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Boundaries of Middle Schools Are Revamped

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS! His reindeer were resting up for their big night, so Santa hitched a ride with the firefighters of Station #7 on Dec. 14 for a tour of Fairlington.

Some Tweaks May Occur Before Plan Goes Into Effect in 2019-20 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

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County to Get Bigger Say on Future of Columbia Pike SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Consider it an early Christmas present from the Virginia Department of Transportation to the Arlington County government.

State officials have agreed to loosen the handcuffs they placed on the local government in 2010, when VDOT turned over control of Columbia Pike to Arlington officials.

As part of an agreement approved by the Arling-

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ton County Board on Dec. 16, VDOT has withdrawn its requirement that there be two open lanes available to all vehicular traffic both eastbound and westbound on Columbia Pike as it runs from the Pentagon area west to the Fairfax County line.

That requirement was put in place in 2010, when state officials agreed to a request from their county-government counterparts to give Arlington authority over Continued on Page 18

Arlington School Board members on Dec. 14 approved a sweeping redistricting of middle-school boundaries, but left the door open for further revisions before the package goes into effect in 2019.

“It’s been tremendously hard” to find a plan with components everyone in the community can agree on, School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen said after the 5-0 vote.

“You can’t get them lined up so everyone thinks it’s perfect,” said Kanninen, calling the boundary plan “a path forward” but not necessarily the final say.

“We may want to make refinements,” Kanninen said.

Boundary changes are needed due both to ongoing student-body growth and the planned opening in September 2019 of a new middle school in space near Lee Highway currently occupied by H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program (which

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is relocating to a new home in Rosslyn). About onequarter of the 346 middleschool “planning units” countywide will be moved from one school to another.

At the same time, though, School Board members directed Superintendent Patrick Murphy to prepare a plan that would give parents of middleschool students more choices in sending their children to schools other than the one designated. Murphy Continued on Page 18

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Phoenix House Celebrates Its Newest Facilities

Addition and Expansion at Addiction-Recovery Center Includes Cardio-Focused Exercise SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

On time and on budget – and without a dollar of government funding – Phoenix House Mid-Atlantic on Dec. 12 unveiled new and updated facilities in Arlington aimed at giving an extra boost to patients moving through the addiction-recovery process.

“This is overwhelming – a community that came together,” said Tracy Hitt Millar, who with her husband Jim Millar served as co-chairs of the $3.5 million capital campaign that funded expansion of the Phoenix House facility on North Quincy Street in Ballston.

The effort, completed after a year of construction, included establishment of the Hitt Family Wellness Center, which will augment existing efforts incorporating cardio training and other health initiatives into the recovery program.

The project also included renovations throughout the existing building, which serves as a residential center for adolescents whose stays usually range from 28 to 60 days.

“I can’t believe it. We actually did this.

I can’t tell you what this feels like,” said Debby Simpson Taylor, senior vice president and executive director of Phoenix

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House Mid-Atlantic. She has guided the local addiction-treatment organization for nearly three decades.

The expansion plan’s genesis came in 2012 during the 50th-anniversary celebration of what began in the early 1960s as a community-based effort to stem alcoholism in adults. Starting in the 1970s, it expanded (under the name Vanguard Services Unlimited and more recently af-

filiated with Phoenix House) in both the types of addiction it treats, and the age range of its patients.

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Fisette Gets Sendoff as Tenure Comes to End County Board Member Has Served for 20 Years, Second Longest in History SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

A Dec. 13 tribute to departing Arlington County Board Chairman Jay Fisette was about 90 percent heartfelt thanks for his 20 years of service in elected office.

And about 10 percent celebrity roast.

“Jay is the cheapest person in the entire world, second to none. And here’s the thing: he’s so proud of that,” former County Manager Ron Carlee deadpanned at the celebration, which drew about 200 people to Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington.

But Carlee – now director of the Center for Regional Excellence at Virginia Commonwealth University – didn’t maintain the Don Rickles routine for long, turning to more weighty topics.

“We went through a lot together,” Carlee said of his work with Fisette, from matters that were controversial at the moment but not all that important in the grand scheme of things (anyone remember the fight over the county logo?) to perhaps the darkest day in Arlington history – Sept. 11, 2001 – when Fisette was serving his first stint as board chairman.

Carlee said that, whatever the situation, Fisette was a beacon of rationality, “which is really not to be taken for granted” in the current political era, he said.

At the festivities, nearly a dozen speakers took the podium to provide remarks covering Fisette’s years in office and his work in the community and across the region.

“Everyone in this room has a story to share,” said County Board Vice Chairman Katie Cristol, who emceed the 90minute formal program that followed a reception.

Among those on the dais was Fisette’s longtime friend Bob Witeck, describing the board chairman as “the spiritual love child of Harvey Milk and Ellen Bozman” – the former being the San Francisco gayrights activist and city council member, the latter a veteran Arlington civic leader known for civility and grace.

Fisette had been living in Arlington for a decade but was all but unknown in political circles when, in 1993, he won a Democratic “firehouse primary” to vie for a special election called when County Board member William Newman ascended to the Circuit Court. Despite being a decided underdog, Fisette cobbled together support of friends and newfound allies to back his campaign.

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Above: Jay Fisette (right) and his husband, Dr. Bob Rosen, listen to remarks at the celebration of his County Board tenure, held Dec. 13 at Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Below: Betsey Wildhack and former County Manager Ron Carlee were among those speaking.

an attorney who has been a Fisette political ally since that first race.

Being openly gay both helped and hurt Fisette during the campaign, but with by securing the Democratic endorsement, “we were incredibly empowered,” said Wildhack, who had come out as gay around the same time and was heading up the Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance.

(Arlington native Wildhack’s wicked sense of humor was not lost on the crowd as she began to her remarks. “Look at the fear in Jay’s eyes,” she chuckled.)

Fisette lost the 1993 special election to Republican Ben Winslow, but rebounded four years later to win the County Board seat of the aforementioned Bozman, who was retiring after 24 years in office.

Fisette went on to win four re-election bids with little trouble before announcing at the start of 2017 that he’d be retiring.

Voters in November selected Democrat Erik Gutshall to succeed him.

