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Election Winners Put Focus on Future BRIAN TROMPETER BRIANStaff TROMPETER Writer Staff Writer
CELEBRATING A PASSION FOR LEARNING IN VIENNA CELEBRATING A PASSION FOR LEARNING IN VIENNA Artists Missy and Seth Vandable, Mayor Laurie DiRocco, Vice Mayor Linda Colbert and Vienna Public Art Commission chairman Midge Biles Local Postal Customer Local Postal Customer
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PropertyRights RightsTrump TrumpNostalgia Nostalgiain in Property MerrifieldTennis-Complex Tennis-ComplexRenozing Renozing Merrifield units in a 188,000-square-foot, five-story, BRIAN TROMPETER BRIANStaff TROMPETER Writer Staff Writer
Longtime users of the Four Seasons Longtime users of the pleaded Four Seasons Tennis Club of Merrifield unsucTennis Club of Merrifield pleaded unsuccessfully with the Board of Supervisors cessfully the Board of from Supervisors Oct. 24 towith prevent a builder redevelOct. 24 to prevent a builder from redeveloping the site for a housing project. oping the site for a housing project. While sympathetic to the residents’ While sympathetic to the residents’ desire to keep the recreational facility, desire to keep the recreational facility, supervisors unanimously approved the supervisors unanimously approved the project, saying the property’s elderly project, sayingentitled the property’s owners were to sell andelderly retire owners were entitled to sell and and have their site redeveloped by retire Sekas and haveLtd. their site redeveloped by Sekas Homes Homes Ltd. Sekas will build “Four Seasons at MoSekas willwill build “Four127 Seasons at Mosaic,” which contain multi-family saic,” which will contain 127 multi-family
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units in a 188,000-square-foot, five-story, U-shaped building with underground U-shaped building with underground parking. The developer also will build 40 parking. The on developer alsosouthern will buildarea. 40 townhouses the site’s townhouses on the site’s southern area. The 5.57-acre property is on the west side The 5.57-acreRoad. property is on the west side of Eskridge of Eskridge Road. In addition, Sekas Homes will build a In addition, will build a child-care careSekas with Homes a maximum enrollchild-care care with a maximum enrollment of 143 students, which will occupy ment of 143 students, which occupy a 10,655-square-foot area will within the amulti-family 10,655-square-foot area within the area. A 5,400-square-foot multi-family area. 5,400-square-foot children’s play areaAwill be located west children’s play area will be located west of the multi-family building. of the building. Themulti-family development will continue the The development will continue high-quality urban design already the crehigh-quality urban design already creContinued on Page 25 Continued on Page 25
Before cruising to victory unopposed Before cruising victoryofunopposed Nov. 7, two localtoHouse Delegates Nov. 7, two local House of Delegates members prognosticated about the elecmembers prognosticated the issues election’s results, anticipated about dominant tion’s results, anticipated dominant issues in the 2018 General Assembly session and indiscussed the 2018how General Assembly session and the highly charged political discussed how the highly charged political atmosphere is motivating candidates. atmosphere motivating candidates. Del. RipisSullivan (D-48th), who chairs Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th), who chairs the House Democratic Caucus, predicted the House Democratic Caucus, predicted the party would have success flipping some the party wouldover havetosuccess flipping some GOP districts the Democrats. GOP“Ifdistricts over to the Democrats. we won four seats, that would be we won four seats, would be our“Ifbest performance in that a decade,” he our best performance in a decade,” he said. “If we get to five or more, it would said. “If weDemocratic get to five or more, it would be most seats since 1975, be most Democratic seats since 1975, when they picked up 13.” when they picked up 13.” Sullivan predicted that Medicaid and Sullivan predicted that Medicaid and health-care issues would occupy the Genhealth-care issuestime would occupy thewell Gen-as eral Assembly’s next year, as eral Assembly’s time next year, as well as Gov. McAuliffe’s last budget, which would Gov. McAuliffe’s last budget, which would be modified by whichever candidate was be modified by whichever candidate was elected Virginia’s next governor. elected Virginia’s next governor. Sullivan said he would continue presssaid he would press-it ingSullivan for legislation that continue would make ing for legislation that would make it Continued on Page 24 Continued on Page 24
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Tysons Partnership Leader Departs After Just 7 Months BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Tysons Partnership president and CEO David Diaz has stepped down after just seven months in the position, partnership officials announced Oct. 16. Sol Glasner, a founding member of the partnership who served as its board chairman from 2012 to 2014, that same day was appointed acting president and CEO, the organization’s media release read. Glasner also is the former general counsel of the MITRE Corp. Diaz could not be reached for comment. Partnership officials did not state why Diaz, who had taken the helm March 27, had departed, stating only that he had “left the organization to pursue other opportunities.” Glasner did not return the Sun Gazette’s request seeking comments about his plans for the organization what Diaz had accomplished during his brief tenure. Diaz previously had been president and CEO of Downtown Raleigh Alliance in North Carolina and before that had served as executive director of Downtown Roanoke, following his work as a planner for that city. A retired U.S. Army captain, Diaz served six years on active duty and earned
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Vocal-Arts Competition Showcases Exuberant Voices SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
The worship center at Antioch Baptist Church in Fairfax Station was alive Nov. 4 with sounds ranging from classic opera arias to modern African-American compositions. “Buckle your seat belts – you’re in for an evening of good music!” promised Bobbie Jean DeHaven, chair of the Northern Virginia Business and Professional Women’s Club, as she opened the late-afternoon event. And in the end, Alexandria native and Stanford University senior Samantha Rose Williams came away with the crown at the local 2017 Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists, an initiative of the National Association of Negro Women and Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. Williams emerged the victor from a field of eight local African-American performers who took the stage and tested their talents. But, noted George Mason University voice professor Samuel Bonds, “you were all winners . . . before you started your first note.” “You moved me,” said Bonds, a baritone soloist veteran music educator who has taught at H.D. Woodson High School, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Catholic University of America and the University of the District of Columbia and a number of regional performingarts organizations. Bonds, who received a special award at the event, told competitors that if they believed in themselves, they could find success in the world of classical music, but urged them not to take anything for granted. “This is hard work, living as an artist,” he said. “Your job goes beyond a pretty voice. Can you tell a story, can you grab our hearts? Bring [the audience] into your
Participants in the 2017 Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists included (from left) Devin Davis, Marcel Worrell Miller, Catherine Hinton, Jouelle Roberson, Samantha Rose Williams, Carmen Wilkins and Marcel Jordan Sawyer. They are joined by the honorary chair of the event, Kehembe Eichelberger, and honoree Samuel Bonds. Look for an upcoming slide show of photos at www.insidenova.com/news/arlington.
