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Staff at the neonatal-intensive-care unit at Virginia Hospital Center gather for a photo during a Sept. 24 reunion of parents and children who received care at the facility since its opening in 2012. The “NICU,” as it is called, is a partnership between the hospital and Children’s National Medical Center. See full coverage inside on Page 14 and a slide show at www.insidenova.com/news/arlington. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
Home-buyers in Arlington paid more, on a per-square-foot-basis, for existing homes during the first two-thirds of the year than those in any other Northern Virginia jurisdiction, according to new data. The average per-square-foot cost of $474 in Arlington for the January-throughAugust period edged out the city of Falls Church at $451. Figures were reported by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. Arlington’s 2017 per-square-foot cost was down slightly from $476 a year before, while Falls Church’s average dropped from $480. Rounding out the top five in Northern Virginia were the city of Alexandria ($384, up from $375), Fairfax County ($312, up from $302) and the city of Fairfax ($305, up from $296). Other jurisdictions in Northern Virginia included Loudoun County ($216, up from $209), Prince William County ($202, up from $194), the city of Manassas ($192, up from $185) and the city of Manassas Park ($191, up from $189). – Staff Report
APS’s On-Time Graduation Rate Was Down Slightly in 2017 SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Arlington Public Schools’ on-timegraduation rate dipped slightly in 2017, remaining roughly on par with the state average, according to figures reported Sept. 27. The school system’s on-time-gradua-
to grow, I am especially proud of our teachers who recognize the importance of meeting the individual needs of each student so they succeed and are ready to take the next steps in their lives to become successful, active, involved and contributing members in our community,” Murphy said. The school system’s three general high
schools – Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown – had a collective on-timegraduation rate of 96 percent for the Class of 2017. Statewide, 91.1 percent of students who entered high school four years before graduated on time, the Virginia DepartContinued on Page 25
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Progress Continuing on Nauck Town Square Project SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Some devilish details remain to be worked through, but there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for the Nauck Town Square project, which aims to turn a barren (though iconic) strip of land into a true community gathering place. “We’re at a really good place, a threshold. Hopefully everyone is pleased at where we are,” said Walter Hood, an architect/landscape designer from Oakland, Calif., who has been overseeing the project’s design for the past five years. Hood on Oct. 2 briefed the Nauck Civic Association on the nearly complete design plan for the square, which will be bounded by 24th Street South, South Kenmore Street and South Shirlington Road. If all goes as planned, a construction contract will be inked in 2018, with completion a year later. The project aims to marry active and passive uses with symbolism reflecting those who live, and have lived, in the historically African-American Nauck community. “We really want the landscape to be this powerful thing,” Hood said. “We’ve worked to make sure things are connected and things are respected . . . a place that, with the exception of winter, is always in bloom [and] a place for people.” The current design calls for shade
trees, a stage, a bio-swale that fills with water during rainstorms, moveable chairs and game tables, and a stage at the north end, along with a wall commemorating Nauck history. The highlight is likely to be a 30-foot-tall sculpture that spells out “FREED” rising vertically from ground level. The word was chosen deliberately, Hood said. “I’m not just talking about people of color; I’m talking about Americans,” he said. The project was funded by voters in a recent park-bond referendum, and the final design – which is expected to come in at or under budget – will not need County Board approval. The county government does plan to realign streets around the parcel, but that effort is moving on its own timetable. While generally supportive, the audience at the Oct. 2 meeting peppered the design team with questions ranging from the need for restrooms (none planned) and trash collection to the size of the stage. The seminal question related to the town-square effort, voiced by Nauck Civic Association president Portia Clark, boiled down to: “When do we get a final decision?” That remains an open question, but Chikwe Njoku, the lead countygovernment staffer on the project, said a timeline was emerging: • An existing building on a parcel that will be incorporated into the square is
Artist Walter Hood discusses the Nauck Town Square plan at the Oct. 2 meeting of the Nauck Civic Association.
slated for demolition in coming weeks. • The final design will come back to the Nauck Civic Association for review in coming months. • Construction drawings and permitting are likely to move forward in 2018, followed by contract bidding. “Hopefully, we’ll have the project completed in 2019,” Njoku said. Getting the effort completed will allow for expanded opportunities in the neighborhood, said Kim Roberts, secretary of the Nauck Civic Association. “Nauck Community Day will eventually be at the town square,” she said.
Both Clark and her immediate predecessor as civic-association president, Dr. Alfred Taylor, said the planning effort had been a lengthy one, but its completion would usher in a new chapter in the neighborhood’s long history, and would provide a beacon for future improvement. “We’ve got a lot of needs in many areas,” Clark said. The Nauck effort is taking place in tandem with the Arlington County government’s Four Mile Run Valley initiative, which aims to develop strategies for redevelopment of what’s called the ShirlingtonNauck Crescent.
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Regional Leaders Are (Mostly) on the Same Page
McAuliffe Among Those Calling for Improvements in Metro, Housing, Schools BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer
Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia leaders were in unison Sept. 27 that financing Metrorail upgrades, supporting infrastructure improvements, bolstering education and courting Amazon. com were crucial priorities for the region. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, all Democrats, spoke at the Capital Region Business Forum at the MGM National Harbor. The discussion was hosted by the Northern Virginia and Prince George’s chambers of commerce and the Greater Washington Board of Trade and moderated by Thomas LeBlanc, president of the George Washington University. Financing Metro improvements was the lead-off issue. “We need to modernize the Metro system,” Cardin said. “It’s the nation’s rail. The federal workforce depends upon the Metro system, so the federal government has a direct responsibility.” The transit system has been excellent, but deteriorated because previous regional leaders had punted on making tough but necessary choices, Bowser said. Studies since the early 2000s have called for dedicated funding for Metro and the concept is neither hysterical nor outlandish, she said. “Every system like ours has a dedicated funding source,” Bowser said. The goal would be to have the Metro system leverage those dollars by borrowing up to $1.5 billion annually for capital improvements, she said. The speakers also were enthused about the prospect of luring Amazon.com’s second headquarters to the Washington region, bringing 50,000 high-paying jobs and occupying 8 million square feet of office space. Amazon’s leaders are seeking a location with a subway system and international-airport access. The Washington region has those things, plus an educated workforce, McAuliffe said. “I think we have all the assets that Amazon will be looking for,” he said. “This really is such a big game-changer for every governor and every mayor in America.”
Gov. Terry McAuliffe joined D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in a roundtable discussion on business and political issues during a forum hosted by local business groups and held at MGM National Harbor. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER
McAuliffe was upbeat Virginia would emerge victorious. The state has the deepest port on the East Coast, which would let Amazon ship products to 66 percent of the U.S. population in one day, he said. The District will put together an “aggressive” bid for Amazon as well, highlighting its culture, walkability and great restaurants as draw for employees, Bowser said. If Amazon puts its second headquarters in any jurisdiction close to Washington, D.C., neighboring localities will benefit, she said. McAuliffe focused on transportation improvements, singling out the need for American Legion Bridge upgrades. Bowser was keen on improving Memorial Bridge, which may close to vehicular traffic in several years if that isn’t done. “We really need the [National] Park Service to fund their bridge and fix it,” she said. Lack of infrastructure upgrades is hampering economic growth on the East Coast, Cardin said. “It’s a critical issue for America’s future,” he said. “It’s quality of life, it’s our economy, and we’ve got to do things better.” The speakers also addressed their efforts to make the region’s high housing costs more affordable for working families. Bowser said she had doubled the
District’s housing-production trust fund to $100 million and expedited processes to encourage private developers to spend those funds on projects. The city will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2020, helping families obtain housing, and will focus vocational training on high-paying infrastructure jobs, she said. Virginia’s challenge is filling technology jobs, 140,000 of which were open last year, and the 36,000 available cyber-security jobs, which offer an average starting salary of $88,000 per year, McAuliffe said. State leaders also are restructuring the educational system, including teaching cyber-security concepts from kindergarten through 12th grade, he said. “No offense, [but] high schools in America don’t work anymore,” the governor said. “They were built for the Industrial Revolution, with big buildings and classrooms with seats, and you get credit for ‘seat time.’ That’s immaterial. That doesn’t build a workforce for the 21st century.” Business leaders in the audience liked the speakers’ remarks. “They talked about really critical issues to the region,” said Jim Corcoran, Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. “No. 1 was Metro, No. 2 was economic development around the
Amazon piece and No. 3 was workforce. Every one of those was a regional issue and they all talked about how we’re better when we work together.” Paul Wiedefeld, general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, said the region’s leaders are aware that Metro is vital to economic development that will help the area compete in the global marketplace. Upgrading the system’s infrastructure is important, he said. “The reality is, we have a $40 billion investment with this system that we can’t let deteriorate any further,” Wiedefeld said. David Skiles, director of Northern Virginia client services for Vectre Corp., said he was happy the speakers highlighted collaborative investments. “The collaboration shows were have to work across regional, and even party, lines to get things done,” Skiles said. The event was a perfect opportunity for the region’s leaders to discuss common challenges, said Scott McGeary of Washington Gas. “Transportation is a key issue and the leaders of the region seemed committed to making continued progress in their own jurisdictions and the region as a whole,” McGeary said. “The forum is the third annual event, and each year it brings us closer to some type of solution on issues that make a difference.”
