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County: We’d Like the Carlin Springs Parcel Hospital Property Would Be Part of Larger Land Swap

A CELEBRATION OF NATURE’S BOUNTY

SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Students at Ashlawn Elementary School in June celebrated the ongoing success of the Reevesland Learning Center’s “Lawns 2 Lettuce 4 Lunch” initiative with a multi-ingredient fiesta salad. Additional ingredients came from neighbors’ gardens, Church of the Brethren and Sunrise at Bluemont Park. See slide shows of more photos at www.insidenova.com/news/arlington.

PHOTOS COURTESY JOAN HORWITT

Arlington County Board members this week are expected to formally affirm the government’s desire to acquire Virginia Hospital Center’s South Carlin Springs campus as part of a land-swap agreement that would see a county-governmentowned parcel delivered to the hospital.

Under terms of an agreement inked earlier, board members have until midAugust to formally notify hospital officials of the county’s desire to take the 11.6-acre Carlin Springs parcel, currently home to an urgent-care center and the Arlington Pediatric Center.

County Board members have slated action for their July 15 meeting. (The board generally does not meet in August.)

The land swap would only go through if Virginia Hospital Center officials opted to acquire a county-owned parcel in the 1800 block of North Edison Street immediately north of the hospital’s North George Mason Drive campus. But that is all but a certainty, as the hospital’s leadership long has sought a way to expand its land-locked holdings.

The Edison Street site most recently was valued at $12.6 million; in compensation for delivering it to the hospital, the county government can opt to receive land, cash or a combination, all to be worked out after hospital officials forContinued on Page 25

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County Board Bids Bon Voyage to Activist Pebley SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Pebley-palooza is reaching its climax, as Arlington civic leaders are getting their final chances to say thank-you to civic leader Jim Pebley before he and his wife head to a long-planned retirement in North Carolina.

Pebley is “a man who loves his country, loves his county, and has served both of them with great distinction,” former county Treasurer Frank O’Leary said at the June 20 County Board meeting, where Pebley was honored for more than two decades of local leadership.

It followed similar events in recent months conducted by groups including the Arlington County Civic Federation and Arlington County Republican Committee.

Pebley’s civic engagement has run the gamut from service on the Planning Commission and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission to leadership roles with the USS Arlington Community Alliance and “Backyards Not Barnyards,” a group that a half-decade ago successfully fought off efforts to loosen restrictions in chickenraising in the county.

(That particular civic episode seemed to bring out a competition between Pebley, O’Leary and John Vihstadt, who then chaired the county’s urban-agriculture task force and now sits on the County

bley.”

Given time to provide a valedictory, Pebley noted that it was easy for him to get involved after he moved to the county when the U.S. Navy posted him to the Pentagon.

“Arlington has this huge capacity for civic participation – getting everyone the chance to speak.”

But at the same time, he cautioned County Board members not to Jim Pebley delivers remarks after being honored last month by the County Board. Behind him are Kim Klingler, chairman fall victim to obof the Emergency Planning Advisory Commission, and Scott McGeary, secretary of the Arlington Electoral Board. structionism by a Board, to come up with the most groan“Your style is in the best of Arlington few loud voices. inducing, chicken-themed puns imagin- traditions,” Fisette said.

“We need to think about what’s the able. Vihstadt on June 20 acknowledged Kim Klingler, who chairs the county very best for Arlington,” he said. that Pebley “ruffled some feathers from government’s Emergency Preparedness It was a theme Fisette echoed sevtime to time” during the chicken debate, Advisory Commission, said Pebley took eral days later at the annual State of the but that he made his points with good hu- her under his wing – no chicken joke in- County speech, hosted by the Arlington mor.) tended – in her early days on the panel, Chamber of Commerce.

County Board Chairman Jay Fisette helping to explain budgets and the intri“We have to always find a balance,” he called Pebley “a fixture in this communi- cacies of governance processes. said of community-based decision-makty” who brought with him “an incredibly If she’s had success chairing the panel, ing, and not “allow those few voices to positive attitude, a collaborative way.”

Klingler said, “I owe all of that to Mr. Pe- dominate.”

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Politics

Lander Aims to Continue Pushing for Progress

Incumbent Member of School Board Was Defeated in Democratic Caucus SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

In what is likely to be the first of a number of valedictory addresses over the coming six months, Arlington School Board member James Lander said he plans to remain focused on the issues he has pushed during an eight-year tenure in elected office.

Speaking to board colleagues, Lander said the school system needed to “recognize the individuality of students” while working to guide them to make the right decisions. He also expressed pride in his efforts to establish mentorship initiatives targeting middle-school students and young men of color.

Lander made his comments at the July 5 organizational meeting of the School Board. It will be his last; Lander was defeated by Monique O’Grady in a threeway Democratic School Board caucus, and will not be on the Nov. 7 general-election ballot.

His term runs through Dec. 31.

In remarks, Lander – who has by far the most seniority among board members – noted that the school system had grown from 19,000 students when he was first elected in 2009 to nearly 27,000 today.

During that period, “we didn’t do too bad, but we’ve still got a lot to do” in meeting student needs, Lander said at the organizational meeting. “You don’t ever have enough time to do what you want to.”

In 2008, Lander fell short in a six-way Democratic School Board caucus, but a year later was unopposed for the Democratic endorsement and in the general election. Four years after that, he narrowly fended off an intra-party challenge from Barbara Kanninen, who herself later won a board seat and this month was tapped to chair the board for the 2017-18 school year.

Lander pointed to a number of his mentors – Dr. Margaret Wilson, Dr. Alfred Taylor Sr. and former School Board member Frank Wilson – and expressed satisfaction with being part of “a team

James Lander makes a point at a recent School Board meeting

that has been so progressive.”

He also gave thanks to staff members for dealing professionally with the School Board. “We bark, sometimes we bite, but we appreciate, sincerely, all your work,” he said.

Whether the political bug is out of Lander’s system remains an open ques-

tion. During his time on the School Board, he considered (but opted against) a quest for state Senate, then made an unsuccessful run for the Democratic nomination for County Board.

And he remains a fan of Arlington, often joking that “it’s a great party – with a huge cover charge.”

A Family Affair: Kallen’s Granddaughter Seeking Office SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Forty-eight years after her grandmother Vivian made a run for House of Delegates, another member of the Kallen family has entered a race.

It’s the same POLITICAL job, but in a differPOTPOURRI vastly ent location: While Vivian Kallen ran for a House of Delegates seat in Arlington in 1969, Alicia Kallen is seeking elected office in the farsouthwest corner of the commonwealth, an eight-hour drive away.

“I’m a proud grandmother, but it’s not just because she’s running – it’s the reasons she’s running,” Vivian Kallen told the Sun Gazette, pointing to economic development and health care as among the key topics in the race.

“She’s plunged in with real gusto,” Vivian Kallen said. “She loves the people, the culture. There’s all this natural beauty. She said, ‘I don’t want this area to vanish.’”

It’s admittedly likely to be an uphill battle: The 26-year-old political newcomer is taking on Republican Terry Kilgore, who has served in the lower house of the legislature since 1993 – when Alicia Kallen was 2 years old – and hasn’t had a challenger for the past decade.

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Alicia Kallen

Scott counties and the small city of Norton, plus a portion of Wise County. Nearly three in four voters went for Donald Trump last November.

Alicia Kallen lives with her husband Jason and their dog Ace in Pound, Va., a community in Wise County whose elevation (1,565 feet above sea level) is higher than its population (about 1,100). She works at a local hospital and “sees everyday people who are really suffering,” Vivian Kallen said.

“The people are basically poor,” she said. The district “has not been wellserved by her Republican opponent.”

Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th), long a friend of Vivian Kallen, said he believes the can-do spirit has been passed down the generations.

“While I haven’t met Alicia Kallen, if she has half of her grandmother’s energy and passion, Del. Terry Kilgore is in the fight of his life to keep his seat,” Hope told the Sun Gazette.

Vivian Kallen, long a civic and community leader in Arlington, took one shot at elected office, running for House of Delegates in 1969.

Competing in what was then the fourmember 9th District (including all of Arlington), Kallen ran on a Democratic ticket that included incumbents Mary Marshall and William Lightsey, along with Rev. Arthur Walls.

For Democratic candidates, it was the wrong year to be on the ballot in Virginia.

Linwood Holton was elected governor, becoming the first Republican to hold the office, and Arlington’s Democratic House of Delegates slate lost to Republicans George Mason Green Jr., Allen Harrison Jr., Henry Lampe and George Shafran. Marshall would go on to reclaim her seat two years later, but none of the other three Democrats ever sought public office again.

Vivian Kallen’s husband, Arthur, died in 2016. One of their sons, Greg, served as Democratic commonwealth’s attorney

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in Wise County before being defeated after one term in a Republican wave. Alicia Kallen’s maternal grandfather made a run for Board of Supervisors downstate.

Democrats Laud Legacy of Louise Fishbein: The Arlington County Democratic Committee on July 5 passed a memorial resolution honoring Louise Fishbein, a longtime political activist who died June 12 at age 91.

An educator who worked in Arlington’s school system for 27 years and was named the county’s outstanding teacher in 1993, Mrs. Fishbein was active in the Arlington Education Association and was known for coordinating phone banks for Democratic candidates. She was a delegate to the 1992 Democratic National Convention.

In the 1960s, Mrs. Fishbein became active in anti-war, civil-rights and farmworkers-rights activism.

Fishbein and her husband, Seymour, were married for 63 years. They settled in Arlington in 1957, raising their four sons.