While 9/11 was the dominant event of Fisette’s first stint as board chair (a position that rotates among members), his subsequent chairmanships also seemed to bring major issues to the fore: 2005

saw the federal government’s “BRAC” facilities-closing effort and 2014 brought the contentious battle over the Columbia Pike streetcar. His two other years as chair (2010 and 2017) were somewhat more mellow.

Fisette also has been in leadership posts on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and on statewide panels.

“Jay has been a great regional leader,” said D.C. City Council member Phil Mendelson. “Some of us [in elected office] can be pretty cranky, some can be pretty stubborn. Jay’s been able to work with everybody.”

“It’s nice to see an elected official who’s a workhorse,” said John Morrill, who has led the county government’s efforts to deal with one of Fisette’s personal priorities: sustainable-energy initiatives.

Like Carlee, former County Board and School Board member Mary Hynes noted Fisette’s thrifty nature, but said he always came through for funding on issues of importance to the community, and had served as a mentor to elected officials who came after him.

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In 2013, Fisette made history when he became the first Virginia elected official to marry a same-sex partner. He and Dr. Bob Rosen had been together for 30 years; they were married in the District of Columbia because, at the time, Virginia still outlawed such unions.

“We can never ignore Bob’s immense talents,” Witeck said of Rosen’s important but mostly behind-the-scenes efforts in support of Fisette’s civic career.

Former Del. Bob Brink, who is wrapping up service in the administration of outgoing Gov. Terry McAuliffe, brought along a letter from the governor.

Brink was first elected to the legislature the same day in 1997 that Fisette won his seat on the County Board. “He gained the respect of everyone who worked with him,” Brink said.

After more than an hour of superlatives and occasional zinger being thrown his way, it was time for the man of the moment to offer his thoughts.

“You don’t know how moving it is to see 20 years, 25 years of your life [laid out] in front of you,” he said. “This is a night I will never forget.”

Fisette recalled that when he moved to Arlington in 1983, “I didn’t know anybody, I didn’t know a soul,” but the early friendships he made convinced him to stay – and, ultimately, to serve what is, and is likely to stay, the second longest tenure of any County Board member in Arlington history.

“It was wonderful,” he said of his board service. “It has been a labor of love.”

Ever methodical, something not too surprising given his previous life as a government auditor, Fisette said he hopes that Arlington residents would discern the forest for the trees, even when battling over a contentious issue-du-jour.

“Take a moment, step back,” he said, “and understand how lucky we are.”

Fisette has identified five charitable organizations where residents can donate in his name, should they so choose: the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, Arlington Arts Center, Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment, Culpepper Garden and Equality Virginia.

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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To the efforts by local elected officials to meet each year with students in the Arlington YMCA’s Model General Assembly program, giving the students real-world tips prior to the statewide Model General Assembly gathering in Richmond next March.

This year, state Sen. Barbara Favola, Dels. Patrick Hope, Alfonso Lopez and Rip Sullivan and Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos took part in the program with the more than 60 students from a host of Arlington high schools who are participating.

It’s a win-win: The students get THUMBS UP: To local civic activthe chance to receive feedback on ist Bernie Berne, who made the effort to turn out a few weeks their proposed bills, and the electago for the County Board’s eds have the opportunity to hear annual hearing on its legissome innovative thinking from lative platform. the up-and-coming generation.

Alas, Berne was the only person THUMBS UP: To the four final- among the 230,000-odd Arlingtoists in the Arlington County nians who thought it was worth decal competition, unveiled the effort to weigh in on the package that the local government will a few weeks ago.

The public will have its chance forward to Arlington’s legislative to vote through Jan. 15 at https:// delegation in Richmond for what taxes.arlingtonva.us/decal-vot- is likely to be a more exciting than usual session in 2018. ing/.

Really? Only one person at the We’ve cast our ballots; have you hearing? Lordy, the apathy. cast yours?

Boundary Revamp No Help to Some Students Editor: As a resident of Boulevard Manor and parent of school-age children, I and many of my neighbors are dismayed by the School Board’s unwillingness to address the lack of alignment our children face as they move from our middle school, Kenmore, to high school.

As a result of last year’s high-school boundary decision, our neighborhood’s kids, who number 10 to 15 per year, were redistricted from Washington-Lee High School to Yorktown.

While many of us raised concerns

about the lack of alignment this would create, we were told that this situation would be fixed during this year’s middle-school boundary process. The plan adopted Dec. 14 did nothing to remedy our kids’ predicament.

Kenmore is the only middle school in Arlington that splits into three different high schools, with only 6 percent zoned for Yorktown. This past year, just four students from our neighborhood matriculated to Yorktown. Imagine being one of those four students, entering a class of approximately 500, almost all

of whom are starting high school with friends from Swanson and Williamsburg. I doubt that this is a situation any School Board member or parent would want his or her own children to face.

Our neighborhood is not asking for special treatment – we are simply asking to be afforded the same thing that other neighborhoods take for granted: that our kids will have a chance to attend high school with a reasonable number of their peers from middle school.

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Editor: I attended the Arlington Committee of 100’s Dec. 13 panel discussion on whether the name of Washington-Lee High Schoool should be changed.

We heard about the experience of changing J.E.B. Stuart High School’s name in Fairfax. We heard the fond memories of Washington-Lee alumni, and we heard reasons why we should remove all such Confederate names now.

When I moved to Crystal City in 1988, I was stunned and uneasy to see the name of the utterly inept Confederate president, Jefferson Davis. More shocks were to follow encountering names like “Jeb Stuart,” “Rebel Run,” and all the respectful memorials to Robert E. Lee. I am not enough of an historian to care about all the names of all the Confederate generals dotting streets around here. Just the big ones, and I want them removed, now. Even Robert E. Lee

thought it unwise to perpetuate the divisions by memorializing the Lost Cause.

We will need to be careful in our choice of a replacement. We don’t want to spend $400,000 to $900,000 rebranding, say, a “Charlie Rose High School.”

I would like to suggest the name of Katherine Johnson, the brilliant mathematician whose story was told in “Hidden Figures.” An African-American. A woman. In the field of technology. Who did a lot of her work in Virginia, under the oppression of segregation.

