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Fairfax County Public Schools managed to avoid canceling classes when winter began late last year, but 2018 has gotten off to a rocky start. County schools were closed Jan. 4 and 5 following a light snow and bitterly cold wind chills, which caused mechanical problems for buses and endangered students’ health, school officials said. The school system, which since Dec. 15 had held classes only on Jan. 2 and 3, also canceled classes Jan. 8 because forecasters expected freezing rain to begin descending early that afternoon. “Due to the high potential for the onset of inclement weather starting as early as midday Monday, even with an early closure elementary-school bus routes would
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Transportation, Development, Politics Dominated BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
2017 will be remembered not only for the non-stop controversies swirling around the Trump administration, but also for occurrences – both good and bad – that affected local residents’ lives. 2017 saw the approval of several major redevelopment projects, strong Democratic gains in the House of Delegates following victories in the November election, kickoffs of important transportation initiatives and the deaths of area residents both famous and unsung. Here are some key occurrences from the second half of the year: JULY: • The Vienna Town Council on July 10 unanimously approved code amendments to make it somewhat more difficult for protest petitions to derail future rezoning applications. Some Council members were unhappy after a protest petition against the Vienna Market mixed-use redevelopment proposal in June 2016 forced what turned out to be an unattainable super-majority requirement and scuttled the application. • The Board of Supervisors on July 11 unanimously approved Capital One Bank’s revised plans to add a multi-use performing-arts center and Wegmans grocery store to its Tysons headquarters campus. • Fairfax County supervisors on July 11 unanimously agreed to let Sekas Homes Ltd. build 22 single-family detached houses on nearly 27 acres just south of Arlington Boulevard and east of Barkley Drive in Merrifield. • Two people died at a home in the 6700 block of Dean Drive in McLean July 14 after a murder-suicide, Fairfax County police said. According to police, 23-year-old Helen Lorena Hargan shot her mother, 63-year-old Pamela Denise Hansen Hargan, and then shot herself. • Ann Bonitatibus took over in midJuly as the new principal at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, succeeding Evan Glazer. • The Board of Supervisors on July 25 unanimously approved a proposal by International Place at Tysons LLC to build a mixed-use redevelopment project on 5.4 acres at Route 7 and Gallows Road in Tysons. The project will feature a podium structure topped by two levels of commercial space interspersed with two parking levels, with four stories of multifamily housing units on top. • Fairfax County Park Authority officials announced July 28 that a contractor would begin installing a non-crumb-rubber surface on Field No. 7 at Nike Park in Great Falls. The $1.3 million project would replace the existing grass field with synthetic turf and install a trail, stormwater facilities, landscaping and field light4
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ing. Community activists and the Great Falls Citizens Association had objected to the proposed use of a crumb-rubber surface, citing health and environmental risks. AUGUST: • Clemente Development Co. Inc. in August showed the Sun Gazette a glimpse of its plans to build The View at Tysons, which would feature a 48-story “Iconic Tower” reaching 615 feet – 60 feet higher than the region’s tallest building, the Washington Monument. The redevelopment proposal has not been reviewed yet by the Fairfax County Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors. • Gerald Halpin, who served with the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Pacific during World War II and later helped found the major development firm West•Group, died Aug. 14 at age 94 in Jackson Hole, Wyo. • Fairfax Christian School broke ground Aug. 16 for a new Dulles campus that will allow more than double the enrollment of its existing Vienna-area site. Located on 6.5 acres at 22870 Pacific Blvd. in Sterling, the campus will consist of a two-story, 43,000-square-foot building and a host of athletic facilities, including a full-sized soccer/multi-purpose field, a full-sized gymnasium with bleachers and practice facilities for golf. • An Aug. 21 solar eclipse led millions of people to cast their eyes (with luck shielded by protective glasses) toward the heavens. Locally, McLean High School opened its observatory to the public and let stargazers check out the eclipse using a 14-inch-diameter reflector telescope. • Vienna Little League leaders at an Aug. 21 Vienna Town Council work session proposed converting an unlighted softball field at Southside Park into a pair of lighted fields. Doing so would create more capacity for athletic use and allow the fields to be used longer in the day, they said. • The Vienna Town Council voted 6-1 Aug. 21 to approve Mashie Drive LLC’s plans to build a six-home subdivision on nearly 2.7 acres in southeast Vienna. The developer could have built seven houses by-right, but heeded criticism from town residents and officials and reconfigured the subdivision with only six houses and a layout making all the homes accessible from one cul-de-sac. • A decade after Oakcrest School bought property for a new Vienna-area campus, the school moved out of its previous home in McLean and into a nearly 23-acre campus at 1619 Crowell Road. The 70,000-square-foot, three-story main campus building has a spacious chapel featuring flooring with limestone from Jerusalem and Spanish-marble accents. • Karen Keys-Gamarra bested three challengers Aug. 29 in a special election to fill a vacant seat on the Fairfax County
School Board. Keys-Gamarra, an attorney who lives in Oakton, will serve the unexpired term of Jeanette Hough (AtLarge), who resigned in May so she could accompany her husband on an overseas work assignment. SEPTEMBER: • A contractor in September began work on the Fairfax County Department of Transportation’s long-awaited roundabout at Hunter Mill Road and Mystic Meadow Way in Oakton. The nearly $1.86 million project was proposed more than a decade ago by the Hunter Mill Traffic-Calming Task Force. • Fairfax County supervisors unanimously approved a budget-carryover package Sept. 12 that will use leftover funds for reserves, infrastructure, demolition of an aging public-safety headquarters building and other initiatives. • A first-ever report by the Fairfax County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) gave most county supervisors and two top public-safety officials mostly mediocre to poor marks in their handling of criminaljustice issues. The “2016-2017 Criminal Justice County Report Card” graded all 10 supervisors, plus the county’s police chief and sheriff. None received an overall grade of “A.” Three got “B” grades, three “C-plus” marks, three “C” grades, one a “D-plus” and two a “D.” • Vienna officials on Sept. 23 dedicated the newly renovated Vienna Community Center. The project, which had been plagued by delays and cost overruns, gutted and upgraded the existing facility and added about 15,000 square feet of new space, including a full-sized gymnasium with a high-school-regulation basketball court. • The Vienna Town Council on Sept. 25 approved a new town logo that had been crafted by Ashton Design of Baltimore. The logo, which made its formal debut at the town’s Halloween Parade on Oct. 25, depicts the outlines of Vienna Town Hall, the Freeman Store & Museum and the bandstand at the Town Green. • Vienna Town Council members voiced support Sept. 25 for the prospect of raising the town’s meals-and-lodging tax from 3 percent to 4 over a seven-year period in order to pay for a municipal parking garage. • Fairfax County supervisors on Sept. 26 unanimously approved two development projects in western Tysons. Spring Hill Metro will feature about 1.36 million square feet of space and have buildings between 225 and 270 feet tall. Dominion Square East (aka CARS East), will offer slightly more than 2 million square feet of new office, residential, hotel and retail space in six buildings ranging between 140 and 350 feet tall. • Speaking Sept. 27 at the Capital Region Business Forum at the MGM
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National Harbor in Maryland, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) agreed that financing Metrorail upgrades, supporting infrastructure improvements, bolstering education and courting Amazon.com were crucial priorities for the region. • John Francis Wood, 52, of Vienna died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Sept. 27 after firing shots in an office building in the 8100 block of Gatehouse Road in Merrifield, Fairfax County police said. OCTOBER: • Virginia’s U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Timothy Kaine, both Democrats, at an Oct. 2 roundtable in Falls Church signaled their willingness to work with the Trump administration to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and pass tax reform, but urged the new president to tread cautiously on the world’s diplomatic stage. “A little more policy, a little less tweeting,” Warner said. • Seeking to help the community, improve the environment and educate people, Vienna residents Kent Morton and Julie Spapperi-Morton had about two dozen volunteers install 700 native plants Oct. 14 on the Vienna Community Center’s grounds. • Fairfax County Public Library officials on Oct. 14 dedicated the newly renovated Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library. Among the $5.61 million worth of interior renovations were a new informationand-circulation area; two group-study areas and a quiet-study space with carrels; curved fabric “sails” suspended from the angled atrium ceiling; an improved meeting room; and a consolidated staff area in the building’s rear. • Thirty teams in antique vehicles cruised in style over about 700 miles of scenic roadways during a mid-October weekend as part of the first America’s British Reliability Run in the Washington, D.C., area. The event was organized by Great Falls residents Al Hazard and Jeff Olson. • President Trump’s recent executive orders regarding health care may lead to reduced coverage or higher premium costs, panelists said Oct. 13 at the Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation’s 2017 State of Children’s Health Breakfast. • Vienna planning staff on Oct. 16 briefed the Town Council about a study group’s suggestions for improving the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail. The group recommended separate lanes for bicyclists and pedestrians; a “trail hierarchy” with different amenities for urban and suburban areas; comprehensive wayfinding signage; better safety at road crossings; more recreation options beside the trail; and public art highlighting the town’s and trail’s history.
