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Vienna Mulls Future of ‘Veto’ Over Projects
Planning Commission Proposal Tries to Make All Sides Happy with Revisions BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Vienna Planning Commission members voted unanimously May 10 to recommend the Vienna Town Council approve a series of ordinance changes that would make it harder to require a Council supermajority vote on disputed rezoning cases and reduce the size of the vote needed for passage.
The proposed two-thirds super-majority of the Council quorum present would be higher than the simple majority required for most matters before the body, but less than the current six-of-seven votes needed to pass protested rezoning applications. Town officials have pressed to modify the ordinance after a last-minute protest petition last June led to the defeat of the Vienna Market mixed-use rezoning appli-
cation. The proposal received favorable votes from five of the seven Vienna Town Council members, but failed because it did not meet the six-vote threshold stipulated by a town-code provision pertaining to rezoning protests. Under the modified ordinance being recommended by the Planning Commission, protest petitions would be deemed valid only if they were submitted in writ-
ing and received by the town clerk no later than noon of the working day before the Council conducted its first public hearing or motion on the application. Current town code language requires that petitions protesting property rezonings or changes to zoning boundaries have the signatures of at least 20 percent of any one of the following groups: ownContinued on Page 30
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Former Rep. Wolf Inveighs Against Persecution BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Renowned for his human-rights advocacy on behalf of oppressed people around the globe, former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) did not slip quietly into retirement when he left public office in January 2015. Wolf that same month was named Baylor University’s Jerry and Susie Wilson Chair in Religious Freedom, and he continues to speak out for the disempowered as a distinguished senior fellow with the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative, a religious-freedom group. “There is more persecution taking place today than at any other time in history,” Wolf said during a May 19 luncheon in Tysons Galleria, which was sponsored by Bridgepoint Connections. “Seventyfive percent of people live in a religiously oppressed country.” Wolf, 78, especially is concerned about the treatments of Christians and Jews in Iraq, the site of more biblical activity than another other place except Israel. The Jewish population in Iraq has dwindled from 148,000 in 1980 to perhaps 10 now, he said. The figures are similarly grim in Egypt, which had a Jewish population of about 80,000 in 1948, but now has about 20, all of them elderly, he said.
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Wolf expressed awe that in Iraq he had “climbed a ziggurat that Abraham probably saw,” but he also lamented the destruction of Christian historical sites by the Islamic terrorist group ISIS. Matters also are grim in Nigeria, which is home to 180 million people. The society is fragmenting and may lead to a deluge of refugees from sub-Saharan Africa headed to Europe, which already is having difficulty accommodating people fleeing from Iraq and Syria, Wolf said. The terrorist group Boko Haram has killed about 20,000 Christians in Nigeria and 900 churches have been destroyed, he said. Wolf also expressed outrage that Pakistani woman Asia Bibi is facing a death sentence for blasphemy. He was disappointed Western church leaders have not been more outspoken about religious persecution and human-rights violations around the world. “It’s important for the church in West to speak and then to act,” he said, adding, “Everything that takes place in Congress is downstream from the culture. The pulpit should be shaping the culture.” In 2011, Wolf published a book, “Prisoner of Conscience: One Man’s Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights.” He retired from the U.S. House of Representatives in 2015 after serving 17 terms. Wolf, who pointedly declined to dis-
cuss the current U.S. political situation, underwent two life-changing transformations in the 1980s. When he watched a film during which Dr. James Dobson narrated Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle,” the congressman saw himself in that song’s overly busy father, who neglects his son. Wolf never again attended political events on Sundays and he put a special phone on his desk that only his family could access. In 1984, Wolf accepted an invitation from U.S. Rep. Tony Hall (D-Ohio) to visit famine-stricken Ethiopia. Wolf, who was vexed after a reporter did a story about his eating pizza at a hotel in that starving African nation, flew to the famine areas with along with members of the
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‘Ninja Warrior’ Contestants Thrill Great Falls Students BRIAN TROMPETER
students try both somersaults and ninja rolls on padded blue mats. Teacher Aggie Ramirez also got into the act, standing off to the side on Coolridge’s knee with arms outstretched. Asked about their favorite subjects when they were in school, both acrobats unsurprisingly answered physical education and recess, but also confessed to liking math and science. Coolridge revealed how he had grown up wanting to be an auto mechanic, because he was fascinated with how things worked. “Now I work with bodies,” he said, adding that he studies physiology. “Some guys focus only on training. I focus on the internal as well.” The contestants stressed the need for students to eat healthy foods, get plenty of exercise and take on challenging tasks so they can test their abilities and find ways to improve. “Build up a little at a time,” Brewer advised. “You can do anything you want to do.” “We actually love what we do,” Coolridge added. “It’s not really work for us. If you find something you really love doing, you won’t want a break from it.” Second-grader Alden Walcott, 8, was awed by the performers’ abilities. ”It was amazing how they did all those really cool flips and how they were able to jump and twist, stand up and turn around on the playground equipment,” she said. “I learned that we should always eat healthy foods and that you shouldn’t give up, you should always keep trying. Even if it takes you two years, you’ll eventually get it.” First-grader Nate Butler, 7, wondered where the men had trained to develop their prowess. “I want to know what helps them to jump high and do all these flips, how they balance on each other,” he said. “I really want to know how it happens. They do such cool stuff. I want to do it when I grow up.” Liz Payne, heath and physical-education coordinator for Fairfax County Public Schools, said the show had valuable messages for the students. “I hope they take away that dreams can be fulfilled through hard work and also the advantages of a healthy lifestyle, staying physically active and eating the right things,” she said.
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Balance-walking along the top metal bars of swing sets, performing midair somersaults and executing handstands on their partners’ raised arms, Nicholas “Modern Tarzan” Coolridge and Travis “Spirit Ninja” Brewer made their acrobatics look effortless May 2 at Great Falls Elementary School. The pair, who have competed on the obstacle-course television show “American Ninja Warrior,” performed as part of a health-and-fitness presentation sponsored by Sunwarrior, a company that makes organic, plant-based food supplements. Brewer, 34, and Coolridge, 28, both hail from Venice Beach, Calif., and exude that famed community’s laid-back, tanned aura. Both have lean, ripped physiques devoid of fat. Coolridge and Brewer performed four shows for several different grades at the school. Great Falls Elementary was only one of five locations in school systems nationwide selected for the presentation. It didn’t hurt that Harper’s future sister-inlaw, Susanna Kalnes, does media relations for Sunwarrior. The acrobats began their program in the school’s playground enclosure. The slightly larger Coolridge, who serves as the pair’s “base” during many maneuvers, strode carefully but confidently atop the swing set and leapt through a semi-spherical play apparatus, executing a “ninja roll” upon landing. Meanwhile, Brewer climbed about 15 feet to the top of another set of playground equipment and held a long handstand on its pointed roof. Principal Sara Harper repeatedly cautioned her young charges against replicating the acrobats’ feats of derring-do. “This is their job as trained professionals. They’re going to do things you’re not allowed to do,” she told the children, adding later, “No trying any of these tricks at home or on the playground. No broken bones.” Indoors, the pair demonstrated how a ninja roll, in which the performer rolls down onto one shoulder and over to the opposite hip, is less injurious than a traditional somersault, which subjects every vertebra to ground impact. The athletes then had a select group of
Clockwise from above: Travis Brewer, who has appeared on “American Ninja Warriors,” does a handstand on a basketball rim during a May 2 appearance at Great Falls Elementary School; Nicholas Coolridge, known as “Modern Tarzan,” greets enthusiastic students at the event; Brewer performs a handstand on the raised arms of fellow “American Ninja Warriors” contestant Coolridge; and teacher Aggie Ramirez balances precariously between Coolridge and Brewer during the presentation.
