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Regional Leadership Summit Sees Policy Differences BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Top elected officials in Northern Virginia concur on the region’s most pressing issues, but have differing – sometimes quite divergent – views on how to tackle them.

Five high-ranking regional leaders sounded off on transportation, economic development and education Aug. 31 at the Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit.

Hosted by the Alexandria, Arlington, Loudoun

County and Northern Virginia chambers of commerce and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, the event drew about 225 people and forced organizers to relocate it from a smaller venue to Gannett Co. Inc. headquarters in Tysons.

The debate proved so lively that moderator Bruce Potter, chief of operating officer of Northern Virginia Media Services, had time to pose only a fraction of the questions submitted.

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Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Jay Fisette, Loudoun Board of Supervisors Chairman Phyllis Randall, Fairfax Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova and Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart listen as Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg makes a point Aug. 31.

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A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS UPON US! McLean High School wrestlers Tommy Lee and Saebyul Perez were among those staffing tables Sept. 1 at an activities fair that coincided with freshman-orientation day at the high school.

Lee, Perez and more than 180,000 other Fairfax County Public Schools students headed back to class this week after their summer break.

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Jobless Rate Again Down Across D.C. Metro Area The Washington region’s year-overyear unemployment rate dropped again in July, according to new figures, part of a continuing slow but generally steady national improvement.

With 3.34 million in the civilian workforce and 152,000 looking for work, the region’s jobless rate of 4 percent was down from 4.6 percent a year before, according to figures reported Aug. 31 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The D.C. metro area was one of 279 out of 387 across the nation to report lower year-over-year unemployment.

Higher rates were recorded in 87 areas, with no change in another 21, based on non-seasonally-adjusted data.

In July, the lowest jobless rate nationally was found in Sioux Falls, S.D., at 1.9 percent. The highest were found in Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif., at 24.3 percent and 24.2 percent, respectively.

Of the nation’s 51 metro areas with populations of a million or more, the lowest jobless rate for the month was found in Denver, at 3.4 percent, with the highest in Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., at 6.9 percent.

Nationally, July’s non-seasonallyadjusted jobless rate of 5.1 percent was down from 5.6 percent a year before.

Among Virginia metro areas outside Washington, year-over-year jobless percentages were down across the board, standing at 3.6 percent in Charlottesville and in Winchester, 3.7 percent in Staunton-Waynesboro, 3.9 percent in Roanoke, 4.1 percent in Richmond, 4.4 percent in Harrisonburg, 4.6 percent in Hampton Roads and in Blacksburg-Christiansburg, and 4.7 percent in Lynchburg.

Statewide, the jobless rate in July was 4 percent, down from 4.5 percent and representing 4.27 million in the civilian workforce and 172,000 looking for jobs.

July 2016 figures are preliminary and subject to revision. For full data, see the Web site at www.bls.gov.

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Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce leaders, joined by public officials and members of the business community, celebrated the organization’s first 55 years Aug. 30 and looked toward a future of continued civic engagement.

“This is our community and it always has been home,” said Bobbie Kilberg, president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. “The Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce is really the glue that holds the entire community together.”

Scores of guests sipped wine and munched on hummus, small sandwiches and cooked brie at the fete, held at the Tower Club in Tysons.

The milestone was an emerald anniversary, noted chamber chairman Marcus Simon, who read a congratulatory note from Gov. McAuliffe.

“Fifty-five years has been great, but it’s sort of just the beginning,” said Simon, who owns EKKO Title and represents the 53rd District in the House of Delegates.

Former chamber board chairman Merritt Green of General Counsel P.C. said McLean still has untapped resources that chamber officials should engage and that he looked forward to seeing the community changes in upcoming decades.

Bruce Potter, chief operating officer of Northern Virginia Media Service, the Sun Gazette’s parent company, said McLean benefits from a strong business community and noted chamber leaders hope to expand the group’s membership.

Stu Mendelsohn, an attorney and former Dranesville District supervisor, said the chamber has supported many community initiatives, including the alwayspopular Reindog Parade.

“You’ve got a lot to be proud of,” Mendelsohn said. “You’ve got a special heritage to follow.”

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) displayed a plaque showing the chamber’s accomplishments, which had been entered into the Congressional Record.

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Chamber president Paul Kohlenberger, who also is treasurer of the McLean Community Center Governing Board, provided some historical tidbits about the business group: • The organization initially was incorporated in 1961 as the McLean Business and Professional Association. Francis Koenig was the group’s first president and charter members included Bayard Evans of the Farm Inn and Louise Curran of the McLean Scene.

• The group in fall 1963 co-sponsored a poll with the McLean Citizens Association (MCA) concerning the permitting of apartments and limiting their heights to 45 feet or four stories.

• In July 1964, the group joined with MCA and the McLean Woman’s Club to incorporate McLean Community Center Inc., which raised money, bought land, advocated for a bond referendum and developed management plan for the future community center.

• In August 1965, the association and MCA co-sponsored the dedication of McLean Central Park.

• The business group revived the annual McLean Day celebration in 1966 and 1967.

• In 1967, association members, along with those belonging to the MCA and McLean Planning Committee, played a critical role in developing McLean’s first land-use plan.

• The association in 1972 gave Robert Alden the Citizen of the Year Award for spearheading the McLean civic campus, which included the McLean Community Center, McLean Central Park and Dolley Madison Library.

• The group in 1986 joined the community anti-littering and cleanup initiative.

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Our View: Will Va. Republicans Get Act Together?

The internal fratricide of the Republican Party of Virginia shows no sign of abating, even after the state party’s governing body voted (by the narrowest of margins – a single vote out of 81 cast) to hold a primary to select candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general next year.

Some of the hard-core grass-roots activists cried foul, arguing there was a deal already in place for the 2017 nominees to be decided by a convention (in exchange for a state presidential primary this year). The other side said there was no such firm agreement, and carried the day with the case that a broader-based primary would help the party select nominees more palatable to Virginia’s evolving electorate.

We have no dog in the hunt when it comes to the primaryvs.-convention battle; the GOP’s leadership, its State Central Committee, has the power to make the choice among two viable options. Neither we nor any other editorial page has much business pontificating one way or another.

