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As was the case a decade ago, the region’s healthy real-estate market is leaving prospective first-time purchasers in the lurch. “Entry-level buyers have very little to choose from in the price range below $400,000,” said Bob Adamson, chairman of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, who called the lack of inventory (at nearly all price points) the potential Achilles heel of the local market. That caution came as the Northern Virginia homes market got off to a solid spring start, with March home sales up by more than 15 percent from RELATED: a year before and Spring started early average sales prices in the Fairfax homes also on the rise. market, with both A total of 1,779 sales and prices seeing properties changed upticks in March. Find hands across North- full coverage inside ern Virginia last on Page 8. month, according to figures reported by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiplelisting service. That’s up from 1,542 sales in March 2016. (Figures represent properties going to closing in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.) The average sales price of all properties that sold in the month was $565,964, up 5.3 percent from a year ago, with the average price in the single-family segment rising 6.2 percent to $771,220. The townhouse and condominium sectors saw more modest year-over-year improvement, rising to $407,886 and $319,462, respectively. “Serious buyers who have been on the
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Del. Scott Is Recalled as a Dedicated Public Servant BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Former Del. Jim Scott (D-53rd), who championed progressive causes during his 22-year career in the House of Delegates, died April 13 at age 78 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Encomiums poured in from around Virginia following news of Scott’s death. Gov. McAuliffe issued a statement saying Scott’s many accomplishments showed his dedication to his district and Virginia. “He was an ardent supporter of transparency and accountability in political campaigns as the patron of the ‘Stand By Your Ad’ legislation,” the governor’s statement read. “Jim also fought tirelessly for increased participation in the election process through implementation of the ‘Motor Voter’ law at Virginia’s DMV offices. His proudest achievement and lasting legacy will be the School for Conflict Resolution and Analysis at George Mason University.” U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th) said Scott was a devoted husband, self-effacing politician and natural mentor. “Virginia has lost a quiet, gentle but forceful advocate for all who feel powerless,” Connolly’s statement read. “Jim Scott was a voice for civil rights, women’s rights and LBGT rights because he believed the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the United States meant what they said.” Connolly added, “It will be difficult to re-imagine the [Northern Virginia] community without his towering presence and wise guidance. And his absence will be a void for those of us privileged to know him.” James Martin Scott was born June 11, 1938, in Galax, Va., and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1960 and 1965, respectively. In 1982, he received a master’s degree in public affairs from George Mason University. Scott began his political career as Providence District supervisor on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1972 to 1986. Scott successfully pressed for creation of Fairfax County’s affordable-housing ordinance and helped establish a healthcare advisory council, which advises the Board of Supervisors, said Katherine Hanley (D), who succeeded him and went on chair the board. He also was the driving force behind the county’s human-rights ordinance and commission, she said. “Jim’s public service was exceptional,” Hanley said. “He was a leader in establishing so many things that have made life better for many citizens in Fairfax.” Scott served in the House of Delegates from 1992 to 2014. During his first
Former Del. Jim Scott (D-53rd) is shown at a 2009 ground-breaking ceremony for the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. FILE PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER
House campaign in 1991, he won the official recount by one vote and earned the nickname “Landslide Jim,” according to a Web posting by the Fairfax County Democratic Committee. Scott was succeeded by Del. Marcus Simon (D-53rd), who formerly worked for him as an aide. “Jim was my first employer out of college,” Simon said. “He was the first role
model for what a working person and politician should be. I’ve always tried to model myself politically after Jim.” Among Scott’s advice: Never say no to the press, if at all possible, as they may never come back. Also, be available to constituents and cut red tape to help them get what they need, Simon said. Scott also was a community-affairs consultant for Inova Fairfax Hospital and did public-service stints on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Northern Virginia Planning District Commission, Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and Virginia Association of Counties. Scott loved bluegrass music and would go to his native Galax for concerts, Simon said. The former delegate also was a fan of the University of North Carolina Tarheels and Washington Nationals, and each year would distribute refrigerator magnets that listed the Washington Redskins’ schedule as well as Election Day and a reminder to vote for Jim Scott, Simon said. Scott was a “quiet but profoundly effective legislator,” Democratic Party of Virginia Chairwoman Susan Swecker said in a media statement. “He embodied the ideals of the Democratic Party, especially socioeconomic justice, and he will be long Continued on Page 34
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Lively Performances, Lovely Sets Boost ‘Dream’ McLean Community Players’ Show Overcomes Lengthy, Convoluted Shakespeare Script BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
With its four interconnected plots and non-stop whimsy, Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a wee tad confusing for those ON who enjoy straightaction and STAGE forward comprehensible story lines. Just reading its plot synopsis is headache-inducing. But McLean Community Players still manages to pull off an enjoyable, if quite long, production at Vinson Hall Retirement Community. (The troupe usually performs at the McLean Community Center’s Alden Theatre, but the center is closed for 18 months’ worth of renovations.) Directed by Rosemary Hartman, the play is set in Athens and a forest. A royal wedding has been set for Thesus (Steven Palkovitz) and Hippolyta (Lauren Sutton) and a group of actors has been in the woods rehearsing at show they must perform for the couple. Eleanor Tapscott is formidable as Oberon, king of the fairies who inhabit that forest. The king sends his sprite of a servant, Puck (Gary DiNardo), on mischievous errands. Puck is the play’s best role and DiNardo makes the most of it, bounding around the set acrobatically, writhing around other performers to eavesdrop and whisper messages, and sprinkling love potion on people as they sleep. Tom Flatt adds levity as lowly actor Bottom, who during a dream sequence
temporarily receives a donkey’s head courtesy of Puck’s potion. Bottom belongs to the group of marginally competent performers who will perform at the royal wedding. Flatt and fellow actors Matt Bogen, David Adler, Kirk Kaneer, Michael Gerwin and Heather Plank deserve credit for making the ragtag troupe’s disastrous performance hilarious and memorable. Will MacLeod and Mytheos Holt are fatuously engaging as suitors competing for the romantic favors of Hermia (Catherine Gilbert) and Helena (Ilyana RoseDavila). Gilbert performs especially well, delivering Hermia’s lines crisply and being lifted and physically restrained while lunging for rival Helena. Palkovitz is wise and understanding as Thesus and calms Hermia’s agitated father, played with appropriate vexation by Dell Pendergrast. MCP stalwart Jessie Roberts, decked out in a vibrant orange gown, does solid work as Oberon’s wife, Titania. The colorfully dressed fairies, played by Kate Knott, Raquel Salinas, Kyleigh Friel, Lauran Sutton, Maggie Allen and choreographer Victoria Bloom, add to the show’s airy fancifulness. Set designer John Downing makes good use of the raised stage in the venue’s ballroom, arranging ivy-covered fluted columns in the background and providing stacked and broken ones in the foreground for the performers to sit and lounge upon. Properties designer Emily Besuden also deserves credit for the set’s visual appeal. Costume designer Farrell Hartigan outfits many of the performers in white to-
Oberon, the King of the Fairies (Eleanor Tapscott), lifts up servant Puck (Gary DiNardo) in McLean Community Players’ production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” PHOTO BY TOBY REIDWAY/IRISH EYES BY TOBY PHOTOGRAPHY
gas, some of which have extra adornment to indicate higher status. The wildest costumes belong to Oberon and Puck, who both also benefit from hair and make-up work by Mary Macfarlane and assistants Auryana Malek and Ilyana Rose-Davila. Plot-wise, the play is a walk in the park only in terms of where the action is set.
The plot becomes clearer and funnier in the second act, leaving the departing audience smiling. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” runs through April 30 at the Vinson Hall Retirement Community, 1735 Kirby Road in McLean. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
McLean Community Center Lauds Outstanding Volunteer Thamir Al’Hashimi, a longtime community leader and volunteer, has been awarded H. Gordon Randall Outstanding Volunteer Service Award by the McLean Community Center. The award was presented at the Center’s annual volunteer-appreciation luncheon on Saturday, March 18. “For years, Mr. Al’Hashimi has demonstrated his commitment and compassion as an ambassador to the McLean community and the McLean Community Center through a variety of actions,” center executive director George Sachs said at the awards program. For more than 20 years, Al’Hashimi has been a faithful board member of the Friends of McLean Community Center. 4
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Over the years, he has helped the Friends raise funds for several improvement projects, including mounting historical photos in some center meeting rooms, commissioning a painting to honor Robert Alden, for whom the Alden Theatre is named, and purchasing a free-standing registration kiosk for patrons. The recipient of the Friends of MCC’s 2010 “Friend in Deed” award, Al-Hashimi also has volunteered to work at many center-sponsored special events – from staffing the Friends booth at McLean Day to helping with crowd control at the center’s annual Independence Day fireworks. Al’Hashimi also serves on the board of the Evermay Community Association and is a member of the Greater McLean
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Our View: Vienna, Tread Lightly on Parking Changes
“Oh, you can think about it. But dooooooon’t do it.” So said Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice in “Smokey and the Bandit,” and his twang reverberated in our minds as we mulled the proposals currently wending their way through the governance process in Vienna that would potentially change the width and/or depth of parking spaces in town. The town’s current parking code mandates a general parking-space size of 9-by-20-feet. Town staff have proposed reducing the general size of parking spaces to 9-by18-feet, which, they say, would be equal to or larger than most surrounding jurisdictions. An alternative plan would take the parking width down to a narrow 8.5 feet. We are no fans of McMansion-sized vehicles hogging the highways and byways. Our long-held view is that owners of such vehicles must be compensating for something. At the same time, we’ve been on the receiving end of enough dings (or worse) – caused, assuredly, by poor-
mannered or inattentive drivers, but aided and abetted by parking spaces that are inadequate for modern-day vehicular traffic. Deep in their hearts, we suspect some traffic planners’ ultimate desire is to see drivers of cars, trucks and SUVs move into different modes of transportation: bus, rail, bikes, foot-power. Disincentivizing vehicle usage by a nip here and a tuck here on parking spaces is one way to get to that goal without the public’s noticing much. But that doesn’t make it right. The reality is, Vienna is hardly awash in parking. And while the town government appears to be making strides in putting in place a plan for a sorely needed municipal garage, there still will be need for available spaces both in the public domain and on private property. That’s a positive step, but isn’t the whole story. Tread carefully, Vienna Town Council. This is a complicated decision with the possibility of adverse, unanticipated side effects.
