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No Firm Consensus on 2-Lane Bridge Plan BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

NEW SEASON ARRIVES FOR LITTLE-LEAGUERS Above: Players from a variety of teams, including the Northwestern Mutual majors squad and the Hayfield Dental T-ballers, watch McLean Little League’s openingday ceremonies on Saturday morning, April 14 at the Westmoreland Street complex. The season’s ceremonial kickoff (oops, wrong sport) had been postponed a week due to snow on April 7. At right: Some players appeared anxious to play ball as the ceremonies continued. The April 14 festivities began with a parade down Westmoreland Street from McLean High School to the fields. See a slide show of photos from the event at www.insidenova. com/news/fairfax. PHOTOS BY DAVE FACINOLI

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One-lane bridges are rare in Fairfax County and the one on Hunter Mill Road that has spanned Colvin Run in the Reston/Vienna area since 1974 is nearing the end of its useful life. The question is: Should the bridge be replaced with a two-lane version to handle current and future traffic demands or swapped out with a new one-lane bridge, which would be in keeping with the span’s past and help slow down traffic? The current weight-restricted bridge will be replaced, no matter what. The span, located between Crowell Road and Baron Cameron Avenue, now handles 7,200 cars per day and by 2043 would need to accommodate about 11,000 – an order of magnitude more than it was designed for. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials, who briefed local residents April 16 at an informational meeting at Forest Edge Elementary School, recommended replacing the structurally weakened, 30-footlong one-lane bridge with a 40-footlong two-lane span that would have 4-foot-wide shoulders. Continued on Page 14

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Realtors Dissect Impact of Tax Reform, Economy BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Recent federal tax reforms feature a melange of changes, but on balance will give about 90 percent of people a tax cut, said Ken Wingert, senior legislative representative for the National Association of Realtors. Republicans, who with the November 2016 election of Donald Trump gained control the presidency as well as both houses of Congress, failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act during Trump’s first year, Wingert told Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) members at an April 4 briefing at the organization’s Merrifield headquarters. Instead, Republicans last December passed $1.5 trillion in tax cuts with the intention of creating more jobs, simplifying the filing process (preferably so it could fit on a single postcard) and making the Internal Revenue Service more efficient and customer-friendly, Wingert said. The new tax rules double the standard deduction and child tax credit, increase income limits and eliminate personal exemptions. Of particular interest to Realtors in the room were changes to a key perquisite of owning a home: the mortgage-interest deduction. Wingert expressed relief that the U.S. House of Representatives’ initial bill did

not win out, as it would have capped eligibility for the deduction at $500,000 and eliminated deductions for second homes and home-equity loans. The final bill capped eligibility at $750,000, kept the deduction for second homes and retained the home-equity-loan deduction, provided such funds are used for home improvements, Wingert said. Lobbyists started out in a poor position during the tax-reform negotiations and salvaged what they could, he said. “I feel we got a lot of wins at the end of the day,” Wingert said. Wingert predicted the coming year would see steady economic Mary Beth Coya growth, but also increased inflation. His 2018 forecast anticipated gross-domestic product would rise by 2.6 percent (up from a 2.5-percent increase in 2017), job growth would stay steady at 2.1 million and inflation would increase by 2.5 percent (up from a 2-percent hike last year). He also predicted mortgage-interest rates would rise to 4.6 percent by year’s end.

The housing inventory is low nationwide, with a three-month supply that’s half what’s considered the equilibrium rate. Permits to build single-family homes have been down ever since the recession of the late 2000s, Wingert said. People also are staying in their homes an average of 10 years, double the tenure that occurred in 1980, he said. Retiring Baby Boomers trying to downsize their living quarters are competing for the same smaller housing units with Millennials just entering the real estate market, Wingert said. In addition, huge studentloan burdens have led young people to delay purchasing homes by about five years, he said. Perhaps most ominous was this statistic: Average incomes rose 15 percent between 2011 and 2017, but housing prices increased 48 percent during that period, Wingert said. “There has got to be a tipping point,” he said. “This is not sustainable.”

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On the political front, Wingert said the recently approved federal budget deal will offer some security from budget sequestration of the kind that rocked Northern Virginia’s economy several years ago. But President Trump this year probably will not be able to pass a major infrastructure bill – a key goal of his presidential campaign – and Democrats likely will regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives this fall, Wingert said. Terry Clower, director of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis, also noted some key economic and population trends. While the U.S. rate of labor-force participation fell from 67 percent in the last recession to 63 percent now, it stands at 70 percent in Northern Virginia, largely because of the high cost of living, Clower predicted. Mary Beth Coya, NVAR’s senior vice president for public and government affairs, outlined several legislative changes passed by the General Assembly. Among bills affecting Realtors were ones requiring real-estate “teams” to obtain business-entity licenses, as well as licenses for branch offices, Coya said. NVAR also is keeping an eye on shortterm-lodging rules being considered by Fairfax County, which would impose permitting, tax-collection and operational rules on people who rent out their housing units for fewer than 30 days.

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Local Documentary Filmmaker to Screen Her Work BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Documentary filmmaker Jenny Nichols long has been fascinated by the natural world, and her latest video, “Colors of Change,” records the effects of climate change in the Arctic. The Great Falls native’s 20-minute film blends three elements. Nichols documented artist Zaria Forman producing stunning, large-scale glacier paintings using chalk and her fingers. In the film, Forman

tells how she scattered her late mother’s ashes in a Greenland fjord where they once had traveled together. Nichols also flew over glaciers in Greenland with NASA’s “Operation IceBridge,” which surveys polar ice, and took photos alongside Forman. In addition, the filmmaker also interviewed an Inuit shaman known as “Uncle.” Nichols, who last summer told local residents about a project documenting elk migrations in and near Yellowstone National Park, will screen and speak about

her newest project on April 26 at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike. “Colors of Change” is not yet ready for public release, but has been previewed at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival and will be shown in May at the DocLands Documentary Film Festival in Marin, Calif. Nichols, who now is based in Colorado, graduated from Madeira School in 2001 and later earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and English, with a focus on photography and writing, from St. Lawrence University. She starting doing documentary films while assisting Cristina Mittermeier, who formerly headed the International League of Conservation Photographers. The pair later left that organization in 2012 and Nichols subsequently formed her own company, Pongo Media.

Documentary filmmaker Jenny Nichols, a Great Falls native, documents activities high above Greenland in a NASA research aircraft for her latest project, “Colors of Change.” PHOTO BY ZARIA FORMAN

Nichols’ next projects will include an examination of the southern U.S. border wall’s potential impact on wildlife and a film about giraffes. To learn more about Nichols and her work, visit http://pongomediaproductions.com/film/colors-of-change.

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High-School Thespians Prep Their Springtime Productions Local high-school theater departments are gearing up for their springtime productions. Among those in the Sun Gazette coverage area: • The James Madison High School theater department will present “Fiddler on the Roof” April 26-28 at the high school. Performances will be presented Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and are available at www.madisondrama.com. • George C. Marshall’s theater department will present “Thoroughly Modern Millie” with performances April 26 to May 5 at the high school. The musical is based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway production and 1967 film about a beautiful ingenue determined to make her way in the big city. Due to some content, discretion is advised for children under 13. Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, teachers and seniors. For information, see the Web site at http://statesmentheatre.org. • Saxon Stage of Langley High School will present the iconic rock opera “Evita” with performances April

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2018 Ally in Prevention award recipient Bootise Humenansky is flanked by Leon Harris of WRCTV and Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) executive director Sonia Quiñónez.

Jessica Peros stars as the title character in Langley High School’s production of “Evita.”

19 to 28 at the school. Making its Broadway debut in 1979 following a run in London’s West End, the show is rarely performed at the high-school level. An 18-piece orchestra will accompany the cast and large ensemble, which will include youth from local middle and elementary schools. Performances will be Thursdays through Saturday at 7 p.m. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.saxon-stage.com.

