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Density Could Be Upped on McLean Parcels Proposal Is Designed to Get Around State Requirements on Proffers from Developers

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Fairfax County officials, seeking to retain proffer-negotiating authority with developers, in coming weeks will consider a proposed comprehensive-plan amendment that would permit higher-density development on a group of land parcels in McLean’s Community Business Center.

The Fairfax County Planning Commission will review the proposed plan amendment Oct. 6 and the Board of Supervisors is scheduled to take it up Nov. 1.

The site, occupied primarily by The Ashby at McLean apartment complex, is not being proposed for redevelopment – in fact, those apartments recently received a fresh coat of exterior paint.

But Fairfax County leaders would like to designate the parcels as eligible for up development at up to 3.0 floor-area ratio (FAR) in order to retain their authority to negotiate proffers with developers to offset public-infrastructure costs generated by any new developments.

FAR compares the square footage of the development with the site’s overall size. For example, a 10,000-square-foot building on a 10,000-square-foot lot would have an FAR of 1.0. Because of setback and parking requirements, high FARs necessitate tall buildings.

The General Assembly in 2015 passed legislation prohibiting local governments from negotiating with developers for proffers. But the new law permits proffer negotiations if a project:

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Local Realtor Pens Self-Help Book Focused on Success DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Years ago, very early in her career as a Realtor, Karen Briscoe used to send note cards with brief and non-pushy friendly messages to prospective clients as a way to cultivate business.

Years later and considerably more established in the profession, Briscoe’s messages are still brief, upbeat and informative, but displayed in another means of communication. The successful Keller Williams agent recently released her first book, that is titled “Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day.” The 399-page book includes 365 mostly one-page, four-to-seven-paragraph self-help stories with catchy titles about her advice and experiences. There is one for each day of the year. A key one-sentence message is highlighted at the bottom of each day’s entry.

The book begins with the Jan. 1 chapter, “Are You All In?” It ends Dec. 31 with “Advance One Grade.”

Other catchy titles are “The Pepsi Challenge,” “Bad Hair Day” and “Feel, Felt, Found.”

Briscoe sometimes uses lines or examples from popular movies like “The Wizard of Oz” and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” or lyrics from a song, such as Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler,” to emphasize a point.

The idea for the book is for readers to commit to spending five minutes each morning reading the chapter for that particular date. Then they can apply what they read and learned to help achieve a sweet spot of success in life and business.

“The formatting is revolutionary and the delivery system is unique,” said Briscoe, principal owner of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group, headquartered in McLean. “Every day there is a different idea explaining how you can be a success in real estate. It’s a sticky and unique way to remember.”

Briscoe’s group has been recognized

by The Wall Street Journal as one of the 250 top Realtor teams in the U.S., and ranks 93rd with Keller Williams International in sales volume.

Briscoe said her book should have a long shelf life with the target audience of Realtors, especially those just getting started, as well as others in the business field. She said the book’s advice could help kick start a business or take one to the next level.

Having written a popular real-estate blog since 2009, Briscoe was often encouraged by others to write a book about the industry. She put the project off until attending a retreat in Rehoboth Beach, Del., last September.

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She began writing soon after her return from Rehoboth, waking much earlier than normal each day at 5:30 a.m. to begin writing. The book took nine months to complete.

“It was an amazing journey, experience and a lot of work,” Briscoe said.

“This is a way for me to give back.”

And it’s a natural evolution, said one of her colleagues. “Karen has always been a great note-writer,” said her realestate partner Lizzy Conroy.

Briscoe was told by a friend that reading the daily messages was like “having coffee with you in the morning.”

After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Briscoe at first sold life insurance. She switched to begin her real estate career, eventually ending up locally with the late Sue Huckaby.

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‘Tap Kids’ Slated to Perform at McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Sarah Hall of McLean has for 13 years donned special shoes with metal heels and toes and honed a craft practiced by few: tap dancing.

“I have a very mathematical brain,” she said. “I like numbers. Rhythm connects numbers. One of best parts of tap dancing is I go into room, make different sounds and don’t worry about what anyone else thinks. I create different rhythms.”

The daughter of McLean residents Steve and Terry Hall, she will perform in New York Stage Originals’ production of “Tap Kids” Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. in the McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre.

Created by composer Philip Stern and choreographer Lisa Hopkins, the show tells the tale of high-schoolers in their final year together. It has three female cast members and five male.

Hall, a 17-year-old Potomac School senior, began taking tap-dance lessons at age 4 and intensified her training further when she was 9. She co-founded the Potomac School Dancers and is a member of the Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble (MYTE) and The Jam Youth Project.

“The most difficult part isn’t the fast moves, but piecing the hard stuff together to make music,” she said. “If you’re good, you can use your tap quietly or loudly to show emotion. Sometimes you hold back and lead the audience back into your quiet self so they have to lean in. They’re intrigued about what will happen next.”

Hall took part this summer in the New York Stage Originals’ “intensives” sessions in Burlington, Vt., where participants had to learn 10 dances and perform them at week’s end.

Tap dancers must stretch, warm up and work out to perform their best, she said.

“You have to know about muscle, so you can control the sounds you’re creating,” Hall said.

Hall’s résumé details not only all her performances, television and video appearances, awards and training history but also her height (5 feet 6 inches), weight (light for her height), hair (light brown) and eyes (hazel).

She admires two of tap dancing’s late, great talents – Gene Kelly and Gregory Hines – as well as Sarah Reich and sisters Chloe and Maud Arnold, who started a tap festival in Washington, D.C.

McLean resident Sarah Hall, a 17-year-old Potomac School senior, is among those performing in “Tap Kids” Oct. 1 at the McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre.

Hall has practiced other kinds of dance, but focused mainly on tap. She has performed in Washington, D.C., New York City (including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade) and at the “Tap in Rio” Showcase in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“One of the many things I love about tap dancing is being able to come together with people from around the world and

communicate through movement, even when we don’t speak the same language,” she said. n n n

Tickets for “Tap Kids” cost $15 for McLean tax district residents, $20 for others.

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Great Falls Friends, Neighbors Proffer Scholarships

The Great Falls Friends and Neighbors (GFFN) Scholarship Fund Inc. awarded scholarships to eight recipients at the annual kick-off luncheon Sept. 9 at River Bend Golf and Country Club in Great Falls.

The non-profit scholarship fund since 1983 has awarded scholarships to deserving local women over age 25 who are attending either George Mason University or Northern Virginia Community College. The scholarships represent Great Falls Friends and Neighbors’ desire to invest in women, children and the community at large.

This year’s recipients were an exceptional group of women with strong educational backgrounds and experiences, club leaders said.

Hela Baer, a second-time club scholarship recipient, is majoring in conflict analysis and resolution at GMU. After moving with her family from the United States to Israel, she says she experienced firsthand the pain and fear of war.

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Great Falls Friends and Neighbors leaders awarded eight scholarships to female college students during a Sept. 9 luncheon at River Bend Golf and Country Club. Pictured are Azra Amin, Ricki Harvey, Hela Baer, Candace Bovee, Laura Bumpus, Teresa Nasif, Regina Bell, Lucy Spring and Jean McNeil.

ple together. Hela said, “At this time last year, I was working three jobs and taking a full academic course load,” Baer said.

“The GFFN scholarship gives me the opportunity to focus more on my education, research work and volunteering with the soldiers at the Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program.”

Baer is just one of several scholarship recipients volunteering their time

for community-based causes. The other 2016-2917 GFFN Academic Scholarship awardees were: Azra Amin, Regina Bell, Noushin Nourslehi, Rebecca Postol, Lea Lines and Leidy Rubbio.

In addition to the academic scholarships, GFFN leaders gave the Bette Carter Dance Scholarship, named in honor of a former club member, to GMU dance major Lucy Spring.

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The $11,000 given to students this year, supplements two endowments set up at the partner schools in 2016. This money is part of the larger university-endowment funds and won’t yield scholarships until late 2017. This year’s money was raised via fund-raisers, and relied heavily on personal and corporate donations.

GFFN president Teresa Nasif welcomed 110 club members, including 14 new ones, to the luncheon.

