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Students from Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the District of Columbia were among the featured performers at the Arlington County government’s annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held Jan. 14 at Wakefield High School. The annual tribute also features spoken-word and musical performances. See more photos on Page 14, a slide show of photos from the event at www.insidenova.com/news/ arlington, and see the work of winners of the county school system’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Visual-Arts Competition PHOTO BY DEB KOLT on Page 10.
Bill by Del. Hope Would Allow for Instant-Runoff Voting in Arlington SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Municipal elections in Arlington could move to an instant-runoff voting procedure if the General Assembly gives its OK. Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) has introduced legislation allowing the County Board, if it desires, to mandate instantrunoff voting in local races. The bill would apply only to Arlington, and the County Board could, by majority vote, impose it
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Work already is taking place, but Arlington School Board members on Jan. 18 are slated to approve final construction contracts for two new schools set to come online in the fall of 2018. School-system officials have agreed to a construction contract of just under $81.5 million with Gilbane Building Co. to construct the new “Wilson site” school in western Rosslyn, which will house a relocated H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program and several smaller school programs. All told, the facility will include 775 seats. The construction contract is part of a total project cost of $101 million. When the new facility is open, the existing H-B Woodlawn building north of Lee Highway will revert to its original (1950s-60s) purpose as a neighborhood middle school. School Board members also are slated to approve a $46.75 million final contract with Whiting-Turner Construction for the 752-seat Fleet Elementary School, currently being built adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle School. The total project cost for the Fleet school, including a parking deck, totals $59 million.The school is named after longtime local educator Alice Web Fleet. When the school opens, students in nearby Patrick Henry Elementary School will move into it, and the Patrick Henry building will be used to accommodate the Montessori program currently housed at Drew Model School. – A Staff Report
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Democrats Open 2018 by Electing New Chairman SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
The new chairman of the Arlington County Democratic Committee has pledged to remain “laser-focused” on winning local, state and national elections while also building bridges to groups that have been underrepresented in the local Democratic ranks. “We must unite with the grass-roots,” attorney Jill Caiazzo said Jan. 10, after winning a two-year term to succeed Kip Malinosky as party chair. Caiazzo, who has been active in the committee’s precinct-operations efforts and was a member of the party’s 2017 joint-campaign leadership, defeated deputy chairman Steve Baker in the race to succeed Malinosky, who stepped down after four years. “We are fighting to elect Democrats who will make a difference. I will never stop fighting,” Caiazzo said, pledging to offer a strong work effort and boundless energy during her tenure leading the county’s dominant political party. First up on her agenda: Democrats aim to take back the County Board seat of independent John Vihstadt and retain the School Board seat of Barbara Kanninen in November elections. The contested election for chairman brought out a larger-than-usual contingent of Democratic rank-and-file to the
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committee’s monthly meeting, held in Ballston. With the exception of a race for secretary (won by Marc Beallor), all other down-ballot leadership posts were uncontested and candidates for those offices were elected unanimously. Maggie Davis, who has risen through the ranks of Arlington Young Democrats, was elected to serve under Caiazzo as the party’s deputy chairman. In remarks prior to the election, Baker echoed Caiazzo’s view that the local party needs to break out from what sometimes can be seen as an insular shell. “Outreach should be a year-round dialogue, not a photo-op in October,” he said. At the Jan. 10 organizational meeting, Democrats also filled 106 precinct-captain slots, leaving about 20 still to be filled. “There are more in the pipeline,” precinct-operations chief Carol Fontein said of additional appointments. Precinct captains are “the heart and soul” of party operations, said Fontein as the party saluted one of those – Madi Green – who was retiring from longtime service as one. “There is no finer precinct captain,” Fontein said. At the meeting, Democrats also voted unanimously and without discussion to select their County Board nominee via a state-run primary rather than a countyrun caucus, should more than one can-
Jill Caiazzo was elected chairman of the Arlington County Democratic Committee on Jan. 10. She succeeds Kip Malinosky, who held the post for four years.
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Democrat Opens His Bid to Unseat Vihstadt
De Ferranti Has Been Active Both in County Advisory Boards, Party Politics SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Delivering a message more aspirational than confrontational, and avoiding any mention of the elected official whose job he wants to take, the first 2018 Democratic County Board candidate launched his campaign before a packed house on Jan. 10. “We must consider the needs of our whole community – I’m committed to relentlessly pursuing creative solutions to our toughest problems,” Matt de Ferranti said in kicking off what will be his first bid for elected office at the monthly meeting of the Arlington County Democratic Committee. De Ferranti, an attorney and staff member of the National Indian Education Association, thus far is the sole candidate to formalize plans to take on independent County Board member John Vihstadt, who is seeking a second term. If additional Democrats opt to seek the nomination, the party will choose its standard-bearer in a June primary. In his remarks, de Ferranti did not mention Vihstadt; the closest he came was a line that the community “can’t blindly chase austerity” – fiscal restraint was a
campaign theme of Vihstadt four years ago, and has been a hallmark of his tenure in office. Though an Arlington resident for less than five years, de Ferranti is active in the community, including service on the county government’s Housing Commission and Joint Facilities Advisory Committee, along with chairing the school system’s Budget Advisory Council. He also was part of a trio that led the Democratic Committee’s Joint Campaign effort in 2017, along with Jill Caiazzo (recently elected party chair) and County Board Vice Chairman Christian Dorsey. De Ferranti’s remarks, to a crowd of about 200, were light on specifics – no mention of what Vihstadt was do-
ing wrong or what should be done differently – as he focused on broader themes. “Arlington is a great place to live,” he said. “But if we are truly committed to our Democratic ideals, we cannot claim that Arlington is perfect.” In his kickoff, de Ferranti acknowledged the potentially uphill battle in upendAbove: Making his pitch to the Arlington ing Vihstadt, the County Democratic first non-DemoCommittee is County crat to have Board contender served on the Matt de Ferranti. County Board since the late 1990s and a leader with deep, broad roots in the community. “We will need to work hard, engaging regularly with our neighbors to build consensus and earn their support,” his prospective Democratic opponent said. Vihstadt in 2014 twice defeated Democrat Alan Howze, once in a special election called after the resignation of Chris Zimmerman, then in the ensuing general election. Running with support of a coalition of Republicans, independents and
some disaffected Democrats, Vihstadt used voter discontent over gold-plated county-government spending to fuel his victories. Although there are no firm figures, estimates suggest that perhaps 30 percent of traditional Democrats crossed over to vote for Vihstadt in those 2014 races. A few days after his second victory, the Democratic majority on the County Board scrapped the Columbia Pike streetcar project, which Vihstadt had targeted as an example of wasteful government priorities. Vihstadt announced late last year he would seek a second term. Vivek Patil, who last year unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for County Board, said de Ferranti would focus his energies in coming months on “fighting for those who don’t have a voice.” Patil saluted the candidate’s “passion and commitment for community service.” The Arlington County Democratic Committee on Jan. 10 voted to use a staterun primary over a party-run caucus as its method of selecting a nominee if more than one candidate qualifies. Going with a primary means any Arlington voter can participate in the nomination, so long as he or she doesn’t vote in the same-day Republican primary, where the GOP will choose its U.S. Senate nominee. Prospective Democratic candidates still have more than a month to file paperwork to seek the nomination.
Kanninen Kicks Off School Board Re-Election Effort SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
School Board Chairman Barbara Kanninen on Jan. 10 formalized her bid for a second term, telling the Arlington County Democratic Committee she would build on successes of the past four years while also addressing the impacts of ongoing jumps in student enrollment. “We have a plan to support our growth at every level,” Kanninen said in remarks that came several weeks after she announced plans to run for a new four-year term. In her comments, Kanninen ticked off a list of what she touted as School Board achievements, from developing a better working relationship with the County Board to increasing mental-health support for students to greater transparency in dealing with controversial issues. Kanninen, who rotated in for a oneyear stint as chairman of the five-member 4
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body last July, first ran for School Board in 2013, losing a narrow Arlington Democratic caucus race to incumbent James Lander. A year later, Kanninen won a threeway Democratic caucus for an open seat, and went on to defeat Audrey Clement in the general election. Under state law, all School Board seats officially are nonpartisan, but political parties can “endorse” candidates even if they can’t formally nominate them. All five current School Board members picked up the Democratic endorsement prior to winning election. Should any challengers materialize within the Democratic fold, the party will select its endorsee in two days of caucus voting in May. Prospective challengers have until Feb. 26 to file paperwork in order to participate in the caucus. Kanninen in 2017 joined board member Reid Goldstein in voting against renewing the contract of Superintendent
Barbara Kanninen, who first was elected to the School Board in 2014, speaks to members of the Arlington County Democratic Committee as she kicks off her re-election bid on Jan. 10.