But we don’t like dumb politics, and the fact is that while the Democratic Party of Virginia has its own lengthy set of problems at the moment, that party seems much more focused than Republicans when it comes to 2017.

Unless something out of the box happens (and it could), Democrats already have their candidates for governor (Ralph Northam) and attorney general (Mark Herring) ready to rumble, leaving just the selection of lieutenant governor from

a field of options that, admittedly, seems on the weak side.

Republicans, meanwhile, are likely to have contentious races for all three offices, and the decision to use a primary vs. a convention will help some and hinder others. That’s the way the world works; ask Bill Bolling, who remains convinced (we aren’t) that he might well be governor today if the GOP in 2013 went with a primary rather than a convention.

In that 2013 convention, Republicans opted for Ken Cuccinelli as their nominee for governor. Despite what his critics might believe, Cuccinelli likely would have beaten Bolling in a primary, too.

Far more important, the 2013 Republican convention nominated a fringe conservative, E.W. Jackson, for lieutenant governor, and there’s credible evidence that his implosion on Election Day meant the difference in the super-close race for attorney general between Herring and Republican Mark Obenshain. State politics would be vastly different today had that squeaker gone to Obenshain.

The famous Will Rogers line – “I am not a member of any organized political party; I am a Democrat” – these days could apply to Virginia Republicans. Party insiders and wannabes are spending so much time settling scores, they’re likely to hand Democrats another big victory next year. And while many rejoice at that prospect, we’d rather see a healthy twoparty system that gives voters a choice.

Don’t Support McAuliffe’s Ugly Partisanship Editor: Gov. McAuliffe’s enthusiasm to vest the vote in murderers, rapists, robbers, burglars, child pornographers and other miscreants who have been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt can be explained only by a belief that convicts will vote disproportionately for Democrats, an unusually crass exhibition of

partisanship.

Your support for this misanthropic project [editorial, Aug. 18] to allow such reprobates to share equally with law-abiding citizens in selecting the our elected officials seems misplaced.

The contention that convicts have “paid their debt” to society through imprisonment begs rather than answers

the question why punishment should not include forms other than incarceration, and incomprehensibly assumes that imprisonment while receiving food, shelter and medical care on the commonwealth’s dime somehow compensates society and victims of crime.

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Trump’s Disrespect for Latinos Disqualifies Him Editor: Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump has endlessly insulted minority groups in this country with his hateful and divisive rhetoric.

Rather than using his national platform to inspire people and bring them together, he has used it to bring ugly prejudices to light – to divide us and make us fearful of each other.

This is not what will “make America great again.” Our nation is already great, because although we may have different backgrounds, we understand that our diversity is a positive value and makes us stronger.

Donald Trump has made our Latino community feel unwelcome in our own country that we love, he has made our children fearful and the subject of the

bullying rhetoric that he spews, and has made our neighbors fearful that a “deportation force” could break up our families.

As Trump makes a desperate attempt to appeal to minority communities in the face of bad polls, Latino voters won’t forget the hatred he has sown or the harmful policies he has embraced.

When he asks what do we have to lose by supporting him, the answer is our dignity, principles and respect!

A Donald Trump presidency would mean a country that is more divided at a time when we need to come together, a country with mass deportations and millions of job losses.

We have to stand up and tell the world that America is still a nation of immigrants – and of values – by reject-

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Walter Tejada Arlington Walter Tejada, who served for 13 years on the Arlington County Board, is president of the non-partisan Virginia Latino Leaders Council.

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It’s a seminal transition moment in anyone’s life, but perhaps far more so in the lives of twins: heading off to college.

Yet too few parents start the process for this sometimes wrenching life change early enough, or take control of the situation, one expert says.

“Parents really aren’t aware how the adjustment to college is going to affect their children – even [twins t h e m s e l v e s ] Dr. Joan Friedman will don’t understand be speaking to Northhow difficult the ern Virginia Parents of adjustment is go- Multiples on a program ing to be,” said slated for Sept. 15. She Dr. Joan Fried- is a psychotherapist and man, a psycho- author with a focus on twins. therapist and the author of “The Same But Different: How Twins Can Live, Love and Learn to Be Individuals” and “Emotionally Healthy Twins: A New Philosophy for Parenting Two Unique Children.”

Friedman, an identical twin herself and parent of fraternal-twin sons in addition to three other children, will travel from her home base in California to speak at the Sept. 15 meeting of the Northern Virginia Parents of Multiples.

Acknowledging that the transition from home to higher education is not difficult for everyone – “I’m sure a lot of twins get to college and they’re fine” – Friedman said challenges are many.

“If twins are not treated as individuals and are rarely separated, they will not develop the emotional tools and skills to behave as well-integrated and self-reliant individuals,” she said.

Friedman is a proponent of – though not adamant about – sending twins to separate institutions of higher education, but says parents must lay the groundwork first. Separate day camps, separate overnight camps, separate sports teams all help to give twins individual identities, particularly identical twins and twins of the same gender. “A lot of preparation” is needed, Friedman said in an interview.

Otherwise, when a twin gets to college, he or she can be “a fish out of water.”

After a separation at college, or at any other stage of life, there’s no one-size-fitsall result.

“For many twin pairs, a physical separation can help each one learn how to be more independent and self-reliant,” Friedman says. “For others, physical separateness does not alter some of the psychological dilemmas that have been created as a result of complicated twin dynamics.”

The situation is complicated if one twin takes to the college life while another finds the transition particularly difficult.

But if the twins can deal with all the challenges, the benefits may last a lifetime.

“After four years of separation, they come back in their young adulthood in a more connected, healthy way,” Friedman said.

While groups such as Northern Virginia Parents of Multiples are comprised largely of those with younger twins, Friedman said getting an early start on planning for the ultimate separation is helpful and healthy. Educators, too, must do their part, and the twins have to keep the door open to communicate with each other – something that isn’t always easy.

Siblings are “often afraid to tell their twins they want to go to different schools,” Friedman said.