Bootsie Humenansky has been named Fairfax County’s 2018 “Ally in Prevention” by SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia. Regional awards were presented during a luncheon ceremony on April 6. Having volunteered on children’s issues for years, Humenansky was called to a leadership position in 2012 when the Childhelp Children’s Center closed unexpectedly. She researched requirements, recruited volunteers and gained IRS nonprofit status so that, in 2014, SafeSpot Children’s Advocacy Center of Fairfax was able to open its doors, ensuring that children who had been abused have a safe, child-focused environment where they can receive support, guidance and treatment from a coordinated team of professionals and county agencies. SafeSpot has grown to four employees serving 425 children, and its growth curve continues. “Bootsie is tireless in her efforts,” the

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Our View: Is Indifference Causing Us to Forget? “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” philosopher George Santayana famously said. In an even more downbeat retort, Kurt Vonnegut reputedly said, “I’ve got news for Mr. Santayana: We’re doomed to repeat the past no matter what.” Whether it is Santayana or Vonnegut who is more correct, there is simply no excuse for anyone to be allowed to go through life clueless about the darkest moments in human history. We all were reminded of that last week, when a survey of Americans conducted for the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany found that nearly one in four Millennials (22 percent) either had never heard of the Holocaust, or were unsure of its meaning. That’s double the overall rate of 11 percent of all Americans who pled ignorance in the survey, released as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day, and perhaps says less about Millennials (who get pilloried enough, though often deservedly so) and more about the current state of education in the nation. Is it possible that a student could go through elementary school, middle school and high school – let alone college – and not have the basics of the Nazi atrocities seared into their minds? Seems incomprehensible, but

even given our usual skepticism of these kinds of polls, it appears to be grounded in reality. And if students aren’t learning about the Holocaust – in which an estimated 6 million Jews were killed, along with several million in other groups – there’s probably no chance they are learning about other genocides of the past century or so, which occurred in places as disparate as Cambodia, Iraq, the Soviet Union, Armenia, Guatemala, Rwanda, Somalia, Chile and China, among others. (We’ll leave open the question whether the treatment of Native Americans by white settlers and the colonial and U.S. government belongs in that category.) As concentration camps were being liberated in Germany and German-occupied territory in 1945, Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower forced himself to make a personal visit to several. The reason, he said, was so that if at any time in the future anyone were to deny what had happened within them, he could offer personal testimony to the horrors he witnessed. Those able to offer such personal testimony are becoming fewer in number as each year passes. But there is no excuse for the story of the Holocaust, or other genocides, to fade from the public consciousness.

10th District Democrats Fire Away at Trump, Comstock – But Also Squabble Among Selves ALEX KOMA InsideNoVa

The six Democrats running for the chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th), spent about two-thirds of an April 10 night forum in Haymarket in violent agreement on all policy matters, especially when it came to gun safety – but the night wasn’t devoid of rhetorical fireworks. All of the candidates jockeying ahead of the June 12 primary spent the evening listing off a litany of new gun control measures they’d support, particularly with the school massacre in Parkland, Fla., just a few weeks in the rearview mirror. From an assault weapons ban to legislation mandating universal background checks, the six Democrats all backed similar policy proscriptions in their pitches to the roughly 100 people gathered at Battlefield High School. The night seemed set to end without any one of the Democrats attacking their opponents, saving their broadsides for President Trump and Comstock, a two-term incumbent who has won solid victories in the past but finds herself in a district that trends Democratic. The focus was on Republicans until U.S. Army veteran Dan Helmer singled

out the lone elected official in the race for her record on guns: state Sen. Jennifer Wexton, D-33rd District. Wexton has earned a bevy of endorsements from local elected officials, and observers broadly see her as the favorite in the crowded field. But she has lagged behind both former Obama administration official Alison Friedman and Helmer in fundraising, and the latter had some pointed words about Wexton’s record in Richmond. Specifically, Helmer pointed to Wexton’s support for a controversial compromise brokered by former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, in 2016. The move was designed to offer wins for both sides of the gun debate, but particularly irked gun safety advocates at the time – the state would continue recognizing concealed-carry permits from 25 states with laxer gun laws than Virginia’s, in exchange for stiffening penalties for domestic abusers caught with guns and mandating that state police perform background checks for private transactions at gun shows. “That deal was called ‘a gift to the NRA,’” Helmer said. “It’s time to elect politicians who do the right thing not only in the bright spotlight of tragedy, but also in the dark corridors of power, where

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it matters.” Wexton did not shrink from Helmer’s challenge, defending the deal as a common-sense measure that’s already helped police better enforce the state’s gun laws. “It’s easy to sit in judgment when you’re sitting on the sidelines and not having to be down in the trenches,” she said. “This was a bipartisan, historic gun deal.” Attacks on Congress and the president were the norm for the night. All of the candidates agreed the president was the single greatest threat to the country’s national security, and spoke about the need for Congress to investigate his actions – Helmer was even willing to call for Trump’s impeachment. Paul Pelletier described his experience taking on cartels and Wall Street executives during his days at the Department of Justice, while Wexton said she “spent my entire career standing up to bullies” as a Loudoun County prosecutor and substitute judge. “There is no better time for someone like that than right now,” Wexton said. But while they differed in experience, all could agree that they’d lost confidence in Comstock’s ability to stand up to Trump, or otherwise represent the district. “Anybody in this room would be better than Barbara Comstock,” one said.

Fairfax Budget Hearing Brings Familiar Refrains Hike in Real-Estate Tax Rate Almost Assured BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Familiar groups squared off at the Board of Supervisors’ recent public hearings on the fiscal year 2019 budget, with county employees and school officials cheering increased funding and tax critics trying to put the brakes on spending. Supervisors held budget hearings April 10 through 12 and about 50 people spoke at the first hearing, fewer than in previous years, one supervisor estimated. At the April 10 hearing, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) officials expressed gratitude for County Executive Bryan Hill’s proposed $95.1 million school-transfer increase, much of which will be used to boost employee pay. School Board Chairman Jane Strauss (Dranesville District) thanked supervisors for the cooperative way in which this year’s budget was forged. “I am proud to say that FCPS remains a high-achieving school division and continues to set the standard for public education nationwide,” she said. The teacher-recruiting market is tight, both locally and nationally, and there are shortages across the United States in special-education, math and science educators and those who teach people learning English, Strauss said. “You’re seeing, nationwide, teachers making a statement about market-based compensation,” said Superintendent Scott Brabrand, adding that comparatively high salaries in Northern Virginia are offset by a higher cost of living. Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) worried about how ongoing development in Tysons would affect the school system. “What I would like is to see in writing is the schools’ plan, specifically, for how you’re going to deal with Tysons and when,” he said. “You know and I know that we’re getting a lot of push-back from the surrounding schools that are being expected to absorb all that growth. If Tysons doesn’t work, we’ve got a problem in Fairfax County.” Strauss said at the end of the month she would meet with McLean’s Spring Hill community to discuss the issue, but Foust wanted something more concrete. “We’re not moving the ball forward just meeting,” Foust said. “We need to see a plan.” Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) suggested the school system could bring some of its current administrative centers back online as schools. Strauss said such facilities in Dunn Loring and Pimmit Hills might return as schools to ease the crunch in Tysons. Cathy Lange, chairman of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, said the agency this year will focus on creating jobs, diversifying the county’s

economic base, promoting innovation, increasing the agency’s social-media promotions and bringing more corporate headquarters to the county. The county still attracts government agencies as well, Lange said. “The federal market will always be a mainstay of our economy, but we strongly believe that most growth will come from the private sector and in the diverse industries that we are targeting,” she said. Sheriff Stacey Kincaid lauded the market-rate salary adjustment for county employees and sought funding for eight more deputies to help transfer inmates with mental-health issues and for a security-system upgrade at the county’s Adult Detention Center. Kincaid said she was fully committed to the Diversion First program, which offers some non-violent offenders alternatives to jail time. Ronald Kuley, president of Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics, Local 2068, opposed changes to the county’s retirement plans. “The retirement programs we have in this county are a big part of the recruitment and retention of the incredible workforce that serves the people of this county,” said Kuley, who cautioned against approving less-generous pension plans for new workers. “Research shows that two tiers of employee compensation creates a resentful work environment and has high turnover rates for those new employees,” he said. Some speakers took a hard line on Hill’s proposed budget. Arthur Purves, president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, said the Board of Supervisors over the past two decades had boosted taxes two or three times more than increases in household income. Major drivers of this year’s budget increase are 4-percent raises for almost employees, regardless of performance, plus generous health care and pensions, he said. James Parmelee, a longtime critic of the county’s spending and taxation policies, held up a “Vote No Meals Tax” sign from the November 2016 election and said voters on a bipartisan basis had defeated that referendum. “When the voters have had an opportunity to vote on tax increases, you saw what happened last time,” he said. “It’s important for you to remember that you’re spending other people’s money.” Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) thanked Parmelee for his remarks, but added as he was leaving, “If we had that revenue, we wouldn’t be looking at any increase in the real estate tax rate.” Supervisors are slated adopt the new budget May 1. It will take effect July 1, the start of fiscal year 2019.

