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New Roundabout a Novelty for Vienna’s Drivers, Pedestrians

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A sedan and a minivan negotiate Vienna’s first-ever mini-roundabout, which opened recently at Park and Locust streets, S.E. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

ing firm, Rinker Design Associates, designed the roundabout and M&F Concrete of Manassas built it this summer.

Town officials financed 80 percent of the $350,460 project with Federal Highway Administration funds. The project was executed within the roadway’s existing right-of-way and is one of fewer than two dozen miniroundabouts nationwide, town officials said.

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Vienna’s first-ever mini-roundabout at Park and Locust streets, S.E., opened to the public during the third weekend of August and motorists so far seem to be getting the hang of negotiating the circle.

“I think it’s working out fine,” said Michael Gallagher, the town’s acting public-works director, adding he so far had not received any reports from police about problems with the roundabout.

Nothing major has happened yet, but a brief visit to the site Aug. 22 showed some drivers still must learn how to get through the new roadway feature safely.

One motorist in a red sedan drove straight over the roundabout’s mountable curb and through the intersection, as if the circle were not there at all.

Another driver stopped his Audi shortly after leaving the circle, got out of his car, shook his fist and yelled at the motorist behind him, apparently after a close call. The motorist on the receiving end absorbed the abuse with a resigned look that said, “Yeah.

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Survey Says: D.C. Region Not Priciest to Buy Homes Nobody’s ever going to contend that home prices in the Washington metropolitan area are cheap, but consider this: You could purchase two (and a half) single-family homes at the median local sales value to meet the cost of purchasing just one in San Jose, Calif.

That’s the conclusion of new data from the National Association of Realtors, which show home-price appreciation in D.C. single-family sector continues to lag the national average.

(Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing: A modest rebound following an equally modest decline – by national standards, at least – during the recession means it’s less likely the D.C. market is building to another tumultuous bubble.)

In the second quarter, the median sales price for single-family homes in the Washington metro area stood at $406,900, up 1.4 percent from $401,100 a year before.

That 1.4-percent appreciation is the smallest of the 12 highest-priced metro areas in the country, and well below the 4.9-percent increase nationally, as the median home price rose to $240,700 in the second quarter.

The national median is a new record, with the median sales price of existing homes increasing in 83 percent (148 of 178) of measured markets.

In a first, one metropolitan area – the aforementioned San Jose – broke the million-dollar ceiling during the quarter, with the median sales price of $1,085,000 up 10.7 percent from a year before.

The next most expensive housing markets in the second quarter were San Francisco, $885,600; Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif., $742,200; Honolulu, $725,200; and San Diego, $589,900. The five lowest-cost metro areas in the second quarter were Youngstown, Ohio, $85,400; Cumberland, Md., $94,900; Decatur, Ill., $95,600; Binghamton, N.Y., $105,500; and Rockford, Ill., $109,000.

Median prices were up in all four geographic sectors of the nation: • The median existing single-family home price in the Northeast was $273,600 in the second quarter, up 1.6 percent from a year ago.

• The median existing single-family home price in the Midwest increased 5.1 percent to $191,300 in the second quarter from the same quarter a year ago.

• The median existing single-family home price in the South was $214,900 in the second quarter, 5.9 percent above a year earlier.

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Obituaries HENRY BRAWNER SMOOT

Henry Brawner Smoot was born in Washington, DC on December 18th 1926 and died on June 20th 2016 at Arlington Hospital of complications from a heart attack.

He is survived by his wife Dolores Jean Hope, daughter Patricia Smoot Costantino, son Charles Barton Smoot, and Grandchildren Julia Ralston and Marco Costantino.

His brother John DK Smoot (‘Jack’) and sister Jane Smoot Wilson are previously deceased. Mr. Smoot was a lifelong resident of McLean, where he graduated from Fairfax High School in 1943, and subsequently studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until he was drafted into the US Navy in 1945, where he served in the Pacific Fleet until 1947. He then returned to school at George Washington University, majoring in Accounting. He briefly worked at the local Arlington accounting firm Kendrick etal from 1949 to 1950 as a junior accountant before he embarked on a business partnership with his family that would last the rest of his life. This mainly involved the subdivision of the Salona Farm, which had been in the Smoot family for well over one-hundred years. The core part of the farm was sold to the Duvalls in 1953, and a large tract would eventually become the neighborhoods of Salona Village, along with two small shopping centers (Salona Village and Langley), the McLean Baptist Church, and several other familiar landmarks. A significant tract also was deeded to the county in the late 1960’s and would become part of what is known today as Pimmit Bend Park.

Mr. Smoot was a lifelong member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, where he served for many years as the treasurer, on the vestry as well as on several diocesan committees. He was a longstanding member of the Salvation Army, and served on the Washington regional board from the late 1960’s well into the 1970’s. He was a volunteer at the Shelter Occupational Workshop and served on their board from 1992 to 1995. He was a member of the the Arlington Chapter of the Knights of the Round Table service organization from 1964 until 2014, where he served as president, treasurer, and regional director.

A memorial service will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 6715 Georgetown Pike, McLean, Virginia on September 17th at 1 pm with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the St. John’s Church Endowment Fund.

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New Principal to Chart Future of Westgate Elementary

Hallie Demetriades Says School’s Location Will Help to Challenge Its Students BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Looking shiny and new after recent renovations, Westgate Elementary School is starting to experience changes from intensive redevelopment in Tysons.

Affordable housing nearby is starting to disappear and this will lead to demographic shifts at the school, said Hallie Demetriades, who in July became its new principal.

“We’re in this niche, this mecca of Tysons Corner and have a lot of resources at our fingertips,” she said. “The children come from so many backgrounds and experiences. It makes it interesting and challenging to teach.”

Westgate serves children from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and will have about 550 students this fall, or about 200 under capacity. Pupils at the school speak 40 languages, Demetriades noted.

Westgate’s renovation almost is complete, with a new playground being added this summer and a technology laboratory coming soon. The school received a 42,000-square-foot addition and had its existing 40,000-square-foot facility renovated.

“We’re thoroughly enjoying being under one roof,” said Demetriades, noting that the school previously had up to 30 classroom trailers on site.

After serving as Westgate’s assistant principal for the past four years, Demetriades said she is proud of the school’s staffretention rate, which this fall amounts to just two new classroom teachers.

