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Artists Eleanor Doughty and Emily Herr strike a pose Nov. 14 while painting a mural on the Vienna Shopping Center’s rear wall. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER

Artists Putting Final Touches on Vienna Mural BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Despite crummy weather and vehicles and pedestrians passing close by, two artists nearly have completed a panoramic mural of Vienna landmarks on the Vienna Shopping Center’s rear

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wall. The mural was designed by illustrator Eleanor Doughty, who is executing it with the help of a college friend, artist Emily Herr. It is their third joint project. “This one is cool because it’s the first mural at this scale that’s been com-

pletely my vision,” Doughty said. “The other ones have been kind of a meeting point between my and Emily’s styles and our subject matter, but this one is all me. It’s pretty awesome to have a canvas this large.” Continued on Page 23

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Vienna Panel Presses to Save Historic Local Cabin BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

It’s not technically a certified historic structure, but the log cabin at 307 Cabin Road, S.E., in Vienna gave the street its name and was built by an African-American. The Vienna Planning Commission on Nov. 14 unanimously recommended the Vienna Town Council approve plans by Signature Properties to build a two-house subdivision on the 0.52-acre property, but urged the developer to work with local history advocates to save the cabin, if possible. Apart from the cabin issue, the application is simple and straightforward. The site would be divided evenly into a pair of 11,250-square-foot lots, each of which would have 75 feet worth of frontage on Cabin Road. The applicant would add a standard 5foot-wide sidewalk, 6.5-foot-wide planting strip, and curb and gutter along the frontage. The applicant also will pay $17,500 for the town to loop an existing 6-inch-diameter water main, which now dead-ends near the property’s frontage, into the existing water main on Glyndon Street, S.E. Some Planning Commission members wanted to delay decision on the proposed subdivision until more could be found out about the cabin, but Vienna Deputy

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Planning and Zoning Director Michael D’Orazio said that might jeopardize the legal timetable for a Town Council vote on the matter within 60 days of the application’s submission. The Town Council is scheduled to review the matter Dec. 10, but the Planning Commission’s next meeting is not until Dec. 12, D’Orazio said. Commissioner David Miller said he hoped the cabin could be saved. “I’d hate to see those old logs thrown in the trash,” he said. “You’re welcome to take them,” responded Fred Eisenhart, vice president of The Wormald Cos., which is affiliated with the developer. Commission chairman Michael Gelb suggested the developer make the cabin available for possible preservation. Another log cabin, located on the Sloan family’s property in northwest Vienna, was saved after being relocated from another location. Longtime Vienna resident Gloria Runyon, representing Historic Vienna Inc., said the cabin was constructed by an African-American family. Runyon hoped local historians would have the chance to inspect the cabin and see if it can be restored. D’Orazio said town officials were open to that possibility and the applicant concurred, with a proviso. “We have no problem in allowing

The Vienna Planning Commission is asking a developer to work with local historians in an efPHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER fort to relocate a log cabin that might otherwise be razed.

photography or having a group move the structure, so long as it does not slow our process down,” Eisenhart said. Historic Vienna Inc. president Anne Stuntz sent the Sun Gazette images from her parents’ seminal book on the town, “This Was Vienna,” which showed that the cabin was built around 1937 by James Ellis and Fred Drew. The cabin is significant despite its lack of formal historical pedigree, said Commissioner Mary McCullough. “It’s an old structure for our town,” she said. “A lot of residents in our community feel this town is changing too dramatical-

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Local Rotary Clubs Dedicate ‘Flags for Heroes’ Donors Had Opportunity to Honor Loved Ones for Their Service BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The Rotary Clubs of Tysons Corner and McLean on Nov. 12 dedicated 10 U.S. flags, purchased by people wishing to dedicate them to personal heroes, at a ceremony on the front lawn of American Legion Post 270 in McLean. “These flags here, and the 60 or so down by Balls Hill Road by [the Sharon Masonic Lodge], represent a memorial to our policemen, firemen, veterans and other heroes as dedicated by someone,” said Glenn Yarborough Jr., a McLean Rotary Club member and 2018-19 governor of Rotary District 7610. Yarborough, who also is commander of the American Legion’s 17th District, dedicated a flag to his father, who fought under Gen. George Patton in World War II’s Battle of the Bulge. Others purchased flags to honor fearless service and selfless sacrifice, he said. “Today, we salute the strength of those represented by those flags, their strength of character and fortitude,” Yarborough said. “We honor their courage, dedication and love of country.”

Rotarians sold the flags for $60 each and will dedicate the proceeds to charity, including police, fire, active-duty military and veterans groups. The initiative received support from American Legion Post 270, Sharon Masonic Lodge and the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce. Post 270 Cmdr. Bob Molepsky said the post was proud to support the flag initiative and hoped to continue it in the future. The local “Flags for Heroes” tradition was started by Ronnie Chantker, Yarborough’s predecessor as Rotary district governor, and her husband, Art. Ronnie Chantker said she was dedicating a flag to all of District 7610’s veterans. Members of American Legion Post 270 and the Rotary Club of McLean were among those who attended the “Flags The Chantkers discovered the for Heroes” ceremony on Nov. 12 in McLean. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER concept several years ago and “were just overwhelmed with the ian and president of the Greater ored an uncle who served aboard ond lieutenant who served in the display, the dedication and the McLean Chamber of Commerce, an LST (Landing Ship, Tank) in Vietnam War. The brother-inpatriotism that it exemplified to dedicated a flag to the McLean World War II. The uncle made law rarely discussed his wartime Volunteer Fire Department and landings in Africa, Sicily and service, but said the worst job the whole area,” she said. Del. Kathleen Murphy (D- to his grandfather, a U.S. Navy Normandy and completely lost he’d ever had was supervising the 34th), whose father served in two captain who participated in the his hearing from the cacophony shipment of body bags back to wars, told those at the ceremony World War II battles of the Cor- in the ship’s engine room. He the United States, Durman said. later became a successful civil “Even though we have a lot that she’d had an uncle who died al Sea and Midway. Eugene Durman, president engineer. of people who died on the battleon D-Day and a nephew who of the Rotary Club of McLean, Durman dedicated his second field, those who come home still was killed in Vietnam. Paul Kohlenberger, a Rotar- dedicated two flags. One hon- flag to his brother-in-law, a sec- bear the scars,” he said.

NVCC Professor Honored for Half-Century of Service

Northern Virginia Community College recently honored mathematics professor Dr. David Conroy, who reached 50 years of continuous service to the college and its students. The celebration was held on NVCC’s Annandale campus. Conroy began teaching mathematics at the NOVA eastern campus (today’s Alexandria campus) on Sept. 18, 1968, after completing his military career as a U.S. Army captain. He then went to the Annandale campus after it opened the following year.

