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GREAT FALLS McLEAN OAKTON TYSONS VIENNA

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AUGUST 2-8, 2018

County, Town to Focus on Stream, Drainage Projects

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Effort Aims to Reduce Erosion, Pollution in Vienna’s Waterways BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

This summer’s ongoing deluge from Mother Nature has been a vivid reminder that water is both a life-giving and destructive force.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is expected on July 31 to approved a pair of agreements with Vienna officials that will finance a pair of projects designed to reduce stream erosion and pollution in some of the town’s waterways.

Supervisors are planning to approve a total of $1.92 million to construct about 1,800 linear feet of Hunters Branch as part of Phase 2 of that stream-restoration project.

The county will contribute $400,000 during fiscal 2019 for the initiative’s design work and will provide the remaining balance for construction of the project when the design efforts are complete.

Supervisors also were set to approve the entire $200,000 cost for the design and construction of the Tapawingo/Kingsley Urban Bioretention Project, which will build a pair of bioretention areas where Meadow Lane, S.W., intersects

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Tapawingo and Kingsley roads, S.W. These areas will treat stormwater runoff headed for Hunters Branch.

Both projects are located within the Chesapeake Bay, Accotink Creek and Potomac River watersheds, and must be completed within four years after the agreements are executed.

Vienna officials will be allowed to use the allotted funds only for these specific projects and must reimburse the county for funds not expended.

The town also will have to foot any expenses for property easements and related interests associated with the initiatives.

The projects will be executed under Fairfax County’s cooperative agreement with the towns of Vienna and Herndon, which saves the county time and administrative costs it otherwise would incur if completing such work under its own stormwater-management program.

County officials have the discretion to pay cost-overrun charges for both projects, provided the amount does not exceed 10 percent of the initiatives’ total estimated price tags.

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Unfortunately, that employee was not listed on the application’s affidavit, and the Planning Commission, after realizing the omission, decided to stop the public hearing during his remarks.

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he said. “So I think that’s unfair.”

“It’s not a question of fairness,” responded Planning Commission Chairman Peter Murphy (Springfield District). “It’s a question of who’s on the affidavit.”

Murphy called for a 10-minute recess, but it was about a half-hour before the commission reconvened. Murphy then told the applicant the bad news.

“After consulting with the county attorney and adhering to precedents we have set in the past, because there was a problem with the affidavit, we are discontinuing the public hearing this evening,” he said. “The affidavit will have to be straightened out and the applicant will have to re-advertise when the public hearing is going to be held.”

A pair of women associated with the application asked to be heard, but Murphy said because the public hearing was closed, they would have to speak to county staff after the meeting had adjourned.

“I appreciate your all coming,” Murphy said. “I’m sorry this had to happen, but there is legal precedent we have set that was not adhered to this evening and so we have to call off this evening’s public hearing.”

The applicant, Peter Fitzgerald Jr., is asking the county for permission to build a five-lot residential subdivision at Georgetown Pike and Saigon Road.

The 5.39-acre site now has three single-family detached houses. Two of those lots front onto Georgetown Pike, a winding, tree-lined road that was the first to be declared a Virginia scenic byway. The county’s minimum site size for a residential subdivision is 10 acres, which is why the applicant is seeking a waiver.

The applicant would like to build five houses on lots within the proposed subdivision (or, under another option, keep one existing house and build four new ones), and have all of them access a private street onto Saigon Road, which intersects with Georgetown Pike.

The proposal, which has been supported by the McLean Citizens Association, would remove some of the property’s access points along Georgetown Pike; build three stormwater ponds near that roadway (the site currently has none); have 1.5 acres of open space near Georgetown Pike that would feature a minimum of 17,000 square feet of tree-preservation area; and include paved trail sections along Georgetown Pike and Saigon Road.

Before the affidavit mix-up ended the hearing, Planning Commission members asked for assurances regarding tree preservation at the site and mentioned additional “No Parking” signs might be needed to deter visitors at Scotts Run Nature Preserve across Georgetown Pike from parking along Saigon Road if the nature facility’s two parking lots were full.

One Final Curtain Call for Youth-Theater Director BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Babs Dyer has two qualities not found in great abundance: She likes teenagers and can get them to work together by treating them with respect, which they return in kind.

“It’s an accomplishment, considering I’m 4 foot 9 and not very imposing,” she said, adding she fixes people with “The Look” to maintain order.

Dyer has directed Vienna Youth Players’ summer productions since 1993, and will step down this summer after helming her 26th and final show, “Beauty and the Beast.”

The show is challenging from a costume perspective, including characters playing clocks, candlesticks, feather dusters and a wardrobe. Other area theater companies have pitched in by lending costumes from their performances, she said.

Vienna Youth Players for the first time will use voice-modulation technology to alter how some of the performers sound.

Among this year’s cast and crew are 15-year-old rising James Madison High School sophomores Denali Greer and Ben Eggleston.

Greer, who is co-stage managing the show, said Dyer abounds in theatrical knowledge and runs a tight ship.

“I can tell she really has a hold over everyone,” Greer said. “She has a lot of

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Eggleston, who plays a wolf in the show, serves among the ensemble players and is fight coordinator to boot, said Dyer had taught him to play the accordion.

“She’s a person of many talents,” he said.

Dyer is a Vienna native who attended Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Thoreau Middle School and Madison High School, and was attracted to the theater in high school.

“It was a sense of community and it was just a lot of fun,” she said. “It was a place where you could escape your reality and be someone else for a few hours.”

Dyer earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Virginia Commonwealth University, then raised two children. She and her husband, Tom, also informally adopted a 12-year-old girl and made her part of their family.

Dyer began doing theatrical work in Vienna in the late 1980s with the late Norman Chaudet, directing music for three shows.

When Chaudet died in 1993, the local theater company asked if Dyer could direct an already-announced summer children’s show, “Eat Like a Child.” She did, and Vienna Youth Players was born.

Dyer’s favorite shows include “Aida” (she loves Elton John) and “Runways.”

“What I liked about that piece is the kids became involved in raising funds

Babs Dyer, who has directed summer productions for Vienna Youth Players since 1993, is helming her final show, “Beauty and the PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER Beast.”

for Runaway House,” she said. “We had counselors come from Runaway House and talk about runaways in our affluent area and the need for support for children in distress.”

Plays have become edgier – for better and worse – since she started in the business, Dyer said.

“We’ve gone from ‘Oklahoma’ to ‘Hamilton,’” she said. “We’re now rap-

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Vienna officials have not turned down any plays Dyer has wanted her youth players to perform, but she has her own standards.

“I have a very firm belief that it doesn’t have to be tawdry to be theater,” she said.

Summer youth plays offer participants more than the chance to perform or help produce the show. Dyer teaches the cast and crew, usually 40 to 44 in all, responsibility by having them list all potential conflicts that summer.

“They learn to follow their commitment,” she said. “They make friends from all over and they get out of the niche of their high-school drama department, where there may be cliques. When you come here, it’s all new water, because we have kids from Madison, Oakton, Marshall, Westfield, every elementary school, every junior high.”

To help the group bond, Dyer does not permit the presence of outsiders during the first two weeks of rehearsals. In the weeks leading up to the shows, team members don identical T-shirts and walk around the community to hang posters announcing the play.

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Camp for Young Musicians Adds a Little Mirth A Greek goddess, piece of bacon, blue squid, bunny rabbit, sensei, Hawaiian dancer and banana wearing a comically small cowboy hat were among those playing classical music this summer at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in McLean.

Well, not really. The musicians were costumed elementary-school students taking part in the 36th annual Summer Strings Camp taught by Ruth Donahue.