Guest speaker Arvind Manocha, president and CEO of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, detailed the park’s history and its roots with Catherine Filene Shouse, as well as the foundation’s nationally acclaimed Early Childhood Arts Education Model. Manocha also shared his passion for honoring Wolf Trap’s history as an urban oasis for arts and culture.

GFFN has 250 members and offers a wide range of social, civic, cultural and philanthropic opportunities: yoga, wine tasting, three book clubs, bridge, trips to museums, movie outings and more.

To learn more about the club’s scholarship fund or make a donation, visit www. gfffnsf.org.

Fairfax Is Tops in ‘Fill the Boot’ For more than 30 years on Labor Day weekend, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department personnel, in conjunction with Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics IAFF Local 2068 and employees at the Department of Public Safety Communications, have collected money for the Greater Washington Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) during the Fill the Boot campaign.

Thanks to the generosity of local residents, visitors and Fairfax County employees, the fire department collected $521,509.

All of that money will go to Greater Washington MDA, which will use it to fund such things as neuromuscular research at Georgetown University and National Institutes of Health, a loaner closet of durable medical goods and the annual summer camp in southern Maryland.

This year’s campaign was also unique because, after the typical Labor Day weekend streetside campaign was complete, firefighters noted they were only $3,500 away from topping the Dallas Fire Department’s total and claiming the crown for the highest raising Fill the Boot campaign in the U.S. and Canada for 2016.

In a weeklong social-media campaign, members of Local 2068 not only erased that deficit, but collected an additional $2,200 to secure Fairfax County as No. 1 in North America, officials said.

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Our View: Connolly in the 11th Congressional District Former U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) once remarked that the Sun Gazette’s endorsements in support of his various reelection bids could be summed up in seven words: “He’s a bum, but he’s OUR bum.”

Perhaps U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) feels the same way. We have endorsed his bids for election with some regularity, but never before first pointing out his foibles – largely that Connolly can come off, perhaps unconsciously, as a hyperpartisan know-it-all, which limits his ability to build alliances across the political aisle.

Those alliances are vital in any case, but never more so than in the current situation in which Republicans control the U.S. House of Representatives.

Although Connolly had a career as a congressional staffer, he – unlike the region’s two other House members, Democrat Don Beyer and Republican Barbara Comstock – came up from local government, first as a civic activist, then holding a district seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and then being elected at-large chairman of the Fairfax board.

Along the way, he grasped the issues of importance to local constituents, making for good grounding as he moved to Congress in 2009. And Connolly, wisely, has not wavered in attention to the needs of the region, be it for the federal work-

force or efforts to reform the wayward Metro system.

He also has taken up national and international matters, and if not yet having complete gravitas and command of all subject areas, is headed in the right direction.

Since his first election to Congress in 2008, Connolly has mellowed a bit from the sometimes abrasive political pit bull persona he carried with him. He has been able, at times, to find common ground with those across the political spectrum.

Republicans had their chance to knock off Connolly in 2010, but in opting to nominate Keith Fimian over the betterknown and more centrist Patrick Herrity, the GOP gave Connolly just enough of a window to squeak back into office by a scant 1,000 votes. Thus entrenched in the political landscape, he hasn’t faced a serious challenge since, and this year is running unopposed in what surely is an indicator of the sad state of affairs among Republican leadership in the 11th District.

Just as we make note of Connolly’s weaknesses, we appreciate his strengths. Having mellowed and learned to play better with others, he has become largely an effective steward of his constituents’ needs and views, while deepening his already strong knowledge base on a variety of subject areas.

As such, we endorse his re-election.

Comstock Won’t Repudiate Party’s Extremism Editor: U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock, in her first term, has shown that she supports, to a great extent, the most extreme positions of the Republican Party, such as denying that climate change is real, defunding Planned Parenthood and denying women equal pay for equal work.

When she was a delegate to the House of Delegates, she consistently voted to weaken Virginia’s already permissive gun laws and voted to reduce education funding for Northern Virginia.

In her literature, Ms. Comstock states what she is “involved” in, or what she “cares about,” but she does not tell you how she has voted.

She is very well aware that the 10th

District is a moderate electorate, and thus does not want to explain her Tea Party votes.

Comstock states that she is not endorsing Donald Trump, party’s candidate for president, but has not said if she will vote for him. Early in this year’s campaign, she returned a small contribution from Trump but is now accepting money from party fundraisers headlined by Trump, with the money channeled through national political committees.

Trump has bragged that when he contributes to candidates, he expects, and gets, what he wants from those candidates when the times comes. Can anyone doubt that he would not expect

the same from Rep. Comstock? Republicans in Congress are very disciplined, and it is impossible to think that Rep. Comstock would not vote in support of Trump policies (e.g., rounding up and expelling 11 million undocumented immigrants, banning Muslim immigrants, not defending NATO or Pacific allies) if he is elected.

These are not American values; we have adopted such policies in the past, and later been ashamed of what we had done.

The way to prevent these horrific outcomes is to elect LuAnn Bennett to replace Comstock.

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Editor: Our veterans have sacrificed much to protect us. It is only fitting that we help protect them as best we can on the home front.

That is why I write about a bill that was signed into law and was co-sponsored in the House by U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock: the Veterans ID Card Act. This legislation allows for a universal ID card that proves military service, allowing veterans easier access to the services and resources they need after leaving the military. We owe them that much.

One of the most important goals of the bill is a reduction in identity theft for veterans. Our vets will no longer have to carry around multiple documents and forms of identification to verify their veteran status, which can subject those documents to duplication, misplacement or theft. Identity theft is a problem all too many of us face these days, but before this legislation, our veterans were placed unnecessarily at higher risk.

My father was a veteran of World War II and of Korea. His veterans’ benefits were important to him and to my mother. And I have to report, there

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were on occasion problems with arranging for the benefits. The problems eventually were resolved, but through a lot of trouble and hassle. This ID card can help make access to earned benefits easier.

Rep. Comstock’s co-sponsorship of this legislation is yet another example of our results-oriented congresswoman doing her job, as was her support of the National Defense Authorization Act. These common-sense solutions are proof that Rep. Comstock works for us.

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Vienna Could Hike Meals Tax to Pay for Proposed Garage BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna officials for years have wanted a municipal parking garage on or near historic Church Street, and if they can find a suitable site, they may raise the town’s meals tax to pay for the facility.

Vienna Town Council members at a Sept. 19 work session discussed the possibility of increasing the tax from 3 percent to 4 percent – on top of the 6-percent state sales tax – to finance a future parking structure. The tax hike would end after a specific period unless town officials kept it in place permanently to pay for other projects.

The Council would not move forward with raising the tax unless it identified a specific site for the parking structure, said town spokesman Lynne DeWilde.

Town officials are keeping their options open for possible public-private partnerships to help finance a garage’s construction. Vienna leaders are examining the suitability and availability of several sites, but do not wish to reveal specific locations yet, said Mayor Laurie DiRocco.

The Town Council in the early 2000s boosted the meals tax to 4 percent to help

Whether it’s haute cuisine or a Quarter Pounder from McDonald’s (shown above), those eating in Vienna could pay slightly more in meals tax in order to fund construction of a municipal garage.

pay for the Vienna Town Green, a project members said has proved quite successful.

The Council later considered maintaining the higher meals-tax rate for other initiatives, but because one member switched a vote, the Council was unable to achieve the super-majority required for taxation matters.

If the Council votes to raise the meals tax, DiRocco said she would favor having the increase expire to keep faith with the public that the higher expense was for a specific purpose. The town can maintain its infrastructure with a 3-percent meals tax, which is used only for capital improvements, she said.

The Sun Gazette is the community’s source for news and information. How many other news outlets have come and gone in the years since the Sun began shining light on the local scene? Too many to count, unfortunately. But the Sun Gazette is there for you in Vienna, Oakton, Great Falls, McLean and Tysons.

Fairfax County supervisors authorized a Nov. 8 referendum to institute a 4percent meals tax. The Fairfax tax, if enacted, would not be levied inside Vienna’s borders, nor inside the borders of other towns in the county.

A parking garage in the vicinity of Church Street would relieve parking constraints in that busy commercial zone and give residents and visitors a place to put their vehicles while attending popular town events such as ViVa! Vienna! and the Church Street Holiday Stroll, officials said.

The town initially should not charge for

parking at the garage, as it would discourage potential users, said Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Patrick Mulhern.

