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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 9-1 Feb. 28 to advertise a real estate tax rate of $1.13 per $100 assessed valuation, the same rate suggested by County Executive Edward Long Jr. when presenting his proposed fiscal budget two weeks earlier. That’s the same rate last year, but due to slightly higher assessments in 2017, a typical homeowner would see tax bills rise about $40 this year. Before finalizing their decision, supervisors defeated on a 7-3 vote an amendment by Supervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully) to advertise a tax rate 2 cents higher to encourage what Smith said would be a “full and open discussion with the community.” “There are a lot of challenges to make this community the kind we want to live in,” she said. Supervisor Daniel Storck (D-Mount Vernon), who like Smith formerly served on the county’s School Board, also favored advertising a higher rate. “The budgets going forward don’t look any better or any prettier,” Storck said. Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill), who also voted for Smith’s amendment favoring a higher rate, said doing so would signal to county’s diverse community that officials are serious about how the county generates and spends its money. “If we call Fairfax County a great place to live,
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Madeira School Students Succeed With ‘Into the Woods’ KELLY FARMER Paul VI Catholic High School
A wish is something so simple, so innocent – yet something that can have grave consequences. The Madeira School’s production of “Into ‘CAPPIES’ the Woods” exREVIEW plores both the happy and the not-so-happy endings of everyone’s favorite fairy tales. Opening on Broadway in 1987, the Stephen Sondheim shown went on to become one of the most renowned musicals of the past 30 years. Set apart from others in the genre with its interwoven storylines surrounding prominent fairy-tale protagonists – Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel – “Into the Woods” sheds a darker light on the lives of these heroes. A humble baker (Melissa Handel) and his wife (Claire Pitzer) simply wish to have a child. Little do they know that when the witch (Magana Ngaiza) who lives next door proposes a quest that will enable their success, the couple’s journey will set in motion a series of events that will change their lives forever. Pitzer was impressive to watch throughout the show. She sang impeccably and handled minor microphone problems with the air of a professional. Another standout performance came from Ngaiza,
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whose powerful vocals and comedic, yet moving, physicality were always enjoyed. As the baker and his wife venture out to find the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the slipper as pure as gold, and the hair as yellow as corn, Cinderella (Keenan Parker) and Jack (Zoe Crawley) are also trying to make their wishes come true. As the story lines of several fairytale characters became interwoven, both Parker and Crawley impressed with their acting and vocal abilities. The highlight number of the show came in the second, and much darker, act. “No One is Alone” stood out among many excellent songs with its haunting harmonies from Parker, Crawley, Katie King (Little Red Riding Hood), and Handel. The raw emotion portrayed on stage was mesmerizing. One of the most commendable elements of the show was the fact that the cast was entirely made up of female performers, as Madeira is an all-girls school. Those playing male parts had the extraordinarily hard job of portraying the male qualities of a character and singing in the challenging lower vocal register. The talented actresses stepped up to the plate and delivered; Crawley and Thomas especially wowed the audience with their ability to sing the male vocals. While the majority of the technical elements of Madeira’s production were above average, the set truly was phenom-
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enal. With trees made out of books and leaves created from pages, the forest represented the idea of a storybook falling apart – a main theme of “Into the Woods.” Transitions were perfect, and the ethereal quality of the forest was presented to audiences in a way that made everyone feel like they were venturing into the unknown. From the technical aspects to the vocals, “Into the Woods” at Madeira School
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Vienna Council OKs Contract for Stream Improvements BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Vienna soon will benefit from streamrestoration efforts on a yet another segment of Wolftrap Creek. Vienna Town Council members on Feb. 27 unanimously approved a $740,000 contract with Environmental Quality Resources of Millersville, Md., which provided the lowest responsive and responsible bid out of three companies vying to do the work. The price includes the company’s bid of $704,400, plus a 5-percent contingency allowance. Council members, stung by an overly low contingency amount that proved inadequate for cost overruns at the Vienna Community Center’s ongoing renovation-and-expansion project, worried if 5 percent would be enough. Public Works Director Michael Gallagher assuaged their fears, saying streamrestoration projects have fewer variables of the kind that sent costs up at the community center. “There are not any critical, major unknowns, such as utilities we might hit,” he said.
Half of the contract amount will be financed through the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ); the remaining half will be matched using Fairfax County stormwater-tax funds. Both funding sources are authorized to spend up to $445,000 each if project costs exceed expectations, officials said. While it seems the town is obtaining the improvement gratis, Mayor Laurie DiRocco urged a broader perspective. “It always costs us something,” she said. “The money comes from somewhere.” Wolftrap Creek is located within the Difficult Run watershed. The contractor will restore the stream from Follin Lane, S.E., upstream to the town’s northeastern boundary near Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. The town already has benefited from stream-restoration efforts along a section of Wolftrap Creek starting on the southwestern side of Follin Lane, S.E., which were completed in October 2013. Town officials have met with neighbors twice regarding the upcoming project, Gallagher said. The next step will be to
The Vienna Town Council on Feb. 27 awarded a $740,000 contract for stream restoration along Wolftrap Creek, to complement earlier improvements made along Follin Lane, S.E.
formalize an agreement with the DEQ and Gallagher said he hoped to return to the Town Council with a deal for members to authorize.
The overall project will take between six months and one year to complete, depending on the planting season, Gallagher said.
achieving that objective with a public-private partnership in 2013, but the deal fell through. Officials in recent months have been identifying potential garage sites and putting out feelers in hopes of snagging partners willing to join in the effort. But Vienna Town Council members Howard Springsteen and Pasha Majdi spent a recent Saturday counting available parking spaces along the historic section of Church Street and found quite a few. The town should study parking in the commercial area carefully before committing to a multi-million-dollar parking garage, Springsteen said. Vienna officials also should do more to encourage shared parking among Church Street merchants, such as by having store owners agree to a 90-day trial period with existing parking signs covered, he said. “Everyone wants to be territorial” about parking, Springsteen said. “But everybody wants us to build this parking garage.” Mayor Laurie DiRocco said she and her late predecessor, Mayor M. Jane Seeman, queried Church Street merchants in 2010 about shared parking, but found less than half of them were willing to let others use their parking spaces. Nevertheless, “it never hurts to reach out and try,” DiRocco said. “I think that’s a very good idea. Council member Douglas Noble also was on board with the shared-parking idea and suggested the town should engage the Vienna Business Association and Town/Business Liaison Committee to convince merchants to try it. “This is a potential win-win for everybody going forward,” Noble said.
Vienna Officials to Spend $700,000 of Budgeted Funds on Capital Purchases: Vienna Town Council members on Feb. 27 unanimously agreed to amend the town’s fiscal year 2017 budget and appropriate $700,000 to pay for capitallease proceeds and vehicle purchases. The Council formally will adopt the measure at a later date. Council members took the action after receiving a letter from accounting firm Robinson, Farmer, Cox & Associates recommending those items be added to the budget. The Council had to hold a public hearing because the adjustment exceeded 1 percent of the adopted budgeted amounts. The Town Council agreed to appropriate $518,000 from the general fund and $182,000 from the water-and-sewer fund to cover the costs. Town officials did so for the sake of budgetary transparency, but there will be no net financial effect on the budget, said Town Manager Mercury Payton. “We’re not adding or taking away money,” said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. “It’s how it’s shown in the budget.”
