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It wouldn’t be easy, inexpensive or likely politically popular with Fairfax County of cials, but McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members said Dec. 2 they would like to explore the idea of making McLean a city. The state law that for more than three decades has prohibited the incorpora- tion of new cities, expires in 2024. MCA president Robert Jackson broached the topic of whether McLean might want to separate from Fairfax County after that expiration date. Jackson suggested, and the board concurred, that MCA in January should form a community-wide committee to examine the feasibility and desirability of doing so. The Virginia Commission on Local Government may be able to assist in that effort, he added. “I know a lot of people sometimes – and I’m one of them – feel that Fairfax County’s just so big that it’s hard for the county government to be responsive to various communities in the county,” he said. “There [are] issues of some frus- tration. It’s not that we expect to get our way all of the time, but there have been some issues raised.” Recent topics of concern among McLean residents have included planning efforts for the Community Busi- ness Center, McLean High School over- crowding and lack of trail and street Giant mushrooms and owers are among the many attractions at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens’ “Winter Walk of Light” display, which runs maintenance by the Virginia Depart- through Jan. 3. See a story and more photos on Page 4, and a link to a slide show from the event at https://sungazette.news/photos. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER Continued on Page 19

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2 December 10, 2020 sungazette.news A Holiday Tradition That Can’t Be Stopped by COVID Madison High Baseball Players Mask Up, Unload Christmas Trees for Optimists, Lions DAVE FACINOLI gan working the tree lot in 1975 “The players made it man- Sta Writer and continues today. “They datory among ourselves,” Tri- have been doing a great job and antos said. “It was really hard Two trucks arrive at differ- service for so many years. They work, actually, picking up and ent times in a Vienna shopping stay safe doing it, and help each stacking those trees My back center stocked full of holiday other with the big heavy trees.” was a little stiff the next day. Christmas trees. The biggest load of trees It was great experience getting Within minutes, the heavy came for the Lions Club Sat- everyone together. We all got to fraser rs are safely unloaded urday morning, Nov. 28, via an see each other working fast and by eagerly-awaiting members open-bed truck, stopping near hard.” of the James Madison High the Walgreens store on Maple Madison alumni often help School baseball program. Avenue. The off load, which out as well. Former Madison For 25 years now, that has had a handful of seniors on top player Chris Polymoroupolis, been an early-morning routine of the truck handing the trees Preparations get under way to unload Christmas trees for the Vienna Lions a freshman catcher at Roanoke and a community-service tra- down to players waiting below, and Optimist clubs. The James Madison High School baseball team does it. College, participated in the dition provided by the players began at 7:15 a.m. and took down to players on the ground. good job. We were ef cient.” Christmas tree unload for four and coaching staff to help the the players just 38 minutes to “It was harder work than Gjormand said the project years, and was hoping to do so Vienna Lions and Optimist empty. (The team record is 29 it looked. I was gassed having works as a dual purpose for his again this fall. clubs. Once the trees are un- minutes.) to wrestle with those trees,” players. “It was a great way for us loaded, they are set up for sale. “It was a championship ef- Schoberline said. “I was one “Many a Madison baseball to give back to the community This year, the off load oc- fort by them,” Madison head of the players on the ground player over the years have been and it was a great team-bond- curred the mornings of Nov. baseball coach Mark Gjormand the last three years watching on top of that open truck un- ing experience,” Polymorou- 27 and 28 and involved some said. “The Lions and Optimists people up top, and it didn’t loading trees,” Gjormand said. polis said. “The seniors would 35 mask-wearing players from are great people in this town. It seem like they were working “It’s a great tradition, a good lead the way, getting inside or Madison’s varsity and junior was a little different unloading that hard. But I guess I learned team-building and community on top of the truck and get an varsity teams. this year [because of COVID]. otherwise.” thing for us, and the players assembly line going. We would “If we didn’t have those It took a little longer, but we Madison senior Colin Tuft love doing it. The clubs are unload quickly, ef ciently and boys doing this, we wouldn’t got it done.” was working the trees for the unbelievably grateful for our safely. Then we’d go somewhere have trees or we would have to Madison senior player Ty- rst time. help.” afterward for a team break- hire people to unload them,” ler Schoberline was one of the “It was fun and hard work, The project is optional for fast.” said 90-year- old longtime Li- players on top of the truck cut- a 100-percent good experi- the players, but Madison senior Jessup, a former Little ons club member and former ting open nets around trees, ence,” Tuft said. “They put us James Triantos explained oth- president Jess Jessup, who be- then lifting and handing them to work. I think we did a really erwise. Continued on Page 19

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sungazette.news December 10, 2020 3 Winter Wonderland of Lights at Botanical Gardens Annual Festivities Continue in Downscaled Format Due to COVID-19 BRIAN TROMPETER Sta Writer

First-time visitors to the annual “Winter Walk of Light” at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna probably feel the way tour participants did upon being shown Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. After presenting their tickets at the visitor center, they step into an almost visually overwhelming burst of colorful lights, which adorn everything from trees and statuary to bridges and the park’s lakeside gazebo. Animal designs feature prom- inently in the show, and tour hosts encourage families to spot all of them and check their ndings off a list. There’s a beehive with lights moving in an out of it to represent its occupants and another hive perched just out of the reach of a bear standing on its hind legs. Geese, squirrels, rabbits, foxes and a massive buttery – perfect for photos with people standing in its center – also populate the hilly, nearly 0.6-mile-long trail. Workers began stringing lights for the Winter Walk of Light at Mead- Christmas trees also dot the owlark Botanical Gardens over the landscape, as do oversized light- summer, adding new features for ed mushrooms and owers. Visi- 2020. See a slide show of additional tors pass along a path framed photos at https://sungazette.news/ by light-covered split-rail fences, photos. PHOTOS BY BRIAN TROMPETER then pass through a snaking tunnel of bulbs that continually Light’ and be with family in a change color. On the way out, safe environment.” they pass by a soothing section Visitors during this winter’s of trees covered in blue lights. display can buy hot chocolate The Northern Virginia Re- and pre-made S’mores, but not gional Park Authority (NOVA cook the latter themselves over a Parks) began operating the dis- re pit, as in previous years. play in 2012, said Blythe Russian, NOVA Parks each year sup- park operations superintendent. plies new elements for the display Meadowlark Botanical Gar- and adds on to existing elements, dens signi cantly reduced at- Russian said. This season’s ad- tendee capacity for the event be- ditions include massive lighted cause of the pandemic, and staff mushrooms, “dancing” owers have implemented many safety and an expanded rabbit garden. protocols, she said. The lights belong to NOVA Last year’s festival hosted Parks, which works with a con- about 4,000 guests on prime tractor to install some of them nights, but NOVA Parks cut the in the tall trees. There are more maximum this year to 900, Rus- than a half-million lights in the sian said. The agency always show, and the agency begins set- has used timed ticketing for the ting them up at the end of Au- event, and had little dif cult gust. adjusting to the more restrictive The show runs nightly regimen, she said. through Jan. 3. Tickets cost “In a non-COVID year, this $11.25 to $20, depending on age, would be one of their many holi- and only may be purchased on- day traditions,” Russian said. line in advance this year. Many “This year, when there are so few of the prime nights and times are things for families to do safely, sold out already, but some spots they are very thankful that they still are available. Visit www. have the opportunity to be out- novaparks.com/events/winter- side, enjoy the ‘Winter Walk of walk-of-lights.