Mrs. Fishbein’s career as an educator came after she earned a mid-life college degree from Marymount University in 1977. Besides her role in academics, she also was a cheerleading coach.

“The children of Arlington were much richer because of their contact with Louise,” said fellow educator Bonnie Pfoutz, posting on www.legacy.com.

County Officials Set to Ask VDOT for Control of A Portion of Route 237 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington County officials are set to ask the Virginia Department of Transportation to cede ownership of a portion of Route 237 (North Fairfax Drive and 10th Street North) COUNTY to the county government.

NOTES The request, which will be forwarded both to VDOT and the Commonwealth Transportation Board, is part of an effort by the county government to manage roadways near Interstate 66 as the state government preps to begin adding toll lanes to that highway.

The action is similar to a request from county officials to VDOT in 2009, seeking control of Columbia Pike’s length through Arlington in order to better plan for growth in that corridor. State officials OK’d the Columbia Pike transfer – with some strings attached – a year later.

Changing the ownership of a portion of Route 237 would affect the roadway from North Glebe Road to North Barton Street, totaling 6.6 lane-miles. State officials earlier this year signaled their willingness to approve the transfer, with final action likely by the end of the year.

In most Virginia counties, road maintenance is completely handled and funded by the state government, but Arlington decades ago opted out of that arrangement. Instead, the Arlington government maintains all secondary roads and some primary roads within its borders, receiving cash payments from the state government in return.

The change to ownership status of the Route 237 stretch, if it happens, will come at a cost to county taxpayers, as Arlington spends about $28,000 to maintain each lane-mile of roadway under its control, but receives only $18,500 per lane-mile from the state government in reimbursement for maintenance. The total extra cost to the county government is expected to be between $60,000 and $70,000 per year.

Forum Set on Lubber Run Community Center Design: The Arlington County government will host another in a series of community meetings to plan for the rebuilt Lubber Run Community Center on Wednesday, July 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Barrett Elementary School.

The presentation will feature revised designs based on community feedback

held in the spring, and also will include a look at options for surrounding parkland.

The $47.5 million project was approved by voters in a 2016 referendum, and will replace the existing, 50-year-old facility on the North Park Drive parcel.

Construction on the up-to-four-story facility is expected to begin in 2018 and be completed in 2020. The new community center will feature community facilities, a preschool program, a senior program and the relocation of some Department of Parks and Recreation from South Four Mile Run Drive.

For information, see the county government’s Web site at www.arlingtonva.us and search “Lubber Run.” County Board Set to OK Arts Grants: Arlington government officials are set to authorize just under $216,000 in direct financial grants to arts organizations during the coming year.

Approved by the Arlington Commission for the Arts, the list awaits final authorization by the County Board.

Set to receive grant funding for fiscal 2018 are Arlington Artists Alliance ($2,023), Arlington Arts Center ($21,923), Arlington Philharmonic Association ($15,678), the Arlington Players ($6,610), BalletNova Center for Dance ($17,355), Bowen McCauley Dance ($16,382), Company Danzante Contemporary Dance ($1,213), Dominion Stage ($1,570), Educational Theatre Company ($6,635), Encore Stage & Studio ($23,292), Festival Argentino ($1,353), Jane Franklin Dance ($14,788), National Chamber Ensembe ($3,470), Opera Nova ($1,167), Synetic Theater ($18,473), UrbanArts ($23,238), Washington Balalaika Society ($3,687) and Washington Shakespeare Company/ WSC Avant Bard ($21,953).

In addition, three individual artists will receive grants of $5,000, bringing the total grant funding to $215,810.

Many arts organizations also receive county-government support in the form of services and space. In addition to many of those that also receive cash grants, “S&S” support for the coming year will go to the Arlingtones Barbershop Chorus, Cambodian American Heritage, Dance Asia, Edu-Futuro, First Draft at Rose Theatre, Halau O’Aulani, Old Dominion Cloggers, Peters Alley Theatre Productions, Potomac Harmony Chorus, Prio Bangla, Requiebros Spanish Dance Group and Sentimiento Peruana USA Dance School.

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Our View: Choices for the House of Delegates

It has been more than a month since the filing deadline for the Nov. 7 general election, when three of the four incumbent members of the Arlington delegation to the House of Delegates learned they would not be facing opposition.

(The fourth, Del. Alfonso Lopez in the 49th, is being challenged by Republican newcomer Adam Roosevelt, but the district – like all in Arlington – skews heavily Democratic, all but ensuring Lopez a new term.)

Though the election is more than three months in the future, we have enough information on the incumbents to make endorsements now. Two of them are easy: • In the 47th House District, the only one located entirely within Arlington, Del. Patrick Hope (D) has provided solid constituent service and can be counted on to work within the power structure of solidly Republican lower house of the legislature to be effective while he builds seniority that will help the district, and Arlington, going forward.

• In the 48th House District, which includes portions of Arlington and McLean, Del. Rip Sullivan (D) also has shown gravitas during his relatively brief tenure. Like Hope, Sullivan tries to balance the progressive views that a majority of the local electorate holds with the political reality in Richmond. He has not had extraordinary success in winning passage of his proposed bills, but his soberminded approach to the job is in the mold of his successful predecessor, Bob Brink.

Those were, in golfing parlance, gimme putts. But now we turn to Del. Mark Levine (D-45th), who in his brief

tenure in the General Assembly has not won our endorsement, as we passed on him when he first ran in 2015.

The reason, at the time, was that Levine – whose district includes some South Arlington precincts but is centered in Alexandria – seemed a little too far out there on the political left.

Levine’s other flaw, from an endorsement perspective, comes when we hear his colleagues grumble, though seldom publicly, that he enjoys the spotlight a tad too much, and is too quick to grab credit on issues he had little to nothing to do with.

On the positive side of the ledger, we find Del. Levine personable and willing to engage in dialogue in one-onone and group settings; he has tempered his agenda at least somewhat to political realities; he deserves credit for pushing (with some bipartisan support) for more transparency in General Assembly proceedings; and he should be applauded for thinking through issues and coming to his own conclusions, rather than simply defaulting to doctrinaire Democratic talking points.

Add up the pluses and subtract the minuses, and what do you have? We think Del. Levine has earned re-election, so we offer our endorsement, as we do for Dels. Hope and Sullivan.

As for the 49th District, we have supported Lopez in the past but, in order to be fair to all concerned, we wish to see how he and challenger Roosevelt match up in some head-to-head debates in the fall.

We’ll come back to that race as the election draws closer.

Office-Vacancy Issue Is Not Going Away Editor: The only real headwind there is in filling office space in Arlington is the same headwind that all localities face going forward, and that is the shift to remote work [“‘Headwinds’ to Filling Office Space?” June 29].

For example, Accenture recently moved to Arlington from Reston Town Center. In the move, it cut its total square footage of office space by more than half. What happened to the people that occupied the other half of the office space? They now work remote.

The market for office space will not become a zero-sum game in the coming years; it will become a negative-sum game as companies allow for (and push for) more remote work. How else do you explain the fact that Arlington County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, but has trouble keeping the office vacancy rate down?

As a taxpayer, what irks me the most is the fact that the tax break that each of these companies gets – $800,000 for Bloomberg, $6 million for Nestlé, among others recently cited in the press

– is a drop in the corporate bucket while that represents additional property taxes that residents have to pay. In addition, the jobs that these companies “will bring to Arlington County” will not necessarily go to county residents.

Each of these “breaks” raises the tax that individual households have to pay on an annual basis. While not much for one transaction, residents soon get nickeled-and-dimed into tax unaffordability over the long haul.

Eric Opp Arlington

New, Smaller High Schools Face Sports Challenges Editor: I’m a former Yorktown High School sports dad (and current statistician for Yorktown football). I looked in vain in your article [“School Board OKs 2 Sites for New High-School Seats,” July 6] for some indication that the School Board has taken interscholastic sports into consideration while making its decision to build two new high schools with stu-

dent bodies in the 650-student range.

Will they have their own athletic departments, separate from Yorktown/ Washington-Lee/Wakefield?

If so, the two small high schools they’re contemplating will, by virtue of their size, compete in Virginia High School League’s Division 2A. There’s only one 2A team inside the Beltway – George Mason in Falls Church City –

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and the distances its athletic teams have to travel to compete are legendary.

A look at Mason’s football opponents last year is illustrative. Rappahannock County. Sidwell Friends in D.C. Luray. William Monroe in Greene County (just north of Charlottesville).

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Exotic Pets Offer Many Benefits Editor: The Arlington County Board has been talking with Arlington advocates for animal health, welfare and responsible ownership. Board members are listening to residents who own and love pets such as parrots, hedgehogs, sugar gliders and reptiles.

Opponents seeking to ban these pets have said over and over that only Arlington residents should be listened to. Well – that’s us! We are supported by “outside” experts such as the veterinarians and staff of the world-renowned Stahl’s Exotic Animal Veterinary Services in Fairfax. Their input to the proposed exotic-pet ordinance has been invaluable.

A veterinarian from New York says in her book “Unlikely Companions” that “exotic pets can transform the lives of children with autism-spectrum disorder. These pets help increase attention span, relax the mind and body, and

Sports Continued from Page 6 ty). Clarke County (Berryville). Warren County (Front Royal). Madison County (halfway to Charlottesville). And Central High School in Woodstock (in the Shenandoah Valley south of Front Royal).

Putting aside the lack of natural ri-

improve communication with peers and family members.”