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as the market transitioned from winter to spring. The 2,062 properties on the market at the end of March represented a decline of nearly 23 percent from 12 months before. Where is the market headed in the short term? It’s a mixed picture, with the number of homes coming under contract during the month up, but the total number of pending sales down. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All data are preliminary, and are subject to revision. D.C., Inner Core Sees Decrease in Sales Volume: Rising prices were offset by fewer sales across the D.C. inner core in March, and as a result, total sales volume was down slightly from a year before. A total of 4,238 properties changes hands in the region in March, according to figures reported April 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. Data include sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland. While sales were down, the average sales price rose 2.3 percent to $524,061, and was up in all three sectors of the market: single-family homes showed an increase of 0.4 percent to $628,570; attached homes, such as townhouses, garnered an average of $440,659, up 5 percent; and condominiums rose 4.5 percent to an average of $368,811. A total of 330 properties changed hands for more than $1 million. Inventory remains lower heading into the busy spring season than a year before; the 7,532 properties on the market at the end of March represented a decline of nearly 13 percent from a year before. While homes coming under contract during the month were up from a year ago, pending sales were down, giving no clear direction to the short-term state of the market. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All data are preliminary, and are subject to revision.

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Incoming TJ Freshman Class Sees Slightly More Diversity The incoming freshman class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology will be, as it has been in recent years, predominantly AsianAmerican. But there will be slightly more racial and ethnic diversity in the new class than was the case last year. Students identifying themselves as Asian accounted for just over 65 percent of the 485 offered admission as part of the incoming Class of 2022. Students identifying as white represented about 23 percent of those offered admission, with those identifying as Latino representing about 5 percent of those offered admission, and those identifying as black 2 percent. The remaining 5 percent represented students considering themselves multi-racial or not providing information. Last year, the percentages of students offered admission was 75 percent Asian; 18 percent white; 2 percent black; 2 percent Latino; and 4 percent multi-racial. While the focus of some critics of the admissions process has been on the disparity among racial groups in acceptance rates, an even larger differential is among those in lower economic rungs. Students whose household income allowed them to apply without paying the application fee, or paying a reduced rate, represented 10.6 percent of appli-

cants but just 1.4 percent of those offered admission. Just over 3,160 students applied for admission to this fall’s incoming class, up from 2,900 a year ago; of those who were offered a place, 72 percent live in Fairfax County, with the remainder residing in the other jurisdictions that send students: Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the city of Falls Church. Nearly 95 percent of students offered admission attend public schools, with the remainder attending private schools or being home-schooled. Male students, who comprised 53 percent of applicants, represent 57 percent of those offered admission. Thomas Jefferson, which opened in 1985, is managed by Fairfax County Public Schools, which for years has tried to find ways to increase diversity without diluting the academic performance. Eighth-graders who apply for admission take an examination, but also are judged based on grades, an essay, teacher recommendations and “student-authored information sheet.” The 485 admission slots will be augmented by a summer run of admissions for eighth-graders who have moved into a participating jurisdiction in recent months.

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Vienna Police Officer Lauded by American Legion Post BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

American Legion Post 180 at an April 4 ceremony and banquet dinner named Officer Ara Post its Town of Vienna Police Officer of the Year. The recipient joined the Vienna Police Department in January 2015. Post is an asset to the department because of her positive attitude, upbeat disposition and dedication to the mission, police said. Although Post is a relatively new officer, she serves the department as a breathalcohol technician, peer-support specialist and bike-team member. Post always is

willing to go the extra mile to serve the community, department leaders said. Post receive the 2016 Mothers Against Drunk Driving award for being one of the officers leading the Vienna Police Department on drunk-driving arrests. Post’s extraordinary efforts against drunk drivers make Vienna’s roads safer for everyone, police said.Vienna OKs Council Renewal with Washington Gas: The Vienna Town Council on April 9 unanimously supported a 20-year franchise renewal with Washington Gas Light Co., with final approval slated for later in the month. Vienna officials acted because the town’s 1984 franchise with the utilVienna Police Chief James Morris congratulates Officer Ara Post, who on April 4 was named Vienna Police Officer of the Year by American Legion Post 180.

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annually to account for inflation. Council member Douglas Noble pondered whether the escalation rate, which the utility currently pays only to the city of Winchester, should be reviewed every five years. Town Attorney Steven Briglia said the set escalation fee will let Washington Gas do long-term rate planning. Responding to a resident’s query if the proposal had been competitively bid, Briglia said natural-gas franchises are not the same as ones afforded to cable companies, where several providers often compete in the same market. “You can’t have more than one naturalgas provider,” said Briglia, adding that the town over the years had not received major complaints about Washington Gas. The Town Council is slated to formally adopt the renewed franchise formally on April 23. Vienna Gears Up for Arbor Day Ceremony: The Vienna town government will host an Arbor Day tree-planting on Friday, April 27 at 5 p.m. at the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail across from the Vienna Community Center. Mayor Laurie DiRocco will be joined by town staff and members of Cub Scout Pack 1116 at the event. The community is invited.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes FEEDBACK SOUGHT ON BRIDGE-WIDENING PROPOSAL: The Virginia Depart-

ment of Transportation will be accepting public comment through April 26 on plans to replace the one-lane Hunter Mill Road (Route 674) bridge over Colvin Run with a two-lane bridge to reduce congestion and improve operations and safety. The existing bridge was built in 1974 and carries about 7,200 vehicles a day, and is currently restricted to vehicles under 19 tons. Planned improvements call for widening the span to one lane in each direction with four-foot shoulders, along with a new concrete deck, upgraded railing and other infrastructure and cosmetic improvements. When complete, the weight restrictions would be eliminated. This project is being financed with state and federal funds. Written comments are being accepted by e-mail at meetingcomments@VDOT. virginia.gov or by regular mail to Brian Morrison, P.E., Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, Va. 22030. For information on the project, see the Web site at www.virginiadot.org/projects/ northernvirginia/hunter_mill_rd_colvin_ run.asp.

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junction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and state and local lawenforcement agencies, the Vienna Police Department again will participate in a one-day initiative to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from area homes. Vienna police will provide a collection site for old, expired, unused or unwanted medications on April 28 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Prescription medications, controlled or non-controlled substances, and over-the-counter drugs may be turned in anonymously at the collection point inside Vienna Police Headquarters, 215 Center St., S. Participants may dispose of medication in its original container or by removing it and disposing of it directly into the collection box. If an original container is used, the participant should consider removing any identifying information from the prescription label. Police will not accept intravenous solutions, injectables or syringes because of their associated hazards. Commercial businesses, pharmacies or other medical facilities may not use this event as a means to discard expired medications or medical waste. For more information, contact Ruth Rohr at Ruth.Rohr@viennava.gov or (703) 255-6324. ANNUAL ‘TASTE OF VIENNA’ RETURNS:

The seventh annual Taste of Vienna, sponsored by the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the fire station, 400 Center St., S. A wide variety of local restaurants will be represented, and there will be an array of entertainment. For information, see the Web site at www.tasetofvienna.com. NATIVE-PLANT SALE IN THE WORKS: A

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Community Players came away with one victory in the 18th annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) awards. Gary Bernard DiNardo, who portrayed Puck in the troupe’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” was honored as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. It was among five nominations garnered by the McLean Community Players. A total of 99 community-theater productions (66 plays and 33 musicals) were adjudicated during 2017, emanating from 27 theater troupes across the region. Silver Spring Stage’s production of “Deathtrap” was named Outstanding Play while Reston Community Players’ production of “Rock of Ages” was named Outstanding Musical. MCC GOVERNING BOARD TO MEET:

The McLean Community Center Governing Board will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the MCC administrative offices, 6631 Old Dominion Drive. Meetings are open to the public. Those who wish to speak at the citizen-comment portion of the meeting should call (703) 790-0123 to be placed on the agenda. SAFE COMMUNITY COALITION TO HOST PSYCHOLOGIST: The McLean

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Church will present “A Thousand Ages: A Celebration of Hope,” a service of music to be held on Sunday, April 22 at the 11 a.m. worship service. Sacred music from around the world will be presented by the church’s choirs and a brass ensemble. The church is located at 1724 Chain Bridge Road in McLean. For information, call (703) 356-7200 or see the Web site at www.lewinsville.org.

