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WMATA Board Member Dorsey: $68 Million Request Must Be Pared Down SCOTT McCAFFREY
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Arlington’s representative to the Metro board said he will do what he can to ensure county residents don’t get hit with a whopping increase in the annual subsidy required to fund the beleaguered transit system. County Board member Christian Dorsey on Nov. 9 said he would work to “value-engineer that subsidy level down to as low as possible” while maintaining basic safety and operational quality. Cutting the proposed subsidy increase “is not only my hope but my expectation,” Dorsey said in a briefing to fellow County Board members. His comments came after the transit system’s CEO proposed a $1.8 billion fiscal 2018 operating budget that calls for Virginia jurisdictions to contribute $39 million more in operating funds. Under the proposal, Arlington’s share of the subsidy would grow $12 million, rising to $68 million, to help offset a projected $290 million budget shortfall. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority chief Paul Wiedefeld called the proposal a “reality-check budget,” but Dorsey suggested there could be ways to cut costs for local governments. And he voiced concern that the budget understates likely subway and bus ridership levels in fiscal 2018, with Wiedefeld suggesting ridership will be off more than 20 percent from 2009 levels. “In years past, WMATA has been overly optimistic about ridership trends,”
Bishop O’Connell High School outside hitter Sarah Lawler attempts to hit the ball past St. Anne’s-Belfield’s Carter Morris during a firstround match of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Division I girls state volleyball tournament last week at O’Connell. Lawler and No. 2 seed O’Connell won that match, then went on to win two more to claim the state title, its first since the 2006 season. O’Connell defeated the top-seed and four-time defending champion Flint Hill Huskies, 3-1, in the Nov. 12 title match at Richard Bland College in Petersburg. See a story in Sports and a slideshow of the O’Connell vs. Belfield match at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
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Community Foundation’s Founder Recalls Its History, But Stays Focused on Future
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Circuit Court Chief Judge WIlliam Newman Jr., right, who founded the Arlington Community Foundation, is shown with the foundation’s executive director, Wanda Pierce, at the 2016 Spirit of Community luncheon, held Nov. 10. PHOTO BY LLOYD WOLF
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If not exactly the moment of creation, then the genesis of the Arlington Community Foundation arrived the day William Newman Jr., then on the County Board, read an article about a group of residents of San Francisco, banding together to help non-profit organizations imperiled by the economic impact of the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989. “I couldn’t help but wonder if it would be possible to do something like that in Arlington – this bustling little network of hopes and dreams and ambitions,” Newman (now a Circuit Court judge) recalled. His initial thought? Probably not. Compared to San Francisco, “we’re just a small community,” Newman noted at the foundation’s annual Spirit of Community celebration, held Nov. 10 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel. Doubts or no doubts, the seed had been planted, and needed just a little time to germinate. “I was able to find a handful of people who not only shared my vision, but embodied it wholeheartedly,” Newman said, marveling at the passage of 25 years and the growth of the foundation. “Has it really been a quarter of a century? It does seem like it was only yesterday,” Newman said, playfully telling the audience that he was just 10 years old at its inception. (The man wields a gavel and can sentence people to prison, so who are we to question that slight fib?) In 25th-anniversary remarks, Newman singled out two people who provided nuts-and-bolts support to bring the idea to fruition: • Charles Overby, who at the time was the chairman of the Freedom Forum (then based in Rosslyn), “absolutely fell in
love with the idea,” providing $100,000 in seed money and opened the door to other donors. • Charles “Mac” Radigan, an attorney who did the legal work and “helped us bring our little baby to life,” serving as the foundation’s first president. After getting its start in 1991, the Arlington Community Foundation awarded its inaugural grants two years later. In 1993, it bestowed the first Spirit of Community Award on the late Arlington civic activist Joan Cooper; in recent years, the award has been renamed as the William T. Newman Jr. Spirit of Community Award to salute the organization’s founder. The result? “Here we are!” said executive director Wanda Pierce, reporting on an organization that since its inception has given out $14 million in grants and scholarships, and has been a community leader in promoting philanthropy and community engagement. “We connect people, leverage resources,” Pierce said. Occurring two days after the presidential election, the Nov. 10 luncheon – which drew nearly 400 attendees, a record – was bound to include discussion of the race’s impact. Newman told the still partially shell-shocked audience that the likelihood of a downsized federal government “doesn’t mean that the problems or issues . . . are going to go away. It may just be the opposite.” As such, he believes the Arlington Community Foundation is positioned to serve as a beacon to those in other parts of the nation, to become “the model that will get replicated over and over again.” “Hopefully, someone else will read a newspaper or magazine on the Arlington Community Foundation,” he said. “And just maybe, they will be inspired.” As for the future of the foundation? “The best is yet to come,” Newman predicted.
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Regional Economy, Housing Prep for Trump Era BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Political commentators and activists may be wringing their hands and rending clothing at the prospect of President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration, but local experts said they don’t expect the new administration’s policies will drastically affect the region’s economy. “It’s going to be fun to watch when the reality of government hits the political rhetoric of the campaign,” said Terry Clower, director of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis, who was among panelists Nov. 10 at the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ 2016 Economic Summit at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church. Ken Harney, a nationally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group who served as the forum’s moderator, told of the surprise he felt while watching the Nov. 8 election returns. “It hits you, the new reality,” he said, but added, “It’s really to early to assess.” As with any new administration coming into the Washington, D.C., area, there will be about 4,000 top-level appointees, plus hundreds of people from the outgoing administration who need to decide what to do with the rest of their lives, Harney said. “I think there will be a fair amount of movement in the [real estate] marketplace,” he said. Expensive, close-in communities such as McLean could see an influx of Trump staffers because “Republican officials tend to favor Northern Virginia,” he said. “The Trump people coming in are not poor.” Harney made several predictions of
actions the new administration likely will take. He was not optimistic about the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which he said had issued rules that angered Realtors. The president also may pursue a revised tax code with only three brackets and new deduction caps. Action on taxation will take place more quickly because Republicans will control the presidency and U.S. House and Senate, he said. Lynn Fisher, vice president of research and economics for the Mortgage Bankers Association, said the U.S. domestic economy is strong as the new administration prepares to take over. She predicted modest economic growth of about 2 percent annually over the next few years, but said interest rates might rise from the current 3.6 percent to 5.4 percent by 2019. Of the latter prediction, she added, “We’ve been wrong continuously for the last couple of years.” Sales of new homes likely will rise 10 to 11 percent next year and those of existing homes will go up by about 6 percent, Fisher predicted. “Our story is really about steady growth,” she said. Job growth has been solid in 2016, with employers adding about 188,000 jobs per month, Fisher said. “The labor market is quite tight,” she said. “We’re almost at full employment, which will put upward pressure on wages.” Inflation has been fairly steady at about 2 percent per year and has been held in check by low oil prices, Fisher said. If Trump implements an economic-stimulus package, inflation may rise, she said. Housing-loan delinquencies are down significantly, thanks to tighter lending
Panelists Terry Clower, Stockton Williams and Lynn Fisher discuss the regional economy, housing and recent election during the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ 2016 Economic Summit on Nov. 10. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER
regulations imposed after the recession – “this is the safest mortgage market we’ve probably ever had,” Fisher said – but some panelists said the new rules’ stringency might be keeping some buyers out of the market. Heavy student-loan debts and the “gig economy,” where people perform temporary assignments rather than holding steady, reliable jobs, also are making loan underwriting difficult, panelists said. Stockton Williams, executive director of the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing, discussed the economic impact of suburban areas. Though often derided as static, dull bedroom communities, suburbs continuously evolve and drive metropolitan growth, he said. Two-thirds of Americans work in suburbs, where 91 percent of population growth occurred between 2000 and 2015, Williams said. About 75 percent of people ages 25 to 34 live in the suburbs in the nation’s top 50 metro areas, as do 76 percent of minorities. Suburbs are “hardly homogenous from racial and ethnic perspective,” Williams said. The suburbs of Northern Virginia continue to propel the state’s economy, gaining more jobs despite reduced federal spending in recent years, Clower said.
