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That’s a Wrap: Supervisors OK Spending Plan

Tax Rate Remains Unchanged, But Many Homeowners Will Still Be Paying More BRIAN TROMPETER

A ‘FOODIE’ IN TRAINING!

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Maleia Wells is a budding “foodie” – she was very serious about the options available at the annual Taste of Vienna celebration, held on April 29, sponsored by and supporting the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. The event featured many local restaurants plus enterPHOTO BY DEB KOLT tainment. Find a slide show of photos on the Web site at www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax.

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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted May 2 to approve a $4.1 billion general-fund budget for fiscal year 2018 that holds the county’s real-estate tax rate steady and provides a modest funding increase to the school system.

Supervisors, who last year approved a 4-cent increase in the real-estate tax rate, voted to maintain the current rate of $1.13 per $100 assessed value.

Even without any increase in the tax rate, many Fairfax homeowners will pay more due to rising assessments. The typical Fairfax homeowner will see this year’s tax bills rise $41 over last year.

The county’s personal-property-tax rate of $4.57 per $100 assessed value will remain unchanged, but the stormwater tax will rise to 3 cents per $100 value.

County supervisors agreed to transfer $2.19 billion to Fairfax County Public School, including $1.97 billion for operations, $189.1 million for debt service and $13.1 million for construction. The school transfer amounts to 52.8 percent of the county’s general-fund budget.

Supervisors voted on several separate motions regarding the budget and tax rates, all but one of which passed unanimously.

Supervisors Kathy Smith (D-Sully) and Daniel Storck (D-Mount Vernon), both of whom previously served on the School Board, voted against the motion on school funding.

The new budget will take effect July 1 at the start of fiscal year 2018. Supervisors held Continued on Page 25

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Janet Hill, a principal with Hitt Family Advisors who also serves on several corporate boards, receives a Leadership Award from Diane Gongaware at The Women’s Center’s 31st annual Leadership Conference, held April 22 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.

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BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

GloveStix inventor Krista Woods did not go into business for money and glory.

She just was determined to keep her children’s shoes and athletic equipment from being so malodorous.

Calling the young athletes’ lacrosse gloves “bacteria-filled pits of disgust,” Woods invented a product that absorbs moisture and eliminates nearly all odorproducing bacteria within 24 hours. She had to persevere to find a company to manufacture the items, telling one recalcitrant prospect, “I’m not an entrepreneur.

I’m just a mom trying to invent something!”

Her efforts paid off and even earned her an appearance on “The Today Show.”

“Stink got me here, so I’m going with it,” she told attendees at The Women’s Center’s 31st Leadership Conference on April 22.

Woods and other presenters offered the audience plenty of advice on how to succeed in an increasingly competitive world.

In addition to Woods’ views, conference attendees heard perspectives from two other business women interviewed

by Karen Cleveland, CEO of Leadership Fairfax.

Brittany Perkins, CEO of disaster-recovery firm AshBritt Environmental, recounted her reluctance to take the helm of parents’ business when they retired, thinking instead she should try to attain success independently.

Perkins advised the crowd to celebrate daily successes and set attainable, smallscale goals. Woods, her irrepressible copanelist, went in the opposite direction.

“Go big or go home,” Woods said.

“Let’s do this. It is our world. It is our time. You have to be willing to fail in order to win.”

Ann Ratner, president of upscale brands with Ratner Cos., recalled founding the Hair Cuttery chain with her former husband, having written the business plan on a paper napkin at a restaurant. She

later another salon after they divorced.

“In low times, I found my greatest strengths and grew the most,” said Ratner, who came to the United States from England in 1967 and later became a U.S. citizen.

The conference, held at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, drew more than 700 attendees.

Janet Hill, a principal with Hill Family Advisors, talked of growing up in segregated New Orleans and befriending Hillary Rodham, the future First Lady, U.S. senator and Secretary of State.

Hill described herself as candid, direct and analytical, with a soft spot for the campy new “Hawaii Five-O.” She talked of her service on several corporate boards and said it was important for board members to act ethically and investigate companies beforehand to ensure they follow proper procedures.

“I look for integrity, integrity, integrity,” she said.

Entrepreneurs should consider taking on a partner for their enterprises, Hill said. While this means splitting the profits, a partner also shares the company’s debt, broadens the idea base and supplies complementary skills, she said.

Working mothers should not feel guilty about devoting time to developing their businesses, provided their children are cared for, Hill said.

“Guilt is a full-time job and absorbs all the positive energy,” she said.

Hill also told the women present that if they decided to marry, they should wed someone who supports their dreams and achievements and provides balance in their lives.

Among Hill’s other wisdom: • “Don’t fear failure, because success is far more dangerous to the human condition.”

• “Don’t wrestle with a pig. Both of you will get dirty, but the pig likes it.”

• “Strive for excellence in all of your endeavors.”

• “Don’t be a passenger in life.”

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County Honors Outstanding Local Volunteers BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Volunteers’ contributions in the community are like the strong root networks that enable the Earth’s 3 trillion trees to survive and benefit the planet in myriad ways, master of ceremonies Jeff Goldberg said April 21 at the 25th annual Volunteer Service Awards.

“Even the smallest act leaves a mark on society,” said Goldberg, a news anchor at WJLA-TV, who compared those cumulative efforts to trees’ rings.

The 193 honorees honored that day at The Waterford in Springfield had provided a combined 198,482 hours of service, worth about $4.5 million, to Fairfax County, he said.

Volunteer Fairfax CEO Elise Neil Bengtson said volunteers can help improve the quality of life in Fairfax County, which has grown by 300,000 people since 1991.

“We all have something to offer, no matter our age, language or ability,” she said.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova thanked the honorees for their service and quoted Gandhi: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) told the crowd he had entered the honorees’ accomplishments in the Congressional Record.

All 10 Board of Supervisors members named their own 2017 Community Champions. Bulova honored John Wood, who took over and revitalized the 29 Diner in Fairfax, turning it into a location for nonprofit fund-raising.

Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) selected David Curtis as his Community Champion, citing Curtis’ spearheading of the Turkey Run stream-restoration project.

Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) chose Penny Halpern for her work as president of the Herndon Village Network, which supports the town’s senior residents.

Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (DHunter Mill) honored Raul and Maria Garza-Chapa for their support of Reston Community Center programs that serve active seniors.

Holocaust survivor Michel Margosis was the choice of Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee). Margosis is Lee District’s representative on the county’s Human Rights Commission and helps plan the national “Day of Remembrance” commemorating the Holocaust.

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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors members pose with the local residents they nominated as Community Champions during the 25th annual Volunteer Service Awards, held April 21 at The Waterford in Springfield. The program is sponsored by Volunteer Fairfax.

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Above left, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova presents Marie Monsen of Annandale Christian Community for Action with a lifetime-achievement award at the 25th annual Volunteer Service Awards. Above right, Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) honors Friends of Oakton Library members Barbara Hippe, Fred Pitman and Linda Byrne during the awards ceremony.

Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason) chose Gail Coleman as her Community Champion, based on Coleman’s work with the service organization Annandale Christian Community for Action.

Whitney Minnich, who heads the Bucknell Manor Neighborhood Watch Program, was the Community Champion choice of Supervisor Daniel Storck (DMount Vernon).

Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) chose as her champion the Friends of Oakton Library, whose members have helped that facility provide excellent services and serve as a community gathering place.

John Pellegrin, who has dedicated about 500 hours’ worth of service to the Rotary Club of West Springfield over the last 16 years, was the champion selection of Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Spring-

field).

Supervisor Kathy Smith (D-Sully) chose as her Community Champion Karrie Delaney, who as chair of the Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees helped select the agency’s new director.

Volunteer Fairfax leaders also bestowed service awards in several competitive categories. The winners included Kate Walter (Adult Volunteer Under 250 Hours), Gary Pan (Adult Volunteer Over 250 Hours), Friends Groups of Huntley (Adult Volunteer Group), Denise Mackie-Smith (R.S.V.P. Northern Virginia Award), Bard Jackson (Senior Volunteer), Wolf Trap First-Time Campers Program (Volunteer Program), Emma Houston (Youth Volunteer) and Stony Brook Junior Volunteers (Youth Volunteer Group).

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Journalist Regales Madeira Students With Tales BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

From the abolitionist movement to pressing for suffrage, equal-employment protections, affirmative action and fairness for female athletes, women have forced social change throughout U.S. history, political commentator Cokie Roberts told students and alumnae at Madeira School in McLean April 28.

Despite hardships in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including a lack of indoor plumbing and diseases that could kill children swiftly, hardy American women still pressed for reforms and created enduring institutions to help the less fortunate, she said.

Female political leaders have continued that tradition by pressing for human rights and fighting unproductive governmental shut-downs, Roberts said.

“These women understood their voices had to be heard and their votes had to be cast,” she said.

