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Honoring ‘Lives of Devotion’ on Veterans Day BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Veterans Day holds a solemn place in the hearts of those who have served in the military, said Bob Molepske, commander of American Legion Post 270 in McLean. “Today conjures memories – sweet, joyously funny, intense, terrifying, often heartbreaking – of our brothers and sisters who have willingly chosen a life of devotion to this remarkable country and their people, ” he said during the post’s Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 12 at McLean High School. “It speaks of War veterans Regina Benson, Loren Bush and Marvin Quinn listen to speeches during a an eternal bond of service every veter- Nov. 12 Veterans Day ceremony at McLean High School. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER an of every age and every walk of life memorial area. dom,” she said. shares with every other.” Cotone, who served for eight years Ngo, the son of Vietnamese immiThe national holiday, formerly in the Army National Guard during grants who came to the United States known as Armistice Day, took on extra peacetime, said he especially appreciafter that war, expressed appreciation significance this year because Nov. 11 for veterans. marked the centennial of the armistice ated the sacrifices of war veterans. McLean High seniors Caroline Ray“If it were not for their service in that ended World War 1. Despite temperatures in the 40s mond and Justin Ngo, who are history the war, I would not be standing here that necessitated at least a sport coat if honor students, gave their thoughts today,” he said. Regardless of their backgrounds, not a winter jacket, scores of students about veterans’ service and sacrifices. Noting some members of her family military personnel share a common will emerged from the school at 11 a.m. to serve in the Army, Navy and Air Force, to serve, Ngo said. witness the ceremony. “What makes America so great is After the Pledge of Allegiance, an Raymond said service members and organ rendition of “Amazing Grace,” their families feel the effects of deploy- that its soldiers serve not only our country, but the people in countries across the playing of “Taps” and singing of ments. “Although we may never experience the world,” he said. “Those who serve “God Bless America,” Fairfax County police 2nd Lt. Chris Cotone of McLean what those in the military go through, are willing to lay down their own freeDistrict Station and Mike Paris of the we can certainly honor them and their dom in order to defend the freedom of McLean Volunteer Fire Department great commitment to this country, givContinued on Page 10 placed a ceremonial wreath inside the ing us the ability to live our lives in free-
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An Effort to Keep Ahead of the Need
VDOT Racing the Clock to Beat Future Growth BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
When it comes to Northern Virginia road projects, the Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled more, more, more – but will they be enough to overcome the vehicle crush from Tysons’ development and the chokepoint that is the American Legion Bridge? Allison Richter, VDOT’s liaison for Fairfax and Arlington counties, on Nov. 8 gave the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce a detailed briefing about ongoing and future initiatives in the McLean area, but still found herself barraged with questions from members seeking relief from traffic congestion. Route 7 Widening Project: Work already has begun on this project, which will widen Route 7 from four lanes to six between Reston Avenue and Jarrett Valley Drive just west of Tysons, Richter said. The roadway already has been widened west from there to Loudoun County, she said. Workers now are relocating utilities along the roadway. Concurrently, WashContinued on Page 10
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Familiar Issues Top Vienna’s Legislative Wish List BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
The Vienna town government’s draft 2019 legislative agenda looks decidedly similar to ones of yore and continues to ask the General Assembly to maintain adequate state funding and not further reduce local authority. Vienna Town Council members hashed over the draft legislative agenda at a Nov. 5 work session with state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) and Del. Mark Keam (D-35th). The Council at an upcoming meeting will adopt the agenda. So far, town officials plan to ask state lawmakers to: • Make sidewalk projects eligible for state transportation funding. Doing so would give the public more transportation options and reduce vehicle use and traffic congestion, town officials said. • Restore full “599” funding for localities, which helps pay for public-safety services. • Change the Virginia Department of Transportation funding formula for local road maintenance to provide more fund-
ing to localities that maintain their own roads and have streets where traffic volume exceeds statewide averages by more than 20 percent. • Permit localities in urban and densely populated suburban areas to have greater representation on the Commonwealth Transportation Board. • Allow localities to “ride” competitively bid contracts in other jurisdictions for certain projects not exceeding $200,000 in value. • Allow towns within Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties to publish legal notices on the localities’ Websites instead of in newspapers. • Give Northern Virginia towns one vote as a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. • Give local governments authority to issue tree-canopy credits for developments that preserve medium-sized or large trees on those sites, or allow localities to require developers to ensure that their lots have at least 20 percent tree canopy within a decade, as opposed to the current 20 years. • Not reduce local-govern-
State Sen. Chap Petersen (right) speaks while Del. Mark Keam and Town PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER Council member Pasha Majdi look on.
ment authority to review and approve applications by wirelesstelecommunication providers that would use public rights-ofway. “I think that the problem isn’t always the locality obstructing the telecom provider,” said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. “The telecom industry is crying wolf a little bit.” • Amend the state’s 2016 proffer law to allow localities to discuss such offerings by developers and suggest voluntary proffers both on builders’ sites and off-site. The current law in-
hibits local governments’ ability to obtain adequate contributions from developers to pay for public infrastructure. “It ties the hands of local government in a way that’s completely unreasonable,” Keam said. “They put a sledgehammer to a problem that easily could have been fixed with a scalpel.” Keam noted both he and Petersen voted against the proffer bill two years ago. While Keam hoped localities would be able to suggest significant changes to the law in the upcoming session, he predicted those alterations
would be tough to pass given next year’s short session and the fall elections, during which every General Assembly seat will be on the ballot. In other matters, Keam said Virginia likely will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in new tax revenues because of a court decision that no longer requires companies to have a physical presence in states in order to be subjected to their tax laws. Tax-law changes also will prompt some decision-making on the public’s part next spring, Keam predicted. While the federal standard deduction has been raised high enough that taxpayers might want to consider taking it instead of itemizing deductions, Virginia’s standard deductible is not as generous, and taxpayers who went with the federal deductible would have to use the state one as well, he said. Petersen said in the next session he may propose significant changes for the senior year of high school, saying 12th-graders now often are just in an academic holding pattern before college when they could be spending their time better working or doing internships.