4 December 10, 2020 sungazette.news Supervisors Allot $1M to IT’S ALL ABOUT Support Tysons Partnership BRIAN TROMPETER portunity Reserve, will nance priorities Sta Writer such as way- nding initiatives, promo- TRUST tion of events and business in Tysons, and Fairfax County supervisors on Dec. 1 connectivity to community events, Pal- agreed to provide $1 million to help the chik said. County staff and supervisors Carol Temple Tysons Partnership expanded its role in would review proposals before allocating ® transforming Tysons from a largely com- funds, she said. Arlington’s Realtor mercial center to a vibrant, mixed-use County staff and partnership of - “Your knowledge, professionalism, organization and community. cials now will identify the organization’s resourcefulness made our sale painless and your focus and “The projected trajectory for Tysons role, major activities, nancing and value is robust, and we need to do whatever proposition provided to the Tysons com- negotiating skills produced a smooth outcome. Suggestions we can to ensure that it is maximized,” munity and county overall. The county that you made were always based on fi rm and informed said Supervisor Dalia Palchik (D-Provi- and partnership leaders also will examine information that I could trust. I also greatly appreciated dence). best practices in Virginia and elsewhere, your almost instant accessibility when I had a question or To move ahead toward the next gen- and engage with local businesses, com- concern. 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The Coldwell Banker® System is comprised of company owned offi ces which are owned by a subsidiary said Palchik, who advocated for the new ner, a voice and a catalyst for the people of Realogy Brokerage Group LLC and franchised offi ces which are independently owned and operated. The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair funds in a joint board matter with Chair- who live, work and who visit Tysons.” Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. man Jeffrey McKay (D) and Supervisors Since the county established the Ty- Walter Alcorn (D-Hunter Mill) and John sons special tax district in January 2013, Foust (D-Dranesville). property assessments there have risen The additional funding, which will steadily from slightly more than $11 bil- Arlington Babe Ruth Baseball - Spring 2021 come from the county’s Economic Op- lion to nearly $17 billion, she said. ARLINGTON'S HOME TEAM Vienna Council Gives Its Nod for more than 35 years! To 3 New Development Plans ArlingtonBabeRuth.com BRIAN TROMPETER the Vienna Aquatic Club’s board, said the Sta Writer potential purchase would be a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity for the club, given Three residential-development projects the scarcity of buildable land in Vienna. advanced by longtime Vienna builders Building an indoor pool could allow the now can move forward following approval club to increase its membership from 450 Dec. 7 by the Vienna Town Council. to 800. Two of the projects involved the Sekas Club leaders likely would need help family. Council members voted 7-0 in from an outside partner to purchase land favor of a ve-house subdivision at 601 for the pool. The Vienna town govern- Marshall Road, S.W., and 1011 Ware St., ment, which did not build a pool when S.W., which was proposed by Connor recently renovating the town’s community Sekas of Apex Developers LLC. center, is one possible partner, but any Boys and Girls ages 4-12 Both of the lots making up the 2.93- such arrangement would require at least Welcome back T-Ballers with free 2021 spring registration! acre site have existing single-family homes, some public access to the pool, said Town which will be razed to make way for the Manager Mercury Payton. Register by Dec. 31 for early discount project. Those homes since the 1950s have “The more public access, the closer we Deadline Feb. 14 been used for a preschool, the Parkwood get to ‘yes’,” Payton said. Practices begin early March School, and the developer has named the • The Council on a 4-3 vote also ap- Play with neighborhood and school friends, following new subdivision Parkwood Oaks. proved plans by Sekas Homes Ltd. to raze state and local health guidelines The site also will have an outlot, which a circa-1984 medical-of ce building at 201 Proud participants in the W. Nationals Team Up uniform program the developer plans to sell to the abutting Park St., S.E., and construct ve attached Emphasis on building skills and enjoying fun exercise lot at 1009 Ware St., S.W. The builder may townhouse-style condominiums. Spring, summer and fall leagues available sell some of the land adjacent to the Vi- All units will have two-car garages un- Players can step up to 50/70 ft. fields by age 11 Travel team tryouts annually for Storm Baseball (8-12YOs) enna Aquatic Club if that organization derneath them, which will be accessible Scholarships and financial aid available can obtain the funds it needs to build an behind the building. The site also will @ABRarlingtonBB Opportunities for parent coaches and volunteers @arlStorm indoor swimming pool. Joseph Saunders, who is secretary on Continued on Page 14

sungazette.news December 10, 2020 5 SunGazette Find more letters and ON THE WEB: an archive of editorials at https//sungazette.news www.insidenova.com/ www.insidenova.com/news/arlington news/arlington ON FACEBOOK: Click on “Opinion” www.facebook.com/sungazettenews www.facebook.com/insidenova Opinion ON TWITTER: sungazettenews sungazettespts Newsroom SCOTT McCAFFREY Our View: Responsiveness? From Politicians? Editor A Falls Church News-Press edition of two weeks back and yet somehow manage to get away with it. How? In part 703 7382532 had a number of letters to the editor, discussing the fact because nobody wants to run against them because, if you smccaffreysungazette.net that several members of the Falls Church School Board win, the prize is ... serving on a school board. Yukk! DAVE FACINOLI aim to override clear community sentiment when it comes We’ve been around the track enough to recognize that Sports editor to names of schools. some local elected ocials feel no compunction about 703 7382533 In a scienti cally valid study conducted for the school substituting their judgment for that of the broader com- dfacinolisungazette.net BRIAN TROMPETER system, large majorities in the community said they want- munity. ey see it as one of the few perks of occupying Senior staff writer ed to retain the names of George Mason and omas Jef- a low-paying, low-respect, little-chance-for-advancement 703 7382534 ferson on local schools, but one School Board member and political sinecure. btrompetersungazette.net the student representative to the School Board have vo- is has been written before we learn whether others cally objected and demanded the names be taken o. on the Falls Church School Board caved to two loud voic- Advertising In one of the letters came this sentence: “What kind of es despite clear sentiment in the other direction. Maybe, VICKY MASHAW message would it send for the [School] Board to ignore the maybe not. But alas, such is the world in which we live, Sales manager democratic process and vote in favor of a name change based where too many in leadership roles nd it the easier route 571 3336272 on the personal opinions of board members?” to pacify the histrionic than to actually inject some reason vmashawsungazette.net at statement is positively adorable, albeit supremely into the civic discourse. SHARON KASH naive, in its trusting belief that today’s elected ocials see As has been found throughout history, placating the Sales themselves as represenatives of those they serve. loudest is merely a recipe to engender even more far- 571 2398014 ese days, elected ocials, particularly those repre- fetched, radical demands. But elected ocials are, almost skashsungazette.net senting the basement level of the political world – school by de nition, weak people who fear the wrath of the ex- Classiﬁed sales boards – can have no responsiveness to public sentiment tremes, no matter how insigni cant in number they are. 703 7718831 tfieldsinsidenova.com Business Democracy Relies on Safety, and Censorship SYLVIA GORDON Business office 571 3336277 of TikTok (Short of Outright Ban) Would Help sgordonnovamediaservices.com Editor: formation and use it for material gain or almost 500 million youth using social me- One nation under authoritarian rule. for foreign enemy intelligence. dia daily, it is vital for these children to American citizen voices and opinions sti- TikTok is currently downloaded on be protected. Social-media platforms have ed. These are the nightmarish fears that 100 million American cell phones and has set up restrictions and used censorship

