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Governor Lauds Progress as Localities Begin to See Promised Improvements BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Speaking in front of six colorful buses and with a red Bikeshare bicycle at his side, Gov. McAuliffe celebrated 10 multimodal projects that soon will help reduce traffic congestion on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway and give commuters more transportation options. “This is one of the most congested roads in the United States of America, and for too long we kicked the can down the road,” McAuliffe said. “This improvements are our first steps in creating what we call a ‘carpool culture.’” The projects, part of I-66 Commuter Choice Inside the Beltway Program, will move up to 5,000 more people through the I-66 corridor during each rush hour, officials said. Many local jurisdictions will benefit
from the projects; four already are operational and six will be when I-66 rush-hour toll lanes open in December. • Arlington County will see a $462,000 project to consolidate under-used and closely spaced bus stops on Washington Boulevard and Lee Highway, and $1 million and $450,000 initiatives, respectively, to expand peak-period service on Metrobus Route 2A and ART bus Route 55. Arlington also will receive a $350,000 project to expand transportation-demand management in the I-66 corridor; and a $250,000 project to add multimodal, real-time information displays at four Metrorail stops on I-66, some highly used bus stops and residential and commercial buildings in the RosslynBallston corridor. • Fairfax County will benContinued on Page 25
Renaming Process Off and Running Arlington school leaders say they have not pre-judged anything and will listen to community input, but last week took the first step that could lead to the renaming of several county schools, including Washington-Lee High School. See coverage on Page 3 and an editorial comment on Page 6.
Washington-Lee High School running back Larry Carpenter tries to turn upfield on a sweep with Madison’s Casey Counts in pursuit. Washington-Lee lost the road game in Vienna. For coverage of the weekend’s highschool football action, see Sports. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
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Process Put in Place That May Lead to Renaming of Schools SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Arlington school officials are about to put in place a road map they hope will allow them to avoid land-mines when considering the controversial topic of school renaming. “We’re going to be listening to community feedback at every stage,” School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen said after receiving a briefing on the proposal to establish a staff committee that will take first crack at crafting an updated policy on school names. The revised policy will be used for the naming of a new middle school and several new elementary schools on the horizon. But it also could – not necessarily would, but could – lead to the renaming of schools that don’t meet the School Board’s test of cultural sensitivity. Among those that could come under scrutiny: Washington-Lee High School, named for two slaveholders and rebels, although one (George Washington) ended up on the winning side as father of his country and the other (Robert E. Lee) has seen his name come under attack in recent years for his role fighting for Virginia against the federal government during the Civil War. School Board members last month di-
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Youth Focus on Photography, Community Service
Air-Show Rehearsal Provides Fitting Backdrop for Students, Joined by the More Seasoned are less lethal. Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco and Falls Church Vice Mayor Mary Beth Connelly took part in the project, as did several highly experienced photo mentors. Team members who did not bring digital single-lensJames Madison High School students Jennifer Cruz-Zavala (left) and Yarely Arita (right) were reflex cameras joined by Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco Sept. 15 during an air-show rehearsal at Joint Base either made Andrews in Maryland. PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER do with their smartphones BRIAN TROMPETER or borrowed Staff Writer bags full of Canon and They crammed into vans and buses, Nikon gear. walked miles over concrete tarmac under P h o t o a hot sun and endure a constant audio asmentor Jason sault of screaming jet engines. Herman of It sure beat working or being in Washington, school. D.C., said he Thirty people, from local high-school hoped to teach students to middle-aged adults, took part the students in a photography project by Images for The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds (above left) are photographed by Langley High School junior Gaoyang Ganjin during the about depth of Good at an air-show rehearsal Sept. 15 at Sept. 15 event at Joint Base Andrews. The program was sponsored by the Vienna-based Images for Good. field and phoJoint Base Andrews in Maryland. tographing Tenzin Namgyel, 17, a senior at George crew. Their objective was not only to take photos of flying machines, but to forge Mason High School in Falls Church, was “Long after the crowds have gone things from different angles. Herman said he was fortunate to be new friendships and build community, the lead student photographer. home, they’re still turning wrenches,” he “I do mostly portraiture, but lately I’ve told the photo-team members. “You can mentoring an avid photographer, Gaoysaid Kevin Krisko, who heads the Viennaang Ganjin, a 16-year-old Langley High wanted to get into other stuff, like avia- eat off the planes, they’re so clean.” based non-profit group. “Today’s goal is to set the world on tion photography, landscapes and travel,” The show offered plenty of other air- junior who began shooting three years fire with so much fun,” he said. “You have said Namgyel, who hopes to study film craft for the crowd to inspect. There were ago. “My family and I travel a lot and it’s been hand-picked to participate in some- and photography at Virginia Common- several kinds of helicopters, small planes always nice to capture everything that we wealth University. thing bigger than you.” used by the Civil Air Patrol, KC-135 and see,” he said. Jayden Seay, a 13-year-old freshman at KC-10 refueling aircraft, an A-10 WartTeam members met at spots around the Tim Buckley, student-services director region. Krisko gathered his contingent in Gar-Field Senior High School in Wood- hog tank-killer and a C-5 Galaxy with Falls Church and doled out red T-shirts to bridge, started taking photos two years its nose rotated upward so gawkers could at James Madison High School in Vienna, foster team spirit and allow group mem- ago. walk through the cavernous cargo plane attended the event with students Jennifer Cruz-Zavala and Yarely Arita. “I want to do more than just camera- and down its tail ramp. bers to find each other thousands of feet “It’s an absolutely unique experience,” phone photography,” he said. “I’m hoping away at the event. Several gorgeous World War II-era Krisko dispensed key chains with I can find some interesting shots.” planes also were on display, including a Buckley said. “We’re really trying to push Student photographers swung their C-47 cargo plane that saw action on D- more community involvement and learnred nylon tabs reading “Remove Before Flight,” which resembled the tassels on telephoto lenses into action and learned Day, a B-17 named “Memphis Belle,” a ing through experiences and outside the various covers and pins that must be tak- how to track the U.S. Air Force Thun- B-29 nicknamed “Doc” and a B-25 with walls of Madison High.” The Madison students’ photo mentor derbirds’ speedy F-16 Fighting Falcons the moniker “Panchito.” en off before aircraft can fly. He told group members to photograph through swooping maneuvers as the pilots Krisko assigned all participants to was Johnny Bivera, who once served as “Remove Before Flight” tabs on planes at practiced for that weekend’s show. photograph a C-130 Hercules, the kind President Clinton’s videographer. After Old hands at these events knew enough of aircraft on which he had been a flight assessing the students’ technical capabilithe show and give the key chains to serties, Bivera then taught them how to tell vice personnel and others doing impor- to bring earplugs; the rest of the crowd navigator in the Air Force. covered their ears during close, roaring tant work. “It’s only the coolest aircraft in the stories with photos. “Having a reason to create the imagery Participants later received their own passes. world,” he said, noting he had been on Cmakes for a more motivated and producGroup leaders used their military con- 130s that had landed on ice in Antarctica key chains if they disclosed negative factive day,” he said. “It’s about delving into tors in their lives or communities that they nections to give team members something and grass in Africa. special: a chance to walk up to one of the would work to remove. The Hercules team members photo- what you don’t know about.” Retired U.S. Navy photojournalist Krisko divided the group into seven Thunderbirds’ planes, touch it and take graphed was an AC-130J gunship with teams, each of which represented different close-up photos of its deep exhaust port, 105mm and 30mm cannons protruding Kurt Lengfield urged students to be passionate about what they shoot. Subject Armed Services members who had died in long pitot tube on its nose and flag em- from its port side. the line of duty. Teams took shuttle vans blems from all the countries where the jet Airmen staffing the plane said AC-130 matter needn’t be exotic, he added. “Start in your own back yard,” he to the base, then boarded buses to reach had performed. pilots always turn counterclockwise to Each Thunderbirds pilot is a “rock put steel on target and added that people advised. “There are pictures everywhere. the airfield. It was the first air show for many of star” aviator, Krisko said, but would not flying standard C-130s also only do left- You’ve just got to find them.” For more information, visit www.imthe youths and their enthusiasm was pal- be able to accomplish anything without hand turns in combat zones so as not to agesforgood.org. the team’s diligent, 120-member support divulge to enemy troops that their planes pable. 4
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State-Mandated Changes to Towing Panel OK’d by C. Board
Having been brought to heel by the powers that be in Richmond, Arlington County Board members on Sept. 19 grudgingly but unanimously changed the composition and operating rules of the county government’s Trespass Towing Advisory Board. “It’s a terrible directive by the state – a horrible thing that we are required to do,” grumbled County Board member Christian Dorsey, who was among all five board members in publicly distancing themselves from the action they were about to take. Board members voted to remove 10 non-voting participants from the panel, leaving just the seven statutory voting members: three from the county police department, three from the towing industry and one from the public. Board members also changed the rules for chairing the towing body. Until now, the citizen member had always served as chair; henceforth, it will rotate among the body’s members. The actions were taken grudgingly, said County Board Chairman Jay Fisette, who accused the state government – not for the first time – of micro-managing local governance. The Arlington government last December took a gamble in changing rules related to improper parking in the county,
one that limited the ability of property owners and towing companies to have vehicles removed. The towing industry and Arlington Chamber of Commerce went to Richmond and earlier this year won General Assembly support on a bill that not only neutered the County Board’s changes, but further restricted the ability of Arlington and other Northern Virginia localities from regulating towing. Though Gov. McAuliffe signed the bill, the four Democratic County Board members largely have let him off the hook, casting their criticism at the Republican-controlled General Assembly. (“I think the governor was very much on our side, but felt boxed in,” Fisette said on Sept. 19.) Theoretically, the County Board members could have balked at the revisions mandated in Richmond, but since state law trumps local ordinances, the required changes would have gone into effect anyway. State rules require that towing bodies meet at least once a year. Fisette said he hoped the Arlington panel would use its meetings to hold public forums related to private-property towing. Such forums would provide a “limited but real venue for those who have a question or a concern,” he said.
