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Closeness to nature carries risks. McLean residents campaigned hard a decade ago to preserve tall trees behind Dolley Madison Library during renovations and to have a multi-sectioned, curved glass window installed so library patrons could savor the lush, sylvan view. Fairfax County Public Library officials now are working to undo damage to part of that glass wall after a tree, felled by sustained high winds that slammed the northeastern United States late last week, crashed into the library March 2. The tree, possibly a tulip poplar, had English ivy on its trunk and was rotted throughout its core, said Merrily Pierce, who serves on the McLean Citizens Association’s Environment, Parks and Recreation Committee. “It is ironic that one of the trees resiFrederick, MD

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April 5th during dents worked so hard to protect the Dolley Madison Library renovation fell on the very windows designed to showcase the park-like setting,” she said. The tree collapsed at about 4:35 p.m., just five minutes after officials had closed the Dolley Madison and several other libraries because of power outages, said Jessica Hudson, director of the county’s library system. No members of the public were in the facility when the tree hit, and two staff members who were present were not in the vicinity of the crash and escaped injury, she said. The falling tree broke two or three windows and “maybe damaged a chair or two,” said Hudson, who added the facility reopened March 5 at 10 a.m. Hudson thanked county facilities crew members who the evening of March 2 boarded up the broken windows and cleaned up the shattered glass. She could not provide an estimate on when final window repairs would be made, saying several “rather large” pieces of glass would have to be ordered. The original Dolley Madison Library opened in 1956 at 6811 Elm St. in McLean

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This rotted-out tulip poplar fell onto the rear area of Dolley Madison Library in McLean during PHOTO COURTESY MERRILY PIERCE a March 2 wind storm and broke some windows.

Fairfax County and Virginia Department of Transportation officials spent the early part of the week assessing both the damage from the storm, and the local response to it. See coverage on Page 9.

Supervisors Advertise a 2.5-Cent Hike in Real-Estate Tax BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

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McLean’s Schrock Sees Giving Back as a Responsibility BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Seeking to help senior citizens following his retirement from the military, financial and political spheres, Edward Schrock of McLean began giving elderly people rides to medical offices and other locations. “I was born and raised to believe that we’re put here on this Earth to serve others,” said Schrock, 76. “That was just pounded into my head the whole time I grew up.” He talked with the then-director of the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna and, in September 2006, founded a branch of the organization in McLean. Now called the Shepherd’s Center of McLean-Arlington-Falls Church, the non-profit group is based out of Trinity United Methodist Church. In addition to the medical rides, volunteers help seniors with chores and provide friendship. “You meet some people with really interesting lives, especially among the volunteers, because you live in the D.C. area,” Schrock said. “There are some really amazing people – doctors, diplomats.” Schrock stepped down as the group’s executive director last December, but keeps up with the organization’s activities and still gives rides to clients. “You get to the point where you think it’s time to step away and let others take

charge,” he said. “I’m not getting any younger. None of us are.” Schrock handled the group’s administrative duties by himself for six years, then in 2012 agreed to form a 12-member board, calling it the best thing he ever did. Board members and other volunteers in January gave him a send-off luncheon and presented letters of admiration. “You are leaving a solid organization with dedicated leadership, a large cadre of volunteers and hundreds of thankful clients,” wrote Rob Stotz. “I am in awe of how you were able to inspire us all to fulfill your dream.” “All of us have greatly benefited from your wisdom, energy, kindness, and dedication,” wrote Betty Douglass, the group’s new board chairman. “He helped everyone remember to see each client as a unique individual and how best our services could support and assist each one,” wrote board member Carol Edelstein. “There were often difficult situations with some clients that needed to be discussed. I found him to always be kind, compassionate and fair.” Begun by minister Elbert Cole in Kansas City, Mo., in 1972, the Shepherd’s Centers of America now has 59 branches in 16 states. The McLean-Arlington-Falls Church group is among the few with no paid staff members. Its programs are becoming

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more popular, with the number of rides provided increasing by about 19 percent annually, Schrock said. Leaders of the six Northern Virginia Shepherd’s Centers meet quarterly to collaborate and exchange ideas. The chief quandary: how to recruit more volunteers. “Boards and drivers are aging out,” said Tom Eversole, new executive director of the McLean-Arlington-Falls Church branch. “We need to get fresh blood.” Schrock made the organization what it is today, he said. “He wanted to keep people in their homes when they couldn’t drive anymore,”

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Eversole said. “He’s a very compassionate individual.” Michelle Scott, executive director of the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, said Schrock has dedicated many hours to taking clients to appointments. “His enthusiasm shines through,” she said. Drafted into the military in 1964, Schrock served two tours as a publicinformation officer during the Vietnam War. His public-relations work continued in California, where he spent several years as the U.S. Navy’s liaison with the motion-picture and television industries. That job put him in contact with actors such as Jackie Cooper, Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Dennis Weaver, Maud Adams and Jill St. John. “You get to know those people in a different way than you do when you see them on TV and some of them are just magnificent people,” he said. After leaving the military in 1988, Schrock worked as an investment banker, served in the Virginia State Senate from 1996-2001 and represented Virginia’s 2nd District for two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Schrock’s new focus will be helping wounded veterans, many of whom he’s met at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. “This isn’t the end of my life, believe me,” he said.

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Local Pastor’s Jaunt Combines Safari, Teaching

During Visit, Vienna Minister Found Both a Connection to the Past and an Increasing Impact of Globalization BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Life has been a roller coaster for Pastor C. Craig Burns at Vienna Assembly of God Church. The pastor has battled cancer multiple times, taken up ultra-marathoning, made a run for Vienna Town Council last year and now is preparing to step down from his long-held role at the church. His latest adventure in personal and spiritual growth came in September, when he spent three weeks in two African nations, immersing himself in teaching, gazing in wonder at wildlife and soaking up the local culture. Burns, 62, began his journey Sept. 11, stopping briefly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, then flying to Tanzania. “I had returned to school to get my master’s degree with the purpose of returning to overseas missions to teach at a bachelor-of-arts level in Bible College,” he said. “This was a fulfillment of that commitment to return.” In Tanzania, he taught a leadershipethics class at a large Assembly of God church in Morogoro. The class started small, but its enrollment grew to about 250 people before the end, he said. “I was struck with the friendliness in Tanzania,” he said. “It was a very safefeeling country. They seem to have figured out how to get along with one another and were very open to the good news of Jesus.” Before teaching the class, Burns went on a safari in Mikumi National Park and saw an immense variety of wildlife, including giraffes, elephants, cape buffalo, a lion, wildebeests, zebras, impalas, warthogs, hippopotami, crocodiles, jackals and a profusion of birds. “It was phenomenal,” he said. “I resonate with the outdoors and nature and I just enjoyed myself immensely.” Burns took many photographs using his Canon digital camera, 18-250 mm

Pastor C. Craig Burns of the Vienna Assembly of God Church waves along with the leadership team of a church in Morogoro, Tanzania, during a visit last September. Residents “were very open to the good news of Jesus,” Burns said.

zoom lens and 300 mm telephoto. Safari parties were “strongly encouraged” to not to stray from their vehicles inside the park, said Burns, who marveled at how different animal species congregated in some spots and looked out for one another, sounding the alert when predators were near. “That helps feed the understanding in Africa that life is best in community,” he said. Burns then spent two weeks in Ethiopia, where he taught a curriculum about God and angels. Ethiopia has a distinct culture and identity and is only one of two African nations (the other is Liberia) that never have been colonized. “They’re proud, in a good way, of their culture,” he said. “They also have a belief that their country is where the Ark of the Covenant resides – not in a warehouse, as ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ led us to believe – and that the True Cross has been moved to Ethiopia.”

