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Is County Drowning in Water-Bill Woes? Government Officials, Homeowners at Odds Over Summer/Fall Spikes in Usage SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Water, water, everywhere. And it’s causing quite a stink. Not literally, but certainly figuratively: Accusations and conspiracy theories are flying as some local homeowners saw their summer/fall water bills spike significantly, and are complaining that county-govern-
ment officials aren’t taking the situation seriously. “I am underwhelmed at the staff response,” said Sharon Dorsey, president of the Waycroft-Woodlawn Civic Association. While she did not see a big spike in her own recent water bill, Dorsey said many have. “It’s all over my neighborhood,” she
said. “People . . . are getting $2,000 bills. That’s nuts.” Waycroft-Woodlawn is not alone. Residents of communities across North Arlington have used the Nextdoor socialmedia platform to complain about high bills and question why they are occurring. Country Club Hills, Yorktown, High View Park, Old Dominion and Rock
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Arlington, Mason to Discuss Future of Kann’s Building Former Department Store Later Played Host to the University’s Law School SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
It began life as a department store and was used as an independent law school before being acquired by George Mason University in the late 1970s, with the university’s Arlington campus then growing up around it in Virginia Square. The fate of what is still remembered by some as the Kann’s building remains a work in progress, but Arlington officials will soon meet with Mason staff to see if they can work together to forge a path forward. Arlington County Board Chairman Jay Fisette has a meeting scheduled with university officials that will include a discussion of the future of the North Fairfax Drive property. But Fisette acknowledged the county government was playing an ancillary role. “It’s their property – they’re more in charge than we are,” Fisette said of Mason when queried about the future of the building at a community forum (held next door at Mason’s Founders Hall) on Jan. 19. A discussion of the future of the property is “in the very, very early stages,” added Toni Andrews, associate director of community and local government relations for the Arlington campus at Ma-
son. “We are brainstorming ideas,” Andrews said. Mason officials earlier had planned to raze the structure and rebuild on the site, but state funding never materialized. The building does not sit in a local historic district, so there would be no specific impediments to demolishing the building or radically redeveloping it. The three-story building was constructed for $4.5 million by S. Kann Sons Co., then a major regional retailer, in 1951 to compete with the recently opened Hecht Co. store at the Parkington Shopping Center in Ballston. The Kann firm went out of business in 1975, and its Virginia Square site was sold to International School of Law. Mason, which was looking to create its own law school, merged with International in 1979, using the Kann’s building first for its law school (now called the Antonin Scalia Law School) and later for its School of Public Policy. Completion of Hazel Hall in 1998 and Founders Hall in 2011 left the Kann’s building – known as the “original building” to university officials – without much of a purpose, yet still occupying a prime site on the 5.2-acre campus. Fisette acknowledged that renovating the Kann’s building, rather than tear it
Dean Ralph Novell stands at the north side of the George Mason University School of Law shortly after the building was acquired by the university in the late 1970s. (Photo courtesy George Mason University)
down, could be a non-starter. Even when the building was in regular use, it offered a host of challenges to those inhabiting it and trying to keep it in operating condition. According to a history of the property published by the university, purchase of the 11-acre International School of Law site in 1978 proved to be a financially fortuitous one for Mason: It later sold the
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GOP Chair Lays Out His Prescription for Growth
Presswood Says Arlington Republicans Must Have Full Slate of Candidates SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Candidate recruitment, a more robust precinct-operations effort, community outreach and fund-raising are the goals for 2017 of the POLITICAL chairman of Arlington POTPOURRI the County Republican Committee. Acknowledging that his party faces a lopsided 70/30 split among the county electorate, Jim Presswood still sounded optimistic in outlining his priorities before the GOP faithful on Jan. 25. “I think a majority of voters in Arlington share our vision, but we have to sell it – get out there and talk to our neighbors,” he said at the monthly meeting of the Republican Committee. It has been said before, by a succession of GOP leaders, but Presswood believes the party can make inroads. “We are going to become more competitive,” he said. “I truly believe that. I wouldn’t have taken this job otherwise. There is a path forward. What it’s going
to take is a lot of hard work. It will take time and a new approach.” The biggest effort, and perhaps the biggest hurdle, could be in candidate recruitment. Arlington Republicans have struggled to find any candidates, let alone credible ones, in recent years. Lifelong Republican John Vihstadt opted to run as an independent in his 2014 County Board victories; no other non-Democrat has served on the County Board since 1999. “It all begins with good candidates. We need to have candidates running for every office,” said Presswood, who pointed to 2016 congressional candidate Charles Hernick as “my prototype” for a candidate who could pull off a good showing despite uphill odds. In his “state of the unit” speech, Presswood said Republicans need to dispel myths about the party among local voters. “They think conservatives don’t care about the environment, don’t care about the poor. We do – we do support a safety net,” he said. Outside of a trio of statewide races, the major campaign in local politics this year
Jim Presswood serves as chairman of the Arlington County Republican Committee.
could be for County Board. Incumbent Democrat Jay Fisette plans to announce by the end of February whether he plans to seek re-election or retire from a post he’s held for more than 19 years. The last time Republicans fielded a challenger to Fisette was in 2001, when Mike Clancy picked up about 39 percent of the vote. In 2005, 2009 and 2013, Fisette was either unopposed or faced only
third-party opposition. The School Board seat of James Lander and the four House of Delegates seats that touch on Arlington also will be on the ballot Nov. 7. All incumbents are Democrats, and all are expected to seek re-election. Vihstadt to Brief Greens on County Issues: Arlington County Board member John Vihstadt is expected to brief the Arlington Green Party at its monthly meeting, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Fire Station #2, 4805 Wilson Blvd. Vihstadt had the support of the Green Party and Arlington County Republican Committee in his victories over Democrat Alan Howze in a special election and general election in 2014, becoming the first non-Democrat to sit on the County Board since 1999. From the “time flies” file: Vihstadt is now more than halfway through his first full term. Although he hasn’t announced whether he plans to seek re-election in 2018, Vihstadt in the past has said he would serve no more than two four-year terms.
Republican Emerges to Challenge Del. Lopez in the 49th SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) has become the first of Arlington’s four-member House of Delegates’ delegation to pick up major-party opposition this year. Adam Roosevelt, a 24-year-old U.S. Army veteran who works as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, on Jan. 25 announced his candidacy in front of the Arlington County Republican Committee. Roosevelt laid out an agenda that included education, cyberdefense and support for veterans. Though his candidacy may be a longshot in the heavily Democratic 49th, “we’re making sure we’re getting our Republican voice out,” he said. As currently configured, the 49th House District includes much of Arlington from the Columbia Pike corridor south, as well as the Skyline, Seven Corners and Baileys Crossroads areas of Fairfax County. Lopez in 2011 won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to succeed Adam Ebbin, who 4
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moved up to the state Senate. Lopez in 2013 had token opposition from the Independent Green Party, and in 2015 was unopposed. Lopez currently serves as Democratic whip in the House of Delegates, where the party holds 34 of 100 seats. He said he’d be running on his record. “Whether it’s creating the Virginia Affordable Housing Trust Fund, saving the DMV office along Four Mile Run, organizing health-care-enrollment events in Arlington, or leading Virginia’s Environment and Renewable Energy Caucus, I’m proud of my accomplishments serving the people of the 49th District and fighting for our values and priorities in Richmond, as well as our community,” Lopez told the Sun Gazette. All 100 statewide House of Delegates seats are up for grabs this year. So far, no Republican challengers have come forward to take on Dels. Patrick Hope (D-47th), Rip Sullivan (D-48th) or Mark Levine (D-45th), whose districts also include parts of Arlington. None of the four incumbents has officially announced a re-election bid, but most or all are expected to seek new terms. State Senate seats are not on the ballot this year; they will next go to voters in 2019.
was the only candidate taking on a Democrat, or whether others were on the ballot. Her best showing came in 2013 when Clement was the lone challenger to incumbent Jay Fisette, and won slightly over 30 percent of the vote. In her most reAdam Roosevelt announced his bid for House of Delegates. cent bid for CounClement Preps New Bid for County ty Board, last NoBoard: November’s general-election bal- vember, Clement picked up 27 percent of lot will feature a familiar name, as Audrey the vote against Democrat Libby Garvey. Clement has filed paperwork to run for It was the third time Clement has lost to County Board. Garvey, having also fallen short in a speIt will be the seventh run for the post, cial election and general election, each and eighth overall (counting a School held in 2012. Board run) for Clement, who has run both Clement’s seven bids for County Board under the banner of the Green Party, and surpasses that of Ellen Bozman, who ran in more recent years, as an independent. six times – winning each time – in 1973County election officials said Clement 77-81-85-89-93. has filed the requisite paperwork, includFisette, who has not announced ing 125 petition signatures, for ballot ac- whether he plans to seek a new term, ran cess. unsuccessfully for County Board in a Clement’s prowess on Election Day 1993 special election but then won races has depended largely on whether she in 1997-2001-05-09-13.
