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Bond Sale Prepped for County Initiatives BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

planned start of tolling from the Capital Beltway to Rosslyn.

In return, Baxter said, VDOT aims to be proactive and helpful to drivers who find themselves confused or even befuddled by the changes.

“We stand ready to be as compassionate as possible,” she said.

Her comments came just days before the opening of the highway to toll-paying drivers – something that drew widespread notice for the whopping costs on the opening day (some drivers paid more than $30 to use the highway in the morning.)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 5 is slated to approve a resolution authorizing the sale this coming January of $251.8 million worth of general-obligation bonds for pubic improvements.

County officials plan to disburse the bond moneys as follows: • $155 million would go to Fairfax County Public Schools.

• $27.8 million would serve as the county’s share of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s fiscal 2018 adopted capital-improvement program.

• $20 million would go to the Fairfax County Park Authority.

• $18 million would finance transportation projects approved by the Board of Supervisors, including road, pedestrian and bicycle/trail improvements.

• $10 million would go toward the Huntington Levee project.

• $8 million would pay for public-safety upgrades, including courtroom renovations and construction of the Lorton and Jefferson volunteer fire stations.

• $5 million would support construction and close-out costs associated with the Tysons-Pimmit and John Marshall library projects.

• $5 million would pay for human-ser-

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The McLean High School Highlander Marching Band was among the featured attractions at the annual McLean WinterFest Parade, held Dec. 3 along Old Chain Bridge Road in McLean. The event helped ring in the holiday season, and capped a weekend that also saw the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Reindog” festivities. See a slide show of photos from WinterFest at www.insidenova.

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On I-66 Tolling Plan, Public Is Asked to Have Patience as Kinks are Worked Out SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

As the days ticked down to opening up Interstate 66 inside the Beltway to tollpaying single-rider vehicles in rush hour, the state official who has shepherded the project through three years of development is urging everyone to have patience and goodwill in their hearts.

“We’re asking the region to show mercy on us,” said Amanda Baxter, the special-projects manager overseeing outreach for the Virginia Department of Transportation on the matter, as she briefed Arlington County Board members on Nov. 28 – six days before the

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McLean District Police Kick Off ‘Safe December’ Effort BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

All eight Fairfax County Police Department district stations soon will conduct their own “Safe December” campaigns to protect the public over the holidays.

The McLean District Station will focus on deterring thieves, catching drunk drivers and keeping pedestrians safe, said its commander, Capt. John Trace.

“We understand people are going to go out and drink, enjoy the holidays and be festive,” he said. “We just ask people to be smart and wise and use the resources available . . . and not have a police officer pick them up and give them a ride, not to home but to jail.”

December typically has the most drunk-driving crashes and arrests, followed by August, Trace said. The department’s Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) patrol unit covers the entire county, but the McLean station also will create overtime spots for additional enforcement on days that statistically have had more drunk-driving incidents, he said.

Master Police Officer (MPO) Patrick Lucas, the station’s crime-prevention officer, has been working with the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) to provide rides home via Lyft for people who have imbibed too much.

The McLean station also interacts with the United Prevention Coalition of

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Fairfax County to find cab rides for revelers who’ve been drinking. Trace showed a stack of drink coasters marked with the slogan “It’s Your Call, Cab or Cell,” which police hope to place in local bars.

County police often do sobriety checkpoints through which all vehicles must pass, but these are advertised in advance and usually net only a few DWI arrests and other charges. Such efforts largely are educational, with unaffected drivers going in the opposite direction also receiving the message that police are looking for drunk drivers.

“If we wanted purely to arrest DWIs, we’d put all those [officers] out on patrol,” said Lt. Tim Field, the station’s second in command.

According to county police: • People who begin drinking alcohol before age 15 are six times more likely to abuse alcohol or become dependent upon it than those who start drinking at or after the legal age of 21.

• Fairfax County police last year made 1,719 DWI arrests, 206 of them in the McLean District. So far in 2017, there have been 1,874 such arrests (179 in McLean District), said Trace, who attributed that increase to the county’s new DWI-enforcement team.

• County police recorded 527 alcoholrelated crashes in 2015.

McLean officers conduct seat-belt checks and DWI-awareness campaigns at

“We probably have more pedestrian foot-traffic in our district than any of the other seven stations,” said Trace, citing especially Tysons, the Mosaic District and the Route 50 corridor.

Lucas has been encouraging pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists to obey the Capt. John Trace, Master Police Officer Patrick Lucas and Lt. Tim Field law.

“In most cases of the Fairfax County Police Department’s McLean District Station pose with the Chief’s Cup trophy the station earned last year for its where we’ve had faPHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER talities, pedestrians law-enforcement efforts. contributed to their local high schools each year. Police have been gratified that more than 90 percent death by doing things like crossing against the light, not wearing reflective clothing of students use seat belts, Trace said.

McLean High School on Dec. 14 will or being seen with high visibility,” he said. have a DWI program for all juniors and “We’re not blaming them, but we want to seniors, complete with “drunk goggles” try to make sure that everyone is taking and other devices simulating driver im- responsibility for themselves.”

The station last year received the depairment.

The station’s Tysons Urban Team will partment’s Chief’s Cup for its success at function as a Christmas anti-theft squad DWI and speed enforcement, occupant at Tysons malls over the holidays, and aid protection, and bicyclist and pedestrian safety. The trophy, which the station also with pedestrian safety there, as well.

Pedestrians are more at risk during won the previous year, is named in honor winter months when the sun shines less of one of the McLean District Station’s and are 10 times more likely to be struck former officers, Capt. Tom Bernal, who by vehicles in the two weeks after Daylight died in a motorcycle accident during a 2001 training exercise near Front Royal.

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More from McLean Chamber’s Suits & Sneakers Soirée

Madge and Ken Gazzola and Molly Nesline of Assaggi Osteria accept the Restaurant of the Year Award from Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce chairman Marcus Simon and chamber president Paul Kohlenberger during the 2017 Suits and Sneakers Celebration, held Oct. 3 at the Pavilions of Turkey Run at Claude Moore Colonial Farm in McLean.

Merrily Pierce accepts the Environmental Stewardship Award from Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce chairman Marcus Simon and president Paul Kohlenberger at the 2017 Suits and Sneakers Celebration.

Charlie Boswell of Color Wheel accepts the Retailer of the Year Award at the Suits and Sneakers Celebration.

Master Police Officer John Alford of the Fairfax County Police Department accepts the Police Officer of the Year Award during the 2017 Suits and Sneakers Celebration. Pictured with him are chamber chairman Marcus Simon, McLean District Station Capt. John Trace, Supervisor John Foust and chamber president Paul Kohlenberger.

Jim Hannesschlager of Orangetheory Fitness accepts the New Business of the Year Award at the Suits and Sneakers Celebration.

Forrest Houston accepts the Auxiliary Officer of the Year Award during the 2017 Suits and Sneakers Celebration. Pictured with him are chamber chairman Marcus Simon, McLean District Station Capt. John Trace, Supervisor John Foust and chamber president Paul Kohlenberger.

Andy Reiman accepts the President’s Award for Exceptional Engagement from Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce chairman Marcus Simon and chamber president Paul Kohlenberger during the 2017 Suits and Sneakers Celebration.

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Greg Shannon of Wheat’s Landscape accepts the Beautification Award at the Suits and Sneakers Celebration.

Classic ‘The Crucible’ Shines in Flint Hill’s Production HELEN SWEENEY St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School

The Salem Witch Trials, resulting in the horrific torture and executions of innocent women, seem distant to the 21st century. Yet as one digs further under the twisted blanket ‘CAPPIES’ of history, it is REVIEW clear the grappling of inexplicable events is not too far in our past and must be recognized through art.

Flint Hill School’s production of “The Crucible” successfully frightens the audience into wondering: are we enclosed in the very fabric of the trials we condemn?

Playwright Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” as a bold statement concerning McCarthyism, the period of time in 1950s America where Wisconsin senator Joe McCarthy sought communists through a series of investigations and hearings.