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Talk about a cold-blooded election: The Fairfax County Park Authority is inviting county residents to vote for their favorite “herp.”

Herptiles are amphibians and reptiles, and this fall, a snake, a toad and a turtle have declared their candidacy to be considered as the community’s favorite.

Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale is campaign headquarters for the Eastern Box Turtle, Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria is home base for the American Toad and Riverbend Park in Great Falls is throwing its support behind the Black Rat Snake.

Proceeds from campaign-button sales at each site will benefit the center’s animal care and feeding fund.

Visitors at county parks – of any age

– can cast one ballot per day at each park from Sept. 10 to Nov. 8. There’s no absentee voting; all ballots must be cast in person.

Voting will take place at Frying Pan Farm Park, Green Spring Gardens, Colvin Run Mill, Sully Historic Site, Cub Run RECenter, Hidden Oaks Nature Center, Hidden Pond Nature Center, Huntley Meadows Park, Riverbend Park and Ellanor C. Lawrence Park.

The winner will be announced at a Toast the Victor Campfire on Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 8) at 4:30 p.m. at Riverbend Park. Marshmallows will be provided for roasting.

For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov and search for “herp.”

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Substantial investment has been lavished on the home, from the stunning kitchen to the major lower-level addition from the creative team of BOWA Builders. The result is a forward-thinking gem of a property, ready for you to call home. the serious chef as it also serves as a The property currently is on the mar- central gathering place for friends and ket, listed at $1,550,000 by The Lewis family.

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Visually appealing throughout, the home is warmhearted and welcoming, ready to embrace you with good cheer.

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Address: 185 River Park Drive, Great Falls (22066).

Listed at: $1,550,000 by The Lewis Team, Washington Fine Properties (703) 760-7653.

Schools: Great Falls Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School.

Texas, Tennessee Prove Tops in Affordability Looking for a community that has a good balance of strength in the real estate market, coupled go with affordability? Head for one of two T’s: Texas or Tennessee.

Communities in those two states occupied the first six slots in a new ranking by Wallethub.com that looks at places where the homes market is strong, but prices are not entirely out of control.

Leading the list? Frisco, Texas, which scored 86.76 out of a possible 100 in a compilation of key metrics that were part of the study.

McKinney, Texas (83.87) and Richardson, Texas (80.95) were second and third overall, followed by Murfreesboro, Tenn. (79.80) and Austin (79.75).

On the flip side of the ranking were two New Jersey communities, Newark (28.52) and Paterson (31.83), which ranked at the bottom of the 300-city list. Also near the bottom: Detroit; Elizabeth, N.J.; Cleveland; and Flint, Mich.

The survey looked at a host of factors, from the number of days homes spent on the market to the unemployment rate to the percentage of homes with homes “under water.”

“As real-estate specialists have been saying for decades, all real estate is local,” said Scott Deacle, an assistant professor of business and economics at Ursinus College.

“It’s a good time to buy in communities with good prospects for economic growth,” Deacle said. “Some communities in the U.S. have those prospects, while others, sadly, do not.”

Even in communities where the housing market is strong, there are challenges.

“In many markets, it is difficult [for buyers] because of short supply – time on the market is short and only the dogs are left over,” said Dowell Myers, a professor of policy, planning and demography at the University of Southern California.

Jacob Wegmann, an assistant professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, said those who have a choice should look to localities with strong jobs prospects and those with access to alternatives driving. And to mull things over.

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Regional ‘Solar Map’ Makes Debut The Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) on Aug. 29 released to the public the first regional solar map in Virginia, which provides users with bird’s-eye views of the solar photovoltaic potential of their homes or buildings. The map can be found at www.novasolarmap.com.

The map provides the user with information regarding the maximum amount of solar kilowatts that can be generated on a building’s roof and the associated potential electricity savings.

The map does not replace the need for an on-site assessment by a solar pho-

tovoltaic expert, but provides the starting point for a conversation about the impact of placing solar equipment on homes or buildings.

The map is a new tool as part of NVRC’s regional effort with ithe Local Energy Alliance Program, to help promote energy efficiency and renewable energy through Solarize NoVA. Since the inception of Solarize NoVA in fall 2014, 85 contracts for new solar photovoltaic arrays have been entered into for 658 kilowatts of new solar power and a contract value of more than $2.29 million.

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The ambassador program is designed to connect students with support as they undertake research projects.

Marrogi is a sophomore majoring in biochemistry and philosophy. n For the 12th consecutive year, Northern Virginia Community College’s Medical Education Campus has teamed with Virginia Hospital Center to offer middleschool students a hands-on opportunity to explore health-care professions.

“Camp Med” was a program for rising students in sixth through ninth grades to spend a full week on health-care issues at both the NVCC campus in Springfield and at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington.

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The first is McLean Community: A Village For All Ages (McLeanCVA). This 501 (c)3 was founded by residents and is focused on providing services, information and education to support older residents. In May 2013, a referral resource was launched and has already served hundreds of McLean families.

The referral service is staffed by Fairfax County-trained volunteers and works to help residents “stay in place, stay informed and stay connected” by providing answers to a host of practical living concerns for daily living solutions, insurance, legal, financial, transportation, and housing as well as entertainment, recreation, volunteering and social activities. The three ways to reach this free McLeanCVA service are by phone: 703-300-1751; by email: McLeanSeniorSource@gmail. com; or by visiting the McLean Community Center lobby during operating

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McLean/Gr. Falls Notes GREAT FALLS CITIZENS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD MEETING ON DEVELOPMENT:

The Great Falls Citizens Association’s Sept. 12 town-hall meeting will feature a presentation by a developer who wished to build a new shopping center and CVS drugstore at the three-way corner of Seneca Road, Georgetown Pike and Route 7.

The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. at Great Falls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike.

The developer hopes to build a drivethrough window at the site and needs to obtain a special-exception permit from Fairfax County.

GREAT FALLS GROUP, VDOT TO REDEDICATE HISTORIC MARKER: The

Great Falls Citizens Association, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation, on Sept. 24 will rededicate a historical marker commemorating the Battle of Dranesville in 1861.