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Resident-Curator Aspirant Aims to Develop a Retreat BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
A Great Falls resident who owns an equestrian store hopes to become a “residential curator” at the village’s Turner Farmhouse and convert its garage into a retreat in honor of her late daughter. Sarah Kirk, who has lived in Great Falls since 1998, has formed the Turner Farmhouse Foundation and applied to the Fairfax County Park Authority to become curator of the circa-1905 historic home at 10609 Georgetown Pike. Kirk presented her plans to an evaluation committee during a May 17 community meeting at the Great Falls Grange and received positive comments from local residents who attended. The Park Authority began its residentcurator initiative in 2014 following the Board of Supervisors’ authorization under a 2011 state law. The curators would live at selected historic, publicly owned properties for no rent, but would have to renovate and maintain the sites, pay utilities and county property taxes, and maintain reasonable public access. Kirk and her family live in the Tally Ho community, and would sell that farm and move to Turner Farmhouse if park officials grant them the curatorship. The family would live in the farmhouse, located alongside Georgetown Pike. They breed and train Welsh thoroughbred ponies and would rotate the animals through different pastures at the site, feeding them hay on a “dry lot” when the pastures proved inadequate for eating, Kirk said. The property also would have a composting area, which would serve Kirk’s efforts as an organic farmer. “The goal is not to use chemicals on the land, but just to mow it judiciously,” she said. The garage on the Turner Farmhouse property has been developed into a dwelling, and the family would make it into a retreat house for up to 20 people. Visitors would stay at the facility for days at a time and not come and go frequently, said Kirk, who added the site would need neither new turn lanes nor permits to serve food. The structure also would not require extra lighting, she said, which is a big factor given its proximity to Turner Farm’s astronomical observatory. The retreat house – which would require a special exception from the county government’s zoning ordinances – would have bedrooms, meeting areas, dining facilities and perhaps a library. A path from the house would lead to a pond outfitted with benches. “It would be a nice place for reflection, for spirituality and for some healing,” Kirk said. Kirk lost her daughter, Becky Love, to suicide in 2013 and the family started a non-profit foundation in her name, which
raises money to support bereavement camps. “The goal would be to have a pony farm that would serve as an example to others who wanted to raise horses on small acreage and to couple that with the retreat center so that it’s one synergistic property,” she said. Dan Dalrymple of Foxcroft Design Group, who would oversee the farmhouse’s renovaSarah Kirk seeks to tions, said the goal become residentcurator at Turner Farm would be both to restore the buildin McLean ing to accurately reflect its history and make into a viable living space. “We’re kind of used to living in primitive situations,” she said. Local historian Karen Washburn favored Kirk’s initiative, calling it a “wonderful effort to preserve what is a very, very unique house in our community,” Washburn said. Great Falls Citizens Association president Bill Canis said it was exciting to see progress on a resident-curatorship at the farmhouse a half-dozen years after the General Assembly approved the enabling legislation. “We hope it doesn’t take six years for you to move in,” he told Kirk. Timothy Hackman, Dranesville District’s representative on the Park Authority board, was optimistic about prospects for the resident-curator program, which he called an “out-of-the-box opportunity to find a way to help to restore, renovate and manage our properties.” Ellmore House in Frying Pan was the first resident-curator application approved by the Park Authority, Stempson House in Laurel Hill the second and Turner Farmhouse would be the third. The first two proposals are undergoing financial review, said Cindy Walsh, director of the Park Authority’s Research Management Division. Several parties expressed interest in the Turner Farmhouse resident curatorship, and one proposal besides Kirk’s made it through the initial review, Walsh said. There is no set timetable for projects to be approved, she added. “Every property is different,” Walsh said. “They’re all very unique and the process they go through will probably be very unique.” If a curator wishes to back out, the Park Authority would put the site up for consideration again, she said. Park Authority officials will score Kirk’s proposal May 30 and June 12, then put it through the master-plan process. If the committee decides to move ahead with the idea, it would go to the Park Authority board for approval, possibly in July, Walsh said.
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Our View: Get Moving to Help Baileys Crossroads
Oh, to have been a fly on the wall back in November 2014, when Arlington County Board Chairman Jay Fisette called his Fairfax counterpart, Sharon Bulova, to tell her Arlington was pulling the plug on the embattled, nascent five-mile-long Columbia Pike streetcar project. The decision surely came out of the blue to Fairfax’s elected officials, as we doubt that they – from their lofty perches – spend too much time considering the internal battles of surrounding jurisdictions. But Arlington’s Democratic leaders, who are as pro-transit as any in the country, felt they could no longer endure the pummeling from their constituents over a streetcar proposal that had grown exponentially in cost since it was proposed some years before. The problem, then and now, for Fairfax officials? They had predicated the revitalization of Baileys Crossroads on the coming of the streetcar, which would have connected Skyline to Pentagon City. And they thought they could do it on the cheap, since Fairfax had agreed to chip in only a pittance to get the transit line operational. It seemed a brilliant maneuver, but then the “political golden rule” came into play: He who has the gold, makes
the rules. Arlington’s unilateral pullout no doubt hacked off the likes of Fairfax board chairman Bulova and Supervisor Penny Gross (D-Mason), whose district was to reap the benefits the project. But since Fairfax was tossing the equivalent of nickels and dimes into the effort, it had zero leverage to get Arlington officials change their mind. As recent Washington Post coverage noted, there is plenty of room for improvement in the Baileys Crossroads corridor. And while there may be some progress being made behind the scenes – in Fairfax, who really knows what goes on when doors are closed? – certainly there is nothing suggesting to us that the county government has substantive, comprehensive plans in place to do something tangible to zero in on economic development of an underserved part of the county. It’s time for Bulova, Gross and their ilk to get out in front of this issue and make it a priority. A transit line mostly paid for by somebody else – a neighborly sugar daddy – certainly sounded good when it was proposed. Too good, in fact. Time for more prosaic action by Fairfax officials to jump-start revitalization in Baileys Crossroads.
Sunrise Plan Was a Bad Deal for McLean
Editor: I am writing in regard to your editorial in the May 11 edition regarding the decision by the Board of Supervisors to reject the zoning-violating application for development of a Sunrise facility in McLean. The vote supported the 10-1 recommendation of Planning Commission to reject the proposal. The supervisors made the correct decision and should be applauded for actually adhering to the existing zoning for the property, which requires a minimum five-acre lot size and prohibits building such a facility in a residential community. Over the past three years, the ap-
plicant continuously misrepresented this facility as to be built to serve the McLean community. Rather, this facility was being proposed by Sunrise primarily to serve the growing Tysons Corner community, not Mclean. Several not-fully-occupied assisted-living, nursing and dementia facilities already exist and are serving the community within blocks of the proposed Sunrise site. It is my understanding that the Tysons Corner plan made no specific provisions for a residential assisted-living/ dementia facility, only a potential hospital provision. Sunrise was attempting to exploit this lack of planning. Finally, the editorial’s headline
used the phrase “senior-friendly housing.” The applicant admitted that fees would be more than $8,000 a month to reside at the new facilities. In face of the stay-in-place trend for seniors, it is difficult to see how $100,000 a year rental qualifies as “friendly.” Congratulations to Supervisor John Foust and those on the Board of Supervisors who supported the county government’s zoning regulations and the community’s common-sense opposition to the proposal. William Denk Great Falls Denk is past president of the El Nido Civic Association in McLean.
Editor: It is seriously disturbing to see the devastation caused when an unscrupulous for-profit “educational” institution takes advantage of someone seeking to better his or her life. I have seen this first hand, and I want to commend Del. Kathleen Murphy for taking a stand to protect Virginians from post-secondary education fraud by sponsoring the “Education Transparency Law” signed recently by Gov. McAuliffe. I have to wonder how people who run these questionable for-profit institutions sleep at night. They use false
promises and clever marketing to recruit students who want to learn a skill, earn a degree or a credential. Too many students learn the hard way that their investments of time and money are wasted by credits that don’t transfer, credentials that are useless or programs that evaporate. Why do I care about this? I’ve had the regrettable opportunity of knowing a young man who took what he thought was a step toward his American Dream, and had that promise rewarded with a brutal financial loss when the school closed before his studies were completed.