Town Officials Approve More Nimble Pothole-Fixer BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The Vienna Public Works Department soon will have a 24-inch planer, a smaller version of an asphalt “zipper” machine, to handle small paving repairs. The Vienna Town Council on Feb. 27 voted 7-0 to purchase the planer from Bobcat of Northern Virginia for $19,028. The machine, which will be attached to a Bobcat machine, will cut and mill asphalt and concrete and the milled materials may be recycled instantly, officials said. “It will be much more nimble on smaller patches, especially water-main breaks,” said Public Works Director Michael Gallagher. Various divisions within the Public Works Department will use the machine. Counting the planer’s purchase, town officials during this fiscal year have spent $114,294 with Bobcat of Northern Virginia. Vienna Council OKs 2-Lot Subdivision on Nutley Street, S.W.: The Vienna Town Council voted unanimously Feb. 27 to approve Dunhill Builders’ plans for a two-lot subdivision, which will build homes at 320 and 322 Nutley St., S.W. The 34,210-square-foot lot formerly was the site of a single-family home, which was razed in 2015. The new twostory homes will be built on lots that are 16,230 and 17,980 square feet, town officials said. In accordance with the town code, the properties will capture post-development stormwater runoff with infiltration trenches located at the front of the sites. Vienna Council Assigns Community Center Contract to Firm That Subsumed 4
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Former Company: Work on the Vienna Community Center’s expansion and renovation continues, but the firm that designed the project has merged with another and now is operating under a new name. The Lukmire Partnership notified town officials last October that the architectural firm has merged its practice with that of RRMM Architects PC and henceforth would operate as RRMM Architects. The Vienna Finance Department vetted RRMM Architects and found it to be an “acceptable and qualified architectural firm,” town officials said. The Vienna Town Council on Feb. 27 approved a novation – or the substitute of a new contract for an existing one – as well as change-of-name agreements assigning the contract to RRMM Architects. “A novation agreement assigns all rights and privileges to the new entity, but nobody is let off the hook,” said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. Council member Howard Springsteen expressed dissatisfaction with Lukmire’s performance, but Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Herman said construction has been moving more briskly since the town hired a new project-management firm about two months ago. Town officials expect work on the community center to be completed substantially by Aug. 11. Vienna Council Members Urge Parking Study Before Undertaking Garage Project: It’s been a mantra of Vienna officials for years: The town needs at least one municipal parking garage to provide adequate parking for shoppers and visitors in Vienna’s commercial center. The town government came close to
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Monument to Late Vienna Mayor Put on Hold for Now Concern Is Raised at Town Council Meeting About Durability of Materials in Sculpture BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Following months of preparatory work, the Vienna Town Council on Feb. 27 was set to award a $35,100 contract to artists Seth and Missy Vandable to produce a bronze sculpture honoring the late Mayor M. Jane Seeman and the town’s volunteers. But last-minute questions by Council member Carey Sienicki regarding the thickness and long-term durability of the sculpture’s bronze led the Council to defer decision on the contract until March 13 so they could obtain the desired information. The sculpture, called “Taking Flight,” will feature a boy and girl playing atop a stack of five books. The Vienna Public Art Commission selected the design because it echoed Seeman’s work as a teacher and longtime library volunteer. The sculpture is scheduled to be delivered in June and be placed upon a base that will be constructed by town employees at a cost of about $8,000. Where the sculpture will be located remains in flux. Art commission members originally planned to install the artwork
at the Vienna Town Green, possibly toward its corner at Maple Avenue, E., and Mill Street, N.E. But because there is disagreement over whether Mayor Seeman wanted a memorial at the Town Green, town officials also are considering locating the sculpture outside the renovated Vienna Community Center’s lobby near the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail, said Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Herman. The Vienna Public Art Commission has about $41,300 on hand thanks to previous donations and a Feb. 9 “Movers and Shakers” fund-raiser, $700 in silentauction proceeds from which have yet to be collected. Commission leaders expect they will be able to raise the remaining funds before the sculpture arrives. At worst, the town would accept delivery of the sculpture but delay its installation until funds for the base could be raised, said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. Sienicki thanked those who donated moneys at the fund-raiser. “It really made me feel like this is Vienna,” she said. “When there’s something that needs to be done, people just pitch in.”
This artist’s conception shows the proposed design of a monument that will honor the legacy of the late Vienna Mayor M. Jane Seeman. The sculpture, called “Taking Flight,” salutes Seeman’s legacy as an educator and library volunteer.
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Our View: Re-Imagining the Look of Central McLean
So far, so good, when it comes to a proposal that would result in the most major change in the look of central McLean in generations, if not ever. A crowd estimated at 300 packed the Alden Theatre of the McLean Community Center in February to hear from representatives of McLean Properties, which is proposing a transformational effort on a major parcel located inside the area bounded by Ingleside Avenue, Beverly Road, Old Dominion Drive and Chain Bridge Road. The mixed-use proposition draws on an earlier plan set in motion nearly a decade ago but put on hold when the recession hit. With the region’s economic strength on the rebound, McLean Properties says it’s time to start anew. The developer deserves credit for what appears to be a serious effort to engage the public at an early stage of the process, something that drew praise from Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville). Working with the public always has the potential to bog a project down, but it also offers the opportunity of getting buy-in from the broader community early in the
game, and inviting input that in the long run could make the result better for all parties. (While public input is laudable, the discussion should not be allowed to be monopolized by a few loud voices. The format of the recent community meeting was one that engendered discussion, not pontificating, which to us is another good sign.) As is the case with a number of other projects currently wending their way from conception to completion in McLean, there will be pain before there is gain. Traffic will be impacted during construction and longtime commercial tenants may find themselves having to relocate, if temporarily. All that needs to be taken into account. But the project seems appropriate to the location – its 2.0 floor-area ratio will not overwhelm its surroundings, and central McLean’s reasonable proximity to the Silver Line will be a game-changer for the community. We like how this major effort has started. The key is to keep it going both expeditiously and in the right direction.
Does Comstock Have Magical Plan for Health Care? Editor: U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R10th) recently voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act as well as make cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. What is this magical plan that the Republicans say will cover everyone at a lower cost? The answer, of course, is unsubsidized, private, for-profit health insurance, since they are vehemently against a logical single-payer system. It would definitely take magic for that to work this time, since it didn’t before. They may try to dupe us with remedies such as health-savings accounts, but the catch is that you need money to put into such an account. If you don’t have money for insurance, how would
you have money for an HSA? How would you be able to save enough in an HSA to afford a major operation and hospital stay, or pay for extended cancer treatments. They may say that you could buy health insurance across state lines. With only a few large health insurance providers operating in our country, it would not matter which state you bought a policy in. They say you can shop around for the best price to lower health care costs. How many doctors must you have on speed dial so you can check prices while you are being rushed to a hospital in an ambulance? What if your appendix just burst or you had a stroke or a heart attack? How will you be able to find the
best deal if you are unconscious? Our disjointed system of medical insurance, preventive care and prescription-drug costs is the most expensive in the world. Why don’t we start treating this subject with some common sense? Every person needs health insurance. We get sick, have accidents and injuries, give birth, age and die – it is the human condition. We all deserve care and compassion. In two years, we will be able to use our vote to elect someone who truly wants people to have affordable health insurance as well as someone who does not want to tear Medicare and Social Security apart. Rebecca Horahan McLean
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Editor: U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R10th) is rapidly losing touch with her constituents. Throughout her career, Comstock has attended hundreds of meetings with constituents, but these were mostly opportunities to get press coverage and to increase her visibility in her district. Her voting record in her first term in Congress showed that she was more interested in sticking close to the Republicans in the House and keeping a low profile – her votes did not necessarily reflect the interests of her constituents. Comstock’s strategy of avoiding her
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Green Hedges School May Get Some of What It’s Seeking
Vienna Planning Commission Backs Parts of Proposal – But Opposes Others BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The Vienna Planning Commission on Feb. 22 unanimously recommended that the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approve Green Hedges School’s request to add five employees and build an educational garden, but urged against granting the school two additional parking spaces. Green Hedges originally asked the town to amend the school’s conditionaluse permit to add eight employees and three more parking spaces to accommodate them. The spaces would be located at the proposed garden site at 202 Lewis St., N.W., and would supplement five existing spaces on the school’s main property at 415 Windover Ave., N.W.. The new spaces would be used by maintenance employees, not teachers, school leaders said. School officials on Jan. 11 reduced the requested number of new employees to five (for a total of 42 full-time-equivalent workers) and on Jan. 23 asked for only two more parking spaces instead of three. But Planning Commission members
felt the school had sufficient parking for the added employees and did not need the extra spaces, said Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Patrick Mulhern. Commission members reached their decision following a series of well-attended public hearings. Neighbors of the school contended that Green Hedges officials come back to town officials every decade or so with expansion proposals and have been buying up properties in the vicinity. While calling the garden proposal a “fantastic idea,” Elizabeth DiFrancisco, who lives on Knoll Street next to the school, told the Planning Commission Feb. 22 that neighbors for 30 years have not been briefed adequately by Green Hedges’ leaders regarding the school’s building plans. “Our neighborhood is tight,” she said. “We take in each other’s trash. We don’t have that connection with Green Hedges.” Planning Commission member Michael Gelb urged school officials to make peace with the surrounding community. “I think what’s been uncovered in this process is that there may be more dissen-
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sion or ill feeling toward Green Hedges among some neighbors than I think the school expected or anticipated,” Gelb said. “I suggest there might be some benefit of some efforts at fence mending or continued outreach.” Kenton and Frances Kilmer founded Green Hedges School in their Arlington home in 1942 and moved the school to its current Vienna location in 1955. The school now serves about 163 students in preschool through eighth grade, but is authorized to have up to 190 pupils.
Town officials in 2007 approved Green Hedges officials’ plans to build a twostory, 8,964-square-foot underground gymnasium, but that project has not occurred yet. School leaders’ current request before the town does not seek to boost Green Hedges’ enrollment ceiling or extend its hours of operation. The BZA will hold a March 15 public hearing on Green Hedges’ proposal and will be the body that makes the final decision, Mulhern said.
