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Community Center’s Reopening Is a Big Hit Trials and Tribulations That Plagued Vienna Project Are Relegated to the Past BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Judging from the reaction of hundreds of people who eagerly poured into the newly renovated Vienna Community Center on Sept. 23, the two-year-long closure during construction was worth the wait.

The heavily attended dedication ceremony and open house showed how crucial the facility is to the town, said Vienna Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Herman.

“The Vienna Community Center will continue to be the focal point of this community for generations to come,” she said.

The renovations involved gutting and upgrading the existing facility, while adding about 15,000 square feet of new space.

A new full-sized gymnasium with a high-school regulation basketball court will, when partitioned, allow two youth games to occur simultaneously.

The court also is available for use for volleyball court or three pickleball matches, said Herman, adding that a single-lane running track also circles the gym floor.

“It’s really nice, the way they’ve updated it,” said Rodney Ward of Bowie, Md., who brought his 3-year-old daughter, Caliah, to check out the new gym.

“There are more opportunities for people to come and do things now,” added Ward, who has been holding basketball camps at the facility since 1993.

In addition to new restrooms near the gym, the community center also received

Above: Vienna Town Council members Carey Sienicki and Linda Colbert, Mayor Laurie DiRocco, Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Herman, Town Manager Mercury Payton and Council members Douglas Noble and Pasha Majdi cut the ribbon Sept. 23 for the newly renovated Vienna Community Center.

At left: The renovated and expanded Vienna Community Center includes a new lobby, windowed corridor, fullsized gymnasium and refurbished auditorium.

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Oakcrest Students Will Travel to Rome, Sing for Pope

A contingent of students from Oakcrest School in Vienna will travel to Rome to take part in a New Year’s Day concert for Pope Francis with the Sistine Chapel Choir.

The Oakcrest School Chorus will participate in the Papal Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, joining one other musical group from the U.S. as part of an assembly choir, while also singing a prelude.

“This opportunity is beyond any honor or privilege I would imagine for our choir,” said Anne Miller, the school’s music director.

The Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina, more commonly known as the Sistine Chapel Choir or the “Pope’s Choir,” is the choir of the liturgical celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff.

Present since the first centuries of the Roman Catholic Church, it is one of the oldest choirs in the world, performing not only in Rome but around the world, in-

cluding a Sept. 20 concert at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where Miller and several members of the Oakcrest chorus were in attendance.

After the concert, the group met Monsignor Massimo Palombella, who was appointed director of the choir by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010.

Oakcrest’s chorus has sung at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, with the McLean Orchestra and has made multiple trips to Italy, singing in cathedrals and churches such as Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta in Orvieto, Cattedrale di Santa del Maria Fiore and Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, and Chiesa di San Josemaria Escriva in Rome. Additionally, the chorus sang Palm Sunday Mass at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church in Chicago.

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The Oakcrest choir will travel to Rome and perform for Pope Francis I on New Year’s Day.

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Revamped Community Center Is a Crowd-Pleaser Continued from Page 1 a new lobby with a better-designed customer-service counter, Herman said.

A new windowed corridor runs along the former outside wall of the community center between the lobby and new gym.

A new heating-and-cooling system will allow temperatures to be adjusted in different zones of the facility and WiFi now will be offered throughout the building.

The center’s previous gym now will be known as the auxiliary gymnasium and has received a new floor and viewing area for families, Herman said.

Classrooms in the building now have vinyl flooring and ones on the upper level have been outfitted with cabinets and sinks, she said.

Staff at the center will benefit from individual offices and a conference room, which now are in a consolidated location in the building. Herman thanked staff members for their dedication in keeping the facility’s programs running and maintaining good community relations during construction.

“Two years is a long time to be without a home,” she said.

Herman lauded Vienna Youth Inc. for initially pledging $750,000 toward the project, then contributing $250,000 more when foundation problems drove up expenses. To honor the youth-sports group’s $1 million contribution, the town will display the organization’s logo inside the new gym, she said.

Herman also thanked churches and other community organizations for agreeing to host classes, camps, programs and theater productions while the facility was being renovated.

The groups included American Legion Post 180, First Washington Realty, James Madison High School, the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna, Patrick Henry Library, Providence Community Center, Thoreau Middle School, Vienna Baptist Church, Vienna Elementary School, Vienna Presbyterian Church, Vienna Volunteer Fire Department and its Ladies Auxiliary, and Vienna Youth Inc. “Vienna is really a very generous and special community,” said Vienna Mayor Laurie DiRocco.

DiRocco and Town Manager Mercury Payton unveiled a bronze plaque dedicating the facility and a wooden, etched replica of the community center, which will be hung in the lobby.

Plaques at the entrance read “Uniting the Community,” symbolizing what the facility has done for Vienna for more than a half-century, DiRocco said.

“It will be a central hub where citizens of all ages can gather to learn, to play, to exercise, to sing, to dance and enjoy,” she said.

Local organizations, including the Vienna Women’s Club and Vienna (Host) Lions Club, in 1961 began fund-raising for the original community center, which opened in 1966. Some of that building’s red brick still is visible in the hallways.

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Above, Vienna town-government human-resources director Maggie Kain and Vienna Parks and Recreation Department program manager Amy Jo Hendrix hold up a ceremonial ribbon following the Sept. 23 dedication of the revamped Vienna Community Center.

At left, Rodney Ward and his daughter, Caliah, check out the new gymnasium at the renovated Vienna Community Center. Above, Mayor Laurie DiRocco and Town Manager Mercury Payton unveil a plaque at the event.

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“It really is a combination of mixing the old and the new,” DiRocco said.

The renovated facility is the town’s first to earn Silver certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.

Payton thanked previous Town Councils and town leaders, including former Town Manager John Schoeberlein and former Finance Director Phil Grant, for

laying the financial groundwork for the community center’s renovation and expansion.

Fairfax County leaders also helped the project by expediting approvals and waiving some fees, Payton said.

The event marked nearly the end of a laborious slog that one suspects town officials would like to put behind them for good.

The project was plagued by cost overruns, unexpected foundation problems, construction delays, cracked concrete flooring and improperly installed fire-control equipment.

“Whenever you renovate a building that is over 50 years old, new challenges are discovered, like water damage on some of the foundational walls,” DiRocco said.

After the facility undergoes final inspections this week, town officials will obtain an occupancy permit and begin moving in furniture and staff. The community center will open for classes in October.

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facility’s entrance to accommodate “Taking Flight,” a bronze sculpture featuring a boy and girl playing atop a stack of five books.

Vienna officials still are waiting for the sculpture to be delivered, and will hold a separate ribbon-cutting for the artwork, which will be dedicated to the late Mayor M. Jane Seeman and the town’s many volunteers. The town also may surround the sculpture with bushes to deter people from climbing on it, Herman said.

Town Council members at the dedication ceremony and open house seemed delighted by the renovations.

“It’s fantastic, a dream come true,” said Vienna Town Council member Pasha Majdi. “I think it’s absolutely beautiful. I love the design. It’s filled with light and designed so that everyone in the community can enjoy it. There’s something for everyone.”

Council member Carey Sienicki was of like mind.

“It’s so nice to see the community back in the community center,” she said. “It’s been a tough lift for everybody to be all over town and it’s wonderful to have everybody back together, seeing the smiles on children’s faces again.”

“I was really excited by how many people showed up,” added Council member Howard Springsteen. “It just shows me that there’s a real thirst in the community for the community center.”

Fairfax Mayor David Meyer grew up in Vienna and in 1962 helped raise funds for the original community center. He was impressed by the recent renovations, which were the fourth in the building’s history.

Meyer said he would press the Fairfax City Council to work on getting a community center with a gymnasium.

“Imitation is the best form of flattery,” Meyer said.

Remembering Developer Halpin’s Rise to Prominence BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The late developer Gerald Thomas Halpin made his mark on the nation and especially Fairfax County, and colleague John Ulfelder witnessed his business acumen and community-mindedness from close range.