world.” “Believe in yourself,” Bonds said. “If this is what you want to do with your life, you’ll find a way.” Two local affiliates of the National Association of Negro Women and Business and Professional Women’s Clubs – the Millennium-Seat Pleasant Club of the National Capital Area and the Northern Virginia Business and Professional Women’s Club – team up to sponsor the local competition. Partner organizations include the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, Northern Virginia chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Northern Virginia section of the National Council of Negro Women, Opera Nova and the Northern Virginia chapter of Continental Societies. Williams, a mezzo-soprano, now goes on to district and, potentially, national competition. Second in the competition was bari-
tone Marcel Jordan Sawyer, a graduate of Delaware State University who has performed on stages as varied as the Kennedy Center and the Grand Ole Opry. Also competing were tenor Devin Davis, soprano Catherine Hinton, soprano Jouelle Roberson, tenor Marcel Worrell Miller and soprano Carmen Wilkins. Providing the performers a public venue was a key step in their progress, said Kehembe Eichelberger, a mezzo-soprano and member of the Howard University music faculty who has performed on stages from Wolf Trap to China and served as honorary chair of the 2017 competition. “It’s very, very important that we have these kinds of things,” said Eichelberger, who peppered her remarks with tales of personal success and setbacks in the artistic arena, and urged the public to get behind the efforts of young African-American singers. “They still need you. They still need a community,” she said in remarks while the
adjudicators were tallying scores in preparation for announcing the winner. Each participant selected three songs – an aria, an art song and either a Negro spiritual or work by a contemporary African-American composer – and were accompanied by noted pianist Alma Sanford. “It is our goal to continue to offer the classically trained artists in our community the opportunity to express their worth through their exquisite talents,” said DeHaven. Nationally, the Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists began in 1982 as the Leontyne Price Vocal Arts Competition. Now 35 years old, it serves as the signature program of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. “It is hoped that this competition experience will advance their careers and encourage their aspirations,” the national association noted.
Marymount President to Step Down at End of the Current Academic Year
The McLean branch of the American Association of University Women held its annual book sale at the Spring Hill RECenter while the McLean Community Center was undergoing renovation. The 48th annual event drew a crowd, with proceeds allowing the branch to award a total of $32,000 in scholarships to women and girls in the local area. The sale will be held at the Spring Hill facility in 2018, then is expected to move back to MCC in 2019.
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Marymount University president Matthew Shank will step down when his contract expires at the end of the 2017-18 academic year, the university announced Nov. 6. “It has been a joy to work with so many intelligent, passionate and genuinely caring colleagues,” Shank said in a note to the Marymount community, announcing his plan to depart after seven years at the helm of the school. He did not offer specific reasons for opting against accepting a new contract, but did say the board of trustees had asked him to continue in the post. The trustees have offered Shank the opportunity to take a year’s sabbatical, then return to the institution as a professor of marketing in the fall of 2019. During his years at the university, Shank presided over rebuilding of its Ballston campus, inaugurated a $40 million capital campaign and worked to ex-
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‘LOVE’ (Exciting and New!) Coming to Park BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Take a good look around and, if you’re feeling down, put a little love in your park. The Vienna Town Council on Oct. 30 unanimously approved a request to install a donated sign with large metal letters reading “LOVE” at the Northside Property Yard’s entrance next to the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail. Artist Melanie Doptis Rothstein on Jan. 23 approached the Vienna Public Art Commission with the proposal, which it subsequently approved. The town’s Board of Architectural Review signed off on the recommendation in June. The sign, which will echo other “LOVE” installations in communities around Virginia, will be located by the Richard Black Bridge near the property
Vienna officials plan to place a donated “LOVE” sign near Northside Park.
yard’s conservation area. The installation also will be just outside the right-of-way of the trail, which is owned and operated by the Northern Virgnia Regional Park Authority (aka NOVA Parks). The 13-foot-wide sign will have letters constructed by the artist’s husband, Na-
than Rothstein, out of 4-by-4-inch galvanized steel tubing, which will require little maintenance and be able to survive the elements, town officials said. Town employees will install the letters atop 1-foot-6-inch concrete footers that will extend beneath the frost line. The letters will stick about 6 feet out of the ground and be surrounded with mulch. The Vienna Public Art Commission periodically will paint the metal letters different colors to reflect various seasons and special events, said Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Herman. No date for the sign’s installation has been set, as town officials still are working with a structural engineer on the project and seeking necessary approvals from Fairfax County, Herman said. “It likely will be spring,” she said. “You need a certain temperature for pouring concrete.”
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Wolf Trap Hotel Site Could Be Redeveloped BRIAN TROMPETER
Hekemian & Co. Inc. would like to develop 160 apartments and more than 19,000 square feet of retail space on the site now occupied by the Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel and Tequila Grande restaurant.