Lucy Madeira, who founded her eponymous school 111 years ago, also exemplified the tradition, said Roberts, who told how Madeira wanted her school to do more than “finish” women for their roles in society.

“I really think it’s a wonderful metaphor, because none of us should ever be ‘finished,’” Roberts said. “We’re always

growing and learning.”

Roberts, a best-selling author who hosts National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” and is a political commentator for ABC News, was among several speakers who gave presentations during the 50th anniversary celebration of Madeira’s Co-Curriculum Program.

Comparing writing women’s history to detective work, Roberts said she much preferred poring over detailed, highly personal letters written by women than the staid, carefully crafted missives men wrote with an eye on posterity.

Asked to name the most important historical event she’s witnessed, Roberts took an agnostic view.

“Every piece of history seems important when you’re living through it,” she said, including the new Trump administration, which features a president who has served in neither the military nor public office before.

Roberts considers the Civil War to be the most significant event in U.S. history since the nation’s founding. But unlike many historians, she finds that period loathsome – and not just because her ancestors fought for the Confederacy.

“It was such a failure of politics,” she said. “I believe in our system. I believe the founders got it right . . . The idea that you could not get to emancipation without killing 500,000 Americans is appalling.”

gress do not have a “maybe” button to choose from when it’s time to vote.

Born Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs in Louisiana, Roberts is the daughter of former House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, who died in a 1972 airplane crash, and Lindy Boggs, who subsequently was elected to her husband’s seat.

Following her congressional career, Roberts’ late mother served as U.S. amJournalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts spoke at a Ma- bassador to the Holy deira School forum on April 28.

PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER See in Rome, which required some diploRoberts also has little use for the first matic adroitness after President Clinton’s U.S. treasury secretary, despite his recent dalliances became public. popularity on Broadway.

Roberts told her mother, a resident “I hate Alexander Hamilton,” she said, noting that the victim of Aaron Burr’s of New Orleans’ party-crazy Bourbon dueling pistol “left his wife penniless with Street, that the Vatican City culture shock would be manageable. “I teased her that seven children. Thanks!”

Political participation is key if women the costumes hadn’t changed,” she said. want to improve people’s lives, said Rob- “It was still men in dresses and she would erts, who added that members of Con- find them recognizable.”

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Opinion

Find more letters and an archive of editorials at www.insidenova.com/ news/fairfax (Click on “Opinion”)

Our View: Metro Union Is Doing Itself No Favors

Nobody expects the union representing workers employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to make the best interests of the region its uppermost priority.

That’s simply not the job of its leadership.

But lordy, the tone-deaf behavior of union leadership – and some Metro employees – in recent weeks has been as astounding as it ultimately will prove to be counterproductive for them. To call the behavior as dumb as a box of rocks is an insult to both the box and the rocks.

Last week brought threats of a “sick-out” among Metro employees, and had the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 spewing one of the biggest whoppers we’ve seen lately: that the transit agency requires employees to schedule their illnesses in advance if they want to get time off.

Of course, that’s ridiculous. The policy, which is found almost everywhere, requires workers to provide notice of expected absences, like doctor’s appointments, vacations and the like. If something happens that requires an absence on short notice and it’s valid, it gets approved.

It’s becoming clear that the gravy train enjoyed by many employed in the region’s debacle of a transit system may well

be coming to an end. Not that the elected officials who oversee the system necessarily want to cut back on employee pay and perks – it’s a you-scratch-my-back-I’ll-scratch-yours arrangement that has been in place for decades – but there’s simply no way to get around the fact that the bloated workforce and, more important, the lackadaisical attitude of some of those workers must change in order to bring back public confidence and encourage localities and their residents to support additional funding to get the system back on track.

(We say “some” workers, because the reality is you’re just as likely to encounter Metro employees who are dedicated to their jobs, provide positive customer-service experiences and are as appalled by the decline of the transit agency as the rest of us.)

Voices are beginning to be heard sending warning shots to the union, including U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) last week. We agree with Connolly: Employees and those who represent them are doing themselves no favors if they become seen as an obstacle to reform, and if they want to put up roadblocks, they’ll find themselves bulldozed over, with no voice at the table as the process moves forward.

Comstock Is Far More Responsive to Constituents Than Connolly Has Been During Time in Congress Editor: The April 27 Sun Gazette editorial that featured baseless attacks against U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) could not be further from the truth, and applies a double standard between the congresswoman and U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th).

As has been reported, Comstock has attended multiple events throughout the district, held two telephone town halls with a total of 9,000 constituents and has been holding small meetings with people of every political stripe to listen to their views on multiple issues. How

did the Sun Gazette miss that?

Connolly, on the other hand, touts that he does traditional town halls, when in fact he has not done one since being elected to Congress in 2008.

Where is the outrage from this paper on Connolly’s lack of traditional town halls?

He has had forums at senior-living facilities, where you need an ID to get in, but no traditional town halls. However, the phony Gerry Connolly goes on social media claiming that a normal speaking engagement is a traditional town hall. Could you imagine the out-

rage from Comstock’s partisan detractors if she ever did that?

Back in 2009, when I was protesting Gerry Connolly over Obamacare, he would not meet with me and my small group. When a friend of mine simply tapped him on the shoulder to talk about health care, he called the Capitol Police on us. That is the Gerry Connolly I know.

The Sun Gazette needs to stop this political double standard and open its eyes.

Donna Widawski Fairfax

Editor: As a McLean school PTA president and a public-school father of three, I have been immensely impressed with Del. Kathleen Murphy’s commitment to our schools as a priority in her legislative service.

Del. Murphy has been among the most responsive state legislators I have found on issues important to the wellbeing of our children and teachers. She consistently has called out the long un-

derfunding of our schools, and has been a partner in working with us on the problem.

She has recognized the teacher hiring and retention problem that has caused our class sizes to grow, as increasingly uncompetitive compensation has driven teachers away from Fairfax County and, too often, out of the teaching profession altogether.

In the 2017 General Assembly session, Del. Murphy successfully pressed

a bill addressing class-size reporting, and every session we’ve learned to trust her to advance our schools’ needs.

We as parents, along with our children and teachers, need Kathleen Murphy to continue her service in the General Assembly, and I urge voters in the 34th District to re-elect her this November.

Jayant Reddy Falls Church

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After Election, Unopposed Incumbents Look to Future BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Three Vienna Town Council incumbents coasted unopposed to new two-year terms May 2 and said they were eager to continue serving the town.

Council member Tara Voigt, who first was elected in 2015, said her first term in office had been quite educational.

“It was a learning experience,” Voigt said. “Even though I served on the Transportation Safety Commission and Planning Commission, there was a ton of stuff to learn. I needed to get in-depth on how the government works and get used to being front-and-center.”

Voigt’s goals for the next two years are to continue work on obtaining a municipal parking garage and to improve options for pedestrians and bicyclists within the town.

“It would be nice to do something about traffic,” she said wistfully. “But if there are great places to walk and bike to, that makes for fewer cars on the road.”

Council member Carey Sienicki, first elected in 2011, said she was looking forward to her fourth term.

“I’ve felt honored to serve,” she said.

“It’s a great responsibility. I still do an intense amount of research, but I’ve gotten more strategic about things that can be changed and things that can’t.”

Sienicki was keen about getting the Vienna Community Center’s programs back

under one roof again, following their dispersal to numerous locations while the facility is being upgraded.

“It’s been hard for the staff and citizens to be spread out all over town,” she said.

Council member Howard Springsteen, whose first election victory in 2009 came by a cellophane-thin two votes, also eagerly anticipated the community center’s return to normal operations.

Springsteen said he looked forward to continuing to maintain Vienna’s smalltown charm and bringing a “commonsense approach to the Council.”

Voting occurred for the second straight year at Vienna Presbyterian Church, as the usual polling place at the Vienna Community Center has been closed for renovations.

Polls closed at 7 p.m., after the Sun Gazette’ print-edition deadline, but the newspaper planned to post the election results that evening at www.insidenova. com/news/fairfax.

The Council consists of six members, plus the mayor, all of whom serve two-year, at-large terms. Their terms are staggered, so voters choose three Council members each May and vote for mayor during even-numbered years.

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Vienna Town Council incumbents Howard Springsteen, Carey Sienicki and Tara Voigt cruised to reelection victories sans opposition to their fifth, fourth and second terms, respectively, during the town election held May 2 at Vienna Presbyterian Church.

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Vienna Rotarians Celebrate ‘Service Above Self’ BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Rotary Club of Vienna member George Creed presents the M. Jane Seeman Service Above Self Award to Vienna Volunteer Fire Department member Jessica Meisch. Volunteer Fire Chief John Morrison looks on.

Sharmaine Abaied, a customer-service specialist with the Vienna Finance Department, receives an M. Jane Seeman Service Above Self Award from George Creed of the Rotary Club of Vienna.

to human trafficking and murder. He also worked to discourage gang recruitment in the region.

