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sungazette.news December 17, 2020 3 Kann’s Building on Mason Campus Will Be a Goner in 2021 In Its Place Will Rise Centerpiece of $250 Million Expansion Plan for Arlington Parcel SCOTT McCAFFREY early days. including the university’s new School of Sta Writer The small department-store chain fell Computing. The effort is part of a state- on hard times by the mid-1970s, with both government initiative designed to produce What began life in 1951 as Kann’s De- the Virginia Square store and the D.C. an additional 25,000 computer-science partment Store, then in 1979 embarked on agship closing. graduates by the 2030s. a second act as the nucleus of the Arling- George Mason purchased the Arling- Completion of the building is slated ton campus of George Mason University, ton parcel in 1979, initially to house its for the fall of 2025. Mason expects to oc- will not be making it to its 70th birthday. law school. Paul Ferguson – an Arlington cupy about 60 percent of available space, The building, which has not been in native, former County Board member with the remainder being leased to indus- academic use for years, is slated to be and currently clerk of the Circuit Court try partners. demolished beginning in early March, ac- who attended the Mason law school – is George Mason is in the midst of an ef- cording to university of cials. The razing, known to occasionally remark that he got fort to develop a long-range master plan long in the works, will free up space for a both shoes for his rst day of kindergar- Artist’s rendition shows one possible de- for its various campuses, which could in- major new facility on the 4.8-acre parcel ten and his law degree in the same build- sign for the Institute for Digital InnovA- volve shifting programs around. in the heart of Virginia Square. ing. tion on the Arlington campus of George “The IDIA project is a perfect example “Decommissioning” of the Kann’s The university used the low-slung yet Mason University. of what the master plan seeks to promote: building has begun, university of cials still slightly hulking building for other a highly exible, community-centric fa- said, in preparation for its razing. purposes, as well, including its School In a 2011 inventory of historic build- cility which will maximize student expe- In its place will rise the Institute for of Public Policy, before mothballing it ings conducted by the Arlington govern- rience, teaching and research related to Digital InnovAtion, a 400,000-square- in preparation for its eventual, and now ment, the Kann’s site was included, but the disruptive technologies we have yet to foot public-private-partnership building several times delayed, demolition. By that only as being of “minor” importance. The imagine in the future,” said Carol Dillon to be the centerpiece of a ve-year, $250 point, a number of more modern Mason building is not on the Virginia Landmarks Kissal, senior vice president for adminis- million expansion effort that kicked off in facilities had grown up around the Kann’s Register or the National Register of His- tration and nance at the university. June, designed to bring an additional 300 building on the Arlington campus. toric Places (both honori c in nature), Growing the Arlington campus also faculty and 1,000 students to the Arling- The building, in some ways, is the nor is it a standalone local historic district provides Mason with a chance to compete ton campus. Rodney Danger eld of the neighbor- (which could give the county government with institutions of higher education that The S. Kann Sons Co. rm opened the hood, getting no respect. Its Wikipedia some say over how, or whether, it could be have their own footprints in Arlington, $4.5 million Arlington outlet (its rst in entry stops in 2013 and its design is high- redeveloped). Preservationists that have the District of Columbia and other ur- Virginia) at the corner of Fairfax Drive lighted on a Website called Mid-Century rallied to protect other buildings of simi- ban-core parts of the Washington region. and North Kirkwood Road in November Mundane (although, in fairness, that site lar vintage seem disinterested in doing “We do think physical proximity [to 1951. Its features included a restaurant says it only features the “most exciting” battle on behalf of the Kann’s building. Amazon and other high-tech operations called the Kannteen and a fully-stocked of the generally bland mid-20th-century As its name suggests, the incoming In- now calling the region home] will con- in rmary with nurse on staff. Miniature architecture). There’s not even universal novAtion facility (known by the acronym tinue to have signi cance,” said Lauralyn live monkeys, seen as giving the store agreement on the name – it is variously IDIA), has been conceived to provide Lee of Lee Partners LLC, which is help- a competitive advantage over its rivals, spelled “Kanns,” “Kann’s” and (to a lesser students and researchers access to cut- ing to guide the university’s master-plan- were on hand to greet customers in the degree) “Kann.” ting-edge programming and coursework, ning process. Mason Puts 3 Options on Table as It Mulls New Facilities SCOTT McCAFFREY Prince William County. idea” – not to mention a pricey one – that section. Sta Writer In brief: would allow the university to “plant the Others had speci c questions on is- • Scenario 1 would move engineering ag and say ‘Arlington belongs to Ma- sues ranging from sports to student life to George Mason University’s effort to and health-sciences programming primar- son.’” transportation. guide long-term planning so its future fa- ily to the SciTech campus, ballooning its “It’s not going to be cheap,” he said of Andrew Ramsay, who participated in cilities align with the needs of its academic student body more than six-fold (from that option. “This is going to be far and the forum, urged university of cials to programs now has a number of concrete 990 current full-time-equivalent slots to away the most expensive scenario to ex- “avoid too much fragmentation” among proposals on the table. more than 6,365). The Fairfax campus, by plore.” campuses. He urged of cials to zero in on Whether any of them will remain rec- far the university’s largest, would decline The current stage of the planning the largely underutilized SciTech campus ognizable by the time the planning process slightly in student population. process will run another month or two. and provide it with a major identity (such is complete remains an open question. • Scenario 2 would consolidate engi- By January or February, the consultants as medical programs) in order to develop “You really shouldn’t take anything neering and graduate-level business-ad- aim to have a handful of more developed “a center of gravity” to build on. we see today as the nal word – we’re not ministration programs at the Arlington scenarios for nal consideration, aiming The master-planning efforts come as yet at the stage where we want to pick the campus, which would bring that campus to have the university settle on an overall Mason has emerged from a decade of answer,” said Gregory Janks, a consultant from a current 1,275 full-time-equivalent strategic direction in the spring. healthy student-body growth, a rate that engaged by Mason to convene the master- student body to about 11,000 while dou- Acknowledging that there were some is likely to slow in coming years. The im- planning process for facilities that kicked bling students at the SciTech campus. The “crazy ideas” embedded in the existing pact of the COVID pandemic, which has off at the start of 2020 and is expected to Fairfax campus would remain at roughly proposals, Janks said the desire was to forced many students to get their educa- run through late 2021. its current population. leave no stone unturned before moving tions from behind a computer screen at Janks was speaking at a Dec. 8 online • Scenario 3 would focus on rejuvenat- forward with developing a nal recom- home, also holds long-term implications community session, the fourth in recent ing the Fairfax campus, particularly for mendation. that are not fully eshed out. months focused on information sharing undergraduate instruction, while moving “Where we end up will probably be a Though the largest public four-year and gathering responses. research facilities (and a proposed but not hybrid across scenarios,” he said. “We’re institution of higher education in the “We’re anxious to hear feedback,” said yet approved medical school) to Prince not trying to do anything that will make commonwealth George Mason is heavily Carol Kissal, senior vice president for - William and pushing some additional people’s lives miserable. That’s the oppo- dependent on a catchment area of 18 Vir- nance and administration at the univer- graduate programs to Arlington. site of what we’re trying to achieve.” ginia counties and cities in the northern sity. Middle children may often be the for- The proposals drew discussion and, part of the commonwealth, which provide But before heading into what proved gotten ones in families, but the second in some cases, dissent from the roughly more than half its incoming freshmen and to be a spirited Q&A session, Janks laid of the three options proposed by Janks 250 people participating in the online fo- about 96 percent of students transferring out three proposals for shifting programs clearly was the eye-opener, as it would see rum. At least one thought the x was in: from community colleges. About 75 per- (along with students and faculty) among the largely landlocked Arlington campus “It feels as those these scenarios . . . are cent of Mason graduates in recent years George Mason’s Fairfax and Arlington explode in student population. driven by the administration,” the respon- campuses and its “SciTech” campus in Janks acknowledged it was a “bold, big dent posted anonymously in a feedback Continued on Page 15

