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Low Inventory Giving an Edge to Home Sellers

VIVA! VIENNA! CELEBRATION DRAWS A CROWD

A New Analysis Suggests Fairfax Market Will Grow

The Northern Virginia real estate market eked out a modest year-over-year increase in sales in April, according to new data, with a smaller inventory of available properties and the potential of higher interest rates providing prospective buyers with incentive to hop into the market – all of which is tilting the market toward a sellers’ advantage as the spring buying season THE REST OF THE continues. And while the lower invento- COMMONWEALTH IS ry has some experts concerned, ALSO FACING LOWER a new analysis suggests Fairfax INVENTORY, HELPING County should continue to see TO TILT THE VIRGINIA a healthy homes market for the REAL-ESTATE MARKET rest of the year. Coupled with a rise in aver- TOWARD SELLERS. age sales prices, the monthly –> Story, Page 17 sales volume of $1.15 billion in April was up nearly 5 percent from a year before. A total of 1,996 properties went to closing during the month, up 1.1 percent from 1,973 a year before, according to figures reported May 10 by RealEstate Business Intelligence, an arm of the local multiple-listing service. (Figures represent sales in Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.) The average sales price of all properties that sold stood at $574,767, up 3.8 percent from a year before, with all three segments of the market posting increases: single-family prices rose 2.2 percent to an average $757,017; attached homes sold for an average of $421,435, up 5.3 percent; and condominiums changed hands at an average of $333,727,

Scenes (clockwise from top left) from the Viva! Vienna! celebration, held over the Memorial Day weekend: Chloe Lee gets her face painted by Fatima Jerez of Vienna Singing Princesses; Tessa Lebbin accepts a hug from Runyon, the mascot of Burke & Herbert Bank; Abby Lombard prepares to take a spoonful of a softball-sized snowcone; and Charles Dean reels in a plastic shark at the celebration, hosted by the Vienna Rotary Club. See more photos on Page 3 and a slide show of photos at www.insidenova. com/news/fairfax. PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER

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Edgar Chang enjoys a whirl on the carousel, with dad Jason right beside him, at the McLean Day celebration, held recently at Lewinsville Park.

Riders hold on as centrigual force hurls them sideways on one of the thrill rides that is a staple of McLean Day. Hold on tight! The Pharoah provides some thrills at the annual celebration, sponsored by the McLean Community Center.

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Keeping a tight grip was an important part of McLean Day fun. Jayden Ahn takes a look at a recently shorn alpaca, one of the Anthony Sawabini and Emilie Annand animals on display at the annual McLean Day celebration at get into the spirit with a twirl on the motorcycle ride. Lewinsville Park.

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Vienna Officials Mull Partnership to Build Garage BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

Having lost an opportunity four years ago, Vienna officials are considering another proposed public-private partnership to build a municipal parking garage in the town’s historic center. Representatives of Mill Street Development One LLC outlined plans for a development that would feature two garages – one public, one privately operated – at a May 15 Vienna Town Council work session. “We’re fairly excited,” said James Cudney, a partner with the developer. “We have what we consider to be a fairly creative approach.” The company has proposed constructing buildings with commercial, retail and possibly residential use on properties at 146 Church St., N.E., and 211 and 241 Mill St., N.E. Two garages with a total of 256 public parking spaces would be built in a fourstory building on the site’s north side, which would be executed in a Federalist architectural style. There would be commercial space on the lower level, 129 parking spaces in the middle and a commercial storage facility on the top two levels. The facility would have a “quiet” design and have no rear windows facing nearby residences. Thirty ground-level parking spaces would serve retail tenants and customers,

and another 127 spaces would be available for public use in a subterranean garage. Both large parking areas would be publicly accessible and free. The town would own one of the lots and the other would serve the commercial properties, Cudney said. The proposal’s backers said the building would have to be at least 121 feet deep, which might pose setback difficulties given that the site is only 137 feet deep. The site now would require setbacks of 15 feet in front and 10 in the rear, leaving only 112 feet for the structure, which would make for an “incredibly inefficient garage,” proponents said. An adjacent L-shaped section of the building to the south would house the Masons’ Concord Lodge 307 and offer commercial or perhaps residential space as well. This structure would be three stories tall and architecturally compatible with other historic buildings in the vicinity, Cudney said. The developer would raze the site’s current structure, a circa-1894, 3,900-squarefoot building housing Pennywise Thrift Shop (operated by Vienna’s Church of the Holy Comforter) and Concord Lodge 307. The structure, “an old building with vinyl siding,” is not designated historic and would have to be lifted in order to shore up its foundation, which is inundated with water during storms, Cudney said. Foundation repairs and building updates

A conceptual drawing depicts a three-story building that would be constructed at Church and Mill streets, N.E., in Vienna. A parking structure could be constructed behind the building.

would cost about $175,000, a “nearly insurmountable hit” to the lodge’s operating budget, he said. Some town leaders were wary of losing the building. Mayor Laurie DiRocco said the structure is architecturally similar to several nearby buildings, including the 1874 Vienna Presbyterian Church chapel, original Vienna library and the Freeman Store and Museum. “It’s one of the very few buildings we have in town that is quintessential Vienna,” agreed Council member Tara Voigt. “The loss of that would be great.” While also acknowledging the “dire” need for more parking in that section of town, Anne Stuntz, president of Historic

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Our View: What’s the Need for a No. 2 in Virginia?

Voters with a modicum of common sense who are attempting to parse the major-party candidates for Virginia statewide offices in the days leading up to the June 13 primaries may find themselves repeating, to one another, a line from a 1972 song by the then-current pop group Stealers Wheel: “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right . . . here I am, stuck in the middle with you.” Democrats have zigged left, Republicans have veered right, and voters are left to wonder if any of them is worthy of representing the 8 million of us. Virginia has three statewide offices, and two – governor and attorney general – would seem to be requisites for any self-respecting state (or commonwealth, as the case may be). But lieutenant governor? Isn’t it the equivalent of the spleen in our bodies, doing no harm but having no real purpose? Indeed, that’s usually the case. Virginia’s lieutenant governors traditionally have busied themselves presiding over the state Senate, checking the governor’s pulse now and again (just to be sure), and preparing to take – as Ralph Northam currently is – their shot at the top job. And were that the end of it, we’d have no particular problem. But in a forum last week featuring the three Democrats

and three Republicans vying to succeed Northam in Virginia’s No. 2 job, we saw a worrisome trend. A number of the aspirants – their names are not particularly necessary here; ink costs money, after all – said that, if elected, they would be more activist in the job than their predecessors. Now, maybe that bravado was all for show. No candidate is going to tell the voters he or she plans to sit around doing nothing, even if we might be tempted to vote for just that person. But Virginia at any given time already has two elected activists – the governor and the attorney general – and really does not need a third. The Old Dominion got along just fine without a lieutenant governor until 1851, and in all the years since, no Virginia governor has died in office, negating one of the primary reasons for having an executive-in-waiting in the first place. Getting rid of the post would require a constitutional amendment, which might be a tough sell, considering many in the legislature who, in their quiet moments, aspire to much higher office and figure they may need the lieutenant-governor position as a stepping stone up the ranks to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. or wherever the journey takes them.