Donahue, who has taught the playing of stringed instruments in public schools since 1975, educated the students about the history of classical music and took them through a series of exercises and musical works designed to strengthen their abilities.

The camp injected some additional fun into the proceedings by encouraging students to wear costumes on “Messy Monday,” “Wacky Wednesday” and “Freaky Friday.”

Over the years, Donahue has taught all levels from third-graders through college, but her favorite musicians are third- through sixth-graders.

“They have such enthusiasm,” Donahue said. “They can play much more skillfully than many people imagine.

In this year’s Summer Strings group, they played middleschool-level music with finesse.”

The rising fourth- through seventh-grade students all came from Spring Hill Elementary School in McLean, where Donahue works during the school year. Donahue, who also has taught Summer Strings Camps in Ohio and Oklahoma, said this was the first time all the students had come from one school.

“We could reminisce about pieces or concerts they had especially enjoyed without anyone feeling left out,” she said of the students’s shared experiences.

The students wrapped up the camp with a July 24 concert at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

Jiayu Chen, 10, of McLean and Tysons residents Maya Pashai, 12, Jolie Korfonta, 10, and Daniel Pashai, 9, play violin in costume July 18 during Wacky Wednesday at the annual Summer Strings Camp at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in McLean. See a slide show of photos at www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax.

Above: Wyatt Lewis, 10, of McLean plays the violin in costume on July 18 during Wacky Wednesday at the Summer Strings Camp at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in McLean.

PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER Lydia O’Quinn, 10, of McLean plays the viola while dresses as a “Princess Pony Librarian.”

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At left: Grace Fitzgerald, 9, of McLean wears a squid hat while playing the violin during the Summer Strings Camp.

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Opinion

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Our View: School Calendars Need Revision Ask most teachers, and they’ll tell you that much of the start of school in September is spent getting students’ brains back in gear for academics, and helping them relearn some of the material that dissipated from those developing craniums during the two-month-plus break.

Even though we’re now almost two decades into the 21st century, the school calendar retains a decidedly 19thcentury variety, when young people, including those in Fairfax, were needed to toil in the fields.

Are any Fairfax teens and pre-teens tending to the soil in 2018? Except for the occasional marijuana plot they try to keep hidden from parents and the police, we’re guessing not.

There are far better ways to structure the school calendar, and with most on the Fairfax County School Board these days being progressive social-warriors, you’d think they might have an interest in getting ahead of the national curve and truly serve students. Making such adjustments would be hard and controversial work, but if it’s really “all

about the children,” as education advocates say, the time has come to get the ball rolling.

A truly aggressive approach would be to add about a dozen additional instructional days to the school calendar – oh, we can hear the screams of outrage already building!

– then set up the school year so students have three weeks off in July and a couple of two-week breaks throughout the rest of the year.

As things stand now, parents who want their children to maintain academic momentum already are providing summertime-enrichment opportunities and paying the cost of them, while those without the means or interest allow the minds of their children to lie fallow (little farming reference there . . .) for too long in June, July and August.

All of Fairfax’s youth deserve year-round educational opportunities so they are prepared to face a competitive world. A billion kids in countries where public education is taken more seriously than it is in the U.S. will be waiting for them; will our students be ready?

Excessive Density Not Desired in Vienna Editor: I was surprised by the characterization in your July 19 editorial of the public position on the Maple Avenue corridor in Vienna as being “closely, maybe evenly divided.”

Both of the two mixed-use “MAC” applications that have come before the Town Council have been met with nearly universal opposition of the townspeople of Vienna. As the people of Vienna have come to the realization that the town government (perhaps unwittingly) has created a redevelopment Pandora’s box for Maple Avenue, the Vienna citizenry have expressed their dissatisfaction with MAC. This is not a NIMBY reaction, but

a serious critique of the upzoning ordinance.

The sad reality is that the MAC was ill-conceived, with no serious analysis of its potential impact on traffic along Maple Avenue. The MAC initiative was sold by its proponents as the vehicle to create a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use core for Vienna.

Because increased density is allowed all along the 1.7-mile Maple Avenue, MAC will result in unpatterned high density redevelopment that will be scattered and most certainly will not be pedestrian-friendly. How many people will walk from the Chick-Fil-a at the southern end of the corridor to the recently sold Giant property at the north?

Moreover, because the ordinance requires no minimum commercial area, the developers are maximizing more profitable residential at the expense of truly attractive retail space. This unanticipated shift in intended usage will rob the town of much needed commercialtax revenues.

The early MAC proposals have revealed serious problems with the ordinance, as well as a true philosophical divide on what is best for the Town of Vienna. Do we really need increased density along Maple Avenue? I think it is clear that the vast majority of concerned citizens think not.

Charles Anderson Vienna

Editor: I was disheartened reading your July 26 article on former Del. Bob Brink’s talk at the Kiwanis Club in Arlington.

No, it wasn’t because I disagreed with anything he is reported to have said.

It was because Del. Brink represented the real Northern Virginia tradition of bipartisanship. He reminded me of the tied House of Delegates that was elected in 1998, and how it could only accomplish anything for Virginia through powersharing. He recalls “a pretty productive two years.”

It is hard to imagine anything like that now, with hyperpartisanship in Richmond and, infinitely more, in Congress. You need go no further than by

taking a look at the record of U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th), for whom party loyalty trumps (I chose that word intentionally) the well-being of her constituents.

There are dozens of issues where Comstock voted with her party against the interests of her constituents from sensible gun control to the Affordable Care Act and everything in between. In fact, she voted with President Trump 97 present of the time. Not exactly how Del. Brink represented us.

One issue particularly galls me. Rep. Comstock voted for the Republican tax bill, the bill that gutted the state and local deduction on our federal income tax that benefits most Northern Virginians

because we pay such high state and local taxes.

Other Republicans from districts similar to ours broke with the party and voted for the interests of their taxpayers.

But not Rep. Comstock, who backed it despite the harm it does Northern Virginians.

We can do better, and Jennifer Wexton will do better. She is a Brink, not a Comstock, and she’ll vote our interests, not the special interests.

It’s time for a change – a change back to Bob Brink’s idea of putting people first.

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Simpler Steps Will Help Solve G’town Pike Congestion Editor: It is nice that the matter of heavy congestion on Georgetown Pike in and around the Ball Hills Road area and the chronic traffic safety concerns in the surrounding neighborhoods has finally received the attention of local elected officials and the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Unfortunately, the proposed solution of closing the northbound ramp to the Beltway off Georgetown Pike fails to address the underlying problems and, quite frankly, is blunt and lazy, rich with unintended consequences.

The root of the problem stems from out-of-state commuter traffic seeking relief from congestion on Leesburg Pike/Route 7 and associated attempts

to avoid tolls on the Dulles Toll Road at the Spring Hill plaza. The problem is exacerbated due to the lack of enforcement and a justifiable means to abate the neighborhood “cut-through” traffic.

First and foremost, efforts to expand capacity on Leesburg Pike need to be accelerated. This project is long overdue, needs to be fully funded and receive the attention and emphasis it deserves to get the project underway and completed as soon as possible.

This will take time, so there are two other measures that can take near-immediate effect that will serve to address the problem.

The first is a temporary toll reduction or toll abatement program at the Spring Hill toll plaza from 1 to 7 p.m. (same

duration as the proposed road-closure pilot program).

The second is the posting of traffic signs supported by active enforcement prohibiting through traffic on the surface streets between Leesburg Pike and Georgetown Pike. This permits normal road use by area residents while taking on the real problem.