I also have spoken with two young adults, both immigrants, who have come close to signing for programs that would have been dead-ends; they sounded good, but held little true academic or career value. It’s not only painful to see this happen to others, it’s a threat to us all. We need to be able to count on our educational institutions to be solid, to be what they say they are – places of true learning, where people can study and prepare to hold jobs that contribute to our society. Julie Hunter Galdo Falls Church
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Arriving TJ Freshman Class Again Skews Heavily Asian The incoming freshman class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology will be, as it has been in recent years, predominantly AsianAmerican. Students identifying themselves as Asian accounted for just under 75 percent of the 490 offered admission as part of the incoming Class of 2021 at the regional magnet school. Students identifying as white represented about 18 percent of those offered admission, with those identifying as black or Latino representing about 2 percent, each, of those offered admission. The remaining 4 percent represented students considering themselves multi-racial or not providing information. Just over 2,900 students applied for admission; of those who were offered a place, 66 percent live in Fairfax County, with the remainder residing in the other jurisdictions that send students: Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William coun-
ties and the city of Falls Church. Just over 93 percent of students offered admission attend public schools, with the remainder attending private schools or being home-schooled. Male students, who comprised 53 percent of applicants, represent 59 percent of those offered admission. Thomas Jefferson, which opened in 1985, is managed by Fairfax County Public Schools, which for years has tried to find ways to increase diversity without diluting the academic performance of the overall student body. Eighth-graders who apply for admission take an examination, but also are judged based on grades, an essay, teacher recommendations and “student-authored admissions sheet.” The 490 admission slots will be augmented by a summer run of admissions for eighth-graders who have moved into a participating jurisdiction in recent months. – A Staff Report
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Honorees at the 2017 Northern Virginia Urban League Community Service and Scholarship Awards Gala included Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green; retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Leo Brooks Jr.; Mele Melton, founder of Culturfied Foundation; retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Leo Brooks Sr.; and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-3rd). KEL B PICS PHOTOGRAPHY
Urban League Lauds Achievements The Northern Virginia Urban League awarded $50,000 in grants to students and saluted local leaders at its 27th annual Community Service and Scholarship Awards Gala, held April 28 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. “We are honored to recognize true champions in our community for their ability to empower communities and change lives. We can learn much from each of them,” said Tracey Walker, board chair and gala co-chair of the local Urban League. Honored at the event were Pro Football Hall of Fame member Darrell Green, who received the Champion of the Community, Man of the Year Award, as well as U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-3rd), who was presented with the Congressional Leadership Award, and Mele Melton, founder of Culturfied Foundation, who was presented with the Emerg-
ing Leader Under 40 Award. Also honored was the father-andsons team of retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Leo Brooks Sr., retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Leo Brooks Jr. and current U.S. Army Gen. Vincent Brooks, who collectively garnered the Leadership & Military Service Award for their two generations of service. Scholarship awards of $5,000 each were presented to 10 students from across Northern Virginia. Funds from the gala will support a host of Urban League initiatives, including scholarship awards, mentoring and leadership-development programs, STEM summer camps and technology expos, and preservation of the Freedom House Museum. For information on the Northern Virginia Urban League, see the Web site at www.nvul.org. www.insidenova.com
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Vienna Officials Not Keen on Follin Lane Plan Stanley Martin Co. Mulling 200 Townhouse Condominiums BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Developers float concepts in advance to gauge public and governmental receptiveness and avoid squandering time and money. The Vienna Town Council, during a joint work session May 15 with Planning Commission members, largely gave the thumbs-down to Stanley Martin Co.’s concept for building up to 200 townhouse-condominium units at 901 Follin Lane, S.E. Company officials proposed to build between 188 and 200 condominiums, arranged in “two-over-two” style in fourstory buildings. The units would be between 1,500 and 2,400 square feet each and have two or three bedrooms apiece. They would be priced from the high $400,000s to low $600,000s. The project would require that the property be rezoned as RM-2 multi-family and the structures would need a height variance, town officials said. The 9.1-acre site is located south of the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center and across the street from Navy Federal Credit Union’s massive, 1.23 million-square-foot campus. The property long has been used for commercial purposes, but the cur-
rent federal tenant’s office lease expires in June and governmental agencies have not shown an interest in using the property, the developer’s representatives said. Maintaining the property as commercial space is difficult, given Northern Virginia’s current office-market conditions. The Vienna site is located between costly Class-A office space that’s sprouting up like mushrooms in Tysons and cheaper office options in Chantilly. Constricting matters further is the ongoing trend of providing less square footage per employee, the developer’s representatives said. A multi-family residential development at the Follin Lane site would serve as a transition area between the commercial properties and established nearby neighborhoods, company officials said. The units would be intended to appeal to people moving up from apartments or moving down from single-family homes, they said. While the current office building, assessed at $8 million, provides the town with only $18,000 per year in tax revenue, a residential development of 200 units priced at $500,000 each would generate $225,000 in taxes for the town annually, company representatives said. The units also would require more town services than an office user would, but the wind-
fall still would be significant for the town, they said. Council member Howard Springsteen was dubious on that point, saying the town might have to hire another police officer or two, which is an expensive proposition. Other services, notably schools, also would be needed, he said. “The county does an abysmal job of expanding schools quickly,” he said. The town currently obtains only about 18 percent of its real-estate tax revenues from commercial properties and Vienna officials hope not to place more of the burden on residential homeowners, Mayor Laurie DiRocco said. “We get it,” Council member Douglas Noble said of Stanley Martin’s concept, “but where we want it is on Maple Avenue. The challenge is where the property is. This isn’t the right place.” Planning Commission member Laurie Cole worried about the precedent the development might set. “I’m very concerned this would destabilize the area as it is zoned,” she said. “It would be the beginning of an unfortunate slide.” Council member Pasha Majdi said town officials needed to keep Navy Federal happy, as the credit union is Vienna’s biggest tax source. Navy Federal leaders
Vienna Town Council members at a May 15 work session largely discouraged the development firm Stanley Martin from pursuing an up-to-200-unit housing proposal on Follin Lane, S.E., across the street from Navy Federal Credit Union.
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JFK’s Centennial to Be Commemorated The Military District of Washington will host an Armed Forces Full Honors wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of President John F. Kennedy on Monday, May 29 at 8:30 a.m. The event commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kennedy, who was laid to rest at the cemetery following his assassination in 1963. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was buried next to her husband upon her death in 1994. The ceremony will precede the National Memorial Day Observance, to be held at the Tomb of the Unknowns and Arlington Memorial Amphitheatre beginning at 11 a.m. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtoncemetery.mil.
Mason Grads Urged to Work for a Just, Civil Society BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
George Mason University’s namesake cherished freedom of speech and his ideas remain vital today, Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron said May 20 at Mason’s 50th annual spring commencement. “Those of us in the press have a special obligation to speak up, through reporting, through analysis and through commentary,” said Baron, whose reporters at various newspapers have earned 12 Pulitzer Prizes. “If, for example, the White House tells us to shut up – as it has – the answer must be ‘No.’ That is the only ethical response, especially when it involves scrutiny of the most powerful person on Earth.” Despite helping craft the U.S. Constitution, George Mason never signed the document because it initially lacked a Bill of Rights and created a federal government that would be too powerful, Baron said. “If you are concerned about potential abuse from a government when it gains too much power or is dominated by special interests, you have a lot in common with George Mason,” he said. Mason also did not sign the Constitution because it did not end the slave trade, said Baron, who noted paradoxically that Mason owned slaves and did not free
them upon his death. Following Mason’s principles, Baron suggested Americans should “repudiate the plague of personal vilification,” afford all people respect and dignity, practice civility in their public discourse, help those who are less fortunate, cease treating opponents as enemies and seek common ground by agreeing on fundamental, verifiable facts. More than 8,700 people graduated from Mason on May 20. The class included more than 5,400 recipients of bachelor’s degrees, about 2,800 who received master’s degrees and more than 300 who earned doctorates. Class members hailed from 43 states and Washington, D.C., as well as 76 countries. The top-five undergraduate majors this year were psychology; criminology, law and society; biology; information technology; and accounting. The top-five master’s degree majors were curriculum and instruction, special education, education leadership, public administration and public policy. George Mason president Ángel Cabrera said the university’s students and faculty are passionate about innovation and embrace their differences. “I trust that you will walk out of Mason with a stronger sense of ingenuity, a firmer belief that things don’t need to remain the way they are forever,” he told the graduates.
New George Mason University graduates include (above) Ryan Powers, Taylor Wittel, Chris Reid, Jenna Needham, Miles Boone and John Daniels and (left) Chanel James, Alexis Poindexter, Keandra Diamond and Tenia Mitchell. Commencement exercises were held May 20 at EagleBank Arena. See a slide show of photos from the commencement ceremony at www.insidenova. com/news/fairfax.
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New Grads are Urged to Embrace Life’s Detours SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
How is it, exactly, that someone whose work life began with an undergraduate degree in English ended up both as NASA’s chief scientist and as director of the National Science Foundation? To connect the dots, you need to know something about children’s-book heroine Nancy Drew. “I knew nothing of science when I was a young girl. I wanted to be a detective. I liked solving problems, finding clues and putting them together – that instant when a puzzle is solved and everything suddenly falls into place,” said Dr. France Córdova, the English major (turned astrophysics expert) who delivered the main address at Marymount University’s 66th commencement ceremony. Acknowledging that her undergrad work was “as far away from studying the universe . . . as you can get,” Córdova advised the 650 undergraduates not to expect, or even to want, life’s journey to be in a straight line. “There is no ‘usual path’
– you discover so many valuable things along the way,” she said at commencement exercises, held May 21 at D.A.R. Constitution Hall. “Learn from those unpredictable detours. Today is only the beginning of your real learning experience.” “You have all participated in a wonderful transformation,” said Dr. Rita Wong, Marymount’s interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, as she added her own thoughts at the ceremony. “You are poised to leave Marymount and make a difference,” Wong told the graduates, saying she hoped they had enjoyed their two, four – and sometimes even six – years of undergraduate life. Among those walking out of the hall as a newly minted graduate was Brandan McCammitt, owner of a new bachelor of arts degree in politics, who said the university provided him “a new perspective, a global perspective.” “We did it – we have found a way to achieve what so many other people only dream about being able to achieve,” McCammitt said.
Brandan McCammitt, who earned a bachelor of arts degree in politics, addresses undergraduate students at Marymount University’s commencement exercise, held May 21 at D.A.R. Constitution Hall.