There Is a Better Way for Vienna to Go When It Comes to Amending Protest-Petition Rules

Editor: In the May 25 Sun Gazette, it was reported that Vienna’s Planning Commission supported a change in the petition requirements to protest property rezoning or changes to zoning boundaries from 20 percent of nearby property owners to 35 percent. According to the article, commission member Stephen Kenney reported that the “35-percent figure had been well considered.” This recommendation will be considered by the Town Council July 10. I have attended Vienna’s Planning Commission meetings since the petition to protest came under attack in 2016. I was concerned that the decision to alter the petition to protest came on the heels of the failed Marco Polo project, which failed at the Town Council due to the lack of a supermajority vote prompted by the 20-percent petition. As I stated at a December 2016 meeting, why would the Planning Commission suddenly want to alter protest-petition rules that have been in place since 1956? I argued that this is not a policy decision made by and for the people, but a reactionary decision put forth by Vienna’s government to the Marco Polo project. Further, I presented that the proposed changes were contrary to the

goals of the petition to protest, which is not meant to undermine the volunteers and elected officials of the town, but is meant to be a check and balance for local zoning. Like all good aspects of democracy, it is a way to assure that there is no abuse of power. Further, I presented that the right to petition has been important during contemporary times to protect against issues such as spot-zoning. In March 2017, I spoke to the Planning Commission on some research I had performed on the right to petition, and provided statistics from a Tennessee state-sponsored commission report that investigated the right to petition in 21 states. This study, performed in 2016, reported that 20 percent was the norm. Only three states required greater than 20 percent – Montana, Missouri and Oklahoma at 25 percent, 30 percent and 50 percent, respectively. I also reported that these states enacted a three-quarters supermajority vote by the elected body which was more lenient that Vienna’s six-out-of-seven supermajority. This reporting was based on facts. Not emotional responses to a loss or win of a zoning project. In some ways, this report provided an easier way to obtain a supermajority vote, requiring a three-quarter Town Council vote yet maintained the rights

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of the people to petition with the standard 20-percent signature clause. Therefore, I am still baffled as to the comment that the 35-percent figure had been well-considered. What research supports this nationwide? And if this is not supported by research, who does the 35-percent signature clause support? I am extremely disappointed that the Planning Commission did not use solid research to determine an appropriate, fair and proven right-to-petition clause for the Town of Vienna. I would urge the Town Council to reject this proposal and require members of the Planning Commission, whose work I appreciate, to come back with a proposal that is solidly positioned in research, supports the goals of the right to petition, safeguards against political abuse, and fairly situates the authority of the Town Council. As stated above, this would read as retaining the 20-percent signature threshold but reducing the supermajority to three-quarters of the Town Council. Linda Mann Vienna The Sun Gazette always welcomes your submission of items for inclusion in the newspaper and online. Contact information can be found on this page in each week’s edition!

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History Commission Preps For Anniversary of County BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

On the cusp of Fairfax County’s 275th anniversary, leaders of the county’s History Commission cited their accomplishments from the previous year and outlined plans to continue preserving local history. Commission chairman Carole Herrick delivered the commission’s 2016 annual report to the Board of Supervisors on May 16. The commission had another outstanding year preserving and the community’s heritage, she told supervisors. “After all, the present is an extension of the past,” Herrick said. Among its achievements last year, the commission installed and dedicated new roadside historical markers at The Pines in Mason District, the Original Mount Vernon School in Mount Vernon District and Copperthite Racetrack in Springfield District. In addition, the commission placed a tabletop marker at Riverbend Park in Great Falls to commemorate the site’s role in the War of 1812, and refurbished historical markers at Ivakota Farm in Springfield District and the Cross Farmhouse in Sully District. The commission’s report also honored the efforts of late member Jack Hiller, a 35-year member who started the organization’s historical-marker program in 1998. The county installed and dedicated 45 markers under the leadership of Hiller, who died in February 2016. Commission members Elise Murray and Robert Beach served on the Community Technical Advisory Committee, which oversees the Fairfax County Park Authority’s nascent Resident Curator Program. The curators will live at historic county sites for free, but must maintain and renovate those structures and allow some public access. Program officials are conducting financial reviews of proposals from potential resident curators at Ellmore Farm in Herndon and Stempson House in Lorton. They also recently have begun evaluating a proposal by Great Falls resident Sarah Kirk, who as resident curator at the Turner Farmhouse on Georgetown Pike would convert one of the site’s buildings into a retreat. Next on the commission’s agenda? Helping Fairfax County celebrate its 275th anniversary with a series of events, the main one coming June 17 at the historic Fairfax County Courthouse. In addition, a subcommittee of the commission last year began indexing oral histories provided by county residents and collating them into one list, instead of their previous dispersed state. Commission members also added the Mackall/Hall House to the Langley Fork Historic Overlay District in McLean, revised the commission’s bylaws and updated the county’s historic-sites inventory,

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which listed 367 locations as of the end of 2016. Some commission members gave historical presentations and lectures to community groups, including addresses to seniors, students and new county residents, she said. “This is possibly the most constructive manner to make citizens aware, appreciate and learn about the history of the county in which they live,” Herrick said. Financial changes to the commission especially were important last year, Herrick said. Since January last year, the organization’s funds have been maintained by the county’s financial system and administered by staff with the Department of Planning and Zoning and Fairfax County Park Authority. Herrick noted the success of the group’s annual history conference, which last year was titled “Fairfax County’s Founding Fathers: The Masons Are Coming! The Masons Are Coming!” The Board of Supervisors in 1969 created the 20-member History Commission, which had its roots in the Landmarks Preservation Committee established four years earlier. In addition to Herrick, the commission’s leadership includes vicechair Anne Stuntz, secretary Steve Sherman and treasurer Phyllis Walker Ford. Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova (D) complimented the commission’s leadership on their annual summary. “It’s an excellent report,” she said. Supervisor Linda Smyth (D-Providence) asked commission leaders to work with local communities to preserve their architectural and historical distinctiveness. “Some of our neighborhoods are reaching a certain age and they would like to do what they can to preserve the nature of their neighborhoods,” she said. “They know what they are trying to preserve, but even landmark status is no protection against development, redevelopment and tearing down older houses. They’re asking if there is something else that they can do.” History Commission leaders may begin compiling neighborhood histories after they finish indexing their oral-history collection, Herrick told Smyth. Herrick added she looked forward to reading a George Mason University student’s recently penned history of the Pimmit Hills neighborhood near Falls Church. “If we get people to do that, it could lead to maybe historic preservation,” she said. Supervisor Catherine Hudgins (DHunter Mill) said she wished the county would do more to preserve the Cartersville property in the Vienna/Reston area. Plenty of African-American history, including a cemetery, is situated under a parking lot there, she said. “What we preserved was not very much reflective of that community,” Hudgins said.