Efforts of N.Va. Realtors Support Philanthropic Efforts The 2017 NVAR Cares Committee of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) considered proposals for funding from 50 local nonprofits and foundations and made decisions to donate time and money based on each mission’s alignment with NVAR’s goal for charitable giving. In addition, organization awarded its inaugural “NVAR Hero Award” to a member who was exemplary in giving back to the community. The recipient was McEnearney Associates’ Realtor Stacy Hennessey, a 10-year veteran of the local real-estate community, who was selected because of her fund-raising and support services to the Homestretch non-profit. Homestretch’s mission is to empower homeless families to attain permanent housing and self-sufficiency by giving them the skills, knowledge and hope that clients need to become productive members of the community. “By supporting Homestretch, I am seeing real results that the clients achieve in all facets of their lives,” Hennessey said. “It is so rewarding to see the trajectory of their lives change from despair to success. Results are everything, as 95 percent of the [Homestretch] families remain self-sufficient years after leaving the program.” In 2017, the NVAR Cares Committee awarded more than $35,000 to vari-
Brain Foundation, Home Aid Northern Virginia, United Community Ministries, New Hope Housing, First Home Alliance, Devotion to Children, Puerto Rico Association of Realtors, Women Giving Back, PHILLIPS Programs for Children and Families, Langley Residential Support Services, Homes for Our Troops, Final Salute Inc., National Association of Realtors Disaster Relief Fund and Texas Association of Realtors Disaster Relief Fund. Whether you’re interested in politics, sports, education, crime or features, the Sun Gazette has what you need. Shown from left are Jill Parker Landsman, vice president of communications for the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors; Stacy Hennessey of McEnearney Associates, the 2017 NVAR Hero award recipient; 2017 NVAR chairman Bob Adamson; and 2017 NVAR Cares Committee chair Miguel Calvo.
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Our View: When It’s Over, Put It Behind You Dick Wolf, the powerhouse producer of TV’s “Law & Order” franchise, offers a terse response to the media whenever he is asked about the ups and downs of his TV empire and the sometimes contentious relationship he has had with partner NBC. “Never complain. Never explain.” That’s how Wolf responds. It’s a strategy that has made him hundreds of millions of dollars, and might also be the best course of action for Virginia Democrats, who last week found themselves livid over the loss – for the moment, at least – of two House of Delegates seats they thought they had in their grasp. Last Friday, a federal judge refused a request by Democrats to block Republican Bob Thomas from being sworn in this week as the General Assembly goes into session. That means Republicans are all but assured to have a majority in place to select the Speaker and adopt the rules. It was in the 28th District, representing parts of Fredericksburg and Stafford County, that Thomas defeated Democrat Joshua Cole by 73 votes. Except that 80-plus voters in the 28th received and cast ballots for a neighboring district (the 88th), while 60-plus voters in the 88th received and cast ballots for the 28th. U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III acknowledged that the screwups by election officials cast a cloud over the actual result of the election, and did not foreclose the possibility that, down the road, Thomas might have to vacate the seat or a new election be called. But the judge said there was no overwhelming evidence of an intent by
anyone to tilt the results, so the process would have to play itself out. In the judge’s view, federal courts should restrain themselves from “sticking their noses into state election procedure” except under extraordinary circumstances. Of course, that didn’t go down well with those on the Democratic side, particularly the keyboard conspiracists who occupy the anonymous netherworld of social media. They noted, gravely, that the judge had been nominated for office by a Republican president (Ronald Reagan, which is going back a bit) and suggested, without any proof, nefarious collusion between a host of parties to prevent Democrats from gaining a majority in the House of Delegates. Democrats already were seething over the decision by a three-judge panel that resulted in another House of Delegates race being declared a 11,608-to-11,608 tie. Republicans held the seat after a drawing of names from a bowl, the first time that’s happened in Virginia since 1971. There are still more twists and turns to come in each of the two races, and we don’t begrudge Democrats using every legal option at their disposal in coming days as they try to wrest back these two seats and, potentially, the majority in the House of Delegates. But when the dust settles, the party that ends up in the minority – and it’s looking like the Democrats – should follow a variation on the Dick Wolf dictum: Don’t complain and don’t keep harping on what happened. All 100 House of Delegates seats are again before the voters in 22 months. Rather than wringing hands over the past, the focus should be on the future.
Local Residents Need to Get Out of the Bubble Editor: When I read Paula Gori’s letter about the tax bill [“Comstock Should Put Country Ahead of Her Party,” Dec. 28], I had a deja vu experience thinking that I was listening directly to Nancy Pelosi or Rachel Maddow. All the appropriate talking points were there. I suspect the basic problem here is that Ms. Gori, like so many others here in Fairfax County, relies exclusively on leftist mainstream media for her source of information. Since they all use the same talking points, often even using the same phrases, the watcher or reader starts to believe that they are hearing and reading the actual truth. That’s why
so many people were taken by utter surprise when Hillary Clinton lost. They believed the purposefully skewed polls that were being fed to them by their liberal fake-news, echo-chamber media. And now, inexplicably, the same people who were fooled by their media gurus a year ago continue to believe the very same gurus (minus Matt Lauer) with their current set of Trump-hating lies and distortions. I suggest the following to my leftist friends and neighbors: Try wandering out of the echo chamber and dare to start listening to and reading news from other sources. Listen to Chris Plante (he’s hilarious!), Rush Limbaugh (he’s
actually not scary at all) and Larry Kudlow (the economy guy) on WMAL (105.9 FM) for a week or so. Read Kudlow’s book “JFK and the Reagan Revolution” to really understand the tax bill. Read Breitbart, Daily Caller or American Thinker online, just to see what the other side is thinking. Maybe check out the Fairfax Free Citizen online. Dare to watch Hannity on Fox. Perhaps you will start to see how the liberal media distort and even censor the truth. Then you won’t be so terribly distressed and frightened by the things that Trump is doing. Donna Hurlock Oakton
Editor: Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) has been very vocal in bringing media attention to members of Congress who have been accused as sexual predators. She has called for those members of Congress who have preyed on women prior to being elected to office to step up and resign their office.
However, there is one predator she forgot to add to her list of elected officials: Donald Trump. She has fallen short in demanding that President Trump face the same fate she deems appropriate for others. Why has she not called for an investigation into the allegations made against him? Rep. Comstock loses credibility as
a self-appointed leader on this issue by having a double standard for addressing President Trump’s outrageous behavior. Nancy Hopkins Vienna
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Attack on Comstock Tax Vote Ignores Positives of Proposal Editor: I’m responding to Paula Gori’s letter [“Comstock Should Put Country Ahead of Her Party,” Dec. 28]. I get Democratic talking points in fund-raising e-mails, and Ms. Gori’s arguments are familiar ones. Where to begin? The tax bill passed by Congress reduces the corporate tax rate and also reduces personal-income-tax rates across all income levels (except for about 50 percent who pay no taxes – their rate remains essentially at 0 percent). The tax-reform parts of the bill increase the deductible for each individual and considerably revise deductions from income. The limit on sate and local income taxes and real estate taxes has gotten the most attention in the press. The immediate, primary impact on middle-class working Americans is that they will have a larger paycheck, to spend or save as they wish. Many families will have an additional $1,000$2,000 of their earnings to keep. It’s not huge, but it is a significant amount for most. In states with high income taxes, some individuals will pay more in federal income taxes even though their
tax rates is lower. Wouldn’t Democrats welcome the re-distribution from higher income to lower incomes? Less inequality, right? The corporate rate was lowered because our U.S. taxes on capital were higher than other countries. This is a bad thing, because lower returns to capital result in less investment and even shifting investment to foreign corporations and projects. There will be a boost from the Trump tax cuts. Consumers will have more to spend; corporations will have more after-tax revenue to invest or distribute to stockholders. Higher consumption and new investment translate into job creation and, generally, when workers have more capital to work with and there are tighter labor markets, wage increases follow. Democrats are in the unenviable position of telling the public that keeping more of their earnings is a bad thing. And that more corporate earnings and investment is also a bad thing. Who are people going to believe: the pundits, or their own eyes? Paul Bolon Oakton
Federal Tax Plan Is a Net Positive Editor: In recent weeks, readers have been treated to a series of letters by Democratic Party activists whining about tax reform, the capping of the state and local tax deduction and U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock’s vote for the bill. Do they take us for fools? No intelligent person looks at just one aspect of a tax bill. It has been clear for years that the U.S. corporate tax rate was excessive in a world market. Our overseas rivals for capital investment all had tax rates substantially below 35 percent. Investments that create jobs, higher pay and taxable profits were too often made there. American-based multinational corporations are parking billions of dollars of cash overseas, possibly to a total of more than $1.5 trillion, to avoid our 35-percent tax rate. Apple alone has $200 billion in cash overseas. Imagine what half of that amount could do if it were invested in 5G wireless technology that can bring smart-energy grids, safer transportation and better cybersecurity, as well as more higher paid jobs. Even defeated presidential candidate Hillary Clinton agreed our corporate tax rate was too high. With tax reform, the U.S. economy will certainly grow faster than it did at the end of the Obama presidency (growth in last year of President Obama’s administration was a pathetic 1.6 percent). The tax bill also provides significant benefits to local residents. The