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Bill to Allow Higher School Board Salaries Advances SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
It didn’t sail through unscathed, but a measure giving the Arlington School Board more control over members’ salaries has made it SCHOOL through its first mahurdle in RichBOARD jor mond. NOTES The House of Delegates voted 5444 on Jan. 30 to give the School Board the same authority as other elected school boards in Virginia to set its own pay level. Currently, the Code of Virginia restricts Arlington’s School Board members to salaries of no more than $25,000 a year. The measure was patroned by Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th), who acknowledged that the sometimes unharmonious relations between the Arlington government and the legislature made passage far from a sure thing. In the end, enough Republicans – including Speaker William Howell (R-Fredericksburg) – voted to support the measure to assure passage after it had been endorsed on a 13-8 vote in the House Committee on Education. “It really was just a matter of fairness,” Hope said after the vote. “Unfortunately, the only way to fix the problem meant we had to strike the $25,000 language in the Code, which opened us up to criti-
cism from other jurisdictions with School Boards that get paid much less. Some don’t get paid at all. But in the end, it was just about treating every elected School Board the same and thankfully the majority of the House understood that concept.” The measure now goes to the state Senate and, if it is endorsed there, to Gov. McAuliffe’s desk. But even if it wins approval, School Board members won’t be able to raise their pay right away. Their first chance to do so will come at the start of 2021. Several Arlington School Board members in recent years have voiced concerns about the low rate of pay, even though Arlington paid its board members more than any jurisdiction in Northern Virginia. (Fairfax County’s School Board members earned $20,000 until recently, when their pay rose to $32,000.) In 2016, Arlington School Board members voted to raise their salaries from $22,040 to the maximum $25,000, effective at the start of 2017. The chairman earns slightly more. No Taxing Authority for School Boards: Memo from the General Assembly to Virginia’s school boards: No taxing authority for you. A subcommittee of the House of Delegates’ Committee on Privileges and Elections voted 4-3 on Jan. 30 to “lay on the table” (effectively to kill) a proposed constitutional amendment that could have
Arlington School Board members James Lander and Barbara Kanninen.
given elected school boards the power to levy taxes. That power was denied to school boards when the General Assembly in the 1990s allowed for resumption of elected boards after a nearly 40-year absence. The measure had been patroned by Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), who, ironically enough, provided the subcommittee vote needed to kill the measure before it went to the full committee. The measure wouldn’t have given blanket authorization for school boards to levy taxes, but would have allowed the General Assembly to authorize specific localities to impose taxes on real estate. The Virginia School Boards Association had been supportive of a study of the concept, but had not endorsed specific legislation to enact it. Had the measure gotten through the
General Assembly this year, it would have still had an uphill climb: In order to amend the Virginia Constitution, measures must be passed by the legislature twice (with an election intervening), then must be approved by voters in a referendum. In the 1940s, the General Assembly had allowed Arlington County to have an elected school board, but took away that power in the late 1950s during the state government’s effort to avoid integration of public schools. It wasn’t until the 1990s that the commonwealth’s cities and counties again were offered the opportunity to have elected, rather than appointed, school boards. Wakefield Students to Get New Diploma Option: Beginning next fall, incoming Wakefield High School students will be eligible to earn Advanced Placement “Capstone” diplomas, joining students at about 1,000 high schools across the globe. “We are very proud,” Superintendent Patrick Murphy said. “It’s an innovative diploma program that allows students to develop skills that matter most for college success.” Murphy said the curriculum was developed in response to feedback from educators at the post-secondary level, voicing concern about preparedness of incoming students. In addition to academics, the program focuses on analysis Continued on Page 22
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Highs & Lows THUMBS DOWN: To the attempted fiddling with the Electoral College that is taking place during this year’s General Assembly session. Some Republicans are touting legislation that would switch the Old Virginia from the current winner-take-all state (like 47 other states) to a winner-by-congressional district state (like Maine and Nebraska). That seems to be code for “we don’t think Republican presidential candidates are going to carry the commonwealth in the future, and we want to at least get
them a couple of electoral votes.” Then there are some Democrats, who are pushing a Rube Goldbergesque contraption that would have Virginia’s electoral votes be tied to the winner of the national popular vote, regardless of how Old Dominion voters cast their ballot. The Electoral College may be far from perfect, and it appears that it may be making the national popular vote completely irrelevant, but the status quo is better than these two ideas, both of which should be smothered once and for all in Richmond.
THUMBS UP: To the news that the county government and George Mason University will be engaging in a dialogue about the future of the old Kann’s Department Store on Mason’s Arlington campus. University officials are eager to see the old building, which after its use as a retailer was home to Mason’s law school, replaced, but have been stymied by a lack of funding. Maybe some creative thinking will come up with some options for that space. Color us hopeful about the prospects.
Beyer Deserves Praise for Skipping Inaugural Editor: I was disappointed to read your characterization of U.S. Rep. Don Beyer’s boycott of the inauguration as “silliness” and “sanctimoniousness” [Highs & Lows, Jan. 26]. To paraphrase, you indicated that Rep. Beyer’s decision showed disrespect to the presidential office and to our cherished national tradition of the peaceful transfer of power. I would contend that Rep. Beyer’s decision to boycott this year’s inauguration was not an example of sancti-
moniousness, and his statement on this decision was in fact the opposite of silly. Rather, it was an example of another cherished American tradition: that of speaking out against injustice. Rep. Beyer invoked the words of one of our national heroes, the Rev. Martin Luther King, on “the fierce urgency of now.” He spoke about the need to take a stand against someone who has publicly and repeatedly degraded and mocked women, people with disabilities, immigrants and people of different faith
traditions – even if that person is president. The boycott of the Trump inaugural did not change the outcome of the day, and it was not intended to, but the message sent by Rep. Beyer and many of his congressional colleagues should be clear: we expect better from our elected leaders. This is not “sound and fury,” but rather, a statement our new president clearly needed to hear. Rachel Barish Arlington
Editor: Once again, the Sun Gazette has abdicated its role as community opinion leader. Instead of expressing its views on Donald Trump’s presidency, it has criticized [Highs & Lows, Jan. 26] U.S. Reps. Don Beyer and Gerald Connolly for their refusal to attend the inauguration. Last year, the Sun Gazette took a similar non-position on the Arlington gun store and instead excoriated the entire Virginia legislative delegation for
“wading in unnecessarily” on a local issue and “craving publicity.” It is peculiar, to say the least, that a newspaper seems to care much more about the actions of local politicians than it does about the deeply held values and beliefs prompting those actions. Both Reps. Connolly and Beyer understand the symbolic power of their refusal to attend the inauguration and know that history (and their own consciences) will judge them on how they responded to the danger Trump poses
to the Republic. They see Trump for the threat he represents to civil rights, environmental protection, consumer and workplace safety, public education and the rule of law itself. And they had the courage to renounce him publicly. At some point, presumably, the Sun Gazette will take a stand – or at least offer “alternative facts.” John Seymour Arlington
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Beyer Did the Right Thing in Skipping Inauguration Editor: So disappointed in your opinion piece on U.S. Rep. Don Beyer’s skipping the inauguration ceremonies and giving him a Thumbs Down for his stand [Highs & Lows, Jan. 26]. We highly respect Rep. Beyer and are proud of him for standing up for
his belief and the belief of many of us in Arlington and the world. Witness the number of people in Congress who also boycotted the inauguration and the number of people who turned out the following day, not only in D.C. but worldwide, to march. This is not about lacking respect
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Towing Measures in Peril
Editor: In December, the Arlington County Board made a long-awaited ruling to change its local towing ordinance to include consumer protection measures against predatory towing. I testified in favor of changes in the ordinance on behalf of Columbia Heights Civic Association. Now, the General Assembly in Richmond is set to eliminate those protections for all of Northern Virginia. Legislation introduced by Del. Timothy Hugo (R-Fairfax County) and state Sen. David Marsden (D-Fairfax County) are twin pieces of legislation do away with consumer protections. First, they eliminate the ability of localities to impose a “second-signature” requirement but only for Northern Virginia. (More on that later in this letter.) The bills also change the makeup of local Trespass Towing Advisory Boards, which are structured under Virginia law with seven voting members. These consist of three members of towing companies, three police officers and one citizen member (who presumably represents consumer interests) chairing the body. The County Board had already appointed non-voting members of the public, but this year asked to be allowed to add citizen and consumer representatives as voting members. Instead, the new law would eliminate any additional citizens, and require that the chair rotate every year. This would effectively remove as chair long-time citizen-activist Nancy Iacomini, the one person who has consistently introduced consumer-protection measures that are just as consistently voted down by the rest. In its December action, County Board members wisely voted on several measures: • Reaffirming that towing companies should call police before they tow. • Requiring towing companies to photograph the vehicle from all four sides before securely hooking up the vehicle. • Requiring the companies to use invoices that inform the person who was towed that this photographic evidence existed and would be made available to them, along with information about how to file a complaint. • And, most importantly, giving towing companies a six-month deadline to come up with some kind of plan (along the lines of a temporary ticket) that would give residents a short grace period before they are towed. Failing that, in June the towing companies would be required to seek a “second signature” from the property owner or on-site business representative before towing. This second signature would only be required for tows in commercial lots during business hours. The towing companies opposed all of these measures, but particularly the second signature, as being unwieldy and
unfair, even though communities like Virginia Beach have lived with such a rule for many years with no complaint. The legislation adds a provision that would allow tow companies to be fined $150 for breaking rules, but the bills don’t clarify exactly how that would happen. A court would have to levy the fine, which would not go to the person who had been towed, but instead be placed in a literacy fund – hardly an incentive that the average citizen would pursue. Such abuse of the legislative process must not stand. Sarah McKinley, Arlington
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Center (AFAC) will hold its annual Empty Bowls luncheon/fund-raiser on Sunday, Feb. 5 to support AFAC clients. The event brings together the creativity of artists and restaurant chefs with members of the community, featuring delicious soups in hand-thrown bowls made by local potters. Tickets are $35, which includes a handcrafted bowl, soups, breads and homemade desserts. Children 5 and under are admitted free. The event will be held in two seatings – 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. – at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane. For information, see the Web site at www.afac.org.