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 28 unanimously overturned a decision by the county’s Exception Review Committee allow construction of a new home at 2007 Cherri Drive in Pimmit Hills that will encroach on a resource-protection area (RPA). Merion Homes Pimmit LLC sought the exception so it could demolish the existing 949-square-foot home, which was built in 1953, and build a new home with a 2,177-square-foot footprint on the 10,075-square-foot lot, which originally was subdivided in 1951. But amendments made to the Chesapeake Bay Protection Ordinance in 2003 altered the nearby resource-protection area’s boundary lines so that it included 73 percent of the subject property, making the site impossible to redevelop without encroaching on the RPA. The developer on Dec. 22, 2015, sought to build a larger home on the site and proposed temporarily disturbing the seaward 50 feet of the RPA, then re-vegetate the area after the home’s construction. After holding a public hearing on April 6 last year, the Exception Review Committee unanimously ruled against making the exception, saying the new home would be too big compared with others in the neighborhood. The developer appealed May 3 last year on the grounds the home would not cover 28.8 percent of the lot, as listed in the county’s staff report, but rather 21.7 percent. County officials initially included all of the lot’s surface areas, including the driveway, rather just calculating the house’s footprint, officials said. The Exception Review Committee on Oct. 7, 2015, granted a similar exception for a home at 1055 Dear Run Drive, which
had the same degree of lot coverage and RPA encroachment, the developer said. The committee last Sept. 7 turned down Merion Homes Pimmit LLC’s request to have the case reheard. The applicant then appealed the committee’s April 6 decision, saying it was subjective and inconsistent with rulings in similar cases. Merion Homes Pimmit LLC vowed to mitigate the project’s RPA impact by installing compost-amended soils and establishing a buffer by planting trees and shrubs inside the RPA. Committee members had been concerned about potential removal of three trees inside the RPA, but the developer said a certified arborist found two of those trees in poor condition and needing to be removed. The third tree would not be savable “under any reasonable redevelopment scenario,” county planning staff members wrote. “Staff believes that the appellant’s on-site mitigation of its temporary disturbance in the RPA offers water-quality benefits that exceed any detriments,” they wrote. Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), whose district encompasses the site, said the Chesapeake Bay ordinance allows exceptions under certain conditions. “I believe the application . . . meets or exceeds those criteria,” Foust said. “Granting the exception will not confer any special privileges,” he said. Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) said the new home would be similar in size to others recently constructed in the area and that the applicant had offered important water-quality concessions, including not buying off-site credits for nutrients. “I think this one does pass the smell test,” agreed Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Gross).
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Area Legislators See Some Successes in 2017 Session BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
It’s hard to roll up legislative victories when you’re in the minority party, but several local General Assembly members managed to pass bills in both houses and have them sent to the governor’s desk. Republicans have roughly a 2-to-1 advantage over Democrats in the House of Delegates, but hold the state Senate by only a 21-19 margin. Despite those odds, here are bills passed by state legislators – all of them Democrats – in the Sun Gazette’s readership area: State Sen. Janet Howell (D-32nd): • Senate Bill (SB) 880, which provides a grandfather clause for the licensing of genetic counselors, passed both houses unanimously. • SB 1033, which mandates notifications in the event of a payroll-data breach, passed unanimously in both houses. • SB 1352, which replaces the term “mental retardation” with “intellectual disabilities” in capital-crime cases, passed unanimously in both houses. • SB 1390, requiring people purchasing cigarettes for resale to obtain special sales-tax-exemption certificates, passed the Senate unanimously, but received a 92-5 favorable vote in the House, with one abstention. • SB 1479, which provides monetary HBM SUN GAZETTE AD 1-5-2016f.pdf compensation to Keith Allen Harward,1 who served prison time from 1983 to 2016
for a murder he did not commit, passed in both houses unanimously. State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th): • SB 922, pertaining to licensing by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Department of Health Professions, passed unanimously in both houses. • SB 926, which authorizes the chief law-enforcement officer of a locality to enforce uniform civil penalties for noise violations, passed unanimously in the House and state Senate. • SB 927, which regulates “quick-take” condemnation procedures for eminent domain, passed unanimously in both houses. • SB 928, which removes the prohibition against substitute judges sitting in the courts in which they regularly practice, passed unanimously in the Senate, but received a 93-7 favorable vote in the House. • SB 1153, which directs courts to compensate plaintiffs who receive judgments for damaged property during “inverse-condemnation” proceedings, passed in both houses unanimously. • SB 1558, which allows local officers required to give bond to provide confirmation from the Division of Risk Management that they are included in a blanket surety bond, passed unanimously in the House and state Senate. • SB 1559, which requires that recipi1/5/16 AM ents of 8:40 certain notices from boards of zoning appeals receive notice via certified
mail, last known address or usual abode prior to the start of the 30-day appeal period, passed unanimously in the Senate, but by a 93-1 vote, with one abstention, in the House. State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st): • SB 932, which exempts the conveyance of utility easements related to transportation projects from public-hearing requirements before localities dispose of real property, passed in both houses unanimously. • SB 936, which applies to leave benefits for employees of local constitutional officers, passed unanimously in the Senate and on a 99-1 vote in the House. • SB 1032, which allows some Virginia students in foster care, in the custody of the Department of Social Services or who are special-needs adoptions and taking workforce-credential courses at community colleges to qualify for grants to pay for tuition and fees, passed in both houses unanimously. • SB 1148, which allows the Commissioner of Highways to select competitive procurement processes for leases and conveyances of airspace and reject bids that are not in the state’s best interest, passed the Senate on a 33-6 vote, but sailed through the House unanimously. • SB 1150, which directs the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to promulgate regulations that establish and make available “bystander” training for employees of businesses that serve alcohol for
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Fairfax May Change Affordable-Housing Rules in Tysons County Planning Director Says ‘Fair and Reasonable’ Proposal Is in the Works Staff Writer
When Fairfax County supervisors last April approved The Arbor condominium building in Tysons, they noted the developer had struggled to meet the county’s affordable-housing mandates with forsale units. Supervisors allowed the developer – Cityline Partners LLC, to provide at least 13 percent of the units as lower-cost workforce housing, as opposed to the 20percent standard for rental units in Tysons. (Elsewhere in the county, the affordable-housing-unit minimum is 12 percent.) County officials formed a commission to study whether the Tysons Comprehensive Plan should be modified to accommodate similar cases in the future. The Fairfax County Planning Commission at a Feb. 23 public hearing reviewed recommendations from the Tysons HighRise Condominium Workforce Dwelling Unit Advisory Group, but delayed until March 2 its decision on whether to recommend supervisors adopt the changes. The advisory group, led by former county Planning Commission member
Walter Alcorn, recommended that supervisors: • Reduce the Tysons Comprehensive Plan’s workforce-dwelling-unit requirement from 20 percent to 14 if developers provide for-sale workforce units on-site. • Trim the workforce-unit requirement from 20 percent to 16 if developers provide for-sale workforce units off-site. • Keep the 20 percent mandate if the workforce units are rentals, whether located on- or off-site. The advisory group also suggested county officials should be flexible in their expectations of when developers deliver for-sale workforce units, provide increased certainty as to those units’ sale prices and clarify the circumstances and amounts of cash payments developers may make in lieu of providing workforce dwelling units. In addition, the group recommended county officials narrow and simplify the range of income levels of people who would qualify for such units. The Tysons plan currently calls for affordable units to be available to households making between 50 and 120 percent of the Washington region’s area median income. Group members suggested that with for-sale affordable units, one-third should
be allotted to households making up to 70 percent of the area median income, onethird to those earning 71 to 80 percent and one-third taking home between 81 and 100 percent. Fred Selden, director of the Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department, called the proposed policy adjustments “fair and reasonable,” noting that the condominium market was highly depressed when supervisors approved the 20-percent affordable-housing threshold in Tysons. Queried by Planning Commission members about buyout provisions for developers not wishing to provide such units, Selden said the price of 3 percent of the total contract sales price for each market-rate unit proved a formidable deterrent. “A buyout is something to be considered as a last resort, not a first resort,” he said. Lower-cost workforce units tend to be occupied quickly and allow buildings to come on the market sooner, Selden added. Land-use attorney Lynne Strobel, who represented Cityline for The Arbor application, said her experiences in Arlington County show cash contributions from de-
velopers can be a productive way to provide affordable dwelling units. “Affordable-housing providers with the right expertise can multiply the benefit of a cash contribution and I think it should be an acceptable solution,” she said. Planning Commission member John Ulfelder (Dranesville District) said officials might have to revisit its affordablehousing policies as the county gets more experience with high-rise buildings. “I see this as a reasonable beginning,” Ulfelder said. ‘ Elite Piano Academy
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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA RESIDENT WINS NATIONAL AWARD: Retired U.S. Air Force Col.