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Representatives from a development company on Nov. 6 outlined for the Vienna Town Council a proposal to redevelop the Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel and Tequila Grande restaurant site on Maple Avenue, West, into a mixed-use project with residential units and retail. The proposal, which is in its early stages and has not begun its trek through the town’s development process, would include 160 apartment units with one or two bedrooms each, 19,237 square feet of pedestrian-oriented retail space and “village” architecture featuring varied façades. “We think we have a beautiful building that fits the scale of the town very well,” said Chris Bell of the development firm Hekemian & Co. Inc. The developer would like to rezone the property from C-1 commercial to the Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zone, which offers density bonuses, parking reductions and other incentives if developers provide amenities in accordance with town guidelines. Hekemian’s proposal would be designed to meet MAC standards without using variances, waivers or other modifications, backers said. The four-story building would be 54 feet tall (the maximum under the MAC ordinance), but some of its parapets could rise to 62 feet. While the latter is allowed under the ordinance, Council member Howard Springsteen worried it amounted to “height creep.” Retail operations, including restaurants, would occupy the building’s first floor and apartment units the top three levels. The retail areas would be separated by three plazas. The apartment units would be marketed toward young people and empty
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Our View: Good News on the Air-Quality Front Who says the we in the news biz only purvey negative news? Here’s some good-news coverage for you. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality reported last week that the 2017 summer season was the best in memory vis-a-vis air quality, with just four days in limited parts of the commonwealth (which did include Fairfax County) that exceeded levels of 70 parts per billion and thus qualified as a “high-ozone day.” The previous record statewide low was five days, recorded in 2013. And the figures are way down from the 1990s, when the number of high-ozone days during the summer would routinely run up to and over 100. Since that time, the threshold for an ozone-alert day has been tightened up significantly, making the major reduction in the number of those days even
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more impressive. It doesn’t take too much Nancy Drew-esque sleuthing to unearth the reasons that the days of high ozone are declining even as the population is increasing and demands on the electrical grid are skyrocketing. Measures to improve efficiency of everything from vehicles to HVAC systems have paid off, and the public is doing its part by being smarter about the use of energy, whether that means something as simple as turning off lights or going further by carpooling or teleworking. In this era of hyperpartisan division, you’d think (and hope) that air-quality improvements in recent decades would be embraced by all. There are limits, of course – there always is a tradeoff between efficiency and economic growth – but it seems that, in Virginia, a healthy balance is being struck.
Fairfax County Notes GOVERNMENT OFFICES TO BE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Most Fairfax County gov-
ernment offices will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day. For full details on what is open and what is closed, see the Web site at www. fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2017/veteransday-2017-schedule.htm.
NIGHT, WEEKEND SERVICE ADDED TO DEVELOPMENT HOTLINE: The Fairfax
County government is adding evening and weekend coverage to its Site Construction Hotline, which provides access to on-call inspectors to address complaints about development projects. The hotline – (703) 324-7470 – has been in operation during business hours since early 2016. It is designed to handle complaints ranging from construction beyond approved plans and permits and drainage issues to mud tracked on roadways and damage to trees. “The hotline is the best avenue for residents seeking answers and resolution to these issues,” county-government officials said in announcing the extension of hours. Callers should provide the address and description of the problem when calling.
PARK AUTHORITY WORKING TO RENOVATE FITNESS STATIONS AT NOTTOWAY PARK: The Fairfax County Park
Authority has begun work on renovations to fitness stations at Nottoway Park, and expects to have the $90,000 project completed by the end of November. Users of the park, located at 9537 Courthouse Road in Vienna, should expect trail closures at times during the project. Construction hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. TURNER FARM OBSERVATORY WINS
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STATEWIDE ACCOLADES: The roll-top
observatory at Observatory Park at the Turner Farm has been honored by the Virginia Recreation and Parks Society. The observatory, which was installed in 2016, received the “Best New Facility (Bricks and Mortar)” for communities with populations of 100,000 and above at the statewide group’s annual meeting. The observatory building includes an orientation room as well as three mounted telescopes, with room for a fourth. It is the only active observatory within 100 miles. The project was funded through bond referendums approved by Fairfax voters, plus donations from Jean and Ric Edelman, the Analemma Society and other individuals and groups.
LUCKY WINNER DRIVES AWAY IN RESTORED MUSTANG AFTER ROTARY RAFFLE: The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary
Club raised more than $161,000 from its raffle of a fully restored Mustang convertible. The lucky winner was Victor Castillo of Falls Church. The drawing culminated a six-month effort and was represented the highest amount raised in the club’s 32nd year of sales. Funds raised through the raffle will support a host of community organizations in the Bailey’s Crossroads area. Honorary Rotarian Val Wadsworth of Brandywine, Md., restored the car from a rusted hulk, and L&P Restorations of Cliton, Md., painted the car Caspian Blue. The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club meets Friday mornings at Goodwin House. For information, see the Web site at www.bxrotary.org.
EXPLORER PROGRAMS OF POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENTS DETAILED: The
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Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Association will host a public-safety program focused on the Explorer programs of the county police and fire departments on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mason Governmental Center, 6507 Columbia Pike in Annandale. The Explorer programs are open to youth ages 14 to 20, allowing them to explore careers in law enforcement. The community is invited. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LAUNCHES ‘PERMANENT FUND’: The Community
Foundation for Northern Virginia has announced the launch of its Permanent Fund campaign, a community endowment to provide critical support for those in need in the region. Currently, the Permanent Fund stands at more than $4 million in current and pledged gifts, and the goal is to grow it to $7 million by June 2019. For information, see the Web site at http://www.cfnova.org/permanentfund.
‘SOBERRIDE’ SERVES A RECORD NUMBER DURING WEEKEND BEFORE HALLOWEEN: The SoberRide initiative of the
Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) saw record usage over the preHalloween weekend, with 715 individuals receiving a ride home during the six-hour period that began 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. “This level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from greater Washington’s roadways every 30 seconds,” said Kurt Gregory Erickson, president of WRAP. The non-profit organization partners with Lyft to provide transportation home during holiday periods. The previous record-high usage for the Halloween time frame was 579 in 2005.