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BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The energy coursing through Fairfax County Public Schools’ “Day Prom” on May 17 was almost dizzying. Inside the main ballroom at The Waterford at Fair Oaks, a disk jockey kept up a stream of crowd-pleasing songs, from “It Takes Two” by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock to Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space.” Students, teachers and aides crowded the brown parquet floor, with those in wheelchairs forming a solid phalanx in the left rear corner. Some of the youths whooped and gyrated together, while others got down on the floor solo to practice their break-dancing moves. Falls Church High School student Clay Munroe, 22, was enthusiastic about attending his second Day Prom, said his mother, Vicky Munroe of Vienna. “He didn’t have a good night’s sleep, he was so excited about coming,” she said. “Some kids understand more than others. They see their siblings doing this, so it really helps them feel like anybody else.” Students came dressed in their best outfits, from form-fitting dresses to snazzy suits, and clamored to have organizers in the lobby add the finishing touch of a corsage or boutonniere. Proceeding to the left, the revelers entered a room and posed on a backdrop of seamless white paper while a photographer with a pair of umbrella strobes snapped their photos. South Lakes High School senior Halle Taylor, 18, was ready for her close-up, having donned a purple cowboy hat with silver stars in homage to her favorite singer. “Lady Gaga is TheBomb.com,” said Taylor, who was attending her fourth Day Prom. “I love her so much. She is my model.” Her English teacher, Rachael Crawford, said the prom was a great opportunity for inclusion, because participating schools now bring general-education students to the event as well. “It also gives, especially for some of our more severely special-ed kids, the chance to have a prom,” she said. “Some of the higher-functioning kids go to the schools’ regular proms, but a lot of those kids don’t. It’s a safer environment during the day, with more chaperones.” Chris Pascarella, a transition specialist at Robinson Secondary School, started the Day Prom event in 2001. The program began with just three schools and now attracts about six times that many, she said. Pascarella made sure to thank The Waterford’s management, which received a small deposit from the school system for the event and donated time from its staff. The venue also let participating schools bring in food, which was a big plus, she said. The photographer and disk jockey also donated their services, she added. The May 17 prom drew 153 students and one scheduled for May 24 at the same location likely will attract 240 more, she said.

Falls Church High School student Clay Munroe (right), gets words of encouragement from assistant teacher Martha Reyes before the “Day Prom” held May 17 at The Waterford.

Above left, South Lakes High School student Marcus Demper shares a dance with Cathy Breeden. Right, McLean High School junior Jacob DeVore poses with teacher Jessica Berns.

Centreville High School students Zach Gilkey, Emily Wajda and Susan He boogie on the dance PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER floor at the Day prom.

Students in the school system’s Category B special-education program are eligible to attend. Twenty-four students in wheelchairs came to the May 17 event, which ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “You’ll see. They won’t come off the dance floor,” Pascarella said as the students filed in that morning. “It’ll be nonstop dancing once the music starts. We have to stop the music so they’ll eat.” Those who needed a breather from the action migrated back to their respective schools’ tables, perhaps pausing first to pick up glasses of water or soft drinks. Each participating school contributed something for the event. Students and teachers at South Lakes High School, for example, made corsages and brought some food, Crawford said. “It’s a good time to unwind, get together and have a bunch of fun,” said Thomas Lamb, a teacher with the Best Buddies program at Centreville High School. “They get to meet friends they don’t normally get a chance to see, in a su-

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per-fun environment,” added Kathleen McGuire, who co-sponsors the program along with Lamb. “You get a real mix of students who can come and be with their buddies.” Best Buddies pairs typically developing teenagers with students who have intellectual or developmental disabilities, with the aim being to form lifelong friendships, she said. Parents of special-needs children also benefit from the Day Prom, McGuire said. “It brings a lot of smiles to the parents because it’s fulling a dream that they had for their kids that, when they found out about their disabilities, that dream might have been crushed or put on hold,” she said. The May 17 prom was the second attended by Jessica Berns, who teaches math, English and life skills at McLean High School. “I love seeing all my students have such an amazing time with their friends,” she said. “It’s a great time for teachers, too.”

McLean Students Win Honors For Community-Service Work

Recipients of the McLean Citizens Association’s 2017 Teen Character Awards were honored during a ceremony held as part of McLean Day festivities.

Five local high-school students were honored by the McLean Citizens Association with Teen Character Awards at the recent McLean Day celebration. Honored were: – Helen Ganley, a sophomore at McLean High School, for her efforts as a coach with McLean Youth Volleyball. – Ian Murphy, a sophomore at McLean High School, who since 2008 has conducted food drives in support of Food for Others. – Mairin Fallon, a junior at McLean High School, a volunteer coordinator at the non-profit Bridle Baths program that supports equine activities for those with

physical, cognitive, psychological and emotional needs. – Garrett Detter, a freshman at McLean High school, for work volunteering with the Special Olympics basketball and soccer teams at the high school. – Neha Vutakuri, a sophomore at McLean High School, who founded the non-profit Breast Cancer Prevention with Herbs and Spices to educate women on cancer-free lifestyles. Students received their awards from School Board member Jane Strauss (Dranesville). The program was coordinated by David Lee of the McLean Community Center.

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Ceremony Marks a New Era for Marymount Univ. SCOTT McCAFFREY Staff Writer

It was two years ago when last we checked in with Sister Jackie Murphy, a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, as she was swinging a sledgehammer against the side of the iconic but doomed Blue Goose building in Ballston. Wrecking crews finished the job the hammer-wielding nun started, razing the 55-year-old building to make way for new construction. On May 24, Sister Jackie was back at the corner of North Glebe Road and North Wilson Boulevard, as Marymount University celebrated the (almost) completion of a two-building complex that will house university facilities, private office space and apartments. “It’s looking great,” Murphy said as she gazed up at the facilities, with workers still busy both inside and out. “I miss the Blue Goose, of course,” she said of the building that was acquired by Marymount in the early 1990s and served for nearly a quarter-century as an urban counterpart to its main campus about a mile north. But, Murphy said, the new buildings will take their rightful place among what she termed “glass menagerie” that has sprouted in Ballston. Among them: facilities operated by Virginia Tech, George Washington University and Westwood College, all within a placekicker’s

range of the new Marymount complex. The university will occupy six of the nine floors of the 165,000-square-foot academic building, whose construction was a partnership between the university and the Shooshan Co. It will include classrooms, administrative offices, a library, cybersecurity lab, 200-seat auditorium, chapel and both a dining hall and Starbucks that will be open to the public. For Joseph Maurelli, who is set to retire as chairman of Marymount’s board of trustees, the ceremony marked a “great day.” “I’m very proud of what we have done as a team,” said Maurelli, noting that, during the long gestation period of the project, “tremendous angst and a lot of problems” had to be worked through. While some may wistfully recall the building that used to sit surrounded by surface parking on the site, current Marymount president Matthew Shank is not among the admirers. In a bit of tongue-in-cheek cultural apostasy, he called the old Blue Goose building “one of the ugliest buildings I’ve ever seen in my life.” Among his first goals when being hired as president in 2011 was to resuscitate the effort to build a replacement. In the end, it was a team that included the university, Shooshan, Clark Construction, Hitt Construction and a slew of bankers and bond houses – plus a good amount of prayer – that made it possible.