a coalition of business groups, including the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Bulova called the effort to transform the Tysons corridor into a full-fledged, multi-use neighborhood a “textbook case of how to engage the community.” “Could we have done something different? I don’t think so,” Bulova said under questioning from moderator Peggy Fox of WUSA-TV. “I think Tysons is a success,” she said. Bulova’s comments come a little over seven years after the Board of Supervi-
sors approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment setting the stage for the next wave of development in Tysons. The update aimed to take advantage of the coming of Metro’s Silver Line rail service through the corridor, with a goal of turning Tysons into the home of 100,000 residents and 200,000 jobs by 2050. The plan amendment came after five years of community discussion and input, setting the stage for a building boom that continues unabated. The effort thus far has not been with-
out controversy, as there has been sparring over specific projects and some concerns raised about the pace of quality-of-life improvements in the corridor. Walkability remains a concern. “You take your life in your hands” at some intersections, Fox said. Bulova countered that streetscape plans call for narrower roads that will be easier for those on foot to cross. “So you will not have the large boulevards that are impossible to get across,” she said.
Fairfax Board Chairman Generally Happy with Growth in Tysons SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
The chairman of Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors says she’s heartened by the pace of redevelopment in Tysons, but is asking local residents to take the long-term view in judging the effort. “It’s something that is going to develop over many years. People need to be patient,” Sharon Bulova (D) said during the Northern Virginia Elected Leaders Summit, a Sept. 6 forum sponsored by 4
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County’s Jobless Rate Remains Lowest in Commonwealth Arlington’s jobless rate stood unchanged from July to August, retaining its position as lowest in the commonwealth, according to new data. With 146,881 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 3,721 looking for jobs, Arlington’s August unemployment rate of 2.5 percent was the same as a month before, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. Unemployment rates across Northern Virginia in August changed little on a month-tomonth basis, remaining unchanged at 2.8 percent in Falls Church; 2.9 percent in Alexandria; 3.1 percent in Fairfax County and in Loudoun County; and 3.4 percent in Prince William County. Across Northern Virginia as a whole, August’s unemployment rate of 3.2 percent – unchanged from July – represented 1,578 million employed and about 51,600 looking for jobs. Statewide, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was up a tick to 3.9 percent, with 4.17 million employed and 165,000 seeking jobs. “Household employment
increased by only 159, and the number of unemployed increased by 231,� said Timothy Kestner, director of the Economic Information & Analytics Division of the Virginia Employment Commission. (On a seasonally-adjusted basis, Virginia’s non-farm employment stood at a record high during the month, with gains reported in the private education, health-care, leisure/hospitality, finance and local-government sectors.) Statewide, the lowest jobless rates were found in Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria and, at 3 percent, the city of Fairfax. A five-way tie for fifth best at 3.1 percent included Bath, Fairfax, Fluvanna, Greene and Loudoun counties. At the other end of the spectrum, the city of Martinsville and Buchanan County each had jobless rates of 7.4 percent, highest in the commonwealth. They were followed by Petersburg (7.2 percent) and Wise and Dickenson counties (7 percent). Among the commonwealth’s metropolitan areas, Northern Virginia had the lowest jobless rate, followed by Winchester (3.3
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percent) and, at 3.5 percent each, Charlottesville and Staunton/ Waynesboro. Highest statewide were Lynchburg (4.6 percent) and Hamption Roads (4.3 percent). Nationally, Virginia’s jobless rate in August ranked the state 19th best, nestled between Massachusetts and Indiana. The lowest unemployment rates for August were reported by North Dakota (2.1 percent), Colorado (2.2 percent) and Hawaii (2.4 percent), with the highest found in New Mexico (6.4 percent), Alaska (6.3 percent) and Louisiana (5.6 percent). For full data, see the Web site at www.virginialimi.com.
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D.C. Region Posts Year-OverYear Decline in Joblessness: The Washington metropolitan area’s unemployment rate of 3.7 percent in August was down from 4 percent a year before, according to new federal data, making the region one of 323 of the nation’s 388 metro corridors to report lower jobless rates. The Washington region had 3.4 million residents in the civilian workforce and about 127,500 looking for work for the month, according to figures from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition to the 323 metro areas with lower joblessness, there were 55 metros with higher
unemployment rates and 10 that were unchanged. The national non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate for August was 4.5 percent, down from 5 percent in August 2016. Among all metro areas, the lowest jobless rate was reported in Fort Collins, Colo., at 1.8 percent, followed by Boulder, Colo., at 1.9 percent. The highest rates were found in El Centro, Calif., and Yuma, Ariz., at 24.9 percent and 23.7 percent, respectively. Among the 51 metro areas with a population of one million or more, the lowest jobless rate was found in Denver (2.2 percent) with the highest in Cleveland (6.8 percent). In Virginia metro areas outside the D.C. region, year-overyear joblessness was consistently down from August 2016 rates, standing at 3.4 percent in Winchester; 3.5 percent in Charlottesville and in StauntonWaynesboro; 3.9 percent in Harrisonburg; 4 percent in Richmond and in Roanoke; 4.2 percent in Blacksburg-Christiansburg; 4.3 percent in Newport News; and 4.6 percent in Lynchburg. Full data can be found at www.bls.gov.
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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To Michelle Cottrell-Williams, a social-studies teacher at Wakefield High School, for her recent selection as Virginia Teacher of the Year. Cottrell-Williams now moves on to national competition, with the recipient to be announced in early 2018. We wish her well! THUMBS DOWN: To the four Democratic County Board members, who are rewriting history a tad in their retelling the story of how the county gov-
ernment was stripped some of its power to regulate towing in the community. Board members two weeks ago did what they had to do, amending the county’s towing ordinance after the General Assembly mandated the changes in response to complaints against the county government from the towing industry and business community. The four Democratic board members castigated the (Republican) General Assembly for enacting the restrictions, but it wasn’t until independent John Vihstadt
spoke up that there was even recognition that it was Gov. McAuliffe who signed the measure into law. As is well known to readers of this page, we think the legislature and governor did the right thing on the issue, and have no complaints about McAuliffe’s signing the bill. But we don’t think Democrats on the County Board – who lobbied hard, but ultimately ineffectually, to prevent him from signing the measure – should have given him a pass in their effort to rap the Republican legislature.
Celebrate Impact of African-American Women Editor: Having read the Sun Gazette’s Sept. 28 article [“Process Put in Place That May Lead to Renaming of Schools”], I commend members of the School Board for taking a thoughtful approach in recognizing the significance of school names, considering new names and engaging the community. I believe it is the right time to honor the women who changed history and improved education and human rights for African-Americans in Arlington. These include the following notable women who have not been adequately recognized by the Arlington community for their contributions. I would like to request that the School Board please consider these notable Arlingtonians when naming our schools: • Esther Georgia Irving Cooper (1881-1970): Dissatisfied with the inferior facilities and textbooks offered in the black schools in Arlington County, Es-
ther Cooper worked to improve educational opportunities for African-American children. In 1940, she organized and became the first president of the Arlington branch of the NAACP. In collaboration with the state NAACP, the Arlington branch challenged inequalities in the county’s high school facilities. Their efforts culminated in Carter v. School Board of Arlington County (1950), in which the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the county’s separate high schools constituted unlawful racial discrimination. • Dorothy Hamm (1919-2004): Dorothy Bigelow Hamm (and her son, Edward Leslie Hamm Jr.) joined a civil case in 1956 that sought to end segregation in Arlington schools. In 1958, a U.S. District Court judge ordered that four African-American children be admitted to the all-white Stratford Junior High School the following year. In 1963, Hamm and her husband, Edward Leslie
Hamm Sr., participated in a challenge to Virginia’s poll tax. That same year, she took part in a court action resulting in the desegregation of Arlington theaters, and was arrested for publicly protesting their whites-only admittance policies. • Gloria D. Thompson was born in 1946 to parents Clarence and Ethel Thompson. The Thompson family lived in Arlington’s Africa-American Hall’s Hill neighborhood. Her mother Ethel was involved with the NAACP and added her children to Arlington’s school integration cases. On February 2, 1959, 12-year-old Gloria became one of four black students, and the only young woman, to integrate Arlington’s Stratford Junior High School. After participating in such a major Civil Rights victory, she continued her activism as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Elizabeth Allan Arlington
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Editor: Regarding the new school renaming committee [“Process Put in Place That May Lead to Renaming of Schools,” Sept. 28], we have seen this gambit before, and we know how it ends. Whenever Arlington school officials want to do something but sense that the majority of the citizenry is not behind them, they form a committee. The committee then “studies the matter” and takes input from groups that somehow never seem to include anyone that I know.