Town officials nearly obtained a parking garage at 120 Church St., N.E., in 2013, but a public-private partnership with a developer fell through. A mixeduse development now is being built that parcel.

Vienna has dozens of capital-improvement projects scheduled for the next 20 years, but two major expenditures – approximately $10 million for parking garage and $16 million for a new police station – dominate the agenda.

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Some Town of Vienna government employees soon will find out how their compensation packages compare with those in surrounding jurisdictions, and whether additional pay is warranted.

The Vienna Town Council on Sept.

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The Council included $30,000 in the fiscal year 2017 budget for the Vienna Human Resources Department to conduct a classification and compensation study.

Springsted’s proposal is for $22,050, plus expenses that likely will total around $3,000, said Vienna Human Resources Director Maggie Kain.

By conducting the review three years after the last one, instead of the usual five years, the process of implementing the study’s recommended changes should

be “less cumbersome” than the last time around, town officials said.

The contractor will not comprehensively evaluate some jobs, such as those of police officers and sanitation workers, which change little from year to year, Kain said.

Areas that will receive special attention are jobs in the Finance, Planning and Zoning, Parks and Recreation, and Water and Sewer departments, she said.

“There won’t be a chaotic, massive review and restructuring,” Kain said.

Council member Howard Springsteen cautioned that compensation comparisons should not be made with distant local governments.

“I want to make sure that when they that do any benchmarking, that we not go two hours away from here, that we stay pretty local,” Springsteen said.

The contractor instead should compare employee compensation with nearby governments such as those in Herndon and Fairfax, “consistent with what we’re competing with in the labor market,” he said.

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State and county officials, along with representatives of Wesley Hamel Lewinsville LLC, break ground Sept. 8 for the new Lewinsville Community Campus, which will provide affordable assisted-living units for seniors, plus day centers for children and adults and a youth-sports playing field.

BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

It’s been a dozen years since Fairfax County supervisors approved the expansion and renovation of Lewinsville Senior Center, and now it’s finally going to happen – but with independent-living units instead of assisted-living ones.

Fairfax County officials and privatesector developers broke ground Sept.

8 on Lewinsville Community Campus, which will build residential dwellings for low-income senior citizens and provide expanded day-care facilities for children and adults.

County officials for years have been trying to revamp the Lewinsville Senior Center, located at 1609 Great Falls Street in McLean in a former elementary school built in 1961.

The Board of Supervisors in 2004 approved a special-exception amendment the would have maintained the site’s existing uses and added an 82-unit assisted living facility. That addition eventually fell through because of high costs.

The project recently begun is a public-private partnership between Fairfax County and Wesley Hamel Lewinsville LLC, a group consisting of Wesley Housing Development Corp. and Hamel Builders.

“The county had a great plan for many years, but wasn’t able to fund it,” said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville). “We decided to pursue a private partner and found it in Wesley Housing.”

Wesley Hamel will pay to build 82 affordable independent-living units and the county, at an estimated cost of $17.7 million, will construct an expanded senior center, an enlarged adult day center, two children’s day-care centers and a rectan-

gular playing field that meets regulations for the under-12 youth bracket.

“We will construct the field with natural turf unless a partner steps up to finance a synthetic-turf field,” Foust said.

The project’s residential section will be completed in spring 2018, and the public areas finished that fall.

All of the new dwelling units will be affordable, with 73 units available to people age 62 and older who earn no more than50 percent of the area’s median income, and the remaining nine dwellings set aside for those earning up to 30 percent of the median income.

Residents living in the site’s existing 22 units have been relocated, and will be given first priority if they wish to move back into the renovated facility.

The site’s adult day center and senior center also have been moved to other venues temporarily. When renovations are complete, the senior center will be able to accommodate 80 participants (double its current total), and the adult day center also will accept up to 80 people, 30 more than now allowed.

The site’s two child-care centers will maintain their maximum enrollment of 210 children, but have more space available.

Besides Foust, other officials who attended the Sept. 8 ground-breaking ceremony included Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th); C. Melissa Jonas and Robert Schwaninger of the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority; Chris Leonard and Chris Scales of the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services; Shelley Murphy, president and CEO of Wesley Housing; and Tom Fleetwood, director of the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development. www.insidenova.com

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Local Students Are Named Merit Semifinalists

A total of 213 Fairfax County Public Schools seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists, and will compete for scholarship awards to be announced next spring.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology has 119 of the semifinalists, according to figures reported by the National Merit Scholarship Corp., which administers the program.

Results are based on scores on PSAT exams. Nationally, there were about 16,000 National Merit Semifinalists, representing about 1 percent of students taking the exam.

All semifinalists are eligible to compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarship awards worth $33 million.

Among schools in the Sun Gazette coverage area, Merit Semifinalists include: – Langley High School: Ahmed Allawi, Elizabeth Ellinger, Alexander Feng, Richard Gagnon, Matthew Gregory, Emma Kohm, James Morrissey, Alexander Owen, Robert Pei, Nitin Rao, Kanishk Singh, Emily Stranne, Sivan Tretiak, Jay Uitz and Andrew Vinter.

– McLean High School: Rebecca Bennett, Anna Duval, Tariq Foraida, Lauren Hassi, Noah Huffman, Brett Hungar,

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Carlyn Kranking, Rahul Mani, Melanie Pincus, Alexander Simons, Andrew Yang, Lucy Zheng and Catherine Zysk.

– James Madison High School: Patrick Donnelly, Kyle Fielman, Emily Gibson, Owen Haines, Zipporah Klain, Page Murray, Sophia Park, Andrew Prince, Noah Thompson and Bridget Thornberry.

– George C. Marshall High School: Patrick Brinza, Ethan Epstein, Dannie Griggs, Salim Roustom and Emma Ward.

– Oakton High School: Evan Cao, Calvin Krist, Michael Lee, Lindsay Rosenblum, Kelly Sun, Liam White and Alice Yang.

– Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology: Katherine Ahn, Emma Bachman, Jennifer Baily, Akshay Balaji, Aaryan Balu, Gregory Bastian, Victoria Bevard, Joya Bhattacharyya, Sanjeevani Bhavsar, Sofiya Boroday, Susanna Bradbury, Cecelia Brower, Jonathan Buchinsky, Colin Buckley, Michelle Cao, David Chao, Selina Cheng, Melody Chiang, Roma Chitko, Cecelia Chu, Landon Chu, Colin Chung, Hannah Collins, Elise Conforti, Caroline Cox, Emma Cuddy, Deepshika Dhanasekar, Sarah Dickson, Katherine Eisert, Sahana Epari, Violet Felt, John Feng, Jacob Fondriest, Clara Fontaine, Alexander Fried,

William Furlong, Ishaan Gandhi, Kevin Geng, Grey Golla, Juliana Gruver, Aaron Gu, Amit Gupta, Kristen Halper, David Hansen, Griffith Heller, Elise Holford, Elizabeth Hu, Vivian Hu, Varuyn Iyengar, Jillian Khoo, Hannah Kim, Kyoung Min Kim, Shivam Kollur, Adarsh Kulkarni, Jihyeong Lee, Nicholas Lee, Rachel Lee, Caitlyn Ling, David Liu, Eric Liu, Eldon Luk, James Ma, Janet Malzahn, Rachel Martinka, Rebecca Mays, Gabriela McDonald, Christopher McGowan, Andrea Michael, Abhishek Mishra, Colin Murphy, Prithvi Narayana, Jacob Nash, Caroline Nguyen, Mina Nowroozi, Maya Omais, Abdalla Osman, Jami Park, Seung Park, Josai Patel, Tishani Patel, Swetha Prabakaran, Neeraj Prasad, Gautam Ramanathan, Ramya Ravi, Rhea Sahai, Suhas Sastry, Raquel Sequeira, Jessie Shen, Alvin Shi, Nikhil Shirolkar, Abigail Shoemaker, Aakash Shukla, Meghna Sil, Alexandria Soccio-Mallon, Won Song, Jason Stranne, Kody Stremick, Jayant Subramanian, Alexander Sun, Tiffany Sun, Aditi Sundararaman, Katie Tam, Joyce Tian, Thinh Tu, Aadith Vittala, Christine Wang, Jessica Wang, Jessica J. Wang, Devon Wood-Thomas, Daniel Wu, William Xu, Eugennie Yoon, Brian Yu, Diana Zavela, Ran Zhang, Ruyan Zhang, Haicheng Zhao, Sydney Zheng and Sarah Zhou.