Something Needs to Change in Health Care Editor: Donna Hurlock’s recent Opinion piece [“Single-Payer Is Exactly the Wrong Way to Go,” Letters April 13] uses flawed and simplistic analysis to refute what seems to work pretty well in all the other First World nations that have either single-payer or hybrid health care systems that consistently outperform American health care. That our country has just recently come to adopt the Affordable Care Act speaks volumes about how far behind we are in health care.
Single-payer and hybrid systems seem to cover everyone for a whole lot less and with overall better outcomes that our archaic for-profit system that rewards the special interests with handsome profits and leaves many Americans with the most expensive health care on the planet and many either under-insured or uninsured. Why we are so obtuse as to consider ourselves exceptional and too proud (or know-it-alls) to consider looking at how health care is delivered by the rest of the First World should be both scandalous
and embarrassing. Contrary to Donna Hurlock’s views, it does require “Big Government” to be able to deliver and guarantee high-quality benefits to their citizens. Health care is a necessary right and not a privilege to be left to the denizens of Wall Street and the special interests. France, a world model in health care, spends just 55 percent of what the U.S. spends, with better medical outcomes and better longevity to boot. Reuben Moore Jr. Great Falls
Editor: Recently, a special election in Kansas sent a shockwave through the country, as a heavily favored Republican narrowly beat a long-shot Democratic challenger. The electorate swung an astonishing 20 points toward the Democrat in the race. This race shouldn’t have been close at all, and the fact that it was shows the massive increase in Democratic voter engagement since last November. Republicans are in particular trouble in Kansas because years of unchecked Republican rule in the state have been ruinous. The state is beyond bankrupt,
the economy is flatlining and none of the supposed benefits that Republicans claim their policies will create have materialized. Why does any of this matter to Virginians? To start, it shows how absolutely vital Gov. McAuliffe’s vetoes have been in defending Virginia from the policy disaster Republicans have inflicted on Kansas. Republicans in Richmond are pushing the same agenda on us, but our governor is smart enough to understand how a modern economy should work, and his vetoes have kept Republican destruction at bay.
Virginia will have the first statewide elections in the country since last year’s election. If Virginia voters show the same massive surge in engagement we saw in Kansas, even years of gerrymandering cannot stop Virginia from showing the country how forcefully we reject the destructive Republican agenda. In 2017, Virginia can be an inspiration for the entire country, and live up to its strikingly appropriate motto, “sic semper tyrannis,” meaning “thus always to tyrants.” Kenneth Bledsoe Reston
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Crime Edges Up in Fairfax; Murders and Motor-Vehicle Thefts Show Spike in 2016 BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Major crimes went up by 2 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, but some categories saw significant jumps, including a 46-percent increase in homicides, according to statistics released recently by Fairfax County police. There were 39,327 major-crime cases last year, up from 38,546 in 2015. Crimes against persons went up 3.2 percent, from 7,687 in 2015 to 7,933 last year. Fairfax County had 19 homicides last year, versus 13 in 2015. The 2016 victims, listed by date of death, were: Shaki Ezekiel Phillip (Feb. 10), Babtunde Fadahunsi (Feb. 23), Johan De-Leede (March 11), William G. Martines Palma (March 25), Hosung Lee (April 24), Raymond Andrew White (April 25), Andrew Sheren (May 4), Tarreece John Sampson (May 20), Dang Ngo and Sophia Le (the same June 8 incident), Kyra Franchetti (July 27), Tyonne Johns (Aug. 6), Maurice Anderson Berger (Sept. 7), Delores E. Williams (Nov. 21), Leif Erick Ohlsson (Nov. 26), Yessenia Membrano-Diaz (Nov. 28), Henok Yohannes (Dec. 22), Kedest Simeneh (Dec. 23) and Danielle Griffith (Dec. 30). County police last year had a 73.6percent homicide-closure rate. Six of the above cases remain active and only one, that of Hosung Lee, possibly was gangrelated, police said. Assaults went up 2.8 percent in 2016, from 7,327 in 2015 to 7,534 last year, and forcible-sex offenses rose 16.4 percent, with 262 cases in 2016 versus 225 the previous year. There was some good news in the crimes-against-persons category. Kidnapping/abduction cases dipped 2.5 percent from 119 in 2015 to 116 last year. Nonforcible-sex offenses were down 33.3 percent, but that statistic is a bit misleading, as there were only three such cases in 2015 and two last year. County police said they approach sex crimes with a mix of education efforts, awareness-raising events and partnerships with other county departments, such as the Office for Women and the school system. Sex-crime victims are acquainted with their attackers in about 90 percent of cases, police said. “As each case is reported and assigned to the Sex Crimes Unit, they work each case diligently to identify suspects, place charges, build a strong case for court and work closely with victims and the Victim Services Section,” said police spokesman Pfc. Tawny Wright. There were 25,844 crimes against property in 2016, up nearly 1.6 percent compared with 25,442 in 2015. The county saw a sharp spike in extortion/blackmail cases, which increased 165 percent from
20 in 2015 to 53 last year. Counterfeit/forgery cases also were way up, increasing 49.6 percent from 524 in 2015 to 784 last year. Fraud offenses went up nearly 10.9 percent, with 4,469 cases in 2016 compared with 4,030 the previous year. Motor-vehicle thefts also spiked by 11.5 percent with 851 cases last year compared with 763 in 2015. Police said they have seen an increase in thefts of unlocked vehicles with the keys left inside. Automobile manufacturers have been designing cars that are harder to steal (with keyless entry and ignition systems), but thieves tend to target vehicles that are easier to obtain and sell, police said. Some popular models thieves target include the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Ford and Chevy pickup trucks. Top stolen vehicle brands in 2016 were Toyota, Honda, Ford, Chevrolet and all makes and models of motorcycles, authorities said. County police could not provide an exact figure for stolen-vehicle recoveries, but said the department’s success rate approximated the statewide average of 58 percent. Robberies were up 2.2 percent from 451 in 2015 to 461 last year. The crimes-against-property statistics had some bright spots, as well. Arsons dropped 28.2 percent from 39 cases in 2015 to 28 last year, and stolen-property offenses down 16.9 percent, with 59 cases in 2016 compared with 71 in 2015. Embezzlement cases dropped 5.9 percent, with 269 incidents in 2016 versus 286 in 2015. There were 28 arson cases in 2016, a 28.2-percent drop compared with the 39 instances the previous year. Some categories saw barely any change. There were 830 burglary/breaking-andentering cases last year, just one more than in 2015. Property damage/destruction/vandalism cases were down nearly 0.5 percent, with 5,004 cases in 2016 versus 5,028 in 2015. Larceny/theft offenses dipped by nearly 2.7 percent, from 13,394 in 2015 to 13,035 last year. Bribery was down 80 percent, a wild statistical swing again caused by a small pool of incidents. There were five such cases in 2015, but just one last year. Crimes against property were up 20.9 percent in the county last year. Drug/narcotic offenses increased nearly 21.5 percent, up from 4,708 cases in 2015 to 5,718 last year. Capt. Jack Hardin, commander of the Organized Crime and Narcotics Division, said the amount of narcotics available in the county has stayed about the same for a decade, but police are investigating more cases because staffing is up and officers are taking a proactive approach. Most county drug cases involve possession, with the most prevalent drugs continuing to be marijuana and cocaine,
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Fairfax’s Home Sales Up 16% Year-Over-Year in March
After modest February results, yearover-year home sales blossomed early and often in March, according to new figures. Homes sales across the county totaled 1,256, up 16 percent from the 1,083 sales a year before, according to figures reported April 11 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. Prices, too, were up, with the average sales price of all properties that went to closing standing at $563,377, up 6.2 percent from a year before. Sales prices were higher in both the single-family (up 5.3 percent to $744,526) and townhouse/rowhouse (up 1.5 percent to $379,320) categories, but were lower in the condominium sector, which declined 3.1 percent to $279,612. A total of 98 properties changed hands for more than $1 million during the month, and the total sales volume of $707.6 million was up 23.2 percent from a year before. Homes that sold in March had spent an average of 53 days between listing and ratified sales contact, an improvement from the 69 days of a year before, and garnered 98 percent of listing price, up from 97 percent. Conventional loans represented the method of transacting sales in 784 cases, followed by VA-backed mortgages (159) and cash (158). Inventory continues to be tighter than
a year before, with the 2,666 properties on the market representing a decline of 17.5 percent from 3,231 a year ago. Where is the market headed? There is some good news (a health bump up in the number of homes coming under contract during the month) coupled with a dose of reality (total pending sales are flat). Figures represent most, but not all, sales during the period. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. D.C., Inner Core See Higher Prices, Sales: The median sales price of $420,000 for all homes that sold in D.C. and the inner suburban core in March represented the highest figure for that month in more than a decade, while sales volume also was solid, according to new figures. A total of 4,450 properties went to closing last month, up 18.5 percent from the 3,755 transactions reported in March 2016, according to figures reported April 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. (Figures represent sales in the District of Columbia; Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virginia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland.) The $420,000 median sales price was up 36 percent from March 2010, while March’s sales were the highest for the month since the economic recession burst the local real-estate bubble a decade ago.