Patrick Murphy, who has headed the 24,000-student district since 2009, suggesting that Murphy did not put enough
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After 20 Years in Richmond, Brink Looks Back on Tenure SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Twenty years to the week after he arrived in Richmond as a freshman legislator, Bob Brink was packing up and prepping for departure. “For me, the years are filled with great memories. We moved the ball forward, we got things done for the benefit of the citizens of the commonwealth, and we had fun doing it,” Brink said in a Jan. 9 e-mail to friends and supporters. For the past three-and-a-half years, Brink has served in the McAuliffe administration, most recently as the governor’s senior legislative adviser. He departs with McAuliffe, whose term ended Saturday. For 17 years prior to his work in the executive branch, Brink represented the 48th District – including parts of Arlington and McLean – in the House of Delegates, ultimately rose to become the dean of the Arlington delegation. When Del. Judy Connally decided not to seek re-election in 1997, Brink first defeated David Roberts in the Democratic primary, then went on to win a three-way general election to secure the seat. In subsequent every-other-year elections, he usually had opposition but was never seriously threatened. Brink’s arrival in the corridors of
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Highs & Lows THUMBS UP: To Del. Patrick Hope, who noticed something nobody had before, and is working to fix it before it becomes a problem. Hope realized that the section of the Code of Virginia that applies to Arlington does not, technically-speaking, allow the county to elect its School Board members, something it has been doing since the 1990s. Well, whoopsie-doodle! Somebody dropped the ball on amending the Code back in the day. Hope has introduced legislation giving Arlington the same authority other counties have, allowing School Board elections to move forward without the potential of a legal challenge. County school officials say it’s their belief that Arlington already
Kip Malinosky, who stepped down earlier this month after four years as chair of the Arlington County Democratic Committee. Nobody’s going to accuse Malinosky of not being a political partisan (in a good way), but he also is the kind of person who can, as the saying goes, disagree without being disagreeable. And his work ethic was second to none in Arlington political circles. (Well, maybe County Board member John Vihstadt gives him a run for his money, but that’s about it.) Malinosky – a teacher in Fairfax County by day – plans to stay engaged in Arlington politics in a more behind-the-scenes role. The party would be smart to keep him THUMBS UP: To the tenure of active. has the authority for an elected School Board, citing other sections of the Code of Virginia to support their claim. Well, maybe, but we concur with the analysis of the situation by Hope (backed up by the General Assembly’s Division of Legislative Services), and feel that the situation needs to be rectified. All things being equal, the General Assembly probably will approve the measure with no muss and no fuss. That assumes, however, Arlington County Board and School Board members don’t do anything to unnecessarily [hack] off state legislators in coming weeks. Well, that’s never happened before, has it? Nah!
Time for Conversation on Washington-Lee
Editor: I felt I had to respond to all those nervous letter-writers in your Jan. 4 edition, who are worried about the possibility that Washington-Lee High School could be renamed some day. To quote the Bard, they doth protest too much! I would suggest that our community begin with a conversation about our own local racial history. I am not sure that everyone knows Washington-Lee High School was segregated for over three decades. There was a quiet, insidi-
ous segregation, as the result of deed restrictions in many neighborhoods surrounding the high school. And there was the overt segregation, of course, as state government did not allow any person of color in the Washington-Lee district to attend the high school. There is a rich history in Arlington that needs to be understood before any of us start staking out positions about names. Did you know that a lawsuit was filed by the NAACP in 1956, to integrate Washington-Lee? Several white and
black students were named as plaintiffs, but one white family withdrew its name after receiving telephone threats. Did you know that the School Board in 1959 (when desegregation began to occur) voted to cease all athletic events and school-sponsored dances? There are tons of interesting facts which can be found through our wonderful Arlington library system. We need a lot more context before we change, or keep, any names. Bill Fogarty Arlington
Editor: Shockingly, Arlington is one, if not two, decades behind the times, and is still attempting to treat a medical epidemic (drug addiction) with jail punishment, long after it has been known to be ineffective – and exorbitantly expensive.
When the legal system throws the addict back in jail each time they relapse, it only causes more stress and anxiety, and I bet you can guess how an addict deals with that. Thus continues the cycle. The medical community, on the other hand, uses a relapse (if and when
it occurs) as an opportunity to adjust therapeutic medications and treatment regime and help the addict learn and recover from their mistake in real time, in the real world. Kevin Smith Falls Church
Editor: County Board members were asked by the Arlington County Civic Federation on Jan. 2 to explain why they exclusively use any developer contributions that don’t go to improve the immediate vicinity of their projects for their housing-subsidy efforts, when there are many
other needs around the county. The response was that there exists a Security-Code-Ultra-Board-Eyes-Only memo from the county attorney telling the board members that they may make that, and only that, non-vicinity use of funds. This is not the “government in the
sunshine” Arlington’s County Board ought to be providing. Nor ought it be accepting this kind of limitation when we have children going to school in trailers around the county. Dave Schutz Arlington
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Name of High School Symbolizes Almost a Century of Excellence That Should Not Be Tossed Aside Editor: We would like to express our admiration for the legacy of one of America’s great public schools, Washington-Lee High School, and hopefully assuage the concerns of community members who would like “Lee” dropped from the school’s name. Institutions around the country are currently debating Robert E. Lee’s legacy, and whether or not it is still worth honoring. We are proud W-L alumni with a keen sense of the school’s illustrious history, and believe the school’s name is a positive and indelible part of it. Named after Washington & Lee University in Lexington, while simultaneously honoring historical figures from Arlington’s past, George Washington and Robert E. Lee, the school opened on a segregated basis in 1925, like other public schools in the commonwealth. A large number of students at W-L came from other states and a few from abroad, as far away as Asia and Latin America. Mabel Allen, Washington-Lee’s cherished Latin teacher in those early years, instilled a sense of tolerance in her students, and her words are preserved in a plaque at the school today: “FOVEAT DIVERSITATES” or “Cherish the differences.” Shortly after opening, despite the KKK’s growing influence in American culture, the School Board in 1926 rejected a request by that group to hold a public meeting at the school. Portraits to Washington and Lincoln were displayed in the library. In 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the school newspaper published the following patriotic ode to our country’s values and our region’s monuments: “Fighting for democracy is nothing new in our history. Decisive battles have been fought for it by the Father of Our Country, George Washington; by the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln, and a mere 20 years ago by our own fathers and uncles. Our appre-
ciation is symbolized by the impressive monuments erected to them in our own Capital City.” The school’s academic, artistic and athletic accomplishments over the years have brought Washington-Lee (and Arlington) fame and have served as an inspiration to generations of students. One particular era stands out, and it began with the five brave students who integrated the school in 1959. According to Charles Augins, “We walked into W-L with great fear and trepidation. For us it was a historic moment.” In 1966, the school’s boys basketball team, the first integrated team to win the state championship, symbolized the school’s spirit of unity in an otherwise turbulent era. Other schools looked to W-L as a model of integration. By 1967 more than 10 percent of the school’s population was foreign-born and the school introduced one of the region’s first English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs. It’s hard to imagine such a legendary high school with any other name. As Washington-Lee approaches its centenary, we hope students will continue to enter its doors with pride under the original “Washington-Lee” sign, recently restored. The profiles and portraits that adorn the walls of the school are remnants of a past era; the student body defines the present. We have hope the school will keep its name as is, not as a memorial to anyone, but as an affirmation of Arlington history that symbolizes generations of dedicated teachers and accomplished students. Charles Augins, Carmela Hamm, Ann Felker, John T. “Til” Hazel, Duy Tran Arlington The authors of the opinion piece are Washington-Lee alumni who are active in local civic and cultural affairs. Mr. Augins was one of the five students who integrated Washington-Lee in 1959.
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James “JC” Parry passed away on December 31, after over two years courageously battling pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Donna of almost 34 years, and an extended family of long-time and loyal friends from the many phases of his rich and full life. He spent his last weeks in intensive care at Georgetown Hospital with Donna. Many friends visited and were able to say their final goodbyes to him in person. He loved teaching, golf, the Washington Mystics, and dining at RIS. JC was originally from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. In 1970, he graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force and entered pilot training. His first assignment was flying EC-121 airborne early warning radar aircraft in the Vietnam conflict and in Iceland. In 1978, he retrained into the C-5 aircraft and was assigned to the 9th Military Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware. As a C5 pilot, he provided an intercontinental strategic airlift capability in support of military operations, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief around the world. While stationed at Dover, JC met Donna Higgins, an Air Force maintenance officer. Despite the challenges inherent in dual-military careers, they became inseparable and married in 1984. After flying C5s, he was assigned as the Chief of Flight Safety at the 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, New Jersey, and then was the Airlift flight safety officer at the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center, at Norton AFB in California. In 1986 he transitioned to providing command and control for ongoing air operations, first for the Wing at Kirkland AFB in New Mexico, and then for 22nd Air Force, at Travis AFB in California. During Desert Storm he twice volunteered for deployment to provide command and control of combat operations in Southwest Asia. In 1993, after twenty-two years of service, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Following retirement, JC returned to Iceland when the Air Force assigned Donna to Keflavik Air Base, Reykjavik. At Keflavik, he became a substitute teacher for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools and like many former members of the military, found a new calling teaching young people. When JC and Donna returned to Washington DC area in 1995, JC entered Marymount University, earning a master’s degree in education. Upon graduation, he taught 5th grade in Arlington Public Schools for two years. He then accepted a position at the Arlington Career Center teaching the FAA Private Pilot Ground School, Engineering, and Computer Aided Drafting and combined his two passions – flying and teaching. JC Parry was a long-serving Aviation and Engineering teacher in several Arlington Public Schools: the Arlington Career Center, the Governor’s STEM Academy in Arlington, and H-B Woodlawn. The STEM acronym was created in Arlington in 2001, and JC was an important part of just about every local school STEM initiative in that first decade and beyond. He pioneered many statewide courses in Engineering Education, Architectural Drawing, and Aviation. He participated in regional Math in CTE (Career and Technical Education), and STEM and CTE programs promoting interdisciplinary teaching and STEM workforce development. As an Air Force pilot and engineer, JC inspired many young pilots in Arlington, who secured their initial pilot license through him. Many also had their first flying experience with JC, as he regularly volunteered his time on weekends at the Manassas Airport to literally get them off the ground. JC was a foundational instructor for the first Governor’s Career and Technical Academy (in Arlington), the Governor’s STEM Academy that became the foundation for Arlington Tech in 2016. He was a leader in dual enrollment initiatives with Northern Virginia Community College, and in 2013, he was the go to teacher for piloting initiatives for the new Northern Virginia STEM program, Systemic Solutions. In July 2015, JC was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and began treatment at the Ruesch Center, a part of the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital. He continued to teach through his first round of chemotherapy, until he had major surgery in May 2016 and retired from teaching in June 2016 to concentrate on battling cancer with Donna by his side.JC’s loving and giving spirit did not end with his passing. In addition to living in the memories of the many people who loved him, he arranged for his body be donated to the Georgetown Medical School, contributing to the education of future physicians and the advancement of medicine. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on what would have been his 70th birthday, February 10th at 1100 am at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 5533 North 16th Street, Arlington, VA, followed by a celebration at RIS, 2275 L St NW, Washington DC. If you plan to attend the celebration at RIS, please call 202-730-2500 and RSVP. His final resting place will be in Arlington Memorial Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in memory of JC Parry Research Grant, Attn: Alex Tauscher, The Ruesch Center Office of Development,3300 Whitehaven St NW Ste 4000,Washington, DC 20007 or via ruesch.georgetown.edu/gift.