Finelli is a firearms-range instructor for the department and is an expert in using handguns, shotguns and rifles. He conducts weapons-qualification sessions for officers and designed the department’s

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A hard-charging detective, multi-talented volunteer fire department member and dedicated PTA volunteer on April 19 took home the Rotary Club of Vienna’s 2016 M. Jane Seeman “Service Above Self” Awards.

Club member George Creed presented the awards during a luncheon at Westwood Country Club. The honors are named after Vienna’s late mayor, who also was a Rotarian.

One recipient was Sharmaine Abaied, a customer-service specialist working in the Vienna Finance Department. Abaied volunteers for about 10 hours per week as a sports coach and league director last year for boys in fifth and sixth grades with the Fairfax Police Youth Clubs.

“I am competitive,” Abaied said. “It is a little nice when the team wins.”

She also has helped raise funds for the Fairfax Villa Elementary School PTA’s Original Artworks program, and was cochairman of the school’s sixth-grade luncheon.

Vienna police Detective Michael Finelli also received a “Service Above Self” Award. A 10-year department veteran, Finelli recently completed a six-year assignment with the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force, where he investigated cases ranging from narcotics

the community.

That total includes 700 hours of administrative work, 1,000 hours of operational activity and 300 hours of training, department leaders said.

Mesich serves George Creed of the Rotary Club of Vienna presents Vienna Police Detec-as an emergency tive Michael Finelli with an M. Jane Seeman Service Above Self Award as medical services Police Chief James Morris looks on.

PHOTOS/BRIAN TROMPETER (EMS) captain, ambulance officer rifle program, which aims to help personnel handle elevated threat levels that are and history committee co-chairman. She sorted through mounds of photos taken becoming increasingly common.

Finelli also serves as a liaison to area during the department’s 114-year history law-enforcement agencies and helps de- and had some of the images printed on velop training procedures and best prac- canvas for display at the fire station.

Mesich also oversaw a departmental tices, often during his personal time, deopen house after the original member partment leaders said.

“He is never afraid to offer words of handling those task was deployed in the guidance, even when his insights con- wake of a hurricane. The department tradict conventional wisdom,” they said named her its 2016 Volunteer of the Year.

“Her unwavering commitment to the in Finelli’s nominating form. “He has community is demonstrated through her brought great credit upon himself, this deactivities with the fire department and partment and the community and through show a true window of her strong moral his unfaltering dedication to service.”

The third “Service Above Self” Award character,” department leaders said in recipient was Jessica Mesich, who during nominating Mesich. her five years as a member of the Vienna The Sun Gazette loves to spread good Volunteer Fire Department has contribnews across the local community! uted more than 2,000 hours’ service to

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‘Portfolio in Motion’ Offers Striking Student Designs

Annual Marymount University Event Celebrates the Efforts of Graduating Fashion Students BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Whether serving up stunning evening gowns with floral designs, elegant formal outfits perfect for the ballroom or vividly colorful earrings guaranteed to make heads turn, designers at Marymount University’s fashion-design program put their best works forward April 27 at the annual “Portfolio in Motion” show.

This year’s program, which carried a theme of “Reverie: A Daydream,” began by having models, covered in translucent white cloth, dance like ghosts.

Marymount officials honored Lela Rose as the 2017 Designer of the Year. Rose, who is based out of New York City, is known for her eponymous collection of designer clothes worn by celebrities such as Sofía Vergara, January Jones and former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Other award winners this year were: Monique Casimiro, Portfolio in Motion Award; Taylor Fitzgerald, NAMSB Foundation Arthur H. Taylor Award for Excellence in Menswear Design; Shatha Abulohom, Best of 2017 Award; and Trailblazer Award recipients Odalys Ihrig (first place) and Isabella Ricci (second place).

Marymount also betstowed the following Sister Gabriele Berg Awards: Shatha Abulohom, Fashion Design; Rachel Keenan, Fash-

ion Merchandising; Joanna Chenaille, Interior Design; Rebecca Stibrik, Graphic and Media Design; and Kayla Young, Excellence in Public Relations/Marketing Award.

Senior designers whose works were featured in this year’s show were: Taylor Fitzgerald of Harrisonburg; Priscilla Gillis of Nokesville; Monique Casimiro of Purcelleville; Amani Farquhar of Stafford; and Sheath Abulohomm of Sana’a, Yemen.

Other designers whose works appeared in the show included Janine Brown, Hunter Hayes, Katherine Helms, Morgan Herbener, Michael Jachuku O. Howard, Lena Idelson, Odalys Ihrig, Claudette Martin, Rebecca Moreno, Catherine Olivar, Kayla Poawui and Isabella Ricci.

This year’s models were: Lauren Truman of Glen Burnie; Maya Eyaya of Fort Washington,; Jasmine Jones of Clayton, Del.; Erykah Hatch of Richmond; Rosaida De Jesus of Ashburn; Carolyn Pichardo of Reading, Pa.; Alexandra Holmes of Indwood, W.Va.; Rayshanda Rankins of Raleigh, N.C.; Kayla Poawui of Silver Spring; LaNette Vaughn of Chicago; Asya Owens of Alexandria; Victoria Stadtmueller of Charleston, S.C.; BriAna Barksdale of Lynchburg; Christopher John of Oak Harbor, Wash.; George Arubi of Lagos, Nigeria; Morgan Luster of Ashburn; Kristian McFadgen of Washington, D.C.; Joseph Walsh of Germantown; and Tracy Gilbert of Richmond.

Maya Eyaya (left) models a dress by Hunter Hayes and Ashton Gardner wears one designed by Odalys Ihrig during Marymount University’s annual “Portfolio in Motion” PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER fashion show on April 27.

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The department recognized Vickery particularly for her continuous support of immunizations among students of her pre-school/kindergarten since its opening in 1956, part of a commemoration of National Infant Immunization Week.

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In accepting the certificate of recognition, Vickery, who turns 99 this month, said “I am thankful I have been able to contribute to the health and well-being of the community over these past 61 years.

Immunizations are important, and I am so grateful to the generations of students, parents, and faculty who have enabled me to serve the community.”

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a time when Virginia did not have public kindergarten.

Acting in response to requests from parents of young children in the community, she started classes in the front room of her home. The school now has 150 students and 20 faculty and staff in three buildings. Since its founding, some 10,000 students have attended the school.

Vickery has received a lifetime achievement award from the Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education, and still actively works as Parkwood’s director.

VIENNA DANCERS HEAD TO NATIONAL COMPETITION: Eight members of the Vi-

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The contingent will travel to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando May 5-7 for the 2017 Dance Summit, which will showcase more than 200 teams from across the nation.

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School Band will kick off the Vienna town government’s 2017 “Summer on the Green” concert series with a performance on Friday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Green.

The Vienna Theatre Company will present a concert on May 19, then the regular summer series will kick into high gear with performances starting June 2 and running through Aug. 18.

Concerts generally are held rain or shine, but might be canceled in case of severe weather. Attendees can bring chairs, blankets and picnics, but alcohol is not permitted and pets are discouraged.

For a complete listing of the 2017 series, see the Web site at www.viennava. gov.

Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA TO HOST FORUM ON I-66 EXPANSION: The Vienna town govern-

ment will host an information session on Thursday, May 4, to update the community on the planned Interstate 66 expansion project.

Representatives from Express Mobility Partners and Virginia Department of Transportation will provide information about changes to previous plans, specifically the Nutley Street interchange, and the installation of high-occupancy-toll (HOT) lanes.

The event will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Town Hall.

The community is invited.

MAYOR’S PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON NONPROFITS: The May 9 “Mayor @

Your Service” program will feature a program on non-profit organizations that provide human services to the community.

The event, to be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Vienna Town Green, will include tables set up by organizations, offering information on how residents can get involved. Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco will lead the event.

Hand-churned ice cream courtesy Historic Vienna Inc. will be available, and community members are asked to bring unopened containers of laundry detergent or cooking oil as donations for the Committee for Helping Others.

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR SUMMER KIDS’ RACE: Registration opened May 1

for Vienna town residents and will open May 8 for others for the Town of Vienna Kid’s Adventure Race, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. at Southside Park.

Designed for children ages 5 to 13, all participants will receive a race T-shirt, medal at the finish line and light refreshments.

The cost is $7. For information, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.

CHAMBER SINGERS TO PRESENT CONCERT: The Voce Chamber Singers

will present a spring concert on Sunday, May 7 at 4 p.m. at Church of the Holy Comforter, 543 Beulah Road, N.E., in Vienna.

Words and music by Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th-century visionary, will be paired with recent treatments of her texts by a number of composers.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $10 for students. Those under 18 will be admitted free.

For information and tickets, see the Web site at www.voce.org.