McCammitt used him time to remind students of Marymount’s values. He quoted former President Ronald Reagan: “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” “Taking care of one another is how we survive as a society,” McCammitt said. It was a message echoed by Father Thomas Yehl, director of campus ministry at the university, who urged graduates to pledge themselves to “a life of
integrity and service, shaping our world for the greater good of all.” Among the undergraduate Class of 2017 were 13 members of the university’s honors program: Kaitlin Atterburg, Caitlyn Laux, Kirsten Campbell, Collin Chartier, Oluremi AkinOlugbade, Madelyn Kellen, Jessica Klein, Julianna Jaime, April Westmark, Najai Bradley, Maria Camarca and Dana Hackel. Founded in 1950 as a women’s
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Public-Safety Notes POLICE: MAN CRASHED VEHICLE, THEN REPORTED IT STOLEN: Fairfax
County police were called to Galleria Drive and Tysons Boulevard in Tysons on May 16 at 1 a.m. after a man reported he had been assaulted and his car stolen. Virginia State Police also responded and found the man’s car, which had been severely damaged, on Interstate 495. According to investigators, the man, Claudio Martinez Juarez, 18, of Sterling, had crashed his car, abandoned it and reported it stolen. Police arrested Juarez and took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Fairfax County authorities charged him with filing a false police report and Virginia State Police filed charges against him for several traffic violations associated with the vehicle accident. VEHICLES RECOVERED, EQUIPMENT STILL MISSING FROM VIENNA LANDSCAPING FIRM: An employee at Wheat’s
Lawn & Custom Landscaping, 301 Mill St., N.E., told Vienna police that between May 11 at 11:21 p.m. and May 12 at 1:28 a.m. two of the company’s trucks had been stolen during the night. Officers recovered both trucks, which were unoccupied, within a short time of taking the initial report. Some lawn-maintenance equipment had been taken from both vehicles, police said.
BICYCLIST INJURED AFTER COLLIDING WITH CAR IN VIENNA: Vienna police
dispatched officers to Ayr Hill Avenue, N.E., at the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail on May 12 at 6:04 p.m. to investigate a reported collision between a vehicle and bicyclist. The accident occurred as the motorist was traveling eastbound on Ayr Hill Avenue, N.E., and the bicyclist was riding southbound on the bike trail. The bicyclist stopped to observe traffic was clear before entering the crosswalk, police said. The motorist did not see the bicyclist and struck him, throwing him from his bicycle. Rescue personnel transported the cyclist to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Police issued the motorist a summons charging failure to yield to a pedestrian.
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motorist was traveling westbound in the 500 block of Maple Avenue, W., in the right lane on May 15 at 12:10 p.m. when a person on a moped entered the roadway from a parking lot and was struck by the vehicle. Rescue personnel transported the moped driver to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. ELECTRIC-BICYCLE RIDER STRUCK1 HBM SUN GAZETTE AD 1-5-2016f.pdf BY CAR, INJURED: An electric-bicycle
rider was traveling westbound on the sidewalk near 155 Maple Ave., W., on May 15 at 4:08 p.m. when a motorist traveling westbound on Maple Avenue attempting to turn into a parking lot and collided the bicyclist. Rescue personnel transported the bicyclist to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. FAMILY UPSET WITH RESTAURANT’S SERVICE LEAVES WITHOUT PAYING:
An employee at Outback Steakhouse, 315 Maple Ave., E., told Vienna police on May 10 at 6:27 p.m. that a family had come into the restaurant and ordered food. A woman in the family was upset with the way the food was served to her table and became disorderly, the complainant said. Employees tried to resolve the issue with the family, but they left the restaurant without paying their bill, police said. FAIRFAX POLICE EARN STATE ACCREDITATION FOR SIXTH TIME: Fair-
fax County police officials announced recently that the department had been accredited May 11 for the sixth time by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission. The department was the first agency in the commonwealth to be accredited through the commission in 1996 and has maintained its status each evaluation 1/5/16 8:40 AM cycle. The assessment requires the depart-
ment to adhere to 190 standards. To verify compliance with the standards, a team of assessors from the commission conducted a three-day, on-site assessment. Through file review, staff interviews, a ride-along and discussions with leadership, the assessors conducted a thorough evaluation of the department’s policies and procedures, county police said. The commission unanimously voted to re-accredit the department, and will conduct its next assessment in 2021. Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler previously served as accreditation manager when he was sergeant early in his career. Roessler knew first-hand the benefits of accreditation and upon being appointed chief, he set a departmental goal not only to strive for excellence through maintaining state accreditation, but also to attain national accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The department achieved CALEA accreditation in July 2016 after a rigorous process that required compliance with 484 standards. Fairfax County police now are one of only a few agencies in the state to hold both national- and state-accreditation status. The next assessment through CALEA will take place in 2020. – Staff Reports
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Business Briefcase SALES-TAX RECEIPTS DOWN SLIGHTLY: Sales-tax receipts distributed to the
Fairfax County government by the state government in April totaled $12.9 million, a decline of 0.8 percent from a year before, according to new figures from the Virginia Department of Taxation and Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget. Receipts represent purchases made in February. So far in the state government’s fiscal year, which began last July, sales-tax disbursements to Fairfax County are down about 2.2 percent from the same period a year before. Fairfax officials say the decline was due primarily to results of routine state audits.
BUILDING PERMITS POST YEAR-OVERYEAR INCREASE: Building permits is-
sued by the Fairfax County government for single-family construction totaled 256 in the first quarter of 2017, according to new figures. That’s up 23.1 percent from the 208 permits issued during the same period in 2016, according to county officials. VIENNA GOVERNMENT LAUDS LONGLIVED BUSINESSES: The Vienna town
government recently honored the following local businesses for their longevity: 35 Years: Booze Plumbing & Heating. 25 Years: Big Planet Comics, Janet’s
Day Care, The Ventures Group. 20 Years: Kanaka Sriam DDS PC, Kavasnaks. 15 Years: GH Engineering, Spokes Etc. N.VA. CHAMBER ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR CORPORATE-CITIZENSHIP AWARDS: The Northern Virginia Cham-
ber of Commerce has announced nominees for its 2017 Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Awards, to be presented in June. Nominations were accepted during the first quarter of 2017, with an independent selection committee reviewing them and judges choosing both the nominees and the winners (to be announced live at the event). “One of the most impressive achievements of the Northern Virginia business community is the many ways in which our businesses and leaders give back to the community where they live, work and play,” said Jim Corcoran, president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Chamber. “This year’s nominees have made an impact and created a stronger community – they are all truly outstanding corporate citizens.” Awards will be presented on Wednesday, June 14 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. For information on nominees and tickets for the event, see the Web site at www.novachamber.org.
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he Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour offers a weekend of art, shopping, and relaxation. Meet more than 60 talented artists as you wind through the scenic countryside and historic villages of western Loudoun County. Enjoy paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, fiber, sculpture, and more! Take this unique opportunity to talk personally with the artists, purchase artwork, view demonstrations and exhibits, or win a door prize! And the best part: it’s all FREE! Visit any studio June 3-4 from 10-5 or find more information on our website www.wlast.org.
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Check tire condition. Damaged tires can shorten tire life and even cause tire failure. Visually check tires for cuts, cracks, splits, punctures and bulges. If any of these conditions are spotted, or if there are any doubts about the condition of the tires, have them professionally inspected. Check tire pressure. Proper air pressure improves fuel consumption and helps prevent uneven wear of tires. It also offers drivers bet-
depth helps maintain traction, improves handling of the vehicle and prevents hydroplaning. To check it, insert the edge of a penny into the most worn groove of the tire tread, with Lincoln’s head down and facing the driver. If the top of Lincoln’s head is covered by tread, there is at least a minimum acceptable amount of tread. If the top of his head is visible at any point, it’s time to replace the tire.
ter control, which is important for those with less experience behind the wheel. More than 50 percent of American vehicles have at least one under-inflated tire, according to a Rubber Manufacturers Association survey.
To test pressure, wait until tires are cool – a minimum of three hours after driving. Then, remove the tire’s valve cap and press the top of a tire pressure gauge firmly on the valve stem. A reading will pop up on the gauge. If the reading is lower than the recommended level, add air and check again. Once the recommended pressure is reached, replace the valve cap. Check tire tread. Proper tread
Make it a habit. Technology can prepare young drivers for safer driving. For example, the free Tread Wisely app from Cooper Tire and NOYS, informs users how to check their tires using helpful videos and allows them to set automatic monthly reminders to perform tire checks. Other videos on the app instruct young drivers how to change a flat tire, what to do if they are in an accident, and how to handle other issues on the road. The app also includes a unique “I got there” feature, which reminds young drivers to let parents or friends know after they make it to their destination safely, using preloaded text messages.
More tire tips and information about the Tread Wisely app can be found at TreadWisely.org. (StatePoint)
Beach Goes Blue... Red & White, Too!
June 10, 2017 Military & First Responders « Appreciation Day « Delaware’s Rehoboth BeachDewey Beach Chamber of Commerce & USO Delaware invite you to join us as we salute the Military and all First Responders, Police Officers, Firefighters, Paramedics, Lifeguards . . . ALL those who serve!