It is estimated that in the course of his 50 years of service to the college, Conroy has taught and guided more than 20,000 students. At the celebration, NVCC president Scott Ralls announced the establishment of a new, endowed student scholarship to be known as the “Dedicated Faculty Service Scholarship.” The annual scholarship program has been designed to recognize NVCC’s longtime faculty members – specifically those who will have served more than 45 years – and provide $500-per-year student scholarships.

Northern Virginia Community College professor David Conroy, who was honored by the college for 50 years of service to students, is shown at right with David Kulik, one of his original students from the 1960s. Conroy began his teaching career after service in the U.S. Army, and is estimated to have served about 20,000 students over the years.

Potomac School 4th-Grader Wins Economics Contest Kaida Mizzo, a fourth grader at The Potomac School, has won the K-4 division of the Council for Economic Education’s 2018 Student Writing Contest. This year, the competition asked students, “What economic advice would you give to the president of the United States?” Almost 4,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade entered across the nation. Mizzo learned about the contest from her teacher, Leigh Anne Scanzera, who encouraged her homeroom 4

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students to take part. “I like to do extra challenges sometimes – they can be really fun,” Mizzo said. “The day after I got the assignment, my dad and I looked up some articles about tariffs. I spent the weekend highlighting important parts of the stories I was reading, and based my writing off of that.” The competition limits student entries to 50 words. Mizzo wrote: “My advice is to lift tariffs against goods imported from China because they hurt U.S. citizens more than help

them. Tariffs cause a domino effect – prices go up so people buy less, companies sell less, in result, companies go out of business and people may lose jobs.” Mizzo, who hopes to become a lawyer, said she was careful about how she approached her response; she took several pages of notes before writing out her entry. “I wanted to make sure I got my point across about how tariffs can be a problem in the United States,” she said.

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Kaida Mizzo of the Potomac School bested the national competition to win a contest that was focused on providing advice on economic issues to President Trump.

Home Sales Down, Prices Flat in Latest Homes Data Home sales were down slightly while average sales prices were flat in October across Fairfax County, according to new data. A total of 1,109 homes went to closing during the month, down from 1,129 a year before, according to figures reported Oct. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. While sales were down, prices were effectively unchanged, with the overall sales price of $552,034 down one-third of a percentage point. But that decline was due to a smaller number of single-family homes in the overall sales mix. Among the three legs of the market, prices all trended higher: • The average price of single-family homes rose 0.8 percent to $763,476. • The average sales price of attached homes, such as townhouses, rose 3.7 percent to $383,523. • The average sales price of condominiums rose 3.4 percent to $290,494. All told, 79 properties went to closing for more than $1 million, including six that sold for more than $2.5 million. Add up all the sales and prices, and the total sales volume of $612.2 million for October was down 2.1 percent from a year before. While much of the local region saw higher inventory compared to a year before, Fairfax’s remained below 2017 figures, with 2,758 properties on the market at the end of the month. That’s down just under 5 percent from 2,902 in October 2017. Where is the county market headed? There are some mixed signals, with total pending sales down for the month but the number of homes coming under contract up. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary and are subject to revision. D.C. Core Sees Fewer Sales, Higher Prices: The strongest October, price-wise, in at least a decade was offset by lower home sales in the Washington inner core, according to new figures, while for the first time in more than two years, prospective buyers have more properties to choose from than they did the preceding year. A total of 4,056 properties went to

closing last month, down 6.1 percent from a year before, according to figures reported Nov. 12 by Data provided by MarketStats by ShowingTime based on listing activity from Bright MLS (www. brightmlshomes.com). Crunch all the numbers and the total sales volume for the D.C. core was up $2.1 billion for the month, down 3.9 percent from a year before. Sales rose in Prince George’s County and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church, but were down in the all other jurisdictions, often by double-digit totals. The decline helped push the year-to-date sales totals further into negative territory, with the 46,273 closed transactions down 2 percent from the same 10-month period in 2017. Whiles sales were down, the median sales price across the region rose 3.2 percent to $426,475, with increases reported in most jurisdictions except Prince George’s and Arlington. For the first 10 months of the year, the median sales price of $440,000 was up 3.3 percent regionwide, with only Arlington showing a yearover-year drop-off. For October, the median sales price for a single-family home rose 3.9 percent to $528,000, while the median price for townhomes was up 3.7 percent to $425,000 and the median sales price for condominiums rose 0.3 percent to $308,000. Buoyed by its large percentage of single-family homes, Falls Church had the highest median sales price both for October ($805,500) and the year to date ($763,500). For the first time since May 2016, the number of properties on the market posted a year-over-year increase, with the 10,380 active listings at the end of the month up 2.7 percent from a year before. Inventory was up in all three segments of the market – single-family, attached and condo – but was boosted largely by increases in Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia, while most Northern Virginia jurisdictions (except Falls Church) still had fewer homes on the market than they did a year before. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary and are subject to revision.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board will hold a regional meeting and open house to update the public on Northern Virginia transportation efforts on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Northern Virginia office of the Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax. Participants will be able to review projects that have been submitted for scoring

through the “Smart Scale” criteria. For the current funding cycle, 468 applications for projects were submitted by 158 local and regional transportation-planning organizations and partners. (Scoring results will be announced in January and projects will be selected for funding in June.) For information, see the Web site at www.ctb.virginia.gov.

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Our View: And Heeeeeere Comes Amazon It’s said that half a loaf is better than none, and in the case of Northern Virginia and its new best buddy Amazon, that may turn out to have been the best eventuality. Amazon officials announced last week they were splitting their planned “HQ2” operations between New York City’s borough of Queens on the one hand and parcels in Arlington and Alexandria on the other. It’s not what officials in the competing jurisdictions across the region were hoping to hear, but they fixed smiles on their faces, congratulated Arlington and Alexandria and expressed anticipation that the entire region would benefit. And in the long run, not winning the whole enchilada might actually prove to be a good thing – assuming government potentates didn’t give away the entire economic-development store in order to land what amounts to a partial victory. The smaller, though still substantial, number of workers expected to come this way will be easier to

absorb with current local infrastructure. In a carefully choreographed public-relations ballet last week, state and local officials attempted to assure constituents that, never fear, the arrival of Amazon is mostly upside in terms of its ramifications. But you can’t get around the fact that a major influx of new people is going to have an impact on housing, roads, schools and the like – and that’s going to be a challenge for jurisdictions, like Fairfax County, that will have to deal with the influx without reaping direct rewards like the higher tax revenue that will flow in to Arlington and Alexandria. Whether the promise of something like 25,000 jobs actually materializes over time is an open question, and whether the local area (and New York City) offered too much in exchange for promises won’t be known until the situation plays itself out. That said, we’ll cross our fingers and hope the pluses outweigh the minuses on this one.