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Vienna Officials Mull Plans for Expanded Police Station BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna’s existing police station at 215 Center St., S., was too small when it opened in 1994 and is quite cramped today, town officials said in continuing their consideration of a renovated and expanded facility that would allow all the department’s operations to be housed under one roof.

Vienna police now store some materials at the adjacent Bowman House and at other storage facilities and have detectives working out of offices downstairs at Town Hall, and the department is in need of secure parking facilities, said Vienna Police Chief James Morris.

Vienna officials hope to build a new section of the police station on townowned property at 114 Locust St., S.W. The Town Council in March 2013 agreed to pay Faith Baptist Church $489,200 for that property and the town took possession of the site in the summer of 2015, after the daughter of church members living in the home graduated from high school.

Once the new section is completed, police would move into that facility and renovate the existing station, including its underground firing range. Officers have to qualify with their firearms several times each year and could do so at other loca-

tions, such as the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy, during this construction period, Morris said.

In addition, the new station would have a room that could be used for community programs and converted to an emergency-operations center, he said.

Vienna police have been waiting patiently for their new station. The Town Council decided years ago to finish the Vienna Community Center’s renovation and expansion first before tackling the police station.

They scrapped another proposal that would have built both projects over a longer period using alternating construction phases.

Town officials plan to use proceeds from a 2018 bond sale to finance architectural and engineering work for the police station and parking garage, and 2020 bonds to pay for construction of those facilities. The police station would be completed roughly two years later, Morris said.

Town Council member Carey Sienicki voiced concern because cost figures for the police station included a 20-percent contingency amount. Officials have been cautious of late after a 3-percent contingency allowance for the community center project was far outstripped by cost overruns.

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Transportation Notes DULLES SURPASSES REAGAN NATIONAL IN JULY PASSENGER COUNT:

It doesn’t happen often these days, but Washington Dulles International Airport outperformed its older sibling in passenger totals in July.

Washington Dulles saw 2,198,132 travelers come and go during the month, compared to 2,063,014 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to figures reported Sept. 19 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

Buoyed by improved performance by the airport’s dominant carrier, United, Washington Dulles saw a 3.9-percent year-over-year increase in total passengers for the month. At Reagan National, where major carrier American posted lower totals (as did Delta and JetBlue), passenger totals for the month were down 2.7 percent from a year before.

Add them both up, and the two airports saw an increase of 0.6 percent from July 2015, which compares to an increase of 0.9 percent nationally, according to the trade group Airlines for America.

At Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, which is operated by the Maryland state government, the passenger total of 2,402,737 for July was up 1.6 percent from a year before.

For the first seven months of the year, Reagan National is still in positive territory, with its 13.6 million passengers up 3.1

percent from the similar period in 2015.

At Washington Dulles, the seven-month total is down 0.2 percent to 12.4 million.

Nationally, July’s year-to-date passenger growth rose 3.7 percent.

AIRPORTS SEE THEIR SHARE OF CHRONIC DELAYS: Each of the region’s

three airports had its share of chronically delayed flights over the summer, according to new federal data, although no flights to or from the local area were among the 10 worst offenders.

More than 40 flights into and out of local airports are on a new list of 453 nationwide that arrived 30 minutes or more late more than 50 percent of the time during July, according to figures reported Sept. 13 by the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

All three airports – Ronald Reagan Washington National, Washington Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International – were on the list multiple times.

In the local area, the biggest offender was Southwest Airlines Flight 149 between BWI and Atlanta, which arrived more than a half-hour late nearly threequarters of the time in July. When it was late, the average delay was 66 minutes.

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Transportation Notes Continued from Page 14 which arrived late about 71 percent to Reagan National. And when it was delayed, they were whoppers: The average was 126 minutes.

The most-delayed flight involving Dulles was United Flight 1972 to Newark-Liberty, which was delayed 68 percent of the time with an average delay of 125 minutes.

Nationally, the worst offender for the month was American Flight 2349 between Chicago-O’Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth, which was delayed 81 percent of the time and saw an average delay of 186 minutes.

Holding another dubious distinction was a Delta regional flight, ExpressJet Flight 5249, between Rochester and New York’s LaGuardia. While late 55 percent of the time – ranking it 260th in the monthly hall of shame – the flight had the highest average delay, at a whopping 298 minutes. (The actual flight time between the two airports is about 46 minutes.)

Flight delays come about for a host of reasons, but one tip savvy travelers know by heart: fly early in the day, before problems (weather, congestion, etc.) start to accumulate. Of the 230 most often delayed flights in July, not a single one was scheduled to depart before noon, and few in the remainder of the list of 453 were morning flights.

Nationally in July, 75.2 percent of flights arrived on time (which in Department of Transportation parlance is within 15 minutes of schedule). The highest ontime performance for the month was recorded by Alaska Airlines (89.4 percent), Hawaiian Airlines (88.8 percent) and SkyWest Airlines (82.9 percent), with the lowest from Frontier Airlines (63.3 percent), JetBlue Airways (67.8 percent) and American Airlines (70.7 percent).

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McLean/Great Falls Notes McLEAN PROJECT FOR ARTS TO HOST ANNUAL ‘ARTFEST’: The McLean Proj-

MCA TO HOST FORUM ON MEALS TAX:

The McLean Citizens Association will host a public forum on the Fairfax County meals-tax referendum on Monday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center.

The proposal, if approved by voters, would add 4 percent to the cost of restaurant meals and prepared food in most areas of the county, bringing to 10 percent the total tax rate on those items.

The community is invited. For information, call (703) 624-1135.

SALE OF WHITE HOUSE ORNAMENTS TO BENEFIT SHELTER: Great Falls

Friends and Neighbors again in 2016 will be selling White House Historical Society holiday ornaments to raise funds for Artemis House, a local shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.

“It is a charming piece this year, sure to be popular, so we encourage the community to purchase early,” Great Falls Friends and Neighbors leaders said.

This year’s ornament honors President Herbert Hoover and features a fire truck, which pays homage to efforts at battling a Christmas Eve 1929 fire at the White House.

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The 2016 White House Historical Society ornament salutes firefighters who responded to a 1929 conflagration in the West Wing.

House, according to the White House Historical Society.

Even though President Hoover was hosting a Christmas party for staff and their children nearby, no one was injured in the blaze, “and the following Christmas, White House staff and their children gathered again to celebrate the holidays and the Hoovers presented the children with toy fire trucks as gifts,” officials of the historical society said.

The 2016 ornament was designed by Kayla Whelan, a student at Montserrat College of Art, who won a national competition.

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ect for the Arts will hold its annual MPAartfest on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McLean Central Park.

Fifty local and regional artists will be featured in the free event, which also will include programs for children, a hands-on arts studio, food vendors and live music.

The event is presented in partnership with the McLean Community Center and Fairfax County Park Authority. For information, call (703) 790-1953 or see the Web site at wwwmpaaart.org.

CLAUDE MOORE FARM TO CELEBRATE OKTOBERFEST: Claude Moore Colonial

Farm will host its 2016 Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Pavilions of Turkey Run in McLean.

The event will feature a Bavarian feast from J.R.’s Colonial Caterers to include knockwurst, bratwurst, marinated chicken, German potato salads, seasonal vegetables, warm pretzels and mustard and Oktoberfest desserts, plus soft drinks, iced tea and water. A cash bar will be available.

There also will be live music and dancing and a silent auction.

Tickets are $35 for adults, $25 for farm volunteers and $12 for children ages 6 to 12. Children under 6 will be admitted free.

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CHURCH TO HOST OKTOBERFEST:

Charles Wesley United Methodist Church will hold its annual Oktoberfest Marketplace on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 6817 Dean Drive in McLean.

The event will feature a large number of vendors, with food and items for adults and children. Proceeds will benefit charities supporting women and children.

For information, call (703) 356-6336 or see the Web site at www.thehungerchurch.org.

CHURCH TO HOST ANNUAL COUNTRY FAIR: St. Francis Episcopal Church will

host its annual Country Fair on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 9220 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls.

