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Vienna Budget Plan Holds Line on Expenditures

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Assessment Increases Mean Many Will Owe Higher Taxes BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna Town Manager Mercury Payton’s proposed $33.8 million fiscal year 2017 budget would maintain the current real-estate tax rate, increase overall spending by less than 2 percent and give town employees pay raises. In a March 4 letter to Vienna Town Council members that accompanied the proposed budget, Payton said department heads were tasked with keeping expenditures no higher than last year’s levels. “I would describe the budget as being very austere, a very tight budget that has the bare essentials,” Payton said. “I give a lot of credit to the department directors, who are able to work with what they

have, knowing that they certainly would like to do a little bit more if more resources were available. We’ve tried to be fiscally responsible.” Overall spending would rise $616,400, or 1.9 percent over the current fiscal year. “We have no increases built in with the original budget,” said Finance Director Karen Spence. “I expect the Council to focus on that unmet-needs list to see if there’s anything they absolutely must have and where the money is to fund it.” Payton proposed keeping the town’s real-estate tax rate at 22.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Because of higher assessments, however, the average property owner’s bill for Continued on Page 33

GOP Chair Survives Challenge (Clockwise from upper left) Deborah Watson, Sandy Smoot, Deborah Page, Rev. Edward Miller Jr., Sharon Horn and Martha High are planning celebrations for the 150th anniversary of St. John’s Episcopal Church in McLean. See full coverage of the church’s history, and plans for the ongoing anniversary celebration, on Page 4.

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Voting came as county Republicans attempted to focus their attention on winning the presidential race, no matter who their candidate might be. See more on Page 4.

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McLean Student Keeps Honing Songwriting Skills BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Using guitar tips from her father and the example set by a pop-music superstar, 17-year-old Madeline “Maddy” Clark has spent the past four years crafting her impressions and emotions into songs. “I arrange songs and often play them for my dad,” she said. “I pick up a guitar and the words and melodies come.” The lifelong McLean resident, who is a senior at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., on March 4 won the Young Songwriter prize at the second annual Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards, held at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club in Maryland. The daughter of Andrew Clark and Elaine Metlin, Clark began writing songs when she was 13 and has penned more than 40 so far. She always liked to sing around the house and to karaoke, so her father bought her a half-size Hohner guitar and taught her four chords. “To learn the guitar was a huge vehicle to start my songwriting,” she said. “It was an outlet and a hobby as a 13-year-old and it’s how I express myself now.” Clark eventually learned a few more chords and wrote her first song. “She played it and my jaw practically fell on the floor, because it honestly would not have sounded out of place on a Taylor Swift album,” her father said. “We actual-

ly recorded it in my little bedroom studio and, to this day, I think, with a few lyrical tweaks, it could be a hit song.” While studying last summer at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, Clark wrote “A Dance,” which recently received a Silver Award in the Adult Contemporary Category of the 32nd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. The song resulted from a prompt the Interlochen instructors gave students during a songwriting exercise. Clark’s “A Dance” symbolizes the emotional memorizing people do in relationships. The song, which exudes vulnerability and pain, begins: I’ve learned The steps to your house and I’ve learned The shape of your mouth and I’ve learned The imprint on your bed

McLean resident Maddy Clark, 17, who is a senior at Georgetown Day School, recently was awarded a prize for songwriting.

“It all came out in about 30 minutes,” she said of the song’s lyrics. Clark idolizes pop-music sensation Taylor Swift not only for her voice, but intelligence, drive and work ethic. “I started replacing her words with my own and a whole world opened up to me,” Clark said. “It was exciting. As a 13-yearold, it was interesting to see somebody not much older than I doing what she did. Everything she did was relatable.”

Clark also looks up to singers Vance Joy, James Day, Jason Isbell, Ed Sheeran and Adele, and listens to a wide range of music for inspiration, including rap. Clark has written numerous songs about boys – no surprise from a teenage girl – but she’s expanded her range of topics since studying at Interlochen and even has written lullabies. She has recorded three songs at a Falls Church studio and the rest at home. Her father credits local guitar teacher Larry Rice with further developing her innate

talents and live-playing skills. “He will teach her a particular lick on the guitar and she will come home and, the next thing you know, she has written two new songs based around that strumming pattern,” her father said. Clark said she would benefit from working with other musicians and seeing what talents and ideas they bring to the table. She likely will get that chance this fall when she starts attending Bates College, a private liberal-arts school in Lewiston, Maine. She has not yet decided on a major – perhaps English or psychology – but also will perform plenty of music as well. “The community is so vibrant, passionate and inclusive,” she said of the college’s atmosphere. “You feel home almost immediately. It’s a place where I can find musicians doing similar things to what I do. There’s a chance to collaborate.” The songwriter will have plenty to keep her busy until then. At Georgetown Day School, she heads a cabaret group and New Soul, an a cappella rhythm-andblues organization. She also performs in the school’s fall, winter and spring theatrical productions and heads a tutoring club that once per week instructs underprivileged third- through fifth-graders from other schools. The Bernard/Ebb Contest was foundContinued on Page 30

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Neighbors Episcopal Church Salutes 150 Years of Service McLean Congregation Got Its Start in Immediate Aftermath of Civil War BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Formed the year after the Civil War ended, St. John’s Episcopal Church in April will cap eight months’ worth of celebrations honoring 150 years of service to the McLean community. “We’re trying to be inclusive, build more community and have a rejoicing about what we’ve done, what we’re trying to do and what we hope to do,” said Sharon Horn, co-chairman of the church’s 150th Jubilee committee. The church will celebrate its sesquicentennial on Sunday, April 24, at 10 a.m. in a service featuring the Episcopal Bishop of Virginia, the Right Rev. Shannon Johnston. This will be followed by a celebration that will include a brunch and some special comments and blessings. Church leaders also will kick off a capital campaign to raise between $2.2 million and $2.7 million, which will be used for needed repairs and to make the church more energy-efficient and welcoming to the general community, said Deborah Page, who is chairing the April 24 event. St. John’s kicked off its celebrations last September and has invited speakers to discuss the role of Jubilee in the Bible, which centers around themes such as the Sabbath, forgiveness, justice and celebration, said Rev. Edward Miller Jr., the church’s rector. The church also has held musical programs, heard remarks from a former rector and conducted an 1866-style service featuring people in period costumes. St. John’s began in a log cabin in 1866. Its early leaders included Sunday School teacher Cordelia Slade and Rev. Sewell Hepburn, who came from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria and was the grandfather of actress Katharine Hepburn.

St. John’s later began using the upper floor of a Methodist church on Georgetown Pike in McLean (now the Country Day School) for its services, then built a church of its own. “We were One of the early ministers called St. John’s at the church. in the Wilderness,” said Deborah Watson, who serves on the church’s history committee. Parishioners later moved to a location in central McLean to be closer to the railroad that passed through the village. The church’s parish hall served as a sort of community center, and its rectory from that period now is home to NOVA Firearms. Because of a project to expand Chain Bridge Road, which would have taken a good part of the church’s land, St. John’s in the mid-1950s moved to its current building, which was designed by Milton Grigg. St. John’s underwent a major renovation in 2000 that left the original sanctuary largely unchanged, but added classrooms, an elevator and other amenities. The building’s bell tower had to be replaced following the derecho wind storm in June 2012. The church sits atop a hill on 12 acres at 6715 Georgetown Pike. This is prime real estate; church leaders often have to fend off sales propositions from developers. “The beauty and expansiveness of the property is increasingly important as the area surrounding us gets more built-up

This 1952 photo shows the structure on Georgetown Pike that St. John’s Episcopal Church occupied before moving to its current site farther west on the same road.

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and congested,” Miller said. “It’s a place where we can recover a sense of community and belonging, respite and renewal of energy for life.” Church members thank their forebears for having the foresight to purchase the property, Page said. The St. John’s history committee last fall began putting up bulletin-board displays in the basement featuring photos, documents and newspaper articles from the church’s lengthy history. Committee members add a new display each month and the overall collection, which in April will max-out at eight sections, is sprawling and impressive. The committee later this year will put out a book highlighting the church’s history.

St. John’s helped start local Episcopal churches such as St. Mary’s, Holy Cross, St. Thomas and St. Francis, often sending congregation members to assist in the process. But in the last 20 years, the diocese-wide process of starting new congregations elsewhere has dropped off, Miller said, citing a shortage of available land. “We’ve made a lot of effort in reaching out in other ways,” Miller said. The church, which has about 1,200 members, has a longstanding connection with Share Inc. in McLean and a 12-year relationship with a parish in the Dominican Republic. St. John’s also built a trade school in that island country, and is helping provide the facility with solar power. Church members also work with Habitat for Humanity, Martha’s Table and the Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center, and tutor students at a District of Columbia school. St. John’s tries to offer programs for people of all ages, perspectives and interests, Miller said. These efforts include plenty of adult programming, a two-yearlong confirmation class, a children’s chapel each Sunday, a Vacation Bible class, discussion about movie theology and speakers who engage high-school students about life skills and morality. “We are constantly challenged as to how to stay connected with the Millennials,” said Martha High, the other 150th Jubilee committee co-chairman. St. John’s performs plenty of mission work and each month assigns members varying tasks, such as collecting clothes. “I love that every month it’s different,” said Sandy Smoot, whose family is the last original one from the church’s founding that has belonged continuously to St. John’s. “It doesn’t get boring and it keeps everybody engaged,” Smoot said. “There’s something for everybody.”