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Arlington Notes OFFENDER AID, RESTORATION ADDS BOARD MEMBERS: Offender Aid and
Restoration (OAR) has announced the addition of three new members of its board of directors. Joining the board are attorney Brett Covington of Hollingsworth LLP; Mara D’Amico of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; and Wendy Webb, who is retired from the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office. OAR is a non-profit organization serving Arlington County and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church, working to support those incarcerated and post-release. For information, see the Web site at www.oaronline.org.
CHILD-CARE INITIATIVE TO HOST COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: The Arling-
ton County government’s new Child Care Initiative will host a community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Central Library to gather feedback on child-care experiences and input to help shape the initiative’s work in coming months. For information and to register, see the Web site at https://commissions.arlingtonva.us/events/cci1/.
LEADERSHIP CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:
The Leadership Center for Excellence is accepting applications for its Class of 2019. “We have seen 20 classes graduate from the Leadership Arlington program, each of them committed to strengthening and building our community,” said John Murphy of Washington Workplace, a graduate of the inaugural Leadership Arlington class in 1999 and a member of the Leadership Center for Excellence board of regents. “Each class is comprised of leaders who go on to leave positive marks on the private, public and non-profit sectors in our region,” Murphy said. Applications are being accepted through April 20 for the nine-month program, which begins later in the year. For information, see the Web site at www.leadercenter.org.
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Public Library will host the fifth annual “Lit Up Ball,” a literary-themed fancydress celebration for adults designed to raise awareness of the library and literacy programs. The 2018 theme is “Fairy Tales: Darkly Ever After.” The event will be held on Thursday, March 22 at Clarendon Ballroom, and will feature hors d’oeuvres, dessert, a cash bar and live music from the Tongue in Cheek Jazz Band. In addition, prizes will be awarded for the best fairy-tale-inspired costume. (Costumes are optional.) For tickets and information, see the Web site at https://library.arlingtonva.us/
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litupball. WEICHERT TOY COLLECTION FINDS SUCCESS: The Weichert family of com-
panies successfully completed its 39th annual toy drive, collecting more than 13,700 new toys for families and children in need this holiday season. The collected toys were donated to several charities throughout the regions in which Weichert does business, including United Way and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, to name just a few. Weichert “is honored to continue our tradition of bringing joy to those in need over the holiday season through our annual toy drive,” said Jim Weichert, president, chairman and CEO of Weichert, Realtors. “We are committed to giving back to the communities where we do business,” he said. “There was tremendous support and generosity from Weichert sales associates and employees, as well as our clients and the residents and businesses in the communities we serve.”
URBAN-AGRICULTURE GROUP TO LOOK AT CLIMATE CHANGE: Arlington
Friends of Urban Agriculture will hold its winter meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Library. A panel of local experts will discuss how climate change is impacting food production, and how a regenerative approach to agriculture can combat it. The forum is open to the public. For information, see the Web site at http:// home.arlingtonurbanag.org/.
BOTANIST FEATURED AT AAUW MEETING: The Arlington branch of the Ameri-
can Association of University Women will meet on Monday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club of Arlington clubhouse, 700 South Buchanan St. The guest speaker, Alice Tangerini, is a staff botany illustrator at the National Museum of Natural History. She has illustrated more than 1,000 species of plans, and teaches classes in illustration techniques while also curating the museum’s extensive collection of botanical illustrations. The community is invited.
SOCIAL-JUSTICE BOOK CLUB TO GATHER: The social-justice book club of
Clarendon United Methodist Church will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss “The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege” by Ken Wytsma. The community is invited. For information, call the church at (703) 527-8574. CANCER RESOURCE CENTER OFFERS PROGRAMS: Virginia Hospital Center’s
Cancer Resource Center hosts a series of monthly programs and support groups for cancer patients, their families and caregivers. For additional information, call (703) 558-5555.
Arlington Notes II ARLINGTON COMES OUT TOPS IN (LACK OF) OBESITY RANKING: Arling-
ton is No. 1 nationally in a new ranking of how well local communities are tackling obesity rates. The Web site 24/7 Wall St. reviewed county-level obesity rates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and tapped Arlington as tops based on a variety of criteria. In Arlington, “only 2.2 percent of residents lack access [to a healthy diet] – nearly the smallest share of any county nationwide,” the researchers said. “Partially as a result, the county’s obesity rate of 16.1 percent is among the lowest nationwide and a considerable improvement from the 18.5 percent a decade ago.” Northern Virginia localities also held down the No. 2 and No. 3 positions on the national ranking, with Prince William County second and Fairfax County third. Alexandria ranked fifth. The falling obesity rate correlates with a declining diabetes-diagnosis rate, which dropped from 5.9 percent to 4.2 percent in Arlington over the past decade. Nationally, the rate grew from 7.5 percent to 10 percent.
DOCUMENT-DIGITIZATON PROJECT A plan by PUT ON HOLD FOR NOW:
Arlington library officials to retrieve local documents from the Library of Virginia and digitize them to be available to a wid-
er audience is on hold. Arlington officials announced the plan in early 2017, but the project has been shelved for the moment due to the complexity of the undertaking and other pressing priorities, library officials told the Sun Gazette. The material – including land records going back more than a century and coroner records dating back to 1865 – routinely was shipped from Arlington to Richmond for safekeeping in decades gone by. But their removal from Arlington left the materials generally unavailable to local researchers or the general public. About 40 boxes of materials already had been shipped to Arlington from Richmond when County Manager Mark Schwartz detailed the project for County Board members in May 2017. Schwartz called it a “pretty exciting” opportunity. The effort to digitize the holdings may be on hold for now, but the library system continues similar work in other areas. Library officials already have worked on digitizing materials related to the desegregation of county schools, and also have digitized much of the print archives of the Northern Virginia Sun, predecessor of the Sun Gazette. ‘SOBERRIDE’ INITIATIVE SETS RECORD: A record 1,225 individuals in the
Washington region took advantage of a free ride home over the New Year’s holi-
day, with more than 1,800 using the service throughout the holiday period, according to the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, which sponsors the effort. “There is no better way to ring in the new year than by saving more lives with SoberRide, and we look forward to even greater success,” said John Undeland, former chairman of the sponsoring organization. Over New Year’s, a partnership with Lyft provided free rides home from Dec. 31 at 8 a.m. to Jan. 1 at 4 a.m. for those over age 21 who may have had been impaired while celebrating. The previous record use of the service over New Year’s was 967, set in 2010, when the initiative operated in conjunction with the local taxi industry. Rides home also were available throughout the holiday season, beginning Dec. 15. For information on the program, see the Web site at www.wrap.org. DOMINION STAGE TO PRESENT ‘ASSASSINS’: Dominion Stage will present
the dark musical “Assassins” with performances Jan. 26 to Feb. 10 at Gunston Arts Center Theatre II, 2700 South Lang St. Performances are slated for 8 p.m. on Jan. 26 and 27 and Feb. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.dominionstage.org. The troupe will close out its 68th season with “How I Learned to Drive” in May.
‘ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON’ JAZZ-BAND FESTIVAL ON HORIZON: The Yorktown
High School band program will present Jazz at Lincoln Center’s regional “Essentially Ellington” High School Jazz Band Festival on Saturday, Jan. 27 beginning at 12:35 p.m. at the high school. High-school jazz bands from across the region will perform through 5 p.m., with awards presented at 6:10 p.m. and the winner performing a three-song set at 6:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble will then perform. The event is free and open to the public. For information, see the Web site at www.yorktownband.org.
YORKTOWN DRAMA STUDENTS TO PRESENT VHSL SUBMISSION: The
Yorktown High School Theatre III & IV class will present “Voices Out of Chaos,” an original play developed by the students in response to current events, on Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at the high school. The show follows a young girl’s journey as she attempts to make sense of the chaos created by the barrage of daily headlines. The performance is free, and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. A day later, the troupe will perform the show in Virginia High School League competition. It’s a rare week in Sun Gazette-land: We’ve got an “Arlington Notes III” for you! Find it on Page 12, and feel free to send your submissions in for publication.
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Honoring Dr. King’s LEgACY
CELEBRATING WINNERS OF ANNUAL DR. KING LITERARY AND VISUAL-ARTS CONTEST, SPONSORED BY ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Isabella Choi, Taylor Elementary School, First Place, Grades K-2 I stand for a long on the shore time hugging just looking my mother at each other expressing and at my feelings the deep blue of love sea. toward her Years from now telling her I could be that I love her an adult hugging thinking tightly about my onto each other. father She knows. about how good I know. it felt We know. to hug him. How much I’d miss him we love so I each other. plan a visit Years ago to him I could be so I just born could embrace but still feel even with his hug unopen eyes again. tell My family this person formed who held me years ago my mother way before I was loved me even and I born loved her too always always helping me and forever. reach a goal My father hugging me playing when I need it with me most in the waves hugging me too splashing when we are happy laughing when we feel hugging like hugging having a because of love good, great time in front hugging of the deep blue each other sea.
Charlotte Papacosma Gunston Middle School, First Place, Grades 6-8
Reece Clark, Taylor Elementary School, First Place, Grades 3-5 Isabella Delgado, Key Elementary School, First Place, Grades K-2
ABOUT THE COMPETITION More than 1,000 Arlington Public Schools students took part in the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Visual-Arts Competition, with award recipients to be honored at the Jan. 18 meeting of the Arlington School Board. The student entries also were saluted at the Arlington County government’s annual tribute to Dr. King, held Jan. 14 at Wakefield High School. For full details on the competition and more on the award-winning entries, see the Web site at www. apsva.us/ mlk-contest.