We can point to progress in rights for African-Americans and women, but unlike many countries, American women are still woefully underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Kristine Montamat Arlington

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Editor: Yolanda Cendeja’s letter condemning Del. Alfonso Lopez’s actions regarding migrants [“Del. Lopez No Champion of Immigrants,” Dec. 7] was a bit confusing.

She demanded an apology and reparations from Del. Lopez for detaining migrants, which seems a bit too considerate, considering it is against the law to detain individuals who have broken no laws.

If this is the case, Del. Lopez should immediately be arrested and charged.

Unless, of course, the migrants in question have broken some kind of law that would call for their detention.

If this is the case, it would have been helpful if Cendeja’s letter had not tried to hide that fact.

Jeff Walyus Arlington

School Board’s Lander Wins Accolades as His Tenure Ends SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

As he puts the finishing touches on eight years in elected office, Arlington School Board member James Lander was praised by the public, staff and colleagues during his last board meeting on Dec. 14.

Lander has been “a person who has remained calm in the storm” said Ingrid Gant, president of the Arlington Education Association.

“Even when we don’t agree, you have remained connected to us,” Gant told Lander during the board meeting.

Lander was defeated in May by Monique O’Grady in the Arlington County Democratic Committee endorsement caucus, quelling his bid for a third term.

O’Grady went on to easily win a threeway race for School Board in the Nov. 7 general election, and will take office Jan. 1.

Superintendent Patrick Murphy, who arrived in Arlington just six months before Lander joined the School Board, praised him for keeping an eye on the big picture.

“You’ve looked out on the horizon and said, ‘How are we going to be prepared when this is a 30,000-student school division?’” Murphy said. (Total enrollment, about 20,000 in 2009, is now more than

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Civic Federation leaders on Nov. 29 visited Central Library to install a plaque and observe the progress of a Princeton elm tree that had been planted on the campus last year.

Although denuded of all but a handful of leaves due to the time of year, the tree appears to be acclimating itself to its surroundings. It is one of a number of trees donated for planting on public land by the Civic Federation, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2015-16.

Why the lag in placing a commemorative plaque? Joe Pelton, who led the centennial observations, said there was a question whether the land where the tree was planted was under the jurisdiction of the county’s library system or the parks department. Once that was sorted out, all was ready for the brief ceremony.

The Princeton elm (Ulmus americana) was selected for planting because it can grow in a variety of soil conditions and is moderately resistant to Dutch elm disease.

At maturity, the species can rise about 100 feet.

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-8th) had been on hand for the original planting in the late spring of 2016. While his schedule did not permit his attendance at the Nov. 29 event, he was represented by staff member Noah Simon.

LINDEN RESOURCES CEO LAUDED:

Linda Chandler, who is retiring as CEO of Arlington-based Linden Resources, was honored Dec. 7 with the Melwood 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s Ability Awards Benefit, held at MGM National Harbor.

Chandler was tapped to lead Linden Resources, which provides employment

The Arlington County Civic Federation’s centennial tree at Arlington Central Library recently was dedicated. The Princeton elm is one of a number that have been planted to honor the organization’s 100th birthday, which occurred a year ago.

opportunities to those with physical and intellectual disabilities, in 2009, as the economic downturn began to take hold in the local area. Under her leadership, the organization established several new initiatives, including a career-readiness program for veterans.

Earlier this year, Linden Resources became affiliated with Maryland-based Melwood.

“I am especially honored to receive this award from Melwood, because our organizations share the same commitment to ensuring that people with differing abilities have opportunities for meaningful employment,” Chandler said.

In addition to her work with Linden, Chandler has been active in the local community. She currently serves as board chair of Bowen McCauley Dance and is on the boards of directors of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the Optimist Club of Arlington and the Kiwanis Club of Arlington.

Also at the ceremony, awards were presented to CVS Health and the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute, part of the George Washington University.

For information, see the Web site at www.melwood.org/ability-awards.

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What an opportunity! This week’s featured property offers the chance to live an exceptional urban-village lifestyle in a comfortable single-family home in the Madison Manor neighborhood, putting you close to everything from the East Falls Church Metro station to the shopping zones of Westover, the Eden Center and the city of Falls Church.

All this, and the creative, 1970s-era home is versatile, with two levels of open and expansive living, loaded with natural sunlight and updates galore.

The Arlington property currently is on the market, listed at $735,000 by Kim Sharifi of Weichert, Realtors.

Set on an appropriately-sized lot with verdant landscaping and mature trees, the home is an example of creative architecture of its era. Inside, it opens up to reveal a delightful mix of spaces, with options galore.

To our right off the entryway is the lovely Great Room, rising to the heavens with an overlook above it. Beyond it, you will find both the dining room and the kitchen, each of them providing access to the delightful slate patio.

A versatile bonus room, perfect as a family room or office (with wet bar), also is part of the main-level package, and there is a large laundry area, too.

Three bedrooms are found on the upper level, offering as much space upstairs as can be found downstairs.

The fenced rear yard ensures privacy throughout the year, and the location, as noted earlier, is hard to top. It showcases the delights of close-in living even though it’s set in a small slice of bucolic splendor.

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Address: 1001 North Roosevelt Street, Arlington (22205).

Listed at: $735,000 by Kim Sharifi, Weichert Realtors (703) 216-0454.

Schools: McKinley Elementary, Swanson Middle, Yorktown High School.

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Remodelers Launch Accreditation The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) earlier this year launched an industry-changing accreditation program.

As the first of its kind, the NARI Accredited Remodeling Company (ARC) program was created to support both consumers and remodelers.

“Consumers desperately need a remodeling contractor they can trust to update their homes,” the organization said in a statement. “NARI remodelers need a program that supports remodeling companies in the continuous improvement of their business following best practices and elevating the level of professionalism throughout the nation.”

In order to be considered for accreditation, NARI member firms must demonstrate how they meet a set of higher industry standards determined by a third-party, the NARI Accreditation Board.

“NARI leads the remodeling industry by creating a program, the Accredited Remodeling Company (ARC), which supports NARI members in elevating their business standards. Our third-party accreditation provides an unbiased stamp of approval. This is critical in gaining consumer trust while helping NARI members improve, grow and prosper in their business,” said NARI CEO Fred Ulreich.