Fairfax County GOP Votes to Retain Chair for a New Term Fairfax County Republican Committee members on March 12 elected Matt Ames to serve a second term as chairman. Ames overcame a challenge from committee member Tim Hannigan, an Oakton resident who edits the conservative newspaper Fairfax Free Citizen and serves as a precinct captain in Sully District. More than 780 delegates met the Feb. 20 filing deadline to cast ballots at the committee’s biannual convention, held at The Waterford in Springfield. During the lead-up to the election, Ames 4

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touted his record and said the county’s GOP committee had increased its fund-raising by 30 percent in 2014, his first year as chairman, and by 40 percent overall during his term. “I am honored to be chosen as your chairman for another two years so that we can accomplish all that we set out to do – including defeating Hillary Clinton in November and seeing this party grow in Fairfax,” Ames told the crowd at the convention. After thanking his supporters, Hannigan urged GOP members to “join together and push the wheel forward for Republicans this

November.” The convention, which featured live music and speeches from candidates seeking office this year and next, was attended by many prominent Virginia Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th), former Gov. George Allen, former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and former U.S. Senate candidate Ed Gillespie, as well as several current House of Delegates members. – Brian Trompeter Matt Ames (right) was re-elected chairman of the Fairfax County Republican Committee.

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Our View: A Supreme Court Justice Is Elected

Propriety and our legal advisers prevent us from actually using the 11letter epithet – some will hyphenate it, others run it as a single world – that best describes the truly bizarre road leading to last week’s General Assembly election of Stephen McCullough to a 12-year term on the Supreme Court of Virginia. From a legal standpoint, McCullough – who most recently has served on the commonwealth’s Court of Appeals – is qualified to move up to the high court. But like the rest of us, he’ll have to hold his nose, as the process was so abhorrent to the senses. Before moving on to berate legislative Republicans (we’ll get there), we will note that this whole mess started when Gov. McAuliffe did less than what we’d say would have been prudent outreach to GOP leaders last year when he appointed Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jane Marum Roush to a vacancy on the court. Despite his later protestations,

McAuliffe clearly didn’t go far enough in vetting his decision to give the temporary appointment to Roush following the retirement of Justice LeRoy F. Millette Jr. (The only time governors are involved in Virginia judicial appointments is when the legislature is out of session, which was the case when McAuliffe stepped in and tapped Roush.) Things went to bad from worse as the legislative Republicans squared off against the governor, Democrats (and sometimes their own ranks) in trying to dislodge Roush and install their own pick. Although the governor was going to lose out in the end, he successfully managed to keep Justice Roush on the bench with a second recess appointment, and had the General Assembly ended its 2016 session last week without electing someone in her place, he could have kept her in the job with yet a third appointment. To make things more surreal, Republicans even touted the idea of

electing former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the post, apparently without spending much time in consultation with him. Maybe the Cuccinelli option was a wily ploy by the Republican leadership, maybe a Hail Mary pass. Regardless, Cuccinelli thought it over for a day and then said thanks, but no thanks. With time ticking down, the party that controls both houses of the General Assembly settled on McCullough (a one-time Cuccinelli deputy) and kept its own ranks in line to prevent intra-party defections that had scuttled previous efforts at judge-making. Democrats, being outnumbered (slightly) in the state Senate and (tremendously) in the House of Delegates, were irrelevant in the final tally, and most of them stepped outside their chambers rather than cast a vote. Thus ended an episode that could have been handled better by everyone concerned.

Current Office-Holders Lack Fiscal Discipline Editor: Why does the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors advertising a 4-cent tax increase in the real estate tax not come as a surprise?  The only thing that is a surprise is that they did not go up to 6 cents, as several supervisors sought.  Arlington County can hold the line on its tax rate, Prince William County can hold the line. But the Fairfax supervisors vote to advertise an increase of 4 cents at the same time that the School Board accepts zero recommendations of the task force set up to look for and rec-

ommend cuts in wasteful spending. Why was the tax force set up?  Will the voters of Fairfax county ever elect someone with some real fiscal discipline? Most unlikely. Remember, county bond referendums routinely pass, which adds to the debt pressure on the county government, yet it is always “more bonds, please.” Finally, if a “meal tax” were to be imposed by the Fairfax supervisors, how long would it be before they would have those dollars committed and be then back on the tax trough for additional

ways to increase taxes.  It is a never-ending cycle, and the public just keeps re-electing tax-happy supervisors who don’t understand the words “fiscal discipline.” Additionally, remember that Fairfax supervisors last year voted themselves a pay raise (which went into effect after their re-election was behind them). I would hope/wish that the voters would remember this come the next election, but rest assured, they won’t. Dudley Losselyong Great Falls

General Assembly Lauds Justice Antonin Scalia They may not have been on the same side of the political spectrum as the honoree, but four members of Arlington’s General Assembly delegation signed on to commemorate the life of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. State Sens. Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Janet Howell (D-32nd) and Dels. Kathleen Murphy (D-34th) and Rip Sullivan (D-48th) were among legislators from both parties who served as co-patrons of the memorial resolution honoring Scalia, who died Feb. 13.

The resolution notes that Scalia “enjoyed vigorous debate, but fostered collegiality and mutual respect in his personal life; he enjoyed close friendships with colleagues on both sides of the political spectrum.” Like nearly all such resolutions, the Scalia memorial passed both houses of the General Assembly without opposition. It expresses the General Assembly’s condolences to Scalia’s widow, Maureen, their nine children and other family members and friends.

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Community Foundation Hits 25 Years of Service to McLean BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

From vehicles, audio equipment, a theater balcony and security lighting to uniforms, mattresses and fire-safety houses, the McLean Community Foundation since 1981 has financed nearly $1.5 million worth of tangible goods that have helped McLean-area non-profit groups thrive. The foundation increases the yield from its funds by issuing challenge grants, which require recipients to raise a certain amount of money was well, and by jointly financing projects with other groups. “We respond to grant requests, but also look for projects,” said Amee Burgoyne, president of the foundation’s board of trustees. “We try to talk to people all the time. We don’t have the capacity to drive a big project, but we are a great partner.” Foundation leaders will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the organization’s first grant during a soiree on Thursday, April 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the McLean home of Bobbie and Bill Kilberg. The event will have a theme of “A Little Night Magic” and feature a performance by magician Jonathan Austin. The evening’s featured grantee will be the McLean Volunteer Fire Department. The 501 (c) 3 non-profit foundation began in 1978 as the McLean Citizens Foundation and was founded by the McLean Citizens Association, which endowed the group using proceeds from the sale of the association’s five-acre property on Merrimac Drive. The foundation was renamed the McLean Community Foundation in 2008. The foundation awarded its first grant in fiscal year 1982, a $20,000 stipend that helped the McLean Volunteer Fire Department buy telemetry equipment for its first rescue vehicle, which allowed vital medical information to be transmitted to hospitals while the vehicle was en route, Burgoyne said. The organization’s largest grant so far was a $50,000 contribution made in fiscal 2001 to the Friends of McLean Central Park, which used it to buy a bandstand, tot lot and other amenities for the park. The foundation made its smallest grant in fiscal 1991, spending $144 to help the Fairfax County Police Association buy name tags. The McLean Community Center has received numerous foundation grants, including ones to purchase a 17-passenger bus, teen-center computers and a balcony at the Alden Theatre. Despite McLean’s reputation as a haven for wealthy elites, much of the village’s population consists of working families, Burgoyne said. The foundation in fiscal 2014 gave $15,000 to help purchase a bus for the Redeemer Renaissance After-School Program at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. The program, which chipped in

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Joyce Hornsby Wyant, age 92, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2016, at her home in Lovettsville, surrounded by her family. While Joyce was attending nursing school at the University of Virginia, her parents, Boliver and Ardella Hornsby moved to Great Falls and opened Daleview Greenhouses and Florist. Joyce married Eric Wyant in 1949, and the couple moved to Great Falls. In 1960, Joyce and Eric opened Great Falls Boarding Kennels, which is still operated by their daughter Janet. Joyce put paid nursing aside to care for her parents, family, and countless others. Joyce will be remembered by her ever-present smile and as a bright, shining beacon of love. She is survived by Eric, her beloved husband of 67 years, and their four daughters: Susan Wyant (Chris Parios) of Leesburg, VA, Diane Wyant of Chapel Hill, NC, Janet Wyant of Great Falls, VA, and Lori Wyant Rockwell of Old Church, VA; three grandchildren, Erika, Austin, and Brandon Rockwell; one great-granddaughter, Lilyana. She was predeceased by her only sibling, Lee Hornsby Michelitch. A memorial service is being planned for mid-April; details will be available at http://www.loudounfuneralchapel.com In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Blissful Sage Hospice (blissfulsage.org) and through random acts of kindness.

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$10,000 for the vehicle, “stepped up when there was a need,” Burgoyne said. The foundation reaches as far west as Route 7 and has lent support to 1st Stage, a Tysons theater company. MCF also recently provided a grant for an American Sign Language production of McLean Community Players’ “1776.” The foundation supports the efforts of many arts groups, including the McLean Project for the Arts, and sponsors the Children’s Art Walk at that group’s annual MPAartfest. Foundation leaders evaluate grant requests from non-profit groups based upon whether they will help the McLean community. The foundation, which finances tangible items and not salaries, has grantapplication deadlines on the first day of each February, June and October. The organization issues an appeal for funds each December, and typically brings in $17,000 to $20,000. The organization usually gives away between $50,000 and $65,000 every year, Burgoyne said. The group has a nine-member, all-volunteer board and no office, which keeps overhead minimal. In the future, the foundation hopes to contribute to the beautification and redevelopment of downtown McLean, assist with the McLean Community Center’s renovations and help the community’s senior citizens, perhaps by paying for fitness equipment, a computer lab and Alzheimer’s caregiver training, Burgoyne said. “Our dollars are small, but we take it very seriously,” she said. “We try to leverage and stretch our dollars every way we can.” Tickets for the foundation’s April 7 celebration cost $150 for one person and $250 for two. Sponsorships also are available. The R.S.V.P. deadline is March 25. For more information about the event and the foundation, visit www.mcleancommunityfoundation.org.

