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2 February 11, 2021 sungazette.news County Jobless Rate Largely Unchanged to End Year Arlington’s jobless rate con- a whole, the unemployment rate metropolitan areas to post high- tinues its descent from the CO- of 4.3 percent for December was UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, DECEMBER er year-over-year joblessness. VID-caused spike of last spring, unchanged from a month before, From Virginia Employment Commission, showing non-seasonally-adjusted civilian em- Seven communities bucked the ployment for December 2020. “11/20” is rate for November 2020; “12/19” is for December but still has some ground to representing 1.54 million in the 2019.$VSSFOUNPOUITàHVSFTBSFQSFMJNJOBSZ trend with lower year-over-year make up. civilian workforce and about Jurisdiction Employed Unemployed Rate 11/20 12/19 rates in December, while rates With 143,909 county resi- 69,800 looking for jobs. Alexandria 94,288 4,777 4.8% 4.9% 1.8% were unchanged in three areas. dents employed in the civilian (A year before, the regional Arlington 143,909 5,698 3.8% 3.8% 1.5% Nationally, the non-seasonal- workforce and 5,698 looking for jobless rate had stood at 1.9 per- Fairfax County 590,375 27,313 4.4% 4.4% 1.9% ly-adjusted unemployment rate jobs, Arlington’s unemployment cent.) Falls Church 8,009 266 3.2% 3.0% 1.7% of 6.5 percent in December was rate stood at 3.8 percent in De- Statewide, the December Loudoun 206,893 8,384 3.9% 3.8% 1.9% up from 3.4 percent a year be- cember, according to new gures non-seasonally-adjusted unem- Prince William 227,521 11,485 4.8% 4.8% 2.1% fore. A total of 265 metro areas from the Virginia Employment ployment rate of 4.7 percent was Northern Va. 1,541,642 69,789 4.3% 4.3% 1.9% had rates lower than the national Commission. up two ticks from 4.5 percent Virginia 4,061,181 198,530 4.7% 4.5% 2.4% average, with 114 above it and 10 That’s the same percentage in November, as the number of United States 149,613,000 10,404,000 6.5% 6.4% 3.4% equivalent to it. rate reported in November, and employed residents fell by about A total of 51 areas had jobless remains more than double the 4,400 while the number of peo- were found in Petersburg (11.9 Brightening of Jobs Picture rates of less than 4 percent, with pre-COVID rate of 1.5 percent ple counted in the labor force percent), Hopewell (8.7 percent) to End 2020: Slowly – at this 20 metro corridors reporting reported in December 2019. (employed or not) rose slightly. and Emporia (8.6 percent). point frustratingly slowly – the rates of more than 10 percent. Figures were reported Feb. Construction, manufactur- Among the 10 metropolitan Washington region’s jobs picture The lowest jobless rate in De- 3 by the Virginia Employment ing, trade/transportation and areas in Virginia, Northern Vir- continues to improve from the cember was reported in Ames, Commission. information were job sectors ginia showed the biggest drop in depths of the COVID crisis. Iowa, at 2.1 percent. The highest Across the region, the im- that saw statewide growth for the employment, down 4,600 people, With 3,362,850 residents could be found in El Centro, Ca- provement in the jobs picture month, while government and or 0.3 percent. Blacksburg-Chris- in the civilian workforce and lif., at 17.7 percent. was slowing as the year ended. leisure/hospitality were sectors tiansburg had a smaller decline 187,136 looking for jobs, the Among the nation’s 51 metro Jobless rates stood at 3.2 percent seeing decline. (All three levels in raw numbers (down 1,800) metro area’s unemployment areas with populations of more in Falls Church (up from 3 per- of government – federal, state but the percentage dropoff was rate of 5.6 percent in December, than a million, the lowest jobless cent a month before); 3.9 percent and local – posted jobs drops higher at 2.4 percent. while more than double that of a rates for the month came from in Loudoun County (up from 3.8 from November to December.) Staunton-Waynesboro, Harri- year before, showed a slight im- Birmingham and Salt Lake City, percent); 4.4 percent in Fairfax Among Virginia’s 134 coun- sonburg, Lynchburg and Hamp- provement from the 5.8-percent at 3.5 percent each. The highest County (unchanged); 4.8 per- ties and cities, the lowest jobless ton Roads had effectively no rate reported in November. rates were found in Las Vegas cent in Prince William County rates for the month were turned change in November-to-Decem- New gures were reported (10.4 percent) and Detroit (10.1 (unchanged); and 4.8 percent in in by Madison County (2.8 per- ber employment, while Roanoke, Feb. 3 by the federal Bureau of percent). Alexandria (down from 4.9 percent) and the cities of Poquoson Charlottesville and Winchester Labor Statistics. In Virginia, the jobless rate of cent). (3 percent) and Falls Church had modest upticks. The Washington region was 4.7 percent in December was up Across Northern Virginia as (3.2 percent). The highest rates Metro Area Sees Slight one of 379 of the nation’s 389 from 2.4 percent a year before.