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Highs & Lows THUMBS DOWN: To County Board members, for succumbing to “paralysis by analysis” and kicking down the road a decision on field-lighting at Williamsburg Middle School. We get it: One of two groups – either neighbors of the school or advocates for youth sports – is going to come away mighty irked by any final decision. And yes, advisory panels and a working group were little help in providing direction to elected officials. But County Board members on Sept. 16 had the chance to settle the issue, one way or another. They punted the plan back to county staff. Back in the 1950s, when President Eisenhower was equivocating on decision-making, his vice president (Richard Nixon) offered
Ike a concise, pithy and scatological opinion on the need to stop dilly-dallying and make up his mind. Good advice then, good advice now. It’s a little too crass a comment for a family publication, but if County Board members aren’t familiar with it, it’s available online. THUMBS DOWN: To those on the School Board who seem eager to take the community down a road of self-flagellation when it comes to school names. Board members are setting up a process to consider whether current names may be inappropriate for modern times, part of the overwrought and largely unnecessary public spectacle of late related to re-fighting the Civil War. We were fine with the decision
to not transfer the name of Patrick Henry Elementary School when students move to a new building in a couple of years. But forcibly removing names off existing schools? Totally unnecessary – or, as Puck pithily put it in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” If nothing else, consider the “opportunity cost”: While school officials and the community are going down this path, what other issues will not get the attention or resources they need? And while the names of schools may be something for school leaders nationally and locally to address, it seems to us it’s about #651,315,972 on the list of actual issues afflicting public education across the country. Priorities, School Board members. Focus on priorities.
Questions Linger Over Community Center Editor: Approval of the Lubber Run project’s replacement “construction manager at risk” (CMAR) contract in the dead of night seems like déjà vu. Despite the county’s much-ballyhooed “transparency and accountability” efforts, Arlington still seems stuck in a nondisclosure time warp. County Board members rubberstamped this replacement contract with zero discussion, even though the supporting documents failed to explain which terms kept the county government from finalizing its agreement with Davis Construction, or why staff was
unwilling or unable to reach an accommodation. Nor did it explain why MCN Build – described as the “best qualified firm” responsive to the request for proposal and one with a “general conditions fee lower than” Davis’s – was not selected in the first place. Out of $1.15 million set aside for “other related work such as utilities and security and project contingencies” in the July board report’s description of the project’s budget, only the $250,000 for “contingencies” apparently remains. The $900,000 balance ($1.15 million minus $250,000) appears to equal the CMAR fee. So what happened to that
$900K? And how much, if any, has been paid or will be paid to Davis now that the prior contract has fallen through? If county staff is unwilling or unable to provide a reasonable level of detail in its reports to the County Board, then the onus falls on board members to ask questions that will keep the public properly informed. Rushing agenda items through the process without properly vetting them in the name of “efficiency” isn’t truly efficient. Arlington residents deserve better. Suzanne Smith Sundburg Arlington
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Editor: Published just days after Nazis demonstrated two blocks away from my home, N.T. Lutsch [“Danger Lurks in Name-Change Effort,” Aug. 31] complained in a letter to the editor about the efforts to “expunge from our history” references to Confederate names that are “offensive to some groups.” As underscored by brazen Sieg Heil salutes – not made shamefully in darkness, but in proudly in broad daylight – the real danger is in complacency with symbols of white supremacy and obfus-
cating the rationale for remove them. Is there really no meaningful difference between Woodrow Wilson and Robert E. Lee, as the letter would have you believe? One is honored in spite of his racism; the other because of his. Those so concerned about expunging Confederate history seem to have no qualms about expunging the history of Confederate memorials that proliferated during Jim Crow as a tool to assert white supremacy. What greater hero could those Nazis near my home have than Robert E. Lee, who put fidelity to
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race above loyalty to country? The danger lies not in the theoretical possibility of “going too far” in the renaming effort – it’s in accepting undeniable symbols of hate in our community which embolden actions of haters. Rather than honoring figures who divide us, why not highlight local heroes who built us up? How edifying would it be to cruise down “Doc Muse Highway”? Jason Haserodt Arlington
Rev. Jesse Jackson Makes Pitch for Voter Registration SCOTT McCAFFREY
In his remarks, Jackson said getting a Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. broader swath of voices heard at the balholds hands with lot box would change the civic discourse Arlington NAACP on issues ranging from health care and president Karen Nightengale and student-loan debt to incarceration. Rev. Leonard Hamlin “Everybody is as tall as the next perSr. of Macedonia son on Election Day – we are all giants,” Baptist Church he said. during a prayer as The event drew a crowd of about 150 part of a Sept. 20 to the church, located in the historically forum on votingAfrican-American community of Nauck. rights issues. Prior to remarks at the church, he received a quick tour of the community, which he Jackson’s “Healing and Rebuild- ginia Legislative Black Caucus, among had last visited three decades ago. ing” tour was sponsored by the Virginia others. The Northern Virginia stops were Karen Nightengale, who heads the NAACP, New Virginia Majority and Vir- coordinated by Terron Sims. Arlington branch of the NAACP, said Jackson’s appearance served as an inspiration. “I’m just excited to be sitting next to a legend,” she said. Nightengale said the message of voter empowerment was an important one. “We must vote. It’s critical, it’s important. It’s something we have to do,” she said. A similar view was expressed by Rev. FREE In-Home Consultation Dr. Leonard Hamlin Sr., pastor of MaceExpert Installation donia Baptist, who urged attendees to “get off the sidelines and get involved.” We Beat Next Day Blinds Everyday Prices! Hamlin said he was happy to have Top Brands such as Hunter Douglas, UP TO Jackson on hand to “address some of the Showcase Shutters, Cigma Blinds, CACO issues that are in front of us, especially voter empowerment.” OFF “It’s a good day [when] we gather as a craig@snydersshades.com community,”HBMHamlin said.AD Flattened 7-11-2017.pdf 1 7/11/17 1:02 PM SUN GAZETTE
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. used a three-day trip across the commonwealth to push for voter-registration efforts in the run-up to the Nov. 7 general election. At a stop at Macedonia Baptist Church in Arlington Sept. 20, Jackson urged residents to have their voices heard in what he termed as a “tug-of-war for the soul of our nation.” “Stand up and fight back,” Jackson told the crowd. “We’ve never lost a battle we’ve fought, but we’ve never won a battle we didn’t fight. We won because we always found a way to find common ground.” The nearly two dozen events spread from Monday to Wednesday were technically nonpartisan – in his Arlington remarks, Jackson never spoke out in favor of specific candidates. But it was hard to miss his point of view. “We’re going to get better, not bitter,” said Jackson, who heads the Rainbox/ PUSH advocacy organization and sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1984 and 1988. “We’ll get back up again and again and again. We will not fight hate with hate.” Jackson, 75 arrived clad in tennis shoes, helping him to keep pace with a schedule that, in a single day, had him at events starting in Hampton Roads, moving up to Dumfries and finishing in Arlington.