Oakton Park Closed as Work Begins in Local Roundabout More than a decade after it first was envisioned, construction has begun on the Fairfax County Department of Transportation’s (FCDOT) long-awaited roundabout at Hunter Mill Road and Mystic Meadow Way in Oakton. The nearly $1.86 million project was the brainchild of the Hunter Mill Traffic-Calming Task Force, which began meeting before Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) first was elected to office in 2003. “It goes back long enough that a lot of people don’t know the origin,” Smyth said. “It was a citizen initiative done to calm traffic in a residential neighborhood.” FCDOT designed the roundabout and the contractor, Fort Myer Construction of Washington, D.C., started construction in September. Officials hope the project will be finished substantially by April 22, 2018, although weather and other factors may affect that deadline. Construction will be performed in phases and the intersection will remain open throughout the project, said engineer Qais Bashir of FCDOT’s Utilities Design and Construction Division. The roundabout is being built entirely within the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) right-of-way, he said.
The traffic-light-free intersection feature will have a 50-foot-diameter concrete center circle topped with landscaping and one travel lane around it, bringing the roundabout’s overall diameter to 115 feet, Bashir said. No through-pass is available; all motorists, including those driving emergency apparatuses such as fire engines, will be required to drive around the roundabout as intended, Bashir said. Through-trucks are prohibited on Hunter Mill Road, he added. The roundabout’s location is the point where Hunter Mill Road switches from four lanes in the south to two in the road’s northern section, Smyth said. The roundabout project also will include concrete and asphalt sidewalks, concrete medians, curb ramps, curb and gutter, storm-drainage and site improvements, asphalt restoration and pavement markings, Bashir said. Because of the construction, Fairfax County Park Authority officials on Nov. 2 announced they had closed adjacent Oakton Community Park to visitors through April 2018. The closure includes the site’s parking lot, playground and historic schoolhouse, which was moved to the site 10 years ago from its previous location at Route 123 and Hunter Mill Road.
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Schools & Military n Tiffany Messerall of McLean recently was inducted into the University of South Alabama chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the naiton’s oldest all-discipline honor society.
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Members of the Longfellow Middle School Model United Nations (Model UN) club received the “Best Middle n Kayleigh Kim, the daughter of School Delegation” award at the third Chong and Sylvia Kim of Oak Hill and annual conference hosted by the McLean Let’sHigh change date to Aug. 4 – an eighth-grader at Rachel Carson MidSchoolthe Model UN Club. dle School, will travel to Lynchburg6th. in Winning “Best Delegate” and “OutJanuary to compete as a division finalist standing Delegate” awards were Jeanie in the Music Teachers National Associa- Qi, Justin Dong, Rose Boehm, Mehr Kution Junior Strings competition. mar Selma Danielson, Camden Lannin, Kim, who has been studying violin for Louiza Khachemoune, Jasmine Andresol, five years, has won numerous competi- Cynthia Ma, Emily Yoo, Leah Siegel and tions and has performed at Carnegie Hall, Chanyoo Lee. SALE Merkin Hall and Strathmore Hall. n Seventh-grader Raed Mirza of Great Winners at the state level will advance n
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COLVIN RUN TO HOST U.S. NAVY REENACTORS: Colvin Run Mill will host
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YOUNG ACTORS TO PRESENT PIRATE PRODUCTION: The Old Firehouse Teen
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Metro Areas Seeing Prices on the Rise Constrained inventory levels across the country pinched sales growth and kept home prices rising at a steady clip in nearly all metro areas in the third quarter, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors. The national median existing singlefamily home price in the third quarter was $254,000, up 5.3 percent from the third quarter of 2016 ($241,300). The median price during the second quarter increased 6.1 percent from the second quarter of 2016. Single–family home prices last quarter increased in 92 percent of measured markets, with 162 out of 177 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) showing sales price gains in the third quarter compared with the third quarter of 2016 (the most since the second quarter of 2015, at 93 percent). Fifteen metropolitan areas (8 percent) across the nation recorded lower median prices from a year earlier, according to the survey. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says the housing market’s performance during the third quarter was underwhelming. “The stock market’s climb to new record highs, the continued stretch of outstanding job growth and mortgage rates under 4 percent kept homebuyer demand at a very robust level throughout the summer,” he said. “Unfortunately, the pace of new listings were unable to replace what was quickly sold,” Yun said. “Home shoppers had little to choose from, and many had out outbid others in order to close on a home. The end result “was a slowdown in sales from earlier in the year, steadfast price growth and weakening affordability conditions,” Yun said in a press release. The five most expensive housing markets across the nation in the third quarter were the San Jose, Calif., metro area, where the median existing single– family price was $1,165,000; San Francisco, $900,000; Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif., $790,000; urban Honolulu, $760,200; and San Diego, $607,000. The five lowest-cost metro areas in the third quarter were Decatur, Ill., $86,300; Youngstown-Warren–Boardman, Ohio, $88,900; Cumberland, Md., $96,400; Wichita Falls, Texas, $113,800; and Elmira, New York, $117,300.
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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA OFFICES TO BE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: Most Town of Vienna govern-
ment offices will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day. For information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.
FIRE-DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY TO HOST FALL BAZAAR: The Vienna Volun-
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there will be a table of attic treasures plus a homemade-baked-goods sale. Lunch will be available. WOMAN’S CLUB TO HOST FALL BAZAAR: The Vienna Woman’s Club will
hold its 55th annual holiday bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. Admission is $3, with funds raised supporting the club’s scholarship programs. For information, see the Web site at www.viennawomansclub.org. HISTORY OF VIENNA INN SUBJECT OF ROUNDTABLE: The “Mayor @ Your
Service” series continues with a program looking at the history of Vienna Inn. Hosted by Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco and held at the restaurant-cumtavern on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., the event will feature a roundtable discussion of the history of the local landmark, which has been open and serving its famous chili dogs since 1960. The Vienna Inn is located at 120 Maple Ave., E. For information, see the Web site at www.viennainn.com. POTTERY STUDENTS, TEACHERS TO OFFER THEIR WARES: Teachers and
students from the Vienna Parks and Recreation Department’s pottery classes will participate in the annual House Pottery Show and Sale on Saturday, Nov. 11 from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Four teachers instruct 59 students in various town pottery courses. The event will take place at the Bowman House Arts and Crafts Center, 211 Center St., S. CHURCH FORUM TO FOCUS ON PEACE:
The Church of the Holy Comforter will present a forum – “Peaceful Conversations in a Conflicted World” – on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. at the church, 543 Beulah Road, N.E., in Vienna. The event will feature M.J. and Jerry Parks, activists and founders of Little Friends of Peace. The community is invited. For information on the Parks’ organization, see the Web site at www.lffp.org. For general information, see the Web site at www.holycomforter.com. SPEAKER TO DISCUSS ROLE OF COAST GUARD IN VIETNAM: The North
East Vienna Citizens Association will hold a general membership meeting on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. The featured speaker will be Dr. Robert Leggett to discuss his new book, “U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 1963 Goes to War – A Collection of Stories Involving Combat, Tragedy, and Lasting Memories.” The community is invited.