Fairfax County Notes FAIRFAX PARK AUTHORITY REVAMPS ALCOHOL POLICY: The Fairfax County

Park Authority has updated its policy on the use of alcoholic beverages in county parks, allowing for alcohol consumption under specific conditions. The new policy recently was authorized by the Park Authority board of directors. According to county officials, the sale, use, consumption or possession of alcohol on the properties is now authorized if part of a Park Authority program or approved in advance via a permitting process outlined in the new policy. The change in policy comes in response to an increasing number of requests for alcohol use at park facilities for gatherings and events of all types, and is the result of a study period that began in late 2016 and included input from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the Fairfax County Police Department, the county’s Risk Management Division and the Office of the County Attorney. Alcoholic beverages will be allowed only in the designated areas at the parks and facilities. The applicant, host or event sponsor must be present at the event and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the county government with respect to all claims or losses, including injuries or property damage. VIETNAM VETERANS’ GROUP REACHES MEMBERSHIP MILESTONE: Vietnam

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surpassed the 300-member mark, with a goal of growing to at least 325 members by the end of the year. The organization, which represents Vietnam-era veterans across Northern Virginia, also has revamped its Website at www.vva227.org. The organization meets monthly at Amphora restaurant in Vienna. FIRE STATIONS TO ACCEPT ‘TOYS FOR TOTS’ DONATIONS: The Fairfax County

Fire and Rescue Department is accepting donations for the Toys for Tots campaign from Nov. 19 to Dec. 12. Individuals can drop off new, unwrapped toys at any county fire station during the period. Last year, the initiative resulted in the collection of more than 14,000 toys. Children who are served by this campaign include toddlers and youths through age 17. Toys used as weapons or considered to be weapons will not be accepted. Checks or money orders also will be accepted, and should be made payable to “Toys for Tots.” FAIRFAX BALLET COMPANY TO PRESENT ‘NUTCRACKER’: The Fairfax Ballet

Company will present a full-length production of “The Nutcracker” on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax. Performances will be Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Guest artists Cody Beaton and Mate Szentes from the Richmond Ballet will perform. “Each year, we try to add a special touch or change to the production in an effort to keep it vibrant and fresh,” said company artistic director Andrea Cook. “We want to make sure we preserve the tradition, but also keep the magic and the mystery alive.” For information, see the Web site at https://fairfaxnutcracker2018.brownpapertickets.com. ‘ARTSFAIRFAX’ PRESENTS MORE THAN $92,000 IN GRANT FUNDING: ArtsFair-

fax has awarded $92,711 to 13 arts organizations in Fairfax County in the form of project-support grants for fiscal 2019. The grants “are an investment in creative and active communities, helping arts organizations to bring outstanding programs to broader audiences,” said Linda Sullivan, President and CEO of the organization. Grants were being provided to 1st Stage, American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras, BalletNova Center for Dance, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Greater Reston Arts Center, Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, Mason Community Arts Academy, McLean Project for the Arts, MVLE Inc., NextStop Theatre, Northern Virginia Youth Winds, VOCE and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.

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Higher Rates for Users of Dulles Toll Road Are Set To Take Effect in January BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Driving on the Dulles Toll Road has gotten more expensive in recent years, as more revenues are needed to finance construction of the second phase of Metro’s Silver Line, but rates now are poised to go even higher. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board of directors voted Nov. 14 to increase rates on the toll road again, starting this coming January. Drivers of two-axle vehicles, who now pay $2.50 at the main toll plaza, will see that rate jump to $3.25, and those entering or exiting tolled ramps will pay $1.50, up from the current $1. MWAA’s board last raised the toll road’s rates in 2014, in part because additional funding and financing sources have become available for Phase 2 of the Silver Line’s construction. Under the agency’s Silver Line construction contract, MWAA must use tollroad revenues to help fund the project. The project also is funded by the state and federal governments, as well as Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Drivers of larger vehicles also will pay more starting next year to use the toll road, which is divided down the middle by the toll-free Dulles Airport Access Road. Those who drive three-axle vehicles now will pay $6.50 at the main toll plaza (up from $5) and $3 (up from $2) at tolled entrance and exit ramps. Four-axle-vehicle drivers will pay $7.75 at the main plaza (up from $6.25) and $3.50 at other tolled ramps (up from $2.50). Those driving five-axle vehicles will be charged $9 at the main plaza (up from $7.50) and $4 at other ramps (up from $3), while those behind the wheel of vehicles having six or more axles will pay $10.25 at the main toll plaza (up from $8.75) and $4.50 at other tolled ramps (up from $3.50). The increases are consistent with the financing plan, which calls for periodic

toll-rate hikes to fulfill the debt obligation, said MWAA board chairman Warner Session. MWAA approved the hikes after considering public input at three toll-rate public hearings this summer, plus public comments received online and recommendations from the Dulles Corridor Advisory Committee, he said. “We appreciate the invaluable feedback from communities interested in the Airports Authority’s toll-rate-setting process,” Session said in a media statement. “Through the meetings and the online forum, we received not just toll-rate comments, but also actionable recommendations to consider on a range of subjects.” The new toll rates will remain in effect until the next planned increase in 2023, MWAA officials said. Arthur Purves, president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance, said Tysons developers, not taxpayers, should have to foot the bill for the Silver Line’s construction. “No one has disclosed the millions – billions? – made by Tysons Corner landowners due to increased land values resulting from the Silver Line and relaxation of zoning restrictions,” Purves wrote in an e-mail to the Sun Gazette. “The landowners probably could have, and should have, financed the Silver Line from their profits. These toll hikes are an example of politicians robbing the taxpayers to make the rich landowners richer and to benefit from the landowners’ campaign contributions.” MWAA is overseeing construction of the 23-mile, 11-station Silver Line extension. The project’s first five-station phase, from Falls Church to Wiehle Avenue in Reston, opened in 2014. MWAA, established in 1987 by the governments of Virginia and the District of Columbia, manages and operates Ronald Reagan National and Washington Dulles International airports plus the airport and toll roads.