Northern Virginia’s 3.4-percent unemployment rate is quite low, but the region’s cost of living denies many families the ability to survive on just one income, he noted. The region’s housing costs also have killed some potential economic-development deals, Clower said. The Washington area in the last year has seen 2.4-percent job growth, placing it about in the middle of U.S. metro areas. This is far better than the previous year’s performance, but the economy is overdue for a recession, he said. The local economy might see some short-term growth if Republicans in Congress cooperate with Trump’s agenda, Clower said. Also, the president-elect has vowed to increase military spending, and the D.C. area always gets a piece of that action, even if the funding is destined for other locales, he said. Clower also cautioned Trump’s spending plan would enlarge the national debt and said an immigration crackdown might deprive the region of a sizable share of its construction workers, many of whom are Hispanic. “Who’s going to build the housing we need?” he asked. “We need immigrants in this population.”
Trump’s Impact on Real Estate? ‘No One Has a Crystal Ball’ SCOTT McCAFFREY and DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writers
No matter their place on the political spectrum, top real-estate professionals across Northern Virginia appear to be taking a wait-and-see, cautiously-positive attitude toward the impact the incoming Trump administration will have on the market. How Trump’s election will impact the economy remains unknowable over both the short term and long term, but “I, for one, am optimistically hopeful,” said Craig Mastrangelo of Re/Max Allegiance. “If consumer confidence remains while he is president, people will feel comfortable with large purchases,” Mastrangelo said. “Some of the driving forces that sustain any healthy real-estate market are a stable economy, continued job growth and continued favorable interest rates.” Like many real-estate professionals, Casey Samson of Samson Properties was seeing some prospective home-buyers hold back during the election. “The campaign has beat down con4
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sumer confidence,” he said. “Now that it is over, things should start moving again.” Trump’s priorities include increased military spending – always a net positive for the local region – and “the rest of the list is loaded with items that will be good for our area,” Samson said. “For the first time in 10 years, I see a strong recovery for Northern Virginia.” The White House has changed political parties four times in the last 35 years, and the results have been mixed, according to figures from the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors: • In 1981, when Republican Ronald Reagan succeeded Democrat Jimmy Carter, home sales across the inner Northern Virginia suburbs were down 22 percent from a year before to 15,155, while the average sales price of $100,500 was up 10.3 percent, marking the first time the average price in the region reached the six-figure mark. • In 1993, when Democrat Bill Clinton succeeded Republican George H.W. Bush, sales rose 6.7 percent to 16,818 but the average price was down 1.1 percent to $202,534.
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Bush moved into the White House, sales rose 6.4 percent to 27,741 and prices were up 13 percent to $285,159. • In 2009, when Democrat Barack Obama took over as president, sales were up 9.3 percent to 19,035 but average prices, which already had dipped 14.4 percent from 2007 to 2008, tumbled another 6.5 percent to stand at $431,018. The price recovery would begin the following year, but home sales would decline in 2010 and 2011 before staging a comeback starting in 2012. How much, or even whether, any of those figures were impacted by the change in control of the executive branch is perhaps unknowable. “Sales and inventory are still based on fundamental market principles – whether you are a seller or buyer,” said Karen Briscoe of the HBC Group of Keller Williams Realty. Briscoe expects “a lot of movement . . . more than most recent election cycles,” and recommends that prospective purchasers beat the rush of new arrivals by getting into the market now.
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Inventory, which is still tight although not quite as constrained as a year ago, probably won’t expand due to a large exodus of Democrats, said Diane Lewis of Washington Fine Properties. “A lot of people who moved here for the Obama administration will most likely stay in town,” she said. “Truthfully, the presidential results do not dramatically affect the real-estate market.” Lewis said close-in locations – including the District of Columbia, Arlington, McLean, Chevy Chase and Bethesda – will see an uptick in activity from those taking jobs in the new administration. “However, there will not be enough of these people to really impact the market,” she said. Natalie Roy of Keller Williams sees a short-term boost for the real-estate profession. “We will more than likely see a slightly busier winter season than usual, especially in the inner suburbs,” she said. As for the long term? “The jury is still out on how this new president will impact the housing market,” Roy said. “It all depends on how he and Congress govern. No one has a crystal ball.”
Arlington’s Long-Term-Care Providers Win Accolades One of them sings to cheer up residents whenever the mood requires. Another spent six weeks in her off-work hours to oversee a Charlie Brown-themed Christmas pageant. A third ensures that mealtime always provides something special. They were among 12 individuals honored by the Arlington County government on Nov. 9 for their service to residents of the county’s long-term assisted-living facilities. “You hear the phrase ‘above and beyond’ – that applies to all of you,” said Joy Nathan, vice chairman of the Commission on Long-Term-Care Residences, during a ceremony held as part of the County Board meeting. Collectively, long-term-care facilities in Arlington serve more than 2,500 local residents, and the 2016 Long-Term-Care Outstanding Employee Service Awards “highlight great work that is being done in the industry, and the people doing that work,” said County Board member Christian Dorsey, who serves as liaison to the commission. Honorees included Mauricio AguilarGarcia, Woodland Hill Independent Living; Faustina Amponsah, Mary Marshall Assisted Living; Nana Ansu, Claridge House Independent Living; Divino Beljano, Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center; Rocio Balbaro-Martinez, Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center; Freweyni Kidane, Culpepper Garden As-
Members of the Arlington County Board and Commission on Long-Term-Care Residences last week honored the work of staffers in long-termcare facilities across the county. Employees of the facilities were lauded for their “compassion, care and dedication” by Cynthia Schneider, chair of the Commission on Long-Term-Care Residences.
sisted Living; Takia Murphy, Brookdale Arlington; Yordanos Ogbe, Culpepper Garden Assisted Living; Krystle Whaley, Culpepper Garden Independent Living; Halima Yusuf, Cherrydale Health & Rehabilitation Center; Koko Amouzou, Regency Care of Arlington; and Brenda Wise, Regency Care of Arlington. Award-winners have “a direct and
positive impact on the residents’ lives – a ray of hope, humor and warmth,” said commission chair Cynthia Schneider. Schneider saluted workers’ “compassion, care and dedication.” County Board members on Nov. 9 also honored members of the Commission on Long-Term-Care Residences. Members “help make sure we can improve the qual-
ity of life for long-term-care residents,” Dorsey said. The Sun Gazette is the community’s source for good news across the local area – we’re happy to spread the word about local achievements and accolades. Let us know and we’ll do the rest!