The marker will be located on Georgetown Pike, but the ceremony and reception will be held starting at 10 a.m. at the nearby Church of the Brethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike.

The event will feature remarks by two historians and Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), as well as participation

by Civil War re-enactors and local Boy Scouts.

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The event will commemorate the lives of the six Great Falls residents killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and honor those who sacrificed on that day and its aftermath.

The event will feature a Marine Corps honor guard, patriotic songs, candlelighting and remarks by Charles Rosenberg, acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The community is invited; parking is available at Great Falls Library. In case of rain, the ceremony will move inside to the library.

LANGLEY HIGH SCHOOL BAND TO HOST ‘TAG DAY’ FUND-RAISER: The

Langley High School Band will hold its annual Tag Day fund-raiser on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Uniformed band students will knock on doors within the school’s attendance area soliciting financial support for the program, and also will be collecting donations near the Starbucks in Great Falls and Giant in McLean.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes Continued from Page 14 The high school this year will be fielding the largest marching band in many years, with a growing color guard. Funds raised will support the expansion, and are fully tax-deductible.

The Langley Marching band will provide music and entertainment at the school’s home football games, slated for Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Oct. 14, Oct. 21 and Nov. 4, and will perform a winter concert on Dec. 13 at the high school.

For information on the band program, see the web site at www.langleyband.org.

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE ON THE HORIZON: The McLean Community

Center will host its annual fall community garage sale on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parking garage located at 1420 Beverly Road.

More than 50 vendors will be selling gently used household goods, furniture, clothing, jewelry and assorted treasures.

Admission is free.

For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter. org.

‘TEDDY BEAR BAND’ MAKES AN APPEARANCE: The McLean Community

Center will present another in its “Jammin’ Juniors” series with a performance by the Teddy Bear Band on Wednesday,

Sept. 14 at 12:30 p.m. at McLean Central Park.

The band performs music that allows children to gain a positive sense of self and appreciation of their abilities, with participation and interaction.

The concert is free. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

FRIENDS OF LIBRARY TO HOST BOOK SALE: Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Re-

gional Library will hold its next quarterly book sale Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 7-10, at the library, 7700 Leesburg Pike.

Hours will be Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m., Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For information, call (703) 338-3307 or e-mail tysonslibraryfriends@gmail.com.

UGANDAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR TO PERFORM: The Watoto Children’s Choir

of Kampala, Uganda, will perform on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church, 8980 Brook Road in McLean.

The young singers will perform in native costume. Admission is free, and the community is invited.

For information, call (703) 893-5330 or see the Web site at www.providencetoday.org.

FUND-RAISER TO BOOST SCIENCE CENTER: A fund-raiser for the Children’s

Science Center will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pulcinella Italian Host restaurant in McLean, sponsored by the Community Charity Champions initiative of the HBC Group of Keller Williams Realty.

Those who bring a promotional flyer to the event will see approximately 70 percent of the proceeds of food and drink going to support the science center.

“These funds are critical to sustain our community-outreach programs across the region and our daily programs at the Children’s Science Center Lab,” said Nene Spivy, the organization’s executive director.

Sponsors of the event are Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy of HBC Group of Keller Williams Realty; Marcus Simon of EKKO Title; Kevin Dougherty of Pillar to Post; Kathy and Justin Neal of The Neal Team/SunTrust Mortgage; the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce; and Moe Jebali of Pulcinella Italian Host.

For information and a promotional flyer, see the Web site at www.hbcgroupkw.com.

AAUW TO HOST ANNUAL BOOK SALE:

The McLean branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) hosts its 47th annual used-book sale Sept.

16-18 at the McLean Community Center.

Proceeds will benefit scholarships for women.

Hours of operation are Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Credit cards are accepted.

For information, call (703) 527-4206 or e-mail aauwbookfair@gmail.com.

CHURCH HOSTS COMMUNITY HOMECOMING EVENT: St. John’s Episcopal

Church will host a homecoming celebration on Sunday, Sept. 11 at the church, 6715 Georgetown Pike in McLean.

The event will follow the 10 a.m. service and will feature a picnic, ministries fair and church-school registration.

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

CHURCH TO PRESENT ‘MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS’ PROGRAM: Charles Wes-

ley United Methodist Church will host a “Meet Your Neighbors Sunday” on Sunday, Sept. 11 at the church, 6817 Dean Drive in McLean.

The event will feature an outdoor worship service at 10:30 a.m., followed by a picnic and festival from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The community is invited. For information, call (703) 356-6336.

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Public-Safety Notes CHARGES PILE UP FOR MASSAGE THERAPIST AFTER TOUCHING INCIDENT: Fairfax County police on Sept. 1

arrested a 55-year-old man employed as a massage therapist in connection with what they described as the inappropriate touching of a customer.

An investigation determined the 25year-old woman visited City Massage & Bodywork, located at 1481 Chain Bridge Road in McLean, on Aug. 26 around 7:15 p.m. During the session, the employee allegedly touched her inappropriately, police said.

The victim was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital for an examination and treatment, police said.

On Sept. 1, Fairfax police detectives obtained 12 criminal warrants for Juan Carlos Villanueva, of McLean.

Villanueva was charged with two counts of inappropriate touching, five counts of practicing without a license and five counts of operating an unlicensed massage business.

VIENNA MAN BANNED FROM VERIZON STORE AFTER REFUSING TO LEAVE:

An employee of the Verizon store located at 301 Maple Ave., W., called Vienna police Aug. 24 at 3:31 p.m. to a report a man was refusing to leave the business.

Officers spoke with the man and told him he had to leave the business. A store employee banned the man from the business in the presence of the officers.

next to impossible to navigate with a stretcher.

The officer in charge determined that a “Stokes basket” operation, using the on-site tower crane, would be the best option to remove the patient from the 10th floor.

Medics were escorted by on-site personnel to the patient while fire crews loaded up the Stokes basket with equipment to be hoisted to the 10th floor.

After the equipment was being hoisted to the patient’s location, firefighters climbed to the 10th floor via the stairwell.