The event will feature music, crafts, live and silent auctions, a book fair, concessions and other activities. Admission is free; a $15 wristband purchase provides all-day access to the Kidway Midway games area.

For information, see the Web site at www.stfrancisgreatfalls.com.

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McLean/G. Falls Notes ALDEN THEATRE TO PRESENT TAPPERS: The Alden Theatre of the McLean

Community Center will present Tap Kids performing “Schooldayz” on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.

The story tells the tale of how the arrival of a newcomer disrupts the equilibrium of a group of teens during their last few months of high school.

Tickets are $15 for McLean residents, $20 for others. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www. mcleancenter.org.

BICYCLE COLLECTION SET: Great Falls Boy Scout Troop 55, St. Francis Episcopal Church and the Rotary Club of Great Falls are partnering on a collection of bicycles in support of Bikes for the World on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St. Francis Country Fair, located at the church, 9220 Georgetown Pike.

The goal is to exceed 100 bicycles and $2,000 in donations. Bikes will be donated around the world.

For information, e-mail Gary Pan at bsa55scoutmaster@gmail.com or see the Web site at www.bikesfortheworld.org.

CHURCH TO HOST BLESSING OF ANIMALS: St. John’s Episcopal Church

in McLean will host a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. at the church, 6715 Georgetown Pike in McLean.

The event commemorates the birth of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and pets, and will be held rain or shine. Local residents can bring all types of animals for a blessing. There will be a reception (with treats for all).

For information, call (703) 356-4902 or see the Web site at www.stjohnsmclean. org.

McLEAN NEWCOMERS, NEIGHBORS TO MEET: McLean Newcomers & Neigh-

bors will host its monthly coffee on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at The Regency Condominium community room, 1800 Old Meadow Drive.

Prospective members are invited to meet with members and hear about the club’s activities. For information, e-mail Elaine Varner at emvarner@verizon.net.

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WORKSHOP TO FOCUS ON HOME MODIFICATIONS WHEN AGING: “Ag-

ing in Place: Modifying Your Home to Fit Your Changing Lifestyle” will be presented by AARP and a consortium of community organizations on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center.

The free workshop will showcase ways to make modifications, even small ones, to enhance comfort and safety in homes.

For information or to register, call AARP at (877) 926-8300 or see the Web site at http://states/aarp.org/novaevents.

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Real Estate Enjoy a Floor Plan Designed for Living

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Chesterbrook Home Puts a Focus on Style

Our featured property of the final week of September is a stylish Chesterbrook colonial, a home that is two years young but quickly became part of the neighborhood.

Located close to Kirby Road but set back in a small enclave of serenity, the four-story property showcases nearly 8,400 square feet of open living space spread over four levels, perfect for those who like to entertain a gathering, and also wonderful for those wanting to enjoy some quality family time.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,590,000 by Laurie Mensing of Long & Foster Real Estate.

With custom features and upgrades galore, the home is designed with livability uppermost in mind. Strong visual appeal outside gives way to a deep interior footprint, and the open floor plan is bathed in natural sunlight.

After a welcome on the front porch (with dual ceiling fans) and then the foyer, with its views deep into the home, we find the formal living room to our left Three additional en-suite bedrooms, and the embassy-sized dining room to our right. Each has a fireplace, among along with laundry facilities, are found on the second level. four found throughout the property.

Higher we go, where a large bedThe kitchen area is located at the rear of the home, with copious pantry room, full bath and expansive bonus space and open to a breakfast area (with room is found on the second upper level. access to a nice deck area) and to the Meanwhile, the lower level is home to a large family room. Also on the main large recreation room, media room, another bedroom and a kitchenette area. level is a versatile home office.

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Address: 6326 Halsey Road, McLean (22101).

Listed at: $1,590,000 by Laurie Mensing, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 873-5193.

Schools: Chesterbrook Elementary, Longfellow Middle, McLean High School.

Home-Building Hits a ‘Mild’ Speed Bump in Late Summer Nationwide housing starts fell 5.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.14 million units in August, according to newly released data from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department.

Overall permit issuance edged 0.4 percent lower, but leaders in the housing industry say it’s more a bump in the road than something to evoke fear among professionals and the public.

“After two months of gains, the housing market gave back a bit in August,” said Ed Brady, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Bloomington, Ill. “However, with builders reporting low inventory levels and rising confidence, we expect more consumers will return to the market in the months ahead.”

For several years, the slow pace of new-home construction has helped to inflate prices of existing homes nationwide, causing concerns of another bubble. Experts say not to fear.

“The August reading represents a one-month blip in what has been a long-term, gradual recovery,” said NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz.

“On a year-over-year basis, single-family starts are up 9 percent while multifamily construction continues to level off at a solid level as that sector seeks to find a balance between supply and demand.”

Both housing sectors posted production declines in August. Singlefamily housing starts fell 6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 722,000 units, while multifamily production declined 5.4 percent to 420,000 units.

Combined single- and multifamily starts increased in three of the four regions in August. The Northeast, Midwest and West posted respective gains of 7.6 percent, 5.6 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively.

The South, however, registered a 14.8 percent decline.

Single-family permits rose 3.7 percent in August to a rate of 737,000, while multifamily permits dropped 7.2 percent to 402,000.

Permit issuance increased 5.1 percent in the Northeast, 4.2 percent in the Midwest and 0.7 percent in the West. Meanwhile, the South posted a loss of 3.4 percent

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Vienna/Oakton Notes MARSHALL’S MARCHERS WIN BAND COMPETITION, RAISE FUNDS FOR UNIFORMS: The George C. Marshall High

School Marching Statesmen dominated its first competition of the school year, winning first place in its division at the U.S. Bands Northern Virginia Regional Competition, held Sept. 24 at Herndon High School.

The band’s “Haunted” show also won Best Music, Best Overall Effect and Best Visual in its grouping.

The band continues its fund-raising efforts for new uniforms. Information and an online donation form can be found at www.marshallband.org, which also includes a video of the Sept. 24 performance.

VIENNA TO CELEBRATE OKTOBERFEST: The Vienna Business Association

will host the ninth annual Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. on the Vienna Town Green and along historic Church Street.

Events will include live entertainment, a festival marketplace, food vendors, wineand-beer garden and children’s activities.

As part of the event, the original Vienna library, now located on Mill Street near the Freeman Store and Museum, will be open to the public.

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STITUENTS: Supervisor Cathy Hudgins

(D-Hunter Mill) will meet with constituents as part of her “First Wednesdays” program on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna.

Constituents can schedule an appointment, but walk-ins also are invited.

For information, call (703) 478-0283.

VALE SCHOOLHOUSE TO PLAY HOST TO ART SHOW: The annual ValeArts Fall

Show will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Vale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road in Oakton.

A variety of styles and media will be exhibited in family-friendly surroundings, with special activities for children.

Hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.

For information, see the Web site at www.valearts.com.

USED-BOOK SALE SET FOR VIENNA:

Historic Vienna Inc. will hold a fall usedbook sale beginning on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St., N.E. A large variety of books will be offered at reasonable prices during regular Freeman Store hours (Wednesday through Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.).

For information, call (703) 938-5187 or see the Web site at www.historicviennainc.org

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OAKTON LIBRARY TO HOST BOOK SALE: Oakton Library will hold its semi-

annual book sale from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at the library.

Thousands of gently used books for adults and children will be available.

Hours are Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

PORTRAITIST TO SPEAK AT PHOTO SOCIETY: The Vienna Photographic So-

ciety will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Oakton Elementary School.

The guest speaker will be Irene Abdou, who will discuss family-portrait techniques. (For information about the speaker, see the Web site at www.ireneabdouphotography.com.)

For information, see the Web site at www.vpsva.org.

CHURCH OFFERS SPACE FOR PRAYER DURING PRE-ELECTION PERIOD: Each

Tuesday leading up to Election Day on Nov. 8, Vienna Assembly of God will open its doors to the community for prayer from 2 to 8 p.m.

“Come while your kids are in school or after work and dinner – stay as long as you like,” said officials at the church, located at 100 Ayrhill Ave., N.E. For information, see the Web site at www.viennaag.com.