Ulfelder, who represents Dranesville District on the Fairfax County Planning Commission, regaled Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce members Sept. 14 about the business coups and core principles of Halpin, who died Aug. 14 at age 94 in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Ulfelder began his tale in 1962, when parts of the Beltway opened and Washington Dulles International Airport and its access road were dedicated. Fairfax County supervisors were developing their first master plan for Tysons that year and approving the rezoning for Tysons Corner Center.

Dulles Airport originally had been planned for the Burke Lake area, but residents became alarmed and squashed that prospect, Ulfelder noted. Airport backers learned from the experience and had third parties secretly buy properties from 80 Chantilly landowners for the project, he said.

Halpin in 1962 flew to Mexico with Ulfelder’s uncle, Rudolph Seeley, to talk with Ulfeder’s grandmother about com-

bining portions of her Tysons-area farmland with property owned by Halpin and his partners. The roughly 250-acre combined site became Westgate, also the name of the corporation they established in 1962.

Halpin had worked in the 1950s for Atlantic Research, which developed solid rocket fuel. That innovation led to the Polaris missile and improved safety in the nuclear-missile field, Ulfelder said. Halpin had helped the company find land and acquired skills that came in handy years later as a developer, he said.

Westgate’s partners assumed risks by giving personal guarantees for their loans.

“They believed in what they were doing and they had confidence in what they were doing,” Ulfelder said.

In 1970, Halpin and his partners bought land outside Dulles Airport and created Westpark. Their company, West*Group, at its peak held between 500 and 600 acres.

Gannett Co. Inc. ended up buying one of West*Group’s parcels in Tysons after being vexed by Arlington’s attempt to collect business-and-professional-license taxes on all the media giant’s earnings throughout the country, Ulfelder said.

In the early 2000s, Capital One bought some of West*Group’s property for a headquarters site in Tysons. That campus now is undergoing an massive transforma-

Fairfax County Planning Commission member John Ulfelder (Dranesville District) tells Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce members Sept. 14 about the business accomplishments and community spirit of the late developer Gerald Halpin. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

tion, with a 470-foot skyscraper approaching completion and plans under way for surrounding mixed-use development, including a performing-arts facility.

Ulfelder joined West*Group in 1989 and served as a senior vice president until retiring in 2010. He formerly had worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Smithsonian Institution and as an attorney with the U.S. Commission

on Civil Rights.

Halpin was flexible and found ways of riding out financial downturns. He “continued to have strong confidence in the future of Tysons while he was watching others sort of fall by the wayside,” Ulfelder said.

Halpin’s successful negotiating style often involved blaming lawyers for impediments, he said.

“Invariably, things would ease up, things would get smoothed over and everything would get done,” Ulfelder said.

“There were times, obviously, where he would leave it to others, then he would make the appearance and then whatever issues were outstanding, he’d pound the table a little bit and he’d get it back on track.”

Halpin had a strong community focus and was involved with charitable and non-profit groups, including the McLean Orchestra and McLean Project for the Arts, Ulfelder said. The developer also encouraged his employees to be involved with community organizations and contributed to their groups as well, he said.

Halpin was born in Scranton, Pa., grew up during the Depression, delivering newspapers and helping a milkman driving a horse-drawn wagon, who paid him with a quart of milk after each run.

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Our View: Police, Public Need to Be on Same Page The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported last week that several officers of the Virginia State Police seems to have covered their name badges when dispatched to protests/counterprotests over Confederate symbols in the state capital.

It turns out Virginia State Police do not have a policy on concealment of names, something that came as a surprise not only to us, but also to the executive director of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police. “It’s not standard practice, and I’ve never known state police to do that before,” the paper reported the executive director as saying.

Virginia State Police policy requires employees to give their names (and sworn officers their badge numbers) upon request. Apparently the officers who covered over their

nameplates were concerned about being trolled – or worse – on social media.

The action concerned a spokesman for the Virginia ACLU, who said it engenders concerns about the accountability of officers performing their public duties. In our view, it also furthers the unfortunate “us-versus-them” mentality that both sides (public-safety personnel and the public) need to work to improve.

Not just the Virginia State Police, but all public-safety agencies across the commonwealth and the statewide organizations they belong to, need to look at current practices, communicate them to the public, and, when necessary, consider areas of improvement.

Kudos to members of the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Ddepartment, whose annual “Fill the Boot” campaign over the Labor Day weekend raised more than $631,000 – not only the highest amount ever achieved locally, but the highest ever brought in by any fire department across the nation.

The effort raises funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and this year also supported disaster-relief efforts in the wake of hurricanes.

Despite those kudos, we can’t be the only ones who cringe as county firefighters occupy traffic medians and even dart in and out of traffic lanes, asking drivers for contributions. It’s something that strikes us as dangerous (the firefighters know

what they are doing, but Northern Virginia drivers can be notoriously unpredictable and scatterbrained). And it also sets a poor example for school groups and the like, which also sometimes take chances as they dart through traffic to promote whatever fund-raiser they might be focused on.

There’s no question that the personal-touch attention of having firefighters out and about on the Labor Day weekend helps to augment Fill the Boot’s coffers. We’re just concerned that, at some point, the luck they’ve had so far is going to run out, and someone could be seriously injured or worse.

If there’s a way to come up with a plan to raise the funds without the danger, we’d be the first to sign on.

A Better Way to Make ‘Fill the Boot’ a Bigger Success?

Author of ‘Dig Deeper’ Didn’t Dig Much, Himself Editor: The author of the Sept. 21 letter [“Dig Deeper Before Nixing Confederate Statues”] needs to dig deeper himself.

The question is not just what would have happened if African tribes had never sold their captives to foreign traders, but what if European and American greed had not encouraged that activity on such a massive scale?

As with the suppliers of illegal drugs today, other Africans may have provided the product, but it was the white distributors, sellers, and seemingly insatiable consumers who made it such a large, shamefully lucrative enterprise.

And no, both “brothers” did not fight for liberty and freedom, although one could say that the Confederate brothers fought for the freedom to continue depriving six million slaves of liberty and freedom. And after the war, they and their descendants continued to deprive African Americans of liberty and freedom through Jim Crow laws, segregation, lynchings, “massive resistance,” and voter suppression. Not exactly goals and actions worth honoring.

And the last point about buying cars from Germany and Japan – wow.

Apart from the fact that we buy their cars for practical purposes and hardly to honor them, after the war Germany and

Japan renounced their previous aggression and strongly distanced themselves from Nazism and Japanese imperialism. Quite the contrast to the continued reverence for “The Lost Cause” and attempts to justify the Civil War. In fact, Germany also banned the Nazi Party and, with limited exceptions for educational or cultural purposes, it is actually illegal to publicly display Nazi symbols or give the Nazi salute.

And there are NO statues of Hitler or other Nazi “heroes” honoring their valiant efforts for the Third Reich.

Food for thought.

Jefri Wood McLean

Editor: Small businesses often are the underdog in the fight against cybersecurity crimes. But as the popular David-andGoliath parable teaches, us underdogs can win.

After attending the cybersecurity forum hosted by Del. Kathleen Murphy on Sept. 12, it was clear to me smallbusiness owners can triumph against cybersecurity threats.

This event was timely, as the Equifax

data breach was making headlines and 43 percent of cyberattacks target small business.

I’m a consultant to small organizations, and it was eye-opening to hear top experts talk about how small things can make a big difference in mitigating cybersecurity threats. Karen Jackson, Virginia’s secretary of technology, was on hand to share the steps the commonwealth has taken to protect our state’s government and economy from cyberse-

curity criminals.

I applaud Del. Murphy for hosting this informative forum, which offered small-business owners a chance to learn about this issue and express their concerns. State Sen. Barbara Favola and Dels. Mark Keam and Marcus Simon also were in attendance, and expressed readiness to carry important messages conveyed at this event to Richmond.