Medics reported the patient had fallen 10 to 12 feet to the 10th floor through a hole in the floor. Medics placed the patient on a back board and in a cervical collar, laced him into the Stokes basket using harness straps and connected the litter to the tower crane’s hook. The crane operator, attended by a master technician from the fire department, then hoisted the patient to the ground level.

Medical personnel transported the patient to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

FAIRFAX POLICE WARN AGAINST ‘SEXTORTION’ THREATS: Local residents

with the sudden urge to send risqué photos or videos of themselves to recent acquaintances might want to step back

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and think it over.

Fairfax County police officials say they are seeing the continuation of an “unsavory” type of financial scam known as sextortion.

The scammers, many based overseas, “get you to share inappropriate photos or video of yourself, then threaten to post the photos publicly if you do not pay them,” police said. “Their goal is to intimidate you, through embarrassment and fear, into sending them money.”

So far in 2016, there have been 14 such incidents reported, Fairfax police said in a statement, noting that victims’ ages have ranged from 16 to 58 and in most cases (11 of 14) victims have been men.

In what may seem common sense but perhaps bears repeating, police tell residents not to share explicit imagery online, particularly with someone they’ve only known a short time.

“Once you hit ‘send,’ you have zero control over what happens to those images,” police said.

Despite threats of releasing the information, police advise never sending money to someone met online. Those who find themselves caught up in such a scam should call the Fairfax County Police Department at (703) 691-2131.

MEMBERS OF FAIRFAX RESCUE TEAM HONORED FOR WORK IN NEPAL: Fair-

fax County Fire and Rescue Dept. Lt. Robert Garza, Lt. Lawrence Mullin and Technician Ryland Chapman have been awarded the 2016 International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)/Motorola Solutions Ben Franklin Award for Valor.

The firefighters were saluted for their work assisting in recovery efforts after two earthquakes devastated Nepal in 2015. They were airlifted to the village of Singati to help stabilize a building on the brink of collapse and save a woman caught between two floors.

“The crew’s rescue efforts were complicated not only by the instability of the structure, on a steep hillside, but also repeated aftershocks, which triggered landslides,” officials said in announcing the award.

“Despite primitive tools, because of their training, skill and ability to work together as a team, a woman is alive today,” said Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers.

The award was presented Aug. 18 at Fire-Rescue International meeting in San Antonio. It is the highest award bestowed by IAFC, and is named in honor of Benjamin Franklin – who, among his other achievements, was the nation’s first fire chief.

Also honored at the event was a team from Los Angeles, Calif., that also supported recovery efforts in Nepal.

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The town will pay Winchester Equipment Co. (doing business as Bobcat of Virginia) $23,970 for the equipment.

The device will permit more efficient snow removal on walkways, including sidewalks along Maple Avenue, said acting Public Works Director Michael Gallagher.

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Working with the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, the town government relocated and widened a 675-foot section of the trail as part of the expansion of the Vienna Community Center.

The trail section is now 18 feet wide, and is seen as a prototype for future widening efforts.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the conclusion of Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco’s Friday-morning community walk, which departs Town Hall at 9:30 a.m. Individuals can participate in the walk or simply show up to the 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting.

VIENNA TO HOLD 9/11 COMMEMORATION: The Vienna town government

and American Legion Post 180 will hold their annual “Day of Remembrance” commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Sunday, Sept. 11, starting at 9 a.m. on the lawn of the Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St., N.E. This year’s featured speaker will be Del. Richard Anderson (R-51st), a retired U.S. Air Force colonel.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes Continued from Page 20 VIENNA CHORAL SOCIETY TO HOST FUND-RAISING EFFORT: The Vienna

Choral Society has embarked on its fourth annual “Friends of VCS” campaign, reaching out to prospective donors in the town and greater region in support of the four-production season led by new artistic director Mike Horanski.

Donations are accepted at four levels – bronze, silver, gold and platinum – with varying membership benefits.

The campaign will run through the end of September.

The Vienna Choral Society is made up of more than 70 singers and provides concerts for audiences of all ages.

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

Native plants are easier to care for, require less water and support local wildlife, officials said, and fall is a good time to plant many varieties.

AUTHOR SPEAKS TO VIETNAM VETS:

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 227 will meet on Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Neighbor’s restaurant, located in the Cedar Lane Shopping Center in Vienna.

Molly Sinclair McCartney, co-author of “America’s War Machine: Vested Interest, Endless Conflicts,” will be the featured speaker.

The program is free, and the com-

munity is invited. For information, call (703) 255-0353 or see the Web site at www.vva227.org.

CHURCH TO HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS: Oakton United Methodist Church

will honor first-responders during its Sunday, Sept. 11 worship ceremonies at 8:30 and 11 a.m.

The church is located at 2951 Chain Bridge Road.

For information, call (703) 938-1234 or see the Web site at www.oaktonumc. org.

of the Good Shepherd will host a Rally Day Community Cookout on Sunday, Sept. 11 following the 10:15 a.m. worship service at the church, 2351 Hunter Mill Road in Vienna.

The event also will provide a chance for the community to meet the church’s new pastor, Rev. Eric Song, and his wife, Dr. Heather Weger. There also will be a commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.goodshepherdva.com.

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Courses run Thursdays from Sept. 22 to Nov. 10. There is a $40 registration fee, which enables participants to take as many courses as desired.

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Mayor Laurie DiRocco will host the event on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Vienna Town Hall. Susan Shaw, program director for the I-66 project, and acting Vienna Public Works Director Mike Gallagher will share information about this and other town-related transportation projects.

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ment will hold a disposal event for town residents on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northside Property Yard, 600 Mill St. The town’s public-works department will accept most electronic items, motor oil, antifreeze and vehicle batteries during the quarterly event. Old car parts, TVs and tube-based computer monitors cannot be accepted.

For information, call the Vienna Public Works Department at (703) 2556383.

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Slow-Moving Games Are The Norm in Early Weeks Early-season games of the high school football campaign so often take the longest to play and finish, nearing and sometimes surpassing the three-hour mark.