Remodeling companies that display this badge of honor of accreditation have demonstrated a proven track record.

“Most consumers recognize the Better Business Bureau (BBB) seal and ranking, or the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. “The remodeling industry now has something,” said Ulreich, “that works to not only bolster member company success but also provide consumers with a trusted resource. The NARI ARC program does just that.”

Firms must have sound business and operations practices, a commitment to professional development along with employees with specialized or Top Tier credentials.

The accreditation “makes shopping for a contractor as easy as deciding to remodel your home,” officials said.

“The ARC logo signifies a hallmark of excellence. The NARI Accreditation program is another way that NARI members demonstrate and execute our promise: Remodeling Done Right.”

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COOPERATIVE EXTENSION LAUDS VOLUNTEERS: With a corps of more

than 1,200 volunteers focused on everything from financial literacy to nutrition, Virginia Cooperative Extension’s local branch took time to celebrate their efforts on Dec. 1.

“Volunteers are the lifeblood of our program,” said Reggie Morris, unit coordinator for the state agency’s Alexandria office (and counterpart to Jennifer Abel, who heads the Arlington office).

Dozens of volunteers and supporters descended on the Fairlington Community Center for a celebration and showcase of the offerings of the Arlington-Alexandria program. They were enticed, in part, by breakfast noshes from volunteers in the nutrition initiatives – items ranging from homemade granola to avocado tartines.

Tempting as the treats were, the spotlight remained on those who provide volunteer hours – nearly 43,000 during the last year – and support efforts in other ways.

“It’s wonderful that Extension has so many special friends,” said Judy Connally, a longtime supporter and a member of the Extension Leadership Council for the local area.

Among those saluted was County Board Chairman Jay Fisette, who was honored for his efforts in support of horticulture, financial-literacy and food initiatives.

“He has been a real champion,” Connally said.

Fisette was presented with a Virginia sweetspire plant (itea virginica) to augment his garden. “It’s the perfect gift,” said Fisette, who wraps up a 20-year career in public office at the end of the month.

Also on hand for the event was John Thompson, the newish Northern District director of Virginia Cooperative Extension, a joint project of Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.

Cooperative-extension programs are found across the nation, but often are assumed to be most active in rural areas, through programs like 4-H. The Arlington-Alexandria effort belies that assumption: Nearly 50,000 local residents took part in nearly 1,800 educational programs over the past year.

“Our job is to reach out and reach back to the community,” said Morris, ticking off newly launched initiatives while also praising the 10-member staff that oversees efforts in the two communities.

“These are some of the most hardworking and dedicated people,” he said.

“They are making a difference.”

For information about Virginia Cooperative Extension efforts in Arlington, see the Web site at http://arlington.ext. vt.edu.

FORMER COUNTY MANAGER PENS CHILDREN’S BOOK: Former Arlington

County Manager Barbara Donnellan is now a children’s-book author.

Donnellan has penned “Nema’s Magic,” working with illustrator Michael Gar-

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Among those on hand for the annual Virginia Cooperative Extension showcase at the Fairlington Community Center were Reggie Morris, who heads the Alexandria office; John Thompson, who leads the Northern District office; and Jennifer Abel, who heads the Arlington office.

land. The title character is a grandmother, and the story showcases her interaction with grandchildren, and also tackles the issue of the loss of family members.

“Love is the magic in all family relationships,” promotional material for the book notes. “It starts with experiencing everyday fun. Every time we learn something new, we create lasting memories. Nema shares the magic in these moments.”

Donnellan spent more than 30 years in the Arlington County government, rising to serve as county manager from 2010-15.

Currently, she operates a consulting firm.

Married and the sister to six siblings, Donnellan is aunt to 31 and great-aunt to 42.

For information on the book, see the Web site at www.barbaradonnellan.com.

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A total of 1,500 volunteers worked assembly-style to pack 200,000 meals, which are slated to be sent to malnourished children around the world.

“We do it because you can’t teach compassion to your kids. You have to share experiences which will help them grow into compassionate people,” said Rita Ting-Hopper, among the volunteers at the event.

“This is arguably the best familyfriendly service event that I’ve seen in 15 years of ministry,” said Derek Adye, a pastor and the event’s master of ceremonies. “It’s an accessible way to make a big difference.”

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The average price of single-family homes increased but the other two segments of the market declined as the Arlington real estate market saw a healthy, if somewhat wobbly, November.

Sales for the month countywide totaled 253, an increase of 5.9 percent from the 239 transactions recorded a year before, according to data reported Dec. 10

by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. The average sales price of $644,604 was up 0.4 percent from a year before, with varied results depending in market type: • The average sales price of single-family homes rose 7.4 percent to $960,311.

• The average sales price of attached homes, such as townhouses and rowhouses, declined 5.2 percent to $467,262.

• The average sales price of condominiums dipped 3.3 percent to $434,008.

A total of 29 properties garnered a price of $1 million or more each.

Add up the sales and prices, and total volume for the month of $163 million was up 6.22 percent from a year before.

Homes that went to closing in November spent an average of 43 days between listing and ratified sales contract, an improvement from the 52 days required a year before. Homes garnered an average of 97 percent of listing price, down from

97.3 percent a year before.

Conventional mortgages were the method of transacting sales in 178 cases, followed by cash (39) and VA-backed loans (19).

At the end of the month, there were 476 properties on the market, a decline of 1.2 percent from a year before.

Where is the market headed? Shortterm data point downward, with both pending sales and homes coming under contract in November lower than a year before.

Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

Inner Core Sees Double-Digit Increase in Sales Volume: An increase in both total sales and average prices boosted the inner metro core to an 11.5-percent increase in year-over-year real estate sales volume in November, according to new data.

A total of 4,082 properties went to closing across the region, an increase of 4.7 percent from the 3,899 transactions in November 2016, according to data reported Dec. 10.

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Playing slow, sluggish and sloppy in the first half, the Washington-Lee GensignifiBASKETBALL erals cantly upped the throttle and their efficiency in the second half, rallying for a road victory Dec. 15 in girls basketball action.