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Turner Farm Resident Curator Moves In
Queen Anne-Style G’town Pike Property Will Undergo Renovation BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
It’s massive and has few fixtures, an unfinished basement and not a stick of furniture, but Sarah Kirk is delighted to call Turner Farmhouse home for the next 20 years. “It’s a little scary, but exciting,” said Kirk, who is president of the Turner Farmhouse Foundation. Kirk and Fairfax County Park Authority executive director Kirk Kincannon signed a lease at the farmhouse Nov. 1, making Kirk the property’s resident curator. Under the county-government program, resident curators live in unused public buildings rent-free in exchange for rehabilitating the properties and occasionally opening them up to the public. In addition to fixing up the farmhouse, Kirk plans to convert a garage at the site into a retreat center for people undergoing bereavement. The retreat will feature pathways leading to a pond, where visitors can sit and reflect, she said. Kirk’s daughter, Becky Love, committed suicide five years ago and the family has set up a foundation in her name. The farmhouse is located at 10609 Georgetown Pike on 5 acres within 52-acre Turner Farm Park. The home is significant because of its Queen Anne-style architecture and its exemplification of the historical, cultural and economic heritage of the Springvale, Forestville and Great Falls communities, Kincannon said. Housing-renovation shows are popular on television and it’s easy to see why, Kincannon said. “It’s amazing to see a distressed property, like this has become, properly restored to life and rejuvenated and get new inhabitants and new life to it,” he said. “You could say that’s what gives the resident-curator program its curb appeal.” Much of Fairfax County until recent decades was rural and included many dairy farms like the one that used to operate at Turner Farmhouse, said Tim Hackman, who represents Dranesville District on the Park Authority board and was the event’s master of ceremonies. 4
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The resident-curator program, which was set up by the state in January 2011, adopted in November 2014 by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and implemented by the county’s Park Authority, “plays a vital role in helping us preserve that past,” he said. Kirk is Fairfax County’s second resident curator; the first, Steven McCullough, in December assumed renovation responsibilities at Stempson House in Lorton. County officials have identified 28 properties for potential resident curatorships and are accepting applications at the Ellmore farmhouse in Herndon and the Lahey Lost Valley property in Vienna, Hackman said. Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville) credited Hackman’s predecessor, Kevin Fay, with persuading the Park Authority to purchase Turner Farmhouse for $904,112 in April 2010. Hackman also championed the initiative and navigated it past numerous obstacles, he said. Foust said he could not think of a building more deserving to be in the county’s resident-curator program or a better person to be the curator than Kirk. “The fact that Great Falls residents have been so outspoken in their support of your plans, Sarah, speaks to the high esteem in which you are held in your community,” he said. Mark Turner, who built the home in 1905, also helped create the Great Falls Grange in 1929, which still serves as a community center for the village. Turner also served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Kirk and her family will keep horses, chickens, dogs and cats on the farmhouse site. Black-walnut trees on the parcel will have to be removed, because they are toxic to horses. Following the ceremony, Kirk posed for photos while turning the key in the house’s front door, and then toured the structure with guests in tow. Joan “Jo” Turner of Lovettsville, the last person to live in the house, showed Kirk significant places in the home and lamented that her $65,000 kitchen upgrade had been ripped out. She also pointed to a circular decorative feature on the house’s façade, and explained that Christmas lights by long tradition have
Above: Sarah Kirk, president of the Turner Farmhouse Foundation, turns the key in the farmhouse’s front door Nov. 1 after signing an agreement making her the site’s resident curator. Immediately below: Kirk Kincannon, executive director of the Fairfax County Park Authority, shake hands after signing the agreement as Park Authority employees Stephanie Langton and David Buchta, and former house resident Jo Turner, look on. Bottom: The Queen Anneinspired home sits on 5 acres within the 52-acre Turner Farm Park property along Georgetown Pike. PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER
been hung on it. Great Falls Citizens Association president Bill Canis praised Kirk’s dedication to the community. “It’s like Hollywood sent her to be the right person for the right time,” Canis said. “Her courage to undertake this is truly remarkable.” The preservation of Turner Farmhouse “shouts out that preservation of historic assets in our community is a priority and should be a priority,” he said.
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MCA Members Can’t Come to Consensus on I-495 BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
After debating nearly two hours over a pair of conflicting resolutions regarding the Virginia Department of Transportation’s proposal to temporarily close an on-ramp to northbound Interstate 495 during weekday afternoon peak hours, McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members on Nov. 7 rejected both resolutions. VDOT’s proposed four-month-long pilot program would close the on-ramp to I-495 north from Georgetown Pike in McLean between 1 and 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. VDOT held public meetings about the proposal in August and October and the majority of people who testified opposed the initiative, saying it would inconvenience drivers and force them to take more circuitous routes to reach the Beltway. VDOT officials will accept public comments about the proposal through Nov. 13 and likely will decide by month’s end whether to implement the initiative, said Allison Richter, VDOT’s liaison for Fairfax and Arlington counties, during a Nov. 8 Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce breakfast. David Wuehrmann, chairman of MCA’s Transportation Committee, presented a five-page resolution recommending that VDOT and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) close the on-ramp using a temporary, removable barrier instead of by continuous police presence, as the latter would unduly burden local law enforcement and prevent them from attending to other tasks. The main resolution also encouraged VDOT to consider tolling the on-ramp to northbound I-495 from Georgetown Pike in order to continue local residents’ ability to access the Beltway and nearby George Washington Memorial Parkway. Tolling also might deter some Maryland commuters from cutting through
local neighborhoods in order to use the ramp. The resolution reiterated MCA’s request that Virginia and Maryland officials should work together to expand the American Legion Bridge and increase Beltway traffic capacity north of the bridge. Doing so would relieve traffic congestion south of the bridge and lessen commuters’ use of neighborhood streets in McLean, MCA members said. MCA’s approval would have depended on an agreement by VDOT and FCDOT to monitor traffic conditions during those hours at Route 123’s intersections with Lewinsville Road and Georgetown Pike, the resolution stated. If traffic congestion at those crossings greatly increases on a regular basis during those peak hours, VDOT should terminate the pilot project, it read. While acknowledging a majority of local residents opposed the closure, Wuehrmann said the initiative’s impact only could be determined by implementation. “This has become a quality-of-life issue for people living in that area,” agreed MCA 1st vice president Glenn Harris. “I think it’s kind of a crisis situation. VDOT is trying this obviously radical proposal because they’re at their wit’s end.” But other board members adamantly opposed the ramp closure. “Our community is extremely divided,” said Kelly Green Kahn. “I’m concerned. I think we’re putting ourselves in a position of picking winners and losers.” MCA board member Sally Horn presented a six-page alternative resolution that urged VDOT officials to cease further consideration of the pilot program and examine further options that would address cut-through traffic without reducing the ability of McLean and Great Falls residents to access the Beltway. The alternative resolution concurred with the main resolution’s suggestion of possibly tolling the on-ramp instead of closing it.
Transportation planners could maintain local access to the Beltway and deter incursions into local neighborhoods by Maryland commuters by lengthening the ramp’s three merge lanes and requiring northbound high-occupancy-toll (HOT) lane traffic on the Beltway to re-enter standard travel lanes at the Dulles Access Road or points farther south, the alternative resolution read. After ending debate following Wuehrmann’s presentation, MCA president Dale Stein took a straw poll to see if Horn’s proposed resolution had sufficient backing for further consideration. It did
not, but Horn brought back several of her proposal’s ideas as the board hashed out the language for the main resolution. Membership Committee chairman Martin Smith, did not favor either resolution. “The choice is neither,” Smith said. “The root of the problem is accommodation. VDOT is overmatched. They do not have the tools to solve this problem.” Several board members departed during the subsequent bickering over the main resolution’s wording, and when it was time to vote, the resolution lost by a tally of 10 votes to 12.
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MCA Resolution Asks for More Information on 2017 Shooting BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Frustrated by the information blackout that has occurred ever since U.S. Park Police shoot and killed McLean resident Bijan Ghaisar in November 2017, the McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board on Nov. 7 passed a resolution calling on the Park Police and FBI to divulge more information about the case. Those agencies should “disclose as soon as possible the reasons for the shooting, the identities of the police officers involved, and other results of their findings, in the interest of transparency and accountability to our community,” the resolution read. Ghaisar, 25, was not armed when Park Police on multiple occasions stopped
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the motorist on the southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway in the Fort Hunt area following a fender-bender. Park Police officers stopped Ghaisar’s sport-utility vehicle twice and approached it with service pistols drawn, but Ghaisar drove away both times, MCA’s resolution read. When Ghaisar on the third such instance began driving away from an intersection, Park Police fired nine shots at him, striking him four times in the head. Ghaisar died from his wounds. Park Police immediately turned over control of the investigation to the FBI. The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice also is overseeing the Continued on Page 10
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Our View: An Abrogation of Responsibility The Virginia Press Association conducted an online (non-scientific) poll of its members and, reporting the results in late October, found that 66 percent of respondents were supportive of newspapers’ stopping political endorsements, with only 26 percent saying that doing so was a bad idea. We can think of a few reasons why those in the industry would think stopping the process of evaluating candidates and ballot initiatives was a good idea: • Laziness. • Don’t want to offend anyone. • Low self esteem (“why should our opinion matter more than anyone else’s?”). • Don’t have enough personnel on the editorial-page staff to competently judge matters on the ballot. Of those four possibilities, the last one is reasonable. Better to have no endorsements than ill-informed endorsements, just as it’s better (though hardly ideal) for voters to stay home rather than render judgments on races
they know nothing about. But the other three reasons listed above are simply the result of an industry that has been so shaken by more than a decade of calamities that it no longer trusts itself as a spokesman for promoting a sense of community among those it serves. And tacitly, the decision to give up on endorsements – which are the work of editorial-page personnel, not rankand-file reporters – may be an admission that, at some news outlets, even the most basic reporting has morphed into a commentary-laden, clickbait-driven free for all that has smashed what once had been sacrosanct and necessary boundaries between news and opinion. If other newspaper folks (er, practitioners of the multiplatform media arts) think that discontinuing endorsements and thus abrogating responsibility in the communities they serve is the right way to go, have at it. Yet it’s more likely to accelerate, rather than arrest, the downward spiral that the industry is in.