Adding up the sales and prices, and the total volume of $2.28 billion was up 26.7 percent from a year before. Homes that went to closing in March spent an average of 50 days on the market, a significant improvement from the 63 days required a year before. The average sales price represented 97.9 percent of listing price, up from 97.1 percent a year before. Inventory is down, with the number of homes on the market at the end of the month standing at 8,648, a year-over-year decline of 11.5 percent. Conventional loans represented the method of transacting sales in 2,499 cases, followed by cash (725) and FHA-backed mortgages (620). Spurred in part by generally good weather coupled with an improving economy and the threat of looming interestrate hikes, the local real-estate market has been solid since the start of the year. But data on pending sales and homes coming under contract suggest there may be a cooling – perhaps if only because so many people already jumped into the market before spring hit. Figures represent most, but not all, sales during the period. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision. Falls Church, D.C., Arlington Have Highest Median Home Sales in 1st Quarter: Falls Church, the District of Columbia and Arlington each had median sales
prices of more than a half-million dollars during the first quarter of the year, according to new data. With a median price of $605,000, Falls Church topped the ranking compiled by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. That was well off the 2016 first-quarter median price of $797,000, but Falls Church’s relatively low number of sales in any given month can lead to wider swings on a monthly and quarterly basis than in larger jurisdictions. The District of Columbia’s median sales price of $527,250 was up 3.4 percent, while Arlington’s media of $517,500 was down 6.4 percent, largely due to a larger percentage of attached homes and condominiums in the overall sales mix compared to a year before. The city of Fairfax saw a bump in median sales prices, which rose 7.5 percent to $485,000. Fairfax County, the largest homes market in the region, saw median sales prices rise 4.9 percent to $472,250, while Alexandria’s median price of $446,750 was down 6 percent. The two Maryland jurisdictions included in D.C.’s inner core saw higher median sales prices, up 6.7 percent to $400,000 in Montgomery County and 14 percent to $265,000 in Prince George’s County. Figures represent sales of single-family homes, attached homes and condominiums.
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Vienna Officials Kick Off Annual Push for Solar Power BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Vienna officials have begun the town’s annual Solarize Vienna initiative, which encourages local people to put solar-power panels on their homes and businesses. The town, in partnership with the Local Energy Alliance Program and Northern Virginia Regional Commission, has held the program since 2014. This year’s effort runs from April 18 through June 30. Participants receive free assessments to determine if their homes are suitable for solar power and benefit from financial incentives and bulk equipment purchasing. “Somebody else picks the contractors,” said Susan Stillman, chairman of the Vienna Community Enhancement Commission. “You don’t have to figure out who the good solar contractor is.” Vienna leaders in recent years have had a friendly rivalry with their counterparts in the cities of Falls Church and Fairfax to see which locality can encourage the most residents to participate in the program. Fairfax County officials have joined the fray this year, and so far have signed up 582 people. “It’s a good competition and it’s lot of fun,” said Robert Lazaro, executive director of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission. “It leads to a lot of other
positive results as well.” Vienna residents can learn more about Solarize Vienna on April 30 during the town’s annual Green Expo and Walk on the Hill events. The activities will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in Vienna’s historic Windover Heights neighborhood. Those who attend the events will have the chance to chat with Vienna Town Council member Carey Sienicki and her husband, David, who had solar panels installed on their home during an earlier Solarize Vienna initiative. The town also will offer another informational session about the program on May 23 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Vienna Town Hall, 127 Center St., S. Prices for installation of solar equipment have dropped 30 percent in the last two years, Lazaro said. As an additional incentive, the federal government offers an up-to-30-percent investment tax credit for those who install solar equipment, he said. Town officials on April 17 honored the following people for installing grid-connected solar panels to their homes as part of the 2016 Solarize Vienna program: George Biles, 108 Oak St., S.W.; Darren McClure, 114 Hickory Court, S.W.; Jerry Santos, 113 Ross Drive, S.W.; Ruth and Joan Airhart, 420 Center St., N.; Rick Westlund, 411 Onondio Circle, S.E.; and
Virginia Lee and Andrew Wright, 920 Glyndon St., S.E. For more information, visit www.solarizevienna.org. Council OKs More Rental Money for Displaced Parks Department: The Vienna Community Center’s renovation-andexpansion project is on track to be substantially completed by Aug. 11, but the town’s Parks and Recreation Department will need to continue renting office space at the Cedar Lane Shopping Center until it’s time to move back to the new digs. The Vienna Town Council on April 17 unanimously agreed to pay the rental space’s lessor, GRI Cedar Park LLC, an
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Feburary’s unemployment rate was percent) and Virginia Beach and Lynchlittle changed in Fairfax County, but the burg (both 4.4 percent). community’s overall jobs picture remained Nationally, Virginia tied with Oregon among the strongest among Virginia’s 133 for the 11th lowest jobless rate in the nalocalities, according to new state figures. tion, at 4 percent. Rock-bottom unemWith 610,103 county residents em- ployment rates were found in Hawaii (2.7 ployed in the civilian workforce and percent), Nebraska and New Hampshire 19,562 looking for work, Fairfax’s jobless (3.3 percent each) and Colorado, South rate of 3.1 percent was a tick better than the 3.2 per- Data from Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian emcent reported in ployment for February. “Previous” is rate for January. January, according Previous Pct. Jurisdiction Employed Unemployed to figures detailed Alexandria 3.1% 3.0% 93,910 2,898 April 5 by the Vir- Arlington 2.7% 2.6% 144,654 3,839 ginia Employment Fairfax County 3.2% 3.1% 610,103 19,562 Commission. 2.8% 2.7% Falls Church 7,846 215 Fairfax’s lack of Loudoun 3.2% 3.1% 198,518 6,401 significant move- Prince William 3.7% 3.7% 228,696 8,29 ment in either di- Northern Va. 3.4% 3.3% 1,554,485 52,250 rection mirrored Virginia 4.2% 4.0% 4,098,850 168,676 trends across the United States 5.1% 4.9% 151,594,000 7,887,000 region. In February, the jobless rate in Arlington dropped Dakota and Vermont (3.4 percent each). from 2.7 percent to 2.6 percent, jobless- The highest rates were reported in Alaska ness in the city of Falls Church dropped (7.4 percent), New Mexico (6.9 percent), from 2.8 percent to 2.7 percent, while Al- Alabama (6.1 percent), West Virginia (6 exandria’s jobless rate fell from 3.1 percent percent) and Ohio (5.9 percent). to 3 percent and Loudoun County’s rate For full data, see the Web site at www. dipped from 3.2 percent to 3.1 percent. In virginialmi.com. Prince William County, February’s jobless Year-Over-Year Unemployment Down rate of 3.7 percent was unchanged from a in Metro Area: Year-over-year unemploymonth before. ment across the Washington region was Across the region as a whole, Febru- down slightly from a year before in Febary’s unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, ruary, according to new federal figures. down from 3.4 percent and representWith 3.36 million in the civilian working 1.55 million employed in the civilian force and 130,000 looking for jobs, the reworkforce and 52,250 looking for jobs. gional unemployment rate of 3.9 percent Statewide, the labor force expanded for was down from 4 percent in February the 11th consecutive month, hitting a re- 2016, according to figures reported April cord high at 4.28 million, while household 5 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statisemployment was up for the 26th straight tics. month and also stood at a record high, The Washington region was among said Ann Lang, senior economist for the 274 of the nation’s 388 metro areas to reEconomic Information & Analytics Divi- port lower year-over-year jobless rates. A sion of the Virginia Employment Com- total of 88 metros had higher rates, while mission. 26 saw no change. The private education/health care and The national, non-seasonally-adjusted state/local government sectors saw solid unemployment rate of 4.9 percent in Febgains during the month, as did the leisure/ ruary was down from 5.2 percent a year hospitality sector. The largest job loss before. came in construction. Among all metro areas, the lowest jobAmong Virginia’s 133 cities and coun- less rate was 2.1 percent in Ames, Iowa. ties, Arlington had the lowest jobless rate, The highest rate, 18.4 percent, was found followed by Falls Church, the city of Fair- in El Centro, Calif. fax (2.9 percent), the city of Alexandria Among the nation’s 51 metropolitan and, in a six-way tie at 3.1 percent, the areas with populations of a million or City of Charlottesville and Fairfax, Flu- more, the lowest jobless rates were found vanna, Greene, Loudoun and Madison in Denver and Salt Lake City, at 3.2 percounties. cent each, with the highest (7.5 percent) The highest unemployment for the found in Cleveland. month was recorded in Buchanan CounAmong Virginia localities outside the ty, at 9.3 percent, followed by Lancaster Washington area, jobless rates in FebruCounty (9 percent), Dickenson County ary were down from a year before, stand(8.6 percent) and Northumberland Coun- ing at 3.4 percent in Charlottesville; 3.7 ty and the city of Covington (7.8 percent percent in Harrisonburg, in Winchester each). and in Staunton/Waynesboro; 3.9 percent Among metro areas, Northern Vir- in Roanoke; 4.1 percent in Richmond; ginia’s jobless rate was lowest, followed 4.2 percent in Blacksburg; 4.4 percent in by Charlottesville (3.4 percent) and Win- Lynchburg; and 4.5 percent in Hampton chester 3.5 percent). The highest rates Roads. were turned in by Kingsport/Bristol (4.5 – A Staff Report
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dig; you’re going to learn something,” Civic Federation president Stefanie Pryor chuckled. Of course, the Metro system is seldom something that elicits chuckles these days. “People’s experience with it is getting worse,” acknowledged Robert Thompson, who recently retired from The Washington Post, where he penned the “Dr. Gridlock” column. Thompson believes that the Metro system is “too necessary to fail,” even though a majority of people in the Washington region drive rather than take transit. “It’s the future of vibrant communities – Metro has got to be there for all these plans to come to fruition,” he said. Thompson posited that it was the development of the Silver Line to Tysons Corner that helped exacerbate already-existing problems within the transit system. “Metro wasn’t ready. It stressed out the system,” he said. Tucked in between other portions of the Civic Federation’s anniversary dinner, the discussion left some with as many questions about the future as they had arrived with. “I’m still not hearing a kind of vision Continued on Page 34