Exotics also are good pets for children with allergies to fur and pet dander.

Otherwise, all these children would not be able to experience the enriching bond that animal companionship brings.

Initial publicity on the proposed ban focused on large mammals – such as lions, tigers and bears – despite federal and state regulations that heavily regulate the ownership. Open committee meetings and one-on-one discussions with County Board members and staff have made it clear that there is no threat to Arlington residents from the pets targeted by the proposed ordinance.

Arlington prides itself on being an inclusive community. Let’s extend that acceptance to owners of non-traditional pets as well.

Alice Harrington Arlington

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Thirty-nine years ago, Arlington school officials shuttered Gunston Middle School due to declining enrollment across the school district.

Oh, how times have changed.

On Saturday, County Board members are slated to take action that will allow the School Board to expand the capacity of a high school and two middle schools (including Gunston, which reopened in the 1990s), while also providing for additional classroom-trailers at a slew of elementary schools.

The action comes as school officials continue to grapple with rising enrollment, which has seen the student population rise from less than 20,000 a decade ago to almost 27,000 today.

In a series of what are likely to be proforma actions, County Board members are slated to approve modifications that will increase interior capacity of Wakefield High School from 1,903 to 2,203 seats; increase capacity at Kenmore Middle from 986 to 1,060; and increase Gunston’s interior capacity from 932 to 1,004.

All are in line with requests from the school system, and have the support of county-government staff.

In addition, County Board members are slated to act on requests to add temporary classrooms adjacent to Long Branch, Claremont, Oakridge and Patrick Henry elementary schools and Arlington Traditional School.

New Swanson Principal Appointed: Arlington School Board members on July 5 appointed Renee Harber, currently assistant principal at the Arlington Career Center, as principal of Swanson Middle School.

It will be a homecoming, as Harber earlier in her career served as a teacher and assistant principal at the middle school.

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intendent Patrick Murphy said. “She has an enthusiasm for teaching and learning, which she brings every day to energize students and staff that creates a level of comfort for Renee Harber families knowing their child will be cared for both academically, socially and emotionally.”

Harber has 25 years of experience in education, of which 20 have been for Arlington Public Schools. In addition to serving in school-based positions, she also was a teacher-development specialist in the school system’s center office.

At the Arlington Career Center, where she also served as director of counseling, Harber worked to integrate the new Arlington Tech program into the center’s programming.

High Schools Again to Participate in VHSL: No particular surprise here, but Arlington high-school athletics and academic programs again will be sanctioned by the Virginia High School League for the 2017-18 school year.

The cost of membership per school is $800 plus $35 for every varsity activity sponsored, in addition to $5.50 per student involved in athletics for insurance. The total cost comes to $7,658 for Yorktown High School, $7,163 for Washington-Lee High School and $3,680 for Wakefield High School.

Call It a ‘Good Neighbor’ Policy: It required a little juggling, but Arlington school officials said they were fine with helping out a neighboring jurisdiction’s graduation ceremony.

Traditionally, Arlington Public Schools has used a single day and a single venue (D.A.R. Constitution Hall) to salute graduates of Washington-Lee, Wakefield and Yorktown high schools in ceremonies that run one after the other.

This year, however, Falls Church’s George Mason High School was added into the mix, with its late-afternoon ceremony coming between the earlier Yorktown and Washington-Lee and the evening Wakefield graduations.

Linda Erdos, the school system’s assistant superintendent for school and community relations, said Falls Church had requested a spot from Constitution Hall officials to hold the graduation for the city’s lone high school, and when Arlington was asked to accommodate the request, it did so.

Erdos said adding in the extra commencement required a little tweaking of times but caused no inconvenience to the Arlington school system.

Because Arlington pays for the venue by the ceremony, not the day, adding the George Mason ceremony didn’t get the county any rebate, Erdos said.

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With a busy and at times pugnacious school year behind them, Arlington School Board members expect the pace to only pick up intensity in 2017-18.

“I do not perceive it getting easier,” said Tannia Talento, the junior member of the five-member panel, during the School Board’s organizational meeting, held July 5.

(Despite having had “a contentious, challenging year,” Talento predicted no insurmountable difficulties for the coming year. “While we may weather some storms, there is sunshine at the end,” she said.)

At the meeting, and as expected, board members selected Barbara Kanninen to succeed Nancy Van Doren as chairman for 2017-18. Kanninen has served in office for two-and-a-half years, and understudied Van Doren as vice chairman over the past 12 months.

“I am energized and optimistic,” Kanninen said during the hour-long meeting.

“I’m a big fan of believing in people, especially our students. Our students’ future and our community’s future are woven together.”

Reid Goldstein, who was tapped to serve as vice chairman, said Kanninen was “proactive, visionary and task-oriented.”

The leadership votes, which were unanimous, put in place a chairman and vice chairman who just a week before voted against a new contract for Superintendent Patrick Murphy. At the time, Kanninen said it was time for a fresh start, but – having been outvoted 3-2 – said she would support Murphy, who has led the school system since 2009.

The student population in Arlington’s public schools has grown about 40 percent in the past eight years, putting stresses on a system that has access to enough money but not to enough land.

Van Doren, who pushed through several major decisions during her year at the helm, said she expected elected leaders and top staff to continue moving forward, taking into account the views of the public.

“Our views were better and stronger” due to community engagement, she said, predicting 2016-17 would go into the history books as “a firm base from which we will continue to build.”

“We had a very busy and successful year,” Van Doren said. “We got the job done. We have every reason to be confident and hopeful in our future.”

The 2017-18 school year starts with the same five School Board members as 201617 had, but that will change in January.

Incumbent board member James Lander lost a Democratic caucus for re-election, and will not be on the Nov. 7 ballot.

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In attendance at the July 5 meeting were four of five County Board members, in addition to County Manager Mark Schwartz.

“This speaks volumes regarding our collaboration,” Van Doren said.

At the meeting, board members reappointed Melanie Elliott as clerk to the board, and signed a code of conduct to follow for the coming year. Board members also appointed several school-based administrators.

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“We have to have a positive, affirmative message – [and] preach it,” said Jill Caiazzo, deputy chair of precinct operations and one of the three members of the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s Joint Campaign, which coordinates turn-outthe-vote efforts through Election Day. “We are going to be about a clear message. We are going to work tirelessly,” added County Board Vice Chairman Christian Dorsey, another member of the Joint Campaign committee, speaking at the party’s monthly meeting on July 5 in Ballston.

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but foregone conclusions, with Democrats likely to run the table. But Arlington’s votes still could be critical if races for three statewide offices – governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general – are competitive through the fall.

“Arlington can be the difference. We just have to get every single last Democratic vote,” said Carol Fontein, the party’s vice chairman for precinct operations.

Fontein has found bodies to fill nearly all of the party’s precinct-captain positions, slots that provide the backbone for get-out-the-vote efforts.

With the personnel in place, “we are off to the races,” she said.

The county Democratic leadership has set a turnout goal of 55 percent in the Nov. 7 general election. That compares to an Arlington turnout of 22 percent (19 percent Democratic and 3 percent Republican) in the June gubernatorial primaries.

“We’ve got to double that and then some,” said Kip Malinosky, who chairs the Arlington County Democratic Committee.

The biggest challenge for Democrats in Arlington – and perhaps for their Republican counterparts, as well – is finding ways into high-rise residential buildings that do not allow soliciting or political canvassing. Both parties constantly search for residents in the Rosslyn-Ballston and Route 1 corridors who can help their efforts.

“Getting to the voters there is how we win,” Caiazzo said. “We’re going to bring the heart and the shoe leather.”

Md. Candidate Has Local Ties

An aspirant for Maryland’s Governor’s Mansion has some roots in Arlington.

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker III, who recently announced he planned to seek the Democratic nomination for governor, and his wife Christa lived in the Nauck community of Arlington not long after their marriage. They later moved on to Cheverly, Md., where Baker’s community and political involvement began.

Had they stayed, “he might have ended up doing my job,” then-Arlington County Board Chairman Chris Zimmerman quipped in 2011, when Baker returned to Arlington to attend a dedication ceremony for The Macedonian, a housing complex built by Macedonia Baptist Church and partners.

“I lived right down the street,” Baker noted at the 2011 event.

The winner of the nomination likely will face off against incumbent Republican Larry Hogan next November.

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The airlines plans to run three flights per week to Indira Gandhi International Airport.

It took a state-government subsidy to ink the deal, but local and state officials say the arrival of Air India should pay off in increased tourism, investment and business development.

Gov. McAuliffe joined D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other officials to welcome the first nonstop flight between Dehli and Washington Dulles International Airport on July 7. It was the first flight of what is expected to be three round-trips per week between Dulles and Indira Gandhi International Airport.

“We look forward to the opportunities this new route will provide for people in Virginia and India alike. It will be an important avenue for business, tourism and educational opportunities,” McAuliffe said at the welcome.

According to analysts, India represents the fourth largest overseas-travel market for the D.C. region, with about 280,000 visitors per year.

“India currently represents a 6-percent market share of all international travelers to the commonwealth,” said Todd Haymore, Virginia’s secretary of commerce.

The nonstop services help “introduce the commonwealth to new Indian audiences,” he said.

Dulles joins New York-Kennedy, Newark-Liberty, Chicago-O’Hare and San Francisco as U.S. airports served by Air India.

Air India is a member of the Star Alliance, meaning its passengers can connect seamlessly to flights operated by United Airlines, the dominant carrier at Dulles.