Westgate’s teachers hold a retreat every summer and Demetriades said she

is proud of their teamwork skills. The school’s core beliefs are that all students can learn and teachers must expect excellence from them, but meet the pupils wherever their abilities are, she said.

Westgate previously had a program to aid intellectually disabled students and has received two additional staff members to help serve children with severe intellectual disabilities, she said.

The school also has two new courtyards and some gardens. Children from every grade helped plant the gardens this spring and were helped by volunteers from Lewinsville Presbyterian Church.

Students have a sense of ownership with the gardens, which educators also use for outdoor-learning purposes, Demetriades said.

Demetriades was born in Fairfax and attended Great Falls Elementary School.

Her family moved to South Carolina when she was in middle school.

As with many educators, Demetriades has many relatives who have worked in the field. Her father was a high-school guidance counselor, her mother a speech pathologist and her grandfather served as superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools in Charlottesville. Her grandmother and some aunts and cousins also were teachers.

Demetriades earned a bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in business, from the University of Tennessee and later a master’s in education leadership from George Mason University.

From 2005 to 2008, Demetriades taught third grade and Advanced Academics fourth grade with the Killeen Independent School District in Fort Hood,

Hallie Demetriades, a former assistant principal at Westgate Elementary School, took over in July as principal of the recently renovated school, and awaits the return of students.

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Texas. She departed one year before the mass shooting at that city’s Army post and noted her former school was locked down during the crisis.

Demetriades moved back to Northern Virginia in 2008 to join Fairfax County’s nationally recognized school system and be closer to friends and family.

From 2008 to 2011, she taught second and third grades at Marshall Road and Wolftrap elementary schools, both in Vienna.

Demetriades worked as an administrative intern at Colvin Run and Cunningham Park elementary schools and did a two-month stint as acting assistant prin-

cipal at Lemon Road Elementary in 2012 before coming to Westgate.

Demetriades said Westgate’s former principal, Julie Easa, taught her to be committed to the work she was asking teachers to perform. She also credits Region 5 Executive Principal Rebecca Baenig, her former principal at Cunningham Park Elementary, and former Wolftrap Elementary principal Anita Blain with helping her craft a distinctive leadership style.

“I’m very transparent,” Demetriades said. “I like to collaborate and build strong relationships with staff, students and the community. I like to be present.”

The mother of a 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son, Demetriades said she often thinks about what she would want for her own children.

“I want them to be excited, collaborating with their peers and feeling safe,” she said.

Westgate’s students continually have achieved at high levels had high pass rates this past school year on Virginia’s Standards of Learning tests, said former principal Easa, who now is principal at Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences.

Demetriades is “very personable and organized,” focuses hard on student academics and provides high-quality professional development for staff members, she said.

“She did a great job of communicating with parents and staff and led the school’s instruction and special education,” Easa said. “She definitely builds relationships with the stakeholders – parents, students, community and staff.”

Schools & Military n Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology senior Ankush Joshi has been selected as an Honors Research Program student by the Ocean Exploration Trust, and will participate in the 2016 Nautilus Exploration Program that will set sail in August to explore the California margin, an area in the northern Pacific Ocean that is largely unexplored.

Joshi is one of a group of 22 students and 17 educators to take part in the 2016 program on expeditions aboard Dr. Robert Ballard’s ship, the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus, in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, exploring an area that is crisscrossed by seismically active faults.

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pate in live interactions with shore-based audiences via Nautilus Live, a 24-hour Web portal that provides experiences from the field to future explorers, and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. n Drew Bendler, the son of Dale and Sandra Bendler of McLean, and Albert Lee, the son of Al and Cathryn Lee of Great Falls, recently graduated from Randolph-Macon Academy.

Bendler will be attending West Virginia University, while Lee will be attending the University of Pittsburgh. n John Hillen IV of

Oakton, a student at Oakton High School, has been inducted into the National Society of High School

Scholars. n Gabriel Hutto, the son of Deborah Moronese of Vienna and a sixth-grade student at Randolph-Macon Academy, received the Middle School Band Outstanding Student Certificate at the school’s annual awards night. n When Haycock Elementary created its new playground during the 2015-16 school year, school administrators and students made sure that a new “buddy bench” was part of the configuration.

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Bonnie Lindberg, was installed.

Lindberg was remembered as an inspiring special education teacher whose care and dedication encouraged learning and friendship to flourish.

The buddy bench is a place where a student can sit to indicate that he or she would like a friend to play with at recess.

Haycock SCA officers and representatives, who helped paint the bench, selected the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, “The only way to have a friend is to be one” to be displayed on the bench.

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Vienna Finance Director Departs Post BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna officials soon will begin advertising for applicants following the departure in June of Finance Director Karen Spence.

Spence left shortly after town officials decided to modify implementation of the Finance Department’s new software, said Vienna Town Manager Mercury Payton.

“That [implementation] schedule was so aggressive that it impacted a lot of things,” Payton said. “Some team members weren’t catching on because of the pace. I slowed this down.”

Payton formerly was city manager in Manassas Park and hired Spence to be that locality’s finance director. Payton came to Vienna in 2011 and in 2013 hired away Spence for the same position with the town.

“I think the world of her,” Payton said.

“She made a difference for the town in a lot of ways. It was a lot to take on. I’m sure she’s going to do well, whatever she does next. I want her to land well.”

Former Deputy Finance Director Marion Serfass now is serving as the department’s acting director and budget manager Gwen Riddle is acting as Serfass’ deputy, Payton said.

Payton said he hopes the town will finish accepting applications for the finance director’s job by the end of September

and begin interviews in October.

Unlike some jurisdictions, where the governing body chooses the treasurer or finance director, that decision in Vienna belongs to the town manager. The Vienna Town Council only hires three key employees: the town manager, town attorney and town clerk, Payton said.

Vienna officials also hope to hire a new public-works director to succeed Dennis Johnson, who retired earlier this year.

Former Deputy Public Works Director Michael Gallagher has been serving as the department’s acting director and is in the running for the post. Gallagher has scored a couple of points in his favor recently with a successful roofing project and completion of the mini-roundabout at Park and Locust streets, S.E., Payton said.

Vienna officials hope to have Johnson’s successor installed by late October or early November, he said.

Vienna Town Council OKs Additional Funds for Follin Lane Reconstruction Project: The work is finished and the newly reconstructed Follin Lane, S.E., looks sharp, but the bills aren’t all paid yet.