The country is quite verdant now, its famines now in the past. “I think they were on a mission to fatten me up,” said Burns, who showed photos of a traditional Ethiopian injera (a pizza-sized sourdough flatbread) covered by dollops of various toppings. “It’s like coffee heaven there,” he added. “It’s a coffee culture. It’s incredible. There’s a coffee ceremony.” Ethiopians eat with their hands and feed others to show that they’re accepted into their culture, Burns said. Not having been fed by others since he was a child, the pastor needed about two weeks to accept the idea, then relented. “It was awkward, but good,” he said of the experience. “I felt connected.” Burns showed a photo from one of the cities he visited, where small satellite dishes festooned corrugated-metal shacks. “Globalization has come and there’s no turning back,” he said. “They want

their communication, more so than a nicer house.” Burns paid for his trip using personal moneys, church funds and donations from friends and family members. This was not his first jaunt in Africa. He visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo about a decade ago on a construction trip. Burns had been lead pastor at Vienna Assembly of God for 30 years, but in January stepped down to let his wife, Brenda, take over those duties. Church members on Nov. 5 elected her to become lead pastor. Burns’ “strength of humility” allowed him to successfully interact with and learn from his African colleagues, his wife said. “He’s able to be humble in a situation and put what’s normal for him down to be able to connect with what they need,” she said. “That’s a gift he has, to be a good listener and be in the learner’s seat.”

McLean Trees Foundation Helps with Spring Planting

The McLean Trees Foundation is celebrating the arrival of spring by helping local residents plant trees in their front yards. “Trees beautify community, improve our health and the environment, increase property values, and reduce heating and cooling costs for homeowners,” said Brenda Frank, chairman of the foundation. “But the most important benefit is that trees make you happy.” The foundation’s Neighborhood Tree program, the first program in Fairfax County to assist homeowners in planting trees, teaches homeowners to select, plant and care for trees. Since the program’s inception in 2014, participating McLean 4

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homeowners have planted more than 50 native trees in their front yards. To plant a tree, the homeowner sends the foundation an application, then volunteers visit the homeowner to discuss the program, review the property and suggest the appropriate trees for the space. Under the subsidized program, the homeowner pays only $50 for a tree standing 6 to 12 feet tall. “It’s a bargain, for the homeowner, the neighborhood and the environment,” said Frank, who encouraged local residents to “plant some happiness in your yard this spring.” For information, see the Web site at www.mcleantreesfoundation.org.

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Our View: Recess Measure Is Not Without Flaws As if the public-education system doesn’t have enough challenges, the Virginia General Assembly is now getting into the act to potentially make things worse. Legislators in both houses this session passed a measure by state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) giving Virginia school districts the power to substitute recess for academic instruction when it comes to calculating the minimum number of hours elementary-school students must be in class any given year. The legislation appears to have been triggered by parents upset that their children are not receiving what the legislation rather elegantly termed “unstructured recreation time.” And we find common ground with that concern – elementary-school students have energy to burn, and they benefit from both the physical-fitness

and socialization aspects of recess. But lordy, that extra time on the playground ought to be in addition to classroom instruction, not in place of it. But every time the idea that the school day or year be lengthened is brought up, a million reasons are thrown out by parents and educators to explain why it just can’t happen. American students already are behind most of their counterparts in First World (and some Third World) nations in the time that is spent on rigorous classroom learning. The potential that time spent on English, math, science and other core and creative subjects potentially will be further truncated during the most formative years of a child’s development seems misguided, even if the desire for more play time is the right one.

Recycling Laudable, But Not Without Its Issues Editor: The Sun Gazette recently noted in a headline that “Vienna Preps for First Big Recycling Event of the Year.” In one respect, I am glad that the town government has implemented these Quarterly Recycling Days, because keeping e-waste out of our landfills where it can leach harmful chemicals that may enter our water system. However, I question the classification of this practice as “safe” and “environmentally responsible.” Certainly it is safer for Vienna residents, but what

about the residents of the places where our recycled e-waste is sent to? Tossing our e-waste out at one of these events is not a safe and environmentally friendly action if it is being shipped to low-income nations or to our prisons, where people are directly exposed to hazardous and toxic chemicals. In addition, the chemicals will just end up the water system elsewhere, destroying ecosystems and endangering people who are not responsible for the creation of the e-waste.

If we want to consider an action safe or sustainable, we need to consider the lifecycle of the entire affected product, not just the direct effect of the action on the people doing it. If the people of Vienna knew the damage that their e-waste was causing elsewhere in the world, I suspect that they would be far less likely to pat themselves on the back for being an ally to the planet, and would instead be horrified by the results of their actions. Sarah Bryan Vienna

Fairfax Supervisors Are Adding Insult to Injury Editor: Two weeks ago, I received the annual assessment notice for my home in McLean. It was increased by 6.6 percent – in one year.

(Insert the expected expletives here.) The Board of Supervisors now wants to increase the tax rate on top of the assessment increase? (Insert additional expletives here.)

They can’t be serious. Really, they can’t be serious. Dennis Findley McLean

Localities Should Take Action on the Environment Editor: U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) recently announced that they are going to reintroduce the Saving America’s Pollinators Act into Congress, which would keep certain neonicitinoid pesticides from being sold in the U.S. until the Environmental Protection Agency conducts a through review of their safety. The Center for Biological Diversity published a report last year analyzing the health of 1,400 North American bee species, and found that more than half of those species are on the decline and about one quarter at at risk of extinction. In December 2017, the EPA pub-

lished assessments that neonicitinoids can kill birds and threaten aquatic life. Yet, also as of December, the EPA started considering whether to allow one class of neonicitinoid – thiamethoxam – to be sprayed directly on 165 million acres of wheat and other crops. The EPA assessment, which was introduced the same day as the proposal to increase spraying was received, found that thiamethoxam was one of the pesticides found to be harmful. Most of our food production depends on pollinators, and the continued use of neonicitinoids – whether to coat seeds or sprayed on land – will do even more damage to our world and reduce

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our ability to grow fresh food for a balanced diet. Since the EPA is showing that it is completely capable of ignoring its own research on this issue, and Congress doesn’t seem to be able to take action on this crisis, it is time that independent jurisdictions took significant action. Calls to Congress are important, but individuals need to take personal responsibility for preserving our environment right where they are. They need to stop using pesticides and encourage their communities to give up neonicitinoids and other harmful pesticides. Emily Pfister Arlington

Great Falls Historical Society Lauds Work of Carole Herrick The Great Falls Historical Society on Feb. 13 bestowed its Jean Tibbetts History Award to Carole Herrick of McLean during the group’s annual award banquet at the Old Brogue Restaurant in Great Falls. The award is named in honor of Jean Tibbetts, a former president of the Great Falls Historical Society who died in 2004. Tibbetts did historical research and authored “This Land at Cornwell Farm.” Judges for this year’s award were Betty Swartz, Jan Schar, Kathy Heberg and Jack Nutter. The award, which includes a $200 stipend, recognizes and appreciates recipients’ work to promote and preserve local history, said Nutter, general counsel for the Great Falls Historical Society. Herrick’s name will be added to a plaque honoring past recipients of the award, which is on display at Great Falls Library. “History is the rendition of where we are today,” Nutter said. “It is about wars, achievement, struggles, families and triumph. It is the story of conflict, vision, change, justice and injustice. History can inspire and it can help us understand mistakes that should not be repeated.” Herrick, who holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Los Angeles State College, has chaired and continues to serve on the Fairfax County History Commission and is president of the McLean Historical Society. She previously served on the McLean Community Center Governing Board, Friends of the McLean Community Center and McLean & Great Falls Celebrate Virginia. Among Herrick’s eight books are “Aug. 24, 1814: Washington in Flames,”

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“Ambitious Failure: The Story of Chain Bridge the First Bridge Across the Potomac River”; “A Chronological History of McLean, Va.”; “Yesterday: 100 Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Va., Volumes I and II”; and “Legendary Locals, McLean.” A nationally ranked tennis player, Herrick competed at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and in 2012 was inducted into the National Women’s Tennis Intercollegiate Hall of Fame. She also has run in – and finished – the Boston Marathon, run twice for the Virginia House of Delegates and performed as a Dolley Madison reenactor. Herrick is working on her next book about McLean, tentatively titled “Before and After,” and has developed a talk on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.