The decision by Air India to serve Dulles had been some time in the making, and it didn’t come without Virginia taxpayers’ sweetening the pot. The state government has put together a package of incentives totaling $1.25 million spread over three years.

(The District of Columbia government also kicked in some economic-development incentives, explaining Bowser’s place on the dais, where she encouraged tourists from India to visit “the greatest city in the world.”)

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Guesstimating that about 94,000 passengers, each way, will be served during the three-year period, the Virginia subsidy works out to about $14 per round-trip traveler, which state and regional officials probably see as a solid investment.

“The new Air India service between Dulles and New Dehli marks a major improvement in connections between our two business communities,” said Gerald Gordon, who heads the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.

Since 2005, the Fairfax economic-development office has staffed an office in Bangalore, India, to promote economic development. The state government’s Virginia Economic Development Partnership has an office in Mumbai for the same purpose.

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The book was penned by local journalist Charlie Clark, who writes the “This Week in Arlington” column for the Falls Church-News Press and serves as a senior correspondent for Government Executive Media Group.

The book will look at some notable figures who made their home in the county, as well as issues that took center stage at various points in Arlington’s history.

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Library will host a program on “Build a Better World: An Enlightening Look at Sanitation” on Sunday, July 16 at 7 p.m.

Speaker Karen Pallansch is CEO of Alexandria Renew Enterprises, and will discuss water-treatment issues locally and internationally.

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“For its hours of operation this July 4th, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from greater Washington’s roadways every 45 seconds,” said Kurt Gregory Erickson, president of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program, the organization conducting the region’s SoberRide effort.

WRAP’s 2017 Independence Day SoberRide program ran from 7 p.m. on July 4 to 2 a.m. on July 25. During this seven-hour period, area residents age 21 and older celebrating with alcohol could download Lyft to their phones and receive a no-cost (up to $15) ride home.

This year’s ridership of 559 SoberRide users surpassed WRAP’s record ridership for the July holiday, which had been 455 SoberRide users in 2003.

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Booker T. Washington to build more than 5,300 schools for black students in the early part of the 20th century.

The presentation, which is cosponsored by the county library system, is free, and the community is invited. For information, call (703) 228-2144.

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO HELP REMOVE INVASIVE PLANTS: Volunteers

will work to remove invasive plants at Long Branch Nature Center on Sunday, July 16 from 2 to 4 p.m.

“Work parties are held every month and are making a real difference,” county park officials said. “We are starting to see the return of ferns and wildflowers in areas once covered in ivy.”

Participants can stay the entire time or a part of the time. No registration is required.

For information, call (703) 228-6535.

ENCORE STAGE PRESENTS ‘MUSIC MAN’: Encore Stage & Studio will pres-

ent “The Music Man” with performances July 21-30 at Kenmore Middle School, 200 South Carlin Springs Road.

Performances will be Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., with an additional performance on Thursday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m.

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

LIBRARY TO HOST SIGN-LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR ELEMENTARY-SCHOOLERS: Columbia Pike Library will host a

preview session on Saturday, July 15 at 10:30 a.m. for elementary-school students interested in an upcoming beginners’ course on American Sign Language.

The session will be held at the library.

The six-class course in American Sign Language, designed for youth entering second to fifth grades, will be held beginning Thursday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the library.

It is not necessary to attend the introduction in order to register for the full course, and those attending the introduction are not obligated to take the entire course.

For information, call Carol Smith at (703) 228-5710.

CHURCH PRESENTS CONCERT: Mount

Olivet United Methodist Church will present a concert featuring the Buzz Hounds on Sunday, July 16 at 6 p.m. at the church, 1500 North Glebe Road.

Food trucks will be on hand.

For additional information, see the Web site at http://mountolivetumc.com/ concert.

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Arlington Notes II LEADERSHIP CENTER TAPS PUBLISHER AS CHAIR: Greg Hamilton, publisher

of Arlington magazine, has been appointed to serve as chair of the Leadership Center for Excellence’s board of regents for the 2017-18 year.

Hamilton is a 2014 graduate of the Leadership Arlington program. He said he looked forward to as the organization and its members “continue to further our mission of enlightening, inspiring and connecting leaders through communitybuilding and leadership-development.”

David Barkley, a 2011 graduate of the program and business-initiatives director at Freddie Mac, was named chair-elect, while Michele Fantt-Harris, a 2008 graduate and senior vice president of human resources for National Cooperative Bank, has been elected to join the board of directors.

people over the years,” Lee said. “What I enjoy most is the direct interactions with our clients – it has always helped to keep me focused on why I choose to spend my time on such a worthy cause.”

Also at the ceremony, PRS CrisisLink’s volunteers and Sara Santner will be presented with the Distinguished County Service Award; Bloomberg BNA will be honored with the Distinguished Corporate Service Award; Molly Byrne will be presented with the Youth Award; and Betty Ahern will receive the RSVP Award, for support of volunteer efforts targeted at the local senior population.

Volunteer Arlington is run on behalf of the Arlington County government by the Leadership Center for Excellence.

For information on its programs and the awards ceremony, see the Web site at www. leadercenter.org.

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support of the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC), Andrew Lee will be presented with the Lifetime Service Award by Volunteer Arlington.

The award will be bestowed as part of Arlington Cares, a community-wide celebration of volunteerism, to be held on July 25 at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

“Everything we do at AFAC is a team effort, and I have met some incredible

ernment officials are set to authorize just under $216,000 in direct financial grants to arts organizations during the coming year.

Approved by the Arlington Commission for the Arts, the list awaits final authorization by the County Board.

Set to receive grant funding for fiscal 2018 are Arlington Artists Alliance ($2,023), Arlington Arts Center ($21,923), Arlington Philharmonic Association

($15,678), the Arlington Players ($6,610), BalletNova Center for Dance ($17,355), Bowen McCauley Dance ($16,382), Company Danzante Contemporary Dance ($1,213), Dominion Stage ($1,570), Educational Theatre Company ($6,635), Encore Stage & Studio ($23,292), Festival Argentino ($1,353), Jane Franklin Dance ($14,788), National Chamber Ensembe ($3,470), Opera Nova ($1,167), Synetic Theater ($18,473), UrbanArts ($23,238), Washington Balalaika Society ($3,687) and Washington Shakespeare Company/ WSC Avant Bard ($21,953).

In addition, three individual artists will receive grants of $5,000, bringing the total grant funding to $215,810.

Many arts organizations also receive county-government support in the form of services and space. In addition to many of those that also receive cash grants, “S&S” support for the coming year will go to the Arlingtones Barbershop Chorus, Cambodian American Heritage, Dance Asia, Edu-Futuro, First Draft at Rose Theatre, Halau O’Aulani, Old Dominion Cloggers, Peters Alley Theatre Productions, Potomac Harmony Chorus, Prio Bangla, Requiebros Spanish Dance Group and Sentimiento Peruana USA Dance School.

‘ART TRUCK’ WINS NEA FUNDING:

The Arlington County government’s “art truck” initiative has received a $25,000

grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, part of a new round of $82 million in national arts grants.

The mobile van aims to both expand community access to art and to diversify public engagement, county officials said.

“The main goal of the Arlington Art Truck is to demystify the artmaking process, to tear down the four walls, turn it inside out – [and bring it] to the people,” said Michelle Isabelle-Stark, director of Arlington Arts and Cultural Affairs.

County Board members last year voted 4-1 to support $70,000 in funding for the purchase and operation of the truck.

The project was one of 1,029 grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 approved in the most recent funding round by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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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.

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Set amid verdant landscaping, the property is great as is, but also provides an exceptional opportunity for expansion – while the convenient, North Quincy Street location gives you quick access to all the highlights of the urbanvillage corridor while being set back amid a sea of tranquility.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,015,000 by Susan Joy of Long & Foster Real Estate.

Constructed as the 1950s dawned, a period when Arlington was growing in size and affluence, the three-bedroom home showcases an impressive curb appeal and a lively floorplan that puts everything within reach. The beautiful landscaping and creative front walkway set the stage for all that will follow on our tour of the domains.

Fresh paint, new lighting and abundant windows bring the beauty of nature inside, and you can continue entertaining out in the level rear yard.

Room sizes are appropriate to the era, and the recreation room of the lower level is augmented by a bonus room.

Creative elegance and the opportunity to add your own personal stamp are the highlights here.

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Facts for buyers Address: 3100 North Quincy Street, Arlington (22207).

Listed at: $1,015,000 by Susan Joy, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 201-6219.

Schools: Jamestown Elementary, Williamsburg Middle, Yorktown High School.

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South Is Home to Fast-Growth Communities Ten of the 15 fastest-growing large cities in the nation were located across the South in 2016, with four of the top five in Texas, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Conroe, Texas (near Houston), was the fastest-growing large city (population of 50,000 or more) between 2015 and 2016 at 7.8 percent, making its growth rate more than 11 times the nation’s growth rate of 0.7 percent. Some of the other fastest-growing cities were Frisco, Texas (6.2 percent); McKinney, Texas (5.9 percent); Greenville, S.C. (5.8 percent); and Georgetown, Texas (5.5 percent).

“Overall, cities in the South continue to grow at a faster rate than any other U.S region,” said Amel Toukabri, a demographer in the Census Bureau’s population division. “Since the 2010 Census, the population in large southern cities grew by an average of 9.4 percent. In comparison, cities in the West grew 7.3 percent, while cities in the Northeast and Midwest had much lower growth rates at 1.8 percent and 3.0 percent respectively.”