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It’s time to change the recipe. The famous Vienna Inn chili will have a new football flavor this fall.

For the first time since 2007, the Madison Warhawks defeated the Oakton 33-10, FOOTBALL Cougars, in an all-Vienna area high school football clash Sept.

2. It was the traditional season-opener for both teams, which each earned playoff berths in 2015. The annual clash is dubbed the Vienna Inn Bowl.

“It’s been nine years. We finally got one this year,” Madison coach Lenny Schultz said. “We put a lot of work into this. In this game, we finished and put the throttle down. This is big.”

Oakton took a 3-0 first-quarter lead on a 31-yard field goal by Matt Prosser.

Madison then scored the next 33 points on five touchdown passes by quarterback Jacob Choutka.

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Madison High School’s John Finney makes a leaping catch against the Oakton Cougars’ Ryan Harris on Sept. 2 in the opening game of the 2016 season for both teams.

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Langley Can’t Stop West Potomac in Opener MATT DELANEY For the Sun Gazette

The Langley Saxons had a tough pill to swallow in their Sept. 1 season opener against the host West Potomac Wolverines, losing 41-12.

Senior receiver/defensive back Daniel White got the Saxons off on the right when he inFOOTBALL foot tercepted a West Potomac pass in the end zone to end the Wolverines’ opening drive in the nonconference high school football game.

White’s runback put Langley just past midfield, though the Saxons fumbled away their good field position when senior Aaron Feldman turned the ball over on the team’s fourth-down run.

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subsequent drive, finding the end zone in fewer than 30 seconds with a 46-yard touchdown pass. The Saxons responded with a hardy drive, mixing in read-option runs and rollout passes en route to senior quarterback Dan Hosley’s firstever touchdown with a keeper to end the first quarter. The Wolverines matched Langley’s scoring drive with five straight run plays for another quick TD to put West Potomac up 14-6. The Saxons fell flat on their next possession and punted the ball away, opening themselves for a swift Wolverine score, set up by a successful fake punt on a fourth-and-23.

Two plays later, West Potomac led 21-6. The Wolverines added another touchdown, their fourth on as many possessions, and put a damper on Langley’s opening-night aspirations.

“Gotta show a little pride and courage and come up and tackle,” Langley coach John Howerton said. “We were [outmatched athletically] but you still gotta do your job. We didn’t on defense, and weren’t consistent on offense.”

The Saxons scored on their opening possession in the second half when Hosley connected with senior Aaron Krail from 24 yards. West Potomac tacked on two more TDs. For Hosley at quarterback, he was 10 of 19 passing for 107 yards. Feldman and Nico Vasiliadis, but the two managed only 31 and 25 yards, respectively.

“We have a decent team, we just have to come out and play in these early games,” Howerton said. “Typically, it takes a Langley team a couple of weeks to find themselves.”

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Those contests can be frustrating to watch, especially since there is so much wasted time and rarely any flow to the action, with interruption after interruption. Watching baseball, long criticized for slow play, can be much more enjoyable.

In general, the length of high school games in recent years has grown because of the big increase in passing, with so many teams using the wide-open spread offenses. Every incomplete pass results in the clock stopping, as do out-of-bounds plays.

Very often, completed passes finish with the receiver being forced or stepping out of bounds.

Those initial games also are slowed because of multiple penalties, as teams still really aren’t ready to play and are working out kinks in that regard.

On hot nights or days, which is often the case in those early contests, players suffer more leg cramps on the field. That causes game stoppage while they are attended and helped to the sideline.

There are more timeouts used, as teams are still not settled into routines and don’t immediately know what to do in certain situations.

Officiating crews aren’t always their sharpest yet, sometimes struggling to keep up with the pace of play and keep the games flowing. Whistles will be blown to stop play so the officials can huddle together and discuss whatever is necessary.

Sometimes officials become delayed in marking penalties in a timely manner. Two or three minutes can pass between the time a penalty is flagged and play resumes.

Used to be high school football games, including halftime, took about two hours on the dot. No longer, especially during the early season.

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Flint Hill Looks to Defend Its Conference Championship DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The Flint Hill Huskies are coming off a league championship last season, when the high school football team finished 7-3 overall and 4-0 in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Flint Hill opens its 2016 season at home at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 against the Paul VI Catholic Panthers in non-conference action.

Huskies’ coach Tom Verbanic said his team’s goal is to make a strong challenge to defend that league title and earn a second straight Division I stateplayoff berth.

“We still have to figure some things

out, but we definitely have a chance to win the MAC again,” Verbanic said.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW The strength of the Huskies could be their skill-position players on offense, with an area of inexperience being the offensive line.

Playing quarterback is senior Walker Venable, a transfer from Bishop O’Connell where he started for the staterunner-up Cardinals last season.

“He’s a good player, and we are glad to have him,” Verbanic said.

Behind Venable is sophomore running back Jordan Houston, a 1,000yard rusher in 2015. The Huskies’ top returning receiver is senior standout

Gage Herdman.

Houston and Herdman, both second-team all-state players last fall, each scored multiple touchdowns a year ago and were all-conference players.

Sophomores Zach Garcia and Trey Rucker are other returning wide receivers.

Two other transfers who will play a lot on offense at wide receiver and on defense in the secondary are juniors Jamarian Hawkins and Mark Lewis.

Freshman Justice Ellison is another wide receiver.

The two returners on the offensive line are seniors Matt Stottlemyer and Hudson Merrick.

“Our line will come along as we play

more games and get experience,” Verbanic said.

Matt McClements is the place kicker.

Many of those players on offense will see action as starters on defense, including Herdman, Rucker, McClements and Garcia in the secondary and Stottlemyer and Merrick on the lines.

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With No Practice Games, Panthers Still Open With Victory DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Considering they had no dress rehearsal, the Potomac School Panthers’ act of FOOTBALL opening their 2016 high school football season was a success.

Most importantly, the host Panthers defeated the Randolph-Macon Academy Yellow Jackets, 42-26, on Sept. 3 in McLean to snap a six-game losing streak.