Jimmy Bates, Glebe Elementary School, First Place, Grades 3-5 For someone who couldn’t say a word, my brother said everything. Born blind, unable to walk, talk, swallow, or move any part of his body, Noah’s life was a struggle. He was in constant pain and often in the hospital but he never complained, ever. Wherever we went, people would stare, but to me he was just my amazing brother. At thirteen, suddenly he died. I was eight; shocked, sad, and lonely. It was right at that moment, I realized Noah did say something to me. He “told” me to always fight to live to the fullest, be strong even when something is hard and be different, don’t just be “normal‚“ stand out. Noah didn’t need words to inspire me.
Isabelle Klein, Yorktown High School, First Place, Grades 9-12
Rosa Parks and Me Many people think That it was all a man But the boycott really started When a woman took a stand. Back in nineteen-fifty-five When races didn’t mix Something we call segregation Formed an unseen wall of bricks. But certain people looked upon Segregation with a frown And thought a kick or punch somewhere Would bring that divide down. A woman aged just forty-two They called her Rosa Parks Was the first to show us her ideas She’s forever left her mark. Such bravery was my first thought When I read about her deeds And saw the hardships she endured To plant the justice seed. And so I began to think about How this woman changed the world How with one simple movement, Equality unfurled. And now thanks to her I’ve realized: There are things that I can do; I understand that I’ve been called To heal the earth –and that’s my cue. Justin Box, Arlington Career Academy, First Place, Grades 9-12 Martin had a DREAM Which has yet to be seen You see, one of his desires was for us to be free Brown skin, yellow, white and red These visions were floating around in his head The approach, was non-violent instead Through sit ins, marches or using a jail cell as his bed He pressed on to the highest of the mountain top Encouraging millions to never stop. How do we use this method today? By appealing to the youth of the day Our Way Snapchat, Instagram, Tweeting to the world That we are ready and willing to forge ahead Just as Martin did; non-violent instead.
Kyla Larue, H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, First Place, Grades 6-8
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Arlington Notes III OAR’S ‘PROJECT CHRISTMAS ANGEL’ LOOKS TO NEXT HOLIDAY SEASON:
With a successful 2017 “Project Christmas Angel” now in the rear-view mirror, Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) is already thinking ahead to the 2018 holiday season. For more than three decades, the initiative has provided gifts for children of local residents who are incarcerated at the holidays. The goal is to retain connections between parents and children. “Incarceration is incredibly traumatic, not just for the one who is incarcerated – for everybody,” said Elizabeth Jones Valderrama, executive director of the organization, which serves Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church. “You can imagine how difficult and stressful and sad it is,” Valderrama said at a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Arlington, which presented OAR with a $1,500 donation to support gift purchases for 2018. In December, more than 1,200 gifts were distributed to more than 400 children. Each gift had a handwritten gift tag from their incarcerated parent, letting the child know that their parent has not forgotten about them. “Your program is a true blessing to my son and my family,” one currently incarcerated local resident said of the effort. “Now my son can wake up Christmas morning with gifts even though I can’t be
there.” More than 200 volunteers gathered at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Arlington on Dec. 13 to select items for children, wrap them and prepare them for shipment. Partners in the effort include the American Chemical Society, American Principles Project, Arlington County Federal Credit Union, Arlington County Sheriff’s Office, Bethel United Church of Christ, Madison Community Center, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Robcyns, Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ, Segue Technologies, Susan B. Anthony List, Thomas Jefferson Fitness and Recreation Center, Walter Reed Community Center and the Woman’s Club of Arlington. In addition, the Preston King branch post office in Arlington opened two hours early so OAR could mail hundreds of packages to children who live outside the local area. ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES GRANT AWARDS:
The Arlington Community Foundation’s board of trustees recently approved grant awards totaling nearly $88,000 to 11 nonprofit organizations and schools, bringing total grants and scholarships during the current fiscal year to $1.5 million. “We are very proud to support the work of Arlington non-profits in strengthening
Volunteers gathered at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in early December to wrap presents as part of Offender Aid and Restoration’s annual “Project Christmas Angel” initiative, providing gifts to the children of incarcerated local residents.
our community fabric,” said John Andelin, co-chair of the foundation’s investment committee. “We cannot forget that we have community members who are experiencing instability, and may be one crisis away from homelessness.” Organizations receiving funding as part of a program to eliminate homelessness included AHC Inc., Arlington Thrive, Community Residences, La Cocina VA, Offender Aid and Restoration, the Fenwick Foundation, Volunteers of America Chesapeake and Wesley Housing. Organizations receiving funding through a program to support those with intellectual or developmental disabilities include the Program for Emergency Preparedness of Arlington Public Schools, Best Buddies Capital Region, the ARC of Northern Virginia and SPARC. For information on the Arlington Community Foundation, see the Web site at www.arlcf.org. ARLINGTON PLAYERS PREPS FOR ‘STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE’: The
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core Learning’s “Meet the Speaker” series will continue on Monday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. at Central Library, as Leon Hartwell discusses his book, “Negotiating with a Drunken Serb: Key Lessons from a UN Diplomat.” The book tells the story of Sergio Vieira de Mello, a United Nations negotiator and his exploits in war-torn Kosovo in the late 1990s. The community is invited; the program is presented in conjunction with the Arlington library system. For information, call (703) 228-2144.
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Saluting the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Members of the Teen Network Board were among the featured performers at the Arlington County government’s annual salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held Jan. 14 at Wakefield High School.
Soloist Karen D. Archer sings “I Know I’ve Been Changed” at the annual salute to the life and legacy of Dr. King.
The Duke Ellington Show Choir was a featured attraction at the annual celebration honoring the legacy of Dr. King.
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The program closed with all vocal participants singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” with many audience members joining in.
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Members of the Duke Ellington Dance Ensemble performed to “I’ll Rise Up” at the annual tribute to Dr. King.
Arlington Ends Solid Year in Real Estate with Soft Month It wasn’t just the thermometer that recorded an early-winter chill in December. Arlington real estate market was a tad frigid, too. A significant dip in year-over-year sales, coupled with largely flat average sales prices, sent the total sales volume down 16.6 percent in December, according to data reported Jan. 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, based on data from Bright MLS. The down month may simply be a case of the Arlington market catching its breath after a relatively strong 2017. As the market turns a page to the new year, prospective buyers will see fewer homes 14
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on the market, which is likely to keep prices propped up, although short-term data suggest the first few months of the year could also be soft. A total of 188 properties went to closing across the county in December, down 16.1 percent from the 224 transactions reported a year before, while the average sales price of $646,311 was down a fraction of a percent from December 2016. Average prices were down in two of the three segments of the market: • The average sales price of $939,256 in the single-family sector dropped 3.4 percent. • The average sales price of $495,114
in the attached (townhouse/rowhouse) sector was up 1.4 percent. • The average sales price of $433,758 in the condominium market was down 2.5 percent. A total of 23 properties went to closing for more than $1 million countywide. Add up the sales and prices, and total sales volume for the month stood at $121.5 million, off 16.6 percent from a year before. Homes that went to closing in December had spent an average of 60 days between listing and ratified sales contract. That’s high compared to most other times of year, but is within historic norms and
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was improved from the 66 days required for homes selling in December 2016. Homes that sold in December garnered 96.6 percent of listing price, down slightly from the 96.8 percent 12 months before. Of homes that went to closing, conventional mortgages represented the method of transacting sales in 138 cases, followed by cash (27). At the end of the month, there were 351 properties on the market, down 12 percent from the 399 homes available for perusal a year before. Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All figures are preliminary, and are subject to revision.
Arlington Resident Tapped as Chief of Staff to Lt. Governor SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer
Arlingtonian Larry Roberts, an attorney who from 2006-09 served as counselor to Tim Kaine during his tenure as governor, will serve as chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax for the 2018 General Assembly sesPOLITICAL sion. Roberts is POTPOURRI expected to serve for the duration of the 60-day session, then turn the post over to Ed Reed, who was tapped as deputy chief of staff. “I am pleased to have Larry and Ed continue to offer me their knowledge and experience,” said Fairfax, a Democrat who in November defeated Republican Jill Vogel in the race for lieutenant governor. In the 2017 campaign, Roberts served as Fairfax’s campaign chair, while Reed served as political director. In a statement, Roberts said that, during the campaign, Fairfax “showed me a rare combination of exceptional leadership, inspiration, intelligence, dedication, fortitude, compassion, capacity for understanding the circumstances that Virginians face in their daily lives, serious devotion to thoughtful and innovative public policy, and an ability to work cooperatively whenever possible and competitively when necessary.” Roberts long has been active in local and state politics, and earlier had served as chairman of the Arlington County Democratic Committee. Northam to Keep Two Arlingtonians in Top Spots: Incoming Gov. Ralph Northam is keeping two Arlington residents in the statewide posts they have occupied during the McAuliffe administration. The Northam transition team announced that Richard Holcomb will be reappointed to serve as the commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Holcomb has served in the position since the days of Gov. McDonnell in 2010, and previously held the job under Govs. George Allen and Jim Gilmore.