The Vienna Town Council voted 7-0 Aug. 22 to pay contractor Jeffrey Stack Inc. an additional $310,000 for unforeseen costs. The contract increase will be financed using a Virginia Department of Transportation revenue-sharing grant and the town of Vienna’s local allocation from

the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.

The payment includes $101,000 for additional strengthening of the roadway’s sub-base because of poor soil conditions; $42,653 for relocation of a traffic-signal junction box, rewiring of those signals and replacement of loop detectors; $150,150 for the cutting and hauling of unsuitable materials, an amount that was underestimated on the bid form; and about $16,000 for additional asphalt milling and overlay.

Council Approves Extra Money for Wooden Walkway at Vienna Train Station: The Vienna Town Council in August 2014 awarded a contract to Sagres Construction to build concrete sidewalks along Ayr Hill Avenue, N.E., and Dominion Road, N.E., near the Vienna Train Station.

But officials from the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (aka NOVA Parks) later decided they wanted a wooden walkway at the station and submitted a change order to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), which approved it.

The Vienna Town Council unanimously agreed Aug. 22 to increase Sagres Construction’s contract by $48,444. The amount will be financed using a VDOT grant, 80 percent of which will be reimbursed by the federal government and 20 percent through a local match.

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Our View: A ‘Grand Bargain’ on Confederate Past?

A commission impaneled by the Alexandria City Council last week came back with a series of recommendations about whether to rename roadways and remove vestiges of Virginia’s Confederate-era history in that historic community.

The recommendations took a middle-of-the-road approach, sure to irk just about everyone a little bit, but maybe forming the basis for reasonable consensus. The question is: Can the rest of the commonwealth follow suit?

We’re not big fans on applying 21st-century values on those who lived in the past; such men and women should be judged, in large measure, by how they comported themselves based on the norms of their era.

Thomas Jefferson and George Mason authored renowned treatises not simply on government, but on human rights. Yet they each owned slaves. Military men like Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart won renown based on their battlefield prowess, and Lee (who, unlike Stuart, survived the Civil War) became a force for reconciliation. Yet each rebelled against the federal government, a decision viewed differently in 2016 than it was in 1861.

How do we as a nation address the historical legacy, and contradictions, embodied in the likes of Jefferson, Madison,

Lee and Stuart? Is “judge not, lest ye be judged” the right way to go? Perhaps: One can only imagine what the norms of civil society will be 150 or 200 years into the future, and whether our actions today will be perceived as admirable or detestable by the those who live then. Probably, as with the likes of the leaders noted above, the verdict on each of us will be mixed.

We’d be hopeful that Virginians could come together in a rational, common-sense, non-antagonistic way to use the past as a learning experience, rather than simply choosing up sides and talking past (and over) one another.

Quoting from, and concurring with, the Alexandria report: “We do . . . a poor job making the Civil War explicable beyond pointing at a spark and obvious open wound. The war was and is an important thread in our ongoing local and national history, and we must understand it through treating it in the entirety of our national story. This, in turn, requires we preserve the few authentic assets we have, yet amplify the complete story better than we have.”

Working out a grand bargain – to protect the past while cleaning up some of the more egregious remnants of it – may seem an illusory dream. But the actions in Alexandria give us hope that it might be accomplished commonwealth-wide.

Upcoming Election Is More About the Future Than Specific Presidential Candidates on Ballot Editor: The first national election ever held in this country was 227 years ago, on Jan. 7, 1789. There were no Republicans and no Democrats. George Washington was unanimously selected by the Electoral College as the first president of this country.

This first election cemented a future in which we would choose our leaders in a democratic way. A bold and novel idea that meant that everyday citizens would have a voice in the people who would govern them.

This past month, I worked with local students in the community and my Boy Scout troop to hold two non-partisan voter-registration drives as a part of my Eagle Scout project at the Vienna Farmers’ Market.

In many ways, this registration drive was a success. We were able to talk to over 2,000 passionate Vienna voters and remind them about the Virginia photoID law that requires all voters to bring a form of government-issued identification. We were able to help 80 people apply for absentee ballots and registered 20 people to vote.

I wanted to share the impact that I hope this drive had on our community, as well as what I learned.

Something I am very proud of is the fact that the drive was run completely

by local youth volunteers. Everyone who registered new voters was a student. In fact, a majority of these students could not even vote themselves.

A student-run drive was important to me for many reasons. I hope that my fellow classmates and fellow Boy Scouts who participated in this drive came to the same conclusion as I did: the power of a vote is a right we should hold dear. I hope they saw voting as a civic responsibility that enables Americans to participate in the democracy our forefathers fought for and defended. Participating in that democracy should be a priority when we turn 18.

I also hope this outpouring of young people inspired our community.

We met many residents this past month who told us that they were in a dilemma. One older gentleman said that not only did he not want a registration form, but he wasn’t planning on voting because he couldn’t bear to make the choice between “a crook and a narcissist.”

I hope this student-run force reminded voters like this gentleman and many others in our community who may be facing a similar dilemma that they are not choosing between two candidates – they are choosing a future. A future for me and a future for all of us at the drive who are not able to cast a ballot.

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That is what all elections are about: choosing the candidate who will build a better America for the next generation to build on.

I understand that this is a very divisive election. It is hard to ignore the fact that the two major candidates have the highest unfavorability ratings in history. But still I urge you: don’t squander your choice by choosing to sit on the sidelines. Find the courage to cast a ballot this year, because this election, quite frankly, is bigger than just you.

Our history has been shaped and defined by people have demanded a fair ballot. In 1920, women got the right to vote. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act prohibited racial discrimination in voting. In 1971, the right to vote for young people who were 18 and older was protected by the passage of the 26th Amendment.

I won’t be able to vote this year, and neither will thousands of other Vienna citizens who are under 18, but we are all counting on you to make that choice on our behalf on Nov. 8.

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McLean/G. Falls Notes Fairfax County police have stepped up patrols at Scott’s Run Nature Preserve in McLean after the park has seen an increase in trash and glass deposited, as well as illegal drinking and swimming.

“We want to maintain the beauty of the park and keep it pristine for all to enjoy,” Fairfax County Park Authority officials said in announcing the new enforcement effort.