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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To a coalition of Arlington real-estate firms that are banding together to help those in need across the community this upcoming holiday season. Known as the Arlington Realtors Care initiative, the effort is a great example of people coming together. Local residents can do their part by donating items at the various firms, which will be donated to the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network and Arlington Food Assistance Center. THUMBS DOWN: To those on the County Board who think it’s a good idea to further meddle in the relationship between property owners and those who ensure their parking lots are kept available for those legally en-
titled to use them. Board members inserted additional language into an upcoming public hearing that would require tow companies to obtain authorization from the property owner for each tow off commercial or residential lots, rather than allowing the property owner to grant blanket authorization for such tows. Even raising this proposal could backfire on County Board members, bringing the issue to the attention of the General Assembly, which might decide to do some tinkering of its own and restrict the already limited power of local government for common-sense regulation of towing. It could also set up legal challenges, and would simply encourage property owners to find ways around whatever new rules are put
in place. (Alone among his colleagues, board member John Vihstadt deserves some credit for noodling through the implications of the proposals, which fly in the face of recommendations from the county’s own towing advisory panel.) The plain fact is this: While “rogue towing” used to occur in Arlington, it has been eradicated in recent years. The vast majority of those who get towed, to be frank, opted to take a chance that didn’t pay off by putting their vehicles where they didn’t belong. Private-property rights are important; we’re pretty sure County Board members wouldn’t be happy to come to work or their homes and see their parking spaces borrowed – if only “just for a minute” – by someone who didn’t have any right to be there.
Boundary Changes Should Accentuate Walking Editor: The Arlington School Board is rightly considering a range of options to deal with overcrowding at Washington-Lee High School. However, an additional option added at the 11th hour – moving Maywood students from Washington-Lee to Yorktown – goes against values the county otherwise champions: walkability, diversity and community. Arlington was recognized as “America’s most walkable suburb,” yet our children who easily walk to Washing-
ton-Lee today would instead be bused over to Yorktown. That not only defies common sense, but since some APS children today already are forced to sit on bus floors (yes, you read that right) due to overcrowded, underfunded bus service, shifting walkers to become bus riders will also drive up both costs and safety risks unnecessarily. Busing Maywood students to Yorktown also would further homogenize Yorktown and exacerbate the already stark socio-economic differences be-
tween Yorktown and Washington-Lee, and between Yorktown and Wakefield. Washington-Lee is a community treasure, a school where children of all backgrounds learn from each other and are highly successful. The School Board should refrain from any changes that negatively affect walkability, diversity and community. Amanda Davis Arlington Davis is president of the Maywood Community Association.
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Editor: I fear that those who still think this is all about Donald Trump are seriously not paying attention. He was the tool, but he is only a small part of the result. On Jan. 20, we will lose what little balance of power we had left in this country. An extremist conservative government will take over what is currently the United States, and they will quickly have almost complete control of all three branches of our government. Don’t believe me? Do some research. For starters, it appears they
ought to just change the name of the Heritage Foundation’s headquarters to “the New Longworth Building.” I trust that many of the people who voted for Trump didn’t really think that through, and those who are centrists and libertarians will at some point come to the realization that they have made a terrible mistake. As will all the Democrats who voted third-party or, even worse, the tens of millions of voters who stayed home. That realization will be too late, of course, and their regret will do nothing
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to change the extremely dangerous situation they’ve helped to create. Our country was meant to have checks and balances for a reason. No extremist agenda – be it liberal or conservative – should be able to rule over us unfettered by these safeguards. And every single person in this country (even the ones donning the white hoods who think they’ve woken up in some kind of nirvana) is about to learn this lesson the hard way. Mary Moran Arlington
No 2017 Push Likely to Rename Jefferson Davis Hwy. SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
There’s still plenty of time for proposed legislation to be dropped into the hopper, but it looks like the Arlington County government won’t be pressing for a change in the name of Jefferson Davis Highway during the 2017 General Assembly session. A name-change request is not included in the County Board’s legislative package, slated for approval in December. Arlington officials may chafe at the name of the Confederate president on both U.S. Routes 1 and Va. Route 110 through the county, but they have no power to do anything about it. Only the General Assembly, which bestowed the name in the 1920s, can change or remove it. Leaders in adjoining Alexandria are working to remove the name on the stretch of roadway in their midst, and have the power to do so, at least based on an advisory opinion issued earlier this
year by the state attorney general’s office. But, the same opinion argued, Arlington does not have jurisdiction to unilaterally change the name. Even though a name-change measure isn’t part of the county government’s 2017 legislative package, an individual lawmaker could still patron a bill. A spokesman for Gov. McAuliffe said a year ago the governor would be inclined to sign such a measure, but its chance of passage in the conservative-dominated General Assembly would be all but nil. The 2017 General Assembly session opens in mid-January and is slated to run 46 days. State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30th), who asked for the attorney general’s ruling, thinks there’s little sense in pushing to change the name on the Arlington stretch of highway in the 2017 legislative session, although he holds open the possibility of doing so later. Ebbin has said he’d like groups such as the Crystal City Business Improvement District, NAACP, Arlington Chamber of
Commerce and Arlington Historical Society to have the chance to weigh in before moving forward. A Mississippian, Jefferson Davis never achieved the iconic status of the likes of Confederate military leaders Robert E. Lee or J.E.B. Stuart; had no direct ties to Virginia; and never worked to reconcile the nation after the Civil War. Arlington officials recently have been working with the Virginia Department of Transportation to acquire sovereignty over a strip of land along U.S. Route 1 between 20th and 23rd streets south. But the roadway itself would remain in stategovernment hands, said Eric Balliet, a
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ment offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, in observance of Thanksgiving.
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than 75 children enrolled in the local nonprofit Homestretch have received new winter coats, some featuring their favorite characters, through the generosity of the Rotary Club of Arlington. Homestretch works with families facing homelessness in a two-year, comprehensive, individualized program to improve their lives. Funds for the distribution were raised through Rotary’s “Wine Helps” initiative, held in September. “The smiles on all these children’s faces were made possible because of the support we receive from the community,” said Shannon Prendergast, president of the local Rotary Club. “And it is something that should make everyone feel a little bit warmer this winter.” For information on the organization, see the Web site at www.arlingtonrotaryclub.org.
WEICHERT LAUNCHES HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE: Weichert, Realtors, has launched
its 38th annual toy drive to benefit local charities serving financially and physically disadvantaged children.
worldwide. A maximum of 300 tickets will be sold for $100 each. The winning ticket will be drawn at the organization’s Project Christmas Angel wrapping party on Dec. 14; the winner does not need be present to win. For information and complete details, see the Web site at www.oaronline.org.
“It is our goal as a company to remember those families and children who are less fortunate, and to do our part to help bring the holiday spirit to them,” said Jim Weichert, CEO of the real-estate firm. Local residents are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys at the firm’s sales offices through Dec. 9. Last year, more than 16,500 new toys were distributed nationally. For information, see the Web site at www.weichert.com.