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6 December 10, 2020 sungazette.news Supervises to VDOT: Verify Maryland’s Plans Before Embarking Upon ‘495 Next’ Express-Lanes Initiative BRIAN TROMPETER as well as permanent damage to parks, nailing down Maryland’s commitment that would promote transit access along Sta Writer stormwater, streams, and private property would slow down motorists on Interstate the corridor. “Dedicated transit funding with no equivalent bene ts without Mary- 495’s general-purpose lanes. associated with this project is essential Fairfax County supervisors approved land’s managed lanes,” Foust’s amend- “That’s not a win-win situation,” Al- towards reducing single-occupancy ve- two letters to the state transportation sec- ment read. “Therefore, it is imperative corn said. hicle ridership, vehicle miles traveled in retary Dec. 1 urging the Virginia Depart- that VDOT only consider nal action on Foust said the existing 495 Express the area, and encouraging a sustainable ment of Transportation (VDOT) not to the I-495 NEXT project once Maryland Lanes in McLean are a “road to nowhere” transportation system,” the board’s envi- nalize decisions on its 495 Express Lanes has successfully executed a comprehen- and have caused a “massive disaster” for ronmental letter read. Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project sive agreement with a developer to com- traf c in his district. Foust intimated he might break into a until Maryland of cials make highway- plete their system of managed lanes.” “This project that is being proposed jig in the street if the Maryland-Virginia capacity arrangements on their side of the Supervisors passed Foust’s amend- does not solve that problem, it moves it 2 connections nally were made and re- Potomac River. ment on a 6-4 vote, with Chairman Jef- miles down the road,” Foust said. “In the duced cut-through traf c in his district. VDOT now is conducting an environ- frey McKay (D) and Supervisors Dalia interim, we will have eliminated any op- “Supervisor Foust, I’m not sure we mental assessment for the project, which Palchik (D-Providence), Penelope Gross tions we have to work with Maryland, to want you dancing in the street,” Gross would extend the I-495 Express Lanes (D-Mason) and Herrity voting in the cooperate and negotiate, and we will have joked. “That would just bollix up the traf- about 3 miles between the Dulles Toll negative. a project that solves no problems. It cre- c.” Road and the vicinity of the American Debate was unusually spirited for the ates problems.” Supervisors to Schedule Hearing on Legion Bridge. almost all-Democratic board. Herrity The letters, signed by Chairman Jef- New Food-Safety Rules: Fairfax Coun- Supervisors approved the letters on a said the project would move 2,500 more frey McKay (D) and addressed to Virgin- ty supervisors on Dec. 1 unanimously 9-1 vote, with Supervisor Patrick Herrity people per hour, reduce cut-through traf- ia Secretary of Transportation Shannon agreed to schedule a future public hearing (R-Spring eld) voting nay, but only after c in local neighborhoods and provide Valentine, also provided the board’s com- regarding the possible adoption of new barely passing an amendment by Supervi- additional transportation choices, includ- ments concerning the project’s design and food-safety regulations. sor John Foust (D-Dranesville). ing incentives to carpool and use transit. environmental impacts. Supervisors Daniel Storck (D-Mount Foust’s amendment superseded identi- “We should be moving forward with While supporting the project’s aims of Vernon) and Dalia Palchik (D-Provi- cal sentences in both draft letters, which this project,” Herrity said. “It will allow reducing traf c congestion and providing dence) recommended that the county re- initially read that the project “provides Virginia to kind of inuence what Mary- additional travel choices, the supervisors’ scind its current regulation on food and signi cantly greater bene t if Maryland land does, versus Maryland inuencing letters highlighted several concerns with food-service establishments (Section 43.1 completes their system of managed lanes, what we’re going to be doing.” the 495 NEXT project’s design and envi- of the Fairfax County Code) and replace particularly increasing the capacity of the McKay agreed that the project would ronmental impacts. it with a new chapter. American Legion Bridge.” do plenty of good and said Foust’s con- County of cials expressed concern The county government in 2006 ad- Instead, the board approved Foust’s cerns already were addressed in the let- about tree losses and stream erosion and opted the current code section, which new language stating that VDOT’s studies ters. stressed that the project should have ad- generally follows the 2005 model code showed the project would provide signi - “I think we need to apply pressure, equate stormwater management. published by the U.S. Food and Drug Ad- cant bene ts only if Maryland completed continued pressure, to make sure that co- “Increased imperviousness from the I- ministration and the U.S. Public Health its system of managed lanes, especially in- ordination with Maryland occurs,” McK- 495 NEXT project has signi cant poten- Service, Palchik said. volving increased capacity on the Ameri- ay said. “Clearly, the value of these lanes tial to exacerbate already prevalent stream The supervisors’ new ordinance mir- can Legion Bridge. is dramatically increased with Maryland’s degradation and ooding issues, particu- rors the 2017 model code published by In the interim, the project would participation . . . I’m just leery of giving larly at Scotts Run,” the letters read. those federal agencies. “cause inequitable and, therefore, unac- control of a project like this over to an- Of cials also wanted the project to Current rules do not address adequate- ceptable delays” for motorists using the other state that I hear is in various states include a regional trail for bicyclists and ly safety concerns regarding mobile-food non-Express Lanes, according to Foust’s of disagreement about the future of those pedestrians along I-495 that could be con- vending requirements in approved right- amendment. lanes.” tinued into Maryland. of-way locations, cottage-food operations “Construction of the project will also Supervisor Walter Alcorn (D-Hunter VDOT also should work with the Ex- provisions and requirements for pets in cause massive disruption to neighbor- Mill) supported Foust’s amendment, say- press Lanes’ concessionaire, Transurban, outdoor dining areas, Palchik said. hoods in and around McLean and Tysons ing going forward with the project without to secure capital and operating funds • • •