CHURCH TO HOST FALL BAZAAR, CRAFT SHOW: Oakton United Methodist

Church will host its fall bazaar and craft

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CHURCH TO HOST BLESSING OF ANIMALS: Epiphany United Methodist

Church will hold a blessing of the animals on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. at the church, 1014 Country Club Drive, N.E., in Vienna.

The event commemorates the anniversary of the birth of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of pets and animals. Participants are asked to bring pet food and toys that will be donated to local shelters.

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CHURCH TO HOST BLESSING OF ANIMALS: Church of the Holy Comforter

will host a blessing of the animals on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. at the church, 543 Beulah Road, N.E., in Vienna.

The event commemorates the anniversary of the birth of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of pets and animals. Participants are asked to bring pet food and toys that will be donated to a local shelter.

The community is invited. For information, call (703) 938-6521.

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Public-Safety Notes OAKTON WOMAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGED ROAD-RAGE INCIDENT IN VIENNA: Vienna police dispatched an of-

ficer to the 600 block of Kingsley Road, S.W., on Sept. 15 at 5:37 p.m. after receiving a report that a road-rage incident had turned into an assault.

The officer spoke with two female motorists involved and determined an assault had happened, but did not occur in the officer’s presence or in front of any independent witnesses.

One of the parties obtained a warrant for an assault. Authorities served a 47year-old Oakton woman with the warrant charging her with assault and released her on her signature.

MAN ASSAULTED, ROBBED AT TYSONS METRO STATION: Fairfax County police

officers responded on Sept. 18 at 7:20 p.m. to a report that a robbery had occurred at the Tysons Corner Metrorail station.

The victim, a 24-year-old man, was waiting on the Metro platform when a group of men approached and began to taunt him.

One man allegedly assaulted the victim and took property, police said. The suspect and the other men fled on the Metro.

The suspect was described as black, in his early 20s and wearing a white Nautica shirt. The victim did not require medical attention.

ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL STUDENT ALLEGED TO HAVE THREATENED TEACHERS: An administrator at Cunningham

Park Elementary School contacted Vienna police Sept. 19 at 1:10 p.m. to say a juvenile student had been making a statement about hurting teachers.

A Vienna police officer met with the school administrator and juvenile. The officer determined the juvenile needed mental-health services and assisted in transporting the student to the Merrifield Center, police said.

VIENNA MAN ARRESTED FOR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY: A resident

living in the 1300 block of Ross Drive, S.W., called Vienna police Sept. 18 at 3:48 a.m. to report a man was acting suspicious, jumping fences and running through yards.

While traveling to the location, a responding officer observed a male suspect who matched a description given by the resident and was walking down the middle of Cottage Street, S.W. The officer stopped and spoke with the man and observed signs of possible impairment. Additional officers came to the area and found two windows had been destroyed at a residence. A witness told police the man stopped by the officer was the person who broke the windows, police said.

Police arrested the 19-year-old Vi-

enna man on charges of destruction of property and being drunk in public. Officers transported the man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities held him on a secure bond.

WARRANT OBTAINED WHEN RENTAL EQUIPMENT IS NOT RETURNED: An

employee at Brooke Rental Center, 321 Mill St., called Vienna police to report that between Sept. 15 at 12:36 p.m. and Sept. 16 at 11:52 a.m. a female suspect had rented equipment from the store and never returned it.

A Vienna police officer contacted the suspect, who agreed to return the equipment. After a period of time, half of the equipment was returned to the store, but the other half was not, police said. Vienna police obtained a felony warrant for the suspect.

MAN CLAIMS HE WAS CHARGING PHONE, BUT BANNED FROM STOREFRONT: The manager at Fresh Market,

150 Branch Road, S.E., called Vienna police on Sept. 16 at 2:44 p.m. to report a male suspect was sleeping in front of the store. When officers arrived, they spoke with the suspect, who told them he was just sitting there charging his cell phone.

The store manager stated he had asked the suspect to leave several times. The manager banned the man from the business in the officers’ presence.

ANIMALS LIKELY TO BLAME FOR LAWN-LIGHT DISARRAY: A resident liv-

ing in the 600 block of Ware Street, S.W., called Vienna police Sept. 16 at 8:45 p.m. to report someone was trying to steal lawn lights from the property.

An officer spoke with the homeowner and determined the lights more than likely were disturbed by animals, police said.

TUSSLE WITH BEAVER RESULTS IN RABIES TREATMENT: A 52-year-old man

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In an attempt to get the beaver to release his bite, the man punched the animal in the head several times and then fell backward.

The beaver’s bite did not break the skin, but the man sustained a cut to the hand with which he had hit the beaver, officials said.

Authorities did not catch the beaver and therefore could not test it for the rabies virus.

The man will undergo rabies treatment as a precaution, police said.

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This Year Langley Wins by 1

Teeing Off

Synthetic-Field Hockey Lacks Thrill of the Grass Field hockey on grass is pretty much a thing of the past on the local high school sports scene in Arlington and Fairfax counties.

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Madison Now 3-0 In Liberty Action A Staff Report

With the Langley Saxons’ 1-0 victory this season, the annual Rotary Cup girls hockey FIELD HOCKEY field all-time series between the McLean Highlanders and Langley Saxons is tied at 11 wins each.

The neighborhood high school rivalry for the cup began in 1995, with McLean winning 1-0 in overtime.

In the 22 games, nine have been decided by 1-0 scores, now including twoin-a-row by Langley, which had a 7-4 record as of Sept. 26, including a recent 2-0 win over Yorktown and a 4-1 victory over Centreville. McLean stood 39, including a recent 2-0 win over South Lakes, in which Jennie Ende and Cassidy Slavik scored the goals and Caroline Lewis had an assist.

Fifteen of the Langley vs. McLean Rotary games have been decided by one goal, including four in a row.

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Madison High School’s Sabrina Herman passes the ball to a teammate during the Warhawks’ Sept. 23 game. See more photos at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

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Saxon Golfers Win Again, Set Scoring Record DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Winning yet another Liberty Conference Tournament golf championship was nothing new for the GOLF Langley Saxons. The 2016 title was the high school team’s second straight, sixth of the last seven, and 15th since 1998.

What was different about this fall’s crown is by shooting 299-281–580 on Sept. 21 and 22, Langley set a new 36hole tournament scoring record. The previous mark was 582 set by the Saxons in 2010. The 2016 second-round 281 was a 3-under par team total.

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junior Chris Dillard and a 69 by senior Brandon Berry. His two-round total of 72-69–141 placed Berry second, one shot behind winner Kurtis Grant of South Lakes.

Dillard shot 76-67–143 and finished fourth. Langley junior Matthew Feinstein shot 75-72–147 to place sixth.

Also, freshman Nikita Gubenko shot 78-73–151, junior John Schindler shot 76-78–154, junior Eli Thrasher had a first-round 78 and freshman Brian Feinstein a second-round 81.

“Those guys played very well. Setting the record is nice,” said Al Berg, in his 20th year as Langley’s coach. “This is as deep of a team that I’ve had here. There is so much talent. We have four good players fighting for our sixth spot.”

Berg said his players are motivated

and hungry to now win the 6A North Region and 6A state tournaments in coming weeks. Berry, who will play in college at Loyola of Maryland, agreed.

“We have guys not playing who could start for other teams and we want to keep winning,” he said.

About his 69, Berry said: “I drove the ball well, stayed patient and made a lot of nice putts.”

Dillard’s second round included five birdies and a bogey.

“My ball striking of my irons was so pure, and I had no putts outside of 20 feet,” Dillard said. “The funny thing. I didn’t feel so good this morning because I wasn’t driving the ball well, and one of my shoes is torn and that bothered me a

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Now that the large majority of high school football fields have been converted from grass to artificial surfaces, girls field hockey teams have chosen to play on the fake turf as well. The ball rolls truer on artificial surfaces, eliminating those annoying bad-hop bounces on natural grass.

However, the ball moves slower on synthetic surfaces – too slow, according to some players. That’s one of the tradeoffs with the bad bounces.

Before the fake turf, field hockey games were played on grass surfaces, which were cut short, allowing for the ball to scoot along quite quickly. Some games were played on the outfields of baseball fields, or specific surfaces set up just for field hockey, like the twofield complex at Oakton High School or the one at Thomas Jefferson, with a much convenient spectator hill along one sideline.