In addition, Jaime Areizaga-Soto will continue in his position as deputy secretary of veteran and defense affairs for the commonwealth, a position he has occupied since 2014. Prior to the state position, AreizagaSoto served at the U.S. Agency for International Development. He also is a colonel in the Army National Guard. In 2011, Areizaga-Soto competed against Barbara Favola for the Democratic nomination to run for the 31st state Senate seat held by Mary Margaret Whipple, who was retiring. Favola, then serving on the County Board, won the nomination and went on to win election and, four years later, re-election. ‘Codgers’ Morph Into ‘Perennials’: The group of Democratic Arlington seasoned citizens that meets most months for lunch and political discussions has a new name. “Codgers,” which had been the informal and mostly tongue-in-cheek name used by organizer Richard Barton to describe the group, has become “Perennials.” “Recently, there was a good Washington Post article about what we should call us older people,” said Barton, a longtime Democratic activist. “‘Codgers’ was one of the possibilities, but the article settled on the term ‘perennials’ as being accurate and positive. Several I have spoken to agreed, so we are changing our name.” (The word “perennials” isn’t an acronym for anything, but the ever-helpful Sun Gazette did offer Barton this possibility: “Politically Engaged, RepublicanEschewing, Not-yet Nonagenerians In Arlington Lunching Sporadically.”) The group will next meet on Tuesday, Jan. 23 from noon to 2 p.m. at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington. The guest speaker will be Charlie Clark, author of the “Our Man in Arlington” column in the Falls Church News-Press. The cost is $25. For information and registration, email Barton at rabarton2@verizon.net. Commonwealth’s Attorney Backs Usefulness of Plea Bargains: Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos doesn’t think high rates of plea-bargain-
ing in the criminal-justice system are a bad thing. In reality, she told delegates to the Arlington County Civic Federation, it may be an indication that the system is working. “When both sides can come to an agreement on a reasonable resolution to forestall the expense and time and agitation and cost of a jury trial . . . that’s a good thing,” Stamos said in response to a question during a panel discussion Dec. 5. “Each side gives a little, and, I think, a just result is typically achieved,” said Stamos, who has served as the top prosecutor
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State Sen. Janet Howell wants to add an additional requirement on those seeking access to Virginia’s presidential-election ballot: release of federal and state income-tax returns. Howell (D-32nd) has introduced such a measure for the 2018 session. If adopted – which may be a longshot and likely would face legal challenge – it would require candidates from major political parties and other groups to release five years’ worth of tax returns in order to be placed on the general-election ballot, and would require the Virginia Department of Elections to place the returns online. A similar though not identical proposal, introduced for the 2017 legislative session by Del. Mark Levine, died without
in Arlington and Falls Church since winning election to succeed Richard Trodden in 2011. She has served in the prosecutor’s office since 1987. Stamos participated on a Civic Federation panel that included Brad Haywood, who heads Arlington’s public-defender office, and others in the criminal-justice arena. Off the top of her head, Stamos suggested that “something like 90 percent” of criminal-justice cases nationally reach a settlement before a trial, a figure that jibes with published data. In Arlington, it’s also “a very high percentage,” Stamos said.
a vote in a House subcommittee. Howell’s 2018 bill is being co-patroned by Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church). Candidates for federal office are required to file certain financial-disclosure information with the Federal Elections Commission, but are not required to release their tax returns. In recent decades, most have; Donald Trump is the only candidate of the last 30 years to have not released his comprehensive income-tax filings and won election, although a number of also-rans have declined to do so. From the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1788 to ratification of the 16th Amendment in 1913, the federal government had no inherent power to levy taxes on personal income. www.insidenova.com
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Our quest for the best in the Arlington real-estate market this week takes us to the always-in-fashion Lyon Park community, where – set just five blocks from the Clarendon Metro station – we are welcomed to an updated colonial with stunning interior visual appeal. Tasteful in every way, the home showcases more than 3,100 square feet of living space, with a delightful layout that makes it perfect for daily living and entertaining in style. The property currently is on the market, listed at $1,389,900 by Ron Cathell of Keller Williams Realty. Bracketed by mature trees and set in a most serene part of the neighborhood, the home’s origins date to the immediate pre-war era (1938), a time when construction was rock-solid. And thanks to the 2009 expansion, the home became a 21st-century showstopper, with special touches ranging from a wood-burning stove and vaulted ceiling to the stunning master retreat overlooking the yard. After a welcome, our exploration begins in the large and inviting living room, with fireplace, which also offers access to the comfortable and private home office. A great way to start.
The dining room is a standout spot, and provides easy access to the kitchen – an area that uses the most of the space available to it, with nothing wasted. From there, we travel into the newer portion of the home, where the large family room (with aforementioned wood stove) is a testament to elegance and provides easy access to the side and rear entryways. There also is a bathroom and copious closet space back in this area, as well. Upstairs, the master bedroom occupies its own wing, with plentiful space, a large and sumptuous bath and – as an added bonus – a personal balcony overlooking your domains! Two additional bedrooms can be found on the upper level, sharing a nice bath. Downstairs, there is a grand recreation room, with copious storage and an adjacent wine cellar. As an added bonus, the home’s fourth bedroom can be found here, with a full bath. The oversized one-car garage is yet another strategic bonus. Lyon Park long has been one of the sought-after communities in Arlington, partly because of its location (easy access to everything from commuter
routes to restaurants) and, equally so, because of its feel of neighborliness. Parks abound, adding to the sense it is a true part of the urban-village landscape. The chance to own an updated prewar classic in a picture-perfect location is something not to be taken lightly. Give it consideration, and act quickly – the spring real-estate season is very nearly upon us. 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 (571)333-6272.
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Address: 500 North Highland Street, Arlington (22201). Listed at: $1,389,900 by Ron Cathell, Keller Williams Realty (703) 9752500 Schools: Long Branch Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Middle, Washington-Lee High School.
Virginia ranked the nation’s No. 13 growth state in 2017, according to new figures from U-Haul International. The moving company looked at the net gain of one-way U-Haul rentals entering vs. leaving a state. Migrationtrends data are compiled from more than 1.7 million one-way U-Haul rentals that occur annually. The company has more than 21,000 locations in all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces to pull data from. “While migrations trends do not correlate directly to population or economic growth, U-Haul growth data is an effective gauge of how well states and cities are attracting and maintaining residents, the Phoenix-based moving company. Virginia has been on a yo-yo ride in recent years – in 2016, the state ranked No. 30 for growth, but in 2015, it was No. 2. Last year, areas of the commonwealth that saw significant inbound moves included Richmond, Kilmarnock and Chantilly. In 2017, Texas was the No. 1 growth state for the second year in a row, according to data, followed by Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee. North Carolina was seventh. Some of Texas’s increase in overall U-Haul transactions can be attributed to the impact of the 2017 hurricane season. While the number of departures from Texas rose 3 percent and the number of arrivals was up only one percent, arriving trucks still accounted for 50.3 percent of all one-way U-Haul traffic in the Lone Star State, giving it the national crown for the second year in a row. (Texas was No. 39 in 2015.) “Why not move to Texas?” asked Debbie Morales, president of U-Haul Company of East Dallas. “Everywhere you look, new businesses, homes and apartment/condo buildings are going up. The economy is up – Dallas employment is at an all-time high.” “There are plenty of things to do in Texas: the largest urban arts district in the nation, rodeos, the state fair, Cotton Bowl and major professional sports teams,” Morales said. “Also, the climate in Dallas is great if you like four distinct seasons.” For full details on the report and other demographic trends, see the Web site at www.myuhaulstory.com.
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Transportation Notes ARLINGTON TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE ENDORSED BY REGIONAL PANEL:
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission has endorsed Arlington County’s proposed list of priority projects for inclusion in the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s fiscal 2018-23 funding period. Approval of the package was not a surprise; commission members at their Jan. 4 meeting also supported the spending proposals of Fairfax County; cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church; and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Highlights of Arlington’s request include: • $55.5 million to support an operations and maintenance facility for Arlington Transit (ART) buses. • $72.3 million for a west entrance to the Ballston-MU Metro station. • $28.6 million for transit improvements at the Pentagon City Metro station. • $87 million for an east entrance and other improvements and connectivity upgrades to the Crystal City Metro station. County Board members Christian Dorsey, Katie Cristol and Libby Garvey represent Arlington on the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission board. FAVOLA PATRONS BILL ON HIGHWAY RENAMING: As expected, it will be state
Sen. Barbara Favola taking the lead in trying to obtains for Arlington officials the authority to change the names of state highways in the county. Favola (D-31st) is patroning legislation that would allow any Virginia county, city or town to change the name of any highway in its environs, so long as the original name was put in place prior to 1965. Current law allows only the General Assembly or Commonwealth Transportation Board to name, or rename, state (“primary”) highways. Favola’s measure is in response to the desire of the Arlington County Board to consider changing names of Lee Highway and Jefferson Davis Highway, due to their connection with Confederate figures. County Board Chairman Katie Cristol has suggested that even if the county obtain permission from the state, there would be a robust community conversation before any changes were considered. Favola’s bill has been forwarded to the Senate Committee on Transportation, on which she sits.
tary of the body, and trades places with Maureen Caddigan of Prince William County, who moves from vice chairman to secretary. The transit agency’s board includes representation from Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford and Spotsylvania counties and the cities of Manassas, Manassas Park, Fredericksburg and Alexandria. It also includes a representative from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. In addition to Cristol, Arlington County Board member Libby Garvey serves on the operations board.
The system carries an average of 19,000 people per weekday on routes that run from the western and southern suburbs into Union Station in D.C. via Arlington and Alexandria. A total of 32 trains run each day. The proposed fiscal 2019 budget for Virginia Railway Express, which totals about $150 million, includes a proposed subsidy of $211,863 from Arlington taxpayers, up from $205,692 in the current year. The Sun Gazette frequently runs news of interest on transportation.