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of 100 will look at the impact of school redistricting at its next meeting, to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at Gerard Phelan Hall on the main campus of Marymount University. The forum will look at the impact of recent adjustments to high-school boundaries approved by the School Board, as well as plans to redraw boundaries at all levels in coming years. Speakers will include School Board Chairman Nancy Van Doren as well as Matthew Herrity, a Washington-Lee High School student who was critical of the recent boundary adjustments. There is no charge for the program, which begins at 8 p.m. The cost for dinner (7:25 p.m.) is $28 for Committee of 100 members, $30 for non-members. Reservations for dinner are required by Feb. 5. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtoncommitteeof100.org.
Center hosts a “Pola Negri Movie Afternoon” on Sunday, Feb. 12 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the center. The program, designed for ages 14 to adult, looks at the Hollywood career of Negri (1897-1987) – one of the titans of the silent era – who according to local lore later resided in the home that today is the centerpiece of the nature center. The screening will feature the 1927 Paramount release “Barbed Wire,” fea-
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turing Negri as a farm girl torn between love and patriotism during World War I. Refreshments will be served. The cost is $5. The nature center is located at 3608 Military Road. For information and registration, call (703) 228-3403. MASTER GARDENERS HOST PROGRAM ON SUSTAINABILIY: Master Gar-
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ENCORE LEARNING TO FEATURE BLACK HISTORY MONTH PRESENTATION: Encore Learning’s “Meet the
Speaker” series continues on Monday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. at Central Library. The event will celebrate Black History Month with a presentation by Carolyn Quick Tiller, a food historian and cookbook editor, who will speak on “Value of Survival Food During Times of Transition.” The community is invited. The program is cosponsored by the Arlington library system. For information, call (703) 228-2144.
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rydale United Methodist Church, Boy Scout Troop 149 and Cub Scout Pack 149 will host a packaging event to put together 30,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3:30 p.m. at the church, 3701 Lorcom Lane. Each of the partner organizations has raised $2,900 to support the initiative. More than 100 Scouts will participate in the packaging initiative. For information, call (703) 527-2621.
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ship series of Clarendon United Methodist Church continues on Thursday, Feb. 9 with a Valentine’s Day sing-along featuring local musician Carl Gold on piano and harmonica. The event begins with a brief worship service with music at noon, followed by lunch ($5) at 12:30 p.m. and the program at 1 p.m. The church is located at 606 North Irving Street. For information, call (703) 527-9574 or see the Web site at www.morefaith.org. WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON CANCER ISSUES: Virginia Hospital Center’s Cancer
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Arlington Players and Dominion Stage Pick Up Nominations for WATCH Awards “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” by the Colonial Players of Annapolis, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged” by Little Theatre of Alexandria, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Little Theatre of Alexandria and “Amadeus” by Providence Players. Other nominations for “’Night, Mother” included Outstanding Direction of a Play (Jennifer Lyman), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Connie Shabshab and Gayle Nichols-Grimes), Outstanding Set Design in a Play (David M. Moretti), Outstanding Set Construction in a Play (Alex J. Bryce), Outstanding Properties in a Play (Helen Bard-Sobola) and Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play (Jeffery Stevenson). The Dominion Stage production of “Boys in the Band” picked up nominations for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Gary Bernard DiNardo), Outstanding Sound Design in a Play (Alan Wray), Outstanding Set Decoration in a Play (Helen Bard-Sobola) and Outstanding Properties in a Play (Terri Slivka). Erich DiCenzo picked up a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play for his work on Dominion’s “Snakebit.” A complete list of nominations is available on the Web site at www.washingtontheater.org. – A Staff Report
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lington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) continues to see record need for its services in the community, but the rate of growth in the need is slowing, its executive director said. “Our rate of increase is dropping, although we are seeing more families [and] we’re seeing more and more elderly individuals,” Charles Meng said at a grant presentation to the organization made by the Kiwanis Club of Arlington. Meng said year-over-year growth for the current year is 5 percent, compared to 7 percent and 25 percent in the previous two years. AFAC serves about 2,200 families each week. Fudning from the Kiwanis grant will be used to support the organization’s “Fit Kids” initiative, which provides food to children in need to go with education on preparing healthy meals. For information, see the Web site at www.afac.org.
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Woman’s Club of Arlington will present “Sewers, Knitters and Weavers of Mount Vernon” on Monday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse, 700 South Buchanan St. Sandy Newton will demonstrate techniques she learned while working at the Pioneer Farm at George Washington’s estate. She will present research of Washington’s era, reviewing his slaves’ work ledgers, and there will be hands-on activities for all ages. For information, see the Web site at www.womansclubofarlington.org.
HISTORY OF NAUCK COMMUNITY TO BE DETAILED: Dr. Alfred Taylor Sr., the
author of “Bridge Builders: Nauck/Green Valley,” will be the speaker on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club of Arlington, 700 South Buchanan St. Taylor will discuss the development of Arlington’s earliest African-American settlements, and will discuss the present and the future of the Nauck community. The public is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.womansclubofarlington.org.
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Church will present “Tastes of the Mediterranean” on Friday, Feb. 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the church, 3149 Glen Carlyn Road, to benefit the Fisher House Foundation. Tickets are $30; wine will be sold by the glass or bottle. For information and registration, call Rosalie at (703) 532-1723.
Business Community Could Get More Say on Panel That Acts on Assessment Appeals SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
With the business community footing about half the bill for real-estate taxes in Arlington, it may soon get a bigger say on the body that decides whether property assessments GENERAL are fair. Legislation ASSEMBLY being patroned by Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) would give the Circuit Court – rather than the County Board – authority for appointment of a majority of members. The legislation would require judges to “consider recommendations” from interested parties in making appointments, and specifically mentioned the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Currently, the Board of Equalization has five members, all appointed by the County Board. The bill would allow, but not require, the body it be expanded up to 11 members. “This is a good-government bill that erases any doubt about a fair and open equalization process,” Hope said. “The bill also ensures the Board of Equalization will include balanced participation.”
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Snow Plan Calls for Use of Municipal Garages If Accumulations Are Big SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Arlington officials have put a plan in place to open up government garages when winter weather strikes, but it will take a major wallop COUNTY from Mother Nature the effort NOTES tointobring action. “We have identified up to 500 spaces in county-owned garages where the public could park cars in the event of a major snowstorm,” county-government spokesman Mary Curtius said. County officials have not detailed where exactly vehicles would be allowed, but likely suspects include Central Library, Barcroft Park and the Arlington Mill Community Center. The proposal to allow private vehicles to shelter in county garages came in the wake of last year’s massive snowfall, which dropped up to two feet of the wintry white across Arlington Jan. 22-24. County Board member Libby Garvey, who in 2016 served as board chairman, pressed county officials to see whether both private and public garages could be enlisted in an effort to keep streets free of vehicles so plows could do their poststorm work; efforts to entice owners of private garages to participate appear to have proved elusive. Curtius told the Sun Gazette that opening garages to the public this winter season would only occur in cases of “a very significant event” – a foot or more of snow. “If such an event is forecast, the county will widely publicize the conditions under which the spaces will be made available to the public,” getting the information out 48 hours in advance of a storm, she said. County Board Holds Fast on New Rules for Commenting: Never say never when it comes to future revisions, but Arlington County Board members for now are sticking with a change in procedure related to the “consent” portion of their monthly meeting. Board members voted 5-0 on Jan. 28 to change past practice and take away the power of the public to remove certain items from the consent agenda for a public airing. Now, in some cases, members of the public will have to convince at least one County Board member to support pulling the item off consent for regular consideration. “This is an effort not to stifle the ability of people to discuss things of importance – we’re just trying to make it more efficient,” County Board member Christian Dorsey said. “Functionally, this doesn’t change anything.” Board members say the change is designed to prevent a small number of vocal 12
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activists from monopolizing county staff time responding to inquiries on matters the elected officials deem non-controversial. “Staff sit here [at meetings] for really nothing and go home again – it doesn’t seem like a good use of anybody’s time,” County Board member Libby Garvey said. The change drew the ire of vocal local activist Jim Hurysz, who asked the board to “return things to the way they were.” “Members of the public have not been abusing” the consent-agenda process, Hurysz said. (Hurysz, a one-time candidate for local elected office and Congress, has been attending County Board meetings and commenting during hearings longer than any of the five current board members has been in office. While not specifically mentioning Hurysz, Garvey noted that a single person was responsible for 40 percent of the pulled consent-agenda items over the past year.) Dorsey countered that the new process isn’t onerous. “All you need to do is find one of us who wants to pull it on your behalf. That is not a very difficult bar,” he said. “If you can’t get one of the five of us to agree, that probably tells you it shouldn’t be pulled.” At least one of the five County Board members said he would be watching to see how the new process works. “Sometimes the board does overreach,” John Vihstadt said. If so, “we can undo what we do,” he said. Change Made to Board of Equalization: Arlington County Board members on Jan. 28 made two changes to the structure of the Board of Equalization, which hears appeals of real estate tax assessments. Board members voted to have the board composed of between five and seven members (currently, number is five) and allowing one member to be a nonproperty-owning resident (currently, all must own real estate in Arlington). In announcing the proposed change last month, County Board members said it would add fairness to the panel to allow one of its members to be a renter, rather than an owner. Members of the Board of Equalization are paid based on the number of meetings they participate in each year. Currently, the average panel member takes home $6,000 a year. More changes could be coming to the Board of Equalization: Legislation currently wending its way through the General Assembly would give the Circuit Court, not the County Board, the power to appoint a majority of members, and would allow the panel to be expanded up to 11 members.