Four cities in the West – Bend, Ore.; Buckeye, Ariz.; Lehi, Utah; and Meridian, Idaho – were among the top 15 fastest growing. Only one city in the Midwest (Ankeny, Iowa) topped the list, while no cities in the Northeast were among the nation’s fastest growing.

The statistics cover all local governmental units, including incorporated places (such as cities and towns), minor civil divisions (such as townships) and consolidated cities (government units for which the functions of an incorporated place and its parent county have merged).

While the overall list of the 15 largest U.S. cities did not change since 2015, Columbus (Ohio) surpassed Indianapolis, becoming the 14th largest city in the United States with a population of 860,090. Indianapolis has a population of 855,164.

New York remains America’s largest city by a wide margin. Its July 1, 2016, population of 8.5 million makes it more than twice as large as the next largest city, Los Angeles.

Los Angeles remains the secondlargest city, with a population of about 4 million. Despite a population loss of 8,638, Chicago remains the third-largest city, with a population of 2.7 million.

$201,000 in Scholarships ARLINGTON’S Go to Wakefield Graduates REALTOR® What Others Say...

Recipients of scholarships from the Wakefield High School Educational Foundation pose for a group shot. More than $200,000 in scholarships were bestowed.

The Wakefield High School Education Foundation recently awarded 27 scholarships totaling $201,000, bringing the total number of scholarships presented over the history of the foundation to 400 and the total dollar amount of scholarships and teacher grants to more than $2.25 million.

Applications were reviewed by a group of alumni and retired and current staff members. Catherine Wilson (Class of 1963) and Malake Jabbara (2008) will serve as the contacts and mentors for this class of scholars. After each semester, the scholars will submit their grades and a summary of their experiences that semester in order to receive the next installment of their scholarship funds.

Scholarships of $10,000 were granted to students who will be attending fouryear schools, and $4,000 scholarships were granted to students who will be attending Northern Virginia Community College.

Two past NVCC scholars received $4,000 to continue their education at a four-year school, and one scholar who had received significant funding from other sources but met the criteria to be a Wakefield Scholar was granted a one-time scholarship of $1,000.

Scholarship recipients, and their college institutions, are Heidi Batres, Carnegie Mellon University; Rebecca Bean, University of Pennsylvania; Belle Buzzi,

College of William and Mary; Catarina Davis, University of Mary Washington; Martin Ennis-Osorio, Northern Virginia Community College; Anderson Escobar Avalos, Bucknell University; Hailey Finlay, James Madison University; Marvin Franco-Morataya, Northern Virginia Community College; Tinsae Habeb, Northern Virginia Community College; Ethan Heckler, University of Virginia; Adriana Jaramillo, George Mason University; Jake Karton, University of Virginia; Tyler LaPointe, University of Virginia; Nino Lovo-Ochoa, Northern Virginia Community College; Carlos Lozano-Avila, Northern Virginia Community College.

Also, Raquel Mazariegos (Class of 2015), Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University; Wisam Mustafa, Vanderbilt; Huy Nguyen, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Nunez Salgado, Marymount University; Jeremiah Parker, Old Dominion University; Jessica Portillo (Class of 2014), Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University; Lesly Sejas, Northern Virginia Community College; Jahel Serrano, American University; Jordan Simpson, University of Virginia; Stephen Tan, Virginia Tech; Michal Tefera, Northern Virginia Community College; and Kevin Tipan, Marymount University.

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‘Spirit of Community’ Nominations Sought The Arlington Community Foundation is accepting input on its selection of the 2017 William T. Newman Jr. Spirit of Community Award recipient.

Nominations will be taken through July 28, with the awardee announced prior to the awards luncheon, slated for Nov. 9 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel.

The award will be presented to an individual, organization or corporation that demonstrates exceptional leadership and has made an extraordinary contribution to Arlington.

The first Spirit of Community Award was presented in 1993 to Joan Cooper.

Recipients over the years have included Elizabeth Campbell, Walter Tejada, Judy

Connally, Jennie Davis, Jean Berg, Eric Schaeffer, Preston Caruthers, Rich Doud, Karen Darner, Meg Tuccillo and the duo of John Andelin and Ginger Geoffrey.

The 2016 honoree was local attorney and civic leader Jonathan Kinney.

The Arlington Community Foundation was established in 1991 by a group of local leaders, including William Newman Jr., who now serves as chief judge of the Circuit Court.

Since its inception, the organization has awarded more than $14 million in grants and scholarships, and has worked to promote philanthropy throughout the community.

For information and a nomination form, see the Web site at www.arlcf.org.

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Police Beat SEXUAL ASSAULT: n On July 2 at 10:20 a.m., a woman reported being sexually assaulted in the 2700 block of Jefferson Davis Highway, police said.

A suspect was located and taken into custody.

The suspect – 34-year-old Nosher Ali Ahmad of Bahrain – was arrested and held without bond.

INDECENT EXPOSURE: n On July 2 at 12:55 p.m., a woman reported that a man had exposed himself to her in the 4100 block of Henderson

Road.

The suspect is described as a black male, in his early 30s, 5’10” to 6 feet tall, 180 to 190 pounds. n On July 2 at 8:10 p.m., a man allegedly exposed himself to several individuals in the 100 block of South Old Glebe Road, police said.

The suspect – 43-year-old Alexei Cordero Rodriguez of no fixed address – was arrested and charged with indecent exposure. n On July 3 at 8:54 p.m., a man exposed himself to a woman in the vicinity of 24th Road North at North Underwood Street.

BURGLARY: n On June 30 between midnight and 10:30 p.m., a home in the 2300 block of Shirlington Road was burglarized. No items appeared to be missing. n Sometime between July 1 at 11 a.m. and July 3 at 7 a.m., a building in the 600 block of North Glebe Road was burglarized. Items of value were taken. n On July 2 at 3:52 p.m., a home in the 1600 block of Kirkwood Road was burglarized, police said. Property was dam-

Jordan, Capital Bridge Holdings; Jack LaVoie, Cooley; Ellen Mundell, Cordia Partners; and Tom Weithman, Center for Innovative Technology.

New members of the board of directors include Judy Bjornass, ManTech; Evan Burfield, 1776; Mary-Claire Burick, Rosslyn BID; Jake Burns, Washington Nationals; Ryan Conrad, Northern Virginia Association of Realtors; Sandy Corbett, Incadence; Christian Deschauer, Transurban; Doug Duncan, Leadership Greater Washington; Deb Gandy, Chevy Chase Trust; Jack Gocke, Marsh & McLennan; Raymond Goodrich, Chain Bridge Bank; Shannon Jameson, Dixon Hughes; Kevin

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Harry Klaff, managing director of JLL, will serve as the 2017-18 chair of the board; Jennifer Siciliano will serve as the vice chair; and Todd Rowley will serve as secretary.

New executive-committee members for 2017-18 include Don Britton, Network Alliance; John Avalos, Booz Allen Hamilton; Anthony Chang, Washington REIT; Wayne Corini, Grant Thornton; Nicholas

The suspect is described as a white male, in his 20s.

aged.

The suspect – 58-year-old Phillip Howard Cannon of Arlington – was arrested and charged with burglary, destruction of property and petty larceny. n On July 2 at 11:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3200 block of Wilson Boulevard for a report of a breaking-andentering in progress.

According to police, the suspect fled the scene prior to their arrival. Items of value were taken.

The suspect is described as a black male, 18 to 30 years of age, 6 feet tall to 6’4”, 160 to 190 pounds.

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Transportation Notes ARLINGTON SEEKS FUNDING TO UPGRADE EAST FALLS CHURCH METRO STATION: An inside-the-Beltway jurisdic-

tion is working to get its hands on cash designated to ease congestion outside the Beltway. But for the Arlington officials who are proposing it, there is a method to the seeming madness.

Arlington County Board members have authorized their staff to seek nearly $30 million in funds from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), a pool of cash designed to ease congestion for commuters and others living along the route of the Interstate 66 from the Beltway to points west.

The request seeks a portion of the $500 million available to government agencies, part of the agreements between the Virginia Department of Transportation and a private firm to add and operate toll lanes on the portion of the highway outside the Beltway. (Toll lanes also are coming inside the Beltway, but will be operated by the state government.)

Arlington’s request seeks improvements to the East Falls Church Metro station, with the lion’s share – $23 million – to provide design and engineering of a second entrance to the station from Washington Boulevard. The overall project cost is estimated at $96 million.

County officials also are seeking an estimated $6 million for the addition of two bus bays in the current bus loop at the sta-

tion, along with miscellaneous upgrades to shelters and pedestrian access.

How do the updates jibe with the stated goal of improving the lives of those outside the Beltway? In a letter to NVTA’s executive director, County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said the projects demonstrate “a clear and compelling nexus” to help transit riders from points west (whether by bus or Metro’s Orange and Silver lines) get east.

June 28 was the deadline for localities to formally request funds.

CONTRACT AMENDMENTS EXTEND TIME FRAME ON PURCHASE OF BUS FACILITY: Arlington officials and a Fair-

fax County landowner are giving themselves a little more time to work out the details for the county’s purchase of land in Springfield to use for maintenance of Arlington Transit (ART) buses.

County Board members in late June approved amendments to the purchase agreement, which extends the time limit for the Arlington government to complete its due diligence in evaluating the site, and also extends the time frame to garner Fairfax County government approval for land-use changes that will be required before the parcel can be used for its intended purpose.