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Republican efforts to roll back former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law have repeatedly taken center stage in the Virginia governor’s race, and the first televised debate of the general election campaign was no exception.

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat running to replace term-limited Gov. Terry McAuliffe, insistently invoked the latest efforts in Washington, D.C., to repeal the Affordable Care Act as he sparred with Republican Ed Gillespie in the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce debate Sept. 19.

Even as Gillespie, a former lobbyist and head of the Republican National Committee, repeatedly took shots at the health of the state’s economy (and his plans to use a hefty income tax cut to stimulate growth), Northam frequently shifted the conversation back to healthcare.

The Democrat has frequently employed a similar tactic out on the campaign trail, but after Senate Republicans came up a few votes short of repealing the ACA in July, the issue fell back in prominence a bit. But as Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) launch one final effort to repeal the law before the year is out, Northam was eager to bring health care back to the forefront.

“To put up to 500,000 Virginians at

risk of losing coverage is immoral and unAmerican,” said Northam, who is a pediatric neurologist. “It’s important that we have people at the table who understand health care.”

Gillespie did seem to find a brief area of agreement with his opponent in expressing some frustration with the Cassidy-Graham plan. The bill would end the expansion of the Medicaid program offered to states by the ACA, and deliver Medicaid funding to states in lump-sum payments, instead of simply relying on the number of people enrolled in the program.

Gillespie stressed that he still wants to see the ACA repealed, but he harbors doubts that Cassidy-Graham is the right way to go about it. Virginia’s Republicandominated General Assembly has repeatedly rejected the Medicaid expansion, yet it would still likely see massive cuts to Medicaid funding under the CassidyGraham plan.

“Virginia cannot be punished for not being an expansion state and being prudent with its Medicaid dollars,” Gillespie said. “Cassidy-Graham falls short of that.

They need to fix that for sure.”

When Northam pressed Gillespie on whether he’d join a bipartisan group of eight governors in writing a letter to Congress opposing the bill, he reiterated those concerns.

But, in speaking to reporters after the

debate, Gillespie stressed that he’s “not endorsing or opposing any specific legislation” and said he hasn’t even read the Cassidy-Graham plan yet.

“What I heard tonight on the stage and what I’ve seen after the debate are two different things,” Northam told reporters once the debate wrapped up. “Now, he’s equivocating – and if they do a block grant, we’re going to be very vulnerable to the tune of millions of dollars compared to other states.”

Gillespie tried to push Northam a bit on the issue, asking if he would support a government-run, single payer plan, like the “Medicare for all” proposal recently

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Upgrades to I-66 Beginning to Make Appearance BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Speaking in front of six colorful buses and with a red Bikeshare bicycle at his side, Gov. McAuliffe celebrated 10 multimodal projects that soon will help reduce traffic congestion on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway and give commuters more transportation options.

“This is one of the most congested roads in the United States of America, and for too long we kicked the can down the road,” McAuliffe said. “This improvements are our first steps in creating what we call a ‘carpool culture.’”

The projects, part of I-66 Commuter Choice Inside the Beltway Program, will move up to 5,000 more people through the I-66 corridor during each rush hour, officials said. Many local jurisdictions will benefit from the projects; four already are operational and six will be when I-66 rush-hour toll lanes open in December.

• Arlington County will see a $462,000 project to consolidate under-used and closely spaced bus stops on Washington Boulevard and Lee Highway, and $1 million and $450,000 initiatives, respectively, to expand peak-period service on Metrobus Route 2A and ART bus Route 55.

Arlington also will receive a $350,000 project to expand transportation-demand management in the I-66 corridor; and a $250,000 project to add multi-modal,

real-time information displays at four Metrorail stops on I-66, some highly used bus stops and residential and commercial buildings in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor.

• Fairfax County will benefit from a nearly $3.34 million initiative to provide weekday, peak-period Fairfax Connector express-bus service between the county’s government center and the U.S. State Department/Foggy Bottom area in Washington, D.C. • Falls Church will get expanded transit access via a $500,000 Capital Bikeshare program, including 16 more Bikeshare stations.

• A $1.94 million project in Loudoun County will construct a 300-space parkand-ride lot and provide two years of operation for a new commuter-bus service from Aldie. In addition, a $623,000 expansion of the Loudoun County Transportation Demand Management project will offer I-66 commuters incentives to use transit or join carpools or vanpools.

• Prince William County also will benefit, as an $887,000 Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission initiative (now operational) will offer commuter-bus service between Gainesville and the Pentagon.

“Today, we’re celebrating the first components to go live,” said Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Lane.

“We believe firmly that the multi-modal

State and local officials, including Arlington County Board member Libby Garvey, Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay, Virginia Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne, Gov. McAuliffe (D) and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, cut the ceremonial ribbon for 10 Interstate 66 improvement projects Sept. 20 at the Northern Virginia Center in Falls PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER Church.

improvements are a very important solution to improving the challenges facing Interstate 66.”

The upgrades will help increase busservice capacity in Fairfax County, said Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D).

“This is a poster child for regionalism,” she said. “Each jurisdiction is going to benefit from this revenue. We’ll be able to improve bus stops, we’ll be able to add [bus] service . . . and we’ll be working with a new stream of revenue that will continue.”

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Libby Garvey (D) supported the improvements, but was cautious concerning their impact.

“I think Arlington could have used just a little extra shout-out,” she said. “[Interstate] 66 is a gash through the heart of our county and when it comes to helping the region with I-66, we pay a higher price than anybody else. I’m always looking to try to figure out how we can get air rights or something to help put ourselves back together again.”

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Upgrades to Interstate 66 Beginning to Come Online Continued from Page 8 how the new I-66 tolling will affect the county. Some residents have objected to the size of signs related to that project, so county officials are seeking to mitigate those impacts, she said.

Fairfax County Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee), who chairs the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, lauded state officials for allowing Northern Virginia residents and commuters to help determine which transportation projects best will help the region.

The 10 projects celebrated Sept. 20 were selected from a total of 19 with a collective cost of $42 million, or four times the amount of funding available, he said.

Congestion comes from many sources and the solution requires many approaches, said Falls Church City Council member David Snyder.

“It’s everything from bicycles to buses to rail cars, they’re all part of this approach,” Snyder said. “We’re convinced that this comprehensive approach is going to provide the best opportunity for solving the congestion problems in Northern Virginia.”

Northern Virginia has grappled for decades over how to move people through the I-66 corridor effectively, said Falls

Church Mayor David Tarter.

“To deal with the congestion on I-66, the focus for years has been adding more lanes, the idea being that if you make the road wider, traffic jams will go away,” Tarter said. “But we know from experience that if all you do is widen roads, you won’t solve the problem.”

Revenues from I-66 inside-the-Beltway tolls will be collected by the state and used to make further multi-modal enhancements along the highway’s corridor, Layne said.

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission soon will start a process to identify the next multi-modal projects to improve I-66 commuting, McAuliffe said at the event.

State officials also have been approving improvements to I-66 outside the Beltway. A $2.3 billion project slated to begin later this year will add almost 23 miles of Express Lanes on I-66 between the Beltway and Gainesville. The project will add two Express Lanes in each direction, in addition to three regular travel lanes each way.

“After years of dysfunction on I-66 – everybody pointing each way, no one willing to take responsibility, nobody willing to come together – those days are over,” McAuliffe said.

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Vienna Council OKs Budget Carryover, Adopts Logo BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Vienna Town Council members on Sept. 25 approved $125,000 worth of budget items that will carry over from the last fiscal year into fiscal 2018.

Part of the item consisted of $74,450 worth of purchase orders rolling forward into the new fiscal year, which began July 1. These included a $50,000 design study for the Planning and Zoning Department, a $12,700 branding item and $3,500 expense for video content for the Communications and Marketing Department, and $8,250 worth of kilns for the Parks and Recreation Department.

The remaining $50,550 in carry-forward items included an $8,000 Internettracking item for the Parks and Recreation Department. Other items in the mix drew more scrutiny from the Council.