MCC Celebrates Volunteerism

Melanie Sanders-Smith has been honored for her efforts on behalf of the McLean Community Center with the center’s annual H. Gordon Randall Outstanding Volunteer Service Award. The accolade was presented during a volunteer-appreciation luncheon in February at Seasons 52 Restaurant. Sanders-Smith works as an independent consultant in international development. She was nominated for the award by MCC special-events manager Catherine Nesbitt. According to Nesbitt, over the last two years Sanders-Smith has volunteered for the center and has provided more than 20 volunteers at a time for various McLean Community Center-sponsored events from among the missionaries serving for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in McLean. “Melanie and her LDS youth group have worked all day in the blaring heat and in the cold rain improving the quality of our events and making our events better-staffed,” Nesbitt said. “She has worked with her LDS youth group, passing on valuable knowledge

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Higher Vienna Water, Sewer Bills in the Offing?

Consultant Suggests a Gradual Rate Increase to Keep Pace with Costs BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Rising infrastructure costs likely will mean higher water and sewer bills for Vienna residents in the next several years. A study by Annapolis-based Municipal Financial Services Group (MFSG), commissioned by the Vienna Town Council last December, recommended a series of gradual rate increases to ensure the town’s water and sewer systems have sufficient funds for maintenance and replacement of their pipes and other equipment. The consulting firm suggested the town raise its sewer rates by 10 percent annually in fiscal years 2019 through 2022, then by only 3.5 percent in fiscal 2023. They recommended town’s water rates should stay steady through fiscal 2021, then increase by 3 percent in fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Service charges, now 7.7 percent of total revenue, also would rise to 10 percent of revenue in fiscal 2019, 12.5 percent in fiscal 2020 and 15 percent in fiscal years 2021 through 2023, according to the consulting firm’s recommendations. The upshot: Residential customers would see their bills for water-and-sewer services rise by $20 to $60 annually. The average increase would be about $40, or

7 percent, said Vienna Finance Director Marion Serfass. The goal is to keep the systems sustainable and avoid major cost spikes for customers, consultants said. The study also recommended the town realign its usage tiers to put half of customers in the lowest-use category, 30 percent in the next-highest and the remaining 20 percent in the top group. Consultants, who briefed Town Council members at a March 5 work session, also suggested the town should maintain a cash balance sufficient for 90 days’ worth of operating expenses for its water and sewer systems. Vienna sends half of its sewerage to the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, operated by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, and half to Fairfax County’s pollutioncontrol plant in Lorton. Part of what the District of Columbia charges Vienna goes toward capital improvements. Fairfax County bills the town extra every two years to cover capital costs. “We’ll work toward being able to pay that in cash, but we’re not there yet,” said Eric Callocchia, a senior manager with MFSG, said of the county’s capital charges.

MFSG’s study estimated Vienna should invest $3.25 million every other year to cover ongoing infrastructure expenses for its water and sewer systems. The town currently spends between $500,000 and $1 million per year. The consulting firm also offered, and the Town Council accepted, a proposal to spend $2.7 million annually for such infrastructure improvements, Serfass said. The vast preponderance of capital-improvement moneys would be used to cover water-system costs. Sewer pipes can be slip-lined – that is, have plastic tubing inserted into old pipes to extend their useful lives – but water lines must be replaced. Water-pipe improvements take weeks to complete, requiring crews to set up a temporary water system, transfer water services and fire hydrants to that system and excavate to remove sections of pipe from the main to be lined, David Donahue, deputy director of the Vienna Public Works Department, told the Sun Gazette in January. The pipes then must be cleaned, lined, pressure-tested, chlorinated and have bacteriological tests performed on them. Removed sections of pipe must be replaced with new ones, then the system needs to be flushed and its water services and fire hydrants transferred back to the lined

pipe, he said. Infrastructure costs for the water and sewer systems likely will vary from year to year, based on when the pipes to be replaced were installed. One complicating factor: Poor-quality pipes installed in the 1960s and ’70s are deteriorating rapidly and likely will need to be replaced at the same time as ones put in place in the 1940s, consultants told the Council. Even with the suggested higher capital spending, only a small fraction of Vienna’s water and sewer pipes would be replaced in any given year, Callocchia said. “It’s like painting the Golden Gate Bridge,” he said. “Once you finish, you have to start over.” Town Manager Mercury Payton later this week will release his proposed fiscal year 2019 budget. The Town Council will hold an April 9 public hearing regarding proposed water and sewer rates. The Council expressed support for robust capital spending to keep the town’s water and sewer systems in good working order. Council member Howard Springsteen favored an even more aggressive approach, citing favorable interest rates, but Council colleague Tara Bloch urged moderation. “I think that doubling people’s water bills is not going to fly,” she said.

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The wind storm that struck Fairfax County March 1 and 2 knocked down hundreds of trees and power poles, damaged property and aggravated local drivers, who had to find their way around closed roads. Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) was annoyed Monday that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) still had not reopened a section of Georgetown Pike near Walker Road in central Great Falls three days after the storm ceased. “Someone has to explain to me why,” he said. “Yesterday [March 4], they didn’t even have detour signs up.” The road reopened at 11:30 a.m. on March 5, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials said. The delay had been prolonged because the damage involved utility poles and lines, which needed to be tended to first by Dominion, crews from which had been working doggedly since the storm, said Ellen Kamilakis, a VDOT spokesman. “They’ve been slammed after this storm,” she said of the electrical utility. “They’re doing everything they can, working nonstop.”

VDOT’s Northern Virginia District includes Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties, plus nine cities and towns and small portions of Arlington. The wind storm affected slightly more than 100 roads in the district, while about 250 traffic signals lost communication. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department employees also were kept hopping during and after the storm. Between March 1 at 8 p.m. and the same time on March 2, fire crews responded to more than 1,100 calls for help. Fire personnel responded to 255 calls for downed power lines, about 56 calls about trees falling into or onto homes, seven reports of house fires, nearly a dozen concerning building fires and 210 pertaining to outside blazes, officials said. VDOT has a full-time arborist who addresses tree issues throughout the region, but cannot get to all the problems on the Northern Virginia District’s 17,000-plus lane-miles of roadway, Kamilakis said. Tree removals – storm-related or not – long have occurred in Great Falls. VDOT removed 59 trees along roadways there following the July 2012 death of 64-yearold Great Falls resident Albert Carl Roeth III, whose Mercedes was crushed by a 100-foot-tall oak tree that collapsed in the 9900 block of Georgetown Pike.

Public Hearing on the McLean Community Center’s FY 2020 Programs

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. The Governing Board and Staff of the McLean Community Center are seeking input from residents of Dranesville Small District 1A at a Public Hearing on Programs for FY 2020 (which runs July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020). MCC programs are scheduled to return to the newly renovated Ingleside facility in 2019. The Board and Staff are interested in hearing residents’ suggestions for class offerings, community events, theater programs, art exhibits, tours, youth events and teen activities when they return home to the Center. If you would like to speak at the hearing, call the Center to have your name placed on the speakers’ list. You also may submit comments in writing to: george.sachs@fairfaxcounty.gov. The hearing will be followed by the regular monthly meeting of the Governing Board. The McLean Community Center 6631 Old Dominion Dr., McLean VA 22101 703-790-0123/TTY: 711 www.mcleancenter.org

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McLean/Great Falls Notes McLEAN SYMPHONY PRESENTS CONCERT: The McLean Symphony presents

its spring concert – “Something Old! Something New!” – on Sunday, March 11 at 4 p.m. at Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park St., N.E. The concert will feature the world premiere of “Ritual y Celebración” by renowned Costa Rican composer Marvin Camacho Villegas. The concert also will celebrate the return of guest pianist Thomas Pandolfi in a trio of pieces. The McLean Symphony, celebrating its 46th year, under the continuous leadership of conductor Dingwall Fleary, is an all-volunteer orchestra whose concerts routinely celebrate area composers and musicians, as well as seldom played works by established composers. For tickets and information, see the Web site at www.mclean-symphony.org.