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County Aims to Help Residents with Cut-Through Traffic SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Arlington County Board members have dispatched two of their own members in an efCOUNTY fort to mediate concerns raised NOTES by a Crystal City-area neighborhood over cut-through traffic. Residents of South Fern Street near 23rd Street South have seen their one-lane thoroughfare overtaken in recent months by drivers apparently directed by a mobile app to use it as a shortcut. “We’ve seen hit-and run accidents, speeding, aggressive driving,” said Dana Bres, a resident of the neighborhood who complained about the situation at the Sept. 16 County Board meeting. Perhaps just as frustrating, Bres said, was what neighbors view as a lack of engagement by county-government staff. The staff “seems to listen politely and then do what they want,” he said. “It seems staff has decided to feign interest. We’ve made little progress.” Staff retorted that they have spent significant time on the issue, but have other matters to deal with. County Board members seemed to share concerns about a lack of progress, but suggested residents be patient. “We want to do something that has . . . a degree of success,” board member
Christian Dorsey said. “We just haven’t found it yet.” Dorsey acknowledged residents were unhappy with the county’s responsiveness. “The sense is we’re not listening,” he said. “This is something we are working on.” Board members tasked John Vihstadt and Katie Cristol to serve as liaisons to the neighborhood on the issue. Traffic apparently is being directed to the narrow road by the Waze mobile app, offering it as an alternative to U.S. Route 1 and South Eads Street. Most local residents know it isn’t a good option, but those from out of town seem to follow the direction, County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said. “There’s been an enormous amount of conversation” about the implications of such online navigational aids on local roads, Fisette said. Arlington Board OKs New Contractor for Lubber Run Project: After striking out with their first choice, Arlington officials say they are ready to go with a replacement construction firm to build the new Lubber Run Community Center. Arlington County Board members in the wee hours of Sept. 19-20 approved MCN Build Inc. as the firm to oversee construction management the $39.96 million project. Board members in July had awarded the contract to Davis Construction, but
that firm and the county government could not come to final terms on the agreement, County Manager Mark Schwartz said. The D.C.-based MCN already has signed on the dotted line, the county manager told board members. The contract puts much of the risk for cost overruns onto the construction firm, although it includes $2.9 million in contingency funds if Arlington officials want changes to the current design. Those funds could be used to support several items currently not part of the package, including an indoor track and improved energy-efficiency. The new community center will rise on the site of the existing facility, which will be razed and replaced. Voters approved funding for the project in a recent bond referendum. Likely 2018 Board Chair Happy with Summer Break: Arlington County Board members found themselves facing a September agenda that at times appeared interminable. But the likely 2018 chair of the board says that’s no reason for the body to eliminate its traditional August recess. Speaking after a marathon Sept. 16 meeting – which ran on more than nine hours – current board vice chairman Katie Cristol said there were benefits, as well perhaps as concerns, about holding no meeting in August. “Speaking only for myself, an August recess is really healthy. Good for the
board members, good for staff, good for the community,” said Cristol, who if traditions are followed will be chosen by her colleagues to serve as board chairman in 2018. Board chairs generally have a major say in setting the agenda, but on a major decision such as eliminating the August recess, a change would require a majority of the five board members to sign on. Cristol, who was elected in 2015, acknowledged that not holding a board meeting in August does tend to make the September agenda a lengthy one. “It’s probably a mixed picture,” she said of ramifications of the tradition, which seems to have been followed in Arlington perhaps dating back to establishment of the existing County Board governance structure in the early 1930s. Having no meeting in August avoids the appearance that government leaders are scheduling decisions in the dead of summer, when many residents are away. But it also tends to lead to not just a crowded September agenda, but also a lengthy one in July, as well. On another calendar topic, Cristol said she has “started some conversation” with her colleagues about potentially resurrecting the board’s traditional New Year’s Day meeting, which this year was eliminated. “Stay tuned,” she said on that issue. Stay in touch, online or in print
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County Board Nixes Exotic Pets, But Grandfathers In Any Already in the County SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
In a meeting that lingered numbingly until past 1:30 a.m., Arlington County Board members on Sept. 20 approved a measure that bans future ownership of a wide swath of exotic pets in the county, but provides a grandfather clause allowing such existing pets to stay. “This is a mainstream, middle-ofthe-road proposal,” said Matthew Gray, Virginia state director of the Humane Society of the United States. The organization wanted the county government to go further in its ban, but said the ordinance that was adopted still represented “great progress for animals.” Prohibited as pets under the new policy: primates, raccoons, skunks, wolves, coyotes, squirrels, foxes, bears, leopards, panthers, tigers, lions, bear, other wild cats, flightless birds (ratites), venomous snakes and reptiles, plus some scorpions, centipedes and spiders. The measure calls for a $250-a-day fine for anyone violating the new provisions, rising to $500-a-day for second and further offenses. The proposal went through months of
drafting, community input and variations, and was subject to wordsmithing – a comma added here, another taken away there – at the County Board dais as late as 1:30 a.m. on the morning of adoption. County Board Chairman Jay Fisette praised staff for “open[ing] their minds, listening to people who had a very different point of view . . . and working with all the various parties.” “We found a really terrific piece of legislation – a compromise agreement that will stand us well,” Fisette said as board members approved the measure on a 5-0 vote. Virginia law does not require localities to adopt regulations on pet ownership; Arlington’s lone previous prohibitions, dating to the 1930s, had been on poisonous snakes and porcine animals (pigs, hogs, sows, etc). State law provides some additional regulations, but does not give localities the power to enforce state rules; information must be turned over to the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries for follow-up. A majority of Northern Virginia localities already have exotic-pet ordinances in place, although several – Loudoun County and Alexandria among them – do not.
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Arlington Notes ATTORNEY FOR COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE’S OFFICE LAUDED: Ray
Warren, legal counsel in the office of Arlington’s commissioner of revenue, recently received the President’s Award for Outstanding Service at the annual meeting of the Commissioners of the Revenue Association of Virginia. Warren was honored by the group’s president, Dinwiddie County Commissioner of Revenue Lori Stevens, for providing legal expertise to the organization on two cases during the year. Warren has served under Commissioner of Revenue Ingrid Morroy since 2008. “The commissioner’s philosophy has been to actively assist other Virginia offices,” he said of Morroy. “In a state with a large rural/urban divide, opportunities to work together benefit Arlington and help knit us together.”
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WOMEN’S CENTER PREPS ANNUAL GALA: The Women’s Center will hold its
2017 gala on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. The event, chaired by Tim Hurlebaus of CGI Federal, will include cocktails, dinner, dancing, a live band and silent auction. Doug Kammerer of WRC-TV will serve as master of ceremonies. Proceeds from the black-tie-optional event will support efforts of the organization. Tickets are $300 each, with sponsorship packages available. For information, call (703) 281-2657 or see the Web site at www.thewomenscenter.org.
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Association’s meeting on Monday, Oct. 2 will feature an update on the Nauck Town Square initiative, including a presentation by Walter Hood, the California artist who is leading the design phase. The event is slated for 7:30 p.m. at Drew Model School. The community is invited. ‘SEEC’ TO HOLD ANNUAL FUND-RAISER:The Shirlington Employment and
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League of Women Voters of the National Capital Area will host a forum – “Fund It/Fix It” – about the future of the Metro system on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson Blvd. “Without Metro, our region’s roadways will melt down under the onslaught of traffic,” said Stewart Schwartz of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, a cosponsor of the event. “And without focused activism, elected officials won’t act quickly enough to reach agreement on funding.” The event is free; lunch will be available for purchase ($10). Registration is requested. For information, see the Web site at www.lwvnca.org.