VIETNAM VETS LOOK AT CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF MILITARY LEADERS: Vietnam Veterans of
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The Vienna/Oakton chapter of National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. at American Legion Post 180, 330 Center St., N., in Vienna. The speaker will be Margaret Mensch of Arlington Ladies, which provides services and support during funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Public-Safety Notes VIENNA POLICE ARREST MEN AFTER HIT-AND-RUN INCIDENT: Vienna police
arrested a 30-year-old Arlington man on Oct. 27 following a hit-and-run accident that occurred at 9:52 p.m. at Maple Avenue, W., and Nutley Street. Police transported the man to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities served him with a warrant for felony hit-and-run. During the investigation, Vienna police also arrested an 18-year-old Arlington man on a drunk-in-public charge. Police also transported him to the Adult Detention Center, where authorities served him with arrest warrants for being drunk in public and possessing marijuana. Both men were remanded to the custody of the Fairfax County sheriff’s deputies.
County police on Nov. 3 joined other law-enforcement departments around the region to kick off the fall “Street Smart” campaign. This program aims to reduce pedestrian and cyclist injuries and deaths across the region; educate drivers, pedestrians and cyclists about safe use of the roadway; and increase enforcement of pedestrian- and bicycle-safety laws and raise awareness about that enforcement. This initiative spans across the roadways of Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland. From now through December, officers will participate in “Street Team Ac-
tivations.” Area police will maintain high visibility while enforcing those laws. Not only will police enforce laws regarding bicycle and pedestrian safety, but they also will hand out safety literature and traffic statistics to people using local roadways. COUNTY POLICE LIST DRUG-TAKEBACK RESULTS: This year’s National
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day was a big success, Fairfax County police said. The department participated in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) program to allow area residents to safely and confidentially dispose of all prescription drugs.
All eight police district stations participated in the DEA’s program in October to collect safely and confidentially dispose of prescription drugs. The overall county-wide collection was 2,623 pounds of drugs. By district station, the results were: Sully, 261 pounds; Mount Vernon, 291; McLean, 264; Mason, 409; Reston, 309; Franconia, 239; West Springfield, 506; and Fair Oaks, 344. County police also are launching a new pilot program due to the overwhelming success of this annual event and the need for residents to turn in prescription drugs throughout the year.
VIENNA MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: A resident living in the 400 block of
Yeonas Drive, S.W., on Oct. 27 at 11:25 p.m. requested assistance from a Vienna police officer following a trespassing incident that just had taken place. An officer who was investigating the case was interviewing a suspect when he suddenly was assaulted by the suspect, police said. Vienna police arrested the 54-year-old Vienna man and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. A magistrate issued arrest warrants against the man for assaulting a law-enforcement officer, destroying property and trespassing. The man was remanded to the custody of Fairfax County sheriff’s deputies and held without a bond until he could see a judge.
VIENNA POLICE FIND AIR GUN, CUTTING TOOL IN VACANT RESTAURANT:
A Vienna police officer was checking businesses for open doors on Oct. 30 at 8:42 p.m. when he located an open door at the former Marco Polo Restaurant, 245 Maple Ave., W. The officer searched the inside of the closed-down business and located an air gun and a large cutting instrument. Police removed the items from the business. BIKE STOLEN FROM VIENNA GARAGE:
A Vienna-area resident living in the 9300 block of Tefler Court told Fairfax County police that between Oct. 21 and 30 someone had entered the house’s garage and taken a bicycle. Police continue to investigate this case.
MONEY TAKEN, PROPERTY DAMAGED AT TYSONS HAIR SALON: Someone
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It’s That Time of Year to Make Tough Decisions For sportswriters, this is always a fun – and frustrating – time of year.
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Each Team Wins a Regional Crown DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
With some strong pack running the Madison Warhawks and Oakton Cougars dominated the girls and boys 6A Northern CROSS COUNTRY Region D cross country championship meets Nov. 2 at Burke Lake Park. Each high school team won a title and finished second in another race. Madison won the girls crown with 75 points, with Oakton second with 83. In the boys race, Oakton and Madison tied for first with 88 points, with Oakton winning on the tiebreaker because its sixth runner (freshman Zach Morse) finished ahead of Madison’s sixth. The Oakton boys had just one runner in the top 15 – senior champion Ahmed Hassan in 15:39 – then had a tight back finishing in 21st, 22nd, 24th, 26th and Morse in 29th. Scott Sullivan was 21st, Daniel Morales 22nd, Ethan Walls 24th and Bryce Buttrey 26th. “I was going for the win and to run Continued on Page 23
Oakton High School’s Ahmed Hassan won the boys race of the Northern Region D cross country championships last week, helping his team to the title as well. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI
Huskies Win Title, Finish Regular Season 9-0 DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
From the start of the 2017 campaign there were high hopes for the Flint Hill even FOOTBALL Huskies, the players during a preseason luncheon talked about not losing. So far, the high school football team has not disappointed. Flint Hill (9-0) completed its first undefeated regular season in program history Nov. 4 with a 38-7 victory over the visiting Maret Frogs. The win also gave the Huskies the outright Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference championship with a 4-0 mark. Maret was the defending champ, with Flint Hill second in 2016. 22
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The MAC title is a league-record eighth for the Huskies and the team’s fourth in six years. In addition, Flint Hill dominated against MAC opponents, outscoring the four by an average margin of victory of 35 points. “The players talked about their goals at that luncheon, and they said ‘we are not losing,’” Flint Hill coach Tom Verbanic said. “That was impressive to hear. Our coaching staff has worked really hard and long hours to get them to this point. Now we have to stay the course and focus, and stay healthy and the coaches have to have them prepared.” Next for Flint Hill is the four-team Division I state private-school playoffs. The Huskies are the top seed and host No. 4 seed Benedictine on Nov. 11.