4 December 17, 2020 sungazette.news Report: Health of Potomac Has Posted Modest Decline

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Maryland, letter grade – a “B-minus” this year com- Pennsylvania and Virginia completed a Kit & Ron Gordon pared with a straight “B” two years ago combined 23 miles of riparian forest res- Brenda & Bob Hawthorne – issued to the river in a biennial report toration projects in the Potomac water- card measuring its overall health. shed in 2017, according to the report, but Sharon & Wayne Johnsen The Potomac Conservancy, which re- that number represents just 11 percent of Elaine & Eric Kendrick leased the 2020 Potomac River Report the goal for the region. Card, said more polluted runoff from ur- Water quality in the Potomac’s non- Lisa & Greg Means ban and suburban areas and fewer trees tidal streams and creeks logged a slight Paula & John Millian to slow and lter rainfall were among the improvement, with about half considered factors causing the grade to slip. healthy. Sandy & John Morse Based on data from 2018 and 2019, But tidal water quality in the Potomac Janet & Tim Mountz heavier-than-average rainfall likely played looked worse in 2018 and 2019 than in an outsized role in the outcome, too. previous years, with less oxygen for aquat- Eve & Jim Murty “This is the rst time in a decade where ic creatures and conditions that were more Paul’s Best Lawn Service, Inc the overall health grade has declined,” favorable to algae blooms. said the conservancy’s president, Hedrick Murky, sediment-logged waters also Jinny & George Wilkes Belin. make it harder for underwater grasses and Juliana & David Yaskin Costly improvements in wastewater several sh species to survive, but long- treatment technology have reduced the term progress to reduce pollution levels Michelle & Dave Zook amount of water-fouling nutrients mak- has buffered some of those impacts. ing their way into the Potomac and down- The Potomac River supports steady stream into the Chesapeake Bay. 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But some of GOOD SHEPHERD HOUSING trends. the most notable sh, such as American THE WOMEN’S CENTER The report noted the role of record-set- shad and striped bass, are “not a perfect ARLINGTON THRIVE ting rainfalls in 2018, washing additional reection of the river,” Gary said, because sediment and pollutants into local waters. they spend much of their time in other AFAC Sediment loads in the Potomac River have waters. Still, the Potomac provides critical VHC PEDIATRIC CENTER improved since the 1980s and been rela- habitat. ASPIRE! AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING tively stable over the last decade. But the “The Potomac is the second-most valu- two-year period represented in the report able spawning area for striped bass on the saw higher-than-average rain totals, which entire Atlantic Coast,” Gary said. Join us next year for DG’s Merry Market pushed the river further away from meet- The report card issued a slightly November 2021! ing its sediment-reduction goals. higher grade than two years prior for The District of Columbia and its met- the health of striped bass, but a slightly ro area, which drains into the Anacostia lower one to smallmouth bass, an in- and Potomac rivers, tallied its wettest re- troduced species that is a prized game corded year in 2018, with more than 60 sh. The report said smallmouth bass inches of rain compared with the more are considered good indicators of over- typical annual average of 40 inches. all river health because of their depen- “All of that is overwhelming systems dence on good water quality. Changes in and exceeding the carrying capacity of built infrastructure like stormwater sys- Continued on Page 15

sungazette.news December 17, 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: Another Housing Bubble on Way? Editor Anyone else out there in the state of Rational-sylvania moniously proclaiming they are not raising tax rates.) (703) 738-2532 getting just the teensy, weensiest bit nervous that we are Human psychology is adding to the combustible situ- [email protected] seeing the formation of a new real-estate “bubble”? ation; people believe if they don’t get into the market in a DAVE FACINOLI e data seem to support it. Home prices at the national hurry, they’ll be too late. Same thing happened in the last Sports editor level are rising at four times the rate of income growth, bubble some 15 years back, when those vying for houses (703) 738-2533 sayeth the National Association of Realtors. could have taught piranhas a thing or two about feeding [email protected] Quoting that noted business analyst, Scooby Doo: frenzies. BRIAN TROMPETER “R’uh-r’oh.” In a phrase that policy wonks would be more If history repeats itself, we again will be playing a na- Senior staff writer comfortable with, that situation is not “sustainable.” tionwide game of “duck-duck-goose,” and when the music (703) 738-2534 On the local front, you can see the outlines of an emerg- stops, a few (or far more than few) people are going to be [email protected] ing bubble, as well. Prices are going up too far, too fast, le holding the bag with homes they can’t aord. even when taking into account the fact that ultra-low in- And if things REALLY repeat themselves, the nation Advertising terest rates will help lower monthly payments. will be tossed into another economic calamity in the pro- VICKY MASHAW (Wait ’til you get those eye-popping local tax bills, how- cess. Sales manager (571) 333-6272 ever, which are surely going to be adjusted ever skyward Perhaps the best thing to do is hope for the best while [email protected] next year once 2021 assessments come out. Local-govern- preparing for the worst. And if you are in the market for a SHARON KASH ment ocials these days publicly cry crocodile tears and home in the current environment, do not put yourself too Sales plead poverty, but privately salivate at how they’re going to far out on a limb. If past is prologue, that limb could well (571) 239-8014 be able to stick it to homeowners next year, while sancti- get sawed o. [email protected] Classified sales (703) 771-8831 [email protected] A Wide Range of Housing Options is Essential Editor: Our children thrived at the local school. richer with small businesses and their Business Our family bought a house in Ar- We enjoyed the parks and trails, the pub- owners. SYLVIA GORDON lington in spring of 1975. At that time, lic libraries, and explorations of all that The large swaths of single-family Business office Arlington seemed to be largely a middle- region offers. neighborhoods for a minority of residents (571) 333-6277 class community. Housing costs have changed dramati- has, in effect, been exclusionary zoning. [email protected] There were plenty of police, re and cally. We no longer have the full range of We need to explore other possibilities. school employees (I am a retired educator incomes in Arlington. It’s unlikely many A complete range of housing options with APS) in the neighborhood. public employees can afford to be a hom- at multiple price points is possible. Ex- Our houses were not grand: tiny clos- eowner here. ploring a range of housing types through-

BUSINESS & MAILING ADDRESS: ets, one small bathroom, but perfect to be I believe a community is richer by hav- out the county would give more choices 131 E. Broad St., Suite 202, Falls Church, Va. 22046 close to shops and parks. There was a bus ing educators, librarians, county employ- to all. P.O. Box 591, Leesburg, Va. 20178 stop on Wilson Boulevard; my husband ees, re ghters and police of cers living Kathryn Scruggs MAIN TELEPHONE: FAX: (703) 738-2520 (703) 738-2530 commuted downtown by bus and Metro. here. I also believe that a community is Arlington © 2020 HPR-Hemlock LLC All advertising and editorial matter is fully Providing Housing Options Right Thing to Do protected and cannot be reproduced in any manner without permission from the publisher. Editor: space of their own to age gracefully, sur- The changing needs of families and The publisher reserves the right to reject Having moved to the D.C. region for rounded by their future grandchildren. lifestyles means the character of any advertising for any reason. graduate school nearly a decade ago, My father-in-law, who lives with pro- neighborhood is evolving and representa- we made Arlington our home when we gressive disability, will bene t from ag- tive of diverse residents who call Arling- bought a single-family house last year. We ing-in-place design and the dignity of ton home. enjoyed the walkable neighborhoods, the autonomy. Providing options to design their PUBLISHER’S NOTICE proximity to Washington and easy access With Arlington’s Missing Middle dreams makes our communities more We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s to the region’s natural beauty. Study, we were encouraged that we could affordable, diverse and nimble for future policy for achieving equal housing opportunity As architects, my wife Carrie and I make this dream a reality. changes. throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which purposefully chose our home here for a This potential exibility will give us Many residents have left their mark there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of number of reasons. design options to host visiting family on their homes, and the same holds true race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap. The county government’s clear and members to help care for our in-laws. for any ADU, townhouse, duplex or other All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s exible accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) Our neighborhood, like numerous oth- options considered in the Missing Middle fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise regulations assured us of a path to create ers, has seen itself transform even in the study. “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderli- a three-generation home for our future short time since we’ve bought our home Stephen Parker ness, familial status or handicap or intention to make family. For my in-laws, they will need here. Arlington any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertis- ing for real estate that violates the fair housing law. SUBMISSIONS ARE INVITED! Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal The Sun Gazette welcomes your submission of letters to the editor on topics of local inter- opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing est. We’re happy to have them, and print as many as we have room for, so send them along Office at (804) 367-9753. Email: fairhousing@dpor. virginia.gov. Web site: www.fairhousing.vipnet.org and we’ll do the rest!