TAKING A LOOK AT SUMMER-CAMP OPTIONS
Washington FAMILY Magazine, a sibling publication to the Sun Gazette, held its annual Summer Camp & Activities Fair on Jan. 21 at Fair Oaks Mall, bringing out a large number of youngsters and their parents who already are thinking about options for their summer fun.
Design Forum Set for Lubber Run Community Center: The Arlington County government will hold a community kickoff on Feb. 8 to continue the design process for the planned $47.5 million new Lubber Run Community Center. The event is scheduled for 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Barrett Elementary School. Local residents (adults and youth ages 10 and older) can take part. Arlington voters in November approved a bond referendum that will fund most of the cost of razing the existing, 50year-old facility and replacing it with an up-to-four-level facility that will include a gym, meeting rooms, preschool program and relocation of the senior program currently housed at Culpepper Garden Senior Center. Offices of Department of Parks and Recreation staff are slated to be moved to the new center from South Four Mile Run Drive, but county officials have said the office use will remain “subservient” to the needs of the community. County Board members in December approved nearly $4 million in design and planning funds. If the proposed timetable holds, design will be completed by early 2018, construction will start later that year and will take about two years to complete. As part of the forum, county officials will provide supervised recreation activities for preschool and school-age youth at Lubber Run beginning at 6 p.m. Parents who wish their children to participate are asked to register at https://rsvp-kickoffchildcare.eventbrite.com. Request Seeks Addition of a SmallDog Area at North Arlington Park: An effort to designate part of the community canine area at Fort Ethan Allen Park for exclusive use of smaller dogs has been proposed, but many steps remain before a decision is rendered. If the push succeeds, the park – next to Madison Community Center in the 1700
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block of North Van Buren Street – would become the third in the county with a small-dog zone. The Chain Bridge Small Dog Meetup Group has proposed the idea and set up a survey to gauge interest. “A lot of small dogs are intimidated, unintentionally, [by larger dogs] – it can be a danger,” said Susan Zehnder, who is helping to spearhead the effort. “The goal is ideally to have a permanent, small fenced-off area” for dogs that weigh no more than 25 pounds, Zehnder said. The Arlington Department of Parks and Recreation is aware of the proposal, as is ArlingtonDogs, an advocacy group that serves as a liaison between dog owners and the county government. Advocates have reached out to Madison Dogs, the group specifically focused on the Fort Ethan Allen site. Cliff Rader, who heads Madison Dogs, said a formal process to consider the request has not begun, so it’s too early to say if would be viable. Susan Kalish, a spokesman for the Department of Parks and Recreation, said the county government is in a wait-andsee mode. “When and if Madison Dogs comes back with a request for a small-dog area, we will work with them to see if and how it would be possible,” she said. “Regarding suggested park changes in general, our goal is to ensure the change does not impinge or impede existing uses of the park.” Small-dog areas currently are available at at Towers Park and in Shirlington, both in South Arlington. The Sun Gazette is the community’s source for news and information across Arlington and Northern Virginia. We welcome your submission of items for inclusion.
Fisette: Proposal for Arlington Boathouse Isn’t Dead
National Park Service Will Likely Have the Final Say on Location, Amenities SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated, County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said of efforts – now two decades old and counting – to build a boathouse for rowing enthusiasts on the Arlington side of the Potomac River. “It is not a dead issue at all. It has made progress, slow but steady. We’ve worked on it hard,” Fisette said of the effort during the Jan. 19 “Meet the Chairman” event sponsored by the Leadership Center for Excellence. Interest in providing a boathouse has been stymied by funding issues and the fact that the land along the Potomac is under the control of the National Park Service. That agency’s interest in a proposal has ebbed and flowed through the years, and without enthusiastic backing, Arlington’s efforts would be for naught. “It’s not our land, it’s National Park Service land,” Fisette said. County Board members in 2014 agreed to spend $2.4 million for a parcel just south of Key Bridge in Rosslyn, saying at the time that a boathouse seemed a suitable option for the property but cautioning that stumbling blocks – including traffic and vehicular access – made it less than a slam-dunk sure thing.
There also remains the need to win over community sentiment, and because the project has been dormant in the public’s mind, any kick-start of civic engagement may need to begin from scratch. But there already are thoughts and concerns. “We want the boathouse [area] to be pristine,” said Nora Palmatier, a veteran civic activist and member of the Arlington Urban Forestry Commission, voicing concern about visual clutter that would disrupt waterfront vistas and denude foliage. Fisette said a facility for non-motorized boats could be incorporated into the shoreline without adverse impact. “There are ways of doing it,” he said. The National Park Service also has been conducting its own analysis, after identifying four potential sites in a 2002 feasibility study. Currently, those wishing to use the Potomac for rowing or similar activities have several choices, including facilities in Georgetown, Alexandria and, farther south, Occoquan. The Arlington-Alexandria stretch of the waterway has a number of disadvantages – including excessive wind on the Potomac as well as noise from jets at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – but that hasn’t stopped advocates from
seeking a boathouse facility over the past two decades. Now, “we really see an opening,” although “that doesn’t mean we have the funding,” said Fisette, who rotated in for a one-year term as County Board chairman on Jan. 3. Construction of the George Washington Memorial Parkway beginning in the 1930s cut the majority of Arlington off from the Potomac shoreline. When the shore came under control of the National Park Service, federal legislation guaran-
teed Arlington’s access to the water for traditional (non-motorized) boating. Arlington’s school system has a long connection to rowing on the Potomac. The Washington-Lee High School boys’ crew team, founded in 1949, became a national powerhouse in the 1950s and ’60s and won the Henley Royal Regatta in the United Kingdom in 1964 and 1969. The squad helped launch other high school and college crew teams across the region; by the 1970s, there were girls’ squads as well as boys’.
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Members of the Worship Without Words troupe performed at the annual Arlington County government’s salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held Jan. 15 at Wakefield High School. The event brought together performers in various mediums to celebrate the legacy of the civil-rights leader on the evening before the federal holiday held in his honor.
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Anne Smith performs as Mahalia Jackson, discussing her friendship with Dr. King and detailing how she helped provide the impetus for the “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington.
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Va. Homes Market Has Solid Fourth-Quarter Results
A solid fourth-quarter performance in 2016 helped maintain momentum and close out a strong year for Virginia real estate. A total of 26,308 residential properties went to closing across the commonwealth October through December, up 6.8 percent from the same period in 2015, according to figures reported Jan. 24 by the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR). “The fourth quarter sealed a year of impressive strength in Virginia’s housing market,” said VAR president Claire Forcier-Rowe. For the full calendar year, sales across Virginia amounted to 116,091 transactions, up 6.6 percent from 2015. “For buyers and sellers, 2016 was a year of opportunity,” Forcier-Rowe said. “Particularly as inventory constraints eased in the last half of the year, we saw surges in activity and price. Sellers are poised to profit from sustained high demand as we move into 2017.” In the fourth quarter, year-over-year home sales were up in every corner of the commonwealth, ranging from a 0.8percent increase in the Shenandoah Valley to a 15.7-percent jump in Southwest Virginia. In VAR’s Northern Virginia reporting area, sales were up 6.5 percent to 9,598. The area encompasses the inner and outer suburbs of the Washington region, as well as areas farther south toward Fredericks-
burg. The median sales price for all properties that sold during the quarter statewide was $265,000, up 3.9 percent from a year before and rising 5.6 percent from 2014. The median price was down from the $279,000 reported in the second quarter and $271,000 reported in the third quarter of 2016, a seasonal drop in line with historic norms. In the Northern Virginia sales area, the median sales price of $400,000 was up 1 percent from a year before and led all regions. Among other areas experiencing increases in median prices: Central Virginia
was up 4.5 percent to $229,500, Hampton Roads rose 3.9 percent to $337,500, Eastern Virginia was up 2.4 percent to $210,000, the Shenandoah Valley was up 8.3 percent to $195,000, West-Central Virginia rose 3.6 percent to $166,500 and Southside Virginia rose 6.5 percent to $95,750. A decline was reported in one area: Southwest Virginia dropped 1.5 percent to $117,950. The quarterly sales volume of $8.53 billion was up nearly 9 percent from a year before, amplified by the increase in sales and prices. The year-end sales volume of $37.92 billion was up 8 percent from $34.1
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Police Beat MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Jan. 25 at 1:19 p.m., officers responded to the 700 block of North Glebe Road for a report of a shoplifter. According to police, an employee attempted to stop the shoplifter, then a struggle ensued and the suspect bit the employee before fleeing the scene without the merchandise. The victim was treated on the scene by paramedics. The suspect is described as a black male, in his late 20s, between 5’8” and 6’2” tall and weighing 160 to 200 pounds. ASSAULT-AND-BATTERY ON POLICE: n On Jan. 19 at 10:06 p.m., police responded to the 1800 block of North Nash Street for a report of a dispute between two individuals. According to police, a female suspect became verbally aggressive and hostile, and as officers were attempting to secure her in handcuffs, she allegedly bit one of the officers in the leg. The suspect – 38-year-old Idella Tah of no fixed address – was arrested, charged with assault on police and was held without bond. ROBBERY: n On Jan. 18 at 6:36 p.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at Wash-
ington Boulevard and North Dinwiddie Street. According to police, a woman was walking on a sidewalk when she was approached from behind by a suspect who stole her purse before fleeing in a vehicle. The suspect is described as a male, 5’6” to 5’8”. n On Jan. 19 at 6:35 a.m., officers responded to a report of an assault in the 2900 block of North Glebe Road. According to police, it was determined that a man was assaulted by another man and was robbed of his personal belongings. The victim was transported to a local hospital. The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, in his early 30s, 6 feet tall and heavyset. EXPOSURE: n Fairfax County police dispatched officers to the Sport & Health Club in the 8200 block of Greensboro Drive in Tysons Jan. 26 at 9:30 p.m. to investigate a report of a man exposing himself to two juveniles in the locker room. The victims, 16 and 17 years old, told employees that a man had watched them in the shower and followed them around the locker room while exposing himself. Officers located the suspect at the business and identified him as Thomas Lenihan, 38, of Falls Church. Lenihan current-
ly is employed as a teacher at Yorktown High School in Arlington County. Police arrested Lenihan and took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with two misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure. He was released on $5,000 bond. GRAND LARCENY: n On Jan. 21 at 9:52 p.m., officers responded to 16th Street North between North Greenbrier and North Harrison streets for a report of suspicious suspects tampering with autos in the area. According to police, upon arrival one suspect was observed exiting a vehicle, and another was observed nearby. They fled upon arrival of police, but both were apprehended. Charles Edward Contreras, 19, of Arlington, was arrested and charged with three counts of trespassing of a motor vehicle, two counts of grand larceny and petty larceny. He was held without bond. Antonio Vincente Shivers, 18, of Arlington, was arrested and charged with three counts of trespassing of a motor vehicle and petty larceny, and was held on a $2,000 bond. LARCENY FROM AUTO: n On Jan. 21 at 8:44 a.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle larceny
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Schools & Military n Kyra Klontz of Arlington has been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at Miami University.