Communications and Marketing Manager Lynne DeWilde explained that part of a $20,000 item for branding initiatives included $14,000 for 6,000 reusable bags printed with the town’s new logo, which will be distributed at the annual Halloween Parade in October.

DeWilde also fielded a Council query about a $5,800 item to send newsletters to town businesses.

That project will be fairly easy for her department to accomplish and will be different from another initiative to send

promotional materials about Vienna to its residents and commercial enterprises, she said.

As in the past, Council members sparred over a $16,750 proposal to hire a consultant to help town officials craft a new strategic plan for Vienna.

Some on the Council, such as Pasha Majdi, thought that work should be performed by town employees and the money spent on other priorities, such as analyses of development proposals in the Maple Avenue Commercial (MAC) zone.

But others said a consultant proved plenty helpful when the town last conducted such an exercise in 2012.

“It did help us make decisions on how to move forward in certain directions,” said Mayor Laurie DiRocco, who was among three current Council members who participated in that process.

DeWilde concurred.

“An outside professional has expertise to lead discussions in a productive way and the ability to call staff out on things we may not recognize,” she said. “A strategic plan will be a guide as to which priorities will be the most appropriate.”

Town Manager Mercury Payton also weighed in on the matter, saying the town’s department heads conceivably could work on the strategic plan, but it would prove a distraction from their other responsibilities.

“I don’t know if we have the expertise,”

This drawing depicts one version of the town of Vienna’s new logo, which has a graphic design featuring Vienna Town Hall, the Freeman Store and Museum, and the Town Green’s stage.

he said. “We could use current plan as a starting point . . . I think it can be done, but it also would take time and diligence to ensure it’s a quality product.”

The Council approved the carryover package on a 6-1 vote, with Majdi voting nay.

The Council had an overall surplus of $250,000 to work with, but chose to follow its policy of putting half that amount into reserves. Doing so has helped with unexpected expenses in the past, such as cost overruns with the Vienna Community Center’s recent renovation and expansion, DiRocco said.

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Logo: A new graphic design now will grace Vienna’s promotional materials, letterhead and Web site. The Vienna Town Council on Sept. 25 approved a logo by Ashton Design of Baltimore, which will make its formal debut at the town’s popular Halloween Parade on Oct. 25.

The logo is the latest in a series of “branding” initiatives undertaken this year by Communications and Marketing Manager Lynne DeWilde. The town this spring surveyed 800 people about the town’s essential characteristics and had a consulting company produce a “brandpositioning statement” from those findings.

Vienna officials over the summer invited six companies to participate in a logodesign concept and the Brand Advisory Board selected two competing versions for the Town Council to choose between.

Council members in August sided with Ashton Design’s version, but asked that the building graphics be modified to eliminate Vienna Presbyterian Church’s steeple and feature only town-owned buildings.

“The original design was deemed too ‘churchy,’” DeWilde said.

Council member Linda Colbert found the final logo’s graphic appropriate, saying the Town Green represented community, the Freeman Store history and Town Hall the boards, commissions and other aspects of local involvement.

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Presented by the Vienna Business Association and the town government, the free event is aimed at all ages.

Live entertainment will take place on three stages, and there will be Germanthemed food and drink, a new business expo and handcrafted-items market, and a German auto celebration.

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

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The event will feature thousands of top-quality used books, CDs, DVDs and more.

The sale will run Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will support the library.

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‘OKTOBERBREAST’ CELEBRATE TO RAISE FUNDS IN CANCER BATTLE:

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Fairfax County Notes RENOVATED TYSONS-PIMMIT LIBRARY SET TO REOPEN: The newly renovated

Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library will open to the public Oct. 14, following 22 months of renovation.

The renovated branch will have quiet and group-study rooms, a “Wi-Fi bar” for patrons to use with their own devices, more meeting space and a large children’s area, among other infrastructure and facility upgrades, county officials said.

The temporary Tysons branch at 7700 Leesburg Pike will close at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, to allow the staff to prepare the renovated branch for the public.

The Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library opened in 1985 with a collection of 80,000 materials, which grew to more than 100,000 up to the renovation. For information on the library, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ ty/.

During the renovation period, hours at nearby Dolley Madison Library were extended to accommodate patrons. Beginning Oct. 2, hours at Dolley Madison will revert to normal: Mondays and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays from 1 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Jones Branch Fields and Arbor Row Park will be consolidated to form the new “Ken Lawrence Park” at 8081 Jones Branch Drive in Tysons. The renaming honors Lawrence, who was a longtime advocate for parks, athletic fields and open space in Fairfax County and a major influence in getting the park recommendations for the fields and stream valley into the Tysons Urban Center Comprehensive Plan.

“No one was more involved in the planning of Tysons than Ken Lawrence,” said Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence).

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Arbor Row Stream Valley Park represent two initial park project completions within the Tysons Urban Center planned area.

Lawrence believed that the denser the built environment, the greater the need for green space and outdoor recreation.

The ceremony will feature remarks from family and officials who worked closely with Lawrence, and will be followed by the unveiling of a new sign.

Light refreshments will be served.

FORUM SLATED ON GEORGETOWN PIKE TRAIL PROJECT: The Fairfax

County Department of Transportation will hold a community meeting on the fourth phase of the Georgetown Pike Trail project on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Library.

The fourth phase will complete a 1,200foot section between Falls Bridge Lane and Seneca Road, using local funds. Construction is slated to take place in 2020.

At the forum, county-government staff will present information and take questions. Owners of potentially impacted properties and other interested parties are invited to offer feedback by Oct. 27.

Comments can be submitted online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov or by writing the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, 4050 Legato Road, Suite 400, Fairfax, Va. 22033.

Comments can be phoned in to (703) 877-5600.

COMMUNITY FORUM SET ON MOSAIC ‘BIKEWAY’ EFFORT: The Fairfax County

Department of Transportation will hold a community meeting concerning the Metro to Mosaic Bikeway project on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at Luther Jackson Middle School.

The bikeway will consist of wayfinding signage, sharrows, bike lanes and buffered bike lanes on Merrilee Drive from Prosperity Avenue to Strawberry Lane. (For full information, see the Web site at www. fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/bike/mosaicbikeway.htm.)

Community input on the proposal is being taken by phone at (703) 877-5600 or in writing at Fairfax County Department of Transportation, 4050 Legato Road, Suite 400, Fairfax, Va. 22030. Input also can be provided via the Web site.

‘TYSONS 2050’ FORUM ON THE HORIZON: The TysonsRegional Chamber of

Commerce will present “Tysons 2050,” an expo and series of panels looking at the future of the corridor, on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Valo Park, 7950 Jones Branch Drive.

“We will showcase visionaries, forward-thinkers, and people instrumental in helping make Tysons a better place, year after year,” organizers said.

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Tickets are $35 for Chamber members, $50 for others. For information and a schedule of events, see the Web site at www.tysonschamber.org.

WOMEN’S CENTER PREPS ANNUAL GALA: The Women’s Center will hold its

2017 gala on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner.

The event, chaired by Tim Hurlebaus of CGI Federal, will include cocktails, dinner, dancing, a live band and silent auction. Doug Kammerer of WRC-TV will serve as master of ceremonies.

Proceeds from the black-tie-optional event will support efforts of the organization.

Tickets are $300 each, with sponsorship packages available. For information, call (703) 281-2657 or see the Web site at www.thewomenscenter.org.

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The cost is $50 before Oct. 12, $65 after that date, including a pizza lunch and raffle ticket.

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES HONOREES FOR ANNUAL GALA:

Mark and Brenda Moore, namesakes of the Mark and Brenda Moore Foundation, will be recognized with the 2017 Community Leadership Award by the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia at the organization’s annual gala, to be held Oct. 6 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner.

The Moores are being honored for their history of passionate leadership and philanthropy.

“What make their gifts of philanthropic leadership unique is their level of activism and engagement in the causes they care about – they volunteer their time, energy and resources to organizations throughout our region and beyond,” said Eileen Ellsworth, president of the foundation.