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Sumptuousness in Chesterbrook Woods Elegant Farmhouse-Style Showplace Offers Upscale Amenities
Our perennial quest for the best in local real estate this week takes us to the welcoming and always-in-style Chesterbrook Woods community in McLean, where a new home that pays tribute to the past while celebrating the future bids us welcome. Farmhouse styles on the exterior give way to a vibrantly modern (but still uber-charming) interior, with three levels of spacious, gracious living laid out and featuring a central island and acbefore us. From the expansive foyer, to the cess to the adjacent morning room and beamed ceiling of the comfortable fam- screened-in porch beyond. Perfect for ily room, attention to detail has been serious chefs and for gathering friends lavished throughout the home, making and family in one place. The aforementioned family room, it a beacon both for entertaining in style with its stunning ceiling and a stackand for stylish daily living. The property, set on a delightful third stone/floor-to-ceiling fireplace bookof an acre in the heart of the neighbor- ended by bookcases, is a standout, hood, currently is on the market, listed while a study is located off the main at $2,295,000 by Stephanie White of traffic area for serenity. A sun deck, with step-down access Compass. A covered porch bids us welcome to the year yard, rounds out the main and invites us into the foyer, where level. A glorious owner’s retreat – with views of the entire depth of the home showcase what waits ahead. To our left hardwood flooring, sumptuous bath and is the formal living room, to our right expansive closet space – is the centerthe formal dining room, each perfectly piece of the upper level, augmented by proportioned. The dining room features four additional bedrooms and a loft/ INSIDENOVA pocket-sized. an adjacent butler’s pantry for added study area. convenience. Now no matter where you are, On the walk-out lower level, amenities continue with a recreation room, The kitchen is a showstopper largenews, you can get all your– local INSIDENOVA pocket-sized. sports, and traffic.
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Facts for buyers Address: 5901 Upton Street, McLean (22101). Listed at: $2,295,000 by Stephanie White, Compass (703) 489-5045. Schools: Chesterbrook Elementary, Longfellow Middle, McLean High School.
2016 Proved a Better Year for Realtors After a slip in business in 2015, the National Association of Realtors Member Profile found that the income and sales volume of Realtor members increased in 2016. The median gross income of Realtors increased 8 percent in 2016 as the typical member had the highest number of transactions in recent years. Transactions grew to 12 per agent, the highest since 2014 when the typical agent had 11. The median sales volume for Realtors also grew from $1.8 million in 2015 to $1.9 million in 2016. Median income increased too, from $39,200 in 2015 to $42,500 in 2016; the median gross income of Realtor households also increased, from $98,300 in 2015 to $111,400 last year. The Member Profile is representative of the nation’s 1.2 million Realtors; members of NAR account for more than half of the approximately 2.2 million active real estate licensees in the U.S. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says business activity for Realtors grew last year because of higher demand, even amid a rise in membership. “The return of pre-recession market levels and rising home sales and prices have led to increased business activity among Realtors and an increase in Realtor membership. It is a highly entrepreneurial business, with some members earning six-figure incomes while others were barely scratching out less than $10,000,” Yun said. The latest survey revealed that 24 percent of members make under $10,000, and 24 percent make above $100,000. It is perhaps not surprising that median gross income and the number of transactions generally increase with experience; last year, Realtors in business for more than 16 years earned a median income of $78,850 (up from $73,400 in 2015) and had 15 transactions, the same number as 2015. Realtors with 2 years or less experience had a median gross income of $8,930, an increase from $7,400 in 2015, and had 4 transactions. The typical member has 10 years of real estate experience (unchanged from a year ago). Younger members continue to enter the industry, as this year’s survey found that 28 percent have less than two years of experience, an increase from 17 percent in 2015.
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Vienna/Oakton Notes TOWN GOVERNMENT CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: The Vienna town government
will be closed on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. Public-safety operations will be unaffected by the closing. For information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.
VIVA! VIENNA FESTIVAL ON THE HORIZON: It’s almost time: The annual ViVa!
Vienna! celebration is set for Saturday to Monday, May 27-29, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Vienna, Vienna town government and Navy Federal Credit Union.
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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.
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All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. 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
Now in its 32nd year, the event is held along and adjacent to Church Street and will feature more than 300 booths plus rides, carnival foods, arts-and-crafts and a host of entertainment. More than 30,000 people are expected. Hours are Saturday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, May 28 and Monday, May 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free; for information and a complete schedule of events, see the Web site at http://vivavienna.org/. MARSHALL STUDENTS TO HOST ‘FIELD OF HONOR’ AT SCHOOL: The
George C. Marshall High School Class of 2019 will honor the Memorial Day holiday by creating a Field of Honor in front of the high school. The class is asking members of the public to purchase flags to honor those who have died while serving in the U.S. military, or to recognize the service of a veteran or active-duty service member. For each flag sold, donors can send an ecard to the family or the honoree to let them know of the honor. For information about the initiative, see the George C. Marshall High School PTSA Web site at www.gcmptsa.org.
1st STAGE CLOSES OUT SEASON: 1st Stage will present “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the final play in the troupe’s main-stage season, with performances
running June 1-25 at 1524 Spring Hill Road. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults, $27 for seniors, $15 for military. A meet-the-director conversation will be held after the June 4 matinee performance; a meet-the-cast discussion will be held following the June 10 matinee. For tickets and information, call (703) 854-1856 or see the Web site at www.1ststagetysons.org. CHURCH TO HOST SPAGHETTI DINNER:
Church of the Good Shepherd will host a community spaghetti dinner on Thursday, May 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the church, 2351 Hunter Mill Road in Vienna. Takeout also will be available. Reservations are not required, but would be appreciated. For information, call (703) 281-3987 or see the Web site at www.goodshepherdva. com. CHURCH TO HOST FLEA MARKET:
Oakton Church of the Brethren will host a flea market on Saturday, June 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 10025 Courthouse Road in Vienna. In addition to vendors, there will be grilled hot dogs and baked goods for sale. Vendor sales spaces are available for a
$15 donation to the church, and must be reserved in advance. For information, call the church at (703) 281-4411 or see the Web site at www. oaktonbrethren.org. CHURCH TO HOST BLESSING OF ANIMALS: Antioch Christian Church will
host a blessing of the animals on Sunday, June 4 at 2 p.m. at the church, 1860 Beulah Road in Vienna. Dogs, cats and other companions are welcomed. For information, call (703) 938-6753 or e-mail office.antiochccvienna@gmail. com.
CORRECTION: A story in the May 18
edition, “With Qualms, Planning Body Backs New Subdivision,” incorrectly stated that Vienna Planning Commission member Stephen Kenney voted against the proposed Mashie Drive subdivision. The Sun Gazette had received incorrect information from town staff regarding the vote total. In addition, the story should have stated two of the seven proposed houses would be located on Follin Lane and two on Maple Avenue. The Sun Gazette was unable to obtain the full list of addresses from the town before deadline, and based its summary on which streets the homes’ driveways fronted.
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McLean/Great Falls Notes GREAT FALLS MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY SET: The annual Great Falls
Memorial Day ceremony will be held on Monday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial, adjacent to Great Falls Library. The event will honor those from McLean and across the nation who gave their lives in service to their country. The keynote speaker will be Great Falls resident Robert Vickers Jr., a former CIA national-intelligence officer and a Vietnam veteran. The event also will include patriotic songs, a raising of flags by Boy Scout Troop 55, a wreath-laying, bell-ringing and honor roll saluting each of the 25 Great Falls residents who have fallen in defense of the country. The community is invited. AMERICAN LEGION POST TO HOST MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY: American
Legion Post 270 will conduct its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Garden at McLean High School.
Members of the post who have served in conflicts from World War II to the present day will participate, as well as local elected officials and first-responders. Following the service, an open house will be held at Post 270, located at 1355 Balls Hill Road. The community is invited. PARK AUTHORITY HOSTS MEETING ON SYNTHETIC TURF AT NIKE PARK: The
Fairfax County Park Authority will hold a project-information meeting regarding the upcoming installation of synthetic turf and lighting on rectangular Field #7 at Great Falls Nike Park on Thursday, May 25 at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike. Field #7 is the field closest to Leesburg Pike and Utterback Store Road at the park. The meeting agenda includes an opportunity to speak with staff; a presentation of the project specifics, including information on synthetic turf and fieldlighting systems; and a question-and-answer session.
For information, call the Park Authority’s public-information office at (703) 324-8662 or e-mail parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov. POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT RECRUITMENT ON THE FORCE: The McLean Police District Citi-
zens Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. at the McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road in McLean. The program will focus on police-department recruiting. The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/jobs/citizenadvisorycommittee.htm.
McLEAN SYMPHONY TO PRESENT CONCERT: The McLean Symphony will
present “International Treasures, with Spotlight on the Organ” on Sunday, June 4 at 7 p.m. at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, 1724 Chain Bridge Road in McLean. The concert will highlight the Gress-
Miles pipe organ at the church, which was installed in 1985 and incorporates pipes from the church’s original (1969) Casavant organ. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $15 for students. For tickets and information, see the Web site at https:// mclean-symphony.org/. BARBECUE TO BENEFIT RIVERBEND PARK: Friends of Riverbend Park will
host a fund-raising barbecue benefit on Saturday, June 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the park. Admission is $50 for adults, $25 for youth 21 and under and $125 for a family of three or more, with a portion of the proceeds tax-deductible. For information, see the Web site at www.forb.wildapricot.org. OUTDOOR TAI CHI PRACTICE OFFERED: Free tai chi practice will be held
Saturdays through Oct. 28 from 7:55 to 9 a.m. at McLean Central Park’s outdoor basketball court. Practice will take place rain or shine.