Miller himself was brought in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee to reveal the 10 names of supposed fellow attendees of a communist writers’ meeting.

Miller wrote “The Crucible” as a way to express the struggle of the moral question about speaking truth to power as he experienced himself in the 1950s.

In the Flint Hill production, the cast and crew intertwined all aspects of theater to represent the fatal tensions in the

Maya Jaffe, Julianne Cuevo and Hannah Khan are among the cast in Flint Hill School’s producVICTOR O’NEILL STUDIOS tion of “The Crucible.”

late 17th century that remain relevant in America today.

The impressive lighting and sound allowed the actors on stage to thrive in their difficult and serious scenes. Though the blue and yellow hues of the lighting were simple, they perfectly complemented the bone-chilling themes of the production.

Likewise, the sound effects created an eerie, nighttime atmosphere, providing the crucial darkness to the play. Flint Hill’s tech perfectly created a space for the actors to explore their characters and share them with the audience.

Since “The Crucible” takes place during the Salem Witch trials, the environment of the play must mimic that of late-1600s Massachusetts. The set and costumes transported the audience to the time period. The set entailed separate wooden structures that were moved around to augment each scene. The wood was put together as to resemble prison bars, symbolizing both the literal and figurative prison accused women were put in The costumes further allowed the actors to captivate the audience. The crisp,

ironed dresses and bonnets as well as the bell-sleeve, greige cloth accurately represented the Puritans residing in Massachusetts at the time. Through the thought-out clothing, the actors were able to fully embrace their characters.

The character of John Proctor, the protagonist symbolizing Arthur Miller himself, was stoically played by Mohammed “Sayeed” Akbar. Akbar’s furrowed brows and booming voice immediately drew the audience into each and every scene where he appeared.

He also managed an uncanny silence that provided each scene with an emboldened tension.

The physicality of the entire cast was undeniably executed without error. The quick footsteps and anticipated movements allowed the audience to sit on the edge of their seats in wonder and appreciation.

Flint Hill not only performed “The Crucible” with dedication, but also with purpose. The production begged the crucial question: is the struggle to blame each other for inexplicable horrors over?

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Our View: An End Run Around Will of Voters?

The changing composition of the General Assembly after November’s election means that, even if the leadership of the two chambers does not change, the mood well might.

That can be good news in some cases, bad in others. Certainly, there’s the chance that legislation that previously stood no chance at passage when Republicans held a rock-solid majority in the House of Delegates might be in play during the 60-day session that starts in January.

On one matter that likely will come before lawmakers in Richmond, it’s important to strip away the obfuscation and get right to the heart of the matter. At issue: A call for the legislature to give counties the same taxing powers currently enjoyed by cities.

It’s a long, convoluted story why Virginia cities have more inherent powers than the commonwealth’s counties, but they do. And in theory, it’d be swell if all localities had equal powers. Equality is good, right?

The problem in this particular instance is that the call for equal taxing powers is actually an under-the-radar push by groups irked that Fairfax voters in 2016 refused, for the second time in a generation, to give the Board of Supervisors the power to add an extra tax on meals and prepared foods to its

overall tax-collection repertoire.

(This editorial page was one of the few public voices to encourage voters to turn down the measure. Our view was that the school system, which was to be the designated beneficiary of most of the anticipated extra money, needed to do a better job of restraining its rapacious appetite for cash before it was handed more. The voters agreed with us, and it wasn’t even close – the taxing-authority measure bombed by a 10-point margin.)

If Fairfax County’s government suddenly obtained the taxing powers of cities, it could impose the meals tax by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors, something likely to happen given the composition of the body these days. The tax would be snuck in through the back door after it found itself unwelcome at the front.

If proponents of the meals-tax concept – which seem to be just about every interest group in Fairfax except us, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the voting public – were honest, they’d come out and say this was their goal for the 2018 session, rather than cloaking it in some good-government garb in hopes that neither state lawmakers nor the public was hip to their true intent.

Why Did Comstock Vote for GOP’s Tax Plan?

Editor: I am amazed and bewildered why U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock voted for the most recent tax-reform bill. Her vote is contrary to her constituents’ interests.

As a Great Falls resident, I pay high real-estate taxes, income taxes, personal-property taxes. The cost of these taxes are deductible on my federal income taxes. Additionally, I pay interest on a mortgage that exceeds $500,000 and

have a home-equity loan for emergencies and improvements.

The median home in Great Falls is well over a million dollars. Prospective buyers bank on the deductibility of mortgage interest and real estate taxes when purchasing a home. Doubling the standard deduction and eliminating the exemption won’t compensate me for these valuable deductions. Real-estate values are most certainly going to be hurt.

What was Rep. Comstock thinking?

I wish she would explain her logic. I called her office and voiced my opinion. I thought she was sensitive to the specific needs of her Northern Virginia constituents.

I also thought a Republican legislator would be against increasing the deficit.

I am bewildered.

Jeanne Libit Great Falls

Proximity to Highway Makes Trail a Health Hazard Editor: Even though the proposed widening of Interstate 66 has been shot down, air pollution should still be a concern.

The extreme vehicle congestion in the area has the potential to cause major health implications because a highway, such as I-66, has the space for a large number of vehicles, leading to an even larger amount of air pollution. The two biggest pollutants are nitrous oxides and particulate matter.

Particulate matter is harmful because when it’s inhaled, it can lead to respira-

tory problems, but nitrous oxides are much more concerning. When nitrous oxides react with sunlight, they create ozone, and this ground-level ozone has major health implications, which greatly affect those using the Martha Custis Trail.

Although convenient, the bike path’s proximity to the highway causes its users to breathe in more of these pollutants, exposing them to more health risks.

It’s a complex issue, because the Custis trail is already a large benefit to the community, opening the door for more

environmentally-friendly ways to commute and offering an easy way to exercise. Unfortunately, its downfall is the proximity to the highway, where there is a greater amount of air pollution.

The accessibility of transportation is important, but not at the cost of human health.

Although the Custis trail certainly isn’t perfect, it does have its benefits. But users still need to be aware of the health risks accompanying their evening run.

Isabel Ruff Arlington

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Vienna Ponders Strategies to Recruit New Businesses BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Economic development is a driving force in Northern Virginia and Vienna leaders are considering upping their game in the quest to attract new businesses.

Nothing is definite yet, but Vienna Town Council members at a Dec. 4 work session said they would be open to having the town hire an employee to handle economic-development tasks.

The potential new position, which could be considered during next spring’s budget process, came as a suggestion from the Town/Business Liaison Committee (TBLC).

Mayor Laurie DiRocco took a cautious tack, saying she preferred that the new hire be a part-time employee or possibly have other duties as well. When the town hires workers, it tends to keep them, she said.

Friderike Butler, who chairs the sevenmember TBLC, briefed the Council on the committee’s efforts this year and the resulting feedback from business owners.

The TBLC has been ramping up its business-bolstering activities in Vienna.

Committee members have been gratified to see 298 new businesses open in Vienna this year, said Butler, who thanked the Council for having some members attend

18 ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the new entities.

The recent window-decorating contest proved popular and drew entries from 15 businesses, Butler said.

The town now e-mails a business newsletter to 1,300 Vienna companies and mails them the print edition of the town’s monthly newsletter, Butler said.

The TBLC conducted a business survey earlier this year and received plenty of responses. Local companies suggested the town should: • Standardize the process for the Vienna Board of Architectural Review to reduce subjectivity and seemingly arbitrary decisions.

• Conduct more personal outreach and relationship-building with businesses. For example, telephoning companies to alert them to violations of town rules would be preferable to merely mailing them impersonal letters, Butler said.

• Hold more business-related events to increase visibility.

• Simplify the application process for new companies.

Council member Howard Springsteen agreed the town should smooth the path for companies. “It’s heavy lifting for new businesses coming in,” he said. “It’s critical to have people walk you through the system.”