6 December 17, 2020 sungazette.news County Asks Longer Time to Operate in Emergency Mode SCOTT McCAFFREY vey has waxed rhapsodic several times in essary interactions between residents and lington of cials, localities have the power Sta Writer recent months about the bene ts of on- police and further advance equitable out- to install “automatic traf c enforcement” line gatherings, suggesting they allow for comes by reducing or eliminating raced- (for speeding 10 mph above the posted Arlington County Board members are broader public participation compared to based disparities in speed enforcement.” limit in school zones and work zones). seeking General Assembly permission to requiring the public to gather together. It was that last part that apparently Arlington’s request of the legislature is to continue with online-only meetings long (Sometimes, however, the facts on the raised hackles, particularly since there has broaden that authority community-wide. after the COVID crisis has receded. ground are different. The online “an- been no evidence presented that Arling- The broader measure was proposed by In perpe- nual luncheon” of the Inter-Service Club ton police make traf c-ticket decisions on the Transportation Commission, which GENERAL tuity, conceiv- Council of Arlington, held recently and the basis of race. suggested not only speed enforcement, ASSEMBLY ably. featuring Garvey discussing issues in- “The language made it seem we but also enforcement of stop-sign run- Added cluding the bene ts of online meetings, thought there were de nitely problems ning, be done by electronic means. into the County Board’s 2021 General As- attracted only about half the number of on traf c enforcement – I don’t believe (Virginia localities already have the sembly policy positions after a rst draft participants who usually attend the real there are,” said County Board Chairman power to set up cameras to catch red-light was released is a new item asking the leg- luncheon, held during non-COVID years Libby Garvey. “I don’t want the language runners, but are limited by state law to us- islature to “permit localities and public at Washington Golf & Country Club.) to make it sound like we were concerned ing them at just a few intersections.) bodies to set their own rules regarding There could be middle-ground ap- about that.” Board members approved the legisla- ‘virtual’ participation.” proaches, incorporating 21st-century Garvey, perhaps tacitly acknowledg- tive wish list at their Dec. 12 meeting. The Board members are slated to approve measures without eliminating traditional ing that local police agencies across the package will be forwarded to the seven the legislative wish list at their Dec. 12 meetings. Even before the COVID scare, region are feeling increasingly irritable members of the county’s General Assem- meeting. The package will be forwarded the city council of Beverly Hills (Calif.) toward elected of cials running area ju- bly delegation. to the seven members of the county’s was among those that allowed the pub- risdictions, asked that the language be The General Assembly is set to open General Assembly delegation. lic to call in with comments during an changed to “reducing or eliminating the its 2021 session in early January for what Currently, Virginia government enti- “open-mike period” (similar to the Ar- possibility of raced-based disparities in ordinarily would be a 46-day session. But ties are allowed to ignore traditional (and lington board’s public-comment period speed enforcement.” Republican leaders have vowed to use sometimes statutorily required) meet- that starts meetings) as well as phone in Board members OK’d the revision on a procedural means to limit the session to ing procedures so long as the state of with testimony on speci c agenda items. 5-0 vote, while also supporting the broad- 30 days, saying the lengthy special ses- emergency declared by Gov. Northam in These days, Zoom and other online plat- er concept of using electronic devices to sion earlier this year provided ample op- March remains in place. But after it ex- forms have supplanted Ma Bell. cut down on the need for police to issue portunity for pressing legislation to be pires, bodies will be required to go back The General Assembly is set to open citations themselves. addressed, negating the need for a longer to normal meeting procedures unless the its 2021 session in early January for what “We want to reduce the amount of winter session. legislature amends state law. ordinarily would be a 46-day session. But times that potential conicts can turn If Republicans can force the Demo- While some other neighboring juris- Republican leaders have vowed to use into something that is unintended,” said cratic majority to stick to the 30-day time- dictions have resumed in-person gov- procedural means to limit the session to County Board member Christian Dorsey. table, it may make it dif cult to process erning-body meetings (with a variety of 30 days, saying the lengthy special ses- In a measure recently enacted by the the thousands of bills patroned by legisla- restrictions in place), Arlington has not sion earlier this year provided ample op- legislature but not yet implemented by Ar- tors each year. given any indication when it may return portunity for pressing legislation to be to them. It is part of a general skittish- addressed, negating the need for a longer ness among Arlington leaders to take winter session. even modest steps in the direction of nor- Board Members Re ne Language on malcy. Disparities in Traf c Enforcement: Ar- In the wake of the COVID crisis of lington County Board members on Dec. springtime, County Board meetings con- 12 opted to back off proposed verbiage tinued to take place, albeit in electronic in their 2021 legislative-priorities pack- format. Board members appeared in age that apparently left a bad taste in the separate boxes in a format that would be mouths of local law enforcement. familiar to “Brady Bunch” viewers. Board members voted to change word- While board meetings continued, for ing of a proposal that asks the General several months there were few if any meet- Assembly to grant Arlington power to ings of the government’s dozens of advi- expand the use of speed cameras across the sory bodies. An effort to roll out a proce- the community. Community Newspaper dure to restart those meetings was met by In the original draft of the proposal, since 1935 brickbats from many advisory-commis- the one-paragraph policy statement said We’ve got you covered, in the mail weekly and online always! sion chairs, and had to be revamped on that giving localities more authority in the y over the summer. automated traf c enforcement “has the County Board Chairman Libby Gar- potential to improve safety, reduce unnec- Public Notice AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility on an existing building located at 2425 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia 22201. The modifications will consist of the collocation of antennas at +/- 86 FREE In-Home Consultation feet above ground level (measured to the centerline of the anten- Expert Installation nas) on the building’s 90-foot tall rooftop penthouse. 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8 December 17, 2020 sungazette.news Transportation Notes ARLINGTON GETS STATE CASH FOR and would not require a local-government Virginia Department of Transportation’s Commission executive director Kate Mat- URBAN-PARKING PILOT PROGRAM: nancial contribution. online toll-violation-payment Website for tice. The Arlington County government will Arlington of cials expect to spend information on proactively paying missed Projects approved by the Common- use $5.4 million in state-government cash about $700,000 of the funding to kick off tolls.) wealth Transportation Board include: to serve as the guinea pig for a new way of the effort in coming months, then use the For additional information, residents • $1 million toward the north entrance managing parking in urban corridors. rest as planning and construction efforts should call the Virginia Department of to the McLean Metro station, submitted County Board members will accept roll on. Transportation’s customer-service center by the Fairfax County government. It was the money – and the stipulations that go at (888) 860-9361. the highest-scoring proposal among those along with it – to fully fund an effort to DULLES TOLL ROAD GOES ‘CASH- approved for funding. develop “performance parking” in the LESS’ PERMANENTLY: The Metropoli- COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION • $710,000 for an HOV- and bus-only county’s Metro corridors. tan Washington Airports Authority has BOARD OKs FUNDS FOR SIX LOW- lane in Rosslyn, submitted by the Arling- If successful, the effort could be rep- announced that, beginning Jan. 1, it will COST EFFORTS: The Commonwealth ton County government. licated in high-density, parking-starved institute cashless-only toll collections on Transportation Board on Dec. 9 approved • $709,030 for renewal of Metro-con- areas across the commonwealth. the Dulles Toll Road. six projects for funding using revenues nection service from Purcellville, submit- The cash comes from the Virginia De- Elimination of manual toll collection from the Interstate 66 Express Lanes, and ted by the Loudoun County government. partment of Transportation’s Innovation (using toll-collection personnel) was halt- directed the Northern Virginia Transpor- • $461,100 for renewal of bus service and Technology Transportation Fund, ed April 6 as a response to the COVID-19 tation Commission to make the funding from Gainesville to the Pentagon and known as TIFF, and is expected to cover pandemic. It will now be made perma- available. Washingtn Navy Yard, submitted by Om- the entire cost of the multi-year project. nent, and in addition, change baskets that Localities and transportation agencies niRide. (If the county government exceeds $5.4 had been used by drivers to pay with coin- across the region submitted proposals for • $460,000 for implementation of million, it will be responsible for covering age will be removed. the projects, which were scored via a cost- BikeShare service, submitted by the city the overage.) Payment options going forward in- bene t analysis. of Fairfax. Arlington of cials in 2018 applied for clude: Because of a signi cant drop in toll • $137,100 for renewal of bus service funding under Virginia’s “Smart Scale” • All lanes on the highway can be used traf c during the current public-health from Haymarket to Rosslyn, submitted by transportation- nancing program to with a valid E-ZPass account or other situation, funding for proposed projects OmniRide. begin the performance-parking project, form of electronic-tolling equipment. has declined from what had been antici- The Northern Virginia Transportation which would include variable meter pric- • The GoToll, Slora and Peasey Drive pated pre-pandemic. The six projects rep- Commission previously used toll revenue ing in an effort to manage demand – not On smartphone apps also are accepted as resent total spending of $3.48 million. to fund 36 projects, investing more than unlike the pricing process used on toll payment. “We’re expanding the transporta- $60 million into multimodal improve- roads proliferating across Northern Vir- • Motorists passing through toll pla- tion network now using a conservative ments in both the I-66 and I-395 corri- ginia. zas without electronic payment will be strategy focused on low-cost projects dors. The state government suggested that sent a payment notice by mail. Tolls paid and longstanding assets to ensure access the county government instead apply for within six days of the violation will not be to convenient, safe and reliable choices Happy birthday to us! The Sun Gazette TIFF funding, which would be available charged an administrative fee. whenever people are ready to commute,” turned 85 years old on Dec. 12; the rst is- ve years earlier than Smart Scale funds (Drivers are encouraged to visit the said Northern Virginia Transportation sue rolling off the presses in 1935!