These neighborhood surface streets are not designed to handle the speed and volume of commuters looking to get to and from work in the most expedient manner. Commuter-traffic attention and awareness to tight turns and curves, steep and narrow shoulders, cars enter-

ing and leaving driveways, pedestrian traffic and stop signs is low. Addressing this problem is a safety issue as much as it is a nuisance matter.

This solution attacks the core underlying issue and provides for immediate, material relief without impacting the freedom and rights of those who live in the surrounding neighborhoods. It breaks the patterns the proposed pilot program is seeking to disrupt while tackling the longer-term issue of increasing traffic capacity on major commuter roads.

Craig Parisot Great Falls

Comstock Focuses on Human Rights Editor: U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock is often applauded for being a strong voice throughout our region. What should not go overlooked, though, is Rep. Comstock’s strong voice beyond our region as a vocal advocate for human rights around the world.

She is a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, previously chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf.

Through this commission, Comstock is a strong advocate for internationallyrecognized human-rights norms.

Comstock Works to Tackle Crisis of Opioid Addiction Editor: While many folks and media outlets across our commonwealth monitored the returns of the recent primaries while making partisan political predictions, U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock was doing something far more important.

She was on the floor of the House of Representatives presenting bipartisan legislation to help combat the opioid crisis.

The scourge of opioid addiction is afflicting our country and community at an alarming rate. Everyone acknowledges more must be done. Comstock is leading the charge. Her legislation passed with bipartisan support as part of a major package of opioid-related legislation advancing through Congress.

This is just one of Comstock’s several bipartisan accomplishments. On human trafficking, gang violence and human rights, Comstock has proven herself capable of working across the aisle.

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Comstock’s legislative record also is strong on this issue. She’s voted for legislation to provide emergency relief to genocide victims in the Middle East, supported grant programs to protect faith-based community centers across the country, and backed legislation to support religious freedom and human rights around the world.

Comstock’s voice abroad is one that we can be proud of here at home.

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If you love small-town Vienna, Vienna’s MAC zoning encourages construction of massive buildings along Maple Avenue. In May, the Town Council approved 44 townhouses on two acres at Maple and Pleasant. Now they must decide on 444 Maple West, which would be over 60’ tall (4 stories with no top floor height variations), cover an area larger than a football field, and pack 160 apartments onto less than three acres. At least five other locations on Maple Avenue are potential candidates for similar development, including the Giant Food shopping center. Don’t let the size and density of this current proposal become the blueprint for the rest of Maple Avenue. Time is running out – please sign now, and give Vienna time to rethink MAC zoning.

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Librarians don’t just shelve volumes in the stacks, shush noisy patrons and help researchers find arcane facts. They tend to be avid readers who, like most people, enjoy specific genres of books.

Since early July, Fairfax County Public Library’s “My Perfect Read” program has connected local residents with librarians who can help them find just the right book to suit their fancy.

Library officials launched the online program to “offer our customers their own personal librarian who can recommend books to meet their tastes and interests,” said Jessica Hudson, the system’s director. “We have an amazing group of library staff with varied taste and preferences from which patrons can choose.”

Deborah Smith-Cohen, assistant branch manager at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna, is among the librarians participating in the program, and so far has provided two patrons with a selection of books tailored to their expressed interests.

The first person she helped was Springfield resident Mary Giarda, who sought well-written, thought-provoking historical fiction. Giarda, a retired county librarian who knew of Smith-Cohen and thought she might be in her age range, was impressed that the librarian responded to her query within an hour.

Smith-Cohen recommended, and provided synopses for, the following books: “All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr; “The Painted Girls,” by Cathy Marie Buchanan; “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” by Alexandra Fuller; and “Code Name Verity,” by Elizabeth Wein.

Giarda had read and loved that last book already, and said the librarian’s selection of it proved they had similar tastes in literature.

Despite Giarda’s inclination against science fiction – “I don’t pick them up unless the emphasis is on people or a dystopian society. I don’t like the ones that are all robots and wars and stuff like that” – Smith-Cohen recommended one such title: “The Doomsday Book,” by Connie Willis.

Smith-Cohen said she likes to include such outlier books in her recommendations to open up patrons to wider literary options.

“I’m trying to both respond to what they say they want, but also give them something to stretch them a little,” she said. “We have a ‘get-out-of-book-free’ policy in the library, because I might of loved it and [maybe] you won’t. We’re not going to agree all the time, but give me another chance.”

Both patrons assisted by Smith-Cohen wanted to read paper books, but the program also offers options for electronic and audio versions. Giarda has not picked up any of Smith-Cohen’s recommended

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books yet, but said she was pleased to have participated in “My Perfect Read.”

“It was wonderful to hear from the librarians what they think is good,” Giarda said. “It’s really good to not be dealing with a machine or algorithms.”

The library system this spring put out a call for staffers who might want to take part in the program. The goal was to gather employees from different branches who had expertise and enthusiasm about a wide range of literary genres.

In May, 15 participating staffers had their photos taken and wrote their online profiles, which showcased their personality and which book varieties and authors they favor.

Library patrons taking part in the program fill out an online form stating their reading preferences and select advisers based on the librarians’ profiles.

Smith-Cohen’s profile highlights her interest in mysteries (especially historical ones), social science (particularly books aimed at improving work performance) and Jewish fiction.

“I figured that would give people a variety of different angles and we could figure out what we had in common,” she said.

Library officials do not have any data yet regarding the program’s popularity, but some of its early customers already have expressed enthusiasm, Hudson said.

The librarians’ online profiles “made me not just want recommendations from the reading advisers, it makes me want to hang out with them!” one customer wrote.

“Needless to say, I totally dig this new service.”

The program draws upon librarians’ curiosity, flexibility and desire to get patrons stoked about reading, said SmithCohen, who joined the county’s library system about a decade ago and came to Continued on Page 16

New Principal Combines Technology, Personal Touch BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Stacy Kirkpatrick was studying premedical biology at Lynchburg College when a personal loss prompted her to take another path in life.

“I really needed a direction – light at the end of the tunnel, you might say,” said Kirkpatrick, who switched her major to education after her father died during her junior year. She originally hoped to work with children as a pediatrician, but decided to do so as an teacher instead.

“Once I changed my major, it all sort of fell into place,” said Kirkpatrick, who on July 2 became the new principal at Chesterbrook Elementary School in McLean.

Kirkpatrick said she is “super-excited” about her new role and hopes to develop processes to achieve collective goals.

“I’m looking to lead and I’m not going to lead alone,” she said. “I’m looking for this to be a collaborative effort.”

The school will have about 720 students in the fall. Approximately 200 children now are attending summer camps at Chesterbrook and Kirkpatrick on a recent afternoon admired turtles with some of the youths in one of the school’s outdoor courtyards.

Chesterbrook has collaborativelearning teams for each grade level, and Kirkpatrick said she hopes participating teachers will share opinions and listen to

each other.

“I hope everybody will have a voice at the table,” she said.

All Chesterbrook students attend Chinese classes once per week, conducted by two teachers.

“They’re a little sponge at this age,” she said of the young foreign-language learners. “That’s why we want to get it in now.”

Chesterbrook is not scheduled for a major renovation soon, but this summer will receive bathroom and wheelchairramp upgrades to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Kirkpatrick originally is from the town of Round Hill in western Loudoun County and graduated from Loudoun Valley High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education and stayed at Lynchburg College for a master’s in educational leadership, which the school paid for because of her work supervising a freshman dormitory.

After graduating from college, Kirkpatrick was a fifth-grade substitute teacher for a year in the Campbell County school system before joining Fairfax County Public Schools in 1999. She taught at Olde Creek Elementary in Fairfax and during that period also coached cheerleading at W.T. Woodson High School for a couple of years.