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The Washington area will grow by about 1.6 million people in the next decade, and area transportation officials hope to be ready for them with new roads, bridges and tunnels, plus dedicated Metro funding and possibly high-tech roadways for driverless vehicles.

Speaking at a Nov. 15 regional transportation forum hosted in Arlington by the Greater Washington Board of Trade, Maryland Secretary of Transportation Pete Rahn stressed the urgency of relieving traffic congestion.

“We need a solution palette that is allof-the-above,” Rahn said.

Maryland soon will embark on its 16mile-long Purple Line rail initiative and Virginia continues to brim with transportation projects, from the extension of Metro’s Silver Line into Loudoun County to miles of new Express Lanes being added on Interstates 95 and 395.

Improvements are coming soon on I66 both inside and outside I-495. Tolling will begin Dec. 4 on I-66 inside the Beltway and officials on Nov. 20 were slated to break ground for construction of Express Lanes and other improvements along the highway between I-495 and Gainesville.

Virginia will receive a $500 million

concession from the outside-the-Beltway project’s contractor and those moneys will be put toward other projects in that corridor, said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne Jr. The two I-66 projects will provide $30 million annually for multi-modal transportation improvements, he said.

“We do believe it will have a significant impact on congestion,” Layne said of the I-66 full-court press. “The focus is on moving more people, not just more vehicles.”

Metro will continue to play a key role in the region’s development and panelists urged area leaders to secure dedicated funding for the transit agency.

In his final biennial budget, which will be considered by the General Assembly next year, outgoing Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe likely will propose a dedicated revenue source for Metro, Layne said.

Paul Wiedefeld, general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, said that regardless of any new funding arrangements, Metrorail must provide safe, reliable service.

“We have to do what we do well to bring riders back,” he said.

The forum, held at the Key Bridge Marriott and moderated by journalist Adam Tuss of WRC-TV, featured an ex-

change between Layne and Rahn over the Metro board members’ allegiances.

Those board members ultimately owe their loyalty to the jurisdictions that appoint them and are not disposed to doing what’s best for the Metro system overall, Layne said.

“We need to make sure that the fiduciary responsibility at that board is strictly for Metro,” Layne said. “Because if you look at the actions, they have been more parochial.”

The Metro board must act responsibly in order to secure funds from outside sources, but does not face ramifications for its actions, he said.

Rahn responded that the Metro board does not have the authority to raise funds, just to spend them.

“I can’t say that the board has been reckless in how they’ve spent money,” he said.

During the forum’s question-and-answer session , former U.S. Rep. James Moran (D-8th) pushed to expand the Metro tunnel in Rosslyn and relieve congestion at the American Legion Bridge.

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Answering a query by Tuss, the panelists said driverless-vehicle technology is advancing quickly and could move at least some vehicles more efficiently, but questions remain about potential cyber attacks and liability issues.

The panelists also desired high-speed rail options for the region, but said CSX’s ownership of the rail lines posed a central stumbling block. Moran had definite views on the topic.

“The people who run rails don’t like people, they like freight,” Moran said.

“Freight is easy. It’s easier to load a bunch of coal into a railcar and move it. That’s the way they’ve always been. So they resist putting people on trains.”

Government leaders should use regulatory leverage to force rail companies to the negotiating table, Moran said, adding that railways should be considered public utilities.

“Rail lines picked them up for pennies on the dollar and it’s extremely valuable land,” he said. “I think the local and state governments need to step up and let CSX know that people need to be able to use these rails along with freight. You can’t just maximize the bottom line for the shareholders. You’ve also got to look at the public interest.”

President Trump, who talked up infrastructure during last year’s election campaign but has not made much progress since, could address the issue in tax legislation, Moran said.

One possibility, now being floated by U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), would allow corporations to bring back profits stashed overseas to avoid U.S. taxes back to this country at a lower tax rate, provided the companies initially invested in municipal infrastructure bonds.

“We would get the money back from overseas and they’d get a very beneficial tax situation on it and get virtually all of it back,” he said. “Most multi-national corporations benefit from public-infrastructure investments, so it’s a good deal all around. It’s a win-win . . . The one thing where [Trump] could get bipartisan support is with infrastructure investment.”

Layne, whose right foot was in a protective boot following an ankle injury while playing golf, said he regretted that two major transportation projects in Virginia were canceled during his tenure: the Columbia Pike streetcar line in Arlington and a light-rail project in Hampton Roads.

At the event, Layne said he does not have definite plans yet for his future.

“I’m just going to focus on being the secretary until Jan. 12, then I’m going to evaluate other opportunities,” he said.

But just days later, he was tapped by incoming Gov. Ralph Northam to be the commonwealth’s secretary of finance.

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nity building at Vinson Hall Retirement local community, the McLean Orchestra Community in McLean has been named is now the Tysons McLean Orchestra. in honor of retiring CEO/executive direcThe name change better reflects the tor Kathy Martin. overall mission of the organization, offiThe board of directors of the Navy cials said.

Marine Coast Guard Residence Founda“We are excited about the new idention, which operates the facility, voted for tity with the same wonderful music,” said the renaming in honor of Martin’s exem- Margot Young, president of the board plary service, commitment and dedication of trustees. “Our support from Fairfax over the preceding 12 years.

County is most important to us, and the “The board of trustees wanted to give Board of Supervisors’ support for the Kathy an appropriate gift,” said Vice Adm. performing-arts centers planned in the Mark Skinner, who chairs the board.

Tysons area is applauded by our audiMartin said the recognition was “the ence. most wonderful thing that ever could be Miriam Burns, music director and condone.” ductor of the 65-member orchestra, aims The Kathy Martin Community Build- to inaugurate the 2018-19 season at a Tying houses short-term rehabilitation ser- sons locale to be determined. Concerts for vices; life-enrichment services; a barber the remainder of the 2017-18 season will and beauty shop; convenience store; ball- be held in Falls Church and McLean. room; executive offices; and bistro.

For information, see the Web site at The non-profit Navy Marine Coast www.mclean-orchestra.org.

Guard Residence Foundation established Vinson Hall in 1969 to serve commis- MCC GOVERNING BOARD TO MEET: sioned uniformed service officers, their The McLean Community Center Govfamilies and federal-government employ- erning Board will meet on Wednesday, ees of a similar background. Additional Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the temporary adfacilities – including nursing care, assisted ministrative office at 6631 Old Dominion living, memory support and short-term Drive.

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO FOCUS ON CIVIL WAR: The McLean Historical So-

ciety will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Governmental Center, 1427 Balls Hill Road.

Author and historian Brian McEvany will discuss “For Brotherhood and Duty: The Civil War History of the West Point Class of 1862.”

The community is invited. For information, call Carole Herrick at (703) 3568223.

HOLIDAY FUN SLATED AT COLVIN RUN:

Colvin Run Mill will host an afternoon of old-fashioned fun, featuring a visit from Santa and the Christmas tree trimmed with Victorian decorations, on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the mill, 10017 Colvin Run Road in Great Falls.

The event also will feature craft-making and marshmallow-roasting.

The cost is $5; reservations are not required. For information, call (703) 7592771.

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McLean/G. Falls Notes Continued from Page 10 Chain Bridge Road.

The event will feature animals, music and holiday treats. The community is invited.

zation, to add modern restroom facilities and new scoreboards to the baseball and softball fields.

CHURCH TO HOST HOLIDAY CONCERT:

CHURCH TO HOST SING-ALONG: Historic Pleasant Grove will host its annual Christmas carol sing-along on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. at the site, 8641 Lewinsville Road.

The community is invited; a reception with cookies and cider will follow.

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

St. John’s Episcopal Church in McLean will feature a holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m. at the church, 6715 Georgetown Pike.

The program will present well-known Christmas hymns sung by the youth choir, followed by a sing-along of Christmas carols and refreshments.

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

McLEAN HIGH ATHLETIC BOOSTERS TO HOST HOLIDAY BAZAAR: The

CHURCH CHOIRS TO PRESENT CONCERT: Lewinsville Presbyterian Church

McLean High School Athletic Boosters will hold its annual holiday bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will feature more than 70 vendors plus food and live entertainment.

