Shouldn’t the auditor be given total authority to decide what merits a full performance audit? Two, the new county auditor (after the first left) promises to be “an honest broker.” It should not be the role of the auditor to be an honest broker, but to provide unvarnished information about the robustness of County Board decisions and how efficiently and effectively they are implemented. This is the only product that county residents should expect from an independent auditor. Three, since the County Board car-
ries out the performance evaluation of the county auditor, isn’t the auditor compromised by having to kowtow to the County Board? If the county auditor is not independent, then I would question the whole rationale for spending scarce resources on such a job. The more I think about this, the less I trust the current arrangements. Perhaps the new County Board will have the courage of its convictions and revise the auditor’s mandate to address the pitfalls I have mentioned. Pablo Guerrero Arlington
Editor: I would like to publicly express my appreciation to Arlington Treasurer Carla de la Pava and her staff for improvements made to the monthly real estate tax payment process through the automatic bank-debit program. For those of us who have the good fortune of paying our real estate taxes directly to the county – rather than via a mortgage company – the treasurer offers two options through bank debits: twice-yearly payments in June and October, or monthly payments. Those choosing the biennial payment plan receive high quality statements that include complete information about
their tax liability. Unfortunately, those choosing the monthly payment plan received only fragmented and incomplete information. My calls of complaint over a number of years, that those who pay monthly should get the same information as those who pay semi-annually, elicited the response “our computer can’t do that.” Letters sent to our previous treasurer were unanswered. So I gave up and switched to the semi-annual payment method. An encounter with Ms. de la Pava at the Arlington County Fair led me to try again. Ms. de la Pava called me in response to my letter and assigned a mem-
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County Appears Ready to Purchase ‘Buck’ Parcel SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Arlington County Board members are edging closer to exercising an option to purchase a large tract across North Quincy Street from the Arlington Education Center and Washington-Lee High School. What ultimately ends up on the parcel, however, remains a work in progress. Board members on June 27 signaled their support for a recommendation by the Joint Facilities Advisory Commission (JFAC), which has proposed going forward with the purchase of the “Buck site,” a 6-acre parcel that currently includes office and industrial space and copious surface parking. County officials spent $3 million to obtain an option on the parcel, owned by local real-estate executive and developer William Buck. The county government must exercise its option and close on the $30 million deal by November if it wants to move forward. Acquisition of the site also has the support of the School Board, although whether any of the site will be used for education purposes remains unknown. The scenario envisioned by JFAC would include reuse of existing structures on the site – including a three-story, 44,000-square-foot building – while providing some limited open space toward
the rear. The buildings could be used for the county government’s Office of Emergency Management, as school space, or for other purposes, said Ginger Brown, who chairs the Joint Facilities Advisory Commission. The County Board directed JFAC, county staff and school-system staff to continue work refining options for the parcel. While specific recommendations on how to use the parcel could be months away, County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said the proposal to reuse the buildings on the site was a positive one. “People like it because of its lower cost . . . flexibility and adaptation,” he said. Even if the deal goes through by November, more decision-making would be required to determine what goes on the site, and there would be a need for traffic studies and then upgrades to the existing real estate on the parcel. Those buildings “are not falling down, but they require some interior work,” said County Manager Mark Schwartz. Add up the entire list of necessary steps, and “you’re looking at least three to four years out” before the parcel is fully usable for county-government purposes, Schwartz said. The advisory commission’s proposal throws cold water on a school system request to use some of the land as field
space for Washington-Lee High School. Brown said the site’s geography did not lend itself to that option. “High-school fields are quite large,” said Brown, who also pointed to concerns about the cost of relocating underground utilities that the development of fields might require. That said, “it’s not impossible,” Brown said of the school system’s request. The JFAC recommendation also presumes that the county government will not go forward with a proposal to trade some of the Buck property to another developer in exchange for land in Shirl-
ington. But County Board members have not specifically removed that option from consideration, opting to leave it on the table. And even while government and school leaders are juggling possibilities for the Buck site, they also are trying to fit together pieces that would allow for a separate land swap with Virginia Hospital Center farther west in the county. The most likely scenario there: The county government gives up a parcel it owns just north of the hospital, and in return receives an 11.6-acre tract on South Carlin Springs Road.
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Arlington Notes WE’RE #10! (IN AFFORDABLE LIVING IN VIRGINIA, ACCORDING TO SURVEY):
Arlingtonians generally do very well when comparing income to cost of living, but there are a number of local jurisdictions where the residents have it better, according to new data. A survey from the financial-technology firm SmartAsset compares the cost of living in given communities with median incomes to come up with a “purchasing power index” that ranks the average affordability of a given locality. Costs of housing, transportation, food, taxes, health care and other necessities, plus some ancillary items, were studied to determine the cost of living. In Virginia, Arlington ranked 10th best with an index score of 74.49, as the county’s high median income offset an also high cost of living. (The full methodology can be found at https://smartasset.com/mortgage/cost-of-living-calculator?#Virginia.) Among Virginia localities, Loudoun County topped the ranking with an index score of 90.96, followed by the city of Falls Church (90.04), Fairfax County (77.2), Prince William County (76.14) and the city of Fairfax (76.9). Also ahead of Arlington on the rating was Culpeper County, King George County, Frederick County and Stafford County. CHAMBER EXCEEDS GOAL IN CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN: The Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Opportunity Works” capital campaign brought in a record-setting amount of $275,870, surpassing the business organization’s goal of $260,000. Backers of the initiative gathered June 26 at Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling to celebrate the achievement. The annual capital campaign, which brings in about one-third of the Chamber’s yearly revenue, again in 2017 was chaired by local attorney Barbara Nicastro and Joe Prentice of Wells Fargo Private Mortgage. The 2017 campaign had kicked off in March. FOUNDATION TEAMS WITH HOSPITAL ON TELEMEDICINE INITIATIVE: The
Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation is partnering with Virginia Hospital Center to launch a new telemedicine program that continues the foundation’s mission to help low-income and uninsured expectant mothers in Arlington and the surrounding region receive prenatal care and support. Through telemedicine visits, in which the patient can be connected directly to a physician or nurse practitioner, expectant mothers receive close prenatal monitoring with the convenience and accessibility of a smartphone. “We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to partner with Virginia Hospital Center to continue the vital work of ensuring women and babies in our com-
munity have access to quality prenatal and postnatal care,” said Neal Lawson, founder of the foundation, named in honor of his late wife. “The core mission of our organization is rooted in our vision for a community where every new mother and baby receives the medical care and support they need to thrive. This program takes us a step closer to making that vision a reality.” Established in December 2014, the Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation aims to ensure health-care services for newborns and their mothers. For information, see the Web site at http://jenniferbushlawsonfoundation.org/. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS MASON’S BEE INITIATIVE: The Com-
munity Foundation for Northern Virginia recently presented a grant of $25,000 to the George Mason University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Honey Bee Initiative. “I’m thrilled about the grant,” said Lisa Gring-Pemble, an associate professor in the School of Business who is the director of social entrepreneurship and co-founder of the Honey Bee Initiative. The initiative, Gring-Pemble said, “has tremendous momentum, and these additional funds are crucial to our progress and program expansion.” Honeybees are in crisis, scientists believe, and bee health is critical to human
survival. Bees pollinate one-third of the food consumed around the world. According to the university, Mason currently has a total of 37 hives under its care. The total population can range between 5,000 to 45,000 bees per hive, depending on the time of year. Hives are located both on the university’s campuses and at off-site locations. For information about the Mason initiative, see the Web site at http://bees.gmu. edu/about/about. FUND-RAISER TO BENEFIT SHEPHERD’S CENTER: The Locker Room
restaurant will donate 15 percent of its sales on Wednesday, July 12, to the Shepherd’s Center of McLean-Arlington-Falls Church. The restaurant is located at 502 West Broad St. in Falls Church. For information on the initiative, see the Web site at www.scmafc.org. INVASIVE-PLANT-REMOVAL EFFORT SET: In invasive-plant-removal effort will
be held on Saturday, Vision July 8 from 2 to 4 Focused On Quality p.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center. Volunteers are invited to help clear out Care For Theunwanted, Whole invasive Family plants, clearing the way for the return of native species. There is no charge. For information, call (703) 228-3403. Find Arlington Notes II on Page 10.