She then became a science teacher at Frost Middle School, where she taught

Stacy Kirkpatrick, the new principal at Chesterbrook Elementary School in McLean, is focused on collaborative learning and the use PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER of technology.

some of the same children from Olde Creek. Kirkpatrick later served as director of student services at Carson Middle and also did a stint there as an assistant principal, where she oversaw mentoring and peer-tutoring programs.

Kirkpatrick earlier served as a schoolbased technology specialist at Carson Middle and Deer Park Elementary schools.

“I have a real passion for instructional technology and of finding ways to make learning more exciting and engaging for kids,” she said. “I’ve always wanted to be on the cusp of what was coming.”

Kirkpatrick helped write the school system’s Bring Your Own Device policy, which allows students to come to school with their laptop computers, electronic reading devices and other gadgets.

“I think we’re learning differently,” she said. “I wouldn’t necessarily say we’re learning better, but I would say even I as an administrator work differently from the way I did 20 years ago.”

Educators try to teach students how to obtain and verify information found online and use it to help their learning. The goal is a blended learning style, where students use electronic devices, but do not rely upon them entirely.

“We want the kids to have access to technology, but there are certainly times when we also want them to be working with others, sharing out loud, building with their hands and doing a lot of other things, too,” she said.

August Frattali, who was interim principal at Chesterbrook following the retirement of longtime principal Robert Fuqua, said Kirkpatrick builds strong relationships with students and parents.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes ‘BIKES FOR BANDS’ BENEFIT ON THE HORIZON: The fifth annual Bands

for Bikes benefit concert will be held on Sunday, Aug. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Old Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road in McLean.

The event supports Wheels to Africa, a non-profit that refurbishes used bicycles and ships them to those in need overseas.

The first Bikes for Bands concert was organized in 2014 by students Jack Lichtenstein and Morgan Poirier. This year, they are joined by Langley High School student Clair Fulton as an organizer.

The concert will be held in conjunction with the Old Firehouse’s annual

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be dropped off at the teen center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the day of the event.)

For information on the Bands for Bikes effort, e-mail w2africa@gmail.com.

TRAVELING PLAYERS TO PRESENT TRIO OF PERFORMANCES: The Travel-

ing Players will present a three-play festival on Friday, Aug. 3 at Madeira School in McLean.

Performances of “Ariadne’s Threat” and “The Monkey King,” a pair of myths from Greece and China, starting at 4:30 p.m., followed by a performance of “Merry Wives of Windsor” at 7 p.m. A break for dinner (picnicking is invited) is slated for 6:15 to 7 p.m.

For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.travelingplayers.org.

CONCERT SERIES ROLLS ON AT McLEAN CENTRAL PARK: Kara and

Bikes for Bands organizers Morgan Poirier and Jack Lichtenstein are shown with Wheels to Africa founder Winston Duncan.

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block party, designed for all ages. Admission is free, and donations of bicycles are welcomed but not required. (Bicycles can

Matty D will perform as part of the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center’s Summer Sunday Concerts series on Sunday, Aug. 5 at 5 p.m. at McLean Central Park.

On the horizon to close out the concert series is Morgan Taylor’s “Music of Gustafer Yellowgold” (Aug. 12).

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Vienna/Oakton Notes SUMMER-CONCERT SERIES NEARS ITS END: The Vienna town government’s

Summer on the Green concert series wraps up with two August performances on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. on the Vienna Town Green.

The Beatles tribute band Nowhere Man performs on Aug. 3, and the Richard Walton Group will perform rock, jazz, swing and blues on Aug. 10.

FUND-RAISER WILL BENEFIT VIENNA LIONS CLUB: The Vienna (Host) Lions

Club will host a fund-raiser on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Foster’s

Grille in Vienna.

Those at the restaurant can put their receipts in the Lion’s box, and 20 percent of the bill will be donated to support Lions programs.

For information, call (703) 281-4575 or see the Web site at www.facebook.com/ viennahostlionsclub.

GARDEN-CLUB WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON HERBAL VINEGARS: The Ayr Hill

Garden Club will host a “Creating Herbal Vinegars” community workshop on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Freeman Store & Museum, 131

Church St., N.E. The program is open to the public; the cost is $5, and participants should bring an empty, clean bottle.

for purchase during the program, or can be purchased beforehand at the Freeman Store & Museum, 131 Church St., N.E. For information, call Historic Vienna Inc. at (703) 938-5187 or see the Web site at www.historicviennainc.org.

95-YEAR-OLD NOVELIST TO DISCUSS HIS WORK: Patrick Henry Library in Vi-

enna will host a book-signing by 95-yearold Vienna native George Baker Atkisson, who will discuss his new novel, “The Chalice and the Stirrup Cup.” The book is based on Atkisson’s memories of people and places he knew growing up in the Northern Virginia.

Copies of the book will be available

WOMEN’S CLUB SEEKING CRAFTERS:

The Vienna Women’s Club has put out a call for crafters and vendors to participate in its 56th annual holiday bazaar, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Vienna Community Center. For information, call Diane Abel at (703) 281-7494 or e-mail dcabel@cox.net.

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D.C. Inner Core Sees Higher Prices, Fewer Sales in June A modest increase in sales prices was offset by lower home sales across the D.C. inner core in June, according to new figures, resulting in a 2.8-percent drop in total sales volume.

A total of 5,889 properties went to closing during the month, down 4.1 percent from the 6,142 transactions in June 2017, according to figures reported by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. (Figures represent transactions 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 of $563,627 was up, albeit a scant 1.4 percent from $555,993 a year before. Sales prices were in positive territory in all legs of the market: • The average sales price of single-family homes rose 2.3 percent to $682,712.

• The average sales price of attached homes, such as townhouses, rose 0.6 percent to $446,905.

• The average sales price of condominiums rose 3.4 percent to $374,488.

A total of 543 properties changed hands at more than $1 million, including 27 at more than $2.5 million and three exceeding $5 million.

Homes that sold in June spent an average of 30 days between listing and ratified contract, an improvement from the 33 days required a year before. They garnered 99 percent of listing price, up from 98.5 percent.

Conventional mortgages represented the method of transacting sales in 3,632 cases, followed by cash (813) and FHAbacked loans (601).

Inventory remains below the already constricted rates of mid-2017, with 9,805 properties on the market at the end of June, down 6.5 percent from a year before.

Where is the market headed? Some good news: The number of homes coming under contract in June was higher than a year before. But there also is a shot of bad news: The total number of pending sales for the month is down from June 2017.

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

Home Sales, Prices Bob Up and Down

by Jurisdiction Over First 6 Months: Both home sales and average sales prices for Northern Virginia real estate for the first six months of the year bobbed up and down by jurisdiction, according to new data.

Among the inner suburbs, only the city of Alexandria posted an increase in January-to-June sales, with its total of 1,356 rising 3.9 percent from the same period in 2017, according to figures reported July 11 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. Other inner-suburb jurisdictions

showed declines, including a 3.2-percent drop to 1,520 in Arlington, a 2.1-percent drop to 8,127 in Fairfax County and a 24.2-percent decline to 91 in the city of Falls Church.

Among outer suburbs, the figures also were mixed, with Loudoun County (up 1.3 percent to 3,513) and Stafford County (up 3.9 percent to 1,318) posting increases and Prince William County (down 5.6 percent to 3,651) serving up a decline.

Price-wise, the ups and downs tended to be a little on the flat side but mostly trending higher, helped by constricted inventory.