LYON PARK CRAFTS SHOW IN OFFING:
The 25th annual Lyon Park Crafts Fair, Bake Sale and Alaskan Malamute Adoption and Petting will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lyon Park Community Center, 414 North Fillmore St. The event will feature handmade crafts and baked goods, with lunch served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. For informtion, call (703) 524-8531 or see the Web site at www. lyonparkcitizens.org.
5K RUN, FESTIVAL TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PEDIATRIC CARE: Organizers of
the Jennifer Bush-Lawson Memorial 5K and Family Fun Day are aiming to raise $150,000 of the 2016 event, an increase from the $100,000 brought in last year. The event, to honor the Arlington Pediatric Center and Virginia Hospital Center Outpatient Obstetrics Clinic, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Knights of Columbus, 5115 Little Falls Road. The 5K race begins at 9 a.m., followed by the fun run at 10:30 a.m. The family festival runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All events are held rain or shine. The foundation was set up in the wake of the 2014 death of local resident Jennifer Lawson, and aims to support economically vulnerable mothers and infants of Arlington by providing them with access to quality pre-natal and post-natal care. For information on the event and the
CLARENDON CHURCH TO DEBUT CHRISTMAS-TREE SALES: Clarendon Members of the Rotary Club of Arlington help to distribute new coats to families that participate in Homestretch, which provides individual mentoring and support to families facing or dealing with homelessness.
foundation, see the Web site at http://jenniferbushlawsonfoundation.org. ‘OAR’ PRESENTS TRAVEL RAFFLE: Offender Aid and Restoration is raffling off a trip for two, with airfare, for a week’s stay at a Wyndham Resorts property
United Methodist Church will hold its inaugural sale of Christmas trees from Nov. 26 until Dec. 10 (or until all are sold out) at the church, 606 North Irving St. Funds raised through the sale of trees will benefit the church’s Stop Hunger Now program, as well as the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network. Hours of operation will be weekdays from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. For information, see the Web site at www.clarendonumc.org.
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Arlington Notes II LOMAX AME ZION CHURCH CELEBRATES 150 YEARS: Lomax AME Zion
Church recently celebrated its sesquicentennial, saluting 150 years of service to parishioners and the community under the theme “Faith, Endurance and Commitment: The Legacy Continues.” The church traces its direct history to the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and is seen as the oldest existing church in Arlington with roots in the AfricanAmerican community. The congregation worships in a 1920s sanctuary on 24th Road South in Nauck. Rev. Samuel Whittaker is pastor. In addition to a banquet, candlelit prayer service and series of guest speakers as part of the anniversary celebration, the church also has been the subject of an exhibition at the Arlington Historical Society Museum. In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered remarks in the church parking lot as part of the March on Washington. In 1984, the church property was declared a local historic district, and it 2004 it was incorporated into the National Register of Historic Places. The church can trace its roots back to when Wesley Zion Church was established in Freedman’s Village, a community for freed slaves in Arlington. The church later was known as Little Zion Church before assuming its current name. The AME Zion religious denomina-
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tion has approximately 1.5 million parishioners worshiping in 3,000 churches worldwide. LOCAL AUTHOR PENS BIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL: Arlington author C. Richard
Nelson has penned a new biography of U.S. Army Gen. Andrew Goodpaster, whose military service included stints as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and superintendent of the United States Military Academy. He also served as staff secretary to President Eisenhower. “The Life and Work of General Andrew J. Goodpaster: Best Practices in National Security Affairs” has been published by Rowman & Littlefield. Goodpaster (1915-2005) “led people, institutions and ideas in a variety of highly demanding positions for seven decades, engaging the most powerful leaders and most intelligent thinkers,” Nelson notes. The 300-page book is available at $45 for hardback and $44.99 as an e-book at www.rowman.com.
‘HOLY DOOR’ CLOSED AT CATHEDRAL:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington Bishop Paul Loverde on Nov. 13 closed the Holy Door at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More, ending the 11-month Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. The concept of Holy Years began in
1300 by Pope Boniface VIII; ordinary Holy Years occur every 25 years, but the pope can proclaim special Holy Years, as was the case in 2015-16. Part of the tradition consists of passing through Holy Doors designated by each diocese around the world. Under Roman Catholic doctrine, those who pass through the Holy Door are granted the removal of temporal punishment after death if they meet certain requirements. GARDEN CLUB LOOKS AT FERNS:
The Rock Spring Garden Club will host its monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Road. The topic – “Ferns in the Natural Landscape” – will be presented by Carl Taylor, an international authority who conducts botanical research at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History. The community is invited. NATURE CENTER HOSTS INVASIVEPLANT-REMOVAL EFFORT: Long Branch
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Nature Center will host “Feathers, Fins and Fur,” a program for ages 6 to 10, on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Participants will learn about the body coverings of animals, and how they help with survival. The cost is $5. For information, call (703) 228-3404. GARDEN CLUB HOSTS FLORAL-DESIGN EVENT: The Rock Spring Garden
Club will host a floral-design pumpkin event and sale on Monday, Nov. 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. from the garage of a member’s house at 4629 32nd Road North. Club members are creating floral arrangements in time for holiday tables and mantels. Proceeds will benefit charities supported by the garden club.
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Monumental Views at The Weslie Two-Level Condo Showcases Style and Security in a Rosslyn Locale
The majesty that is the monumental core of Washington, D.C., is on perpetual display from this week’s featured property. A two-level, 2,000-square-foot condominium at The Weslie in Rosslyn, the property showcases style and provides a glorious vista over the Marine Corps War Memorial, Potomac River and centerpiece attractions of the District of Columbia, including the U.S. Capitol. All this, and you also have exceptional spaces for living and entertaining in style, all in a corridor that is set to become the next hot topic across Arlington. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,649,000 by Ruth Boyer O’Dea and Sheri Grant of TTR Sotheby’s International Real Estate. Situated on the sixth and seventh floors, the property is set high enough to be above the hubbub of street life, yet still provides human-scale interactions with the world around it. The entryway on the main level offers access for all that awaits, and while we can’t help ooh-ing and aah-ing over the creative staircase, we will put off our ascent to explore the main level. The centerpiece is the large living room, with its adjacent balcony and the grand views that it offers. Simply a stunning space, perfect for entertaining. A holiday gathering is easily accommodated in the large dining room, while the kitchen area also offers some space, with everything close at hand. The main level also is home to the master retreat, offering a large bedTTR Sotheby’s International Realty Opening in Arlington
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room area, copious closet space and a nicely proportioned bath. (A half-bath also is located on the main level.) The upper level, which offers a second entrance, is home to two bedrooms that share a bath. Should you not need the additional bedrooms, these spaces are versatile enough to use as a home office, artist’s retreat, exercise room or a multitude of other options. The choice is yours. Upgrades abound throughout the interior space, and you have an assigned parking spot down below for added convenience. A sumptuous opportunity beckons. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.