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Arlington Notes II COUNTY BOARD MAKES APPOINTMENTS: The Arlington County Board re-
cently appointed the following individuals to county-government advisory boards and commissions: Evelyn Gee and Jeffrey Certosimo were reappointed to the Citizens Advisory Commission on Housing. Jeffrey Zeeman was appointed chair of the Commission for the Arts. Thomas Denning was appointed chair of the Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee. Joanne Del Toro was reappointed to the Community Services Board, and Anne Marie Hermann was appointed chairman. William Walsh was appointed to the Economic Development Commission. Gillian Burgess was reappointed to the Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission. Elisa Ortiz was reappointed to the Neighborhood Complete Streets Committee. Michael Nardolilli was reappointed as an Arlington representative to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. Dennis Cotter and William Williams were appointed and Mary Jean Schmelzer was reappointed to the Rosslyn Business Improvement District. Shirley Brothwell was appointed chair of the Sports Commission. Chris Slatt was appointed chair of the Transportation Commission. And R. Eugene Godwin was appointed to the World War I Commemoration Task Force.
MASTER NATURALISTS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR NEXT SESSION: Appli-
cations are being accepted for the fall 2017 class of Arlington Master Naturalists, which will provide training on Tuesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. from Sept. 5 through Dec. 12 at Long Branch Nature Center. Participants will learn to provide information, citizen-science and outreach to conserve and manage natural resources and public lands. Experts will discuss topics ranging from ecology and herpetology to aquatic ecosystems. Training also includes four Saturday field trips, and participants must agree to provide at least 40 hours of community service annually. The application deadline is Aug. 15. For information, see the Web site at www. armn.org.
COMMUNITY HAPPY HOUR TO HIGHLIGHT ‘ENERGY MASTERS’: The Arling-
ton Energy Masters initiative will host a community happy hour on Thursday, July 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Samuel Beckett’s, 2800 South Randolph St. Program staff and volunteers will be on hand to discuss the initiative, which promotes a more energy-efficient and sustainable community. To date, more than 180 volunteers have received training to perform community service improving the lives of more than 700 residents.
Those attending are asked to R.S.V.P. by July 18 to energy@arlingtonenvironment.org. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonenvironment.org/energy. GALLERY TO HOST OPENING RECEPTION: The Gallery Underground in
Crystal City will host an opening reception for “Around Death Valley,” featuring photography by Steve Broido, on Friday, July 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the gallery, 2100 Crystal Drive. The exhibit runs from July 3-28. A members’ show featuring the oil and acrylic abstract impressionism of Rebecca McNeely also will be on display for the month. For information, call (571) 483-0652 or see the Web site at www.galleryunderground.org.
‘VANISHED BUSINESSES’ TOPIC OF RETROSPECTIVE: The Arlington His-
torical Society and Marymount University’s Department of History and Politics will host a presentation on “Arlington: A Look at Vanished Businesses” on Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m. at the Reinsch Library on Marymount’s main campus, 2807 North Glebe Road. Historian and author Charlie Clark will discuss businesses that have come and gone through the decades. The program is free, and the commu-
nity is invited. SOCIAL-JUSTICE BOOK CLUB TO MEET: Clarendon United Methodist
Church will host a social-justice book group on Tuesday, July 11 at 8 p.m. at the church, 606 North Irving St. The group is reading “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion” by Father Gregory Boyle, looking at one man’s ability to change lives in a ganginfested neighborhood in Los Angeles. The community is invited; the book is available on Amazon.com. For information, e-mail Jane Dixon at jdixon580jd@gmail.com.
REGISTRATION FOR SENIOR OLYMPICS SET TO OPEN: Registration for the
2017 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics is set to begin July 10, with competition taking place at venues across the region in September. Participants must be at least 50 years old by Dec. 31. The registration free is $13 plus $1 for every event entered, with a number of activities having additional fees. Participants can register online at www.nvso.us or via mail with paper registrations that are available at most county recreation and senior centers in participating local jurisdictions. Registration forms can also be downloaded on the Web site.
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Arlington Joblessness Still Lowest Across Virginia Arlington’s jobless rate ticked up from April to May, part of a regional trend, but remained lowest across the commonwealth. With 146,648 residents in the civilian workforce and 4,064 looking for jobs, the county’s unemployment rate of 2.7 percent in May was up from 2.4 percent a month before, according to data reported June 28 by the Virginia Employment Commission. The upward trend was prevalent across Northern Virginia, which saw jobless rates rise from 2.5 percent to 2.8 percent in Falls Church; from 2.8 percent to 3 percent in Alexandria; from 2.9 percent to 3.1 percent in Fairfax County; from 2.9 percent to 3.2 percent in Loudoun County; and from 3.3 percent to 3.5 percent in Prince William County. All figures are non-seasonallyadjusted. Across Northern Virginia as a whole, the unemployment rate of 3.2 percent in May was up from 3 percent in April and represented 1.58 million in the civilian workforce and 52,600 looking for work. Statewide, the jobless rate of 3.6 percent in April ticked up to 3.8 percent in May, as non-farm
employment decline slightly for the third month in a row, according to Ann Lang, senior economist for the Economic Information & Analytics Division of the Virginia Employment Commission. The trade/transportation and leisure/hospitality sectors were among those seeing declines in statewide employment, while the construction sector also posted a decline. Manufacturing, private education/health care and government saw small increases. Among Virginia’s 133 counties and cities, the lowest jobless rates were turned in by Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria and, in a three-way tie for fifth at 3.1 percent, Fairfax, Greene and Madison counties. The highest rates were found in Buchanan County (7.9 percent), Dickenson County (7.6 percent), Wise County (7 percent), Petersburg (6.9 percent) and Martinsville (6.8 percent). Among metropolitan areas, Northern Virginia had the lowest jobless rate, followed by Winchester and Charlottesville at 3.4 percent each. The highest rates were reported in Blacksburg/Christiansburg (4 percent),
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, MAY Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian employment for April. “Previous” is rate for April.