Police Make Arrest in McLean Double Murder BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Soon after beginning their investigation of what appeared to be a murder-suicide in McLean last July, Fairfax County police detectives began to suspect the incident had been a double murder. Detectives from the department’s Major Crimes Bureau on the morning of Nov. 9 arrested a 35-year-old woman at a traffic stop near her home in Monongalia County, W.Va., on charges that she murdered her mother and sister. “This is a tragedy, domestic violence at its worst,” said Maj. Ed O’Carroll, commander of the Major Crimes Bureau. “Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Helen Hargan and Pamela Hargan. Know that justice always leads to the truth, and today the criminal justice
process on this case continues.” On July 14, 2017, police found the victims – 23-year-old Helen Lorena Hargan and her mother, 63-year-old Pamela Denise Hansen Hargan – dead in a home in the 6700 block of Dean Drive in McLean. Both women had been shot. Officer discovered the women’s bodies after police received a 911 call from an out-of-state friend of one of the deceased, who reported someone in the home might have been killed. The department’s Crime Scene Section secured and processed the scene over several days. Due to the complexity of the evidence, an independent company completed a reconstruction of the crime scene, police said. The department’s investigation and forensic findings led police to the suspect. Police interviewed Hargan on July 14 and then again a few days later. Hargan
had attempted fraudulent money transfers from her mother’s bank account on the day of the murders, as well as the day before, authorities said. A multi-jurisdictional grand jury indicted Hargan Nov. 8 on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of using a firearm in committing a felony. Police have in custody the firearm allegedly used in the shootings, but they declined to provide details about it or other aspects of the case. “We have to give justice to those who have been murdered,” O’Carroll said. “We’ll share those facts in the courtroom.” County detectives are still in West Virginia investigating the active case. Police thanked their law-enforcement partners, including the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office, for their assistance in the case.
Del. Sullivan to Again Lead Campaign Efforts Del. Rip Sullivan will again lead Democratic efforts to expand the party’s ranks in the House of Delegates. Sullivan (D-48th) has been tapped to serve as campaign chair for the House Democratic Caucus. He previously served in the post in 2017, a year Democrats picked up 15 seats in the lower house of the legislature and nearly took the majority.
In an e-mail to supporters, Sullivan said the goal for the coming year was to regain the majority lost by Democrats in 2000 after a century in power. “It takes a lot of energy, passion and bravery to run in tough districts,” said Sullivan, an attorney who first was elected to the House of Delegates in a 2014 special election caused by the retirement of Bob Brink.
Heading the campaign effort also is likely to provide Sullivan with a framework in which to launch a bid for higher office, should he desire. For now, however, the focus is on 2019. “I accepted the position again to finish the job, and I look forward to continuing my work to flip the House of Delegates next November,” Sullivan said.
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Ease Kiss-and-Ride Crunch Fairfax County officials are looking for potential solutions at Oakton Elementary School’s kiss-and-ride area, where traffic backups often force parents who are dropping off or picking up their children to queue up on two-lane Miller Road behind the school. Some frustrated motorists even cross the double-yellow line to break free from the traffic jams, said Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence), who brought up the issue at a recent Board of Supervisors meeting. Such problems are common at other older elementary schools in the county, such as Shrevewood and Mantua, which like Oakton Elementary were not designed with such heavy vehicle use in mind and have received building additions over the decades, Smyth said. “We keep adding more kids and parents,” said Smyth, who also wondered whether later dismissal times at some schools, under the school system’s adjusted bell schedule, might be exacerbating the problem. Fairfax County Public Schools officials acknowledge Oakton Elementary’s kissand-ride area is problematical and have sought solutions, said schools spokesman John Torre. The school system earlier this year hired a consultant to evaluate Oakton
Elementary’s kiss-and-ride configuration and determine if any improvements could be made to traffic flow, Torre said. Oakton Elementary’s one-way loop for the kiss-and-ride lane can stack up to about 15 vehicles., Torre said About 150 students are registered in the school’s kissand-ride program, he added. The consultant found that school staff members conduct the kiss-and-ride operations efficiently and generally clear the queues within 10 to 15 minutes, Torre said. The consultant recommended the school add a left-turn lane into the school from westbound Miller Road; continue encouraging increased bus ridership; and extend the kiss-and-ride area’s drop-off and pick-up times. The school’s current design does not allow for longer queue lines on its property, Torre said. Miller road also is not wide enough to stripe in a stacking area for vehicles (“not enough asphalt”) and widening the road would cost $1 million to $2 million and entail relocating utilities, Smyth said. Located at 3000 Chain Bridge Road, Oakton Elementary was built in 1945 and expanded in 1971, according to Fairfax County tax records. The school’s enrollment now stands at 790 students, said principal Christine Kelley.
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Robert (Bob) Blackwell Jr., a former top CIA analyst who provided advice to presidents and policymakers on the Soviet Union and Europe, died Nov. 3 at age 76 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. A native of Atlanta, the son of Robert Blackwell Sr. and Carolyn Jackson, Bob was the first on his side of the family to go to college, graduating from the University of Georgia with a B.A. and M.A. in political science. While teaching a graduate course at the University of Michigan, where he earned his Ph.D., he met and fell in love with a student, Carol Burns. He gave her a “C” in the course, and she likes to joke she retaliated by marrying him. They enjoyed 51 years of happy marriage that produced two children, Jennifer and Robert, and five grandchildren.
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Asked to brief then-Vice President George H.W. Bush in 1982 before he flew to Russia for the funeral of Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev, Bob talked his way onto Air Force Two for the trip. He was later invited by Bush to attend the funerals of the next two Soviet leaders. The unofficial motto of their trips became: “They die, we fly.” Bob continued to play a vital role at the CIA in the last days of the Soviet Union and beyond. Hanging at home is a framed photo of President Bush shaking hands with Mikhail Gorbachev, with President Bush’s handwritten inscription: “Thanks for your valuable help in making this handshake possible.” Outside of work, Bob was an avid skier, traveler and photographer who closely followed the University of Georgia Bulldogs and his beloved Atlanta Braves. He enjoyed games, including shooting the moon at hearts and besting most anyone at Trivial Pursuit. He coached his daughter’s basketball team, was active with his son’s Boy Scout troop, and was passionate about the church choir in which he sang tenor.