‘NARFE’ TO HOST ICE CREAM SOCIAL:

The Vienna/Oakton chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will host an ice-cream social on Tuesday, May 9 at 1 p.m. at American

Legion Post 180, located at 330 Center St., N., in Vienna.

For information, call (703) 938-9757.

AUTHOR TO DISCUSS BASEBALL BOOK: César Brioso will discuss his book

– “Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson and the Cuban League” – on Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m. at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna.

The book looks at the 1947 springtraining season, which kicked off a landmark year in Major League baseball.

The community is invited.

For additional information, call (703) 938-0405.

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GARDEN CLUB TO HOST ITS ANNUAL PLANT SALE: The Ayr Hill Garden Club

will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 6 from 8 a.m. to noon adjacent to the Freeman Store, 131 Church St., N.E., in Vienna.

The event also will feature a flea market. Proceeds will be used for maintaining gardens in Vienna.

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The Mediterranean Diet centers on plant-based eating, including staples like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, beans, and legumes. While wine (in moderation) and seafood are included, refined carbohydrates and meat, especially red meat, are limited.

As a food lover, I am certainly on board with the wonderful plant-based options this eating plan provides. And as a dietitian, I stand behind the clear health benefits of this way of eating.

Science shows us why the Mediterranean Diet receives such acclaim. A study published in The BMJ found following a Mediterranean Diet was tied to a 9% reduction in overall mortality, meaning it may actually help you live longer! Other studies have linked this diet with reduced risk of heart disease and cancer, better blood sugar control, and weight loss.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes McLEAN FAMILY WINS STATE ACCOLADES FOR VOLUNTEERISM: The

Stewart family of McLean – George and Connie and their children Julie, Joy, Jenny and George – were honored with the Outstanding Volunteer Family Award at the 2017 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards program, held recently in Richmond.

The family has helped to build and sustain a dental-health program at the Arlington Free Clinic, providing services to adults and children who otherwise would not be able to afford them.

In addition, the family operates Doorstep Ministries, a nonprofit group that works to help financially-strapped individuals and families with one-time monetary assistance for emergency expenses.

As the awards ceremony, Gov. McAuliffe lauded the recipients in various categories, who came from across the commonwealth.

“We should all strive to follow the examples set by these individuals, organizations and companies and give back to our own communities,” the governor said.

Statewide, 2 million volunteers provided nearly 300 million hours of service in 2016, according to the Office on Volunteerism and Community Services in the Virginia Department of Social Services.

McLEAN RESIDENTS HONORED FOR SERVICE TO MASTER GARDENERS’

PROGRAM: McLean residents Glen Seely

and Edith Probus recently were honored for four decades of service with the Fairfax County Master Gardeners program.

Seely and Probus were saluted for their efforts fueling the success of the internationally recognized Master Gardeners Diagnostic Library, which conducts plant research.

“I’ve learned a lot from Glen and Edith,” said Adria Bordas, senior Virginia Cooperative Extension agent in the Fairfax County office. “They’ve worked in the lab for more than 38 years, and have treated me well. They are always professional and have a pleasant way of responding to the public. We are extremely fortunate to have them.”

Seely and Probus also have shared their talents working with the Holly Hill Garden Club, McLean Beautification Committee and McLean Trees Foundation to beautify downtown McLean.

At the ceremony, Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) presented a Board of Supervisors resolution to Seely. Probus was unable to attend the ceremony, but will be presented with the proclamation at a later date.

For information on the non-profit Fairfax County Master Gardeners Association, see the Web site at www.fairfaxgardening.org.

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will be the theme of a town-hall meeting sponsored by the Great Falls Citizens Association and set for Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Great Falls Library.

Presentations will discuss River Bend Park, Colvin Run Mill, Turner Farm, Great Falls National Park and more, followed by a question-and-answer period and the chance for attendees to interact individually with the representatives.

The community is invited.

In addition, the meeting will accept nominations from the floor for officers and directors of the association, with a final vote to be taken on June 13.

Currently, the position of secretary and one officer have no nominees; other positions have at least one nominee, but others will be accepted.

For information, see the Web site at https://gfca.org.

SOIRÉE TO BENEFIT McLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS: Tickets currently

are on sale for the May 18 spring benefit to benefit McLean Project for the Arts.

Funds support efforts ranging from the annual MPAartfest to exhibitions throughout the year.

The event “provides a wonderful opportunity for our community of supporters to come together,” said organization executive director Lori Carbonneau.

“The majority of our funding comes from the generosity of individual donors, so we are delighted to continue this long-standing MPA fund-raising tradition.”

The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the home of Matthew and Pat Bullock, and will include a silent auction of contemporary paintings. A VIP reception will precede the general event.

Tickets are $350 each, with sponsorship packages ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. For information, call (703) 7901953 or see the Web site at www.mpaart. org.

FUND-RAISER WILL BENEFIT HAYCOCK ELEMENTARY PTA: The “Com-

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Those who bring a special flyer (available at www.hbcgroupkw.com) will see approximately 70 percent of their food and drink bill donated to the PTA. “All funds raised by the Haycock PTA will be used to help underwrite and support programming that takes place at our school,” said Karen Leiser, the PTA president. “We are looking forward to putting the money raised from this event right Continued on Page 15 VA 2705116122A, DCRA 420214000130, MHIC 121787

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McLean/Great Falls Notes Continued from Page 14 back into the school so that students will directly benefit from additional programming that the school can offer.”

Sponsors of the event include Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy with the 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; Jim Harris of BOWA; the McLean Chamber of Commerce; and Moe Jebali with Pulcinella Italian Host.

JAMMIN’ JUNIORS CONCERT SERIES RETURNS: The McLean Community

Center’s Jammin’ Juniors concert series continues with the husband-and-wife duo Two of a Kind on Wednesday, May 10 at 12:30 p.m. at McLean Central Park, adjacent to Dolley Madison Library.

Two of a Kind presents concerts featuring songs, puppets, movement and stories, with an emphasis on interaction and participation.

The concert is free. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleancenter. org.

MILLER TO BE ON HAND AT COLVIN RUN: The Colvin Run Mill miller will

be on hand and hard at work on Sunday, May 7 and 21, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Great Falls facility of the Fairfax County

Park Authority.

Weather-permitting, the miller will show how grain is turned into flour.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 7, a blacksmith will be on hand at the park to provide a demonstration of old-fashioned blacksmithing work, using his forge to work with hammer and tongs to make iron tools and utensils.

The cost, including a tour of the mill and grinding demonstration, is $7 for adults, $5 for students, $5 for seniors and children.

The mill is located at 10017 Colvin Run Road. For information, call (703) 759-2771 or see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/colvinrunmill/.

WAGON RIDES OFFERED AT RIVERBEND PARK: Riverbend Park in Great

Falls will present a wagon ride through the woods and along the Potomac shoreline on Saturdays, May 6 and 27, from 10 to 11 a.m. each day.

The rides are suitable for ages 2 to adult. The cost is $7 per person; children must be accompanied by adults, and registration is required.

For information, call (703) 759-9018 or see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty. gov/parks/riverbend-park/.

LONG & FOSTER TO PRESENT COMMUNITY SHRED: Long & Foster Real

Estate will host a community shred on

In observance of Arbor Day, the McLean Trees Foundation, in conjunction with the wirelessbroadband provider Kajeet, plantted a native redbud tree adjacent to Kajeet’s headquarters on Jones Branch Drive and Westpark Drive. Ten Kajeet employees participated in the planting.

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Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at the McLean office, 1355 Beverly Road.

The event will offer free, secure document destruction for the community.

For information, call (703) 790-1990.

McENEARNEY TO PRESENT COMMUNITY SHRED: McEnearney Associates

in McLean is hosting a shredding and recycling event on Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at its McLean office, 1320 Old Chain Bridge Road.

Sponsored by Atlantic Coast Mort-

gage, the event will include paper shredding and the recycling of electronics, furniture and old paint. (A $5-per-can fee will be charged for paint recycling.)

Paint and furniture will be donated to local charitable organizations.

McLEAN CHAMBER TO HOST BREAKFAST MEETING: The Greater McLean

Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast event on Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 a.m. at J. Gilbert’s. For information, call (703) 356-5424.

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BOWA Builders earned the Capital COTY 2010 Grand Award for its whole-house renovation of this week’s featured property, which took an exceptional home set on 5 acres of prime, landscaped Great Falls land and turned it into a masterpiece of elegance and style.

Four levels of spectacularity await our inspection, while the expansive exterior domains – including the marvelous pool/spay/waterfall area – will provide a backdrop for exceptional living and entertaining on a grand scale.

The property currently is on the market, listed at $3,500,000 by Lyons McGuire Homes & Estates of Keller Williams Realty. An open house is set for May 7 from 1 to 4 p.m.