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Richmond and Harrisonburg (3.9 percent each). Nationally, Virginia had ranked 23rd in best jobs picture, nestled between Michigan and Maryland. The lowest unemployment rates were found in North Dakota (2 percent), Colorado (2.4 percent) and Hawaii and New Hampshire (2.7 percent each), with the highest rates found in Alaska (6.8 percent), New Mexico (6.1 percent), Louisiana (5.5 percent) and Mississippi (5.3 percent). Data for April are preliminary. For more information, see the Web site at www.virginialmi. com. D.C. Region Sees No Change
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in Unemployment Rate: The Washington region’s year-overyear unemployment rate held steady in May, according to new federal figures, even as most of the nation’s metropolitan areas saw an improved jobs picture. With 3.39 million local residents in the civilian workforce and 123,178 looking for jobs, the Washington area’s non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate of 3.6 percent was the same as in May 2016, according to figures reported June 28 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Washington region was one of 24 areas nationally to see no change in year-over-year joblessness. A total of 298 of 288
metro areas saw declines, while 66 posted increases. Nationally, the lowest jobless rate for the month (1.9 percent) was found in three communities: Ames, Iowa; Bismarck, N.D.; and Fargo, N.D. The highest rate (20.5 percent) was reported in El Centro, Calif. Among the nation’s 51 metropolitan areas with more than 1 million people, the lowest jobless rate (2.3 percent) was found in Denver and in Nashville. The highest rate was found in Cleveland, at 5.8 percent. Among Virginia localities outside the Washington area, year-over-year movement was slight, with some areas posting small unemployment increases, others showing modest declines and still others reporting no change. For the month, jobless rates stood at 3.3 percent in Winchester; 3.4 percent in Charlottesville; 3.7 percent in StauntonWaynesboro; 3.8 percent in Roanoke; 3.9 percent in Harrisonburg and in Richmond; 4 percent in Blacksburg-Christiansburg; 4.2 percent in Hampton Roads; and 4.4 percent in Lynchburg.
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Schools & Military n Genevieve Clarkson, a 2005 graduate of Yorktown High School, recently completed doctoral studies at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, and is a member of the faculty at Northern Arizona University. Clarkson will be touring in China this summer with the Mirari Brass Quintet.
during recent commencement exercises at Marquette University.
Lan-Anh Nguyen of Arlington, a graduate of Washington-Lee High School, earned a doctor of pharmacy degree during recent commencement exercises at Rutgers University.
n Luke Grimmelbein, the son of Louis Grimmelbein and Susan Bumbalo of Arlington and a 2013 graduate of Washington-Lee High School, earned a bachelor of science degree in geology, magna cum laude and with departmental honors, during recent commencement exercises at Beloit College. Grimmelbein was awarded the Walter S. Haven Geology Prize for outstanding research project.
n John Malanchuk of Arlington earned a master of science degree in natural resources during recent commencement exercises at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
n Mila Blackman of Arlington earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications studies during recent commencement exercises at the College of New Jersey.
n Brianna Lohman of Arlington earned a master of engineering degree in healthcare-systems engineering; Kara O’Connor of Arlington earned a master of education degree with a major in international counseling; and Caroline Ruffing of Arlington earned a bachelor of science in business and economics degree in business-information systems during recent commencement exercises at Lehigh University.
n John Tyler earned a bachelor of science degree in forestry during recent commencement exercises at Paul Smith’s College.
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Ryan Howell of Arlington earned a bachelor of science degree in physics n
of Arlington have been named to the president’s list for the spring semester at Clemson University.
lege chapter of the Alpha Lambda Delta national scholastic honor society for firstyear students.
n Zoe Dormuth of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Minnesota.
n Lorena Cervantes-Racanelli, a teacher who integrates the study of dance with other subjects at Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences, has been honored as the 2017 Victoria D. de Sanchez Northern Virginia Hispanic Teacher of the Year. “Every single student in her class is engaged and focused and enjoying what they’re learning, and that’s purposeful on her part,” said Dr. Ana Lado, a Marymount University professor of education who serves on the selection committee. The award is sponsored by Marymount University and the Hispanic Youth Foundation of Northern Virginia. Cervantes-Racanelli has taught at Bailey’s Elementary for 10 years. She works closely with other educators to reinforce the concepts they teach – whether it be the life cycle of butterflies or the culture of Native Americans – by using dance. “She enjoys what she does so much,” Lado said. “By the end of being with her for 10 minutes, you feel the connection. She gets this little sparkle in her eye when she talks about her students.” The award was presented at Marymount’s Main House during a reception hosted by the university’s president, Matthew Shank.
n Julia Berger of
Arlington was recognized in the spring honor roll at McPherson College. n Patricia Zetkulic of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at McDaniel College. n Jacob Dormuth of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Southern California. n Devyn Young of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Iowa.
John Tyler of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Paul Smith’s College. n
Kidus Michael, the son of Michael Manker and Shefana Mekonnen of Arlingotn, earned an associate of arts degree in criminal justice during recent commencement exercises at Davis & Elkins College. n
n Reilly Burlingame of Arlington, Layna Deneen of Arlington, Justin Helfgott of Arlington and Sarah Sondheim
n Joseph Crawford of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Wittenberg University. n Christopher Currie of Arlington has been accepted into the Saint Anselm Col-
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Valedictorians Proliferate Among the Class of 2017 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Just under one in four Arlington Public Schools graduates in 2017 earned “valedictorian” status by having grade-point averages higher than 4.0, Superintendent Patrick Murphy told SCHOOL School Board memJune 29. BOARD bersAontotal of 351 of NOTES the school system’s approximately 1,500 2017 graduates earned the distinction, Murphy said. In addition, 70 percent of graduating seniors at the county’s three comprehensive high schools (Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown) and 62 percent of graduates overall earned advanced-studies diplomas this past school year. Overall, graduating seniors picked up $28 million in scholarship offers. “They are truly an outstanding group,” Murphy said. New Principal Tapped for Ashlawn Elementary: Arlington School Board members have named Breonna McClain as principal of Ashlawn Elementary School, effective July 1. McClain, who previously served as a social-studies teacher at Williamsburg Middle School, most recently was assistant principal at Ashlawn. “Her familiarity with the Ashlawn
community and her enthusiasm for education makes her the perfect choice to continue the outstanding educational framework at Ashlawn,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said in a statement. Before coming to Arlington, McClain was a teacher in Ohio. School System Wins Public-Relations Awards: Arlington Public Schools’ Department of School and Community Relations earned 18 awards in the National School Public Relations Association’s 2017 Publications and Electronic Media Contest. Among them were four Awards of Excellence, as well as a variety of Awards of Merit and honorable-mention awards. Awards are presented in a number of categories, including video, newsletters, brochures, budget and public-service announcements. School Officials on Hunt for Parking Spaces During School Construction: Arlington school officials are cobbling together parking spaces for use by staff during construction of a new elementary school adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle School. School Board members are slated to ink an agreement with Arlington Church of Christ to use several dozen of the church’s parking spaces for the coming two years. In return, school officials will pay the church $30,800. Arlington Church of Christ is located