Arlington officials late last year announced plans to buy the 2.2-acre site on Electronic Drive for $4.65 million. County

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Under amendments agreed to by both the county government and property owner, the due-diligence deadline was shifted from June 19 to Sept. 29, while the deadline for the county government to file applications for land-use amendments with the Fairfax County government was extended from Sept. 19 to Dec. 30.

Under the agreement, Arlington officials hope to have Fairfax County zoning approval in hand by next July.

RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO SOUND OFF ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES:

Aggravated by traffic snarls, delays and accidents on area roads? Have some ideas on how to fix this mess? The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board wants your input.

The board is conducting an online survey at www.mwcog.org/visualize2045.

Surveys must be completed no later than July 31. As an additional inducement for participation, 10 survey respondents will receive $50 Visa gift cards.

The board’s Visualize 2045 long-range transportation plan will incorporate longrange, multi-modal options to meet transportation challenges.

PRESERVATION GROUP WANTS ORIGINAL METRO CARS PUT ON DISPLAY:

An Arlington historic-preservation organization is urging county-government officials to acquire a pair of newly retired Metro railcars for public display, honoring both the era from whence they sprang (the much-maligned 1970s) and the impact of the rail network on Arlington’s growth over the past four decades.

Heading the list of Preservation Arlington’s “Most Endangered Historic Places” for 2017 are the 1000-series Metro cars, which went into service when the rail network inaugurated service in March 1976. Refurbished in the 1990s, the last of the 1000-series cars recently were retired.

“An opportunity exists for Arlington to find a place for these cars to be shown and visited, since they played such an important role in our county’s growth,” the organization said on July 5.

The original cars “reflected the height of fashionable interior design in the 1970s,” the organization noted.

Should the county government contemplate acquiring a pair of the original rail cars from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority? County Board Vice Chairman Katie Cristol called it “a very cool idea.”

“I’m intrigued,” Cristol said when the issue was brought to her attention. But Cristol had a concern. “Where will they fit?” she asked, a familiar refrain as Arlington government officials grapple with limited space.

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The Space Camp program debuted in Huntsville, Ala., in 1982. Since then, more than 750,000 trainees have graduated from the program, including three who went on to become real-life astronauts.

Over the past year, children and teachers from all 50 states and 69 international locations attended the program.

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Babe Ruth Teams 1st In District

Teeing Off

Will a Top Softball Rivalry Hopefully Resume in ‘18?

There is new hope. Finally, after an unfortunate seven-year break, just maybe one of the best girls high school softball rivalries in Northern Virginia will resume next spring.

14s, 15s All-Stars Headed to States

Dave Facinoli

DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

A year’s difference brought a more satisfying result for the Arlington Senior Babe Ruth 14-under baseball All-Stars.

With a 2-0 record, Arlington won the District 6 Tournament at Barcroft Park. games July 7 BASEBALL In and 8 the 14s defeated Vienna, 11-6 and 4-2, in the twoteam competition.

Last summer, in the 13-under district tourney, Vienna won the title over Arlington in action that included many of the same players.

“It was the goal of the guys to win the rematch this year and get the district taken care of,” Arlington manager Mike Cowell said. “I thought they played excellent.”

In the 4-2 championship-game victory over Vienna, right-hander Sam Dozier pitched six innings and struck out 10 to get the win, also contributing an RBI. Graham Lynch pitched the seventh to earn the save.

“Sam got the ball and did his thing,” Continued on Page 23

Sam Dozier of the Arlington Senior Babe Ruth 14-under All-Stars started on the mound and got the win in the championship game of the district tournament.

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Warriors Top Tigers in All-County Showdown A Staff Report

In an all-Arlington matchup, the Dominion Hills Warriors defeated the visiting Arlington Forest Tigers, 217-203, July 8 in a Northern Virginia Swimming League Division 7 meet. Both teams have 1-2 records.

SWIMMING ROUNDUP The Arlington Forest-Dominion Hills meet has become highly competitive over the last four years. Prior to that, the teams had only met once in NVSL action.

Double winners for Dominion Hills were Maya Aguirre, Anna LeNard, Bridget Morris-Larkin, Alex Munoz and Lily Woodward. Single winners were Gavin Anzaldi, Lauren Fatouros, Nate 22

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LeNard, Caroline Miller, Carly Norins, Kooper Odar, Mae Seward, Noah Swisher, Will Torg and Eric Weiner.

The Warriors’ girls 11-12 medley relay of Aguirre, Morris-Larkin, Fatouros and Sarah Newman set a team record in 1:06.14. The girls 13-14 medley relay of Meghan Long, Georgia Beatty, Charlotte Baxte and Emily Larsen broke a team record that lasted more than 18 years with a new time of 1:04.13.

For Arlington Forest, double winners were Emmy Gallion, Alex Hans, Brooke Weiser, Eli Martin and David Gallion.

Single winners were Peter Huggler, Quinn Bryer, Cassidy Green, Kai Lenz, Dylan Tallis, Ben Cassatt, Billy Hans, Natalie Martin and Rylee Neumann.

At the Todd Potts Carnival earlier last week, Gallion broke both the 19-

year-old team and meet individual-medley records with a time of 1:09.93. n In other July 8 NVSL meets, the Overlee Flying Fish in Division 1 and the Donaldson Run Thunderbolts in Division 4 remained undefeated with wins, improving to 3-0. Donaldson Run is in sole possession of first place and Overlee is tied for first with defending champion Chesterbrook.

For Overlee in its 272-148 home victory over Wakefield Chapel, double winners were George Cocker, Billy Weber, Kayle Park, Moira Kinsella, Aida Young and Nick Pasternak. Single winners were Molly Kinsella, Tommy Weber, Sam Ellison, Sofia Hess, Alexis Lee, Grace Callahan, Buddy Sleighter,

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There are many who want that to happen, including members of the Bishop O’Connell Knights and Madison Warhawks teams.

The contest would take on even more significance because each won state championships this past spring at the largest classification groups – O’Connell in private-school and Madison in public. The Knights went 27-0 this past season and Madison lost just once. In the programs’ histories, O’Connell has won 22 state championships and Madison seven.

Each team will return its top pitcher – Kathryn Sandercock of O’Connell and Alex Echazarreta of Madison – plus many of its best position players.

So the showdown could be an unofficial overall state title clash of sorts.

For years, the teams, always among the best in Virginia, met in a Saturdaynight regular-season game at Madison in front of large crowds. Before that, the teams often played in the old Northern Virginia Classic tournament at West Springfield High.

For scheduling reasons, the Saturday-evening rivalry ended after the 2010 campaign when Madison won, 10-3. With Madison in a new conference next spring, the Warhawks will have more openings on their schedule.

Adding O’Connell is a no-brainer.

Both head coaches very much want to resume that Saturday-night classic.

“We will play that game anytime, anywhere,” O’Connell coach Tommy Orndorff said. “It was always a great game against the best competition and there were big crowds. So many enjoyed those games.”

Madison coach Jim Adkins said getting O’Connell back on the Warhawks’ schedule is now very much on the team’s radar.

Let’s hope that happens.

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High School Roundup YORKTOWN PLACES IN WELLS FARGO CUP: Yorktown High School tied for

24th in the final Group 6A standings for the Virginia High School League’s yearlong athletic Wells Fargo Cup competition, scoring 90 points.

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schools that place high in any of the VHSL’s 27 state tournaments over the fall, winter and spring seasons.

Yorktown received 50 points during the spring season for winning the state championship in girls soccer and 40 points during the winter for a third

place in the state by the girls gymnastics team.

In the Group 5A standings, Wakefield High School amassed 45 points, 22.5 each for the girls and boys basketball teams playing in the state tournament.

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Will Porter of the Arlington Senior Babe Ruth 15 All-Stars takes a lead off first base in a district tourney game.

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In the 26-7 win, Josh Jones and Fineman each had three hits and Carroll two.

Rusco had five RBI, Carroll and Sam Nichols four each. Arlington had 20 hits.

In the 19-0 win, Gus Nathanson had two hits and four RBI, Nichols had three RBI and Ryan Salsburg had two hits.

Overall, Arlington totaled 16 hits.

In the championship game, Salsburg pitched four innings with six strikeouts.

Rusco had a two-run triple. Nathanson had two hits and Carroll four RBI. Other players for the Arlington 15s are Danny Halton, Will Porter, Will Cantwell, Liam Holland, Sean Werfel, Hunter Spicer and Evan Rolker.

“Our pitching was solid, but it took us a while to get going in our first two games,” Arlington 15s manager Mike Krulfeld said.

Next for the 15s is the state tournament beginning July 13 in Mount Crawford.

Arlington finished second at a July 4 tournament in Middletown, N.J., going 4-1.

In a 12-1 win over Middletown South Eagles, Rusco pitched a five-inning complete game, allowing one unearned run. Salsburg went 2 for 3 with a double and Porter had two hits. Holland was on base all three times with two walks and a single.

In an 8-4 victory over Westchester

County, Shellhouse pitched five inning followed by Jones, who had two hits and scored three runs. Fineman had two suicide squeezes and Nathanson had a single, double and triple.

In another 8-4 win, over, Boro Blast, Salsburg pitched 42/3 innings to get the win and Holland finished the game.

Carroll and Porter each had two hits and Fineman singled. Salsburg squeezed home a run and walked twice.

In a 14-13 walk-off win over the Assault in a three-hour game, Fineman pitched six innings, then Jones got the win in relief.

Arlington led 12-4, fell behind, 13-12 in the top of the seventh, then scored two runs to win in the bottom of the inning. Nichols drove in the winning runs on a bases-loaded, two-out, 3-2 count.