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Schools & Military Norah Swai of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing during recent commencement exercises at Eastern Mennonite University. n
n A team of four students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology has qualified for the national finals in the Council for Economic Education’s Economics Challenge. The team – comprised of Franklyn Wang, Mihir Patel, Jacob Ajit and Heicheng Charles Zhao – is one of four that will compete for the championship in the 17th annual challenge, hosted by the Council for Economic Education. The team, coached by Thomas Jefferson teacher Malhaz Jibladze, placed first in the Adam Smith Division in the Virginia competition, sponsored by the Virginia Council on Economic Education. The team then competed in the national semifinals, becoming one of the four highest-scoring teams and advancing to the finals in New York City.
Caroline Brunner, a junior at McLean High School, was awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award – the organization’s highest award – during a ceremony held May 13 at Trinity College. Brunner’s Gold Award project was Music Connection (www.musicconnectionproject.org), which connects studentmusicians with seniors in the McLean n
area through a series of concerts held at local retirement and assisted-living facilities. The keynote speaker at the awards ceremony was sports journalist Christine Brennan. n Students from Longfellow Middle School’s Model United Nations (MUN) team brought home a number of awards from a recent regional competition held at Washington-Lee High School and focused on the global opiate trade and terrorism in sub-Saharan Africa. Longfellow students earning Outstanding Delegate awards were Chanyoo Lee, Dike Illoh, Jake Shue, Adrianna Cook, Simal Mann, Ishan Dogra and Amir Alkateb. Earning Best Delegate awards were Alexander Matheson, Ryan Shue, Cynthia Ma, Ritvik Chennupat, Kyla Duggal, Clara Bradley, Ava Dettleff, Amre Proman, Daniel Kalish and Joseph Gonsalves. n Michael Berkowitz of McLean, a junior at The Landon School, performed the lead in the Upper School’s recent production of “Company.” n Two local schools were in the top 10 across the Washington region in Giant Food’s “A+ School Rewards” program, which provided more than $2 million in funding during the first part of the 2016-
Caroline Brunner (third from left) is shown with guest speaker Christine Brennan, Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital CEO Lidia Soto-Harmon and Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital board chair Faye Fields. Brunner, a junior at McLean High School, was presented with the Gold Award, the highest accolade in Girl Scouting.
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earned more than $10,000 this year. Since its inception in 1989, the program has provided more than $94 million to schools across the region. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion in the newspaper and online. Items can be sent to the editor via regular mail, e-mail or fax, or throughout the online-submission line at www.insidenova.com. Honors fly fast and furious this time of year, so it make take slightly longer than usual for items to make it in.
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Langley, Madison Take 2nd
Teeing Off
Playing in the Rain Is Becoming the Norm
These days, with most local high schools having artificial rectangular athletic fields – some even have two or more – where football, soccer, field hockey and lacrosse games are held, it has become the norm to hold contests in the rain, as long as no lightning is in the area.
Oakton Wins Two Concorde Crowns
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By a goal each, the top-seeded Langley Saxons and Madison Warhawks lost in the boys and girls soccer championship games, respectively, of the Liberty Conference Tournaments on May 19 at Washington-Lee High School.
SOCCER ROUNDUP Both teams were 2-1 in the high school competitions. The Langley boys (13-1-2) lost to No. 3 seed Washington-Lee, 2-1, and the Madison girls (12-2-1) fell 3-2 in the third sudden-death overtime to the second-seed and defending champion Yorktown Patriots. During regular-season matchups between the same teams, the results ended in ties. In the championship showdown, the Langley boys scored first on a goal by Dean Hughes to lead 1-0 at halftime. “I ran in from near midfield and got a breakaway goal that I chipped over their keeper,” Hughes said. Continued on Page 29
Langley High School’s Dean Hughes controls a high ball in the Liberty tournament championPHOTO BY DEB KOLT ship game. See a slideshow at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.
Madison, Marshall Tops in Conference Softball A Staff Report
The Madison Warhawks (21-1) and Marshall Statesmen (17-5) were the seeds in last SOFTBALL top week’ Liberty and Capitol conference girls softball tournaments, respectively, and finished that way by winning the titles May 19. Madison blanked the Langley Saxons, 10-0, in the high school final for its eighth straight victory and third shutout of the tourney. Kristin Giery homered and had two hits in the final. Kristy Williams also had two hits, Nicole Giery doubled and Emily Klingaman, Nicole Adkins, Jesse Johnstone, Cameron Pistilli and Olivia Myers had hits. Alex Echazarreta dominated on the 28
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mound as she did in Madison’s other tournament victories over Hayfield, 6-0, and Washington-Lee, 13-0. Klingaman had three hits and Kristin Geiry homered against Hayfield and W-L. Echazarreta also homered against W-L and Adkins and Williams each had two hits. Madison had just one loss in the conference this season, which was to South Lakes by a 4-3 score. The Warhawks have responded from that defeat with an eight-game winning streak, which includes seven straight shutouts. Marshall was 2-0 in the Capitol tournament, routing Edison, 15-1, in the finals and Wakefield, 14-0, in the semifinals. The tournament championship was Marshall’s fourth in a row in the four
years of the conference. Including tournament play, Marshall had a 13-1 record against conference opponents this season, with the lone loss to Lee by a 4-2 score. For Marshall in the tournament, Maya Casey was 5 for 7 with four RBI, Audra Scheinman was 4 for 7 with two RBI, Amelia Ely had four hits and nine RBI, Emma Knoke was 3 for 3 with two RBI and Madison Shannon had two hits and three RBI. Making first-team all-conference for Marshall were Casey, Scheinman, Ely, Madison Wolfe and Emily Hoskins. Making second team were Meg Palfrey and Claire Armstrong. Madison and Marshall advance to region tournament action, which begins this week.
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Not too many years ago, when those same fields were natural-grass surfaces, rainy conditions often forced postponements of contests to preserve the condition of the fields. That caused scheduling headaches. Now, if it’s raining, games are played, sometimes even in a steady soaking, as was the case for the recent Liberty Conference girls and boys lacrosse tournament championship tilts. Knowing they have to play in wet weather now, players, coaches and team staff have become accepting and have made the necessary adjustments to be properly equipped and attired for the elements. “We have no control over the weather, so we have to be ready to play if it rains,” Langley High School girls lacrosse player Anna Hofgard said. “Rain can make your sticks and gloves a little slicker, but you have to be ready and adjust for that.” Hofgard said, after a while, “The rain is barely noticed.” Athletic administrators are thrilled they no longer have as many scheduling headaches and dilemmas. The story hasn’t changed for baseball and softball, where most fields are still grass and dirt. So rain postpones games all the time, including, locally, the last few weekends. When those fields go artificial, and that will likely happen in time, then baseball and softball will be played in the rain to some degree, as well. The recent Washington Catholic Athletic Conference girls softball tournament championship game was played in a steady light rain on the all-artificial field at Holy Cross in Maryland. Balls were constantly being wiped dry.
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In Short Span, Four Local Teams Win Conference Crowns A Staff Report
It was a big tournament title night for the high school baseball communities of the Vienna and Oakton areas on 19. In a span BASEBALL May of five hours or so, four different teams won conference championships. First, the No. 3 seed and host Flint Hill Huskies (13-8) won the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference tourney crown with a 3-2 walk-off extra-inning victory over the fourth seed Maret Frogs in nine frames in Oakton when Teddy Reddington was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Flint Hill’s victory took two days because a storm suspended the game from the day before, tied at 2 with no outs and an Oakton runner on second in the bottom of the ninth. When play resumed the next afternoon, it took Oakton eight minutes to win when Teddy Reddington was hit by a first pitch with the bases loaded and two outs. Next the top-seed and host Marshall
The Madison Warhawks gather with a final Liberty Conference banner.