Kaitlyn Sabol of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Stephen F. Austin State University.
n Caroline Smith of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
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n Claire Zavrel of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Wofford College.
Adnan Salamah of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Wilkes University. n
n Laura Binczewski, Shannon Brady, Noah Kennedy, Amanda O’Keeffe, Erika Vikander and Charlotte Vincent of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Delaware.
Matthew Rosenberg, the son of Charles Rosenberg and Mary Howard of Arlington, and Amanda Smith, the daughter of Kendrick and Neal Smith of Arlington, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Furman University. n
n Garret Neal of Arlington, a 2016 graduate of Yorktown High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall quarter at DePaul University.
n Laurel Vaccaro, Isaac Pearson, Wilfried Rumingan and Kaylee Shuey of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University. n Lucas DeGraw of Arlington, the son of Christopher DeGraw and Terry Muilenburg of Arlington and a graduate of Yorktown High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Colby College. n Christopher Currie of
Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Saint Anselm College. n Elizabeth Caltagirone and Natalya Beranek of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Hartford. n U.S. Marine Pvt. Eric Gallion of Arlington recently completed basic recruit training at Marinte Corps Recruit Depot Passi Island. On Jan. 2, he entered Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Geiger, N.C., for nine weeks of U.S. Marine Corps infantry training.
n Two students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology have been named scholars in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search, formerly the Intel Science Talent Search. The students, and their projects, are Eric Liu, “Examining Antibiotic Modulation of the Gut Microbiome and Mycobiome in Cirrhotics with Hepatic Encephalopathy,” and Prathik Naidu, “DNALoopR: A Novel High-Performance Machine Learning Predictor to Identify Genome-Wide 3D DNA Interactions in Cancer.” The 300 scholars will receive awards of $2,000, as will their schools. A total of 40 finalists will be invited to Washington in March to participate in final judging, display their work to the public, meet with notable scientists and compete for awards, including the top award of $250,000. n Three Wakefield High School seniors – Nicholas Cadby-Spicer, Alana Ceesay and Anderson Escobar – have been selected to receive four-year, full-tuition scholarships from the Posse Scholars Foundation, following an assessment process that included three rounds of interviews and meetings with representatives from the participating colleges of their choice. Spicer plans to attend Lafayette College, Ceesay plans to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Escobar will attend Bucknell University.
n Dr. Stacy Lopresti-Goodman, an associate professor of psychology at Marymount University, recently was honored by the Society for Neuroscience for her ethical approach to research. Lopresti-Goodman received the Hero in Cognitive and Sentience Science and Education Award from the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine and Green Neuroscience Laboratory at a national conference held in San Diego. Lopresti-Goodman’s work includes observational research of primate behavior in sanctuary settings. She also has conducted research on alternatives to the use of animals in psychology education. Lopresti-Goodman has been a Marymount faculty member since 2009. In addition to teaching undergraduate psychology classes, she serves as the university’s honors-program director and has led several student trips abroad to study primate sanctuaries in Kenya and Spain.
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Transportation Notes PROPOSAL SEEKS ADDING ‘GEORGETOWN’ TO METRO SIGNS: Should sig-
nage throughout the Metro system be updated to connect Rosslyn and Georgetown in the public’s mind? That was one suggestion coming out of the Leadership Center for Excellence’s “Meet the Chair” event, where Arlington County Board Chairman Jay Fisette fielded questions from the public. Among them: Why not make it “Rosslyn-Georgetown” on Metro signage? Fisette was wary. He voiced concern that those who step off the subway in Rosslyn expecting to be across the Potomac in Georgetown might be a little irked. Business leaders in Rosslyn in recent years have been forging closer ties with their counterparts in Georgetown. Groups on both sides of the river are promoting the idea of a Potomac-spanning gondola system to connect the two communities. With an average of 14,800 boardings per day, the Rosslyn Metro station was ranked the 11th busiest in the rail system (and second busiest in Virginia after the Pentagon) in 2015. The only stations with higher boardings were in the downtown D.C. area. While Fisette was a bit skittish on changing the name of the Rosslyn station, he proposed removing “City” from the Crystal City Metro station, leaving it just
“Crystal.” The name “Crystal City” makes people think they are in a separate jurisdiction from Arlington, Fisette said at the Leadership Center for Excellence forum. TWO VIRGINIA REPS ADDED TO BOARD OF AIRPORTS AUTHORITY: Robert Laz-
aro and David Speck have joined the board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority as appointees of Gov. McAuliffe. Lazaro is acting executive director and director of regional energy and sustainability policy for the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, and has served as mayor of Purcellville. Speck recently retired as managing director of investments with the SpeckCaudron Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, and served on several advisory bodies in Alexandria and across Northern Virginia. He previously served on the authority’s board of directors from 2003-10. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority oversees operations at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Dulles Toll Road, along with construction of the Silver Line. Of its 17 members, seven are appointees of Virginia’s governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY NAMES INTERIM MANAGER AT DULLES: Brian
Leuck has been named interim vice president and airport manager of Washington Dulles International Airport. Leuck succeeds Chris Browne, who is retiring effective Feb. 3 to become deputy director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. A national search will be conducted to find a permanent successor to Browne. Leuck, a registered professional engineer who has worked at the airports authority since 1988, most recently has been in charge of all infrastructure and construction on the airport’s 12,000 acres. “I am confident in his ability to manage the large, highly talented team at Dulles and to keep the airport, the Dulles Access Highway and the Dulles Toll Road operating smoothly for the benefit of our passengers while the search process is completed,” said Margaret McKeough, chief operating officer at the airports authority.
ALASKA AIRLINES ADDS SEASONAL SERVICE TO BWI: Alaska Airlines over
the summer will augment its service to the West Coast from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The carrier will offer one-flight-a-day service from June 6 to Aug. 26 between
BWI and Portland, Ore., using Boeing 737 aircraft. The announcement, made Jan. 11, is part of an expansion of service from Portland, with Albuquerque, Milwaukee and Philadelphia also getting seasonal or year-round service. “At 55 nonstop destinations and counting, we continue to connect our valued Portland customers to the places they want to go,” said John Kirby, Alaska’s vice president of capacity planning. Alaska currently has a limited presence at BWI, with one daily nonstop each to Seattle and to Los Angeles, according to airport data. The carrier also provides service through Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Currently, Alaska Airlines flies 40 million customers a year to 118 destinations with an average of 1,200 daily flights across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Cuba. The Sun Gazette has you covered when it comes to news of transportation and transit. We’re on hand to get you the stories you need, get them fast, and get them right. Count on the Sun Gazette as your source of news for all that’s happening in transportation across the region.
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Our quest for the best in local real estate this week takes us to the heart of Clarendon, where a newer farmhouse with more than 5,000 square feet of open, airy interior space spread over four levels bids us welcome. Thoughtful touches abound, from the welcoming front porch to the drinking fountain at the back door, and modern touches add to the livability and sustainability of the home. The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,075,000 by Sheri Grant of Boyer O’Dea & Grant of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. Curb appeal is magnificent and sets the stage for all that will follow. Stepping into the stunning foyer, visitors are greeted by random-width hardwood flooring and soaring ceilings. The formal rooms are delights, while the kitchen is set up for the chef in each of us, perfect for everything from casual dining to prepping for a stylish soirée. The Great Room lives up to its name with a stone-hearth fireplace and screened-in porch overlooking the private rear yard. The master retreat is designed to be a beacon of serenity, with plentiful space, lovely walk-in closets and a sumptuous bath. Each of the additional four bedrooms proffer wonderful charms, while the informal areas of the home (upper and lower) add flexibility and versatility to the overall ambiance.