Trailing the W.T. Woodson Cavaliers, 21-13, at halftime, the Generals (5-3) charged back to win, 54-45, for their fourth straight victory in high school action. With the triumph, W-L already has surpassed last season’s victory total of four.

“We wanted to do everything quicker and faster in the second half, and we were able to do that,” said Washington-Lee assistant coach Diana Crowley, who led the team with head coach Angie Kelly away on a family matter. “We made better decisions in the second half, and Enas [Nigatu] started scoring. We moved quicker, passed the ball quicker – everything.”

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Washington-Lee High School’s Eleanor Doolittle shoots a foul shot against W.T. Woodson in Dec. 15 action as teammate Sydney Rood waits for a potential rebound. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

A Couple of Close Victories for Wakefield Girls A Staff Report

The Wakefield Warriors had two nailbiting victories last week in National District girls high school basketball action, and are 2-0 in the league as a result.

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP Wakefield (4-1, 2-0) nipped the host Jefferson Colonials, 47-46, in overtime on Dec. 12, then Dec. 15 rallied in the final minute to edge the visiting Stuart Raiders, 44-40.

Against Jefferson, Hannah Foley (seven points) made a big three-point shot to tie the game late for Wakefield.

Naveah Wallace had 10 points and four blocks for Wakefield, Trinity Chambers made three clutch foul shots, Jami Tham

had six points and eight rebounds, and Taylor Thompson had six points. Jayde Spinner made some big defensive contributions.

“It was a good team win,” Wakefield coach Marcia Richardson said.

In the win over Stuart, Wakefield trailed 24-16 at halftime and 36-30 after three periods. The Warriors took their first lead at 42-40 in the final minute on a three-pointer by Wallace, who scored nine points.

Foley and Tham scored nine each, Spinner had eight rebounds and three steals, Lauryn Freeman had eight rebounds and Taylor Thompson three assists. n In a 51-33 loss to host Lake Braddock, the Yorktown Patriots’ (3-4) Liz

Shean had 11 points and four rebounds before fouling out, and Maggie Shipley scored nine and yanked seven rebounds to go with two assists. Madeline Winer scored seven off the bench.

On Dec. 15, Yorktown defeated the visiting Mount Vernon Majors, 5434, to snap a four-game losing streak.

Shipley scored 23 points and made 9 of 11 foul shots, Winer scored 13 and Michelle Emery five. n In boys action, the Wakefield Warriors (5-2, 2-0) routed the Jefferson Colonials, 64-31, and the Stuart Raiders, 74-38, in National District games last week.

Against Jefferson, A’Mari Cooper

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The first thing that needs to be planned for is the climate of an inside pool – usually way hot and humid and very stuffy, with an unavoidable and persistent strong smell of chlorine. Proper dress would be shorts and short sleeves or a T-shirt. Otherwise, you can become a sweaty mess.

If walking the deck of the pool, shoes and socks are a no-no. They will get soaked very quickly from the water that’s splashed from the pool from the diving, but mostly from the swimmers’ flip turns.

Bare feet, flip-flops or tall rubber boots, as Madison High coach Andrew Foos regularly wears during meets, is the best and driest foot attire.

Foos said it took him a few meets to discover the secret of rubber boots.

No matter what footwear, it’s easy to slip anytime. So never run, walk slowly and pay attention to the surroundings. It’s possible to get bumped into the water.

Be ready for the loud, echoing and vibrating noise of near constant cheering, primarily from the swimmers. The after effect can be similar to attending a loud rock concert. Earplugs are definitely helpful.

Once the races start, the meets move quickly, with very little time between each event – seconds, not minutes. For that reason, paying attention is a must. Getting behind makes it difficult to catch up.

Pool sound systems usually are poor, making it hard to hear what’s being announced. Having a lineup of races helps follow the schedule.

There isn’t much room to maneuver along pool decks. Meet officials take up one end and cheering swimmers the sides and the opposite end.

Again, being prepared works best.

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Washington-Lee Boys Suffer Consecutive Close Losses DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette

After winning their first five games, the Washington-Lee Generals (5-2) now have a losing streak.

Those setbacks came by virtue of o n s e c u t ive BASKETBALL cclose losses on back-to-back nights – falling 74-71 on Dec. 15 to the visiting W.T. Woodson Cavaliers, then 63-60 Dec. 16 against the host West Springfield Spartans in non-district boys high school basketball games.

“We weren’t being aggressive. We played a little bit scared early on,” Wash-

ington-Lee coach Bobby Dobson said of the loss to Woodson, the defending Class 6 state champion. “In the second half we played hard. We played with character and we didn’t worry about the name on their jersey.”

The Generals rallied in the final quarter after falling behind by a significant amount early in the contest. Woodson led 10-1 and 16-3, and was ahead 21-7 at the end of the first quarter. At halftime, the Generals trailed, 42-23.

In the fourth, Washington-Lee came alive, cutting the lead to 66-60, then 73-68. A three-pointer by senior point guard Chris Ozgo made the final 74-71.

“We stuck together in the fourth

quarter,” Dobson said. “We did a good job of running our stuff and we shot the ball well. We were good enough to compete with them.”

The Generals made nine three-pointers in the loss.

Ozgo led the team in scoring with 20 points, 17 coming in the second half.

He made three three-pointers. Anthony Reyes (three three-pointers) scored 17, Max Geiseman (two threes) 10, Matt Deily nine, Alex Simmons eight and Colin MacCullough five.

“We played our pace in third and fourth quarters,” Ozgo said. “We pressed the ball and got out in transition. Woodson likes to slow the pace.”

Against West Springfield, the game was close throughout, with the Generals coming up short again.

Washington-Lee began last week with a close 62-60 home victory over the Mount Vernon Majors. Ozgo led the team in scoring and MacCullough blocked seven shots.

The Generals were scheduled to play three games this week, including two contests at a holiday tournament on Dec. 21 and 22 in Hedgesville, W.Va. Then Washington-Lee has no games scheduled for next week after Christman.

NOTE: The 5-0 start was one of Washington-Lee’s best in years.

Also for W-L, Samuel Sharp was eighth at 138. Yorktown, Cyrus Khani was third at 132.

For Wakefield High, Vincent Galang (145) and Loranzo Rajaonarivelo (170) were fifth.