Among local jurisdictions: • Fairfax County (up 2.8 percent to $581,352), Alexandria (up 3.7 percent to $566,733), Loudoun County (up 4.6 percent to $522,631), Prince William County (up 4.1 percent to $393,371) and Stafford County (up 4.7 percent to $352,350) all showed increases.

• The city of Falls Church (down 1.1 percent to $758,829) and Arlington County (down 1.9 percent to $654,493) showed declines.

Figures represent all types of homes – single-family, attached and condominium – that went to closing between January and June, and represent most, but not all, transactions during the period. All figures are preliminary.

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We’re headed into the “dog days” of summer, but it’s the perfect time of year to find the special home. And in this week’s featured property, we can offer a showplace in a grand McLean location, ready for you to call your own.

Constructed last year and featuring a timeless Craftsman motif, the home is the perfect melding of classic and forward-looking.

Add to this an exceptional location – located on a premium cul-de-sac lot that backs to Kent Gardens Park – and you’ve found a showstopper that provides a bucolic location, yet one that is close to everything.

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square feet, the home is perfect both for daily living and entertaining (the holiday season is closer than any of us realize, after all).

The traffic flow is wonderful on the main level, where the formal and informal spaces work well together. Highlights include a lovely and open family room with gas fireplace, plus a versatile kitchen area that includes a large breakfast room.

A main-level bedroom is an added bonus.

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two of which are en-suite and the other two sharing a bath. Laundry facilities are close at hand.

The sunny lower level offers up more amenities, including a huge recreation room, den/study and bonus room. All three of these spaces are expansive, proving the versatility of the design.

Upgrades are found throughout the home, ensuring that you’ll feel surrounded by luxury from the moment you move in.

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A/C Adds to Bottom Line for Sellers Perhaps no surprise here: Buyers are willing to spend more for the comforts of a cooler home.

A new Zillow analysis finds that homes with air conditioning sold for 2.5 percent more than homes without it, which is a premium of nearly $5,500 for the typical U.S. home.

The bonus for air conditioning is highest in San Antonio, where homes with air conditioning sold for a 5.8percent premium. Cincinnati is close behind, with a 5.7-percent premium for homes with air conditioning. Homes with air conditioning also sold for a 5-plus-percent premium in Detroit, Indianapolis and Las Vegas.

Buyers put a higher value on air conditioning than outdoor home features like a patio or deck. Air conditioning was listed as a required feature by 62 percent of buyers, while a private outdoor space was deemed essential by 48 percent of buyers, according to the 2017 Zillow Group Consumer Housing Trends Report.

Across the country, 66.1 percent of homes that sold in the past year had air conditioning. In markets with some of the hottest climates, air conditioning was in nearly every single home that sold in the past year: It was in 99.1 percent of homes sold in toasty Las Vegas, and 97.9 percent of homes sold in sultry Phoenix.

“Today’s home buyer places a premium on the once-upon-a-time luxury amenity of air conditioning,” said Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas.

“Individual design preferences or decorating styles might deter buyers from certain homes, but there is a strong consensus in favor of air conditioning, although in the nation’s fastest-moving markets, A/C may weigh relatively low for buyers eager to find any home they can.”

“In historically more temperate climates, some homes – especially older ones – aren’t as likely to have air conditioning,” Terrazas said. “But in places where temperatures regularly reach triple digits, it’s hard to find a home without air conditioning.”

Renters put a slightly higher premium on air conditioning, according to the survey. The typical U.S. rental on Zillow in the last year with central air conditioning rented for 2.8 percent more than rentals in the same market that don’t have air conditioning, or about $40 per month.

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Public-Safety Notes VIENNA POLICE SEARCHING FOR MAN WHO ASSAULTED CAB DRIVER: A taxi-

cab driver told Vienna police on July 22 at 10:30 p.m. that a passenger he had just picked up from the Vienna Metrorail Station assaulted him.

As they were traveling north on Nutley Street, the passenger, described as a Korean man in his late 20s, became irate and demanded the driver pull the vehicle over, police said.

The man then allegedly struck the driver with his fists before running eastbound on Kingsley Road, police said.

Officers searched the area, but were unable to locate the man, authorities said.

FLOOR SANDER SPARKS DUNN LORING TOWNHOUSE FIRE: The Fairfax

County Fire and Rescue Department and Arlington County Fire Department on July 18 at 11:56 p.m. dispatched units to a reported townhouse fire in the 2200 block of Journet Drive in Dunn Loring.

Units arrived at the three-story, endof-the-row townhouse and found fire showing from the front on the first floor.

Crews quickly located and extinguished the fire. There were no reported civilian or firefighter injuries, officials said.

The townhouse was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Smoke alarms in an adjacent townhouse alerted a neighbor to the blaze and the neighbor called 911.

Fire investigators determined that the

fire started on the first floor. The blaze was accidental in nature and involved an electric hardwood-floor sander, officials said.

No one was living in the townhouse at the time of the fire, so no occupants were displaced and Red Cross assistance was not needed. The fire caused an estimated $93,750 worth of damage.

MAN, WOMAN PUT ON CLOTHES AS POLICE INVESTIGATE HIT-AND-RUN:

Vienna police on July 22 at 6:32 p.m. dispatched officers to the 300 block of Center Street, S., after receiving a report that a driver repeatedly had struck a parked vehicle and was attempting to leave the scene.

Arriving officers found the female driver and her male passenger putting their clothes on before exiting the vehicle. The officers interacted with both the driver and passenger and detected signs of impairment, police said.

After the driver failed to complete a series of field-sobriety tests, police arrested the 30-year-old Vienna woman and transported her to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities gave her the opportunity to provide a sample of her breath for analysis. Authorities then charged her with driving while intoxicated and hit-and-run and held her on a $2,000 secured bond.

Vienna police also arrested the wom-

an’s passenger, a 36-year-old man from Kensington, Md., and transported him to the Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with being drunk in public.

VIENNA POLICE CHARGE WOMAN WITH PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS AFTER DOMESTIC SQUABBLE: Vienna police

officers met with a woman at 7-Eleven, 8616 Park St., S.E., who told them that between July 22 at 11 p.m. and July 23 at 12:28 a.m. she had been in a domestic dispute with her boyfriend, which escalated to an assault when he allegedly shoved her.

The woman showed signs of impairment and officers observed dried blood on her. Rescue personnel assessed the woman and determined she had suffered no injuries. The woman told police her boyfriend injured his hand in their apartment and his blood had gotten on her when he shoved her, police said.

Officers went to the nearby apartment in the 100 block of Patrick Street, S.E., and spoke to the boyfriend. The man had an obvious injury to his hand, but refused medical treatment, police said.

While officers were speaking to the boyfriend, the woman began to interject herself into the conversation, agitating the situation. After the officers repeatedly tried to calm the situation, the woman continued to argue and aggravate matters,

police said.

Police arrested the 45-year-old Vienna woman and transported her to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged her with being drunk in public. Police advised her of the warrant process should she wish to pursue assault charges against her boyfriend later.

VIENNA MAN CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC ASSAULT: Vienna police officers re-

sponded July 25 to a 911 phone call and went to a residence in the 200 block of Cedar Lane, S.E. Police interviewed both parties involved in the incident and determined a domestic assault had taken place sometime between 9:40 p.m. and 9:51 p.m.

Police arrested a 34-year-old Vienna man and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention, where authorities served him with a domestic-assault warrant and a protective order.

4 PEOPLE FALL IN CREEK AFTER WOMAN WANDERS OFF FROM BREWERY: A Vienna police officer on July 20

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Business Briefcase N.VA. CHAMBER TAPS 2018-19 LEADERSHIP: The Northern Virginia Chamber

of Commerce has announced officers and members of the executive committee and board of directors for 2018-19.