Flint Hill has never won a state title, but finished second once. In the win over Maret, junior running back Jordan Houston led the way by running for two touchdowns. Mark Lewis had a scoring run, as did quarterback Miles Thompson, who also threw a TD pass to Lewis. Justin Duenkel kicked four extra points and Matt McClements booted a 37-yard field goal and one extra point. Houston rushed for 207 yards and Lewis for 51. Thompson was 11 of 14 passing for 224. Trey Rucker (102 yards) and Lewis each had three catches. NOTE: The state playoffs also include No. 3 seed and defending champion Collegiate and No. 2 St. Christopher’s.
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With the fall high school playoffs in progress for many Northern Virginia sports, there are always conflicting games and events to cover. The questions are always where to go, which events to attend? It seems there are always multiple things to cover at the same time. More creative and planned scheduling might reduce such conflicts, but that doesn’t happen very often. Those lucky enough to cover high school sports want to be at all of the games. So that’s the dilemma. Since cloning is not yet possible, decisions have to be made. Where to go to report on the cross country, field hockey, soccer, tennis and volleyball events? The football playoffs begin this coming weekend, which further muddies the water. On Nov. 2 last week, there was a league-championship boys soccer game played at one site, while region cross country meets were occurring at the same time at a venue 15 miles away. The decision was made to cover cross country because a lot more athletes were involved compared to one soccer match. The previous couple of nights had conflicting girls volleyball and field hockey playoff matches. Langley High School hosted both sports at 7 p.m., so walking back-and-forth from the gymnasium to the football field worked to some degree. The same situations occur during the winter and spring seasons, but is significantly magnified because each campaign has more sports. One situation that helps ease the glut is having some of the privateschool leagues hold their tournament championships on Sunday afternoons. Even then, there are conflicts because different venues are used. But at least there are no conflicts with the publicschool playoffs. That certainly helps in the decision-making process.
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Langley Keeps Rolling, Repeats as Liberty Champions DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
There was no panic or big changes from the Langley Saxons after losing c o n s e c u t ive VOLLEYBALL matches over a three-day period in late September. All the girls high school volleyball team did was refocus a little and get a bit healthier. The result was no more losses and a nine-match winning streak, concluding with a second straight Liberty District tournament championship. Top-seed Langley routed the No. 3 seed McLean Highlanders in the title match, 25-13, 25-15, 25-11, at Langley to improve to 21-3. Eight of Langley’s nine wins during that victory string were by 3-0 scores. The district-tourney title was the sixth in program history for Langley, a perennial state power. “We were in a little bit of disrepair
The Langley Saxons gather with the Liberty District tournament championship banner and troPHOTO FROM LANGLEY phy the volleyball team won on its home court last week.
when we lost those two matches,” Langley coach Susan Shifflett said. “We had two players with ankle injuries and others with concussion issues. I think now it has all come together, and everyone is pretty much healthy.” Shifflett said Langley played one of its strongest matches in the district final, with a team hitting percentage of .400. “We started well and kept it going,”
Shifflett said. “We played very well.” District Player of the Year Elena Shklyar, a senior, led the Saxons with 12 kills and 19 assists. Olivia Franke, a sophomore, also had 12 kills, senior Allison Franke had nine kills, senior Julia Mays had 12 assists and junior Jessica Maebius had 10 digs. For McLean, senor Maddie McArthur had 14 kills and 12 digs.
Langley was 2-0 in the tourney, defeating Washington-Lee in the semifinals and having a first-round bye. McLean fell to 16-7 and was 2-1 in the tourney, defeating South Lakes, 3-0, and No. 2 seed Yorktown, 3-1, in the semifinals. Langley and McLean advanced to the Northern Region 6D tournament. Langley was second in the region last year and won a region crown in 2015, its fourth such title. NOTE: Shifflett began the region tournament with 381 career victories, starting in the team’s inaugural season in 1999. n The Marshall Statesmen (16-1) won the National District tournament with a 3-0 victory over Edison in the championship match and a 3-2 win over Falls Church in the semifinals, after having a first-round bye. Marshall now enters the Northern Region 6D tournament sporting an 11match winning streak.