Bishop O’Connell’s Chris St. George placed fourth at 126.

High School Roundup WAKEFIELD GYMNAST SECOND: Wakefield High School’s Gabby Spranger won the all-around in a recent girls gymnastics meet with a 36.0 score. She had a 9-5 on the vault to win, a 9.1 on the balance beam to take second, an 8.8 on the floor exercise to take second and an 8.6 on the uneven bars to place second.

Washington-Lee was second in the team scoring, with Katie Webster second in the all-around (33.6) and Ella

Basketball Continued from Page 15 The comeback was sparked by a pair of runs totaling 22-0 to start the third and fourth quarters. A 14-0 burst to open the third gave the Generals a 27-21 lead they held for the rest of the game.

Nigatu, who finished with a doubledouble by scoring 12 points and yanking 16 rebounds to go with four blocked shots, scored eight in the third period after not scoring in the first half and to-

Roundup Continued from Page 15 had 19 points, seven blocked shots, five rebounds and three assists. Ben Horsford had 12 points and Robbie Starkey had nine.

In the win over Stuart, Chris Warner scored 13 points, Horsford 12, Starkey 11 and Cooper and Mekhi Short nine each. Wakefield led 45-19 at halftime. n The Yorktown Patriots (2-4) defeated the host Mount Vernon Majors, 64-62, on Dec. 15 on a three-pointer by Ryan Van Kirk with one second to play.

The shot came after Yorktown called a timeout with 10 seconda to play to set up the shot, which came from the top of the key after a pass from Matt Coulam.

Van Kirk led Yorktown with 14 points.

Davis Patterson, Aidan Stroup and Liam Andersen were among those who all scored in double figures for Yorktown.

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Washington-Lee High School’s Jacob Briggs finished second at 106 pounds as did Yorktown High’s Clayton Chadwick at 285 at the recent Northern Virginia Classic at Fairfax High School.

SWIM AND DIVE RESULTS: The Yorktown High School boys and girls swim

and dive teams defeated the McLean Highlanders, the boys winnig 187-128, and the girls victorious, 171-144.

Double winners in the competition for the Yorktown teams were Victoria Huske, Kayle Park, Ryan Soh and Zach Rosenthal. Single winners were Jonathan Day, Sam Ellison, Thomas Outlaw, Max Nagl and Mary Kate Reicherter.

James Weise won the boys diving competition.

taling just three shots.

“Once she gets going inside, that opens up our whole offense,” Crowley said. “We had too many turnovers [12] in the first half.”

Washington-Lee also shot poorly in the first half – 23 percent from the floor.

In the second half, the Generals shot 45 percent, with Jordan Mosley (15 points, six rebounds) making a trio of three-pointers in the final two quarters and Ava Singh (nine points, four assists) hitting one.

After an 8-0 run to start the fourth

quarter, the Generals stayed ahead by making 13 of 15 foul shots over the final 2:43 of the game, including a stretch of hitting eight in a row.

“The foul shooting was a big deal,” Crowley said.

Also in the win for W-L, Sydney Rood scored 12 points and had eight rebounds, Eleanor Doolittle had three points and two steals, and Lucy Robinson scored three and blocked a shot.

In its previous game, WashingtonLee downed Mount Vernon, 57-50, also a road victory. Nigatu had a doubledouble with 25 points and 16 rebounds

to go with two blocked shots. She was 15 of 17 from the foul line. Nigatu has had multiple double-doubles this season.

Mosley had 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists and made two threepointers. Singh had six points, five assists and four rebounds; Rood had five rebounds, three assists and two points; and Robinson had two points and as many rebounds.

NOTE: In the win over W.T. Woodson, six Washington-Lee players made foul shots in the fourth quarter, when the Generals were 15 of 19 from the line in the period.

“We called timeout to set up that play and it worked,” Yorktown coach Joe Reed said.

The game was the second since Yorktown changed offensive strategies by shooting more three-pointers and upping its tempo.

“We felt it was time to change our style,” Reed said. “This is the way we are going to play now. We want to shoot 40 threes a game.”

The Patriots made seven threes in the second half against Mount Vernon and 10 in their previous game, a 96-71 loss to visiting Lake Braddock.

In that loss, Stroup scored 15, Patterson 14, Coulam 11 and Van Kirk 10. Stroup made five three-pointers and Coulam connected on three.

Yorktown’s style now is a copy of how the high-scoring Lake Braddock team play. Lake Braddock made 17 thre-pointers in its win over Yorktown.

“I talked to [Lake Braddock coach] Brian Metress after our game and he was good enough to tell me all about

how to play this way,” Reed said. n The Bishop O’Connell Knights are off to a 4-1 start in boys action and the girls team has a 5-2 mark.

The girls routed Holy Cross, 62-32, on Dec. 15 and the boys blew out Largo, 69-44.

Against Largo, Xavier Johnson had 15 points and four rebounds for the O’Connell boys, Charlie Weber had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Matt Becht scored 11 and had two assists, Jahmal Banks had eight points and 11 rebounds, Ayan Teel scored seven and had three assists and Jack Prophett had five points and two assists.

Brie Perpignan is the leading scorer for the O’Connell girls, who built a 3419 halftime lead against Holy Cross and was comfortably ahead the rest of the way. Anna Hovis, Shawn Mills, Maikya Simmons and Ajia James have been other top scorers.

Both O’Connell teams have a couple of games this week, including Dec. 22 contests.

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The Wakefield High boys host their annual eight-team George Long Tournament Dec. 26-28. Wakefield plays the 6:15 p.m. contest Dec. 26 against the Langley Saxons. The semifinals are at 4:30 and 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 27 and the championship contest at 6:15 p.m. Dec. 28.

The Wakefield girls play at the Park View Tournament on Dec. 28-29.

The Washington-Lee boys play this week, Dec. 21-22, at a tournament in Hedgesville, W.Va. The WashingtonLee girls are not in a holiday tourney.

The Yorktown boys play in the Falls Church Tournament Dec. 27-29 and the girls at the Rock Ridge High tourney the same dates.

The Bishop O’Connell boys play at the Torrey Pines tournament in San Diego, Dec. 27-30.