on North Irving Street, across Arlington Boulevard from Thomas Jefferson Middle. Staff using the parking spaces will be able to connect to the school using the pedestrian bridge spanning the major thoroughfare. Staff members with mobility issues who are unable to walk the distance will be provided parking closer to the school. Construction on the new school – recently named Alice West Fleet Elementary – is slated to start this summer and continue for two years on what had been a surface parking lot used both for Thomas Jefferson Middle School and the community theater on the same parcel. The construction project will include a parking garage, but until its completion, parking will be severely curtailed around the middle school and theater. School Board members this week are slated to receive the proposal to lease parking from the church, with formal action likely in July. School Staff Reminded: Don’t Pay Sales Tax: Memo to Arlington Public Schools staff: Don’t forget that the school system doesn’t have to pay sales tax when making purchases. That’s a reminder from the school district’s internal auditor, John Mickevice, who is slated to present his annual report to School Board members this week. Among his findings in recent months: Some orders placed by school personnel
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Set close to Ballston with all the perks of urban-village living, this week’s featured property is an exceptional modern colonial built by the acclaimed Roger Ekbatani, offering three sumptuous levels of interior living coupled with a large, level lot with pool area. From bonuses like the outdoor kitchen and the home gym, to the elegant interior accoutrements and versatile traffic flow, this creative property is a stunner, perfectly at home welcoming a gathering or providing the backdrop for year-round family living. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,529,000 by John Eric of Compass. The strong visual curb appeal heightens the excitement as we are ushered inside to begin our tour. In the deep main level, we find the airy living room/dining room combination, which leads to the large kitchen and separate breakfast area. The large family room, with fireplace, overlooks the pool area, and there are bonus spaces useful as a home office and main-level bedroom (with full bath). The master retreat occupies the strategic rear of the second level, with a sumptuous bath, large dressing area and sitting room with a private balcony. Three additional bedrooms are found here. The walkout garden level features a large family room with a fireplace and kitchenette, the aforementioned home gym, a media room and the home’s sixth bedroom, which would work well as an au-pair or in-law suite. Outside, the pool and its deck/terrace area is a rarity in such a close-in location, and there is plenty of additional space in the fenced-in rear yard for games of touch football or simply enjoying the seasons. All this, and you are just minutes to Metro, making the home the best of all worlds. And now, it beckons you to make it your own. Worthy of serious consideration.
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Seventy-one percent of homeowners think now is a good time to put their properties on the market, up from 69 percent in the last quarterly report and well above the 61 percent reported a year ago. That’s according to the National Association of Realtors’ quarterly Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey. Respondents in the Midwest (76 percent) surpassed the West (72 percent) for the first time this quarter to be the most likely to think now is a good time to sell. The national real estate market, which for months has been dealing with low inventory rates, would benefit from homeowners putting “For Sale” signs on their properties. But Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says it’s apparent there’s a mismatch between homeowners’ confidence in selling and actually following through and listing their home for sale. “There are just not enough homeowners deciding to sell because they’re either content where they are, holding off until they build more equity, or hesitant seeing as it will be difficult to find an affordable home to buy,” he said. “As a result, inventory conditions have worsened and are restricting sales from breaking out while contributing to price appreciation that remains far above income growth.” Confidence among renters that now is a good time to buy a home continues to retreat. Fifty-two percent of renters think now is a good time to buy, which is down both from last quarter (56 percent) and a year ago (62 percent). Younger households, and those living in urban areas and in the costlier West region are the least optimistic. Also from the survey: The surge in economic optimism seen in the first quarter of the year appears to be short lived. The share of households believing the economy is improving fell to 54 percent in the second quarter after soaring to a survey high of 62 percent last quarter. Homeowners, and those living in the Midwest and in rural and suburban areas are the most optimistic about the economy. Only 42 percent of urban respondents believe the economy is improving, which is a drastic decrease from the 58 percent a year ago.
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Murphy Continued from Page 1 said. “We have a lot of issues we have to deal with. Dr. Murphy has gotten the job done.” But Kanninen, the board’s vice chairman (and likely its next chairman when a leadership vote is taken July 5), voiced concerns about the relationship between the superintendent and staff, as well as the community. “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, who are, simply put, top-notch and the core and the heart of our work,” she said. “They are on the front lines of teaching and learning, and they deserve to always be heard and to know that they are valued.” The evening’s swing vote appeared to be Lander, the lone board member who was at the table three years ago when Murphy
Schools Continued from Page 3 what boundary revisions would be necessary. Under initial planning figures, the cost for renovations to the Education Center
last got a new contract. Then, Lander expressed reservations about school-system leadership, but said things had improved and the school system had stability. “We have had some growing pains,” Lander said. “My decision is based on how we move forward. We are trending in the right direction – we are not a broken school system.” In remarks immediately after the vote, Murphy acknowledged that his demeanor may at times give off an “impression of not caring,” but often that was because of the press of decisions across his desk. “I will continue to reach out – to listen and respond to questions, feedback, ideas and priorities,” said the superintendent, who in 2009 was recruited from Fairfax County Public Schools to succeed Robert Smith as head of the school system. In 2014, Murphy was named Virginia’s superintendent of the year, and later that year was one of four finalists for national superintendent of the year. But in a position where job security is never assured – the average tenure of a school superintendent nationally is about three years – national accolades are no
guarantee of continued employment. One of the other four finalists in that superintendent of the year competition, the head of schools in Florida’s Hillsborough County, was fired by her school board just weeks before the competition’s winner was announced. When it became apparent that Murphy’s tenure might be in some jeopardy, a number of former School Board members
weighed in with their support for his continued employment and encouraging the School Board and superintendent to work as a team to “build on the great work that has been done and achieve even greater success for our students.” Signatories included Sally Baird, Ed Fendley, Libby Garvey, Todd McCracken, Abby Raphael, Noah Simon and Emma Violand-Sanchez.
(about $25 million) would work out to $40,000 to $50,000 per seat. The estimated $79 million to build something new on the Career Center site totaling 700 to 800 seats equates to a jaw-dropping $98,000 to $110,000 per seat. The figures compare to $52,400 per seat for building a new Washington-Lee High School, completed in 2009, and $62,000 per seat for a new Wakefield High
School, finished in 2013. Tim Wise, president of the Arlington County Taxpayers Association, said the per-seat costs being contemplated – in an era school officials say is focused on austerity – should cause the public to do a double-take. “To say the Arlington School Board should have some questions for the superintendent and his staff would be an un-
derstatement,” he said. But School Board members say the budgets fit into the 10-year capital-improvement program’s spending limits. “They need to be flexible,” School Board Chairman Nancy Van Doren said of all new facilities. “We have lots of exciting options going forward,” Van Doren said. “We will do that together.”
School Board Vice Chairman Barbara Kanninen voted against extending the contract of Superintendent Patrick Murphy, saying a “fresh start” was needed for the school system.