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Bob retired in 2005 and was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s a year later. He faced this diagnosis with his characteristic courage and spirit, enrolling in clinical trials to do his part to find a cure for the disease that claimed his mother, aunt and grandmother. In 2009, he spoke at the Alzheimer’s Gala on the challenges of living with the disease. He was featured in several articles on Alzheimer’s in USA Today and wrote a blog for that newspaper. Bob was a man of singular intelligence, integrity and warmth who will be dearly missed by his family and friends. A service of remembrance will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 at Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church in Vienna, Va. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Andrew Chapel Memory Café, a social group for persons with dementia and their caregivers (www.andrewchapelumc.org) and Friends Club, a social group for men with early-onset dementia (www.friendsclubbethesda.org).
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Vienna/Oakton Notes MEMBERS NAMED TO PUBLIC-ART COMMISSION: Vienna Town Council
members recently appointed Midge Biles, Michael Cheselka and Mark Stahl to the Vienna Public Art Commission. BANK BUILDING IS SUBJECT OF ANNUAL HOLIDAY ORNAMENT: Vienna’s
first bank, located at the corner of Church Street and Dominion Road, is the subject of the annual Historic Vienna Inc. handpainted wooden holiday ornament. Designed by Rachael Peden, the ornament is on sale at the Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St., N.E. For information, see the Web site at www.historicvienna.org.
ANNUAL VIENNA ‘TURKEY TROT’ ON THE HORIZON: The James Madison High
School Band will host hundreds of runners, walkers and spectators for the 16th annual Vienna Turkey Trot on Sunday, Nov. 18 adjacent to the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department at 400 Center St., S. “The JMHS Band Parents Organization is thrilled to be carrying on this Northern Virginia Thanksgiving tradition again this year,” said Heléna Klumpp, the race co-director. “It’s always humbling to see our sponsors and community members turn out in such large numbers to support music in our schools. The event will feature 5K and 10K runs, a fun run for kids and special activi-
ties for all ages. For information, see the race Website at www.viennaturkeytrot.org. CHURCH STREET HOLIDAY STROLL ON HORIZON: The 22nd annual Church
Street Holiday Stroll is slated for Monday, Nov. 26 along historic Church Street in Vienna. Santa is expected to glide into the area on a 1946 fire truck at 6:15 p.m., then help Mayor Laurie DiRocco light the holiday tree at 6:20 p.m. Saint Nick will stick around to greet children from the porch of the Freeman Store and museum. There also will be musical performances, a petting zoo and marshmallow-roasting, while historic buildings and some merchants will remain open throughout the event.
HORTICULTURIST FEATURED AT GARDEN-CLUB MEETING: Horticulturist and
photographer Karen Rexrode will present “Tips and Tools for Time-Saving Garden Care” at the next meeting of the Ayr Hill Garden Club, to be held on Monday, Nov. 26 at 12:45 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Road in Vienna. The community is invited. For information, e-mail emilielarson@rcn.com.
FOOD DRIVE TO AID COMMITTEE FOR HELPING OTHERS: The North East Vi-
enna Citizens Association is sponsoring a town-wide food drive from Nov. 1 to Dec. 30 on behalf of the Committee for Helping Others (CHO). Items in need include peanut butter and jelly; shampoo, bar soap; dish soap; detergent; tomato sauce; cooking oil; and canned meat and fish. Diapers and toilet paper also are in need. Items can be dropped off at a number of locations across the town, including Vienna Town Hall, Vienna Community Center, Patrick Henry Library and a host of private businesses. The effort is being aided by the eighthgrade volunteer group at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. For information, e-mail Mary Ellen Larkins at melarkins@verizon.net. CHURCH TO HOST CAR AND BIKE SHOW: Church of the Good Shepherd
will host a Thanksgiving Car and Bike Show on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 2351 Hunter Mill Road. The program is a collaboration with UnAffiliates Mopar Club to raise funds in support of men’s-health issues. There also will be an art exhibition and events for children. Registration for those wishing to show cars will be from 10 a.m. to noon, with judging from noon to 2 p.m. and awards at 3 p.m. There is no cost to attend, although
contributions of canned goods will be appreciated. The cost to exhibit cars is $20 (or $15 plus five canned goods). For information, see the Web site at www.goodshepherdva.com. COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE SET: Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vi-
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will host its monthly breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to noon at the post, 330 Center St., N., in Vienna. The menu includes omelets, blueberry pancakes, sausage, bacon and more. The cost is $10 for adults, $4 for children 12 and under. For information, call (703) 938-6580. The Sun Gazette is the community’s source for news and information, the same role it’s played since its founding back in the 1930s! Wherever you may live in our coverage area, the Sun Gazette has the news you need, in print and online!
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Nov. 4 for Rev. Scott Ramsey, who will serve as new pastor of Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean. Ramsey took his place as 38th in the succession of pastors who have served Lewinsville since its founding in 1846, and was asked by the congregation to occupy the post permanently after serving on an interim basis. Prior to Lewinsville, Ramsey’s service included interim pastorates in Middletown and New City, N.Y. Joining Ramsey this fall is John Nothaft, the church’s new director of music ministries, and Rev. Annamarie Groenenboom, as a youth minister. The church currently is preparing for the launch of a capital campaign to redesign and repurpose its facilities to meet the challenges of a growing community, Ramsey said. TASK-FORCE MEETING TO LOOK AT McLEAN DOWNTOWN: A meeting of
REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR ‘WINTERFEST’ PARADE: Nov. 19
is the registration deadline for organizations seeking to participate in the McLean WinterFest parade, to be held Dec. 2 at 3:30 p.m. along Old Chain Bridge Road from Fleetwood Road to Elm Street. There is no charge to participate in the parade, which will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. “We’ll be asking parade observers and participants to share their good fortune with those who have fallen on hard times by bringing grocery, pharmacy or clothing-store gift cards to the parade for SHARE Inc.,” said Trish Butler, who heads the parade steering committee. “We’re also asking local businesses to become sponsors of the parade.” For information on the parade, see the Website at www.mcleanwinterfest.org. Those interested in volunteering as marshals on parade day should contact Butler at (202) 550-4019. McLEAN PROJECT FOR ARTS OPENS NEW EXHIBITION: McLean Project for
the Arts (MPA) will open “From Here to Elsewhere: Kindled by Things” on Thursday, Nov. 15 at MPA@ChainBridge (1446 Chain Bridge Road, McLean). An opening reception is slated from 7 to 9 p.m. Curated by MPA exhibitions director
Nancy Sausser, “From Here to Elsewhere” showcases five artists who use materials – both ordinary and unusual – in new and unorthodox ways. Featured artists include Suzi Fox, Maria Karametou, Ruth Lozner, Betsy Packard and Evan Reed. “I’ve had the seed for this exhibition in the back of my mind for a long time,” Sausser said. “I’m particularly excited to have found a way to show works by these five artists, whom I consider to be some of the best artists working in the D.C. area today, together in the same space.” The exhibition will run through Dec. 22. For information and to R.S.V.P. for the reception, see the Web site at www. mpaart.org. THANKSGIVING SERVICE TO BENEFIT ‘SHARE’: St. John’s Episcopal Church
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the McLean Community Business Center task force will be held on Monday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road. The task force is working with countygovernment staff to recommend changes to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan to guide redevelopment of McLean’s central business core. The community is invited. For informaiton, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-zoning/mclean-cbcstudy/meetings.
John Nothaft, Rev. Annamarie Groenenboom, Allison Lineberger and Rev. Scott Ramsey comprise the leadership team at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church.
will host a Thanksgiving Day service on Thursday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. at the church, 6715 Georgetown Pike. The offering will support SHARE Inc., which works to meet emergency needs of residents in McLean, Great Falls, Pimmit Hills and surrounding areas. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 356-4902 or see the Website at www.stjohnsmclean.org. CHURCH TO HOST CHOIR OF UGANDAN CHILDREN: Christ the King Lutheran
Church will host a free concert featuring the Watoto Children’s Choir on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 9:30 a.m. at the church, 10550 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls. The choir is comprised of orphans and other vulnerable children from Uganda. For information, see the Web site at www.gflutheran.org.