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Fairfax Real-Estate Market Sees February Strength The Fairfax County real-estate market had no problem brushing off the snows of late January, getting off to an early-spring sprint during February. Total sales for the month countywide were up significantly from February 2015, average prices increased slightly, and the market looks primed for a strong first part of the year. February’s sales across Fairfax County totaled 834, up 9.2 percent from the 764 properties that went to closing a year before, according to figures reported March 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. The average sales price of $520,770 was up 1.1 percent from $514,898 a year ago, with the increase exclusively in the single-family sector (up 6.6 percent to an average $702,197). The average price for townhouse ($364,451) and condominiums ($277,952) both declines slightly. There were 48 million-dollar-or-more transactions during the month. Add up the sales and prices, and the total sales volume of $434.3 million was up 10.4 percent from $393.4 million a year before. Homes that went to closing in February spent an average 82 days between listing and ratified sales contract, an increase from the 77 days required a year before, and garnered an average 96.3 percent of listing price, down a tick from 96.4 percent.

Conventional mortgages were the method of transacting sales in 444 cases, followed by cash (133), FHA-backed loans (94) and VHA-backed mortgages (86). At the end of the month, there were 2,379 properties on the market across the county, up 5.4 percent from a year before. Where is the market headed? It seems to have some wind behind it, as both new listings and pending sales were higher in February than a year before. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. Year-Over-Year Home Sales Up Across N.Va.: Buoyed by a solid month in Fairfax County, the Northern Virginia real estate market overcame the impact of late-January snows to post higher year-over-year sales totals in February. Even though the winter months tend to be the slowest of the year for real-estate transactions, “We seem to be very much in the thick of a healthy market,” said Christina Macro of Keller Williams Realty in Vienna. A total of 1,108 properties went to closing last month, according to figures reported March 10 by RealEstate business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiplelisting service. That’s up 3.1 percent from the 1,075 transactions recorded in February 2015. (Figures represent sales in Arlington

and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.) The average sales price of $537,464 was up a fraction of a percent, held back in part because fewer single-family homes were part of the sales mix than a year before. In the single-family market, prices rose to an average $724,326, up 3.4 percent from a year before. Declines were reported in the attached ($405,370, down 0.9 percent) and condo ($328,524, down 2.6 percent) segments of the market. There were 76 million-dollar sales across the region for the month. Total sales volume for February – traditionally one of the slower months of the year – was up 3.4 percent to $595.5 million. As always, it is location that determines the relative strength of any individual market. Some neighborhoods have less than a two-month supply of properties on the market, while others have closer to nine months’ worth. “Properties close to D.C. and those with easy access to Metro continue to outperform the market, and are often commanding multiple offers in the first few days on the market,” said Bob Adamson, associate broker with McEnearney Associates. “Reston, Arlington and Alexandria continue to be strong sellers’ markets, due to low inventory,” Adamson said.

Homes that went to closing in February spent an average of 80 days between listing and ratified sales contract, up from 76 days a year before. Homes that sold during the month garnered an average 96.1 percent of listing price, down from 96.5 percent. Inventory was up slightly from a year before, with the 3,378 properties on the market representing a 1.5-percent increase from early 2015. Where is the market headed? Signs point upward, with homes coming under contract and pending sales in positive territory from a year before. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. Home Sales Up, Prices Flat in D.C.’s Inner Core: Home sales across the D.C. inner core were solid in February, according to new figures, although average sales prices were largely flat. A total of 2,874 homes went to closing last month, up 10.2 percent from a year before, according to figures reported March 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. The average sales price of $473,538 was up 0.3 percent, with the single-family and attached-home segments essentially flat and the condo market up about 3.8 Continued on Page 9

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Homes Continued from Page 8 percent. (Figures represent sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.) Homes that went to closing in February spent an average 69 days on the market, up from 67 days a year before, and garnered 96.7 percent of listing price, unchanged. There were 177 transactions of more than $1 million, and the total sales volume of $1.36 billion was up 10.5 percent from a year before. The median sales price of all properties – $380,000 – was down $10,00 from a year before but otherwise was the highest for February since the $405,000 recorded in 2007 at the height of the real-estate boom. That year also recorded the most February sales (3,723) of the past decade. The median sales price for February was up in some jurisdictions, down in others. Falls Church ($865,000) saw a big bump (from $713,000), while the District of Columbia saw solid growth to $538,000. Alexandria ($535,000), the city of Fairfax ($490,000), Montgomery County ($370,000) and Prince George’s County ($223,000) saw modest year-over-

year increases, while Arlington ($500,000) and Fairfax County ($444,000) saw small declines. While the snows of January impacted the number of homes that came on the market that month, February saw a rebound with 5,171 properties being brought to market, up 5.1 percent from a year before. Growth in new listings has been ongoing since early 2013. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. Washington Condo Market Underperforms, Price-Wise, in 4th Quarter: Even as the condominium market nationally has seen increasing sales prices, the Washington region’s trend has been in the opposite direction, according to new figures from the National Association of Realtors. The median sales price of a condo across the Washington metropolitan area stood at $269,600 during the fourth quarter of 2015, down 3.5 percene. That compares to an increase of 3.6 percent in median prices for condominiums nationwide, which rose to $209,200 in the fourth quarter, based on non-seasonally-adjusted data. Median sales prices for condos rose in all four geographic quadrants of the nation, up 0.3 percent to $244,900 in the Northeast, 5.5 percent to $154,400 in the Midwest, 5.1 percent to $163,700 in the South and 6.4 percent to $295,200 in the West.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes McLEAN NEAR TOPS ON MONEY-MANAGEMENT RANKING:

McLean ranks 17th out of nearly 2,600 communities across the nation for best money-management skills of its residents, according to a new data-driven survey by the Web site WalletHub. The organization looked at eight key metrics, ranging from average credit scores to mortgage debt, in ranking the communities. Cupertino, Calif., leads the list, followed by Saratoga, Calif.; Laguna Woods, Calif.; Los Altos, Calif.; and Lexington, Mass. Lowest in the ranking are Boone, N.C.; Athens, Ohio; Gettysburg, Pa.; College Park, Md.; and Pullman, Wash. The complete list can be found on the Web site at www. wallethub.com. McLEAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT SUPPORTS PLAYERS: The McLean Com-

munity Foundation recently presented a $3,000 grant to the McLean Community Players, to provide American Sign Language service to those attending a production of the recent show, “1776.”

The funding was presented by Joann Berkson, a board member of the McLean Community Foundation, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a gala on April 7. For information on the organization and its upcoming gala, see the Web site at www.mcleancommunityfoundation.org. DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR MCC CANDIDATES: Friday,

March 25, at 5 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to file for the McLean Community Center Governing Board election. Three three-year adult positions and two one-year youth positions are open this year, with voting to take place during McLean Day on Saturday, May 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lewinsville Park. Candidates are required to obtain the signatures of 10 McLean tax-district residents in order to have their names placed on the ballot. Petition forms are available at the community center. Winning candidates will be formally appointed to the posts by the Board of Supervisors. For information, call (703)

MCA MEMBERSHIP MEETING TO FOCUS ON COUNTY BUDGET: The McLean Citizens

Association (MCA) will hold a membership meeting regarding the proposed fiscal year 2017 Fairfax County and publicschools budgets on Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. The meeting will be open to the public and co-sponsored by Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville) and School Board member Jane Strauss (Dranesville). Those two elected officials, along with Joe Mondoro, the county’s chief financial officer, Annie O’Neill Galvin, director of the McLean Community Players’ produc- and Kristen Michael, the school tion of “1776,” is shown with actor Jerry Hoffman (portraying Roger Sher- system’s assistant superintendent man), McLean Community Foundation board member Joann Berkson and for financial services, will explain actor Jeffrey Westlake (portraying Ben Franklin). See item, far left. the budget proposals and answer 790-0123 or see the Web site at planning for the center’s fiscal residents’ questions. MCA has begun drafting www.mcleancenter.org. 2018 budget, which begins in testimony in response to the July 2017. proposed budgets. The group enThose wishing to speak at MCC BOARD TO HOST FOcourages all McLean residents to RUM ON PROGRAMMING: The the hearing can call the center at recommend specific initiatives. McLean Community Center’s (703) 790-0123 to be placed on Governing Board will host a the speakers’ list. Written comforum on programs and ser- ments can be submitted by mail, GREAT FALLS EGG HUNT APPROACHES: The annual Chilvices during a public meeting fax, e-mail or in person. on Wednesday, March 30 at 7:30 For additional information, dren’s Spring Festival and Egg p.m. see the Web site at www.mcleanContinued on Page 11 The hearing is one step in center.org.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes Continued from Page 10 Hunt, sponsored by Adeler Jewelers for the Great Falls Optimist Club, will be held on Sunday, March 20 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Great Falls Village Centre. The event features rides and games, with egg hunts starting at 4:15 p.m. in four different age groups. Children will compete to find 800 gems and candy stuffed inside 8,000 plastic eggs. “We usually hide about $5,000 of gems,” said Wendy Adeler Hall, whose father began the celebration over 30 years ago. “Typically, the gems include amethyst, garnet, peridot, blue topaz, citrine, some rubies and emergalds, all the typical birthstones.” The cost is $10 for each child; parents are admitted free. Proceeds will support efforts to support children in the Great Falls area, and throughout the event, there will be donation containers where residents can submit donations for Optimist International’s current project, funding cancer research at Johns Hopkins University. “This is our flagship program this year,” said Linda Thomp-

son, president of the Great Falls Optimist Club. In case of inclement weather the day of the event, call (703) 759-4076.

Arlington and Falls Church is recruiting volunteers to provide transportation for those in need to therapy appointments, grocery stores and pharmacies. No long-term commitment is required; volunteers can provide trips when their schedule permits. For information, call (703) 506-2199 or see the Web site at www.scmafc.org.

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munity Center’s Spring Fest will be held on Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at the center. The event features self-guided arts-and-crafts projects, entertainment and the chance for photos with the Easter bunny. The cost is $5 per person, with children up to 36 months admitted free. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org. CHURCH CHOIR TO PRESENT ORATORIO: St. John’s Episco-

pal Church will present Felix Mendelssohn’s “Christus (An Unfinished Oratorio)” on Friday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the church, 6715 Georgetown Pike in McLean. The program begins with a brief Good Friday service. The community is invited. For information, call (703)

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Christ the King Lutheran Church Pastor Eva Steege (left) and her husband, Ted Steege (right), show Dolly Whelan and Mrs. Whelan’s grandchildren, Thomas and Eleni Kalka, colorful jackets and textiles purchased in Bolivia. The Steeges traveled to the South American country as part of an effort by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to improve the lives of Bolivians through micro-loans and other initiatives.