“marriage penalty” is eliminated for all but those taxpayers in the two highest brackets. Lower- to middle-income people who don’t regularly itemize will see a higher standard deduction. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that 94 percent of households will claim the standard deduction in 2018, up from about 70 percent now. Many of our neighbors also will be able to take advantage of a doubled tax credit for children and an increase to $1,400 in the amount that is refundable. The medical-expense-deduction floor was lowered from 10 percent to 7.5 percent. Other helpful changes include the elimination of the punitive tax penalties imposed on people who don’t like what’s available on the government-imposed health-insurance market. Many Fairfax County residents are independent contractors or run small partnerships or corporations. Subject to certain limits, these people will receive a 20-percent tax break on pass-through business income. And the hated alternative-minimum tax has been reduced by raising the income level where it is triggered. Don’t fall for the distorted arguments of the Democratic Party’s left wing. Tax reform will provide the economic growth needed for a brighter present and future. And it will lower federal income tax bills for many of us who live in Fairfax County. I guess a lot of Democrats won’t like this result. Robert Jackson McLean
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Fairfax Jobless Rate Ticks Up Slightly in November Fairfax County’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly from October to November, but remained among the lowest in the commonwealth, according to new data. With 613,242 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 18,799 looking for work, Fairfax’s jobless rate of 3 percent was up from 2.9 percent a month before, according to data reported Jan. 4 by the Virginia Employment Commission. The lack of any change from October to November was emblematic of the region as a whole, which saw only a little month-over-month movement in most jurisdictions. Unemployment rates for the month stood at 2.4 percent in Arlington (unchanged), 2.8 percent in Alexandria (unchanged), also 2.8 percent in Falls Church (up from 2.6 percent), 3 percent in Loudoun County (up from 2.9 percent) and 3.3 percent in Prince William County (up from 3.2 percent). Overall, Northern Virginia’s jobless rate of 3 percent in November was steady from
a month before, representing 1.56 million the workforce and 49,011 looking for jobs. Statewide, the non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate for the month was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a month ago. Both private-sector and publicsector jobs were down slightly from a year before. Among Virginia’s cities and counties, the lowest jobless rate was turned in by Arlington and then a five-way tie for second place (2.8 percent) between Alexandria, Falls Church, Charlottesville, Greene County and Madison County. The highest rates were found in Petersburg (7.1 percent), Buchanan County (7 percent), Martinsville (6.8 percent), Dickenson County (6.6 percent) and Wise County (6.2 percent). Among the commonwealth’s metro corridors, Northern Virginia had the lowest jobless rate, followed by Winchester (3.1 percent) and Charlottesville (3.2 percent). The highest rates were turned in by Lynchburg (4.2 percent) and Newport News (4.1 percent). Nationally, Virginia’s unem-
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ployment rate for the month was 20th lowest, snuggled in between Alabama and Oklahoma. The lowest rates were found in Hawaii (2 percent), North Dakots (2.3 percent) and Nebraska (2.4 percent); the highest were found in Alaska (7.1 percent), New Mexico (5.7 percent) and West Virginia (5 percent). For full data, see the Web site at www.virginialmi.com. Region’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged from Year Before: Year-over-year unemployment in the Washington metropolitan area was unchanged in November, holding steady at
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3.6 percent even as the number of those looking for work increased slightly. The Washington area was among 17 of the nation’s 388 metropolitan corridors where jobless rates were steady in November, according to figures reported Jan. 4 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Year-over-year improvement in joblessness was reported in 304 metro areas, while 67 areas saw worse conditions. In the D.C. region, there were 3.38 million in the civilian workforce and about 122,600 looking for jobs during the month. Both categories showed
slight numerical increases from a year before. Nationally, the lowest unemployment rate for December was reported in Ames, Iowa, at 1.5 percent, followed by Mankato, Minn., and Honolulu, at 1.9 percent each. The highest rates were found in El Centro, Calif., and Yuma, Ariz., at 19.8 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively. The national, non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of 3.9 percent in November was down from 4.4 percent a year before. Among the nine Virginia metropolitan areas outside the D.C. region, unemployment was either down slightly or unchanged from a year before. Winchester and Charlottesville posted the lowest jobless rates, at 3.2 percent, while Lynchburg had the highest, at 4.2 percent. Statewide, there were 4.27 million in the civilian workforce and about 155,200 looking for work in November. The jobless rate of 3.6 percent was down from 3.8 percent a year before. – Staff Reports
Schools & Military n Kiran Rayala of Vienna earned a master of science degree in computer and information science during recent commencement exercises at Southern Arkansas University. n Brendan McDonough of Oakton has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at York College of Pennsylvania.
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and managed the donations. Founded in 1972 as Alternative House, Second Story transforms the lives of children and youth, helping them stay safe, make positive decisions, achieve educational success and overcome personal crises by providing counseling, shelter and neighborhood-based support. Nominations are being accepted through Jan. 26 by the Virginia Department of Transportation for Virginia’s 2017 Outstanding Crossing Guard of the Year. Parents, students and teachers can submit a nomination and photo online at http://bit.ly/2DQZZGY. Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, a statewide event to say “thank you” to the individuals who help students cross the street safely on their way to and from school, will be celebrated in Virginia on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Fairfax County Public Schools will observe the day by honoring the 80 crossing guards – employees of the Fairfax County Public Department – who manage 174 schoolrelated crossings every day.
SANFORD “SANDY” M. SAUNDERS, JR
Trial lawyer Sanford (“Sandy”) M. Saunders, Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 while visiting family in Florida. Saunders was 59. A resident of McLean, VA, and native of Brooklyn, NY, he is survived by his wife of nearly 22 years, Beth Saunders and predeceased by his parents, Eugene & Paulette David. Sandy will be remembered affectionately as the “Sand-man”. He was an uncle and big cousin to many of the young people in his life.
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Brady Culman of Oakton, Katherine Doyle of Vienna, Justin Kuo of McLean, Aaron Lippman of Oakton, Jeanine Shea of Vienna, Katie Slade of McLean, Olivia Ware of McLean and John Zele of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bucknell University. n
n Julia Stucky of Great Falls has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Belmont University. n Thomas Muck of Oakton has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semesterat Champlain College.
Louise Archer Elementary School achieved Highest Honors in the recent WordMasters Challenge, a national vocabulary competition. The third-grade team placed fifth in the nation in its grade in the first meet of the year, while the fifth-grade team finished in seventh place and the fourthgrade team finished 10th nationally. Fourth-graders Sahana Aravind and Gwyneth Kemeny each earned a perfect score of 20 in the very difficult Gold Division. Other Louise Archer Elementary students achieving outstanding results include third-graders Jeremy Huang, Alex Lu, Reese Paradise and James Zuccolotto; fourth-graders Isabel Buescher, Benjamin Cai, Sina Farchtchi, Laylah Graves, Matthew Han, Tova La Croix, Serita Lefer, Izzie Manicone, Eva Santos, August Tang and Tianxing Zhang; and fifth-grader Max Hong. Students were coached by third-grade teachers JoAnn Smith, Meghan McGrath and Katie Savage; fourth-grade teachers Meredith Everett, Kim Glazer and Christine Fish; and fifth-grade teachers Tracy Resnick, Alysa Ruminski, Gina North and Kristen Toth. The WordMasters Challenge is an exercise in critical thinking that first encourages students to become familiar with a set of new words (considerably harder than grade level), and then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies expressing various kinds of logical relationships. n
Saunders was passionate about his work representing clients in court. He spent the past 16 years of private legal practice in the Washington, D.C. office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP where he was a shareholder in the White Collar Defense & Special Investigations Practice Group. He had served as co-managing shareholder of the office from 2010 to 2016. For more than 30 years Saunders served tirelessly as an international trial and white collar criminal defense lawyer, representing corporations, business executives, and legislative and ministerial level public officials in cases alleging fraud, money laundering, and corruption. Many of his cases involved historic elements, including the largest allegation of money laundering ever prosecuted at the time. In addition to practicing law, Saunders served as a Visiting Fellow at the George Mason University Center on Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption. He was involved in several legal and community organizations, including serving as vice-chair for the advisory board of the Northern Virginia Republican Business Forum; as a member of the Jack Kemp Foundation Legacy Circle; and a board member for the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. Saunders received his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 1983 and his B.A., with honors, from Johns Hopkins University in 1980. Saunders was a champion for his family, friends and colleagues and loved by everyone in his life. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to one of Sandy’s personal causes: the Jack Kemp Foundation, jackkempfoundation.org; Jerusalem Leaders Summit, jerusalemleaderssummit.org; or, designating your gift to the Sandy Saunders Memorial Fund at Johns Hopkins University, krieger.jhu.edu/giving.