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Optimism on Housing Seems to Depend on Political Views A new survey reveals a dramatic shift in housing sentiments since the election in addition to new predictions for mortgage rates, home prices, and home inventory, as well as the top real estate markets to watch in 2017. The conclusions were part of the 2017 Housing Outlook Report, released in December by Trulia. The surprising outcome of the 2016 presidential election injected both optimism and pessimism into consumers’ expectations about the housing market in the coming year. Following the election, Republicans seemed to feel a surge of renewed positivity toward the housing market in 2017, saying it will be a better year to buy a home than in 2016, after the election, experiencing a 26 percentage point swing toward optimism compared to before the election. Democrats turned bearish, swinging from a position of optimism before the election to pessimism after; Democrats optimism around buying a home in 2017 fell 23 percentage points. “Republicans are feeling a renewed sense of confidence about all things housing in 2017, while Democrats are feeling down,” said Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist at Trulia. “If these contrasts lead to noticeable changes in housing-market activity, we think they’ll help close the geographic divide in home price appreciation.” For the first time since 2011, fewer Americans viewed home-ownership as a part of their American Dream, dropping to 72 percent this year from 75 percent last year. Millennials, aged 1834, saw the biggest drop, to 72 percent from 80 percent over that same time period. However, 83 percent of these young Americans still plan on buying a home, but most (72 percent) won’t do so until at least the end of 2018. Additionally, as mortgage rates have risen since the election, renters who wish to buy generally are not concerned about rates stifling their ability to buy a home (18 percent). Instead, saving for a down payment (59 percent), having poor credit (38 percent) and rising home prices (35 percent) appear to be bigger challenges for home buyers. – PR Newswire
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Lee Highway Alliance, Jonathan Kinney Win Salute Efforts by the Lee Highway Alliance to plan for the future of the major northsouth thoroughfare and its development are receiving accolades from the General Assembly. Created by Ginger Brown and Sandi Chesrown and an initiative that comprises 18 civic associations along the corridor – from Rosslyn to East Falls Church – the alliance conducted a “visioning” effort in 2016, which will lead to a county-govern-
Schools Continued from Page 5 and research. To earn the specialty diploma, students will have to first take an introduc-
Water Continued from Page 1 higher than previous years. It just doesn’t make sense.” Among those hit with a whopping bill was Rachel Cohen of the Rock Spring neighborhood. Writing on Nextdoor Yorktown, she said her home’s quarterly water bill rose from $360 in the summer of 2015 to $2,200 in 2016.
ment community study this year. The effort will focus on everything from transportation to public spaces to encouraging economic vitality in the corridor. For its effort, the alliance last year was honored as “Advocate of the Year” by the Virginia Statewide Neighborhood Conference. The legislative honor, patroned by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th), passed the House
of Delegates unanimously on Jan. 13, and was endorsed by the state Senate on Jan. 19. Civic Leader Kinney Honored: The General Assembly has added its kudos for Arlington attorney and civic leader Jonathan Kinney, who in November was honored with the 2016 William T. Newman Jr. Spirit of Community Award by the Arlington Community Foundation. A native of Arlington, Kinney is “pos-
sessed of a wealth of knowledge” and “offers a unique perspective on the county’s history while supporting efforts to improve the locality.” “He has earned the nickname ‘Mr. Arlington’ for his close working relationships with local and regional organizations and officials,” notes the resolution, patroned by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th). The measure passed the House of Delegates and Senate unanimously.
tory seminar course, followed by a yearlong research project that ends with a 4,000-to-5,000-word academic paper and oral defense. Students must then take at least four Advanced Placement courses and endof-year exams during their high school careers. Murphy rolled out the new initiative at
the Jan. 19 School Board meeting. Feedback Being Accepted on Proposed Calendar: Public input will be accepted through Feb. 6 on Superintendent Patrick Murphy’s proposed 2017-18 school year calendar, which will be voted on in coming months by the School Board. Murphy has proposed starting school on Sept. 5, the day after Labor Day, with
winter break occurring from Dec. 22-Jan. 1 and spring break from March 26-30, 2018. The last day of school is slated to be June 15 for high schools, June 19 for middle schools and June 20 for elementary schools. No date has yet been set for highschool graduations.
“All water systems have been checked – internal and external – with no signs of leakage,” Cohen wrote. “Water usage in the current cycle has reverted to historical (and lower) norms.” In the crosshairs is the county government’s Department of Environmental Services, which provides water and sewer service. In a response to concerns, the department investigated and found “no systemic utility-bill discrepancies.” In an interview, the department’s chief operating officer – Mike Moon – said there could be several reasons for bills that are
hefty, yet accurate. He pointed specifically to a hotter and more dry summer/fall season; residents who irrigated frequently to compensate for the lack of rainfall could have seen their bills spike as a result. “That is the primary issue,” Moon said of irrigation systems that, for a oneeighth-acre lot, can deposit up to 12,500 gallons of water per month on a lawn. (The typical household uses about 5,800 gallons of water during an average month, county officials say.) Frequent car-washing, leaky faucets or toilets and an increase in household size also can impact bills, Moon said. Water and sewer rates, totaling $13.27 per 1,000 gallons, have not changed since mid2015. To some civic leaders, the county government should be looking at its own operations – from aging infrastructure to computer-software issues – rather than putting all the onus on homeowners. “The county government refuses to look at other possible causes for the high water bills,” Cantwell said. “Their immediate response is to blame the homeowner.” County officials counter that while the issue is raising a lot of heat among neighborhoods, there actually were fewer requests from the public for investigations of high water bills than a year before. “We haven’t seen a major increase,” Moon said, pointing to 583 high-usageinvestigation requests last year compared to 617 in 2015. Because of the hotter and less rainy summer and fall seasons, residential water consumption rose 11 percent from the same point in 2015. Moon said that he’d be concerned, and would seek an investigation, if his own bill increased more than 50 percent during any given year-overyear period. Those with high water bills are asked to first conduct a self-assessment, looking at billing history and checking for leaks. If homeowners can present “clear evidence” of problems – and show they have been corrected – the county government offers forgiveness of between 50 percent and 100 percent of the spiked water bill as
compared to a normal billing cycle. (Information on the process can be obtained by calling 703-228-6570 or visiting the county government’s Web site at www. arlingtonva.us.) The Arlington County Civic Federation, while not having addressed water bills directly, is monitoring the situation, said organization president Stefanie Pryor. Pryor said that while the attention has been placed on recent billing, there is a broader topic that also needs to be discussed. “Infastructure that is 70 to 90 years old needs maintenance, a topic [the federation] has tried to raise repeatedly throughout the years,” she said. The billing issue was brought before the County Board on Jan. 28. Before that, board member John Vihstadt acknowledged that the matter was a topic of hot discussion in neighborhoods. “Staff is investigating to determine if the adage ‘where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ is true in this instance,” Vihstadt told the Sun Gazette. Conspiracy theories abound, ranging from the feasible to the farfetched: waterpressure increases by the county government to compensate for increased outlets; leaks caused by relining pipes; price gouging to pay for other government operations; or software problems connected to the meter-reading system. Even if many of the instances of higher bills turn out to be due to actions of individual homeowners, the government’s response has left a sour taste in many a mouth. “The process has not been consistent with the Arlington Way of prompt response, adequate information-sharing or accepting of appropriate responsibility,” Cohen said in an e-mail. “This has been an extremely frustrating experience.” “It would seem to be incumbent upon staff to investigate until staff can uncover the reason,” said civic activist Suzanne Sundburg. “We are consistently told what a wonderfully professional staff we have – solving this puzzle would be a good way to prove that.”
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Strong Performances Buoy Historical Drama MATT REVILLE Staff Writer
“Oh, well, what family doesn’t have its ups and downs?” So sighs Eleanor of Aquitaine as she attempts, with little success, to stageON the succesSTAGE manage sion to her husband, King Henry II, during Christmas Eve 1183 in The Arlington Players’ reprise of the 1966 Broadway production “The Lion in Winter.” Eleanor’s favorite child, the soldierly Richard, is in the running to succeed his failing but still dominant and unpredictable father, but so are the foppish teenager John and the oft-overlooked middle son Geoffrey. And watching over the proceedings with more than a little interest is the young new king of France, Philip II, whose main aim is to divide and conquer Henry’s clan. Written by James Goldman, with
the local production directed by Susan Devine, the show is a tale of two halves. The first act showcases pithy lines as Henry and Eleanor (who has been imprisoned for a decade but gets out at holidays) thrust and parry over the future, while the king’s latest young flame watches and the three sons try to sort out their roles. The second act devolves into something Norman Lear might have given us – lots of angry outbursts overshadowing the cleverness. Casting is solid, led by Diane Sams as Eleanor. It’s not easy to follow the likes of Rosemary Harris (Broadway) and Katharine Hepburn (the 1968 film version), but Sams is a dominant stage presence who is more than a match for the character she portrays. “We are jungle animals, and the darkness is all around us,” Eleanor says of the intrigues taking place. Michael Kharfen also is strong as King Henry, who fears his own mortality less for himself and more for the kingdom
he has cobbled together over decades of machinations in war and peace. “I’ve built this house, and it shall stand,” the king declares at one point. “I’ve built an empire and I’ve got to know it is going to last.” Actors portraying the three sons – Patrick Pasake, Eric Kennedy and Patrick Kearney – are each up to the task. Kearney, as the foppish John (who later would go on to sullenly sign the Magna Carta in 1215), makes the most of the histrionics he’s handed to deliver. Perhaps the saddest real-life story belongs to Alais (portrayed by Sirena Dib), sister of the French king who was held for
years in limbo as her marriage contract to Richard was put off time and again while King Henry took more than a fatherly liking in her. The real-life Alais would remain unmarried another dozen years after this tale unfolds. Director Devine kept the pace moving, and while there were some opening-night bobbles by the cast, they proved relatively negligible. Tina Chancey adds lively period music while also serving as music director. Sets (Dan Remmers/Mary Speed/Jocelyn Steiner) and costumes (Kathy Dunlap/Laura Fontaine/Sue Gattoni) were high-quality, a phrase that describes the entirety of this show, which marks the halfway point in The Arlington Players’ 66th season. “The Lion in Winter” runs through Feb. 11 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 South Old Glebe Road in Arlington. For tickets and information, call (703) 549-1063 or see the Web site at www.thearlingtonplayers.org.