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Teams Stand 2-0 With July 1 Wins A Staff Report
Three of four Arlington teams were winners in second-week action of the Northern Virginia Swimming League on July 1.
SWIMMING ROUNDUP The winners were the Overlee Flying Fish (2-0) in Division I, the Donaldson Run Thunderbolts (2-0) in Division 4 and the Arlington Forest Tigers (1-1) in Division 7. The Dominion Hills Warriors (0-2) of Arlington lost in Division 7. Overlee defeated the host McLean Marlins, 256-164. Double winners for the Flying Fish were Grace Callahan, Kayle Park, Thomas Weber, William Weber and Sullivan Portner. Single winners were Luke Aalaken, Ryan York, Samuel Ellison, Jonathan Day, Evan Ingraham, Matthew Aslaksen, Nicholas Pasternak, Moira Sullivan, Alice Bruce, Alexis Lee, Mary Kate Reicherter, Moira Kinsella, Aida Young, Audrey Hartel, Continued on Page 22
Top: Overlee’s Paul Kinsella swims the boys age 15-18 breaststroke race July 1 against host McLean in a Division 1 meet. Above: Overlee swimmers cheer for their teammates from poolside. See a slideshow at www.insidenova.com/sports/Arlington. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT
Two Summer Dive Teams Open with Victories A Staff Report
Arlington Forest and Donaldson Run, teams that finished 0-5 last season, strong performances DIVING had in opening-week victories in the Northern Virgnia Swimming League’s diving competition last week. Arlington Forest defeated host Oakton, 42-30, in Division 3 action and Donaldson Run routed visiting North Springfield, 48-20, in Division 6. There were four individual winners in the different age groups for Arlington Forest. Maya Audi won the freshman girls division, Billy Hans won freshman boys, Ava Smialowicz was first in intermediate girls and Justin Clark won senior boys. Second for Arlington Forest were
Addison Hans (freshman girls), Alex Hans (freshman boys), Charlotte Weir (junior girls), David Alves (junior boys), Zi Rattelman (intermediate girls) and Christine Siegal (senior girls). Finishing third were Caroline Mason (freshman girls), Max Cassett (junior boys), Atti Rattelman (intermediate girls) and Annabeth Stokely (senior girls). Arlington Forest was winless in Division 1 last summer. Donaldson Run had seven winners against North Springfield. They were Rachel Conley (freshman girls), Jack Reed (freshman boys), Hank Holley (junior boys), Caitlin O’Reilly (intermediate girls), John Sloan (intermediate boys), Ellie Simmons (senior girls) and Peter Fleckenstein (senior boys).
Second were Valerie Engel (freshman girls), Matthew Mastrosefano (freshman boys) and Kevin Engel (senior boys). Donaldson Run was winless in Division 3 last season. In other opening-week meets, 2016 Division 2 champion Overlee lost to Sideburn Run, 41-31, in Division 1 and Dominion Hills fell to Fairfax, 39-32, in Divsion 4. Winners for Overlee were Olivia Morgan (junior girls), Sophia Bailey (intermediate girls) and Jonathan Teitelbaum (senior boys). Winners for Dominion Hills were Gavin Simpson (freshman boys), Max Jolley (junior boys), Luke Dibenigno (intermediate boys), Ellie Joyce (intermediate girls) and Austin Bannach (senior boys).
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For years, Guggolz, 57, kept track of various public-school sports results and compiled unique and fun-fact lists, records, scores and victories regarding many of those accomplishments, molding them into readable and clever formats. Did you know that the most combined points scored in a high school football game in Virginia was 164, back in 1915 when Staunton River outlasted Western Albemarle, 84-79? Or that in 1926-27, Woodrow Wilson High’s football team recorded a staterecord 18 straight shutouts. Guggolz had those facts in his first book. The hobby began when Guggolz was a high school student. His passion to keep at it grew and grew as the high school sports fanatic kept adding more and more. In recent years, Guggolz printed those lists into paperback books, selling copies over the Internet or on site at various high school tournaments. His first edition was published in 2015. That year, Guggolz printed a comprehensive 60-page book on the history of Northern Region and Virginia boys high school basketball. Later, he expanded to add Northern Region and state football, baseball and girls basketball. Guggolz doggedly kept track of it all – from number of championships won, total wins and coaching records. Would lists for lacrosse, soccer and volleyball be next? With Guggolz, that possibility certainly existed. In keeping with his witty personality, love of music and knack for funny nicknames, headlines on Guggolz’s lists had catchy and humorous titles like: Go West Young Man, Hampton Comes Alive and Fly Like an Eagle. Guggolz made a name for himself with his extensive lists, which now will undoubtedly be much missed.
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Season Has Been Up and Down So Far for Arlington 139 DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
At the all-star break of the American Legion District 17 baseball season, the young Arlington BASEBALL Post 139 team was having what manager Bob Romano predicted would be an up-and-down season. Arlington began this week with a record of 5-11, including a 13-3 victo-
ry over Alexandria Post 24 on June 29 when right-hander Ryan Edelstein went five innings and was the winning pitcher. Arlington led 7-0 in the game. Post 139 won 6-2 over Post 139 on July 2. “We have a lot of young guys,” Romano said. “We have been competitive with every team but Vienna. We played sound ball, but it’s tough sometimes. We’ve had some tough losses.” Five-time defending district champion Vienna Post 180 was in first place
when this week began. Arlington has lost a couple of onerun games. A highlight has been defeating second-place Springfield Post 176. Among the team’s top hitters are Will Stengle, Andy Collins, Ethan Heckler, Dylan Anderson, Foster Gray and Ben Koomey. Top pitchers are Edelstein, Jamie Segiu, Aidan Henning and Alec Glasser. Some other top players are Austin Carroll, Russell Edwards, Jake Ruge,
Frank Sammartino, Garrett Paton, Jack Matechak and Aidan McGowan. Anderson, Koomey and Heckler were Arlington’s three players nominated to play in the July 4 District 17 All-Star Game. The district regular season continues through July 13, followed by make-up games, then the tournament. The tournament format is yet undetermined, but all six teams, or at least five, could earn berths.
Max Preps. O’Connell won conference and state championships in finishing with a 27-0 record and was ranked fifth nationally by USA Today and first in the Division I state private-school poll.
WASHINGTON-LEE HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS: The Washington-Lee
High School Roundup FOOTBALL SCHEDULES: Arlington’s
four high school football teams will begin their 2017 seasons the last week of August, starting with the Bishop O’Connell Knights hosting John Champe on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 5 p.m. in their first of 10 private-school games. On Thursday, Aug. 31, the Yorktown Patriots host Wilson from Washington, D.C., at 7:30 p.m. and the WashingtonLee Generals host the Wakefield Warriors at 7 p.m. in an all-Arlington contest. On Friday, Sept. 8, Wakefield hosts Yorktown at 7 p.m. in another all-Arlington clash.