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weekly wages of those employed in the cozy confines of Fairfax County remain among the highest in the nation, but did not grow as fast as the national average, in the most recently quarterly data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average weekly wage of those working in Fairfax (no matter where they live) was $1,462 in the third quarter of 2015, according to figures reported March 9. That places Fairfax as ninth highest among the 342 largest U.S. counties, and 51 percent higher than the national average of $967. But Fairfax’s year-over-year rate of growth – 1.2 percent – was in the bottom half of the survey, ranking 286th out of 342, and was below the average wage increase of 2.6 percent reported nationally. Among the largest U.S. counties, the highest average weekly wage for the quarter was reported in Santa Clara County, Calif., at $2,090. It was followed by San Mateo County, Calif. ($1,894); New York County (Manhattan), N.Y. ($1,829); San Francisco ($1,712); and the District of Columbia ($1,667). Rounding out the top 10 were Arlington County; Suffolk County, Mass.; King County, Wash.; Fairfax County; and Somerset County, N.J. Of the 342 counties surveyed, 319 saw year-over-year increases in weekly wages, with the biggest jump reported in Rockland County, N.Y. (up 24.9 percent). Complete data can be found on the Web site at www.bls.gov. Among other Virginia localities, average weekly wages for the third quarter of 2015 were $1,587 in Arlington County, up 1.5 percent; $1,372 in Alexandria, up 2.2 percent; $1,126 in Loudoun County, up 2 percent; $1,082 in Richmond, up 4.1 percent; $1,002 in Norfolk, up 2.9 percent; and $860 in Prince William County, up 2.1 percent.

continue to offer library services to our Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library customers while the original building is under renovation,” Smith said. In addition to the temporary Tysons site, operating hours at the Dolley Madison Library have been expanded to serve the community during the renovation. The branch now follows the operating hours for the eight regional library branches in Fairfax County, which include Thursday mornings and Sundays. FORUM SET ON PARKLAND NEEDS ASSESSMENT: The Fairfax County Park

information stations to learn more about the community’s needs for parks and facilities and the capital-improvement plan for meeting these needs over the next 10 years. Information on the study can be found on the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ parks/parkscount/. PARK AUTHORITY MAKES LATEST ACQUISITION: Park acreage in Fairfax

County has grown with the acquisition of 10.15 acres in the Mount Vernon District, becoming part of 23,000 acres in 423 parks managed by the Fairfax County Park Authority. The Park Authority acquired the acreage in Paul Spring Stream Valley Park via a Circuit Court tax sale for non-payment of real estate taxes. The land was assessed at $62,000, and the Park Authority paid $31,000. “This property is adjacent to existing Park Authority holdings, and the acquisition provides additional protection to the stream valley and possibly additional trail connections,” county officials said in a statement. The Park Authority plans to leave the unimproved land in a natural state, though some Invasive Management Area work may be scheduled.

Authority will host an open house on Thursday, April 14 to discuss results of “Parks Count,” a new needs-assessment survey. The Park Authority has been working with the consultant team led by PROS Consulting to collect information, analyze trends and draft recommendations. “Thousands of county residents shared their opinions about our awardwinning park system,” officials said in a statement. The community gathering will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Herrity Building, located at 12055 Government Center Parkway. It will include a brief presentation at 7 p.m. that will be repeated at 8 p.m. The remainder of theADopen house will1 ‘LEED HBM SUN GAZETTE 1-5-2016f.pdf 1/5/16 SILVER’ 8:40 AM DESIGNATION FOR REC provide an opportunity to visit the various CENTER TO BE SALUTED ON EARTH

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to mark the unveiling of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Designation Plaque at the Fairfax County Park Authority’s Oak Marr RECenter. Brief remarks are scheduled on April 22 at 10 a.m. to mark this special environmental recognition for the renovated Oakton facility. The 10,000-square-foot addition was completed in 2015 at the center, located at 3200 Jermantown Road. DEADLINE LOOMS FOR ‘ONTHANK’ NOMINATIONS: The Fairfax County Civ-

il Service Commission is seeking nominations for the A. Heath Onthank Award, the highest honor bestowed on a countygovernment worker. The nomination deadline is March 18. The award will be presented by the Board of Supervisors in June. Since its inception in 1966, a total of 327 county workers have received the award. For information and a nomination form, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion in the newspaper and online. Items can be sent to the editor via regular mail, fax or e-mail.

RELOCATED TYSONS-PIMMIT LIBRARY OPENS: The Tysons-Pimmit Regional

Library’s temporary site, located at 7700 Leesburg Pike, Suite 134, is now open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The location will remain open until renovation of the existing library is complete. The facility, nicknamed “Tiny Tysons” by its staff, will offer a 5,000-item collection with a sampling from every genre, books, magazines, newspapers and media. Eight Internet/MS Office workstations are available to the public, as well as one copier-printer, one online-catalog station and one self-checkout station. Although seating is limited, library customers can pick up their holds and inter-library loans as usual, and a generous variety of new materials is available for browsing, library officials said. Branch manager Starr Smith and her staff are ready to welcome new and longtime customers and provide answers to research questions. “We are pleased we can C

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Delegates has approved a resolution honoring the service of former James Madison High School principal Mark Merrell, who spent most of his 31-year career in public education with the Fairfax County school system. Throughout his career, Merrell “strove to do what was in students’ best interests, working closely with the young men and women in his charge, fellow staff members and the community,” notes the resolution, patroned by Del. Mark Keam (D-35th). Merrell was principal of James Madison for 14 years prior to his retirement last July. At the school, he “touched countless lives, and realized early on that the school community is a special place, one that he will miss,” the resolution notes. OAKTON GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM LAUDED BY LEGISLATURE: The Virgin-

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ia General Assembly has recognized the 2015-16 Oakton High School varsity girls basketball team for its achievements. The squad on Feb. 27 defeated Fairfax High School to claim the Group 6A North region championship. While being held scoreless in the third quarter, “a pep talk from head coach Fred Priester and the athletes’ determination to win spurred the Cougars to outscore their opponent 26-13 in the fourth quarter” to win the title and move on to the state tournament, where it advanced to the semifinals before being eliminated. The team ended the year with a 29-1 record. The resolution was patroned by Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) DATE SET FOR VOLUNTEER-RECOGNITION CEREMONY: Vienna officials’

annual ceremony to honor some of the town’s most noteworthy volunteers will be held Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs Flame Room of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St., S. HISTORIC VIENNA INC. PREPS FOR BOOK SALE: Historic Vienna Inc. will

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port the operation of Historic Vienna Inc. and the Freeman Store and Museum. The sale opens Friday, April 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. with a reception exclusively for Historic Vienna Inc. members. Memberships will be available at the door. The public portion of the sale will run April 2 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and April 3 from noon to 5 p.m. VIENNA THEATRE COMPANY TO OPEN NEW SHOW: The Vienna Theatre Com-

pany will present “In Living Sound” on Fridays and Saturdays, April 1-2 and 8-9, in the Flame Room of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, 400 Center St., S. (The location is a change from the usual Vienna Community Center, which is undergoing renovation.) The production features snippets from popular 1940s radio shows such as “Adventures of the Thin Man: The Case of the Goofy Groom” and “The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan.” Tickets for Friday performances are $14, with food and drinks available for purchase. Tickets for Saturday shows are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and include dinner, drinks and dessert. Food service begins at 7:15 p.m. each night, with the shows starting at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.viennatheatercompany. org. EASTER EGG ROLL IS ON THE HORIZON: Historic Vienna Inc. and the Vi-

enna town government will host an OldFashioned Egg Roll on Saturday, March 19 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the lawn of the Freeman House, 131 Church St., N.E. The event, designed for ages 12 and younger, will include an appearance by the Easter bunny. It will be held rain or shine. For information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov. NIGHTTIME EASTER-EGG HUNT ON HORIZON: The Vienna town government

will host a “Family Flashlight Egg Hunt” on Friday, March 18 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Glyndon Park. The event, which will include a visit by the Easter bunny, will be held rain or shine. Tickets are limited; the cost is $3 per family member. For information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov. EASTER EGG HUNT SET FOR NOTTOWAY PARK: The Fairfax County Park

Foundation and Friends of Nottoway Park will host an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 26 at the park, 9537 Courthouse Road. There will be separate hunts for various age groups, beginning at 10:30 a.m. for those ages 1 and 2, followed at 11 a.m. for 3- and 4-year-olds and 11:30 a.m. for ages 5 and 6. At noon, there will be a hunt Continued on Page 30

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Although there is a battle of the sexes on

many fronts, both men and women united in citing their number one pet peeve is not replacing the toilet paper when it runs out. In fact, 42 percent of women and 31 percent of men stated this as the single biggest complaint. Eliminate the frustration of empty paper rolls by adding a pivoting paper holder. Designed by Inspirations by Moen, this innovative accessory features a springfree, pivoting arm allowing you to simply lift the arm and drop on the roll. This quick and simple step will help eliminate your paper pet peeves and allow you to start your day “on a roll.”

When it comes to messy floors, it’s the bottom of the room - but not the bottom of the survey. In fact, 19 percent of men and 22 percent of females state that leaving dirty clothes on the bathroom floor is a top annoyance in the bath. And for households with children, leaving wet towels or dirty clothes on the floor are the two top responses (33 percent each). Freeing the floor can be simple. Choose coordinating towel bars and robe hooks for each person who uses the bath - ensuring that the hooks for children are hung low enough for them to reach. By assigning a spot for each towel and providing an easy spot to hang clothes, bathroom users will be encouraged to hang these items up - keeping floors free and clean.