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the 8 December 10, 2020 Community Newspaper sungazette.news since 1935 We’ve got you covered, in the mail weekly and online always! County’s Jobs Picture Continues to Improve . . . Modestly Fairfax County’s jobs picture ily imposed, government im- ally-adjusted unemployment continued to improve in Octo- posed economic shutdowns. But UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, OCTOBER rate of 5.1 percent in October ber, according to new state g- like Fairfax County, the rest of From Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian em- was down from 6.1 percent in ployment for October. “Previous” is September; “2019” is October 2019.$VSSFOUNPOUIT ures, but the unemployment rate Northern Virginia is clawing its àHVSFTBSFQSFMJNJOBSZ September, although it remains remains more than double what way back. Jurisdiction Employed Unemployed Rate Previous 2019 more than double the rate of a it was a year before. For October, the jobless rate Alexandria 94,137 5,469 5.5% 6.1% 1.9% year before. In October, there With 589,286 county resi- of 3.2 percent in Falls Church Arlington 143,679 6,110 4.1% 4.5% 1.7% were 4.33 million Virginians em- dents employed in the civilian was down from 3.7 percent a Fairfax County 589,286 30,870 5.0% 5.8% 2.1% ployed in the civilian workforce workforce and 30,870 looking for month before to lead the region. Falls Church 7,992 266 3.2% 3.7% 1.9% and about 218,000 looking for work, the county’s jobless rate of Nearby jurisdictions also posted Loudoun 206,652 9,373 4.3% 5.2% 2.1% jobs. 5 percent in October represented declines: From 4.5 percent to 4.1 Prince William 227,194 13,238 5.5% 6.5% 2.3% Nationally, the 7.7-percent a decline from 5.8 percent in percent in Arlington; 5.2 per- Northern Va. 1,539,298 78,093 4.8% 5.6% 2.1% unemployment rate is the lowest September, according to data cent to 4.3 percent in Loudoun Virginia 4,328,395 218,161 5.1% 6.1% 2.5% reported since rates spiked from reported Dec. 3 by the Virginia County; from 6.1 percent to 5.5 United States 150,433,000 10,620,000 7.7% 7.7% 3.3% 4.4 percent in March to 14.7 per- Employment Commission. percent in Alexandria; and from cent in April during the initial, Despite the improvement, the 6.5 percent to 5.5 percent in chaotic phase of the COVID county’s jobless picture has sig- Prince William County. Among Virginia’s 133 cities Church (3.3 percent). crisis. ni cant more room for recovery. For Northern Virginia as a and counties, the lowest jobless The highest rates were found For October, the lowest state- A year ago, the jobless rate stood whole, the jobless rate of 4.8 per- rates for October were turned in the cities of Petersburg (13.8 wide jobless rates were found in at a rock-bottom 2.1 percent, cent in October represented 1.54 in by Highland County (2.5 percent), Emporia (10.6 per- Nebraska (3 percent) and Ver- Every Virginia community million in the civilian workforce percent), Madison County (2.8 cent), Hopewell (9.9 percent), mont (3.2 percent), the highest has dealt with higher jobless and 78,000 looking for jobs. A percent), Poquoson County Martinsville (9.1 percent) and in Hawaii (14.3 percent) and Ne- rates in the wake of COVID and month before, it had stood at 5.6 (2.9 percent), and Rockingham Franklin (8.6 percent). vada (12 percent). the resulting, sometimes hast- percent. County and the city of Falls Statewide, the non-season- – A Staff Report Rehabilitation of Memorial Bridge Now Substantially Complete And that’s a wrap – the National Park infrastructure projects in National Park habilitated the bridge’s historic structure. panels. Service and Federal Highway Adminis- Service history, aims at extending the us- During construction, workers repaired The National Park Service implement- tration have substantially completed the able life of the nearly 90-year-old bridge or replaced the bridge’s foundations, con- ed recommendations from a safety study $227 million rehabilitation project aimed for another 75 years. crete supports, deck and sidewalks. They of Memorial Circle by repaving, improv- at bringing Memorial Bridge up to mod- Since work began in the fall of 2018, also installed new, xed steel beams over ing crossings, adding new signage and ern standards and positioning it for the construction workers methodically re- the span formerly occupied by a draw- making the area easier and safer for driv- future. moved, cleaned, repaired and reinstalled bridge in the middle of the structure, and ers, pedestrians and bicyclists to navigate. The rehabilitation, one of the largest more than 4,500 pieces of granite and reinstalled more than 450 pre-cast concrete – A Staff Report

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10 December 10, 2020 sungazette.news Public-Safety Notes MORE CHECK-THEFT CASES REPORT- three checks she was sending to various resident living in the 400 block of Holmes shelter. ED IN VIENNA: Vienna police on Dec. creditors with her bills. The next day she Drive, N.W., told Vienna police that, on The resident provided the women with 4 reported these four check-theft cases, observed shredded paper in the gutter Nov. 26 between 1 and 9:30 p.m., someone a check as a donation. which continue a trend that has been oc- that she recognized as the remnants of the had entered her vehicle and stolen several After the women left, the resident curring this year: envelopes she had placed in the mailbox, items from a purse, including an iPhone, researched the charity and believed the • A woman living in the 200 block of police said. wallet, U.S. currency, gift cards, and vari- women were part of a scam. The resident Cherry Street, S.W., told Vienna police ous identi cation and debit cards. canceled her check before it was cashed, that, between Sept. 1 and Nov. 23, some- SCAMMER HAS VIENNA MAN WIRE The complainant thought her vehicle police said. one had stolen, forged and cashed a check MONEY INTENDED FOR CONTRAC- had been locked, but there were no signs she had mailed. TOR: A man living in the 500 block of of forced entry, police said. AUTHORITIES ISSUE TEMPORARY • A woman living in the 600 block of Gibson Drive, S.W., between Nov. 6 and DETENTION ORDER AGAINST VIENNA Alma Street, S.E., told town police that, 23 contracted with a company to paint a PURSE, SMARTPHONE STOLEN FROM MAN: A Vienna police of cer on Nov. 25 between Nov. 22 at 3 a.m. and Nov. 23 at home he owns in North Carolina, Vienna VIENNA WOMAN’S UNLOCKED VE- at 7:33 p.m. served an emergency custody 5 p.m., someone had stolen, forged and police said. HICLE: A women living in the 600 block order on a resident living on Moore Av- cashed a check she had mailed from the The resident received an e-mail re- of Blackstone Terrace, N.W., told Vienna enue, S.W. mailbox at Church Street and Lawyers questing payment for the work from police on Nov. 27 at 10:40 p.m. that she Police transported the resident to an Road, N.W. someone stating he worked for the paint- had returned home, unloaded her vehicle area hospital for evaluation and treat- • A woman living in the 400 block of ing company. and came back to the unlocked vehicle 15 ment. During the transport and medical Orchard Street, N.W., told Vienna police The resident wired the payment, be- minutes later to nd that someone had evaluation, the man allegedly exhibited that a check she was supposed to receive lieving it was going to the company per- stolen her purse and iPhone. violent and erratic behavior toward the in the mail between Nov. 3 and 10 never forming the work, but the company never of cer and medical staff, police said. arrived. Police advised the resident to le received the payment, police said. SUSPECTING FRAUD, VIENNA WOMAN Authorities issued a temporary deten- a report with the US Postal Service. The contractor with whom the resident CANCELS CHECK SHE GAVE TO MAG- tion order against the resident, and a Fair- • A woman living in the 2400 block of was working did not know the person who AZINE VENDORS: A resident living in the fax County police of cer took custody of Oak Vale Court, N.W., informed Vienna sent the e-mail, authorities said. 200 block of Church Street, N.E., told him at the hospital, Vienna police said. police that, between Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. and Vienna police on Dec. 3 at 5:46 p.m. that Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m., she had placed out- CASH, SMARTPHONE, MORE STOLEN two women had come to her door selling Items are compiled from reports issued going mail in her mailbox that included FROM VEHICLE OF VIENNA WOMAN: A magazines in support of a local homeless by local public-safety agencies.