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“I honestly cannot believe this day is here. A monumental and historic occasion,” Shank said. ‘We have all done a great job. It’s spectacular.” The prime two-acre parcel, close to Interstate 66 and anchoring the west end of Ballston, led a host of developers to come knocking at Marymount’s doors through the years. “Everybody wanted a piece of this particular site,” said Shank. One of the prospective partners even brought in football superstar-turned-development mogul Roger Staubach to make a pitch. In the end, Shooshan won out. John Shooshan, the firm’s founder, said it was the “common vision [and] common

faith” of the leadership of both organizations that meshed well. “A world-class team, a collaborative effort,” Shooshan said of the process, which was led on his firm’s side by Brian Scull. The building it replaced – nicknamed “blue” for its exterior and “goose” for reasons lost to the mists of history – was constructed by the Broyhill firm in the early 1960s as a speculative development, at a time when western Ballston almost was considered the boonies. Prior to being acquired by Marymount, it provided offices for the Internal Revenue Service and classroom space for the Central Intelligence Agency, among others.

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Schools & Military Sai Chaitanya of McLean earned a master of science in information-technology management degree during recent commencement exercises at Campbellsville University. n

n Jacqueline Imholte, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Imholte of McLean, earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing and business management, magna cum laude, during recent commencement exercises at the University of South Carolina.

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Daniel Santorum of Great Falls earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration during recent commencement exercises at The Citadel. Santorum was awarded the Air Force ROTC Award for Academic Excellence, recognizing the Citadel graduating senior headed into the military who achieved the highest cumulative grade-point average for academic coursework.

Mamie Henshaw of Vienna has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Coastal Carolina University.

n Camille Speer of Great Falls, Charles Welling of Vienna and John Bucy of McLean have been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Emerson College. n Alexander Boyd, the son of David and Deborah Boyd of McLean and a graduate of Mercersburg Academy, has been elected to membership in the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society chapter at the University of Rochester.

Dan Powers of Vienna, a graduate of James Madison High School, earned a bachelor of business administration degree, cum laude, during recent commencement exercises at the College of William and Mary. He has been accepted to the master of science program in business analytics at William & Mary. n

n Caroline Cassidy of Oakton, a graduate of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, earned a bachelor of science degree in neuroscience and English, cum laude, during recent commencement exercises at the College of William and Mary. Cassidy was named to the dean’s list for both the fall and spring semesters. n Rachel McKeen of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree in game art and animation during recent commencement exercises at Champlain College. n Jacqueline Imholte, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Imholte of McLean, earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing and business management, magna cum laude, during recent commencement exercises at the University of

n Daniel Mooney of McLean received the Academic Achievement Award for master’s-degree students during a recent awards ceremony sponsored by the Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

n Lisa Fay of Vienna earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication and Peter Najera of Vienna earned a bachelor of science degree in fashion merchandising during recent commencement exercises at Marist College.

n Isabella Fowler, a student at Oakcrest School who will be attending Columbia University, has been named recipient of a National Merit Scholarship. Fowler is also an accomplished concert pianist, folk dancer and student of Eastern European culture. “Isabella is a multi-faceted student for

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McLean/Great Falls Notes AAUW PREPS ANNUAL BOOK-COLLECTION EFFORT: The McLean Area branch

of the American Association of University Women has announced dates for its annual collection of items in preparation for the 48th annual Used Book Sale, to be held in the fall. Used books, CDs, DVDs, software, children’s books and recent textbooks are sought for donation. (No encyclopedias, VHS tapes or audio tapes are required.) Items can be delivered from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on June 3 and 24, July 15 and Aug. 5 at Sun Trust Bank, 515 Maple Ave., E., in Vienna.

LANGLEY CHOIRS PRESENT CONCERT: The Langley High School Choir

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zens Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, June 8 at 7 p.m. at the McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road in McLean. The program will focus on police-department recruiting. The community is invited. For information, see the Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/jobs/citizenadvisorycommittee.htm. Continued on Page 26

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Transportation Notes SUPERVISORS OK ACCESS-LINE BREAK TO AID PEDESTRIANS IN TYSONS: The Fairfax County Board of

Supervisors voted unanimously May 2 to permit a break in the access line in north Tysons in order to allow construction of a shared-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists. The path will be constructed at the southeast corner of the intersection of Route 7 and the Dulles Toll Road. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is expanding the Route 7 bridge and roadway there from four to six lanes between Tyco Road and Jarrett Valley Drive. The project will include the shared-use path, which will permit travel in both directions by cyclists and pedestrians and allow them easier access to Tysons and the Spring Hill Station on Metrorail’s Silver Line, county officials said. VDOT will build the path up to the limited-access line, after which a private developer, Tysons West, will construct the rest of the path so that it ties in with an existing trail along the builder’s property frontage.

AIRPORTS AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE RELATIONSHIP WITH TRAVELERS AID:

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority plans to continue its longstanding partnership with Travelers Aid to provide customer-service assistance at Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports. A new three-year contract, with options for two additional years, is valued at a total of $3.69 million for Travelers Aid, which staffs its service 12 to 14 hours per day, longer during busy travel periods. The organization currently manages 182 volunteers who provided more than 25,000 hours of service in 2016 at Reagan National and 376 volunteers who pro-

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Constrained inventory is giving sellers a decided advantage in Virginia’s real estate market, according to new data. Home sales across the commonwealth totaled 9,844 in April, according to figures reported May 25 by Virginia Realtors, down 3.6 percent from the 10,209 transactions a year before and due largely to fewer homes available for prospective purchasers. “Virginia’s market is showing a trend that’s nationwide – there aren’t enough homes for sale,” said Claire Forcier-Rowe, president of the state Realtors’ group. Add in relatively low interest rates, and sellers are able to list at “premium prices,” Forcier-Rowe said. Indeed: The median sales price in April was $274,925, an increase of 3.7 percent from a year before. Factoring in the decline in sales, total volume for the April market was $3.26 billion, the highest since last August.

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Homes Are Flying to New Purchasers The median number of days a home was on the market fell to a new low of 29 days, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors, in part because a lack of inventory nationally was pushing prospective purchasers to make up their minds in a hurry. “Demand is easily outstripping supply in most of the country, and it’s stymieing many prospective buyers from finding a home to purchase,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in parsing the data. “Realtors continue to voice the frustration their clients are experiencing because of the insufficient number of homes for sale,” Yun said. “Homes in the lower- and mid-market price range are hard to find in most markets, and when one is listed for sale, interest is immediate and multiple offers are nudging the eventual sales prices higher.” The median existing-home price2 for all housing types in April was $244,800, up 6.0 percent from April 2016 ($230,900). April’s price increase marks the 62nd straight month of year-over-year gains. The median 29-day period between listing and ratified sales contract was down from 34 days in March and 39 days a year ago, and surpasses last May (32 days) as the shortest timeframe since NAR began tracking in May 2011. Fifty-two percent of homes sold in April were on the market for less than a month (a new high). Inventory data from Realtor.com reveals that the metropolitan statistical areas where listings stayed on the market the shortest amount of time in April were San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., 23 days; San FranciscoOakland-Hayward, Calif., 25 days; Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo., 27 days; and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash., 28 days. April’s existing-home sales – counting single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – dipped 2.3 percent from March, due in part to inventory issues, but were 1.6-percent higher than April 2016. “Last month’s dip in closings was somewhat expected given that there was such a strong sales increase in March at 4.2 percent, and new and existing inventory is not keeping up with the fast pace homes are coming off the market,” Yun said.