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case, MCA’s resolution read. Despite importuning from Ghaisar’s family, as well as local, state and federal officials, the Park Police and FBI have supplied little further information about the case, according to the resolution.
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Continued from Page 1 ington Gas is replacing a 16inch-diameter pipeline with an 24-inch-diameter one for 6.5 miles between Bishopsgate Way and Baron Cameron Avenue. VDOT’s design-build team in July had its contract awarded and will refine the project’s design through fall 2020. Right-ofway acquisition and utility relocation will begin early next year and some construction will start in the spring. “We’ll kind of have a little bit of everything going on at the same time,” Richter told chamber members. “Basically, the areas that have been fully designed can go under construction.” VDOT officials expect the entire project will be finished by summer 2024, but some sections will be completed before then, she said. Shared-use paths along the roadway will provide additional access for pedestrians and cyclists. “We’re just looking for enhanced mobility and to fulfill the other goals of the county and the state toward multi-modal transportation, clearing congestion and making things run smoother and more safely,” Richter said.
People can learn more about the project and sign up for related traffic alerts by visiting www. connectroute7.org, she added. Cut-Through Traffic in Neighborhoods: VDOT officials and Supervisor John Foust (DDranesville) have been working together for about 18 months to address the impacts of commuters whose way-finding applications, such as Waze, lead them to cut through local neighborhoods to avoid Beltway traffic congestion while driving toward the American Legion Bridge. Maryland officials have been examining how to widen the bridge, but that likely would take years to accomplish, so VDOT is seeking interim measures and coordinating upcoming improvements with their counterparts across the Potomac River. “Virginia has been working very hard to get ourselves poised for when that bridge gets widened,” Richter said. “We’ll have our connections in place.” VDOT already has installed several measures at Balls Hill Road and Georgetown Pike in McLean, including signage and painting the intersection’s box to discourage vehicles from blocking other lanes’ progress. The transportation agency has been working with Fairfax County police to enforce rules
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others.” Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34th), who grew up in a military family and serves on the Board of Veterans Services in Virginia, told the crowd she had been holding roundtable discussions on issues concerning female veterans. Del. Marcus Simon (D-53rd) urged those in attendance to value veterans. Simon, who served with the military’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, said Army service helped him become a better entrepreneur and public servant. “In my first command, I learned what it meant to be a leader and how to run a team,” he said. “It wasn’t just about telling people what to do. It was building them up.” Del. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) called Post 270’s memorial site at McLean High one 10
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MCA’s resolution commended Fairfax County police for assisting the Park Police when needed and complimented county Police Chief Edwin Roessler Jr. for releasing in a timely manner a video recording of the Ghaisar incident, which was taken by a dashboard camera in the cruiser of the county officer who was assisting Park Police. MCA board members passed the resolution unanimously, although some ques-
tioned whether it was the association’s role to weigh in on such matters. MCA public-safety liaison Patrick Smaldore, who presented the resolution, said the lack of information from law-enforcement officials was inexcusable. “It’s been a year,” he said. “That’s an enormous amount of time.” MCA president Dale Stein agreed, saying the association’s main objective is to maintain or improve the quality of life
against intersection blocking and has installed a pull-off area along a nearby section of Georgetown Pike where officers may interact safely with motorists they stop. VDOT also is designing improvements at that intersection to ease traffic bottlenecks, Richter said. Officials also are considering turning restrictions during certain hours at adjacent neighborhoods to deter commuters from cutting through those areas. “When we do a turn restriction, it affects everyone,” Richter cautioned. “A lot of the neighbors think that’s a great idea until they realize, ‘Oh, that means I can’t turn that way either. I have to go around a longer way to get home during those hours.’” VDOT also has proposed a four-month-long pilot program to close the ramp to northbound I-495 from Georgetown Pike between 1 and 7 p.m. on weekdays. The agency’s public meetings in August and October found that a majority of local residents oppose the concept, saying it would inconvenience them by having to find alternate routes to reach the Beltway. After meeting with Fairfax County leaders and local elected officials, by month’s end VDOT officials likely will decide whether to proceed with the pilot pro-
of his favorite places for reflection and said it symbolically allows different generations to speak to one another. “Many of these youngsters will feel the call [of military service],” he said. “All of them will feel the benefit of those who serve in our armed forces and protect us around the world.” Virginia has one of the largest populations of veterans in the country and its residents on Nov. 6 voted 85 percent in favor of a constitutional amendment providing tax exemptions to surviving spouses of veterans who had been 100-percent disabled, Sullivan said. “The courage and patriotism of our veterans is inspiring,” he said. “The sacrifice is not only of the veteran him- or herself, but of their family and other loved ones.” Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) noted how Veterans Day usually came about a week after the November elections. “I think that’s an awesome reminder
Allison Richter of the Virginia Department of Transportation speaks at the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce meeting on Nov. 8 as member Raj PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER Mehra looks on.
gram, Richter said. Opinions about ramp closure were divided among chamber members at the meeting. McLean resident Vance Zavela opposed the pilot program and instead favored neighborhood turning restrictions. Zavela also worried that more motorists would be diverted to already jam-packed Route 123. Another member at the meeting disagreed, saying VDOT officials needed to know how dangerous the current turning situation is. “The people doing the cut-
of what the veterans have done for us as a nation,” Foust said. “Every single liberty we enjoy as an American, including the awesome power to go to the polls and select our leaders, we owe to the veterans who served our country.” Post 270 Cmdr. Molepske singled out veterans in the crowd, including 94-yearold World War II veteran Marvin Quinn, who served in the U.S. Navy, and 84-yearold U.S. Army combat engineer Loren Bush, who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. McLean resident Regina Benson, 97, was an Army nurse in Okinawa, Japan and Hawaii during World War II. Benson said the incident she most remembers was when the hospital ship USS Repose was besieged by a typhoon in the Pacific Ocean. The captain told those aboard to risk going down with the ship rather than jumping overboard. “All the guys were praying. No longer were they gambling,” she said. “Everyone
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for local residents. “The relationship between the community and police has to be based on transparency and accountability,” Stein said. “This is a prime case of neither.” Ghaisar, a McLean native, returned to the community after college to work in his father’s accounting firm. His father, James Ghaisar, attended MCA’s discussion on the resolution and said he truly appreciated the association’s advocacy.
through in the streets are tired and hungry and aggressive,” he said. “They come through at speeds that are far beyond what those streets were designed for.” VDOT officials thought metering the ramp to the Beltway would cause excessive traffic backups, Richter said. The agency also is looking at the possibility of lengthening the ramps’ merge lanes or perhaps charging tolls to use them, but the latter solution could prompt the federal government, which built the Beltway, to ask for a financial refund, Richter said.
was praying and in not too long, we went into the eye of the storm and everything was calm on the other side. Then everybody was back shooting dice.”