Then, when sufficient time has passed, they make a below-the-radar recommendation to do what the officials want that gets stealthily adopted and is then sprung on the community. This is how they will change the name of Washington-Lee High School. To offset this, I recommend the following: require the committee to take a polling of all available Washington-Lee graduates. This list can gotten from the various alumni groups. Then require that the results be published and sent to media prior to any re-naming action.
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I am confident that the alumni will not approve any renaming, and the School Board will have some serious explaining to do if they go ahead anyway. Tom Hafer Arlington
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Gubernatorial Contenders Need to Address Alzheimer’s Editor: Since the start of the gubernatorial race, many issues important to the people of Virginia have taken center stage, but one issue deserves more attention from our candidates: Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a national crisis that is devastating families in Virginia and straining our economy. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are 140,000 Virginians over the age of 65 living with Alzheimer’s, and 458,000 more providing them with unpaid care. In 2017, the commonwealth will
pay $826 million in Medicaid costs for people living with Alzheimer’s. Those numbers are only expected to rise as the population ages. I have lived in Northern Virginia for most of my life. I experienced the painful toll of this horrible disease, as my mother passed away from early onset Alzheimer’s in 2003. Despite retirement pensions, private and federal-government health coverage and three children contributing both financially and emotionally, my parents had to declare bankruptcy due to mounting medical bills. It’s a disease that impacts the en-
tire family economically, physically and emotionally. In recent years, the federal government has grown its commitment to help families affected by Alzheimer’s through increased research funding. Additionally, the state government has published the “Dementia State Plan: Virginia’s Response to the Needs of Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers” in 2011 and issued an update in 2015. The next governor of Virginia will be responsible for continuing its successful implementation. Still, much work remains.
Alzheimer’s isn’t a red or blue issue – it impacts us all. Please join me in asking Ralph Northam and Ed Gillespie, and all candidates seeking office in Richmond about their plan to address the Alzheimer’s crisis. As a resident of Northern Virginia, I hope that this is taken seriously and action will take place. Shannon Malone-deBenedictis Alexandria No anonymous ranting allowed, but if you send a letter and sign it true, we’ll spread your comments all over!
Beyer Is Standing Up for Coasts Editor: After attending college in New Jersey at Monmouth University, located less than a mile from the beach, my passion to help protect and conserve the ocean and all wildlife within came easy, and so, I found myself here in Virginia protecting our coast and oceans. Recently, members of Congress voted on a number of amendments as part of their consideration of the U.S. budget, several of which aim to protect the Atlantic coast from oil and gas development. While the Trump administration continues to push for expanded offshore drilling, steamrolling the will of coastal
communities like Virginia Beach that have voiced their opposition to oil and gas activity off their coast, we can be grateful for ocean champions like U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, the Democratic lead on the Interior Appropriations amendment to prohibit any further funding for seismic activity in the Atlantic Ocean. Thank you, Congressman Beyer, for standing with your constituents. I hope we can promise to continue to stay engaged on this issue together. We’ve won this fight before, and we can win it again. Zack Karvelas Arlington
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League of Women Voters will host a forum with candidates for County Board and School Board on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Central Library. “This is grass-roots democracy in action,” said Kathy Matusiak, president of the organization. “Citizens will be able to question their candidates and discuss issues.” The community is invited, but registration is requested. For information, see the Web site at https://www.lwv-arlingtonva. org.
FREE CLINIC PREPS ANNUAL GALA:
The Arlington Free Clinic will present “Havana Nights,” its annual benefit gala, on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. The black-tie-optional event will include a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner and dancing. Tickets are $300, and sponsorship packages are available. For information, see the Web site at www.arlingtonfreeclinic.org. CHOIRS TO PERFORM AT ‘SECOND CHANCE’ EVENT: Offender Aid and Res-
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Arlington Fair (LAIF) will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Arlington Mill Community Center. The event will feature free seminars, workshops and information booths related to health and housing in the community. The event is sponsored by the Arlington County government and Resilient Virginia. For information, see the Web site at http://arlingtonlife.org/.
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The National Chamber Ensemble will open its 11th season with “Night in the Garden of Spain,” a repertoire of classic Spanish masterpieces, on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gunston Arts Center. Tickets are $36 for adults, $18 for students, and include a reception with the artists. Season subscriptions are available. For information, see the Web site at www.nationalchamberensemble.org. MEMBERS OF BEAD SOCIETY TO OFFER WARES: Members of the Northern
Virginia Bead Society will host a sale of hand-crafted items on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1517 North Ohio St. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the organization’s outreach programs. For information, e-mail president. nvbs@yahoo.com.
BIKE TOUR TO FOCUS ON ARLINGTON HISTORY: The Center Hiking Club will
host an Arlington History Bike Tour on Saturday, Oct. 7 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Ballston Metro station. Participants can bike from 1 to 23 miles visiting Arlington parks and historic sites. The pace is leisurely, with no long, uphill climbs. The cost is $2. For information, call Bernie Berne at (703) 243-0179 or e-mail bhberne@yahoo.com. ‘CAPITAL WEATHER GANG’ STAFFER TO SPEAK: The Faith, Food and Fellow-
ship series of Clarendon United Methodist Church continues on Thursday, Oct. 12 with a presentation by Jason Samenow, chief meteorologist of the Capital Weather Gang at The Washington Post. Samenow will focus on severe weather events in the Washington area. The events begins with a short worship service with music at noon, followed by lunch ($5) at 12:30 p.m. and the program at 1 p.m. The church is located at 606 North Irving St. For information, call (703) 5278574 or see the Web site at www.clarendonumc.org.
NATURE CENTER TO PUT SPOTLIGHT ON EELS: Gulf Branch Nature Center
will present an “Eel Quest Campfire” on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. Families with children ages 6 and older will learn about American eels and take a hike along the creek in an effort to find them. There also will be fun activities and s’mores. The cost is $5. For information, call (703) 228-3403.
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The Dover-Crystal Civic Association on Sept. 24 held a community picnic, which included a celebration of county police (Police Chief Jay Farr receives an award for the department, below) and ice cream from the social-media site Nextdoor, honoring the civic association for being the first in Virginia to use the site. The event also included special events for all ages. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SOLICITS GRANT APPLICATIONS: The Arlington
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2017-18 season with a production of the Tony Award-winning “Pippin” running Oct. 6-21 at Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre. Directed by Christopher Dykton, the musical kicks off the local theater troupe’s 67th season. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.thearlingtonplayers.org.
‘SEEC’ TO HOLD ANNUAL FUND-RAISER:The Shirlington Employment and
Education Center will host its annual fund-raiser on Friday, Oct. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Arlington Free Clinic, 2921 11th St. South. Proceeds will benefit SEEC’s greenhousekeeping-training program for immigrant women and a paralegal project to aid day-laborers in collecting unpaid wages from unscrupulous employers. The community is invited. To R.S.V.P., e-mail Shirley Ruhe at slrbc@aol.com.