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Safe Community Coalition will host clinical psychologist and parenting expert Wendy Mogel discussing her new book on Wednesday, May 2 at 7 p.m. at Temple Rodef Shalom. The book – “Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say It and When to Listen” – is described as a guide to the art of talking to children of all ages to communicate with more warmth, respect and sincerity. The cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door. A book-signing will be held immediately following the presentation. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleanscc.org. MPA KICKS OFF NEW MUSIC SERIES:

McLean Project for the Arts “Art+Music Concert Series” will kick off Thursday, April 19 with the Bitter Dose Combo performing gypsy jazz. The series “invites new audiences within the community into our space by marrying MPA’s contemporary-art exhibitions with an exciting listening experience,” said Lori Carbonneau, executive director of McLean Project for the Arts. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Bullock-Hitt Gallery at MPA@ ChainBridge, 1446 Chain Bridge Road. The series continues on May 10 at 7:30 p.m. with the world-music troupe the Dave Kline Band. It will conclude on May 12 with a performance by the musical collective Sound Impact; the last production, designed for families, will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Palladium Green.

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Real Estate Featured Property of the Week

Exceptional Elegance in Maymont Neighborhood’s ‘Grand Finalé’ Celebrates Style and Grace

Our quest for the best in local real estate brings us to the always-in-fashion Maymont community in the Vienna area, where this week’s featured home stands tall. Designed to be the grand finalé of the neighborhood, located in the rear circle of the exclusive enclave, the property exceeds expectations with dramatic living spaces, top-quality amenities and attention to detail that is reminiscent of Old World craftsmanship. The result is a showstopper, with three levels of extraordinary living space complemented by bucolic surroundings. The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,495,000 by Lilian Jorgenson of Long & Foster Real Estate. From the moment we spy the home and take the private estate driveway (flanked by entry gardens), a sense of serenity overtakes us. Our expectations will be more than met as we amble through the five-bedroom, 6.5-bath interior that begins with a warm greeting in the portico, which sets the stage for all that will come. Among our favorite spaces: • The formal living room, which exudes enchanting elegance, opens to a

glorious conservatory space with glorious windows and vistas. • The kitchen area, which opens to a morning room (and the rear deck) plus the dramatic, soaring Great Room, is a pièce de résistance of creative design. • A main-level master retreat not only showcases the versatility of the layout, but is a marvelous respite from a hard day of work or play. • A second master suite, plus two additional bedroom suites and a lounge area, constitute the upper level, which also includes an overlook of the Great Room below. • Downstairs, a club room with lounge and bar is a celebratory space, complemented by a media room, game room and the home’s fifth bedroom suite. From this level, there is walk-out access to the lovely terrace.

A showplace in so many ways, this bucolic standout should be on your take-a-look list this spring season. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703)738-2521.

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Address: 9840 Corsini Court, Vienna (22182). Listed at: $2,495,000 by Lilian Jorgenson, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 790-1990. Schools: Westbriar Elementary, Kilmer Middle, George C. Marshall High School.

Construction Industry Is Seeing More Workers A new construction employment analysis from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that 9.8 million people worked in construction in 2016, and more than 3.8 million of them worked in residential construction. These numbers reflect modest but steady job gains since 2011, when construction employment bottomed out. However, employment levels remain below the peaks reached during the housing boom in 2006, when more than 11 million worked in construction, and home building employed more than 5 million people. “While it is promising to see that residential construction employment is on the rise, it is still far below where we need to be to meet the increasing demand for housing,” said NAHB chairman Randy Noel, a custom home builder from LaPlace, La. California tops the nation in employment of residential construction workers – more than half a million residents worked in home building in 2016. This number is still down significantly from the 2006 peak of 788,000, though. Despite being one of the states most severely affected by the housing downturn, Florida comes in second with 361,000 residential construction workers. Among the states hardest hit by the housing downturn and slowest to recover home building jobs are New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona, which still show job losses of 46, 43, and 41 percent, respectively, compared to 2006. Despite these significant job losses, home building in Nevada and Arizona continues to employ a relatively high share of local workers – more than 3 percent of the labor force. NAHB’s analysis indicates that the average congressional district has more than 8,800 residents working in residential construction, but that number is often significantly higher. In Montana’s single congressional district, close to 20,600 residents are in home building. Colorado’s 7th district, which incorporates parts of the Denver-Aurora metro area, and Florida’s 19th district, which serves an area on the west coast from Fort Myers to Marco Island, come in second and third with more than 18,000 employed in home building.

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Fairfax County Notes

COUNTY TO HONOR OUTSTANDING LOCAL VOLUNTEERS: With a theme of

Nguyen on the dan bau, a Vietnamese monochord instrument. Completing the 2017-18 program from Fairfax County were: • Apprentice Gina Gobel, who worked with with master Sephardic ballad singer Susan Gaeta. • Apprentice Ali Rez Analouei, who worked with master of classical Iranian and Persian music Nader Majd. The apprenticeship program was inaugurated in 2002. Since then, more than 100 pairs of masters and apprentices have taken part. For information on the program, see the Web site at www.virginiafolklife.org.

by close of business on Friday, April 20. To apply, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr.