Undefeated Huskies Continue Dominance in ISL Volleyball DAVE FACINOLI
In the championship match, Flint Hill started slowly, falling behind 4-1 early in the opening set while at the same time losing standout junior setter Krissy O’Malley with a right hamstring injury. She missed the semifinal win over No. 3 seed Madeira with the same injury on Nov. 3, tried to play in the final, but after a few points could not continue. Flint Hill rallied to win that set, 25-14, took the second, 25-11, then rallied late in the third to win 26-24 after trailing 24-23, and 4-1 early in the
game. “That’s a difficult position to lose, but we did a nice job adjusting,” Flint Hill coach Carrol DeNure said. “Episcopal came out strong and all the pressure is on us. So it’s how we handle that. We’ve had a few injuries this season and we’ve figured out ways to adjust and get it done. We did that again today.” DeNure credited sophomore setter Reagan Carlton for filling in well for the missing O’Malley. Senior hitter Siron Hardy and soph-
omore hitter Sydney Reed led the way with 13 kills, sophomore Laila Ricks had nine kills and three aces, Elayna Duprey had five kills and Lika Nkenchor had four. Reed had seven aces, Carlton and Tristen Isaac had service winners and Aubree Phillips had multiple assists. The Huskies defeated No. 8 seed St. Andrews in the first round of the ISL tourney. Hardy had 11 kills against St. Andrews and Reed and Duprey had seven each. Phillips had 12 digs and Isaac added seven aces. In the Metro City Championship, Flint Hill again played without O’Malley. She may play in the state. Flint Hill won the first set, 25-22, lost the second, 25-23, was trailing 3-0 early in the third but won 25-18, then dominated the fourth set, 25-10. Hardy had 18 kills, Reed 13 and Ricks had 11 to go with six aces. Duprey and Nkenchor added a handful of kills. “I liked the whole demeanor of our team tonight,” DeNure said. “A lot of different players stepped up.” See a story on the Metro final at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax/. The ISL and Metro City tournament championships give the Huskies a total of three tourney crowns so far this season.
said. “They all stepped up and ran together in a pack.” Hassan didn’t run a week earlier in the district meet because he had injured his ankle, and was kept out of the race as a precaution. The Madison boys were led by runner-up Chamberlain Zulauf (15:45) with Kevin Murphy fourth (15:46), Zach Holden sixth (15:49) and William Eggers 25th. “We were right there. One place would have made the difference,” Madi-
son coach Craig Chasse said. Marshall High’s Ben Smith was eighth in the boys race (15:54). For the Madison girls, the region title was the team’s first in school history. “I think all the strong work the girls put in over the summer helped them today,” Chasse said. “They really ran in a good pack.” Leading Madison was Elizabeth Wu in fifth (18:21), Elaina Sprague in 13th (18:52), Rachel Shoemaker (16th, 19:04), Sarah Hetherington (20th, 19:15) and
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With an undefeated regular season complete, the Flint Hill Huskies next two of VOLLEYBALL achieved their three playoff goals by winning league volleyball and city tournament titles for the sixth straight time each. Top-seeded Flint Hill (32-0) won the Independent School League AA Division tourney crown with a 3-0 record, all by 3-0 scores, and defeating the No. 2 seed Episcopal Maroon in the Nov. 5 tourney final at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. Next, the busy girls high school team won the Metro City Championship at Flint Hill against Holy Cross, 3-1, on Nov. 6. It was the Huskies’ eighth such title. After that is the Division I state private-school tournament, which began Nov. 7 with a first-round match at No. 1 seed Flint Hill against Bishop Sullivan. Flint Hill finished second in the state last year. It has won the state crown seven times. As for the ISL tourney championship, it was Flint Hill’s 10th in program history.
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The Flint Hill Huskies gather with the championship banner after winning a sixth straight IndePHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI pendent School League AA Division Tournament on Nov. 5.
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the seven-member commission, said Biles, who was impressed by the final result. “One thing I love is, the boy is reading the book and the girl is taking flight into her imagination,” she said. Seeman was appointed to the Town Council in December 1996 to serve the unexpired term of her late husband, Council member Rodger Seeman. She was elected to full terms in 1997 and 1999 before becoming mayor in 2000. She stayed in that post until her death in February 2014 at age 76. Her daughter, Vice Mayor Linda Colbert, said the sculpture captures her late mother’s passion for volunteering. “She always said, ‘Vienna has done so much for our family that of course we were going to give back,’” Colbert said. The artwork also wowed Vienna resident Dorothy Pech, who called it “inspiring” and “absolutely great.” Pech knew Mayor Seeman and said the sculpture would have pleased her. “She was so down-to-Earth, such a people person,” she said. “I think she would like this.”
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ated in the Mosaic District, said Lori Greenlief, the applicant’s attorney. The project’s open spaces will exceed requirements and its new roadways will contribute toward creation of Merrifield’s new street grid, she said. “This development is positive for Merrifield in many ways,” Greenlief said. “It takes a site that currently has no stormwater controls and brings it up to the county’s high standards.” The site’s overall floor-area ratio will be 1.2, including bonus density for providing 17 affordable/workforce dwelling units, and 29 percent of the property will be open space. Parks will be located in both the multi-family and single-family areas and a 40-by-270-foot “urban plaza” with a water feature will be built along Eskridge Road. Sekas Homes will build three new access points from Eskridge Road, which will connect with private streets inside the site. Those streets will be at least 24 feet wide and have sidewalks on both sides. Several speakers sought to save the tennis club, which was built in 1972 and expanded in 1994. Fred Ricci, a 50-year county resident, said supervisors needed to protect the county’s environment and traditions. “No more construction,” he said. “I’m sick and tired of builders dictating what
we should and should not do. If Sekas wants to build these houses, build them somewhere else. Leave the tennis courts alone.” Susheel Jain, who plays tennis at the facility, said the developer’s proposal was “grossly deficient” in several areas, especially transportation-demand management. Another critic, Loren Haag, said the tennis facility’s patrons support local businesses. “The over-arching obligation of planning-and-zoning processes is to channel and facilitate development to best meet the needs of the community at-large,” Haag said. “The owner does not have an inherent right to a development that neither meets the requirements of the master plan nor furthers the highest and best interests for the property.” Michael Grace of the Four Seasons Tennis Club Preservation Task Force made a pointed appeal. “Right here, right now, we stand at a critical fork in the road,” he said. “Will Fairfax County intercede to save a unique, vital facility that benefits thousands of individuals, most of whom reside in Fairfax County, or will the county let Four Seasons get bulldozed to provide residences for all of 316 individuals, adjacent to a post office and its parking lot?” About 15,000 people use Four Seasons at least once per year, Grace said. The facility receives $2 million per year in revenue and provides 41 recurring jobs, including 28 full-time positions. About 4,700 youths
take part annually in the facility’s tennis academy and 200 collegiate scholarships have been generated, he added. Opponents tried for two years to save the tennis club, Grace said. “What we are asking is for Fairfax County to intercede to correct what we see as an imbalance between privateproperty rights and the citizens’ health and welfare,” he said. “We would like the county to match Mr. Sekas’ offer for this property and acquire, update and expand Four Seasons into a multi-use recreational facility, including tennis.” In lieu of that, Grace asked that if supervisors approved the application, they should specifically earmark the developer’s financial contributions for new tennis facilities in the area. The group also asked supervisors to direct the county’s Park Authority to plan for an indoor-tennis facility to replicate and replace Four Seasons. The county government provides about 250 tennis courts, not including all the ones on school properties, staff said. Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason) said the Mosaic District’s plan is being realized and Sekas Homes’ development will be one of the last pieces of the puzzle. “Housing is one of our great deficiencies, not only in Fairfax County but in the entire region,” she said, citing figures that the region needs about 93,000 more housing units. “I think this type of housing being proposed here will fill some of that void.”