He was 2 for 3 with four RBI. Porter was 3 for 4 with two doubles. Carroll and Salsburg had two hits each and Nathanson doubled twice.

Arlington lost 12-11 to Boro in the championship game after taking a 10-1 lead.

Jones (two doubles) had three hits, Salsburg had two and Cantwell had a two-run double.

NOTE: The district tourney title was the 11th for Krulfeld as an Arlington all-star manager, all since 1999.

Baseball Continued from Page 22 Cowell said.

Gideon Fenster had two hits for Arlington, Luke Rubin had a hit and an RBI, and Jacob Arrowsmith and Henry Watson had an RBI. The win was the 14s’ sixth victory in a row as they improved to 8-2 overall, having won a warmup tournament prior to the district tourney the previous weekend in Maryland.

In the 11-6 victory over Vienna, Arlington had 10 hits. Watson had three of those hits and Fenster had two. Rubin and Watson each had two RBI. On the mound, Ryan Upton pitched four innings with four strikeouts and Watson threw three frames with six Ks. “Upton and Watson were as solid as they can be,” Cowell said.

Other players for the 14s were Charlie Connally, Oliver Grove, A.J. Haines, Will Kisor, Nic Lopez-Riveira, Jack Mallett and Ruben Prens.

“Our defense was very solid, we made all the routine plays and everybody did a little bit of everything,” Cowell said.

Next for the Arlington 14s is the state tournament that begins July 13 in Empo-

ria.

n In the 15-under District 6 tournament, Arlington won the title with a 3-0 record and three five-inning blowouts.

Arlington routed Vienna, 26-7, and Springfield, 19-0, in their first two games, then Springfield again, 11-1, in the July 9 championship game at Lee High School to improved to 9-3 overall.

Will Fineman (six strikeouts), Miles Rusco and Neil Carroll pitched in the first game and Eric Shellhouse (five strikeouts) threw a complete game in the second and went 3 for 3 with three RBI. Both games were close for about three innings.

Swimming Continued from Page 22 Sophia Grabman, Paul Kinsella, Sully Portner, Evan Ingraham, Kate Bailey and Ellie Ridgeway.

Overlee’s 8-and-under girls swept the four individual events and won their relay, scoring 41 points.

For Donaldson Run in its 253-167 triumph over host Vienna Woods, double winners were Ryan Clark, Thomas Rodman, Rachel Conley, Sean Conley, Evie Maloney, Charlie Greenwood, Grace Jansen and Jack Tsuchitani. Single winners were Charlie Taylor, Emily Brooks, Hank Holley, Andrew Rehr, Hayden Hill, Eliza Gromada, Ella Rigoli, Harrison Rehr and Julia Fayer.

Greenwood broke another team record (38.78) in the boys 9-10 breaststroke. n In the Colonial Swimming League’s White Division, the Fort Myer Squids (2-1) lost to Chinquapin, 227-217, July 8. Also in the White Division on July 8, the Arlington Knights of Columbus Holy Mackerels (1-2) won their first match of the season, defeating South Riding, 243.5-193.5.

Evie Maloney of Donaldson Run competes in a breaststroke event during a July 8 swim meet.

For Fort Myer, multiple-race winners were Lila Sherman, Tristen Lee, Charleston Couture and Nora Sherman. Single-race winners were Jonathan Malatesta, Claire Mowery, Kai Green, Miles Wright, Claire Hystad, Jack Mowery, Stephanie Spranger, Jack St. Pierre, Eamon Bolton, Melody Jones, Michael DiLeonardo and Hayley Couture.

The Holy Mackerels girls strongly

contributed by outscoring the Stingrays girls by more than 50 points ,racking up 133.5 points. The Holy Mackerels had 18 individual wins and won eight of the 12 relays.

Triple winners were Zach Black, Azzy Gebre and Mac Marsh. Zach Rosenthal was a double winner. Single winners were Leila Bodner, Arriam Gebre, Io Kovach, James Miller, Kasper

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Team records were broken by the 910 girls medley relay of Bodner, Mary Frances Hecmanczuk, Clara Miller and Azzy Gebre (1:18.99), and by the 11-12 boys medley relay of Marsh, Alexander Gil, Jimmy Markowicz and Jasper Misch (2:28.18). n The Washington Golf and Country Club Lightning won the Division I relays in recent league action with 242 points at Army Navy Country Club.

Army Navy was second with 200.

Washington Golf swimmers who participated in three winning relays were Maren Schwarz, Josie Gieseman, Charlotte Thomson and Evie Gieseman.

Double-relay winners were Phinn Bon Salle, Sebastian Kling, William Lepre, Keira Gutierrez, Caroline Klauder, Kiera Johnson, Lily Darcey, Luke Bernasek, Liam Thomson, Arav Bhargava, Conner McCarthy, Avery Nassetta, Helen Otteni, Pamela Grace von Seelen, Petie Nassetta, Cate Barrett and Caroline Otteni. Single-relay winners were Will Klauder, Kate Loper, Emme Yoder, Grace Loper, Rowan Clancy and Madeleine Steves.

The 12-under girls medley relay set a record in 2:17.27.

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Sports Briefs ARLINGTON HOSTS STATE TOURNAMENT: Arlington will host the Senior

Babe Ruth state baseball tournament for 13-year-olds starting July 13 at Barcroft Park and Wakefield High School.

The opening ceremony will take place just before the host Arlington All-Stars take the field against Augusta at 7 p.m. on July 13 at Barcroft Park.

All-Star teams from Stafford, North Fairfax and Lane are among those also participating in the tournament. Play will continue from July 13 to July 17 at Barcroft and Wakefield High School.

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The 10-under Storm won a district title.

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GRAY WIN BASEBALL TITLE: The Arlington Travel Baseball 11-under Gray team won the Greater Washington 4th of July Tournament, winning the championship game over the Arlington Aces, 13-3.

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ARLINGTON TEAMS HEAD TO STATE:

The Arlington Babe Ruth travel Storm will be well-represented in the state tournaments in 8, 9 and 10 age groups.

The 9-under Storm came back from a 10-1 deficit in the first inning to defeat Herndon, 14-13, for the District 7 title.

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year-old Arlington Storm won the District 7 Babe Ruth tournament and will advance to the state tourney.

The Storm defeted the Pioneer Legends, 15-1, in their first game and then went on to down the Herndon Hawks, 13-1 and 12-2, in their second and third games.

Players for the Storm are Will Tallon, Joey Greenhaus, Charley Callen, Kieran Sacks, Grant Buckley, Luke Harnishfeger, Will Evans, Mason Bodnar, Sean Guffey, Jack Rubin, Brooks Bare and Nathan Menard.

The coaches were Aaron Sacks, Scott Buckley and Mike Bodnar.

ARLINGTON HOOP TEAM WINS TITLE:

The Arlington-based Virginia Hurricanes sixth-grade girls basketball team won the recent NTBA Girls Nationals Championship Tournament in Myrtle Beach.

The Hurricanes played seven games in four days, and capped the tournament with a 38-32 win over the Lady Wolves to be declared champions of the Silver Division.

The players were Ellie Rowland, Maddie Simon, Madi Goeke, Maya Solis, Sophia Goff, Sujee Rubio, Taylor Chase, Toni McCrae and Valerie Coutinho. Greg Rubio was the coach.

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Phil Juliano receives a handshake from Blake Treinen of the Washington Nationals.

ment drive headed by the Washington Nationals in partnership with Major League Baseball hosted an equipment drive for the Baseball Tomorrow Fund.

Fans at Nationals Park donated new and used equipment including baseballs, softballs, bats, gloves, helmets and cleats.

In addition to the equipment, Arlington Babe Ruth received a $5,000 grant to purchase additional equipment.

FOOTBALL/CHEER CAMP: Early-bird registration is open for an Arlington youth football/cheer camp. Registration closes for good Aug. 15. The cost is $50.

Registration is open to all kids living in Arlington County, ages 7 to 16.

For more details contact, registrar@ aflva.com or parents@aflva.com.

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will be a number of Orange Line Sports Basketball Camps this summer. n A co-ed camp at Yorktown High for players ages 7 to 13 is July 24-28. n A boys elite camp at Yorktown High for players ages 11-16 is July 1721. n A girls elite camp at Episcopal High (with overnight and commuter options) for players age 11 to 16 is July 30-Aug. 2.

The camp directors are Yorktown High boys basketball coach Joe Reed and Episcopal girls coach Katrina Reed.

Register at Orangelinesports.com and for questions e-mail oranglinesports@ gmail.com.

TRAVEL BASEBALL TRYOUTS: Arlington’s top travel baseball program for both Little League and Babe Ruth players will hold 11-under and 12-under tryouts July 17. Register at www.arlingtontravelbaseball.org.

Dulles-Heathrow Services Among Trans-Atlantic Tops When it comes to hopping across the pond – “the pond,” in this case, being the Atlantic Ocean – one local airport is in a new Top 10 ranking.

A total of 827,746 passengers traveled between Washington Dulles International Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport in 2016, according to new federal figures, making the route the eighth busiest transAtlantic service from a U.S. airport.

Year-end figures recently were reported by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, an arm of the U.S. Department of

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the Chamber’s president and CEO. “We are proud to offer this opportunity for our members, as well as the entire Arlington community,” Bates said.

The 2017 excursion represents the

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mally notify the county government of their desire for the Edison Street property.

The hospital in June received approval from state regulators to expand onto the Edison site, another procedural hurdle needed before the swap could be consum-

Transportation.