The team’s new offense amassed 417 total yards, led by 192 yards rushing and four touchdown runs by Ricardo Facey

and quarterback Carter Bosch’s 20 of 28 passing effort for 162 yards and one touchdown toss. Facey had four catches.

Second-year Potomac School head coach Blake Henry said the team’s conditioning was much improved as the result of a committed off-season weightroom work and training by his players.

The opening victory came despite the Panthers having no preseason scrimmages. The one exhibition game on tap was cancelled by Mount Carmel of Maryland, in July and a replacement game cound not be arranged.

“That game was scheduled for a year,

so we didn’t like that,” Henry said. “It feels good to get a win and end that sixgame losing streak. This is a product of the players buying in for what they did during the offseason. We were a more physical team today, and it showed as the game went on.”

Henry said the conditioning helped the Panthers rally from 7-0 and 14-7 deficits when the Yellow Jackets scored on their first two offensive possessions on pass plays covering 85 and 55 yards.

Potomac led by halftime, 21-14, and was ahead the rest of the way.

Facey’s scoring runs covered 55, 15, 9 and 7 yards. Nash Lougee (46 yards

rushing, eight catches for 43 and more than 50 yards in kickoff returns) had a 15-yard scoring run, and Daniel Albrittain (four catches, 57 yards) caught a 26-yard TD pass. Tyler Logue kicked six extra points.

On defense, Alex Kitt and Zack Harris had interceptions for Potomac School, which held the Yellow Jackets to 62 yards rushing, but allowed 336 through the air.

The game had 200 yards in penalties, 120 for Potomac School. The Panthers also turned the ball over twice.

“The penalties and turnovers cost us some points,” Henry said.

Langley Golfer Shoots 65, Helps Team Win Tournament DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Al Berg had to say farewell to an old putter the other day. Or at least for a while until the flat blade cools off a bit.

Berg is Langley High Schoolís longgolf coach. Like GOLF time many golfers, Berg has many unused clubs, which he keeps in his garage. One was an older Cleveland putter.

When Langley Saxons’ player Eli Thrasher started looking through the clubs, then fiddling with that particular putter prior to the 18-hole Aug. 22 Fawn Lake Tournament, the junior liked the

Madison Continued from Page 24 ing 69 (on a slant pass to give his team a 6-3 first-quarter lead), 29 and 16 yards.

Conforti caught nine passes for 162 yards. The other TD strikes were for 32 and 6 yards to John Finney, who had five catches for 94 yards.

Choutka completed 17 of 25 passes for 285 yards and no interceptions.

“Nick and John are good receivers, they tried to cover them in man coverage, and we let them make plays,” Schul-

feel very much. So, with Berg’s permission, he slid the putter into his bag.

Using that standard-blade flat stick, Thrasher became a birdie machine, carding a sizzling 7-under 65 to win the tournament’s individual title and help lead Langley to the team crown with an 8-under 280.

Both scores were the lowest in Berg’s 20-year tenure as Langleyís coach.

Thrasher’s round included six birdies, one eagle [a chip-in on No. 16 to move to 8-under] and a bogey on the 17th hole. He hit 15 greens in regulation and left the ball only on the fringe on two other holes.

“I guess I’ve lost my putter,” Berg

said. “Actually, the way Eli was playing that day, he probably could have putted with a broomstick. He’s not the longest hitter, but he’s a straight hitter and is smart. Eli found the putter, made some adjustments with how he held it in his hands, then went out and shot a 65.”

Thrasher said he probably won’t give the putter back.

“It’s not going anywhere soon, not back in his garage,” Thrasher said. “I like the way in felt and looked, and it gave me so much confidence putting right away. I’d never seen a collection of so many clubs in one person’s house before like that.”

Once he got on the course, Thrasher

said putts began rolling into the hole.

Senior Brandon Berry and junior Matthew Feinstein both shot 1-under 71s and junior Chris Dillard had a 73.

“They all played well and intelligently,” Berg said.

The tournament victory was the second of the season for Langley, which will be a favorite to win conference, region and state titles this fall.

NOTE: Thrasher had success on the same Fawn Lake Country Club course in Spotsylvania in June. He shot 72 to win a qualifying event there for the Virginia State Open. Prior to the 65, that 72 was his previous low 18-hole score. “Sign me up to play there again,” Thrasher said.

tz said. “Jacob made good throws.”

Most of the touchdown passes were on lob throws, in which Conforti and Finney won the fight for the ball.

“Their quarterback did a good job and got time to throw, and we didn’t compete well enough on those balls,” Oakton coach Jason Rowley said. “All the credit goes to Madison.”

Warhawk running back Wiley Counts rushed for 96 yards and caught two passes for 19 yards.

“Their offensive line did a good job, and Wiley did what he does,” Rowley said. “He moves his feet and runs hard up in there.”

Nick Qinto had 33 yards rushing for Madison, which amassed 412 total yards and did not turn the ball over, but did have 132 yards in penalties. Dave Louden kicked multiple extra points.

Oakton had 134 yards. Jared Cole had 67 yards rushing, Elias 36.

“Jared ran hard. We probably should have played him more in the first half,” Rowley said.

Oakton quarterback Paul Campo was 7 of 12 for 31 yards. John Daido had three catches.

The Cougars’ touchdown came in the third quarter on Campo’s 14-yard pass to Ryan Harris. Prosser kicked the extra

point. He also blocked an extra point and had more than 25 yards in kickoff returns.

On defense for Madison, Joey Goldsmith had two of the team’s six total sacks.

NOTES: Oakton offensive linemen Pierce Banbury, who will play at the Naval Academy, injured a leg on the last play of the first half and did not return . . . Oakton won the last two seasons in close games by building halftime leads of 14-3 and 10-0, then hanging on. “When they got the lead the last two years, we didn’t respond quickly enough,” Schultz said. “Tonight we did.”

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“This would help us all,” she said. “I believe the time has come to take a serious look at that.”

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) agreed and

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pushed also for American Legion Bridge upgrades, which she said might be accomplished through a public-private partnership.

Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chairman Phyllis Randall (D) said regional leaders instead should focus on drawing businesses and jobs closer to where people live.