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“Once Upon a Volunteer,” a total of 144 nominees for the 2018 Fairfax County NON-PROFIT PLANS ARTFUL FUNDVolunteer Service Awards will be celSELF-DEFENSE COURSE FOR WOMEN RAISER: The non-profit organization ebrated during a ceremony April 27 at the SLATED: A self-defense course for wom- Britepaths (formerly Our Daily Bread) Waterford in Springfield. en, sponsored by the Women of Temple will host an evening of art, wine and phiThe event is sponsored by Volunteer Rodef Shalom, will be held on Wednes- lanthropy on Saturday, April 21 from 7 Fairfax. day, April 25 at 7 p.m. at the synagogue, to 10 p.m. at the Sherwood Community Individuals and groups from the Sun 2100 Westmoreland St. in Falls Church. Center in the city of Fairfax. Gazette coverage area who will be honTaught by the Fairfax County Sheriff’s The cost is $45 in advance, $50 at the ored include: Office, the event will feature physical and door, with proceeds supporting efforts – From Great Falls: Thomas Hoffman, mental self-defense tips. Discussion of that include emergency financial aid, fiLee Ann Brownlee, Gary Pan, Jeff Ye, domestic violence is included. nancial education and mentoring. Charles Jackson, Tom Kamasky, James The cost is $5 for members, $7 for nonFor tickets, call (703) 273-8829 or see Ye, Douglas Kline and Boy Scout Troop members. For information, see the Web the Web site at www.britepaths.org. 55. – From McLean: Christine LaMarca, VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO SERVE AS Lauren Padgett, Charles Hochstein and VICTIMS IN TRAINING EXERCISE: VirMelinda Conner. ginia Task Force 1, a Fairfax County Fire – From Oakton: Maureen Andretta, and Rescue Department emergency-reLisa Taylor and Karen Horowitz. sponse unit, is holding a full-scale train– From Vienna: Ann Hufziger, Ian ing exercise in the area later this month, Johnson, Caroline Psarakis, Nancy Rood- and is seeking volunteers who can portray berg, Julie Nicklin Rubley, Kevin Krisko, victims during the effort. Gerri Webb, Maria Paz de Juan, Images Volunteers are needed to act as victims Luxurious with 6 plusApril bedrooms for Good and the Shepherd’s Center ofbrick fromhome Monday evening, 23 throughand 5 plus bathrooms. Circular dual stairways, vaulted ceilings with plenty of ro Oakton-Vienna. Thursday afternoon, April 26. A miniOpen Sunday 2-4shift pmof six hours is expected, and mum PUBLIC HEARING SET ON PROPOSED overnight volunteers are especially needLAND SWAP, PARK IMPROVEMENTS: ed. Pat Estryn The National Park Service will hold an Victims will need to be able to crawl in April 24 public hearing onpestryn@cbmove.com a proposed and out of rubble piles, don’t mind get703-980-5975 land exchange with the Fairfax County ting dirty and are capable of sitting or lyPark Authority, as well as on three po- ing in place for extended periods of time, tential improvement options for Langley county officials said. Moulage (make-up Fork Park in McLean. simulating injuries), food and water will The 52-acre park is owned by the Na- be provided. Put this info under Coldwell Banker Logo tional Park Service but maintained and For additional information, e-mail operated by the Fairfax County Park Christopher Yorty at christopher.yorty@ 703-524-2100 Authority. Under the proposal, the Park fairfaxcounty.gov. Operated Service will trade Langley Fork Park toby a subsidiary of NRT LLC 3604 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030 • $ 1,199,000 D the Park Authority in exchange for the FIRE AND RESCUE ACADEMY SUMMER OL S 102-acre Langley Oaks Park. CAMP TAKING APPLICATIONS: The E TIV Plans also are proposed to construct Fairfax County Fire and Rescue DepartC A additional playing fields and make other ment now is accepting applications for its improvements, officials said. Girls’ Fire and Rescue Academy summer The community meeting will run from camp, which will be held July 9-13. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Franklin Sherman ElThe program is designed to encourage LD ementary School. The deadline for writ- girls to consider the fire service as a career, SO ten comments is May 11. either after high school or college. For information, see the Web site at The academy is open to female stuhttp://parkplanning.nps.gov/langleyfork. dents who will be freshmen, sophomores or juniors in the upcoming 2018-19 school Open House on Sunday April 22, 2-4. STATE FOLKLIFE INITIATIVE HONORS year. Participants must be Fairfax County FAIRFAX PARTICIPANTS: Several Fair- residents. Luxurious brick home with 6 plus fax County residents have been selected Academy participants will take part in I have helped sellers to participate in or are completing partici- a five-day program full of fun-filled expebedrooms and 5 plus bathrooms. and buyers move-up pation in, the Virginia Folklife Program, riences, physical training, classes and fire/ Circular stairway, 12 ft. high ceilings, and move-out. sponsored by Virginia Humanities. EMS simulations. They also will have an hardwood floors and gourmet “We work with incredibly accomplished opportunity to visit a Fairfax County Fire Experienced with musicians and craftspeople who are dedi- and Rescue station to experience the evkitchen. Over 7,700 sq. ft.Close to renovating, updating, cated to passing along vitally important eryday life of firefighters and emergency downsizing and metro, shops and restaurants. art forms to future generations,” said Jon medical technicians. staging. Call me today Lohman, director of the program. “ParCampers also will have a chance to inif you are thinking of ticipants in this year’s showcase exemplify teract, ask questions and eat dinner with the remarkable range and diversity of folk the on-duty crew. making a move. 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Schools & Military n Angel Delgado, the son of Rene and Gladys Delgado of McLean and a McLean High School graduate, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the Johns Hopkins University. n Michael Mutersbaugh of

McLean, a rising senior at the University of Virginia, has been selected for a summer internship at the Aponte Lab, Neuronal Circuits and Behavior Unit, at NIH Biomedical Research Center in Baltimore. n The Oakton High School Cougar Robotics team is heading to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Championship, to be held in Detroit April 25-28. The team won a quality award at the recent district championship for their robot Samus Lakitu. At the FIRST Chesapeake Southern Maryland Tournament, the Oakton team took top honors and won the Innovation in Control award in recognition of an innovative control system or application of control components providing unique machine functions for their operative board. Team captain and lead builder for Oakton is Benjamin Yusman; drive team members are Brian Donohue, Quintin Harter and Erin Lincoln; programming leads are Ronnie Mohapatra and Troy Neubauer; alliance scouting leads are Aspen Harter and Irene Do; safety leads are

Members of Girl Scout Troop 2958 of McLean recently met with Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville) to discuss traffic-safety concerns as part of their Silver Award project. See item below.

Sam Walters and Sai Balusu; build team members are Alex Yusman, Bryan Peters, Devin Gardner, Divya Dasari, Hongze Chen, Justin Kim, Mrinaal Lorengo, Eashan Gupta, Nick Garrone, Rajiv Joshi and Sai Duduru; programming team members are Arthur Liao, Justin Guo, Matthew Nicoud and Zachary Wang; engineering notebook members are Majied Matthews and Tyler Paldao; and scouting team members are Anusha Prahlad, Alina Tilton and Rakyung Lee. n Two Oakton High students – Gaby Brennan and Lance Colet – have been named finalists in the eighth annual Short Story Contest for high-school students, part of the Gaithersburg Book Festival.

Nine finalists have been announced; the winner will be selected at the festival on May 19. n Members of Girl Scout Troop 2958 of McLean recently met with Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville) to discuss traffic-safety concerns in connection with the Silver Award project they are completing. The students brought up issues such as the lack of sidewalks in the Kent Gardens area and the dangerous intersections on Westmoreland and Great Falls streets. The meeting was held at Kent Gardens Elementary School. nBenjamin

(Bennie) Tignor, a junior

at South Lakes High School, has been elected by the countywide Student Advisory Council to serve a one-year term as student representative to the Fairfax County School Board, beginning July 1. Tignor was elected to succeed Niharika Vattikonda, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology. He will become the 48th student representative to the School Board. Tignor said he plans to advocate for an increase in project-based learning, which “allows the individual to express his or her method of learning in the best way that suits them, incentivizing innovation and the freedom to enjoy what you produce as a student.” He also plans to focus on school-safety and student-workload issues. Tignor has been on the All-A Honor Roll throughout his high-school career, serves as president of the German Honor Society and is a member of the National Honor Society and Interact (Rotary Club). He also is a varsity lacrosse player. Tignor took first place in the Biomedical Engineering category of the Northern Virginia Regional Science Fair this year for his entry, “The Effects of Concentrations of Immobilized Enzymes on the Rate of Enzymatic Activity,” and mentors third-grade and sixth-grade students at Terraset Elementary School. Your submissions are invited!

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Madison Rallies for a Big Win

Teeing Off

It Can Be a Busy Spot Beyond the Outfields Baseball infields all have identical dimensions, so they look the same.

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Famed Rivalry Back After an 8-Year Void DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The long eight-year wait ended like the Northern Virginia girls softball community wanted – SOFTBALL with a suspenseful and tightly-played showdown between two perennial high school powers. For the first time since 2010, the Bishop O’Connell Knights and Madison Warhawks, both reigning state champions, met. The host and undefeated Warhawks (10-0) rallied to win, 3-2, April 14 in Vienna before a large crowd by scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Emily Klingaman, who will play at Stanford, sliced a two-out opposite-field single just inside the left-field foul line to score Nicole Adkins with the winning run in the Warhawks’ four-hit inning. Earlier, Olivia Myers’ single plated Nicole Giery, who opened the frame with a hit, to tie the score at 2. Madison had nine hits in the game, all singles. “Emily is a big moment player, so she was ready in that situation,” Madison coach Jim Adkins said. Continued on Page 24

Top: Madison’s Emily Klingaman advances to third base during the Warhawks’ home win over Bishop O’Connell on Apirl 14. Above: Madison players celebrate the victory. PHOTOS BY DEB KOLT