CRISTOL NAMED VICE CHAIR OF VRE OPERATIONS BOARD: Katie Cristol is
movin’ on up in the world; not only is she now Arlington’s County Board chairman, she also has been tapped as vice chairman of the Virginia Railway Express operations board. Cristol previously had served as secre-
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Schools & Military n Scott Hersh, a 2001 graduate of Yorktown High School, earned a juris doctor degree during recent commencement exercises at the Texas A&M University School of Law. Major Hersh is a C-130 pilot with the Texas Air National Guard. n Brian Powers of Arlington earned an associate of science degree in general education during recent commencement exercises at Troy University. n Tyler McTague of Arlington and Connar Mulcahy of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Ohio Wesleyan University. n Haley Hassell, daughter of Lisa and Christopher Hassell of Arlington, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Hamilton College. n Rachel Cummins has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Baylor University. n Robert Powell of Arlington has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Iowa State University. n Daniel Grumbles of Arlington and Isabelle Pasternak of Arlington have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Lehigh University.
n Caroline Coleman of Arlington, a student at Yorktown High School, and Sean Bender-Prouty of Arlington, a student at Nysmith School, has been selected to serve as two of 37 pages for the 2018 Virginia State Senate session. Pages assist the 40 state senators during floor sessions and committee meetings, and also provide support to the clerk’s office, while maintaining their schoolwork through two-hour studyhall sessions every weekday evening. n Marymount University recently honored the service of longtime board of trustees member Sister Brigid Driscoll during the Dec. 6 dedication of the Driscoll Plaza on the school’s main campus. Driscoll – a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) order of Roman Catholic nuns – served as the president of Marymount College in Tarrytown, N.Y., from 1979-99, and prior to that was a member of its mathematics faculty. The plaza was named through a generous donation from fellow Trustee Michael Hegarty, who lives in the New York City area and has been a longtime supporter of the RSHM. “Sister Brigid has a long, distinguished history in higher education and has spent her life with the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary,” said Mary-
mount president Matthew Shank. “This recognition is well-deserved and doesn’t begin to do justice to the impact she’s had on Marymount.” Shank said Driscoll is an ideal board member. “She’s very passionate about wanting Marymount to move forward and succeed and is always present, always participating and is always engaged,” he said. “I’m personally happy for her and happy that we’re naming something that will live on in perpetuity for others to enjoy.” Formerly known as the Rowley Patio area, Driscoll Plaza is located in front of Rowley Hall, which houses Marymount’s School of Education & Human Services and many of its student services. n Seven students from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology have been named scholars in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (formerly known as the Intel Science Talent Search). The students are part of a group of 300 scholars selected from 1,818 entrants in the 2018 competition. Local students, and their projects, include: Yashasvi Bolisetty, “A Novel DroneEmployed Approach Based on Gabor Filtration, Silhouette-Optimized Clus-
tering, and Hierarchically-Reinforced Object Detection for the Extensive Identification and Analysis of Stagnant Water Bodies to Generate Malarial Spatial Risk Indices.” Kavya Kopparapu, “GlioVision: A Platform for the Automatic Assessment of Glioblastoma Tumor Features, Molecular Identity, and Gene Methylation from Histopathological Images Using Deep Learning.” Srinidhi Krishnamurthy, “DeepCyclone: A Novel High-Performance Spatiotemporal Machine Learning Architecture for Hurricane Trajectory and Intensity Prediction.” Eric Lin, “Dynamic Origin-Destination Travel Time and Traffic Flow Estimation through Heteroskedastic Poisson Processes and Machine Learning.” Mihir Patel, “Automating Limb Volume Measurements of Lymphedema Patients Through Computer Vision.” Nikhil Sardana, “Classifying Alzheimer’s from fMRI Data Using Convolutional Networks.” Franklyn Wang, “Monodromy Groups of Indecomposable Rational Functions.” The Regeneron Science Talent Search is a program of the Society for Science & the Public. The 300 scholars and their schools will receive matching awards of $2,000, and the field will be winnowed to 40 finalists.
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Police Beat MALICIOUS WOUNDING: n On Jan. 10 at 12:53 a.m., a verbal altercation in the 2700 block of Washington Boulevard escalated when a woman struck a man, resulting in multiple lacerations, police said. A warrant for malicious wounding was obtained. The victim was treated on the scene. ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT: n On Jan. 6 at 6:35 p.m., Arlington police officers were at Virginia Hospital Center as part of a separate investigation when, according to police, a patient became disorderly and combative in the emergency room. When officers intervened, the patient refused to comply and struck one officer with a closed fist, according to police. The suspect – 53-year-old Stephanie Green of no fixed address – was arrested, charged with assault on law enforcement, and was held without bond. The officer was not injured. BRANDISHING: n On Jan. 5 at 3:13 p.m., an individual parked his vehicle in the 900 block of South Buchanan Street. According to police, the driver of another vehicle allegedly became irate, threatened the victim and brandished a firearm. The suspect fled the scene before police arrival. The victim was uninjured.
The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, 23 to 25 years old, 5’6”, with short, wavy black hair. BURGLARY: n On Jan. 8 at 6:20 a.m., a construction site in the 1300 block of North Rolfe Street was burglarized. Items of value were taken. ARREST MADE IN BANK ROBBERY: n A bank-robbery suspect wanted in Arlington in connection with a Jan. 5 incident has been taken into custody in the District of Columbia. On Jan. 5 at 10:55 a.m., a male suspect entered the TD Bank branch located at 3101 Wilson Boulevard and passed the teller a note, demanding money, police said. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect exited the bank and fled the area on foot, police said. Jason Walker, 33, of no fixed address, was arrested by officers at the Metro Transit Police Department during the evening of Jan. 10, at the Columbia Heights Metro station, Arlington police said in a statement. He was charged with strong-arm robbery of a business and was held pending extradition to the commonwealth. ATTEMPTED CARJACKING: n On Jan. 4 at 4:37 p.m., police were
dispatched to the 1400 block of North Scott Street, where they determined that a male had approached a woman while holding a piece of metal and told her he was going to take her vehicle, police said. According to police, the victim was able to safely leave the location and contact them. Responding officers located a suspect matching the description. The suspect – 40-year-old Jeffrey Johnson of Waldorf – was arrested, charged with attempted carjacking and held without bond. NARCOTICS VIOLATION: n Arlington police on Jan. 4 at 3:30 p.m. executed a narcotics search warrant in the 2200 block of South Clark Street, taking one suspect into custody. The suspect – 36-year-old Jacob Hill of Fairfax – was arrested and charged with arrested and charged with manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give or distribute a controlled substance, as well as and transporting a controlled substance. UNLAWFUL ENTRY: n On Jan. 3 at 10:26 p.m., police received a report of an audible alarm at a church in the 600 block of North Irving Street. Responding officers determined that
an individual had gained entry to the church after normal working hours. Following a search, police arrested a suspect – 54-year-old William Barker of no fixed address – on two counts of unlawful entry. The Sun Gazette offers a weekly crossword and the solution on the very same page. What other local news source can deliver the same?
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Voting Continued from Page 1 and elections staff. Linda Lindberg, the supervisor of elections in Arlington, brought up concerns related to the cost for new technology, the potential confusion for voters and a likely lag time in reporting election winners. “Absentee reporting may provide some additional challenges, since a sizable number of absentee ballots are actually hand-counted, not machine-tabulated,” Lindberg said. (The three-member Arlington Electoral Board is next slated to meet on Feb.
Chamber Continued from Page 13 localities going out on their own in establishing energy-efficiency requirements for
3. The measure, if it remains in play in the General Assembly, likely would be discussed then.) Currently in Virginia political races, elections follow the “first-past-the-post” rule: The candidate who gets the most votes wins, even if he or she has not piled up an absolute majority. Under instant-voting rules, which would only have an impact if more than two candidates are competing, those casting ballots rank the candidates in order of preference. The rules are somewhat complex, but in general, if no candidate receives a majority of first-place votes cast, the lowestscoring candidate is eliminated and his or her votes are reallocated to the voter’s next choice.
The process is repeated – rinse, lather, repeat – until one candidate ends up with a majority of votes cast. If it’s a year when there are two County Board or School Board seats up for election, the rules would vary slightly but remain generally the same. Voters would not be required to rank candidates beyond their first choice. Under the instant-runoff voting process, it’s possible that the candidate who is leading (but without a majority) in the first round might not end up the ultimate winner. Over the past two decades, there have been only two County Board general or primary elections when such a procedure would have come into play: In a 2012 special election, Democrat Libby Garvey won
49.17 percent of the vote in a three-way race, and in a 2015 Democratic primary for two open seats, no candidate reached 50 percent. The Arlington County Democratic Committee has used the instant-runoff process in its recent caucuses for County Board and School Board. In them, there have been times when the vote-leading candidate has not achieved a majority and a second round was necessary, but, so far, the candidate leading at the end of the first round always has come out the eventual winner. The Arlington County Treasurer’s Office over the past two years has used the process in its community vote for the design of the tax decal that goes on vehicles.
new development. “Adoption of ‘green’ construction codes should occur at the state level and be applied in a uniform manner in all localities . . . localities should not be delegated the authority to regulate energy consumption and usages.” Instead, the business organization
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Tourney Celebrates Mon’s Life
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Wrestling-Event Titles Are Now More Creative
What great and catchy names. What has evolved in high school wrestling over the last decade or so are the many creative official titles of various competitions.
Host Washington-Lee Finishes in 3rd Place
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The Washington-Lee Generals did their former head wrestling coach by finWRESTLING proud ishing third in an inaugural tournament named in his honor. The Jim Mon Memorial Tournament at Washington-Lee High School on Jan. 13 consisted of 10 teams, with Woodbridge winning, Chantilly finishing second and the host Generals third. Mon was the longtime head coach, then later continued as an assistant with the Generals’ wrestling program, in addition to being a math teacher at the school and an assistant football coach for many years. He died in 2015. The wrestling tournament consisted of varsity and junior varsity wrestlers for each team. Washington-Lee was led by individual champion Will Murphy at 170 pounds. He defeated teammate Noah Toth in the championship match by a 17-2 technical fall. Continued on Page 24
Washington-Lee High School’s Emmanuel Sanchez-Sanchez, right, wrestles Chantilly’s Nolan PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Riley during the Jim Mon Memorial Tournament on Jan. 13 at W-L.