Many of the games were played in the afternoon. Fans wandered around, lining the fields, and were right on top of the action, kicking the ball back when it rolled out of bounds. Usually, only small stands were provided.

That was always kind of a cool and unique tradition, producing fun, picnic-type atmospheres: The annual Langley vs. McLean neighborhood Rotary Cup clash at either site, when Washington-Lee and Yorktown met on the outfield grass of the Quincy Park baseball diamond, or a Marshall home game were good examples.

Like the grass, those afternoon contests are pretty much memories.

Now, most games are played under the lights on the football fields in the evenings. Spectators are confined to the bleachers, much farther from the action. That makes the surroundings more stale and less eventful.

Those fun field hockey games and the thrill of the grass are missed.

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Oakton Wins First Concorde Conference Title Since 2000 DAVE FACINOLI

a matter of playing well,” Oakton coach John Glorioso said. “Our depth made the difference, and the kids and seniors really wanted to win this.”

Oakton won despite senior captains Curtis Holland (76-85–161) and Caroline DeLoach (97-83–180) struggling in

the tournament and not playing anywhere close to their best.

Glorioso said others made up the difference, enabling the Cougars to win anyhow.

“They have been picking each other up the whole season and they did that

again here,” Glorioso said. “If one blows up, someone else steps up.”

Also for Oakton, senior Jordan Tasaka shot 82-78–160, sophomore Thomas Bae 84-78–162 and his senior brother Greg Bae carded 85-79–164.

In the final round, Glorioso said those early scores posted in the 70s by the Bae brothers sparked the Cougars.

“That let us breathe a little,” the coach said.

Oakton finished second in the region tournament last year.

For Chantilly, Dean Satouri shot 74-79–153 to place fourth and Steven Walsh was fifth at 82-75–157. Gavin Weaver shot 81-80–161.

Chantilly had won 10 of the past 11 Concorde championships and finished second in 2008. The Chargers have placed first or second for 12 straight years.

Centreville’s Jenny Cho won the 2016 individual tile with a 72-78–150 score.

not being able to catch up.

down runs. Zack Spafford kicked multiple extra points in the win. Sam Kidd, who had an interception on defense, had two catches, along with Johnny Hecht.

On defense for Madison, Brad Porter had a sack and Sean Wilkinson had 4.5 tackles.

Langley’s touchdowns were scored by quarterback Danny Hosley on a 17-yard second-quarter run, then an eight-yard run by Aaron Feldman in the fourth quarter.Feldman had 91 yards rushing and Hosley 62 to go with 103 yards passing. Daniel White had three catches for 84 yards.

Langley’s Michael Killion had an interception.

Madison played without its leading rusher Wiley Counts. He has been lost for the season with a knee injury.

NOTE: Madison and Langley have played many close games in recent years, including two overtime contests, with each winning once, and many other games decided by seven points or fewer.

Madison’s 19-point win on Sept. 23 over Langley was its biggest since a 45-7 victory in 1996. n In a Concorde Conference clash Sept. 23, the host Oakton Cougars (2-2, 1-0), downed the Robinson Rams, 21-7, for their second straight win. Visit www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax for info on that game and other local contests.

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Deep in talent and strong with desire, the Oakton Cougars parlayed those traits into winning the GOLF Concorde Conference Tournament championship Sept. 21 at Twin Lakes Golf Course.

Led by freshman Bradley Chandler’s second-place individual finish with a score of 74-77–151, Oakton won the two-day, 36-hole team title with a total of 316-312–628. The seven-time defending champion Chantilly Chargers were second (323-316–639). The Robinson Rams and Centreville Wildcats tied for third with 640.

The Concorde title is Oakton’s first since 2000. The Cougars had finished second four times since 2000, including both in 2014 and 2015.

“We knew we had one of the best two or three teams in the conference. It was

The Oakton Cougars hold the Concorde Conference Tournament banner.

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Warhawks Remain Undefeated, Cougars Win 2nd Straight A Staff Report

While remaining undefeated with a 33-14 road victory over the Langley Saxons on Sept. 23, the Madison Warhawks (4-0, 2-0) continued their trend this season of getting an edge by scoring first against high school football opponents.

The defending Liberty Conference champion Madison built a 20-7 halftime lead against winless Langley (0-4, 0-1) behind three second-quarter touchdowns, the last coming on the final play of the first half.

In contrast, Langley continued its trend of falling behind by halftime and

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP For Madison, quarterback Jacob Choutka (14 of 25 passing for 298 yards) scored first on a one-yard sneak. Then, Nick Conforti (five catches, 142 yards) scored the next two touchdowns on a 29-yard pass from Choutka, then a 40yard run after taking a lateral from John Finney (three catches, 85) after Finney’s 10 yard reception.

That score came on the final play of the first half, just 1:49 after Conforti’s 29-yard touchdown.

In the second half for Madison, Landon Thomas had a pair of touch-

Langley

Senior Siena Ferrick, who will play in college at Delaware, shot 78-77–155, senior Drew Clark (79-79–158), freshman Fletcher Davis (81-81–162), freshman Reeve Felner (80-83–163) and sophomore Matt Howat (84-82–166).

“I told them to go out and take care of business, and they did that,” said Madison coach Tommy Smith in explaining what he told his team prior to the second round. “We have a young team and they performed well.”

Leading McLean was senior Kevin McCarthy. He shot 72-77–149 to tie for seventh and Jonathan Zou shot 75-79–154. Both qualified for the region tournament.

“We just couldn’t keep up with Madison today,” McLean coach Rick Eyerly said.

Also for McLean, Hunter Jewett shot 82-83–165, Brendan Grammes had 84-86–170, Jack Heckler 88-85–173 and Tommy Schilder 86-90–176.

NOTES: Dating back to the 2004 season, either Langley or Madison has finished first or second in the Liberty Conference Tournament. Langley has 10 titles and three seconds during that time. Madison has three championships and 10 seconds . . . Langley has placed first or second in the Liberty every season beginning with a victory in 1998.

Britt scored two goals and Scherping and Kendall Raymond one each. n The Madison Warhawks owned a 7-4 overall record, including three wins in a row, when this week began in girls high school field hockey action. Madison was 3-0 in the Liberty Conference.

Recent wins were over South County,

4-1, Oakton, 2-1, and Washington-Lee, 2-0, on Sept. 23.

Against Washington-Lee, Laurel Yano and Ellie Socher scored the goals, both in the second half. Caroline Tuner had an assist. arlier in the season, Madison blanked the Marshall Statesmen, 3-0, in a non-

conference match. n The Marshall Statesmen were 7-3 when the week began with four wins in a row, over Eastern View, West Potomac, Wakefield and Falls Church.

Marshall is 3-0 in the Capitol Conference. The Statesmen are the defending conference champions.

Continued from Page 24 little bit. I got around today with good iron play.”

Dillard said the team’s goal was to break 300 each day.

“We had a big lead after the first round and our players didn’t coast the second day,” Berg said. “That’s to their credit.”

The Madison Warhawks finished runner-up (313-307–620) for the second straight year after being in a two-way with the third place McLean Highlanders (313-324–637) after the first round.

Sophomore starter Aaron Liu shot 76-70–146 to lead Madison and finish fifth individually.

Field Hockey Continued from Page 24 Sara Scherping scored in the first half.

In Langley’s recent 2-0 wins over Yorktown and West Potomac, Carly

The Langley Saxons hold the Liberty Conference Tournament banner.

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STARS WIN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT:

At the recent Cal Ripken baseball tournament in Aberdeen Md., the Stars 13-under baseball team from Northern Virginia won the championship with an 8-2 victory over the RISE Red Elite of Richmond.

The Stars went 5-0 with key victories over the Canada Twins, Keystone DBacks, C.T. Rebels and the RISE, scoring 56 runs over 26 innings, and allowing only eight.

Players were Jason Cheifetz, Evan Fontaine, Nick Morabito, Bo Kuhblank, Jason Mendler, Alex Jreige, Kyle Robinson, Wyatt Hagan, Thomas Rogers, Mason Balsis, Evan Blair and Griffin Stieg.

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• Includes mixed-use development.

• And permits at least a portion of the development to have an FAR of at least 3.0.