Marshall Enjoys a Stingy Three-Win Week DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With a 3-0 record and only three runs allowed, obviously the Marshall had a BASEBALL Statesmen good week in high school baseball last week. In order, Marshall (8-3, 4-0) defeated the visiting Madison Warhawks, 2-1, in eight innings in a big neighborhood rivalry clash, then had comfortable National District wins over the host Wakefield Warriors, 8-1, and the host Edison Eagles, 9-1, April 13. The win over Edison (4-1) gave Marshall sole possession of first place in the

district and extended its winning streak to five. “Yes, we had a good week and played good baseball for us. But maybe the best thing is we only allowed the three runs,” Marshall coach Aaron Tarr said. Against Edison, senior right-hander Patrick Halligan pitched six strong innings of one-hit, shutout ball. He threw 80 pitches, struck out seven, got seven ground-ball outs, walked one, and retired 14 batters in a row at one point. “Patrick was really spotting his changeup so well,” Tarr said. Halligan also had a big game with the bat with three doubles and two RBI. Alex Hakim had two hits and three RBI

for Marshall, Cory Lauer had two hits, Andrew Margiotta had an RBI single and Hakim and Nick Lillis each had a sacrifice fly. John Kerns, Danny Hoffman and Connor Freeman had Marshall’s other hits. The Statesmen played errorless ball. By defeating Madison, Marshall snapped the Warhawks’ seven-game winning streak. Kerns hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Statesmen the walk-off victory. Arata Honda was the winning pitcher in one inning of relief of starter Robert Kelley

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Then there are those outfield backdrops. Each is totally different as to what is located on the other side of those fences, and some quite unique. That’s certainly the case for those high school fields, and a couple of others, in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas. One of the most uncommon is the Washington-Lee Generals’ home high school field at Quincy Park in Arlington. The backdrop there is the busiest anywhere. There is a library in right field, with tennis and basketball courts, playgrounds and a softball field squeezed beyond center and left. Behind all of that are multiple high-rise buildings stretching all over. There are distracting lights shining everywhere. The background at Madison High in Vienna is unique with tennis courts and the famous tall water tower yonder in right, with an elementary school on a hill behind the fence in center. The manicured backyards of neighborhood homes are in play at the Potomac School field in McLean. A ball landing or rolling there in right center and right is a ground-rule double. The tops of townhomes and upstairs windows are seen above the fences at the Marshall High field. At Arlington’s Yorktown High, the school building is in dead center, with a parking lot in right. A street, the school and a parking lot are on the other side of the Bishop O’Connell outfield fences. The Flint Hill School field in Oakton has the most ideal hitters’ background, with all tall trees. The Langley, McLean and Oakton high fields are comparable in some spots. Same at Barcroft Park in Arlington. Waters Field in Vienna is not a home high school field, but teams play there on occasion. That backdrop is busy, like Quincy Park – a recreation center in right, softball fields in center and an elementary school in left. A lot goes on beyond those fences.

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High School Roundup GIRLS SOFTBALL: With a 5-0 record,

the Flint Hill Huskies were ranked No. 2 in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s most recent Division I girls high school softball state poll. The defending state champion Bishop O’Connell Knights were ranked No. 1. The polls could change this week possibly because O’Connell lost twice last week. In its most recent contest, Flint Hill defeated the No. 5 Potomac School Panthers, 5-1. Natalie Plaut threw a one-hitter and struck out seven to get the win on the mound. Kathleen Boyce had two hits for Flint Hill and Lauren Meier, Sarah Davisson and Cami Lamont had one RBI each. The Huskies had six hits and scored four runs in the first inning. Through five games, Flint Hill had outscored its opponents, 38-7 with one shutout. Potomac School nipped Paul VI Catholic, 7-6, in an earlier game. Pitcher Maria Urban homered for Potomac School, Kate Entis doubled and Caroline Culp had a key single, and Caroline Brown had a sacrifice fly to tie the game. In the bottom of the seventh, with one out, Brown tripled and was singled home by Entis with the winning run. Previously, Potomac School played six games at the Disney Spring Training facility in Orlando, going 6-0 and outscoring opponents 77-16. n The McLean Highlanders (10-1) lost to the South Lakes Seahawks, 6-1, then shut out the Herndon Hornets by a 12-0 score in five innings last week in Liberty District action. Amanda Moore pitched a no-hitter with seven strikeouts against Herndon. With the bat, Moore had two hits

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Said Klingaman, a senior who had the game-winnng walk-off home run in last season’s state championship game: “I was just trying to put the ball in play. I got more of an inside pitch and hit it with the smaller part of the bat and got it in play. This was one of our biggest games of the year. We all were looking forward to it.” Madison and O’Connell (12-2) played once a year in non-conference play, until the series ended after Madison won in 2010. This season, O’Connell was ranked No. 6 and Madison No. 14 in USA To-

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and three RBI. Also with two hits each were Rachel Remer and Heather Geisler. Kyle Mabus had two RBI. McLean has four games scheduled this week, including a 2 p.m. non-conference showdown with the Bishop O’Connell Knights on Saturday, April 21 at McLean. MADISON GIRLS SOCCER: The Madi-

son Warhawks (6-0-1) shut out three opponents last week – Centreville, 8-0, Langley, 3-0, and Battlefield, 5-0, to up their winning streak to four in girls soccer. Julia Leas has nine goals and four assists for Madison and Elsa Sontheime has four goals. With two goals each are Natalie Farrell, Helen Frazer, Abby Fusca, Jackie Parades and Faith Lee, who also has four assists. Anna Bookstaver leads the team with five assists. Eleven players have scored goals for Madison. GIRLS LACROSSE: The Madison War-

hawks improved to 7-1 in girls lacrosse with a 12-8 win over Yorktown followed by a 22-14 rout of Patriot. n The Langley Saxons (7-0-1) routed Yorktown, 22-9, and Lake Braddock, 20-1, in games last week.

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Matt Groppe pitched five innings and Teddy Merritt two, and the pitchers combined for nine strikeouts against South Lakes. McLean was in first place in the Liberty District when the week began. See more on that McLean vs. South Lakes game at www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax. n The Madison Warhawks (8-3, 2-0) lost to Marshall, 2-1, and West Springfield, 7-6, in non-district play last week, then rebounded with a 4-1 road victory over Westfield in Concorde District action. Brendan Sweeney and Luke Erdmann homered vs. West Springgfield. Jake Nielsen pitched 61/3 innings with nine strikeouts to get the win over Westfield. Brendan Sweeney had two RBI and Ethan Lipp had two hits and one RBI. n The Flint Hill Huskies (8-6, 4-2) blanked St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, 10-0, last week. Alex Walsh was the winning pitcher with seven strikeouts. Brendan Albrittain doubled, homered and had four RBI, Justin Taylor had three hits (double and triple) and three RBI and O’Kelly McWilliams had two hits. Flint Hill lost to Sidwell Friends, 11-9, and to Centreville, 11-1, in other games. n The Potomac School Panthers (7-4) blanked St. James, 10-0, and St. Andrew, 7-0, last week to remain in first place in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 3-0 record. n The Oakton Cougars (6-5-1) lost to Centreville, 13-8, and defeated Chantilly, 14-8, last week in Concorde District games.

each day. The cost is $150 per player. Marshall head coach Mike Trivisonno and assistant Duane Knauf are the directors. For information, e-mail trivisonno12@gmail.com or call (703) 8642029. FAIRFAX WRESTLERS: Fairfax High School wrestlers Anthony Portillo (120 pounds), Nicholas Chase (126), Lamin Sesay (145) and Francisco Vasquez (82) represented Team Virginia at National Scholastic Duals competition. MADISON SPRING SPORTS NIGHTS:

Madison High School will hold spring youth sports nights for the various teams during home matches in April and May. Youth players wearing Vienna youth jerseys of any of the many sports will be admitted into games free, if accompanied by a paying adult ($5). The date for girls is lacrosse, Thursday, April 19 at 6 and 7:15 p.m.; for varsity girls softball, Friday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m.; for girls soccer, Friday, April 20 at 5:45 and 7:15 p.m.; and for boys lacrosse, Friday, May 4 at 5:45 and 7:15 p.m. LANGLEY GIRLS LACROSSE YOUTH NIGHT: Langley High School’s girls la-