Jennifer Siciliano, vice president of government relations for Inova, will chair the board, while Todd Rowley, senior vice president of United Bank, will serve as vice chair. Kathryn Falk, market leader for Northern Virginia operations at Cox Communications, will serve as secretary.

New executive-committee members for 2018-19 include Joe Burke, BDO; Christian Deschauer, Transurban; Laurie MacNamara, Booz Allen; Jon Norton, Great American Restaurants; Tien Wong, Opus8; and Todd Yeatts, Boeing.

New directors for 2018-19 include Montez Anderson, Constella Solutions; Mark Carrier, B.F. Saul; Carrie Drake, OGSystems; Len Forkas, Milestone Coms; Cassie Hartogs, BDO; Morgan Higgins, JPMorgan Chase; Victor

Hoskins, Arlington Economic Development; Jermaine Johnson, PNC; Jeff Kaczmarek, Prince William Economic Development; Stephanie Landrum, Alexandria Economic Development; Peter Mandanis, SunTrust; Amy Ochs, Bechtel; Rick Pearson, Neustar; David Ritchey, JBG; Buddy Rizer, Loudoun County Economic Development; Melissa Simkins, Velvet Suite; Shooter Starr, Brown Advisory; John Stephenson, Amazon Web Services; Ginger Wierzbanowski, Northrop Grum-

man; John Wood, Telos; and Todd Yeatts, Boeing.

“We are thrilled to add these celebrated individuals to our executive committee and board of directors who will assist in guiding the Northern Virginia Chamber to success,” said incoming board chair Siciliano.

“By adding these admired individuals to our board, we are able to position ourselves and our member companies for success,” she said.

As they were traveling north on Nutley Street, the passenger, described as a Korean man in his late 20s, became irate and demanded the driver pull the vehicle over, police said.

The man then allegedly struck the driver with his fists before running eastbound on Kingsley Road, police said.

Officers searched the area, but were unable to locate the man, authorities said.

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ITEMS TAKEN IN VIENNA-AREA HOME BURGLARY: A Vienna-area woman living

in the 8500 block of Coral Gables Lane told Fairfax County police on July 23 at 1:36 a.m. to report someone had entered her home and taken several items.

ing in the 1100 block of Crest Lane told Fairfax County police that on July 25 between 2:30 and 4 p.m. someone had entered the home while the residents were out. Several personal items were missing, the homeowner stated.

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the lot.

cerned for her safety when she wandered away from nearby Caboose Brewery. As the man followed the woman to the area by the creek, they all fell in, police said.

Police advised the four people they were trespassing on town property and they agreed to leave the area.

VIENNA MAN CHARGED AFTER REFUSING TO PAY TAXI FARE: A cab driver

LAWN EQUIPMENT STOLEN FROM VEHICLE PARKED AT VIENNA AUTO SHOP:

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told Vienna police on July 22 at 4:26 a.m. that a man was refusing to pay the tab for a ride. Vienna police located the 21-yearold man in his residence in the 200 block of Yeonas Drive, S.W. Police issued the man a summons for defrauding a cab driver and released him on his signature.

VIENNA POLICE SEARCHING FOR MAN WHO ASSAULTED CAB DRIVER: A taxi-

cab driver told Vienna police on July 22 at 10:30 p.m. that a passenger he had just picked up from the Vienna Metro Station assaulted him.

block of Youngblood St., 7/26/18 between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. A McLean homeowner living in the 1900 block of Youngblood Street told Fairfax County police that on July 26 between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. someone had entered the home, taken cash and damaged property.

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Theater Continued from Page 3 duction of “Into the Woods,” is doing fight choreography for the latest show.

Dyer has been Weipert’s vocal coach for two years and “has been there for me no matter what,” she said. “Anything that comes up, she always has your back. She

treats all the students that way.”

Dyer’s husband, a carpenter and a former gunsmith, is working as a set builder for “Beauty and the Beast.” He admires his wife’s ability to get young children to get along and work in unison.

“It’s amazing,” he said. “She can get a group of kids to march in line and do anything they’re asked to do.”

When not directing plays, Dyer teaches voice lessons and helps college students

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Continued from Page 9 interest of their children at heart,” he said.

“She is a consummate communicator, and is seen as a strong force in the lives of children.”

Kirkpatrick is an inspiring motivator, a strong advocate for children and a

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prepare for music-theater auditions. She also has worked for the Fairfax Academy for the Communications and the Arts at Fairfax High School.

Dyer will continue to teach private lessons, but she and her husband are pondering what they want to do next and where.

“The adventure is yet to come,” she said. “We’re getting our freedom bit by bit.”

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“She is extremely hard working and is a person of great integrity and honesty,” he said. “She is dedicated to the school community and gives unhesitatingly of her time and talents.”

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Team Finishes 3-0 In District Tourney

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They won back a big prize they wanted very much, which had been elsewhere for a full year.

With a 7-3 championship-game victory over No. 2 seed and defending SpringBASEBALL champion field Post 176 on July 28 at Waters Field, top-seed Vienna Post 180 won the American Legion District 17 tournament with a 3-0 record, rallying in every game. Two of the wins were over Springfield.

The title was Vienna’s sixth in seven years.

Vienna (25-2) now advances to the state tournament in Winchester, beginning July 31.

“These guys gelled completely,” Vienna manager Nick Good. “It is special.”

Vienna rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the championship game by scoring four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning with the help of two Springfield infield errors. Vienna had seven hits, with Justin Taylor (double) and No. 9 batter Jake Continued on Page 18

Four-year American Legion player Jake Nielsen was the starting and winning pitcher for Vienna Post 180 in the District 17 tournament championship game.

PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

Postseasons End for McLean, Vienna Teams A Staff Report

In the Southeastern Region girls softball tournament in Georgia, the state champion McLean Majors finished with a 1-2 record.

LITTLE LEAGUE McLean lost its opening game to West Virginia, 6-3, in eight innings of the double-elimination competition.

West Virginia scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning.

McLean had five hits but was hurt by six errors.

Shelby Willcox had a hit and an RBI for McLean. Others with hits were Abby

Hart, Dalia Fishman, Fae Butler and Gabby Colder, who struck out seven in 52/3 innings pitching.

McLean won big, 16-0 in three innings, in its second game over South Carolina. Colder had two hits, one a home run, and three RBI. Willa Steeg and Emily Manifor (double) each had two RBI. Fae Butler, Kylie Ammons and Natalie Martin had hits.

Natalie Martin fanned four on the mound in two innings and Ammons worked one frame with three strikeouts.

South Carolina made seven errors.

McLean was eliminated by Florida, 5-2, in its third game. Willcox had a hit and two stolen bases; Colder had a

hit, an RBI and two steals; and Martin, Hayley Richardson and Reilly Makenzie had hits. Colder struck out nine in six innings with one walk. n The postseasons ended for two local Little League District 4 champion baseball all-star teams in state tournament action last week.

In the Virginia Little League majors state tournament, McLean National finished 2-2 in Roanoke.

In pool play, McLean National blanked Abingdon, 13-0, routed Poquoson, 10-1, and lost to Tuckahoe, 11-8.

In the playoff round, McLean Na-

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During a recent rainy-morning outdoor swimming meet, just as the racers were bending over to take their positions at the start, one of the swimmers stood in a panic. Her goggles had broken in half. In an instant, a mom sitting pool-side jumped from her chair and handed the swimmer a plastic bag full of goggles to choose from. The problem was solved.