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Men just don’t understand the need for all of women’s “stuff.” In fact, 20 percent of men surveyed cited the second most annoying thing in the bathroom is wasting

When it’s not people providing the pet peeves in the bath - it’s the bathroom itself. In fact, 85 percent of respondents said they’d like to change their bathroom. And,

topping the list of bathroom woes was the size of the bath (45 percent want to make the bathroom larger) and the shower (37 percent want to enhance their shower). By adding one product to your shower, you can relieve both bath ailments! Curved shower rods, previously only seen in luxury hotels, are simple to install and can add up to 7 1/2 inches of elbow room in the shower - while also adding elegant style to the room. Inspirations by Moen offers a curved shower rod that adjusts to fit enclosures from 54-to-72 inches wide. The rods are available in today’s hottest finishes - Brushed Nickel, Chrome and Old World Bronze. While this small room can add a large amount of annoyances, with just a few minor updates you can ease bathroom pet peeves and create a beautiful and enjoyable bath. — Courtesy of ARAcontent

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Color has a huge impact on how a room feels and painting is one of the easiest DIY projects to accomplish in a weekend. “Paint’s impact may seem obvious, but it’s surprising how many people overlook its power to make over the most tired decor,” Denny says. Repainting can allow you to create a

whole new look for a room without changing a stick of furniture or a single piece of artwork. For color ideas, draw inspiration from design elements you already love in your room’s decor, be it a particular hue of red in the pattern of a throw pillow or a shade of green in your favorite painting. If the color is already present in your decor, chances are you can make it work on your walls. LIGHT THE WAY

Interior designers agree: lighting has a huge impact on how a room looks. How light falls on your furnishings will affect how they look in the room. “Plus, drab, out-dated lighting can also have a big affect on how you feel about your home,” Denny says. If your new decor still seems tired, it might just be a problem of poor lighting. Consider how your room is lit at the different times of the day when you use it most. If it seems dim at times when you would like it to be bright, you may consider replacing existing light fixtures with brighter, more stylish options, possibly even ones that adjust on a dimmer according to changing illumination needs throughout the day. For more information about crown molding visit, www.SoSimpleCrown.com. — Courtesy of ARAcontent

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want to draw on the great outdoors for inspiration, spring offers the most expansive and versatile color palettes to choose from. It’s an ideal time to incorporate the season’s colors into the decor of any room.” Van Allen goes on to say that a simple and effective way to incorporate color is to paint one transitional wall, as opposed to the entire room. By doing this, you can pair your seasonal decor items -- such as throw pillows and area rugs -- with the newly painted accent wall. This adds a dramatic change to your room in a minimal amount of time. This spring, to help you successfully bring the outdoors inside, Pratt & Lambert Paints offers the following color-inspiration tips:

During spring new life is sprouting up all around us, especially in flowerbeds. When redecorating, consider looking at the colors popping up in your own backyard. Daffodils are some of the first flowers to bloom --use them as inspiration and paint your walls a bright yellow such as Ale (Pratt & Lambert Paint color 12-9). If you prefer more muted tones, choose a paler shade of yellow such as Naples Cream (Color 10-4) to subtly open up a space. THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER

In addition to the beautiful colors generated by perennials, spring’s green foliage and vegetation can also be incorporated inside and used as a calming interior backdrop. Whether you want to use a bold, emerald paint color, or prefer to make a more subdued impression with a medium-green hue like New Glarus (Color 21-20), painting your walls with a shade of green will ensure your interior space projects a clean, fresh feeling. NATURAL BEAUTY

Integrating color schemes from nature into your decor doesn’t necessarily mean the inside of your home needs to look identical to your outdoor landscaping. Bringing the outdoors inside can also be accomplished by using more natural, earth tone colors found in nature. Your home can easily be turned into a calming sanctuary by drawing color inspirations from the likes of bamboo and cork, then pairing them with bright red accents. Use Wild Cherry (Color 4-19), Sepia Brown (Color 7-19) and Tarragon (Color 8-24) to

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These soft shades are synonymous with spring. Lighter shades of pink, blue, yellow and green can be found throughout springtime decorations. To make a lasting impression try carrying those colors over into your decor by using a mint shade, like Mistletoe Kiss (Color 20-26). Or, use a delicate shade of pink like Blush (Color 31-3) to transform any room in your home into a cheery and welcoming space. With so many paint color options available, and so much color inspiration to draw from, it’s never been easier to bring your home’s interior back to life after a long winter. And, by following these helpful color tips, you can further ensure you’ll have an attractive, inviting home that’s freshened up for spring and all the seasons to come. For more information on how to choose the perfect color, visit www.PrattAndLambert.com or call (800) 289-7728. — Courtesy of ARAcontent

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More Than 6,300 Square Feet of Exceptionality Await Inspection Mother Nature last week gave us a sneak peek of spring (and even a little summer), and the local real estate market already has started to bloom with activity. We kick off the season with a new custom property by Madison Homes, located near Balls Hill Road in the West Langley neighborhood of McLean. Creative elegance is the watchword here, with a classic yet modern facade on the outside and every possible amenity on the inside, with the home set on a one-third-acre lot with stylish plantings. The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,099,000 by Anne DiBenedetto of Washington Fine Properties. An open house is slated for Sunday, March 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. A welcome on the charming porch sets the tone for all that follows, which includes more than 6,300 square feet of living space on three levels. Upgraded features abound, from the high-gloss finishes to the gleaming hardwoods. Room sizes are healthy and proportional, with marvelous traffic flow designed to accentuate both daily living and entertaining in style. In addition, natural sunlight streams in through windows on all sides, adding to the ambiance. The formal living and dining rooms each proffer plenty of space for formal and informal gatherings, while the kitchen is a true chef’s dream with everything close at hand. An innovative and dramatic library features tall ceilings and its own personal sense of élan, making for two “floating” offices adding to the effervescent design. The second level is home to the master retreat – it is your own personal

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Survey Looks at Housing Desires of Boomers Builders and other industry professionals now have an opportunity to find out what baby boomers want compared to other home buyers in “Housing Preferences of the Boomer Generation: How They Compare to Other Home Buyers,” a study recently released by BuilderBooks, an arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Based on a nationwide survey of recent and prospective home buyers conducted in 2015, the study discusses how various designs influence the home purchase decision; the location, features and size of the homes consumers want, and the influence of certain events and people on the decision to move to another home. “As the housing market continues to recover, more consumers are in the position to purchase a home, and it’s important for builders to have this knowledge about their customers,” said Rose Quint, NAHB’s assistant vice president for survey research, one of the study’s authors. Here are some of the findings on what home buyers want: • The majority of all buyers (65%), and Baby Boomers in particular (63%), would like to buy a single-family detached home. • Most home buyers (64%) prefer a single-story home, but there is great variation by generation: Millennials (35%), Gen X’ers (49%), Boomers (75%) and seniors (88%). • Fifty-eight percent of home buyers want a full or partial basement, but the preference declines with age: Millennials (77%), Gen X’ers (67%), Boomers (50%) and seniors (43%). • When asked if they would buy a home without a living room, 37% of buyers say they would, 42% would not and 21% are not sure. The share of buyers willing to part with this formal space falls steadily with age: Millennials (43%), Gen X (40%), Baby Boomers (37%) and seniors (26%). And here are some of the findings on what most buyers do not want: • Few buyers (8%) or boomers (7%) prefer a central city location. About two-thirds prefer a home in the suburbs (close-in or outlying) and just over a quarter prefer a rural area. • Only 14% of buyers overall (and 13% of Boomers) are willing to pay more for a home out of pure concern for the environment.

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Schools & Military n Steven Godofsky of Oakton earned a bachelor of science degree in applied networking and systems administration during recent commencement exercises at Rochester Institute of Technology. n Kaylee Brooks, the daughter of George and Katrina Brooks of Vienna and a graduate of James Madison High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Virginia. n Alexander Boyd, the son of David and Deborah Boyd of McLean and a graduate of Mercersburg Academy, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. n Katherine Brittin of McLean, a graduate of HoltonArms School; Gordon Denis of McLean, a graduate of Heights School; Haley Hamilton of Great Falls, a graduate of Langley High School; Katherine Hardock of McLean, a graduate of McLean High School; Allison Pool of McLean, a graduate of Georgetown Day School; and

Alexa Corso of Oakton, a graduate of Oakton High School have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Colgate University. Three Vienna-area highschool students won cash prizes for their entries in the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna’s annual Essay Contest. The awards were presented at the club’s Feb. 17 meeting. Writing on the topic “Lead by Example: Reality or Fiction,” James Madison High School junior Christine Kim won first place and received $500 from the Optimist Club. Her essay will compete in the Optimist International Capitol-Virginia District Essay Contest, where the top prize is a $2,500 scholarship. Ashley Tern, a junior at Oakton High School, received the second-place prize of $300. Vi Nguyen, a freshman at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology who lives in the Oakton area, was awarded third place and $200. “The contest is designed to develop writing and criticalthinking skills,” Optimist Club president Joe Miller told the n

tory Day, held recently at Mount Vernon High School. First- and second-prize winners in each category and in each age division have qualified to compete in the Virginia History Day contest on April 23. From the Sun Gazette coverage area, first-place recipients included Nicholas Frankenberg of Langley High School in Senior Individual Exhibit for “Progress is Impossible Without ExLaurie Cole (left) and Optimist Club of Greater Vienna president Joe Miller change: The Effects of Commo(right) present Ashley Tern, Christine Kim and Vi Nguyen with awards from dore Matthew Perry’s Encounter PHOTO BY ADAM KINCAID with Japan” and Dorian Miller the club’s essay contest. of Langley in Senior Individual Web site for “The Telescope: assembled contestants and fam- year. ily members. “That’s one of the In 2015, the Optimist Club Changing the Way We Look at many ways Optimists work to of Greater Vienna celebrated the Stars.” ‘bring out the best in kids,’ as its 60th anniversary of serving n Seventy-seven middle our motto says. We are pleased youth in the community. The Esthat so many students took up say Contest is just one of several school students from Fairfax this challenge and we are very programs the club sponsors to County Public Schools (FCPS) impressed with the quality of further its mission of “Bringing have been named to the 2016 AllVirginia Middle School Honor their work.” Out the Best in Kids.” The Optimist Club of GreatFor more information about Choir, and will perform on Sater Vienna’s Essay Contest is the club, its programs and mem- urday, April 30, at the Sandler open to students at Madison, bership, visit www.optimist- Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach. George C. Marshall and Oakton clubofgreatervienna.org. Five FCPS students were sehigh schools, plus students from n Fairfax County Public lected as alternates. those attendance areas who go to Students from the Sun GaThomas Jefferson. The contest is Schools students won 10 firsta program of Optimist Interna- place awards at the regional Continued on Page 26 tional, which sets the topic each competition for National His-