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present photographer Kenneth Garrett discussing “Around the World in 24 Days” on Tuesday, March 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Great Falls United Methodist Church, 10100 Georgetown Pike. Garrett will discuss his work photographing internationally. The program, which is free, is sponsored by Costa Family and Cosmetic Dentistry. For information and registration, call Polly Fitzgerald at (703) 759-4345 or see the Web site at ww.gfseniors.org.

MCC PREPS FOR ‘SPRING FEST’ CELEBRATION: The McLean Community

Center will hold Spring Fest, a springthemed event for young children, on Saturday, March 31 from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Luke’s School, Designed for children ages 3 to 8 years old, Spring Fest includes carnival games HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO FOCUS and arts and crafts projects by AbrakaON GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH: The doodle; soccer demonstrations by Golden McLean Historical Society will meet on Boot Soccer; and roaming duck, bunny Tuesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old and squirrel characters by Joy of Dance. Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road. The Amazing Kevin will perform inSpeaker Elaine McRay will discuss teractive magic tricks, and children will “Family Research on the Internet.” have the opportunity to have a profesThe community is invited. For infor- sional photo made with a costumed Easmation, call Carole Herrick at (703) 356- ter bunny. 8223. A parent-and-child Easter Egg Hunt HBM AD flat b 12-4-2017.pdf 1 12/4/17 4:41be PMfeatured. will also PHOTOGRAPHERS TO SPEAK TO SETickets are $5 per person; children un-

der 3 will be admitted free. Advance registration is required; walk-ins will not be admitted. For information, call (703) 790-0123 or see the Web site at www.mcleancenter. org. WOMEN’S CLUB SETS DATE OF ANNUAL FASHION SHOW: The New Dominion

Women’s Club will host the 11th annual “Spring Fling!” benefit fashion show on Sunday, March 18 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Bloomingdale’s Tysons Corner. The event, with Bill Page Toyota as the platinum sponsor, will feature, food drink and a raffle while participants enjoy a viewing of the latest trends in fashion. Bloomingdale’s will donate 10 percent of the purchases from the event to support local charitable organizations. 2018 funding recipients are Friends of Pleasant Grove Church, McLean Project for the Arts, the Safe Community Coalition and SHARE Inc. Tickets are $75 for adults, $40 for those under 21; tickets and information can be found at www.ndwc.org. McLEAN COMMUNITY PLAYERS TO PRESENT ‘HARVEY’: The McLean Com-

munity Players will present “Harvey” with performances March 9-24 at the Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike in great Falls. The Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy

focuses on an eccentric’s belief in an invisible, 6-foot-3 rabbit. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18-$20. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleanplayers.org. LEWINSVILLE YOUTH CHOIRS TO PERFORM: The children and youth choirs

of Lewinsville Presbyterian Church will present their spring cantata – “It’s Cool in the Furnace” – at the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday, March 11. Narrated by the prophet Daniel, the story focuses on three friends taken from Jerusalem to Babylon, where they face both adventures and trials. The church is located at 1724 Chain Bridge Road in McLean. For information, call (703) 356-7200 or see the Web site at www.lewinsville.org.

McLEAN NEWCOMERS, NEIGHBORS TO HOST COFFEE: McLean Newcom-

ers and Neighbors will host a coffee for current and prospective members on Wednesday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Luke Orthodox Church, 6801 Georgetown Pike in McLean. For information, see the Web site at www.mcleannewcomers.org.

HISTORIC PLEASANT GROVE TO FEATURE BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONCERT: Historic Pleasant Grove will fea-

ture the acclaimed Washington Revels Jubilee Voices as part of its annual Black History Month concert on Saturday, March 10 at 3 p.m. The free community event will feature traditional music, poetry and dance in the 19th-century church building that is now an historic site. Historic Pleasant Grove is located at 8641 Lewinsville Road in McLean. For information, see the Web site at www.historicpleasantgrove.org.

FUND-RAISER WILL BENEFIT TIMBER LANE PTA: A fund-raiser for the Tim-

ber Lane Elementary School PTA will be held Tuesday, March 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pulcinella Italian Host restaurant in McLean. The event is sponsored by the Community Charity Champions initiative of HBC Group of Keller Williams Realty. Approximately 70 percent of the proceeds from the sale of food and drink will support the PTA, if participants bring in a promotional flyer available at www.hbcgroupkw.com. Funds will help underwrite and support programming at the school. Sponsors of the event include Karen Briscoe and Lizzy Conroy of HBC Group of Keller Williams Realty; Marcus Simon of EKKO Title; Kevin Dougherty of Pillar to Post; Kathy and Justin Neal of the Neal Team/SunTrust Mortgage; Jim Harris of BOWA; the McLean Chamber of Commerce; and Moe Jebali of Pulcinella Italian Host.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA COUNCIL MAKES APPOINTMENTS: The Vienna Town Council re-

cently appointed Beth Eachus to the Transportation Safety Commission and Bicycle Advisory Committee, and appointed David Miller to the Planning Commission. FREEMAN STORE, MUSEUM OPENS FOR SEASON WITH NEW EXHIBITIONS:

Two new exhibitions will highlight the 2018 season at the Freeman Store and Museum, which opened its doors for the year March 1. “Home Front: The Great War and Vienna” will serve as the main exhibition for the year, featuring information, images, models and artifacts, including uniforms, equipment and documents, from World War I. The exhibit also will include a diorama of the fearsome trenches that were ubiquitous on battlefields, as well as a display of awards and decorations. “It’s really neat that we were able gather and can share with the community real 100-year-old stuff that was actually there on the battlefields and in the ambulances of World War I,” said Anne Stuntz, president of Historic Vienna Inc., which operates the museum. Vienna had connections to the war; 73 men with a local address fought and two died, said Mike Berger, one of the curators. The exhibit tells how George Dyer and Clarence Gunnell – for whom Vienna’s American Legion Post is named – lost their lives. A separate exhibit will focus on “The Women’s Rights Movement through Cartoons,” and will feature more than 50 political cartoons and other images collected from newspapers, postcards and other publications from the 1850s onward. “We tried to include cartoons that made a statement about what people were really thinking about at the time,” said exhibit curator Leigh Kitcher. The museum is located at 131 Church St., N.W., and will be open for the season Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.

CONCERT: The Vienna Choral Society

will present “In All Voices: Jubilate Deo” on Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Vienna Baptist Church, 541 Marshall Road, S.W. Singers will be accompanied by an orchestra of music educators and professionals in a concert that features works of various faith traditions. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students ages 15-18. Youth 14 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a paying patron. Tickets are available at the event or on the Web site at www.viennachoralsociety. org. FIRE VOLUNTEERS TO HOST SPRING BAZAAR: The Vienna Volunteer Fire De-

partment Auxiliary will hold its annual spring bazaar on Saturday, March 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the department, 400 Center St., S. Crafts, clothing, books, gently loved treasures and baked goods will be available for purchase. Lunch also will be available. Proceeds will benefit the purchase of life-saving equipment. The community is invited. For information, call (703) 309-3468 or e-mail dancers1023@aol.com. DISCUSSION CENTERS ON COAST GUARD’S ROLE IN VIETNAM: Robert

Leggett will discuss his book – “The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 1963 Goes to War” – at the monthly meeting of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 227, to be held on Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Amphora Restaurant, 377 Maple Ave., W. The book details the role of the Coast Guard during the Vietnam era. The community is invited. For information, call Len Ignatowski at (703) 2550353 or see the Web site at www.vva.org. VIENNA COMMUNITY BAND TO PRESENT SPRING CONCERT: The Vienna