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Vienna Planning Director Retires; Successor on Way BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Vienna Planning and Zoning Director Patrick Mulhern retired Jan. 4 after not quite three years on the job and his successor will be named in coming weeks, town officials confirmed Jan. 9. Mulhern, who according to Vienna Human Resources Director Maggie Kain had more than 30 years’ governmental service in Virginia, came to the town government in April 2015 following former Planning and Zoning Director Greg Hembree’s suicide in September 2014. While leading Vienna’s Planning and
Zoning Department, Mulhern begun multiple initiatives to rewrite the town’s antiquated zoning code to make it more applicable to modern conditions. The Vienna Town Council recently approved a slate of recommendations that allows more restaurants in the town’s commercial zones. “He’s done a lot of really good things for the town,” said Town Manager Mercury Payton. “He helped the town to move forward. He came in at such a delicate time. To follow Greg [Hembree], he had big shoes to fill. He worked diligently to ensure the major tasks were given attention.”
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Mayor Laurie DiRocco agreed with that assessment of Mulhern’s service. “The town and the Council appreciate the time and energy he put into the Patrick Mulhern town over the last three years,” she said. “He’s worked hard. He walked us through the comprehensiveplan process. We really changed the way we sent out information, the final documents.” Mulhern also handled the first rezoning cases under the town’s Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zone. The Vienna Town Council in 2016 approved the rezoning of the Flagship Carwash at 540 Maple Ave., W., which will install a Chickfil-A restaurant topped by a new Flagship Carwash facility. That project has yet to be built. Another rezoning application, Vienna Market, proposed to build 49 townhousestyle condominiums and 28,000 square feet of retail space above a 105-space underground parking garage on the northeast corner of Maple Avenue, W., and Pleasant Street, N.W. The project ended up rejected under unusual circumstances. Council members approved the project on a 5-2 vote in June 2016, but because neighbors who opposed the project had filed a last-minute protest petition, the initiative failed to obtain the needed six-vote super-majority to pass.
Some Council members were irked by the outcome and directed Mulhern and his staff to tighten up the petition rules for rezoning protests. The Council approved the new regulations in July 2017. The owners of the Vienna Market property in August 2017 showed Council members initial plans for a new rezoning proposal for the site, which would have 44 condominiums and 8,200 square feet of retail. That application has yet to wend its way through the town’s planning process. Mulhern, a classically trained tenor who holds a master’s degree from the University of Virginia School of Architecture served as vice president of land planning for The Engineering Groupe in Woodbridge from 2005 to 2007. He subsequently worked from 2007 to 2009 as planning manager for Spotsylvania County, then worked as the planning and community-development director in the town of Culpeper. During his tenure there, which preceded his service in Vienna, Culpeper received a Virginia Downtown Development Associate Award of Excellence, a Great Streets Award and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Award from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Vienna officials have made a job offer to a woman to succeed Mulhern, but could not provide her name or other details until the requisite background check comes back. The town likely will announce the new Planning and Zoning director in about 10 days, Kain said.
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Until now, installing a bicycle rack in the town of Vienna required filling out a three-page application and putting the proposal before the town’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR). But a new process approved unanimously Jan. 8 by the Vienna Town Council will reduce that paperwork and ideally speed up installation of the racks, which will improve access to local businesses and promote healthier living, town officials said. Applicants, including businesses and owners of commercial property, can take advantage of the new Expedited Bicycle Rack Application form by selecting from among pre-approved “inverted U” rack designs, painted black or “Charlottesville green.” Vienna zoning staff will visit applicants’ sites to make sure the arrangement complies with town guidelines. At Town Attorney Steven Briglia’s suggestion, the application form will specify that new bike racks should not conflict with approved site-plan conditions, such as landscaping or parking. If applicants desire bicycle racks other
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than the pre-approved designs, they will have to submit a request for approval of exterior modifications via the BAR and Planning and Zoning Department. Correctly submitted expedited applications should take no more than three to four weeks to be processed and approved, town officials said. Vienna’s involvement will not end with the new application form. Town officials plan to alert new companies about the bicycle-rack policy via flyers to be distributed by the Town/Business Liaison Committee. Town officials also will promote the streamlined rack process via social media and at town events such as bicycle rodeos and safety seminars. The town’s Bicycle Advisory Committee, which advises the Transportation Safety Commission, also will help local businesses with rack placement and other available options. Charlie Strunk, vice chairman of the committee, joked that he would like to see the application form reduced to a 4-by6-inch card. He doubted the town would be inundated with requests to install bike racks. “I think making it as easy as possible is good,” Mayor Laurie DiRocco said of the new application process.
MCA Mourns, Honors Contributions of Late Member BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board of directors on Jan. 3 observed a moment of silence for late member Jim Turner, who died at age 75 on Nov. 25, 2017, following a yearlong battle with cancer. Board members recalled Turner as a knowledgeable community member who was dedicated to improving things in McLean. “He was a pillar of the community,” said MCA president Dale Stein. “He was great. On one hand, he was remarkably capable, and on the other hand, he was a nice person. He had a critical mind, particularly on financial issues.” MCA board member Jeff Barnett, a former president of the group, said Turner loved McLean, was a font of knowledge and was listened to attentively by community members and elected officials alike. “He was the kind of guy you could always reach out to and he would answer any question and help with any project,” Barnett said. “His respect for our community was something we should all honor and envy.” According to information posted on the Web site of Murphy Funeral Homes, James Crawford Turner Jr. was born Feb. 15, 1942, to Mae Norris and James Crawford Turner in Greenville, S.C.
Turner attended The Citadel in Charleston, where he earned a degree in business administration. He spent the next two decades as a marketing and international-trade executive in the U.S. textile industry, then in 1990 began a career as a financial adviser. Turner often brought that latter knowledge to bear at MCA meetings, and frequently urged Fairfax County officials to show fiscal restraint. He also served on the McLean Planning Committee, was a past president of the McLean Hunt Homeowners Association and spent years helping local Boy Scout troops.
“Jim enjoyed nothing more than a tent, campfire cooking and Scout camaraderie,” his obituary read. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Miller; sons James Crawford III (married to Lynn Turner), William Britton and Richard Graham; daughter Leslie, who is married to Andrew Fisher; three grandchildren; a brother, William Turner; and a sister, Janet Farr. A memorial service was held Dec. 10 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in McLean. Turner’s family asks that donations in his memory be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church or a charitable organization of the donor’s choice.
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Fairfax County Notes GOVERNMENT CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY:
Most Fairfax County government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. PARK AUTHORITY PICKS UP ADDITIONAL ACREAGE: The Fairfax County
Park Authority’s acreage has grown by 7.3 acres with the acquisition of land that will be combined with an existing 6.1-acre parcel at Chantilly Park. The new acreage was transferred to the Park Authority from the Board of Supervisors. It originally was part of a larger parcel that includes the Chantilly Library. The land transferred to the Park Authority contains three 60-foot ball diamonds, two of which are lighted. The fields originally were developed by the Chantilly Youth Association, which continues to maintain them under the Park Authority’s Adopt-A-Field Program. The property also includes a 105-space parking lot and a trail that connects to an existing trail in Chantilly Park. The combined trail runs for approximately 800 feet and connects the parking lot to Brookfield Court cul-de-sac, which is part of the Brookfield residential community. Because of the development already on the new parkland, no new facilities are planned, Park Authority officials said in a statement.
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official commission as a Fairfax Circuit Court judge on Jan. 5. At the event, Del. Rip Sullivan presented Oblon with his official commission, and Oblon’s law-school friend, 17th Judicial Circuit Clerk of Court Paul Ferguson, administered the ceremonial oath. (Oblon took his formal oath of office on Dec. 21.) Before being elected by the General Assembly to the Circuit Court, Oblon served almost a decade as a substitute judge for the General District Courts while engaged in private practice with the law firm Albo & Oblon L.L.P. Oblon earned a bachelor of arts in international affairs from the George Washington University and his law degree from the George Mason University School of Law (now the Antonin Scalia Law School). SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION PRESENTS PUBLIC-SAFETY AWARDS:
The Fairfax Resolves chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution recently presented its 2017 Fire Safety and EMS Commendation Medals to members of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue department.
Chapter president Jeff Thomas and fire-safety chair Vern Eubanks made the presentations at Fire Station 29 in Tysons. The chapter presented the SAR Fire Safety Commendation Medal to Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, an officer of Tiller Truck 429, and the SAR EMS Commendation Medal to Technician Tory Albertson, lead provider of an EMS transport unit. Both are veterans of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. COMMUNITY FORUM SET ON MILITARY-HELICOPTER NOISE: U.S. Rep.
Don Beyer will host a community forum on military-helicopter noise on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Abingdon Elementary School in Arlington. Under the Defense Reauthorization Act, the Department of Defense is mandated to study excess noise from military helicopters in local airspace. The measure directs the Pentagon to consider changes in flight routes, operating procedures and the types of helicopters flown, in an effort to find ways to mitigate noise in local neighborhoods. The school is located at 3035 South Abingdon St. in Arlington. For information and to register, see the Web site at http://bit.ly/2q92eUi. COMMUNITY FORUM TO FOCUS ON
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Fairfax County government will hold a community meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 24 as it moves to modernize its 40-yearold zoning ordinance. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in conference rooms 4 and 5 at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway. Dubbed “zMod,” the project aims at revamping the county government’s zoning regulations, first adopted in their current form in 1977. This effort started in March 2017. Now, officials are focusing on making the overall ordinance easier to use and establishing new, more general zoning-use categories. The public also is being asked to take an online survey that will be available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ ZMOD through Jan. 31.