The park is located on Georgetown Pike in McLean. Officials are asking the public to call (703) 691-2131 if any violations are observed. Information about violations also can be given to Fairfax County Crime Solvers by phone at (866) 411-8477 or online at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org.

MCC, OLD FIREHOUSE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: The McLean Community Cen-

ter and the Old Firehouse Teen Center will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5 in observance of Labor Day. CHAMBER SEEKING NOMINEES FOR AWARDS PROGRAM: Nominations are

being accepted for the annual Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Awards.

“If you know a business, an organization or individual that has gone above and beyond for the Greater McLean community and/or its residents, please let us know about them and their accomplishments,” said Marcus Simon, who chairs the Chamber board.

Nominations should include the nomination category and a brief write-up (150 words or less) describing why the person or organization is being nominated.

Awards will be will be presented at the “Suits and Sneakers” event, slated for Oct. 4.

Nominations are being accepted in the following categories: New Business of the Year; Small Business of the Year; Corporate Business of the Year; Restaurant of the Year; Retailer of the Year; Entrepreneur of the Year; Innovative Business of the Year; Collaborative Impact; Outstanding Business Citizen; Environmental Stewardship Award; Outstanding Member; Beautification Award; Mary Kingman Pillar of McLean Award; Non-Profit of the Year; Volunteer(s) of the Year; Youth Recognition Award; and Community Leadership Award. Other categories can be suggested.

Nominations can be submitted to Paul Kohlenberger via e-mail to pkohlenberger@mcleanchamber.org by close of business on Sept. 9.

McLEAN HIGH SCHOOL TO HOST FESTIVAL: McLean High School will host the

“Celebrate McLean” festival on Thursday, Sept. 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the high school, 1633 Davidson Road.

The event will feature food trucks, games, prizes, a dunk tank, marchingband performances, presentations by

the McLean Volunteer Fire Department and a meet-and-greet with McLean High School athletes.

Attendees age 12 and under will get free T-shirts (while supplies last) and free admission to a McLean High School varsity football game.

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The community is invited to come out and watch as the art is being made, and to discuss the artistic process with the artists.

Winners of the competition will be announced at an Artists & Sponsors Reception on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.

In addition, “Art Walk in the Village” will be held as part of the First Fridays celebration on Friday, Sept. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. at 756 Walker Road in Great Falls.

For information on the events, see the Web site at www.greatfallsart.org.

Paint Great Falls juror Jill Banks will host a demonstration on Saturday, Sept.

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

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

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

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

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Public-Safety Notes ARMED MAN ROBS GOLF CLUBHOUSE IN OAKTON: Fairfax County police are

looking for an armed man who robbed the clubhouse at Oak Marr Golf Course, 3200 Jermantown Road in Oakton, on Aug. 19 at 5:36 p.m.

The suspect entered the clubhouse, displayed a handgun and demanded money, police said. No one was injured during the robbery.

The suspect was described as black, 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a slender build. He was wearing all-black clothing, police said.

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dispatched officers to the 100 block of Maple Avenue, E., on Aug. 19 at 1:48 a.m. after receiving a report about an accident. When the officers arrived, they determined the accident was a hit-andrun.

One officer found the striking vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. As the officer spoke with the driver, he detected signs of possible impairment. Police offered the driver standard field-sobriety tests, which she failed, then transported her to Vienna Police Headquarters for an official breath test.

Police arrested the 48-year-old Vienna woman on charges of driving while intoxicated and hit-and-run and transported her to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

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officers went to a residence on Fardale Street, S.E., on Aug. 21 at 3:34 p.m. after police received a report that a domestic assault was in progress.

When the officers arrived, they found the assault had ended and the man and woman involved had separated.

Officers spoke with both parties and determined the man had physically assaulted the woman and prevented her from calling 911.

Police arrested the 33-yea-old Vienna man on charges of domestic assault and preventing an emergency call and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

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in the 1700 block of Galloway Drive in the Vienna area told Fairfax County police Aug. 23 at 10:15 p.m. that he heard his garage door open and then proceeded to check the residence.

The resident found his vehicle’s door open with the keys on the driver seat.

The victim then saw a dark-colored, two-door Jeep leaving at a high rate of speed, police said.

Nothing was found to be missing, but authorities found narcotics and paraphernalia on the residence’s back patio, which possibly were left by the suspects.

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LEGEDLY FIRING HANDGUN IN THE AIR: A local resident called Vienna po-

lice Aug. 21 at 7:35 p.m. report a man was shooting a firearm into the air in the 400 block of Center Street, S. Officers searched the area and were unable to locate the suspect. Later that day, another resident called to report a man was firing a handgun into the air. Officers arrived, locate the subject and determined he had not pointed the handgun at anyone, but discharged it into the air.

Police arrested the 40-year-old Vienna man on two charges of recklessly handling a firearm and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

WOMAN CHARGED WITH STEALING CAR AT FAIR OAKS MALL: Fairfax

County police arrested a 19-year-old Reston woman Aug. 24 after she allegedly stole a car at Fair Oaks Mall.

The incident occurred at around 2:44 p.m. after a 20-year-old woman drove her 2015 Volkswagen Beetle to the mall and inadvertently left her car keys in a store.

The suspect and her 12-year-old female cousin found the keys and located the car in the parking lot using the car’s electronic key fob. The suspects drove the car to Washington, D.C., picked up the 19-year-old’s boyfriend and then drove to an area off of Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston.

At some point, the VW’s owner realized her vehicle was missing and reported it to police. An alert auto-theft detective from the department’s Major Crimes Division used the VW’s built-in GPS equipment to track the vehicle and directed patrol officers to it. Police took the car’s occupants safely into custody.

Authorities charged the driver, Paris Blackshear of Reston, with grand larceny, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and having no operator’s license.

Police released the 12-year-old to her parents.

BREAD BIN STOLEN FROM VIENNA RESTAURANT: The owner of Social

Burger, 350 Maple Ave., W., called Vienna police on Aug. 20 at 12:53 p.m. to report a bread bin had been stolen.

VIENNA DOG OWNER MUST GET RABIES BOOSTER AFTER DOGS KILL BAT: Vienna police sent an animal-con-

trol officer to the 300 block of Cabin Road, S.E., on Aug. 24 at 4:06 p.m. after receiving a report that two dogs that killed a bat.