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Fairfax Jobless Rate Dips to 2.3% in New Data Fairfax Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jobless rate ing just under 1.6 million in the retained its position among the civilian workforce and 38,000 lowest across the commonwealth looking for jobs. in September, according to new Statewide, the non-seasonaldata, posting a slight decline ly-adjusted unemployment rate from the month before. in September was 2.8 percent, With 618,385 residents em- dropping from 3.1 percent from ployed in the civilian workforce a year before. Total non-farm and 14,426 looking for jobs, the employment across the comcountyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployment rate monwealth hit another all-time stood at 2.3 percent in Septem- high, as employment increased ber, according to figures reported in seven job sectors (most noNov. 6 by the Virginia Employ- tably in leisure/hospitality) and ment Commission. declined in four. While privateThat betters the rate of 2.5 sector employment was up, total percent reported in August, and jobs in the public sector declined is part of a general month-over slightly. downward trend in joblessness Among the Old Dominionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s across the region. cities and counties, the lowUnemployment in Arlington est jobless rates for the month declined from 2.1 percent in Au- were found in Arlington; Falls gust to 1.8 percent in September, Church; Alexandria and Bath while Falls Church saw its rate County (each 2.1 percent); and, drop from 2.3 percent to 2 per- tied at 2.2 percent, the cities of cent. The rate was down from Fairfax and Charlottesville and 2.3 to 2.1 percent in Alexandria, the counties of Greene and Maddipped from 2.5 percent to 2.3 ison. The highest unemployment percent in Loudoun County was recorded in Petersburg (5.5 and declined from 2.8 percent percent); Buchanan County (5.2 to 2.5 percent in Prince William percent); and Dickenson County County. and the cities of Danville and Across Northern Virginia as Emporia (4.8 percent each). a whole, jobless dipped from 2.6 Among the commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s percent to HBM 2.3 SunGazette percent, representmetropolitan areas, joblessness Flat 11-20-2018.pdf 1 11/14/18 5:18 AM

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Employed 96,991 147,767 618,385 8,041 207,961 234,660 1,592,629 4,204,442 156,191,000

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was lowest in Northern Virginia, followed by Charlottesville and Winchester (2.4 percent each). The highest rates were found in Kingsport/Bristol (3.6 percent), then Hampton Roads and Lynchburg (3.1 percent each). Nationally, Virginia posted the 11th best jobs picture for the month, tied with Vermont. The lowest jobless rates were found in Idaho and Iowa (2.1 percent each) then Minnesota and North Dakota (2.2 percent each). The highest rates were found in Alaska (5.6 percent), Louisiana (5 percent) and Arizona (4.9 percent). For full details, see the Web

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site at www.virginialmi.com. D.C. Region Sees Lower Year-Over-Year Joblessness: The Washington regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployment rate in September was lower than a year before, part of a broad-based decline in joblessness nationwide. With just under 3.4 million residents in the civilian workforce and 111,300 looking for jobs in September, the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployment rate of 3.3 percent was down from 3.6 percent in September 2017, according to figures reported Nov. 6 by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Washington region was

among 308 metro areas across the nation where joblessness was down. Unemployment was higher in 58 areas and unchanged in 22. Nationally, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in September, down from 4.1 percent a year before. Among all metro areas, the lowest jobless rate for the month was reported in Ames, Iowa, at 1.4 percent. The highest rates were found in El Centro, Calif., and Yuma, Ariz., at 19.3 percent and 19.1 percent, respectively. Among the 51 metro areas with populations of more than one million, the lowest unemployment rate for the month was found in Minneapolis (2.2 percent) with the highest in New Orleans (4.8 percent) and Las Vegas (4.7 percent). Among Virginia metro areas outside the Washington area, jobless rates were down across the board, and ranged between 2.4 percent in Charlottevsille and 3.1 percent in Lynchburg and in Hampton Roads. For full data, see the Web site at www.bls.gov.

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Transportation Notes COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO HOLD REGIONAL OPEN HOUSE: The Commonwealth Transpor-

senger traffic, followed by American at 4.5 percent and Delta at 4 percent. At the region’s third major airport – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall, operated by the Maryland state government – the passenger total for September was 2.11 million, up 3.4 percent from a year before. Southwest was the dominant carrier, with a 66-percent market share, followed by Spirit (9.4 percent) and Delta (7.8 percent). For the first nine months of the year, passenger totals stood at 18 million at Dulles, up 4.5 percent, and 17.6 million at Reagan National, down 1.8 percent. Combined, the year-over-year passenger count of 35.6 million was up 1.3 percent from the same January-to-September period in 2017. For full information, see the Web site at www.mwaa.com.

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ITALIAN CARRIER AIMS TO SERVE DULLES NEXT YEAR: It may be in a fi-

tation Board will hold a regional meeting and open house to update the public on Northern Virginia transportation efforts on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Northern Virginia office of the Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive in Fairfax. Participants will be able to review projects that have been submitted for scoring through the “Smart Scale” criteria. For the current funding cycle, 468 applications for projects were submitted by 158 local and regional transportation-planning organizations and partners. (Scoring results will be announced in January and projects will be selected for funding in June.) For information, see the Web site at www.ctb.virginia.gov.

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nancially strapped condition, but Italian air carrier Alitalia has announced plans to begin five nonstop flights per week from Washington Dulles International Airport to Rome starting next spring. The air carrier will use Airbus A330200 aircraft, capable of carrying 249 passengers in three-class configuration. Service is slated to start on May 2. Alitalia Flight 618 will depart Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport on Mondays and Thursdays through Sundays at 9:30 a.m., arriving at Dulles at 1:30 p.m. The return Flight 619 will depart Dulles at 4:15 p.m., arriving in Rome at 7 a.m. the subsequent day. The proposed service “further enhances the connectivity and choice available for business travelers and tourists on both sides of the Atlantic,” said Jack Potter, CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Alitalia can trace its roots to 1946; its most recent incarnation dates to 2015. Last year, the carrier entered the bankruptcy process in Italy after employees rejected a proposal to cut jobs. Alitalia is a member of the SkyTeam Alliance, which also includes Delta, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic.