Public-school teams Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown all play 10-game schedules. Washington-Lee and Yorktown meet in the final game of the regular season, Friday, Nov. 3 at WL at 7 p.m. Practice begins for the fall season on Aug. 1. The golf season in early August kicks off competition for the 2017-18 school year. O’CONNELL SOFTBALL RANKED THIRD IN NATION: The undefeated Bishop
O’Connell High School girls softball team was ranked No. 3 nationally by
WAKEFIELD COACHING OPENINGS:
Wakefield High School is accepting applications for the following coaching positions – varsity rifle, varsity girls soccer, assistant girls lacrosse, assistant field hockey, assistant varsity volleyball and assistant field hockey. Contact Noel Deskins at (703) 228-6733 or noel.deskins@apsva.us.
Swimming Continued from Page 21 Sophia Grabman and Ellie Ridgeway. One of the teams Overlee is tied with for the Division 1 lead is defending champion and longtime rival Chesterbrook. Donaldson Run downed visiting Virginia Run, 235-185, to move into sole possession of first place, bouncing back from last year’s 0-5 campaign. Charlie Greenwood broke another Donaldson Run record, beating his own former record with a time of 39.12 in the boys age 11-12 breaststroke. Double winners for the Thunderbolts were Greenwood, Ryan Clark, Rachel Conley, Sean Conley, Grace Jansen, Ella Rigoli, Charlie Taylor and Jack Tsuchitani. Single winners were Cole Montgomery, Thomas Rodman, Emily Brooks, Elsa Leichty, T.J. Hutchison, Andrew Rehr, Drew Harker, Anna Trainum and Grace Motta. Arlington Forest (1-1) won on the road, 270-150, over Fairfax Station. For Arlington Forest, double winners were Peter Huggler, Maggie Yingling, Eli Martin, Mia Cachion, Emmy Gallion, Alex Hans and Natalie Martin. Single winners were Quinn Bryer, Sabrina Saunders, Owen Yingling, Jack Nickerson, Behr Galanes, Sydney Wolverton, Dylan Tallis, Sophie Moret, Gabby Valencia, Rylee Neumann, Bill Hans, Caroline Weaver and Clarisa Johson. Dominion Hills (0-2) lost to Mantua, 22
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Rajan Bhargava of Washington Golf swims the 14-under butterfly during a meet this season.
233-187. Double winners for Dominion Hills were Anna LeNard, Nate LeNard, Bridget Morris-Larkin and Mae Seward. Single winners were Gavin Anzaldi, Luke Anzaldi, Emily Larsen, K.J. Morris-Larkin, Sarah Newman, Heili Shattuck, Noah Swisher, Henry Uz and Lily Woodward. Bridget Morris-Larkin broke a record set 18 years ago to the day in the 11-12 girls butterfly (33.59) and the girls 11-12 medley relay team of Maya Aguirre, Lauren Fatouros, Clara Smith and Sarah Newman set a team record (1:07.39). n The Washington Golf and Country Club Lightning opened their season with a 354-126 win over Congressional Country on June 27. William Lepre led Washington Golf by winning three 8-under races and setting a Congressional pool record in one.
Other triple winners were Madeleine Steves and Keira Gutierrez. Double winners were Kiera Johnson, Charlotte Thomson, Caroline Otteni and Charlie Moore. Single winners were Maren Schwarz, Josie Gieseman, Macke Repke, Sophie Yoder, Tucker Wall, Phinn Bonsalle, Lily Darcey, Liam Thomson, Cate Barrett, Richard Gentry, Matthew Lepre, Helen Otteni and Rajan Bhargava. Numerous team records were shattered in the relay events. Avery Nassetta, Kate Loper, Mary Kathryn Zidlicky, Luke Bernasek, Caroline Klauder, Jack Carman, Arav Bhargava and Macke Repke were among swimmers involved in relay records. In another meet, Washington Golf defeated Arlington rival Army Navy, 358-128. Steves broke her own breaststroke record (21.77). Triple winners were siblings Kiera
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High School Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nominations. Nominees can be for an athlete, coach, administrator or contributor. Athletes are eligible five years after graduation or two years after retirement from other contributing positions. All other individuals are eligible two years past their contributions. Nominations can be made by anyone. Selections and inductions are limited to six individuals per year. For a nomination form, call the W-L athletic department at (703) 228-6207. and Jillian Johnson, Bernasek, Steves and William Lepre. Double winners were Gentry, Thomson, Gutierrez and Maren Schwarz. Single winners were Mackie Repke, Josie Gieseman, Lucas Zidlicky, Phinn BonSalle, Will Scribner, Lily Darcey, Liam Thomson, Rajan Bhargava, Cate Barrett, Sophie Yoder and Thomas Outlaw. The team won all six relays. n The Arlington Knights of Columbus Holy Mackerels and the Fort Myer Squids swam in Colonial Swimming League White Division action on July 1. Fort Myer (2-0) defeated South Riding, 230-214. The Knights of Columbus (02) fell to Ashburn Farms. 234-210. For the Holy Mackerels, Mac Marsh and Zach Rosenthal were triple winners. Double winners were Arriam Gebre, Heidi Hilsmier and Jimmy Markowicz. Single winners were Zach Black, Ashley Deabler, Azzy Gebre, James Hilsmier, Joey Markowicz, Jane Miller and Sofia Parfomak. Marsh broke a 25-year-old league record in the 11-12 boys breaststroke (34.29) and in in the individual medley (1:09.53). Rosenthal broke a team mark in the 15-18 boys butterfly (27.95). The mixed-aged boys freestyle relay set a team mark (2:01.40). For Fort Myer in its meet, winning multiple races for the Squids were Cyrus Beauvas, Kai Green, Tristen Lee, Lila Sherman, Claire Mowery and Nora Sherman. Single winners were Sophia Kenny, Melody Jones, Vincent DeLeonaro, Eamon Bolton, Miles Wright and Zach Berner. See more at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington.
Sports Briefs ARLINGTON 13s WIN BASEBALL TOURNEY: The Arlington Senior Babe Ruth 13-year-old baseball allstars won a recent tournament in Fredericksburg as the squad prepares to host the Virginia State 13-yearold all-star tournament. Arlington won the Boys of Summer tourney with a 4-1 record, with three wins on the final day, including a 1-0 victory over the top-seeded Quad Athletics in the semifinals. The players were Adam Astacio, Dillon Bass, Quinn Brennan, Michael Keefe, Thor Koomey, Ben Langsam, Bobby McDonough, Zach Moss, Ketz Murray, Simon Romano, James Tallon, Landon Thomas and Alexander Zur. The manager was Dan Potosky. The team will play more tournaments in preparation for Arlington hosting the Virginia State 13-yearold Senior Babe Ruth Tournament at Barcroft Park and Wakefield High School from July 13 through July 18. ARLINGTON NATIONAL FINISHES SECOND: The Ar-
lington National Little League age 8-9-10 baseball allstars finished second in the recent District 4 tournament. Arlington National was 6-1 in the competition, losing to Vienna American, 11-7, in the championship game. Arlington was 5-0 in pool play, then defeated Reston/Herndon National, 10-5, in the semifinals. In its pool-play games, Arlington National defeated Arlington American, 9-3, Reston National, 15-2, McLean American, 13-7, Alexandria, 7-0, and Vienna American, 7-5. The Arlington National players were Mason Bull, Jack Keane, Teddy Angel, Cort Bringham, Wyatt Smith, Matthew Hilscher, Holden Worrell, Alex Frymoyer, Oliver Van Eaton, Jaxon Williams, Grant Gutowski, Kailen Hackmann, Andrew Klinger and Riku Ogawa. Bobby Blyler was the manager. The Arlington American 8-9-10 all-stars finished 2-3 in the tournament, and were managed by Scott
The Arlington Babe Ruth 13s all-stars won a tournament.