NATURE CENTER TO HOST PLANT SALE: Long Branch Nature Center will
host its fall native plant sale on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. Pre-ordering currently is underway at http://registration.arlingtonva.us. On the day of the sale, a wide selection of plants will be available. Payment can be made by cash, check or credit card. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. For information, call (703) 2286535. NATURE CENTER OFFERS PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Long Branch
Nature Center hosts “Become a Nature Teacher,” a program for ages 10 to 14, on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m. The 90-minute program will showcase how naturalists teach about nature. The program is free. For information, call (703) 228-6535.
BIRDING PROGRAM TAKES FLIGHT FOR ANOTHER MONTH: The “Birding
Arlington” program for families with children ages 8 and older continues on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 8 a.m. at Gulf Branch Nature Center. Birders of all experience levels are invited to the event, which will include an exploration of the forests and fields of Gulf Branch and Old Glebe parks. Loaner binoculars are available. The program is free. For information, call (703) 228-3403.
CHURCH TO HOST FALL FESTIVAL: St. Ann Church will hold its fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 980 North Frederick St. The event will feature activities for adults and children, including entertainment, a silent auction, food and beer garden. Admission is free, and the event will run rain or shine. For information, call (703) 528-6276.
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Arlington Notes II MEMORIAL PLAQUE, BENCH SLATED FOR BARCROFT PARK: A memorial
plaque honoring a late Arlington resident is slated to be placed at Bacroft Park. Dennis Strickland, who died in 2015 at 64, will be honored for his involvement in the Claremont Civic Association and Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Funds for the plaque, and a bench on which it will be located, will be provided by the family. The plaque also will include a quote from John Muir: “In every walk with nature, one receives more than he seeks.” The memorial proposal won the support of the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board, Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee, Park and Recreation Committee and Claremont Civic Association. Strickland had a 35-year career in the federal government, retiring as a deputy director of the Food and Drug Administration.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TAKES NEW SCHOOL STAFFERS ON TOUR OF COMMUNITY: The Arlington Historical Soci-
ety recently led a tour of local historic sites for a contingent of approximately 30 new Arlington Public Schools teachers and administrators. The three-hour tour was led by Tom Dickinson, and visited a host of sites as well as the society’s museum at the former Hume School. “We are proud to provide expert support to the Arlington community . . . and assist in telling the story of Arlington’s rich past,” said society president Johnathan Thomas. Cathy Hix, supervisor of social studies for Arlington Public Schools and the system’s liaison with the historical society, said the tour was appreciated. “We have been excited to partner with the Arlington Historical Society on these efforts, as they provide an in-depth understanding of the county,” Hix said. “These historical tours have provided administrators and teachers with a window to the Arlington community. Teachers’ knowledge of the past and present in Arlington will help them more effectively work with our Arlington students.”
NOTED SOPRANO TO HEADLINE OPERA NOVA FUND-RAISER: Soprano
Desiree Dodson leads an array of opera singers who will perform at Opera Nova’s annual brunch, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 8 at Washington Golf & Country Club. Dodson has sung multiple concerts in Italy with the Treviso Summer Concert Series, including selections from “Otello” and “Madama Butterfly.” As a young singer, she was a finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions as well as a semifinalist in the Meistersinger Competition of Austria. Attendees will also hear baritone Jose Sacin, mezzo-soprano Elise Jenkins, tenor Tony Torchia and keynote speaker
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and Families will hold its Campaign for Brighter Futures fund-raising breakfast on Friday, Oct. 13 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. The event will aid Doorways’ efforts to support social-safety-net needs in Arlington. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m., with the program running from 8 to 9 a.m. and networking from 9 to 10 a.m. There is no admission charge. For information and to R.S.V.P., see the Web site at www.doorwaysva.org/ breakfast.
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Gubernatorial Candidates Make Their Case in Debate ALEX KOMA InsideNoVa
Republican efforts to roll back former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law have repeatedly taken center stage in the Virginia governor’s race, and the first televised debate of the general election campaign was no exception. Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat running to replace term-limited Gov. Terry McAuliffe, insistently invoked the latest efforts in Washington, D.C., to repeal the Affordable Care Act as he sparred with Republican Ed Gillespie in the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce debate Sept. 19.
Even as Gillespie, a former lobbyist and head of the Republican National Committee, repeatedly took shots at the health of the state’s economy (and his plans to use a hefty income tax cut to stimulate growth), Northam frequently shifted the conversation back to healthcare. The Democrat has frequently employed a similar tactic out on the campaign trail, but after Senate Republicans came up a few votes short of repealing the ACA in July, the issue fell back in prominence a bit. But as Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) launch one final effort to repeal the law before the year is out, Northam was eager to bring health care back to the forefront.
“To put up to 500,000 Virginians at risk of losing coverage is immoral and unAmerican,” said Northam, who is a pediatric neurologist. “It’s important that we have people at the table who understand health care.” Gillespie did seem to find a brief area of agreement with his opponent in expressing some frustration with the Cassidy-Graham plan. The bill would end the expansion of the Medicaid program offered to states by the ACA, and deliver Medicaid funding to states in lump-sum payments, instead of simply relying on the number of people enrolled in the program. Gillespie stressed that he still wants to see the ACA repealed, but he harbors doubts that Cassidy-Graham is the right way to go about it. Virginia’s Republicandominated General Assembly has repeatedly rejected the Medicaid expansion, yet it would still likely see massive cuts to Medicaid funding under the CassidyGraham plan. “Virginia cannot be punished for not being an expansion state and being prudent with its Medicaid dollars,” Gillespie said. “Cassidy-Graham falls short of that. They need to fix that for sure.” When Northam pressed Gillespie on whether he’d join a bipartisan group of eight governors in writing a letter to Congress opposing the bill, he reiterated those concerns.
But, in speaking to reporters after the debate, Gillespie stressed that he’s “not endorsing or opposing any specific legislation” and said he hasn’t even read the Cassidy-Graham plan yet. “What I heard tonight on the stage and what I’ve seen after the debate are two different things,” Northam told reporters once the debate wrapped up. “Now, he’s equivocating – and if they do a block grant, we’re going to be very vulnerable to the tune of millions of dollars compared to other states.” Gillespie tried to push Northam a bit on the issue, asking if he would support a government-run, single payer plan, like the “Medicare for all” proposal recently introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (Ind.Vt.) Northam didn’t mince words on his response: “No.” “I do support a public option to let people enroll in either a Medicaid or Medicare program,” Northam said after the debate. “Those programs can compete with private industry, but this country is not ready for single payer, in my mind, and we need Congress to do its job and make sure all Americans have access to affordable and quality health care.” Both candidates also laid out their views on issues ranging from economic development to the future of Confederate symbolism. The forum was moderated by Arlingtonian Chuck Todd of NBC News.
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School Board Starts Middle-School-Boundary Process SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
With Arlington’s sixth public middle school set to open in the fall of 2019, the county school system is fast-tracking the community proSCHOOL cess for redistricting seventh- and BOARD sixth-, eighth-graders. NOTES As a result, those who want a say in the final boundaries will have to keep on top of upcoming meetings and ways to provide feedback. School officials have set meetings for Monday, Oct. 2 at Yorktown High School and Wednesday, Oct. 4 at Kenmore Middle School to introduce the community to tools being used to consider boundary changes.
Each meeting will run from 7 to 9 p.m. and be identical in format. The Yorktown meeting will be live-streamed on the school system’s Web site. Further meetings will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Yorktown and Oct. 26 at Wakefield High School to follow up on issues raised at the earlier meetings. Superintendent Patrick Murphy is slated to make a recommendation on boundaries on Nov. 14, followed by a public hearing on Nov. 30. School Board action currently is slated for Dec. 14, with any changes to go into effect for the 201920 school year. “We intend to be positive and constructive and hear all voices,” School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen said when the process was set up over the summer. School leaders got a taste of how boundary-adjustment efforts can go off
the rails earlier this year, when they completed a somewhat modest round of highschool adjustments. The process started with praise from the community for the amount of engagement, but hit turbulence when some students and parents complained that the changes would lead to more, not fewer, racial and economic imbalances at county high schools. Once middle-school boundaries are approved, school leaders plan to move on to consideration of changes in elementaryschool boundaries, with the communityengagement process set for next spring. For information on both processes, see
the Web site at www.apsva.us/engage. Community Forum to Focus on Substance-Abuse Issues: The Arlington County government, school system and commonwealth’s attorney will host a forum – “Family Resources on Substance Abuse” – on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at Central Library. “Drug abuse has become an increasing issue and concern both nationally and locally,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said. “We want to join together to discuss how we can address this epidemic.” The community is invited to attend the forum.