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Public-Safety Notes FAIRFAX POLICE ARREST 4 FOR ALLEGED MOB ASSAULT: Four known gang
associates are behind bars after a man was assaulted in mid-October near Seven Corners, Fairfax County police said Nov. 9. Detectives from the police department’s Gang Intelligence Unit recently had been made aware of a series of malicious woundings in Fairfax County that had gone unreported. Detectives tracked down one of the victims and learned he was assaulted in the Seven Corners area near Falls Church. According to investigators, Falls Church residents Jose Ochoa Del-Cid, 21, and Marlon Huezo Rivera, 18, and two juveniles were involved in the malicious wounding. Police on Nov. 9 arrested all four suspects on charges of malicious wounding by mob, abduction, robbery and gang participation after serving search warrants to the suspects at their homes. Police recovered evidence of this alleged assault and others during those searches, authorities said. Additional charges are pending as officers also found narcotics in one of the homes, police said. MAN FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGED BOMB THREAT AT MERRIFIELD STARBUCKS: A 28-year-old Fairfax man is
The suspect, David Velasquez, reportedly was drunk and passed out inside the Starbucks, located at 8104 Arlington Blvd., when an employee woke him and asked him to leave. Velasquez refused and said he had a bomb in his backpack that would explode in two minutes. He then went inside the bathroom and would not come out, police said. Employees immediately evacuated the business and called 911. Police arrived and asked adjoining business to evacuate as a precaution. Police attempted negotiations with the suspect for almost 70 minutes before Velasquez walked out of the front door and police arrested him. Due to his level of intoxication, authorities took Velasquez to an area hospital to be medically treated. Police then took him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities held him without bond and charged him with threatening to bomb or damage buildings and being drunk in public. The police department’s explosive-ordnance division examined the backpack at the coffee shop and found it did not contain any hazardous items, authorities said. ROOMS VANDALIZED AT PARK IN VIENNA AREA: Fairfax County police officers
facing charges for allegedly threatening to on Nov. 4 at 10:52 a.m. responded to an bomb a Starbucks in the Yorktowne Shop- alarm at the main building at Lahey Lost ping Center in Merrifield on Nov. 3 at 4 Valley Park, 9750 Brookmeadow Drive in 4 Page SunGazette Flat.pdf 1 9/18/18 12:26 AM p.m., Fairfax County police said. the Vienna area, and found an open door.
When officers searched the building, they discovered many of the rooms were damaged, police said. TREE-REMOVAL WORKER FRAUDULENTLY TRIES TO CASH VIENNA CUSTOMER’S CHECK: A woman living in the
900 block of Carole Court, S.E., told Vienna police that sometime on Nov. 1 or 2 she had been approached by a man from a tree-removal company who told her one of her trees needed to be taken down. The resident wrote a check to the man to complete the tree work and the man fraudulently attempted to cash the check for more than the value for which it was written, police said.
TRASH-TRUCK DRIVER CITED FOR NOISE-ORDINANCE VIOLATION IN VIENNA: A Vienna police officer patrolling
in the 400 block of Maple Avenue, W., on Nov. 2 at 6:25 a.m. observed a trash-truck driver picking up trash before the hours permitted under the town’s noise ordinance. Police gave the driver, a 44-year-old Manassas man, a summons charging a noise-ordinance violation and released him on his signature.
VIENNA POLICE LAMENT LOSS OF DOUGHNUTS IN VANDALISM CASE:
A man living in the 500 block of Walker Street, S.W., told Vienna police that sometime between Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 5 at noon an unknown person had dumped a large garbage bag full of dozens of loose doughnuts into the bed of his truck. The responding officer was upset to discover that the doughnuts were no longer edible, police said with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Several other doughnuts were left in front of the storm drain on the street, but wild animals got to those tasty treats before police could, the department said. VIENNA POLICE ARREST WINCHESTER WOMAN ON ASSAULT CHARGE: Vienna
police officers went to Park Terrace Court, S.E., on Nov. 5 at 1:42 a.m. after authorities received a 911 hang-up call. Police located a resident who advised she had been assaulted by her girlfriend. The two women continued to argue loudly on the balcony of the residence. During the assault, the resident suffered minor injuries to her face, police said. Police arrested a 32-year-old Winchester woman and transported her to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged her with assault and being drunk in public.
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living on Hillcrest Drive, S.W., told Vienna police on Nov. 7 at 2:41 p.m. that his son had assaulted him. The resident had suffered minor injuries to his face, police said. Police arrested the son, a 35-year-old Vienna man, and transported him to the 16
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Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with domestic assault and served him with an emergency protective order. VIENNA MAN ARRESTED ON OBSTRUCTION-OF-JUSTICE CHARGE: Vi-
enna police officers on Nov. 8 at 9:42 p.m. responded to a domestic dispute between a woman and her adult son in the 200 block of Locust Street, S.E. The son left the residence before officers arrived, but officers located the man in the rear of the apartment complex. The man showed signs of intoxication and would not follow officers’ instructions, police said. As an officer attempted to arrest the 19year-old Vienna man, the suspect began to resist the officer physically, police said. Police transported the suspect to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities charged him with obstruction of justice and being drunk in public.
PEDESTRIANS STRUCK IN SEPARATE VIENNA INCIDENTS: Vienna police re-
cently responded to two incidents in which pedestrians were struck by vehicles. The first incident occurred Nov. 2 at 3:58 p.m. after a motorist on westbound Malcolm Road, N.W., had halted at the stop sign for Orchard Street, N.W. A juvenile pedestrian was crossing Malcolm Road at the intersection when the vehicle struck him. The pedestrian suffered minor scrapes and bruises, police said. The driver checked the welfare of the pedestrian, then left the scene, authorities said. The second incident happened Nov. 8 at 7:38 p.m. as a motorist was turning right out of 544 Maple Avenue, W., to go eastbound on Maple Avenue. A pedestrian was in the crosswalk and walking northbound across Maple Avenue when the pedestrian was struck by the vehicle. Police issued the driver a summons for failure to pay full time and attention. VIENNA POLICE DRUG-TAKEBACK EFFORTS NETS 256 POUNDS OF MEDICATIONS: Vienna police, in conjunction with
the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Oct. 27 participated in the 16th National Drug Take Back Initiative. During the event, Vienna police collected and safely disposed of 256 pounds of expired or no-longer-needed medications from area residents. The October initiative collected approximately 22,344 pounds of medications statewide. Vienna police plan to continue their participation with the DEA for future initiatives.
Public-safety items are compiled from reports issued by the Fairfax County Police Department, Town of Vienna Police Department and other public-safety agencies across the region. Items are compiled by the Sun Gazette staff for inclusion in print and online.
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BRITEPATHS SEEKS SPONSORS FOR FAMILIES Britepaths (formerly Our Daily Bread) is seeking volunteers to sponsor families in need throughout Fairfax County during the holiday season. Those participating can provide a December holiday meal, and/or gifts for children under 18, while cash donations and gift cards will support families in need but not sponsored. For information, see the Web site at https://brietpaths.org/our-programs/ holiday-program.
VIENNA CIVIC ASSOCIATION HOSTS FOOD DRIVE The North East Vienna Citizens Association is sponsoring a town-wide food drive from Nov. 1 to Dec. 30 on behalf of the Committee for Helping Others (CHO). Items in need include peanut butter and jelly; shampoo, bar soap; dish soap; detergent; tomato sauce; cooking oil; and canned meat and fish. Diapers and toilet paper also are in need. Items can be dropped off at a number of locations across the town, including Vienna Town Hall, Vienna Community Center, Patrick Henry Library and a host of private businesses. The effort is being aided by the eighth-grade volunteer group at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. For information, e-mail Mary Ellen Larkins at melarkins@verizon.net.