Community Band will present its Spring Concert on Sunday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. The concert is free, and the community is invited. The band is recruiting musicians in all sections, with a special need for clarinets, bassoons, oboes and tubas. Rehearsals are held on Sundays at 6:15 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, organizers said. For information, see the Web site at www.viennacommunityband.org. GARDEN CLUB TO EXPLORE EVOLVING LIFESTYLES: Kirk Brown will speak on

“Designing on the Verge” at the monthly meeting of the Five Hills Garden Club, to be held on Tuesday, March 20 at 10 a.m. at Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park

St., N.E., in Vienna. Brown will discuss gardens and changing lifestyles. The community is invited. RETIREES TO DISCUSS THIRD-WORLD WORK: The Vienna/Oakton chapter of

NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) will meet on Tuesday, March 13 at 1 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center. Guest speaker Mark Arpa will discuss his experience working for the government in a Third World country (the Philippines). For information, call (703) 938-9757. VISION-IMPAIRED GROUP LOOKS AT ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: The Vi-

enna/Oakton VIP Group, designed for those with hearing challenges, will meet on Monday, March 19 from 10:15 a.m. to noon at Patrick Henry Library in Vienna. The guest speaker will be Paul Burden, the founder of Our Voice, a consulting company that works to explain the functions of Amazon’s Echo “Alexa” service. The community is invited. For information, call Ann Koch at (571) 275-0292 or e-mail 5kochs@cox.net. Those needing a ride to the event should contact the Shepherd Center of Oakton-Vienna at (703) 281-0538 at least three days in advance.

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Facts for buyers Address: 811 Gouldman Lane, Great Falls (22066). Listed at: $1,499,950 by Laurie Mensing, Long & Foster Real Estate (703) 965-8133. Schools: Great Falls Elementary, Cooper Middle, Langley High School.

Walkability Sought After by Multiple Generations It is no longer just Millennials propelling interest in walkable communities. According to a new report from the National Association of Realtors, members of the Greatest (or “Silent”) Generation, those born before 1944, also prefer smaller homes in neighborhoods with easy walks to shops and restaurants. The 2017 National Community and Transportation Preference Survey, which polled adults from across the U.S. about what they are looking for in a community, found that 62 percent of Millennials and 55 percent of the Silent Generation prefer walkable communities and short commutes, even if it means living in an apartment or townhouse. Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers still show a strong preference toward suburban living, with 55 percent of both groups saying that they have no problem with a longer commute and driving to amenities if it means living in a single-family, detached home. “Realtors understand that when people buy a home, they are not just looking at the house, they are looking at the neighborhood and the community,” said NAR president Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation Realtor from Columbia, Mo., and CEO of Re/Max Boone Realty. “While the idea of the ‘perfect neighborhood’ is different for every homeowner, more Americans are expressing a desire to live in communities with access to public transit, shorter commutes and greater walkability,” Mendenhall said. According to the survey, the majority of Americans, 53 percent, would prefer to live in communities containing houses with small yards but within easy walking distance of the community’s amenities, as opposed to living in communities with houses that have large yards but they have to drive to all amenities. This is up from 48 percent in 2015, according to the figures. The survey also found that a majority of Americans, 88 percent, are very or somewhat satisfied with the quality of life in their communities, and 51 percent of those people believe that the walkability of their neighborhood contributes to that quality of life.

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Fairfax County Notes APPOINTMENTS MADE TO FAIRFAX LIBRARY BOARD: Jane Miscavage of Vi-

enna, Stella Pekarsky of Centreville and Philip Rosenthal of Fairfax Station have been appointed to the Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees. Miscavage is an at-large delegate, while Pekarsky represents Sully District and Rosenthal represents Springfield District.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOTES SUCCESSES OF 2017: The

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority in 2017 worked with 164 companies and organizations that announced

Tax Rate Continued from Page 1 the county’s school system. Supervisors now will be free to set a tax rate lower than $1.155, but not higher. If the board adopts Hill’s proposed rate, the average homeowner’s bill would rise by about $268, county officials said – not counting a proposed increase in a separate fee charged property owners for stormwater-system improvements. Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) was the lone board member to vote against the advertised tax rate, saying county taxes already had risen 26 percent

the addition of 8,200 jobs to the Fairfax County economy, according to new data. Information technology led the way in 2017 job creation. The largest single announcement came from Amazon Web Services, which is bringing 1,500 jobs to its East Coast campus in Herndon. Other IT firms enjoyed major expansions in 2017, including Favor TechConsulting, bringing 800 jobs to Tysons Corner; IOMAXIS adding 555 jobs in Springfield; CACI International bringing more than 400 jobs to Fairfax; and TEK Systems adding 373 jobs in Merrifield. “The consistent expansion of jobs that

we have seen in the information-technology arena is a testament to the number of highly skilled tech professionals in the job force and to Fairfax County’s continuing ability to attract the best and brightest in fields that require specific skills and demand continuing innovation,” said Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the economic-development authority. “It’s also a testament to Fairfax County having the kind of assets such as innovative employers having quality-of-life assets, such as great schools and cultural and recreation opportunities that attract IT workers and their families,” Gordon

said. Job expansion also occurred in other industry sectors. The Boat Owners Association of the U.S., which announced 375 new jobs coming to Springfield, and Aerotek, a global staffing agency with 200 jobs being added in Fairfax, were among those making significant job announcements. Of the 164 firms that worked with the economic-development authority and announced new jobs, 128 are American companies, including 15 that are minority-, woman- or veteran-owned. – Staff Reports

over the past five years. Residents’ wages have been stagnant, he said. “We’re literally are taxing people out of Fairfax County,” he said. Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) disagreed with that assertion, saying the county since 2015 had seen its population rise by 26,700 people. The Board of Supervisors in previous years often has advertised the county executive’s proposed rate, then set one slightly lower. Proponents of advertising the 2.5-cent increase said it would give the board greater flexibility when making budget decisions. “I think this budget merits a full community conversation,” said Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee).

Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (DHunter Mill) said the county’s services, including ones for juvenile justice and pre-kindergarten, bear worthy fruit. “When you build community strength, you get great returns,” she said. Some board members supported the advertised tax rate, but said supervisors likely would adopt a budget with a lower one. Tax assessments have been rising in some of the county’s more affordable neighborhoods and many residents, especially in the private sector, have had to cope with higher everyday expenses and health-insurance costs, said Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence). County officials expect overall prop-

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Schools & Military n Camilla Mecagni of McLean has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Marist College.

Griffin Boedicker and Erin Klein of Great Falls; Ilwoo Kim, Elke Thoms, Emma Paquette and Kritika Singh of McLean; Thomas Hay of Oakton; and Nina Jacobs of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Northeastern University. n

semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. n Michelle Bennett of Vienna recently was inducted into the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society.

n Taylor Goldman of McLean, a graduate of Georgetown Day School, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at St. Lawrence University.

n Students from Oakcrest School participated for the third time in the regional competition of the Virginia Science Olympiad, which took place at W.T. Woodson High School on Feb. 17, and again were the only all-girls school in the commonwealth to take part. The all-girls team came away with medals in two events and improved overall scores from previous competitions. Oakcrest Upper School students Claire Falatko and Frances North earned a fourth-place medal in Moustrap Vehicle, while Sophia Dort and Julka Syska garnered fifth place in Dynamic Planet competition. Dr. Katherine Hussmann and Patricia Romano serve as coaches for the Oakcrest teams.

n Andrew Schwartz of Great Falls; Sean Herman, Zein Haidar, Ryan Guidi, Gracie Canfield and Corinne Green of McLean; Emmalynn Todd of Oakton; and Patrick Geraghty of Vienna have been named to the dean’s list for the fall

n Oakcrest School has selected Therese McGovern, a current student, and Abigail Adams, a newly accepted student to the Class of 2022, as Veritas scholarship recipients. The prestigious merit scholarship

n Delaney Connolly of Vienna and Christopher Rohan of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Loyola University Maryland.