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Statesmen (16-6) won a fourth straight Capitol Conference tourney crown with a 10-1 rout over the second-seed Wakefield Warriors. Marshall, which has lost just one Capitol Conference game in four seasons, took control early by scoring five runs in the first three innings and amassing 11 hits in the game. Just a bit later, the top-seed Madison Warhawks (20-2) captured the Liberty crown with a 7-6 comeback victory over the second-seed Langley Saxons (14-9). Madison rallied from deficits of
5-0 and 6-1, and took the lead for good in the fifth inning at 7-6 on a two-run double by Wiley Counts. Sophomore lefty Matt Howat fanned eight and got the win in 61/3 innings of relief. Finally, the top-seed Oakton Cougars (15-7) won the Concorde Conference championship with a 4-0 triumph over the Westfield Bulldogs, thanks to a 101-pitch, four-strikeout one-hitter hurled by senior right-hander Owen Lamon, who improved his record for the season to an undefeated 7-0 so far. Oakton finished 7-12 last season with
the league’s existence. Potomac School routed Georgetown Day, 18-2, in the first round and St. Andrews, 11-5, in the semifinals. In the May 18 championship game, Potomac School led 3-2 at the end of the first quarter, 8-2 at halftime. Flint Hill cut the lead to 9-6, then the Panthers scored the next two goals. Harrison Osborne had five goals and one assist in the final, Tarik Lamech had three goals and an assist, Jimmy Logan had two goals, and Jack Peele had a goal and two assists. Goalie Owen Westerheim made five saves. Osborne and Peele each had three goals in the semifinal, Logan had two and Alex Kitt two assists. For the season, Peele scored 48 goals to go with 20 assists, Lamech had 41 goals, Osborne 31, Logan 17, Kitt 12 and Will Duryea and Nicholas McKalip had 11 each. Connor Havermann scored eight and Tony DeRosso seven. Prior to the MAC final, both Flint
Hill and Potomac School qualified for the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Division I state tournament and lost close games in firstround action.
many of the same players. The Concorde tourney crown was Oakton’s first since 2014 and fourth league title in the past seven years. Craig Benson’s two-run single in the first inning and RBI singles by second baseman Cole Wagner and right fielder Will Rippey in the fourth were all the run support that was needed for Oakton, which had split its regular season series with Westfield (13-7). The Cougars’ sixth through ninth hitters combined to reach base six times and drive in three of Oakton’s four runs. “We have put a tremendous amount of work in,” Lamon said. “I’m just so proud of our seniors and our returners to have that grit to come win a championship. And more to come, we’re hoping.” Madison, Marshall and Oakton are playing in region tournament action this week. For game stories on all four championship games and region tournament updates, visit www.insidenova. com/sports/fairfax. Joey Kimide contributed to this story.
High School Roundup PANTHERS THREE-PEAT AS MAC LACROSSE CHAMPIONS: In what’s be-
come an annual right of spring in recent years, the Flint Hill Huskies and Potomac School Panthers met again in the championship game of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference boys lacrosse tournament. For the third straight year, and sixth time and seven seasons, Potomac School (13-10) won the high school crown, this spring 11-7, at Flint Hill on May 18. Flint Hill won the title in 2014. During a regular-season meeting between the two this spring, Flint Hill won by a goal, and eventually earned the top seed in the tournament. Potomac School was seeded second. Flint Hill finished 15-6 and was 1-1 in the tourney after receiving a first-round bye. The Huskies defeated St. James, 1110, in the semifinals. Potomac School was 3-0 in the tourney and has won or shared the MAC banner 18 times in 23 years of
Soccer Continued from Page 28 Washington-Lee tied the score at 1 with 30:29 left in the second half on a goal by Andrew Kamian scored off a corner kick. Kamian made it 2-1 with 21:13 to play on an assist from Thomas Odlum. Langley’s final shot came with 5:14 left, which was punched away by W-L goalie Chris Palacios. Langley coach Bo Amato credited both teams for strong play. “We played a good first 40 minutes and maybe a good 15 minutes of the
second half,” he said. Added Hughes: “It’s a disappointment, but we still have some games to go. Hopefully, we’ll reach states.” In the girls final, Rachel Jackson tied the score at 1 on a goal off of a throwin. “There was chaos in the box. I turned on the defender behind me and poked it in,” Jackson said. Yorktown took a 2-1 lead, then Jackson made it 2-2. “Julia [Leas] played a perfect ball over the top, I ran onto it and hit it near post,” Jackson said of her second goal. Just 30 seconds into the third sudden-death overtime, Yorktown’s Marisa Fitz netted the championship winner on
POTOMAC SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS ARE DUAL CHAMPIONS: The top seed Po-
tomac School boys tennis team defeated Sidwell Friends, 6-1, to win the recent Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference championship for the second straight year and eighth time in nine seasons. Next, Potomac School won the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Associations’ Division I state championship as the No. 2 seed with a 3-0 record. Check back later or visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax for more information on Potomac School’s two championships.
2-0 records in 6A North Region lacrosse tournament action with victories last week, advancing to this week’s semifinal action, which was played this week. Undefeated Langley (19-0) downed Westfield, 20-9, then South County, 85. The Oakton girls defeated McLean, 11-6, then West Springfield, 13-5. The Oakton boys nipped South Lakes, 7-6, then survived West Springfield, 10-8.
REGION LACROSSE TOURNEY: The Langley Saxons and Oakton Cougars in girls action and the Oakton boys all had
POTOMAC SCHOOL TRACK: The Potomac School boys track and field team won the recent Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference championship. It was the team’s third MAC title in program history and first since 2008. n In other Potomac School track and field news, the girls sprint medley relay team qualified for nationals in June. The team consists of senior Mia Horton (200 meters), freshman Khaya Yankey (200), freshman Catherine Hyman (400) and sophomore Margot Labrecque (800 meters).
a 30-yard line-drive shot over the goalie’s head. “This game is always tough, because Madison brings fierce competition,” Fritz said. “We stayed composed and played soccer like we know how to.” Said Jackson about the loss: “We played hard. We fought well. It was heartbreaking at the end.” Madison coach Devon Dowell said her team played very well. “It was the best game we played all year. We played our hearts out,” she said. For details about Langley and Madison’s tournament wins visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. n In the Concorde Conference Tour-
nament championship games, the Oakton Cougars won both the boys and girls titles to extend unbeaten streaks and were each 2-0 in the competition after receiving first-round byes. The Oakton girls (10-2-2) defeated Hendon, 3-0, in the semifinals then edged Robinson on penalty kicks in the championship game to run their unbeaten string to nine. The Oakton boys (10-4-1) downed Centreville, 3-1, in the semis, then blanked Robinson, 3-0, in the finals to stay unbeaten in eight straight. n In the girls Capitol Conference Tournament championship game, the Marshall Statesmen (11-3-2) lost to Stuart, 3-0.
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Vienna Post 180 Will Have a New Manager This Summer DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
It took a couple of days, but once Nick Good thought things over, he rethat acceptBASEBALL alized ing the offer to become the new summertime baseball manager of the Vienna Post 180 American Legion team was an opportunity he could not turn down. Good takes over for Frank Werman, who managed Vienna to a 237-97-1 record the past 11 seasons and six District 17 tournament championships, including the last five in a row. Good had assisted Werman the past couple of seasons.
“I realized this is an opportunity to do something for the community, and American Legion baseball in Vienna is historically a big part of the community,” Good said. “Not just anybody can do this. It’s an opportunity to make
a difference. I’m very fortunate to have this chance.” Good wants to continue what Werman did as far as success and organization and making summer baseball fun. “Fun will be first,” Good said. If he continued to manage Vienna 180, Werman would have to miss four weeks of the season this summer because of his job. So he asked Good, whose sons Dale and Danny have played baseball at Oakton High School, to be his successor because he believes Good has the passion to run the program the right way. “Nick knows what needs to be done,” Werman said. Good has roots in American Legion
baseball. He played for the Arlington Post 139 team from 1980 to 1982, helping that ’82 squad win the district tourney title. In high school, he played baseball at Arlington’s Washington-Lee for legendary coach Del Norwood. One of his goals and visions as the new Post 180 manager is to help find ways to expand the number of district teams, which has been reduced to five from more than a dozen in the years Good played. Good is in the process of compiling his roster for the 2017 summer season, which begins in early June. He already has a number of players committed to play from Madison and Oakton high schools.
Potomac School AD/Coach Earns State Hall of Fame Honor Cas Blanchard, director of girls athletics at The Potomac School in McLean, was honored recently as one of seven members of the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s inaugural Hall of Fame class. She was inducted at a May 8 ceremony in Richmond. Blanchard was recognized for her accomplishments as an educator and her extensive work with the VISAA. She helped to establish the organization’s structure as a member of the initial VISAA committee in 1997-98, then served as
the Northern Region representative on the executive committee from 2001 to 2014. Beginning in 2002, Blanchard concurrently served as VISAA secretary. Since 2006, she has chaired Virginia’s state wide sports committees for girls tennis and lacrosse, having founded the girls lacrosse committee and being involved with setting up and running state touramaments in those sports. Blanchard has been Potomac School’s director of girls athletics since 2001, as well as having other duties.
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ers of lots within the proposed change’s area; owners of lots abutting the area; and owners of lots directly opposite the area, separated by streets. Town Council members originally hoped to increase the requirement to at least 50 percent of property owners in all
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ter a previous false start. “Never underestimate the power that comes from difficult beginnings,” she said. Mason’s youngest graduate this year was 17-year-old Stephanie Mui, who received a master’s degree in mathemat-
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She also coaches in Potomac’s intermediate-school girls basketball and soccer programs. “It’s a privilege to work with our student-athletes, coaches, and parents,” Blanchard said. “There is a terrific spirit at Potomac that makes every day enjoyable.” “For the past 16 years, Cas Blanchard has set a high standard, encouraging our student-athletes to give their best in terms of effort, perseverance, sportsmanship and teamwork,” said John Kowalik, the head of school.