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with “Veterans” 8. Heavily built 9. Capital of West Germany 10. *College program 11. 4,840 square yards 12. Your, to Shakespeare 15. Planters’ treat 20. Drives a getaway car, e.g. 22. First off sinking ship? 24. Auto contents 25. Japanese verse 26. It falls in the fall 27. Bigfoot’s cousins 29. 1970s carpet 31. Current events program 32. Gives off 33. Cinderella’s win 34. *Veterans Day flower 36. *Retail “celebration” 38. *“Aim High... Fly-FightWin” org. 42. *“Remember the ____!” 45. Served soup 49. Oahu greeting gift 51. VHS player button 54. Keyboard key 56. James Bond, don’t say this! 57. “For Whom the ____ Tolls” 58. Cleveland, OH Lake 59. Orange peel 60. “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” e.g. 61. Italy’s obsolete money 62. Denim innovator 63. Flow alternative 65. *“The War to End All Wars” 67. Bear cave
N.Va. Transportation Notes COMMUNITY FORUM TO FEATURE VIRGINIA WMATA BOARD MEMBERS:
Virginia’s members of the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will participate in a community forum – “Getting Metro Back on Track” – on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Navy League, 2300 Wilson Blvd. The event, sponsored by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, will feature a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. The event is free, and the community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.novatransit.org. HEARINGS SET ON I-66 OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY: The Virginia Department of
Transportation will host three public hearings related to design of the Transform 66 Outside the Beltway project. The meetings will focus on the 22-mile Interstate 66 corridor from the Capital Beltway west to Gainesville. All meetings will feature open houses beginning at 6 p.m., followed by formal presentations at 7 p.m. and a public-comment period. Meetings are slated for: • Monday, Nov. 13 at Oakton High School, focused on the segment from the 30
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Beltway west to Route 50. • Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Stone Middle School in Centreville, focused on the segment from Route 50 west to Route 29. • Thursday, Nov. 16 at Piney Branch Elementary School in Bristow, focused on the segment from Route 29 west to Gainesville. For information on the hearings and the project, and a link to provide comments, see the Web site at http://outside. transform66.org. DMV HOSTS STUDENT COMPETITION TO DESIGN NEW LICENSE PLATE: The
Department of Motor Vehicles is inviting Virginia high-school students to enter a new license-plate-design contest. The “Take Action Against Distraction” license-plate competition kicked off Nov. 1 and is open to all Virginia students in grades 9 to 12. According to DMV officials, 13 Virginians were killed and more than 800 injured in crashes involving a distracted teen driver during 2016. “We are excited about this contest, and look forward to seeing the creative designs we receive from students,” said DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb. “But more importantly, we’re excited the con-
test will get high-school students throughout Virginia talking about this issue.” The new license plate was authorized by the General Assembly, with Del. Tag Greason (R-Loudoun) as patron. “The contest aims to start the conversation and raise awareness,” Greason said. “It gives the students an opportunity to take an active part in combating distracted driving.” Designs can be submitted through Dec. 15 online at www.dmvnow.com/vaplatecontest. A panel of judges will select eight finalists to go to a public vote next spring, with the winner taking home a cash prize. Partners in the initiative include AAA Mid-Atlantic and the Virginia Department of Education. Two Northern Virginia localities – Arlington and Falls Church – currently use student competitions for their annual taxdecal designs. The Sun Gazette runs news of interest to the community every week both online and in print. You can submit your items via regular mail, fax or e-mail. Find contact information on Page 6 of every edition of the Sun Gazette.
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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. November 12, 1948: n The Sun’s editorial page says President Truman can claim no mandate from the recent election – “no, indeed!” the paper says – but still congratulated him on his surprise victory. n At the supermarket: Safeway has pork chops for 49 cents per pound and ham for 53 cents per pound. November 10, 1960: n A county resident decided to pay his $404 real estate tax bill in pennies, but county officials – citing a state law – refused to accept them. n Election wrap-up: The Sun’s editorial page says Virginia could be on the verge of becoming a two-party state, and proclaims U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, as “politically invincible.” n Nearly complete results show that John Kennedy won 49.99 percent of the national vote for president. n Top Virginia Democrats are “making up” after some – including U.S. Sen. Harry Byrd – refused to support John Kennedy’s presidential bid. n Partially tongue-in-cheek, some experts say that continuing population growth means the world will run out of room in 2026. November 14-15, 1969: n Faulty leadership and a lack of staffing are blamed for woes at the Fairfax County housing and redevelopment authority. n Nearly 200 Catholic and Episcopal priests were arrested after attempting to conduct a Mass on the concourse at the Pentagon. n Some students at George Mason College burned their draft cards during an anti-war protest. November 13, 1972: n Jean Packard today becomes the first female chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. n The Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that U.S. Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. will switch his party affiliation from independent to Republican by January. n The Fairfax County government’s auction of surplus school buses and other vehicles drew a crowd. n Lt. Gov. Henry Howell is exploring a bid for governor.
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