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sungazette.news December 17, 2020 9 Region’s Home Sales Booming in November Coffee with Casey Prices Continue to Hit Records as Transactions Continue to Grow A spike in COVID cases lo- that will exceed that of 2019. single-family homes stood at The increasing prices seem cally potentially could impact (Figures represent market $632,100, up from $563,700. to continue to encourage hom- What is your Home coming results, but otherwise activity in the District of Co- • The median price of at- eowners to test the market. A the D.C. region seems primed lumbia; Arlington and Fair- tached homes, such as town- total of 5,038 properties were Really Worth? to end the year on a booming fax counties and the cities of houses and rowhouses, was listed for sale in November, note, real-estate wise. Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls $486,400, up from $451,100. up 23.5-percent from a year Online pricing engines Median sales priced hit Church in Virginia; and Mont- • The median price of con- before. Property owners in Ar- are less than 9% a new record and year-over- gomery and Prince George’s dominiums was $346,400, up lington and Alexandria helped year sales were up 30 percent counties in Maryland.) from $325,000. push listings up 67.4 percent accurate for November, according to Sales for November were up A total of 559 properties and 53.3 percent, respectively, s proof it has infested the institutional gures reported Dec. 15 by in every component of the re- went to closing for $1 million in those jurisdictions. decision-making process for sellers and MarketStats by ShowingTime, gion, ranging from an increase or more, compared to 379 in Where is the market head- ARealtors, in November 2020, one of the based on listing activity from of 10 percent in Falls Church November 2019. ed? Pending sales (up 17.2 per- hottest seller’s markets in 16 years, 47% of the homes over $1M in Vienna withdrew unsold, Bright MLS. to a bump up of nearly 54 Sellers garnered, on aver- cent, year-over year, region- while Realtors who still authenticate their data, A total of 4,965 residen- percent in Alexandria. For the age, 100 percent of listing wide in November) suggest the like CST, produced a 96%+ success rate. Here are 11 reasons why real estate pricing engines, and tial properties went to closing year-to-date gures, 2020 is price – something more nor- market will nish strong. the Realtors that use them, are unreliable: across the region last month, now running higher than 2019 mally associated with the sum- “Moving into December, up from 3,820 a year ago and in all jurisdictions except Falls mer months – the highest for seasonal declines typical for the highest for any November Church and Prince George’s a November for a decade or the holidays are expected, but in at least a decade. County, where it is down more. the market will remain at a The booming sales for slightly. Median sales prices across record-setting place,” analysis November bought the year- The median sales price of the region ranged from for ShowingTime predicted, to-date total to 51,803 – an $500,000 for the month was up $360,000 in Prince George’s while cautioning that rising increase of 1.8 percent during from $465,500 a year before, County to $850,000 in Falls COVID cases “could inuence the same 11-month period of with solid increases posted in Church. While Prince George’s the market.” 2019, and likely propelling the all parts of the mix: had the lowest overall median For more, see the Website market to a 2020 sales total • The median sales price of price, it set a 10-year best. at www.brightmlshomes.com. Va. Realtors Expecting Slighty More Sales, 1. Homes are unique and have too many variables: Size, age, style, assessment, lot characteristics, schools, condition, upgrades, curb appeal and traffic patterns Continuing Price Appreciation in New Year 2. Real Estate valuation is based on comparables. Sales should increase mod- percent in 2021. Engines do not select the proper comparables making it “Garbage in, Garbage out” estly and prices will see con- With prices far outpacing 1. Comps must be similar age, size, school district, tinued robust growth in the income growth, and with sig- style, price range and condition commonwealth’s real-estate ni cant questions about the 2. Online engines violate most of these basic rules market, but the situation ap- health of the national econo- 3 Engines ignore buyer pools pears to be different from (and my still lingering, is this ongo- 1. If they recommend $808,000, they miss 80% less dangerous than) the con- ing cycle of price appreciation of their buyer pool, which are searching under $800,000 ditions that precipitated the as dangerous as the one that 2. Buyers always pay more when they find the home housing crash of 2008, the top led to the real-estate bubble they love. statewide housing trade group slightly more than a decade 3. Multiple contracts produce highest pricing and lowest contingencies says. ago? Virginia Realtors on Dec. One who is not overly con- 4. Engines do not take market conditions into account 8 came out with prognostica- cerned about that prospect is 1. Seller/buyer’s markets push values up, or hold tions for the 2021 Old Domin- Lisa Sturtevant, chief econo- down value ion housing market. Among mist for Virginia Realtors, who 2. The % of homes under contract is a strong the key points: says conditions today are sig- indicator of market conditions. 3. What prices have been tested and withdrawn • Sales, which despite the ni cantly different from those COVID crisis have shown ex- at the start of the 2000s. 5. Engines use total sq. ft., not sq. ft. above grade 1. Above grade SF is valued at around $300 PSF ceptional resiliency in 2020, “The projected price in- 2. Basement sq. ft. cost $35 PSF to improve are expected to continue their creases reect underlying fun- 3. You cannot mix the two growth but be hemmed in by a damentals – very strong de- 6. Engines do not compare the average % of lack of inventory. As a result, mand for homeownership and assessment the trade organization expects very low, historically low, sup- 1. If the average home sells for 110% of assessment, about 135,000 residential ply,” Sturtevant told the Sun that is a strong indicator in establishing “Customary Value” transactions next year, up 2 Gazette. “The segment of the 2. County assessors are the second best “on the percent from 2020. economy that drives much of ground” evaluators. Realtors should be #1 • In some good news for the the homeownership demand having housing costs outpace therefore, demand will soft- 7. Engines do not adjust PPSF for size and age inventory crunch, the trade has remained relatively unim- income increases will cause en.” 1. PPSF must be adjusted for size. The larger the group expects permits for new pacted by this recession. In ad- challenges. In its crystal ball, Virginia sq. ft., the lower the PPSF is and visa verse. 2. PPSF must be adjusted a % for every year older construction to rise 8.9 per- dition, unlike during the last “While we are not seeing a Realtors anticipates the com- or younger cent to just under 38,000 for recession, mortgage lending bubble, housing affordability monwealth’s jobs total to rise the year, as builders ramp up requirements are very conser- is a growing challenge and will compared to 2020 but remain To read ALL 11 reasons visit our blog to meet demand. vative. The price growth we’re ultimately slow the pace of below post-COVID levels, at caseysamson.com • The group expects me- seeing is not being arti cial price growth,” she said. “Mod- with statewide unemployment The Casey Samson Team dian home prices, already at a driven by loose lending stan- erate-income households and falling to 5 percent by the end www.caseysamson.com record high (and expected to dards or predatory lending.” particularly rst-time home- of next year – lower than it is Contact Casey Samson at 703-508-2535 nish 2020 8.1 percent higher But in the same breath, buyers will be increasingly now but roughly double pre- [email protected] than 2019) to grow another 9.5 Sturtevant acknowledged that priced out of the market and, pandemic rates.

10 December 17, 2020 sungazette.news Arlington Notes II ARLINGTON CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2021 LEADERSHIP TEAM: Todd Ih- rig of Avantax Investment Services has been tapped to chair the 2021 Arlington Chamber of Commerce, succeeding R. Scott Ritter of United Bank. The business organization’s 2021 lead- ership team was announced on Dec. 11 at the Chamber’s 96th annual meeting, held “virtually” due to public-health condi- tions. Beth Borowski of CNA will serve as chair-elect, Tina Leone of the Ballston Business Improvement District as trea- surer and Jim Wilmot of Arlington Com- munity Federal Credit Union as assistant treasurer. Also serving on the 2021 executive committee will be president/CEO Kate Bates; past chairs Ritter and Greg Ham- ilton and vice chairs Scott Reamy, Betsy Frantz, David Kinney, Nicole Collier and Steve Cooper. The annual meeting, sponsored by Comcast, provided a chance to review the highlights of a unique year, and look ahead to what 2021 will bring. “”The many accomplishments we celebrated this year were a product of the hard work and dedication from our Board of directors, executive committee, members, and Chamber staff,” Bates said. “Our Chamber looks forward to building on all of these accomplishments.” For information on the organization, see the Website at www.arlingtoncham- ber.org. Woman’s Club of Arlington ARLINGTON PHILHARMONIC PRES- Hosts ‘Chese the Chill’ Event ENTS ONLINE CONCERT, CELEBRA- The Woman’s Club of Arlington TION: The Arlington Philharmonic will on Dec. 11 hosted a “Chase the Chill” host an online concert of holiday music event at the organization’s clubhouse on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. on South Buchanan Street. Led by music director A. Scott Wood, At 1 p.m., members put winter- the program will feature video presenta- clothing items (hats, scarves, gloves, tions by musicians of the philharmonic etc.) on trees around the parking lot and their family members. for selection by those who need them, For information and registration, see while at the same hosting was a “bike the Website at www.arlingtonphilhar- garden” on the parking lot for chil- monic.org. dren to practice their bicycle skills. At 2 p.m., club members began ENCORE STAGE & STUDIO PRESENTS bagging food (donated by Capital ‘DRIVE-THROUGH’ PRODUCTION: En- Area Food Bank) for distribution to core Stage & Studio will present a unique families of those attending Barcroft production – “A Winter Star” – in a drive- Elementary School, which was picked through format from Dec. 20-30 at Tem- up by families from 4 to 6 p.m. ple Rodef Shalom, 2100 Westmoreland In total, more than 300 people were St., Falls Church. served by the various initiatives. Showtimes will occur Dec. 20-21-22-23 and Dec. 27-28-29-30 every 15 minutes be- and audience members,” said Sara Duke, tween 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and again from the theater organization’s executive direc- 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., with vehicles of patrons tor. “Our community needs music and the having their own narrator as they remain arts more than ever.” in their vehicles and travel from station to All entry tickets must be purchased station being entertained by students ages in advance on a pay-what-you-can basis 9 to 18. (starting at $5). Proceeds will support The production is directed by Xander Encore’s “Theatre for All!” scholarship Tilock, a student at Justice High School, and outreach initiatives, along with the and is a coproduction in cooperation with Arlington Food Assistance Center. Temple Rodef Shalom Music and Per- For information, see the Website at forming Arts Committee. www.encorestage.org. “We are overjoyed to bring holiday cheer with this production, while priori- We’re happy to receive your items for in- tizing the safety and well-being of our cast clusion. Send ’em along! Sun Gazette sungazette.news December 17, 2020 11 A Local TrTr da i t i on f o TrTr su et d & PePe sr ona l d i z e Further Heightened eD n l t a aC r e ! Sterilizzation S 0 C0 $ l e a n i gn s ! tapd erusnit somr oF somr erusnit tapd i stne laC. l fofo dr e t a i l s .