Potomac School’s Cas Blanchard, left, holds her hall of fame award with head PHOTO FROM POTOMAC SCHOOL of school John Kowalik.
those groups, but opponents said such a high number of signatures would be hard to obtain. The Planning Commission’s language would increase the signature requirement to at least 35 percent of either of these two groups: owners of lots with the affected area or owners of lots abutting the area, either directly adjacent or separated by streets. Protesters would have to sign petitions under oath that they were the legal own-
ers or authorized representatives of owners of those properties. In cases where a corporation or other non-human entity owned the properties in question, petition signers would have to submit appropriate documentation that they were authorized representatives of the sites’ owners. While a previous public hearing on the matter was lengthy, the Planning Commission decided the matter in less than 13 minutes at its May 10 meeting. Commission member Michael Gelb moved to
lower the percentage of protest-petition signers from 35 percent to 30, but his motion died without a second. Commission member Stephen Kenney said the 35-percent figure had been wellconsidered. “We didn’t pluck that out of compete thin air,” Kenney said. “Twenty seemed pretty low and 50 seemed pretty high, so we sort of split it down the middle.” The Town Council will have the final say on the matter at a July 10 hearing.
ics. Mui, who began taking courses at Northern Virginia Community College just after finishing fifth grade, earned her bachelor’s degree in math from GMU in summer 2016. Mui still attends Oakton High School and has received neither her high-school diploma nor driver’s license yet, university officials said. Rector Tom Davis of Mason’s board of visitors presented James Hazel, chairman of the Faster Farther Campaign,
with the Mason Medal. Also on hand for the presentation was Hazel’s father, Til Hazel, who was the medal’s first-ever recipient in 1987. Mari Henderson of Berrien Springs, Mich., who received a bachelor’s degree in global affairs, said she chose Mason for the high-quality people with whom she could rub shoulders. “I thought, if I can surround myself with this kind of people for four years, I’ll be OK,” she said.
John Daniels of Charlottesville, who earned a diploma in government and international affairs, attended the university after his mother received her master’s degree there. Daniels, who served as speaker of the Student Senate, enjoyed GMU’s proximity to the nation’s capital and its all-pervasive political scene. “I had a great four years,” he said. “It’s really been a blessing to be at Mason.”
officials in a March 7 e-mail. “Therefore, assuming this comes to you for consideration, please know that Navy Federal does not support rezoning the property so homes can be built there.” Not everyone at the meeting shared those sentiments. Planning Commission member Sarah Couchman, who said she
feels she is “always swimming against the current,” said the town’s comprehensive plan was a living document offering flexibility. “I think it’s unfortunate we’re putting the kibosh on this so quickly,” she said of Stanley Martin’s proposal. Council member Tara Voigt said the
town needed more low-cost housing options. “We talk about having a range of housing and all we keep building are $1.5 million homes,” she said. “If there’s a perfect place to put something like this . . . this seems to be an OK location.”
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Code of Virginia and the Code of the Town of Vienna, it is the intent of the Town Council, at the Regular Council meeting of June 5, 2017, to adopt the following:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia and the Town of Vienna, Virginia, that at the Regular Council Meeting of May 22, 2017, the Town Council, pursuant to authority granted under Section 6.1(a) of the Town of Vienna Charter and Section 15.2-2109 et seq, of the Code of Virginia (1950) as amended, adopted the following:
Amendments to the Town of Vienna Code, Chapter 6, Article 3, Section 6.17 Cigarette Tax Levy and Rate Copies of the proposed ordinance are available in the Town Clerk’s Office during normal working hours. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
Amendments to the parking section of the Town Code, Chapter 18, Article 16, Section 18-127 to Section 18-137.1, Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas Copies of the said Ordinance may be viewed in the Office of the Town Clerk, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
Melanie J. Clark,Town Clerk
Melanie J. Clark, Town Clerk
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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. May 28, 1936: n Fairfax Democrats are set to select their delegates to the state Democratic convention. n Merrifield residents are voicing concern about the quality of bus service. n The McLean Volunteer Fire Department is planning a “tag day” fund-raising drive, and will sell fireworks for Independence Day. May 25, 1959: n The Board of Supervisors has cut by more than half its plan to increase the real estate tax rate by $1.20 per $100 assessed valuation. May 27, 1961: n Tuesday will be used as a make-up day for county students, after winter’s heavy snows. n High-school students are finding summer jobs in short supply this year. n Watch for ticks: Rocky Mountain spotted fever has hit the local area. May 27, 1966: n Ignoring FAA pleas to go slow, airlines are adding significant numbers of jets to service at National Airport, although flights by jets still represent only one in six departures at the airport. n Both the Board of Supervisors and the Sun’s editorial page seem fed up with the public antics of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance. n His Senate colleagues wished U.S. Sen. Willis Robertson (D-Va.) a happy 79th birthday. n In baseball action, Yorktown defeated Langley, 7-4, while McLean fell to Wakefield, 7-3, and Marshall was defeated by McLean, 7-3. May 30, 1972: n A Circuit Court judge estimates that 50 percent of students at the University of Virginia are using illegal drugs, and says the university administration is turning a blind eye to the situation. n CBS’s Eric Sevareid will be Northern Virginia Community College’s commencement speaker at the Filene Center. May 25, 1979: n After making cuts demanded by the Board of Supervisors, the School Board has approved a $178.4 million budget.
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Fairfax County Notes
GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Most Fairfax County govern-
ment offices will be closed Monday, May 29, observance of Memorial Day. However, some facilities are open and schedules vary. For specific schedule information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2017/memorial-day2017-schedule.htm. COURT SYSTEM’S PROGRAM FOR VETERANS TO MARK SECOND GRADUATION: The Fairfax County court
system’s Veterans Treatment Docket will celebrate its second graduation ceremony Thursday, May 25, marking the successful completion by two military veterans of 16 months of comprehensive treatment and supervision. Since February 2015, selected veterans in Fairfax County have been offered the opportunity to participate in an intensive, court-supervised diversion program. The Veterans Treatment Docket is designed to address the mental, emotional and substance-abuse issues often resulting from the combat stresses of military service. “We ask much of our men and women in uniform, and they ask little in return. We are ultimately responsible for ensuring that whatever effects they suffer in the mis-
sion of defending our nation will be treated,” said Fairfax County General District Court Judge Michael Lindner. “It is our goal that they emerge with pride, ready to engage their families and community with the dignity and honor they learned during their service in the U.S. military.” The Veterans Treatment Docket was started by current Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Penney Azcarate when she was in General District Court. A Circuit Court Veterans Treatment Docket was started in 2016. Azcarate and Lindner preside over the docket in their courts during the twice-monthly hearings. Since 2008, more than 230 court-supervised veterans-treatment programs have been created in the U.S. The goal of these programs is to restore the veteran to the community and his and her family, capable of facing the future in a productive way without re-offending and without resorting to alcohol or drugs. The keynote speaker for the May 25 event is Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh. Virginia Department of Veterans Services Commissioner John Newby also will address the graduates, and Del. Vivian Watts will present a memorial resolution honoring Robin Phillips, a tireless volunteer for the Veterans Treatment
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8. Beat the Joneses 9. ____ Mall, London 10. Backward arrow command 11. Give an impression 12. Zeus’ sister and wife 15. *Taught to do this in shop class 20. Cinderella’s win 22. Dog tags 24. Peoples Temple poison 25. *End of semester assessment 26. Wafting pleasantness 27. Like Phoenix 29. *Junior ball 31. Prefix with phone 32. Person, thing or ____ 33. Sometime in the future 34. *____ credit 36. Pop group “’N ____” 38. “Que sera ____” 42. Yogurt-based dip 45. End 49. Likewise 51. Move sideways 54. Same as rip 56. Meryl Streep’s “August: ____ County” 57. Gather harvest 58. James ____ Jones 59. Eye part 60. As opposed to gross 61. Short for Theodora 62. Poet Pound 63. Lecherous look 66. *Pre-college challenge 68. Bear’s room
Docket who died last August. PARK AUTHORITY UNVEILS ‘DISCOVERY TRAIL MAP’: The Fairfax County
Park Authority’s 2017 Discovery Trail Map, now in its fourth year, is now available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/discovery-trail-map/ and at local parks. Now in its fourth year, the popular summer activity encourages participants to explore 12 distinctive parks and discover their history, with both children and adults eligible to win prizes. Participants who visit eight sites will receive a prize packet valued at $93 and full of nine tickets to park amusements such as boat, train, wagon and carousel rides, mini-golf and camping. Prize-pack winners also are eligible to enter a drawing for bicycles and safety helmets. As part of the festivities, which run through Sept. 4, Lord Fairfax VI, the only English titled nobleman ever to live permanently in the American colonies, will “visit” parks along the Discovery Trail throughout the summer. Participants who spot him are encouraged to take a selfie with him and post it to Instagram; from the photos posted, judges will select weekly winners to receive prizes. May 25, 2017 35
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