The county’s other revitalization areas already meet those criteria, but McLean’s needs this plan amendment to qualify for the anti-proffer bill’s exception, said Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville).

The site in central McLean currently meets three of those requirements and is approved for office and retail uses at a floor-area ratio (FAR) of 0.5, plus residential uses at 16 to 20 and 20-plus dwelling units per acre.

County officials do not expect to see much change at the McLean site, Foust said.

“There are no plans to tear the place down,” he said. “It’s a technical amendment so we can work with developers to redevelop downtown McLean and [have developers] pay for some of the infrastructure, rather than the taxpayers doing it 100 percent.”

Foust continued, “There is no risk, because anybody who proposed a change

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Fairfax County officials have proposed a plan amendment that would increase potential density at this site in central McLean anchored by The Ashby at McLean apartment PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER complex.

would have to go through the rezoning process and all the protections are in place in that regard.”

FIND THIS WEEK’S CROSSWORD ON PAGE 31!

The Madison High School Warhawk Booster Club will be holding its annual Mark McGinly Memorial Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 14 at Pleasant Valley Golf Club.

The cost is $150 per person and includes greens and cart fees, continental breakfast, luncheon reception, beverages, snacks and a player gift. Register at www.warhawksports.org.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Nancy Socher at nancy.socher@gmail. com.

The tournament is hosted every year in memory of Mark McGinly, a Madison alum and avid golfer, who died in the Sept. 11th terror attacks in New York City.

YOUNG FLYERS TRACK AND FIELD:

The Potomac Valley Track Club invites young athletes from grades 1 through 8 to join its Young Flyers youth track and field program on Sundays, Oct. 2 to Dec. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center. Visit www. pvtc.org/youth or call (703) 927-4833.

FOOTBALL OFFICIALS NEEDED: The Fairfax County Football Officiating Association needs more officials. Candidates must be at least 16 years old. Contact fcfoa1@gmail.com.

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. October 2, 1958: n County school officials say at least 72 new schools will be needed to be built to handle growth anticipated by 1980. n The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution calling for a regional park authority. n Supervisors will meet on Nov. 12 on a proposal to regulate taxi service in the county. n Pressmen have walked off the job at the Washington Star and Washington Evening News, and could strike tomorrow at The Washington Post and Washington Times-Herald.

October 2, 1964: n A “big increase” in the number of registered voters is being reported in all Northern Virginia locales. To accommodate growth, Fairfax County now has 113 precincts. n Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, will travel to Ohio and California next week to stump for GOP candidates. n The Washington Senators are 62-98, 35 games behind the league-leading New York Yankees.

October 5-6, 1971: n Gov. Holton says Virginians should be “ashamed” of the quality of state libraries. n Fairfax Republicans have unveiled a 28-point plan on the environment. n Gov. Holton says he is in favor of 18-year-olds having the right to vote, but doubts it would alter the political landscape much.

October 5, 1978: n Fairfax County’s bond rating has been upped to AAA by Standard & Poor’s. n Former President Gerald Ford will attend a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate John Warner this weekend.

October 2-3, 1987: n As the bitter race for Board of Supervisors chairman pits Republican Jack Herrity against Democrat Audrey Moore, voters in Dranesville District have an equally bitter, but three-way, race: Republican incumbent Nancy Falck is being challenged by Democrat Lilla Richards and independent Richard Thoburn.

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ACROSS 1. a.k.a. Myanmar 6. *“____ Rescue” airing on Saturday Mornings 9. Eye affliction 13. Brown, Dartmouth and Yale, e.g.

14. Down Under bird 15. *“Rangers” who first appeared on daytime TV 16. Lays in peace 17. 1960s altered state inducer 18. Spy name?

19. *Cooking TV personality 21. * “The Price ____ ____” 23. Elton John’s title 24. Leave in a bucket 25. Mason glass 28. Prospectors search for the mother one 30. Exotic furniture wood 35. Europe/Asia mountain divide 37. Not bright 39. Smooth 40. Lover of Aeneas 41. Fluorescent red dye 43. Beth Israel synagogue, e.g.

44. Capital increases 46. French novelist …mile, 1840-1902 47. Be a snitch 48. Conundrum 50. Brooklyn basketballers 52. *Soap time 53. Ice, dark, and middle 55. Make a pigeon sound 57. * “____ Hospital”

61. *Female view 65. Smoke detector, e.g.

66. Anger management issue 68. Russian river 69. Be a slowpoke 70. Foot digit 71. T. S., poet 72. All is well that does this well

73. Even, to a poet 74. Cook with dry heat DOWN 1. Ethiopian currency 2. Iris holder 3. Reduced Instruction Set Computer 4. Illegal lab product, pl.

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Fairfax County Notes NEW PARK WEB SITE FOCUSES ON 50+ DEMOGRAPHIC: The Fairfax County

Park Authority had launched a Web site designed specifically for residents 50 and older.

The “50+ Engage-Connect-Play” portal provides targeted information on everything from fitness and the arts to learning and adventure trips for active seniors.

The Park Authority “is making it easier for older residents to find new ways to engage,” said county officials, who noted that the senior population is growing in all age groups.

For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fifty-plus/.

RIBBON-CUTTING SET FOR OBSERVATORY IN GREAT FALLS: A ribbon-cut-

ting ceremony is set for Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. for a new roll-top observatory at the Turner Farm in Great Falls, a joint effort of the Fairfax County Park Authority and the Analemma Society.

The observatory is designed to allow the public a chance to see the night sky from one of Fairfax County’s darkest spots through permanently mounted telescopes. The Analemma Society will provide programs and classes beginning next spring.

Turner Farm is located at 925 Spring-

vale Road. The community is invited to the ribbon-cutting.

For information on Turner Farm, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ parks/turnerfarm. For information on the Analemma Society, see the Web site at www.analemma.org.

ROSE FOUNDATION HOSTS REGIONAL EVENT: The Arlington Rose Foundation

will host a horticulture, photography and design competition on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, at the Hyatt Regency Fairfax.

The event will include seminars, specialty products and advice for novice and experienced rose-growers. Participants can bring their roses to share with judges and receive coaching tips.

The community is invited. For information, call (703) 371-9351 or see the Web site at www.arlingtonrose.org.

FASHION SHOW SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ERADICATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

“Purple Runway,” a fashion show in support of domestic-violence awareness and supporting women and children in need, will be presented by Kamisol Style Consultancy on Sunday, Oct. 2 at MercedesBenz of Arlington.

The event will include fashion model-

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6. Exchange for money 7. Ambulance squad, acr.

8. A in AV 9. Prima donna’s numbers 10. Nest material 11. Uh-huh 12. “Formerly,” formerly 15. Inuits’ wearable invention, pl.

20. Eat away 22. Pine juice 24. Frankie Valli’s four 25. *Judy’s daytime occupation 26. Like Hitler’s ideal man 27. 2 halves of a diameter 29. *Controversial Mehmet 31. ____ Bowl of the 1930s 32. What one did after one oohed 33. Throat dangler 34. *She’s live 36. Like Yangtze River 38. Digestive aid 42. Naturally, in slang 45. Unctuous 49. Turkish military leader 51. What____, or of any kind 54. March Madness’ eight 56. Convex molding 57. Flight destination 58. Distinctive elegance 59. Persian backgammon 60. Blunders 61. *Target viewer of an ABC Afterschool Special 62. Pelvic parts 63. Between ids and super-egos 64. J. J. ____, a Houston Texan 67. Beluga yield

ing and an auction of special items, including a specially crafted, one-of-a-kind handbag.

The event is cosponsored by Stewart Commercial Realty and Northern Virginia Media Services. For information, see the Web site at www.purplerunway.com.

RED CROSS PREPS ANNUAL GALA:

The American Red Cross in the National Capital Region will host a “Salute to Service” Gala on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.

The black-tie soirée is the organization’s largest fund-raising event of the year. Tickets and sponsorship packages are now available.

For information, see the Web site at www.redcross.org/dcgala.

CHOIR PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT ‘OAR’: Offender Aid & Restoration will

host “Sing Out for Second Chances,” a presentation by six choirs from local faith communities, on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Alexandria, 2932 King St. Tickets are $18 through Oct. 7, $20 after that date.

For information, see the Web site at www.oaronline.org.

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