“We really cannot divorce job growth from transportation,” she said. “We must incentivize businesses to move to our area.

The most obvious answer to getting cars off the road is to work where you are.”

Most of the officeholders agreed more had to be done to shore up Metrorail’s infrastructure and make it safer. Silberberg pressed for a dedicated Metro funding source and said the transit agency likely will come out stronger after weathering the recent storm of criticism.

“What were we doing all those years?” she asked. “Where was all that money going?”

Randall said Metro’s difficulties stemmed in part from its success. She cited baseball sage Yogi Berra’s famous quote about a popular restaurant: “That place is terrible. You can never get in.”

Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Jay Fisette (D) said community leaders in the 1970s were wise to advocate for building a rail tunnel from Rosslyn to Ballston, instead of having it run down the middle of Interstate 66. This left the land above the tunnel free for development, which has proved an economic boon, he said.

Bulova credited Metrorail with helping spur an extraordinary amount of economic development in Tysons, but said the region needed a “mosaic of solutions” that also included roads, bus service and pedestrian amenities.

Corey Stewart (R), chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, favored expanding the region’s road network and upgrading it to handle the autonomous vehicles of the near future.

Stewart disagreed with Silberberg’s assertion that Metrorail was the “backbone” of Northern Virginia’s transportation infrastructure.

“Fixed rail only brings you from Point A to Point B,” he said. “It doesn’t get you to Point A.” The officeholders also offered differing perspectives on the need for another bridge over the Potomac River. Randall said Maryland businesses should pressure that state’s legislators for action, but Fisette said the need for such a span hadn’t been shown yet and that a bridge built farther away from the region’s center could undermine new transit initiatives in the works, such as Maryland’s Purple Line.

Regarding possible deterioration of the state’s status as a place to do business, most of the officeholders expressed confidence in their economic-development efforts and the salesmanship of Gov. McAuliffe.

When Fisette said he couldn’t imagine anyone else doing more to promote the commonwealth, Stewart responded, “I can.”

Fisette sent that rejoinder right back with “And I bet a president, too,” a reference to Stewart’s support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Stewart disagreed, saying North Carolina was “eating our lunch” and that the local region still relies too much on federal spending.

Randall pressed political leaders and business officials to seek out the opinions of a wider variety of people, including Millennials. Americans also need to address firearm issues if they hope to court the Asian tourism industry, whose leaders have expressed concern about gun violence in the United States, she said.

Silberberg was more upbeat about Virginia’s economic prospects, especially in the fields of health and medical technology.

“I think we’re seeing an uptick,” she said. “Other states copied what we were doing. We just have to up our game.”

Panelists agreed workforce education needed to include vocational training as well as traditional college. Randall also pressed for more efforts to educate incarcerated people so they can succeed later in life.

Potter’s final question involved the desirability of a Washington Redskins stadium in Northern Virginia.

“Yes – for Loudoun!” Fisette responded.

Randall laughed, but was more hesitant in her response.

“I think we’re not there in the conversation yet,” she said.

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September 11, 1958: n Federal funding would be lost if Virginia officials opt to close public schools rather than comply with court-ordered integration. n The Board of Supervisors has approved plans for a new post office in Dunn Loring. n The Board of Supervisors has directed “unauthorized” volunteer fire departments to cease operating. n The Board of Supervisors has rejected plans for a 10-story apartment building at Old Dominion Drive and Pimmit Run in McLean. n Hey, isn’t it still summertime? Tonight’s temperature is expected to dip into the 40s.

September 11, 1968: n A severe storm dumped more than four inches of rain on the local area, causing major flooding, road closures and plenty of accidents. n U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, said he initially was “a little disappointed” in the selection of Spiro Agnew as the party’s vice presidential nominee, but feels better now. n The bribery case against Supervisor Stuart DeBell has ended in a hung jury, but may be re-tried. DeBell faced up to 10 years in prison. n Fairfax Republicans are supporting the statewide bond referendums for higher education and mental-health facilities. n A Sun editorial is backing singer Sonny Bono’s call for a national commission to study the generation gap. “The older-timers don’t have all the answers,” the paper opined. “We’ve muffed it pretty badly.”

September 11, 1978: n Former Democratic presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy surprised onlookers by attending a state Republican pig roast and warmly embracing Republican Senate candidate John Warner. n The Vienna Town Council will hear plans for a safety zone on Cottage Street, near Vienna Elementary.

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Business Briefcase FOOD TRUCKS NOW LEGIT IN CERTAIN PARTS OF TYSONS: Food trucks

can now dish up meals on selected streets in Tysons, based on a change in a Fairfax County ordinance.

Meal-truck operators will be allowed to set up shop on segments of Boone Boulevard, Howard Avenue, Pinnacle Drive, Solutions Drive and Watson Street. Signage designates where it is permissible.

Tysons is the first locale in the county where food trucks are permitted. County officials say more areas are on the way.

“I look forward to opening up more opportunities – food trucks give entrepreneurs a great start in the food-service business and bring new options right to their customers,” Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova said.

The ordinance change maintains a prohibition on food trucks in residential neighborhoods.

TYSONS PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHES PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE: The Tysons

Partnership has announced the launch of “#TysonsCares September Month of Giving,” a monthlong campaign that will feature fund-raising events and donation drives benefiting local charitable organizations.

The campaign is designed to highlight community engagement by bringing together teams and individuals from businesses, municipalities, residential communities and civic groups to donate and support the non-profit community.

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

N.VA. CHAMBER ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBERS: The Northern Virginia

Chamber of Commerce has announced the following new members: Access National Bank (bank), Reston; BBSI (business services), Bethesda; Brain Injury Services (non-profit), Springfield; Christopher Newport University Luter School of Business (education), Newport News; For Children’s Sake of Virginia (non-profit), Chantilly; National Kidney Foundation (non-profit), District of Columbia; National 4-H Conference Center (conference center), Chevy Chase; University of Virginia Darden School of Business (education), Charlotteville; Virginia Hospital & Health Care Association (health system), Glen Allen; and Westminster School (education), Annandale.

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