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Please Oh Please, Always Include Those Final Scores
What’s the final score, please? With the Internet and social media and all, results of high school athletic events are found and updated in so many places these days, and that’s a very good thing. Occasionally, some are still phoned in to newspapers – the old-fashioned way.
Yorktown Teams Take 5th in Meet
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DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette
In his home pool, speedy Washington-Lee High School junior Jaya Kambhampaty sped SWIM & DIVE to a pair of victories as well as setting two records in the Liberty Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. Kambhampaty won the 100 butterfly in 50.71 and the 100 backstroke in 50.54 in the Jan. 28 finals. The night before in the preliminary races, Kambhampaty won both races in meet-record times of 50.65 (fly) and 50.47 (back). He also swam on W-L’s fifth-place medley relay and fourth-place 400 freestyle relay, helping his team place sixth in the boys meet. “I was nervous going into it,” Kambhampaty said about the butterfly. “The other swimmers inspired me. I went out there and gave it everything I had.” He gave it his all in the backstroke. as well. “I tried to keep the legs up and the arms moving as fast as I could,” KambContuned on Page 25
Top: Washington-Lee’s Jaya Kambhampaty swims and wins the 100 butterfly in the Liberty PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT Conference meet. Above: Yorktown’s Emily Brooks swims 100 freestyle.
Yorktown Boys Halt Skid Against County Rival MATT DELANEY
For the Sun Gazette
A second chance for neighborhood bragging rights this season ended with the visiting YorBASKETBALL ktown Patriots defeating the Washington-Lee Generals, 59-45, in Jan. 27 boys high school basketball action. Washington-Lee (9-9, 5-5) won the first meeting between the teams earlier this winter. With the Jan. 27 victory, Yorktown improved to 10-8 overall, 4-6 in the Liberty Conference and snapped a threegame losing streak against its Arlington rival, igniting a celebration along the 24
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Patriots’ bench and the team’s student cheering section. “When these guys graduate they’ll only remember two things: how far they made it in the playoffs and did they beat W-L,” Yorktown coach Joe Reed said. “These guys can at least say they beat them once. So it means a lot to them and it means a lot to me to get the monkey off our back.” Reed had been 0-3 against W-L as Yorktown’s coach. The loss ended Washington-Lee’s three-game winning streak. “They outplayed us. They wanted it more, bottom line,” W-L coach Bobby Dobson said. “We had a bad game when it really counts. When you’re not
prepared to play, and the other team’s ready to play, you lose those games.” Yorktown took an 8-6 lead in the first quarter on guard Nate Kaniut’s basket and was ahead the rest of the way. The Patriots widened their margin to 156 after guard Gavin Andersen’s short jumper, then to 24-13 when guard Connor Van Kirk and forward Davis Patterson got involved in the scoring. Washington-Lee scrapped its way back when guard Nick Miller, forward Collin MacCullough and guard Anthony Reyes combined for eight points. Yorktown still led at halftime, 24-21. Yorktown opened the second half on
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All of that is great, helpful and much appreciated. There is one big problem, though, which is a very bad thing. Too often the final score is not given on those sites, just which team was victorious or lost. Example: High school athletic Twitter and Facebook sites are becoming more popular for listing score updates throughout a game or event, some even inning-by-inning or quarter-by-quarter. Again that’s great. Where those sites too often fall short is by not properly closing the deal and giving the final score. Instead, sites will have a concluding post that reads something like: “A tough hard-fought loss, but well played – so proud.” Or, “Great victory – nice job ladies or gentlemen.” The final score is nowhere to be found. That’s so frustrating, plus a huge tease. It happens all the time. Sometimes the posts will be more general, giving a summary of, say, victories by multiple teams on the same date, or congratulating one for a win, but no scores listed. Another recent tweet read: “Great performances continue,” but no score or sport was listed. For wintertime basketball Twitter results, sometimes one score is posted, but not for a specific team. What’s taught in any Journalism 101 course is the most important news about any sporting event is the final score or result. So that news should always be given at the very beginning, not buried in the text somewhere, and certainly not given at all. So Facebook, Twitter and other social-media handlers, take note and always please give the final scores.
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Two Wakefield Hoop Teams Atop Conference Standings DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
Recent high school basketball action left two WakeBASKETBALL field Warriors teams in first place in the Capitol Conference. The Wakefield boys (15-4) are in sole possession of first with a perfect 9-0 record. The girls (17-2) are tied for first with the Edison Eagles at 8-1. Both Wakefield teams went 2-0 in conference place last week, defeating Lee and Jefferson. The boys routed Lee, 87-40, and topped Jefferson, 58-26. Against Lee, Alan Treakle led all scorers with 20 points. Halil Parks and Eric Isler each had 14 points. Chris Warner
added 10 points and 11 rebounds. Isler also had 10 rebounds. Jalon Lipford had eight points and seven rebounds. In the win over Jefferson, Parks had 15 points, Warner had 13 points and eight rebounds, Treakle had 12 points and three assists, Ben Horsford had nine points, and Isler had four points and seven rebounds. Jefferson led 6-5 at the end of the first quarter, then Wakefield was ahead 25-19 at halftime and held Jefferson to just seven second-half points. On Jan. 28 in Norfolk, the Wakefield boys lost to Cape Henry Collegiate, 74-67, in a non-conference game at Virginia Wesleyan University in a Virginia Preps Tournament game. Cape Henry is the defending Division I private-school Virginia state champion and was ranked
ninth in the most recent private-school pool. Statewide, Wakefield is ranked 28th by Max Preps and Cape Henry 62nd. Cape Henry took a quick 11-2 lead and Wakefield played from behind all game long, although the Warriors rallied to trail just 33-32 at halftime and 46-43 after three. Treakle had 24 points, Horsford 16 and made four threes, Parks scored 14, Warner had five points and eight rebounds, and Isler had two points and eight boards. Parks missed the final few minutes with a finger injury. “It was a good game for us because we wanted to play that type of tough competition,” Wakefield coach Tony Bentley said. “I like how we responded and came back after getting down ear-
ly.” The Wakefield girls defeated Lee, 6542, and Jefferson, 48-35, and had a nonconference 56-35 win over Crossland of Prince George’s County to go 3-0 for the week and up their winning streak to eight games. Against Jefferson, Tamara Jackson scored 12 points, Summer Matlack and Lyrin Hatcher each had 11, and Jami Tham eight. In the win over Crossland, Matlock had 11 points and 11 assists. Jackson had 16 points and two rebounds, Tham had 14 points, 11 boards and two blocks, Jayla Lopez had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Hatcher had four points and four rebounds. Wakefield and Marshall play this week in a key conference game.
W-L Thrower , Yorktown Runner Win Liberty Conference Titles A Staff Report
Washington-Lee High School shot putters Benedict Draghi and Tony Auguste placed first TRACK & FIELD and second, respectively, in recent early-round competition of the boys Liberty Conference indoor track and field championships. Draghi’s winning throw was 57-feet,
3-inches. Auguste’s runner-up put was 5111/2. Draghi was the defending champion, as well as the 2016 region and state winner. Also in the boys meet for W-L, the 4x800 relay placed second in 8:31.78, Jonny Jackson was sixth in the 1,000 and 1,600, James Gusmer was fourth in the 1,000 and seventh in the 1,600, and Marco Viola took seventh in the 3,200.
For the Yorktown boys, senior Austin Stout won the 500 in 1:07.63 and Derrick Isaac finished second in the high jump at 6-feet. In the girls Liberty meet, WashingtonLee’s Isabella Corry was second in the 55-meter dash in 7.73 seconds, Juliana Walker finished fourth in the 300, Maggie Smiedala fifth in the 500, Laura Ramirez seventh in the 1,000, the 4x400 relay was
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Kate Reicherter was third in the back, Kyle Park had two seventh-place finishes, and the 200 free relay was third. For the W-L girls, Evie Gieseman was second in the 100 free and third in
the 50 free, Ellie Ridgeway was third in the fly and fourth in the IM, Pilar Paras was fourth in the 500 free and sixth in the 200 free, and the 200 free relay was fourth.
Gieseman broke her W-L record in the preliminaries, swimming 24.21 in the 50 free. Paras also set a team record in her preliminary 500 swim in 5:10.41. n In the Capitol Conference swim and dive finals Jan. 28, the Wakefield Warriors were fifth in the boys meet and sixth in the girls at their home pool. For the boys, Justin Clark was second in diving to lead the way. Matea Mladenovic was third in the 200 freestyle and fifth in the 500 free, Connor Sughrue was third in the 100 butterfly and seventh in the 200 individual medley, and the 400 free relay was third. Mladenovic, Sughrue, James Brady and Aleksei Dudley were the members of that relay. For the Wakefield girls, Emily Andrews had the school’s big meet, winning the 100 backstroke in 1:01.14 and finishing second in the fly. Wakefield’s Antonia Kotliarou was fifth in diving and the 400 free relay placed fifth. Andrews swam on that relay.