DONATIONS FOR TRANSPLANTS UP IN REGION: For the second year in a row, the
Washington Regional Transplant Community surpassed expectations by recovering and allocating 444 life-saving organs in 2017, an organizational record. The organs – hearts, lungs, pancreases, kidneys, intestines and livers – aided in saving the lives of 386 individuals throughout the metro area and the nation, while also contributing to the national transplant wait-list numbers dropping from 18,895 in January 2017 to 15,639 in January 2018, a decline of more than 17 percent. In conjunction with the record number of organs, the organization facilitated the gift of 372 tissue donors, which will be used in hundreds of life-enhancing surgeries across the country. “Our team of experts exceeded expectations because of their passion, dedication and commitment to saving lives,” said Lori Brigham, president of the transplant consortium. Currently, there are more than 2,300 patients on the transplant waitlist in the Washington metropolitan area. The Washington Regional Transplant Community works in partnership with six transplant centers and 44 hospitals, as well as providing public education. For information, see the Web site at www.beadonor.org.
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a-thon to celebrate the 131st anniversary of the birth of conservationist Aldo Leopold will be held on Sunday, Jan. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington. Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, the event will feature readings from “A Sand County Almanac.” (For information on volunteering as reader, e-mail Daniel Saltzberg at dsaltzberg@nvct.org.) The program is free; dinner service will be available. For information, see the Web site at www.nvct.org.
Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA GOVERNMENT CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: The Vienna town government
will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of the federal Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
VIENNA THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS FOUR SHOWS IN ONE PRODUCTION: The Vienna Theatre Company’s
new production of “Eclectic Essentials” will run from Jan. 19 to Feb. 3 at the Vienna Community Center. The production features four plays that focus on relationships: “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls” by Christopher Durang (directed by Sue Bevins); “Death Be Not Loud” by Thierry Sagnier (directed by Juli Blacker); “Capsmittment” by Jean Koppen (directed by Stuart Fischer); and “One Click Away” by Dean Fiala (directed by Haley Murphey). Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 19-20, 26-27 and Feb. 2-3, as well as at 2 p.m. on Sundays, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4. Tickets are $14, and are available at the Vienna Community Center, online at www.viennava.gov and (if available) at the door. For information, see the Web site at www.viennatheatrecompany.org.
VETERANS’ GROUP MOVES MEETING LOCATION: Vietnam Veterans of Amer-
ica Chapter 227 has a new home for 2018: Amphora restaurant in Vienna. The organization has relocated from Neighbor’s restaurant, which closed in late 2017. Amphora is located at 377 Maple Ave., W. The veterans’ organization will meet on Thursday, Jan. 18 with a program featuring author Dan Moore, whose book “Promise Lost” chronicles the life of Marine Lt. Stephen Joyner, killed in the battle of Khe Sanh. The meeting takes place at 7:30 p.m.; those wishing to have dinner can arrive at 6:30 p.m. For information, see the Web site at www.vva227.org.
WATERCOLORIST TO HOST ONE-DAY WORKSHOP: The Vienna Arts Soci-
ety will present watercolorist Jacqueline Saunders hosting a one-day workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 17 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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will host its monthly breakfast buffet on Sunday, Jan. 21 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N., in Vienna. The menu includes omelets, scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes, bacon, sausage, hash browns and more. The cost is $9 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. For information, call (703) 938-6580.
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branch of the American Association of Enjoy a lighthearted evening of University Women will present “Women humorous one-act plays, Enjoy aseveral lighthearted of at the Helm” on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10:30 including by localevening playwrights! humorous one-act plays, a.m. at Patrick Henry Library. Vienna Community Center including several local playwrights! The meeting will feature Vienna Mayor 120 Cherryby St SE, Vienna Va Laurie DiRocco and Town Council mem8:00 Vienna pm: Jan19, 20, 26, 27, Feb 2, 3 Community 2:00 pm: Jan 28 & Center Feb 4 120 Cherry St SE, Vienna Va bers Linda Colbert and Carey Sienicki, www.viennatheatrecompany.org vtcshows@yahoo.com who will share their experiences in town 8:00 pm: Jan19, 20, 26, 27, Feb 2, 3 2:00 pm: Jan 28 & Feb 4 government. www.viennatheatrecompany.org vtcshows@yahoo.com The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.viennava.aauw.net. Let’s change the date to Aug. 4 – Aug. 5 since we are closed on Augu
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“Effortlessly livable” is perhaps the best way to describe this week’s featured property, a glorious Williamsburg colonial set on a quiet and bucolic 1.84acre lot along Kentland Drive in Great Falls. Stylish curb appeal is combined with an expressive, charming interior – perfect both for daily living and for entertaining in style – and a rear yard that includes large shade trees, plus a freeform pool augmented by colorful bee and butterfly gardens. The property currently is on the market, listed at $989,000 by Dianne Van Volkenburg of Long & Foster Real Estate. The tone of gracious living is set from the moment we are welcomed into the two-story foyer, with transom window and a chandelier with ceiling medallion. The formal living and dining rooms are equally adept at welcoming guests or providing the backdrop for family living; the dining room offers a whimsical chandelier with a vine-and-crystal motíf, which is sure to be a conversation-start-
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er among those stopping by. The open kitchen is designed both to be visually appealing and to support the serious chefs among us, with the adjacent breakfast room featuring walls of windows, skylights, a chandelier and access to the wonderful deck. The family room is located off the kitchen, with a showplace rustic stone fireplace, wet bar and quad window wall. Rounding out the main level is a bonus room that works well as a home office, study or library, with built-ins and views of the side gardens. Upstairs, the master retreat is a marvelously conceived space, with window alcove overlooking the pool, hardwood flooring, sumptuous master bath and plentiful closet space. Three additional bedrooms are located on this level. Downstairs, a casual living room awaits our inspection, with built-ins and access via glass sliders to the covered patio. This level is also home to a large in-
law suite (with access to the side yard) and a nearby full bath. In turnkey condition, the home offers a convenient location – close to everything but set back in a world of style and serenity. Well worthy of consideration; beat the crowds before the market heats up. 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) 738-2521.
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Existing-Home Sales See Strong Pace in November Existing-home sales surged for the third straight month in November and reached their strongest pace in almost 11 years, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors, all major regions except for the West saw a significant hike in sales activity last month. Total existing-home sales jumped 5.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.81 million in November – the strongest pace since late 2006. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, says home sales in most of the country expanded at a tremendous clip in November. “Faster economic growth in recent quarters, the booming stock market and continuous job gains are fueling substantial demand for buying a home as 2017 comes to an end,” he said. “As evidenced by a subdued level of firsttime buyers and increased share of cash buyers, move-up buyers with considerable down payments and those with cash made up a bulk of the sales activity last month. The odds of closing on a home are much better at the upper end of the market, where inventory conditions continue to be markedly better.” The median existing-home price for all housing types in November was $248,000, up 5.8 percent from November 2016 ($234,400). November’s price increase marks the 69th straight month of year-over-year gains. Total housing inventory at the end of November dropped 7.2 percent to 1.67 million existing homes available for sale, and is now 9.7 percent lower than a year ago (1.85 million) and has fallen year-over-year for 30 consecutive months. “The anticipated rise in mortgage rates next year could further cut into affordability if these staggeringly low supply levels persist,” Yun said. “Price appreciation is too fast in a lot of markets right now. The increase in homebuilder optimism must translate to significantly more new construction in 2018 to help ease these acute inventory shortages.” Matching the highest share since May, all-cash sales were 22 percent of transactions in November, a figure that is up from 20 percent in October and 21 percent a year ago, according to NAR data.
McLean/Great Falls Notes POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW PANEL IS FOCUS OF McLEAN MEETING: The
McLean Police District Station Citizens Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at the McLean Governmental Center. The forum will look at the Fairfax County Police Civilian Review Panel; several members of the panel will be on hand. The community is invited.
MCC PREPS FOR ANNUAL SALUTE TO DR. KING: The McLean Community
Center’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will be held on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. at the Old Firehouse Teen Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. Author William Rhoden will speak on “Activist Athletes” at the event. The cost is $10 for McLean residents, $20 for others. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www. mcleancenter.org. McLEAN PROJECT FOR ARTS OPENS NEW EXHIBIT: The McLean Project for
the Arts’ latest exhibition – “Methods of Inquiry: Fields of Discovery” – will run from Jan. 11 through March 3 at MPA@ ChainBridge, 1446 Chain Bridge Road. The exhibition features the work of six artists who have been influenced by science: Michele Banks, Atsuko Chirikjian, Spencer Dormitzer, Leslie Holt, Susan
Main and Marc Robarge. An opening reception is slated for Thursday, Jan. 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.mpaart.org. TEEN CENTER TO HOST WINTERTHEMED PARTY: The Old Firehouse
Teen Center will host “The Snow Ball,” a party for students in fifth and sixth grades, on Friday, Jan. 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the center, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. The event will feature catered food and beverages, a professional disc jockey, dancing, a photo booth and other attractions. The cost is $25 for McLean residents, $35 for others. For information and to register, call (703) 448-8336. WINTER ASTRONOMY FESTIVAL ON THE HORIZON: Observatory Park and
Turner Farm will host a winter astronomy festival on Saturday, Jan. 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the park, located at 925 Springvale Road in Great Falls. The cost is $10. For information, call (703) 324-8618. RIVERBEND PARK TO OFFER FOLK TALES: Riverbend Park will host a pro-
gram on winter folk tales (along with music and a campfire), on Friday, Jan. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m.