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Vienna/Oakton Notes VIENNA TO HOST RECYCLING EXTRAVAGANZA: The Vienna town govern-

ment will host its quarterly recycling day on Saturday, June 3 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northside Property Yard, 600 Mill St., N.E. Electronics will be accepted along with used motor oil, antifreeze and batteries. For a complete list of items being accepted, call (703) 255-6380 or see the Web site at www.viennava.gov/quarterlyrecycling. 1st STAGE CLOSES OUT SEASON: 1st Stage will present “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the final play in the troupe’s main-stage season, with performances running June 1-25 at 1524 Spring Hill Road. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults, $27 for seniors, $15 for military. A meet-the-director conversation will be held after the June 4 matinee performance; a meet-the-cast discussion will be held following the June 10 matinee. For tickets and information, call (703) 854-1856 or see the Web site at www.1ststagetysons.org. ‘LITTLE LIBRARY’ OPEN TO COMMUNITY: The Vienna Little Library – the town’s

first library – will be open to the community on Sunday, June 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. The library is located adjacent to the Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church St., N.E., and is open the first Sunday of every month except January-February. ‘COMMODORES’ SET TO PERFORM IN VIENNA: The U.S. Navy Commodores

will perform on Friday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Vienna Town Green as part of the “Summer on the Green” concert series. The concert is free. Attendees can bring chairs, blankets and picnics; alcohol is prohibited and pets are discouraged. Upcoming concerts in the series include the Vienna Idol competition (June 9) and Rocknoceros (June 14). For a complete list of concerts, see the Web site at www.viennava.gov.

MARSHALL CHOIR TO PRESENT SPRING SHOW: The George C. Marshall

High School Statesmen Choir’s spring show, “Marshall Rewind: Songs Through the Decades,” will be held ThursdayFriday, June 1-2, at 7 p.m. at the high school. The musical revue will showcase Marshall’s four choir ensembles and two a-capella groups with songs ranging from Big Band classics by Frank Sinatra and soulful hits by Aretha Franklin to 1980s chart toppers by Billy Joel and Cindy Lauper to

current-day ballads by John Mayer. “Not only is there amazing vocal diversity among our students but the costumes and the sets create a festive and interactive mood,” choir directors Kelli Pierson said. “We welcome music lovers of all ages to celebrate with us.” Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors, $5 for children 10 and under, and are available at the box office. For more information, see the Web site at www.gcmarshallchoral.org. COMMUNITY WALK AIMS TO FIGHT FOOD ALLERGIES: The Northern Vir-

ginia Food Allergy Heroes Walk will be held on Sunday, June 11 at 9 a.m. at Nottoway Park in Vienna. The event raises critical funds and awareness to improve the quality of life and the health of individuals with food allergies, and provide them hope through the promise of new treatments. This year, tens of thousands of supporters will gather at family-friendly walks in communities nationwide. Registration is free. For information or to register, call Martha Crews at (540) 242-8009 or see the Web site at www.foodallergywalk.org.

SHEPHERD’S CENTER TO HOST REGISTRATION: The Shepherd’s Center of

Oakton-Vienna will host registration for

its fall Adventures in Learning series on Thursdays from June 1 to June 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, located at 2709 Hunter Mill Road. The registration fee of $40 includes any and all classes for the term that begins Sept. 29. For information and a list of classes, see the Web site at www.scov.org. CHORAL SOCIETY TO HOST AUDITIONS: The Fairfax Choral Society will

hold auditions for children between the ages of 5 and 19 for various youth choirs in Vienna as well as Annandale and Centreville. Auditions will be held through June 6. For information, see the Web site at www. fairfaxchoralsociety.org. CHURCH TO HOST FLEA MARKET:

Oakton Church of the Brethren will host a flea market on Saturday, June 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, 10025 Courthouse Road in Vienna. In addition to vendors, there will be grilled hot dogs and baked goods for sale. For information, call the church at (703) 281-4411 or see the Web site at www. oaktonbrethren.org. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of items for inclusion!

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Public-Safety Notes POLICE SEEK MAN WHO TRIED TO ABSCOND WITH BACKPACK IN OAKTON:

Fairfax County police are seeking a man who attempted to rob a woman of her backpack on May 22 between 9:20 and 9:45 p.m. near Circle Woods Drive and Hickory Grove Court in Oakton. The victim, a 23-year-old woman, was walking when the suspect approached and tried to take her backpack, police said. The victim ran to a nearby home for help, and the suspect left the area. The suspect was described as black or of Middle Eastern descent, in his late 30s,

about 6 feet tall and 240 pounds. He was wearing a red plaid jacket with a hood and a gray T-shirt. OAKTON MAN ARRESTED ON ASSAULT, BURGLARY CHARGES: Fairfax County

police arrested a 23-year-old Oakton man on May 20 at 4:15 a.m. after he reportedly walked into a home in the 4600 block of Superior Square in the Fair Lakes area and grabbed a 26-year-old woman. According to police, the suspect entered the home through an unlocked door. When the suspect grabbed her, she resisted and the suspect fled. The victim’s husband located him nearby and held him until officers arrived, police said. Wei c h e r t R e a l t o r s Police took the suspect, Nicholas A. EHO Specifications L’italien, to the Fairfax County Adult DePUBLISHER’S NOTICE tention Center, where authorities charged We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s him with assault, burglary and possession policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and of marijuana. The victim did not require support advertising and marketing programs in which medical attention. there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-9753. Email: fairhousing@dpor. virginia.gov. Web site: www.fairhousing.vipnet.org

BIRD’S NEST NEAR LIGHT FIXTURE SPARKS FIRE AT GAS STATION: Units

from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue and Arlington County Fire Department were dispatched May 19 at 1:03 a.m. for a reported fire at the Sunoco gas station at 7455 Lee Highway in the West Falls Church section of Fairfax County. Units arrived on scene and reported fire showing from the roof of a one-story

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A motorist received medical treatment May 16 after an accident involving a U.S. Postal Service truck, Vienna police said. The accident occurred at 11:47 a.m. as the postal truck was traveling westbound on Kingsley Road and a vehicle traveling northbound on Hillcrest Drive entered the intersection of those two roads and was struck by the truck. Rescue personnel transported the vehicle’s driver to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. SHERIFF’S OFFICE EARNS REACCREDITATION: The Virginia Law Enforcement

Professional Standards Commission has granted accreditation to the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office for the third time. The assessment requires compliance with 190 standards for efficient and effective agency operation. During the four-year accreditation period, the agency must submit annual reports attesting to continued compliance with the standards. To verify compliance, a team of assessors conducted a three-day, on-site assessment in February. They noted that no accreditation files were returned for any major or minor repairs, which is the equivalent of granting a perfect score, sheriff’s officials said in a statement.