Gift-wrapping services and a silent auction also will be part of the event.

The goal of the bazaar is to raise $7,000 in support of the boosters’ organi-

will host its annual “Come, See, Praise” Christmas-music festival on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at the church, 1724 Chain Bridge Road.

The church’s choirs will be joined by an instrumental ensemble, with a reception to follow.

For information, call (703) 356-7200 or see the Web site at www.lewinsville.org.

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connected the Lincoln Memorial on one side of the Potomac with the Lee-Custis Mansion on the other.

The bridge also had the longest, heaviest and fastest opening drawbridge in the world when it opened, but the feature hasn’t been used for the past 56 years.

The bridge is under administration of the National Park Service.

Transportation Notes the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail could eventually find themselves using specific lanes for specific purposes, at least in the more congested areas.

Paul Gilbert, executive director of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NOVA Parks), said his organization is mulling ways to separate those on foot from those on two wheels.

“Urban areas will probably eventually get treatment like this,” Gilbert said in a recent briefing to the Arlington County Board.

Running in parts on what had once been the trackbed of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, which closed in the late 1960s, the W&OD Trail extends more than 40 miles from Shirlington west to Purcellville.

MEMORIAL BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT PACKAGE OK’D: Federal officials on

Dec. 1 announced a $227 million plan to rehabilitate the Memorial Bridge, which serves as both a national monument and a major commuting route, carrying about 68,000 cars per day.

Major construction is slated to start in the fall of 2018, and will include replacement of the drawbridge span and concrete deck and rehabilitation of concrete approach spans.

Now 85 years old, the bridge has been deteriorating and, without improvements, federal officials warned it might have to be closed to vehicular traffic as early as 2021.

The 2,163-foot-long bridge opened in 1932 and was seen as a symbolic rapprochement of North and South, as it

STATE GOVERNMENT DEBUTS BUS SERVICE BETWEEN N.VA., BLACKSBURG: The Virginia Department of Rail

and Public Transportation on Dec. 1 debuted new intercity bus service between the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg.

Featuring 56-passenger coaches operated by Dillon’s, the Virginia Breeze service is supported by the Federal Transit Administration. A one-way ticket the entire length of the run is about $50.

Under the current schedule, a northbound bus will depart the Squires Student Center in Blacksburg at 8 a.m., arriving at Union Station in Washington at 2:30 p.m.

A southbound bus departs Union Station at 9:20 a.m., arriving in Blacksburg at 3:40 p.m.

Intermediate stops in each direction include Christiansburg, Lexington, Staunton, Harrisonburg, Front Royal, Washington Dulles International Airport and the West Falls Church Metro station.

For full details on the new service, see the Web site at www.catchthevabreeze. com.

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Fairfax Jobless Rate Declines Slightly in October from 3.6 percent, with job gains in construction, private education, health services and information but declines in other categories, including government.

Nationally, the October unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, down from 4.1 percent.

Among Virginia’s 133 cities and counties, the lowest jobless rates for the month were found in Arlington, Falls Church, Greene and Madison counties (2.7 percent) and Alexandria.

The highest were reported in Petersburg and Buchanan County (6.9 percent each), Martinsville (6.5 percent), Dickenson County (6.3 percent) and Wise County (6.1 percent).

Among metro areas, Northern Virginia had the lowest jobless rate, equaled by Winchester (3 percent) and followed by Charlottesville (3.1 percent). The highest were found in Hampton Roads and Lynchburg (4 percent each).

Nationally Virginia had the 20th lowest unemployment rate for the month, tied with Alabama and Texas. The lowest rates were reported in North Dakota (1.9 percent), Hawaii (1.9 percent) and Nebraska and Vermont (2.3

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percent each). The highest rates were reported in Alaska (6.7 percent), New Mexico (5.9 percent), Nevada (4.8 percent) and New Jersey and Illinois (4.7 percent each).

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Metro Area Sees Lower YearOver-Year Jobless Rate: The Washington metropolitan area was among a large majority of metro corridors across the nation that saw lower year-overyear joblessness in October, according to new figures.

With just under 3.4 million people in the civilian workforce and 123,500 looking for jobs, the region’s unemployment rate of

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3.6 percent was down from 3.9 percent in October 2016, according to figures reported Nov. 30 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Washington was one of 341 of the nation’s 388 metro areas to see lower year-over-year unemployment, according to federal figures. Jobless rates were up in 33 areas and unchanged in 14 others.

Nationally, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of 3.9 percent was down from 4.7 percent a year before.

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With 614,501 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 18,438 looking for jobs, Fairfax’s non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9 percent was down from 3 percent in September, according to figures reported Nov. 30 by the Virginia Employment Commission.

The region’s jurisdictions saw little monthly change, with unemployment rates remaining steady at 2.4 percent in Arlington and 2.6 percent in Falls Church; rising from 2.7 percent to 2.8 percent in Alexandria; declining from 3 percent to 2.9 percent in Loudoun County; and dipping from 3.3 percent to 3.2 percent in Prince William County.

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In Virginia, year-over-year jobless rates declined in all metropolitan areas, and ranged from lows of 3 percent (Winchester) and 3.1 percent (Charlottesville) to a high of 4.5 percent (Lynchburg and Newport News).

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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA COUNCIL MAKES APPOINTMENTS: The Vienna Town Council re-

cently appointed the following local residents to town boards and commissions: Lu Cousins was appointed to the Vienna Public Art Commission. Julie Hays was appointed to the Transportation Safety Commission and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.

Jessica Plowgian was appointed to the Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Jason Somesato was appointed to the Bicycle Advisory Committee.

VIENNA POLICE SEEK DONATIONS OF NEW TOYS FOR SANTA’S RIDE: The Vi-

enna Police Department again is working with the Fairfax County Motor Squad and other local police departments on the Annual Santa’s Ride for Children.

Police encourage the public to donate new unwrapped toys, games, books and gifts to be distributed to children at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center and to those children in the community who might not otherwise have a cheerful holiday season.

All items must be delivered to Vienna Police Headquarters, 215 Center St., S., no later than Dec. 11 at 9 a.m. For more information, contact Ruth Rohr by emailing Ruth.Rohr@viennava.gov or calling (703) 255-6324.

VIENNA BRINGS BACK ITS SANTA HO-

TLINE: The Vienna town government has

set up its annual holiday hotline, where local children can hear a special message from Santa Claus.

The phone number is (703) 255-6333.

“I have been busy getting ready for Christmas,” Santa notes. “Mrs. Claus has been staying very busy, too. I could not do the many things I do without her. The reindeer are doing well, too.”

VIENNA TO DISSEMINATE ITS 2018 CALENDAR: The Vienna town govern-

ment will be mailing its 2018 town calendar to local residents and businesses, with the goal of having them all distributed by the middle of December.

The calendar features images from the Vienna Photographic Society and others.

TYSONS CHAMBER TO HOST ANNUAL BREAKFAST: The Tysons Regional

Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Chairman Breakfast and Board Installation on Friday, Jan. 5 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Tower Club.

The keynote speaker will be Gerald Gordon of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, who will discuss the future of Tysons. Incoming board members also will be saluted.

The cost is $40 for Chamber members, $55 for others.

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

VIENNA ISSUES BUSINESS LICENSES:

The Vienna town government recently issued licenses to the following new businesses: Karen A. Hedlund (massage therapy), 129 Park St., N.E.; Metropolitan Microblading (microblading), 163 Maple Ave., E.; and Nobles Nail Spa (facials), 303 Maple Ave., W. VIENNA SALUTES BUSINESS ANNIVERSARIES: The Vienna town government

recently saluted the following local businesses that have reached milestone anniversaries: 40 Years: Amphora Restaurant.

25 Years: Cenan’s Bakery.

15 Years: DocTalker Family Medicine, Sally Beauty Supply.

10 Years: Shafian Tax & Accounting Services.

VIENNA TOWN GOVERNMENT OFFERS MULCH: The Vienna town government is

offering residents the opportunity to order free mulch, with deliveries beginning in January.