The officer arrived and found the dogs indeed had killed a bat in the home’s back yard. The officer informed the dogs’ owner to keep the pets confined to the residence and get a rabies boaster shot right away.

The officer then transported the bat to the Fairfax County Health Department for testing.

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During the Vienna Town Council’s Aug. 22 meeting, Mayor Laurie DiRocco read a proclamation that honored the memories of victims who died during the attacks 15 years ago and vowed continued resolve in the War on Terrorism.

MADISON BAND STUDENTS TO EMBARK ON ‘TAG DAY’: More than 150

uniformed James Madison High School Band and Color Guard members will knock on 10,000 doors throughout Vienna and Oakton to thank residents for their support and solicit donations for the Band Boosters during its annual “Thank A Donor” fundraiser (Tag Day), to be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Proceeds support the school’s band program, one of the few to hold two prestigious Sudler Flags of Honor (an international award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation). The band plans to compete at five events this fall.

“The support of our community is very encouraging,” said drum major Eva Varghese. “Not only do we represent James Madison High School when we perform, but we represent the Vienna and Oakton communities whose support and generosity we greatly appreciate.”

Tax-deductible donations can be sent to James Madison High School, Attn: Band Parents/Tag Day, 2500 James Madison Drive, Vienna, Va. 22181 or can be made online at www.jmhsband. org.

VIENNA ARTS SOCIETY TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION: The Vienna Arts Society

will present a new members’ exhibition from Sept. 6 to Oct. 1 at the Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., N.W. An awards reception will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m.

The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call (703) 319-3971 or see the Web site at www.viennaartssociety.org.

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National Market Loses Steam Over Summer Slowed by frustratingly low inventory levels in many parts of the country, existing-home sales lost momentum in July and decreased year-over-year for the first time since November 2015, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Total existing-home sales fell 3.2 percent, only the second time in 21 months that the market has experienced a year-over-year decline. Only the West region saw a monthly increase in closings in July.

Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says existing sales fell off track in July after steadily climbing the last four months.

“Severely restrained inventory and the tightening grip it’s putting on affordability is the primary culprit for the considerable sales slump throughout much of the country last month,” Yun said. “Realtors are reporting diminished buyer traffic because of the scarce number of affordable homes on the market, and the lack of supply is stifling the efforts of many prospective buyers attempting to purchase while mortgage rates hover at historical lows.”

The median existing-home price for all housing types in July was $244,100, up 5.3 percent from July 2015 ($231,800). July’s price increase marks the 53rd consecutive month of year-over-year gains.

Total housing inventory at the end of July inched 0.9 percent higher to 2.13 million existing homes available for sale, but is still 5.8 percent lower than a year ago – and has now declined year-over-year for 14 straight months.

“Although home sales are still expected to finish the year at their strongest pace since the downturn, thanks to a very strong spring, the housing market is undershooting its full potential because of inadequate existing inventory combined with new home construction failing to catch up with underlying demand,” Yun said. “As a result, sales in all regions are now flat or below a year ago, and price growth isn’t slowing to a healthier and sustainable pace.”

The share of first-time buyers was 32 percent in July, which is below last month (33 percent) but up from 28 percent a year ago.

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The good news for the McLean Highlanders in their 49-22 home loss to the Annandale Atoms in the season for both FOOTBALL opener high school football teams Aug. 26 was they moved the ball all night and amassed 476 total yards and 18 first downs.

The bad news was McLean could not overcome 90 yards in penalties, many that stalled drives, a pair of kick and fumble returns each that accounted for four Annandale touchdowns, dropped passes, 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns from Jalen Jackson, and botched field goal attempt as the result of a high snap.

McLean never led, trailing 10-0 at halftime and 35-6 after three quarters against an Annandale team that made the playoffs last season and finished 56.

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McLean High School senior quarterback Jack Kelly hands off to junior slotback Carter Govan on a misdirection play during Aug. 26 season-opening football action. McLean was defeated by the Annandale Atoms in the non-conference contest.

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Langley in Final Season with Longtime Coach DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Whenever the Langley Saxons’ 2016 football season ends later this fall, it could likely bring the end to John Howerton’s 13-year tenure as the high school’s head coach.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Howerton is retiring as a Fairfax County schoolteacher in coming months and has indicated this could be his final season. He would like to take the Saxons out as a winner this fall.

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opens its season Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. on the road against the West Potomac Wolverines. Howerton coached West Potomac for three seasons prior to taking the Langley job.

“We have pretty good size and good experience on our lines,” Howerton said. “We have a lot of guys who are seniors who played last year. Now we have to have the second wave of players rise up.”

Top returners for Langley on offense are senior fullback Aaron Feldman, senior wide receiver Daniel White, senior tight end Lachlan Pitts, and senior linemen Tyler Howerton, Will Koopman, Ryan Tucker and Zach Tucker.

Senior Sami El-Rafey is a 6-foot-5 tight end and Nick Vasiliadis is a running back with some quickness.

Langley’s quarterback will be senior Danny Hosley, a standout catcher for the baseball team. He is playing his first season of high school football.

“Everything is new to him, but Danny has a good arm and is learning,” Howerton said.

Leading the Langley defense will be a number of two-way players, including Feldman at linebacker. Other linebackers are seniors Brady Richardson and Michael Killion. White and seniors Ari Zand and Sean Ahmadi are in the secondary and Pitts, Howerton and the Tuckers on the line.

NOTES: Howerton begins the season with an 89-80 career record, including a region championship when he was the

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This happens most in gymnastics, golf, tennis, swimming and more and more these days in soccer and sometimes basketball.

This fall, a talented golfer at one high school in Northern Virginia isn’t playing for his team, instead training on his own and competing in various junior tournaments.

Over the years, talented female gymnasts frequently have bypassed the high school sport to continue participating full-time in club gymnastics.

Tennis players do the same, opting to play the junior circuits.

A local girls basketball player skipped her final three years of prep ball a few years back, yet still landed a Division I college scholarship.

The biggest reason for the snub is talented athletes are now more often recruited by colleges and earn scholarships based on their participation in non-high school sports, like club soccer, AAU basketball and travel baseball. It’s easier for college coaches to attend a showcase baseball tournament, AAU basketball competition or big summer junior golf event, for example, where they can observe multiple players rather than see only one or two at a single high school event.

That’s the same for pro baseball scouts. Recruiting has changed.