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Arlington-based Phoenix Bikes will serve as host of the annual Youth Bike Summit, to be held Oct. 6-8 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. The event, now in its seventh year, will include keynote speakers, hands-on workshops, panel presentations (many led by youth) and opportunities for all ages to share ideas about what biking can mean for youth, families and the community. For information on the event, see the Web site at www.youthbikesummit.org. For information on Phoenix Bikes, see the Web site at www.phoenixbikes.org. – A Staff Report
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Transportation Notes PASSENGER COUNTS UP AT BOTH LOCAL AIRPORTS: Passenger counts at
Northern Virginia’s two major airports posted year-over-year improvements in July, according to new data, and remain on pace to exceed 2016’s figures. A total of 4.4 million passengers traveled through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport during the month, according to figures reported Sept. 18 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. That’s up 2.3 percent from the August 2016 passenger total, and represented increases in each facility: • The passenger total of Dulles rose 3.3 percent to 2.27 million. • The passenger count at Reagan National was up 1.1 percent to 2.09 million. The less robust growth at Reagan National was due in part to a 3.9-percent decline in the passenger total reported by American Airlines, due to reduced capacity at the airport. American is responsible for nearly 50 percent of the passenger traffic at National. Several other major carriers – including Delta, Southwest and United – saw year-over-year increases in passenger counts at the airport. At Dulles, dominant carrier United saw lower domestic travel offset by an increase in international service. Southwest, Frontier, Delta and Alaska airlines all saw
higher passenger counts on the domestic side, while Air China, COPA and Icelandair had year-over-year increases internationally. At Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, operated by the Maryland state government, July’s passenger total of 2.53 million was up 5.4 percent from a year before. Southwest Airlines continued its dominance, accounting for nearly 70 percent of all passenger travel at BWI. For the first seven months of the year, passenger totals were up 2.5 percent to 14 million at Reagan National and up 5.2 percent to 13 million at Dulles. Combined, the passenger total of 27 million was up 3.8 percent from the same sevenmonth period in 2016. Full data can be found on the Web site at www.mwaa.com. COUNTY BOARD KICKS CAN DOWN ROAD ON CRYSTAL CITY VRE RELOCATION: Virginia Railway Express officials
came away mostly empty-handed in their efforts to get Arlington County Board members to support a staff choice for the location of a new Crystal City VRE station. In a marathon meeting that crossed midnight Sept. 19-20 and kept chugging, County Board members declined, for now, to endorse the VRE staff proposal to locate the new station east of Crystal Drive
between 18th and 20th streets South, several blocks from the existing location. Residents of condominium units near the proposed new location rallied to oppose it, citing pollution and other concerns. County Board Vice Chairman Katie Cristol, who serves as Arlington’s representative to the VRE operations board, pushed for support of the staff’s preference, dubbed “Option 2.” “Option 2 is more optimal for the quality of life in Arlington and in Crystal City,” she said. But, with the meeting closing in on the 1 a.m. mark, Cristol accepted what board colleague Christian Dorsey proffered as a friendly amendment to remove the word “support” from her motion and simply acknowledge that Option 2 was the preference of VRE staff. (Perhaps at an earlier point in the meeting, the question of how friendly Dorsey’s amendment actually was might have been explored in more depth, as it seemed to significantly undercut the intent of Cristol’s motion.) The lone dissent in the 4-1 vote was John Vihstadt, who is opposed to Option 2 in its entirety, preferring another proposal (Option 3) to locate the station east of Crystal Drive near 23rd Street South. That County Board’s action may mean the VRE board won’t be able to move forward as planned in October to designate
Option 2 as its preference, which could delay the planning process. In the long run, however, it might not have a great impact, as construction funds are not yet available. VRE officials promised to come back with more specifics on a number of points raised by the community and County Board members. But they drew the line on major new studies that would include consideration of two of the three options, citing staff and budget constraints. The staff of County Manager Mark Schwartz back an endorsement of Option 2, as does the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. The county Planning Commission recommended that VRE be tasked with moving forward with a planning process that incorporates both Option 2 and Option 3. VRE officials are seeking to construct a new station/platform area to allow for longer trains as it aims to expand service. Each of the three new locations under consideration would also allow for two tracks, rather than the current one. A new location also would better connect with public-transit options in Crystal City. VRE runs commuter service from points west and south into Alexandria, Arlington and the District of Columbia weekday mornings and back out in the afternoon. – Staff Reports
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Police Beat MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Sept. 18 at 3 a.m., a man was approached from behind and stabbed several times in the 300 block of North Glebe Road. The suspect is described as an adult Hispanic male. Investigation is ongoing. The victim was taken to a regional hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. BRANDISHING: n On Sept. 18 at 12:22 a.m., a cab driver returned to the 3100 block of 19th Street South to return a cell phone that had been left in the vehicle by a passenger earlier in the evening. According to police, a resident accused the driver of stealing the phone, then allegedly brandished a firearm. The suspect – 72-year-old Jason Yoon of Arlington – was arrested, charged with brandishing and was held without bond. INDECENT EXPOSURE: n On Sept. 13 between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., a juvenile male exposed himself to a woman in the laundry room of a building in the 6100 block of Wilson Boulevard. According to police, the incident was reported on Sept. 15 around 9:30 a.m. The suspect is described as a black male, in his teens, 5’10”. n On Sept. 16 at 8:13 a.m., a woman reported that she saw a man masturbating in the bushes outside her residence in the
2900 block of 13th Street South. The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, 30 to 40 years old, 5’6” or 5’7”, with a medium build and thick black mustache. CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT GRAND LARCENY AUTO: n On Sept. 19 at 4:40 a.m., an officer on patrol noticed suspicious activity inside a vehicle parked in the 1400 block of South Joyce Street. As the officer approached the vehicle, two occupants fled the area on foot, police said.
LARCENY FROM AUTO: n On Sept. 19 at 2:16 a.m., police received a report of a suspicious person
looking into cars in the area of South Lynn Street and 18th Street South. Officers canvassed the area, located and detained a suspect matching the description provided by a witness, police said. During investigation, multiple vehicles were found to have signs of tampering or items missing, police said. The suspect – 19-year-old Rodre Holloway of the District of Columbia – was arrested and charged with two counts of grand larceny, one count of petty larceny and three counts of tampering with a vehicle. He was held on a $3,000 bond.
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NEW LISTING! Renovated and expanded to perfection! This lovely home combines the charm and character of its vintage with all the amenities of today! Nothing was spared… all new systems, appliances, fixtures, windows, roof & more! This is like a new home from top to bottom! 6 bedrooms, 5 full baths, bright and open floor plan with a cook’s delight kitchen with Thermador appliances, breakfast nook and beautiful family room with French doors to lovely yard. Stunning master suite with 2 walk-in closets and gorgeous bathroom with heated floors, and the list goes on… Walk to Lee Harrison Shopping Center and Yorktown High School.
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Inspired by the Charms of Nantucket!
Exceptional Colonial Features Open Floor Plan, Lovely Light
This week’s featured home takes its inspiration from the rugged yet classically elegant styles found in Nantucket. Invigorating curb appeal sets the tone, and a lovely, open interior showcases all the charms needed for those who love to entertain in style. Set in sought-after Cherrydale – on a cul-de-sac for privacy and featuring unfettered monument views – the home is meticulous in every sense of the word, from the carefully tended landscaping to the exciting amenities that include an outdoor kitchen and a nine-seat home theater. The result is a 3,900-square-foot property that exudes a timeless elegance and perpetual grace. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,599,900 by Evan Lacopo and Holly Tennant Billy of Wydler Brothers Real Estate. The front porch welcomes us with three ceiling fans and then we are ushered inside to the two-story foyer. To our right is the formal living room, creative and amply proportioned, while to our left is the dining room. The upscale chef’s kitchen area is a delight, with top-quality appliances, a separate breakfast room (which access-
es the patio) and a marvelous layout. The center of fun on the first floor will be the large family room, highlighted by a cathedral ceiling, gas fireplace and views over three sides of the home. The upper level features an owner’s retreat with a high ceiling (and ceiling fan), side balcony, sumptuous spa-like bath and exceptional dressing area. Three additional bedrooms can be found on the upper level, each with ceiling fans and two offering alcove-seating areas. There also is attic storage space. The walk-up lower level is a stunner, featuring a large recreation room with wet bar, the home’s fifth bedroom with full bath, and a large home theater sure to be the delight of family and friends.