The details make the difference in any home, and our featured property seems to anticipate every desire, from the exquisite tile and timeless millwork to the large (but always welcoming) rooms and tremendous traffic flow and pitch-perfect functionality.

The elegant, large, soaring foyer bids us welcome, focusing our attention on all that will follow. The dining room and a home library (with fireplace, first of many), flank the foyer. The large living room, with its own grand fireplace, can be found beyond, with walk-out access to the rear pleasure area and its center-

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The kitchen occupies a strategic location at the rear of the home, with top-quality appliances, an abundance of natural light and room for eat-in dining area. A separate breakfast room, which offers access both to the rear yard and the delightful screened-in porch, is located between the kitchen compound and the grand family room (with another fireplace).

Upstairs, the owner’s retreat occupies a prime position, with a large bedroom area, separate sitting area, access to the loft, three walk-in closets and a sumptuous bath.

Three additional bedrooms are located on the second level, along with laundry facilities, while the top level is home to a lovely guest suite and separate bonus room, which would work well as another bedroom, artist’s retreat or as desired.

The delights continue in the lower level, with a large recreation room with fireplace, a pub area that offers a wet bar and access to a side patio, plus a game room and exercise room.

Yes, the highlights continue outside, as you can enjoy the upcoming summer poolside in this glorious testament to exceptionality.

Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients.

For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703)738-2520.

Facts for buyers Address: 10116 Squires Trail, Great Falls (22206).

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Sales of Existing Homes Bloom in March

Existing-home sales took off in March to their highest pace in over 10 years, and severe supply shortages resulted in the typical home finding buyers more quickly than usual, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Only the West saw a decline in sales activity in March, according to the data.

Total existing-home sales – counting single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – ascended 4.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.71 million in March, the strongest month of sales since February 2007.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says existing sales roared back in March and were led by hefty gains in the Northeast and Midwest.

“The early returns so far this spring buying season look very promising as a rising number of households dipped their toes into the market and were successfully able to close on a home last month,” Yun said. “Although finding available properties to buy continues to be a strenuous task for many buyers, there was enough of a monthly increase in listings in March for sales to muster a strong gain.”

The median existing-home price for all housing types in March was $236,400, up 6.8 percent from a year before. March’s price increase marks the 61st consecutive month of yearover-year gains.

“Until we see significant and sustained multi-month increases in housing starts, prices will continue to far outpace incomes and put pressure on those trying to buy,” Yun said.

Total housing inventory at the end of March increased 5.8 percent to 1.83 million existing homes available for sale, but is still 6.6 percent lower than a year ago (1.96 million) and has fallen year-over-year for 22 straight months.

Properties typically stayed on the market for 34 days in March, which is down significantly from 45 days in February and 47 days a year ago.

Inventory data from Realtor.com reveals that the metro areas where listings stayed on the market the shortest amount of time in March were San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., 24 days; San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif., 25 days; Seattle-TacomaBellevue, Wash., and Denver-AuroraLakewood, Colo., both at 28 days; and Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif., 31 days.

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Fairfax County Notes PUBLIC-PRIVATE INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON ORAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS: An

innovative public-private partnership aims to provide access to dental services by bringing them to the children at their schools.

Spearheaded by the non-profit Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation, Bailey’s Elementary School will pilot this program that seeks to reduce barriers to access for at-risk children. Ten other partners are participating in the effort, including Kaiser Permanente, Giant Food, Northern Virginia Community College, CASA of Northern Virginia and Neighborhood Health Services Inc. Over the past four decades, the Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation has built a network of doctors and dentists that see children of Fairfax County’s working poor for a reduced rate or pro bono in their offices. Marcia Twomey, the executive director of the MCCP Foundation, arrived at her post a year ago eager to reduce barriers to care and begin addressing unmet oral-health needs.

“Many of the safety-net providers in Fairfax County have the same mission and serve the same families,” Twomey said. “We can be so much more effective if we partner, and the end result will be healthier kids.”

Children will receive screening and education at the school, with any neces-

sary follow-up procedures taking place at the NVCC Medical Education Campus in Springfield. Dental kits will be distributed to parents/guardians and children, along with training on how to brush and floss properly.

Bailey’s Elementary for the Arts and Sciences, one of the most diverse in the 188,000-student Fairfax County system, has become known for its out-of-the-box approach to issues.

“Our children have a huge range of needs that affect their ability to learn, and our teachers unfortunately can’t meet them all. The school is already a trusted place for children and their parents, and we see them every day,” said Julie Easa, principal of Bailey’s Primary School.

(The school has two campuses, a primary school at the original location and an upper school in a repurposed nearby office building.)

To raise funds for this new program, the MCCP Foundation is holding a fundraiser on June 3, featuring dinner and dancing at the Country Club of Fairfax.

For information on becoming an event sponsor, or to buy tickets, see the Web site at www.mccpfoundation.org.

Doctors and dentists interested in volunteering their services can contact mtwomey@mccpfoundation.org.

N.VA. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AN-

NOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS: The

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia has announced recipients of its 2017 Community Investment Grants.

More than $280,000 will be awarded to organizations working to improve the health, education and general well-being of the local region.

A total of 162 applications were submitted. “This year’s grantees are serving the neediest in our community, and we are committed to continue to invest in the mission of these organizations,” said Ken Huntsman, who chairs the committee that evaluated grant nominations.

Among organizations that received grant funding: All Ages Read Together; Arlington Food Assistance Center; Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect; the Reading Connection; Young Playwrights Theater; Arlington Retirement Housing Corp.; Phoenix House of the Mid-Atlantic; ServiceSource; College Access Fairfax; Computer CORE; Cornerstones; La Cocina Va.; OAR of Fairfax County; and FACETS. For information, see the Web site at www.cfnova.org.

PARK AUTHORITY GEARS UP FOR SUMMERTIME ECLIPSE: The Fairfax

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cent of the sun will be covered from view in Fairfax County, and at least 13 Park Authority sites will host programs about eclipses during the coming buildup to the first total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. in 38 years.

The Park Authority is partnering with Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fairfax County Public Library to provide residents with eclipse learning opportunities. Nature, history and lakefront parks will be part of the effort, as will RECenters, libraries and schools.

The Fairfax County Park Foundation will provide a limited number of solar viewing glasses for watching the eclipse.

They will be distributed at the public park programs.

For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/.

NVCC MUSICAL GROUPS TO PRESENT CONCERT: The Northern Virginia Com-

munity College NOVA Alexandria Community Chorus, Band and Jazz Band will perform a variety of musical selections during a 40th-anniversary celebration on Friday, May 5 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at the college’s Alexandria campus.

The show will include works by Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington and a moving setting of “Amazing Grace” by Frank Ticheli, among others.

The 24-member jazz ensemble, 100member chorus and 75-member concert band each combine students from the college’s music program with musicians from the surrounding community.

The concert is free and the community is invited. Free parking for the concert will be available in the NVCC garage along Beauregard Street.

For information, call Lisa Eckstein at (703) 845-6252 or e-mail leckstein@nvcc. edu.

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Schools & Military n Kelsey Lambert of McLean has been named to the provost’s list for the third term at Troy University. n Gianna Sheffield of Oakton is one of 23 seniors at Miami University to earn the President’s Distinguished Service Award, presented each year to graduating seniors for their contributions to campus, the greater community and higher education. n Caroline Dilorenzo of McLean was recognized as a Global Honor Scholar at the Mary Baldwin University undergraduate honors ceremony. n The following local students were in-

ducted into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society: Emily Budy of McLean was initiated into the Florida International University chapter. Sarah Gaston of McLean, Grady Moran of Oakton, Rachel Carter of Vienna and Mary Lilly of Vienna were initiated into the George Mason University chapter. Rachel Brunjes of McLean, Francis Damico of Vienna and Kayleigh Vance of Vienna were initiated into the Virginia Tech chapter. Jenna Bayer of Oakton, Liam Brailey of Vienna and Megan Graves of Vienna were initiated into the Elon University chapter. n

Cindy Rodi of Langley High School

earned a first-place award in the 2017 Virginia History Day competition for her project, “From Patriot to Pacifist: Siegfried Sassoon and His Letter Against the Great War.” In addition, Langley’s Patrick Corrigan, Riley Schwartz and Kiyan Tarahomi earned first place in group competition for “The Nuremberg Trials: Taking a Stand Opposing Crimes Against Humanity.”

Statewide first- and second-place awardees advance to the National History Day competition, to be held in June at the University of Maryland. n More than 40 students representing 21 Fairfax County schools participated in the annual TysonRegional Chamber of Commerce Stars event, honoring their efforts for positive achievements and significant improvements while overcoming significant obstacles or personal struggles.

More than 130 attendees joined the event, including Jay Pearson, executive principal of Region 2 for Fairfax County Public Schools and Maureen Loftus, youth and education chair for the Tysons Regional Chamber.