The majority of the top baseball and basketball players continue to play high-school ball, but that could change. Why play for a high school team if a college scholarship or pro contract is already in hand?

The reasons athletes should compete for their high schools deal with community pride, fun and publicity. High schools always receive much more press than other sports. Win a state title in club gymnastics, and it’s probably not publicized. Do the same in high school and there are headlines and photos.

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Warhawks Confident About Defending Liberty Crown DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

In the opinions of the Madison Warhawks, the Liberty Conference championship they worked so hard to proudly win last fall is theirs again in 2016 until proven otherwise.

Madison (9-2, 7-0 in 2015) returns some key players from the title team that Warhawks’ head football coach Lenny Schultz believes makes his high school squad a challenger to defend that championship.

“We’ll probably have to play more

together as a team this year for us to win,” Schultz said. “We want to reload and repeat.”

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Madison opens the season at home Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. against its Vienna rival Oakton Cougars in the annual Vienna Inn Bowl.

The Warhawks will have a new starting quarterback in senior Jacob Choutka. A top returning running back is senior Wiley Counts. A running back not returning who was being counted on a lot is junior Casey Koshuta. He is out

for the season with a knee injury.

Senior Nick Quinto, also a linebacker on defense, and junior Bobby Williams will get some carries at running back.

Returning wide receivers or slot players are seniors Nick Conforti, Sam Kidd and Sean Wilkenson; juniors Johnny Hecht and Landan Thomas; and sophomore John Finney. Wilkenson also could also be a tight end and, on defense, a safety. Other tight ends are seniors Grayson Felner, Joey Goldsmith and Jeremy Timblin.

Key offensive linemen are seniors Brad Porter and Luke Kustra. Senior

Khaled Rababeh anchors a defensive line that also includes Porter, Kustra and Goldsmith.

Wilkenson and Kidd will play in the secondary. Hecht is the punter and Felner the kicker.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 2 vs.

Oakton, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 9 at Stone Bridge, 7; Friday, Sept. 16 vs. McLean, 7; Friday, Sept. 23 at Langley, 7; Friday, Sept. 30 vs. Yorktown, 7; Friday, Oct. 7 at Marshall, 7; Friday, Oct. 14 at South Lakes, 7; Friday, Oct. 21 vs. Fairfax, 7; Friday, Oct. 28 vs. Washington-Lee, 7; Friday, Nov. 4 at Hayfield, 7.

Cougars Have Experience and Much Size Along Both Lines DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

As has been the case for many seasons, one of the strengths of the Oakton Cougars has been strong play along both lines.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Nothing is expected to change this fall when the Cougars open their high school football season on the road Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. against the Madison Warhawks in the annual Vienna Inn Bowl.

Oakton was a playoff team a year ago with a 5-6 overall record and a 2-3

Concorde Conference mark.

“It always starts up front with us,” Oakton coach Jason Rowley said.

“We have a good group with size and strength.”

The Cougars have a number of returners along their offensive line, including senior left tackle and Naval Academy commit Pierce Banbury, senior Tim Forster, and junior center Mike Krajewski. Senior Peter Kondakov and junior Nico Hiep are other linemen.

Some of those will play on the defensive line as well, including Banbury, Hiep and Forster.

The average weight of Oakton’s linemen is 250 to 260 pounds.

Oakton’s quarterback is junior Paul Campo, who saw limited action at the position a year ago. Running backs are senior Elias Lindsey, senior Nick Sims and freshman Jared Cole. Lindsey also is a defensive end.

Wide receivers are senior John Daido and junior Ryan Harris. Craig Benson is a junior tight end.

On defense, senior Chris Walton is the returning middle linebacker, junior Jake Eagen is an outside backer and senior Matt Prosser is the safety. Prosser may play on offense as well and he handles the place kicking.

Cornerbacks are junior Clark Thomas and sophomore Philip Blanda.

“We have a tough schedule and we have components that make us very competitive,” Rowley said.

Another playoff season is expected.

NOTE: Oakton’s schedule includes eight opponents that were playoff teams in 2015.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 2 at Madison, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10 at T.C. Williams, 3; Friday, Sept. 16 vs.

Tuscarora, 7; Friday, Sept. 23 vs. Robinson, 7; Friday, Sept. 30 at Westfield, 7; Friday, Oct. 7 at Centreville, 7; Friday, Oct. 14 vs. Chantilly, 7; Friday, Oct. 21 vs. Broad Run, 7; Friday, Oct. 28 at Falls Church, 7; Friday, Nov. 4 vs. Herndon, 7.

Marshall Has Some Key Returns, Must Play Well as a Team DAVE FACINOLI

loss of some key players to graduation.

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW

The Marshall Statesmen had a breakthrough season last fall with their first winning campaign in years.

The high school football team was 6-4 in the regular season, earning a playoff berth and losing that contest. Marshall was second in the Capitol Conference with a 5-1 mark.

This fall, coach George Masten said the key ingredient for his Statesmen will be “meshing” well as a team after the

Langley Continued from Page 14 coach at West Potomac. He is Langley’s

McLean Continued from Page 14 blocks. So we are not going to hang our heads low,” McLean coach Shaun Blair said. “But we shot ourselves in the foot with the penalties and turnovers. The penalties killed drives. We did a lot of inexperienced things that cost us. We can work those things out.”

Leading the McLean offense was senior quarterback Jack Kelly. He completed 18 of 33 passes for 185 yards, ran

“Our goals are the same. We want to win the conference, and we want our teams to be successful at all three levels,” Masten said. “We need our sophomores to mesh with the returners.”

Wakefield won the conference with a 6-0 record.

Returning starters for Marshall in the offensive backfield are senior quarterback Markel Harrison and senior running backs Casey Lauer and Ian

Sweeney and junior fullback Brendan Dudding.

“They give us a lot of experience,” Masten said.

Senior Elijay Weske returns as a wide receiver.

The offensive line will be anchored by seniors Billy Webb, Paul Plawin, Arian Abedi and Tim Nayak.

On defense, senior Jack Jones returns as the middle linebacker to lead the unit. Harrison and Weske return in the secondary with Webb on the line along with senior linebacker Adam Ebraham.

Lauer and Sweeney could play on defense as well.

“We are still shuffling a lot of players around to find the right positions,” Masten said.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Sept. 2 at South Lakes, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 9 vs.