The cost is $10 per person. For information, call (703) 759-9018. RIVERBEND PARK TO HOST WINTER NATURE HIKES: Riverbend Park will
host winter nature hikes on Saturdays, Jan. 20 and 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the park. The hikes will be followed by meditation exercises; participants should bring a mat. The cost is $12. For information, call (703) 759-9018. ANNUAL CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL SET FOR END OF MONTH: The Rotary Club
of McLean will host its seventh annual Chocolate Festival on Sunday, Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McLean High School. Events will include chocolate vendors, a children’s game room, performances and demonstrations. The cost is $2, with admission free for children 3 and under. Proceeds will benefit local charitable organizations. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleanchocolatefestival.com.
HISTORIAN FEATURED AT GREAT FALLS SENIOR CENTER: The Great
Falls Senior Center will feature historian James Lewis as the speaker of its next meeting, to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Episcopal Church,
9220 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls. Lewis will discuss his research on the Civil War’s impact on Fairfax County. The program is free and includes lunch. Registration is required. For information, call (703) 938-6471 or see the Web site at www.gfseniors.org. WORKSHOP TO FOCUS ON SENIORS AND TECHNOLOGY: The Great Falls Se-
nior Center and Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services will host a program for seniors detailing technology on Monday, Jan. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Great Falls Library. Participants can range from beginners to somewhat experienced, and should bring their own technology devices. Registration is required by Jan. 16 and can be obtained by e-mailing gfsctech@ gmail.com. For information, see the Web site at http://bit.ly/2C11Ok6.
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Teeing Off
McLean Winning and Continuing to Improve A year later, there is a big difference for the McLean Highlanders. The boys high school varsity basketball team is winning games.
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Fast-Paced Game DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
A number of high school basketball games were postponed late last week because of weather issues, but some games were still played.
BASKETBALL ROUNDUP In one of the most interesting results in boys action, the host Oakton Cougars (11-3, 0-1) continued to have a strong season by defeating the Lake Braddock Bruins, 94-76, in a high-scoring contest. Lake Braddock fell to 7-3. For Oakton, the win was its seventh straight. Four players scored in double figures for Oakton, led by Braden Johnson with 28 points, which included six threepointers. Jake Digby scored 15, Jonah Schulz 14 and Micah Johnson-Parotte 12. Also for Oakton, Garrett Johnson had nine points on three three-pointers and Matt Jaquette scored eight. The Cougars made 11 threes in the win. Continued on Page 17
Flint Hill’s Dowar Jioklow shoots between McLean’s Matias Prock and Brian Aka in a recent boys basketball game. Both teams played in close games in last week’s action. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
Huskies Rally Past Maroon in Fourth Quarter DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
It was like the Flint Hill Huskies switched into an extra overdrive gear once the fourth quarter began in their Jan. 5 road game against the Episcopal Maroon.
GIRLS BASKETBALL By mixing defenses and being composed on offense, Flint Hill (7-4) rallied from a 36-33 deficit to begin the period to win, 56-49, outscoring the Maroon (7-2) by a 23-13 margin in the final stanza of the girls high school basketball game. “Yes, it was defense. We changed defenses in that last period about three 16
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times, but I also liked how we were composed and patient on offense and got good shots,” Flint Hill coach Jody Patrick said. Of Flint Hill’s seven baskets in the fourth period, two were jump shots and the other were layups. The privateschool Huskies had no fourth-quarter turnovers against an Independent School League AA Division rival. The Huskies took the lead for good at 42-41 with 4:13 to play on a 16-footer by forward Madison Jordan. She scored six points in the period on two other layups, had seven points for the game and yanked nine rebounds. “Jordan wanted the ball in that situation and responded,” Patrick said. Also in the fourth for Flint Hill, Claire
Miller (13 points, seven rebounds) made four baskets, one a three-pointer; Cami Lamont (17 points, four assists, three steals) was 7 of 8 from the foul line; and guard Whitney Wiley (nine points, five assists, two steals) created turnovers on defense by covering a lot of ground, deflecting the ball and forcing bad passes. Kathleen Boyce had six points, six assists and two steals in the game for Flint Hill, junior Olivia Rice had three rebounds and Lauren Tanner had a basket and a rebound. Flint Hill led 15-8 after the first quarter, Episcopal rallied in the second to trail just 25-24 at halftime, then led after three periods.
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Last season, a young McLean team went winless, finishing 0-23. This winter the Highlanders already had won four games as of last week. A winless record speaks for itself, yet the Highlanders were a competitive squad if not a bit tough luck. Yes, there were blowout losses, but there were many more close contests. There was a six-point late-season loss to the region champion Madison Warhawks, a four-point setback against the Langley Saxons and other results within 10 points or fewer. As the season progressed, McLean improved, but just couldn’t win. Older, more experienced and talented for the 2017-18 campaign but still young (just two seniors), the Highlanders were confident they would be much improved. But they still had to break through and win a game, then maybe McLean could be on its way. That big breakthrough happened in just its second game, a wild 82-81 road victory in Leesburg against a good Tuscarora squad. Since that win, three more have followed, two coming in a holiday tournament at Fairfax High School where the Highlanders finished second, as four players combined to make nine three-pointers in the title-game loss. There also was 62-61 triple-overtime road loss to Madison on Jan. 2 and a six-point setback against a strong Marshall team Dec. 5. “We are improved and the players are starting to believe,” McLean coach Mike O’Brien said. “Getting that first win was a big deal. Then when we got the second, I think that really gave the guys confidence.” Going forward, the questions now for the Highlanders are regarding how many games they can win, and can they challenge for a Liberty District championship?
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Vienna Native Makes Men’s U.S. Olympic Hockey Team DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
Growing up in Vienna, Garrett Roe became a standout and well-known in youth ICE HOCKEY player ice hockey and soccer, with his success continuing into his teenage years. As time progressed, Roe had to make a decision about which of the two sports to focus his concentration. That choice eventually led to Roe, now 29, being chosen as a member of the U.S. 2018 men’s Olympic ice hockey team. Roe was chosen to the team in recent days. The Winter Games begin next month. “He liked both sports, but he came from a hockey family and probably had a little more passion for that sport,” said Larry Roe, Garrett’s father and hockey
Garrett Roe is a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team. PHOTO FROM U.S. HOCKEY
coach from a young age. Garrett Roe played hockey for the Reston Raiders and soccer and lacrosse for Vienna Youth Inc. teams. He was an
Olympic Development Player in soccer and captain of a Virginia state team. Roe attended Wolftrap Elementary and Kilmer Middle schools in Vienna, but went to high school at ShattuckSt. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minn. That’s where many hockey standouts attended high school, including Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins. At ages 16 and 17, Roe was chosen to train at a Washington Capitals summer camp with some of the team’s top draft choices and free agents. In college, Roe was a standout center/forward at St. Cloud State University, where he was a 2011 graduate. At St. Cloud, Roe is still the team’s all-time assist leader and is third in scoring. While in college, Roe was chosen 183rd in the 2008 draft by the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League, did not sign, then signed the
Basketball Oakton led 28-19 at the end of the first quarter and 45-42 at halftime. The Cougars beat high-scoring Lake Braddock at its own game. The Bruins entered the contest averaging 90.8 points per game. In its next game, Oakton lost to the host Westfield Bulldogs, 54-47, in the Concorde District opener for both teams on Jan. 6. Johnson scored 17 points in defeat for Oakton, Charlie Smith added 10 points, and Schulz and Johnson-Parotte scored eight each. n In another interesting boys basketball games last week, the host Madison Warhawks (8-5) defeated the McLean Highlanders, 62-61, in triple overtime. McLean fell to 4-7. Madison junior forward John Finney drove to the basket and made the game-winning bank shot with 10 seconds left, coming after a steal by Johnny Hecht. “John made a big play,” Madison coach Kevin Roller said. The game was close throughout. Madison led 8-7 after one quarter, the score was tied at 19 at halftime, the Warhawks were ahead 37-36 after three, the game was knotted at 46 after regulation, it was 50-50 after the first OT when Aaron Hale scored on a layup to tied the game, and 58-58 after the second extra period. In the final overtime, McLean’s Thomas Balistrere made a three to give the Highlanders at 61-58 lead. Hecht made a jump hook to cut the score to 61-60, then later got a steal to set up Finney’s game winner. After Finney scored to give Madison the 62-61 lead, McLean’s Matias Prock missed a penetration shot at the buzzer. Aaron Darab (four three-pointers) and Finney each scored 19 points for Madison and Hecht and T.J. Ulrich (two threes) had 10 each. For McLean, Prock had 17 points, Andrew Lopez scored nine on three three-pointers, Evan Stout and Balistrere scored eight each and Sean Senft had seven.