The Dulles-to-Heathrow service, operated by a variety of airlines, posted a 2percent decline in from a year before.

As historically is the case, the largest number of passengers traveling the Atlantic on a point-to-point basis are those jetting between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Heathrow. In 2016, nearly 2.9 million people made the trip in one or both directions, down 4 percent from a year before.

Another 917,000 passengers used New-

ark-Liberty International Airport to get to and from Heathrow, ranking seventh in 2016 and bringing to 3.8 million the total traveling to and from New York airports.

Second on the trans-Atlantic route was Los Angeles International Airport’s service to and from Heathrow, at 1.52 million, followed by Kennedy to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 1.42 million.

(Heathrow also was represented in the top 10 with service to Chicago-O’Hare, Miami, San Francisco and Boston. Also in the top 10 was service from Kennedy

seventh time the Chamber has partnered with Citslinc Inernational for the all-inclusive journey, which includes stops in Shanghai and Beijing as well as a trip to Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors that were buried with the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty.

The cost of $2,599 for Chamber members and guests, $2,799 for non-members, double occupancy, includes international

and domestic airfare, high-quality hotels, three meals per day, admission to include attractions and the services of an Englishspeaking tour guide.

Single occupancy is available for a supplement.

For information on the trip, call Hannah Dannenfelser at (703) 525-2400 or see the Web site at www.arlingtonchamber. org.

mated.

Nabbing the North Carlin Springs site has been supported by the county government’s Joint Facilities Advisory Committee and by the School Board, since it is a rare large parcel of land available for acquisition.

Even if all the pieces of the land swap come off without a hitch, the Carlin Springs parcel will remain in the hands of the hospital until mid-2018, according

to the agreement, giving hospital officials time to find alternate locations for the pediatrics and urgent-care facilities.

Depending on how negotiations move forward, leadership of the Arlington County government also has the option of seeking the acquisition of a number of other hospital parcels, including two small ones near North George Mason Drive and a number found in the Lee Highway corridor.

to Dubai, ranking ninth and, with a 7percent growth rate, the fastest expanding service among the 10 top routes.)

Kennedy was, by far, the largest U.S. gateway for international travelers in 2016, up 6 percent to 31.3 million fliers.

Rounding out the top five were Los Angeles International (22.2 million, up 10 percent), Miami International (19.7 million, down 2 percent), Chicago-O’Hare (11.9 million, up 4 percent) and San Francisco International (11.8 million, up 7 percent).

Dulles ranked 10th at 7.1 million,.

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SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS © StatePoint Media ACROSS

1. Q-tips 6. *“Straight Outta Compton” Cube 9. Twirled 13. Betty Page or Grable 14. Motion of approval 15. Speak up 16. Red-headed orphan 17. Rudolph’s Clarice, e.g.

18. 4:1, e.g.

19. *What Groot and Rocket were guarding 21. *“____ ____: Fury Road” 23. Like some martinis 24. Ditto 25. Perfect summer sandwich?

28. Lover’s strike 30. Dickens’ “The Pickwick ____” 35. Plural of lira 37. Zeal or elegance 39. Reduce pressure 40. Maple, to a botanist 41. Paisleys in paisley fabric, e.g.

43. Deceptive maneuver 44. Committee head 46. Tallest volcano in Europe 47. ____ en scene 48. Bean-shaped organ 50. Chows down 52. Ground cover 53. Movie-____ 55. Mont Blanc, e.g.

57. *Maverick and Goose movie 60. *Sigourney Weaver’s 1986 sequel 63. Isabel Allende’s “Portrait in _____” 64. Driver’s aid 66. Sweater style 68. Fill with optimism 69. Make mistakes

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WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS MEDICARE:

A forum on “Medicare Made Simple” will be presented on Monday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2286300.

70. Follow 71. USSR to USA during WWII 72. Actor Liotta 73. Shabby and tatty DOWN

1. Health resort 2. POTUS’ West one 3. Tolstoy’s Karenina 4. ____-a-Bear Workshop

followed by lunch in the Mosaic district of Fairfax County, on Wednesday, July 19. The cost is $7 for transportation.

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BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY DETAILED: A discussion of how physi-

FORUM FOCUSES ON USING PINTEREST: A hands-on session to discuss how

cal therapy can help seniors improve balance and strength will be held on Wednesday, July 19 at 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.

STAGES OF DEMENTIA DETAILED: A discussion on the progression of dementia will be presented on Tuesday, July 18 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center.

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FORUM FOCUSES ON OPTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERISM: A forum on volunteer

to use Pinterest will be held on Tuesday, July 18 at 1 p.m. at Lee Senior Center.

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TYPES OF TRUSTS REVEALED: The basic types of trusts are detailed during a presentation on Tuesday, July 18 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

TRAVELERS HEAD TO OAS, WITH STOP FOR LUNCH: Arlington County 55+

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opportunities will be held on Wednesday, July 19 at 3 p.m. at Aurora Hills Library. For information, call (703) 2285722.

WALKERS HEAD TO MARYLAND: The Arlington Walking Club will head to the Georgetown Branch Trail in Maryland on Wednesday, July 19 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation from Lubber Run Community Center. For information, call (703) 228-4403.

DISCUSSION LOOKS AT RESILIENCE

5. Britney of “Baby One More Time” fame 6. *Dr. Jones, to his friends 7. Make a pigeon sound 8. a.k.a. dropsy 9. Canned meat 10. Hummus holder 11. Windows alternative 12. Opposite of paleo15. Trying experience 20. Vascular tissue in plants 22. Unit of electric current 24. Cover with drops 25. *B in “MIB” 26. Chinese fruit 27. Do it lightly?

29. Sunburn soother 31. Make waves 32. Tiny purses 33. *Actress Rene in “Lethal Weapon 3” and 4 34. *Keanu Reeves’ 1994 action thriller 36. Sportscaster Andrews 38. Fashion house founder Ricci 42. Bringing death 45. Bob Marley’s music 49. Texter’s u 51. Woodworker’s woe 54. *Bruce Lee’s “____ the Dragon” 56. Type of feather 57. “____ it like it is” 58. October stone 59. Feel for 60. Bald eagle’s home 61. #60 Down 62. Hare’s tail 63. *Black Pearl’s domain 65. Baseball stat 67. Anthem author

WHILE AGING: An interactive discus-

sion on resilience while aging will be presented on Wednesday, July 19 at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.

TRAVELERS ARE OFF TO HARPERS FERRY: Arlington County 55+ Travel

hosts a trip to Harpers Ferry, W.Va., and the Bavarian Inn on Thursday, July 20. The cost is $78. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

HEALTHY DESSERTS SPOTLIGHTED:

Healthy fruit-based desserts, demonstrated by representatives from Virginia Cooperative Extension, will be the focus of a presentation on Thursday, July 20 at 11 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center.

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TRAVELERS HEAD TO SEE ‘VEGAS LEGENDS’: Arlington County 55+

Travel hosts a trip to Lancaster, Pa., to see the “Vegas Legends” production at American Music Theatre on Saturday, July 22. The cost of $64 includes a buffet lunch. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.

July 16, 1937: n County Board members are staying out of the dispute over whether movie theaters should be allowed to open on Sundays, saying it is a state issue. n Despite the long odds against victory, Virginia Republicans say they expect to nominate a complete slate of candidates for statewide office. n The IRS collected $176 million in taxes in Virginia last year, up from $150 million a year before. The vast majority of the funds came from taxes on tobacco. n The Arlington, Ballston and Clarendon teams all have started 1-1 in the Old Dominion Baseball League.

July 20, 1945: n Arlington treasurer John Locke Green has filed a petition with the state Supreme Court, trying to force U.S. Sen. Carter Glass, D-Va., to be removed from office. Glass has been ill and has not appeared on the Senate floor in more than three years. n Three cases of polio and two cases of tick fever have been reported by county health officials. n A new organization has been founded to foster civic engagement along Columbia Pike.

July 19, 1950: n Local burglars are getting bolder, and are now breaking into homes during daylight hours.

July 15-17, 1978: n After more than eight years of delays, cable television service will start this week in Arlington. Residents of Clarendon and Lyon Village will be the first to receive it. n Fourteen records were smashed in Northern Virginia Swim League meets last Saturday.

July 19, 1986: n George Varoutsos has been sworn in as a judge of the Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court. n U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-10th, is upset with state officials, who plan to expand the hours in which drivers must be in carpools to use Interstate 66 inside the Beltway.

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Absolutely fabulous expansion seamlessly blends storybook charm & modern convenience. The open concept floor plan offers 3 levels, 2,450 sqft. of finished space, a beautifully remodeled kitchen w/adjoining breakfast room and family room opening to deck, gorgeous screened-in porch, 3 BR’S, 2 full baths, a lower level rec room with built-ins, bar and loads of storage. Sited on a magnificent 10,645 sqft. garden lot complete with waterfall, patio, walkways, mature trees, glorious gardens and a wrap around front porch straight out of Southern Living.

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This mid-century rambler is nestled on a level 11,050 sqft. garden lot and offers 2,000 sqft. of finished space, a covered front entry, a welcoming foyer, 3BR’S, 2.5 updated baths, an updated kitchen with breakfast area, open concept living and dining room, refinished hardwoods, fresh paint, master with bath ensuite, and a finished lower level with walk-out family room, brick hearth fireplace, a glorious sun room overlooking the backyard, workshop, laundry room & a relaxing patio just perfect for the Summer BBQ’s Conveniently located close to parks, shops & restaurants.

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