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sungazette.news December 10, 2020 13 Users of Capital Bikeshare Now Have Access to Reagan National The Arlington County government non Trail. It is one of six new bikeshare has installed a Capital Bikeshare station stations being added across Arlington, at Ronald Reagan Washington National bringing to 99 the total number of Capi- Airport, making it the rst major met- tal Bikeshare options in the county, nearly ropolitan airport in the U.S. served by a one-fth the total across the region. dock-based bikeshare system. The new stations are funded through The bicycle dock will allow those using the U.S. Department of Transportation. the airport to access it via the Mount Ver- – A Staff Report

property, versus the required 15 feet. the planting of 18 trees and installation The Council on Aug. 31 rezoned the “I’m concerned our exceptions are be- of a modern, underground stormwater- narrow parcel at 117 Courthouse Road, Vienna coming the rules,” Potter said. management system on a site that now S.W., from commercial to residential in Continued from Page 5 Council members also questioned why has none. anticipation of the project. The other par- the site should be allowed to have 60-per- The three-level units will be about cel in the 1.4-acre site has two circa-1925 have four parking spaces for visitors. cent lot coverage, when the usual residen- 2,700 square feet each, Sekas said. Coun- single-family homes. The 0.41-acre site’s western boundary tial maximum is 25 percent. The existing cil member Patel suggested the town was Rice suggested town ofcials con- borders on the Washington & Old Do- medical building’s lot coverage is 55 per- in greater needed more housing units that tact the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue minion Regional Trail. Council member cent. were smaller. Department about possibly using those Ed Somers said part of the reason he sup- Potter said he was having ashbacks “We’re trying to let people age in houses for reghter training before the ported the project was it would give the of the town’s recently abolished Maple place,” Patel said. buildings are demolished. development’s residents strong incentive Avenue Commercial (MAC) ordinance, Sekas responded that his company’s All three of the new lots will be rela- to use the trail. which allowed high-density develop- market research had shown demand for tively large, ranging from 18,000 to 22,000 While the Vienna Planning Commis- ments, and thought the proposed project the larger units, all of which will have el- square feet, and accessed from Court- sion unanimously recommended approv- was too large. evator options. While potentially he could house Road, S.W. al of the proposal Nov. 4, the project on Council member Charles Anderson build seven or eight smaller units at the The Council granted the proposed sub- Dec. 7 received nay votes from Council disagreed, saying that when town ofcials site, that would require 19 parking spaces, division a lot-shape-factor waiver. While members Howard Springsteen, Nisha Pa- approved requirements for that kind of instead of the 14 provided with the pro- all three lots share the same long, narrow tel and Steve Potter. residential zoning several decades ago, posal before the Council. layout, the lengths of two of those parcels Some Council members expressed con- they did so to discourage the building of • The Town Council also unanimously exceeded the town’s formula. cern about several variances being sough multi-family housing. The site is a good approved a three-house subdivision pro- The town’s lot-shape rules were de- for the project, including a side-yard-set- location for such residences, he said. posed by developer Dennis Rice of JDA signed to “prevent the creation of silly- back waiver to allow the building to be 10 Developer John Sekas pointed out Custom Homes at 117 and 121 Court- shaped lots,” said Council member An- feet away from an adjacent commercial multiple benets of the project, including house Road, S.W. derson.

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14 December 10, 2020 sungazette.news McLean/Great Falls Notes ‘McLEAN UNCORKED’ WINE PRO- to Paint a Rainy-Day Scene in Oil.” GRAM RETURNS: The McLean Commu- The meeting begins at 10 a.m., with the nity Center will host the second part of presentation starting at 11 a.m. on Zoom. its online “McLean Uncorked” event on The community is invited; for informa- Sunday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. tion, e-mail [email protected]. A wine expert will lead the discussion and explore four unique wines (available McLEAN CITIZENS ASSOCIATION TO for pre-purchase at The Wine Outlet in HOST COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY: McLean) as well as providing other infor- The McLean Citizens Association will mation on the art of win. host an online forum on “Police and Jus- The free program is designed for all tice Reform” in an evening program on experience levels, from novice to connois- Wednesday, Dec. 16. seur. The event will feature Fairfax County For information and registration, see Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Des- the Website at www.mcleancenter.org. cano, who among other topics will discuss issues raised by the McLean Citizens McLEAN ART SOCIETY FEATURES Association board of directors in a June FAMILIAR FACE DISCUSSING OILS: resolution. Award-winning local artist and educator For information on the forum, see the Jane McElvany Coonce will be the fea- Website at www.mcleancitizens.org. Ques- tured presenter at the monthly meeting of tions to be considered at the event can be the McLean Art Society, to be held online e-mailed in advance to vicepresident@ on Friday, Dec. 18. mcleancitizens.org. Coonce is former president of the McLean Art Society and Potomac Valley The Sun Gazette welcomes your submis- Watercolor Society, and will discuss “How sion of items for inclusion! Vienna/Oakton Notes TOWN COUNCIL MAKES APPOINT- government is planning a “holiday pop- MENTS: The Vienna Town Council re- up market” featuring local artisans from cently made the following appointments Dec. 17-20 in the former Tuesday Morn- to town boards and commissions. ing space at Vienna Shopping Center. Keith Aimone was appointed to the More details will be provided at www. Planning Commission. Joe Lowther was viennava.gov. appointed to the Transportation Safety Commission. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FEATURED Colby Bruno was appointed to the Vi- AT POTOMAC DISTRICT COUNCIL: The enna Public Art Commission. Desiree Di Providence District Council will feature Mauro was appointed to the Conserva- School Board member Karl Frisch (Provi- tion and Sustainability Commission. dence) during an online meeting on Mon- Sun Gazette Gloria Runyon was appointed to the day, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. board of Historic Vienna Inc. For information and registration, see The Holiday Gift That Keeps Giving the Website at www.pdcfairfax.org. TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES BUSINESS ocal es, LICENSES: The Vienna town government CHURCH TO HOST DRIVE-THROUGH ets & oratio recently approved the following business LIVE NATIVITY: Holy Comforter Epis- ocal os, eal state & licenses: copal Church in Vienna will host a drive- Classiﬁ eds, Puzzles, Sports Karla Colletto (Internet sales), 319 through live nativity on Saturday, Dec. 19 & So Much More Mill St., N.E.; Prana Health Works (mas- from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Print & Online sage therapy), 131 Park St., N.E.; Reimag- “Since it is not safe to have a packed www.SunGazette.news ine Concrete (consultant), 115 Casmar church this year, we are taking the event St., S.E.; and Simply Social (coffee shop), outside in a different set-up,” said Rector 260 Cedar Lane, S.E. Jon Strand. The church is located at 543 Beulah TOWN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT Road. For information, see the Website at Order a Gift ‘POP-UP MARKET’: The Vienna town www.holycomforter.com. Subscription, Legislators Lauded by Va. Chamber Subscription Rates: 52 Weeks for $99 State Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax- policy leaders is key to ensuring Virginia Arlington) and Del. Kathleen Murphy continues to grow and prosper, and we are Includes FREE e-Edition Access Order Today! (D-McLean) have been honored by the thankful for the leadership of these legis- Stay in touch! Contact Sylvia 571.333.6277 [email protected] Virginia Chamber of Commerce at its an- lators,” said Barry DuVal, president and nual awards event. CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Com- Howell and Murphy were saluted merce, in announcing award recipients on among 11 state senators and 10 delegates Dec. 4. across the commonwealth for their sup- The Virginia Chamber recognized Del. Local News & So Much More port of the Chamber’s long-term eco- Kathy Byron (R-Forest) and state Sen. nomic development plan, Blueprint Vir- Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg) as its The Sun Gazette ginia 2025. legislators of the year, and Del. Rodney In Print & Online • 703.771.8800 • www.SunGazette.news “In an increasingly competitive na- Willett and state Sen. Jen Kiggans as its tional landscape, the support of public- freshmen legislators of the year.