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More on the Web n Baseball slideshows. n Playoff results and roundup.

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While One Team Excels, Another Is Getting There The Marshall Statesmen and Wakefield Warriors are the two Capitol Conference high school baseball programs in the Sun Gazette coverage areas that have been significant stories during the four seasons of the league’s existence.

Rivals Will Meet In Region Semis

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A couple of sophomore left-handers were the starting and winning pitchers May 26, helping the host Madison Warand OakBASEBALL hawks ton Cougars to quarterfinal victories in the 6A North Region high school baseball tournament. Madison (22-2) blanked the Lake Braddock Bruins, 6-0, and Oakton (177) built a 5-0 lead, then held off the Battlefield Bobcats, 5-3. Next, the neighborhood rivals meet Tuesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. at Oakton in a region semifinal clash. The winner earns a Group 6A state-tournament berth. “It’s great to get this far and have a chance to play Madison again,” Oakton catcher Ryan Davis said. “After last season, we started working in the summer to take charge and make this our year.” Oakton finished 7-12 last season and missed the region tournament. This year Continued on Page 25

Madison’s Daniel Gerke taps helmets with teammate Kyle Novak after his solo homer against Lake Braddock. See a slideshow at www.InsideNoVa.com/sports/fairfax. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI

Langley, Madison, Oakton Reach Region Semis A Staff Report

Beware of the Langley Saxons and Madison Warhawks. The boys and girls high school soccer teams are hungry, angry, frustrated and the prowl in the 6A SOCCER on North Region tournaments after finishing a disappointing second May 19 in the Liberty Conference tourneys. So far the teams are demonstrating their frustrations on region opponents, as both are 2-0 with blowout or significant victories through the first two rounds and have reached the May 31 semifinals. The Langley boys ( 15-1-2) blanked Herndon, 5-0, May 23 then downed West Springfield, 5-1, May 25 in two 24

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home games. Against Herndon, Jacob Labovitz had three goals and Sam Golan two. Against West Springfield, Golan scored twice and Labovitz, Brandon Purdy and Campbell Tyler once each. For the season, Labovitz has 39 goals and Golan 14 heading into semifinals. The Madison girls (13-2-1) shut out Chantilly, 5-0, in the first round May 23, then upset defending champion Battlefield, 1-0, in the May 25 quarterfinals on late second-half goal by Rachel Jackson, with an assist from Abby Fusca. Battlefield was ranked No. 1 in the country in one high school poll. In Madison’s victory over Chantilly, Jackson, Maddie Cybulski, Ayyssa Serveiss, Julia Leas and Merril Leak all scored goals and Fusca had an assist.

n The Oakton boys (13-4-1) have reached the 6A North Region Tournament semifinals with a 2-0 tourney record so far. Oakton nipped South Lakes, 3-2, May 23 in the first round, then Patriot, 4-1, in the semifinals. Nick Berten, Will Violet and Julio Quintanilla Rosales scored against South Lakes. Berten had two goals against Patriot and Justin Smith one. In other boys region action, Madison (13-3) downed Robinson, 4-1, then T.C. Williams, 1-0. Jackson Tiller, Kian Chada, Denis Zelaya, Ryan Levay and Blake Machonis sscored goals. n The Oakton girls (11-3-2) finished 1-1 in the 6A North Region tourney, nipping Washington-Lee, 1-0, in the first round, then losing to Lake Braddock, 1-0, in the quarterfinals May 25.

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While Marshall, under head coach Aaron Tarr, has remained the strength of the conference by winning all four championships and being dominant (with only one loss to a league opponent during that time), Wakefield has gone from the bottom to near the top. In 2015, Mike Ruck took over as head coach of a struggling Wakefield program that had a collective nine wins in its previous four seasons. The Warriors became immediately more competitive during Ruck’s first season, winning six games with a number of close losses. Last spring, Wakefield finished fourth in the conference, won a playoff game and had a 13-9 record. This season, the Warriors won 13 more times, and went further in the postseason. Wakefield was second in the conference tournament and qualified for the region playoffs, where a firstround loss snapped a seven-game winning streak that was the team’s longest since 1987. The Warriors’ consecutive winning seasons were a first in more than 40 years. During the regular season, the Warriors handed Marshall its lone league loss in four years. Plus, Wakefield senior Ethan Heckler was chosen as the conference Player of the Year. Ruck credits the Wakefield players for working hard to improve and accepting the coaching staff’s plan put in place to improve by playing stingy defensive, throwing strikes on the mound and being a team that doesn’t beat itself. Meanwhile, Marshall continues to excel with equal amounts of hard work, talent that includes standout pitching and a strong dedication to remaining the league’s best.

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Langley Looks to Finish Business in Region Title Match A Staff Report

A year after a disappointing seasonending loss to the Robinson Rams in the 6A North Region girls lacrosse tournathe Langley LACROSSE ment, Saxons got some revenge May 24, defeating the same team, 10-9, in a semifinal game of the 2017 region tourney at Robinson. Undefeated Langley (20-0) scored the winning goal with 37 seconds to play in the high school contest when senior midfielder Marina Smith found the net. Smith then controlled the ensuing faceoff, and Langley maintained possession long enough to clinch the victory

and advance to the championship game, which was played May 30 at Langley against the Centreville Wildcats, a team the Saxons defeated, 16-9, on March 13 in regular-season play. For results from that game visit: www.InsideNoVa.com/sports/fairfax. Centreville defeated the Oakton Cougars, 11-9, in the other semifinal. Stephanie Palmucci had four goals and one assist for Oakton (10-5) and Taylor Houston and Cat Leighty had two goals each. Oakton was scheduled to play Robinson in the region consolation game May 30. All four semifinalists advance to the Group 6A state tournament.

The Langley vs. Robinson semifinal was close throughout. Langley led 5-3 at halftime. Smith scored multiple goals for Langley. Emma Crooks gave the Saxons a 9-8 lead, but Robinson tied the game at 9. Langley is 3-0 in the tourney so far, defeating Westfield, 20-9, in the first round, then South County, 8-6, in the quarterfinals. Anna Hofgard, Smith and Crooks each had five goals against Westfield and London Simonides had three goals and four assists. Against South County, Simonides, Crooks and Caroline Bean all had two goals and Hofgard had a goal and three

assists. Goalie Megan O’Hara made 11 saves. n The Oakton Cougars (15-4) will play in the boys 6A North Region Tournament championship lacrosse game thanks to a 13-11 road semifinal win over South County on May 24. Oakton, the No. 4 seed from the Concorde Conference, is 3-0 in the tournament with three close road victories. The Cougars nipped South Lakes, 7-6, in the first round and West Springfield, 10-8, in the quarterfinals. In the final, Oakton was scheduled to play on the road again on May 30 at Patriot. For results from that game visit: www.InsideNoVa.com/sports/fairfax.