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Sondra Eklund is youth-services manager of the City of Fairfax Regional Library. She was elected to the awards-committee post by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

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Passenger Counts Post an Increase at N.Va. Airports Passenger counts at Northern Virginia’s two major airports posted year-overyear improvements in July, according to new data, and remain on pace to exceed 2016’s figures.

A total of 4.4 million passengers traveled through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport during the month, according to figures reported Sept. 18 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

That’s up 2.3 percent from the August 2016 passenger total, and represented increases in each facility: • The passenger total of Dulles rose 3.3

percent to 2.27 million.

• The passenger count at Reagan National was up 1.1 percent to 2.09 million.

The less robust growth at Reagan National was due in part to a 3.9-percent decline in the passenger total reported by American Airlines, due to reduced capacity at the airport. American is responsible for nearly 50 percent of the passenger traffic at National.

Several other major carriers – including Delta, Southwest and United – saw year-over-year increases in passenger counts at the airport.

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crease in international service. Southwest, Frontier, Delta and Alaska airlines all saw higher passenger counts on the domestic side, while Air China, COPA and Icelandair had year-over-year increases internationally.

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tional Thurgood Marshall Airport, operated by the Maryland state government, July’s passenger total of 2.53 million was up 5.4 percent from a year before. Southwest Airlines continued its dominance, accounting for nearly 70 percent of all passenger travel at BWI. For the first seven months of the year, passenger totals were up 2.5 percent to 14 million at Reagan National and up 5.2 percent to 13 million at Dulles. Combined, the passenger total of 27 million was up 3.8 percent from the same sevenmonth period in 2016.

Full data can be found on the Web site at www.mwaa.com.

Bike Summit Is Set Arlington-based Phoenix Bikes will serve as host of the annual Youth Bike Summit, to be held Oct. 6-8 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City.

The event, now in its seventh year, will include keynote speakers, handson workshops, panel presentations (many led by youth) and opportunities for all ages to share ideas about what biking can mean for youth, families and the community.

For information on the event, see the Web site at www.youthbikesummit.org. For information on Phoenix Bikes, see the Web site at www.phoenixbikes.org.

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McLean/Great Falls Notes NEW DOMINION WOMEN’S CLUB PRESENTS GRANTS: New Dominion

Women’s Club has presented grants totaling more than $20,000 to support community organizations over the past year, and handed out checks to four groups at a recent gathering.

Club president Desi Woltman presented funds raised during the 2016-17 club year to Lori Carbonneau of the McLean Project for the Arts; Paul Kohlenberger of Friends of Historic Pleasant Grove; Midas Vogan of the Safe Community Coalition; and Vic Kimm of SHARE Inc. “It is a pleasure for our women’s club to donate the fruit of our efforts to these

four beneficiaries, who do so much for our community. We hope to have an even more successful year in 2018,” said Paige Farrington-Himes, vice president of resource allocation for the club.

Support goes to organizations that promote the arts, assist lower-income residents, preserve history and help educate and engage healthy youth.

“Thanks to the enormous effort and dedication of our club members, broad support from the McLean community and the generosity of our sponsors, we had a banner fund-raising year, Woltman said. “The most gratifying aspect is being able to redirect all that goodwill to these

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deserving organizations, which do so much to benefit our community.”

Sponsors of the grant program include BOWA Builders, Keller Williams (Monica Gibson), Giant Food, Bill Page Toyota, Bloomingdales, Cerebrum M.D., McLean Properties, the JBG Cos. and Washington REIT. The New Dominion Women’s Club was founded in 1968. Its next initiative is coordinating the Children’s ArtWalk as part of the MPAartfest celebration at McLean Central Park on Oct. 1.

GRANT-APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHES: Oct. 1 is the deadline for

the current round of grant requests to be submitted to the McLean Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the McLean Citizens Association.

The foundation recently awarded funding to McLean High School’s recycling program, as well as the New Dominion Chorale, Insight Memory Care and Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center.

For information and application forms, see the Web site at www.mcleancommunityfoundation.org.

SALE OF WHITE HOUSE ORNAMENTS TO SUPPORT SHELTER: Great Falls

Friends and Neighbors is presenting its annual sale of White House ornaments.

Proceeds from sales benefit Artemis House, which provides support to women

and children in Fairfax County victimized by domestic violence and human traffic.

The 2017 ornaments, which highlight the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt, are $25 and are available at Great Dogs and Studio Hair in Great Falls; Studio Hair in Fairfax; and Burke Jewelers in Reston.

MPA’s ANNUAL ‘ARTFEST’ ON THE HORIZON: The McLean Project for the

Arts will host its annual MPAartfest on Sunday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McLean Central Park.

The works of dozens of artists will be on display, and there will be special events for adults and children.

Admission is free. For information on the festival, or sponsorship opportunities, call (703) 790-1953 or see the Web site at www.mpaart.org.

‘HARVEST HAPPENINGS’ FALL FESTIVAL IS ON THE HORIZON: The McLean

Community Center’s annual Harvest Happenings fall festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s School, 7005 Georgetown Pike.

Children ages 3 to 8 will enjoy entertainment, hands-on activities, farm animals and age-appropriate field games.

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Attending the recent New Dominion Women’s Club grant presentation were (from left) Paul Kohlenberger of Friends of Historic Pleasant Grove; Lori Carbonneau of McLean Project for the Arts; Desi Woltman, president of the club; Paige Farrington-Himes of the club; Midas Morgan of the Safe Community Coalition; and Vic Kimm of SHARE of McLean. See item on Page 16.

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Admission is free. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter.org.

McLEAN NEWCOMERS HOSTS TEA:

McLean Newcomers and Neighbors will host a coffee for members and prospective members on Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at McLean Project for the Arts, 1446 Chain Bridge Road in McLean.

To R.S.V.P. for the event, e-mail mcleannewcomers@yahoo.com. For information about the organization, see the HBM SUN GAZETTE AD Flattened 7-11-2017.pdf Web site at www.mcleannewcomers.org.

AAUW TO HOST ANNUAL BOOK SALE:

The McLean branch of the American Association of University Women will host its annual Used Book Sale from Oct. 6-8 at the Spring Hill RECenter, 1239 Spring Hill Road in McLean.

Hours are Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. For information, see the Web site at www.mclean-va.aauw. net.

The event has raised more than $550,000 in support of fellowships, scholarships and grants over its 48-year history.

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CHURCH TO HOST ‘BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS’: Christ the King Lutheran

Church will host a Blessing of the Animals ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. on the church lawn, 10550 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls.

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All told, this is a welcome start to the fall home-buying season. It’s an opportunity not to be missed.

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Student-Loan Debt Impacts Home-Buying Opportunities Despite being in the prime years to buy their first home, an overwhelming majority of those in the Millennial age bracket with student debt currently do not own a home, and believe this debt is to blame for what they typically expect to be a seven-year delay from buying.

This is according to a new joint study on Millennial student loan debt released by the National Association of Realtors and nonprofit American Student Assistance.

The survey results suggest that student debt is holding back Millennials from financial decisions and personal milestones, such as adequately saving for retirement, changing careers, continuing their education, marrying and having children.

The new study found that only 20 percent of Millennial respondents currently own a home, and that they are typically carrying a student debt load ($41,200) that surpasses their annual income ($38,800). Most respondents borrowed money to finance their education at a four-year college (79 percent), and slightly over half (51 percent) are repaying a balance of more than $40,000.

Among the 80 percent of Millennials in the survey who said they do not own a home, 83 percent believe their student loan debt has affected their ability to buy. The median amount of time these Millennials expect to be delayed from buying a home is seven years, and overall, 84 percent expect to postpone buying by at least three years.

“Sales to first-time buyers have been underwhelming for several years now, and this survey indicates student debt is a big part of the blame,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors.