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‘Generation Z’ Has Aspirations That Include Owning Homes A panel composed of five members of the generation following Millennials, “Generation Z” – young people ages 14 to 18 – discussed their social media habits, shopping preferences and their desire to become homeowners, during a session at the 2016 National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo, held in Orlando. “We know enough about Millennials, now we need to learn about the next generation,” said Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. “Generation Z are the teenagers of today that will shape, and are already starting to, the way we live, the way we function and the way we do business,” Chris said. According to data from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, 97 percent of Generation Z believe that they will own a home in the future, and 82 percent indicate that home ownership is the most important factor in achieving the American Dream. “That might sound a little traditional, especially when compared to what we’ve seen with Millennials, but this is a generation that values home ownership,” said Chris. All five of the panelists expressed a desire to own a home and are certain that home ownership will be part of their future. When asked about their ideal homes, the panelists varied in wanting to live in either rural or suburban areas and in a home with traditional or modern décor. All the panelists expressed a desire for a large amount of square footage. “I want a big house,” said panelist Cayman, 17. “I want a room for each of my kids, a master bedroom, a few guest rooms, a movie room – I want a lot of space.” The panelists also had very specific ideas about the features they want in their home. Most panelists mentioned hardwood floors, granite counter tops and high-end appliances. “I watch a lot of HGTV, so I know exactly what I want,” said panelist Brooke, 17. When asked about whether or not they would work with a real-estate professional when they purchase a home, the answer proffered by the panel was a resounding yes.
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County Agrees to Trim Fence at Bluemont Park SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Outcry from neighbors has led the Arlington County government to trim the amount of fencing COUNTY on a Bluemont Park NOTES ballfield. The new outfield fence will total 668 linear feet, down from a proposed 830, and will be 4 feet high, half the size originally proposed. “When games aren’t in play, you’ll be able to walk through the area,” said County Manager Mark Schwartz, who found himself and staff under fire in recent months once some neighbors began blasting the ballfield-renovation plan, which had been approved by the County Board in July. That approval passed by with no controversy at the time, but opposition bubbled up by the time County Board members returned from their summer hiatus in September. Some board members blamed staff for not doing enough outreach with communities, while Schwartz and at least one board member said the neighborhood civic organizations failed to get engaged with the project before its summertime approval. On the other side of the fence, literally and figuratively, were baseball boosters,
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County Seeking More Seats ARLINGTON’S For Public on Towing Board REALTOR® Arlington board members are slated to adopt their 2017 legislative package on Dec. 10. Before then, they will hold a work session with the seven members of the county’s legislative delegation (four delegates and three state senators) on Nov. 29. Among pieces of the draft legislative package that appear to have, at best, limited chances for success in the 2017 General Assembly session: • A proposal to allow undocumented aliens to hold Virginia driver’s licenses. • A request to provide in-state-tuition rates to undocumented students attending public colleges and universities in Virginia. • A proposal to allow localities to impose taxes on single-use plastic and paper bags distributed at retail stores and supermarkets. • A request to move toward nonpartisan redistricting of congressional and legislative boundaries. Currently, the General Assembly draws its own boundary lines, as well as the boundaries of the commonwealth’s 11 congressional districts. • A request to allow no-excuses absentee voting in advance of Election Day. A variation of each of those proposals has been included in the county government’s legislative package for several years.
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Add this to the list of General Assembly initiatives that probably are going nowhere in 2017, but which the Arlington County GENERAL Board is going ASSEMBLY to work on, regardless. As part of their draft legislative package for the 46-day session that convenes in Richmond in a scant two months, County Board members are asking for authority to add more public members to the county’s Trespass Towing Advisory Board, which advises elected officials on towing matters. Currently, state law requires that representatives of towing companies and the police department hold the majority of voting seats on the panel. Only one voting spot is reserved for a member of the public; it currently is held by civic activist Nancy Iacomini, who chairs the body. County Board members appear to be in sympathy with those who say the composition of the body gives it an anticonsumer slant. But chances the General Assembly will make any changes at the behest of the Arlington government likely are slim. 00
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“There are a few public garages available for major snow events that may be opened on a case-by-case basis,” said Katie O’Brien, a spokesman for the county government’s Department of Environmental Services. Efforts to entice owners of private garages to provide space during storms apparently have been unsuccessful, owing to liability and availability issues. The Arlington government has budgeted about $1.4 million for snow operations and has stockpiled 9,200 tons of salt for roadways. Owing in part to complaints about performance in the wake of last January’s storm, Arlington officials also plan to call on more contractors to tackle residential neighborhoods earlier in the response process, at least when snowfall totals surpass 6 to 8 inches. DMV DEBUTS CUSTOMER-SERVICE CENTER IN VIRGINIA SQUARE: The Vir-
ginia Department of Motor Vehicles on Nov. 15 held a ribbon-cutting to launch its new “DMV Metro” customer-service center in Virginia Square. The office – at 3434 Washington Blvd. – is designed to be accessible to all modes of transportation, including vehicles, subway, bus, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The 6,000-square-foot space features nine customer-service windows. All DMV services will be provided, with the exception of road tests.
The new facility complements the DMV’s full-service Arlington office, located on South Four Mile Run in Shirlington, and the DMV Select facility operated by the Arlington commissioner of revenue’s office in Courthouse Plaza. REAGAN NATIONAL, DULLES IN POSITIVE TERRITORY THROUGH 3rd QUARTER: Northern Virginia’s two main air-
ports each finished the third quarter of 2016 with higher passenger counts than the same nine-month period a year before, with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport seemingly on track for another record year. Reagan National saw 17.6 million passengers come and go through its terminals from January to September, an increase of 2.8 percent from 2015, according to figures reported Nov. 14 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. At Washington Dulles International Airport – also operated by the airports authority – the passenger total of 16.5 million for the first three quarters of the year was up 0.5 percent from 2015 figures. Combined, the two airports posted a 1.7-percent increase from the first nine months of last year. With a solid final quarter of the year, Reagan National could set its seventh consecutive yearly passenger record. The current record, set in 2015, is 23 million. For Washington Dulles, the all-time height in passengers was set in 2005 at 27 million, when United Airlines and the now-defunct Independence Air were bat-
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es International Airport in 2017 would see a 16-percent reduction in airport costs per passenger, under the proposed budget set for adoption in December by the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Reducing the per-passenger cost at Dulles has been a key goal not only of the airports’ authority but of Virginia state officials, who fear the airport is becoming less competitive. State officials went so far as to allocate $50 million in taxpayer funds over two years in an effort to cut costs for airlines. In the authority’s draft budget, the estimated per-passenger cost for airlines at Dulles would drop from $22.55 to $18.97. At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the per-passenger is projected to decline slightly to $14.12 in 2017.
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October N.Va. Home Sales, Prices Up Slightly Home sales across Northern Virginia were up slightly in October despite a tightening inventory, while average prices ticked up just under a percentage point, according to new figures. A total of 1,540 properties went to closing last month, according to figures reported Nov. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiplelisting service. That’s up 1.1 percent from the 1,524 transactions in October 2015. (Figures include sales in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.)