Visually stimulating and effectively proportioned, the home is a charmer that will stand the test of time. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (571) 333-6272.
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Address: 4201 21st Street North, Arlington (22207). Listed at: $1,599,900 by Evan Lacopo (703) 655-7955 and Holly Tennant Billy (703) 928-3674, Wydler Brothers Real Estate. Schools: Glebe Elementary, Swanson Middle, Washington-Lee High School.
Student-Loan Debt Impacts Home-Buying Opportunities Despite being in the prime years to buy their first home, an overwhelming majority of those in the Millennial age bracket with student debt currently do not own a home, and believe this debt is to blame for what they typically expect to be a seven-year delay from buying. This is according to a new joint study on Millennial student loan debt released by the National Association of Realtors and nonprofit American Student Assistance. The survey results suggest that student debt is holding back Millennials from financial decisions and personal milestones, such as adequately saving for retirement, changing careers, continuing their education, marrying and having children. The new study found that only 20 percent of Millennial respondents currently own a home, and that they are typically carrying a student debt load ($41,200) that surpasses their annual income ($38,800). Most respondents borrowed money to finance their education at a four-year college (79 percent), and slightly over half (51 percent) are repaying a balance of more than $40,000. Among the 80 percent of Millennials in the survey who said they do not own a home, 83 percent believe their student loan debt has affected their ability to buy. The median amount of time these Millennials expect to be delayed from buying a home is seven years, and overall, 84 percent expect to postpone buying by at least three years. “Sales to first-time buyers have been underwhelming for several years now, and this survey indicates student debt is a big part of the blame,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors. “Even a large majority of older Millennials and those with higher incomes say they’re being forced to delay home-ownership, because they can’t save for a down payment and don’t feel financially secure enough,” Yun said. A quarter of current millennial homeowners said their student debt is preventing them from selling their home to buy a new one, either because it’s too expensive to move and upgrade, or because their loans have impacted their credit for a future mortgage.
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WALK TO THE ITALIAN STORE! A contingent of students from Arlington was among those who participated in communityservice projects in Latin America over the summer. See item below. n Kristen Torres of Arlington earned a master of social work degree during recent commencement exercises at the University of Alabama. n Patsy Zetkulic of
Arlington will perform in the McDaniel College production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” with performances slated for Oct. 4-7 at the college. Six Arlington students were among participants from across the Washington region to participate over the summer in collaborative community-service projects in Latin America. Arlington participants included Madeleine Ferrara, Lilianna Martinez and Taylor Sieverling from Yorktown High School and Cora Deininger, Sharon Newman and Lea Winston from WashingtonLee High School. The students were part of the Washington, D.C., chapter of Amigos de las Americas, and completed projects in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador and Paraguay while staying with host families. An information session about Amigos de las Americas summer programs for 2018 will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Key Immersion Elementary School, and on Sunday, Oct. 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Central Library. For information, see the Web site at www.amigosinternational.org. n
Members of Arlington Girl Scout Troop 6976 recently hiked the Potomac Heritage Trail while documenting and collecting trash and working on developing ways to prevent the public from littering. The effort was part of a Bronze Award n
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Due to an editing error, a letter in the Sept. 21 edition of the Sun Gazette misspelled the name of Jennie Dean Park. The Sun Gazette regrets the error.
project among troop members, and was conducted with the support of National Park Service ranger Trudy Roth. “Sadly, there are lots of other parks to maintain that are in the same condition,” members of the troop said. “If you are hiking, fishing or boating, please bring a garbage bag with you so that you can pick up after yourself and take the trash out with you. If you are taking a walk or going for a run, grab an extra bag so that even if you don’t have any trash personally; you can pick up a few things that others may have left.”
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the community around them,” Berkowitz said. Recipients include American Systems; Business Benefits Group; Consumer Technology Association; CustomInk; Dimension Data; Evans Inc.; FlexProfessionals LLC; FMP Consulting; Helios HR; IntegrityOne Partners; Knight Point Systems LLC; MBL Technologies; Merritt Group; Monument Wealth Management; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation; NetImpact Strategies; PRS; SourceAmerica; Suntiva; Toffler Associates; Towne Park LLC; Transurban Group; USTA Mid-Atlantic Section; and Ventera Corp. Awards will be presented at the 25th annual CARE Awards Breakfast, held Friday, Nov. 17 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. For information, see the Web site at www.nvfs.org.
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A Winless Football Weekend
Teeing Off
High School Athletics Can Become Addictive
There are many examples of those who quickly become addicted to attending high school sporting events.
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Generals, Patriots, Warriors All Lose A Staff Report
It was a winless Friday night for Arlington’s three public-highschool football teams Sept. 22, with none of the games being close.
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP The Yorktown Patriots (3-1) suffered their first loss of 2017, falling to the visiting Lake Braddock Bruins, 37-6, who won for the first time this fall and stand 1-3. The Wakefield Warriors (2-2) and Washington-Lee Generals (0-4) each lost on the road. Wakefield was blanked by the undefeated Mount Vernon Majors, 35-0, and Washington-Lee was routed by the 4-1 Madison Warhawks, 38-7. Yorktown fell behind 7-0 quickly when Lake Braddock returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown. Lake Braddock led 23-0 at halftime and 37-0 in the fourth quarter. Yorktown’s touchdown came in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard pass from Will Porter to Tanner Wall, who Continued on Page 23
Washington-Lee High School’s Will Montgomery returns a kickoff during the Generals’ road game against the Madison Warhawks in Vienna on Sept. 22. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
O’Connell Starts Fast in Rout of Host Ireton DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
Wanting a win and a fast start in their fourth game of the season, the Bishop O’Connell Knights got both. By scoring touchdowns on its first two offensive plays to take a 14-0 lead, O’Connell (1-3) FOOTBALL went on to rout the host Bishop Ireton Cardinals, 42-6, Sept. 23 to win for the first time this fall in high school football action. The Knights led 28-0 at halftime and 35-0 after three quarters. Ireton fell to 0-4, had just 174 total yards and turned the ball over five times. On offense, O’Connell was led by senior running back Hakeem Clinton, who 22
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played despite having a 101-degree fever just days earlier and stomach issues during the game. He ran for 154 yards, including scoring runs of 69 and 33 yards. “The holes were wide open. I give it all to my offensive line,” Clinton said. “They moved the double teams. There was no way I was going to leave these guys out here today and not play.” Clinton is getting significant carries now because starting running back Nick Roy is sidelined with a left shoulder injury. “We were efficient today on offense and our defense was sound, and obviously getting that fast start was a big help,” O’Connell coach Colin Disch said. “We kept after it on a hot day, made plays on third down and got stops on third
down.” After losing its first three games, O’Connell had a new starting quarterback in Aidan McGowan. He was 8 of 14 passing for 171 yards, two touchdowns and he was intercepted twice. His scoring passes covered 54 yards to Devin Morrow on O’Connell’s first play of the game, then 24 yards to Bradley Magee in the second quarter. McGowan scored on a quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter. “We are keeping things very simple, Aidan is very smart and he will get better at the position,” Disch said. Jahmal Banks had two catches for 63 yards for O’Connell to go with an interception on defense, Kim Thompson
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The habit can begin innocently enough, maybe by attending one contest, enjoying the energy and excitement of the atmosphere, being intrigued, then making a return visit. That happened to a female guidance counselor at a Fairfax County high school years ago. She went to a football game to observe one of her students (a player) about how he reacted to different situations. She saw her student, but so much more that night, became immediately hooked, kept returning and now is a regular at many sporting events. “I didn’t know what I was missing,” she said. So did another female faculty member, who recently attended her first football game after working at the school for years. Will she also become a regular? Teachers and school administrators have said how they enjoy watching students and can learn more about them by watching how they react to the different positive and negative situations presented in sports. The culture of those energy-filled afternoon or evening-time high school sports events is a totally different vibe than the quiet and studious daytime classroom environment. Those who don’t come around after 4 p.m. will never know of the difference. It’s interesting how teachers work the academic daytime shift and often are unaware of the after-4 p.m. athletics atmospheres. Once that discovery is made, like that guidance counselor, some keep returning. They might eventually work the events, taking on various jobs or responsibilities. There also are parents of high school athletes so hooked they keep attending events long after their children have graduated. Every school has multiple examples of such addictions or loyalties.