Contract Awarded to Renovate Fairlington Park SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

Arlington County Board members on Dec. 16 awarded a contract worth up to $2.12 million for the final phase of improvements COUNTY at Fairlington Park, located NOTES adjacent to the Fairlington Community Center at 3308 South Stafford St. The project will include playgrounds for pre-teen youth, fitness equipment, a picnic area and other amenities, along with improvements to stormwater management.

“This will become a much more inviting, fun, accessible park when these renovations are complete,” County Board Jay Fisette said.

Bennett Group Inc. was the lowest responsible bidder among five firms, county officials said. Because of what county officials termed an “extended public-engagement process,” the costs for the project have exceeded the original budget by $195,000.

During construction, an athletic field at the park likely is expected to be unavailable for use, county officials said.

“Doing the work at once makes the most sense, but I’ve asked [the parks department] to go back and see if there’s any flexibility” in keeping the field open if possible, County Manager Mark Schwartz said.

Affordable-Housing Residents Could Get Free Internet: Residents of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing’s Arlington Mill Residences would receive free wireless Internet, courtesy the Arlington taxpayers, under a proposal slated for County Board consideration on Dec. 19.

County staff are asking for authorization to spend $95,400 in funds to provide free Internet service to the 122 committed-affordable units in the complex, located just north of Columbia Pike.

“For many of these low-income households, who make on average $40,000 before tax, the $45-$75 per month cost for a good high-speed Internet connection is unaffordable,” said Nina Janopaul, president and CEO of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing.

But not everyone thought the proposal was a good idea.

“Ah, the generosity of the County Board, the county manager and county staff,” harrumphed Tim Wise, president of the Arlington County Taxpayers Association. “I venture they would be nowhere near as generous if that $95,000 was coming out of their payroll benefits.”

The entire effort will cost about $140,000, with the remainder coming from outside contributions. Funding will support a pilot program that might expand to other low-income communities across the county.

Zoning Changes Will Allow for Rebuilding of Fire Station: Arlington Coun-

ty Board members on Dec. 16 took the procedural steps necessary to move forward with rebuilding Fire Station #8 in the western Lee Highway corridor.

Board members were asked to authorize changes to the General Land Use Plan and then rezone several residential parcels that have been purchased by the county government to be incorporated into the fire-station site.

After a somewhat contentious community process, County Board members in 2016 approved razing the existing fire station and rebuilding on the same parcel, located at the intersection of Lee Highway and North Culpeper Street.

Arlington voters have approved funding for design of the project, and likely will be asked in 2018 to authorize construction funds through a bond referendum. If approved, construction will begin in 2019.

“We’re all excited that this fire station . . . will remain in the neighborhood. It will serve the community for decades to come,” said County Board Chairman Jay Fisette.

County Board to Appeal Adverse Legal Ruling: Arlington County Board members will appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court a lower-court ruling related to a zoning decision rendered by the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals.

And the ultimate verdict may hinge on the meaning of words from a County Board meeting that took place 54 years ago.

Board members in late November voted unanimously to appeal the verdict of retired Alexandria Circuit Court Judge Alfred Swersky, who heard the matter and over the summer sided with the owner of a property in the 3300 block of Wilson Boulevard.

That property owner had appealed to the Circuit Court a 2016 ruling by the Board of Zoning Appeals, which determined that the developer couldn’t use offstreet parking nearby to satisfy countygovernment parking requirements for the Wilson Boulevard site, where a new pharmacy is planned.

The Board of Zoning Appeals had upheld a determination by the county gov-

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In his ruling, Swersky said that the decision was guided by the use permit approved by the County Board on Nov. 2, 1963, for the North Kenmore Street site where the developer aims to put parking.

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County Board Appoints Members of Boards, Commissions: Arlington County Board members recently named the following individuals to boards and commissions.

Felicia McFail has been appointed to the Commission for the Arts. James Mack has been appointed to the Community Services Board. Marilyn Judson has been appointed to the Aquatics Committee.

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Boundaries Continued from Page 1 has until late next year to formulate his proposal.

Pike Continued from Page 1 much of the state roadway.

At the time, county officials said local control would make it easier to manage redevelopment of the corridor, and would aid in planning for the Columbia Pike streetcar project – a $300 million proposal that ended up being scrapped by Arlington officials in 2014.

Eliminating the requirement for two open travel lanes in each direction would give Arlington officials the flexibility to dedicate individual lanes to high-occupancy vehicles, buses . . . or even, potentially, a future transit system.

Lander unsuccessfully sought the Democratic endorsement for School Board in 2008, falling short in a six-way caucus that was won by Libby Garvey and Emma Violand-Sanchez. He won the Democratic endorsement and the general

election in 2009 and was re-elected in 2013, but only after scoring a very narrow victory over Barbara Kanninen in the Democratic caucus.

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rently serves as chairman. Her seat is the only one among the five School Board posts on the 2018 general-election ballot; Kanninen has announced she plans to seek a second term, but has not formally kicked off her bid.

It’s unlikely any change to school boundaries ever has won 100-percent approval from the community, and there were complaints before and at the Dec. 14 meeting on a host of issues. But School Board members said there is no magic solution.

“We addressed people’s concerns and needs as quickly and as best we can,” said board member Nancy Van Doren.

Rising enrollment means “we need to think flexibly,” Van Doren said.

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families in February. The adopted plan is available at www.apsva.us.

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But County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said there are no current efforts in the works to change the status quo.

“There is no plan for that now,” said Fisette, saying travel patterns would be changed “only if it made sense.”

“It may never be feasible,” said Fisette, who is wrapping up a 20-year County Board career later in the month.

County Manager Mark Schwartz essentially echoed Fisette’s comments.

“There isn’t any immediate plan for any changes,” he said, adding that “we appreciate the flexibility.”

(How the public feels about the prospect could not be discerned on Dec. 16, as board members declined to open the matter up to public comment at the meeting.)

VDOT hasn’t given up all its author-

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Arlington officials first sought authority over the roadway in 2009, the final year of the Kaine administration in Richmond.

It got the authority – with stipulations attached – a year later during the first year of the McDonnell administration.

The revised agreement comes in the waning weeks of the McAuliffe administration.