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The average price of all homes that sold during the month was $547,805, up slightly from $553,465 a year before, but the increase was concentrated in one segment of the market: • The average sales price of single-family homes was up 1.4 percent to $754,633. • The average sales price of attached homes was down 0.5 percent to $395,944. • The average sales price of a condominium was down 1.3 percent to $324,112. There were 119 sales of more than $1 million during the month, including five of $2.5 million or more and one above $5 million. Add up the sales and prices, and the total market volume for the month of $843.6 million was up 1.9 percent from the year before. Ryan Conrad, CEO of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, said the numbers reflect “a stable market” that showed “a pre-election trace of confidence in buyers and sellers.” One of the bigger challenges of the market as it transitions to the most dormant part of the year is tightening of inventory. At the end of October, there were 4,437 properties on the market, down more than 20 percent – more than 1,100 homes – from a year before. One reason? “People are staying in their homes a lot longer,” said Bob Ad-
amson of McEnearney Associates, chairelect of the local Realtors’ group. “In 2000, the median stay before sale was six years; in 2015, the median stay had risen to 10 years nationally,” and the local market was following this trajectory, Adamson said. Despite the dearth of homes on the market, some prospective buyers are choosing to remain choosy, said Moon Choi of Re/Max Executives. Buyers are “searching for their perfect homes,” he said. “Well-priced homes with move-inready condition are still going fast, but at the same time, I have seen several properties on the market for a while,” Moon said. Interest rates remain at near historic lows, but some buyers – notably firsttimers and those with spotty credit – are finding it hard to tap into the mortgage market. Where is the market headed over the short term? The number of homes coming under contract and the number of pending sales were in positive territory year-over-year in October. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. D.C., Inner Core Sees Modest YearOver-Year Uptick: Modest increases in home sales and prices across D.C. and the
inner suburbs pushed the region close to the $2 billion mark for October, even as prospective buyers had fewer homes to choose from. Sales across the D.C. core region totaled 3,970 in October, up 2.6 percent from a year before, according to figures reported Nov. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiplelisting service. (Figures represent sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.) The average sales price of $494,562 was up 1.9 percent from a year before, with all three segments of the market – single-family, attached and condominium – posting year-over-year increases. Total sales volume for the month was $1.96 billion, up 4.5 percent from $1.88 billion a year before. Homes that went to closing in October spent an average of 48 days on the market, an improvement from the 54 days required a year before, and garnered 97.4 percent of listing price, up from 96.7 percent. Conventional financing was the method of transacting sales in 2,154 cases, followed by FHA-backed mortgages (655) and cash (598).
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A Surprise Champion At States
Teeing Off
Teams Spread Around Va. Trying to Win State Titles
Talk about being well-represented. At various state-tournament public- and private-school athletic competitions throughout the commonwealth this past weekend, there were many high school teams from across the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas heavily involved, probably more so than in recent fall campaigns.
O’Connell Upsets Top Seed for Title
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A week after missing out on a big championship they wanted so much, the Bishop O’Connell Knights did one better. As the No. 2 seed, O’Connell (354) won the girls Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Division volleyVOLLEYBALL Iballstatetournament in Petersburg Nov. 12 by defeating the top seed and four-time defending champion Flint Hill Huskies, 3-1, at Richard Bland College. The Knights, who were 3-0 in the state high school tourney, lost to Flint Hill earlier in the season. In the state final, O’Connell won the first two games, 25-21, 25-23, lost the third, 27-25, then took the fourth, 29-27, for its first state title since 2006. “We struck first by winning those first two games, so there was no stress and we stayed relaxed,” O’Connell coach Mehdi Continued on Page 24
Bishop O’Connell’s Maxine Friedman attempts a kill in a state-tournament first-round match between St. Anne-Belfield’s Jamie Masalek and Ellie O’Conner. For a photo slideshow on the PHOTO BY DEB KOLT match, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington.
Turnovers Stall W-L in Region Playoff Loss MATT DELANEY For the Sun Gazette
The host Madison Warhawks got the better of the visiting Washington-Lee with a FOOTBALL Generals 26-8 victory Nov. 11 on a blustery opening night of the 6A North Region Tournament football playoffs. The win was redemptive for the now 10-1 Warhawks, who entered the high school playoffs last year with an identical 9-1 regular-season record, only to be ushered out by the Chantilly Chargers. “It feels good to finally win a playoff game. We haven’t done that in a long time,” Madison coach Lenny Schultz said. “I’m proud of these boys for play-
ing through a little adversity tonight, but I want to clean up some things, because we think we can make a longer run, not play just one more week.” Madison’s previous playoff victory was in 2009. Against No. 15 seed Washington-Lee (5-6), No. 2 seed Madison was its own worst enemy most of the game. Penalties well into the double digits stalled offensive drives, rewarding WashingtonLee with extended possessions. Madison had five interceptions and held the Generals scoreless until the game’s waning moments. Madison’s offense exploded with big plays, including quarterback Jacob Choutkas’ first passes of the first and second halfs, both going for touchdowns
of 73 yards to running back Landon Thomas and of 56 yards to Nick Conforti. “They knew how we were going to defend it, they got a great mismatch and executed the play well,” WashingtonLee coach Josh Shapiro said in reference to Thomas’ touchdown. “In general, we just had a lot of trouble moving the ball with what we did well all year, which was our passing game.” Washington-Lee quarterback Ricardo Mestre had a rough game. He was picked off four times in his first 12 drop backs, which facilitated Madison’s early 19-0 lead. Generals’ running back Larry Carpenter struggled to find run-
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There were teams participating in Richmond, Petersburg, Virginia Beach, Fork Union, The Plains, Norfolk and close by in Oakton. From Arlington, three Bishop O’Connell teams were involved in Division I state private-school competitions. The girls volleyball squad was the farthest away in Petersburg playing as the No. 2 seed. The boys and girls cross country teams were running in state meets in Fork Union. A Washington-Lee High School runner was entered in the boys 6A state cross country meet at Great Meadow in The Plains. Teams and individuals from Great Falls, McLean, Oakton and Vienna were involved in competitions all over the place. Also racing at 5A and 6A state meets in The Plains were scads of runners from Madison, Marshall, McLean and Oakton high schools. Nearby in Oakton, the No. 2 seed Flint Hill School football team hosted a Division I private-school state-tournament semifinal game against defending champion Benedictine. In Division I girls volleyball, Flint Hill was in Petersburg trying to win a fifth straight crown. The Langley High School girls field hockey team was the farthest away, playing in Virginia Beach in the 6A state tournament. As the No. 10 seed and biggest Cinderella story, the Potomac School’s boys soccer team was in Richmond playing in the Division I private-school semifinal and championship games. Potomac School’s girls tennis team was in Norfolk in the state tourney. It was a busy weekend away.
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Knights Reclaim a Familiar Throne in Cross Country DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
After being bridesmaids the past three seasons, the Bishop O’Connell Knights are back atop the throne as girls state cross country champions in Virginia. O’Connell won the 2016 Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Conference Division I CROSS COUNTRY state title Nov. 11 at Fork Union Military Academy with a team score of 58 points. Collegiate was a distant second in the high school meet with 89 and defending champion St. Anne’s-Belfield third with 105. “I think our girls were focused and really wanted to win this back,” O’Connell coach Cindy Walls said. “We went over our strategy earlier in the week, and they stayed with that, went for it, and executed the plan.” Leading the Knights in this year’s race was the second-place finish of senior Isabell Baltimore on the Fork Union course in 19:44. Maddie Fleenor was fifth
The Bishop O’Connell Knights gather after winning the Division I private-school state champiPHOTO BY JOHN WALLS onship in girls cross country for the first time since the 2012 season.
ranza – missing the meet with injuries. Two weeks earlier in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship meets, Pulliam won the junior varsity race. She was moved up to the varsity race for the state meet because of the injured runners. Prior to the state meet, O’Connell won the girls WCAC championship. Earlier this fall, the Knights won the Arlington County meet. Walls mentioned those two races prior to the state meet. “If we run like we did at the WCAC meet, we won’t win at states. But we will win if we run like we did at the county meet,” Walls said. In the boys Division I state meet, O’Connell placed fifth and was led by a 10th from Luke Brinkmann (17:25) and a 17th by Alex Dudley (17:57). Michael Hails, another top runner for O’Connell, was injured and did not run. “I thought without having Michael, the boys ran well and finished well,” Walls said.