Thomas “Tim” Davidson of Vienna recently received the National Defense Industrial Association’s R. Lynn Rylander Award – the highest honor presented for significant and lasting contributions to the special-operations community. Col. Davidson is a combat veteran of Southeast Asia, where he flew 120 combat missions and received two Distinguished Flying Crosses and 11 Air Medals. He moved to Vienna in 1993 while assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and LowIntensity Conflict. Davidson is a longtime member of Wesley United Methodist Church and coached Vienna Youth Soccer for nine years. FREEMAN STORE OPENS FOR 2017 WITH NEW EXHIBITIONS: The Freeman
Store and Museum reopens for the 2016 season on Wednesday, March 1, with refreshed and updated exhibitions and a restocked store. New exhibits include “The Women’s Rights Movement in 1917” (opening March 1) and “Vienna’s History Through Time,” the latter celebrating Fairfax County’s 275th anniversary (opening March 12). A reception for both exhibitions is slated for Sunday, March 12 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Exhibitions will be on display Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. The store and museum is located at 131 Church St., N.E. For information, call Historic Vienna Inc. at (703) 938-5187. TOWN GOVERNMENT TO HOST RECYCLING EVENT: The Vienna town govern-
ment’s next Quarterly Recycling Day will be held on Saturday, March 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northside Property Yard, 600 Mill St., N.E. Town residents can bring items such as electronics, used motor oil, antifreeze and batteries for recycling. For a complete list of accepted items, and other information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov/quarterlyrecycling. VIENNA ARTS CENTER OPENS NEW EXHIBITION: The Vienna Arts Center
will present a new exhibition – “Bird’s Eye View” – from March 7 to April 1 at the center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. Gallery hours are Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org. FIRE-DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY TO HOST ANNUAL SPRING BAZAAR: The
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual spring bazaar and craft
show on Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the fire department, 400 Center St., S. Crafts, holiday decorations and items from home businesses will be available for purchase, and there will be lunch and a baked-goods table available. Admission is free. Proceeds from the rental of spaces and raffles supports the fire department’s effort to purchase equipment. For information or to reserve a space, call Carol at (703) 309-3468 or e-mail dancers1023@aol.com. ROTARY CLUB TO HOST CASINO NIGHT: The second annual Taste of the
World Casino Night, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Vienna, will be held on Saturday, March 11 at Westwood Country Club. For information and tickets, see the Web site at www.viennacasinonight.
CHURCH TO HOST ‘BUNCO’ FUNDRAISER: The Vienna Arts Society will
present a “Blarney Bunco” St. Patrick’sthemed fund-raiser on Sunday, March 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. No experience is needed to play the fun and easy dice game. Admission is $20. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org.
CHURCH CHOIR TO PRESENT ‘CRUCIFIXION’: The adult choir of Church
of the Comforter will present Sir John Stainer’s oratoria “The Crucifixion” on Sunday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at the church, 543 Beulah Road in Vienna. The performance will feature guest conductor Richard Giarusso; the congregation will be invited to join in singing five hymns during the presentation. The community is invited; admission is free, and a freewill offering will be taken. For information, call (703) 938-6521 or see the Web site at www.holycomforter. com. SHEPHERD’S CENTER PROGRAM TO RE-CREATE EDITH ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH: The Shepherd’s Center of Oak-
ton-Vienna’s Lunch-n-Life series starts up for 2017 with an event on Monday, March 13 at noon at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna. Entertainer Elaine Flynn will portray Alice Roosevelt Longworth in a presentation called “Scandals in the City.” The cost for lunch is $10; registration and payment are required by March 9. For information and to register, call (703) 281-0538 or see the Web site at www. scov.org. Your submissions are invited! Find contact information on Page 6.
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Public-Safety Notes McLEAN MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BITING ANOTHER ON FACE:
A 35-year-old McLean man is under arrest after being charged with a bias-related attack last November in Tysons in which he allegedly bit the victim’s face, Fairfax County police said Feb. 27. An investigation by the Tysons Urban Team led to the arrest of Robin McGreer after authorities had issued a warrant against him for bias-related malicious bodily injury. County police dispatched officers to a Tysons Corner Center parking lot Nov. 27 after receiving a report about a fight. When officers arrived, they found a 31year-old man suffering from a “significant” facial wound, police said. According to police, McGreer had approached the man, started a conversation and allegedly threatened him using racial insults. During the altercation that ensued, McGreer allegedly bit the victim in the face and left the scene before officers arrived. 18-YEAR-OLD, 16-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY IN FAIR OAKS: Fairfax County
police arrested two male suspects Feb. 20 after they reportedly tried to rob a woman at gunpoint at Fairfax Towne Center in Fair Oaks. The incident occurred when victim, a 49-year-old woman, was parking in a ga-
rage at 5:45 a.m. As she got out of her car, two men approached her. One displayed a handgun and demanded cash. The victim did not comply and the suspects ran off, police said. Officers quickly caught one of the suspects, a 16-year-old boy, in a nearby park. Police took him to the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center, where authorities charged him with robbery, using a firearm in the commission of a felony and wearing a mask in public. Police located the other suspect, Kyle Cram, 18, of no fixed address, nearby and arrested him for a probation violation and possession of marijuana. Police took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. VIENNA POLICE MAKE ARREST IN ALLEGED SPA ARREST: A Vienna police
detective on Feb. 22 obtained two misdemeanor warrants charging a 33-year-old Centreville man with assault in connection with a Feb. 11 incident involving a boy at Sugaring House Spas, 103 Beulah Road, N.E., Unit 201. A woman told Vienna police on Feb. 11 at 4:30 p.m. that her juvenile son had been receiving a facial treatment when the suspect, an employee of the spa, allegedly assaulted him. Police arrested the suspect and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities
charged him with two counts of assault and released him on his signature. CASH, JEWELRY TAKEN IN VIENNAAREA BURGLARY: A homeowner living
in the 1600 block of Abbey Oak Drive in the Vienna area told Fairfax County police on Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m. that someone had forced entry through a rear window and taken cash and jewelry.
VIENNA WOMAN REPORTS STRANGE BEHAVIOR BY DRIVER: A woman living
in the 400 block of Dominion Road, S.E., told Vienna police Feb. 12 at 11:15 p.m. that she had observed a vehicle driving recklessly. She noticed the driver park the vehicle, then get into the backseat. Several days later, the resident found clothing in the area where the vehicle had been parked. Authorities do not know if the two incidents are related, police said. OAKTON HOMEOWNER REPORTS ELECTRONICS, WINE TAKEN IN BURGLARY:Fairfax County police are investi-
gating a home burglary in the 3200 block of History Drive in Oakton, which occurred between Feb. 17 at 6:45 p.m. and Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. According to police, the burglar or burglars forced entry into the home through a door. The homeowner reported that electronics and wine were missing, police said.
VIENNA POLICE CITE DELAWARE MAN FOR NOISE-ORDINANCE VIOLATION:
Vienna police officers responded Feb. 18 at 7:20 a.m. to a complaint about a noise violation coming from a home under construction in the 300 block of Park Street, N.E. Police found work was being done at the property outside of the time frame noted in the town’s noise ordinance. Police issued a summons to a 58-yearold Delmar, Del., man charging him with violating the ordinance. VANDALISM REPORTED AT MARSHALL ROAD ELEMENTARY: An employee at
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fax County Fire and Rescue Department officials dispatched units to Gallows Road and Lee Highway in Merrifield Feb. 23 at 5:43 a.m. after receiving a report about a tractor-trailer that was on fire. The truck had been involved in a crash with a sport-utility vehicle (SUV), officials said. Rescue personnel transported the truck and SUV drivers to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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Schools & Military n Bryan Diner of McLean earned a bachelor of science in engineering degree in mechanical engineering, Jonathan Trainer of Vienna earned a bachelor of science in engineering degree in engineering management, James Williams of McLean earned a bachelor of science in business degree in finance and Jason Wood of Great Falls earned a bachelor of science degree in sports leadership and management during recent commencement exercises at Miami University. n Gabrielle Van Volkenburg of Great Falls, Analea Von Seggern of McLean, Laura Nickell of Vienna, Lisa Shade of Vienna and Anna Soldano of Vienna have been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at Clemson University. n Elizabeth Maness of McLean, Eryn Cooper of Oakton, Alexander Maleski of Vienna, William Sheridan of Vienna, Lillie Thurman of Vienna, Kaitlin Waldron of Vienna and Carson Wishard of Vienna have been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at the University of Alabama. n Conor Kelly of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Ithaca College.