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riers at Northern Virginia’s major airports during the month of September: • At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, American Airlines reported a 4.7-percent decline in year-over-year passenger activity, due in part to reduced capacity and also as a result of weather-related cancellations. • At Washington Dulles International Airport, United Airlines saw a 7.9-percent increase in domestic service as well as a smaller increase in international-passenger activity. The airports as a whole followed their leading carriers, with Reagan National’s September passenger count down 3.6 percent to 1.8 million and Dulles’ up 4.4 percent to 1.99 million, according to figures reported Nov. 13 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. At Reagan National, JetBlue posted a 9.2-percent year-over-year increase in passengers, but other major carriers reported declines. At Dulles on the domestic front, American posted a 32-percent increase in passengers from September 2017, while Delta and Frontier saw double-digit declines. On the international side, most carriers serving Dulles saw increases to varying degrees, although Icelandair reported a decline due to reduced service. At Reagan National, American retained its position as the major carrier, with mainline and regional service representing 48.7 percent of all passengers. Delta was second at 14.9 percent and Southwest third at 14.4 percent. At Dulles, United and its regional affiliates accounted for 62.7 percent of all pas-

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Real Estate Featured Property of the Week

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Set at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the always-in-fashion McLean community of Timberly South, this week’s featured property showcases an elegant exterior that is coupled with a luxurious interior offering approximately 7,000 square feet of living space with exceptional amenities abounding. Filled with light and providing exceptional opportunities for entertaining, the home also provides a comfortable and nurturing backdrop for daily family life. Outside, the showplace flagstone patio and hillside gardens provide views of the ever-changing landscape. The property is soon to come onto the market, listed at $1,400,000 by Tania Hosmer of Keller Williams Realty. Curb appeal is astounding, from the professional landscaping and walkway border lighting to the brick exterior walls and marvelous entry that ushers us into the soaring, light-filled and marble-floored foyer. The main-level interior is a delight, featuring refinished hardwoods and a lovely color scheme. Special touches abound, from the fireplace with its graceful mantel in the living room to the beautiful crystal chandelier in the living room. There’s even an awe-inspiring spiral staircase! The custom classic white kitchen fea-

tures gleaming amenities and is ready for the serious chef, while the family room (with gas fireplace and faux-coffered ceiling) and sunroom (with lightfilled French windows and doors leading to the patio) are equally fetching. A billiards room and study round out the main level, just the first of three we are exploring on our tour. Upstairs, the standout master retreat is a charmer, with separate sitting and office areas, plentiful walk-in-closet spaces and bath with Jacuzzi tub. Three additional bedrooms are found on the upper level, too. The lower level contributes to the overall package with a recreation room featuring a built-in-brick bar with wine rack. There also is a bedroom with full bath. Extra bonuses? Among the best: The

home has a generator and a charge for an electric car in the garage. The home currently is undergoing a meticulous renovation, which will build on its exceptional provenance and prepare the property for its next owners to call it their own. 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) 228-2521.

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Americans With Newborns Headed to Cheaper Areas Americans who moved in the past year tended to move into less-expensive housing markets, a trend that is magnified when looking at women with a newborn baby, and can mean a difference of more than $100,000 in some markets. Across the country, women with a newborn who moved in the past year – whether or not they moved with a spouse, partner or other family members – moved to a housing market where homes cost $11,500 less than where they moved from, according to a new Zillow analysis of home value and Census data. Housing and child-care costs are two of the most expensive things to budget for, with child care adding thousands of dollars a year to a family’s expenses. And while mortgage payments nationally are still relatively affordable compared with historic norms, in some major markets mortgages are less affordable than they were historically, with others nearing that tipping point. It isn’t a surprise that families might look to save money on housing when they have a new child. Parents with a new baby also may move to be closer to family, find a bigger home, or settle in their preferred school district. “Having a baby dramatically changes your life and can radically change your idea of the ideal home,” said Skylar Olsen, Zillow’s director of economic research and outreach. “Maybe you need more space both indoors or out, maybe you need to save somewhere, anywhere, to make up for the additional cost of child care.” In 26 of the 35 largest U.S. metro areas, women with newborns who moved ended up in a cheaper housing market. While the same was true for similar households in 22 of the biggest metros, the post-move savings were greater for those with newborns ($11,500) than those without ($9,000). The biggest difference in housing costs between those moving with or without a newborn baby is in San Francisco. Women with newborns moved to places where home values are $129,000 lower than where they came from, while those who moved without a new child ended up in more expensive areas, with home values $150,700 higher.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA GOVERNMENT CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY: The

Vienna town government will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22-23, for Thanksgiving. OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL HOLDS COMMUNION BREAKFAST: Billy Atwell, chief

communications officer of the Roman Catholic diocese of Arlington, on Oct. 28 delivered remarks during Our Lady of Good Counsel’s annual Communion Breakfast hosted by the Women of Our Lady of Good Counsel. More than 100 parishioners, including Father Matt Hillyard, attended the breakfast, held at the Westwood Country Club. Atwell focused his discussion on “Sharing Our Faith in Tough Times,” based on his personal journey as a two-time cancer survivor, sharing the range of emotions – from anger to fear – that accompany cancer diagnoses. During the event, attendees had a chance to win a quilt made by the church’s Our Lady’s Quilters. Joanie Candee won it, with other attendees walking away with various door prizes.

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recently noted the following milestone anniversaries for local businesses: 40 Years: Robert E. Divalentin. 35 Years: Mountain Kim Martial Arts. 25 Years: Edward D. Jones & Co.; Emerald Design Concepts; Klemm Chiropractic Center. 10 Years: Applegate Gallery & Custom Framing; ZM3 Group. 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; some local shops will be open. SANTA HEADED TO FREEMAN STORE AND MUSEUM: Santa

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A Craftsman Delight on 4-Acre Lot

Affordability Still Low in Harris Custom Homes Has Designed a Stellar Showplace Latest Quarter

Located oh so close to Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts to the east and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens to the west, this week’s featured property offers the opportunity to own a new showplace from the creative team of Harris Custom Homes, set on a 4-acre lot amid bucolic surroundings. Featuring top quality inside and out plus a sense of privacy and serenity, the home is so special that it has been recognized with a top award in the Fairfax County government’s land-conservation program for “employing responsible landdisturbance techniques and good construction practices.” All this, and the elevator-ready Craftsman design features solid exterior architectural appeal that gives way to more than 4,200 square feet of sumptuous interior spaces. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,795,000 by Dean Yeonas and Jack Shafran of Yeonas & Shafran Real Estate. We are bid welcome on the covered front porch, which sets the tone for graciousness that will follow us throughout, and are invited in to get our bearings in the soaring foyer. The entrance is flanked by the for-

mal living and dining rooms, each large enough to welcome holiday gatherings. The kitchen area is exceptional, with top-quality appliances, a large center island, eat-in space and pantry area. The showstopper family room features a gas fireplace and walk-out access to the rear yard, while the private study area is perfect for a multitude of uses. Highlighting the upper level is the master retreat, with tray ceiling, adjacent sitting room, dual walk-in closets and a sumptuous bath. And it is just the first of four en-suite bedrooms you will find on this level, along with laundry facilities. More delights await on the lower lev-

el, beginning with the expansive walk-out recreation room with fireplace. There also is a separate exercise room, a media room, a large lower foyer and a bonus space that works equally well as a den or bedroom, featuring a walk-in closet and full bath. The bucolic surroundings are a beacon of serenity in a topsy-turvy world, the perfect spot to enjoy. You’ve earned it! Articles are prepared by the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department on behalf of clients. For information on the home, contact the listing agent. For information on having a house reviewed, contact the Sun Gazette’s real estate advertising department at (703)738-2521.