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crosse youth night is Friday, May 4 for the junior varsity and varsity games that begin 6 and 7:30 p.m., respectively. McLean and Great Falls youth players wearing their youth jerseys will be admitted free to the games. There is a halftime youth game scheduled that night between McLean and Great Falls youth teams. The youth players will get to warmup with varsity players prior to their game. There will be a raffle and a T-shirt giveaway.

day’s Super 25 girls high school softball national poll that was released April 12. Madison is the defending Virginia High School League’s Class 6 public-school state champion. O’Connell is the defending Division I private-school state title holder. The teams also were ranked No. 1 and 2 by The Washington Post. “We knew we were in for a close game, and if we stayed positive, hits would start falling, and that’s what happened in the sixth, starting with the bottom of our order,” Jim Adkins said. “That gave us new life. We thought we would have this kind of game with O’Connell. We hope to keep playing them every year.” Senior right-hander Alex Echazarreta was the winning pitcher for Madison, allowing five hits and striking out 12. The two runs came on solo homers

by O’Connell starting pitcher Kathryn Sandercock in the first inning and Skye Ferris in the fifth. Klingaman, Myers and Cat Arase had two hits each for Madison with Nicole Giery, Kristen Williams and Nicole Adkins having one each. Caitlin Jorae, Elizabeth Hoeymans and Lindsey Flippin had O’Connell’s other hits. Sandercock (9-1) allowed two earned runs, fanned five and did not walk a batter. “It was a great game,” O’Connell coach Tommy Orndorff said. “With us being where we are, I thought we played very, very well against a team like that. A game like this will make us better.” O’Connell is without its injured starting catcher (Meadow Sacadura), has

other new starters adjusting to positions and Sandercock is not 100 percent, with a sore hip. O’Connell had its two-year inning streak snapped on April 12 with a 14-13 loss at Seton when Sandercock stopped pitching in the third inning because of hip uncomfort. Multiple errors cost O’Connell in the final inning when Seton scored nine runs. O’Connell won the next day, 23-4, over Holy Cross. “We play these tough games [against teams like Madison] in March and April to make us better and ready when our postseason starts,” Orndroff said. “That’s why you play these types of games, to prepare you.” Madison routed Battlefield, 14-0, and Westfield, 11-1, in other games prior to facing O’Connell.

Kerns hit a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 1. Zach Perkins had an RBI double for Madison and Ethan Lipp had two hits. Left-hander Matt Howat started, went seven innings and fanned 12 for Madison.

“For us in the past against Madison when we got in tough situations, we didn’t handle the pressure well and got nervous,” Tarr said. “This time that did not happen, and that’s big for us. They accepted the pressure.” In the win over Wakefield, Joey

Handley pitched a complete game to get the victory, allowing four hits on four strikeouts. He also had two hits. Kerns and Halligan (double) had two hits each and Drew Hiller had three RBI. Marshall had 12 hits. Huffman had two RBI.

(9-3, 3-0) nipped South Lakes, 1-0, and Herndon, 5-4, in Liberty District games last week, then lost to West Springfield, 18-8, in non-district action. Grant Williams had three RBI in the loss. In the win over Herndon, Owen Ricketts had two hits and drove in the walkoff winning run. Yanni Farmakides had two hits and two RBI and James Beahn was the winning pitcher in one inning of relief work.

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Little Leagues held opening-day ceremonies on Saturday, April 14, each beginning with 8 a.m. parades of different sizes. Great Falls players marched onto a field at Nike Park. In McLean, Little Leaguers, coaches and parents paraded down Westmoreland Street from McLean High School to the league’s complex, arriving to the singing of the youth band “Bach to Rock,” at the league’s 63rd opening-day festivities. Many of the longtime league sponsors were recognized during McLean Little League’s ceremonies, with a couple throwing out first pitches for baseball and softball. Individual teams, players and league volunteers also were recognized. Longtime McLean Little League softball manager Jamie Loving was the master of ceremonies, saying how the good weather that day was maybe the best in opening-day history. High school baseball and softball players and coaches from area schools Langley, McLean and Potomac attended both ceremonies, which ended with the annual calling of PLAY BALL. Vienna Little League’s opening-day ceremony was postponed from April 7 and has not yet been rescheduled. FLINT HILL GRAD IN CAROLINA LEAGUE: Flint Hill School graduate

Khalil Lee has started the baseball season as a starting outfielder for the Class A Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League. That league is an advanced A classification in professional minor league baseball. Through seven games, Lee was batting .333 with a homer, two doubles, a triple and three RBI. He had two stolen bases. During the 2016 Major League draft, Lee was a third-round pick by the Kansas City Royals. Last season in the minor leagues, Lee belted 17 home runs, had 24 doubles, six triples and 20 stolen bases with 61 RBI for the A league Lexington Legends. He batted .237. In his senior year at Flint Hill in 2016, Lee was chosen as Virginia’s Gatorade Player of the Year. He was a pitcher and outfielder for the Huskies. OAKTON GRAD HONORED: Oakton

High School graduate Lindsey Abed, a multi-season starting basketball player at the Vienna school, was named the America East Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete with a 3.67 grade-point average. The junior guard plays for the University of Hartford women’s basketball team. The psychology major has been named to the dean’s list four times and to the president’s list on three occasions at Hartford.

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TOWN OF VIENNA, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of April 23, 2018, it is the intent of the Town Council to adopt the following beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Room, Town Hall, 127 Center Street South, Vienna, Virginia: Transferring Collection of Vehicle License Registration Fees to Fairfax County Copies of the said Ordinance changes may be viewed in the office of the Town Clerk Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or via the website at www.viennava.gov. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Melanie J. Clark, CMC Town Clerk 4/12 & 4/19/18 TOWN OF VIENNA, VA. NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of May 7, 2018, it is the intent of the Town Council, pursuant to authority granted under Section 6.1(a) of the Town of Vienna Charter and Section 15.2-2109 et seq, of the Code of Virginia (1950) as amended, to adopt an ordinance instituting the following charges for water and sewer service furnished by the Town of Vienna: Residential Water Consumption Charge

Block Structure (Quarterly Basis) 0 – 9,000 gallons $5.10 per 1000 gallons 9,001 – 18,000 gal $5.55 per 1000 gallons 18,001 plus gallons $6.40 per 1000 gallons Sewer Consumption Charge 0 – 9,000 gallons $6.65 per 1000 gallons 9,001 – 18,000 gal $7.20 per 1000 gallons 18,001 plus gallons $8.35 per 1000 gallons Residential Base Fee: $17.75/quarter Commercial Water Consumption Charge Sewer Consumption Charge Commercial Base Fee: up to 5/8” meter 1” meter 1.5” meter 2” meter 3” meter 4” meter

Block Structure (Quarterly Basis) 0 – 120,000 gallons $5.10 per 1000 gallons 120,001 – 360,000 gal $5.55 per 1000 gallons 360,001 plus gallons $6.40 per 1000 gallons 0 – 120,000 gallons $6.65 per 1000 gallons 90,001 – 180,000 gal $7.20 per 1000 gallons 180,001 plus gallons $8.35 per 1000 gallons $ 25.50/quarter $ 63.75/quarter $127.50/quarter $204.00/quarter $408.00/quarter $637.50/quarter

Copies of gthe proposed budget will be available for viewing in the Town Clerk’s Office during regular working hours or on the Town Website. BUDGET IN BRIEF FISCAL YEAR 2018-19 GENERAL FUND REVENUES Property Taxes (FY 18-19: $0.2250 per $100 of assessed valuation) Other Local Taxes Permits Fees and Licenses Fines and Forfeitures Use of Money and Property Parks and Recreation Fees Special Service Fees Miscellaneous Revenues Categorical Aid Federal Revenue Interfund Transfers Use of Prior Year Reserves Equipment Replacement/PEG TOTAL REVENUES

PROPOSED FY 2018-19 $11,396,490 6,741,600 314,000 417,000 279,500 923,000 35,000 109,800 3,213,560 85,000 358,140 550,000 1,040,000 $25,463,090

EXPENDITURES Legislative Administration Finance Department Police Department Fire and Rescue Public Works Department Tax Relief Programs Parks and Recreation Department Planning and Zoning Transfers and Reserves TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 446,280 3,022,210 1,668,940 6,583,100 62,450 7,567,780 219,040 3,587,650 1,048,150 1,257,490 $25,463,090