sungazette.news December 10, 2020 15 More on the Web nHighschool roundup. nouthsports results. For more sports, visit: Sports www.insidenova.com/sports/Fairfax Teeing Off Oakton, Longtime Softball Ump An Expert of the Game The likeable Joe DeFranco is a girls Langley fastpitch softball umpire and the dep- uty umpire-in-chief for USA Softball of Virginia. He had held those posi- In Picture tions for many years. Dave Facinoli Teams Included Anyone involved in girls softball at any level in Northern Virginia, and probably the state, knows Joe DeFran- Among the Best co. He also used to coach the sport on DAVE FACINOLI various levels for many years, includ- Sta Writer ing high school at Wake eld. Plus, his children played sports in With so many talented and expe- the area, and his son, J.P., is an area rienced returning players, clearly the softball umpire, as well. Those are oth- Madison Warhawks and Marshall er reasons DeFranco is well-known. Statesmen are favorites to defend their DeFranco has continued to umpire state-and-region-tournament girls high- games and organizes crews to work school basketball championships, re- other contests throughout the CO- spectively, this season. VID-19 pandemic during the summer and fall. While high-school softball BASKETBALL PREVIEW has not been played, there was plenty But don’t count out the Langley Sax- of youth and travel softball action in ons and Oakton Cougars. Those two the summer and fall months, keeping perennially strong teams also return the umps busy. key starters and players that should put DeFranco said members of the those squads in the mix to be big con- Northern Virginia Softball Umpires tenders as well. Association worked about as many Practice was supposed to begin Dec. games in 2020 as they had in previ- 7 with opening games scheduled the ous years, minus the abandoned high- week before Christmas. school games. Langley (14-13 last season) and Oak- “The recreation leagues were busy, ton (18-7) each had solid winning 2019- and because we had a handful of um- 20 campaigns, with the Cougars losing pires sitting out the season because

by a close score in the Concorde District of COVID, our new recruits from the Tournament nal to co-state champion winter and fall of 2020 were instru- Langley High School guard Taylor Maguire will be one of a number of returning players for the mental to our success of covering all Continued on Page 17 Saxons when and if the girls basketball season begins later this month. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT the games,” DeFranco said. “Let’s hope the high-school season will be able to run in the coming spring and Two More Saxons Make College Commitments we can start to feel normal again.” DAVE FACINOLI III Christopher Newport University Both Kim and Torres played a sig- One part of feeling normal for Sta Writer and Torres at Division I George Wash- ni cant amount of softball during the DeFranco is regularly answering the ington University, where her older sister summer and fall for their travel teams. questions he often is asked regard- Two more softball players from Lang- Sidney already is a freshman member of One player Langley will not have ing the rules of softball. With his vast ley High School’s 2019 Liberty District the team. back is senior Kylie Allen, a starter in knowledge and experience, DeFranco SOFTBALL and 6D region-tour- Right-handed pitcher Megan Ander- 2019. Her family moved to Texas. knows the answers. He’s seen it all. nament champion- son, who earned the win by throwing a Allen suffered a serious knee injury In fact, DeFranco publishes a neat ship girls team have made commitments complete-game two-hitter in that 2019 during the basketball season last winter, blog that deals with many such rule to play the sport in college in recent region nal against the Marshall States- but has recovered. She played signi - questions, whether obscure, bizarre days. men, is a sophomore on the Division II cant time for the girls volleyball team and routine. That blog is found at: That makes four overall so far from Clarion University team. this fall at Van Alstyne High School in www.JoeTheUmp.wordpress.com. It that Saxon squad that have either made “With Olivia and Reese and some Texas near Dallas. She also may play contains some interesting stuff. commitments or already are on college other strong players, we are expect- basketball and softball there. rosters. ing Olivia to see a lot of action on the Allen had 44 kills, 21 blocks and “That is very representative of our mound this coming season,” Sharkey 11 digs for the Van Alstyne volleyball team and program,” Langley head coach said. squad. Mike Sharkey said. Kim will be pitching to Reese Torres “Kylie was a three-sport varsity start- Find daily updates on the Web at The two recent commits are right- behind the plate. er as a sophomore at Langley,” Sharkey www.insidenova.com. Stay in touch handed pitcher Olivia Kim and catcher “We have the potential to be a pretty through Twitter (@sungazettespts) and Reese Torres. Kim will play at Division good team this spring,” Sharkey said. Continued from Page 17 www.facebook.com/sungazettenews.

16 December 10, 2020 sungazette.news McLean Community Pays Tribute to Loyal Supporter DAVE FACINOLI Tawil said Cole will be honored by Sta Writer the softball team in some way when play is allowed to resume. For some 30 years, players, coaches “He was a fan and we miss him,” and administrators would come and Tawil said. “The girls always liked him, go, but one huge fan of just about any saying ‘Hi Mr. Cole.’ And he had his McLean High School sporting event re- opinions about some of the players.” mained a constant attending games and Cole grew up in Buffalo, where he events – John Cole. played football at Bishop Timon High Known to most as “Mr. Cole,” the School. He moved to Northern Virginia Highlanders’ biggest fan died in early in 1977 and got involved in coaching August at age 84. Cole was regarded so a variety of youth sports in the Falls highly by the school and community, Church and McLean areas of Fairfax a memorial car parade through school County along with girls soccer in Ar- parking lots was held in his honor days lington. after his death. Cole became interested in McLean “Mr. Cole was just a die-hard and su- High athletics when his two youngest per fan. He was always there. He loved of six children attended the school and the McLean players and the competi- played on teams. He eventually became tion,” said Rusty Payne, a 1991 McLean the booster-club president for a while. graduate and athlete at the school, who Miller said that Cole traveled to away remains involved as a freshman boys games as well. basketball coach and game announcer, “He was well known at other schools as well as other involvements. “I remem- too,” Miller said. “The other athletic ber him at games when I was playing. staffs would go out of their way to treat He was a mainstay not just at games, him well.” but he would be at some boys basketball Cole was honored for his loyalty at and softball practices, too.” a home McLean basketball event in The quick-humored Cole probably recent years. Something in his honor, enjoyed girls softball the most. No mat- sports wise, might be named after Cole ter what the weather – cold in the early at some point at the school when the spring or sweltering hot later in the sea- John Cole, left, is photographed with his grandson, Jordan Cole, who was a football and la- time is right. son –Cole was a regular at home games, crosse player at McLean High. John Cole was a big support of McLean sports. McLEAN ATHLETICS Oakton High School girls head bas- squeezed into the same spot on the er explained that McLean has not had coach. ketball coach Fred Priester coached front-row bleachers nearest the High- a sporting event yet without Cole in at- “There were two older gentlemen Cole’s daughter, Taylor, when he was landers’ dugout. tendance. who came to all of our games, and I the coach at McLean years ago before “Mr. Cole was the best, and a big part “He would sit on the top row of the didn’t know who they were,” Tawil said. moving to Oakton. of our community,” McLean director of bleachers at football games, and we al- “We eventually became friends and we’d “I appreciated him so much,” Pries- student activities Greg Miller said. “He ways had a seat for him in the gym at meet for coffee or breakfast, and we ter said. “He even came to games at supported the athletes so much.” basketball games,” Miller said. stayed in touch.” Oakton to see me once in a while. When Since the COVID-19 pandemic can- McLean girls softball coach Maurice Cole sometimes rode on the team Oakton played at McLean a couple of celed the spring high-school seasons Tawil remembers meeting Cole back in bus to away softball and boys basketball seasons ago, I found him and gave him and postponed the fall campaign, Mill- 2007 when he took over as the team’s games. a big hug.”