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McLean and Ines Vera of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Dallas. n Nicole Dunne of Great Falls, Alicia Giezen of Great Falls, Jesse Dennis of McLean, Thomas Rippert of McLean, Phoebe Steiner of McLean, Kaylea Von Seggern of McLean, Devon Thomas of Oakton, Matthew Baum of Vienna, Samantha Flowers of Vienna and Hannah Picardi of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Clemson University. n Charles Franks of Vienna and Jacob Hall of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Stevenson University. n Taylor Goldman of McLean, a graduate of Georgetown Day School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at St. Lawrence University. n Patrick Abrahamsen of Vienna, a 2013 graduate of Flint Hill School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Dickinson College. n John Poyner of Great Falls, Gabrielle Wantula of Great Falls, Jeanna Parnell of McLean, Michael Sirh of McLean, Madeleine Glamb of McLean, Abigail Broussard of Oakton, Tyler Ham
of Vienna, Charlotte Sheridan of Vienna and Carlisle Wishard of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Alabama. n Allison Cochran, Mitchell Cochran, Parker Golden and Maria Kehrli, all of Great Falls, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at High Point University. n Phoebe Natale of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Notre Dame. n Erin Kuhn of Vienna, Monica Ryland of Great Falls and Mary Truz of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Dallas. n Melanie Pincus of McLean High School has been named the Virginia Journalist of the Year by the Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers. Pincus, who is in her second year as editor-in-chief of The Highlander newsmagazine, works with teacher and adviser Lindsay Benedict. She will now compete for the Journalism Education Association’s national award this spring. Judges cited Pincus for her passion for reporting the news and for conducting outreach to middle-school students to
spread awareness of high-school journalism and to provide information about media literacy. She also was praised for her writing style, use of sources, professionalism in reporting about timely topics, skill at editing and providing feedback to colleagues, and keeping lines of communication open with the principal. One judge stated, “Pincus’s portfolio looks like that of a college senior, with internships, awards and hard-news reporting that shows a hunger and knack for telling important stories. She takes stories that might appear mundane, such as teacher salaries, and explains them in a way that her readership will find compelling.” Omar Hatim, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, has been named an American Voices nominee in the 2017 Regional Scholastic Writing Awards competition for his personal essay-memoir, “A Muslim in Christendom.” In addition to Hatim, Gold Key award winners from schools in the Sun Gazette coverage area included Zara Batalvi of Thomas Jefferson, poetry (5), personal essay-memoir, writing portfolio; Yukta Chidanandan of Thomas Jefferson, personal essay-memoir; Emma Choi of George C. Marshall High School, poetry (3), short story; Teri Chung of Luther Jackson n
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Schools & Military Continued from Page 18 Middle School, personal essay-memoir; Claire Fuller of Thomas Jefferson, personal essay-memoir; Tasmia Haq of Langley High School, writing portfolio; Gabrielle Jawer of James Madison High School, short story; Mina Kim of Thomas Jefferson, short story; Janet Malzahn of Thomas Jefferson, personal essay-memoir and science fiction-fantasy; Neeraj Prasad of Thomas Jefferson, personal essaymemoir; Alisha Qian of Cooper Middle School, humor; Uzma Rentia of Thomas Jefferson, personal essay-memoir; Sophia Roth-Douquet of McLean High School, short story; Neha Vutakuri of Thomas Jefferson, personal essay-memoir; and Kevin Wang of Thomas Jefferson, critical essay. Justin Ward, an eighth-grader from Vienna, and Neal Gupta, a seventh-grader from Vienna, were among 10 students of the Nysmith School for the Gifted who have advanced to the National History Bee regional finals, to be held in April in Richmond. Competitors will compete answering questions split evenly between U.S. and world history. The Nysmith School team is coached by Philip Baselice. n
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Mother Nature appears to have opted for an early spring, and the local real-estate market is responding with a flurry of early-in-the-season activity. This week’s featured property is a home that is sure to generate plenty of buzz. A new showstopper from well-regarded Georgetown Homes and set on a delightful lot in McLean Heights, the Arts-and-Crafts styling is complemented by an open and airy interior. From the chef’s-dream kitchen to the stunning master retreat, attention has been lavished on the design of the exceptional home, which officers expansive spaces for entertaining and three levels for high-quality daily living. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,949,000 by Scott Shawkey of The Capital Area Real Estate Group of Keller Williams Realty. The creative lines of the exterior make for impressive curb appeal as we are greeted on the covered porch, and the delights continue as we are ushered inside to begin our inspection. Not only is everything new – a wonderful feeling – but the overall ambiance is one of open and welcoming arms. From the sun-filled formal entry through all the formal and informal spaces, it’s a visual and aesthetic delight. Ten-foot ceilings and exceptional hardwood flooring is found throughout the main level, which includes the formal living and dining rooms flanking the foyer, with the versatile and enchanting open kitchen area (with breakfast area attached) in the rear. A central central and and open family room room features walk-out access access to the rear yard, as doesisthe library, which could double which a flat fully fenced space perfect as guest room, or bedroom for a family foraprivate gatherings. The library offers member with mobility private workspace with issues. its own half bath. The centerpiece centerpiece ofofthe theupper upper level level is is master retreat, designed to abere-a thethe mater retreat, designed to be respite from stresses of daily living. spite from thethe stresses of daily living. A A large bedroom an adjacent large bedroom andand adjacent sittingsitting room room are separated by a stylish doubleare separated for unique entertainment sided fireplace. and design. The master bath is a study in sump-
tuousness, and the walk-in-closet space is impressive. Three more bedrooms are found on this level, with an additional one located on the lower floor. And speaking of the lower level, it is home to a multitude of informal spaces, from the large recreation room to the billiard room to the home gym. The layout is flexible and versatile, offering up plenty of options. The home features all the 21st-century conveniences and necessities, from the modern wiring package to the premium security package. The high-efficiency, two-zone HVAC system is just one of the energy-friendly features. The change in seasons from winter to spring always puts prospective purchasers in a good frame of mind. Homes like this help to accentuate all that’s right
about the local real estate market. Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703)738-2520.
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Address: 1600 Longfellow Street, McLean (22101). Listed at: $1,949,000 by Scott Shawkey, Capital Area Real Estate Group, Keller Williams Realty (703) 408-5103. Schools: Franklin Sherman Elementary, Longfellow Middle, McLean High School.
Prices Continue to Rise in Most Metro Regions The best quarterly sales pace of the year pushed available housing supply to record lows and caused price appreciation to slightly speed up in the final three months of 2016, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors. As a result, more than half of measured markets since 2005 are now at or above their previous peak level. The median existing single-family home price increased in 89 percent of measured markets, with 158 out of 178 metropolitan areas showing sales price gains in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with the fourth quarter of 2015. Twenty areas (11 percent) recorded lower median prices from a year earlier. For all of 2016, an average of 87 percent of measured markets saw increasing home prices, up from the averages in 2015 (86 percent) and 2014 (75 percent). Of the 150 markets NAR has tracked since 2005, 78 (52 percent) now have a median sales price at or above their previous all-time high. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says home-price gains showed little evidence of letting up through all of 2016. “Buyer interest stayed elevated in most areas thanks to mortgage rates under 4 percent for most of the year and the creation of 1.7 million new jobs edging the job market closer to full employment,” he said. “At the same time, the inability for supply to catch up with this demand drove prices higher and continued to put a tight affordability squeeze [on buyers].” The national median existing single-family home price in the fourth quarter of 2016 was $235,000, which is up 5.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015 ($222,300). NAR president William Brown, a Realtor from Alamo, Calif., says prospective buyers will likely see competition in their market increase. “The prospect of higher mortgage rates and more home shoppers in coming months should be enough of an incentive for those serious about buying to start their search now,” he said. “There are fewer listings on the market, but also a little less competition than what’s expected this spring. Buyers may find just the home they’re looking for at a good price and without the possibility of having to outbid others.”
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McLean/Great Falls Notes GREAT FALLS GROUP AIMING TO ADD NATIVE TREES: Non-profit group Cele-
brate Great Falls and the Great Falls Garden Club are trying to raise $20,000 for a streetscape project that would plant 14 native trees in roadway “bump-outs” on Walker Road between Georgetown Pike and the Safeway grocery store’s entrance. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) installed the bump-outs along both sides of Walker Road to make the roadway more pedestrian-friendly and slow down traffic. Streetscape volunteers have started working with the VDOT officials, as well as Fairfax County and Dranesville District arborists, to select five native-tree species that would thrive in the designated area, make Great Falls look good all year long and not obstruct utility lines or motorists’ sight lines. Ideal tree species would provide spring blossoms and fall color, visually narrow Walker Road in that area, provide shade, replace some of the tree canopy lost with the recent removal of some old white oaks and help the county meet its objective of increasing tree canopy, project backers said. “We are really looking forward to having beautiful trees line this section of Walker Road,” said streetscape project volunteer Candace Campbell, who belongs to the garden club. “Once they get established, the spring blooms and fall
color will be magnificent. They will make for a lovely view down what is one of our major streets.” The $20,000 funding goal sought by backers would help complete the project, ensure the new trees are watered during the first year, which will help them get established, and cover future maintenance costs for the trees. Donations can be made online by visiting www.celebrategreatfalls.org or mailing a check to P.O. Box 295, Great Falls, Va. 22066. MCA TO LOOK AT COUNTY BUDGET ISSUES: The McLean Citizens Association
will host a discussion of topics related to the budgets of the Fairfax County government and Fairfax County Public Schools on Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the McLean Community Center. Speakers will include Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) and Joe Mondoro, chief financial officer for the Fairfax County government.
COMMUNITY FORUM ON PUBLICSAFETY ISSUES IN THE WORKS: The
Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce, McLean Citizens Association, Great Falls Citizens Association and Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations will host a community forum on public-safety preparedness on Wednesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 270, 1355
Balls Hill Road in McLean. The event will feature representatives from all levels of local government, along with a panel focused on businesses. The event is free, and the community is invited.