Maddy Clark of McLean, a 2016 graduate of Georgetown Day School, and Thomas Endean of McLean, a 2014 graduate of Langley High School, have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bates College. n

Members of the Oakcrest School contingent to the Virginia Science Olympiad, which was held in February at W.T. Woodson High School.

award consists of a $5,000-per-year scholarship as well as one-on-one mentoring by school administrators and leadershipdevelopment training to serve as school ambassadors. Recipients represent Oakcrest at various events during the school year, lead tours at open houses and speak to prospective students, parents and donors. McGovern and Adams were chosen from a highly competitive applicant pool of 30 eighth-grade students, school officials said. n

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Library Continued from Page 1 and moved to its current location at 1244 Oak Ridge Ave. in 1967. County officials late in the last decade closed the library for an $8 million renovation-and-expansion project and reopened the facility on July 11, 2011. Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) called the recent tree damage an “unfortunate situation” caused by a freak storm, but said he was not aware of any county plans to conduct tree inspections in the library’s vicinity. “If someone observes a tree in poor

shape, [the county] will take the appropriate action,” he said. “It’s a huge county and a limited budget. It’s an outstanding opportunity for volunteerism.” Trees in close proximity to buildings need to be maintained, but Fairfax County does not have sufficient funds to do pre-emptive tree-stability testing, Pierce said. MCA sponsors the Park Authority’s Invasive Management Area program for nearby McLean Central Park, but volunteers cannot do all the work, she said. “It will apparently fall upon the MCA to work with the county and the McLean Trees Foundation to see what steps can be taken to examine the remaining trees in close proximity to the library to prevent such damage in the future,” Pierce said.

County officials still are determining which agency is responsible for the trees around Dolley Madison Library, said Dan Sutherland, manager of the Fairfax County Park Authority’s (FCPA) Park Management Branch. Lacking resources to inspect trees over the agency’s 23,000 acres, staff members usually just respond to reports from county staff or residents that trees are leaning or unsafe, he said. Staff members may choose to use a resistograph device to determine if a tree is experiencing internal failure, he said. Park Authority officials echoed Foust and Pierce regarding the paucity of treetrimming resources. Arlington County spends $4.35 per

resident and the city of Alexandria $7.93 per resident for forestry work, but FCPA spends about 59 cents per resident, said Park Authority spokesman Judy Pedersen. “We know we’re not where we need to be, and we’re not making any excuses,” she said, adding that the county’s overall forestry expenditure is higher because several agencies perform tree work. Because of safety and liability issues, residents should not try to perform forestry work on county property, she cautioned. “Under no circumstances are people to take a chain saw to parkland trees to cut down or clear trees,” Pedersen said.

Schools & Military Continued from Page 21 Center kicked off its 45th year of serving low-income working families in the community by hosting 200 guests at its International Night on Feb. 15. The celebration brought together the Main Street community, comprised of students (ages 2 to 5), teachers, parents and family members. Staff and families – who trace their ancestry to more than 26 countries – enjoyed a potluck dinner, a

Parade of Nations and “Around the World”-themed games and art exhibits. Founded in 1973, Main Street provides affordable, high-quality early childhood education programs for predominantly low-income working families in Fairfax County. “Main Street is a wonderful preschool, but we’re so much more than that,” said Carol Lieske, the school’s executive director. “We’re a diverse, joyful, supportive community.”

Oakton Academy on Feb. 24 recognized Lunar New Year with a celebration that included a panel of students from Oakton, Langley, McLean and Thomas Jefferson high schools, offering advice to parents and younger students about how to navitage high school successfully, choose clubs and activities, pursue community service and plan future careers.

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Madison Falls Short In Opener

Teeing Off

A Stong Season for Area Girls Basketball Squads Unprecedented success came this winter with four league championships and one bigger region title won by girls high school basketball teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage area.

Season Ends With A One-Point Defeat

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Late-game open shots were taken, but one more needed to fall for the WarBASKETBALL Madison hawks in their season-ending one-point loss March 3 in a Virginia High School League Class 6 first-round tournament boys basketball game. Madison (17-11) was nipped 41-40 by the South County Stallions at Robinson Secondary School. “We were one stop or one basket short,” Madison coach Kevin Roller said. “We had some good looks and opportunities at some big shots in the fourth quarter, but we didn’t make and finish enough. We could never get ahead like we wanted or make enough threepointers.” Madison was 4 of 14 shooting from the floor in the final quarter. After South County (25-3) took a 41-37 lead with four seconds to play on two foul shots, Madison’s John Finney (11 points, four rebounds) closed the scoring by making a long three-pointer with Continued on Page 25

Madison High School’s Johnny Hecht shoots over South County’s 6-foot-10 center Quentin Millora-Brown in a state-tournament quarterfinal playoff game. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

Saxons in State Semis a Third-Straight Season DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

The Langley Saxons are 3-0 in program history in first-round state tournaplayoff BASKETBALL ment games, including two straight wins over the Woodbridge Vikings. Langley’s most recent victory came March 3 at Robinson Secondary School by a 47-46 score over Woodbridge in Virginia High School League Class 6 girls basketball tourney action. The 3-0 first-round mark has come in three consecutive seasons, meaning Langley (20-7) also has reached the state tourna24

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ment semifinals three years in a row. Langley faces the T.C. Williams Titans in a final-four contest March 6 at Robinson Secondary School. Against Woodbridge this season, senior point guard Jordyn Callaghan (12 points, five rebounds) calmly made two foul shots with 34 seconds left to give Langley a 46-44 lead, then Carly Britt (seven points, four rebounds) was fouled after grabbing a defensive rebound and made one of two freebies to give the Saxons their final cushion. “My coach looked at me before the foul shots and said ‘finish this’,” Callaghan said. “I gave her a thumbs up and said, ‘I will.’”

With 36 seconds left and the game tied at 44, Callaghan was fouled on an inbounds play when she was tugged on her jersey. “Before the foul, we called a play during a timeout for me to get the ball and drive all the way to the basket and shoot,” Callaghan said. “It worked out differently.” Langley led 14-7 after the first quarter, 23-20 at halftime and 36-35 entering the fourth quarter, when Woodbridge took a 39-36 lead with 6:10 to play. The Saxons regained the lead at 40-39 on a driving layup by Rana Azad (15 points,

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There were two significant secondplace finishes, making this maybe the most accomplished campaign on record in the prep hoop areas of Great Falls, McLean and Vienna. The biggest achievement was recorded by the Marshall Statesmen, with an area-best 26 victories. Marshall won a public-school National District Tournament title followed by winning the Northern Region 6D tourney crown a few days later to earn a state berth. The Langley Saxons and Oakton Cougars of the public ranks won Liberty and Concorde district tournaments as not the No. 1 seeds, with Langley going on to finish second to Marshall in the region and gaining a state berth. Oakton lost to Marshall in the region semifinals by a point. Never before had three local Sun Gazette-area girls teams won district tournaments during the same season. The private-school Potomac School Panthers won the regular-season and tournament crowns of the Independent School League’s A Division, dominating the competition with only one league loss. In the higher AA Division, the Flint Hill Huskies finished second in regular-season play. Potomac and Flint Hill earned state-tourney berths. The Madison Warhawks, McLean Highlanders and Madeira Snails did not win league titles this winter, but each had notable campaigns. Madison compiled a 15-11 record, including a quality win over Oakton. McLean finished 9-13 with a number of close losses to good teams. Madeira enjoyed its best season in years, compiling a 10-11 mark, and nearly knocking off Potomac School in AA Division ISL action.