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Kol Ami, a Jewish Reconstructionist religious community, will hold an open house on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd. For information, see the Web site at www.kolamivirginia.org. To R.S.V.P., email admin@kolamivirginia.org. CANCER RESOURCE CENTER OFFERS PROGRAMS: Virginia Hospital Center’s
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport edged the region’s two other major air-travel facilities in a new customer-service ranking, as all three fell in the middle of the pack in their size category. Reagan National garnered 757 points out of a possible 1,000 in the J.D. Power 2017 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport totaled 753 points, while Washington Dulles International picked up 744. All three airports competed in the “Large Airport” category, and all three were ranked as 3-star facilities on a scale of 1 to 5. All three saw improvements from 2016 in total scores, and finished in the same order as they had a year before. Nationally, things are looking up in the air-travel world. Overall customer-satisfaction scores have reached an all-time high of 749 on the survey, up 18 points from last year’s previous high. Improvement was driven primarily by a 25-point increase in satisfaction with security check, thanks largely to fewer TSA staffing issues this year, and gains in two other areas: check-in/baggage check (up 19 points) and food, beverage, and retail (up 15 points). While capacity issues continue to be an issue, “airports are responding with new technology and old-fashioned personal skills to win over harried travelers,” said Michael Taylor, Travel Practice Lead of J.D. Power. “These range from smartphone apps that tell travelers where to find a parking spot to therapy dogs – and in one case, a therapy pig – mingling with travelers to relieve stress and improve the overall airport experience.” Among the various segments of the survey: • Orlando International Airport ranks highest in satisfaction among “mega” airports, with a score of 778. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (767) ranks second, and Las Vegas’s McCarran International Airport (765) ranks third. • John Wayne Airport (in Orange County, Calif.) ranks highest among large airports, with a score of 796. Tampa International Airport (795) ranks second, and Dallas Love Field (790) ranks third. • Sacramento International Airport ranks highest among medium airports, with a score of 810. Indianapolis International Airport (807) ranks second, and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (806) ranks third. The 2017 North America Airport Satisfaction Study examined six factors (in order of importance): terminal facilities; airport accessibility; security check; baggage claim; check-in/baggage check; food, beverage and retail. Now in its 12th year, the study is based on responses from 34,695 North American travelers who traveled through at least one domestic airport with both departure and arrival experiences. The study was fielded from January through August 2017.
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Northern Virginia’s two major airports posted year-over-year improvements in July, according to new data, and remain on pace to exceed 2016’s figures. A total of 4.4 million passengers traveled through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport during the month, according to figures reported Sept. 18 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. That’s up 2.3 percent from the August 2016 passenger total, and represented increases in each facility: • The passenger total of Dulles rose 3.3 percent to 2.27 million. • The passenger count at Reagan National was up 1.1 percent to 2.09 million. The less robust growth at Reagan National was due in part to a 3.9-percent decline in the passenger total reported by American Airlines, due to reduced capacity at the airport. American is responsible for nearly 50 percent of the passenger traffic at National. Several other major carriers – including Delta, Southwest and United – saw year-over-year increases in passenger counts at the airport. At Dulles, dominant carrier United saw lower domestic travel offset by an increase in international service. Southwest, Frontier, Delta and Alaska airlines all saw higher passenger counts on the domestic side, while Air China, COPA and Icelandair had year-over-year increases internationally. At Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, operated by the Maryland state government, July’s passenger total of 2.53 million was up 5.4 percent from a year before. Southwest Airlines continued its dominance, accounting for nearly 70 percent of all passenger travel at BWI. For the first seven months of the year, passenger totals were up 2.5 percent to 14 million at Reagan National and up 5.2 percent to 13 million at Dulles. Combined, the passenger total of 27 million was up 3.8 percent from the same sevenmonth period in 2016. Full data can be found on the Web site at www.mwaa.com.
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nix Bikes will serve as host of the annual Youth Bike Summit, to be held Oct. 6-8 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. The event, now in its seventh year, will include keynote speakers, hands-on workshops and panel presentations. For information on the event, see the Web site at www.youthbikesummit.org. For information on Phoenix Bikes, see the Web site at www.phoenixbikes.org. – Staff Reports
Treasurer’s Effort Helps Taxpayers Who Want to Pay But Temporarily Short of Needed Cash SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
More than 60 Arlington homeowners who otherwise would have been on the hook for hefty late-payment charges have benefited over the past year from a loan program offered by the county treasurer’s office. The effort provided short-term assistance totaling nearly $300,000 for those unable to immediately pay their real estate tax bills. “We are here to help,” Treasurer Carla de la Pava said in her annual report to County Board members on Sept. 19. The short-term loans, offered with the assistance of a local bank, are aimed at helping residents who want to pay their tax bills, but are short of funds. “We like to have programs in place for those people,” de la Pava said. The initiative began during the tenure of Treasurer Frank O’Leary, and has continued under de la Pava. Participants pay an up-front fee to borrow the funds, but
then pay no interest as they make a series of monthly payments. The loans are guaranteed by the treasurer’s office, with the properties themselves acting as security. De la Pava’s report came as Arlington property owners will be reaching for their checkbooks to pay the second-half tax bill, which is due Oct. 5. Although many homeowners with mortgages pay into a monthly escrow account, those who own their homes outright – including many seniors – have to find the cash to pay twicea-year tax bills that can run $4,000 or more each six months for even a modest single-family home. Those who are late by even a day in getting their taxes paid face a mandatory 5-percent surcharge. That rises to 10 percent for those more than 30 days late. County Board member Libby Garvey said she appreciated the willingness of the treasurer’s office to assist those who want to pay their bills, but are having trouble. “Life does throw you odd things,” Garvey said.
For those who don’t want to pay? “We have a lot of tools in our toolbox” to enforce compliance, de la Pava said, including wage garnishments, which in the last year totaled $1.4 million. As was reported exclusively in the Sun Gazette in August, the treasurer’s office reported a record-low delinquency rate of 0.226 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30, with less than $2 million of the more than $800 million in real estate and personal property taxes flowing annually through the office currently unpaid. The low delinquency rate, which likely is the smallest in the state, helps the county government and residents, County Board Chairman Jay Fisette said. “It makes our job a little easier,” he said. The fewer tax miscreants there are, “the less we have to turn to the rest of the county to make up the difference,” he said. ••• For information on taxpayer assistance, contact the treasurer’s office at (703) 2284000 or https://taxes.arlingtonva.us.
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Committee of 100 to Host Candidates for Local Office BRIAN TROMPETER and SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writers
The Arlington Committee of 100 will hold a candidate forum on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Gerard Phelan Hall on the main campus of Marymount University. Candidates for County Board and School Board have been invited. The event begins with a meet-andgreet and dinner at 7 p.m., followed by the program at 7:45 p.m. There is no cost to attend the program.
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The cost for dinner is $28 for members, $30 for non-members, and reservations are required. For information, see the Web site at www.arlc100.org. Lopez Picks Up Endorsement of Technology Council’s PAC: The politicalaction committee of the Northern Virginia Technology Council has endorsed Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) in his bid for re-election. Lopez “has been a reliable ally in the General Assembly for Northern Virginia’s technology community” said Jeff Novak, vice president and deputy general counsel at Oath, a Verizon company, and chair of the political-action committee. Novak said Lopez has been a supporter in a host of areas, from STEM education and cybersecurity to infrastructure investments. Lopez is being challenged by Republican Adam Roosevelt; the 49th is the only House of Delegates seat in Arlington where Democratic incumbents face a challenge this year. The district includes much of Arlington from the Columbia Pike corridor south, as well as parts of adjacent Fairfax County.
Northam, Vogel, Herring Pick Up Support of N.Va. Chamber PAC: The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s political-action committee on Sept. 28 endorsed Republican candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, but also signaled its preference for the incumbent Democratic state attorney general. The committee, known as NOVABIZPAC, chose Republican candidate Ed Gillespie over Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) in the gubernatorial race. “Mr. Gillespie’s policy positions and proposals closely align with the Northern Virginia Chamber’s legislative agenda,” chamber president and CEO Jim Corcoran said in a media statement. Corcoran cited Gillespie’s commitment to support the Metro system’s operational and financial viability and oppose any efforts to roll back HB2313, a 2013 omnibus transportation-funding bill. Gillespie also supports Virginia’s rightto-work laws and opposes restrictive social legislation such as North Carolina’s now partially repealed “bathroom” bill, which might harm the state’s reputation for being open and welcoming, Corcoran added. The GOP also came out on top with the chamber’s endorsement of Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Jill Vogel over Democrat Justin Fairfax. Chamber leaders cited Vogel’s advocacy
for Northern Virginia while representing the 27th District in the state Senate, as well as her pro-business policy positions and voting record. “We have confidence in her ability to lead the Senate of Virginia given her commitment to bipartisan, pro-business solutions and her record of service to the commonwealth,” said Scott McGeary, chair of NOVABIZPAC. The chamber’s political-action committee also endorsed incumbent state Attorney General Mark Herring (D) over Republican challenger John Adams. Herring has copious experience, having served on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and in the state Senate before being elected attorney general in 2013, and supports the chamber’s priorities and legislative agenda, chamber leaders said. “He has a record of leadership on a host of key business issues important to the Northern Virginia Chamber, including his unwavering support for the landmark HB2313 transportation plan, and his commitment to modernize Virginia’s regulatory framework to prepare the commonwealth for the emerging technologies that will lead private-sector growth in the 21st century,” McGeary said in a statement. The chamber’s PAC soon will endorse candidates in House of Delegates and local races, McGeary said.