McLEAN HOLIDAY HOMES TOUR WILL BENEFIT NON-PROFITS Preparations for the McLean Woman’s Club’s annual Holiday Homes Tour nearly are complete, with the tour set for Thursday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All tour proceeds will benefit local charities and non-profits. A 52-year club tradition, the event will focus this year on four large, elegant homes in varied styles on large lots in the sought-after neighborhoods of Langley Forest, River Oaks, Odricks Corner and McLean Hamlet. Each home will be decorated with the holidays in mind and to highlight family life in McLean. Parking will be readily available near all the homes. Ticket booklets are on sale at Mesmeralda’s Ltd., 1339 Chain Bridge Road in McLean; Karin’s Florist, 527 Maple Ave., E., in Vienna; and Great Dogs of Great Falls, 9859 Georgetown Pike. Tickets also will be available at
New Dimensions Inc. is collecting new, unwrapped toys for Cole’s Closet through Dec. 10. Donations can be dropped off at the Fairfax office (3900 Jermantown Road, Suite 400) Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations also will be accepted Nov. 17-18 and Dec. 8-9 from noon to 4 p.m. at open houses at 2117 Grayson Place in Falls Church. For information on Cole’s Closet, see the Website at www.colescloset. org.
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ARLINGTON GOVERNMENT HOSTS “SECRET SANTA” The Arlington County government’s annual “Secret Santa” effort is seeking donations of gift cards from area grocery, drug and clothing stores to support more than 1,000 needy individuals in the community this winter season. Children in foster care, low-income seniors, those with disabilities and low-income families will benefit from the initiative. Donations can be designated for a specific beneficiary group or left undesignated for use where the need is the greatest. Gift cards should not exceed $25, but individuals can donate as many as they like (donations generally are tax-deductible). Donations of money, which will be used by the county government to purchase gift cards, also are accepted; checks should be made out to “Arlington County Treasurer Secret Santa.” Donations can be mailed or hand-delivered by Dec. 21 to Secret Santa Program, Kurt Larrick, Department of Human Services, 2100 Washington Blvd., Fourth Floor, Arlington, Va. 22204. Those donating gift cards should include the value of the card if not already printed on it, and should include a return address so a tax form and acknowledgment can be sent. For information on the initiative, call Larrick at (703) 228-1775.
Join Long & Foster in giving back and collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots.
“TURKEY TROT 5K” TO BENEFIT SAFETY-NET GROUPS The Arlington Turkey Trot 5K will support a host of local organizations providing social-safety-net services in the community. The event will be held on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22) beginning at 8 a.m. at Christ Church of Arlington (3020 North Pershing Drive). Proceeds raised from the event will support the Arlington Food Assistance Center, Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network, Arlington Thrive, Offender Aid and Restoration, and Bridges to Independence. Pre-registration is required by Monday, Nov. 11 at noon. For information and registration, see the Website at https://potomac.enmotive.com/events/ register/2018-arlington-turkey-trot-5k.
Toy drop-off locations: 9841 Georgetown Pike Great Falls, VA 22066 1355 Beverly Road McLean, VA 22101 Nov. 1 – Dec. 11
“ARLINGTON REALTORS CARE” COLLECTS DONATIONS Arlington Realtors Care will host its third annual food and winter coat/ blanket drive through the holiday season, with collections having begun on Nov. 1 and running through Dec. 31. Food donations will be accepted for the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) and donations of winter coats, blankets boots, sneakers, socks, backpacks and other winter wear will be presented to the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network. Among the drop-off locations are Weichert‚Äôs Arlington office (4701 Old Dominion Drive) and Long & Foster‚Äôs Arlington office (4600 Lee Highway). For additional information or to schedule a pickup of items, e-mail jenny@kvstitle.com.
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Girls Volleyball Continues In Popularity and Success From their inaugural beginnings about two decades ago, the majority of girls high-school volleyball teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas has improved to enjoy significant success – some more quickly than others.
Team Wins a 9th Division I Crown
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They were up to and completed a busy and difficult multi-championship task during a short period of time. Over a 10-day period, the Flint Hill Huskies compiled a 7-0 postseason volleyVOLLEYBALL girls ball record en route to winning three significant tournaments, or the equivalent of a highschool playoff triple crown. The title run was capped by winning the Division I state private-school tournament for the second straight year and ninth time overall. Top seed Flint Hill (30-1) was 3-0 in the tourney, getting past No. 2 seed Paul VI Catholic, 3-1, in the Nov. 10 championship match at King Abdullah Academy in Herndon. Flint Hill made multiple hitting and serving errors in losing the first set, 25-18, but won the next two sets, 25-13, 25-19, then rallied from a late 19-14 deficit to pull out the deciding game, 25-22, to capture the state crown. “They played great and smoked us in that first set and we made a lot of misContinued on Page 19
From left: Flint Hill’s Krissy O’Malley, Denver Pugh and Elayna Duprey take their positions near the net duirng a state semifinal match against Bishop O’Connell. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI
Warhawks, Huskies Advance in Postseason A Staff Report
It was a split decision for the Madison Warhawks and Marshall Statesmen in first-round 6D North Region highschool football playoff action in Nov. 9 games.
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Third-seeded and host Madison (9-2) defeated the No. 6 seed Patriot Pioneers, 35-7, and host and fourthseeded Marshall (8-3) fell to the No. 5 seeded South Lakes Seahawks, 39-15, on a rainy night, ending the Statesmen’s six-game winning streak. Next up for Madison is an away 18
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semifinal game against the second-seeded Centreville Wildcats (9-2) on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. Madison blanked visiting Centreville, 14-0, Nov. 2 in the final regularseason game for each team. Defending champion Westfield (11-0) and South Lakes (9-2) meet in the other semifinal. Madison gained 364 total yards against Patriot, including 221 rushing as Brandon Walker led the way on the ground along with Alex Jreige and quarterback Ry Yates. Receiver Drew Deniken had five catches for 99 yards and a touchdown and John Finney had five catches for 44 yards. Quarterbacks Patrick Berry and
Yates shared the duties. Berry threw for 77 yards. Madison led 15-0, had the lead cut to 15-7 in the first half, then pulled away. Philip Blanda (with an interception), Casey Counts and Cole Remy led the defense. In Marshall’s loss to South Lakes (9-2), Andrew Margiotta ran for 176 yards and two touchdowns in defeat and Colin Nininger had 78 yards rushing. Margiotta was 5 of 12 passing for 20 yards and was intercepted twice. Aiden Platter had three catches for 10 yards and Nininger two for 10.
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The popular spectator sport caught on quickly in the public-school ranks, attracting players en masse. That led to an explosion of youth-league house and travel programs, which developed players’ talent, making the local highschool game much better in a rather short period of time. During their initial season, the Langley Saxons won the area’s first region championship and have continued as a perennial top-quality standard-bearer with multiple district, region and state crowns as proof. More recently, the private-school Flint Hill Huskies have become dominant, with nearly 10 state championships and metro city titles. Public-school Madison and private schools Bishop O’Connell and Madeira each have won state championships and other significant crowns. The McLean Highlanders and Oakton Cougars have enjoyed degrees of success on the public-school ranks, as have the Washington-Lee Generals and Yorktown Patriots of late. The Generals were a district champion and region semifinalist this fall. In their district, the Marshall Statesmen have finished on top various times. Two local women’s college teams consistently have enjoyed winning programs under longtime coaches who reside in Arlington. Beth Ann Wilson has won more than 450 matches during her tenure at Marymount University – with her 2018 Saints qualifying for the Division III NCAA tournament for the first time. Marcus Robinson’s Northern Virginia Community College squad is a perennial region contender and past champion. The state of girls and women’s volleyball is in great shape in the local area, and should continue that way.
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Saxons Bounce Back, Then Fall in State Tournament DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
The Langley Saxons bounced back in a big way with a first-round victory, then had their season ended in the semifinals. Following a disappointing loss in the 6D Region championship match in its previous action, the girls field hockey FIELD HOCKEY high-school team opened play Nov. 6 with a first-round 2-1 victory over the host W.T. Woodson Cavaliers in the Virginia High School League’s Class 6 state tourney. Langley (20-3) then lost 3-1 in the state semifinals to First Colonial at South County High School on Nov. 9. First Colonial finished second in the state the past two seasons after winning the title in 2015, taking second in 2014 and 2013 and winning AAA crowns in 2011 and 2012. The Saxons have never won a state tourney, making the finals once in 1980, losing to Albemarle, 2-1.