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Three Private-School Teams Fall in State-Tourney Play A Staff Report

Three successful seasons ended Feb. 28 for local private-school basketball teams in Division I state-tournament quarterfinal action. In boys games, the No. 5 seed Flint Hill Huskies (22-8) lost to host and 4 seed St. BASKETBALL No. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, 72-55; and the ninth-seed Potomac School Panthers (21-9) fell to the host and top-seed Paul VI Panthers, 65-52, in the high school action. Flint Hill and Potomac School were 1-1 in the tournament. In a girls contest, No. 11 seed Potomac School (22-9) lost in Charlottes-

ville to No. 3 seed St. Anne’s-Belfield, 64-48. Potomac School also was 1-1 in the tournament, ending its most successful season in years. For a story on Potomac School’s dual-conference championships this season and a first-round state tournament win over Flint Hill, visit: www. insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. In the loss to Belfield, Potomac School trailed 35-20 at halftime and never mounted much of a threat in the second half. Courtlynne Caskin had 19 points and five steals for Potomac School, Sara Park had 14 points and three steals, Tracey Mills scored nine and had two steals, and Evelina Swigart scored four.

High School Roundup MARSHALL FALLS IN STATE OPENER:

The best season in years ended for the Marshall High School girls basketball team on March 3 with a 50-27 loss to the T.C. Williams Titans in a first-round game of the Virginia High School League Class 6 tournament game. Marshall finished the season with a 26-4 record and were National District and Northern Region tournament champions. The loss to T.C. ended Marshall’s 13-game winning streak. Marshall finished with a 7-1 playoff record. POTOMAC SCHOOL WRESTLERS SHINE AT STATE: Potomac School wres-

tler Sam Lu at 195 pounds won the recent private-school state championship

at Woodberry Forest School. Lu was chosen as the state tournament’s Overall Outstanding Wrestler or 170 pounds and above. Also for Potomac School, Farris Sepulveda was second at 145 pounds and Tim Fahlgren was sixth at 152. Potomac School coach Gregg Scott was presented with the Outstanding Assistant Coach Award. RELAY WINS STATE FOR POTOMAC SCHOOL: The Potomac School’s girls

4x400 relay of Catherine Hyman, Daija Israel, Margot Labrecque and Kelly Walton set a meet record, school record, and qualified for nationals en route to winning a private-school state championship in the event at the state meet.

Madison Continued from Page 24 0.7 seconds left and didn’t get another shot. “Defensively we did a good job,” Roller said. “We wanted to keep everything in front, and Johnny [Hecht] did a good job of playing and being physical with their 6-10 guy. He’s very good.” South County’s center is Quentin Millora-Brown. He finished with 22 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks. The much shorter Hecht scored eight and had four rebounds. The game was tied at 13 after one quarter, South County led 20-18 at halftime and 30-29 after three periods, after leading by eight earlier in the third. In the fourth, the lead seesawed with Madison’s last lead at 37-36 with 1:18 to play on Hecht’s three-point play. South County regained the lead for good at 38-37

Langley Continued from Page 24 five rebounds, three assists) and didn’t trail again. “Our players understand what they need to do in close games like this,” Langley coach Amanda Baker said. “We knew playing good strong defense

Park and Caskin each made two threepointers. For the Potomac School boys in its loss to Paul VI, Devon Flowers scored 14, Nate Martin and Mike Grimes 10 each and Preston Bacon eight. For Flint Hill in its state quarterfinal, the Huskies had early leads of 5-0 and 7-2, then trailed 22-15 by the end of the first quarter and were never ahead again. St. Stephen’s led 40-28 at halftime and 57-42 after three quarters. Flint Hill center Qudus Wahab (six points, seven rebounds) spent much of the game on the bench in foul trouble. The Huskies were led in scoring by senior guard Isaiah Moore. He had 21 points and made five three-pointers in

his final high school game. Guard Ethan Jones scored 10 and had four rebounds for Flint Hill, Justice Ellison had six points, Justin Taylor scored five and had four rebounds. The season was a big success for Flint Hill, which won the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season title, then finished second in the conference tournament. Last season Flint Hill won only seven games, was the second-to-last-seed in the MAC tourney and did not qualify for states. For details on first-round state victories by Flint Hill and Potomac School, visit www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax.

Individually, Hyman won the 500 meters and Israel was second in the 55. Potomac School’s boys 4x200 relay of Darien Killebrew, Matthew Gelin, Jamal Thompson and Austin Rucker also broke a school record at the meet.

ing spring season. Madison and Oakton high schools are included. Glass will donate $500 to each team to use as it wants (up to $1,000 per school) if that squad completes the season without receiving a red or yellow card as a result of unsportsmanlike conduct. Glass has been a soccer referee in Northern Virginia since 1974. In the last 10 years, he has witnessed a steady decline in high school soccer sportsmanship and respect for opponents and sports officials. He says the deterioration of sportsmanship has led to a shortage of soccer referees. Glass hopes his challenge will reverse the trend. For more information, visit justaskbenglass.com or call (703) 988-6414.

MADISON ROWER SIGNS: Madison High School rower Lindsey Jiron will row for the lightweight women’s team at University of Wisconsin. Jiron recently signed her college letter of intent. SOCCER SPORTSMANSHIP CHALLENGE: Area referee and attorney Ben

Glass has launched the BenGlassLaw Varsity Soccer Sportsmanship Challenge, including a number of boys and girls high school teams for the upcom-

on two foul shots by Millora-Brown with 51 seconds left. “We came back from being down three or four points or more four or five times,” Roller said. “If we did not have a cohesive group, this game might have gotten out of hand.” Point-guard Aaron Darab led Madison in scoring with 12 points to go with five assists. Nick Hugie scored seven with three rebounds and Aaron Thompson had a basket and four rebounds off the bench. “I tell every team I coach, if you can’t end by winning a state championship, you want to end with a great game,” Roller said. NOTES: Madison advanced to a first-round state tournament game for the second straight season by virtue of finishing second in the Northern Region 6D Tournament. A year ago, Madison won a region tournament crown, then lost a first-round state tourney game, also played at Robinson . . . Roller won his 150th career game as a head coach during the 2017-18 season.

would be a key because Woodbridge was bigger than us.” Hailey Chapman had seven points for Langley, Lauren Maloney had six points and three rebounds off the bench and Hallie Jepsen had two assists and a steal. Langley was 7 of 8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter. In contrast, Woodbridge missed four fourth-quarter foul shots, two the front ends of one-

Madison High School’s Aaron Darab drives to the basket against South County in state-tourney play. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT

and-one situations. Azad led Langley in the first half with 13 points when she had a hot-shooting effort. Callaghan had nine points in the second half. NOTE: Langley has won 20 or more games for four straight seasons and has compiled an impressive playoff mark of 25-6 during those four campaigns This season, Langley has reached the state semifinals for the third year in a row, fin-

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ished second in the region tourney and won the Liberty District Tournament. A year ago, the Saxons (25-5) won district and region tourneys and lost on the state semifinals to the Oakton Cougars. In 2016, Langley (26-6) won the district tourney, was third in the region and second in the state. In 2015, the Saxons (21-5) were second in the district tournament and lost in the region quarterfinals. March 8, 2018 25

Potomac School Team Dominates in Conference Play DAVE FACINOLI Staff Writer

A year’s worth of unfinished business was successfully completed Feb. 25 by the Potomac School Panthers. That was the afternoon the girls high school basketball team won the IndeSchool BASKETBALL pendent League’s A Division tournament title to earn dual league championships during the 201718 season. Earlier, Potomac School (229) won the conference regular-season crown with just one loss. The two titles in the same campaign

were the Panthers’ first since 1995. Last season Potomac won just the tournament and were not satisfied. “The long drought is over, and that’s a big deal for this team and the player,” Potomac School coach Mike Hutton said. “We didn’t like not winning both last year. So our motto all season was “unfinished business.” The girls were very confident, so not to win both championships this season would have been a disappointment.” Potomac School was the top seed and was 3-0 in the tournament, defeating No. 2 seed and host St. Andrew’s, 50-33, in the title game.

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The Potomac School Panthers gather with the A Division tournament championship banner.