(20:11) for the Knights, Maggi Flood 14th (21:00), Grace Pulliam 15th (21:08) and Maeve Marsh 22nd (21:19). “We wanted Isabell and Maddie to run together and the others to stay in a pack. They all did that well,” said Walls, who now has a state-record seven state titles, having also coached O’Connell state
championship teams from 2007-12. Also for O’Connell, Allison Boboltz took 43rd (22:19) and Erin Nihill 54th (22:40). “They all ran great, and Grace Pulliam really had a huge race for us,” Walls said. The Knights won despite two of its top runners – Ryley Howard and Alina Car-
De Koninck mentioned the Generals’ concentration on maintaining an “Ultimate mindset.” Woodlawn senior Haroon Matties said: “There’s a great future in Ultimate at H-B. Our underclassmen played really well today and have improved so much.” Washington-Lee coach A.J. Goodman reflected on his team’s season, saying his players worked hard and played hard. “This season exceeded all of our expectations,” Woodlawn athletic director Dave Soles said. “We’ve had unbelievably strong numbers of players for both the boys and the girls. There was great excitement and enthusiasm at every game.”
Washington-Lee’s Nora Wagner looks to pass to a teammate during a recent game.
For Madison, Schultz said he knew what needed fixing before his Warhawks can be comfortable welcoming the seventh-seed West Potomac Wolverines (92) in a second-round game Friday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. NOTES: Choutkas’ workload was small but effective, completing 5 of 12 passes for 187 yards for two touch-
downs. Thomas gained 55 yards on 11 carries and ran for a TD. Conforti hauled in two passes that each went for scores, the first a 10-yard out-route. Defensive backs Sam Kidd and Nate Leas nabbed two interceptions each, while John Finney had one. Joey Goldsmith had 1.5 sacks, Steve Hildebrand and Casey Counts each had a sack and
Brad Porter had a half sack . . . For WL, Mestre was 18 of 44 passing for 164 yards. Carpenter managed only for six yards rushing, but caught the lone W-L touchdown on a 19-yard swing pattern in the fourth quarter. Parks had 117 yards on seven catches, while Miller had four catches for 50 yards. Parks also intercepted Choutkas.
assists and five digs, Alexia McCants had four kills and five blocks, Katie Boehm had 22 digs, Lucie Drahozal had 10 digs, and Ingrid Bayer had two blocks. Prior to the state tournament, top seed O’Connell was disappointed to lose in the championship match of its conference tourney to Holy Cross, after defeating the team twice during the regular season. “We really wanted to win that, because our expectations were so high after defeating Holy Cross before,” El Alaoui said. “Our confidence was high. But now, by winning the state, we still
got to raise a trophy.” O’Connell was 3-0 in the 2016 state tournament and enjoyed one of its best seasons in program history. In this fall’s tourney, O’Connell downed No. 7 seed St. Anne’s-Belfield, 3-0, in the first round, then eliminated third-seed Bishop Ireton, 3-0, in the semifinals. In the win over Belfield, Lawler had 21 kills and seven digs and Friedman had 14 kills and nine digs. Moriarty had 31 assists and two kills, and Boehm had 10 digs. Against Ireton, Friedman had 17 kills and Lawler 13, and Moriarty had
26 assists. “A lot of these players have been together on this team since their sophomore years. So they know each others’ games very well,” El Alaoui said. “That made a big difference.” NOTES: O’Connell won its first 16 matches this season, then lost two in the Flint Hill Invitational Tournament, then had another 13-match winning streak. The Knights finished 17-1 in regular-season conference play . . . One of O’Connell’s losses was to Division II private-school state champion Middleburg . . . A year ago, the Knights were 0-1 in the state.
Inaugural Ultimate Frisbee Season Comes to End in Arlington MIRANDA BALTAXE For the Sun Gazette
The H-B Woodlawn boys Ultimate Frisbee high school team closed the inaugural Arlington Public Schools season strong with a 10-8 win over the Washington-Lee Generals. Woodlawn cutter Lucas Reichert played a strong deep game, propelled by Harry Wolfson’s hucks. On the W-L side, Beau De Koninck and Jamie Fendley played an all-around productive game, changing positions offensively and defensively. “It’s always great to play H-B,” Fendley said. “They’re a great challenge and impressive competitors, and I’m very proud of the way we all played.”
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El Alaoui said. “We were having fun, so there was no pressure. Our good serving was the key and our defense did a good job. We knew where their hitters would hit, and it worked out. We did what we had to do.” Leading O’Connell in the state final were Maxine Friedman with 23 kills, three blocks and 16 digs, and Sarah Lawler with 22 kills and 12 digs. In addition, Kelley Moriarty had 37 24
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teams from the Arlington NFL Play 60 Flag Football League competed in the regional competition recently on six different fields at the Evergreen Sportsplex in Leesburg, with some doing quite well and one advancing to nationals. In the 13-14 girls bracket: The Arlington Fusion finished 4-0 and won their division. They were not scored on and qualified for the Nationals in Orlando in January. In the age 9-10 co-ed bracket, the Arlington Storm and Arlington All-Stars made it to semifinals, then lost. The Arlington Tar Heels lost in quarterfinals. The Storm (4-1) finished third out of the 14 teams and the All-Stars (3-2) were fourth. In the 11-12 co-ed bracket, Arlington
A (4-2) defeated the Arlington Raiders in quarterfinals, then lost in the semifinals. The Arlington Bandits and Arlington Stars also competed. In the 13-14 boys bracket: The Arlington Raiders finished 2-3 and lost in the semifinals. The Arlington NFL Play 60 Flag Football League was started a few years ago by Bart Gray and had only a few players. Now the league has exploded to more than 1,000 players involved in divisions from ages 6 and older.