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Public-Safety Notes McLEAN CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBED: Fairfax County police are

searching for two men who robbed the 7Eleven store at 1436 Chain Bridge Road in McLean on March 11. The robbery occurred at around 2:45 am. One suspect allegedly displayed a gun and demanded money. The clerk, a 22-year-old man, handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and the suspects fled, police said. The victim did not require medical attention. The suspects were described as black and between 20 and 25 years old. One suspect was about 6 feet tall, with a thin build and long braided hair. He wore glasses, a black coat and hat and khaki pants. The other suspect was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a medium build and wore allblack clothing and a black cap. YOUTH ARRESTED FOR BOMB THREAT AT HIGH SCHOOL: Authorities have

charged a 17-year-old McLean boy who reportedly e-mailed a bomb threat to McLean High School officials on March 2, which led to the school’s closure that day. Fairfax County police were called to the school that day after school staff members shortly after 8 a.m. received an e-mail communicating the bomb threat. McLean District Station detectives then took over the investigation, pinpointed the threat’s source and developed a suspect in the case. Authorities then obtained a petition to charge the suspect with making threats to bomb. This case is not related to any other threats that were received throughout Fairfax County between Feb. 29 and March 4, police said. Making a threat to bomb is a Class 5 felony punishable by up to 10 years in state prison. SUSPECT SOUGHT IN ASSAULT, ATTEMPTED ROBBERY NEAR VIENNA:

Fairfax County police are looking for a man who assaulted and tried to rob a pedestrian in the 9300 block of Lee Highway in the Vienna area on March 9 at 12:08 a.m. The victim was walking and was approached by the suspect, who assaulted the pedestrian, attempted to take property and then fled, police said. The suspect was described as a Middle-Eastern male, wearing dark-tan shorts, a blackand-white-striped polo shirt and flip-flop sandals. The victim was not physically injured, police said. TEENAGE GIRL REPORTS BEING APPROACHED THREE TIMES BY MAN IN VEHICLE: Fairfax County police on

March 9 took a report from a teenage girl about a suspicious person and vehicle. The girl told police she had been approached by a man in a vehicle three times in the past seven months. The first incident occurred in late August or early September 2015. The girl

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was walking along Great Falls Street near Tyndale Street at around 4 p.m. when a small, light-blue sedan pulled up next to her and asked for directions to Safeway. The driver was a man with a darker skin tone, around 30 to 40 years old, and did not have a lot of hair. He was wearing glasses. The second event occurred sometime in October 2015. Again, a similar man and vehicle approached and asked for directions, this time to the West Falls Church Metro station. The third event occurred March 9 at around 4:15 p.m. in the 1800 block of Susquehannock Drive. The teen was approached by a blue minivan driven by a man who looked similar to the man in the first two incidents. The driver again asked for directions to the West Falls Church Metro. At no time did the driver ask the teen to get into the vehicle, or attempt to entice her to do so, police said. Based on the information provided to police, no known crime has been committed at this time. Police said they released this information for awareness purposes only. VANDALS IN McLEAN DEFACE POLICE CRUISER: Vandals spray-painted a Fair-

fax County police cruiser on Westmoreland Street during the nighttime hours of March 5, police said. The marked Ford Crown Victoria, No. 4117, was heavily defaced with red and green paint, police said.

scam and reported the incident to Vienna police. 5-YEAR-OLD STRUCK BY VEHICLE AFTER DARTING INTO TRAFFIC: A vehicle

was traveling westbound in the 300 block of Church Street, N.E., on March 5 at 3:13 p.m. when the driver observed a group of pedestrians waiting to cross the road. One of the pedestrians, a 5-year-old juvenile, darted out in front of the vehicle, Vienna police said. The driver did not have time to stop, and struck the juvenile. The juvenile was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. ITEMS STOLEN FROM VEHICLES ON SAME VIENNA STREET: Vienna police

are reminding town residents to be sure to lock their vehicles following a spate of break-ins. Two recent vehicle tamperings occurred on March 4 in the 1000 block of Moorefield Creek Road, S.W. In one of the cases, a man reported at 6:22 p.m. that a bag containing shoes and a tie he recently had purchased were stolen from his vehicle while it was parked in his driveway. The resident was uncertain if he had left his vehicle unlocked. At 7:15 p.m. that evening, resident living on the same block told Vienna police that someone had entered his vehicle while it was parked in his driveway and

stolen his wallet, sunglasses and other items of value. This resident also was uncertain if he had left his vehicle unlocked. RESIDENTS PUT OUT TRUCK FIRE IN VIENNA: Vienna police officers went to

Oak and Cottage streets, S.W., on March 5 at 3:16 a.m. to assist the fire department following a report of a vehicle fire there. Three local residents flagged down the officers and said they had been returning to one of the residents’ homes in the area when they noticed a fire in the bed of a truck parked on that corner. The three residents extinguished the fire before the officers arrived. Vienna police have turned over the case to the Fairfax County Fire Marshal’s Office for further investigation. FORMER DAIRY QUEEN WORKER BANNED FROM RESTAURANT: The

owner of the Dairy Queen restaurant at 304 Maple Ave., W., told Vienna police on March 10 at 8:59 p.m. that he wanted a former employee banned from the property. The man recently had been fired from another Dairy Queen location, but had a relative working at the Vienna restaurant, the complainant told police. Two Vienna police officers located the Continued on Page 26

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an living in the 200 block of Locust Street, S.E., recently told Vienna police that between Oct. 27 and Nov. 6 last year, someone fraudulently had taken money from her savings account using several ATM transactions. Vienna police continue to investigate this case. VIENNA MAN SCAMMED IN ‘ARRESTED GRANDSON’ CON: A man living in

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higan, Vani Subramanian, Ava Hutchinson, Dawn Bangi and Allison McCombs (Pat Little, director). Kilmer Middle School: William Blackwell, Rosa Broadberry, Elise Ebert, Jessica Lengyel-McLoughlin, Joanne Moon, Kritika Parthasarathy, Ethan Schrader and alternate Cole Thomas (Kevin Sapp and Naomi Schick, directors). Thoreau Middle School: Grace Schmorrow and Kennan Parker (James McNamara, director).

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Public-Safety Notes man standing behind the counter and acting like he worked at the restaurant. He then advised the officers he did not work there, but wanted to visit his relative. Police banned the man from the property and said he would be arrested if he returned. The man then left the area without further incident, police said.

and making a left turn onto the ramp toward the third level. The driver did not see the pedestrian, who entered the roadway from between parked vehicles, and the vehicle struck the pedestrian, police said. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department personnel responded to the scene and evaluated the pedestrian, but she declined to be transported to the hospital, police said.

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a female pedestrian on March 8 at 7:24 a.m. inside the multilevel parking garage at Navy Federal Credit Union, 820 Follin Lane, S.E., Vienna police said. The accident occurred as the female motorist was on the garage’s second floor

traveling westbound on Maple Avenue on March 10 at 4:59 a.m. when the driver ran off the roadway and struck a building at 127 Maple Ave., W., causing damage to the building’s front structure and glass windows, Vienna police said.

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This type of call is a scam and residents never should send payments unless they have verified the validity of the caller, police said. Vienna police said there also recently have been reports of callers claiming to be relatives or representatives of a relative. The callers claimed they had been arrested and in order to be released from jail, the residents needed to wire payments to an attorney or the jail. The payments usually were requested in the form of a prepaid debit card or through Western Union. As with the above-mentioned tax scams, this type of call is fraudulent and residents never should send a payment unless they have verified the validity of the caller, police said.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes Continued from Page 14 for ages 7 to 9. Walk-in registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The cost of $10 per child is payable in cash. The event may be canceled in the event of bad weather, with a decision being announced by 8:30 a.m. In case of bad weather, participants can call (703) 3248563. GARDEN CLUB LOOKS AT BIRDS: The

Ayr Hill Garden Club will meet on Monday, March 28 at 12:45 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna, with a program focusing on “Birds and Gardening.” Guest speaker Carolyn Dangelmaier will offer a slide presentation on how yards and neighborhoods can be enhanced through a bird-friendly environment. Also at the program, garden-club members will discuss their favorite garden tools. For information, see the Web site at https://ayrhillgardenclub.shutterfly.com. CHURCH TO HOST HUNGARIAN TROUPE: The Tisza Ensemble Hungar-

ian dance troupe will perform on Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709 Hunter Mill Road in Oakton.

The event pays tribute to the 25-year partnership between the congregation and the village of Szentgerice in Transylvania. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-17. BRAHMS’ ‘REQUIEM’ TO BE PERFORMED: The sanctuary choir of Vienna

Presbyterian Church will perform the Brahms “Requiem” on Sunday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at the church, 120 Park St., N.E. The concert will feature Metropolitan Opera soprano Danielle Talamantes and Washington Opera bass-baritone Joshua Hong, along with pianist Kristina Schenck of the Manassas Chorale. The community is invited; a free-will offering will be taken. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY HOSTS BREAKFAST BUFFET: American Legion

Post 180 Auxiliary will host a breakfast buffet on Sunday, March 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N. The menu will include scrambled eggs, omelets, blueberry pancakes, bacon and more. The cost is $9 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. For information, call (703) 938-6580.