Washington-Lee. Patterson controlled the glass for the Patriots. “Patterson was huge,” Reed continued. “I think he had something to prove because he normally starts for us, but I didn’t start him tonight. So he had a fire under him.” Dobson agreed that rebounding was a big factor in the outcome. “Teams always outrebound us because we don’t attack the board like we’re supposed to,” he said. “But I never thought Yorktown would do it. They were just tougher than we were
tonight.” NOTES: Van Kirk led all scorers with 22 points, followed by Patterson’s 14, Andersen’s seven and Kanuit’s five. On a rough night shooting from the floor for W-L, Miller totaled 12 with Ozgo contributing nine and senior guard William Wallace six. In a game earlier last week, Washington-Lee defeated the host Langley Saxons, 60-52. See a story about that win at www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington. n In the Jan. 27 girls game between the Yorktown Patriots and Washington-
Lee Generals, shorthanded Yorktown won, 42-36, behind 30 points from Liz Shean. Yorktown was missing two other top-scoring starters, so Shean carried the scoring by herself. She made 12 of 13 foul shots. Yorktown improved to 10-8 overall and 3-7 in the Liberty Conference. For Washington-Lee (4-14), Ava Singh scored 12 points and Eleanor Doolittle and Syndey Rood had seven each. Yorktown defeated WashingtonLee in the first meeting between the teams earlier this season.
Continued from Page 24 hampaty said. “I had a lot of fun tonight.” Washington-Lee’s Kai Green was second in the 50 free, Jack Mowery was fifth in the 200 and 500 free races, and Lachlan Flatin was fourth in the 50 free. The Yorktown boys were fifth, led by a second from Jonathan Day in the 500 free and a third in the 200 free, a second by diver Jacob Kreider, a third by Thomas Outlaw in the 50 free, a fourth by Adi Kambhampaty in the 200 individual medley, a second by the 200 free relay and a third by the medley relay. Ryan Soh swam on both relays. In the girls meet, Yorktown was fifth and W-L seventh. For Yorktown, diver Hannah Karlin was second, Emily Brooks was third in the 100 free and fifth in the 50 free, Mary
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a 10-0 run and was able to dictate the game the rest of the way. The closest W-L got was within 39-35 after guard Quinn Parks made two free throws. Yorktown guard Ryan Van Kirk nailed a three-pointer moments later to remind the W-L fans how the game would end. Reed noted that the Patriots usually struggle to get rebounds, but not against
second (4:14.35) and the 4x800 (9:59.15) and 4x200 (1:52.27) were third. For the Yorktown girls, JaneAnne Tvedt was third in the 55 hurdles in 9.26, Sophia Gray was third in the high jump (4-10), Katherine Cressey was sixth in the shot (29-11/2), and Sophia Park was seventh in the shot (28-43/4). Many now move on to the 6A North Region meet.
Washington-Lee High School’s Noah Swisher swims the backstroke leg of boys 200 medley relay during the finals Jan. 28 of the Liberty Conference swim and dive meet. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
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High School Roundup YORKTOWN GYMNASTS HAVING STRONG SEASON: The defending Lib-
erty Conference and 6A North Region champion Yorktown Patriots continue to have another strong season in girls high school gymnastics. In a Jan. 23 meet, Yorktown finished second behind the McLean Highlanders, with both teams expected to battle for the conference championship on Feb. 3 at Washington-Lee High School. “The girls are adding more difficulty to their routines and our scores are steadily climbing for individuals and for the team as a whole,” Yorktown coach Joanne Price said. Yorktown won a home meet on Jan. 4, then placed first at the Washington-
Lee Invitational, despite missing several key gymnasts. Yorktown sophomore Julia Hays won the all-around. Gymnasts posting the highest scores for Yorktown have been Hays, Juliette Mitrovich, Olivia Zavrel and Courtney Frisk. YORKTOWN SOFTBALL BOOSTERS AWARDED: The Yorktown High School
girls softball team boosters recently received the Welburn Award from the Arlington County Medical Society. The award is issued annually to an individual or group that has shown outstanding work in the Arlington community. For the past decade, the softball boosters have held an annual-breast-
cancer-awareness night, donating proceeds to the Sharon McGowan Breast Health Fund. The annual contributions are approximately $2,000. In recent years, the boosters have worked with other Yorktown sports teams to create a “pink night”, in which Yorktown squads and opponents in multiple sports participate in the fundraising event. O’CONNELL BASKETBALL: In boys basketball, the Bishop O’Connell Knights (15-7, 8-4) began this week with a threegame winning streak, including blowout conference victories over Bishop Ireton, 78-50, and Bishop McNamara, 86-50, in recent games.
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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. February 2, 1945: n The county government issued 90 parking tickets in January. Fines are $2. n Westover Baptist Church is set to establish a Boy Scout troop. n Leaders have been selected for Arlington’s participation in the World Day of Prayer. February 3, 1962: n As he waits for NASA to iron out some kinks in his planned orbital mission, John Glenn is back in Arlington with his family. The Sun notes that Glenn earns $1,149 a month in pay (including hazardous-duty pay) as a lieutenant colonel in the Army. n U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater was the keynote speaker at the National Young Republican Convention, held in Arlington. n A flu outbreak has sidelined students at many local schools. n On the basketball court, Washington-Lee’s boys defeated Osbourne, while Wakefield’s wrestlers have opened with an 8-1 start. February 2, 1970: n Gov. Holton wants legislators to approve a $9-per-resident rebate of the state sales tax on food. n State Attorney General Andrew Miller wants to make first-offense marijuana possession a misdemeanor. It currently is a felony. n Arlington’s crime rate was up 8.3 percent in the last six months. n George Mason College is adding to its existing faculty roster of 131. n At the movies: “The Lion in Winter,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and the X-rated “Fanny Hill.” February 2, 1979: n Legislation allowing Arlington to elect its School Board members has failed in Richmond. n A House of Delegates subcommittee has rejected the Equal Rights Amendment on a 12-8 vote. n Superintendent Larry Cuban has proposed a $48.5 million school budget, up 3.3 percent. n On TV tonight: “Welcome Back, Kotter” and “CHiPs.”
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ACROSS 1. Bars on guitars 6. Olden-day aerosol can propellant 9. Invitation request 13. Chinese fruit 14. “Say what?” 15. Kind of space 16. *8-time Grammy winner and “Climax” (2012) performer 17. Victorian time, e.g. 18. Mickey Mouse’s pet 19. *2017 Grammy host 21. *Beyoncé’s nominated rap song 23. Listening device 24. British comedy’s Mr. ____ 25. Baryshnikov’s step 28. Red gemstone 30. Good guy 35. Amy Winehouse’s voice, e.g. 37. Same as pleaded 39. Chinese silk plant 40. Film ____ 41. Rode in a tube 43. Insolence 44. Dished out 46. Observer 47. Seed cover 48. Like flotsam 50. Red-encased cheese 52. Chinese “way” 53. *Prince’s 1986 Grammy winner 55. Spanish sea 57. *Justin Bieber’s Grammy nominated album 61. *Bwst Rap Song nominee (2017)
64. Apathetic 65. Ante up 67. Reflective thinker 69. Ringworm 70. Rub the wrong way 71. Open-mouthed 72. Perching place 73. *1995 Grammy nominee, ____ of Base 74. ____ and rights
DOWN 1. Work stopper? 2. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 3. Amazon’s smart speaker 4. Not here 5. India VIP 6. ____ Zhen, played by Bruce Lee and Jet Li 7. Hudson’s Bay Company’s
original ware 8. Irritate by rubbing 9. *4-time Grammy nominated Ja ____ 10. Part of house frame 11. U.S. President’s special power 12. “Pretty in Pink” formal 15. “Once upon a time...,” e.g. 20. Do like a volcano 22. Popular pickup 24. Sayonaras 25. *Desiigner’s nominated hit 26. Cool & distant 27. Motionless 29. *“____ Aint Your Color” 31. Hindu serpent deity 32. Like TV with browsing capabilities 33. Locomotive hair 34. *Adele’s multi-nominated hit 36. Dunking treat 38. Ownership document 42. Golden Globes’ category 45. One of Fanning sisters 49. “____ the season ...” 51. Hairy vertebrate 54. Photo tint 56. Moulin ____, Paris 57. Bread pocket 58. Inch, e.g. 59. Late Attorney General Janet 60. A secondary school 61. Type of fish net 62. Sky defender 63. Autumn mo. 66. Parabola, e.g. 68. Hi-____
55+ News PROGRAM LOOKS AT LIONS’ RECYCLING PROGRAM: A discussion of the
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An informal current-events discussion about local and world news will be presented on Monday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955. FOLK MUSIC HOOTENANNY SLATED:
A folk-music sing-along will be held on Monday, Feb. 6 at 1:30 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. COUNTY MUSICIANS PLAN TO JAM:
The Just Playin’ musicians will perform country tunes on Monday, Feb. 6 at 11:15 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. ORCHESTRA PREPS OPEN REHEARSAL: An open rehearsal of the Tom Cun-
ningham Orchestra will be presented on Monday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. at Walter Reed
Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955. UPDATES ON MEDICARE PROFFERED:
A discussion of Medicare updates will be presented on Monday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955. TRAVELERS HEAD TO DEA MUSEUM:
Arlington County 55+ Travel hosts a trip to the DEA Museum on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The cost is $5. For information, call (703) 228-4748. WAYS TO PREVENT FALLS DETAILED:
Tips on minimizing the risks of falling will be offered on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955. BATHROOM DESIGNS DISCUSSED: The latest designs in bathrooms will be presented on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.
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DISCUSSION CENTERS ON STROKES:
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