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sungazette.news February 11, 2021 3 County Board’s Karantonis Launches Re-Election E ort SCOTT McCAFFREY Karantonis, a planner and former knocked ofine in the middle of his Sta Writer executive director of the Columbia Pike speech. Democrats moved on to other Revitalization Organization, last July won matters until his connection could be re- Although his announcement was tem- a special election to ll the remainder of stored and his speech resumed.) porarily derailed by a snafu too common the term of board member Erik Gutshall, Should any challengers emerge within in the Zoom era, Ar- who died of cancer in early 2020. the Democratic fold in coming months, lington County Board Before garnering an easy victory in the the party will pick its nominee via a state- member Takis Karan- three-candidate special election, Karan- run primary in June. If Karantonis is the tonis on Feb. 3 formally tonis scored a come-from-behind victory only candidate, the primary would be can- kicked off his bid for re- in a Democratic nominating caucus last celed and the party would hold an up-or- election with comments June, using the party’s instant-runoff pro- Takis Karantonis. down vote on whether to nominate him. before the Arlington cess to vault past School Board member standably short on speci cs, but did point Karantonis has not felt the need to County Democratic Barbara Kanninen. to County Board efforts on housing af- build a signi cant war chest to fend off Committee. Kanninen had led on the rst ballot in fordability, planning and small business. challenger from within or outside the Winning election to the ve-member the caucus, but could not pick up enough He tangentially touched on the impor- party. He reported a campaign-account body last year was “the honor of my life,” additional votes in subsequent rounds of tance of getting schools open, and said balance of a modest $6,230 at the end of Karantonis said at the party’s monthly voting to sustain her lead, and was over- “beating COVID is the No. 1 priority for December, most of it the remnants of his meeting, held online. taken by Karantonis. me and my colleagues.” 2020 campaign. “I really believe in Arlington and I Limited to a three-minute kickoff (His remarks were cut into two seg- His campaign Website is www.takis- want to shape our future,” he said. speech, Karantonis on Feb. 3 was under- ments after Karantonis found himself forarlington.com. Despite Uphill Battle Ahead, County’s Democrats Set to County GOP Ready for Action Focus on High-Rise Locales SCOTT McCAFFREY trouble recruiting viable candidates, and its SCOTT McCAFFREY Although Democrats currently are in Sta Writer nances – including about $4,400 on hand Sta Writer rm control of the national, state and at the start of the year – are paltry com- local political apparatus, the pendulum It took the election of Donald Trump pared to the Arlington County Democratic In olden times, impregnable impedi- will inevitably swing against the party. in 2016 to re-energize and motivate Ar- Committee’s war chest. Like Republicans ments to political success were called In Arlington, Democrats are hoping lington’s dominant, but statewide and nationally, the local party castles, and they dot- to use superior organizational skills to at that point somewhat also in recent years has been faced with try- ted the landscape of maintain supremacy. moribund, Democrats. ing to accommodate factions with decid- Europe. “We’re really trying to get more And the election result edly different opinions of Trump. In Arlington these people involved,” said Maggie Davis, of 2020 may have had the But with Democrats pushing an increas- days, those fortresses the party’s deputy chair, holding out the same caffeinating impact ingly aggressive progressive (and, to many are high-rise apart- prospect of a fun time ahead. on the Arlington County Republicans, horrifying) agenda in Rich- ments and condomin- “Virginia has some of the most excit- Republican Committee. mond and Washington, both sides in the iums. ing politics around in 2021,” she said. “I’m super-pumped intra-party GOP feud just might now nd And the Arlington Fontein’s job within the party hierar- . . . by the number [of attendees] and the common cause. Time will tell. County Democratic Committee is for- chy is to ensure that the 126 Democratic level of enthusiasm,” party communica- In addition to statewide races, the Nov. 2 mulating plans to get inside them during precinct-captain slots (spread across 54 tions director Matthew Hurtt said at