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Vienna Budget Reconciliation Finds Additional Funds BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The Vienna Town Council has had little wiggle room in budget negotiations for fiscal year 2018, but after a few work sessions has found money to finance several initiatives from among $711,000 worth of unmet needs. Council members are proposing to spend $35,470 to upgrade the town’s email system, $50,000 for asphalt overlay, $15,000 for rectangular flashing beacons at some crosswalks, $2,230 more for supplies at the Chillin’ on Church event, $5,000 for a fire-safety system at the town’s historic train station and $7,500 for water fountains at the Town Green. The Council also would like to pay for three additional staff members, including $75,000 each for a planner in the Planning and Zoning Department and a recreationprogram coordinator, plus $15,000 for a part-time customer-care specialist. Those changes would add $261,000 worth of expenses, bringing the town’s advertised general-fund budget up to $24,207,310. The modifications would be financed with a $50,000 transfer from the Water and Sewer Fund, $75,000 in additional revenue from the Parks and Recreation Department and the use of $136,000 in surplus funds from the previous year. The Council later proposed moving
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would finance 3.1-percent pay increases for employees and cover a $100,000 hike in landfill fees. Other town costs are being held in check for the third year in a row. The town’s proposed $8.1 million Water and Sewer Fund budget would remain unchanged, as would the $3.6 million set aside for the Debt Service Fund and $383,000 for the Stormwater Fund. The Council held public hearings April 17 on the budget and proposed water-andsewer rates, followed April 24 by a public hearing on the fiscal 2018 real-estate tax rate. The new budget, set to be adopted May 8, will take effect July 1. Vienna to Develop ‘Positioning Statement’: The Vienna Town Council on April 3 approved a $38,100 contract with Trialogue Studio to conduct brand-creation research and develop a “positioning statement” for the town. The company’s work will be the first step in a two-phase process to create the town’s first logo or identity symbol. Trialogue will use site visits, focus groups, oneon-one interviews, surveys and a townhall meeting to reveal Vienna’s brand and personality, town officials said. “We’re anxious, in a good way, to get this process going,” said Lynne DeWilde, the town’s marketing and communications manager. “It’s very exciting that we’re doing this finally,” agreed Council member Carey
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180 leaders on April 5 honored Vienna police Officer Andrew Slebonick as the organization’s 2016 “Vienna Police Officer of the Year.” Slebonick joined the Vienna Police Department in 2013. In his nominating letter, Sgt. Peter Elias described Slebonick as an asset to the department because of his positive attitude, upbeat disposition and unwavering dedication to the mission. Although Slebonick is a relatively new officer, he serves the department and the community by field-training junior officers, serving as a breath-alcohol technician, working as an instructor for the women’s self-defense program (Rape Aggression Defense) and volunteering as a simulation trainer at the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy. Slebonick is always willing to go the extra mile to serve the community, department leaders said. Slebonick recently was awarded the Bronze Medal of Valor by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for helping to save the life of a suicidal person.
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northwest historic district will be open to visitors as part of the event, which also will feature the second annual green expo. The event is sponsored by the town government and Historic Vienna Inc. All events are free and open to the public. Parking is available at Green Hedges School, 415 Windover Ave., as many roads in the historic district will be closed to vehicular travel beginning at 2 p.m. A walking map of the event is available at www.viennava.gov/walkingmap. A rain date for some events is Sunday, May 7. For information in case of inclement weather, call the town’s Department of Parks and Recreation Department at (703) 255-6360 on the day of the event.
na Volunteer Fire Department will present the sixth annual “Taste of Vienna” on Saturday, April 29 at the fire station, 400 Center St., S. Dozens of restaurants are expected to take part, and there will be entertainment. Admission is free; proceeds from the sale of food and beverages will benefit the fire department. For information, see the Web site at www.tasteofvienna.org.
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partment, in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and state and federal law-enforcement agencies, will participate in a one-day initiative Saturday, April 29 to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from area homes. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Vienna police will provide a collection area for old, expired, unused or unwanted medications at police headquarters, located at 215 Center St., S. Individuals can turn in prescription medications, controlled or non-controlled substances and over-the-counter drugs anonymously. Participants can dispose of medication in its original container, or by removing it and disposing of it directly into the collection box. Intravenous solutions, injectable medications and syringes will not be accepted, and commercial businesses cannot use the event to discard of expired medications or medical waste. For information, call Ruth Rohr at (703) 255-6324 or e-mail ruth.rohr@viennava.gov.
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town government’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee will discuss the proposed pedestrian master plan update and garner public input on Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. The committee is a subset of the Vienna Transportation Safety Commission. The updated pedestrian plan is expected to be forwarded to the Vienna Town Council for considerate in May. SPRING ART SHOW SET FOR VALE SCHOOLHOUSE: More than 150 original
works of fine art will be on view at the 2017 ValeArts spring show – “Fresh Paint” – to run April 28-30 at the Vale Schoolhouse, 3124 Fox Mill Road in Oakton. Artists Mary Beth Gaiarin, Andrea Cybyk, Linda Lovell, Meredith Hannon, Laura Barringer, Kathy Bodycombe, Lorrie Herman, Kenna Klimchak and Diana Eichler will be featured at the 21st annual show. A reception is slated for Friday, April 28 at 7 p.m. Exhibit hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. For information, see the Web site at www.valearts.com. GARDEN CLUBBERS TO HONE THEIR SKILLS: The Ayr Hill Garden Club will
host a practice flower show on Monday, April 24 at 12:45 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna. Participants will bring their entries, then mingle, nosh and view the judged results. The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at https://www. facebook.com/ayr-hill-garden-club. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for included for publication. Please contact us using information found on Page 6. We always love to hear from the community!
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ty Police 2nd Lt. Christopher Cotone recent was presented the Virginia Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award by the Fairfax Resolves chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Cotone is a 26-year veteran of the department, and supervises a 14-officer patrol squad at the McLean District Station. He is also a supplementary technician with the explosive-ordnance-disposal unit at the lead supervisor of the department’s Honor Squad. Cotone “places himself in harm’s way to protect our way of life and to uphold the freedom and liberties so hard-earned by our patriot ancestors,” said Jeff Thomas, president of the Fairfax Resolves chapter.
Shown from left at the presentation honoring Fairfax County Police 2nd Lt. Christopher Cotone by the Fairfax Resolves chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution were (from left) Fairfax Police Chief Edwin Roessler Jr., Ken Bonner and Jeff Thomas of the Fairfax Resolves chapter, Cotone, McLean District Police Commander Capt. John Trace and McLean District Police Assistant Commander 1st Lt. Jason Allegra.
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The McLean Community Center will hold its annual Spring Community Garage Sale on Saturday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the parking garage at 1420 Beverly Road. The event will feature a variety of household items, electronics, toys, glassware, baby items, collectibles and more. Admission is free; a limited number of selling spaces ($45 each) may still be available; both individual and commercial vendors may participate.
McLEAN DRAMA STUDENTS TO OFFER ‘SEUSSICAL’: The McLean High School
drama department will present “Seussical the Musical” with performances April 28May 7 at the high school. The production brings to life Dr. Seuss favorites, and is designed for adults and children. Performances are April 28 and 29 and May 6 at 7 p.m., with 1:30 p.m. matinees on April 29-30 and May 6-7. Tickets are $12-$15. For information,
see the Web site at www.theatremclean. org. NOTED PHOTOGRAPHER TO SPEAK WITH SENIORS: The Great Falls Senior
Center will present Kenneth Garrett discussing his adventures taking photos around the globe with National Geographic during its monthly luncheon on Tuesday, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Dranesville Church of the Brethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike. Garrett is credited with 14 National Geographic covers as well as 15 book titles, and has worked for a host of other publications. The program is free, but registration is
required and can be obtained by calling Polly Fitzgerald at (703) 759-4345 or emailing pollyfitz1@verizon.net. For general information about the organization, see the Web site at www.gfseniors.org. The event sponsor is Seneca Hill Animal Hospital Resort and Spa. OUTDOOR TAI CHI PRACTICE OFFERED: Free tai chi practice will be held
Saturdays through Oct. 28 from 7:55 to 9 a.m. at McLean Central Park’s outdoor basketball court. Practice will take place rain or shine. For information, call Warren at (703) 7599141.
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Real Estate Featured Property of the Week
Bucolic Splendor in Oakton Locale
All-Brick Property Features Updates Inside and Lovely Pool Area
We can attest that our quest for the best in local real estate has hit upon a winner this week. It’s a charmer – an all-brick colonial set amid verdant landscaping in the Hannah Hills community of Oakton, putting you in the center of Northern Virginia yet set back in bucolic splendor. Elegant and inviting, the home has benefited from exceptional updates through the years, and features amenities galore. Plus, the pool area out back is sure to be a focal-point with the summer season on the horizon. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,675,000 by Lilian Jorgenson of Long & Foster Real Estate. More than a half-million dollars has been lavished on upgrades all over the property, and it shows throughout our exploration of three levels of exceptionality. After ambling up the brick walk and being greeted on the portico, we are ushered inside to start our exploration. A delightful two-story foyer with showplace curved staircase bids us welcome. To our left is the large living room, to our right the enchanting dining room, each with a fireplace. The kitchen area occupies a strategic location at the rear of the home, over-
looking the pool-view deck area (which offers its own grill and bar). The large, soaring family room, with fireplace and signature chandelier that rises to the heavens, is a spot for informal engagement, and offers access to the stunning sun room. Off the main traffic flow is the home library, and a hallway leads us to the private, main-level master retreat – an exclusive main-level hideaway that will melt away the stresses of the day. A second master suite is located on the upper level, which provides two additional bedrooms – each with standout closet space – and spots to survey the foyer and family room below. Downstairs, find amenities galore, including a club room (with access to the
covered patio), billiards/ game room, hobbies area, lavish club-style bar, exercise room and a flex-suite. The joys continue in the rear yard, with a free-form pool shaded by trees and even a fort for the youngsters to enjoy! A standout in every way, and just waiting for its new owner to come by. 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: 10604 Hannah Farm Road, Oakton (22124). Listed at: $1,675,000 by Lilian Jorgenson, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 790-1990. Schools: Oakton Elementary, Thoreau Middle, James Madison High School.