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Shafer will conduct Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem” on Sunday, March 12 at 4:30 p.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike in McLean. Shafer’s City Chorus of Washington
former CIA officer who helped unmask spy Aldrich Ames and wrote the 2012 book “Circle of Treason,” will speak at the meeting of the Woman’s Club of McLean on Tuesday, March 7 at noon at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1205
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Continued from Page 21 will be joined by the James Madison High School Madrigals and Women’s Chorus. (Schafer began his teaching career in 1968 at the high school.) The event is part of the church’s “Music in McLean” series. Tickets are $25 and $35. For information, see the Web site at www.citychoir.org. AUTHOR OF ‘THE BUTLER’ TO SPEAK IN McLEAN:Will Haygood, an author
and associate producer of the film “The Butler,” will discuss his work on Friday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at BASIS Independent McLean, 8000 Jones Branch Drive. The event is free and open to the public. “The Butler” and Haygood’s latest book, “Showdown,” about the nomination of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court, will be available for purchase and signing. For information, see the Web site at http://basisindependent.com/haygood.
EASTER EGG ROLL TOPIC OF NEW-
comers and Neighbors holds its monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 15 at 11:30 a.m. at Nostos in Tysons Corner. The guest speaker will be Cecilia Glembocki, executive director of the Virginia Egg Council, speaking about her 35 years of organizing the White House Easter Egg Roll. The cost is $37.80 per person; guests are invited. To register by March 10, e-mail Gloria Cohan at gloriacohan@ gmail.com. TEAS OF JAPAN SUBJECT OF COLVIN RUN PROGRAM: Colvin Run Mill will
host a presentation and tasting of the teas of Japan on Saturday, March 11 from 1 to 3 p.m., presented by Laurie Bell of the Great Falls Tea Garden. The cost is $35; participants will take home a special cherry-blossom tea sampler. Registration is required by March 8. The program is designed for ages 16 and older. For information, call the mill at (703)
759-2771. PLEASANT GROVE TO HOST GOSPEL CONCERT: Historic Pleasant Grove will
host its annual gospel concert on Saturday, March 11 at 3 p.m. at the historic site, 8641 Lewinsville Road in McLean. The free event will feature traditional gospel music and uplifting spirituals in the 1890s-era church building. For information, see the Web site at www.historicpleasantgrove.org. CELTIC PERFORMERS TO TAKE THE STAGE: The pan-Celtic group IONA will
perform concerts at 4 and 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 5 at the Old Brogue Irish Pub, 760-C Walker Drive in Great Falls. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for children, and must be purchased in advance. A third concert at 8 p.m. will be added if the others sell out. For information, call (703) 759-3309 or see the Web site at www.ionamusic.com.
WOMEN’S CLUB PREPS FASHION SHOW: The New Dominion Women’s
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field Garden Center will host a forum on “The Art of Pruning Trees” on Saturday, March 4 at 10 a.m. at the center, 8132 Lee Highway. The forum is free. For information on upcoming events at the Merrifield and Fair Oaks locations, see the Web site at www.merrifieldgardencenter.com.
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Madison senior forward Daniel Gerke drives to the basket in the boys 6A North Region Tournament championship game against W.T. Woodson’s Nathaniel Spurlock. For a slideshow of photos from that game, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
Defending Champs Take Third in 6A Tourney DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
Three players combined to score 57 points to lead the Oakton Cougars a 73-55 vicBASKETBALL to tory over the Patriot Pioneers Feb. 25 in the consolation game of the girls 6A North Region Tournament. Oakton (24-4) took a quick 12-3 lead and was in control the rest of the way at Robinson Secondary School in the high school basketball game. Oakton was in front 26-10 at the end of the first quarter and 44-22 at halftime. Senior forward Delaney Connolly led the way with 26 points and 16 rebounds. Senior forward Maddie Royle 24
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There are too many teams, which means there are far too many games.
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Sure, while being a red hot basketball team, why not keep going and add a first-time region BASKETBALL championship to a playoff portfolio that continues to expand with successful accomplishments? That’s what the Madison Warhawks (23-6) achieved Feb. 25 by defeating the W.T. Woodson Cavaliers, 62-58, in the title game of the boys 6A North Region Tournament at Robinson Secondary School. The victory gave Madison a 4-0 record in the region tournament and a 7-0 playoff mark for the high school campaign. The Warhawks won the Liberty Conference tourney prior to the region competition. Next is the 6A state tournament for Madison, which begins March 3 with first-round action. (Visit www.insidenova.com/sports/ fairfax for stories on highlights of the team’s other postseason games). “We have been playing very good the last two weeks,” Madison coach Kevin Roller said. “Every game has been a little bit different. We tell our players, ‘Let’s play the best game we can and see how far that takes us.’” In the postseason, Madison’s win-
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had 18 points and six rebounds, and senior guard Kailyn Fee made four threepointers and finished with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists. Oakton now advances to the 6A state tournament and is scheduled to play a first-round game on Friday, March 3 at 9 p.m. at Lake Braddock Secondary School against Ocean Lakes. The semifinals are March 4. The Cougars were routed in the region semifinals at Lake Braddock on Feb. 24 by the eventual champion Langley Saxons, 64-36. Most were expecting a close game between Langley and Oakton. “Langley played great, they deserved it,” Oakton coach Fred Priester said. “Sometimes you just get beat. They took
what we gave them, and we gave them plenty.” Langley shot 52 percent from the floor and had just three turnovers. The game was tied at 7 until the first of two first-half 10-0 Langley runs gave the Saxons the lead for good. The second 10-0 run put Langley in front 36-20 at halftime and the Saxons were on the way to their ninth win in a row. “We made a run in the second quarter, then the way the period ended, that pretty much was the end of it,” Priester said. For Oakton, Maddie Royle had 12 points and three rebounds, Kailyn Fee scored seven and had three steals, Delaney Connolly had four points and five rebounds and Megan Kenefick scored five. Oakton shot 34 percent from the floor.
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That’s what the Virginia High School League [VHSL] created a couple of years ago when it vastly expanded the field of the public-school girls and boys state-basketball tournaments, making it much easier to qualify. Now, instead of four classifications there are six, and four teams from each region, instead of two, qualify for the state competition. What that does is create more opportunities for more teams to participate in the state tournament and maybe win a title – kind of the giveeverybody-a-trophy-or-chance philosophy. What it also does is water down the field, in the opinion of many, and unfortunately eliminates any of those fun and big upset stories when a school of smaller enrollment knocks off one of the giants. In one scenario under the new setup, which includes a region-tourney-qualifying consolation game for state seeding purposes, a team making the Virginia tournament could finish 0-3 in its final three playoff games. So instead of the familiar playoff adage of “survive and advance,” it’s now lose and advance, or bei rewarded for losing. With the state field having been expanded, why not go even further and have an all-comers state event. Do away with the qualifying conference and region tournaments and all of the classifications. Have one big wideopen single-elimination state tourney where every team qualifies no matter their records. Elimination rounds could be held at various sites throughout the state. The entire tournament could last three to four weeks. That will never happen, of course, but it could be fun – say a team from a rural high school of 300 students facing a monster-size urban high of thousands, and winning. In that setup, only a couple of teams would earn trophies, which doesn’t fly today.
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son. “This was a big goal of ours to win the region,” Langley coach Amanda Baker said. Langley junior point guard and region tournament MVP Jordyn Callaghan agreed with her coach. “We knew we had a good group. It was a matter of staying composed and how well we came together with the new players who would be playing a lot
more,” she said. “We felt we had a lot left to do after last season.” Against Battlefield, Langley trailed for much of the game, until a 12-0 run starting late in the third period and lasting into the fourth gave the Saxons the lead for good at 39-31. Langley then survived some missed free throws down the stretch that kept Battlefield in the game. Battlefield had five fourth-quarter
turnovers, shot poorly early in the period and did not score in the quarter until 2:30 remained in the game. “We knew it would be tough against Battlefield because they play a lot like we do and they are very balanced,” Baker said. Langley’s leading scorer in the final was Callaghan with 21 points to go with five rebounds and three steals. Rachel Dunie scored nine and had two assists, Elizabeth Bucy had eight points and nine rebounds, all-tournament team selection Ellie Buckley blocked four shots and scored three, Emily Shively made a three-pointer, and Olivia Augustini had three each of assists and rebounds and she recorded two steals. “We didn’t shoot well in this game [against Battlefield], but we knew we could make it up on the defensive end,” Augustini said. “It’s amazing to win this, the best time in the world. The players on this team all know what they need to do, and it works.” Langley routed Oakton, 64-36, in the semifinals Feb. 24 at Lake Braddock Secondary School and downed Chantilly, 41-32, in the quarterfinals and W.T. Woodson, 60-30, in the first round. (For stories and highlights from those games, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax). Augustini said the team’s main goal was to win the conference tournament, then go at it hard for one game at a time after that. NOTES: In seven playoff games, the Saxons are allowing 31 points per game, with a high of 41 . .. The 24 wins are a single-season best for Langley.