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and Moxley finished second in the MAC cross country meet and led his team to fourth overall.

High School Roundup MADISON SOFTBALL TEAM IN REGION SEMIS: The Madison Warhawks (24-1)

have reached the semifinals of the girls 6A North Region softball tournament. Madison did so by routing Westfield, 14-1, in the first round, then downing Battlefield, 5-2, in the quarterfinals on May 26. Both games were at Madison. Against Westfield, Kristin Giery was the winning pitcher. She also homered and had two hits. Alex Echazarreta also homered and had two hits, Kristy Williams doubled and had two hits and Emily Klingaman homered. Madison had 11 hits. The Warhawks finished second in the region last year to Osbourn Park, which reached the other semifinal. The McLean Highlanders (16-8) and Langley Saxons (13-12) lost in the region quarterfinals May 26. McLean was nipped by host West Potomac, 2-1, and Langley lost to host Osbourn Park, 4-1.

Baseball Continued from Page 24 the Cougars are 2-0 in the region so far, as is Madison. In the win over Battlefield, Oakton lefty Seth Richards had a perfect game for 5 1/3 innings, then needed relief help to earn the victory. Battlefield scored its three runs in the sixth. In the seventh, the game ended when two Battlefield runners, on second and third, were tagged out trying to score on a bunt. Davis fielded the short bunt to the right of home, turned and dived to tag out the runner trying to score from third. He then threw to third baseman Chaz Billak, who tagged out the other runner trying to get back to third. “The bunt was close enough to home where I could get the ball, dive back to the plate and make the tag at home,” Davis said. “I looked up and saw the other runner trying to get back to third. I threw to Chad and he made that tag.” Richards struck out five and was the beneficiary of some good defensive plays, one a diving catch by left fielder

FLINT HILL BOYS WIN DIRECTOR’S

program won the 2016-2017 Director’s Cup for overall excellence in boys varsity sports in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference. It marked the school’s fourth time overall to win the cup and third in the last seven years. This spring, the Flint Hill boys lacrosse team won the MAC regular-season championship, while the baseball team won the MAC tournament. The tennis team advanced to the state-tournament semifinals and John Moxley was second in the 3,200 meters at the boys state track and field championships. Last fall, the boys soccer team won both the MAC regular-season and tournament championships; for the sixth time in seven years the golf team won the MAC title and Jack Hoel earned the individual medalist crown; the football team hosted a state semifinal playoff game for the first time in school history;

Ben Wagner. “Seth has come a long way,” Davis said. “He did a good job of always focusing on the next pitch.” With the bat, Oakton had eight hits. Eric Lingebach had an RBI double, Owen Lamon had a run-scoring single, Billak and Jared Kimbel each had two hits, Wagner doubled, Will Rippey had an RBI bunt single, and Cole Wagner had an RBI sacrifice bunt. Oakton did not make a defensive error. “It was getting pretty nervous at the end, then Ryan made a great play,” Oakton coach Justin Janis said. In Madison’s win, left-hander Matt Howat (6-1) pitched a one-hit shutout with six strikeouts and one walk, throwing 77 pitches. Only three Lake Braddock hitters reached base and Howat retired the last 13 batters in order, including the final three by strikeouts. There were nine ground-ball outs. “He had good command and didn’t leave a lot over the plate,” Lake Braddock coach Jody Rutherford said. Other than the walk, Howat only had a three-ball count on one other batter. “Getting ahead in the count was very

important,” Howat said. “I was throwing all fastballs and curveballs, and the defense backed me up.” Lake Braddock had a poor defensive game with a couple of errors, a passed ball that allowed a run to score and the Bruins didn’t make some other plays that led to other runs. “We didn’t catch the ball well enough and we didn’t make good enough twostrike pitches a couple of times,” Rutherford said. Madison had just four hits, including a first-inning solo homer by Daniel Gerke, his first high-school round tripper, to give Madison a 1-0 lead. “When I hit it, I wasn’t sure. I was wishing it out,” Gerke said. “I’ve been trying to be more aggressive at the plate. That was a good momentum booster for us. Howat was fantastic with great control and he had all of his pitches. It was a great effort by the entire team.” Joey Goldsmith had an RBI double and drove in another on a fielder’s choice, and Wiley Counts and Kyle Novak had RBIs. Matt Sylvia (double) and Nick Conforti (bunt) had the other hits. “Gerke got that one. That got us going with his home run, and 16 [Howat]

Potomac School’s Camila Rodlauer signs a letPHOTO FROM POTOMAC SCHOOL ter of intent.

In Langley’s 2-0 first-round win over Robinson, Valerie Templin had three hits, Ellie West two and Megan Anderson was the winning pitcher. n The Marshall Statesmen (17-6) lost to North Stafford, 8-0, in a secondround game of the 5A North Region girls softball tournament.

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POTOMAC SCHOOL SENIOR TO WESLEYAN: Camila Rodlauer, a senior at the

Potomac School, has committed to play Division III women’s soccer for Wesleyan University. A four-year member of Potomac’s varsity, Rodlauer grew up playing on McLean Youth Soccer travel teams and has played on an Elite Clubs National League team since her freshman year of high school. At the Potomac School, Rodlauer also was a four-year member, and regular starter, of the girls varsity basketball team. ““I was impressed by the strong team dynamic and how welcoming the coach was. I think this is a place where I’ll fit in and be able to make a contribution,” Rodlauer said. has no fear, and he’s confident,” Madison coach Mark Gjormand said. “He was pitching in and out and had a good hammer. And we played great defense.” NOTES: Oakton and Madison have played once during the regular season for years, with Madison winning this spring’s showdown, 6-3, at Oakton in April. The last time the teams met in the region tourney was in the 2007 semifinals when Oakton won at Madison, 2-1, en route to winning the region crown . . . In the first two rounds of this season’s region tournament, in order, Oakton defeated the two teams - McLean and Battlefield - that eliminated the Cougars in first-round aciton in 2014 and 2015. Oakton did not qualify for the region in 2016. n The four-time Capitol Conference champion Marshall Statesmen (16-7) had their season end May 26 with a second-round 6-0 home loss to North Stafford in the 5A North Region Tournament. Marshall had just four hits, with Robert Guenther having two with a double and Jacob Han and Casey Lauer one hit each. Lee Morrison and Patrick Halligan each pitched three innings for Marshall. June 2, 2017 25

Athletes Place Second in Region in Track-and-Field Competition A Staff Staff Report Report A

Langley Langley High High School’s School’s Kelise Kelise Hao Hao was second in the girls pole was second in the girls pole vault vault with with aa jump jump of of 11-feet, 11-feet, 6-inches 6-inches and and Kayle Kayle Deehan was second in the girls discus Deehan was second in the girls discus (116-6) at the 6A North Region track (116-6) at the 6A North Region track and field meet last week at Robinson and field meet last week at Robinson Secondary School. Secondary School. McLean High’s JaneAnne Tvedt High’s wasMcLean third in the girlsJaneAnne high jump Tvedt at 5-6 was third in the girls high jump at 5-6 at the meet. at the Formeet. the Madison boys, Kevin MurFor the Madison boys, Kevin Mur-

phy phy was was second second in in the the 3,200 3,200 (9:38.93) (9:38.93) and John Rogers was and John Rogers was fourth fourth in in the the 800. 800. The The athletes athletes all all qualify qualify for for the the upupcoming Group 6A state meet. coming Group 6A state meet. Check back later for results from Check back later for results from that meet and other track and field that meet and other track and field news, and also check back (or see news, and check back (or see the Web sitealso at www.insidenova.com/ the Web site at www.insidenova.com/ sports/fairfax) for coverage of the sports/fairfax) for and coverage ofConthe Liberty Conference Capitol Liberty Conference and Capitol Conference championships, which were ference championships, which were held earlier. held earlier.