Vacation-Home Purchases Are Down Due to Low Invenstory Last year’s strongest pace of home sales in a decade included a sizeable drop in activity from vacation buyers due to rising prices and a lack of inventory, according to an annual second-home survey released today by the National Association of Realtors. NAR’s new Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, revealed that vacation-home purchases last year descended to an estimated 721,000, down 21.6 percent from 2015 (920,000) and the lowest since 2013 (717,000). Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said vacation sales in 2016 tumbled for the second consecutive year and have fallen 36 percent from their recent peak high in 2014 (1.13 million). “In several markets in the South and West – the two most popular destinations for vacation buyers – home prices have soared in recent years because substantial buyer demand from strong job growth continues to outstrip the supply of homes for sale,” he said. “With fewer bargain-priced properties to choose from and a growing number of traditional buyers, finding a home for vacation purposes became more difficult and less affordable last year.” Added Yun: “The volatility seen in the financial markets in late 2015 through the early part of last year also put a dent in sales as some affluent households with money in stocks likely refrained from buying or delayed plans until after the election.” Tight inventory conditions pushed the median sales price of vacation homes last year to levels not seen in roughly a decade. The median vacation home price was $200,000, up 4.2 percent from 2015 ($192,000) and the highest since 2006 (also $200,000). With home prices steadily rising, an increasing share of second-home buyers financed their purchase last year. The share of vacation buyers who paid fully in cash diminished to 28 percent (38 percent in 2015). Vacation sales accounted for 12 percent of all transactions in 2016, which was the lowest share since 2012 (11 percent) and down from 16 percent in 2015. Vacation buyers’ typically earned $89,900 in 2016 ($103,700 in 2015), according to results of the annual survey.
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Schools & Military James Madison University students Amanda Kousen of Dunn Loring, Alexandrea Riddell of Great Falls and Theresa Berg of Vienna and Radford University students Matthew Kelly of Vienna and Rachel Mitchell of Vienna have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. n
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National Silver Medal award winners from the local coverage area were Tasmia Haq of Langley High School, Silver Medal with Distinction for writing portfolio; Emma Choi of George C. Marshall High School, Silver Medal for poetry, “Hey Baby”; Omer Hatim of Thomas Jefferson, Silver Medal for personal essay-memoir, “A Muslim in Christendom”; Gabrielle Jawer of James Madison High School, Silver Medal for short story, “Listening”; Neha Vutakuri of Thomas Jefferson, Silver Medal for personal essay-memoir, “The Broken Shards and the Dusty Journals”; and Kevin Wang of Thomas Jefferson, Silver Medal for critical essay, “The Right to Gawk.” The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a 93-year old program of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, will honor the winners at a special ceremony in New York City in June. n More than 250 high-school students from across the commonwealth competed in the 32nd annual Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair, held March 25 at Virginia Military Institute. The Governor’s Award and grand prize went to Yashasvi Bolisetty, Nithin Dass and Srinidhi Krishnamurthy from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology for their project in the Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical category, “Using a RBF kernel SVM, DWT, and PID on an EEG Controlled Exoskeleton.” First-place winners from the local area in various categories included Mikayla Huffman, George C. Marshall High School, “Systematic Racism’s Health Effects”; Kavya Kopparapu, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, “Mobile Diagnosis of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Deep Learning”; and Brian Kim of Langley High School, “The Role of DNA Aptamers on the Analysis of Norovirus in a Sample.” n A team of students from Vienna and Great Falls, representing Kilmer Middle School, George C. Marshall High School and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, are headed to the World Finals of Odyssey of the Mind competition, based on the team’s performance at the state championship. The team includes Marshall High School freshman Lily Coussens, Thomas Jefferson freshman Neha Sinha and Kilmer Middle School eighth-graders Preethika Chinnareddyvary, Sammy Dallas, Sam Garver, Shibli Nomani and Mahi Patel. Coaches are Shawna Garver and Asra Nomani In Odyssey of the Mind, teams compete to solve problems ranging from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They present their solutions in eightminute mini-plays. The international competition will be held May 24-27 at Michigan State University. To raise funds, the team is seeking
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Public-Safety Notes POLICE: HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT MAY HAVE STRUCK VICTIM INTENTIONALLY: Fairfax County police detectives
have arrested a motorist who is accused of striking twice and killing a 75-year-old woman April 14 near Route 50 and Rugby Road in Fair Oaks. Police dispatched officers to the intersection at 10:15 a.m. and authorities pronounced the victim, identified as Maria Ascencio, 75, of Fairfax, dead at the scene. The incident occurred as Ascencio was crossing Rugby Road traveling eastbound. A 2016 Dodge Dart traveling southbound on Rugby Road struck her, then the motorist turned around and struck the victim a second time before leaving the scene, police said. Crash-reconstruction and homicide detectives responded and are examining the possibility that the motorist intentionally ran over the victim. It does not appear the victim and suspect knew each other, police said. In an unrelated incident, officers were called to the 3900 block of Fair Ridge Drive at around 12:45 p.m. that day. A 43year-old woman reported a man was in the shopping center acting strangely. After she took a picture of him, the man became agitated, assaulted her and went into one of the businesses, police said. Officers found him inside the busi-
ness and took him into custody. As they were investigating, one officer noticed front-end damage on the suspect’s car in the parking lot. Further investigation showed the man also had been involved in the fatal crash that morning, police said. Police arrested Kenan M. Ozcan, 31, of Fairfax and took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with felony hitand-run and attempted robbery. MAN ARRESTED ON MALICIOUS WOUNDING, ATTEMPTED CARJACKING: Fairfax County police dispatched of-
ficers to the 9700 block of Blake Lane in Oakton April 9 at 9:25 a.m. after receiving a report that a man was threatening to harm himself and others inside a home. As police approached the home, a 60year-old woman drove up to them and said a man just attempted to forcefully steal her car as she was driving. Officers checked the area and found a man sitting near the intersection of Blake Lane and Five Oaks Road. Police determined he was the same man from the original call and that he had also assaulted a 31-year-old man who was running along Blake Lane. Police arrested Sergio Vigil, 25, of Fairfax and took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where
authorities charged him with carjacking, malicious wounding, assault and being drunk in public. The female victim did not require medical attention. Rescue personnel took the male victim to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. CONSTRUCTION WORKER ACCIDENTALLY STRIKES, KILLS COWORKER WITH TRUCK IN GREAT FALLS: Fair-
fax County police dispatched officers to the 10500 block of Georgetown Pike in Great Falls on April 13 at 10:30 a.m. after receiving a report that a man had been struck by a 1994 Mack dump truck. Preliminary investigation determined that Pedro Banegas, 50, of Sterling was working on mechanical issues at the front of the truck. A 63-year-old man then entered the truck and, being unaware of Banegas’ location, moved the truck a short distance forward. The truck struck Banegas, whom authorities pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to investigate. Neither speed nor alcohol appear to be contributing factors to the incident, they said. Authorities said they do not expect to place charges in this case. FIRE CREWS TRAINING IN GREAT FALLS PARK RESCUE YOUNG MAN,
GIRL: The Fairfax County Fire and Res-
cue Department’s Technical Rescue team was conducting training at Great Falls National Park on the Potomac River on April 15 when the Fairfax County 911 center alerted the team that a young man had fallen about 40 feet down the rock face along the river. Rescue crews immediately responded and provided emergency care for the injured man. Crew members transported the victim by boat to a U.S. Park Police helicopter, which took the man to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. As the man was being loaded onto the helicopter, the rescue team received another emergency call that there was a missing child on the park grounds. Fire department members and park rangers implemented an organized search and firefighters within 10 minutes located the young girl along the park’s trails. Rescue personnel reunited the girl safely with her family. The Sun Gazette is the community’s source for news and information, and you can help us by alerting us to the achievements of local residents and to upcoming events across the local area. We’re happy to have your news!
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Fairfax County Notes FAIRFAX OFFICIAL HONORED BY ‘SCAN’: Nannette Bowler, director of the
Fairfax County government’s Department of Family Services, has been named recipient of the 2017 “Allies in Prevention” award by Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia. Bowler, who has worked in the Fairfax government since 2008, was saluted for innovative approaches to addressing the needs of children and families, including a fathers’-engagement program. “Nannette embraces collaboration,” said Darcy Cunningham, executive director of Fairfax’s Court Appointed Special Advocates. “There is no ‘us-against-them’ mentality.” The award was one of five presented by SCAN regionally during April, which is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. PARK AUTHORITY PICKS UP STATEWIDE HONOR: The Fairfax County Park
Authority has been named one of six gold-medal winners of the 2017 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award, bestowed by Gov. McAuliffe at the recent Environment Virginia Symposium. The park authority was saluted for its restoration and management of the Huntley Meadows Park wetland, which has encouraged the return of rare species and growth in stewardship-education
ebration, which will include a ceremony, wagon rides and the carousel. For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark/. NVCC TO HOST ‘GREEN FESTIVAL’:
Nannette Bowler, recipient of the 2017 “Allies in Prevention” award from Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia, is flanked by SCAN executive director Sonia Quiñónez and Del. Tag Greeson at the ceremony.