Hill School is Caitlyn Shumadine. The Crump was promoted from last year’s guard was one of Flint Hill’s best three- junior-varsity team and is expected to Basketball point shooters last season. see action. Continued from Page 16 “I see us attacking the paint aggres- “If we play, we will compete as hard sively a little more this season,” Baker as we can,” Oakton coach Fred Priester Madison. Langley was eliminated in re- said. “We will need to hit our outside said. “We should be able to do some gion play by champion Marshall. shots.” things, and get out of this season what- Langley and Oakton each have won Langley is slated to open Dec. 23 ever we get out of it. These aren’t ideal region championships in the last ve against the Chantilly Chargers, another circumstances. I tell our team, what years. team that is expected to be a region con- some see as chaos, some see as oppor- “We had a solid season last year, and tender. tunities.” we have a lot of returners with experi- The Saxons, Herndon, McLean and Oakton is expected to open its season ence back from that team,” Langley South Lakes are thought of as the top Dec. 22 at home against Herndon, then coach Amanda Baker said. teams in the Liberty District. play away at West Potomac on Dec. 28 Top returners for Langley will be ju- Oakton will have a strong one-two and at South Lakes, Dec. 30. nior point guard Annabeth Holsinger; Fred Priester is Oakton’s longtime head girls combination up front with returning Madison, Oakton, West eld and guards Taylor Maguire, Olivia Walke basketball coach. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI starting senior forwards Hannah Kaloi Chantilly are projected to be the top and Summer Thomas; center Keelin Allen suffered a serious knee injury and Kara Vietmeyer. Kaloi had 17 teams in the Concorde District. Byrne; and guard/forwards Fiona Bar- in that region loss to Marshall, but has points and 19 rebounds and Vietmeyer NOTE: Oakton has won 134 games ber and Heather Hughes. recovered and played signi cant time for had 11 points and four boards in that over the past six seasons while Langley One player Langley will not have the girls volleyball team this fall at Van district- nal loss to Madison. has 118 victories during that same pe- back is senior guard/forward Kylie Al- Alstyne High School in Texas. She also Other returners for Oakton are riod. Each has district and region titles len, a starter last season. Her family may play basketball and softball there. guards Sarah Goins, Sejal Singh and and a state-runner-up nish during that moved to Texas. A transfer joining Langley from Flint Sophia Zinzi. Sophomore guard Caitlin same stretch. We wish her so much luck in Texas.” the 2020 high-school season. That cam- play for Baldwin Wallace University. Anderson Kim, Allen and each Tor- paign and all spring sports were can- Schaar was a member of McLean’s Softball res sister had key hits for Langley dur- celed because of the pandemic. 2019 team that reached the region- Continued from Page 16 ing the 2019 district and region tourna- n In other high-school softball col- tournament semi nals and before that ment. lege-commitment news, McLean High- nished second in the Liberty District said. “That makes her a great athlete. Langley (20-5 in 2019) did not play landers senior catcher Rylee Schaar will Tournament.

sungazette.news December 10, 2020 17 Longtime Park Authority Golf Czar Retiring this Month DAVE FACINOLI program director at Oak Marr RECen- ticipated with the authority, especially Sta Writer ter soon after graduating from the Uni- in his nal months, was helping to set versity of Illinois with a degree in parks up the many details and guidelines for During his 32 years as an employee and recreation. facility use because of the COVID-19 for the Fairfax County Park Authority, “The authority was expanding and pandemic. Park authority golf courses Todd Johnson never became bored. He there were a lot of job opportunities were closed for a few weeks to set up thinks the reason is because he held so back then,” Johnson said. those guidelines. Since the day they re- many different positions and worked at Over the years, Johnson moved opened, Johnson said, there has been an multiple venues over that time. around to work at a variety of the coun- explosion of use. The nal position Johnson held was ty’s recreation centers – and seven golf “Golf rounds are up 30 to 35 percent as the golf enterprises branch manager facilities. and range usage is up 50 percent,” he for the last four years, overseeing the He helped open the new Laurel Hill said. “Driving ranges t peoples’ life- authority’s seven golf facilities and eight Golf Club in Lorton. For a while he styles right now.” courses. was the authority’s expert on synthetic- The father of two said his immedi- He is retiring from the authority Dec. turf elds, overseeing the installation of ate plans after retirement include visit- 18, but did not rule out returning to do many such county-wide surfaces. ing his parents in Illinois. A football, some part-time work of some kind at a “I took full advantage of the size of basketball, baseball and track athlete in particular facility. the Park Authority in holding different high school, Johnson said he may spend “I am de nitely looking forward to Todd Johnson positions,” Johnson said. “I did a lot of time playing a bit more golf during remy unrestricted free agency. But I can throughout the authority during his different things, saw a lot of the county tirement. de nitely see myself helping out by driv- tenure. and I knew the county well. The Park He does not plan to leave the area ing the ball-picker at one of our driv- “I was a pool guy, a park guy, a Authority offers a lot of opportuni- anytime soon, despite never having been ing ranges,” the 55-year-old Johnson maintenance guy, a turf-expert and a ties, so you can change jobs and move to Virginia until he got that job 32 years said. “Maybe I will do some volunteer golf guy,” he said. around. I had a great time and was very ago. work.” He started working for the authority lucky to get this job.” “Fairfax County is a great place to Johnson helped out in many ways at age 22, landing a job as an assistant A type of work Johnson never an- be,” Johnson said. College Roundup