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Yorktown Takes Second, Qualifies for Region Tourney DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
Inspired by a quote from a famous Olympic champion gymnast, the YorkHigh School golf team GOLF town was motivated to play well enough to earn a much-wanted berth in the upcoming region competition. The Patriots finished second with a 319-318–637 team total at the 36-hole Liberty District Tournament at Herndon Centennial Golf Course on Sept. 19-20. Langley won with a 283-296–579 sum. The top two teams earn region berths in next week’s tourney. The region appearance will be Yorktown’s first since 2012 when the Patriots qualified by winning the National District tourney. Yorktown switched to the Liberty District the next season. The Patriots did not qualify for region play in 2013, ending a 20-year stretch of playing in the region tournament. Prior to this year’s district tournament at a pre-game breakfast, Yorktown coach Chris Williams read his players a quote from Olympic gold medalist
The Yorktown golf team listens and learns it was second in the district.
Mary Lou Retton: “A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.” Said Williams: “First, I had to tell them who Mary Lou Retton was. Then, after they heard the quote, they were ready to go out and make a memory.” Yorktown finished four strokes ahead of the third-place McLean Highlanders. McLean led Yorktown by two strokes after the first round. “They will remember coming back
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from being two behind McLean and making it to the region. They can tell their kids and grandkids about that,” Williams said. “They thought more about what they needed to do to get a good team score and not playing as individuals.” Leading Yorktown was senior Michael Muth with a 79-77–156 score. Muth played in the final group. “Michael came in strong with his
score at the end that we really needed,” Williams said. Senior Jack Ogden shot 81-80–161 for the Patriots, sophomore Patrick O’Brien 80-82–162, sophomore Charlie Finn 84-79–163, sophomore Chris Rita 79-84–163 and junior Lacey McCormack 88-92–180. The Washington-Lee Generals finished fifth in the tournament with a 354-363–717 total. Jae Song shot a firstround 78 but did not play in the second round. Max Clegg shot an 85-79–164 and qualified for the region tournament as an individual. n The Wakefield Warriors finished fourth in the National District Tournament at Greendale Golf Course with a 365-351–716 total. Leading Wakefield was Peter Jacobsen with a 94-85–179. Also for the Warriors, Guillermo Garcia shot 8794–181, Eli Sampson 90-92-182, Marin Pena had a 94-89–183 and Alex Franklin 99-85–184. Wakefield qualified for the Region 5C North Tournament, which takes place in a few days
High School Roundup YORKTOWN HAS NEW CROSS COUNTRY COACH: A familiar face is missing
from the local high school cross country head coaching circles this fall. Mark Stripe, who has coached the Yorktown Patriots since 1987, is not coaching the Patriots this season. He will continue as the school’s indoor and outdoor track and field head coach in the winter and spring. Stripe said he stepped aside from cross country for family and personal reasons, and believes it was the right decision and is working out. He is still helping out at some meets in different capacities, and didn’t rule out returning as cross country coach in the future. Another longtime head cross country coach not coaching this season is Wakefield High’s Bob Strauss. Health reasons are keeping Strauss from coaching this fall, and forced him to miss part of last season as well. Like Stripe, Strauss may continue as Wakefield’s indoor and outdoor coach this school year.
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had two catches and Ryan Barrett had a catch.
Football Continued from Page 22 had nine catches for 104 yards. Porter was 8 of 18 passing for 74 yards and Grant Wilson was 11 of 16 for 112 yards. Paul Dalzell and Davis Patterson each had three catches and
Andrew Prantner, a former Wakefield High School runner, is Yorktown’s cross country coach this fall. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: The Yorktown Patriots nipped the McLean Highlanders, 3-2, in a Liberty District match last week and is now 12-1 overall. Cat Vaccaro led Yorktown with 23 kills and 12 digs and Annmarie Early had 48 assists, 10 digs and five blocks. Anna Nachmanoff added 17 kills and three blocks, Natalie Denny had six kills and as many blocks, Melanie Hanchich had six kills and 17 digs and Adrienne Miller had four kills. Bishop O’Connell’s Ryley Howard had a strong Yorktown topped Robinson, 3-0, and finish in a cross country race Sept. 23 in Wash- Briar Woods, 3-1, in other matches.
Lee’s Evan Smith-Perry was third in 19:23 and Yorktown’s Catherine Whitehouse was seventh (19:41). In the girls senior race, O’Connell’s Ryley Howard was seventh (19:44) and Yorktown’s Savannah Landefeld took 11th (20:15). In the girls freshman race, O’Connell’s Tess Brinkmann finished second in 20:34.
Stripe and Strauss have been longtime fixtures on the cross country and track and field coaching scene in Northern Virginia. In 2003, the Better Sports Club of Arlington selected Stripe and Strauss as its co-Coaches of the Year.
CROSS COUNTRY: Bishop O’Connell junior Max Greczyn won the boys junior race in 15:48 at the Pacers Running DCXC Invitational meet Sept. 23 at Kenilworth Park in Washington, D.C. In the girls junior race, Washington-
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: The Yorktown Patriots nipped the McLean Highlanders, 3-2, in a Liberty District match last week to improve to 9-1 overall. Cat Vaccaro led Yorktown with 23 kills and 12 digs and Annmarie Early had 48 assists, 10 digs and five blocks. Anna Nachmanoff added 17 kills and three blocks, Natalie Denny had six kills and as many blocks, Melanie Hanchich had six kills and 17 digs and Adrienne Miller had four kills. Yorktown lost the first set, won the next two, then won the last 15-9.
Sebastian Cognetti booted all six of his extra points, one from 35 yards. Also on defense, Nate Smith batted down a pass and made multiple tackles for the Knights, Patrick Tessier and Jordan Wilson had interceptions in the victory and Magee recovered a fumble early
in the game. This coming Friday, Sept. 29 in Richmond, O’Connell takes on the host Benedictine Cadets (3-1) at 4:30 p.m. Benedictine finished second in the Division I state tournament last year and defeated O’Connell by a lopsided score during the
2016 regular season. Earlier this season, Benedictine blanked Ireton, 34-0, for one of its victories. NOTE: The 42 points were the most score in a game for O’Connell since the 2014 season.
Jack McCool two. Adrian Alvarez led Yorktown with 23 yards rushing and Adam Luncher had 18. For Washington-Lee in the loss to Madison, quarterback Ryan Dodds was 14 of 23 passing for 112 yards and threw a late-game TD pass of seven yards to Will Schmidt, who caught two passes and had 44 yards in kickoff returns. Larry Carpenter had five catches for
41 yards for W-L and Will Montgomery had four for 43 yards. Washington-Lee crossed midfield just one in the first half, but only to Madison’s 48-yard line. Carpenter and Tysheem LeGrand had tackles for losses on defense for Washington-Lee. The Generals trailed 14-0 at the end of the first quarter and 28-0 at halftime, as they had negative yards rushing in
the first half. In Wakefield’s setback to Mount Vernon, the Warriors’ offense crossed midfield just once. Wakefield was hurt by more than 100 yards in penalties. Rodney Lee had 59 yards rushing on 18 carries for Wakefield and he completed 2 of 5 passes for five yards. Lamont McDowell and James Clark each had one catch.