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Local history Items taken from the archives of the Northern Virginia Sun. June 5, 1942: n State highway officials have warned localities that big cuts are coming to road funding. n Flooding in western Virginia is likely to cause problems for fishermen. n At the movies: Ronald Reagan and Ann Sheridan in “King’s Row” and Abbott & Costello in “Ride ’em Cowboy.” June 4, 1959: n The Board of Supervisors has voted 4-3 against creation of a citizen commission to study the budget. n Gov. Almond says increases in tuition and fees are coming to state-run colleges and universities. n In a headline probably not likely to be seen today, the Sun reports that “Nats Scalp Injuns” in the Senators’ 6-0 win over Cleveland. June 3, 1963: n U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, has introduced legislation to reconstruct the 14th Street Bridge. June 4, 1969: n McLean High School will graduate 390 students in ceremonies Friday night. n The Fairfax County Animal Shelter is set to receive extensive interior renovations. n A Sun editorial has belittled a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the right of unions to punish their members who are too productive. n In the last five years, 49 percent of Virginians have moved at least once, just below the national average of 50 percent, Census Bureau officials say. n Survey says: Despite the “Age of Aquarius,” most brides still prefer to walk down the aisle in a traditional gown. June 3, 1974: n Enrollment at Virginia’s community colleges is up 26 percent from a year before. June 4, 1988: n Superintendent Robert Spillane says new schools will be needed to house the extra students expected in future years. n Madison’s softball team defended its state crown with a 6-0 blanking of Green Run, becoming the first softball team in state history to win back-to-back titles.

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5. Forward slashes 6. ____perspirant 7. *Betty Friedan’s org. 8. Acrobat maker

1. Diamond corners 6. CA’s Santa ___ winds 9. At what time? 13. Music to a performer’s ears 14. Yes move 15. Eurasian goat-like antelope 16. *“The ____ Burnett Show” 17. Number in a pair 18. #10 Down, pl. 19. *“Beach Party” garb 21. *Kind of 1960s “invasion” 23. Tokyo, pre-1868 24. *Wilder in 1968’s “The Producers” 25. “Gross!” 28. 9th letter of Greek alphabet 30. Changes 35. High part of day 37. Narcotics agent 39. Donor recipient 40. Musical finale 41. Imprison 43. Funeral cloth 44. MC Hammer’s “Too ____ to Quit” album 46. Command: “At ____!” 47. Popular acronym in education 48. Attractive to look at 50. Clarified butter 52. Greek H 53. Wise old man 55. Beaver’s construction 57. *Civil Rights Act of 1964

9. *Beatles song on “Rubber Soul” 10. Audiophile’s praise 11. Shining armor 12. *Crosby, Stills & ____ 15. Protection from a sword 20. Nary a soul 22. Ribonucleic acid 24. Waste basket contents 25. *“The Man from ____” 26. Soft and sticky 27. ____podge 29. Wild no more 31. Bests 32. Related on mother’s side 33. Find new tenant 34. *Point of origin of Alabama marches 36. Lack of guile 38. *Folsom State Prison visitor 42. Orchestra section 45. Disorderly fight 49. ____-tzu 51. Like a smell of soil 54. Grind teeth 56. Not yes, nor no 57. Be compatible 58. Wafting output 59. Life saver 60. Grannies 61. Allah’s cleric 62. “Iliad,” e.g. 63. Tart garnish 66. Dream time 68. *“The Munsters” network

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signee 61. *Six-Day War nation 64. *Maker of “Mouse Trap” board game 65. Elbow rest 67. Exemplary 69. Mosquito - ____ disease 70. “The Old Man and the ____”

71. Ivy Mike, e.g. 72. Son of Aphrodite 73. Expression of doubt 74. Affirmatives DOWN

1. *Home to “Doctor Who” starting in 1963 2. United ____ Emirates 3. Rani’s dress 4. Call forth

Fairfax County Notes FOSTER PARENTS OF THE YEAR LAUDED: The Metropolitan Washington

Council of Governments has honored David and Deniece Mayberry as Fairfax County Foster Parents of the Year. The Mayberrys have been foster parents in the county for six years. “They have had multiple placements, and seem to have a special ability to work with teenagers,” officials said in announcing the award. “They have taken family vacations including extended family and children formerly placed with them, which highlights their commitment to make lifelong connections with the children in their care.” In addition, the Mayberrys are ambassadors for the county’s foster-care and adoption program, speaking in the community and attending monthly orientation meetings to share their experiences with prospective families. Foster Parents of the Year were selected from 10 jurisdictions across the region. “Foster parents open their homes and hearts to children for weeks, months or even years,” said Council of Governments chair Kenyan McDuffie, a member of the D.C. City Council.

Their work, McDuffie said, “not only makes a difference in the lives of the children, but also in the community.” COUNTY HUMAN-SERVICES CHIEF TO BE HONORED: Patricia Harrison,

the Fairfax County government’s deputy county executive of health and human services, will be honored at the Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation’s (MCCP) “Celebrating Our Partners in Health” gala on Saturday, June 3 at the Fairfax Country Club. Harrison will be honored with the Dr. Jorge Arnoldson Award, given annually to a person who exemplifies the generosity of heart and spirit of the late physician from Burke. Arnoldson was one of the earliest to volunteer for MCCP’s safety net for children in Fairfax County who do not qualify for other state or federal aid programs. With 30 years of service in Fairfax County, Harrison began her career in 1986 and became deputy county executive of health and human services in 2009. In this capacity, she has transformed the health and human services system to provide better services and support to more residents, and to move under-served members

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of the community toward a more stable future, partnership officials said. Other awardees at the gala include those receiving the Community Partner Award: Kaiser Permanente, Pediatric Specialists of Northern Virginia, Dr. Michael Chung and his Softouch Dental team, Capital Area Pediatrics and Inova Health System. Tickets and sponsorships for the gala are available at www.mccpfoundation. org. NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE GALA, AWARDS PROGRAM BRINGS IN $600,000: Northern Virginia Family Ser-

vice (NVFS) raised more than $600,000 at its annual Road to Independence Gala, held May 12 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. At the event, attended by about 500 community leaders, former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) was honored with the organization’s Legend of Northern Virginia Award, while Leadership Fairfax president and CEO Karen Cleveland received the Community Champion Award. For information on the gala, see the Web site at www.nvfs.org/gala. June 2, 2017 31

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