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Hospital Reunion Celebrates Littlest Success Stories
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Aids Children Born Prematurely or Needing Special Care SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
The news that Ed and Shalan Hood were going to be parents for the second time came with a couple of surprises attached. First, it wasn’t just one child on the way. Nor two. It was triplets. All boys, set to join big sister Thais in the growing family. And then there was the likelihood that the boys would be born prematurely and underweight, which they were – their birth in May 2014 came after 31 weeks and four days of pregnancy, compared to an average length of 40 weeks. “It was overwhelming,” acknowledged Shalan Hood, who was confined to hospital bed rest for almost a month before the birth. But the Shalans, and hundreds of parents like them, have benefited from a fiveyear-old partnership between Virginia Hospital Center and Children’s National Health System. The 28-bed neonatal intensive care unit (or NICU, pronounced “nick-you”) at the Arlington hospital provides local parents the opportunity to stay close to home while ensuring that children with specific medical needs immediately after birth receive all the attention and
treatment required. “The goal from both sides is to bring the expertise into the community,” said Dr. Brian Stone, division chief of pediatric outreach at the Center for Hospital Based Specialties at Children’s National and the medical director of the Virginia Hospital Center NICU. “It’s so wonderful to be part of this community,” Dr. Stone said on Sept. 24, as Virginia Hospital Center hosted a “homecoming” celebration for children who had spent their first days in the neonatal ICU. More than 550 people participated in the event, held at the healing garden adjacent to the hospital. For Ed and Shalan Hood, the event was a chance to bring their three sons – Andrew, Benjamin and Caden – back to visit with the doctors, nurses and staff who aided with their delivery and nearly a month in the NICU, three-and-a-half years ago. “They were in good hands,” said Ed Hood, praising the staff for being “committed to what they were doing.” “I had instant confidence in the staff – I felt supported throughout the journey,” said Shalan Hood. “It gave me time to recover, [and] I knew they were OK.” Also enjoying a day of face-painting, balloon animals and music in the
Dan and Sarah O’Connor pose with their 11-month-old twins Liam and Reese, who spent time at Virginia Hospital Center’s neonatal intensive care unit following their premature birth. The PHOTO BY DEB KOLT hospital hosted a reunion for parents and children on Sept. 24.
early-autumn heat were Dan and Sarah O’Connor, whose 11-month-old twins – Liam and Reese – also had a stint in the NICU after birth. “We knew they were going to be early,” said Sarah O’Connor, and indeed, the pair arrived six weeks ahead of schedule.
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Delivery-room personnel suggest that a good rule of thumb is this: Babies who are premature are likely to spend as many weeks in the hospital as they arrived ahead of schedule. But Liam and Reese were ready to go home after just two weeks. “They were feisty and did really well,” their mother said. “The staff was incredibly friendly and nice, and really made it easier,” Dan O’Connor said. That praise from parents was music to the ears of Dena Carey, a nurse and patient-care director of the neonatal unit. “The nurses are highly trained, detailoriented and pay attention to every need – they truly take care of the entire family,” she said. Every day provides a different challenge for parents of newborns, Carey said. For those whose newborns face lengthy stays in the hospital, “the first two weeks and the last two weeks are the biggest challenge,” she said. For Sarah O’Connor, being able to spend those two weeks in the company of a corps of trained medical specialists was a blessing. “It was a two-week crash course in parenting,” she said. “We left with more confidence.” Virginia Hospital Center’s Marjorie Sands Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is rated as a Level III facility, able to handle almost any case. (The region is home to two even more advanced Level IV facilities, at Children’s and at Inova Fairfax Hospital.) Virginia Hospital Center personnel deliver between 4,500 and 5,000 babies a year, with as many as 700 to 800 of them spending a stint in the ICU. Due to advances in treatment, babies born after as little as 23 weeks now have a significant chance of survival, something unheard of Continued on Page 25
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Nauck Residents Come Together to Fight the Scourge of Violence Briday Collins, Jaque Tuck, DJ A Askiilz, Tekahnanna Hall-Harris, Ayana Wilson and Dr. Shakina Rawlings were among those at the recent community gathering in Nauck to celebrate the life of Adonis Wright and fight violence.
The shooting death of Adonis Wright in Nauck on June 16 has led to a community-based effort to address violence and support community-based initiatives. The first tangible outcome of the effort was a basketball tournament, held over the Labor Day weekend, honoring the legacy and basketball skills of Wright, known in the community is “AD.” “We all felt AD smiling down on us at that moment,” organizers said. “He shared his loving spirit with us yet again, and he and our other fallen soldiers held off the rain until we were done making our move.” Wright’s death spurred a number of women in the Nauck community – who have dubbed themselves The Enforcers – to serve as a community task force addressing issues of violence in the South Arlington corridor. “For decades, alcoholism and drug abuse disturbed the peace and polluted out streets, but gun violence – that was almost an anomaly,” said Tekahnanna
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Hall-Harris, one of the organizers of the event. “That is why it struck our hearts so deeply. Our desire was to unite and form a resistance against the potential of perpetual violence.” In the championship game of the basketball tournament, an Arlington team (the Outlaws) led by Montel Bramlett went head-to-head with an Alexandria squad (Team Del Ray) led by Dawud Rawlings. The Arlington team won in a squeaker, earning a victory by two points. At the event, Wakefield High School cheerleaders performed during and between games, and Wakefield coaches led relays for the children in attendance. A moment of silence was held to recognize all those who had lost loved ones to gun violence through the years. The inaugural event was followed in mid-September by a revival held at the future Nauck Town Square. “We took back our community . . . and now that we have it in our hands, we intend to always keep it within reach,” Hall-Harris said.
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A Grand Dame Looks to the Future Exceptional Renovation Augments Classic Lines in Lyon Village
How is this for a conversation-starter: Wood flooring used in the renovation of this week’s featured property was reclaimed from a ship that sank and was underwater for 150 years in the James River, while the stone used in the expansion was from the same quarry that supplied the original building material nearly eight decades before. They are among the charming details of this home, which represents the last project completed by the acclaimed Rob Morris of Morris-Day Design Build prior to his death in 2014. Under his guiding hand, the project started with something special and, almost seamlessly, turned it into a showplace. The property currently is on the market, listed at $2,699,900 by John Plank of Long & Foster Real Estate. Described as the “grand dame of Lyon Village,” the home benefits both from the neighborly nature of the community and its location close to all the urban-village amenities but set back in a sea of tranquility. All this, and you are just three blocks from Metro! Toward the front of the home is adThe renovation started with the ex- ditional usable space, showcasing the ceptional original property, then worked versatility of the property. creatively to maintain all that was good The upper level is home to the master about the home while augmenting it and retreat, set back in its own world of setaking things to a higher level. The re- renity with a fireplace, sumptuous bath, sult is a home that simultaneously pays plentiful closet areas and even laundry homage to the past while having its feet facilities. planted firmly in the present, looking to Two additional en-suite bedrooms the future. are found on this level, and from the The main level is open, welcoming hallway, you have access to a balcony and elegant, starting with the large liv- overlooking the rear yard. ing room, which like several spaces The second upper level is home to a here offers walk-out access to the lush private apartment, with bedroom, full rear yard. A grand wet bar is part of the bath and nice sitting area. Just perfect package. as a guest suite or for a special family A double-sided fireplace separates member. the living room from the family room, a Down on the lower level, we’ll find space that leads us into the kitchen/din- a large recreation aroma, family room ing area. The kitchen itself is designed (with fireplace) and home gym. for the serious chefs among us, but also The yard? “Breathtaking” is just provides plentiful space for a gathering one of the superlatives we would lavish of friends and family. on the expansive, nearly-quarter-acre Beyond the dining room is a bonus space. nooffice, matter with wherebayyou are, Pre-war homes are always soughtroom, used as a Now home you can get all your local news, window vistas over the rear yard. after by prospective buyers, and those INSIDENOVA pocket-sized.
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Hurricanes Impact the Confidence of Home-Builders
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes fell three points to a level of 64 in September from a downwardly revised August reading of 67 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). “The recent hurricanes have intensified our members’ concerns about the availability of labor and the cost of building materials,” said NAHB chairman Granger MacDonald, a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas. “Once the rebuilding process is underway, I expect builder confidence will return to the high levels we saw this spring,” MacDonald said. “Despite this month’s drop, builder confidence is still on very firm ground,” added NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz. “With ongoing job creation, economic growth and rising consumer confidence, we should see the housing market continue to recover at a gradual, steady pace throughout the rest of the year,” Dietz suggested in an analysis of the data. Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for 30 years, the index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” The survey also asks builders to rate traffic of prospective buyers as “high to very high,” “average” or “low to very low.” Scores for each component are then used to calculate a seasonally adjusted index where any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions as good than poor. All three parts of the HMI posted losses in September, but remain at healthy levels. The component gauging current sales conditions fell four points to 70 and the index charting sales expectations in the next six months dropped four points to 74. Meanwhile, the component measuring buyer traffic slipped a single point to 47. Looking at the three-month moving averages for regional HMI scores, the West increased three points to 77 and the Northeast rose one point to 49. The South dropped a single point to 66 and the Midwest fell three points to 63.