Gerber. The players were Hank Thomson, Henry Gerber, Owen Woodward, Noah Haught, Deshawn Blackmon, Coby Casalengo, Ronnie Fazio, Billy Weber, Maximilian Farrell, Andrew Ladd, Scott Anderson, Joseph Todd, Cooper Colucia and Finian Godfrey. POWELL PLAYS FOR INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE:
Wakefield High School graduate Drew Powell plays for the Nebraska Danger of the arena Indoor Football League. In recent action, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound Powell was chosen as the Offensive Player of the Week. Powell passed for 167 yards, ran for 71 and also ran for five touchdowns in one game, helping the Danger (9-7) win and earn a playoff berth. For the season, Powell had played in four games. He had completed 54 of 81 passes for 573 yards and six touchdowns, and had run for 334 yards and 13 scores. At Wakefield, Powell was chosen as the Sun Gazette’s Offensive Player of the Year his senior season. He went on to play Division II College football at Livingstone College. Powell had planned to play pro football in an Australian League, but that league had trouble getting started, so he joined arena football.
FOOTBALL/CHEER CAMP: Early-bird registration is
open for an Arlington youth football/cheer camp that closes June 30. Registration closes for good Aug. 15. The cost is $50 less before June 30. Registration is open
Wakefied High grad Drew Powell is playing pro arena ball.
to all kids living in Arlington County, ages 7 to 16. For more details contact, registrar@aflva.com or parents@aflva.com. TRAVEL BASEBALL TRYOUTS: Arlington’s top travel baseball program for both Little League and Babe Ruth players will hold 10 and under travel tryouts July 11. Ages 11-under and 12-under tryouts are July 17. Both tryouts are for the 2017-18 seasons. Register at www.arlingtontravelbaseball.org. For questions contact atbarsenal@gmail.com or call (703) 801-6297. Players are required to play Arlington Little League and/or Arlington Cal Ripken Babe Ruth. Questions at atbarsenal@gmail.com or call 703-801-6297. SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMPS: There will be a number of Orange Line Sports Basketball Camps this summer. Register at Orangelinesports.com and for questions e-mail oranglinesports@gmail.com.
College Roundup ANDREW ROY, JOE FREUND: Ultiworld Magazine named Washington-Lee High School graduate Andrew Roy as the collegiate Division III Rookie of the Year for 2017 in Ultimate Frisbee. Roy was a freshman at Davidson College. Roy was one of the founders of the Ultimate Frisbee program at Washington-Lee. “I am not at all surprised,” Washington-Lee’s coach Michael Klemencic said. “ARoy works harder than any player on the field. He is dedicated to the sport and to his team. This is a welldeserved honor for him” Roy also represented Portugal at the 2016 World Championships in London and at the 2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate in Royan, France. n Also, Ultiworld Magazine selected Arlington’s Joe Freund, a Yorktown High School graduate, as a Division I second-team All-American. Freund was a sophomore at Virginia Tech this past school year. For Tech, Freund had 16 goals and 17 assists in only five games. Last summer, Freund represented the
one triple and drove in 18 runs. On the mound, Giaquinto had a 2-1 record with a 4.70 earned run average in 221/3 innings. She had 13 strikeouts and started four games. Giaquinto helped Harvard finish 22-19. Washington-Lee High School graduate Noah Winslow was a freshman pitcher on the Lynchburg College baseball team during the spring. The right-hander saw limited action. He pitched two-thirds of an inning. NOAH
Andrew Roy was chosen as a Division III Rookie of the Year in college Ultimate Frisbee.
United States at the Junior World Championship in Poland, where he caught the winning point in the gold medal game. He also played on Washington’s Swing Vote team that won back-to-back national titles in 2015 and 2016 at the under-20 Youth Club Championships. OLIVIA GIAQUINTO: Bishop O’Connell
High School graduate Olivia Giaquinto led the Harvard University women’s softball team with seven home runs during the spring season. The freshman pitcher/infielder batted .276 in 32 games. She had two doubles,
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POLLOCK BROTHERS: Yorktown High
School graduates and brothers Nico and Mason Pollock are members of the Tufts University men’s lacrosse team. Nico was a junior attack this past spring, scoring eight goals, having two assists and taking 19 shots. Mason was a freshman goalie who played briefly in four games. OLIVIA BARKSDALE: Bishop O’Connell
High School graduate Olivia Barksdale was a sophomore outfielder on the
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Clark University women’s softball team during the spring. Barksdale played in 32 games and had nine hits and two RBI. She stole five bases. ERIN SWEENEY: Bishop O’Connell High School graduate Erin Sweeney was a sophomore utility player in the spring on the Mount St. Mary’s women’s softball team. She saw limited action because she was recovering from an injury, playing in three games. SHEARS: Yorktown High School graduate Conor Shears was a freshman defender on the Bucknell University men’s lacrosse team during the spring. He saw limited action, playing in five games.
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MICHAEL POSEY: Bishop O’Connell High School graduate Michael Posey was a freshman attack on the Marymount University men’s lacrosse team during the spring. He played in 10 games, scoring four goals and taking seven shots.
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LEGALS///////////////////////////////////////////// VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF ARLINGTON COUNTY OF ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Complainant v.