“Even a large majority of older Millennials and those with higher incomes say they’re being forced to delay home-ownership, because they can’t save for a down payment and don’t feel financially secure enough,” Yun said.

A quarter of current millennial homeowners said their student debt is preventing them from selling their home to buy a new one, either because it’s too expensive to move and upgrade, or because their loans have impacted their credit for a future mortgage.

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Schools & Military McLean High School’s The Highlander newsmagazine is one of 49 high school news publications nationwide – and the only one in Virginia – to be named a Pacemaker finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association.

Editors are Bryan Chung, Carlyn Kranking, Ingrid Morse and Melanie Pincus. Teacher Lindsay Benedict serves as adviser.

Pacemaker winners will be announced at the Journalism Education Association’s national convention, to be held in Dallas in November. n

n Works by Fairfax County Public Schools artist-teachers will be on display from Sept. 27 to Oct. 28 at the Workhouse Art Center as part of the 10th annual Artist Teacher Exhibition.

A reception will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Fairfax art and music teachers were invited to submit original works.

This year, 125 original works of art and music were submitted by 52 finearts teachers. Art juror Justin Sutters of George Mason University selected 42 artworks by 29 artists to be included.

Featured visual artists include Julia Bargo of James Madison High; Ashley Birkmaier of Laurel Hill Elementary; Brandy Carter of Madison High; Lisa Devore of Stenwood Elementary; Nathan Drake of Crestwood Elementary; Justyne

Fischer of South County High; Elaine Florimonte of Westfield High; Liz Frank of Mount Vernon Woods Elementary; Anne Gorham of Gunston Elementary; H. Sarina Haris of Waples Mill Elementary; Jen Jensen of McLean High; Kathleen Kendall of Key Middle; Bethany Mallino of Wolftrap Elementary; Rory Marcaccio Schaffer of Centreville High; Marielle Mariano of Madison High; Jayne Matricardi-Burke of W.T. Woodson High; Tammy Morin of Herndon High; Amy Ordoveza of Rose Hill Elementary; India Maureen Oren of Braddock Elementary; Suzanne Parrish of Hybla Valley Elementary; Kate Patsch of Robinson Secondary; Scott Saylor of South County High; Susan Silva of Oakton High; Ramandip Singh of Halley Elementary; Greg Skrtic of Beech Tree Elementary; Medhane Teclay of Woodley Hills Elementary; Christian Tribastone of Sleepy Hollow Elementary; Jonathan Weiner of Westlawn Elementary; and Ming Zaleski of Hunt Valley Elementary.

In addition, original music compositions by music teachers Michael Carr of Bren Mar Park Elementary, Fairhill Elementary and Mantua Elementary; Karine Chapdelaine-Walker of Groveton Elementary, Bren Mar Park Elementary and Stratford Landing Elementary; Heather Evans of Forestdale Elementary; and Tim Kloth of Parklawn Elementary will be played in the gallery.

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High School Athletics Can Become Addictive

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Flint Hill Outscores 2016 State Champs A Staff Report

The Madison Warhawks (4-1) returned to the win column and the Oakton Cougars (1-3) earned their first victory of the season in high school football action Sept. 22.

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Madison routed the visiting and winless Washington-Lee Generals (0-4) by a 38-7 score. The Warhawks amassed 334 total yards, running for 208 yards, in the victory.

For Madison, quarterback Patrick Berry was 6 of 7 passing for 116 yards and threw three touchdown passes, covering four and 16 yards to John Finney (three catches, 43 yards) and 19 to Andrew Deniken. Bobby Williams had a one-yard touchdown run, Brandon Walker a five-yard TD run, Ethan Lee booted a 37-yard field goal, David Louden kicked four extra points and Lee one.

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Madison High School’s John Finney breaks clear as he runs toward the end zone en route to scoring a touchdown in his team’s Sept. 22 victory over Washington-Lee. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Statesmen Rally for a Big Win Over Jaguars JOEY CORSO

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The visiting Marshall Statesmen overcame a lethargic start and halfdeficit to FOOTBALL time defeat the Falls Church Jaguars, 43-24, in a key midseason National District clash.

The Statesmen, (3-1, 1-0) were led by sophomore quarterback Andrew Margiotta, who rushed for four touchdowns and 229 yards in a Sept. 22 high school football game that was billed as the Mosiac Bowl.

Marshall won behind a ground attack that amassed 452 yards rushing.

“That was a confidence game right there,” Marshall coach George Masten

said. “The two best teams in the conference just went at it.”

The teams are considered favorites to win the district. Falls Church fell to 2-3, 0-1.

The Statesmen run a veer-type offense, a style that is largely focuses on quarterback keepers and running-back plunges and pitches. That attack was stymied early by a swarming Jaguars defense. Marshall’s only touchdown in the first half came on a 43-yard run by running back Brandon Gonzales (136 yards rushing on 15 carries). That score and extra point by Ethan Chang tied the game at 7 late in the first quarter.

Falls Church went on to lead 17-10 by halftime.

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the third quarter, the Statesmen tied the game at 17 with two minutes left on a six-yard run by Aidan Platter.

The Jaguars turned the ball over on their ensuing possession at their own 34-yard line. Two plays later, Margiotta took a keeper to the end zone from 13 yards out to put the Statesmen ahead for good.

Margiotta was just getting started.

Oozing with confidence, the quarterback scored on fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 30, 54 and 69 yards. The Statesmen outscored the Jaguars 19-7 in the final period.

“We’ve always been a second-half team,” Margiotta said. “It’s always been

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The habit can begin innocently enough, maybe by attending one contest, enjoying the energy and excitement of the atmosphere, being intrigued, then making a return visit.

That happened to a female guidance counselor at a Fairfax County high school years ago. She went to a football game to observe one of her students (a player) about how he reacted to different situations.

She saw her student, but so much more that night, became immediately hooked, kept returning and now is a regular at many sporting events.

“I didn’t know what I was missing,” she said.

So did another female faculty member, who recently attended her first football game after working at the school for years. Will she also become a regular?

Teachers and school administrators have said how they enjoy watching students and can learn more about them by watching how they react to the different positive and negative situations presented in sports.

The culture of those energy-filled afternoon or evening-time high school sports events is a totally different vibe than the quiet and studious daytime classroom environment. Those who don’t come around after 4 p.m. will never know of the difference.

It’s interesting how teachers work the academic daytime shift and often are unaware of the after-4 p.m. athletics atmospheres. Once that discovery is made, like that guidance counselor, some keep returning. They might eventually work the events, taking on various jobs or responsibilities.

There also are parents of high school athletes so hooked they keep attending events long after their children have graduated.

Every school has multiple examples of such addictions or loyalties.

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Langley Wins a Third Straight Liberty Championship

Madison, Marshall Second in Districts DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The champion was unchanged.

For the third straight year, and seventh time in eight seasons, the Langley Saxons golfers won the Liberty District GOLF ROUNDUP Tournament.

The high school team’s two-day, 36-hole total Sept. 19-20 was 283-296–579 at Herndon Centennial Golf Course. The Yorktown Patriots were a distant second at 637.

The makeup of the Liberty District is different this season with Hayfield and Madison leaving and Herndon joining.

Langley and Madison had traded winning and finishing second in the Liberty for many years.

“It was weird not having Madison here, but we always have the same thing in mind – to compete hard against each other, play well and win this tournament,” said Langley’s Matthew Feinstein, who shot 73-76–149.

Langley’s lowest score went to John Schindler. He shot 70-72–142 to finish second behind champion Kurtis Grant

The Langley Saxons gather with the Liberty championship banner.

of South Lakes (73-67–140).

Also for Langley, Nikita Guenko shot 70-74–144, Brian Feinstein 7074–144 and Kelly Chinn 73-81–154. Eli Thrasher (74) and Kenny Lippman (86) played one round each.

“We might have lost a little mojo after that great score the first day, but we played well again,” Langley coach Al Berg said. “This is really a good team with a mixture of younger and older players.”