The rain became so heavy during a July 23 American Legion baseball tournament game, the home plate umpire finally stopped play, saying: “I could barely see that last pitch.”

Within 15 minutes, the rain cleared and play resumed. Problem solved.

Recordings for the national anthem fail all the time, or a singer forgets the words. What often happens after just a few seconds in such situations is the spectators begin singing.

A student singer once forgot the words, yet kept her composure by asking the audience for help. Hundreds happily joined the singer, so the problem and any potential embarrassment quickly were solved.

A high-school golfer once became so frustrated after missing a putt, he threw his putter into the green-side pond. After calming down, he walked into the water up to chest deep, but couldn’t retrieve the club. He finished his round putting with a two iron.

Umpires for a scheduled summer baseball game never showed. A father of a player said: “Give me a few.” He opened the trunk of his car, pulled out one of those old chest protectors, found a dirty mask, was loaned a clicker, then took his position behind home plate. The game went on.

The chain of the sideline marker at a high school football game broke.

A coach’s shoestring was substituted.

The game resumed with little delay.

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Swimming Roundup The Riverbend Country Club Stingrays won their ninth straight Dominion Country Club League division championship thanks to a 312-204 victory over visiting Trump National on July 21.

Riverbend finished the regular season with a 5-0 record (4-0 in the Blue Division) as it dominated opponents. The team has now won 48 straight matches over a 10-year period.

The Stingrays’ average margin of victories in their five meets this season was 164.2 points.

At the league’s relay carnival July 15 at Riverbend, the hosts won 11 relays, had seven runner-up finishes and were third in four races.

Winning races for Riverbend were Graham Manset, Jack Cleveland, Anderson Manset, Jake Geoghegan, Kian Ambrose, Connor Smith, Will Koeppen, Marielle Wootton, Helena Backus, Maya Peery, Hannah Mushtaq, Anna Castellano, Sophia Ambrose, Alyssa Webb, Reagan Exley and Claire Doody.

Two Riverbend records were set. Sophia Ambrose (11-12 girls) set a record in the individual medley in 1:17 and Webb (11-12 girls) in the backstroke (33.41).

Riverbend also won the Blue Division relay carnival for the 10th straight year, which the team hosted July 15.

At the event, the Riverbend 13-14 boys broke two league records. The team of Matthew Fujiyama, Aiden Bond, Jake Geoghegan and Kian Ambrose set the mark in the 200 freestyle relay (1:53.51.) The team of Geoghegan, Tommy Zavrel, Kian Ambrose and Fujiyama set a mark in the medley relay in 2:07.21.

Two Riverbend records also were broken at the relays. The 11-12 girls team of Erika Castellano, Rea-

The Riverbend Stingrays won yet another Dominion Country Club League swimming championship this summer.

gan Exley, Amelia McCrann and Webb set a mark of 2:10.92 in the 200 free relay and the 200 medley in 2:25.61.

The last year Riverbend didn’t win the division title was in 2009 when it finished second.

In another Blue Division July 21, Westwood (3-2, 2-2) defeated International, 318-197. n At the Dominion Country Club all-star meet, the Riverbend relay of Matthew Fujiyama, Aiden Bond, Jake Geoghegan and Kian Ambrose set a new 13-14 boys 200 freestyle relay league record in 1:53.51. Also, the relay of Geoghegan, Ambrose, Fujiyama and Tommy Zavrel set a league mark of 2:07.21 in the boys 300 medley. n For the Hunter Mill Sharks, Hannah Carmen, Benham Cobb, Ian Cobb, Sydney DeLacy, Alexandra Dicks, Hunter Guthrie, Regan Hau, Hunter Jenks, Giovi Moriarty, Elyse Rosade and George Smith qualified for the Aug. 4 Northern Virginia Swimming League’s individual all-star meet with strong perfor-

mances at divisional championships on July 28. n For the Langley Wildthings at the Divisional 1 championships, Luca Sanchez won the boys age 9-10 individual medley and Megan Craven was first in the girls 13-14 breaststroke in a team record 35.84 Kate Walter was fourth in the girls 13-14 butterfly in a team record 30.98.

At a July 21 dual meet against McLean, double winners for Langley were Sanchez, John Alms, Brady Quinn and Paige Poulos. Single winners were Dylan Walsh, Toby Lee-Truesdell, Gabriela Cid, Izzy Schone, Bella Lee-Truesdell and Kira Thornton. n For the Kent Gardens Dolphins at the Divisional 7 championships, Andy Li, Mason Weinstock and Ava Zhang were double winners. Single winners were Eile Campbell, Gabriel Hanson and Ashlyn Ussery.

Li set two NVSL records, one in the 8-under boys breaststroke with a time of 19.35 and the second in the 8-under butterfly in 16.21.

As for team records, Mason Weinstock set two new marks. Other records were set by Sophie Fredericks, John Paul Gonsalves, Louis Tucker and Ed Walters. n In the Divisional 1 championships, Tuckahoe’s Catherine Hughes broke her own NVSL 11-12 breaststroke record with a time of 34.40 and teammate Nolan Dunkel set a mark in the 11-12 butterfly race in 28.47.

Also in that meet, double winners from Chesterbrook were Aliyah Majeed-Hall and Colin Francis.

Single winners were William Yoon, Andrew Christofferson, Rajan Bhargava, Thomas Outlaw, Arav Bhargave, McKenzie Cory, Patricia Leonard, Islay Hamilton and Annabelle Francis.

Post 180

“It’s pretty cool to win this and be a part of,” said Nielsen, who during the high school spring season was the winning pitcher for Madison in the Concorde District tournament title game. “I was relaxed today after we got started.”

Nielsen was the recipient of strong defense by Novak at shortstop, who made multiple good plays, in addition to Nate Leas at third, William Irwin in center field and Eric Lingebach at first to save hits. Vienna turned one double play, started by Novak, to end an inning and a scoring threat.

“Today we were a little more pumped up and zoned in to make the plays in this game,” Novak said. “We all gave 110 percent. We didn’t want to play two games.”

Springfield needed to defeat Vienna twice in the double-elimination tournament to repeat as champions. Post 176 did just that a year ago.

“We remembered what happened last year,” Good said.

Added Nielsen: “You play for your town when you play Legion ball, and that’s pretty cool,” Nielsen said. “This is

not a travel team.”

Nielsen has a long Post 180 family legacy. His father, Mike, played for 180 and helped the team win a state title. His older brothers Pete and Mike also played for Vienna. Jake Nielsen also played in four District 17 all-star games.

“It’s really a special thing that Jake played four years for 180,” Good said.

For game stories on Vienna’s other two tournament victories, including a 19-14 win over Springfield, in which they trailed, 14-2, and a 13-6 win over No. 5 seed McLean Post 270, visit www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

For Springfield in the championship game, Josh Kisner (double), Matt Donovan (RBI single) and Brett Stallings had hits and Jack Cone had a sacrifice fly and Brian Bachman had two sacrifice bunts.

NOTES: Vienna scored 39 runs in three tournament games . . . For Good, the District 17 tourney crown adds to his list of achievements in the competition.

He played for the champion Arlington Post 139 team in 1982, won the title as a coach for Vienna in previous seasons, then this summer has his first title as a manager . . . Leas, Novak and Kidd also played on Madison’s district-tournament title team this past spring.

making their first appearance in the state tournament in program history, after winning the district tourney for the first time.

Overall, including district and state action, McLean National had a 7-3 record.

n In the state Little League age 9-10 tournament in Woodstock, the Vienna American all-stars lost in the state final to Loudoun South, 6-0.

Vienna American was 4-1 in the competition. In pool play it defeated Loudoun South, 6-2, and Tazewell, 15-0.