A Fairfax County Park Authority photo shows Jeff and Charlie, two new draft horses that have arrived at Frying Pan Park in Herndon. The park will spotlight the new arrivals at an April 23 community event.
within the community. Information on the award recipients can be found on the Department of Environmental Quality’s Web site at www.deq. virginia.gov.
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SCHOOL SYSTEM TAPPED FOR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOLADE:
Fairfax County Public Schools has been named a 2017 “Energy Star Partner of the Year” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and will be honored by the EPA and Department of Energy during an April 26 ceremony. FCPS has the most schools meeting Energy Star standards of any school district in the nation, and recently participated in a “Battle of the Buildings” encouraging students and staff members to
FRYING PAN PARK WELCOMES NEW DRAFT HORSES: A horse is a horse, of
course, of course. But two? At Frying Pan Park, that’s cause for celebration. The Fairfax County Park Authority facility will celebrate the arrival of Jeff and Charlie, the Herndon park’s new team of Belgian draft horses, with an afternoon of fun on the farm on Sunday, April 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. The two horses “are beautiful animals that represent the authentic historical aspect from farming in the past in our county,” said Jack Pitzer, chairman of Friends of Frying Pan Park, which helped provide funding for the animals. The community is invited to the cel-
Northern Virginia Community College will host its 2017 Green Festival on Tuesday, April 25 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center on the college’s Annandale campus. The keynote speaker will be Sandra Postel, a water scientist for National Geographic and the direct of the Global Water Policy Project. Registration is required, and can be completed at 8:30 a.m. on site or in advance through the Web site at www.nvcc. edu. Participants can park for free in student lots during the event. REALTORS TO HOST HOUSING FAIR:
The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) will hold its first housing fair on Saturday, April 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the organization’s headquarters, 8407 Pennell St. in Fairfax. Events will include information related to loans, property taxes, credit scores, home inventory and housing affordabilContinued on Page 29
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“It is time for NVAR, as the top housing resource in our region, to provide consumers with details, strategies, choices and tools to shape their housing future,” said Bob Adamson, 2017 Northern Virginia Association of Realtors chairman. For information on the event, see the Web site at https://nvar.com/public/education/public-events/nvar-housing-fair. EVENT SUPPORTS FOSTER-CARE, ADOPTION EFFORTS: Formed Families
Forward, an organization supporting foster-care adoption and kinship care, will present its fourth annual Spring Forward event on Saturday, April 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Providence Community Center, 3001 Vaden Drive in Fairfax. The event will feature activities for children and workshops for parents, caregivers and older youth. A fun fair will complete the day’s activities. Dr. Bruce Thyer, a professor at Florida State University and the author of “Science and Pseudoscience in Social Work,” will discuss “What Really Works and What Doesn’t for Tough Kids.” The cost is $3 per person, including breakfast and lunch. Child care is available for infants and toddlers. For information and to register, call
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sored by a number of local organizations will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at James Lee Community Center in Falls Church. Information on healthy lifestyles and disease prevention will be part of the event, which is sponsored by the local chapters of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, National Council for Negro Women and National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. ‘RUN FOR JUSTICE’ SET: The sixth an-
nual Heroes vs. Villains Run for Justice 5K will be held on Sunday, April 23 at Fairfax Corner Shopping Center, 4100 Monument Corner Drive. Hosted by the Fairfax Law Foundation, the event supports local pro-bono programs that provide legal services to county residents who could not otherwise afford them, as well as legal-education programs and interactive activities for local students. The event also will feature a superhero-or-villain costume contest, music, entertainment and post-race refreshments. For information, see the Web site at
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GRAIN-GRINDING RETURNS TO COLVIN RUN MILL: Springtime has brought
a return of grain grinding at Colvin Run Mill Historic Site. The thunder began for the season on April 2 as the park began its summer season of turning grain into flour. “That wheel has been turning along Colvin Run for more than 200 years, and it’s still producing food for your table,” Fairfax County government officials said. Grinding takes place at the mill from
noon until 3 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of every month through October. (Grinding on April 16 has been postponed to April 23 to avoid a conflict with Easter.) Colvin Run Mill has a general store and landscaped terrain that is welcoming to hikers and picnickers. The park also offers mill tours, special programs of live music, ice-cream churning and craft demonstrations. Colvin Run Mill Historic Site is located at 10017 Colvin Run Road in Great Falls. Mill tours cost $7 for adults, $6 for students and $5 for children and seniors. For information, call (703) 759-2771. COUNTY-GOVERNMENT ARCHAEOLOGIST WINS LIFETIME-ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Elizabeth Crowell, manager
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Teeing Off
Annual Springtime Trips Can Always Be a Gamble
Those spring-break sports trips for high school teams! Are they worthwhile or a waste of time?
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Team Goes 5-0 to Win Tournament DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
There were so many highlights and different story lines for the Madison Warhawks the night of April 13 when won the BASEBALL they championship game of a spring-break baseball tournament in Charleston, S.C. Madison (12-1) won that high school contest 3-2 in dramatic fashion over the Summerville Green Wave of South Carolina to finish 5-0 in the Hanahan Invitational Tournament at Hanahan High and extend its winning streak to 12. The game ended on a hard groundout to Madison shortstop Nick Conforti with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count on the Summerville batter. Conforti stepped on second for the force play. Madison relief pitcher Johnny Hecht, who threw the final 12/3 innings, battled back after having a 3-0 count on that batter to earn his third save of the tournament. The Warhawks led, 3-1, entering the bottom of the seventh. “That was a crazy, wild game and Continued on Page 33
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Flint Hill, Potomac Softball Teams Undefeated
The Potomac School girls softball team (6-0) remained undefeated by downing Seton, 12-3, then Maret, 15-1, in recent action. Sophomore Caroline Culp (6-0) was the winning pitcher against Seton, going the distance while allowing three hits and no earned runs. She struck out eight and walked one in the high school contest. She has the win in every game. Senior Lauren Long had two hits, including a double, and drove in four runs, while senior Sam Stacey had two hits, a walk, and scored three runs. Junior Sarah Stahlman had three walks and scored once, and sophomore Lily Holmes had a triple that drove in two runs. The team also has been lead on of32
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fense by Long, Culp, Caroline Semel, Anna Takis and Caroline Brown. Potomac School was ranked fourth in the state in the most recent Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I poll. n The undefeated Flint Hill Huskies (7-0) were ranked third in the Division I girls state softball poll by the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association. Flint Hill routed Foxcroft, 15-0, and nipped Georgetown Visitation, 6-5, in its most recent high school games. There also was a recent 17-0 win over Maret. “Our start has really been a team effort, with defense being our strength,” Flint Hill coach Andy Krug said.
Flint Hill’s top pitcher is sophomore Natalie Plaut, who Krug said has improved steadily from last year. Offensively, freshman contact hitter Tess Brady is swinging a hot bat along with junior shortstop Sarah Davidson and sophomores Kathleen Boyce (center), Ar’riyauna Flemming (right field), and Plaut. Senior catcher Carolyn Holran and senior Victoria Barbessi are big contributors, as well as No. 9 hitter Cameron Lamont. Last season, the Huskies finished 185 overall and, were 1-1 in the Division I state tournament and won the Independent School League AA Division tournament.
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Above: Madison High School baseball players gather and celebrate with the championship trophy after winning the Hanahan Invitational Tournament in Charleston, S.C., last week with a 5-0 record. By winning the competition, the Warhawks improved to 12-1 with a dozen straight victories. Left: Madison senior righthander Jake Nielsen was the winning pitcher in one of the Warhawks’ initial tournament games, nearly throwing a complete game with multiple strikeouts. Madison returns to local action this week with a couple of Liberty Conference contests.
The answer depends on who is asked that question, and when. The majority of teams that take such trips are baseball and softball squads, which was the case for a number of local units last week. Tracking down some of those scores was a challenge. If a team returns from a journey with a number of wins to its credit, the majority of the players saw action and the bonding experince worked, the answer will likely be positive. If the opposite occurred and there were issues to boot, like players breaking team rules, the answer might be along the lines of that waste-of-time response. Those type of negative results can combine to ruin the remainder of a season. Teams travel for multiple reasons, including following the warm weather, which enables multiple games without postponements along with plenty of practice and bonding time. The thinking is, the more a team plays and practices, the more it will be improved upon return for those important upcoming conference contests. The Madison High School baseball and girls softball teams have taken such trips for years, most often with highly positive results. Same with the Flint Hill, Washington-Lee and Langley baseball teams and McLean softball. Most return as improved units, which shows for the remainder of the regular season. Yet the journeys can be a gamble. Suppose the weather isn’t warm and is pretty much lousy for the entire week. That happened to the W-L baseball team a few years ago in Myrtle Beach. The temperatures rarely got out of the 40s, with a constant wind and some rain. Turns out, the weather was considerably better in Northern Virginia that particular week. That year it might have been better, and warmer, for teams to stay home.