The award included the student selection of two books prior to the ceremony: one for their school library, and one for them to keep. Students and guests also enjoyed breakfast at Earl’s Kitchen and Bar, and received awards recognizing their accomplishments.

“Chamber stars highlight the best in our Fairfax County area students, as the award honors perseverance and overcoming obstacles, which are attributes that will helps students succeed in the future,” said Maureen Loftus, executive director of LearningRx. Students who received a Chamber Star include Romina Fahiminia, Lauren Banks, Cristel Navarro-Garcia, Jeffrey Diaz-Cerna, Nicholas Walsh, Tomy Araujo Coreas, Brayan Giron, Iain Hodge, Kelsey-Ann Clarke, Keyla Torres, Jackson Hamrick, Oliver Irving, Rusyaidi Mohamed Roslan, Aiman Mohd Balkhishah, Faith Ogao, Autumn Ritz, Alonitra Mayorga-Irias, Cecilia Rey Canizares, Daniel Reyes Mejia, Allison Padilla Soler, Clara Cebral-Marani, Halimat Sidiq, Shagofa Mohammadi, Yesenia “Elizabeth” Villanueva, Edme Batres-Perdomo, Erick Martinez Aleman, Caiden Allen, Alex Martin, Bella Moreno, Alex Nolasco-Castro, Lapson Silas, Dunia Manjivar-Lopez, Edwen Figueroa, Maxine Teitelbaum, David Mercado, Janae Lancaster, Elijah Jose, Israel Kidane, Seda Demir, Hanan Clark, Linah Elobeid and Cristina Castillo. n Russell Nadel, a middle-school music teacher at the Potomac School, has been named the winner of the 2017 Ben Steinberg Young Composer’s Award, presented by the Guild of Temple Musicians and

the American Conference of Cantors.

Nadel was tasked with writing a choral piece to be performed at the amateur adult level.

His piece, “Tov L’ H o d o t , ” which translates as, “It is good to give thanks,” contains the Hebrew text of Psalm 92.

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Nadel’s composition will be performed for the first time in June at the 2017 American Conference of Cantors – Guild of Temple Musicians Convention in Las Vegas.

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‘Into the Woods’: O’Connell Students Show Talents ANNIE PARNELL George Mason High School

Grab your basket of goodies, your magic beans and your enchanted slippers – it’s time to venture “Into the Woods” with the cast and crew ‘CAPPIES’ of Bishop O’Connell School.

REVIEW HighWith a book written by James Lapine and music and lyrics composed by Stephen Sondheim, “Into the Woods” combines the original story of a childless baker and his wife with classic fairy tales such as “Cinderella,” “Rapunzel” and “Little Red Riding Hood,” turning “happily ever after” on its head through the central theme of wishes and their unforeseen consequences.

A bold pick for a high-school cast, the show has become a classic of the genre, winning five Tony Awards since its original run and being adapted for the small and big screens in 1991 and 2014, respectively.

The students of Bishop O’Connell have crafted an impressive performance, presenting a show that brings well-known stories to life with an inventive twist.

Maintaining energy and pace despite notoriously daunting music, the “Into the Woods” cast made certain that the audience was held under their spell until the show’s end.

Daniel Herrarias and Elise Welsh made a charming leading duo as the baker and his wife, displaying prowess individually and combining to form a strong collaborative dynamic. In their giddy duet “It Takes Two,” the couple radiated tenderness and joy, discovering together how their adventures in the woods had rekindled the flame between them.

Welsh later stood out in solo number “Moment in the Woods,” commanding the stage with presence and vocals.

The ensemble-based story line of “Into the Woods” demands a diverse cast of supporting characters, and the students of Bishop O’Connell did not disappoint.

As the Witch, Jessica Gliot charmed the audience, wowing in numbers such as “The Last Midnight.” Campbell Hodges was sprightly and chipper as Little Red Riding Hood, coming of age with skill throughout her time on stage. Jeffrey Hales’ role as the Mysterious Man brought laughs with physical characterization and comedic expertise, acting as a focal point of comedic relief.

An immersive woodland set, created

by Jessica Gliot, Conor Maguire, Eleanor Vaughn and Matthew Atienza, formed powerful stage pictures and ensured that the show’s fairy tale world came to life.

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As the company came together for the Act II finalé, the audience was truly reminded that even on the most fantastic of journeys, no one is alone.

Bishop O’Connell’s bright performance of “Into the Woods” was impressive and energetic, a commendable presentation of

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The Sun Gazette partners with the Critics and Awards Program (CAPPIES) to present student-written reviews of local high-school theater productions.

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Teeing Off

An Annual Excellence of Girls High School Softball The excellence of girls high school softball in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas is taken for granted each spring season, because so many teams have been so good for so many years.

Conference Title Could Be at Stake

Dave Facinoli

A Staff Report

The McLean Highlanders and Madison Warhawks were involved in big Liberty Conference girls softball games last week and will meet the end of this week in a game that could determine the league’s regular-season title.

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP McLean (11-5) defeated Hayfield, 5-1, Washington-Lee, 14-0, and Yorktown, 7-3, last week in high school action.

For McLean in the win over Yorktown, Amanda Moore was the winning pitcher in a complete game. In the second inning, Riley Simon, Zoe Dobson, Rachel Remer and Julia Longo had RBI hits that helped the Highlanders build a 5-1 lead.

Longo was the winning pitcher against Hayfield.

McLean has four conference games remaining this week and Madison three.

The teams meet at McLean on Friday, May 5 in the final regular-season contest for both.

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Madison’s Kristin Giery started on the mound for the Warhawks in their victory over Washington-Lee. See a slideshow at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

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Early League Loss a Relax Factor for Marshall DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

Players and coaches don’t like to lose, but it was an early-season setback the Wakefield BASEBALL to Warriors that Marshall Statesmen head coach Aaron Tarr believes may have done his high school baseball team a world of good by unleashing some pressure.

That 4-3 loss was Marshall’s first ever in Capitol Conference play. One of the Statesmen’s goals this spring was to extend that streak to another full season.

Since that defeat, Tarr said his team has been playing much looser and relaxed.

Marshall improved to 12-4 overall and 9-1 in the conference on April 28 with a 6-2 home win over the Edison

Eagles. The win was Marshall’s fifth in a row. The previous game was a 12-2 rout over Stuart.

“We haven’t been playing as tight since that loss,” Tarr said. “It’s like that kind of freed us from the pressure.”

The coach said the Statesmen have been hitting well from the top to the bottom of the lineup, have received outstanding defensive outfield play and has been executing consistently.”

Two players who were cut as juniors, infielders Liam Leone and Nick Montfort, are much improved and productive, according to Tarr, and now starters on the left side of the infield.

Lee Morrison is the ace of the pitching staff with Patrick Halligan, Robbie Guenther and Montfort among other top pitchers. As a hitter, Guenther has

two homers.

Center fielder Jacob Han and left fielder Casey Lauer have been standouts.

Against Stuart, Morrison pitched a complete game with five strikeouts to get the win. He allowed four hits. Lauer had three of Marshall’s 14 hits and he drove in two runs, Guenther had two hits and two RBI, and Arata Honda and Halligan had two hits each.

Right-hander Halligan threw a complete-game five-hitter and struck out nine with no walks against Edison. He added three hits with the bat. Lauer and Honda each had two hits, Guenther doubled and had three RBI, Jack Jones had two RBI and John Kerns doubled.

Marshall has just a few regular-season games remaining.

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The Bishop O’Connell Knights and Madison Warhawks continue to be the long-standing standard-bearers of outstanding play. Each annually challenges, and in the case of O’Connell, often wins postseason tournaments.

Both are among favorites this spring to fly conference, region and state championship banners.

Undefeated O’Connell is ranked high nationally in USA Today and No. 1 in Virginia’s Division I state privateschool poll. Madison was undefeated early last week and was ranked highly in local polls.

There are other teams that have had strong programs in recent years and, continue to remain that way.

One is the McLean Highlanders, a past state champion and perennial postseason tourney contender. The McLean vs. O’Connell and Madison showdowns are must-see softball.

Another improving public-school team in recent years has been the Marshall Statesmen. The Langley Saxons and Yorktown Patriots are up and down.

Like O’Connell, private-school teams Flint Hill and Potomac School are ranked high in the state this spring and have long had sound teams. Last week, Flint Hill was ranked second, which is thought to be the Huskies’ highest such rating in the program’s history. Potomac School was ranked in the fourth position.

The things the winning teams have in common are perennial standout pitching and other talented players, experienced coaching and strong youth feeder programs. Even the three private-school teams, which can draw players from anywhere, benefit from those local youth leagues.

Fans of softball hope they continue being spoiled by such excellent play.