The town’s public-works department turned out nearly 500 loads of mulch from collected leaves, and will be providing them to residents on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Town residents can call the order line at (703) 255-6388 or go online to www. viennava.gov/ordermulch.

VIENNA COMMUNITY BAND TO HOST HOLIDAY CONCERT: The Vienna Com-

munity Band will present its annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center.

The concert is free, and the community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.viennacommunityband.org.

OAKTON HIGH BAND MEMBERS TO PRESENT HOLIDAY CONCERT: The

Oakton High School band program will host its first annual Holiday Wonderland Concert on Friday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. and Saturday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. at the high school.

The 45-minute concert will feature appearances by favorite holiday concerts while introducing preschool and lower-elementary-school children to a variety of instruments and musical styles.

There also will be a variety of postconcert activities.

Tickets are $5 each. For information, see the Web site at www.oaktonbands. org.

CHORAL SOCIETY TO HOST HOLIDAY CONCERT: The Vienna Choral Soci-

ety will present “Sounds of the Season: Rutter’s ‘Gloria’” on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 4:30 p.m. at Annandale United Methodist Church, 6935 Columbia Pike.

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Continued from Page 14 The choral society will be joined by performers from Oakton High School.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for students and seniors; youth 14 and under are admitted free.

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

ARTS SOCIETY TO HOST HOLIDAY RECEPTION: The Vienna Arts Society

will host its annual holiday reception on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vienna Arts Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. For information, see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org.

‘WHEELS TO AFRICA’ BIKE COLLECTION SLATED: Members of James Madi-

son High School’s Students for Environmental Action in conjunction with Wheels to Africa will host the 12th annual bicycle collection on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the high school.

Used bikes will be distributed to needy communities in Africa and the United States after the collection, to be led by Julia Hakeem. Organizers aim to break the school-collection record by bringing in 100 bikes.

For information, see the Web site at www.wheels-to-africa.org.

CHURCH TO HOST CHRISTMAS MAR-

pancakes, sausage, bacon and more. The cost is $9 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under.

For information, call (703) 938-6580.

host its annual Gifts for Good Haiti Christmas Market on Sundays, Dec. 10 and 17, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church, 123 Park St., N.W. Proceeds will benefit the Community Coalition for Haiti.

The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.andrewchapelumc.org.

SANTA IS HEADED TO THE FREEMAN STORE: Santa Claus is coming to the

ART AND GIFT SHOW IN THE WORKS:

The 14th annual “Think, Shop, Buy Local” art and gift show will be held Dec. 8-10 at a private residence at 317 Church St., N.E., in Vienna.

Show hours will be Friday from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. For information, call (703) 281-7847

VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Vi-

enna Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will host a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 8 a.m. to noon, with a visit from Santa from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at the fire station, 400 Center St., S. All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, bacon, coffee and juice is available at $8 for adults, $7 for seniors (65 and older) and $6 for children ages 5-12. Children 4 and under are admitted free.

There also will be tours of the facility and free photo-ID and fingerprint cards for children, courtesy of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office.

Proceeds will support the effort to purchase life-saving fire equipment.

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

Freeman Store and Museum on Sunday, Dec. 10 from noon to 2 p.m.

Seated next to a tree decorated by members of the Optimist and Ayr Hill Garden Clubs, Mr. Claus will hear Christmas wishes of his young visitors.

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

SHEPHERD’S CENTER HOSTS CAREGIVER-SUPPORT GROUP: The Shep-

herd’s Center of Oakton Vienna will host a caregivers-support group on Thursdays, Dec. 7 and 21, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road.

The event is designed for caregivers of adult family members with dementia.

For information, see the Web site at www.scov.org CHURCH TO HOST ‘NIGHT IN BETHLEHEM’: Andrew Chapel United Methodist

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We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap.

Church will host a “Night in Bethlehem” on Saturday, Dec. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, 1301 Trap Road in Vienna.

The event will feature an outdoor marketplace, a live nativity and stories of the birth of Christ.

AMERICAN LEGION TO HOST BREAKFAST BUFFET: American Legion Post

180 will host its monthly breakfast buffet on Sunday, Dec. 17 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N., in Vienna.

The menu includes omelets, blueberry

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Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-9753. Email: fairhousing@dpor. virginia.gov. Web site: www.fairhousing.vipnet.org

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Sales of New Homes in U.S. Reach 10-Year High

Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October rose 6.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000 units from a downwardly revised September reading, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

This is the highest sales pace since October 2007.

Year-to-date, new-home sales are 8.9 percent above their level over the same period last year.

“The October report shows strong sales growth at entry-level price points,” said Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas.

“In markets where builders are able to provide homes for families with different household budgets, they can fulfill a growing demand for housing.”

“There is solid growth in the number of sales contracts signed before construction has begun, a strong indicator that new single-family home production should continue to grow as we look ahead to 2018,” said NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz.

The inventory of new homes for sale was 282,000 in October, which is a 4.9-month supply at the current sales pace.

New-home sales increased in all four regions. Sales rose 30.2 percent in the Northeast, 17.9 percent in the Midwest, 6.4 percent in the West and 1.3 percent in the South.

Nationwide housing starts rose 13.7 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.29 million units after a slight upward revision to the September reading, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department.

This is the highest housing production reading since October 2016, when total starts hit a post-recession high of 1.33 million.

Single-family production rose 5.3 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 877,000. Yearto-date, single-family starts are 8.4 percent above their level over the same period last year.

Multi-family starts jumped 36.8 percent to 413,000 units after a weak September report, according to the federal data.

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Based on a request from property owners along that road, county officials are proposing to prohibit parking of commercial and recreational vehicles and trailers on the west side of Old Lee Highway between Hilltop Road and the southern driveway of the Old Lee Highway Professional condominium complex between 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. every day.

Long-term parking of such vehicles and equipment is occurring at the site, county staff concluded after multiple visits over a 30-day period. The situation has reduced the amount of on-street parking for other uses, officials said.

If eventually approved, the new parking restriction would require $600 in Fairfax County Department of Transportation funds to pay for installation of related signage.

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Revenue Will Pile Up After I-395 Express Lanes Open

Question: What will last nearly 70 years and totals almost $2.7 billion in revenue?

Answer: A framework agreement dividing up funding for government transportation projects from the eight-mile I395 Express Lanes extension to run north to the D.C. line.

As part of the agreement between the

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vices facilities.

• $3 million would serve as the county’s annual capital contribution to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.

If approved, the sale would occur on or around Jan. 9, 2018. (The closing date for the bonds is the week of Jan. 22, but

Tolls

Continued from Page 1 Starting Dec. 4, all drivers using the impacted stretch of highway eastbound during the morning rush or westbound during the evening rush needed to to have an E-ZPass, which will allow VDOT to monitor highway usage; to determine who had paid and who has not; and to adjust

Virginia state government and Transurban, which is building and will operate the I-395 toll lanes, the latter will provide the former an annual payment starting at $15 million and escalating each of the succeeding 67 years, to serve as a concession fee.

The state government, in turn, will pass the funding on to the Northern Vir-

ginia Transportation Commission and Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, which will use it to fund local transportation projects in the 37-mile I-395/I-95 corridor being served

by Transurban’s Express Lanes initiative and running through portions of Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and Stafford counties and the city of Alexandria.

The funding will begin flowing once the extension is operational and tolls are being collected, something expected to occur by the end of 2019.

Over the 68-year lifespan of the agreement, annual payments are expected to grow as high as $80.4 million, with a cumulative funding of $2,696,840,696.

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county officials are building some flexibility into the sale schedule in case there are changes in market conditions.)

County officials also will be looking to “refund” (refinance) bonds issued earlier and save money on interest rates.

The county last did so in January 2016 and saved $12 million in interest. Officials continue to monitor the federal tax-reform plan being considered by Congress, provisions of which may affect the county’s ability to refinance general-obligation

bonds.