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undefeated Madison Warhawks (11-0) went 6-0 to win their division of the Grand Strand Tournament in Myrtle Beach during spring break last week. Madison outscored its girls high-school softball opponents 67-8 in the tourney. Alex Echazarreta pitched 212/3 innings in the competition for Madison, allowing only seven hits and two earned runs, while striking out 33. Kristin Giery pitched 131/3 frames, allowing 11 hits and five earned runs with 16 Ks. With the bat for Madison, Nicole Giery had 11 hits and five RBI, Kristin Giery had eight hits and drove in four runs, Kristy Williams had seven hits and three RBI, Cat Arase and Olivia Myers each had five hits and six RBI and Nicole Adkins batted .400 and led the team with seven RBI. Also, Jesse Johnstone had five hits and three RBI, Echazarreta drove in four runs, Abbie Bolinger had four hits and two RBI, Cameron Pistilli knocked in three runs, Emily Klingaman and Keisha Young drove in two each, Wiki Kowalska had an RBI and Sofia Ebersole made some good defensive plays at third base and in right field. n The McLean High School girls softball team (7-4) went 3-2 during its spring-break trip to Myrtle Beach, winning by 13-0, 10-0 and 4-1 scores and losing to Geneseo of New York, 3-1, and 9-8 to North Myrtle Beach. McLean defeated Olean Senior, 13-0, AustintownFitch, 10-0, and Unaka, 4-1. “We played well in each game,” McLean coach Maurice Tawil said. In those games, Abby Prather batted .556 with 10 total bases and three RBI. Zoe Dobson also had 10 total bases and batted .500 with five RBI. Julia Longo batted .545 with seven total bases and
Madison Continued from Page 32 ending, and Johnny got it done in a tough spot after being 3-0,” Madison coach Mark Gjormand said. “It was two power-house teams going at it. Our players earned this title. They played five games in four days against very good teams, and our team has gotten a lot better.” Hecht was one story line of the game. Madison junior Kyle Novak was another and maybe the biggest. The right-hander made his highschool pitching debut because the Warhawks were short on pitching for the final. Novak is Madison’s usual starting second baseman. On the mound, he started and went 51/3 innings, allowed no earned runs and six hits, had a strikeout and did not walk a batter to get the win. “It was a no-brainer to start him,” Gjormand said. “He throws strikes, has a tight slider, his ball moves around, and Kyle is such a competitor.”
four RBI. Kate Covington batted .462 with seven total bases and three RBI, and Sarah Short hit .333 with seven total bases and four RBI. Geneseo scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to win, as Longo threw well in defeat, according to Tawil. In the 13-0 victory, Longo and Amanda Moore combined for the shutout and Prather had an inside-the-park home run. Short drove in four runs. Moore threw a two-hitter against Unaka. Gabi Norton executed a suicide squeeze, and Heather Geisler had an RBI double and Dobson had an important RBI. Moore threw a one-hitter against Austintown-Fitch in five innings. Dobson had a single and a triple and three RBI and Kate Haas had an inside-the-park home run. Longo also had two hits and two RBI. McLean and Madison resume their Liberty Conference regular-season schedules this week with key contests. Madison is in first place in the conference, including a win over McLean.
as All-American candidates, with those selected being announced this spring. Each previously was named All-Independent School League and all-state. McLEAN RESIDENT TO OCCIDENTAL:
McLean resident Corinne Bates has signed a college letter of intent to play Division III women’s lacrosse at Division III college lacrosse at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Bates is a senior at Georgetown Visitation and was recently chosen an Under Armour All-America athlete. Bates is a member of CRASH Lacrosse Club’s 2017 Volt team, Eleven members of that team have committed to play college lacrosse. Bates is a proud product of Vienna Youth Lacrosse, having played in that program from second through eighth grades. In addition to playing lacrosse at Visitation, Bates has played volleyball, basketball and been a member of the indoor track and field team.
bert, Ryan, Jack and Katie, christened the new Vespoli VHP Model V1 shell with waters from the Occoquan Reservoir, and bestowed upon the victorious rowers a wreath to bring good fortune. The crew season continues with regattas each weekend. MANY RECOGNIZED AT BASEBALL BANQUET: The 56th annual Home Plate
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Madison High School crew program held a naming ceremony March 25 to title a new girls varsity eight shell the “Al Fox” in honor of the program’s past president. Fox died last June from pancreatic cancer. The ceremony occurred at the Polar Bear Regatta at Sandy Run Regional Park. The shell then won its maiden race when the Madison girls finished first at the regatta in 5:12.2. The team wore tie-dyed shirts and bright rainbow-colored tie-dyed bandanas to celebrate and remind the ceremony participants of the fun-loving and largerthan- life personality of Fox. Fox’s wife, Eileen, and children, Al-
Club Awards Banquet, co-sponsored by the NOVA Baseball Magazine, was held the evening of April 2 at the Holiday Inn Dulles in Sterling. Nearly 200 people attended the event, which recognized area players and teams, inducted the three members of its Hall of Fame Class of 2017 and was headlined by the evening’s keynote speaker, former Major League pitcher and current MASN-TV baseball analyst Mike Wallace. At the event, Chantilly High School’s Kevin Ford, a Vienna native, was chosen as the 2016 Ron Tugwell Coach of the Year after leading the Chargers to a 25-2 record and the 6A Concorde Conference, 6A North Region and 6A state championships. For the first year, the Bob Menefee Man of the Year was presented, with the honor going to Gonzaga College High School senior Will Thomas. In 2012, Thomas, a McLean resident, launched Operation Hawkeye and last year raised more than $20,000 with his StrikeForce fund-raiser, both of which aid the families of fallen military special forces operators. Outstanding Achievement awards were presented to six individuals including longtime Madison High School associate head coach Justin Counts, who overcame colon cancer within the last year.
Novak was chosen as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player for his pitching and strong hitting throughout the competition. In the title game, he had two hits and drove in Madison’s first run, scoring Conforti. Starting in place of Novak at second was another story line in sophomore Carson Hoffman, a Madison juniorvarsity player who made the trip to Charleston with his family only planning to watch the action, not play. He was forced into action because backup second baseman Brendan Sweeney was injured. “We put him in uniform, played him and he made a couple of big plays,” Gjormand said. Madison’s other runs came in the fourth inning on Joey Goldsmith’s double that was followed Jack Kidd’s tworun homer, which landed in a backyard pool of a nearby home, with the home owner throwing the ball back onto the field. That gave Madison a 3-1 lead. That was another story line because Kidd was the No. 8 batter and homered twice in the tournament. Others were left fielder Peter Freck
throwing out a runner at second, Goldsmith with two hits, Conforti with another and Madison playing strong defense. Madison last won a spring-break tournament in 2013, also in South Carolina at the Mingo Bay Classic in Myrtle Beach when the Warhawks also went 5-0. “We have played some very good teams down here over the years,” Gjormand said. In the semifinals the night before, Madison hung on to defeat Ashley Ridge, S.C., 9-7, in a game that ended just before midnight. Madison scored six runs in the top of the second inning, added one in the third and two in the fifth. Ashley Ridge rallied in the bottom of the seventh. Matt Howat pitched 52/3 innings to get the win, striking out five. Josh Gjormand fanned a batter with runners on base to end the sixth, then Hecht got the save in the seven, also striking out a batter to end the game with runners on base. Novak drove in three runs, Freck and Goldsmith each had a hit and two RBI
and Nate Leas had two hits. Madison routed White Plains, 20-1, in its first game, then downed Academic Magnet, 6-2, in its second. Ryan Kopka pitched 52/3 innings to get the win against Magnet and Hecht went 11/3. In those games, Novak had a 3 for 3 effort, Wiley Counts was 2 for 3, Goldsmith belted a grand slam, Leas was 3 for 3 with a homer and a double, Kidd homered, Ethan Lipp had two doubles, and Conforti, Matt Sylvia and Daniel Gerke all had three hits. Freck was the winning pitcher against White Plains. In its quarterfinal game of the HIT Tournament, Madison defeated host Wando, 6-1, as Jake Nielsen (3-0) got the win in 62/3 innings with six strikeouts and he allowed four hits. Counts had two hits and two RBI, Novak and Conforti drove in runs and Kidd added a hit. Madison scored four runs in the top of the fourth, taking advantage of a Wando error, and two in the seventh. “Wando was very good and Jake was very good against them,” Madison coach Mark Gjormand said.
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Sports Briefs McLEAN HOOP TEAM WINS TITLE: A McLean eighth-grade Division III boys basketball team won the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League tournament championship by making a three-pointer in the final seconds of the title game to nip Chantilly, 37-36. McLean was 3-0 in the tournament, defeating Burke, 44-25, and Vienna, 62-54, to reach the final. The McLean players were Patrick Anders, Garrett Brown, Gavin Bundy, Michael Casler, Luke Jackman, Brennan Kalinowski, Jad Kanaan, Sean Loftus, Andy Min and Nicholas Morabito. The coach was Tom Kalinowski.
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The Great Falls under-13 Courage Blue girls soccer team won the championship in the top Super Group bracket in Alexandria Soccer’s Kick Off tournament. Players for the Courage Blue were Allison Knight, Krysti Stephens, Caitlyn Shumadine, Hope Ku-DiPietro, Casey Kerrigan, Maya Kanaan, Avery Perez, Evelyn Jones, Caroline Amsbary, Theresa Ryan, Allie Wakeman, Ella Rae Watt, Isabel Mathew, Jessica Dornak and Madison Tesnow. The team was coached by Rado Pletka. The McLean eighth-grade boys basketball team won the Fairfax County League tournament.
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Vienna resident Matt Moloney, an 11year-old fifth-grader at St. Mark School, competed in the national finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Course April 2 and finished third.
Moloney qualified for nationals by finishing high or winning a series of local and regional qualifying tournaments. He has been competing in tournaments since age 5. He started playing golf with his older brother, Joe, who was captain of the 2009 Madison High
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COLLIER: Langley High School graduate Garrett Collier was a junior guard on the Division III men’s basketball team at Denison University in Granville, Ohio this winter. Collier played in 27 games with 25 starters. He averaged 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He had a team-high 96 assists, had 29 steals and made six three-pointers.
For her career, LeDuc scored 852 points (20th in school history), had 342 assists (sixth most) and 115 steals.
MEGAN LuDUC: Madison High School graduate Megan LeDuc completed her
four-year women’s basketball career this past winter at Cornell University. The senior guard played in 27 games with 27 starts. She averaged 12.1 points per game, which were the second highest on the team. She led the team with 54 three-pointers, had 95 assists (second), had 44 steals (second), five blocks and yanked 4.2 rebounds per game. She was an honorable mention allIvy League selection for her senior-season performance.