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Saxons Extend Victory String; Cougars Win Two More A Staff Report

The second-place Langley Saxons (11-6, 8-3) stayed hot with victories over the McLean Highlanders, 6-3, and Fairfax Rebels, 3-1, last week in Liberty Conference high school baseball games to up their winning streak to six.

BASEBALL ROUNDUP Against McLean, right-hander David Ross (5-0) threw a complete-game, allowing one earned run, six hits and he fanned three. Josh McQuaig and Nick Gasparis (one RBI) each had two hits, John Eames drove in two runs, Cooper Davis doubled and had an RBI, David Siegel had a hit and Max Trautwein had an RBI.

For McLean, Brendan Grammes had two hits and Alex Gerhart had a hit and two RBI. In Langley’s win over Fairfax, Danny Hosley had two hits and an RBI, Gasparis homered. Eames doubled and drove in a run, and Jake Osburn was the winning pitcher in 61/3 innings with eight strikeouts. Hosley earned the save.

McLean (5-12, 3-8) lost to Yorktown, 5-4, on April 28 as Jack Slade had three hits and Grant Williams had a hit and an RBI. “We had our opportunities,” McLean coach John Dowling said. “We need to do a little more.”

McLean has lost six games by three runs or fewer, including three one-run setbacks.

“So many of our games have been close. That’s frustrating,” Williams said.

“We need to have that last oomph.” n In the Oakton Cougars’ 15-5 home win over Stone Bridge last week, Jared Kimbel had three hits and three RBI and pitched a couple of innings with three strikeouts, Will Rippley had two hits, Owen Lamon had five RBI, Ryan Davis had three RBI, and Will Rippley had two hits.

Oakton (11-4, 5-1) then defeated Centreville, 9-2, on April 28 in Concorde Conference action. Davis and Craig Benson each had three hits, Kembel had two hits and Ethan Sullivan had two RBI. n In the Flint Hill Huskies’ 6-5 win in nine innings over the visiting Maret

Frogs last week in Mid-Atlantic Atheltic Conference action, Justin Duenkel had the game-winning walk-off single between first and second to score Joey Thomas. Teddy Redington had two hits and two RBI for Flint Hill (7-6, 4-4) and Tucker Mitchell drove in two runs.

The win snapped Flint Hill’s fourgame losing streak. n In non-conference action, the Potomac School Panthers downed St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, 9-1, on April 29.

Michael Valentine had three hits, Tommy Riley and two hits and three RBI, Daniel Albrittain had two hits and two RBI, Eric Thronson had two RBI, and Carter Bosch and Riley combined for 13 strikeouts on the mound. Bosch started and got the win.

With Two More Shutouts, Madison Has Eight This Spring A Staff Report

A winning streak continued and so did a pitcher’s perfect record for the WarBASEBALL Madison hawks in their 9-0 home win over the Washington-Lee Generals on April 26 in Liberty Conference high school baseball action.

Madison improved to 17-1 with its

17th win in a row and senior right-hander Jake Nielsen ran his record to 6-0 by tossing a complete-game two-hitter with eight strikeouts and one walk in one of Madison’s victories last week.

Nielsen did not have a three-ball count on a batter until the final inning.

The shutout was his second in a row, and the complete game was his fourth this spring.

“Jake was dominant tonight,” Madison coach Mark Gjormand said.

Daniel Gerke had two hits for Madison, Nate Leas drove in two runs and Kyle Novak and Joey Goldsmith each had a hit and an RBI. A couple of nights later, Madison blanked host South Lakes, 13-0, for its eighth shutout this season and fourth in five games.

Goldsmith homered for Madison and had three hits and three RBI, Novak added two hits and an RBI, Jack Kidd had two hits and three RBI. Ryan Kopka pitched four innings and Matt Howat one and combined on a one-hitter.

Madison improved to 11-1 in the conference, and has two regular-season games remaining this week.

A new coach has not yet been hired to replace Blair, who was an assistant at Lake Braddock before taking the McLean job.

McLean (13-0) defeated Madison earlier in the season and last week downed Fairfax, 9-0, and Yorktown, 8-1.

BOYS TENNIS: The Madison Warhawks

(12-1) nipped the Yorktown Patriots, 54, in a Liberty Conference match last week to remain in second place, then defeated Langley, 6-3, and South Lakes, 6-3.

Winning singles matches for Madison against Yorktown were Clark Bowden at No. 3. Aryan Ossareh at No. 5 and Ben Liu at No. 6. In doubles, Bowden at Ravi Suresh won at No. 2 and Liu and Ossareh at No. 3.

Against Langley, winning singles matches for Madison were Luke Sablik, Bowden, Ossareh and Liu. Against South Lakes, Suresh, Bowden, Mason Leak, Ossareh and Liu won in singles.

Madison and the first-place McLean Highlanders (15-0) were scheduled to meet May 2 in a match that could determine first place in the conference.

fensive play, including 14 saves by goalie Ellie Socher, the Madison Warhawks (12-2) lost to the Langley Saxons, 9-7, last week in a showdown for first place in the Liberty Conference.

Logan Hanton scored four goals for Madison. Anya Saponja scored twice and Zoe Dyer once.

In Madison’s following 18-3 win over Hayfield, Hanton, Dyer, Saponja, Carly Rogers, Annabel Bentley, Caroline Turner, Elia Kim, Ashley Go, McKenna Nolan, Olivia Choutka, Bailey Brummer, Morgan Muse, Grace McDonough and Lily Karp scored. Madison ends the regular season with a record of 12-2.

Langley finished the regular season with a perfect 14-0 record to finish first in the conference. Against Madison, Emma Crooks had four goals for Langley, Anna Hofgard scored three, Marina

Smith had a goal and three assists and goalie Megan O’Hara made 11 saves.

The Saxons ended the regular season with a 16-5 victory over the McLean Highlanders, who were 8-2 entering their final regular-season game against Westfield in non-conference play. London Simonides had five goals and Hofgard and Caroline Bean three each.

Oakton High School senior swimmer Tom Hallock received The Allstate Foundation/Virginia High School League Achievement Award as the Group 6A Male Athlete of the Year.

Hallock won multiple postseason races in conference, region and state competitions and anchored winning relays during this past winter’s swim and diving season.

The award is the VHSL’s premier program for recognition of individual students involved in athletic and academic activities. Hallock received a $1,500 scholarship.

In the win over South Lakes, Alex Echazarreta pitched a two-hitter, Cat Arase tripled and had two hits, Emily Klingaman homered and had two hits and Nicole Adkins and Kristin Giery each had two hits. Klingaman tripled and Giery doubled in the loss to South Lakes. n The Marshall Statesmen (14-3) have won six games in a row and lead

the Capitol Conference with an 8-0 record. Marshall defeated Edison, 6-3, in its most recent game on April 28.

Marshall’s top hitters are Amelia Ely, who has two home runs, Madison Wolfe, Audra Scheinman, Emily Hoskins, Megan Palfrey, Sophie Delta, Maya Casey, Claire Armstrong and Madison Shannon. On the mound, Casey has nine wins and Erin Williams four.

The Langley Saxons (8-7) nipped Fairfax, 10-9, in a game last week. n The Flint Hill Huskies (10-0) remained undefeated with wins over Sidwell Friends, 8-1, and National Cathedral, 11-0, last week.

Natalie Plaut homered, Kathleen Boyce had two hits, Ar’ri Fleming tripled and Sarah Davison and Plaut combined for the shutout.

High School Roundup McLEAN FOOTBALL COACH LEAVES:

Shaun Blair has stepped down as the head football coach at McLean High School after three seasons to take a defensive assistant coaching position on the staff for the state champion Westfield High School team.

Blair made that decision in recent days.

“It was an opportunity and good move I felt that would give me a chance to continue growing as a teacher and as a coach,” Blair said. “It’s another chance to learn another way to run a program.

That was the next logical progression for me.”

Blair will teach in the physical education department at Westfield.

At McLean, the Highlanders finished 5-5 Blair’s first season, then 1-9 the next two, with injuries to key players, including the quarterbacks, in both 2015 and ‘16.

“The kids always fought hard and played hard for each other at McLean,” Blair said.

Softball Continued from Page 23 Madison (16-1) lost to South Lakes, 4-3, in eight innings last week, then rebounded to defeat South Lakes, 5-1, then rout Washington-Lee, 19-0, in five innings.

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Sports Briefs TRIATHLON TEAM PERFORMS WELL: The Viennabased Machine M3 Triathlon program, a youth and adult high-performance team, recently attended the High School National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The all-girls team finished second overall in the female division and third in combined points.

Some of the team’s top performers were Grace Obando, Nicole Manning, Claire Wolff and Nicole Schmidt.

SOCCER FEST 2017: SoccerFest 2017, a 4 on 4 soccer tournament, returns to the region for its 25th year on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25. After being held in Loudoun County the past five years, the twoday soccer event will be held at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston.