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The Arlington Travel Soccer 2004 girls Red team won the Elite Black bracket at the Capital Area Soccer League Girls Junior Showcase in Raleigh, N.C. Arlington outscored opponents, 5-2, in-
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Running Roundup Arlington’s Michael Wardian, 42, ran 2:33:18 at New York City Marathon, good for 45th place among men. Wardian has now completed all six 2016 World Marathon Majors – Tokyo in 2:28:14 on February 28, Boston in 2:31:39 on April 16, London in 2:27:37 on April 24, Berlin in 2:28:19 on Sept. 25, Chicago in 2:32:02, and now New York City. The net result: Wardian has the best cumulative time in the six races of any runner worldwide, and he will win an award from Abbott, the sponsor of the six-marathon challenge. n At the Encore Costume 5K in Arlington, Christopher Raymond took top honors, winning the male 13-18 first place award in 23:05. Kerstin Fagerstrom was second overall, earning first place among females 13-18 in 23:11. n Global Strides 5K kicks off on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 8 a.m. at Bluemont Park to benefit Arlington Academy of Hope, partners with Tuckahoe Elemen-
tary and Arlington Traditional School. See www.aah5k.com or write msnesha@ gmail.com. n The Jennifer Bush-Lawson Memorial 5K and Family Fun Day starts on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 9 a.m. at Knights of Columbus to benefit Arlington Pediatric Center and Virginia Hospital Center’s Outpatient Women’s Obstetric Clinic. See www.jenniferbushlawsonfoundation.org or write info@jb-lf.org. Operation Turbo 5K runs on the same day, Nov. 19, at 10 a.m. at Bluemont Park supporting America’s military by sending “boxes of home” to those deployed overseas. See www. bishopsevents.com/event/2016-operation-turbo-5k or write BishopsEvents@ yahoo.com. n The Arlington Turkey Trot 5K, one of the county’s largest races, hits the streets of Lyon Park neighborhood on Thursday, Nov. 24, at 8 a.m. at Christ Church of Arlington to benefit Arlington Food Assistance Center, Arlington
Street People’s Assistance Network, Arlington Thrive, and Bridges to Independence (formerly Alexandria-Arlington Coalition for the Homeless). See www. arlingtonvaturkeytrot.org, write arlingtonturkeytrot@gmail.com, or call (703) 927-0328. n The Jingle Bell Run 5K for Arthritis starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Pentagon Row. See http://www.jbr.org/ faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1159864 write lboccia@arthritis.org, or call (202) 787-5323. n The Great Chocolate Race 5 Mile dips in on Saturday, Dece. 10, at 7:30 a.m. at North Kent Street and Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn. See www.crucibleracing.com/chocolatearlington or write team@crucibleracing.com. n At the fifth annnual Hawk Indoor Marathon, you can set a personal record for your fastest marathon ever on the indoor track at Thomas Jefferson Community Center, starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18. See hawkindoormarathon.
Fund-Raiser to Provide Books for Girls in Pakistan A fund-raising book fair at the Barnes & Noble outlet at Potomac Yard will be held on Saturday, Nov. 19 to benefit “HER” (Her Education Is Her Right), which helps to support underfunded girls’ schools in developing countries by creating libraries with quality learning experience. The effort is being led by Arlingto-
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he said. “This [budget proposal] reflects what may be the pendulum swinging too far in the opposite direction.” Dorsey is approaching the end of his first year as a non-voting member on the
nian Hannah Ford, a student at Sidwell Friends, with classmate Zoha Siddiqui. During the day, books bought purchased using the special HER code at the Barnes & Noble outlet (or online) will result in books being donated to the effort. “This is a phenomenal way to not only spread the word about our seedling organization, but also to collect a large
amount of books that are necessary for the four libraries [in Pakistan] we are going to build,” Ford said. The additional libraries will supplement one already finished and stocked in the village of Hair in Pakistan. For information on the organization and its efforts, see the Web site at www. her-education.org.
WMATA board. He will have a say on the budget, but Virginia’s votes on it will be cast by representatives from the state government and Fairfax County. Wiedefeld’s budget proposal still has a long road ahead of it. Public hearings are likely to be held in January, with final adoption in March. Whether localities across the region will go along with the proposal for higher subsidies remains to
be seen, but County Board Chairman Libby Garvey already has warned that higher costs for Metro and county schools could push homeowners’ tax bills higher in the coming year. Wiedefeld’s proposal aims to cut staff costs, reduce service on both rail and bus lines, raise funds from development and advertising, and raise fares both for bus and rail riders.
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Obituaries LELIA JANE (FONYO) MUREK
Lelia was born in Chicago, IL in 1925 & lived in Toronto for two years. She moved to St. Louis at six years of age & attended Clayton, MO Schools. Lelia was a member of the National Honor Society & graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with an AB in Political Science and Economics. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She also worked for the department of the Army, Japan, 19471949, explaining democracy to Japanese civilians. She worked in the European Command Headquarters Germany, 19501952, Phychological Warfare Section UHFHLYHG WKH KLJKHVW HIÀFLHQF\ UDWLQJ attainable for civilians. She was the assistant to Missouri Congresswoman Leonor Sullivan (1953-1956). Then married Stefan Murek in 1957. Lelia was also involved in Meridian International Center, Washington, DC; arranged study programs for potential world leaders; the hospitality and information Service (THIS); welcoming and orienting foreign diplomats; President 1986-1988 & remained active on the Executive Committee. Lelia traveled extensively in Europe, China, Korea, Middle East with her husband. She is survived by brother, George L. Fonyo (St. Louis, MO); neices: Katherine F. Pisano (Baltimore, MD), Margaret L. Fonyo (St. Louis, MO), Andrea Fonyo (New York, NY) & Carolyn F, Boggess (Corvallis, OR); Step-daughter Barbara Murek (Washington, D.C.). Service will be held at 11am on November 19th at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 4250 North Glebe Road, Arlington. Reception to follow.
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FASHIONISTAS GATHER FOR DISCUSSION: A discussion of 20th-century
CHESS CLUB SEEKS PLAYERS: The Madison Chess Club is seeking players of all levels to play on Monday, Nov. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Madison Community Center. For information, call (703) 534-6232.
RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE GROUP GATHERS: An informal Russian language and
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culture group will discuss books and movies on Monday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.
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Senior Center’s monthly “Genealogy 101” meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 11:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2280555. DANCE CLASS SLATED: A class on ancient art movement (belly dance) will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. Classes also are held throughout the week at Langston-
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TRAVELERS HEAD TO HOLIDAYTHEMED MATINEE: Arlington County
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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 29, 1944: n Next Tuesday is the deadline for payment of county taxes. So far, about 36 percent of tax bills have been paid, the treasurer says. n The county health officer estimates that about 10,000 gallons of milk are consumed each day in Arlington. n County Democrats are leading a petition drive to have the Circuit Court redistrict Arlington voting precincts. n Gov. Darden wants to use state funds to shore up the teacher retirement system. November 25, 1959: n The Netherlands Carillon could be completed and chiming away by Christmas, a gift to the U.S. from the Dutch people. n Washington-Lee and Wakefield French students have to raise about $300 per person for airfare, hotel and tours for a planned spring trip to Paris. n The 25th annual Old Oaken Bucket football game between Washington-Lee and George Washington high schools is set for tomorrow. n Virginia’s attorney general and his wife are leading a state delegation on a 13-day “goodwill cruise” through the Caribbean and to Bermuda. November 26, 1968: n U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill (R-10th) says 1968 brought “crime, discontent, disorder, confusion, continuous street incidents, school disruption and chaos” to the District of Columbia this year, and is urging President-elect Nixon to sack D.C. Mayor Walter Washington. n The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority’s plans for its newest park, Potomac Overlook, call for leaving much of the 65 acres in a natural state. n On TV tonight: “Hazel,” “Julia,” “Mod Squad,” “The Doris Day Show,” “The Red Skelton Show” and “60 Minutes.” November 25, 1977: n State liquor authorities have banned the sale of Billy Beer in Virginia, saying it promotes the endorsement of alcohol by celebrities.
CROSSWORD SOLUTION TRAVELERS ENJOY ARMY BAND CONCERT: Arlington County 55+ Travel
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