The county government held its last general-obligation-bond sale on Jan. 24 of this year, selling $228.4 million worth of bonds to Morgan Stanley at a true-interest cost of 2.87 percent.

County officials estimate that next year’s bond sale, based on an estimated true-interest rate of 4 percent, would require debt-service payments of $13.96 million for school-related bonds and $8.9 million for other county bonds, starting in

fiscal 2019.

Fairfax County is one of only 46 counties, 12 states and 33 cities nationwide to have triple-A ratings from all three bondrating agencies, as of January this year.

The county holds an “Aaa” rating from Moody’s since 1975 and AAA ratings from Standard and Poor’s (since 1978) and Fitch Ratings (since 1997). These ratings have allowed the county government to save nearly $798 million during bond and refunding sales, officials said.

tolls based on the level of traffic usage.

(Information on the E-ZPass, which works on toll highways in 16 states, is available at www.ezpassva.com.)

At the Nov. 28 meeting, Arlington officials peppered Baxter with questions about enforcement, and also asked for the agency to show a little tenderness during the first days and weeks of the transition.

“People need some flexibility to learn the system,” said County Board Chairman Jay Fisette, who acknowledged he’d

never had an E-ZPass and had little idea how one worked. (“I know what to get you as a retirement gift,” chuckled Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson, on hand for another item at the board meeting. Fisette’s last day in office is Dec. 31.)

Some of the funding to be brought in through tolls will support a heavier Virginia State Police presence for enforcement, as well as electronic monitoring equipment. Fines and administrative

charges await those who try to cheat the system, they promise.

Baxter received praise from County Board members for her efforts throughout what she acknowledged had been a challenging project. And, at least in the calm before the storm, there seemed to be amity on both sides.

“We’ll keep working together” to iron out the details, County Board member Libby Garvey said.

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Plenty of Potential During High School Hoop Season It’s here. The local 2017-18 high school basketball season began last week and it won’t be ending any time real soon. Early March is when the public-school state playoffs conclude.

Madison Among The Champions

Dave Facinoli

A Staff Report

The basketball season began last week and the busy action of contests produced successful results for some local high school teams.

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP There were three tipoff tournament champions, while other squads opened with 3-0 and 2-1 records.

Winning the tipoffs were the Madison Warhawks in the girls competition and the Flint Hill boys at the 14th annual Flint Hill tourney, and the Potomac School boys at their own tournament.

Each had 2-0 records. Also, the Flint Hill and Potomac School girls each finished second at their tourney events.

The Madison girls (2-1) routed Seton, 61-33, then outscored host Flint Hill (2-1) in the final, 48-36. Flint Hill topped John Paul the Great, 57-40, in its first game.

The Flint Hill boys outscored Woodberry Forest, 65-43, then in the final downed Madison, 65-43, in the chamContinued on Page 24

Madison High School ‘s Katy Sharon drives past Seton’s Emma Clifton during a first-round game of the Flint Hill Tipoff Tournament last weekend. Madison won the title.

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With Four New Starters, Saxons Enjoy 3-0 Start DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

With four new starters the Langley Saxons obviously look different this seayet their BASKETBALL son, deliberate style of play, stingy defense, low-scoring games and winning results continue.

Langley is off to a 3-0 start in girls high school basketball with road victories over the Robinson Rams, 43-39, the Fairfax Rebels, 33-23, and W.T. Woodson Cavaliers, 52-30.

The Saxons have been one of the top teams in Northern Virginia the last three seasons, winning 25, 26 and 21 games, two district championships, one region crown, a state runner-up finish and a

state semifinal loss.

“We still have a lot of growth to do this season, but we have a lot of potential,” Langley coach Amanda Baker.

“We really noticed a big jump in our play from our first game to our second.”

Langley’s one returning starter is senior point guard Jordyn Callaghan, who is one of the best at her position in the metro area and a big reason for the team’s success the past three years. She leads the offense and gets other players involved.

Callaghan had six points and five assists against Fairfax (1-2) and played tough defense against Rebels guard Mel George, who was just 2 of 15 shooting from the floor and had a team-high seven points.

Langley never trailed, leading 10-3 after the first quarter, 15-9 at halftime and 25-14 after three periods.

“We figured it would be a tough, physical and low-scoring defensive struggle against Fairfax,” Baker said.

Fairfax shot just 23 percent from the floor and Langley 33. The Saxons outrebounded Fairfax, 34-28.

The Langley coach said her team will try to score more inside this season, and that was the case against Fairfax. Langley sophomore forward Marya Mufti and senior forward Rana Azad each had nine points, mostly coming on layups or inside baskets. Mufti had 18 rebounds and Azad three steals.

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Basketball has the longest season of any sport in Virginia, with regular season contests lasting until Feb. 9 or so. Games now begin in late November, much sooner than in past years when the first week of December was the earliest tipoff dates.

Potomac School held its 28th annual Tip-Off Classic Dec. 1-2. When it began, the tourney was the only one of its kind in Northern Virginia. In recent years, there are many such competitions held on those same dates.

Now that the campaign is underway, collectively, the girls and boys varsity teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas have the potential to do well. There are probably no statechampionship-caliber squads, but certainly district and region contenders.

In Arlington, the Bishop O’Connell Knights teams are capable of challenging to win their conference crowns.

Each returns key players and have talented additions.

Both Wakefield teams certainly will be National District contenders as they were a year ago, the WashingtonLee girls have top returners and the W-L boys have standout senior guard Chris Ozgo leading the way.

As always, the Oakton Cougars’ girls team will be the cream of the crop among Fairfax County squads the Sun Gazette covers. Oakton lost a lot to graduation from last year’s region-champion and state-runner-up team, but the Cougars never slip too much under head coach Fred Priester.

Other conference – and district – contending girls teams should be the Langley Saxons, McLean Highlanders, Madison Warhawks, Marshall Statesmen and Potomac School Panthers. On the boys side, Potomac School, Marshall, Madison and Oakton have the same potential.

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Langley Boys Survive Close Contests with a 2-1 Start DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

As far as building significant leads, the Langley Saxons have been able to do through BASKETBALL that their first three games. As far as losing those leads, the boys high school basketball team has done that as well in all three contests en route to a 2-1 start.

Langley lost its opener, 54-48, to the host Robinson Rams in overtime; won its second game, 81-80, in OT over Freedom-Woodbridge; then won its third, 66-58, over T.C. Williams. The second and third games were in a tipoff tournament at South County High School.

“We are still learning how to build on those leads once we get some separation,” Langley coach Scott Newman said after the win over T.C. Williams “We need to learn more about valuing every possession, developing our roles in those situations and finding the right balance and rhythm.”

Against T.C. Williams, Langley had a seven-point lead early in the second period, then the game was tied at 30 at halftime. A five-point Langley lead early in the fourth period also disappeared.

With the game tied at 54, down the stretch, Langley pulled away behind the scoring of seniors Colter Carton (21 points, three assists) and Chase Beckett (20 points, nine rebounds). Carton

scored nine points in the fourth quarter and Beckett eight.

Sophomore point guard Tre Vasiliadis had seven points and two assists for Langley and senior guard Iain Muir had five points, five assists and two steals.

Off the bench, Eli Thrasher added three points and two rebounds, Jack Hoeymans had four points and four rebounds and Will Brzezinski had two points and two rebounds. Starting senior center Andrew Derminassian had four points, two rebounds and two steals.

Langley is trying to up its tempo to a faster pace on offense this season and still shoots a lot of three-pointers. Six different players attempted three-pointers against T.C. Williams, with Beckett

making three.

“That’s what we want,” Newman said about the threes. “Both the players and coaches are still learning new roles with the changes. We are not a finished product – maybe three-quarters of the puzzle is put together right now. I like what we have.”

In a first-round win over FreedomWoodbridge, Carton scored 37 points and made a handful of three-pointers and Beckett scored 18.

Carton and Beckett combined for far fewer points in the loss to Robinson.

“We could have won that game, but we didn’t shoot well,” Newman said.