Yorktown Sweeps W-L in an All-County Meet The Yorktown Patriots swept the Washington-Lee Generals on Jan. 12 in boys and girls swim and dive meets.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP The boys won, 165-150, and the girls, 202-113. The Yorktown girls won 11 of 12 events. Natalie English, Mary Kate Reicherter and Tori Huske were double winners. Huske broke the school record in the 100 butterfly and achieved an AllAmerican consideration time. Single winners were Kayle Park and Anika Creedon in diving. The Yorktown boys won despite not winning any races or in diving. The Patriots’ depth in races made the difference.
In Jan. 13 action, the Yorktown boys lost to Langley, 177-138. Jonathan Day and Max Nagle won races for Yorktown. The Yorktown girls defeated Langley the same day, 210-102. Huske, Park, Emily Larsen, Petie Nasetta and Sophia Grabman won races and Creedon won the diving. The wins gave the Yorktown girls a 5-0 Liberty District record. The boys are 3-2. BOYS BASKETBALL: The Wakefield
Warriors (10-4, 3-1) nipped the host Mount Vernon Majors, 63-62, in nondistrict action Jan. 11, then routed the visiting Lee Lancers, 90-51, Jan. 12 in National District play.
Against Mount Vernon, A’Mari Cooper led Wakefield with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Chris Warner scored 16, Gabe Tham had eight points and nine rebounds and Lukas Hatcher scored eight. Against Lee, Cooper had 18 points and eight rebounds. and Ben Horsford scored 12 and had eight assists. James Clark, Aaron Queen and Warner each scored eight, Jared Watkins scored seven and Hatcher had five assists Wakefield led 41-15 at halftime. “We needed to bounce back,” Wakefield coach Tony Bentley said about playing well against Lee. “We got the W but looked bad against Mount Vernon.” Continued on Page 24
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It used to be that names of longstanding wrestling tournaments or meets were pretty standard – like the Marshall Statesmen Invitational, W.T. Woodson Cavalier Classic, Park View Sterling Lions Tourney, Bishop Ireton Classic, Judges Invitational, Holiday Tournament at West Springfield and St. Stephen’s schools, and NOVA Classic, which might be the longest running and often kicks off the new season for many teams. Not all of those events still exist. Some that have been started as replacements throughout the region have been dubbed with catchy titles. To list a few, there is a Rumble in the Jungle, a Knightmare Invitational, a Battle at the Bridge, a Grapple at the Brook, a Ram Rumble, an Ultimate Challenge, a Brawl in the Hall, Holiday Hammer, Big Orange, War on the Shore and Mount Mat Madness. Even names of a few dual and quad meets have jazzed up, like Beauty and the Beast involving Vienna’s Madison Warhawks at Lake Braddock Secondary School. There are the Appalacian Duals and the Wildcat Duals. Yet there are still tournaments with basic names, and for good reason. They should never change. An event held Jan. 13 at Washington-Lee High School was the Jim Mon Memorial Tournament. For many years, the late Mon was the head coach for the Washington-Lee Generals, giving hours of his time. It is a fitting tribute that a competition should be named in his honor. Another is the annual Joe Verciglio Memorial Tournament at Chantilly High. Verciglio once coached the Madison and Chantilly teams, then later became a longtime, and enthusiastic, announcer of many various post-season competitions.
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Washington-Lee Sweeps Yorktown in Rivalry Games DAVE STEINBACHER For the Sun Gazette
The visitors were the victors Jan 12 when the Washington-Lee Generals swept Yorktown BASKETBALL the Patriots in an all-Arlington girls and boys basketball doubleheader. The boys won 51-40 to improve to 9-4 overall and 1-1 in the Liberty District, with the girls winning 52-47 and now standing 7-5, 1-1. The girls game was played first and the high school contest was close throughout. Yorktown (5-9, 0-2) led 37-36 with 6:06 left in the fourth quarter on two foul shots by Liz Shean. Washington-Lee took the lead for good at 38-37 with 5:55 left on a basket by Syd-
ney Rood that started an 11-0 Generals run. A three-pointer by Maya Srinivasan ended the burst with W-L ahead 47-37. Enas Nigatu led Washington-Lee with 18 points, Jordan Mosely scored 12, Eleanor Doolittle and Rood eight each and Srinavasan five. “When they were coming back we lost a little bit of our composure,” Nigatu said. “We decided to come together and do what we do. We got composed and broke their press.” Shean scored 22 to lead Yorktown, and she made four three-pointers. Maggie Shipley scored 12 and Megan Hemstreet eight. “This is our biggest rivalry of the year,” Doolittle said. “We made smart passes and we didn’t give up the ball unnecessarily.”
In the boys game, Washington-Lee led at the end of each quarter, including 31-23 at halftime and 35-30 after three periods. Yorktown’s last lead was 7-6. “We worked together as a team, we knew we had the players,” said W-L’s Matt Deily, who led his team in scoring with 12 points. “We knew we’d be OK if we executed and didn’t make bad decisions.” Also for the Generals, Ilias Hwang scored eight, Chris Ozgo and Patrick McGee seven each, Alex Simmons six and Anthony Reyes five. “It’s always tough when we come over here to play, because the players on both teams all know each other,” WashingtonLee coach Bobby Dobson said. “We had a good third quarter with a different rotation and we played well. We have some tough-minded guys.”
Leading Yorktown (3-11, 0-2) was Matt Coulam with 10 points, Aidan Stroup made three three-pointers and scored nine, and Ryan Van Kirk had eight. Yorktown coach Joe Reed said his team was hurt when the Patriots’ three seniors got in foul trouble, but added that some younger players played well and got good experience. In its previous game, the Yorktown boys lost to Langley, 71-61, with Stroup making five three-pointerse and scoring 17, Coulam 16 and Van Kirk 11. The Patriots made a total of 10 threes. The Washington-Lee boys defeated Annandale, 56-53, and lost to South Lakes, 76-73, in their previous contests. For results and a story on those games, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/arlington.
Two Arlington Girls Teams Win National Championships The Arlington Soccer Association won its first ever girls national championships in the club’s history in Decemwith 2004 and SOCCER ber, 2003 teams earning titles in the Super Y League finals at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The 2004 team won its group by a combined score of 10-0 in three games, then defeated Internationals SC (North Canton, Ohio) 1-0 in the semifinals, and came back from a one-goal deficit to secure the championship with a 2-1 victory over Oklahoma Energy FC in the final. The 2003 girls dominated throughout, not allowing a goal in its five games and defeating FC Virginia from Chantilly, 2-0 in the semifinals, then Oklaho-
The picture shows the Arlington players who were on the two championship teams.
ma Energy FC, 1-0, in the final. In addition, the Arlington 2004 boys and 2005 girls teams also made strong runs, each suffering defeats in the national semifinals. The Super Y League includes more than 100 clubs that compete in regional divisions across the nation from June to
August. The finals capped successful fall seasons for the 2004 and 2003 girls teams, which each won multiple tournaments, placed high in others and led their age groups in the Club Champions League. The 2004 girls Super Y finals team was made up of players Alyssa Kenealy,
Wrestling Continued from Page 23 Finishing second for W-L in the tournament were Anthony Lawson at 145-pounds, Ahmad Williams at 157, who lost by a point in the championship match, and Elias Ringkjoeb at 192 was second. Third was Shagai Purevedori at 113. Fourth were Orchibat Munkchlunn at 120, Kenji McCartney at 137 and Francisco Camacho at 182. Khulegen Lkhaqua was fifth at 126.
Washington-Lee’s Francisco Camacho wrestles Langley’s WyPHOTO BY DEB KOLT att Harrell during an 182-pound match.
On Jan. 18, Washington-Lee takes on the host Yor-
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Catholic Athletic Conference contest to improve to 3-1 in the league.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Wakefield
n The Bishop O’Connell Knights (11-3) defeated Albany, N.Y., 83-69, Jan. 13 in a game at Springfield College in the Spalding Hoophall Classic. Matt Becht scored 27 points for O’Connell. Charlie Weber had 20 points and six rebounds; Xavier Johnson had 14 points and three assists; and Ayan Teel had 11 points, six assists and four steals. Earlier last week, O’Connell defeated Good Counsel, 63-48, in a Washington
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Warriors (7-4, 3-1) routed the host Lee Lancers, 59-17, on Jan. 13 in a National District game. Hannah Foley scored 22 points and made multiple three-pointers for Wakefield. Nevaeh Wallace had 12 points, 10 steals and seven blocks, and Jami Tham had 16 points and nine rebounds.
ICE HOCKEY: The Wakefield Warriors
and Washington-Lee Generals are having successful seasons in club ice hockey.
ktown Patriots in an all-Arlington match, then wrestles a tri-meet at South Lakes High on Jan. 20. An Arlington tri-meet, that includes Wakefield, Washington-Lee and Yorktown is scheduled for Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at Wakefield. The Liberty District tournament, which includes Washington-Lee and Yorktown, is scheduled for Feb. 3. n The Wakefield Warriors have matches scheduled against the Marshall Statesmen in National District action, then a tri-meet at West Potomac on Jan. 24 prior to hosting the Arlington tri-meet with Washington-Lee and Yorktown on Jan. 27.
Team representatives are asked to send details about some of their team’s matches to the Sun Gazette for publication. n A Thanksgiving team of local upper-18 age players from the NOVA Ice Dogs won a recent regional Silver Sticks Tournament. The players were James Townsend, James Arnold, Liam Wells, Jack Ahlstrom, Jacson Oppenheimer, Robert Purpuro, Frank Lackey, Ben Mitzefeld, Warren Payne, Patrick Graves, Matt Neuman, Jack Latrice, Geoffrey Henderson, Michael Frongello, Jake Cornelius, James Purpuro, Nathan Steiman and Mike Starego.
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Ami Davis, Anna Rupert, Ava Signorelli, Ellie Simmons, Helen Otteni, Jenna Pivnick, Jessica Robbert, Leila Greene, Lexie Jordan, Mia Stoller, Paige Winer, Sanam Milani, Sydney Belt, Talia Omer and Taylor Bream. Mo Tayari was the head coach. Assistants were Alexis Koppius and Elizabeth Oden. Players for the 2003 girls Super Y finals team were Adelle Stoker, Avery Nassetta, Cate Vickery, Eliza Franklin, Emma Bates, Emma Koppelman, Erika Harwood, Grace Franklin, Jessica Pinto, Katy Talotta, Lilly Neubauer, Maggie Neubauer, Megan Munson, Nora Green-Orset, Sarah Watchman and Summer Sanie. Gerardo Ramirez was the coach.