In the playoffs, Vienna American went 2-1, downed Spotsylvania, 13-5, and Aragona-Pembroke, 11-0, before facing Loudoun South in the state final.

Overall, including district and state action, Vienna American compiled a 9-1 record.

Continued from Page 17 Kidd (two doubles) having two each.

Kyle Novak had an RBI double and an RBI ground out, and William Irwin and Liam Leone had singles.

“One big play on defense cost us the ball game, then we didn’t hit as well as we wanted,” said Springfield manager Al Vaxmonsky, whose team finished the season 23-6, giving the long-time manager nearly 600 career victories. “Give Vienna credit. They deserve it and they played strong defense.”

On the mound for Vienna, four-year Legion player Jake Nielsen started and went six innings to get the win. He allowed just three hits, three earned runs, struck out two and induced nine ground-ball outs.

“The key was Jake Nielsen’s pitching against a very good hitting team,” Good said. “We gave him the ball and he did the job.”

Good also credited pitching coach Tom Gately for calling a good game, and catcher Avery Neaves.

Taylor worked a six-pitch perfect seventh inning for Vienna.

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Vienna Post 180 team members gather with the District 17 tournament championship trophy at Waters Field, presented by league administrator Jim Glassman.

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McLean 270 Has Strong Showing in Legion Tournament DAVE FACINOLI

McLean’s final game was an 8-4 loss to Springfield (23-6) in the losers’-bracket final. McLean outhit Springfield, 9-6, and led 3-1 entering the bottom of the fourth inning, when Post 176 tied the game.

Of McLean’s nine hits, there were three by leadoff hitter Jackson Kantor (two doubles) and two by Ben Weinstein. Owen Ricketts had a single and two RBI and Brendan Mabus had a sacrifice fly. Brooks Beall, Grant Williams and Alex Horenstein had singles.

Horenstein had McLean’s only homer of the tournament.

Mabus was one of the top hitters in

Staff Writer

As the fifth seed, McLean Post 270 did two better – finishing third in last week’s American Legion District 17 baseball tournament.

McLean (12-16) went 2-2 in the competition at Waters Field in Vienna. two victoBASEBALL It’s ries were against higher seeds Arlington Post 139 and Falls Church Post 130. The losses were to top-seed and champion Vienna Post 180 and second-seed Springfield Post 176.

McLean led in all four games, outhit three opponents and tied the other for most hits. Overall, Post 270 outhit its four opponents, 42-18, including 16 extra-base hits.

“We had a good showing,” McLean manager Keith Horenstein said.

Last year McLean finished 1-2 in the tourney in its first year back in the league after a long absence. Post 270

McLean’s Owen Ricketts was a top hitter in PHOTO BY DEB KOLT the district tournament.

had a 5-15 overall record n 2017.

“Last year we learned a lot about this league and what it takes,” Keith Horenstein said. “If we keep progressing, maybe that means we can win this thing in a few years.”

named the Powerbaseball Angels played a team from Great Falls at Nike Park during the squad’s recent three-week trip to the United States.

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AT THE SUPERMARKET

Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun.

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August 4, 1943: n Miss Mary Wills, the first female bus driver for Arnold Bus Lines, said “I love it” when asked how she liked the job. n Penney’s has autumn wool suits on sale for $29.75.

1. Sans-____, font option 6. Fly hangout?

9. Toothy tool 13. Lickety-split 14. Lennon’s wife 15. Jolly one 16. Climber’s spike 17. FEMA provisions, e.g.

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August 4, 1952: n The Soviet Union narrowly edged out the U.S. in final points standings at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

August 6, 1965: n The U.S. Senate is expected this week to take up the $431 million mass-transit bill that will help fund creation of the Metro subway system. n The Virginia Department of Agriculture is backing proposals to convert to the metric system. n A recent crackdown on crime in the District of Columbia may be leading criminals into Northern Virginia.

August 4, 1967: n Fairfax County this fall will become the last major jurisdiction in Northern Virginia to offer kindergarten classes. n The site of a former nudist colony west of Vienna has been rezoned for a mix of single-family homes and garden apartments.

August 4-5, 1977: n Fairfax officials hope rain will arrive in the coming week, but, just in case, are preparing for mandatory water-conversation efforts. n Supervisor Audrey Moore (D-Annandale) is proposing a ban on student smoking at all Fairfax County high schools. n The Virginia Education Association is supporting Democrat Henry Howell for governor and Republican Marshall Coleman for attorney general. It has taken no position on lieutenant governor.

August 4, 1987: n The Board of Supervisors has approved construction of a government center, with only Supervisor Audrey Moore (D-Annandale) dissenting. n The Board of Supervisors has voted 5-4 to reject Robert Thoburn’s application to build Fairfax Christian School on a 43acre parcel in Oakton.

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Fairfax County Notes FAIRFAX GOVERNMENT HONORED

BY NATIONAL BODY: For the 16th year,

the Fairfax County government has been recognized for excellence in performance management by the International City/ County Management Association.

The county is among only 29 jurisdictions nationally to receive ICMA’s Certificate of Excellence in 2018, honoring its commitment to collect and analyze data, report it transparently and use it to continuously engage the communities and improve performance.

The ICMA recognition is based on established criteria and awarded at three levels. Recipients at all levels collect and verify data to ensure reliability, train staff in performance measurement and report data to the public through budgets, communications and information provided to elected officials.

The county will be recognized at ICMA’s 104th annual conference, to be held in September in Baltimore.

LOCAL YOUTH BEING SURVEYED ON ALCOHOL, DRUG ISSUES: In an effort to

better target opioid and other drug-prevention efforts, the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board is seeking opinions of young adults between the ages of 18-25.

The survey is anonymous and voluntary, and asks questions about use of alcohol, prescription drugs and heroin.

An initiative of the Partnership for Success and the OMNI Institute, an organization that works to help organize substance-use campaigns, the survey seeks comparison data from residents in various areas across Virginia concerning attitudes, knowledge and drug use of young people.

Participants will be asked to select their three biggest substance-abuse issues for their demographic in their community.

They also will be queried about their perceptions of risk and other questions.

The survey should take no more than five minutes to complete, and can be found atwww.surveymonkey.com/r/3Y37BBJ. All those taking the survey will be eligible to enter to win a $250 gift card.

(Contact information for the drawing will be collected in a separate location and will not be linked to survey responses.)

Participants in the survey must be Virginia residents and between the ages of 18 and 25. The survey is live through Aug. 31.

ANNUAL 4-H FAIR ON THE HORIZON:

Old-fashioned family fun is on tap at the 70th annual Fairfax County 4-H Fair and

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Carnival, to be held Aug. 2-5 at Frying Pan Park in Herndon.

Carnival games, rides and a variety of foods will be part of the activities during the four-day event, along with horse and livestock shows that provide a glimpse into the county’s more rural roots.

Frying Pan Farm Park is located at 2709 West Ox Road. For more information, call (703) 437-9101 or see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/frying-pan-park/4-h-fair.

FOUNDATION PRESENTS FUNDING TO FAIRFAX PARK AUTHORITY: At a recent

joint board meeting between the Fairfax County Park Authority and the Fairfax County Park Foundation, representatives of the Park Foundation presented a check in the amount of $811,803.04 to Park Authority leadership.

This check represents support from individuals, businesses and foundations transferred in fiscal 2018 to enrich Fairfax County parks and outreach programs.

The foundation supports the Fairfax County Park Authority by raising private funds, obtaining grants and creating partnerships that supplement tax dollars to meet the community’s needs for parkland, facilities and services.

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