The political situation seems not to have played that big a factor in the overall market strength, Lilly said. Properties that are priced accurately are among those that prospective buyers consider the most, he said. The data back Lilly up, as homes that went to closing in March garnered 98 percent of original listing price, up from 97.2 percent a year before. Besides the prospect of higher mortgage rates, the local market was helped
into 2017 by a relatively benign winter that gave prospective purchasers the opportunity to get out and explore. Homes that sold in March spent a relatively brisk, by historical norms, 52 days on the market between listing and ratified sales contract, an improvement from the 66 days required a year before. Nearly 850 properties that sold during the month – about 48 percent of the total – spent less than 10 days on the market before making a love connection with
their future owners. Inventory indeed is down: The 3,668 properties on the market at the end of March 2017 compare to 4,288 a year before, while the number of homes that came under contract during the month was up 17 percent from a year before. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market across the region. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.
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And there is the broader question: Can the Washington region, split as it is among two states, the District of Columbia and multiple localities – often with competing interests and self-serving agendas – come together to find real fixes to Metro’s woes? (This is the region, as John Kennedy once famously opined, that combined all the charm of the North with the efficiency of the South.)
David Ryan, a federation delegate and 30-year local resident, was among those who left the forum still somewhat dubious about the region’s ability to manage even the most simple of tasks. “I love the hell out of this area, but what is it about the area that goes to pieces when we get a few raindrops or, worse, snowflakes?” he asked.
David Toscano and Caucus Chair Charniele Herring in a joint statement said Scott was a “thoughtful academic who sought solutions rather than the spotlight.” “Jim Scott was a selfless public servant whose quiet power commanded the respect of his colleagues.,” their statement read. “He worked diligently to reduce
poverty and improve the lives of Virginia’s most vulnerable citizens.” Scott is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughters Casey and Mary Alice; and one granddaughter. No dates for services have been set yet, his family said.
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College Roundup graduate Alexis Hermes was a freshman guard who played on the Division III Tufts University women’s basketball team in Medford, Mass., this season that finished second in the NCAA tournament. Hermes played in 17 games, including a couple of minutes in the championship contest, which Tufts lost to Amherst, 52-29. She scored 11 points for the season and grabbed 10 rebounds. She made all-conference at Madison.
Homes Continued from Page 1 fence clearly decided to proceed” before further interest-rate hikes kick in, said NVAR CEO Ryan Conrad. Craig Lilly, an agent with Long & Foster in Vienna, said he has seen a good market – including multiple contract offers for specific homes – “but not a frenzy.”
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Continued from Page 11 beyond crisis-management,” said federation delegate Michael Beer, who feared the impact on the overall transportation grid of a projected million more region residents in coming years.
Del. Scott Continued from Page 3 remembered for his commitment to fighting poverty.” Virginia House Democratic Leader
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DANIEL DIXON: Langley High School graduate Daniel Dixon finished his career with 1,355 points for the men’s basketball team at the College of William and Mary. He finished with 179 career assists and 70 steals. Dixon averaged a team-best 19.2 points per game as a senior this past winter to go with 4.7 rebounds.
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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. April 26, 1936: n Merrifield residents are pressing for lower telephone rates. n Vienna Mayor Edgar Bennet has picked up two challengers in the town election. n At the State Theatre: Charlie Chaplin in “Modern Times” and Mae West in “Klondike Annie.” April 24, 1963: n Tolls or “parking taxes” may be needed in order to ration the use of highways in the Washington area, a new study suggests. n A committee has been formed in support of the proposed $29.9 million spring county school-bond referendum. n Some Vienna residents are aghast at the proposal to build high-density development at the intersection of Interstate 66 and Nutley Street. n Gov. Harrison has closed all state forests due to the critical fire threat. April 23, 1969: n The Board of Supervisors today is expected to approve a $209 million budget that includes a tax-rate increase of 47 cents per $100. n Fairfax County’s library system has grown to be the largest in Virginia. n To raise a newborn to age 18 is now estimated to cost Fairfax parents $46,500, a new survey suggests. It’s slightly more for Arlington parents. n Members of the U.S. Senate are squabbling over which state has the tastiest hams. Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee are in contention. April 24, 1974: n The State Board of Elections has waived the $850 filing fee for a candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for 10th Congressional District, saying he is genuinely unable to afford it. n Joseph Fisher, a Democratic candidate for the 10th District U.S. House of Representatives seat, has released his income tax returns for the past five years, and has called on U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, to do the same. April 25-26, 1983: n A Sun editorial says the School Board made the right decision in permitting Junior ROTC units in high schools.
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ACROSS 1. Old European thrusting spears 6. Art degrees 9. Slight amount, pl. 13. African sorcery 14. *Snowy one is endangered 15. Prince’s “Raspberry ____” 16. Former Greek coin 17. Hawaiian token of farewell 18. Make one 19. *No more 21. *Meatless day? 23. Unknown power 24. Texting button 25. Roll of Benjamins, e.g. 28. Noisy talk 30. First among siblings 35. Black tropical cuckoo 37. Not Sunni 39. Comforter stuffing 40. *Outer layer of Earth’s crust 41. *Gardener’s cover 43. Australian palm 44. 2nd T in a T&T 46. Jane Lynch’s high-school musical TV show 47. Newts in terrestrial stage 48. Bewitch 50. Consequently 52. Kum Ba ____ 53. Like vacation day, sometimes 55. Old-fashioned “before” 57. *Driver’s bad habit 60. *It’s changing
64. Anemic-looking 65. Grazing area 67. Arabian chieftain 68. Sound of colliding pots 69. Roman goddess of fertility 70. Smart candy? 71. Snaky swimmers 72. Acorn tree
73. Rendezvous DOWN 1. *South ____, AmundsenScott Station location 2. Wild goat 3. Best ____ secret 4. Dine at home
5. Ice fishing shelter 6. World’s fastest man 7. Leave speechless 8. Snail trail 9. Be inclined 10. “Tosca” tune, e.g. 11. What oppositions do 12. Chester White’s home 15. ____ of joy, a.k.a. baby 20. Difference of opinion 22. Comes before first Mississippi 24. Like an expert 25. *____-free lifestyle 26. Opposite of cation 27. Prince William’s mother 29. Chihuahua-Pug hybrid 31. Have supper 32. Instruct 33. Anatomical divisions 34. *Treasure to some? 36. Whitman of “Indian Love Call” fame 38. Tennis serving whiz 42. Father of dialectical idealism 45. Dealing with difficulty 49. Famous Akira Kurowasa movie 51. Home to superb rugs 54. Meltable home 56. Type of wheat 57. Capri, e.g. 58. Lentil soup 59. Carl Zeiss’ product 60. Wine container 61. Insubstantial 62. Kennedy and Turner 63. Formerly, formerly 64. Highest card in “War” 66. *Now headed by Scott Pruitt
Business Briefcase DULLES OFFICIALS MEET WITH CHINESE COUNTERPARTS: Washington
Dulles International Airport on April 10 hosted a delegation of airport executives from Beijing, and unveiled an exhibition promoting tourism to China. The gathering was part of a “sister airport” arrangement between Dulles and Beijing Capital International Airport. Regional economic-development officials also were on hand. Dulles and Beijing are connected by nonstop service on United Airlines and Air China. According to officials with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, visitor spending by international tourists coming to the national capital region from China is second only to that of tourists from Canaida. AIRPORTS AUTHORITY AIMS TO LEASE OUT PARCELS AT DULLES: The Metro-
politan Washington Airports Authority is on the hunt for a real estate broker that will assist in marketing property at Washington Dulles International Airport. Three parcels – ranging in size from 45 acres to 416 acres – on the airport grounds have been identified as being potential revenue opportunities. Airport officials are looking not to sell the property, but to offer long-term ground leases that
could generate revenue and enhance airport activities. Several other parcels have been identified as potentially leasable down the road. The initiative is among several designed to improve the bottom line at Washington Dulles, which has among the highest charges to airlines among its peer group. “Maximizing the revenue from airport assets helps hold down costs to airlines and passengers, which puts Dulles in a stronger position to compete for international and domestic airline destinations to better serve the traveling public,” said Jerome Davis, executive vice president and chief revenue officer of the airports authority. The airports authority agreed to find cost efficiencies as part of a deal with the Virginia state government, which is providing $50 million over two years to help lower costs to airlines serving Dulles. While the airports authority operates Dulles and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports, they remain owned by the federal government. VIENNA GOVERNMENT GRANTS BUSINESS LICENSES: The Vienna Town
government recently issued the following licenses to businesses:
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Doug Richards real estate (real estate), 303 Patrick St., S.W.; KYB Properties (investment sales), 505 Wolftrap Road, S.E.; Novo Kitchen and Bath (contractor), 509 Maple Ave., W.; and Tigerden Martial Arts (martial arts), 332 Maple Ave., W. VIENNA GOVERNMENT HONORS BUSINESS ANNIVERSARIES: The Vienna
town government recently honored the following business anniversaries: 25 years: Montague & Son – the Birkenstock Store. 20 years: Northern Virginia Title & Escrow. 15 years: Foster’s Grille of Vienna. 10 years: Church Street Pizza, Ilkay Alkan, KCI General Contractors, Old Dominion Appraisals and Touch of Beauty.
VIENNA BUSINESS ASSN. ADDS MEMBERS: The Vienna Business Association
recently welcomed the following new members: Teresa Goody, Esq., MBA; Tom Spengler, Washington First Mortgage; Balanced Weight and Wellness; My House Fitness; and Architectural Ceramics Inc. For information, see the Web site at www.viennabusiness.org. – From Staff Reports April 20, 2017 39
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