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Police Beat MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Sept. 23 at 3:45 p.m., officers were dispatched to Virginia Hospital Center for a report of an earlier assault. Upon arrival, police said, officers determined that at approximately 1 a.m. the same day, a verbal dispute turned physical when the suspect head-butted the victim in Clarendon. The suspect left the area, but the victim located him at Wilson Boulevard at North Highland Street, where a second altercation took place. This time, the victim received a laceration to the face. No suspect description was available. n On Sept. 26 at 7 a.m., officers were dispatched to Virginia Hospital Center for a report of an assault. Upon arrival, police said, officers determined that earlier that morning, a man was socializing in the 1200 block of South Courthouse Road with three males when a verbal altercration turned physical and the suspect received non-life-threatening lacerations to the face. The suspects are described as Mongolian males, one 5’7” and the other two 5’10”, with average builds.
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n Dylan Copenhaver and Shane Tomb, members of Boy Scout Troop 641 at Walker Chapel United Methodist Church, achieved Eagle Scout status during a Court of Honor ceremony held Sept. 10 at the church. The Eagle presentation was made by Scoutmaster Tom Jacobson.
A crowd of 60 community leaders, students, families and supporters gathered Sept. 18 to celebrate the grand opening of the Sycamore School, which began classes in Arlington Sept. 5 with an inaugural class of students in sixth to eighth grades. “I believe school can be a place where students not only develop a love of learning, but we can provide them with a great education in a way that doesn’t stress them out,” said Dr. Karyn Ewart, founder and head of school. Among those offering remarks about the role of small schools and the innovative use of commercial space for education: Arlington Chamber of Commerce CEO Kate Bates; Ballston Business Improvement District CEO Tina Leone; Karen Bate, founder of Awesome Women n
Among those attending a grand-opening celebration for the Sycamore School were, from left, board members Christina Tripodi Mitchell, Thea Bartha and Joy Candelieri; Karen Bate of Awesome Women Entrepreneurs; Head of School Karyn Ewart; staff and board member Bryan Shaw; Kate Bates of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce; and Tina Leone of the Ballston Business Improvement District.
Entrepreneurs; and Justin Miller of the Caruthers Group. “More than 80 percent of our inaugural students are coming from public school, which tells me that our community is aching for smaller class options and more individualized learning,” Ewart said at the event. The school aims to deliver a “lowstress, high-interest environment.” Plans call for expansion into high-school grades next year.
BURGLARY: n Sometime between Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. and Sept. 19 at 2 p.m., a home in the 1700 block of North Uhle Street was burglarized. n Sometime between Sept. 22 at 4:15 p.m. and Sept. 25 at 9:20 a.m., a business in the 1100 block of North Quincy Street was burglarized. Items of value were taken. n On Sept. 25 at 10:35 p.m., police were alerted to an audible alarm at a business in the 3000 block of Washington Boulevard. Investigation determined that the building had been entered at approximately 9:53 p.m., and items of value were taken. LARCENY FROM AUTO: n Between Sept. 27 at 10 p.m. and Sept. 28 at 8 a.m., at least eight mostly unlocked vehicles were entered in the 1500 and 1600 block of Colonial Terrace and the 1500 block of 19th Street North. Items of value were taken. – From Staff Reports
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It’s rare now in most parts of Northern Virginia for high school football teams to play a game on real grass. Most schools have had artificial fields for a few years.
Team Defeats a Perennial Power
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Maybe more important than defeating the perennial-power Langley Saxons the manner VOLLEYBALL was in which the host Yorktown Patriots accomplished the significant Sept. 26 victory in girls high school volleyball. Yorktown (12-1) won the Liberty District match, 3-1, for its ninth straight victory, including rallying from a 20-17 deficit in the deciding fourth set to clinch the match, 26-24. The Patriots won the first two sets, also by close scores, in the seesaw match, 25-23 and 25-18. Langley won the third, 25-21, after trailing 10-3. Langley has long been considered the standard bearer of excellence for girls high school volleyball in Northern Virginia, with nearly 400 wins in program history, along with district, region and state championships. As a result, opponents’ success is measured against Langley (12-2). Yorktown coach Sheena Eldred believes her team met that challenge, at least in the Continued on Page 23
Yorktown High School’s Adrienne Miller and Catherine Vaccaro attempt to block a shot by Langley’s Elena Shklyar during last week’s Liberty District match. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT
Senior’s 301 Combined Yards Leads Yorktown DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
A week after going winless in high school football action, Arlington’s three public-school teams were a bit better, going a combined 1-2 in Sept. 28 games.
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP The winning team was the Yorktown Patriots (4-1), while the Wakefield Warriors (2-3) and Washington-Lee Generals (0-5) lost at home. n Yorktown defeated the visiting and winless Chantilly Chargers, 42-21, behind the all-around play of Tanner Wall, who scored touchdowns in three different ways and had 301 total combined yards. Wall threw a 38-yard TD pass to Paul 22
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Dalzell (two catches, 48 yards) in the first quarter, he returned a kickoff 96 yards to find pay dirt in the second, then in the fourth had a 36-yard interception return for a TD. Wall had three catches for 74 yards (one for 40 yards), ran for 25 yards and he returned a punt 32 yards, but not for a touchdown. On defense, Wall made multiple tackles. “It blows my mind how good he is,” Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said about Wall. “He is really, really good, and he helped us win and get to 4-1. We are happy about that here. We were nervous about Chantilly even though they hadn’t won. They had played some teams pretty tough.” Yorktown’s other touchdowns were
scored by Adam Luncher (52 yards rushing) on runs of 39 and six yards and Adrian Alvarez (43 yards rushing) on a 13-yard run. Luncher made all six extra points. Will Porter was 4 of 12 passing for 74 yards and Grant Wilson 3 of 7 for 45. Davis Patterson had two catches for 29 yards. With the win, anson now has 248 career victories. n Wakefield lost to the visiting Edison Eagles, 34-21, after trailing 21-0 at halftime. Kesean Deshazer scored touchdowns for Wakefield on a 91-yard kickoff return and a one-yard run, and Rodney Lee ran 31-yards for a TD. Luis Pinto
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So when the occasional contest is played on grass, it’s a thrill, with real grass and dirt stains on uniforms, with globs of sod flying about and multiple divots left across the fields. Plus, there is that pleasing smell of real turf, and if freshly mowed, the aroma is even more appealing. In contrast, artificial fields have a smell of rubber coming from what seems like millions of black pebbles that are meshed into the surface. They are constantly flying about and get everywhere – in shoes, in helmets, in hair, in eyes and even in socks. The hotter the temperature, the more prominent the smell of rubber. Lines on a grass field aren’t permanent like on fake gridirons. Sometimes they become worn during a contest and disappear a bit, and they aren’t all perfectly straight. Grass fields aren’t always perfectly level, either, like the synthetic stuff, having low, high and uneven spots. Often there is a feel of dampness during those night games played on grass. When the Flint Hill Huskies and Paul VI Panthers met this season and last in early-September contests at opposite sites, the games were played on grass. Paul VI still has a grass field, which will remain until the school moves to its new campus in Loudoun County. Flint Hill has two fields, one grass and the other synthetic. The team usually plays one or two home games on the grass. This year’s Paul Vl vs. Flint Hill clash was played at Paul VI, with the Huskies winning big, and there was an evening dampness in the air. The grass was nice to see and smell. When the action ended, players were removing mud and grass from the bottoms of their shoes, not those annoying black pebbles.