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12 December 17, 2020 sungazette.news Police Beat ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT: suspect began to reverse toward him, arm and making threats while demanding vehicles – a 2020 Land Rover PC, 2017 n On Dec. 9 at 8:06 a.m., police were pushing the victim into oncoming traf c. items before eeing. Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2020 Audi A6, dispatched to the 2100 block of South The suspect then ed in the vehicle. The suspect is described as a black all with Virginia plates, were taken. Kenmore Street for a report of an indi- The suspect is described as a black male, in his 20s, of average height and me- vidual allegedly trying to open doors of male, 20 to 25 years old, 5’7”, with a slim dium build, driving a newer model, dark BURGLARY: residences. build. The vehicle is described as a white, colored Toyota Rav4. n On Dec. 5 at 3:38 a.m., an alarm in According to police, the suspect re- four-door sedan. the 1100 block of South Joyce Street led fused to obey of cers’ commands to stop, n On Dec. 5 at 9:48 p.m., a woman and ROBBERY: police to a business burglary that included and as of cers attempted to gain control two men were meeting in the 2800 block n On Dec. 7 at 4:42 p.m., an adult and damage to property. of him, he actively resisted and struck an of South Buchanan Street for what police two juveniles entered a business in the The rst suspect is described as a black of cer in the face with an elbow. described as a prearranged sale of narcot- 1500 block of Wilson Boulevard and be- male. The second suspect is described as a The suspect – 25-year-old Daniel Co- ics. gan concealing merchandise, police said. male. The vehicle is described as a dark, peland of the District of Columbia – was According to police, as one of the sus- As an employee approached them, the four-door sedan. arrested and charged with assault-and- pects was talking with the woman, the adult threatened the worker before the n Sometime between Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. battery on police and obstruction of jus- other approached her, knocked her to trio ed. and Dec. 7 at 9 a.m., a business in the tice. the ground, brandished a rearm and de- The suspect is described as a black 2700 block of South Nelson Street was manded cash before stealing her purse. male, 30 to 35 years old. burglarized. Items of value were taken. ATTEMPTED The suspects then ed, ring a single n On Dec. 7 between 3 a.m. and 1:16 MALICIOUS WOUNDING: shot in the direction of the victim, who INDECENT EXPOSURE: p.m., a home in the 1100 block of Arling- n On Dec. 5 at 1:46 p.m., police were was not injured. n On Dec. 4 at 7 a.m., an individual ton Boulevard was burglarized. Items of dispatched to the 1000 block of South The rst suspect is described as a black was inside a business in the 4200 block of value were taken. Hayes Street for a report of a hit-and- male, in his late teens; the second suspect Wilson Boulevard when she observed a n On Dec. 7 at 3:39 p.m., an of cer on run. is described as either a white or Hispanic man exposing himself and touching him- patrol in the 1400 block of North Adams According to police, an individual was male. Each was wearing all-black and a self inappropriately before eeing prior to Street was agged down by an individual crossing the street in a crosswalk when the blue facemask. police arrival. reporting that an unknown suspect alleg- suspect vehicle turned and nearly struck The suspect is described as an Hispanic edly stole a hotel master key. him. ARMED ROBBERY: male, in his mid to late 40s, 5’9” or 5’10”. On that date, hotel employees observed According to police, the driver then n On Dec. 5 at 12:56 a.m., victims were an individual gaining entry to a room that turned his vehicle around, parked and inside a parked vehicle in the 3200 block VEHICLE THEFT: was supposed to be unoccupied. approached the victim, at which time a of 1st Place North when they observed n On Dec. 6, police were dispatched to Of cers located the suspect at the in- verbal dispute escalated when the suspect another vehicle pass them. multiple calls reporting vehicles stolen in tersection of Clarendon Boulevard and spit on the victim. The vehicle then stopped in the middle the 3400 block of North Venice Street, the North Wayne Street and detained him According to police, the suspect then of the street. The driver exited the vehicle, 1800 block of North Nelson Street and without incident. returned to his vehicle. When the victim approached the victims and forced open the 2000 block of North Kenmore Street. The investigation is ongoing. attempted to take a picture of him, the the door to their vehicle, displaying a re- According to police, three unlocked – Staff Reports

sungazette.news December 17, 2020 13 Concessions from Landlords High in Area Real Estate The economic upheaval caused, Featured Property of the Week in part, by the COVID crisis is doing something perhaps unexpected – get- ting those in the “Generation Z” de- Blend of Classic and Contemporary mographic out of their parents’ houses – while encouraging those occupying smaller apartments to consider trad- 1920s-Era Bluemont Charmer Has Been Graciously Expanded ing up to something with more room, greater amenities or a more preferred location. And in the Washington region, there is more incentive to do so than anywhere else in the nation. Rental concessions, such as a free month’s rent, appear to be luring Gen Z (ages 18 to 25) out of their parents’ basements and into the rental market, according to new research from Zil- low. A Zillow survey nds more than a third (34 percent) of Gen Z rent- ers who relocated in the past year say they moved from the home of a family member or friend. That’s up from 20 percent who reported the same in an April survey. The survey is consistent with pre- vious Zillow research that found the Tucked away on a quiet street in one number of young adults living with of Arlington’s most sought-after neigh- parents or grandparents was beginning borhoods (Bluemont), this week’s fea- to fall in September, after rising dra- tured property represents the best of all matically in the spring. worlds. As for renters who moved from a Starting with the original home (a previous rental within the past year, classic constructed in 1926), the prop- a majority aren’t necessarily saving erty has retained time-honored tradi- money – slightly more than 50 percent 6012 4th Street North • Arlington, VA 222036012 4th Street North • Arlington, 6012VA 22203 4th Street North • Arlington, VA 22203 tions – including the hardwood flooring, www.6012-4thStN.com www.6012-4thStN.com www.6012-4thStN.com report paying more than before. 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Myriad Pro Light Brand Name Text: sungazette.news December 17, 2020 15 TYPOGRAPHY Myriad Pro Light Italic Long & Foster | Christie’s International Real Estate (first appearance) Myriad Pro Regular Long & Foster | Christie’s (following appearances in same article/page) Myriad Pro Light Brand Name Text: Myriad Pro Bold Myriad Pro Light Italic Long & Foster | Christie’s International Real Estate (first appearance) Myriad Pro Regular Long & Foster | Christie’s (following appearances in same article/page) Myriad Pro Bold More on the Web n High-school roundup. n Youth sports results. For more sports, visit: Sports www.insidenova.com/sports/Arlington Teeing Off Journey Put Christmas-Tree Lots on Vacant Baseball Diamonds The many appealing roadside Christmas-tree stands that are open Around for business throughout Northern Virginia and elsewhere this month can kind of be compared to the many area The Rims baseball elds at the different local levels. All vary with a diversity of ap- Long Canyon Walk peals and negatives, yet are similar in some ways. Was 28-Hour Event Dave Facinoli DAVE FACINOLI In reality, it’s hard not to like any Sta Writer Christmas-tree stand or baseball eld, no matter where they are located or Once her bluff was called, Dixie squeezed into existence. They all of- Duncan no longer had a choice – or an ten bring various types of emotions excuse. – many positive – but some negative, So a 25-year goal of walking the gru- like when a tree that’s been purchased eling up-and-down 52-mile rim-to-rim- from a stand and tied, supposedly se- to-rim of the Grand Canyon became curely, to the roof of a car, yet falls off reality for the 64-year-old Arlington along the way home. resident. Some elds and stands have differ- Duncan and 26-year-old Yorktown ent parking situations – some close by High School graduate Sophie Frank and others a bit of a hike away. Better walked the 52 miles together, taking 28 to be far away so vehicles aren’t hit by non-stop hours to complete the journey. foul balls. They began before daybreak Friday, Many ball diamonds have a lot of Nov. 6 and nished about 8:30 a.m. the surrounding space, especially those next morning. vast numbers situated behind high “The gods were shining on us,” Dun- schools. Others in more urban loca- can said. tions are tightly wedged in little spaces (The trip was moved up a day to somewhere to little spaces with many avoid a 6-inch snowstorm in the area, businesses and dwellings of some kind which occurred Nov. 8.) nearby – like the popular urban ven- “I had hiked the canyon a number of ues of Waters Field in Vienna and the times, but always wanted to do the to- Quincy Park eld in Arlington. tal rim-to-rim-to-rim distance,” Duncan Same with Christmas-tree stands. So many are stuffed into some corner Dixie Duncan, left, and Sophie Frank take a brief break for a photo during their 28-hour, 52- Continued on Page 17 mile rim-to-rim-to rim walk in the Grand Canyon during November. THE DUNCAN FAMILY of a busy shopping center, or a bank parking lot, like the decades-running Optimist Club of Arlington’s holiday W-L, Yorktown Teams Continue Stingy Play venue at the corner of Lee Highway and North Glebe Road. DAVE FACINOLI Kyle Wilson had four. Wilson added “Our youngsters grinded through a Here’s a thought. Since baseball Sta Writer two assists and Clarke one. tough game,” Seney said. “We ended up “We have some players who are very outshooting them [30-27] and we had elds aren’t in use this time of year, With a convincing victory, then their effective and playing at a very high level our chances to score. But their goalie why not move those Christmas tree rst loss of the season, the Washington- and putting up big results,” Wilson said. played well. We had a strong third peri- lots to those vacant diamonds? That Liberty Gener- “That trickles down to our third and od, but just weren’t able to nd the back would certainly solve any space issue. ICE HOCKEY als stand 4-1 fourth lines. “ of the net.” Then, to promote those lots, deco- with a 12-1 rout of the Robinson Rams, Also scoring goals against Robin- Through four matches, W-L has out- rate one of the tallest trees with col- Dec. 3, then a 4-1 loss to Forest Park/ son were senior assistant captain Ethan scored its opponents, 38-14. ored lights and secure it on top of the Hylton Dec. 11 in a Capital Scholastic Colston, Jackson Nowinski and Ethan “We are playing well as a team and pitcher’s mound. Ice Hockey League matches. Rostker. Harry Burmeister had two as- giving our all,” said Colston, the lone Wouldn’t a tree situated in those “From the drop of the puck we dom- sists. Will Clarke, Chris Hildebrand, senior on the team. “We have a lot of spots look so cool at either Waters inated,” said Matt Seney, the coach of Zach Gehring, Sam Lukas and Sean depth and we wear teams down and Field or Quincy Park? the high-school club team, about Rob- Lukas each had one assist each. blow them away in the third period. We inson. In the 4-1 loss, W-L was mising four can play three lines against any team.” Laura South started her rst game in key players, including two top scorers n The Yorktown Patriots remained goal and made eight saves in the win, as and two leading defenseman. Sam Lu- undefeated with a 6-0 record in the Find daily updates on the Web at the Generals outshot the Rams, 45-10. kas scored the one goal for the Generals Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey www.insidenova.com. Stay in touch Leading the offense with ve goals and Oliver Black had the assist. Anders through Twitter (@sungazettespts) and was Matthew Clarke and junior captain Nelson made 24 saves in goal. Continued on Page 17 www.facebook.com/sungazettenews.