Coaches were Mike Starego, Todd Graves. W-L HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:
Washington-Lee High School recently announced its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018. The six new inductees are Henry Kerfoot Jr. (Class of 1952), Ronald Deskins (Class of 1963), Robyn Johnson (Class of 1964), Dave Morgan (Class of 1970), Walter Palmer (Class of 1986) and Crawford Palmer (Class of 1988). The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place between the boys and girls varsity basketball games against Herndon on Jan. 19.
Longtime Local Coach Will Return for Another Season DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer
At age 82, Dan Lehman plans to keep coaching locally despite living in Hawaii full-time. “Why not? I’m in good health and I love what I’m doing,” said Lehman, who has coached various high school sports at the Potomac School in McLean for 20 years. He is well known in all parts of Northern Virginia from Arlington to Fairfax County. This fall, Lehman completed his eighth season as the school’s head golf coach, leading the Panthers to a thirdplace finish in conference play, just two shots out of second. Lehman returned to coach the team after having moved
to Hawaii this past summer. He plans to do the same thing next fall, having an added incentive because Potomac School could be the favorite to win a league golf championship in 2018. “Dan says that he is retiring, but he loves this place so much it would not surprise me if he comes back to coach the golf team,” Potomac School boys athletic director Rob Lee said. Last spring, Lehman did retire from being an assistant coach for the Potomac School baseball team for many years. He will not return to be on that staff this spring, but gave it some thought. “They [baseball team] might have the best team they’ve ever had this coming spring,” he said. Overall, Lehman has been coaching
College Roundup
Yorktown High School graduate Sam Grossman plays sprint football at Cornell.
Washingtn-Lee High School graduate Alex Seff plays for Vassar College.
SAM GROSSMAN: Sam Grossman, a
five three-pointers, and added four assists. The win was the team’s first this season at the time.
Yorktown High School graduate and freshman at Cornell University, was a member of the college’s sprint football team. Sprint football is a varsity sport that follows standard football rules and is played at eight colleges and universities in the United States. Players can’t weigh more than 178 pounds. Grossman was a center, offensive tackle and long snapper for Cornell. He appeared in every game, with starts against Army and Navy. Grossman was a member of Yorktown’s football team from 2014-16. SEFF: Washington-Lee High School graduate Alex Seff is a junior guard on the Division III men’s basketball team at Vassar College. Through eight games, Seff was averaging 10.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest and had a team-high 14 steals. He had made nine three-pointers. In a recent holiday-tournament game against Arlington’s Marymount University at Catholic University, Seff scored 22 points in the contest, made
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high-school sports for decades at different schools in Northern Virginia. At the Potomac School, he has held positions as assistant and head baseball coach, head golf coach and an assistant football coach. “I love what I have been able to do here at Potomac School,” Lehman said. “If it works out, I’d loving to keep coaching.” In addition to his one season as head baseball coach at Potomac School, Lehman held the same position at three other Northern Virginia schools. He was the first head coach at W.T. Woodson High, holding the spot for AUTOS WANTED GOT AN OLDER CAR, VAN OR SUV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 1-855558-3509
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NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAXES AND JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL PROPERTY On February 15, 2018, or as soon thereafter as may be effected, actions will be commenced under the authority of Virginia Code §58.1-3965, et seq., to begin proceedings to sell the following parcel of real estate for the payment of Arlington County delinquent real estate taxes: Kahlil and Najia Rahmani RPC No. 18047004 TACS No. 54983 600 N. Garfield Street
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Kahlil and Najia Rahmani RPC No. 18047016 TACS No. 54983 604 N. Garfield Street Property subject to delinquent real estate taxes may be redeemed by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, interest, costs, and fees. Payments should be made payable to Arlington County and mailed to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC at Post Office Box 31800, Henrico, Virginia, 23294-1800. Interested bidders and inquiries regarding the above-listed property should be directed to TACS by telephone to (804) 5452500, by email to questions@taxva.com, or by mail to: Jeffrey A. Scharf, Esq. Re: Arlington County Delinquent RE Taxes Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC Post Office Box 31800 Henrico, Virginia 23294-1800
AUDITIONS The McLean Community Players will hold auditions for candidates to perform role of large invisible rabbit at Great Falls Grange in March 2018. Equity membership not required, but sense of humor and taste for martinis are. Must also be able to pick locks. Please email resume and shadow photo to “Elwood” at Harvey.and.Elwood@gmail.com Don’t call him; he’ll call you. (For more information, visit www.McLeanPlayers.org)
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TRAVELERS HEAD TO ‘TOMB OF CHRIST’ EXHIBIT: Arlington County
55+ Travel host a trip to the National Geographic Museum to view the “Tomb of Christ” exhibit on Monday, Jan. 22. The cost is $14. For information, call (703) 228-4748.
FORUM AIMS TO TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF FUNERAL PLANNING: Lee
Senior Center presents a program on stress-free funeral planning on Monday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-0555. BUILDING A TASTY MEAL WITH FEW INGREDIENTS IS DISCUSSED: Tasty
recipes with five ingredients or less will be presented on Monday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-6300. TRAVELERS HEAD TO STATE DEPARTMENT RECEPTION ROOMS: Arlington
County 55+ Travel hosts a trip to the U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Reception Rooms on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The cost is $6. For information, call (703) 228-4748. HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR TELLS HIS
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TALE: Holocaust survivor Leonard Gor-
don will tell his story on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 11:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.
TRAVELER OFFERS MONEY-SAVING TIPS: Avid traveler Shettima Abdulma-
lik shares ways to save money on travel on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369. DETAILS OF GUARDIANSHIPS DISCUSSED: A discussion of guardian-
ship programs will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. at Walter Reed Senior Center. For information, call (703) 2280955.
BASICS OF GENEALOGY DETAILED:
“Genealogy 101” will be presented on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 11:30 a.m. at Lee Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555. CUTTING RISK OF DEMENTIA PART OF WORKSHOP: Reducing the risk of
dementia will be discussed on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-0555.
6. Type of settlement 7. Bowl over 8. Russian pancake 9. Actress Liu 10. Milk’s favorite cookie? 11. Russia’s 1917 abdicator 12. Did like the Titanic 15. a.k.a. dogfish 20. Allergic reaction to bee sting 22. Young newt 24. Virtuously 25. *Lin-Manuel Miranda nominated for song from this movie 26. Humble requests 27. Clumps 29. *“Million Reasons” Lady 31. Data transmission rate 32. Not Doric nor Corinthian 33. Type of acid 34. *2018 Grammys is number ____ 36. Dwarf buffalo 38. Cylindrical building 42. Spiral-horned antelope 45. Same as a proverb 49. Confession topic 51. *Spoken Word posthumous nominee at 2018 Grammys 54. Accepted as truth 56. Horace’s poem 57. Parks or Luxemburg 58. “Adventures of the Wishing-Chair” author 59. Cyberattack target 60. Hofbrauhaus offering 61. *Artist with most 2018 Grammy nominations 62. Between Ohio, Ontario 63. Crowd of undistinguished people 66. *Michael Jackson album of year nominee, 1988 68. Chester White’s home
HEALTHY BUDGET EATING TO BE DISCUSSED: Eating right on a budget will
be discussed on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. at Arlington Mill Senior Center. For information, call (703) 228-7369.
‘JANE AUSTEN TEA PARTY’ IS DESTINATION OF TRAVELERS: Arlington
County 55+ Travel hosts a trip to the “Jane Austen Tea Party” at historic Green Spring in Alexandria on Thursday, Jan. 25. The cost is $46. For information, call (703) 228-4748. PODCASTING POSSIBILITIES DISCUSSED: Langston-Brown Senior Cen-
ter hosts an introduction to opportunities offered by podcasting on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. For information, call (703) 228-6300. TRAVELERS HEAD TO OPERA’S COSTUME SHOP: Arlington County 55+
Travel hosts a trip to the Washington National Opera for a tour of costumes on Friday, Jan. 26. The cost is $18. For information, call (703) 228-4748. News of interest to Arlington’s active seniors runs each week in this space in the Sun Gazette.
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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. January 19, 1945: n Community leaders are proposing a $6 million county bond referendum to address post-war planning efforts. n An engineering firm has checked all furnaces in county elementary schools, and found them to be safe. n Sun circulation manager Frank Clarke recently completed his 27th mission as a radio operator in a Flying Fortress, bombing targets in Germany. n The Sun’s editor says he prefers that future crossings of the Potomac be bridges, not tunnels. “Tunnels are such gloomy places,” he said, asking, “What would Paris be without bridges over the Seine?” January 24, 1962: n Saturday’s still the planned day for Arlingtonian John Glenn to blast into space. n A federal tax expert says Arlington is second in the nation in the fairness of its tax assessments. n Lynchburg’s daily paper has refused to integrate the National Spelling Bee preliminary round that it sponsors. n American Airlines and Eastern Air Lines have announced plans for a merger. If approved, it would create the free world’s largest air carrier. n Washington-Lee’s boys have opened the basketball season at 8-0, with Yorktown off to a 6-2 start and Wakefield opening at 3-6. January 22-23, 1969: n Heart disease is responsible for half the deaths in Arlington, according to a new study. n Some gas-station owners and attendants in Arlington are arming themselves with guns, due to an increase in the number of robberies. n Northern Virginia Community College has started a drama department. n Wakefield is in the midst of a charmed boys’ basketball season. January 21, 1975: n The General Assembly is expected this week to re-establish the death penalty in Virginia. n Two top aides to defeated U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, have accepted posts with George H. Rucker Realty.
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