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forter offers a monthly Healing Eucharist, with the laying-on of hands and anointing led by Rev. Valerie Hayes and a team of lay healers. The effort takes place the first Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. at the church, 543 Beulah Road in Vienna. For information, e-mail Rev. Hayes at vhayes@holycomforter.com. EFFORTS OF NATIONAL FEDERATION FOR BLIND DETAILED: The Vienna/

Oakton Vision Impaired Persons (VIP) Resource Group will host a meeting on Monday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to noon at Patrick Henry Library. The guest speakers will be Drs. Rebecca Sheffield and Priscilla Rogers of the American Federation for the Blind, who will speak on research and advocacy efforts. For information, call Ann Koch at (571) 275-0292 or e-mail 5kochs@cox.net. Those who need a ride to the presentation can call the Shepherd’s Center of Vienna/ Oakton at least three days in advance at (703) 281-0538. VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO SUPPORT UPCOMING GRIEF WORKSHOP: The

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death of a sibling, parent or guardian, and are seeking volunteers to support the effort. Volunteer training will be held on Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, 9970 Vale Road in Vienna, in preparation for the event, to be held May 7 at Turner Farm Park in Great Falls. For information on the initiative, see the Web site at www.comfortzonecamp. org. Your items are always invited for inclusion in the Sun Gazette!

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Saxons Were Prepared and Ready for Playoffs

Preparation is everything. One of the biggest reasons the Langley Saxons had their best season in program history this winter and reached the 6A state tourney championship game is because the girls high school basketball team (26-6) began preparing during the offseason.

Team Enjoyed Its Best Season

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The state-championship game didn’t go the way the Langley Saxons hoped, the team BASKETBALL with losing to the Cosby Titans, 42-37, to end their best season in school history. Nevertheless, the girls high school basketball team accomplished so much during the 2015-16 campaign – winning the Liberty Conference Tournament, finishing third in the 6A North Region tourney, compiling its best record (266) and qualifying for the Virginia High School League’s state competition for the first time. Langley was 2-1 in the 6A state tourney as a No. 3 seed from the 6A North Region, knocking off the previously undefeated Oakton Cougars in the semifinals, followed by a March 9 statefinal loss to Cosby at the Siegel Center in Richmond. The state crown was the third straight for Cosby. “We felt like we could play with anyone this season,” said Langley seContinued on Page 32

Langley’s Paige Galiani attempts to shoot over Cosby center Tyra Whitehead in the 6A state PHOTO BY DEB KOLT title game. See more photos at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

Saxons Accomplished Much in Finest Season DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Of the Langley Saxons’ many accomplishments in their finest season school BASKETBALL in history this winter, one of the most notable was the girls basketball team’s 8-2 post-season record. Also, during the playoffs, Langley won games at seven different venues en route to finishing 26-6, becoming the Liberty Conference Tournament champions, taking third in the 6A North Region tourney, then second in the 6A state competition, losing to Cosby, 42-

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37, in the championship game. Langley won conference and region playoff contests at high school gyms at Langley, Fairfax, South Lakes, Lake Braddock and Robinson. It won state games at Richmond’s Siegel Center and the Ted Constant Center in Norfolk. n Another significant achievement was defeating two undefeated teams. Fairfax had a perfect record when Langley topped that squad in the Liberty Conference Tournament final. Oakton was undefeated when it lost to Langley in the state semifinals. n The Saxons’ overall two-year record was 47-10, with an 11-4 playoff mark. n In Langley’s 10 playoff games this

season, the Saxons scored 43 points per game (single-game high of 49) and allowed 35.7 (single-game low of 25). n Langley and Cosby were No. 3 seeds in the state, advancing to the competition as a result of the expanded field from four to eight teams this season. n Langley loses three starters to graduation, but head coach Amanda Baker believes her team should be strong again next season, with returning starting point guard Jordyn Callaghan and forward Ariani Aulisi. Olivia Augustini, Ellie Buckley and Emily Shivley will be other key returners. “We had a lot of juniors on the bench who will be ready to play,” Baker said.

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Langley made big strides in 201415 with a 21-win campaign. With many key players and starters returning this winter, the Saxons were added to the conversation about a team with big potential. To be included among the best, Langley head coach Amanda Baker believed her team needed to play the best. So the Saxons significantly toughened their non-conference schedule in 2015-16. Opponents added were former state champions Lake Taylor and West Springfield and perennial region and state powers Edison and Mount Vernon. All four of those games were played on the road, with the Saxons winning three. Non-conference away contests against Robinson and H.D. Woodson were added. Langley’s second game was a significant 51-43 victory on Thursday night, Dec. 3, at Edison, a team that won the 5A North Region title this winter and played in this season’s 5A state tournament. That win gave Langley big confidence right from the start, as did a holiday-tournament triumph over West Springfield. “That was a state-caliber team,” Baker said about Edison and the importance of that victory. Langley’s Liberty Conference was one of the toughest and most balanced in the state. “Our conference schedule gave us so much experience playing in a lot of close games and seeing different styles of play,” Baker said. “That exposed us to a lot.” So, when the playoffs began, Langley was prepared and ready – the proof being an 8-2 postseason mark and a runner-up in the state tourney.

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High School Roundup POTOMAC SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE WINS: The Potomac School Panthers

defeated Bishop Ireton, 10-7, as Jasper Tyner scored three goals in the victory.

MARSHALL BOYS BASKETBALL: The

Marshall Statesmen finished one of their winningest boys high school basketball seasons in program history with a 21-5 record. The Statesmen defeated Wakefield and Potomac Falls, teams that played in the 5A state tournament, and four of their five losses came to teams that made the state final four, Marshall was undefeated at home, including a first-round region-tournament win over Tuscarora, a team that had just two losses. Marshall used its defense to frustrate teams throughout the season, frequently holding opponents to season lows in points scored. Marshall senior guard Chase Barrand was named to the 5A North Region first team and was chosen Capital Conference Player of the Year. Senior Tyler White was named to the

5A region second team and the conference first team. Junior Jordan James made conference first team and all-defense team, and junior Jack Foley made all-conference second team. Senior Jelani Murray was named to the conference all-defensive team and conference honorable mention. Senior point guard Mikey Briody received conference honorable mention. Marshall coach Dan Hale was chosen as the Conference Coach of the Year. SHELTON’S

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Marshall High School diver Bryce Shelton had a standout career in the sport. He was a four-time district/conference champion and a three-time region and state champion. He was sick his freshman year and missed regionals, then took second in the state. He had more championship titles than any other male diver in the state’s 5A and 6A classifications and scored more team points this year than any other male diver in 5A or 6A. Shelton had just one second-place

finish during his Marshall career, the rest were firsts, and holds conference, regional and state point scoring records. He has been an All-American three seasons. This past season, Shelton won conference, region and state championships. He will dive in college at Virginia. FLINT HILL ATHLETES HONORED AT CEREMONY: The Flint Hill School held

its winter athletic awards ceremony, recognizing some of the top performers and accomplishments from the campaign. The varsity girls swim and dive team was recognized top finishes in the conference and state meets, and the girls basketball team for winning a conference crown. Individual awards were: Ice hockey: Husky award, Sami Morse; MVP, Aidan Wheeler. Boys basketball: Husky award, Conner McBride; MVP, Jordan Taylor and Ben Stern; all-league, Ben Stern. Girls basketball: Husky award, Paige Rucks; MVP, Lindsey Wiley; all-league, Lindsey Wiley and Tori Herman. Girls swimming: Husky award, Safiya Naw-

abzda; MVP, Jasmine Hellmer; allleague and all-state, Jasmine Hellmer, Sisi Baker, Mimi Baker and Lauren Freeman. Boys swimming: Husky award, Will deCamp; MVP, Charlie Dalgleish. Dance: Husky award, Leslie Kim; MVP, Jackie Plein. ATHLETES CHOSEN ALL-CONFERENCE: The following Potomac School

athletes were chosen all-conference for their performances during the winter sports season: Grant Robinson (boys basketball); Courtlynne Caskin, Sara Park (girls basketball); Ryan Kelly (ice hockey); and William Duryea, Taylor Hosmer, Harrison Morris (wrestling). POTOMAC SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS HONORED: Potomac School

senior field hockey players Taylor Burchfield and Emily Klein were chosen to the 2015 National Field Hockey Coaches Association High School National Academic Squad. The high school sport is played during the fall season.

Langley Continued from Page 31 nior forward and leading scorer Paige Galiani, who finished with 1,444 career points and will attend Lehigh, but not to play basketball at this point. “We played together and didn’t get upset.” Galiani had 11 points in the state final, with four rebounds and two blocks. Lizzy Shamloo, a senior guard for Langley, had a team-high 12 points to go with six rebounds, three assists and two steals in the final. “We earned this spot to play,” Shamloo said. In the state final, Langley took a 12-7 first-quarter lead, followed by a 10-0 Cosby run that gave the Titans (23-5) the lead for good. Cosby was in front 15-12 after one period, 24-18 at halftime and 36-27 after three. In the fourth, turnovers and six missed free throws by Cosby helped Langley rally to within 40-37, and had possession of the ball in the final seconds. A midcourt steal by Cosby’s Jocelyn Jones with 14 seconds left led to a pair of free throws to up the lead to 42-37, icing the victory. Jones then had another steal to end the game. “It was kind of a mistake,” Jones said about her steal with 14 seconds left. “I kind of saw the ball there, and it was an instinct and aggressive kind of thing after that.” Cosby coach Rachel Mead was impressed by Langley, which had an 8-2 playoff record and won with tough, physical defense, being patient on offense, and keeping the scores low. “We knew they would not back down,” Mead said. “They gave us all we could handle, and they were very disciplined. They were relentless on defense and shot well. What helped us is we had experience because we had been here before.” Langley coach Amanda Baker said her team tried its best. “We played hard and made them earn it,” Baker said. “They had a couple of big plays at the end.” Also for Langley in the state final, junior forward Ariani Aulisi had nine points and a steal; sophomore 32

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Langley’s Stephanie Sipple drives to the basket against Cosby’s Tyra Whitehead in the state final. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

point guard Jordyn Callaghan had two points and two assists; senior forward Stephanie Sipple had seven rebounds, a block and three points before fouling out; and senior forward Sarah Flatley had four rebounds off the bench. Cosby was led by senior guard Jones (18 points, nine rebounds) and 6-foot-2 senior center Tyra Whitehead (12 points, 18 rebounds). Each will play Division I college ball, Jones at North Carolina and Whitehead at Wake Forest. Sipple said guarding the 6-2 Whitehead was a challenge. “It’s a whole new game guarding her, she is very good,” Sipple said. Whitehead was impressed with Sipple’s tough play and Langley’s defense. “It’s so congested in the lane. They trap a lot, but you don’t know where the traps will come,” Whitehead said. Added Jones: “That was probably the most physical game we have played this season.” www.insidenova.com

Langley’s Lizzy Shamloo gets a shot off despite being defended by Cosby’s Marissa Gallagher in the final. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Langley was outrebounded 33-24 in the state final and shot 32 percent from the floor. Cosby shot 40 percent, but was just 9 of 21 from the foul line, and had nine second-half turnovers. To read a story about Langley’s state semifinal win over 6A North Region champion Oakton, visit www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. NOTES: Callaghan was 15 of 17 from the foul line in three state-tournament games. Combined, she made her final 13 attempts in semifinal and final action . . . Like Langley, Cosby was a No. 3 seed, but from the 6A South Region . . . Langley senior Jackie Litschewski read the team’s Sportsman Statement before the state final.