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Trailing by 14 points with six minutes to play, the host Washington-Lee Generals themselves FOOTBALL found in prime position to cut the deficit in half and maybe go on to win their first game on Sept. 28. Despite moving the ball effectively in the early part of the drive, the Generals’ march eventually stalled inside the Annandale Atoms’ 5-yard line in a 48-20 non-
district loss in high school football action. Washington-Lee running back Tysheem LeGrand was stopped on a fourth-down run to end any hope of a comeback and dropping to 0-5. “We fought through four quarters,” Washington-Lee coach Josh Shapiro said. “A couple of late touchdowns got us. We were gambling at the end to make up the point differential. I saw some good things. We moved the ball, sustained drives.” Until the final period, the game had been close and back-and-forth. Annan-
dale led 11-6 at halftime. The Generals took a 20-19 lead at the end of the third quarter on an 18-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Dodds to tight end Will Schmidt. Annandale regained the lead at 25-20 on its next possession, on a scoring drive aided by a crucial Washington-Lee penalty inside the Atoms’ 20. After that, Annandale (3-2) kept adding to its lead and won going away. For the Generals, Dodds was 14 of 33 passing for 223 yards with one touchdown
High School Roundup FIELD HOCKEY: The second-lace Wash-
ington-Lee Generals (9-4, 6-1) blanked the South Lakes Seahawks, 2-0, in Liberty District action last week, then nipped host Herndon, 2-1. Washington-Lee trails the first-place Langley Saxons, who are undefeated in district play. Langley blanked the Yorktown Patriots, 3-0, in a Liberty game last week. n The Wakefield Warriors improved to 6-3 and upped their winning streak to five by defeating the Lee Lancers 61. Madison Holt scored four goals, and Lucy Greenfield and Julia NorsworthyEdghill one each. In its previous game, Wakefield blanked West Potomac, 2-0, on goals by Matilda Laux and Meghan Anderson. REGION GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Yorktown Patriots are playing in this week’s
Volleyball Continued from Page 22 Sept. 26 match, in the way it played and handled the pressure of winning close sets. Langley is the defending Liberty District champion and was a region finalist and state semifinalist last fall. “We have been mentally preparing for this match for four years,” Eldred said. “Langley is always the team to measure against and they were ranked higher than us. So we weren’t nervous, because we felt like we had nothing to lose.” Eldred said the key to the match was getting off to fast starts in each set, then finishing strong. The Patriots had early leads in all four sets. “We felt we had to keep staying on
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kicked an extra point and Wakefield got a safety when Surir Shah made a tackle in the end zone. Lamont McDowell and Sebastian Solarazano had fumble recoveries for Wakefield. Lee ran for 123 yards, James Clark for
36-hole 6D Northern Region golf tournament. Yorktown qualified by finishing second in the Liberty District Tournament. The region team champion advances to the state tournament, along with some individuals not a part of that team. Check next week’s paper and www. insidenova/sports/Arlington for results.
and three interceptions. On the ground, running back Will Murphy led the way with 12 carries for 80 yards. Murphy also had four catches for 39 yards and a touchdown. Larry Carpenter rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown, while hauling in six catches for 81 yards. Will Montgomery had three catches for 96 yards. The Generals had 317 total yards but allowed 449. Next for Washington-Lee is a Liberty District road game at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 against the Herndon Hornets (2-3).
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Washington-Lee Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nominations. The hall recognizes individuals as an athlete, coach, administrator or contributor. Athletes and teams become eligible five years after graduation or two years after retirement from other contributing positions. All other individuals are eligible two years post their contributions to W-L. Nominations can be made by anyone, but must be submitted on forms, which contain specific guidelines and criteria. Forms are available through the student activities office and the WashingtonLee athletic booster organization and should be submitted to the W-L activities office by Nov. 1, 2017 Selection and induction will be limited to six individuals per year.
top, then meet the challenge at the end,” Eldred said. Susan Shifflett, the only head coach in Langley’s history, praised Yorktown. “Yorktown played great and served us off the court,” Shifflett said. “We didn’t start well and kind of got what we deserved. We’re going to have to figure some things out.” The loss snapped Langley’s six-match winning streak. Yorktown last defeated Langley five years ago. The two meet again in a second regular-season match at Langley on Oct. 17, then could meet in the district and region tournaments. Leading Yorktown in its Sept. 26 win was senior hitter Cat Vaccaro with 18 kills, a block and 11 digs. She ended the match with a kill. “She is one of the hardest hitters in Yorktown’s Annmarie Earley sets the ball the area,” Eldred said of Vaccaro, who PHOTO BY DEB KOLT will play Division I college volleyball at against Langley.
Loyola University Maryland. There were many other contributors for Yorktown. Junior hitter Anna Nachmanoff had 11 kills and 10 digs; senior hitter Erin McShane had eight kills and two blocks; junior setter Annmarie Earley had three kills, 35 assists and a couple of aces; senior hitter Adrienne Miller had a kill, two blocks, and a couple of aces; sophomore libero Anna Barnes had 13 digs; and Natalie Denny and Eleanor Verburg made various contributions. Yorktown’s other notable wins this season have been over perennial district contenders Madison, McLean as well as a win over defending region champion Oakton. The Patriots resume their district schedule this week with matches against the Herndon Hornets and WashingtonLee Generals. The match against W-L is Oct. 5 at Yorkown.
dets, 48-7, Sept. 29 in Richmond. The Cadets (4-1) led, 14-0, at halftime. O’Connell’s touchdown came in the second half on an 89-yard kickoff return by Jahmal Banks, who also caught two passes. David Green caught five passes for O’Connell and Kim Thompson three. Quarterback Aidan McGowan was 10 of 26 passing for 65 yards. Benedictine is ranked No. 2 in the Division I state private-school poll, and
finished second in the state tourament last fall. O’Connell was ranked ninth in that poll last week. O’Connell’s schedule continues to be difficult. The Knights play 4-0 Landon on Oct. 6 on the road. O’Connell’s four losses have come against teams that have a combined 11-5 overall record. The Knights’ schedule become a little less demanding over its final four games.
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59 and Deshazer for 52. Cason Poythress was 10 of 17 passing for 112 yards. Deshazer had five catches for 55 yards, Clark four catches for 49 and McDowell two for 28. n Washington-Lee lost to the Annandale Atoms, 48-20, after the game was close for quite a while. The Generals trailed 11-6 at halftime. See a game story about that contest in this sports section. n The Bishop O’Connell Knights (1-4) lost to the host Benedictine Ca-
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Sports Briefs POTOMAC VALLEY TRACK CLUB STARTS: Potomac Valley Track Club
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Wednesday, Oct. 11, the guest speaker at the monthly Better Sports Club of Alrington’s dinner meeting will be Arlington author Burt Solomon. He is a contributing editor for The Atlantic and National Journal, where he has covered the White House and many other aspects of Washington life. In 1991, Solomon won the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the presidency. He is also the author of the “Where They Ain’t,” a history of baseball in the 1890s. Solomon has recently published his first novel, “The Murder of Willie Lincoln.”
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cus Robinson won his 100th career game Aug. 29 as the head coach of the women’s volleyball team at Northern Virginia Community College. Robinson started the program as a club team in 2008. It gained varsity status in 2012. Under Robinson, the Nighthawks garnered national recognition in their first year of intercollegiate status earning a top-20 national ranking and finishing the season with a 24-10 record. In 2013, the team finished 30-10. In 2014, Robinson guided the Nighthawks (23-10) to the NJCAA Region 20 Di- Marcus Robinson vision II championship, earning a trip NowChampino matter 20/District where youHare, to the NJCAA DII National Coach of the Year. you can get all your local news, onship Tournament. He earned Region Recently, Robinson was named sports, and traffic. head coach of men’s U.I. Deaf Volleyball team, which will compete in the Download the InsideNoVa app, then 2017 Deaflympics in Turkey. Robinson follow all the news in Northern Virginia, anywheregraduated you go. from the George Washington University in 1996. He works full time at the National Naval Medical Center as INSIDENOVA pocket-sized. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE EHO the chief radiation therapist. Now no matter where you are,APP AT THE ITUNES INSIDENOVA This season. Robinson’s Northern you can get all your local news, STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY. sports, and traffic. Virginia Community College team had Now no matter a 10-8 overall record through Sept. 30 Download the InsideNoVa app, then follow all theyou news inare, Northern Virginia, where action, with six matches schedule this anywhere you go. you can get all week. your local DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE INSIDENOVA APP AT THE ITUNES news, sports, STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY. MARYMOUNT COACH NEAR 425 VICand traffic. TORIES: Marymount University women’s volleyball coach Beth Ann Wilson Download the InsideNoVa app, began this week with 423 career victothen follow all the news in ries. Northern Virginia anywhere you go. Wilson has coached Marymount for DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE 25 seasons. Her 2017 team was 7-8 overINSIDENOVA APP AT THE all entering Sept. 30 action, having just ITUNES STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY. begun conference play.