The McLean Highlanders shot a score of 317-324–641 to finish third.

Jonathan Lou led McLean at 75-76– 151 to place sixth. Hunter Jewett shot

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78-76–154, Tommy Schilder 79-85–164, Duncan Green 85-87–172 and Drew Hecker 95-88–183.

NOTES: Dating back to the 2004 season, either Langley or Madison finished first or second in the Liberty tournament. That string was broken this season because Madison moved to the Concorde District, where it finished second to Chantilly on Sept. 20 . . . Langley has 11 Liberty titles and three seconds during that time. Also, Langley has placed first or second in the Liberty every season beginning with a victory in 1998. n The Madison Warhawks shot 310-

320–620 to finish second in the Concorde District Tournament Sept. 19-20 at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Clifton.

The Oakton Cougars were third at 333-319–652. The Chantilly Chargers won with 305-308–613.

Leading Madison was Aaron Liu with a 74-75–149 to finish third in the individual competition. Chantilly’s Sam Jung won at 70-73–143 and his teammate Steven Walsh was fourth at 7777–154.

Also for Madison, Reeve Felner shot 75-85–160, Drew Clark 80-81–161, Fletcher Davis 81-82–163 and Matt Howat 83-88–171. Drew Miller shot 84 the first day and Mary Waclawski 82 the second.

For Oakton, Ben Choe shot 85-75– 160, Eddie Kim 82-80–162, Thomas Bae 83-83–166, James Lucky 83-83–166 and Drew Pierce 86-81–167. n Led by individual champion David Stanford with a 75-76–151, the Marshall Statesmen finished second in the National District Tournament at Greendale Golf Course with a 335-338–673 total.

He won by six shots over Min Kang of Jefferson, which won the team title at 329-320–649.

Also for Marshall, Shivane Anand shot 88-81–169 and Chase Motz 87-89–176.

High School Roundup FLINT HILL WINS OWN TOURNAMENT:

With a 2-1 comeback victory over Middleburg Academy in the championship match, the host Flint Hill Huskies (15-0) won their own 13th annual Flint Hill Invitational volleyball tournament by going 5-0 on Sept. 23.

The girls high school team was 3-0 with three 2-0 wins in pool play, defeated Nansemond-Suffolk, 2-0, in the semifinals; then downed 2015 champion Middleburg in the final, winning 24-26,

Statesmen Continued from Page 23 up front, that’s where it starts. We’ve got

Football Continued from Page 23 had a 45-yard run on a reverse.

Nate Leas, Tommy Williams and Casey Counts made numerous tackles to lead the Madison defense.

Madison led 28-0 at halftime.

In a game between winless teams, visiting Oakton routed the 0-5 Langley Saxons, 48-7. Oakton’s Jared Cole had an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Oakton quarterback Paul Campo ran for a touchdown and threw for another. The Cougars had four rush24

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26-24, 15-6.

The eight-team tournament was played at Flint Hill, which won the title for the second year in a row and eighth time overall. The Huskies also defeated Middleburg in last year’s tournament final.

For Flint Hill this year, Krissy O’Malley was chosen as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and Siron Hardy and Sydney Reed made the alltournament team.

Oakcrest School opened the doors to its permanent campus Sept. 6, then days later hosted its first home games in the 40-year history of the school.

On Sept. 8, Oakcrest’s varsity and junior varsity girls soccer teams played back-to-back games on their home field against Bishop Ireton. During the varsity game, the field was flanked by fans decked out in green and white cheering on the Chargers.

OAKCREST HOLDS FIRST GAMES:

The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Oakcrest’s goal was scored by Lauren Chamandy, assisted by Hannah Byrne. The MVP game balls, given by coach Jennifer Prukowski, went to Chamandy and Byrne. The junior varsity team lost 4-0, but had strong play from Elizabeth Leo and Maddie Mislock.

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Marshall’s Colin Nininger had 53 yards rushing, including a 39-yard scoring run, and Plather ran for 24 yards.

Chang booted a 26-yard field goal and

made the extra points.

Marshall’s offensive line has consisted of Coleman Blakeley, Maxwell Cowman, Fernando Santos, Alexander Armani, Nikola Kalapasev, Sean Zechman and Zeeshan Qureshi.

Marshall also trailed at halftime in an eventual win over McLean in week two, and was slow getting started in a week-three victory over Herndon.

Marshall plays the Stuart Raiders on Sept. 28.

ing touchdowns and Mark Applegate kicked field goals of 42 and 30 yards.

Langley quarterback Jimmy Keys passed for 119 yards. n The McLean Highlanders (0-4) lost to the host Stuart Raiders, 48-20, in non-district action Sept. 22. Luka Karony returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the second week in a row for McLean.

Joseph Lokke and Omar Varela each had three catches for McLean and Karony had had two catches. George Stimson had 33 yards rushing and caught two passes. n In Sept. 22 private-school action, the visiting Flint Hill Huskies (3-0) de-

feated defending Division I state champion Collegiate of Richmond, 41-28.

Each team entered the game with 2-0 records.

The victory was Flint Hill’s first in history over Collegiate, which entered the contest 6-0 all-time against the Huskies.

In the Sept. 22 action, Flint Hill trailed 14-7, then scored 27 straight points to take a 34-14 lead.

Junior running back Jordan Houston ran for 261 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries to lead the way, and Miles Thompson was 12 of 24 passing for 210 yards, and he tossed two touchdown passes.

Houston scored on runs of 45, 66 and 80 yards and caught a 96-yard TD pass. Overall, Houston had 363 combined rushing and passing yards.

Justice Ellison caught a 13-yard scoring pass, and Justin Duenkel booted a pair of 40-yard field goals and five extra points.

Flint Hill had an interception with just over four minutes to play to help ice the victory. n The Potomac School Panthers rallied to defeat host St. Albans, 24-21, with a late score Sept. 23 to win their second straight and improve 2-2. For a game story visit: www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax.

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School graduate Veronica Day, who is competing for a spot on the 2018 U.S. Winter Olympic skeleton team, had day in her honor hosted by the Vienna Business Association on Sept. 16.

It was called Veronica Day Day in Vienna. Participating businesses pledged to sponsor Day, a 2007 Madison graduate, or donate a percentage of pro- Veronica Day is trying to Vienna Youth Football play began Sept. 23. ceeds from sales on Sept. 16 to make the Olympic team. support her Olympic quest. Dofast, and when you finish, the first thing nations help pay for equipment, travel, you want to do is go do it again.” and training, expenses that Day must The U.S. Olympic skeleton team will cover for herself. be named in January, just a few weeks Day visited several sponsoring busi- before the February games. nesses and meet with customers.

A track and field athlete at Madi- VYI FOOTBALL INDUCTS WOODEN: son, Day went on to Elon University Seven Vienna Youth Inc., football where she was a long-and-triple-jump games and a Hall of Fame ceremony stand-out. She was a three-time South- highlighted the league’s opening weekern Conference champion, a nine-time end recently. all-Conference honoree, a Southern During a break in the action, the 2017 Conference Field Athlete of the Year, Vienna Football Coaches Hall of Fame as well as Elon’s Stein H. Basnight Most Induction Ceremony was held at Waters Outstanding Athlete Award recipient.

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It was during the 2010 Winter OlymThis year, John Wooden was honpics that Day, an international business ored. Wooden coached in the league and and international studies major, and her also was on the coaching staff of Wakeroommate joked about trying out for field and Madison high schools. the bobsled team following their 2011 graduation. While she hasn’t become a MARK McGINLY GOLF TOURNAMENT: bobsledder, Day has spent the past six The Madison High Athletic Booster years training on a skeleton sled.

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College Roundup AUTUMN BRENNER: McLean High School graduate Autumn Brenner was chosen to the women’s all-tournament team at the recent Colonial Classic Invitational. Brenner, a sophomore setter, plays for the volleyball team at the College of William and Mary.

This marked the third time that Brenner received an all-tournament honor for William and Mary.