16 December 17, 2020 sungazette.news Many Local Players Participate in Popular Fall League DAVE FACINOLI games on eld sizes smaller than the Sta Writer normal regulation high-school grid. The George Mason football eld was sepa- Anticipating a modest 50 players rated into three eld-hockey elds for or so, initially the 2020 Fall Fest Field the competition. Hockey League was expected to be a In addition, there were 60 middle- low-maintenance program with very school players and four teams on that few teams. level – so 270 players overall. Then, with the fall high-school Katie Stribling, who runs the NOVA sports season postponed until possibly Xtreme Field Hockey Club, organized the spring and ran the Fall Fest League, which FIELD HOCKEY because has been held for a few years. She also of the pandemic, the league quickly is the current head eld hockey coach exploded in popularity, swelling to 210 at W.T. Woodson High School. Before high-school players and 14 teams. Eight- that, Stribling was an assistant coach at on-eight 50-minute games were played Annandale High. on ve different weekends at George “Everything changed this year, be- Mason High School, with competition cause there was no high-school eld beginning in November and ending Haley Platter of Marshall Hall School reaches for the ball during recent weekend action of the hockey this fall so a lot more wanted Dec. 13 with playoff action. Fall Fest Field Hockey League at George Mason High School. PHOTO BY BRENDAN SULLIVAN to be involved in our league,” Stribling The league included many players There were players from the defend- stepped up and did something like this. said. “We got a lot more players than we from the Sun Gazette’s coverage areas ing state champion Langley Saxons, The players really seemed to like this expected and everything came together in Arlington and Fairfax counties, in- along with from, Wake eld, Washing- league.” OK, and we have done it safely. I had cluding full teams with players from ton-Liberty and Yorktown high schools Players, both varsity and junior var- a lot of help from our coaches and vol- Madison, Marshall and Oakton high in Arlington. Yorktown nished second sity, could register to play with their unteers. It has been a lot of fun for the schools. Sisters Caroline and Cayley in the Liberty District Tournament be- high-school team, or join squads with players, and they could keep their skills Sullivan from Marshall were two of the hind Langley last season. players from a combination of schools. sharp.” players from the six-time defending Na- “If the players don’t get to have a In all, 22 different high schools were The fall high-school season is sup- tional District Tournament champion- high-school season, at least a lot of the represented from Arlington, Fairfax posed to be played starting in February ship team. girls got to do something together team and Prince William counties, the city of with a condensed schedule and playoff The league was not af liated with wise,” Marshall High head coach Chris- Falls Church and private schools. format. That nal details will not be high-schools. tina Carroll said. “So I’m glad someone Teams played six regular-season known for a few weeks.

the Mount Vernon Trail in August and October. One was a 36-miler. Journey “When I did that, I knew then I could Continued from Page 16 gut out that 52-mile rim walk,” Duncan said. said. “It was a challenge of mine. But She said the hardest parts of the I wasn’t sure it would ever happen, be- Grand Canyon walk, for her, were the cause I didn’t want to do it alone. That’s mental aspects and physically scaling too dangerous.” the North Rim, a climb to 4,000 feet Duncan would ask people to join her over six miles. for the walk, but didn’t get any serious “It was a great adventure, but this takers until Frank came forward. was not for the faint of heart,” Duncan “When Sophie made the decision to said. join me this year, I knew then I had to The amount of money raised from do it. It was do or die,” Duncan said. the trip and number of bikes collected Duncan made the walk to raise mon- have yet to totaled. Duncan hopes to ey and collect bicycles for the Wheels to raise at least $5,000. Africa program she founded in 2005 with Duncan said one of her future ad- her son, Winston Duncan, who walked ventures will be making the ve-to- the nal 40 miles with is his mother and six-day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro in Frank. The bikes and money will sup- Tanzania, possibly sometime during port those in need in parts of Africa. Dixie Duncan, left, was joined by her son, Winston, for the last 40 miles of the rim-to-rim-to-rim August of 2021. She also plans to keep walk through the Grand Canyon back in November. THE DUNCAN FAMILY The program has donated some 12,000 taking the young people involved in bikes to the needy in the past 15 years. eas every 7 miles along the trail. When Winston Duncan, a member Wheels-to- Africa program on trips to Wearing thin-mesh backpacks for “It was really dark at night and could of the boys varsity basketball team that country. the walk, uctuating from sea level to be scary,” Duncan said. when he attended what was then Wash- “When young people make that trip an elevation of 8,500 feet, Duncan and The two carried mace, but did not ington-Lee High School, joined the two, and get involved with the donation of Frank – each former college athletes – come across any snakes or mountain he brought more energy bars and addi- bikes, I see that changing them,” Dun- wore headlamps in the nighttime hours lions, normal for that area. They did tional water. can said. and ate only energy bars – and a lot come across scorpions. Dixie Duncan said she trained for Donations can be made to the Wheels of them. They did not sleep, and took Temperatures ranged from 34 degrees the hike by making a couple of long to Africa Website at www.wheels-to-af- bathroom breaks at designated rest ar- to the mid-70s. walks, including during the night, along rica.org. Ethan Drake scored Yorktown’s lone Sheldon and Foose also scored. Simon nents this season, 29-10, allowing no goal against Paul, unassisted in the rst Kluger had two assists and Dean Jones more than three goals in any match. Hockey period. Rowan Foose earned the shut- and Robbie Spadetti once each. Jacob Next up for Yorktown is Battle eld Continued from Page 16 out in goal. Levy had the shutout in goal. in a Dec. 18 match at 8:30 p.m. The one-goal victory was Yorktown’s The match was a clash between two NOTE: Since the teams are in differ- League with a 1-0 win over Paul VI second this season, also winning a match rst-place teams, as McLean was atop ent leagues, Yorktown and Washington- Catholic, then a 4-1 triumph over by a 2-1 nal. the Adams Division with a 3-1 record Liberty play a nal all-Arlington rivalry McLean, as the team continued to play In the victory over McLean, Tra- entering the Dec. 11 showdown. match after the playoffs are over in each stingy defense. vis Sagusti scored two goals and Sam Yorktown has outscored its oppo- league. There is no date yet determined.