McLean, 7; Friday, Sept. 16 vs. Edison, 7; Friday, Sept. 23 at Potomac Falls, 7; Friday, Sept. 30 at Falls Church, 7; Friday, Oct. 7 vs. Madison, 7; Friday, Oct. 14 at Lee, 7; Friday, Oct. 21 vs. Wakefield, 7; Friday, Oct. 28 vs. Stuart, 7; Friday, Nov. 4 at Jefferson, 7.

winningest and longest-tenured head football coach . . . Langley begins the season with two straight Thursday night road games, then opens at home on Sept. 16.

SCHEDULE: Thursday, Sept. 1 at West Potomac, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept.

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for one score of 29 yards and threw for another of seven to Robert Konnick.

The Highlanders rushed for 291 yards, led by 133 yards from George Stimson, 74 from Carter Govan and 69 from Adam Taylor. Govan had a 13yard scoring run, caught four passes for 37 yards, and had more than 60 yards in kick returns. Stimson had three catches for 23 yards, Amir McCormick had three for 17 and Gavin Legg three for 32. Eight different players caught passes for McLean.

Annandale had 330 total yards and did not turn the ball over. Jackson broke

touchdown runs of 65 and 21 yards and had a 70-yard kickoff return for a score.

“His feet are fast and he was an alldistrict place last year,” Blair said.

Matt Shaheen was among those who led the tackling on defense for McLean along with Tim Bullock, Will Hitchcock, Thomas Vaccaro, Mark Kim, Konnick and Govan.

McLean does not play this coming weekend. It’s next game is Friday, Sept.

9 at 7 p.m. on the road against the Marshall Statesmen in non-conference action.

n There are many season openers this coming weekend involving local teams.

In an all-Vienna 7 p.m. Friday night, Sept. 2 showdown, the Madison Warhawks host the Oakton Cougars.

Also Sept. 2 at 7 p.m., the Langley Saxons play on the road against the West Potomac Wolverines and the Marshall Statesmen play at the south Lakes Seahawks. On Saturday, Sept. 3 at noon, McLean’s Potomac School Panthers host Randolph-Macon Academy.

Previews on those local teams are in this section or at www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax.

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Fairfax County Notes FAIRFAX SOON TO BEGIN ANNUAL DEER-CULLING ARCHERY PROGRAM:

The Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program begins on Sept. 10 and runs through Feb. 25.

Under the oversight of the Fairfax County Police Department, in collaboration with the Fairfax County Park Authority and Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (aka NOVA Parks), the archery program is conducted in parks and other locations throughout the county.

The archery program began in 2010 and is part of an integrated Deer Management Program to reduce and stabilize the white-tailed deer population in Fairfax County in order to reduce safety and health hazards related to an overabundance of deer. These impacts include deer-vehicle collisions, potential spread of diseases and environmental damage attributed to deer that can impact the entire ecosystem, Fairfax officials say.

The program was approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 2000 and is recognized as a safe and efficient method of deer-population control by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

Fairfax County’s Archery Program standards require that all archers meet

Vienna Continued from Page 1 “It was a very detailed design and its construction went smoothly and quickly, with no complications,” Gallagher said.

“We’re monitoring how it’s working and what modifications we might make.”

Three long, concrete traffic islands, a minimum of 5 feet wide, divide the lanes leading up to and away from the roundabout. Each is bisected by a striped crosswalk. Concrete “bump-out” islands channelize the roadway near the roundabout and encourage motorists to slow down.

The center circle is 33 feet wide and covered with red asphalt stamped to look like bricks. A narrow concrete lip sur-

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state hunter-education and safety requirements and must pass qualifications to demonstrate skill and marksmanship, in addition to carrying program identification.

All archers participating in the program must pass a criminal background check. They are approved to hunt at assigned sites Mondays through Saturdays during legal hunting hours, 30 minutes prior to sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset.

Fluorescent-orange signs will be posted in parks where hunting is authorized.

Harvest attempts will be accomplished from elevated tree stands; ground blinds are not permitted in county parks. Tree stands must not be located closer than 100 feet from property lines or closer than 50 feet from established park trails.

Because of its proven track record of safety, archery is a preferred deer-management method in Fairfax County, officials said. Since record-keeping began in 1959, there have been no injuries related to archery reported by bystanders anywhere in the commonwealth.

COUNTY POLICE HIRE NEW PUBLICAFFAIRS DIRECTOR: Fairfax County Po-

lice Chief Edwin Roessler Jr. announced rounding the circle adds visibility and allows buses, trucks and emergency vehicles to mount the curb and drive on the circle, if necessary.

The roundabout’s travel lane is 14.5 feet wide. Signs leading up to the roundabout denote its 10 mph speed limit and counter-clockwise traffic flow. Closer still, “Yield” signs remind approaching motorists to let those already in the roundabout have the right-of-away.

Town officials for years had tried to make the intersection safer. Bollards and painted lane bump-outs did not solve the problem, which stemmed from poor sight lines and the fact that only westbound traffic on Locust Street, S.E., had to halt at a stop sign. Residents living in that heavily populated block of Locust Street still faced regular traffic back-ups as westbound traffic tried to turn onto Park Street.

Town officials pondered putting allway stop signs at the intersection or installing a traffic signal, but decided those modifications would prove too disruptive to Park Street traffic, Gallagher said.

According to a Jan. 15, 2014, traffic

Housing Continued from Page 3 ily home price in the West increased 6.5 percent to $346,500 in the second quarter from the second quarter of 2015.

Despite falling mortgage rates and a small increase in the national family median income (to $68,774), rising home

Aug. 26 that after an extensive search, the department had hired Julie Parker as the new director of its Public Affairs Bureau.

Parker has a background in television and radio news, media relations and crisis communications, and most recently was media-relations director for the Prince George’s County Police Department.

Her work there helped rebrand the department by enhancing its communications with the community, Fairfax County police said.

A frequent guest lecturer at the FBI’s National Academy, Parker focuses on law-enforcement media relations and crisis communications with police chiefs and commanders from around the globe.

She’s a nationally recognized leader in using social media for community outreach, media relations, crisis communications, targeted branding and messaging, county police said.

Parker spent 13 years reporting, anchoring and hosting in Washington,, most recently for WJLA-TV, where she won both an Emmy Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award. She was on the anchor desk immediately after the news broke on 9/11 and she covered the “Beltway Sniper” crisis in 2002.