Bir was third in the 500 and Robbins third in the 1,600. Sophie Tedesco was seventh in the 1,600 and ninth in the 3,200. n In the boys 6A state meet, Oakton’s Ahmed Hassan won the 3,200 in 9:26.03. n In the girls 6A state meet, McLean’s JaneAnne Tvedt was second in the high jump at 5-6. For the Langley girls, Kayla Deehan was fourth in the shot put, Kelsie Hao
was seventh in the pole vault and Jessica Keys was eighth. n Prior to the state meet, the Marshall Statesmen won the girls 5A North Region championship. Marshall was led by a victory from Heather Holt in the 1,000 meters in a meet record 2:55.79, a pair of runner-up finishes by Sophie Tedesco in the 1,600 and 3,200, and a victory by the 4x400 relay in 4:08.40. Marshall had 65 points, two more
than runner-up Albemarle. Also for Marshall, the 4x200 relay was second, Jenna Robbins was third in the 1,000, Fiona Rickels fourth in the high jump, Ava Bir fifth in the 500, and Hannah Smith sixth in the 500. Marshall’s winning relay consisted of runners Smith, Robbins, Bir and anchor Holt. In the boys region meet, Marshall’s Ben Smith was third in the 1,600 and fourth in the 1,000.
defense up top. He had two steals and numerous deflections against Woodson (23-6). His steal and layup with 47 seconds to play upped Madison’s lead to 58-54 and was a big moment in Madison’s win. “I jumped it and knocked the ball away with my left hand,” Kidd said of the steal. Madison took the lead for good against Woodson with a 9-0 first-half run. The Warhawks led 30-26 at halftime, 43-27 after three quarters. An 11point fourth-quarter lead was cut to 5554 with 1:31 to play, but Madison made enough plays from there to hold on to win. A Woodson turnover with four seconds left was followed by two clinching
foul shots by John Finney (15 points, three steals). Tournament Most Valuable Player Johnny Corish led Madison in scoring with 19 points. The senior guard had two steals and three assists and hit two big free throws with 32 seconds left. Daniel Gerke had seven points for Madison, Kidd and Riley Jorgenson had four each and Aaron Darab two. Jason Aigner led Woodson with 25 points, including five three-pointers. Gerke and Kidd made the all-tournament team. “We believe we can play as a team with more heart and passion than anybody else, and coach Roller has us whipped into shape to do that,” Conforti said.
At the start of the season, Roller said he believed Madison had the potential to compete for a conference championship. Once that happened, the coach and team became confident much more was possible. “We all play hard and we believe we can beat anybody,” Conforti said. Madison’s first-round state game is Friday, March 3 at 7:15 p.m. at Robinson against Hylton. A semifinal game would be March 4. NOTE: Prior to taking the Madison coaching job to start the 2013-14 season, Roller coached the McLean Highlanders to the region semifinals in 2011-12, when his team also won a Liberty tournament championship.
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It’s no surprise that the Langley Saxons, a team that seems to improve its with each BASKETBALL craft game, added a region championship to its list of growing accomplishments. Langley (24-4) won the 6A North Region Tournament on Feb. 25 by rallying in the final quarter to defeat the Battlefield Bobcats, 45-41, in the title game at Robinson Secondary School for its 10th straight triumph. The region crown was the first for Langley, which was 4-0 in the 2017 tournament, after winning the Liberty Conference tourney this winter for a second year in a row. Next is the 6A state tourney, which begins March 3 with first-round action at Lake Braddock Secondary School. The Saxons play at 7:15 p.m. against Woodbridge. Langley finished second in the state in 2016, leaving high expectations for the current campaign, which is now the best in program history. With its highly efficient pattern and experienced offense that features patience and precision, along with limited turnovers and stingy defense, Langley began having success during the 201415 campaign, and the team’s play has seasoned with time. Langley’s lineup includes returning starters and others who received playing time a year ago, when the Saxons finished third in the region. There would have been four returning starters had Ariana Aulisi not been lost for the season with an injury during the offsea-
Langley’s Olivia Augustini drives to the basket in the region championship game. For a slideshow of photos from that game, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
Marshall, Oakton Runners Finish with State Championships A Staff Report
Led by a victories in the 1,000 meters (2:57.81) and 1,600 (5:07.14) by HeathHolt, the TRACK & FIELD er Marshall Statesmen finished third in the girls 5A state track and field championship. Marshall’s other win came in the girls 4x800 relay in 9:29. Holt anchored that relay, which also included Hannah Smith, Jenna Robbins and Ava Bir.
Warhawks Continued from Page 24 ning formula has been hard and intense play, with switching zone and man aggressive defense, including a 1-3-1 zone that creates numerous steals and deflections and disrupts opponents’ offenses. “Our defenses and the 1-3-1 doesn’t allow teams to settle in,” said Madison’s Nick Conforti, who is a big part of that defense. “It gives us a good chance to win.” Conforti had 11 points against Woodson and six of his team’s 15 steals. Sam Kidd runs the point on that zone
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game winning streak was snapped. The Maroon lost starter Kailyn Shepherd early in the game with a leg injury. “We have been pointing up to the rafters in our gym all season saying we needed another banner up there,” Hutton said. “That was one of the things we wanted to do.” Potomac School was 3-0 in the tournament, defeating St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, 54-32, in the first round, then No. 2 seed St. Andrews, 48-35, in the semifinals. Caskin had 20 points, Park 16 and Mills eight in the opener. Caskin had 20 more against St. Andrews and Rodlauer 10. Caskin needs fewer than 100 points to become the program’s all-time leading scorer. NOTES: Potomac School was 2-1 against Episcopal this season, and the teams will meet again, Tuesday night, Feb. 28 at Potomac School in a firstround game of the Virginia privateschool Division I state tournament. Potomac School is the eighth seed and Episcopal the No. 9 . . . The Panthers’ 21 victories tie a single-season high.
After 22 years of no changes regarding girls basketball banners in the Potomac School gymnasium, an addition is in store. In coming months, something will be hung in the gym to recognize the high team’s BASKETBALL school Independent School League A Division tournament championship won on Feb. 26. In the title game that day, the No. 3 seed Panthers (21-7) rallied to defeat the top seed, host and defending champion Episcopal Maroon, 46-39. The last ISL banner won by the Panthers was for their 20-2 high school season and tourney crown back in 1995. Potomac School was victorious Feb. 26 thanks to scoring the game’s final 10 points, as Episcopal went cold from the floor in the final quarter, but more hurtful, turned the ball seven times in the final five minutes. An 11-0 third-quarter run gave Potomac School a 34-29 lead, only to have
Episcopal respond and retake the lead. “We have some multi-sport athletes who are all in very good condition, and I think that showed in the second half and fourth quarter with their quickness,” Potomac School coach Mike Hutton said. “In the second half our defense made plays and we got baskets in transition.” Sophomore guard Sara Park scored 21 points and had six steals and six rebounds to lead Potomac School.
Two of the biggest local accomplishments recorded at the recent Virginia private-school state swimming and diving champiSWIM & DIVE onships in Christiansburg were by Flint Hill junior double race winner Jasmine Hellmer and the third-place Madeira Snails girls team. Hellmer won the girls 200 individual medley in an Automatic All-America
time of 2:02.13, then finished first in the 100 freestyle in an All-American Consideration time of 50.56. She helped Flint Hill finish sixth in the girls team standings and anchored the second-place 200 free relay that also included Sisi Baker, Bridget Kennedy and Mimi Baker in 1:38.05. Additionally, Hellmer swam on the fifth-place 400 free relay. Also for Flint Hill in the state meet,
Sisi Baker was ninth in the 200 and 500 freestyles, Natalie Champagne 10th in the 500 and ninth in the 100 butterfly, and Mimi Baker 10th in the fly and 15th in the 50 free. Leading Madeira was individual winner Izzy Gati in the butterfly, and the Snails won the 200 and 400 free relays. Gati, Giovi Moriarty, Sofie Davis, Meaghan Doyle and Maddie Heilbrun made up those relays.
Also, Heilbrun was second in the IM and 100 free, Gati was second in the 200 free, Davis was third in the IM and fifth in the 100 breaststroke, Moriarty 11th in the 50 free, Molly Watts 11th in the IM and 14th 500 free, Niya Kelley 13th in the 500 and 15th in the fly, Doyle 10th in the 100 free, Lily Rathbun seventh in the breast and Claire Simpson 16th in diving. The medley relay was seventh and swam a team record.
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language limiting the ability of the governor to expand Medicaid if Medicaid expansion survives repeal-and-replace [of the Affordable Care Act].” The bill also had numerous other shortcomings, he said. “There is no pay raise for teachers,” Simon said. “In short, every Democratic priority we identified, [conservatives] rejected. They also tacked on language to
prevent state funds from being used to provide abortion services and rejected my amendment to include non-discrimination language that would have protected the [LGBT] community in Virginia.” The General Assembly passes a biennial budget during even-numbered years and amends it during odd-numbered ones. State legislators must produce balanced budgets and both houses of the General
Assembly have passed budget bills. Now conferees from both houses must hammer out a final version and send it to Gov. McAuliffe for approval. “We will see what the House and Senate conferees come up with, but right now the House budget rejects many of our Democratic priorities and doesn’t do enough for the most vulnerable Virginians,” Simon said.