sungazette.news December 17, 2020 17 Former O’Connell Played Signed by NBA’s Trail Blazers DAVE FACINOLI NBA’s G League with the Northern Ari- “Keljin was smart,” Wootten said. Sta Writer zona Suns. “He went to college programs where he “When Keljin played for us, he was would play a lot so he would get the op- In high school, Keljin Blevins was very athletic,” O’Connell coach Joe portunity to improve.” evaluated as a highly-athletic player who Wootten said. “He wasn’t a huge scorer, Blevins played in 117 college games, at the time lacked the advanced skills to but he was a good rounder and defender scoring 890 career points and yanking someday become an NBA player. and a slasher. He needed to work on his 513 rebounds. He totaled 122 assists, So the former Bishop O’Connell shooting and some other skills to play at had 62 steals, blocked 31 shots and, with High School basketball standout got the next level. He clearly did that and he his shooting improved, made 45 three- busy work- has clearly improved.” point baskets. BASKETBALL ing hard to Blevins played at O’Connell only Blevins was not drafted by an NBA improve enough to play professionally his senior year, graduating in 2014. He team after college, but was initially some day. That has indeed occurred. played his rst three years of high-school signed by Portland as a free agent in The 6-foot-6 small forward recently ball in Arkansas, making all-league and 2019. He played for the Trail Blazers’ was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers all-state honors. summer-league team for one season be- to a two-way contract, meaning he can After O’Connell, Blevins competed fore being released by Portland. appear in up to 50 games this coming four years of Division I college basket- Blevins now hopes his second stint season. Keljin Blevins played one season at Bishop ball, two years each at the University of with the Trail Blazers lasts much longer. O’Connell High School. MONTANA STATE The 25-year-old was on Portland’s Southern Mississippi then two at Mon- He also could return to play in the G roster previously, eventually cut, then played one season and 35 games in the tana State University. League. College Roundup LAUREN FLYNN: Yorktown High School foot-5 senior guard for the James Madi- At Yorktown, Shean nished her graduate Lauren Flynn is a freshman son University men’s basketball team, career with 992 points. She would have mid elder/forward for the women’s soc- recently was selected as the preseason scored 1,000 points, but missed most of cer team at Florida State University. Player of the Year in the Colonial Ath- her senior season after suffering an ear- Flynn helped Florida State (11-0) letic Association. ly-season knee injury and playing only a win this season’s Atlantic Coast Confer- Lewis was a rst-team All-Sun handful of games. ence Tournament with a 3-0 record. She Gazette selection when he played at Shean was a two-time rst-team All- played in each game, including the 3-2 O’Connell. Liberty District player at Yorktown and victory over North Carolina in the title Entering his senior season for James made second-team All-Region her ju- match. Madison this winter, Lewis has scored nior season. In the quarter nals, Flynn took 1,574 career points, has 274 career as- three shots on goal in a win over Notre sists and has made 195 three-pointers. QUINTEN CLAY: Former Yorktown High Dame. Through his rst three games this School boys basketball player Quinten During regular-season play, Flynn season, Lewis has been highly produc- Clay is now a sophomore high jumper started one contest and had one assist. tive. He has scored 58 points, averaging for the men’s track and eld team at Flynn helped the Yorktown girls win 19.3 points per game. Lewis has made Liberty Universitiy. the Virginia High School League Class six three-point baskets, has 16 rebounds, His highest jump in competition for 6 state championship her sophomore two steals and two blocked shots. Liberty so far is 6-feet, 83/4 inches. That Liz Shean and senior seasons. height is the 10th highest leap in pro- LIZ SHEAN: Yorktown High School at Boston University when its season gram history. LEWIS HONORED: Bishop O’Connell graduate Liz Shean will be a sophomore begins in January. Shean played in seven Liberty’s 2020-21 indoor season has High School graduate Matt Lewis, a 6- guard for the women’s basketball team games last season for the team. yet to begin. Sports Briefs M.J. STEWART UPDATE: Yorktown ARLINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE NEWS: up a Facebook group Arlington Sports sports-soccer-adult-clinics/ or contact, High School graduate M.J. Stewart has Anyone wanting information about Ar- Hall of Fame (ASHOF), which you are Marta Cahill at (703) 228-1818 or mca- played in 11 NFL games this season lington Little League spring registering invited to join. I’ll ask one of my grand- [email protected]. as a defensive back for the Cleveland should visit: www.registrar@arlington- kids to help me with that. Browns. The 5-foot-11 third-year pro- littleleague.org. SOFTBALL UMPIRES NEEDED: The fesional player has made 11 combined Also, the league is looking for um- ARLINGTON TRAVEL BASEBALL: Infor- Northern Virginia Softball Umpires As- tackles, including one sack, and has two pires for upcoming seasons. For infor- mation on development for Arlington sociation is seeking individuals interested tackles for losses. mation visit: umpire@arlingtonlittlelea- Travel Baseball players ages 9-under can in becoming certi ed umpires for high- Stewart played his rst two seasons gue.org. be found by calling (703) 801-6297, vis- school and recreational fastpitch softball with Tampa Bay. He was drafted by iting www.arlingtontravelbaseball.org in the local area. Complete training is pro- Tampa Bay after playing four years of SOCCER CAMPS: The Northern Virgin- or emailing [email protected]. vided. The pay is $67 to $90 per game. college ball at the University of North ia Soccer Club is offering indoor winter For more information, email uic@nv- Carolina. camps Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27 and Feb. 3, SENIOR SOFTBALL: Join Northern Vir- sua.org or visit www.nvsua.org. Complete all from 7 to 8 p.m. For information, ginia Senior Softball to play slow-pitch training provided. Schedule are exible. ARLINGTON BABE RUTH REGISTRA- email [email protected]. softball, with the average age of 66, and TION: Spring registration is open for Ar- no tryouts, just an assessment to place GAME OFFICIALS NEEDED: Northern lington Babe Ruth baseball for girls and HALL OF FAME CEREMONY POST- players teams in three skill-level confer- Virginia Baseball Umpires is in need of boys ages 4 to 12 and at all skill levels PONED: The Arlington Sports Hall of ences. Visit nvss.org or call Dave at (703) of cials for baseball, softball and vol- through the Website www.arlingtonba- Fame’s induction dinner, which was 663-7881 for information. leyball. Of cials are needed in all com- beruth.com. There is an early discount scheduled for Sept. 9, has been post- munities across the metropolitan area through Dec. 31. Final registration poned to a date to be determined. The LEARN TO PLAY SOCCER: Arlington for youth recreational leagues, men’s should be done by Feb. 9. hall has decided to suspend accepting County offers adult soccer classes this leagues, high schools and colleges. Visit Practices begin in early March and nominations for the rest of this year. fall. For more information or to regis- www.umpires.org or call John Porter at games will begin in early April. One of our board members has set ter, visit: https://parks.arlingtonva.us/ (703) 978-3601 for more information.

18 December 17, 2020 sungazette.news what is on it. County-government bellig- subject to only very limited restrictions.” erence, she cautioned, was only likely to At their November meeting, HALRB Preserve cause the property owner to reject that members indicated they would not press Continued from Page 1 request.) to preserve the entire parcel, but wanted The property is owned by a trust set to work with the current or future land- Dickinson asked that the county issue up by sportsman Randy Rouse, who pur- owners to permit development on the a cease-and-desist order, stopping any de- chased the estate (then consisting of 26 bulk of the acreage while allowing the molition-prep approvals until after coun- acres) in 1951 and owned it until his death main home and some small surrounding ty staff has had the chance to fully vet the at age 100 in 2017. His widow had been area to remain untouched. application for historic status. residing in the circa-1907 main house. The Rouse estate (shown here in a photo as Currently, a total of 13 individual That, however, appears to be a non- It is rare for the HALRB to move part of the submission with the historic-des- houses are counted as historic districts in starter, according to County Attorney forward on an historic-district proposal ignation application) is highlighted by a cir- Arlington, ranging in provenance from Stephen MacIsaac, who noted the County when the property owner is against it, ca-1907 manor house. 1760 to 1931. Board’s inability to get involved in what is, members of the body acknowledge. But are few options available to the Arlington Homeowners in more broad-based by law, a staff matter. on Nov. 17 they went ahead anyway, vot- government. historic districts (such as Maywood) also “We have no discretion,” MacIsaac ing 10-0 to ask staff to begin analyzing “Virginia is a very strong property- have to adhere to design guidelines and re- said. 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sungazette.news December 17, 2020 19 HEALTHY FAMILIES Even in Pandemic, Preventive Care Is Vital For Adults and Children, Annual Wellness Visits, Vaccinations Still Critical Procrastination is not typically consid- has skyrocketed during the pandemic. ered a good thing. But as the world spent While the transition from predominantly much of 2020 confronting the COVID-19 in-person appointments to telemedicine pandemic, putting certain things on hold might have been a reluctant and rocky one became part of the new normal. at the start of the pandemic, many doc- In an effort to reduce infection rates, tors’ of ces have since rmly established public health of cials with the Centers for their telemedicine protocols. Disease Control and Prevention and the The Mayo Clinic advises patients who World Health Organization urged people have not yet tried telemedicine to contact to limit their in person interactions with their doctors’ of ces to arrange an ap- people outside of their own households. pointment. As a result, many of the things people • Inquire about of ce procedures. do on a regular basis, including seeing Doctors try to keep patients healthy, not their physicians for wellness visits, were get them sick. Various medical organiza- rescheduled. tions, including the American Academy It’s understandable that many people of Family Physicians, have provided thor- postponed preventive care and wellness ough checklists to help physicians prepare visits during the pandemic, but it’s also their of ces to welcome patients during potentially dangerous. the pandemic. For example, researchers with the Patients can ease their concerns by Health Care Cost Institute found that contacting their doctors’ of ces and ask- childhood vaccinations declined by rough- ing them about their pandemic-related ly 60 percent in mid-April 2020 compared protocols. with 2019. Other screenings and preven- • Don’t hesitate to make requests. tive exams, including mammograms, pap preventable. Annual wellness visits and up any red ags. There’s no such thing as being too safe smears and colonoscopies, also declined early detection efforts like routine screen- from COVID-19, so patients can work by signi cant percentages during the pan- ings for at-risk populations can uncover Visiting a doctor during the pandemic with their doctors to calm their fears even demic compared to the previous year. problems before they escalate into some- As vital as preventive care can be, it’s further. The National Center for Chronic Dis- thing more serious. understandable if people are hesitant to Ask to pay copays over the phone and ease Prevention and Health Promotion In addition, annual physicals, which visit their doctors during the pandemic. request that the front desk call you when notes the power of preventive care is un- are provided free of charge through many But patients can take certain steps to calm the doctor is ready so you don’t have to sit deniable. In fact, the NCCDPHP points health-insurance policies, provide great their nerves about booking preventive in the waiting room. out that, while chronic diseases are among opportunities for doctors to advise pa- care appointments during the pandemic. Preventive care is an important com- the most common and costly of all health tients on their overall health and how to • Schedule telemedicine appointments. ponent of health care, even during a pan- problems, they’re also among the most improve it if exams and blood work turn The number of telemedicine appointments demic. (HM211588) Safety First When It Comes to Kids’ Bath Times From Accessibility to Water Temperature, Parents Need to Remain Vigilant Bath time can be fun for young non-slip bath mat can ensure kids children and their parents. Many don’t slip and fall while in the tub. children love playing in the water, That’s especially important as children while their parents enjoy hearing their reach the toddler stage and older, when kids laugh and play with their rubber many youngsters tend to stand up and ducks and other bath toys. move around in the tub. It’s easy to focus on fun at bath • Control water temperature. The time, but it’s important that safety re- AAP advises parents to adjust their main the utmost priority when bath- water heaters so the hottest tempera- ing children. The American Academy ture at the faucet is no more than 120 F. of Pediatrics recommends parents Test the water temperature using your take the following steps to keep bath wrist or elbow. Water for youngsters’ time as safe as possible. baths should be warm, but not hot. • Make the bathroom inaccessible. • Unplug and store all electric appli- Children who love playing in the ances. It may be convenient for adults bathtub may try to access the bath- to keep hair dryers, razors and other room even when it’s not bath time. electric appliances in the bathroom, The AAP notes that the simplest but doing so is dangerous. Unplug all way to avoid bathroom injuries is to electric appliances and store them in a make the room inaccessible so cu- locked cabinet when not they are not in rious kids cannot get in the room use. The AAP notes that using electric when parents aren’t keeping an eye appliances in rooms where there is no on them. water is preferable to using them in the • Remain in the bathroom at all bathroom. times. Bath seats and bathing aids remain in the bathroom at all times while kids are in the Bath time is fun for both children can be effective, but they won’t prevent drowning. Chil- tub. and their parents, though it’s vital that parents take safe- dren can drown in a few inches of water, so parents must • Use a no-slip strip in the tub. A no-slip strip or a ty seriously when bathing their youngsters. (TF211621)