Case No. CL14-2890
CRAIG ROSS HAMILTON, ET AL., Respondent(s) ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to enforce the lien of the Complainant, County of Arlington, Virginia, for deliquent real estate taxes against certain real people located in the County of Arlington, Virginia, described as follows: RPC No. 14006004 All of that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Arlington County, Virginia, particulary known and described as all of Lot Number Twenty (20) on May of Resubdivision of Lots 575 and 590 incl. of Org. Lot 1, 380 to 480 incl. an d483 to 526 incl. Clarenford, Arlington County, Virginia, as per plat thereof attached to a Deed at Deed Book 437, page 214, of the land records or said County. Less and except all that certain portion of real property conveyed to the Commomwealth of Virginia by Deed dated August 24, 1964 and recorded among the records of the afrementioned Court in Deed Book 1568 at Page 151. And being the same real property conveyed to Estel R. Hamilton and Mary A. Hamilton, husband & wife, from Fairview Realty Corporation by Deed dated November 16, 1938 and recorded among the records of the Arlington County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 450 at Page 398. The said Estel R. Hamilton having passed this life, his interest trasferred to the said Mary A. Hamilton by Last Will and Testament dated February 7, 1972 and recorded in Will Book at Page 1. The said Mary A. Hamilton and Suzanne Hamilton via intestate succession. This description is made subject to all easements, conditions, agreements, restrictions, and reservations of record which affect the property herein described. IT APPEARING that an Affidavit has been made and filed stating that due diligence has been used, without effect, to ascertain the identity and location of certain parties to be served, that the last known addresses for the Respondents herein are as follows: Craig Ross Hamilton, whose last known address is 1316 North Taylor Street, Arlington, Virginia 22201; Suzanne Anthony Hamilton Rodgers Turner, who is believed to be deceased and whose last known address is unknown; Emmett Joy Turner, whose last know address is unknown; and that any officers, heirs, devisees, and successors in title of the Respondent named herein are made parties Respondent to this action individually and/or by the general description of Parties Unknown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties herein and all Parties Unknown and/or whose location cannot be ascertained appear on or before August 1, 2017 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Arlington, Virginia, and do what may be necessary to protect their interests in this cause. I Ask For This: John A. Rife, Esq. (VSB No. 45805) Jeffrey A. Scharf, Esq. (VSB No. 30591) Mark K. Ames, Esq. (VSB No. 27409) Andrew M. Neville, Esq. (VSB No. 86372) Phillip E. Lecky, Esq. (VSB No. 89343) Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC P.O. Box 31800 Henrico, Virginia 23294-1800 Phone: (804)545-2500 Facsimile: (804) 545-2378 TACS No.: 168504
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COMIC-BOOK HEROES © StatePoint Media ACROSS
1. Blue-Green scum 6. ____ Tuesday 9. Black and white treat 13. Viola da Gamba, pl. 14. ____ trip 15. *____ Thing, of the DC Universe 16. Do like Etna 17. Listening organ 18. Front of cuirass 19. *Bandana-wearer named for a painter 21. *It bit Peter Parker 23. Cash provider 24. Mallet or saw 25. Geological Society of America 28. Heard more than once 30. Ukraine’s neighbor 35. Opposite of riches? 37. France’s currency 39. Excessive sternness 40. Paella pot 41. Run off to wed 43. Dumpy establishment 44. Teatro alla Scala performance 46. ____sack 47. Iditarod ride 48. Japanese mat 50. By way of, for short 52. Old age, archaic 53. “The Sun ____ Rises” 55. *”Rogue ____: A Star Wars Story” 57. *Wonder Woman, e.g.
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55+ News REGISTRATION TO START FOR SENIOR OLYMPICS: Registration opens
Monday, July 10 for the 2017 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics, to be held in September at venues across the region. For information, call (703) 830-5604 or see the Web site at www.nvso.us. DISCUSSION TO LOOK AT AGING IN AMERICA: A discussion on aging in
America will be presented on Monday, July 10 at 1:30 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.
MUSIC APPRECIATORS TO GATHER:
The classical-music-appreciation group at Langston-Brown Senior Center meets on Monday, July 10 at 1 p.m. to discuss operas, duets, trios and ensembles. For information, call (703) 228-6300. HEALTHY RECIPES TAKE CENTER STAGE: Healthy recipes for no-cook
meals will be presented on Tuesday, July 11 at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.
AGING-IN-PLACE TIPS OFFERED: Aging-in-place vs. making a move will be
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discussed on Tuesday, July 11 at 11:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. TRAVELERS HEAD TO DINNER THEATER: Arlington County 55+ Travel
hosts a trip to Toby’s Dinner Theatre for a production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on Wednesday, July 12. The cost is $60. For information, call (703) 228-4748.
COMPARISON OF WILLS, TRUSTS SLATED: Choosing between a will and
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be discussed on Wednesday, July 12 at 2 p.m. at Aurora Hills Library, 735 18th St. South, For information, call (703) 228-5722.
GARDENING STRATEGIES CENTER ON CONTAINERS: Container gardening is
the topic of the day at Langston-Brown Senior Center on Thursday, July 13 at
8. Body trunk 9. Was in the hole 10. Unpleasant road display? 11. Dubai dignitary 12. Operations or opportunities, for short 15. *Popeye 20. Mike holder 22. Weasel-related onomatopoeia 24. Capital of Ontario 25. *“I am ____” 26. Planktonic tunicate 27. End of a shoelace 29. *a.k.a. Dr. Robert Bruce Banner 31. Jar covers 32. Light-footed 33. Writer’s opus 34. *Judge of Mega City One 36. Actress Gilbert 38. Moonfish 42. Erasable programmable read only memory 45. Dumbfounded 49. U.N. workers’ grp. 51. Apprehension 54. Rabbit trap 56. ____ Kane of soap opera fame 57. Wing-shaped 58. New Testament sages 59. Between ports 60. #1 Across, sing. 61. Bad day for Caesar 62. Lincoln coin 63. A in B.A. 64. Women’s undergarment 66. * “Captain America: Civil ____”
11 a.m. For information, call (703) 2286300. BASICS OF PLUMBING DETAILED: Basic plumbing tips and techniques will be discussed on Thursday, July 13 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.
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. July 3, 1959: n A fire in a super-secret part of the Pentagon caused $30 million in damage and sent 35 firefighters to the hospital. n The State Milk Commission may decide it no longer needs to regulate milk prices in Northern Virginia. n After 47 years with 48 stars, the American flag gets its 49th star (welcoming Alaska as a state) beginning tomorrow. n The National Education Association is in the midst of a tumultuous debate over whether to integrate its membership. July 2, 1963: n Republican Harold Casto has taken over for Emerson Reinsch as the Republican candidate for County Board, after Reinsch withdrew. July 3, 1969: n Preston Caruthers has been chosen to lead the School Board for the coming year, and says he hopes the board will work more collaboratively with the County Board. n The Washington-Lee crew team is the top seed in the Princess Elizabeth Cup competition in England. July 3, 1976: n To show their anger over the slow pace of negotiations with county officials over pay increases, many Arlington police officers are writing large number of tickets for any number of minor infractions. n Gov. Godwin says he is pleased with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of executions, even though Virginia may need to rewrite its capital-punishment laws to adhere to the court ruling.
TRAVELERS HEAD TO NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM: Arlington County 55+
July 2, 1983: n School Board members chose S.J. Pace to succeed Evelyn Syphax as chairman for the coming year. Claude Hilton will serve as vice chairman. n Judge William Winston signed an execution warrant that will send a local man to the electric chair for the 1981 beating death of an Arlington woman. n The State Corporation Commission plans to reject VEPCO’s request for a hike in electricity rates.
TRAVELERS HEAD TO CRAB RESTAURANT: Arlington County 55+ Travel
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hosts a trip to Fisherman’s Crab Deck in Grasonville, Md., on Friday, July 14. The cost is $55. For information, call (703) 228-4748.
TRAVELERS HEAD TO MATINEE OF ‘ORIGINALIST’: Arlington County 55+
Travel hosts a trip to Arena Stage for a matinee production of “The Originalist” on Saturday, July 15. The cost is $82. For additional information, call (703) 228-4748.
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Weichert® Arlington
4701 Old Dominion Drive • 703-527-3300 32
July 06, 2017
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