VIRGINIA SWIM AND DIVE: A number of second in both the 1- and 3-meter events sophomore defensive back for the Wake diver on the men’s team at the Univer- local athletes are members of the Uni- in a recent meet. Forest University football team this fall. sity of Kentucky. versity of Virginia’s men’s and women’s Madison High School graduate Rucker has one interception and has In one meet this season, Duncan swimming and diving teams that have Maddy Grosz is a member of Virginia’s broken up one pass. placed fourth in the 1-meter competi- already held some meets. women’s diving team. tion and fth in the 3-meter. In one of those competitions, Madi- IZZY GATI: Madeira School graduate Duncan was a district, region and son High School graduate and Virginia JUSTICE ELLISON: In six games, Flint Izzy Gati is a junior swimmer on the state champion at Madison. freshman Anna Keating nished second Hill School graduate Justice Ellison has women’s team at the University of Ken- and fourth, respectively, in 100 and 200 rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown as tucky. In recent competition, Gati won VIRGINIA TECH SWIM AND DIVE: Oak- breaststroke races. She also swam on a a freshman runningback for the Wake the 100 buttery in 53.16 seconds, was ton High School graduate Thomas Hal- second-place 200 medley relay. Forest University football team this second in the 200 y and swam the third lock is senior freestyler, Oakton grad Jo- Langley High School graduate Casey fall. leg on Kentucky’s winning 800 freestyle seph Perreault is a sophomore diver and Storch is a junior swimmer on the men’s Ellison played on two Division I relay (7:05.78). Langley High graduate Will Koepppen team. He placed second in the 200 in- state private-school state-championship Madeira graduate So a Davis also is a sophomore swimmer on the men’s dividual medley in a meet, was third in teams at Flin Hill. is a freshman member of the Kentucky swimming and diving teams at Virginia the 200 buttery and fourth in the 200 team. Tech. breaststroke. TREY RUCKER: In ve games, Flint All have competed in meets as the Flint Hill School grad Oliver Mills is Hill School graduate Trey Rucker has SAM DUNCAN: Madison High School team’s campaign is ongoing into the a diver for the men’s team. He nished made 12 tackles with seven assists as a graduate Sam Duncan is a freshman new year. High-School Roundup HALLE JOHNSON: Madeira School girls student sections. Madison swept the last those of Langley versus McLean, any of during the 2020-21 school year, varsity soccer player Halle Johnson has commit- two season’s regular-season showdowns, the three Arlington public-school teams; teams in the Sun Gazette’s coverage ar- ted to play the sport in college for the Uni- with Marshall winning each in 2017. Madison, Lake Braddock and West eas are still holding meet-the-coaches- versity of North Carolina Wilmington. The teams have met every season for Spring eld and Oakton and Chantilly events. Those meetings will be held “vir- Johnson has been a standout defender decades, with the one exception in 2015 and Centreville. tually.” for the Madeira soccer team in past sea- when the girls teams did not play. For info, visit the high-schools’ ath- sons. She also plays varsity lacrosse and The teams could meet during postsea- SCHEDULES POSTED: In preparation letic Web sites and Twitter sites. basketball for the girls teams at the pri- son region-tournament competition. Last for the 2020-21 winter high-school vate school. season, the Marshall girls defeated Madi- sports season that may or may not take LANGLEY SPRING SPORTS PROGRAM: son in the region-tourney championship place because of the COVID-19 pan- Even though there were no high-school LOST RIVALRY: With local high-school game. The loss was the one setback for the demic, area public high-school teams sports this past spring, the Langley High basketball teams playing condensed Warhawks, who nished 28-1 and were in the Sun Gazette coverage area have School Athletic Boosters still published regular-season schedules this winter, one Class 6 state co-champions. started posting some winter schedules its spring athletic program, dedicating it popular neighborhood rivalry that won’t All four teams are scheduled to open on their athletic Web sites. to the school’s 2020 senior class. be held, as a result, is the annual Madi- play the week of Dec. 21 this season, play- Those interested should check the Each Langley springtime athlete re- son Warhawks versus Marshall Statesmen ing a 14-game schedule, ending the end of sites of Langley, Madison, Marshall, ceived a copy of the program as a gift boys and girls games. January. McLean and Oakton high-schools for from the school boosters. Any graduated The teams have met each season for The Madison versus Marshall rivalry more speci cs. seniors or anyone interested in obtain- years, with the squads often trading victo- is one of the most popular among high- ing the Langley spring program should ries and the doubleheader contests at one school teams in Northern Virginia, for MEET THE COACHES: Whether or not contact Becky Zeiller at bzeiller@veri- site drawing huge crowds and boisterous all sports. The showdowns compare to any public-school sports are played zon.net.

18 December 10, 2020 sungazette.news Pending Home Sales Remain Strongest in the South While month-over-month pending- home sales based on contract signings, fell an index of 151.1 (highest among the four 112.3 in October. It includes Pennsylva- home sales declined in October for the 1.1 percent nationally to 128.9 in October, regions). nia, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, second straight month, they remain in the second straight month of decline. By the National Association of Real- Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, positive territory in the southern tier of The index uses a baseline of “100” to tors’ reckoning, the South includes Mary- New Hampshire and Maine. the country – albeit only by a little bit, ac- represent sales activity in 2001. land, the District of Columbia, Virginia, In the Midwest, the index fell 0.7 per- cording to new gures from the National While all four regions are doing con- West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, cent to 119.6 last month. It encompasses association of Realtors. siderably better than a year before, only North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor- Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, In- The Pending Home Sales Index the South saw a month-over-month in- gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Loui- diana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Mis- (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of crease – up 0.1 percent from September to siana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. souri, North Dakota, South Dakota and The index in the West was unchanged Kansas. 1948, and its school system became a sep- in October at 116.8. It encompasses “Pending-home transactions saw a arate entity the following year. California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, small drop off from the prior month but McLean Both the cities of Manassas and Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Col- still easily outperformed last year’s num- Continued from Page 1 Manassas Park separated from Prince orado, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska and bers for October,” said Lawrence Yun, William County in 1975. By contrast, Al- Hawaii. NAR’s chief economist. ment of Transportation, Jackson said. exandria became an independent city in The Northeast index slid 5.9 percent to – A Staff Report Becoming a city by no means would be 1870, splitting from Alexandria County a free endeavor for McLean, which would (renamed Arlington County in 1920). where - on your favorite device. Restrictions apply. Call AUTOS WANTED IVS - 1-855-781-1565 have to implement its own governmental MCA board member Martin Smith CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!!! All Makes/Models 2002- structure – complete with mayor/coun- said he supported efforts to investigate 2019! Any Condition. 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sungazette.news December 10, 2020 19 O’Connell Field Before, During and After

A $2 million renovation project to cover the entire Bishop O’Connell High School baseball eld with arti cial turf recently was completed at the Arlington private school. The eld previously was natural grass and dirt. With so much rain the past couple of years, the out eld of the old eld, shown at top with geese gathered along the left- eld line, consistently became muddy and a constant issue. So the decision was made by school ocials to turf the eld. Clockwise from above right: The new eld includes areas of green and brown-colored turf. Prior to the turf being put down, a thick layer of black pebbles was lled in over the entire surface. A blue and-white O’Connell logo appears in center eld on the new surface. A view from center eld shows the logo, the home plate and backstop area and the third-base dugout. During the seven-month-long project, which was delayed quite a bit because of heavy rain during August, not much work was done for a few days. As a result, grass grew on some of the mounds of dirt and construction equipment remained unmoved in the same locations for a number of days. Photos by Dave Facinoli

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Pioneers are individuals who make Windows • Doors Lawn & •Aeration Seniors and co-presidents of the Latin Conference, she has won the rst prize substantial contributions to high-school •Mulching •Tree Pruning •Trimming Club Juno Braley and Melinda Goldfed- for all three competitions: MTNA Junior Please give us a call. •Patios •Gutter Cleaning journalism programs and scholastic-jour- Garden •Drains der served as Madison’s voting delegates Piano Competition, Virginia State Com- nalism education outside their primary www.painterroo ng.com at the convention. petition, and Virginia Concerto Compe- employment. 571-427-2450 Free Estimates • 703-878-4524 • [email protected] Winners from Madison included Bral- tition. “Erinn is just a special person who has ey, Corinne Church, Sophia Hsu, Madi- all the characteristics of a Pioneer Award- son Le, Sinead McWeeney and Hannah n James Madison High students Em- winner,” said nominator Val Kibler. 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