The Langley Saxons play defense against First Colonial in a state semifinal loss on Nov. 9. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI
Langley head coach Katie Robinson said her team used the disappointment of its loss to Chantilly in the region final as motivation in the state opener. “That was a game we should have won. So we used
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that as momentum in this tournament and took on a do-or-die mentality,” Robinson said. “Tonight we were able to finish.” Langley took a quick lead fewer than six minutes into the match on a goal by Madeline McGaughey. With 5:33 left in the first half, Bella Holloman scored to give the Saxons a 2-0 halftime lead. “Getting that early goal was huge and set the momentum,” Robinson said. Woodson scored on a penalty shot with fewer than five minutes to play in the game, then had a couple of other controlled possessions near the Langley goal, but did not get the tying tally as the Langley defense stiffened. Caroline Lavin got the win in goal for Langley. “We knew Woodson would be a hard win because we played them in a scrimmage,” Robinson said. Against First Colonial, Langley fell behind 2-0, allowing a goal in the first five minutes, then a second 10 minutes later. The Saxons scored wtih 4:34 left in the first half. First Colonial scored 10 minutes into the second half to end the scoring.
The Potomac School girls tennis team ended its regular season with its first 12-0 record in AA Division Independent School League history. The team also won the ISL regular-season championship for the second year in a row. The Panthers finished with wins over Sidwell Friends, 5-2, Stone Ridge, 7-0, and National Cathedral, 5-2. In the Division I private-school state tournament, Potomac School was the third seed and finished 1-1.
Justin Duenkel, an all-state place-kicker for the Flint Hill Huskies football team, has been chosen to play in the World Bowl Game on Dec. 22 in Azul Stadium in Mexico City as the event’s first-team All-American kicker. The first-time contest is a highschool all-star game, including the top 70 players in the world and is organized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and presented by Xenith, which will outfit the players with helmets.
Some former NFL standouts, like Rod Woodson, will be among those coaching the players. Duenkel, who will play in college at the University of Virginia as a kicker, also punts and plays in the defensive secondary for Flint Hill. He helped the Huskies to a 11-0 state championship season in 2017. Flint Hill is again undefeated this fall at 9-0. Through nine games this season, Duenkel had made 40 of 41 extra points, had booted three field goals, with a long
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Nkenchor (seven kills). “Krissy had that look on her face during that timeout,” DeNure said. Said O’Malley: “I said it was not an option to lose that set. We did not want to go to a fifth set. We took it one point at a time. After that first set, we found our rhythm and played clean games.” Nkenchor, who had some key blocks, explained it took the Huskies a bit to settle down. “They had us on our heels a little bit, so we had to turn it around,” she said. “We did that and everyone did their part.” O’Malley led Flint Hill in assists, as always, to go with four kills and a few blocks. Sydney Reed had 13 kills and an ace
for Flint Hill, Elayna Duprey had 14 kills and key blocks and an ace, Pugh had two aces and key blocks, Tristen Isaac had a kill and an ace and Rachel Larsen had three aces. In first-round state action, Flint Hill downed No. 8 seed Bishop Ireton, 3-0. Duprey had 13 kills, Pugh had 10 kills and seven digs, Reed had nine kills and 10 digs, Nkenchor had five kills, Krissy O’Malley had 34 assists and six digs, Isaac had 10 digs and Larsen had seven. In the semifinals, the Huskies downed the No. 4 seed Bishop O’Connell Knight, 3-0 behind 13 kills and five aces by Reed. Pugh added five kills and 16 digs, Duprey had four kills, Nkenchor had five kills and Sofie Drexler two.
O’Malley led in assists with 25 and had three aces, and Isaac and Larsen had an ace each. Issac had 15 digs. Prior to the state tournament, Flint Hill won league and Metro City championship tourneys. Flint Hill returned just a handful of players from last season, and lost a couple of players expected back because of various reasons. DeNure praised her team for staying focused and working hard all season to achieve the ultimate goal of winning another state championship. The Huskies won their final 22 matches, losing only on Sept. 24 to Westfield, 3-2. NOTE: Prior to the state final, Flint Hill won its previous 10 matches by 3-0 scores.
strength of four rushing touchdowns, three passing, a 21-yard Justin Duenkel field goal and seven extra points as the team recorded its 10th dominating win this season and fourth shutout. Only one team, St. Chrisopher’s has scored against Flint Hill in the first half. Flint Hill hosts the No. 2 seed Benedictine Cadets (6-3) in the state championship game Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. as the Huskies attempt to win their second state football crown in school history. Benedictine routed No. 3 seed St. Chris-
topher’s 42-6, in the other state semi. “It’s never easy, but we knew we had a chance to get back here, and the players are well aware of the opportunity they have,” Flint Hill coach Tom Verbanic said. “They really wanted to get back here, and have worked very hard to do that, and did so in the offseason.” Jordan Houston rushed for 159 yards, including touchdown runs of 61, 26 and 15 yards for Flint Hill and quarterback Miles Thompson was 5 of 7 passing for 75 yards, throwing scoring passes of 34 and 13 yards to Trey Rucker and 16 to
Justice Ellison (three catches, 47 yards). Jaylin Hertz (49 yards rushing) had a 16-yard TD run. The Huskies had 308 total yards. Norfolk Academy had just 82 total yards, only 26 rushing. On defense, Rucker had an interception, Duenkel recovered a fumble, and various players had tackles for losses, including Joe Worman and Houston. Logan Copeland blocked a punt. “They were focused and eager,” Verbanic said about his team’s mindset entering the semifinal.
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takes,” Flint Hill coach Carrol DeNure said. “After that we made adjustments, eliminated mistakes, passed and executed better, made hustling plays, dug a whole lot of balls and were focused.” During a timeout late in that final set, Flint Hill senior setter Krissy O’Malley told her teammates: “We will win this set.” She soon served for three points to cut the lead to 19-17. A kill by Denver Pugh (one of 11 in the match) gave Flint Hill the lead for good at 22-21, followed by two more Pugh kills and one by Lika
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Marshall had 291 total yards. South Lakes amassed 431. n The defending Division I state private-school champion, top seed and undefeated Flint Hill Huskies (10-0) opened the 2018 state playoffs with a 52-0 blowout victory over visiting No. 4 seed Norfolk Academy on Nov. 10. The Huskies led 52-0 at halftime on the
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703.861.5548 tracydillard.com
McLean | $1,995,000 | For Sale
Vienna | $1,695,000 | For Sale
Oakton | $1,620,000 | For Sale
McLean | $799,000 | Just Listed
McLean | $1,030,000 | Under Contract
McLean | $949,000 | Under Contract
Alexandriua | $369,400 | Under Contract
Great Falls | $1,250,000 | Just Sold
Arlington | $1,249,000 | Just Sold
Over $230 Million Sold Top 1% RealtorsÂŽ Nationwide Best of Washingtonian 2018
Tracy Dillard Senior Vice President MBA | RealtorÂŽ VA/DC/MD 703.861.5548 tracy@compass.com
Contact us for help buying or selling a home!
Compass is a licensed real estate brokerage that abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Compass is licensed as Compass Real Estate in DC and as Compass in Virginia and Maryland. 6849 Old Dominion Drive, Suite 360, McLean, VA 22101 | 703.310.6111
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