“While we enjoyed five wonderful years at Morven Park, the move to Fairfax County for year 25 makes a great deal of sense for a number of reasons,” tournament director Steve Winter said. “Since the majority of teams hail from Fairfax and Arlington counties, this expands our capacity to draw even greater numbers of participating teams.”

Open to boys and girls (and adults as well) of all skill levels, teams of six players are guaranteed to play

Budget Continued from Page 1 three budget public hearings in early April and on April 25 approved a markup package to increase the transfer to the county’s school system and provide more funding to “Diversion First,” a program that favors treatment over incarceration.

Supervisors agreed to give Fairfax County Public Schools $1.7 million more, which brought this year’s school-transfer increase to 2.79 percent. The school system also will benefit from $4.2 million more in state funds, but still must bridge an estimated $48.4 million shortfall to balance their upcoming fiscal year’s budget, county officials said.

Board members agreed to pay nearly $2 million to finance the second year of the Diversion First initiative, which will include 18 employees.

Leaders Continued from Page 3 Deborah Rutter, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, recalled the moment in school when she got to choose which instrument to play and the bodily joy she felt while making music.

“You follow your heart, instincts and nose and it takes you on a great journey,” she said.

Rutter took German-language classes at the University of California-Los Angeles before spending her junior year in Austria studying music. Falling in love with the language and that culture, Rutter later snagged a job at the Hollywood Bowl by writing its director a letter in German.

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Members of a Vienna-based triathlon team participated in a national high school meet recently in Alabama.

four games in one day. Each participant receives an event T-shirt with individual medals awarded to firstplace and runner-up teams in each division.

Online registration is open with a $195 team fee, a $30 savings available through May 26. The price increases to $225 on May 27 through June 16 (registration deadline).

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SENIOR SOFTBALL: For fun, fitness and friendship, join Northern Virginia Senior Softball is set to play slow-pitch games Tuesday and Thursday mornings through July. Placement on one of 26 teams in one of three skill-level leagues is by skill assessment. Everyone bats and 11 play on defense. For more information,

Those new jobs, plus four more financed with $373,000 in restored funding to the Community Readiness and Support Program and the $93,000 to be spent for a clerk to serve a new Circuit Court judge, will result in a total of 72 net new positions in the coming fiscal year’s budget.

Supervisors made the funding adjustments from almost $3.68 million in available funds, more than half of which consisted of a nearly $2 million balance in the advertised budget plan.

Other available revenue included $580,000 more in state revenue; almost $649,000 in excess revenues from Mosaic District fees; $350,000 from charging a new Circuit Court fee of $5 per paper document filed; $50,000 in savings from using the Sheriff’s Office’s Community Labor Force; about $10,400 in revenue-stabilization and managed-reserve adjustments; and $141,000 by eliminating funding for the county’s infill-tree-sign program. The county also will save about $750,000 in Rutter initially felt at sea in management posts, but compensated by taking business classes at night to learn practical skills that complemented her artistic bent.

“Don’t hold back because you don’t think you can do something,” she advised.

During the question-and-answer session, Rutter advocated for more arts education in schools, saying it’s been shown to improve students’ overall success rates.

She also fondly recalled touring Europe with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, noting that in a moment of mischief they once crawled under a table at a restaurant and tossed up rolls at the diners eating above.

Not all experiences with performers have been so pleasant, she added.

“Female opera singers aren’t the only divas in the world,” she said.

GOLF TOURNAMENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Golf

fans in and around the nation’s capital can get up close and personal with the legends of golf this month as the PGA of America announced open volunteer positions for the 2017 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship tournament.

Those interested will be able to choose from 20 distinct volunteer categories to be part of this major championship, held at Trump National Golf Club, in Potomac Falls, May 23-28.

The field of players include some of the top names in senior golf.

Volunteer positions are filled on a first come, first served basis. More information and an application can be found at www.srpga.com, or by e-mailing Jessie Thompson at jthompson@pgahq.com. For more information about the tournament, visit www.srpga. com or call (800) 742-4653.

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County revenues grew by 1.94 percent over the last fiscal year, while county disbursements will increase by 2.49 percent in fiscal 2018. County officials already are predicting a $95.7 million budget shortfall for fiscal 2019.

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ron Bulova (D) thanked Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) for yet again chairing the board’s Budget Committee, which oversees supervisors’ most important annual task.

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Adoption of a Resolution establishing the Real Estate Tax Rate at $0.2250 per $100 valuation; Bank Net Capital at $0.80 per $100 valuation; and Utility Tax for residential at the rate of 20% of the first $15.00 and Commercial at the rate of 15% of the first $300.00.

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. May 5, 1950: n Virginia’s poll tax of $1.75 is due tomorrow.

May 6, 1955: n Six sites have been named finalists to become the future headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. n The 30th running of the Virginia Gold Cup is slated for Warrenton this weekend.

May 5, 1959: n Most speakers at a packed Board of Supervisors budget hearing called for austerity measures. n A state commission is urging higher tuition at public colleges and universities. n Winston Churchill is visiting Washington to see President Eisenhower and the ailing George C. Marshall.

May 6, 1968: n Vienna officials say they expect no increase in the real estate tax rate this year, even though most other Northern Virginia jurisdictions are hiking their rates. n The Fairfax chapter of the American Red Cross is creating 1,855 “ditty bags” for soldiers. n Nearly 200,000 striking Bell Telephone workers are headed back to work after a settlement has been reached. The cost to the company: $2 billion in higher wages and benefits. n The Sun’s editorial page looks at the proposal for parity among boys and girls varsity sports at local high schools. n On the baseball diamond, Madison is 13-1, Marshall is 8-5, Langley is 6-5, Oakton is 5-9 and McLean is 2-11.

May 5-6, 1979: n Dranesville Supervisor John Shacochis says he is overworked and disillusioned, and will not be running for reelection. n Virginia is at the top of the pack among states where residents follow the 55-mph speed limit. n Langley has won the Great Falls District track title.

May 3, 1986: n On the Vienna Town Council ballot are Charles Robinson, Lucy Gasparine, Mary Jane Cronin, Martha Pruett and George Lovelace.

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Public-Safety Notes GROUP OF MEN ROB, ASSAULT MAN IN FALLS CHURCH: Fairfax County po-

lice officers responded April 28 at 1 a.m. to a reported armed robbery in the 2800 block of Dover Lane in the Falls Church area.

According to police, a 29-year-old man was approached by three male suspects, one of whom displayed a gun and demanded money. While they were taking the victim’s money, two additional suspects approached from behind and assaulted him, police said.

The suspects took the victim’s cell phone and an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing. They were described as black and wearing black hoodies. All of their faces were covered.

The victim declined medical attention, police said.

MULTIPLE MERRIFIELD MEDICAL OFFICES BURGLARIZED: Fairfax County

police detectives are investigating 17 recent burglaries of medical offices at the Inova Fair Oaks Medical Campus.

The male suspect entered the businesses on April 22 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and broke into a secured lock box that contained the office keys. The suspect then stole cash and iPads from the offices, police said.

The suspect was described as Hispanic or Middle Eastern, light-skinned, around 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall and approximately 175 to 200 pounds. He had shortcropped black hair and a mustache and was wearing a blue shirt, khaki pants and black shoes.

CHARGES PENDING AGAINST JUVENILES IN SUSPECTED MERRIFIELD ARSON: Units from the Fairfax County

Fire and Rescue Department and Arlington County Fire Department responded April 23 at 6:55 p.m. to a reported house fire in the 2800 block of Hyson Lane in Merrifield.

Upon arrival, units found a one-story, single-family house with fire visible from inside a front room. Bystanders reported seeing four children playing in the home before the fire began.

Units simultaneously extinguished the fire and searched the home for occupants, but found none. Officials determined the home was uninhabited at the time of the fire.

A neighbor discovered the fire and called 911. The neighbor also reported seeing four juveniles flee the scene, officials said.

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SPITTLE FLIES DURING ARGUMENT BETWEEN GROCERY, PIZZA DRIVERS IN VIENNA: A truck driver making a de-

livery to Giant Food, 359 Maple Ave., E., on April 21 at 9:31 p.m. when he got into an argument in the rear parking lot with a driver for Domino’s Pizza, Vienna police said.

During the argument, the Domino’s employee allegedly spit at the other driver, police said. Police advised the truck driver about the warrant process should he wish to pursue charges.

GIRL SAYS MAN BEHAVED LEWDLY TOWARD HER AT VIENNA LIBRARY:

A juvenile female told Vienna police on April 24 at 7:01 p.m. that while she was in the quiet-study room at Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave., E., a man entered the room, sat next to her and began reading a newspaper.

The man then began staring at the juvenile and rubbing the crotch of his pants, the girl told police.

The girl quickly left the room and alerted a library employee, but the suspect left the library before police arrived.

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