the election in Arlington will feature one Coun- the 2021 election cycle. precincts) are lled. She said the party Jan. 27 committee meeting, which attracted ty Board seat (currently occupied by Dem- Mid-rise and high-rise living rep- needs “a strong team that can maximize a crowd of about 80 to Zoom. ocrat Takis Karantonis, who is expected to resents a large swath of the Arlington Democrat turnout.” Attendees brought “exactly the kind of seek re-election) and one School Board seat population, and “many of them are in- As she sometimes does, Fontein trot- energy” the local party needs to regain a (occupied by Democrat Monique O’Grady, accessible to outside groups,” said Carol ted out a quote from former President toehold in local politics, Hurtt suggested. who is not), along with four House of Del- Fontein, who heads the robust precinct- Harry Truman (after rst semi-apologiz- And perhaps he’s right: Instead of de- egates seats. The party has until June to se- operations efforts of Arlington Demo- ing for his bombing of Hiroshima and scending into pro-Trump and never-Trump cure its candidates. crats. Nagasaki in 1945). Truman is reported factions, the meeting focused on battling a There potentially could be special elec- As a result, the party aims to recruit to have said that having been a precinct common opponent – Democrats – at the tions throughout the year, low-turnout those living in multi-family complexes captain was the most important political state and local levels. affairs that often blunt some of the insti- to help with outreach – within the limits post he ever had held. “We’re going to have a big opportunity tutional advantages of Democrats. But set by owners of the properties. The party needs to “get out every this year,” party chair Andrew Loposser when Republicans were handed such an “We’re not going to sneak in and drop single last vote,” Fontein said. “If we said at the event. opportunity last year (a special election to things on people’s doormats if that’s not lose Governor’s Mansion or statehouse, “We’ve got a lot of new faces,” Lopos- ll the seat of County Board member Erik allowed,” Fontein said. it could be years before we get them ba ser said, pointing to about 15 prospective Gutshall, who died in of ce), the party’s Democrats’ efforts at scaling the walls Democrats to Host Volunteer Orien- new members on hand, many of them well candidate ran a lackluster race, raised little ( guratively) of apartment and condo tation: The Arlington County Demo- below the normal average age of attendees. money and was not much of a factor in the buildings have paid off in the recent cratic Committee will host an open But before getting swept up in the enthu- outcome. years. Many of those living there previ- house for prospective volunteers on siasm, it’s worth noting that Republicans, Months after the onset of COVID last ously had been voters in major elections Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. Because of long the minority in Arlington politics, March, Republicans briey returned to in- but paid no heed to off-year races for public-health conditions, the event will found themselves crushed to near-oblivion person meetings but are now back to gath- Arlington local of ces. The reaction to be held online. during the Trump era. ering via computer screen and smartphone, the rise of Donald Trump changed that: “It’s a great event to get to know Trump himself garnered less than 20 in part because Gov. Northam tightened County Democrats in 2018 were able to ways to get involved,” said Maggie Da- percent of the county vote in both 2016 and restrictions on gatherings in the fall. oust independent County Board mem- vis, deputy chair of the local Democrat- 2020, and Democrats were able to capitalize (It appears that Summers restaurant, ber John Vihstadt using many of those ic committee. “We are a very action-ori- on community fury at his 2016 victory to which had served as a gathering-point for occasional voters; had the electorate ented organization. draw more voters into local races, knocking Republican meetings in recent years, has of 2018 been the same as that of 2014 The event is open to the public, but independent John Vihstadt off the County become a permanent victim of the eco- – representing mostly those in single- registration is required. For informa- Board in 2018 in the process. nomic downturn that accompanied the family neighborhoods – Vihstadt prob- tion, see the Website at www.arlington- The Arlington GOP has had chronic pandemic.) ably would have won a second term. democrats.org.