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Continued from Page 1 efit from a nearly $3.34 million initiative to provide weekday, peak-period Fairfax Connector express-bus service between the county’s government center and the U.S. State Department/Foggy Bottom area in Washington, D.C. • Falls Church will get expanded transit access via a $500,000 Capital Bikeshare program, including 16 more Bikeshare stations. • A $1.94 million project in Loudoun County will construct a 300-space parkand-ride lot and provide two years of operation for a new commuter-bus service from Aldie. In addition, a $623,000 expansion of the Loudoun County Transportation Demand Management project will offer I-66 commuters incentives to use transit or join carpools or vanpools. • Prince William County also will benefit, as an $887,000 Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission initiative (now operational) will offer commuter-bus service between Gainesville and the Pentagon. “Today, we’re celebrating the first components to go live,” said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Lane. “We believe firmly that the multi-modal improvements are a very important solution to improving the challenges facing Interstate 66.” The upgrades will help increase bus-
service capacity in Fairfax County, said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D). “This is a poster child for regionalism,” she said. “Each jurisdiction is going to benefit from this revenue. We’ll be able to improve bus stops, we’ll be able to add [bus] service . . . and we’ll be working with a new stream of revenue that will continue.” Arlington County Board member Libby Garvey (D) supported the improvements, but was cautious concerning their impact. “I think Arlington could have used just a little extra shout-out,” she said. “[Interstate] 66 is a gash through the heart of our county and when it comes to helping the region with I-66, we pay a higher price than anybody else. I’m always looking to try to figure out how we can get air rights or something to help put ourselves back together again.” Arlington leaders have yet to find out how the new I-66 tolling will affect the county. Some residents have objected to the size of signs related to that project, so county officials are seeking to mitigate those impacts, she said. Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee), who chairs the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, lauded state officials for allowing Northern Virginia residents and commuters to help determine which transportation projects best will help the region. The 10 projects celebrated Sept. 20 were selected from a total of 19 with a col-
Gov. McAuliffe and regional leaders cut a ceremonial ribbon for Interstate 66 improvements PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER during an event held Sept. 20 in Falls Church.
lective cost of $42 million, or four times the amount of funding available, he said. Congestion comes from many sources and the solution requires many approaches, said Falls Church City Council member David Snyder. “It’s everything from bicycles to buses to rail cars, they’re all part of this approach,” Snyder said. “We’re convinced that this comprehensive approach is going to provide the best opportunity for solving the congestion problems.” Northern Virginia has grappled for decades over how to move people through the I-66 corridor effectively, said Falls Church Mayor David Tarter. “To deal with the congestion on I-66, the focus for years has been adding more lanes, the idea being that if you make the road wider, traffic jams will go away,” Tarter said. “But we know from experience that if all you do is widen roads, you won’t solve the problem.”
Revenues from I-66 inside-the-Beltway tolls will be collected by the state and used to make further multi-modal enhancements along the highway’s corridor, Layne said. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission soon will start a process to identify the next multi-modal projects to improve I-66 commuting, McAuliffe said. State officials also have been approving improvements to I-66 outside the Beltway. A $2.3 billion project slated to begin later this year will add almost 23 miles of Express Lanes on I-66 between the Beltway and Gainesville. The project will add two Express Lanes in each direction, in addition to three regular travel lanes each way. “After years of dysfunction on I-66 – everybody pointing each way, no one willing to take responsibility, nobody willing to come together – those days are over,” McAuliffe said.
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1. Dolphins’ home 6. *Sports acronym 9. Deep wound 13. Spy’s cover 14. 100 square meters 15. “Door,” on #35 Across 16. Approximate date 17. Bygone bird 18. Letter-shaped girder 19. *Pastoral autumn trip 21. *Falling all around 23. Galley tool 24. Eight bits 25. Trigonometry abbr. 28. “Hey!” 30. ____weed 35. Faubourg Saint-Honore and Rivoli, e.g. 37. Left after deductions 39. Hymn of praise 40. Hoosier State’s capital, for short 41. Boiled or baked buckwheat 43. Actress ____-Jones 44. Hospital’s CAT and PET 46. Smoke plus fog 47. Not counterfeit 48. Graphite writer 50. “____ Lang Syne” 52. Hasten 53. Like hard times 55. Scepter’s partner 57. *Seasonal squash cultivar 61. *Fall’s the time to pull it out of storage 65. Light-footed
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7. “To” follower? 8. Like kale 9. Mongolian desert 10. Equals pi times square of the radius 11. Dateless male 12. Part of hemoglobin 15. Highway accident 20. *Hot apple cider, e.g. 22. Giant Hall-of-Famer 24. *World Series player 25. *Like fall air 26. Prevention measure 27. Four-door 29. Those not opposed 31. *Corn ____ 32. Plywood raw material 33. Delhi policeman’s club 34. Related on mother’s side 36. Update an iPod 38. Biblical pronoun 42. Like a neon sign 45. Smooth and shiny 49. Circle of flowers 51. Search bottom of river, e.g. 54. Teen worry 56. More nude 57. Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement, e.g. 58. Tangerine and grapefruit hybrid 59. Dignified manner 60. Neighborhood map 61. Eye infection 62. UK art museum 63. Larger-than-life 64. Rock opera version of “La Boheme” 67. Beehive State native
55+ News CURRENT-EVENTS AFICIONADOS TO GATHER: Walter Reed Senior Center’s
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ORCHESTRA PRESENTS OPEN REHEARSAL: The Tom Cunningham Or-
chestra will host an open rehearsal on Monday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955. TRAVELERS HEAD FOR A FALL-FOLIAGE TOUR: Arlington County 55+
Travel hosts a trip on the Western Scenic Railroad’s fall foliage tour in Cumberland, Md., on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The cost of $119 includes lunch. For information, call (703) 228-4748.
DISCUSSION CENTERS ON MOBILES APPS: An explanation of mobile apps
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MUSICAL PRESENTATION FOCUSES ON UKULELE: The basics of ukulele
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Center. For information, call (703) 2280955. SELECTION OF A REHABILITATION CENTER DETAILED: An in-depth pre-
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HISTORY FORUM LOOKS AT THE LOCAL AREA: A discussion of Northern
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FALL VEGETABLES TAKE CENTER STAGE IN PRESENTATION: Tips and
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Travel hosts a trip to the Shenandoah Valley Cultural Heritage Museum on Thursday, Oct. 5. The cost is $17. For information, call (703) 228-4748.
FORUM FOCUSES ON MEDICARE TOP-
ICS: Medicare updates will be offered on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955. CLASSIC PHONOGRAPH TAKES PRIDE OF PLACE: A demonstration of a circa-
1900 Edison Amberola tabletop phonograph will be presented on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 11:15 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.
‘SUNSHINE GANG’ TAKES THE STAGE:
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sessions is the topic of the day on Friday, Oct. 6 at 11 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.
TRAVELERS HEAD TO WATERFORD CRAFTS FAIR: Arlington County 55+
Travel hosts a trip to the Waterford Crafts and Historic Home Fair on Saturday, Oct. 7. The cost is $20. 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. October 1, 1948: n Arlington schoolchildren could face double shifts if voters reject the proposed $4.75 million school bond, officials are warning. n Arlington’s 11 voting precincts have grown to 24 for this year’s election. n A total of 19 new cases of polio have been reported in Arlington this year. n The Arlington Jaycees and South Arlington Lions are tied for first in the Service Club Bowling League. October 2, 1958: n Pressmen have walked off the job at the Washington Star and Washington Evening News, and could walk out tomorrow at The Washington Post and Washington Times-Herald. n The Arlington Players will present “Speaking of Murder” at Thomas Jefferson Junior High School. October 2, 1964: n Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, will travel to Ohio and California next week to stump for GOP candidates. n County Board candidates Thomas Richards and Dr. Kenneth Haggerty are sparring. n A “big increase” in the number of registered voters is being reported in all Northern Virginia locales. n The Washington Senators are 62-98, 35 games behind the league-leading New York Yankees. October 5-6, 1971: n Gov. Holton says Virginians should be “ashamed” of the quality of state libraries. n State Senate candidate Edward Holland says funds brought in by a higher gas tax should be split between highway projects and rapid transit. n Gov. Holton says he is in favor of 18year-olds having the right to vote, but doubts it would alter the political landscape much. October 5, 1978: n Capt. William “Smokey” Stover, a 22year veteran of the Arlington Police Department, has been tapped as chief. n U.S. Rep. Joseph Fisher, D-10th, has been termed “extremely liberal” by the American Conservative Union.
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