In that victory, Tracey Mills scored 19 points for the Panthers, Courtlynne Caskin added 14, Sara Park 12 and Sally McAuliffe yanked six rebounds. Mills made three three-pointers and Caskin two. Mills, Caskin and Park, all guards, have been the Panthers’ leading scorers all season. “Our girls can run forever and they don’t get tired,” Hutton said. “We wore St. Andrew’s down in the final.” Potomac School routed bottom seed Sandy Spring, 62-27, in the first round, then outlasted No. 5 seed St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, 67-58, in the semifinals. Potomac School lost to St. Stephen’s a few days earlier for its lone ISL defeat. Against Sandy Spring, Park scored 17 and Evelina Swigart 10.

In the win over St. Stephen’s, Caskin scored 25, Park 17 and Mills 15. Caskin is the program’s all-time leading scorer. “We had a lot of other players step up in the tournament,” Hutton said. Laila Germanis, Nicole Garibali, Natalie Martin, Elizabeth Buckwald, Isabele Moran, Emma Mae Regan and Ginger Myers are other contributing players. Last week, Potomac School was the No. 11 seed in the Division I state tournament and finished 1-1. It upset No. 6 seed Flint Hill, 59-48, in the first round, then lost to No. 3 seed St. Anne’sBelfield, 64-48, in the quarterfinals. See a story about those games at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax. NOTE: Potomac School has had back-to-back 20-win seasons.

Sports Briefs CYCLING NEWS: Alex Kasch of Arling-

ton was selected as the Mid Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association time-trial men’s champion in the 15-16 age group for 2017. Iain MacKeith of McLean was the nen’s criteroum champ at 1516. Both will travel to Belgium this summer to train and race.

SENIOR SOFTBALL: Northern Virginia

Senior Softball is opening for its 2018 spring season for men and women. Placement on one of the 26 slowpitch teams is by skill assessment. Games are seven innings from April through July. Everyone bats and 11 play on defense. For more information, visit www.nvss. org or call (703) 298-4942. For standings, visit www.insidenova. com/sports/fairfax.

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. March 7, 1941: n Fairfax and Arlington will share a new state Senate seat under the redistricting plan currently under consideration. n Only about 10 percent of Virginia’s draftees are rated 1-A (immediately available for military service). March 6, 1959: n Fairfax supervisors will hold a May 12 public hearing on gun-control legislation. March 7, 1969: n A contract has been signed to build a tunnel under the Potomac River for the Metro line to Rosslyn. The cost is $550,000, and construction is expected to take 15 months. n Committees in the General Assembly are mulling legislation to abandon the “Dillon Rule” and replace it with more autonomy for local governments. March 6, 1973: n Virginia Republicans are rallying around former (Democratic) Gov. Mills Godwin as their nominee for governor this year. n Demolition and rescue crews continue work in Skyline, where 14 men are believed dead in a construction accident. n Twenty Fairfax police officers will be able to take their cruisers home at night as part of a pilot program. n Fairfax school officials are considering plans to locate new schools in high-rise apartment buildings and office towers. n Oakton High School is seen as a possible baseball power, but may lack pitching. n On TV tonight: “Maude,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Marcus Welby” and Merv Griffin. March 6, 1979: n Budget woes may threaten to derail planned Metro service on Sundays in Fairfax County. n The Board of Supervisors has agreed to new campaign guidelines that require disclosure of all contributions over $15 and limits on individual contributions of $500. n George Mason University is sponsoring a two-week study tour to the Soviet Union.

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ACROSS 1. Birth-related 6. Post-U.S.S.R. acronym 9. Like white-headed eagle 13. ____ and desist 14. In the manner of, French 15. F, unit of electrical capacity 16. Blood line 17. Neighbor of Ger. 18. Upright 19. *San ____, 2018 Final Four spot 21. *NCAA’s selection day 23. Color of Scare 24. Bring home the bacon 25. ____ cry 28. ____ ex machina 30. ____ ____ the hook 35. Big-ticket ____ 37. Play parts 39. Gulf of Naples resort 40. Flick part 41. Peruvian beast of burden 43. Nonfatty meat, e.g. 44. States of agitated irritation 46. Nucleus plus electrons 47. Montgomery of “Pretty Little Liars” 48. House music 50. Between ids and super-egos 52. 100% 53. Beware of these in March 55. Shoshonean 57. *Winningest NCAA basketball coach

60. *Game tracker 64. Slight amount 65. One of a set of dice 67. Garlic unit 68. Curl one’s lip 69. So. Amer. edible tuber 70. Curly-leaf and Plain-leaf ____ 71. Mannequin Challenge

state 72. Kind of nurse 73. *Jump ball, e.g. DOWN 1. *Non-profit org. 2. Eon, alternative spelling 3. Queen of Hearts’ pastry 4. Brooke or John Jacob, of

New York 5. Tilted 6. Head of family 7. U.N. workers’ grp. 8. Chip dip 9. Shakespeare, e.g. 10. A in A=ab 11. Like a tatting product 12. Banned insecticide 15. Tiny fox with large ears 20. Like utopia 22. Web address 24. Subjects of wills 25. *____ Four 26. Make amends 27. Indiana Jones’ find, e.g. 29. *Team with most titles 31. Samoan money 32. Phantom’s favorite genre? 33. Physically weak 34. *____ Four 36. Illegal kind of lab 38. Urban haze 42. Affair in Paris 45. Dee of “Twisted Sister” 49. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem 51. Book storage at a library 54. Furnish with a fund 56. “Bravo! Bravo!” 57. Lush 58. *Top seeds in each NCAA basketball region 59. Type of molding 60. *Advancing action 61. Caffeine tree 62. “Happily ____ after” 63. Multiple choice challenge 64. Recipe amt. 66. ____ Bucket Challenge

Public-Safety Notes VIENNA MAN FACING COPPER-THEFT CHARGES: A 41-year-old Vienna man is

facing nine felony charges after Fairfax County police detectives identified him as the perpetrator behind several copper thefts in the McLean area, county police said. According to police, Timothy Price targeted commercial buildings and older vacant homes that were set to be demolished. Price broke into the properties, cut out and stole copper material. After each theft, he would take the copper to scrap yards to sell it, police said. Detectives since November 2017 have been working on copper-theft cases involving Price. Detectives caught Price on Feb. 9, when he was attempting to steal copper valued at more than $5,000, county police said. Authorities have charged Price with four counts of burglary, four counts of larceny with intent to sell and possession of burglarious tools. Price is being held without bond and more charges are possible as the investigation continues, police said. ARMED MEN ROB TYSONS HOTEL: Two men armed with handguns entered the Sheraton Premier Hotel, 8661 Leesburg

Pike in Tysons, on Feb. 24 at 3:15 a.m. and demanded money, Fairfax County police said. The suspects, described as tall black men wearing black masks, then ran from the hotel. No injuries were reported, police said. VIENNA-AREA MAN REPORTS SWASTIKA SCRATCHED ONTO VEHICLES: A

Vienna-area man living in the 2100 block of Tannin Place told Fairfax County police Feb. 25 that an unknown person scratched a swastika into the paint of his vehicle. PEDESTRIAN RUNS INTO VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO CATCH BUS: A pe-

destrian on Feb. 26 at 6:47 p.m. ran onto Maple Avenue at the Center Street intersection and hit the side of a vehicle traveling eastbound on Maple Avenue, Vienna police said. The pedestrian, who had been running for the bus across the street, admitted fault in the incident and did not require medical treatment, police said. MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER FLEEING FROM VIENNA HOTEL:

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patched officers to the Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel, 430 Maple Ave., W., after receiving a tip about a wanted man. Officers announced themselves and briefly made contact with the suspect before he sprinted away, police said. Officers chased the subject on foot, but lost sight of him. Vienna police requested assistance from Fairfax County police K-9 and helicopter units and authorities located the suspect in the backyard of a nearby home. Police arrested the 45-year-old man with no fixed address and transported him to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, where authorities served him with a warrant for felonious assault and obstruction of justice, which stemmed from an earlier case. Authorities also served him with an outstanding warrant for contempt of court and an emergency protective order. VIENNA POLICE INVESTIGATE ALLEGED EMBEZZLING: An employee at

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