Facts for buyers Address: 1601 White Pine Drive, Vienna (22182). Listed at: $1,795,000 by Dean Yeonas and Jack Shafran, Yeonas & Shafran Real Estate (703) 790-3330. Schools: Wolftrap Elementary School, Kilmer Middle, George C. Marshall High School.

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A modest increase in interest rates and home prices kept housing affordability at a 10-year low in the third quarter of 2018, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). In all, 56.4 percent of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of July and end of September were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $71,900. This is down from the 57.1 percent of homes sold in the second quarter that were affordable to median-income earners and the lowest reading since mid-2008. The national median home price edged up from $265,000 in the second quarter of 2018 to $268,000 in the third quarter. This is the highest quarterly median price in the history of the HOI series. At the same time, average mortgage rates rose to an average of 4.72 percent from 4.67 percent in the second quarter. “Continuing home price appreciation and rising interest rates coupled with persistent labor shortages are contributing to housing affordability concerns,” said NAHB Chairman Randy Noel, a custom home builder from LaPlace, La. “Builders are increasingly focusing on managing home construction costs so that they do not outpace wage gains.” For the second straight quarter, Syracuse, N.Y., remained as the nation’s most affordable major housing market. There, 88.2 percent of all new and existing homes sold in the third quarter were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $74,100. Meanwhile, Kokomo, Ind., was rated the nation’s most affordable smaller market, with 93.2 percent of homes sold in the third quarter being affordable to families earning the median income of $64,100. San Francisco, for the fourth straight quarter, was the nation’s least affordable major market. There, just 6.4 percent of the homes sold in the third quarter of 2018 were affordable to families earning the area’s median income of $116,400. Other major metros at the bottom of the affordability chart were located in California. In descending order, they included Los Angeles-Long BeachGlendale; Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara; and San Diego-Carlsbad.

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Top: The Flint Hill Huskies gather with the Division I state-championship plaque after defending their title Nov. 17 on their home field. Above left: Flint Hill quarterback Miles Thompson throws a pass from the Huskies’ end zone. Above right: The final score shows in the background PHOTOS BY DAVE FACINOLI as the players await to receive the state plaque.

Madison Tops Centreville in Region Semis DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The Madison Warhawks have defeated the Centreville Wildcats three times season and FOOTBALL this last, including a 20-10 road victory Nov. 16 in a semifinal playoff game of the 6D North Region high-school football tournament. Now it’s on to face the undefeated, top seed, three-time defending champion and host Westfield Bulldogs (12-0) in a 1 p.m. Nov. 24 region final. Fourth-seed Madison (10-2) is 0-3 against Westfield, including a 17-15 home loss during the 2018 regular season and a playoff loss 16

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High-School Hoops Bring Annoying Adult Behavior The 2018-19 high-school basketball seasons begin in a few days, shortly after Thanksgiving.

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The encore performance was maybe as good if not better than the original – ending with another state-championship. For the second straight fall, the Flint Hill Huskies finished a perfect 11-0 footFOOTBALL high-school ball campaign by winning a Division I private-school state crown. Top-seed and host Flint Hill downed the second-seed Benedictine Cadets (6-4) by a 36-14 score in the Nov. 17 title game, then passed around and hoisted the big championship plaque on the Huskies’ home field. The state title was the second in program history for Flint Hill and the 22-game winning streak obviously the longest. “That’s 22-0. That’s what we wanted,” said Flint Hill quarterback Miles Thompson, who was 4 of 12 passing for 35 yards in the title game and ran for 63 more yards, including touchdown runs of 38, one and one yards. “We knew if we lost even one game we would be disappointing ourselves. The biggest thing for us was overcoming not being overconfident.” Thompson’s 38-yard run and Justin Duenkel’s first of four extra points on Flint Hill’s opening drive gave the team a 7-0 lead it didn’t lose.

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in 2016. Westfield also has won three straight state championships and has a 36-game winning streak. Madison has won five games in a row since that 17-15 loss, being sparked by a stingy and physical defense and an offense that limits mistakes. “It will be a challenge. We can’t make mistakes and get beat on special teams,” Madison coach Justin Counts said about playing Westfield. Against Centreville (9-3) on Nov. 16, Madison had a modest 209 total yards, but did not turn the ball over or have costly penalties, and was opportunistic on defense. Centreville had 281 total

yards, but was hurt badly by four turnovers and untimely penalties. Two of the turnovers led directly to 14 points. The first of those turnovers was a lost fumble forced by Josh Barker and recovered by Nero Schrader at the Wildcats’ 8-yard line. Two plays later, Madison converted the giveaway into a five-yard touchdown run by Brandon Walker (69 yards rushing), building a 13-3 lead after a Brent Machonis point after. The fourth turnover was a gameclinching 25-yard interception return by Josh Barker with 1:17 to play in the contest.

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With that in mind, here’s a suggestion to adult fans and parents of players who plan to attend prep basketball games this coming season. Cool it on getting loud, throwing hands into the air and vocally criticizing referees during games. Those reactions are annoying, look foolish, can be embarrassing to players (and other offspring), aren’t necessary, and change absolutely nothing. For whatever reasons, adults have a need to take on the officials. Not just in high school, but in all sports – yet such behavior is much more noticeable in the close-quarters, indoor confines of a basketball court. The request likely will have little effect of being followed. Other than contests filled with endless free throws, the worst part of high-school basketball is how adults take on the game officials. Often they don’t know enough to act on their own – instead waiting for a coach’s reaction, then responding. Students are rarely a problem in that regard. They are much more concerned about participating in the active student section they’re among and how that group can outdo, outdress in bizarre manners, outfunny and outcheer the opposing section. Watching those student sections often is more entertaining than the action on the court. Coaches respond to referees’ decisions. That’s part of the sport. Parents don’t have to join in. In some cases, coaches have learned to curtail reactions so not to encourage such fans. The best remedy and policing of the situation can come from the players themselves – telling the adults and insisting, during previous conversations, that their parents button it up. Cheer positively or not at all, and don’t be embarrassing fools. Adults, listen to those teenagers.