WATER AND SEWER FUND REVENUES Use of Money Water and Sewer Service Charges Miscellaneous Revenues TOTAL REVENUES

$ 15,000 8,336,190 250,000 $ 8,601,190

EXPENDITURES Water Services Meter Maintenance and Reading Billing/Customer Service Sewer Services Transfers Equipment Replacement TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 3,021,170 528,190 218,050 2,995,090 1,834,430 4,260 $ 8,601,190

DEBT SERVICE FUND REVENUES Other Local Taxes Use of Money Interfund Transfers Federal Revenues TOTAL REVENUES

$ 2,700,000 20,000 $ 1,470,290 33,000 $ 4,223,290

EXPENDITURES Debt Service TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 4,223,290 $ 4,223,290

Copies of the said Ordinance may be viewed in the Office of the Town Clerk, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

STORMWATER FUND REVENUES Stormwater Revenue

$ 364,000

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL

TOTAL REVENUES

$ 364,000

Melanie J. Clark, Town Clerk

EXPENDITURES Personnel Expense Program Costs Transfers TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$ 183,570 277,600 (97,170) $ 364,000

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of May 7, 2018, it is the intent of the Town Council, pursuant to authority granted under Section 6.1(a) of the Town of Vienna Charter and Section 15.2-2109 et seq, of the Code of Virginia (195) as amended, to adopt the following Fiscal Year 18-19 Town of Vienna Budget:

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. April 23, 1937: n About 600 people turned out for a fund-raising dance at Colvin Run Hall to support the police department, which says it does not have enough money for needed equipment. n Building permits were up in Fairfax County last month. n The Fairfax Hunt Club’s most recent show drew a record crowd. n State officials are considering making Wednesdays and Thursdays “rest days” when game can’t be hunted. April 21, 1952: n Dry conditions are leading to concerns about fire across Northern Virginia. April 21, 1959: n Sen. Thomas Dodd (D-Conn.) will be the guest speaker at the Fairfax County Democratic Committee’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner. n The House of Delegates is considering legislation to hold a statewide referendum on shutting down Virginia’s public schools rather than integrating them. n Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Epstein of McLean are back from a trip climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. April 21, 1966: n County supervisors are in the final stages of approving their $132.8 million fiscal 1967 budget. n VEPCO officials say Virginia’s use of residential energy is increasing at twice the national average. n On the baseball diamond, Madison has started the season 3-3, with Marshall at 2-3, Langley at 2-4 and McLean at 1-6. April 23, 1977: n In high school soccer action, Langley defeated McLean, 1-0, while Madison topped Falls Church by the same score and Oakton and Fairfax battled to a 1-1 tie. n On TV tonight: “Mary Tyler Moore,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Carol Burnett Show,” “All in the Family,” “Starsky & Hutch,” “Paul Lynde Comedy Hour” and the Miss World pageant. April 20, 1987: n Rates for home loans have now topped 10 percent, raising fears that sales will plummet.

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ACROSS 1. Piggy’s glasses (“Lord of the Flies”) 6. Strike caller 9. Not a hit 13. Earth in Latin 14. Fa follower 15. Half of diameters 16. Architectural projection 17. Down Under bird 18. Mountaineer’s tool 19. *Royal family since 1917 21. *2018 royal bride 23. Stumblebum 24. Ship wrecker 25. *A national color 28. Ditto 30. Poster heading 35. “It ain’t over till it’s ____” 37. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 39. Hindu sage 40. Not all 41. World Series mistake 43. Not Sunni 44. Augmenting 46. Hatha or bikram, e.g. 47. Teller’s partner 48. Take the first steps 50. Bar bill, pl. 52. *The British Royal Navy secures it 53. Strip of wood 55. Bebop, for short 57. *Cause of 1936 abdication 60. *#29 Down’s co-ruler 64. Dam

65. Fuss, to Shakespeare 67. Dhaka, formerly 68. Black tie ____ 69. Biochemistry abbr. 70. Foe 71. Between bleu and jaune 72. Seasonal blues 73. ____ sociales or social networks

DOWN 1. Put in the hold 2. ____meter or ____scope 3. Sportscaster Andrews 4. Words to live by 5. Pico de gallo and such 6. Drug addict 7. *Catherine of Aragon to Bloody Mary 8. Musketeer’s hat acces-

sory 9. Speed of object divided by speed of sound 10. Brainchild 11. a.k.a. Xi’an, ancient capital of China 12. *How many wives did Henry VIII have? 15. Ships’ masts and sails attendant 20. “Coming ____ ____” 22. Get it wrong 24. *Get engaged 25. *Symbols for Houses of Lancaster and York 26. Call forth 27. Call it quits 29. *#60 Across’ co-ruler 31. Bit of smoke 32. “____ we all fall down” 33. German wine valley 34. *Present Prince of Wales’ first wife 36. First woman Attorney General 38. Frat house party garb 42. Torah teacher 45. Esophagus 49. ____ chi 51. Fuse together 54. Former Russian leaders 56. Heathrow craft 57. We have 58. Affirm 59. Pre-Easter period 60. Blue dyestuff 61. Latte choice 62. “The Road Runner” corporation 63. The Say Hey Kid 64. Leo in Russian 66. “23andMe” type of test

Public-Safety Notes MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER CRASH IN GREAT FALLS: A man was

VIENNA POLICE ARREST WOMAN ON ASSAULT-AND-BATTERY CHARGE: A

driving westbound in the 8600 block of Georgetown Pike on April 12 at 2:40 p.m. when he ran off the right side of the roadway and lost control of the car, Fairfax County police said. The car came back onto the road and crossed over all lanes of traffic to the opposite side of the road, rolled onto the shoulder and ejected the driver, police said. The car came to rest in a yard. Rescue personnel took the patient to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.

resident on April 6 at 3:10 p.m. requested that Vienna police respond to an assault that reportedly just had taken place on Church Street. Officers came to the scene, spoke to all parties involved and arrested a 55-year-old Vienna woman. Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities served her with a warrant for assault and battery on a family member. Authorities then remanded the woman to the custody of Fairfax County sheriff’s deputies.

JUVENILE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ARMED ROBBERY: A juvenile

VIENNA POLICE ARREST MAN ON OUTSTANDING WARRANT: While investigat-

armed with an expandable baton entered Tobacco Plus One, 7640 Lee Highway in Falls Church, on April 8 at 7:30 p.m., demanded that an employee get on the ground and then allegedly stole items from the store, Fairfax County police said. The juvenile left the store and was tackled by an employee from a neighboring business, police said. That employee and the victim from the tobacco store held the juvenile until officers arrived. Officers found a knife on the juvenile suspect and charges are pending, police said.

ing a report about a suspicious vehicle at the Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel, 430 Maple Ave., W., on April 12 at 1:45 a.m., a Vienna police officer learned that one of the vehicle’s occupants had an outstanding felony-arrest warrant, police said. Police arrested the 25-year-old Falls Church man and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities served him with an outstanding warrant for a felony probation violation. Authorities then remanded the man to the custody of Fairfax County

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sheriff’s deputies. SCHOOL BUSES ONLY FOR STUDENTS, MAN INFORMED: An employee at Ce-

dar Lane School, 101 Cedar Lane, S.W., on April 12 at 2:53 p.m. requested that Vienna police assist with a man who was asking bus drivers to give him a ride. Officers located the 36-year old man and advised him that the school buses were only for currently enrolled students. The man left the area without incident, police said. PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN VIENNA: A motorist was turning left out

of the parking lot at 118 Park Street, S.E., on April 6 at 4:38 p.m. when the vehicle struck a pedestrian who was crossing the street, but not using a crosswalk, police said. BURGLARS STEAL ITEMS, CASH FROM BAKERY: Between April 11 at 7:45 p.m.

and April 12 at 6:30 a.m., someone broke into Milan Latino Bakery, 7167 Lee Highway in the Falls Church area, Fairfax County police said. The burglar or burglars damaged property and stole cash and merchandise, police said. April 19, 2018 31

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