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The Marshall Statesmen (10-2, 3-0) remained in first place in the National District with a 57-42 home win over the Wakefield Warriors in girls action. Clara Ford had 26 points and Christina Trivisonno (three three-pointers) 14 to lead Marshall, which rallied from a 26-20 halftime deficit. n Fred Priester has said about his Oakton Cougars girls basketball team this season that if it runs their offensive plays well, it will score. In the fourth quarter Jan. 2 against the host Lake Braddock Bruins, Oakton did just that, winning 48-36 by outscoring its high school opponent 17-4 in that final period. Oakton (9-5, 0-1) had no turnovers in that final period and was 6 of 7 from the floor shooting, with a number of those assisted baskets coming on set plays for head coach Priester’s squad. The Cougars had five assists in the period. The Cougars trailed by a point each at the end of the first three periods, including 32-31 to start the fourth. Oakton took the lead for good at 35-34 on a 16foot jumper by forward Katie Vietmeyer, beginning a 15-2 run to close the game. Vietmeyer finished with 13 points and four rebounds. Oakton forward Peyton Perine had 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Point guard Grace Meshanko had 10 points and made two threepointers, guard Mina Mori scored nine and had five steals and starting guard/forward Emma Coleman had four points and two assists. On Jan. 6, Oakton lost to Westfield, 57-48, in the first Concorde District game for both teams. Mori scored 11 points, Perine 10 and Meshanko eight. Westfield led 18-5 at the end of the first period. n The Potomac School Panthers (9-4) defeated Takoma Academy, 65-51, and St. Albans, 57-51, in boys games last week. Against St. Albans, Devon Flowers scored 18, Preston Bacon 11 and Mike Grimes 10. n The Flint Hill Huskies nipped Landon, 71-70, on Jan. 6 in boys action. Center Qudus Wahab had a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds for Flint Hill, Justin Taylor scored 13, Isaiah Moore scored 10 and Dowar Jioklow seven. n
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next year with the Philadelphia Flyers. He played for the Flyers’ American Hockey League team for three seasons, then eventually started playing in professional leagues in Europe, where the 5-foot-8 center and left winger currently plays for a team in Switzerland and is a top scorer. He was chosen to the Olympic team based on his play for his team in Switzerland and his performance during competition with a poll of players. “This is a dream and thrill for Garrett and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Larry Roe said. Garrett Roe and his wife, who he met while attending Kilmer Middle School and later attended Madison High School, return to the area during the summer months. Garrett Roe was not available for comment at presstime.
McLean’s Tucker Leggett tries to drive past Flint Hill’s Isaiah Moore during a recent game. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
McLean made eight threes. “In a triple overtime game there were a lot of things that can swing it either way,” Roller said. “We missed some shots and had too many turnovers, McLean missed some big free throws, but they hit some big threes in the overtimes. I know Prock was very good for them, and we were able to hold him down for the overtimes and the second half of the fourth quarter.” n In girls action, the visiting Madison Warhawks (8-6) nipped the McLean Highlanders (4-6) by a 41-39 score. For Madison, Katy Sharon had 18 points and made four three-pointers, Diana Miskell (two threes) had nine points and Carolina Brusch scored six on two threes. Elizabeth Dufrance scored 19 and Kaela Moskoswitz nine (all on three-pointers) for McLean.
we had to do something to make that harder for them when the fourth quarter started,” Patrick said. The game was another tough opponent that Flint Hill has played this season. The Huskies have played five strong
public-school teams plus perennially tough private schools like Episcopal, St. Anne’s-Belfield, Trinity Episcopal and Georgetown Visitation. On Jan. 6, Flint Hill defeated St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, 57-40, in another contest. The win was the Huskies fifth
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in six games. Miller had 14 points, Wiley 12, Lamont 11, Jordan 10 and Boyce seven. In action this week, Flint Hill has league games scheduled against Holy Child, Bullis, then Holton-Arms on Jan. 13 at 12:45 p.m. at home. January 11, 2018 17
High School Roundup WRESTLING RESULTS: The Langley Saxons finished with a 4-1 record and in second place at its recent Langley duals competition. The Oakton Cougars placed fifth. The W.T. Woodson Cavaliers won. With the wins, Langley improved its dual-meet record to 6-1. The Saxons compete in the Panther Invitational at Paul VI High School on Saturday, Jan. 13. Langley then wrestles the McLean Highlanders on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at McLean in a big neighborhood showdown. n McLean High School’s Calvin
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Marshall began this week with an 8-0 dual meet record and has a busy weekend ahead. The Statesmen are scheduled to wrestle at Springbrook High School in Maryland on Jan. 12 at 4 p.m., then participate in the multi-team Jim Mon Memorial Tournament at WashingtonLee High School in Arlington on Jan. 13 beginning at 9 a.m. The late Mon was Washington-Lee’s long-time head wrestling coach for many years. Mon was also a longtime assistant football coach at W-L.
OAKTON GYMNASTS SECOND: The Oakton Cougars were second in a recent gymnastics meet with a 131.125 score. For Oakton, Megan Rothwell won the all-around (34.975, taking first on the floor exercise (8.65) and second on the uneven bars (8.6). Oakton’s Zoe Sauger was fifth in the all-around (32.975). SWIM AND DIVE: After a three-week break, the Madison and Oakton high school swim and dive teams are back in action against one another in an all-Vienna clash on Jan. 12 a 6 6 p.m.
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conducts three indoor track meets on Thomas Jefferson Community Center’s indoor track, featuring races at 55, 200, 400, 800 meters, one mile, and 3,000 and 5000 meters, plus race walks and clinics on race walking and shot put, Sunday nights, Jan. 14 and 28 and Feb. 11, all at 6 p.m. The club moved the meets to Sunday evenings for 2018 so that Grace Community Church could continue worship services on Sunday mornings at Thomas Jefferson’s auditorium during construction of a new elementary school on the center’s west-side parking area. The meets are free for students up to eighth grade. The cost is $3 for high school students, $5 for adults. For information, visit www.pvtc.org/ indoor, write to pvtcsecretary@gmail. com or call(703) 927-4833.
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the regular season and district-tourney play. However, beginning at the state tournament competition and all the way through the American Legion World Series, games will be seven innings. Bill Murphy, the commissioner of the local District 17, said the league will make that decision about playing seven or nine innings before the 2018 season begins in June. The District 17 includes Arlington Post 139, McLean Post 270 and Vienna Post 180. Another national rule change has a player’s one-day pitch-count limit being reduced from 120 to 105. The required rest for pitch counts are as follows: 1 to 30 pitches, 0 days; 31 to 45, one day; 46 to 60, two days; 61 to 80, three days; and 81 and above, four days. Pitchers may only make two appearances in any three consecutive days. GAME OFFICIALS NEEDED: Northern Virginia Baseball Umpires is in need of officials for baseball, softball and volleyball. Officials are needed in all communities across the metropolitan area for youth recreational leagues, men’s leagues, high schools and colleges. Experience is helpful but not required. Formal classroom and on the job training will be provided. Visit www. umpires.org or call John Porter at (703) 978-3601 for more information.
Pipes Continued from Page 1 25 and 29 breaks. The highest overall total in recent years was 78 in fiscal 2015; the lowest was 36 in fiscal 2016. How often lines break depends largely on the weather, with peak breakage periods occurring during extended periods of sub-freezing temperatures or times when the temperature fluctuates between freezing and thawing, he said. Other causes of water-main breaks include pipe age, corrosion, soil conditions, ground movement or strikes made by
Schools Continued from Page 1 still be on the road during the forecast period of hazardous road conditions,” according to a notice listed on the system’s Web site. “The problem with freezing rain now is that the ground is cold and there’s been no melt at all,” said School Board Chairman Jane Strauss (Dranesville District). “As soon as rain falls, you have black ice. You have a dangerous situation right away.” School leaders followed their standard protocol when deciding not to hold classes Jan. 8, Strauss said. School officials constantly are in contact with weather fore-
heavy equipment, Fairfax Water officials said. Most breaks occur on the circumferences of pipes; in about 5 percent of cases, failure happens at pipe joints, Donahue said. Older pipes made of cast iron are more likely to fail. Ones installed since the 1970s typically have been constructed from ductile iron, which is less subject to cracking, officials said. Water mains typically take several hours to repair, as crews must shut of water service and notify Miss Utility of the upcoming excavation so utility lines can be located and marked. Once the water mains are repaired, workers use cold-mix
asphalt to patch the roadway until Fairfax Water’s contractor can repave the road permanently. While public-works crews often extend the life of sanitary-sewer pipes by “sliplining” them from the inside with plastic tubing, doing so with water mains is much more complicated and expensive, Donahue said. That process, which might take a couple of weeks to a month to complete, includes setting up a temporary water system; transferring water services and fire hydrants to that system; excavating to remove sections of pipe from the main to be lined; cleaning, lining, pressure-testing and chlorinating the pipe; performing
bacteriological tests; replacing removed sections of pipe with new pipe; flushing the system; and transferring water services and fire hydrants back to lined pipe, he said. Fairfax Water has to repair fewer water mains than many utilities, in part because the organization has an accelerated pipereplacement schedule, Miller said. While some utilities replace water mains every century, Fairfax Water puts in new ones every 75 years, she said. To see a list of active water-main breaks or report a break to Fairfax Water, visit http://fwnotifications.org/public/, e-mail watermainbreak@fairfaxwater.org or call (703) 698-5613.