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A strong start to the season then a winning finish gave the Flint Hill Huskies their first tournament championship in five years. Flint Hill (10-5-2) ended the 2018 girls high-school soccer campaign by winning four-team GIRLS SOCCER the Northern Virginia Independent School tournament on its home field with a 2-0 record. The second-seeded Huskies downed No. 3 seed Bishop Ireton, 5-3, in the semifinals, then blanked No. 4 seed Potomac School, 2-0, in the rainy and cold title match. Potomac School had defeated Flint Hill, 1-0, a few days earlier in a regular-season league match. The Huskies lost two straight games entering the tourney. “We won tough games early, rebounded from a tough stretch of losses, then finished the way we thought we could,” Flint Hill coach Albert Ottati said. “The girls played tremendously and really deserved, work hard for and wanted this champion-

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“We were ready to play, and that was huge getting on top early,” Flint Hill coach Tom Verbanic said. “We talked about doing that.” A 19-yard scoring run by Jordan Houston (105 yards rushing) and a Duenkel point after upped Flint Hill’s lead to 14-0 in the second quarter. Benedictine cut the lead to 14-7, then the Huskies answered to lead 22-7 at halftime on a one-yard Thompson sneak and O’Kelly McWilliams two-point conversion run. In the third quarter, Thompson passed 18 yards to Zach Garcia, then he scored on his second one-yard sneak for Flint Hill’s two second-half touchdowns. Houston had a big 55-yard run and Ellison (28 yards rushing) a 41-yard punt return to set up second-half TDs. Flint Hill won despite three turnovers and being outgained in total yards, 307245. “They have two dynamic players with great athleticism in their quarterback and Houston,” Benedictine coach Greg

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“I read the ball, caught it and ran hard for the end zone,” Barker said of his second interception return for a TD this season. “We watch film all the time on defense, we all go 100 percent and we try to get turnovers and make big plays.” Barker also recovered a fumble, thus was wearing the team’s traditional turnover chain at game’s end. Max Wysocki

The Flint Hill Huskies gather to hold the championship trophy the team earned for winning the second Northern Virginia girls soccer tournament with a 2-0 record. PHOTO FROM FLINT HILL

ship. It’s fantastic for them.” Flint Hill won its first three games of the season and owned a 6-0-1 record after seven contests. Then the team lost three in a row. Senior forward Whitney Wiley was Flint Hill’s leading goal scorer in the tournament and throughout the season. She

scored four goals in the tournament, giving her 21 goals and seven assists over the 16 games. She will play soccer in college at the University of New Hampshire, but first girls basketball and lacrosse the rest of the school year for Flint Hill. “Whitney is a special player,” Ottati said. “She had a hand in 28 of our 34

goals this season, and really maybe more than that.” Sophia Bishop scored the other goal against Potomac School. Maddie Chiarolanzio and Catie Stack had assists. Chiarolanzio made seven saves in goal. Against Ireton, Wiley scored three goals and had an assist. Nadia Talaski and Bridgid Radtke (one assist) had the other goals. Chiarolanzio added an assist and six saves, and Bishop had two assists. Avery Perez, Kelli Giuliani, Olivia Rice, Ashley Jaeger, Paige Thomas, Bela Aguilar, Lily Lindquist, Lauren Tanner and Megan Johnson were contributors on the team. Potomac School downed top seed and host Bishop O’Connell, 4-1, in the other semifinal. A year ago, Flint Hill lost in the tournament semifinals to Potomac School. The second-year competition was created because there is no private-school girls state soccer tournament during the fall. That is played during the spring, when Northern Virginia schools don’t field teams.

Lilly said. “We slowed them down some, but then they got us on some plays. You can’t keep two good football players like that bottled up for a whole game.” Also on offense for Flint Hill, Ellison had two catches for 13 yards and had a key 28-yard reverse to set up a score, Christian Turner had one catch and Jaylin Hertz ran for 11 yards. On defense for the Huskies, Joe Worman had two sacks and Logan Copeland, Elijah Wasson and Jared Behrens had others; Hertz, Wasson, Houston and Turner were in on tackles for losses or no gains; Wasson and Thompson recovered fumbles; and Garcia, McWilliams, Ellison and Trey Rucker broke up passes. Worman also had a big tackle on a fourth-down stop that set up a touchdown. On special teams, Duenkel made a difficult over-the-shoulder catch to field a key pooch kickoff by Benedictine in the second half, had some important second-half punts and a couple of touchbacks on kickoffs. “The players on this team trusted each other, and we stayed confident in ourselves,” Worman said. The Huskies dominated their 11 opponents in 2018, averaging 45 points

per game, outscoring them 495-90 and recording four shutouts. Only two teams scored against Flint Hill in the first half. Flint Hill blanked No. 4 seed Norfolk Academy, 52-0, in the semifinals of the four-team state playoffs. “It’s hard to win the first one [state

title], but harder to win the second, because everyone is expecting it,” Verbanic said. “The players stayed focused and the coaches did a good job of keeping them that way. Since January, the goal of the players was to do this again. Our seniors showed great leadership.” Thompson said the results may have looked like they weren’t hard for the Huskies, but that wasn’t the case. “Football is never easy,” he said. “As a group, we never ran from anything.” Added Houston: “We wanted to have back-to-back state championships, so we put in the hard work. NOTES: The state title was the fourth for Verbanic. He won two as head coach of Westfield High School, each of which also were undefeated seasons. Verbanic has 234 career wins in 29 seasons as head coach of three different teams – public schools Fairfax and Westfield the others . . . In addition to winning the state title this fall, Flint Hill won the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference crown for the second year in a row with a 4-0 mark . . . The state-championship game was Flint Hill’s third. The Huskies lost in the 2008 state final to Collegiate . . . The Huskies have an overall 5-7 state playoff record in nine appearances.

had a first-half interception in the end zone for Madison that he returned 38 yards. Madison led the entire game, taking a 6-0 lead on its third offensive play on a 48-yard scoring pass from Patrick Berry to John Finney (four catches, 62 yards). Berry rolled right and threw long to Finney, who beat single coverage. The extra point was blocked. A Centreville field goal cut the lead to 6-3 in the first, then Walker’s touchdown and Machonis’ first of two extra points upped the advantage of 13-3. Centreville scored on a 36-yard slant

pass and point after with 10:17 left in the game, but did not score again on its final three possessions. “We have a lot of smart guys on defense and they all are flying around to the ball and are in the right place at the right times,” Counts said. “We want to make it tough to drive the field on us. We knew this would be a hard game and it would be tough to score.Centreville has a very good defense.” On defense for Madison, Barker, Casey Counts, Tyler Paul, Josh Rhodes and Sammy Sarantis had tackles for losses or no gains. Sacks went to

Barker, Counts and Rhodes. Barker and Schrader deflected passes. Finney, Wysocki, Minwook Do, Patrick Casey, Cole Remy and Phillip Blanda were in on tackles or breakups. On special teams, Drew Deniken had five punts for a 31.6 average and Wycocki had a big hit on a punt return. On offense, Deniken had four catches for 82 yards, Berry was 5 of 6 passing for 102 yards and Ry Yates 5 of 7 for 46. The region champion advances to the Virginia High School League’s fourteam Class 6 state playoffs that begin Nov. 30 or Dec. 1.