Parker also handled red-carpet duty

at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles and spent two years co-hosting “The Fan,” a sports talk-radio show on Washington, D.C.’s 106.7, as well as a TV-show spinoff on the 24-hour cable network, NewsChannel 8.

Prior to her on-air work, Parker spent four years at C-SPAN, where her assignments included producing the network’s coverage of the 1996 Republican National Convention from San Diego.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LAUNCHES BREAKFAST SERIES: The Commu-

nity Foundation for Northern Virginia is launching a new program – the Innovation Breakfast Series – designed to introduce new ideas about issues facing Northern Virginia, focusing on the role that innovation and philanthropy can play in addressing them.

The series begins Sept. 15 at Tegna’s headquarters in Tysons with a program on “Lessons Learned on Innovative Philanthropy and Economic Growth.” Future programs will be held in January and May. The program is sponsored by Access National Bank. The cost is $30 per event.

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

Possibly confused by the novelty of Vienna’s first-ever mini-roundabout at Park and Locust streets, S.E., a motorist improperly drives over the central hub instead of driving around it.

PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

count, Park Street handled 10,745 vehicles, that section of Locust Street 2,554 vehicles and the Park/Locust intersection 13,299 vehicles, he said.

Vienna officials plan to hold a ribboncutting ceremony for the roundabout, but have not scheduled it yet. If the Park/Locust roundabout proves successful, town officials may consider doing similar proj-

ects at other intersections, said Gallagher, who declined for now to name possible sites.

The Vienna Public Works Department next will tackle a Safe Routes to School project that will build a sidewalk along the west side of Cottage Street, S.W., between Moore Avenue and Locust Street, Gallagher said.

prices caused affordability to decline in the second quarter compared to a year ago. As spring segued into summer, competition for homes continued.

“The further decline in mortgage rates in recent months is bringing new buyers into the mix on top of the pool of those who have yet to close on a home because of insufficient supply,” said Tom Salomone, president of the National Association of Realtors and broker-owner of a firm in Coral Springs, Fla.

Metro-area condominium and cooperative prices – recorded in 59 metro areas – showed the national median existingcondo price was $227,200 in the second quarter, up 4.8 percent from the second quarter of 2015 ($216,700).

Forty-four metro areas showed gains in their median condo price from a year before; 14 areas had declines.

Full data can be found on the Web site at www.realtor.org.

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Schools & Military n Connor Douglas of Vienna earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication studies during recent commencement exercises at the University of Rhode Island.

Adam Broeckaert of Great Falls, a graduate of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School; Benjamin Goldberg of Vienna, a graduate of James Madison High School; Victoria Holcomb of McLean, a graduate of Potomac School; Caroline Russell of Great Falls, a graduate of Langley High School; Alan Tu of McLean, a graduate of Flint Hill School; and Tyler West of Great Falls, a graduate of Langley High School have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Lafayette College.

The International Chemistry Olympiad began in 1968 with teams from Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Other European countries followed; the first U.S. team competed in 1984.

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n Mary-Madeleine Caumeil of Oakton, a student at Miami University, spent the spring semester studying in France. n Joyce Tian of Vienna, a student at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, earned a silver medal at the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad, held July 23-Aug. 1 in Tblisi, Georgia.

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n Students from James Madison High School were among those earning awards at the 2016 FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) national convention, held in San Diego earlier this month.

Madison student Meredith Huffman won a gold medal in the Sports Nutrition STAR event, and classmate Kelsey Lee won a gold medal in Recycle and Redesign.

Madison’s Melanie Tse and Harry Crafts won silver medals in Food Innovations. Classmate Elena Ostapovicz received the Frank W.H. Fort Civic Engagement-Leadership Scholarship, and Madison adviser Rachel VanPelt completed her four-year term as a member of the National Consultant Team.

FCCLA is a national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders while addressing personal, family, work and societal issues through family and consumer-sciences education.

The organization has engaged more than 10 million youth since its founding in 1945.

n William “Liam” Clark of McLean, a rising senior at St. Andrews Episcopal School, recently was elevated to Eagle Scout rank at a Court of Honor by Boy Scout Troop 652, sponsored by St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church.

Clark’s Eagle project included developing a team to landscape a sharply sloping side of St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, where he attends.

Participants planted and replaced brushy to beautify the area and prevent soil erosion.

Katherine Detter, a rising junior at McLean High School, recently attended the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership’s High School Leaders Program.

Detter was among 27 high-school students from across the commonwealth selected to participate in the multi-disciplinary, Virginia-centric program designed to prepare future leaders for ethical and responsible citizenship and public service.

“It was a tremendous honor to have participated in the program,” said Detter, a member of Young Democrats at McLean High School and a volunteer for Del. Kathleen Murphy.

“I learned so much about state politics, and have a better appreciation for the challenges of policy-making,” Detter said. n

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. September 1, 1939: n The Fairfax County Free Public Library non-profit organization has been established. n The Fairfax Red Cross has opened its membership campaign. n A local Realtor has sent a cable to Adolf Hitler, appealing for peace. n At the State Theatre: “Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever.” n McLean has opened the fall Old Dominion Baseball League season at 2-0, with Colvin Run 1-1 and Forestville 0-2.

September 2, 1952: n So many new first- and secondgraders will be attending Fairfax County schools this year, the school system will have to run double shifts to accommodate them all. The school system’s total enrollment has surpassed 20,000. n The National Park Service is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the start of construction of the Arlington House mansion, owned by George Washington Parke Custis. n A significantly larger number of Northern Virginians has contracted polio this year compared to a year before. Five new cases were reported in Fairfax County over the past week.

September 1-2, 1969: n Despite something of a summer slump, Virginia’s economy continues to show strength. n Republican gubernatorial candidate Linwood Holton is promising to provide state aid to urban areas. n At the movies: “True Grit,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and “The Wild Bunch.”

September 4, 1979: n Democrats go into election season holding 34 of 40 state Senate seats and 78 of 100 House of Delegates seat. n State Democratic chairman Richard Davis senses trouble may be brewing for President Carter’s re-election bid. n Eleven Virginians died on the roads over the holiday weekend. n A derailment of the miniature train at Lake Fairfax injured more than a dozen people. n Colder than usual winter weather will further tax limited fuel supplies in the Mid-Atlantic.

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