When Arlington officials took over the roadway in 2010, they estimated that the net cost to local taxpayers would be about $500,000 a year, since the expense of maintaining the road would not fully be offset by increased state-government

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1. Pepsi and Coke, e.g.

6. Batman punch 9. Tit for tat 13. Notable period 14. Opposite of hence 15. Cook-off dish 16. Nile’s mouth 17. Jan. predecessor 18. *A United passenger was dragged down one 19. *2017 solar event 21. *Natural disaster or center of Hollywood scandal 23. Second Testament 24. “Best ____ schemes o’ mice an’ men” 25. Is no longer 28. Supermarket section 30. Broadband predecessor 35. Lyric poems 37. Commiserate 39. *Album of the Year Grammy recipient 40. Opposite of eve 41. *POTUS 43. Fender-bender damage 44. Kindle content 46. a.k.a. Atlantic Richfield Company 47. Jazz singing 48. Freshman?

50. Chutzpah 52. “Listen up!”

53. Freight horse cart 55. Noisy talk 57. *Late Playboy 60. *Fidget ____, banned by many schools

64. Hindu dance gesture 65. Anything female 67. Ransack or plunder 68. 4-letter word in speech on broadcast TV 69. Three strikes 70. Lucifer 71. *Tiffany to Ivanka and Don Jr.’s kids 72. *Its neutrality was threatened in 2017

73. Craftily or cunningly DOWN

1. Surrender land 2. Crude group?

3. Take it easy 4. ____ ____ a play 5. Formed 6. ____ farewell, past tense 7. Bio bit

8. Barista’s creation 9. Blade in Litchfield 10. Solomon-like 11. Friend in war 12. Crusty dessert 15. Esophagus-stomach connection 20. Hidden under a rug 22. “Farm ____” benefit concert 24. Church ritual 25. *January 21 marchers 26. Hacienda brick 27. Asian goat antelope 29. Turkey money 31. Contributes 32. Olden day doctor’s prescription 33. Arm bones 34. *Deceased heartbreaker 36. One who looks down on others 38. Village People song 42. Tissue growth 45. Do this and hope for ransom 49. Before of yore 51. Landowners in the olden days 54. Match play?

56. Land on patellas 57. *“The Handmaid’s Tale” channel 58. Adam and Eve’s garden 59. Drive oneself crazy 60. Cobblestone 61. USS Constitution organization 62. Inherently bad 63. To bank on 64. Executive’s degree 66. Tint

55+ News SENIOR CENTERS CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Arlington County government se-

nior centers will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 25-26, in observance of Christmas.

TRAVELERS HEAD TO STATE DEPARTMENT RECEPTION ROOMS: Arlington

County 55+ Travel will host a trip to the U.S. Department of State to tour the Diplomatic Reception Rooms on Wednesday, Dec. 27. The cost is $6. For information, call (703) 228-4748.

WORKSHOP LOOKS AT BRAINSTORMING RESOLUTIONS: Creating New

Year’s resolutions will be the topic of discussion on Wednesday, Dec. 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

WALKERS TAKE A TREK IN CHERRYDALE: The Arlington Walking Club will

travel to the Cherrydale Loop for its weekly walking program on Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $4 for transportation from Lubber Run Community Center. For information, call 22

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(703) 228-4403.

WATERCOLORISTS INVITED TO OPEN STUDIO: An open studio for watercolor

artists to work at their own pace will be offered on Wednesday, Dec. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2287369.

SCRABBLERS TO MEET AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS: Scrabble enthusiasts will

meet on Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 1 p.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300. Scrabblers also will meet on Friday, Dec. 29 at 10:15 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center; for information, call (703) 228-0955.

Dec. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.

WALKERS HEAD TO URBAN TRAIL IN ALEXANDRIA: The Lee Walkers of Lee

Senior Center will walk along the Alexandria Urban Trail on Friday, Dec. 29 at 10 a.m. The cost is $3. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

DANCERS TAKE THE FLOOR: Contra dancing, similar to square dancing, will be offered on Friday, Dec. 29 at 1 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. A beginners’ workshop will be held before the dance. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

MUSICIANS PERFORM POP, ROCK:

FORUM LOOKS AT RESOLUTIONS FROM LIGHTER PERSPECTIVE: A light-

hearted look at New Year’s resolutions will be presented on Friday, Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center.

For information, call (703) 228-0955.

BALLROOM DANCERS HIT HIT THE FLOOR: Arlington Mill Senior Center

will host a ballroom dance on Friday,

The Sunshine Gang will perform rock and pop songs on Friday, Dec. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

INFORMAL SING-ALONG IS SLATED:

An informal sing-along will be held on Friday, Dec. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.

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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.

December 26, 1935: n Happy holidays, indeed: The new ABC liquor store in Clarendon was open until 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and drew a large crowd of shoppers. n The low temperature of 4 degrees on Christmas Eve was the coldest in the local area on that date since 1906. n President Roosevelt has sent out no Christmas cards this year. n The Arlington Red Cross has been distributing gifts to needy children.

December 23, 1942: n An urgent appeal is being made for inactive local nurses to take refresher courses and return to the profession, as they are needed for the war effort. n A car-sharing drive, designed to save rubber, will start in mid-January. n Eleanor Roosevelt again this year will attend the Kiwanis Club of Arlington’s children’s Christmas party. n Local firefighters have been hampered in recent days by bone-chilling weather. n More than 80 percent of county residents paid their state and local taxes on time by the Dec. 5 deadline.

December 24, 1957: n Deaths on Virginia highways have reached 877, nearly 70 more than in 1956. n Arlington judges were in the Christmas spirit, letting three jail inmates out early so they could spend the holiday with their families. n Arlington taxi companies say they are content with new rates as proposed by county officials. n The 260,000 local residents hitting the road for the holiday will find mostly mild weather.

December 23, 1961: n Federal officials will dedicate the new $16 million Woodrow Wilson Bridge this week. n It will be a “messy” weekend, which may or may not bring snow on Christmas. n In hoops action, Washington-Lee topped Groveton, 62-40, while Wakefield fell to George Washington, 52-46, and Yorktown defeated Hammond, 49-46.

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