“We’d like to be 3-0 but we are happy to be 2-1.”

McLean High School Inducts Athletic Hall of Fame Members Five new members of the McLean High School Athletic Hall of Fame were recognized at a halftime ceremony during McLean’s Nov. 3 varsity football game.

Richard “Sharky” Showalter (Class of 1964) was an all-time McLean High basketball great and one the most prolific scorers in school history. He holds the single-season scoring average with 23.4 points per game in the 1963-64 season and broke seven school records. He was a 1964 all-region and all-state selection.

Showalter played basketball and baseball in college at Randolph-Macon College.

Robin Lombard (Class of 1978) Was one of the most dominant basketball players in McLean High history. She led the Highlanders to three straight Great Falls District titles.

She was a three-time all-district player, a first-team all-region selection in 1978 and made second-and third-team Washington Post All-Met in 1978 and 1977. She was the Great Falls District tournament MVP in 1977 and ’78 and

Basketball Continued from Page 23 pionship game thanks to leading, 24-7, at the end of the first quarter. Madison held off St. Albans, 65-60, in the first round.

The Potomac School boys (2-0) had two blowout victories en route to winning their championship, at the 28th annual event. The Panthers downed Sandy Spring, 71-38, in the semifinal, then John Paul the Great, 64-47, in the championship game thanks to outscoring their opponent, 31-18, in the second half.

The Potomac School girls blew out

Saxons Continued from Page 23 Senior guard Emily Shively, a top 24

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three times and first-team all-region twice. He was chosen all-state in 1988.

In addition, Davis was a standout kicker for McLean’s football team.

In college, he was a soccer standout at James Madison University, then later played professionally with the Richmond Kickers.

Barbara King (Class of 1991) excelled in multiple sports and was a two-time McLean High Most Outstanding Fe-

male Athlete selection in 1990 and ’91.

She was a Washington Post All-Met first-team field hockey player in 1990, was a two-time all-district and all-region player in the sport and two-time team MVP. King also excelled in girls basketball and soccer at McLean, earning team MVP in both sports.

She played field hockey at the University of Virginia.

Fred Priester is the all-time winningest McLean High School basketball coach with 130 wins. He rebuilt a dormant girls basketball program into a respected contender over nine seasons, coaching five Division I college players.

Priester led the effort to add girls freshman basketball and expanded the Northern Region tournament format.

He coached in the McDonald’s National All-American All-Star Game.

After leaving McLean, Priester became the girls head coach at Oakton High, where he is still the coach and has nearly 700 career wins. His 2012 Oakton team won a state title, finishing 31-0.

Broad Run, 77-51, in the first round of their tipoff, then lost to St. Catherine’s, 62-48, in the title game.

In other girls action last week, the Langley Saxons and Marshall Statesmen opened the campaign with 3-0 records and the Oakton Cougars were 2-1, losing to Loudoun County, 61-57, after defeating McLean, 49-33, and Stafford, 55-36.

Marshall downed South Lakes, 5540, W.T. Woodson, 48-35, and Fairfax, 80-49.

See a story in this section about the Langley girls and their three wins.

In other boys action, Oakton won its first three games, 63-47 over McLean, 64-46 against West Springfield and 4431 over Robinson.

Madison’s Max Johnson looks for an opening in the St. Albans defense. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

For Oakton, leading scorers were Braeden Johnson, Jake Digby, Micah Johnson-Parotte, Matthew Jaquette and Garrett Johnson.

The Langley boys were 2-1 last week with two straight victories, the Marshall boys were 1-1 and the McLean boys 1-2, with an 82-81 win over Tuscarora.

See a story about the Langley boys in this section.

That win for McLean snapped a long losing streak of more than 30 straight losses dating back to the 2014-15 season. McLean did not win a game last season.

All of the girls and boys basketball teams return to action this week, playing mostly a non-district schedule for the next week or so.

substitute for Langley last season and now a starter, had four points and five rebounds.

Junior guard Lauren Maloney had two points and five rebounds and senior guard Hallie Jepsen had three points

and two steals.

In Langley’s win over Robinson on the Saxns home court, Langley led 20-14 at halftime and 34-24 entering the fourth quarter.

Langley has won the past two Liber-

ty tournament titles and finished second the season before.

“Our goals this year are to keep improving each game and protect our [Liberty] district championships,” Baker said.

From left to right: Richard Showalter, Fred Priester, Barbara King, Scott Davis and Robin LomPHOTO BY VIRGINIA PAYNE bard were inducted into McLean High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

was a two-time team MVP. In addition, Lombard was a standout softball and field hockey player at McLean.

She played women’s basketball at Penn State.

Scott Davis (Class of 1988) was a McLean High soccer great, a three-time team MVP and a 1988 first-team Washington Post All-Met selection.

Davis made first-team all-district

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High School Roundup STATE CROSS COUNTRY: Marshall High School runners Heather Holt and Ben Smith were the top individual finishers from schools in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas at the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state cross country meets Nov. 10 at Great Meadow.

Holt was third (18:20) in the girls race and Smith was ninth in the boys (16:18).

As a team, the Oakton High girls were second with 92 points behind champion Lake Braddock with 86. Madison was fourth with 106.

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Holt also run in the region and national meets last year. n At the boys Division I state private-school meet Nov. 10 at Woodberry Forest, Flint Hill’s John Moxley was seventh in 17:24 and Potomac School’s William Duryea 22nd (18:09).

In the girls race, Potomac School finished seventh. Nicole Manning was 17th and Margot Labrec 18th. Flint Hill’s Barrett Harrington was 22nd.

In earlier Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference meet competition, Moxley won the boys race on Oct. 28 in a time of 16:48 on the Agricultural Farm Park course in Derwood, Md. He helped the Flint Hill boys finish second in the high school event, the team’s highest finish in school history.

Moxley was second in the race a year ago. By winning this fall, he became the first Flint Hill runner to win the boys MAC title. He led the entire race.

“My goal was to go out at my pace, get the lead early and stay at it,” Moxley said of his first win of the season. “I went out really quick, maybe faster than I wanted, but it worked out.”

Also for Flint Hill in the MAC championships, Sebastian Aguilar was 12th (18:08), Calvin Lucido 14th (18:14) and Charles Stuart 16th (18:16).

For the Potomac School boys, William Duryea was sixth (17:33) and Doug Cobb took seventh (17:54).

MADISON FIELD HOCKEY: In the four times the Madison Warhawks lost to the Westfield Bulldogs this season, the score was closer each time.

The closest came Nov. 1 when undefeated Westfield (21-0) nipped Madison, 1-0, in the championship match of the girls Northern Region D high school field hockey tournament. Madison (12-10) finished 3-1 in the tourney.

Madison lost to Westfield, 7-1, the first time the teams met this fall, fell 5-0 the second, then lost 2-0 in the title match of the Concorde District tournament. The Warhawks had won six of seven matches entering the region final.

That came after a stretch of losing five of six.

Madison reached the region final with a 3-1 victory over the Marshall Statesmen in the semifinals, scoring three first-half goals. Madison blanked McLean, 2-0, in the first round, then Patriot, 4-0, in the second.

Madison advanced to the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state tournament where it lost a first-round match to host W.T. Woodson Cavaliers.

Marshall (14-6) was 2-1 in the region, routing Stonewall Jackson, 9-0, and nipping Chantilly, 1-0, in overtime in the quarterfinals.

The Liberty District champion Langley Saxons (19-1) were 1-1 in the region,

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defeating Oakton, 2-1, in the quarters, then falling to Westfield, 2-0, in the semis in a match between unbeaten teams.

Oakton was 1-1 in the region, with a 1-0 first-round win over Battlefield.

OAKTON FOOTBALL COACH STEPS DOWN: Jason Rowley, Oakton High

School’s head football coach the past seven years, including a Northern Region championship campaign in 2012, has stepped down. Rowley, 41, informed his players of that decision on Nov. 8.

“I think it was time,” Rowley said.