Jordan Houston, left, and Miles Thompson accounted for 168 yards rushing and four touchdowns in the final. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

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Doughty produced an 8-by-20-inch mock-up of the painting and submitted it electronically to town officials, along with her and Herr’s credentials. While she was on vacation in May, officials informed her they had chosen her design. Doughty’s design features many Vienna landmarks and centers around the Washington & Old Dominion Regional Trail. “Since it runs through the center of town, I thought that was a good starting point for this kind of mapped landscape of Vienna,” she said. She put in some of the town’s significant landmarks, including the Freeman Store and Museum, original library, vintage red caboose and a recent favorite, Caboose Brewing Co. The project is being coordinated by the Vienna Public Art Commission. Town officials largely kept their hands off the mural’s design except to request that the artists not list a famous structure on the Vienna/Tysons border as the Toilet Bowl Building (it’s actually called Tycon Courthouse). The project tentatively is on schedule to be finished by Nov. 19, but the firm deadline is Thanksgiving, because Doughty has airline tickets for the following day. The mural is about 200 feet long, counting indentations for eight alcoves, and between 14 and 19 feet tall. It covers the wall along the service drive of the shopping center, which is located at 180 Maple Ave., W., and owned by Rappaport. The mural area used to be the back of Magruder’s grocery store, but restaurants and an health-care center now occupy that renovated space. The rear wall already was covered with paint, so the artists did not think it was necessary to prime the surface (except for a few metal pipes) before setting to work. A limited palate of six colors (blues, greens, yellow and white) of exterior latex house paint kept things simple; the artists only had to mix one color, Herr said. Working out of a multicolored panel truck, the artists set about their work in old clothes that wouldn’t suffer from being splattered with paint. A steady stream of toe-tapping pop hits kept them upbeat. A small stepladder allowed them to paint areas just out of reach, while an orange mechanical lift hoisted the artists higher to access the mural’s tallest portions. Doughty and Herr were supposed to paint the mural this summer, but inclement weather struck and scheduling conflicts caused them to bump back the work until fall. “I was going to Asia in August and Emily had a big commission in Utah,” Doughty said. “It would have been pretty miserable to paint half the wall and then have to leave.” Work began in earnest Nov. 7, said Herr, a full-time muralist based in Rich-

public-information meeting and it has been rescheduled for Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Cooper Middle School. Supervisors on May 15 approved $20.5 million worth of local funding for the intersection’s improvements. Current estimates for Alternative A-1 peg its cost at slightly less than $15 million, but supervisors set aside extra funding to cover necessary right-of-way acquisitions. Fairfax County officials on Oct. 19 paid $3.1 million for a 1.68-acre parcel from developers of the Summerstone property, located across Old Dominion Drive from the new Mehr Farms subdivision. That purchase was crucial because it “gives the county the ability to implement alternatives that were on the table, but would have been killed if [Summerstone] had started a redevelopment,” Foust said. Alternative A-1 would reconfigure the Old Dominion Drive/Balls Hill Road crossing, which according to officials has “severely skewed roadway geometry” and F-level service ratings during peak hours, into two T-shaped intersections. The northernmost of the two intersections will be located north of the current crossing and farther away from the Mehr Farms property. The southern intersection would swing Balls Hill Road east to a T-shaped juncture with Old Dominion Drive. Dulany Drive would meet Balls Hill Road just before that intersection and feature a new offshoot of roadway along the current Balls Hill right-of-way to maintain access to some residential properties there. According to a spreadsheet provided by the county government, Alternative A1 would affect 21 adjacent parcels, requiring 14 partial right-of-way acquisitions, five easements and two property takings. A total of 61,000 square feet (1.4 acres) of right-of-way would be needed. Disadvantages of the project include its cost, which was the highest of four alternatives considered; its impact on 21 properties; its tight design radius at the northern intersection; and its placement of a major intersection in front of the Korean Presbyterian Church. On the plus side, the initiative would reduce vehicle queueing and delays; better maintain the area’s historical look; and provide 1.5 miles of 5-foot-wide bike lanes and 2,750 linear feet of walkways, officials said. The current intersection has no bicycle or pedestrian facilities. Alternative A-1 would allow the county to introduce those amenities while solving a bad traffic-congestion problem, Foust said. “There is a whole lot of new sidewalk being included as part of the project,” he said. “It will be able to connect both sides of Balls Hill across Old Dominion. People will be able to access Churchill Elementary School and Cooper Middle School by foot.”

Emily Herr (top) and Madeleine Dauer (above) on Nov. 14 paint portions of a mural on the back PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER wall of the Vienna Shopping Center.

mond. “I do custom designs for my own work, but in this case, I’m facilitating,” said Herr, who met Doughty when the pair were attending Virginia Commonwealth University. Herr and Doughty measured the building, created an elevation and then mapped the design onto that. “We’ve been transferring the design [onto the building] based on fixture points like the alcoves for each of these doors and the gutters,” Herr said. “So we can kind of roughly place all the elements involved, but it’s not precise enough a design to require projection or true gridding.” Herr, who estimates she has painted more than 75 murals, said each project is different and has its own quirks. Challenges with the Vienna mural include people frequently using business doorways throughout the painting’s length and a sidewalk blocking the distance between the wall and the lift. The artists over three days also welcomed help from community volunteers,

including about a dozen James Madison High School students, senior residents and a home-schooled girl and her family. On Nov. 14, one of the helpers was Madeleine Dauer, an actress and hobbyist painter who lives in Connecticut. She met Doughty in New York and is a fan of her work. “This is actually my first large-scale painting ever,” said Dauer, who normally paints watercolors or small-form acrylic works. “This has been a new experience for me, but it’s been great . . . The clouds are really satisfying to get done and also using the paint sprayer is extremely fun.” Doughty, a Seattle resident who graduated from James Madison High School in 2009, thanked that school’s art teachers for their support and inspiration. “I don’t think I would be where I am today as an artist without the teachers as the Madison High School art department, who really encouraged me to be curious about trying different media and gave me a lot of freedom to try a lot of things with art,” she said.

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