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McLean Youth Soccer has been selected as a member of the new U.S. Soccer under-12 Development Academy program. The program is for boys born in 2004 and 2005 will begin this fall. U.S. Soccer created the program in 2007 to offer education, resources and support to impact club environments and

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town taxes would rise 2 percent to $1,564. Each cent on the town’s real-estate tax rate generates about $425,000 in revenue, officials said. Vienna residents also pay Fairfax County’s real-estate tax of $1.09 and a stormwater tax of 2.5 cents, both of which are levied per $100 of assessed value. The Board of Supervisors on March 1 advertised a 4-cent real-estate tax increase (on top of a planned quarter-cent hike in the stormwater tax) and may not adopt a higher rate when approving its fiscal 2017 budget. Vienna’s property-equalization rate rose 1.93 percent this year, up 1.43 percent for residential properties and 4.21 percent for non-residential ones. The total assessed value of the town’s taxable real property, including that of new construc-

help them develop world-class players.

high school ice hockey teams will compete for the 2016 USA Hockey High School National Championships in Northern Virginia this month. The tournament will crown cham-

pionship teams in two divisions, with games played Thursday, March 17 through Monday, March 21, at the Ashburn Ice House and SkateQuest Reston ice rinks. The McLean High School Hockey Club will serve as the host organization. and will compete in the championship event. Games are open to the public, with

tickets available for purchase at each rink. Week-long tournament passes are $40 for adults, $25 for seniors, and $15 for youth. Single-day admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for youth. For more information, visit http:// nationals.usahockey.com and click on “high school.”

tion, rose to more than $4.6 billion, an all-time high. Payton’s proposed budget would increase its water-and-sewer rates for the first time in two years, resulting in average annual bill increases of $22.40. The budget also calls for 2.9-percent pay raises for employees, which would include a 1.9-percent cost-of-living adjustment and a 1-percent merit increase. As they have in the past, town officials will set aside some money for one-time bonuses that will go to outstanding workers. The town will order another class-andcompensation study to determine how well Vienna employees are doing relative to their peers in other jurisdictions. Vienna officials hope to conduct such a study every three years, as opposed to waiting up to five years as in the past, because it will create less of an impact on the budget, Payton said. The town’s personnel count under the proposed budget would increase by the

equivalent of three employees, including a senior accountant in the Finance Department, some employees whose jobs have been reclassified higher and a full-time project manager with the Public Works Department. That last employee, Brad Macomber, was hired last summer but not included in the personnel total listed in the fiscal year 2016 budget approved last spring, Spence said. Town Council members will hold budget work sessions on March 14 and 19 (and March 28 if needed), followed by public hearings on the budget and waterand-sewer rates on April 4 and the realestate tax rate on April 18. Members of the Town Council are slated to adopt the new budget May 9; it will take effect July 1 at the start of fiscal year 2017. Mayor Laurie DiRocco expressed satisfaction at the proposed budget. “Overall, I think the town manager has presented a balanced and fair budget

that keeps up all the quality services while keeping the tax rate steady,” she said. “We’re very conscious about what’s going on, obviously, in Fairfax County.”

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. March 21, 1945: n Flu cases are down across the region, but cases of measles are on the rise. n At the movies: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan and the local area’s own Forrest Tucker star in “The Westerner.” March 17, 1961: n Channel 4 weatherman Frank Forrester will be the guest speaker at the Franklin Sherman Elementary PTA meeting. n Easter dresses for girls are on sale for $8.99 to $12.99 at Kann’s. n Snow flurries are possible over the weekend. n Fashion trends for this year: low necklines, high hemlines and skirts rising no higher than the knee. March 16, 1968: n The School Board is looking at installation of electronic eavesdropping devices in an effort the catch vandals. n Del. Vincent Callahan (R-McLean) reports that the GOP made big policy strides in the 1968 session of the General Assembly. n United Airlines reports that its traffic was up 13 percent at National and 9 percent at Dulles in February compared to a year before. n Catholic and Protestant youth came together in an ecumenical work day over the weekend. n Coca-Cola is reporting a shortage of glass bottles for Coke, Tab, Sprite and Fresca, and is asking the public to turn in empties as soon as possible. n On TV tonight: “Hogan’s Heroes,” “My Three Sons,” “Perry Mason” and Lawrence Welk. March 17, 1978: n The 459-unit Colonies of McLean condominium complex is slated to open April 18, with units priced at $30,000 to $75,800. n Metro plans to raise bus and rail fares for suburban riders, but not for intra-D.C. trips. n Sens. Harry Byrd Jr. and William Scott voted against the Panama Canal Treaty. n Publisher Herman Obermayer decries a proposed tax on those commuting into D.C. as “impractical and unjust.”

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THINK SPRING! © StatePoint Media ACROSS 1. Boat load 6. Line of work 9. Stairway alternative 13. Hitler’s mistress 14. High or low card 15. Country on Samoan Islands 16. Stiff hair or bristles 17. Kan. neighbor 18. Holy See loyalist practicing different rites 19. *Daylight ____ time 21. *Spring is a symbol of this 23. Much of this about nothing? 24. “Stop!” to marchers 25. Feather glue 28. World’s largest continent 30. To show off 35. Functions 37. Jittery 39. End of a poem 40. *Before you spring clean you make one? 41. Manet’s and Gauguin’s contemporary 43. Seaside bird 44. *”Spring to mind” or “Spring into action,” e.g. 46. Table mineral 47. Equal 48. Correspondence friend 50. Part of ROM 52. *Spring is a cure for ____, acr. 53. As opposed to “want” 55. Pine juice 57. *Vernal event 61. *Japanese spring blossom 64. Knucklehead

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Transportation Notes REAGAN NATIONAL PASSENGER TOTAL UP, DULLES DOWN IN JANUARY:

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport brushed off the Jan. 22-23 snowstorm to post a year-over-year increase in passenger totals in January, but Washington Dulles International Airport saw a steep decline for the month. Add them up, and the combined passenger total for Northern Virginia’s two commercial airports was down 2.5 percent from a year before, even as the national average saw healthy growth for the month. A total of 1.55 million travelers came and went through Reagan National in January, according to figures reported March 14 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. That’s up 1.4 percent from January 2015. At Washington Dulles, the passenger total of 1.4 million was down 6.4 percent, largely due to declines of the two dominant carriers, United and American. Dulles saw a more significant decrease in domestic travel, down 7.8 percent to about 900,000 passengers for the month, but also posted a 3.6-percent drop in international passengers, to 500,000. Both airports were impacted by the late-January snowstorm, which shut down airport operations entirely for several days and had a ripple effect for a week. Despite the storm, which affected airports throughout the East Coast, passen-

ger counts nationally for the month were up about 4.8 percent from a year before, according to Airports for America, an industry trade group. At the region’s third major airport – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall, operated by the Maryland state government – the passenger total of 1.62 million in January was up 6.7 percent, boosted in part by modest growth in dominant carrier Southwest and significant increases in passengers reported by JetBlue, Spirit and Alaska. Full figures can be found on the Web site at www.mwaa.com. STATE FUNDS TO HELP WITH NEW AIR SERVICE: The Metropolitan Washington

Airports Authority will receive $50,000 in matching funds in 2016 to market new international air service between Lima, Peru, and Washington Dulles International Airport. The grant, announced by Gov. McAuliffe, is part of a marketing-leverage program administered by the Virginia Tourism Corp. to help increase visitation and revenue for Virginia’s localities through tourism. LAN Peru is slated to commence nonstop service three times per week between Lima and Washington on May 2, using Boeing 767 aircraft. Flights will increase to four times weekly in July. The new flights will be promoted to

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potential Peruvian passengers through print, radio, outdoor and online marketing campaigns. Activity generated by the new DullesLima flight will add an estimated 332 jobs and $43 million in annual passenger and airline expenditures to the local area, state officials estimated. “We thank the Virginia Tourism Corp. and our sponsoring partners in Arlington and Loudoun counties,” said Mark Treadaway, the Airports Authority’s vice president for business outreach. “The Airports Authority will work closely with Visit Loudoun and Stay Arlington to spread the awareness of these new flights and the unique experiences that await visitors to the region.” METROBUS TO LAUNCH NEW ARRIVAL-INFORMATION SYSTEM: The

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is rolling out a new online busarrival-information system – “BusETA” – that eventually will replace the existing Nextbus service. The new platform will make its formal debut in April, but is being piloted on the WMATA Web site prior to its launch. The new system will provide real-time bus information, updated every 30 seconds. It will display the next three buses to arrive at a given stop, noting how many stops away each bus is. – Staff Reports March 17, 2016

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