“Essentially the Oakton football program has had the same voice for 26 years and I thought it was time for a change.”

Rowley was an assistant coach at Oakton under former coaches Joe Thompson and Pete Bendorf. He played for Bendorf in the early 1990s. He was the defensive coordinator when he took over for Thompson in 2011. Rowley was an assistant on those staffs that won two region crowns and one state title.

His defensive units were known for their stingy play, well-coached schemes and physical style.

“We have enjoyed a ton of success at Oakton, but I just felt it was time,” Rowley said. “This decision was 100 percent mine.”

With young daughters age 10 and 6, Rowley said he thought it was time to step away for a while and “reprioritize” about some things. Rowley is a full-time faculty member at Oakton.

Rowley’s teams made the playoffs five times and had a 38-40 overall record, slumping to 2-8 this fall.

Rowley has not ruled out coaching again at some point if the situation was right.

Pat Full, Oakton’s director of student activities said the school hopes to have a new head coach chosen by Jan. 1.

– by Dave Facinoli SWIM AND DIVE: The Oakton Cougars

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Leading Oakton with strong performances were swimmers Sarah DeLoach, Leaya Ma, Anthony Grimm, Daniel Gyenis and Joe Wong. Oakton’s top divers were Kyla Straker, Lily Chireix, Ansley Robertson, Amanda Macomber, Josh Shipley, Wesley Kron, Pablo Galvez and John DeFranco.

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HOLIDAY MOVIES © StatePoint Media ACROSS

1. Big ____ at 7-Eleven 5. Plays for pay 8. Not counterfeit 12. Largest continent 13. Field worker 14. Eagle’s nest 15. Shade-loving plant 16. River in Bohemia 17. Choice or delicious dish 18. *Vince Vaughn’s title role, 2007 20. Research facility 21. “Colorful” announcement 22. Humor magazine 23. Sherlock Holmes’ esteemed friend 26. Wedge-shaped 30. “Fat chance!”

31. Ancient liturgical hymn 34. Jet black 35. Like Bushmills’ whiskey 37. *“Jingle ____ the Way,” 1996 38. Speak like Pericles 39. Cleopatra’s necklace 40. They’re often bolt action 42. Tucker of “Modern Family” 43. Football play, pl 45. *Nicolas Cage’s “The ____ Man,” 2000 47. Egg cells 48. “The Metamorphosis” author 50. Nursery rhyme old woman’s home

52. *Kevin McCallister’s story, 1990 56. Opposite end of alpha 57. “It’s beginning to look ____ ____ like Christmas...”

58. Like desert climate 59. Apple leftovers 60. Container weight 61. *“Trappd in Paradise” with Jon Lovitz and ____ Carvey

62. Matured 63. “C’____ la vie!”

64. Big Bang’s original matter DOWN

1. Fishing pole 2. Olympic castaway?

3. Pre-euro money 4. Bamboo forest dwellers 5. *Like Express to the

Public-Safety Notes FAIRFAX MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER AFTER HITTING WOMAN WITH VEHICLE IN APRIL: A grand jury has in-

dicted a Fairfax man for murder after an investigation found he hit and killed an elderly woman with his car in April, Fairfax County police said.

Authorities originally arrested Kenan Ozcan, 32, April 14 after an unrelated event. Detectives believe Ozcan at 10:15 a.m. that day had hit 75-year-old Maria Amaya de Ascencio with his car while she was attempting to cross Rugby Road in Fairfax.

An investigation revealed Ozcan turned his car around and ran over her a second time, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities took Ozcan to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and initially charged him with felony hit-andrun. It does not appear the driver or victim knew each other. Ozcan continues to be held without bond at the detention center.

MOTORCYCLIST DEAD AFTER FATAL CRASH: Detectives from the Fair-

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Reconstruction Unit are investigating a Nov. 27 crash that killed a 20-year-old motorcyclist in the Falls Church area of the county.

Officers were called to Route 50 and South Street around 4 p.m. after a 2011 Nissan Versa collided with a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of the Versa was making a left turn from westbound Route 50 on to South Street when the motorcycle traveling eastbound struck the front of the car.

The motorcyclist, Mark Green-Smith of Falls Church, was pronounced dead at the scene. No one in the Versa was injured, police said.

Alcohol does not appear to have been a factor for either driver. Detectives are looking into the possibility speed may have been a factor for the motorcyclist, but it is still early on in the investigation.

HELICOPTER UNIT HELPS POLICE ARREST TEEN BOY AFTER ROBBERY: A

man exiting his car in the 7300 block of Dartford Drive in McLean on Nov. 28 at 11:19 p.m. was approached by a teenager who displayed a weapon and demanded

North Pole 6. Overthrow by argument 7. Miners’ bounty, pl.

8. *Clarice, e.g.

9. Spans of time 10. Not a word?

11. Type of Christmas lights 13. Helen in France 14. Type of deadly flu 19. Lamé or serge 22. “____’s the word” 23. *Like Bing Crosby’s Christmas 24. Packers’ quarterback 25. Like Hitler’s Reich 26. Reject 27. Olden day calculators 28. The whole amount 29. *Henry F. Potter in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” e.g.

32. Oration station 33. *Will Ferrell’s 2003 role 36. *Based on “A Christmas Carol,” 1988 38. Port city in Japan 40. Ribonucleic acid 41. Affected or pretentious 44. Part of eye containing iris, pl.

46. Unwellness 48. Trees producing caffeine-containing nuts 49. Like a duel in France, usually 50. Smoke plus fog 51. At this point 52. Antonym of love 53. Unwritten exam 54. Number of baseball fielders 55. Dutch cheese 56. Edible tuber

his wallet, Fairfax County police said.

The victim complied and the suspect ran away.

The victim provided a description of the suspect and officers on board the department’s police helicopter, Fairfax 1, spotted him nearby. They guided officers on the ground to the location and police arrested the suspect without incident.

Authorities took the boy to the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center and charged him with robbery and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

SUSPECTS SOUGHT AFTER MAN ASSAULTED WITH KNIFE IN OATKON: A

man was walking home near Appalachian Circle and Summit Square Drive in Oakton on Nov. 28 at 10:20 p.m. when he was approached from behind and assaulted with a knife, Fairfax County police said.

Rescue personnel took the victim to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

One suspect was described as a white male around 5 feet 8 inches tall and 220 pounds. The other suspect was described as a white male around 5 feet 10 inches and 180 pounds.

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. December 12, 1935: n The first edition of the Northern Virginia Sun rolled off the presses, promising non-partisan coverage of news across the region. n Fairfax officials want greater local authority to regulate where beer and wine can be sold. n The Fairfax Chamber of Commerce is honoring F.W. Richardson, who is wrapping up a 55-year career as county clerk. n A square dance at Vienna Town Hall will raise funds for fire services. n Gov. Perry is looking for ways to reduce an increasing number of traffic deaths on Virginia’s highways.

December 8, 1962: n Gov. Harrison says the state will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after Virginia’s legislative districting was ruled unconstitutional by a three-judge panel for discriminating against urban areas of the commonwealth. n The Fairfax Chamber of Commerce says another airport is needed in the county to accommodate private aircraft. n County officials have unveiled a 10year capital-improvement plan totaling $113 million.

December 9, 1969: n Groundbreaking for the Metro system this week was coupled with President Nixon’s signature on a $1.15 billion measure to help fund it. n Gov.-elect Holton says he will outline his priorities during a speech on Jan. 19. n Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Horan is threatening to prosecute stores that flout Virginia’s blue laws on Sunday closings. n At the movies: “Goodbye, Columbus,” “Midnight Cowboy,” Elvis in “The Trouble With Girls” and Paul Newman in “Hombre.”

December 9-10, 1977: n Republican John Dalton spent $1.9 million in his successful bid for governor, compared to $1.2 million for Democrat Henry Howell. n Billy Carter has endorsed Republican John Warner for U.S. Senate. n Fairfax Superintendent S. John Davis wants the state to adopt competency standards for high-school students.

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