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22 December 17, 2020 sungazette.news Arlington history HAPPY 6. Pulitzer winner Bellow HOLIDAYS! 7. *Santa helper Items taken from the archives of the © StatePoint Media 8. Bring to an end Northern Virginia Sun. Find out more on 9. Jefferson’s Vice President local history at the Web site www.arling- 10. Medicinal succulent tonhistoricalsociety.org. ACROSS 1. “Lord of the Flies” shell 11. Negative contraction December 17, 1937: 6. *New Year’s Eve choice: 12. Bovine hangout n The General Assembly is set to take Brut or Demi-____ 15. Alfresco meal up the issue of highway speed limits. 20. Novelist Jong Currently, motorists can be cited by po- 9. Get-out-of-jail money lice for reckless driving, but they cannot 13. Convex molding 22. Sushi restaurant choice be cited for speeding on highways. 14. *“____ I Want for Christ- 24. *Have a piece of Christmas mas...” Goose, e.g. December 17, 1964: 15. Sign of life 25. “Five golden rings, four n As the state government continues calling ____...” weighing the need for a sales tax, some lo- 16. Redo, to a carpenter cal governments – in places such as Bris- 17. Flying saucer acronym 26. Dig intensely tol, Norfolk and Petersburg – already are 18. Often-missed humor 27. Cry of the Alps enacting their own. 19. *Hanukkah toy 29. *Time for log n Local residents are making the case 31. Address with apostrophe to state of cials of the need to purchase 21. *____ Santa, gift-giving more land for parks. tradition 32. Stays somewhere n In boys basketball, Wake eld and 23. Ides mo. 33. About to explode Washington-Lee have opened the season 24. Part of a hammer 34. *Vixen follower at 2-0, while Yorktown is 0-2. 25. Cook’s leaf 36. Table extension 38. Diamond’s corner December 15, 1966: 28. “Hey!” n Republican County Board member 30. Brain’s ____ system 42. Sign up again Harold Casto is urging several members 35. Revered one 45. Divest one of a gun of the School Board to resign, so the 37. “____ Your Enthusiasm” 49. “Slippery” tree GOP County Board majority can appoint 51. Mark and Shania replacements. 39. Capital of Egypt 57. *“I’ll be home for Christ- often 40. Went by horse 54. Twig of a willow tree mas, if only in my ____” 72. Uncooked December 18, 1970: 41. “I do” spot 56. End of a poem n 60. *African-American 73. Adherents of Sikhism School of cials have found them- 43. *____ Sandler’s “Eight 57. Fortune-teller’s residue selves criticized for planning to upgrade celebration 58. Iranian coin four schools – Jackson, Page, Swanson Crazy Nights” 64. Town news announcer DOWN 59. Suggestive of the and Washington-Lee – that are adjacent 44. Scary movie consequence 65. Charged particle 1. Umbilical connection to the proposed route of Interstate 66. 46. Dexterity supernatural 67. Elephant poacher’s ware 2. *“Grandma got run ____ by n State Democratic Party leaders say 47. Boundary line 60. Was aware of they will not try to “purge” party mem- 68. Give new guns a reindeer...” 48. Modern self-portrait 61. Fall asleep, with ‘out’ bers who openly supported U.S. Sen. 69. *The night before 3. *Santa’s “cheeks were like 62. Foot part Harry Byrd Jr.’s re-election bid. Byrd ran, 50. Superman’s last name Christmas roses, his ____ like a cherry” and won, as an independent. 52. Actor’s domain 63. Pirates’ affirmatives 70. Present 4. Request to Geico n Washington-Lee High School of - 53. Wild plum 64. French vineyard 71. *Like a Christmas sweater, 5. Carriage on top of elephant cials have admitted to violating basketball 55. Mama sheep 66. Female gametes scrimmage rules; a hearing has been set for January. December 15, 1971: 55+ News n U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th, says he is keeping an “open mind” about run- The Arlington County government’s #912803-1) 11:30 a.m. The event is led by advanced ning for the U.S. Senate next year. ve 55+ Centers remain closed due to researcher Eileen Bogdanoff. (Registra- the public-health pandemic, but “virtual” ‘UGLY SWEATER PARTY’ SLATED: An tion #912400-4) December 16, 1976: and outdoor programs are open to resi- “ugly sweater party” to celebrate National n A Sun editorial has praised the se- dents 55 years of age and older who are Ugly Sweater Day will be held on Sunday, WALKERS TAKE AN AMBLE IN DEL lection of Joseph Gwaltney for District registered with the Department of Parks Dec. 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. online. (Reg- RAY: A walk in the Del Ray neighbor- Court judge, and said it was “encourag- and Recreation’s Of ce of 55+ Programs istration #912803-3) hood of Alexandria will be offered on ing” that David Bell was appointed to ($20 annual fee). Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 9 a.m. (Registra- succeed Gwaltney as Clerk of the Circuit To register or to join 55+ Programs, see IF YOU HAVE HORTICULTURE QUES- tion #912201-06) Court. the Website at https://registration.arling- TIONS, FORUM HAS ANSWERS: Hor- tonva.us or call (703) 228-4747, ext. 3. ticulture questions will be answered by 55+ OFFICE OFFERS YOUTUBE PRO- Virginia Cooperative Extension online on GRAMMING: The Of ce of 55+ Programs CROSSWORD SOLUTION 4-1-1 FOR GENEALOGISTS FOCUSES Monday, Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. Questions can at the Arlington Department of Parks ON CENSUS RECORDS: A genealogy be e-mailed in advance to [email protected]. and Recreation has launched a YouTube program focused on using census records (Registration #912401-1) channel offering local presentations on will be the topic of an online program pre- everything from tness to cooking to sented by Ashley Ramey of the Library AFICIONADOS OF KNITTING, CRO- technology. of Virginia on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. CHETING TO GATHER: A casual group In addition, members of the 55+ Pro- (Registration #912400-3) of knitters and crocheters will gather on- grams staff host a bimonthly talk show line on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. (Regis- on the channel. VARIETY SHOW HAS A HOLIDAY tration #912703-4) The YouTube channel is found at THEME: A holiday variety show featur- https://bit.ly/35R4XEm. ing comedy entertainment, holiday treats, RESEARCHER TO LEAD GENEALOGY To provide feedback or offer sugges- prizes and more will be presented online FORUM: Basics of genealogy will be tions for future programming, e-mail on Friday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. (Registration discussed online on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at [email protected].

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JUST SOLD JUST SOLD JUST SOLD JUST SOLD THIS THIS WEEK FOR THIS WEEK FOR LAST WEEK FOR MONTH FOR $249,000 $730,000 $925,000 $940,000 704 S. Arlington Mill Drive #204 • Arlington 7 Kennedy Street • Alexandria, VA 6224 Lee Hwy • Arlington, VA 2268 N. Upton Street • Arlington, VA Park Glen Warwick Village Overlee Knolls Lee Heights DAVID LLOYD  ❑ 703-593-3204 ❑ WWW.DAVELLOYD.NET   ❑  [email protected]    Help  us  collect   coats  and  food  for our  needy!    Weichert Arlington   and several  other local real estate companies  are  once again  working  together  to  collect much-needed   coats,  winter  wear and blankets for  A-SPAN   AND food for AFAC. Drop  off at  our offi  ce (corner  Lee Hwy & Old  Dominion   Dr.)  OR call  and we’ll  pick  up safely. Thank you!

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