Linda Smyth (D-Providence) said constituents in their districts had been hit by higher assessments this year. “Most of the tax burden is being shifted to people who can least afford it,” McKay said, noting that county officials have comparatively few options for raising revenues. “We live in a state that has put local governments in a straitjacket of financial distress.” The county’s real estate tax is becoming regressive, Smyth said. “In the long run, this [state-imposed] constitutional box isn’t just a restraint, it’s a stranglehold,” she said. “We need to be talking about this more than we are. This course cannot continue.” After the board defeated Smith’s motion to advertise a rate 2 cents higher, the Sully supervisor was the only one to op-
pose the main motion advertising Long’s $1.13 rate. Supervisors may adopt a tax rate no higher than the one advertised, but may set the rate lower if they so desire. In past years, the board often has advertised a rate above the county executive’s recommended one, so as to have flexibility when hammering out that year’s budget. Even with Long’s suggested $1.13-per$100 valuation, which is the same rate supervisors adopted last year after raising it by 4 cents, residential and commercial property owners on average still would pay slightly more because of increased assessments. Long estimated the average county household would pay $40.69 more. Long said the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget was not ideal, but manageable, but that he has his eyes on potential
storm clouds on the horizon. The federal government may enact further budget “sequestration” cuts this fall and the county continues to underperform the nation concerning property values, he said. The last recession was nearly a decade ago and one likely will occur in the near future, he predicted. Other pressing county needs include employee compensation and increased public-safety staffing, Long added. County property owners also pay a stormwater-management tax based on real estate assessments and some parts of the county charge additional taxes for community centers, transportation and other purposes. Supervisors will mark up the budget April 25 and adopt it May 2. The fiscal year 2018 budget will take effect July 1.
The Potomac School Panthers gather with the Independent School League’s A Division tournament banner after winning the title Feb. 26 in Alexandria. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI
“Sara put us on her back a few times today,” Hutton said. Potomac School junior guard Tracey Mills scored 11 and had four assists, junior guard Courtlynne Caskin had six points, six rebounds and four steals, and Nicole Debayo-Doherty added six points and two assists. Also, senior forward Camilia Rodlauer had two points and nine rebounds. The Panthers had 13 steals, as Episcopal (22-8) had 24 turnovers as its 13-
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Continued from Page 10 “The budget didn’t contain money for overtime for home-health-care attendants,” Simon wrote in an e-mail. “I have several constituents who told me this was one of their highest priorities. There is
Tax Rate Continued from Page 1 older people should be allowed to live here without the challenge of economics,” Hudgins said. But Supervisor Patrick Herrity (RSpringfield) countered that older residents are fleeing the county because of higher taxes. “I think this is the most reasonable budget proposal we’ve had in years,” Herrity said. “There’s a lot of room in here for us to make adjustments. Raising the rate 2 cents would set false expectations. Metro and pensions will kill us if we don’t address them shortly.” Supervisors Jeff McKay (D-Lee) and 26
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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. March 7, 1941: n Fairfax and Arlington will share a new state Senate seat, under the redistricting plan currently under consideration. n Only about 10 percent of Virginia’s draftees are rated 1-A (immediately available for military service). March 6, 1959: n Fairfax supervisors will hold a May 12 public hearing on gun-control legislation. March 7, 1969: n A contract has been signed to build a tunnel under the Potomac River for the Metro line to Rosslyn. The cost is $550,000, and construction is expected to take 15 months. n Committees in the General Assembly are mulling legislation to abandon the “Dillon Rule” and replace it with more autonomy for local governments. March 6, 1973: n Virginia Republicans are rallying around former (Democratic) Gov. Mills Godwin as their nominee for governor this year. n Demolition and rescue crews continue work in Skyline, where 14 men are believed dead in a construction accident. n Twenty Fairfax police officers will be able to take their cruisers home at night as part of a pilot program. n Fairfax school officials are considering plans to locate new schools in high-rise apartment buildings and office towers. n Oakton High School is seen as a possible baseball power, but may lack pitching. n On TV tonight: “Maude,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Marcus Welby” and Merv Griffin. March 6, 1979: n Budget woes may threaten to derail planned Metro service on Sundays in Fairfax County. n The Board of Supervisors has agreed to new campaign guidelines that require disclosure of all contributions over $15 and limiting individual contributions of $500. n Virginia’s January unemployment rate of 6 percent is the lowest for the first month of the year since 1973.
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WILDLIFE
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1. Upright monument 6. Likewise 9. *Eagle’s talon 13. *Entrances to groundhogs’ burrows 14. Objective male pronoun 15. Curacao neighbor 16. Islam’s Supreme Being 17. A in IPA 18. More silent 19. *Beaver-like rodent 21. *a.k.a Brown bear 23. Popular Thanksgiving tuber 24. SWAT attack 25. Between game and match 28. O. Henry’s “The Gift of the ___” 30. Make numb 35. ____sack 37. Drinks through a straw 39. Red Sea peninsula 40. Beyond natural 41. Single-mast boat 43. Soda pop recyclables 44. Little Boy and Fat Man 46. Way, way off 47. “Cogito ____ sum” 48. It’s meant to be 50. *Great leaper 52. Who’s from Mars? 53. Not that 55. Bobby sox dance 57. *Nocturnal mask wearer? 61. “Red sky at night, sailor’s ____” 65. Cool & distant
66. Public health approver 68. One who dares 69. Reg. alternative 70. Singer-songwriter Stewart 71. Accustom 72. One of many in an arena 73. “Four score and seven years ____”
74. Norbert, to his momma? DOWN
1. Pillow that’s not for sleeping 2. Cough syrup balsam 3. Corner pieces 4. Prone to communicate secret info
5. Hindu retreat 6. Not this 7. Tin Man’s necessity 8. Last letter of Greek alphabet 9. Actress Penelope 10. Figure skating jump 11. Cain’s unfortunate brother 12. Extra cautious 15. NaNH2 and H3CONH2, e.g. 20. What hoarders do 22. Human cage part 24. Heists 25. *Striped stinker 26. Boredom 27. Flyer holders 29. *Desert monster 31. Likable 32. Take a piece from 33. Canine affliction 34. *a.k.a. buffalo 36. Poe’s “Annabel Lee”, e.g. 38. *Fly like an eagle 42. Nasa mission, e.g. 45. Depart 49. Short for although 51. *Not Bald one but ____ 54. Prefix with red 56. Baby grand 57. X-ray units 58. Away from wind 59. Kind of cola 60. *Snowshoe’s seasonal change 61. Carpenter’s groove 62. *Earthworms to a badger, e.g. 63. Lemongrass, e.g. 64. 3-point shot 67. *Prairie ____
Fairfax County Notes FAIRFAX TOUTS ENERGY-REDUCTION EFFORTS: Energy-saving initiatives and
strategies have helped the Fairfax County government reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from its buildings by 21 percent from 2006 to 2015, according to new figures. “This cut in the county’s carbon footprint exceeds or equals other jurisdictions in the region despite increasing population growth and service delivery,” county officials said on Feb. 24. “We increased the total square footage on which we pay utilities by 24 percent while still achieving significant emissions reductions.” The county government’s facilities managers aim for a yearly 1-percent reduction in energy use per square foot in many buildings by retrofitting, upgrading and installing new equipment. “These efforts reduce carbon emissions and energy costs,” county-government officials said in a statement. “We saved over $1 million in utility bills during a threeperiod from 2012-14.” FAIRFAX SEEKING ADVOCATES FOR THOSE IN CARE FACILITIES: The Fair-
fax County government is seeking volunteers for its Long-Term-Care Ombudsman program. Participants serve as volunteer advocates for residents of nursing homes and
assisted-living facilities, helping to resolve conflicts and improving quality of life. Volunteers must complete a training program; the next training will take place March 20, 22 and 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (703) 324-5861.
Drive. The event is sponsored by the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce, United Way of the National Capital Area and Mason’s Center for Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy and Policy. For information and registration, see the Web site at www.mcleanchamber.org.
REGIONAL SOLAR MAP WINS HONOR:
The Northern Virginia Regional Commission has won a statewide best-practices award from the Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions for its regional solar map. Launched last September, the map provides homeowners and business owners with a bird’s-eye view of the solar capacity of their property. Since its launch, the map has received nearly 10,000 unique visits. For information, see the Web site at www.novaregion.org. REGIONAL FORUM CONNECTS BUSINESS, NON-PROFITS: The 10th annual
Regional Non-Profit Forum, detailing how businesses and non-profit organizations can work together to impact communities, will be held on Tuesday, March 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Founders Hall on the Arlington campus of George Mason University, 3351 North Fairfax
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ADVOCACY GROUP HOSTS LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP: Social Action Linking
Together (SALT) will host a wrap-up of the 2017 General Assembly session on Saturday, March 11 from 9 to 11:15 a.m. at Virginia International University, 4401 Village Drive in Fairfax. The program is free and the public is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.s-a-l-t.edu.
TEEN BOOK FESTIVAL ON THE HORIZON: The Northern Virginia Teen Book
Festival will be held on Saturday, March 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Washington-Lee High School. Attendees can meet authors of youngadult fiction at the event, which also will include panel discussions, book signings, food and games. Admission is free. For information and to register, see the Web site at http://novateenbookfestival.com/ March 2, 2017 31
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