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The chairman of the Arlington County Republican Committee has scrapped plans for a resPOLITICAL olution related POTPOURRI to events in Charlottesville, saying the national GOP has covered the matter with a message of its own. County Republican chairman Jim Presswood initially had slated consideration of a resolution condemning whitesupremacist movements for the party’s August meeting, but canceled the meeting because attendance was expected to be sparse and rescheduled consideration of the resolution for the party’s Sept. 27 gathering. He then opted to scratch consider-
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ation of the resolution from the Sept. 27 agenda. “The Republican National Committee has since adopted a strong resolution on the topic, so there is no longer a need for our own resolution,” Presswood said in a Sept. 20 e-mail to the party rank-and-file. The Sept. 27 meeting, to be held at Summers restaurant in Courthouse, will go on as scheduled. Fund-Raiser Aids Downstate Candidate: A fund-raiser for the granddaughter of an Arlington civic leader netted more than $11,000 in her effort to unseat an incumbent Republican member of the House of Delegates downstate. The event, held Aug. 26 at the Arlington Arts Center, brought out civic and political leaders in support of Democrat Alicia Kallen. Kallen, 26, is challenging Del. Terry Kilgore in the 1st House Dis-
trict, situated in southwest Virginia. Kallen’s grandmother, Vivian, in 1969 was a member of the four-candidate Democratic slate for House of Delegates representing Arlington, in an era before single-member legislative districts. While Alicia Kallen’s effort to unseat veteran legislator Kilgore is seen as an uphill battle, the fund-raiser did attract members of the Arlington delegation to the General Assembly, including state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-31st) and Dels. Rip Sullivan (D-48th) and Mark Levine (D-45th). Democrats Prep Salute to Joan McDermott: The Arlington County Democratic Committee will honor Joan McDermott as its Senior Democrat of the Year on Sunday, Oct. 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. at a private residence. McDermott long has been active both
in Democratic politics and community affairs. Funds raised at the event will support local Democratic initiatives. Information on tickets can be found at www.arlingtondemocrats.org/goldcard. Previous recipients of the award include Peg Hogan, Richard and Jean Barton, and Charlene Bickford. Legislators to Provide Preview of 2018 Session: The Leadership Center for Excellence will host a preview of the 2018 General Assembly session on Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at WETA’s headquarters, 2775 South Quincy St. Members of the county’s legislative delegation – state Senate and House of Delegates – are slated to participate. Tickets are $30. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.leadercenter.org.
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ents, connecting them to about two-thirds of all births at the hospital. The neonatal unit opened in August 2012, with Children’s National providing clinical services, operations and administrative management. Two years later, a contribution from the family of local resi-
dent Marjorie Sands led to the facility’s being named in her honor. The Sept. 24 event also served as a fund-raiser, providing support to purchase a new “Mobile NICU,” which transports the hospital’s youngest and most vulnerable patients around the hospital.
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1. *____ Jessica Parker 6. Bag, in Paris 9. Diplomat’s forte 13. Opposite of cathode 14. *“Chinatown” sequel: “The ____ Jakes” 15. Chocolate tree 16. Considering everything 17. Pro vote 18. Sleep spoiler? 19. *Famous filmmaker Cecil 21. *“The Jazz Singer” was the first one 23. “To Kill a Mockingbird” recluse 24. *Cary Grant in “His ____ Friday” 25. FedEx competitor 28. Family room staple 30. *Hollywood, a.k.a. ____town 35. Not kosher 37. Perfect houseplant spot 39. Mother-of-pearl 40. Tiny amount 41. _____ Island, NY 43. Pre-college school 44. Opposite of rappel 46. *Japanese American actor with star on Hollywood Blvd. 47. Religious offshoot 48. Trojan hero 50. Superbright 52. Pilot’s deadline 53. “____ we forget” 55. Ballerina’s support 57. *Famous boulevard 60. *Grauman’s ____ Theatre 64. A mood disorder
65. Before 67. Did not smell good 68. Discrimination against seniors 69. Immeasurable period 70. Fear-inspiring 71. *Scorcese and De Niro flick 72. “____ the wild rumpus
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CLASSICAL-MUSIC FANS TO GATHER:
The classical-music-appreciation group at Langston-Brown Senior Center meets on Monday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300.
FORUM FOCUSES ON LIBRARY PROGRAM: An introduction to the Ar-
lington library system’s Talking Book Service will be presented on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2280955.
HEALTH-CARE DISCUSSION CENTERS ON POWER OF ATTORNEY: How the
power-of-attorney impacts health-care decisions is the topic of discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2280555.
TECHNIQUES FOR RUBBER-STAMPING PRESENTED: An introduction to card-
making using rubber stamps will be presented on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. GETTING MORE GREENS IN DIET IS DISCUSSED: Recipes and tips for eat-
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begin!” 73. Goes down DOWN
1. Aforementioned 2. *Hathaway or Bancroft 3. Knock about 4. Impromptu 5. How-do-you-dos 6. Eye affliction
ing more leafy greens will be offered on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. at LangstonBrown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300. TRAVELERS HEAD TO WORKHOUSE PRISON MUSEUM: Arlington County
55+ Travel hosts a trip to the Workhouse Prison Museum in Lorton, with a stop in Occoquan, on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The cost is $6. For information, call (703) 228-4748.
TWO-PART WELLNESS SERIES KICKS OFF: A two-part health and wellness
series focused on nutrition begins on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.
DETAILS ON HEARING LOSS PROFFERED: Information on hearing loss
will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Walter Reed Senior Center, will hearing screenings by appointment from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information and an appointment, call (703) 228-0955. HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE DISCUSSED: The study of words and the
history of the English language will be detailed on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 11
7. Leave speechless 8. Raccoon’s South American cousin 9. *Feature film actors first did it in the 1920s 10. Antioxidant-rich berry 11. Kind of package 12. *Director Ford or actor Hanks 15. Summon one to enter 20. *Clint Eastwood’s “Every Which Way but ____” 22. *Motion picture, a visual ____ form 24. Dandy 25. Carthage’s ancient rival 26. Proletarian, for short 27. Become established 29. *The industry 31. Takes a siesta 32. Rocks at mountain base 33. Upright 34. Former Greek coin 36. *Walk of ____ 38. Facebook button 42. Truth, in the olden days 45. Type of fir 49. “Savvy?” 51. Made noise 54. Stainless stuff 56. *Bruce Lee’s “____ the Dragon” 57. *“Hollywood ____” by brother of 19 Across 58. Computer operating system 59. Inconclusive 60. Copper coin 61. Eurozone money 62. Edward Scissorhands’ sound 63. Augments 64. Dojo turf 66. Future fish
a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. CLASSIC-ROCK BAND TO PERFORM:
The Rocking Chairs will perform rock from the 1950s to 1970s on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at noon at Lee Senior Center. For information on the event, call (703) 228-0555. TRAVELERS HEAD FOR CRUISE OF CHESAPEAKE: Arlington County 55+
Travel hosts a trip to Annapolis for a three-hour cruise at the annual Great Chesapeake Schooner Race on Thursday, Oct. 12. The cost of $72 includes lunch. For information, call (703) 2284748. ELECTRICAL REPAIRS ARE TOPIC OF FORUM: A demonstration of basic elec-
tric repairs will be presented on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.
VOLUNTEER OPTIONS WITH SCHOOL SYSTEM DISCUSSED: Volunteer oppor-
tunities with the county school system will be discussed on Friday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0955.
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Arlington history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on local history at the Web site www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org. October 3, 1941: n Construction of schools across Northern Virginia could grind to a halt, as priority is shifted to defense-related building projects. n Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote and pay the poll tax across Northern Virginia. n Arlington officials are studying a staff plan to improve major thoroughfares across the county. n The Arlington Safety Council wants to ban hitchhiking by local students. n The Civic Federation will debate whether there should be a moratorium on rezoning residential parcels for multifamily uses. n A Sun editorial rips into the condition of Arlington’s “ancient” jail. October 7, 1950: n Treasurer John Locke Green is accusing the School Board of propagandizing in its push for an additional school-bond referendum. October 6, 1959: n Republican House of Delegates candidates are blasting Democratic incumbents for not getting the local area’s fair share of tax revenue returned to Northern Virginia. n A Sun editorial is calling for tougher laws against drunk driving. n Some truckers plan to boycott Virginia truck stops in protest against some state highway laws. October 6, 1965: n Richard Nixon has “cautiously” predicted that Republican Linwood Holton could score an upset in the race for governor. n A shortage of construction workers is causing concern in the Northern Virginia building industry. n The County Board has approved Arlington’s second townhouse development. October 5, 1976: n Virginia’s unemployment rate is expected to drop below 5 percent soon. n Gov. Godwin plans to appeal a Circuit Court ruling that public employees have the right to bargain collectively with Virginia governments.
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