casters and for the past year, at parents’ request, have been sending out alerts the evening beforehand if it appears inclement weather may force class cancellations or a change in the school schedule, she said. Bus drivers begin arriving for their shifts between 3:30 and 4 a.m. and system leaders usually decide between 5 and 5:30 a.m. whether to cancel classes, delay the opening of schools or end the school day early, Strauss said. The decision is made by a group of top leaders, not just Superintendent Scott Brabrand. “It doesn’t rest with one person,” Strauss said Jan. 8. “The decision today was made at 5:02 a.m. and the message was sent out at 5:18.” Such decisions always inconvenience
parents, students and staff, but safety remains the top consideration, she said. Blisteringly low wind chills in the single digits or lower led to school-bus delays the previous week, posing potential frostbite problems for students huddled at bus stops, Strauss said. While parents of elementary-school students frequently stick with their children until buses pick them up and monitor the school system’s Web site for delays on their routes, parents of high-schoolers often continue on to work after dropping off those older students at the bus stops, the School Board chairman said. Those high-school students are less likely to monitor the system’s Web site for bus delays and therefore remain exposed to the weather longer, Strauss said.
About 2 percent of school buses were behind schedule on their routes during the first week of school after Christmas break, she said. Part of the problem stemmed from engines that would not start. Fairfax County Public Schools cannot afford the millions of dollars it would take to house all of its buses in heated indoor facilities or purchase heating devices that keep the vehicles’ diesel engines in fine working fettle, Strauss said. “Localities with harsh winters, such as Boston or Buffalo, have those kind of heaters,” she said. “Maybe it’s coming in the future. It has not been cost-effective in Virginia to make those decisions to spend that kind of capital money. In the end, it’s more cost-effective simply to do the best we can.”
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January 8, 1937: n About 6,500 homes are expected to be built in Virginia this year. n At the movies: “The Great Ziegeld” is playing at the State Theatre.
1. Echo sounder 6. Sheepish cry 9. Speed obstacle 13. Seven day mourning period 14. 100% 15. More painful 16. It’s often wreaked 17. Cardinal 3 18. Figure with vertex and rays 19. *Pop icon-painting pop icon 21. *Jackie O’s first husband 23. “You betcha!” 24. Off-color 25. Like TV’s Randall/ Klugman couple 28. Genealogy “plant” 30. No, it doesn’t crawl in one’s ear 35. *World-famous yellow cartoon boy 37. Kuwaiti, e.g. 39. Tarzan’s swing 40. Indian nursemaid 41. Gardener’s pipe, pl. 43. Overeat 44. Last European colony in China 46. Surfer’s stop 47. Bone-dry 48. Choose by divine intervention 50. Police informer 52. Hi-____ 53. Chihuahua-Pug hybrid 55. By means of 57. *Norma Jean’s
January 6, 1939: n A state study panel will look at jail reform. January 8, 1969: n A New York conglomerate has announced plans to purchase the local Yeonas development corporation. n The dollar volume of losses due to fire in Fairfax County was up 24 percent in 1968 over the past year. n Braniff International has announced plans for the first jet service from Dulles Airport to South America. n Flu outbreaks have been reported in 38 counties and six cities across Virginia. n In boys basketball, Madison was dropped by Fairfax, 77-72, while Oakton was nipped by Falls Church, 70-69. January 7, 1970: n Potential snow and hazardous driving conditions have caused Fairfax school officials to cancel this week’s basketball games. January 7, 1979: n Virginians are digging out of a whopper of a snowstorm that dumped up to 17 inches across the commonwealth. n The Fairfax County Fire Training Center has graduated its first female recruit. January 8, 1982: n The Vienna Town Council has waived its policy requiring employees to retire at age 70 on behalf of parts clerk Clark Munn, who wants to keep working. January 8, 1991: n Democratic Attorney General Mary Sue Terry appears to have the fast track for her party’s nomination for governor the next time around. n The General Assembly will grapple with a $2 billion budget shortfall. n War clouds in the Mideast have pushed crude-oil futures to nearly $28 a barrel.
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pseudonym 61. *His Airness 64. Naked protozoa 65. Not an amateur 67. Type of wave 69. Surrendered land 70. What iodine and quinine have in common 71. Like unbagged tea 72. *Kentucky’s Fort ____,
named for first US Secretary of War 73. Aye’s opposite 74. English homework? DOWN
1. Wildfire remains 2. *Famous American clarinetist, Artie ____ 3. Cher or Mariah Carey, e.g.?
4. Poacher’s ware 5. Prestige 6. Get-out-of-jail money 7. *Cassius Clay 8. Like Mary-Kate and Ashley 9. Capital of West Germany, 1949-1989 10. Push for something 11. Mix together 12. Mouse to a snake 15. Footwear to match toga 20. *Queen of All Media 22. Bo Peep follower 24. Renting 25. *2009 Nobel Prize for Peace recipient 26. Israeli statesman Moshe 27. Famous Slytherin 29. Aphrodite’s son 31. Semis 32. Australian horse 33. Accustom 34. *Man behind Windows 36. Bangkok inhabitant 38. Between Phi and Kappa 42. Aussie gas station 45. Without clothes 49. Olden day “your” 51. Middle Ages garment 54. Remove from Google Maps 56. Dora the Explorer’s farewell 57. *Baseball’s Connie ___ 58. End of grace 59. Redecorate, e.g. 60. Wild goat 61. *Actor Bishop or punk rocker Ramone 62. Fusses 63. *Neil Armstrong’s employer 66. Ribonucleic acid 68. Grazing land
Public-Safety Notes VIENNA POLICE ARREST MAN FOR HAVING REVOKED LICENSE, GIVING FALSE INFORMATION: A Vienna police
officer on Jan. 1 at 3:14 a.m. observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed near Maple Avenue, W., and Nutley Street, N.W., and initiated a traffic stop. The driver could not provide identification and gave the officer false information as to his identity. The officer determined the man’s identity and found he was driving on a revoked license. Police arrested the 18-yearold Woodbridge man and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with providing false information to a law-enforcement officer and driving on a revoked license.
CAR ALARM ALERTS VIENNA RESIDENT TO VEHICLE FIRE: A resident
living at 400 Millwood Court, S.W., told Vienna police on Jan. 1 at 10:37 p.m. that shortly after returning home, a car alarm had alerted the resident to a fire inside the person’s vehicle. Fire personnel responded and extinguished the fire, which appeared to be caused by a mechanical issue. No foul play appeared to be involved, police said.
PROPERTY DESTROYED, COPPER PIPING STOLEN IN McLEAN BURGLARY:
Between Dec. 29 last year and Jan. 3, 2018, someone entered a building in the 1600 block of Anderson Road in McLean and destroyed property and stole copper piping, Fairfax County police said. ITEMS STOLEN IN GREAT FALLS COMMERCIAL BURGLARY: Someone broke
into a business in the 10100 block of Colvin Run Road in Great Falls on Jan. 3 around 4:15 a.m. and took items, Fairfax County police said.
ROBBER STEALS CELL PHONE FROM PEDESTRIAN IN FAIR OAKS: A man was
walking in the 11400 block of Aristotle Drive in Fair Oaks on Dec. 31, 2017, at 9 p.m. when another man approached, placed a sharp object near the victim’s shoulder and demanded his cell phone, Fairfax County police said. The victim complied and the suspect ran away. The victim was not injured. The suspect is described as around 5 feet 8 inches tall, between 25 and 35 years old and wearing all-dark clothing, police said.
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ING FROM LATE MOTHER’S VIENNA HOME: A woman who has power of at-
torney over her deceased mother’s property told Vienna police that between Oct. 15 and Dec. 14 last year a jewelry box containing several pieces of jewelry went missing from her mother’s home in the 700 block of Ware Street, S.W. CAT QUARANTINED AFTER CATCHING BAT INSIDE McLEAN HOME: A woman
living in the 100 block of Center Street, N., told Vienna police on Dec. 21, at 6:45 a.m. that her cat had caught a bat that had been flying in her bedroom. The woman swept the bat into a bag and released it out the window. The cat was placed on a 45-day quarantine, Vienna police said.
MAN NOT FOOLED BY SCAM CALL CLAIMING HIS DAUGHTER HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED: An employee at Giant
Food, 359 Maple Ave., E., on Dec. 28 at 10:09 a.m. received a call on his cell phone advising that his daughter had been kidnapped. The employee verified that his daughter was safe at home and that this was an attempted scam. – Staff Reports January 11, 2018 23
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