Also, Brenner recently reached a career milestone by becoming the 13th player in William and Marys history to exceed 1,000 career assists. She ranked third in school history in the 25-point scoring format as of last week.

On Sept. 15, Brenner was named Player of the Match for William and Mary versus the University of Arizona, recording a double-double with a season-high in assists (40) and digs (10).

For the season through 57 sets, Brenner led William and Mary with 368 assists. She was third on the team with 96 digs and tied for third in service aces with nine.

She had five kills and two blocks to her credit.

When she played at McLean, Brenner was an all-conference and all-region selection.

McLean grad Autumn Brenner is college volWILLIAM AND MARY leyball standout.

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The team began this week with a 2-1 record.

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Pro Baseball Roundup PHIL MORSE: McLean High School

graduate Phil Morse is a right-handed minor-league relief pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

This season, Morse had appeared in 18 games as of Sept. 2 with four saves in 19 innings of work for the full-season single-A Hagerstown Suns. He had 28 strikeouts and had walked only six.

Morse was drafted by the Nationals in the 16th round.

KHALIL LEE: Flint Hill School gradu-

ate Khalil Lee was batting .239 with 17 home runs and 61 RBI for the Lexington Legends in Kentucky for the Kansas City Royals’ minor-league organization.

The third-round draft choice had 106 hits in 119 games for the full-season single-A team, had 24 doubles, and six triples. Lee had stolen 20 bases.

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Oakton High School graduate Joey Bar-

Halpin Continued from Page 5 val Construction Battalions – the Seabees – in the Pacific during World War II. The Seabees built airfields that helped Allied

Through 33 games, Bartosic, an outfielder, was batting .313 with 42 hits and 16 RBI. He had four doubles, two triples, had scored 23 runs and had swiped 12 bases.

JOE RIZZO: Oakton High School grad-

McLean High grad Phil Morse pitches for the PHOTO FROM THE SUNS Hagerstown Suns.

tosic and Flint Hill School grad Tommy Doyle were making significant contributions for the Rookie League Grand Junction Rockies minor-league team.

Both were drafted by Colorado this past June.

Doyle is a right-handed pitcher. In 18 appearances, he had a 2-2 record and three saves with a 4.91 earned run average. In 18 1/3 innings, Doyle had 17 strikeouts and eight walks. forces hopscotch across islands toward Japan, and their first task usually was to remove the dead from fighting that preceded their arrival, Ulfelder said.

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The third baseman/designated hitter had 17 doubles and was promoted to the advanced-A Modesta Nuts at the end of the season, but had played in just three games as of Sept. 2.

The 6-foot-3 right-handed pitcher had 78 strikeouts and 55 walks in 113 innings.

ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ: Oakton High

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JOSH SBORZ: McLean High School graduate Josh Sborz had an 8-8 record in 23 starts and a 3.74 earned run average as of Sept. 2 for the minor-league Double A Tulsa Drillers of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

KENT BLACKSTONE: Marshall High School graduate Kent Blackstone is playing in the independent United Shore Baseball League for the Westside Woolly Mammoths in Michigan this summer.

Through 39 games, the infielder had 33 hits and was batting .239. He had three home runs, six doubles, one triple and had driven in 31 runs to go with eight stolen bases.

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. October 2, 1958: n County school officials say at least 72 new schools will be needed to be built to handle growth anticipated by 1980. n The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution calling for a regional park authority. n Supervisors will meet on Nov. 12 on a proposal to regulate taxi service in the county. n Pressmen have walked off the job at the Washington Star and Washington Evening News, and could walk out tomorrow at The Washington Post and Washington Times-Herald.

October 2, 1964: n A “big increase” in the number of registered voters is being reported in all Northern Virginia locales. To accommodate growth, Fairfax County now has 113 precincts. n Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, will travel to Ohio and California next week to stump for GOP candidates. nThe Washington Senators are 62-98, 35 games behind the league-leading New York Yankees.

October 5-6, 1971: n Gov. Holton says Virginians should be “ashamed” of the quality of state libraries. n Gov. Holton says he is in favor of 18year-olds having the right to vote, but doubts it would alter the political landscape much.

October 5, 1978: n Fairfax County’s bond rating has been upped to AAA by Standard & Poor’s. n Former President Gerald Ford will attend a rally in support of U.S. Senate candidate John Warner this weekend in Fairfax. n U.S. Rep. Joseph Fisher, D-10th, has been termed “extremely liberal” by the American Conservative Union. n On the gridiron tonight: Langley travels to Yorktown, Marshall visits McLean, Madison hosts Lee and Oakton is at home against West Springfield.

October 2-3, 1987: n As the bitter race for Board of Supervisors chairman pits Republican Jack Herrity against Democrat Audrey Moore, voters in Dranesville District have an equally bitter, but three-way, race: Republican incumbent Nancy Falck is being challenged by Democrat Lilla Richards and independent Richard Thoburn.

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Public-Safety Notes VIENNA WOMAN ARRESTED ON ASSAULT CHARGE: A resident living on

Saratoga Waye, N.E., on Sept. 20 at 1:05 p.m. requested that a police officer investigate an assault that reportedly had just taken place.

An officer arrived at scene and determined an assault had taken place.

Police arrested a 30-year-old Vienna woman on a felony assault charge and transported her to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities obtained and served a felony warrant against her and held her without bond.

GREAT FALLS MAN UNINJURED AFTER CRASHING PLANE AT LEESBURG AIRPORT: Virginia State Police are investigat-

ing the Sept. 21 crash landing of an airplane at the Leesburg Executive Airport.

The crash occurred at 12:30 p.m. as a Piper PA-28R-201 was coming in for a landing.

The pilot, Great Falls resident Eric Burger, failed to put down the landing gear in time and the aircraft hit the ground, state police said.

Burger was not injured in the crash and authorities have notified the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board about the incident.

DISRUPTIVE PATRONS BANNED FROM McDONALD’S IN VIENNA: Vienna police

dispatched officers to the McDonald’s at 544 Maple Ave., W., on Sept. 18 at 10:35 p.m. to assist in a situation involving two disruptive people inside the restaurant.

The individuals have been banned from the property, police said.

VEHICLE HITS OBJECT AFTER BEING DRIVEN ON BALLFIELD FOOTPATH: A

motorist attempted to drive on the footpath at Southside Park, 1317 Ross Drive, S.W., on Aug. 5 at 2:35 p.m. and the vehicle struck a bleacher bench and a wooden support post on a baseball dugout, Vienna police said.

BICYCLIST STRUCK BY VEHICLE ON MAPLE AVENUE IN VIENNA: A bicyclist

was riding southbound on Mill Street, N.E., on Sept. 7 at 5:40 p.m. when he attempted to cross over Maple Avenue, E., Vienna police said.

The bicyclist attempted to pass between stopped vehicles and was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling westbound in the center turn lane. The vehicle’s driver stopped, got out and after looking around, returned to his vehicle and drove off, police said.

The bicyclist was not riding in the

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crosswalk when the accident occurred, and told police traffic had stopped due to a red traffic signal at the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail.

VIENNA POLICE HELP GET RACCOON OUT OF RESIDENT’S HOME: A woman

living in the 600 block of Upham Place, N.W., on Sept. 21 at 4:23 a.m. requested that Vienna police assist with a raccoon that had entered her house.

Officers responded to the residence and were able to safely get the raccoon out of the house, police said.

DOGS DIE IN VIENNA HOUSE FIRE: The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department on Sept. 17 at 4:30 a.m. dispatched units to a reported house fire, with people possibly trapped, in the 2000 block of Gunnell Farms Drive in the Vienna area.

Alerted by a neighbor, units arrived on scene to find fire showing from the first and second floors of a two-story, splitfoyer-style home.

Firefighters determined that the homeowners were not home at the time of the fire. Crews then made an aggressive attack to extinguish the blaze.

Firefighters found two dogs during a primary search of the home, but the pets later died as a result of the fire.

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