4 February 11, 2021 sungazette.news County Board’s Karantonis Launches Re-Election E ort Church Cemetery to Be Named Historic SCOTT McCAFFREY Karantonis, a planner and former knocked ofine in the middle of his SCOTT McCAFFREY According to a history of the church, gling with the much more contentious Sta Writer executive director of the Columbia Pike speech. Democrats moved on to other Sta Writer in its early years, many of those accept- proposal to designate the Rouse estate on Revitalization Organization, last July won matters until his connection could be re- ing Christ were baptized at a creek in what Wilson Boulevard as historic. WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: Although his announcement was tem- a special election to ll the remainder of stored and his speech resumed.) It has taken more than ve years, but was then known as Thrift Town (near HALRB members have recommended • Physical Therapy One-on-One porarily derailed by a snafu too common the term of board member Erik Gutshall, Should any challengers emerge within the Mount Salvation Baptist Church modern-day Lee Highway and Kirkwood that County Board members do just that, • Personal Training in the Zoom era, Ar- who died of cancer in early 2020. the Democratic fold in coming months, cemetery later this month is likely to be Road). although trustees for the property owner • Pilates Reformer Classes formally designated as historic by the Ar- Cemeteries at two other predominant- are adamantly against the idea. lington County Board Before garnering an easy victory in the the party will pick its nominee via a state- • Small Group Classes member Takis Karan- three-candidate special election, Karan- run primary in June. If Karantonis is the lington County government. ly African-American churches – Lomax The last time the County Board des- County Board members will act on a AME Zion and Calloway United Meth- ignated a parcel as historic against the • Nutritional and tonis on Feb. 3 formally tonis scored a come-from-behind victory only candidate, the primary would be can- weight-loss counseling request by the trustees of the church, rati- odist – previously had been designated lo- wishes of homeowners came in the 1990s kicked off his bid for re- in a Democratic nominating caucus last celed and the party would hold an up-or- • Sports Training election with comments June, using the party’s instant-runoff pro- Takis Karantonis. down vote on whether to nominate him. ed last year by the Historical Affairs and cal historic districts. with the Buckingham Apartments, said View our website. before the Arlington cess to vault past School Board member standably short on speci cs, but did point Karantonis has not felt the need to Landmark Review Board (HALRB), to If adopted, the Mount Salvation par- Cynthia Liccese-Torres of the county place the cemetery – located in the 1900 cel will become the rst historic district government’s preservation staff. Call to schedule your lesson. County Democratic Barbara Kanninen. to County Board efforts on housing af- build a signi cant war chest to fend off 5001 - A Lee Highway I Suite 102 I Arlington, VA 22207 Committee. Kanninen had led on the rst ballot in fordability, planning and small business. challenger from within or outside the block of North Culpepper Street – into a established by the county government “It is a decision [County Board mem- 571-970-6068 Winning election to the ve-member the caucus, but could not pick up enough party. He reported a campaign-account standalone historic district. since 2017. Its likely easy path to approval bers] do not make lightly, and it does not He tangentially touched on the impor- www.bulldawgtraining.com body last year was “the honor of my life,” additional votes in subsequent rounds of tance of getting schools open, and said balance of a modest $6,230 at the end of “This is something that is incredibly comes as the county government is wran- happen often,” she said. Karantonis said at the party’s monthly voting to sustain her lead, and was over- “beating COVID is the No. 1 priority for December, most of it the remnants of his valuable to our community and to the his- meeting, held online. taken by Karantonis. me and my colleagues.” 2020 campaign. tory of Arlington County,” said Carmela “I really believe in Arlington and I Limited to a three-minute kickoff (His remarks were cut into two seg- His campaign Website is www.takis- Hamm, a member of the HALRB, when want to shape our future,” he said. speech, Karantonis on Feb. 3 was under- ments after Karantonis found himself forarlington.com. the proposal came to that body last fall. As a child, Hamm was a member of the congregation at Mount Salvation. Arlington has about 40 local historic New to Despite Uphill Battle Ahead, County’s Democrats Set to districts. Unlike inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or Virginia Landmarks Register, inclusion in a coun- County GOP Ready for Action Focus on High-Rise Locales ty historic district provides protections Tysons Corner. SCOTT McCAFFREY trouble recruiting viable candidates, and its SCOTT McCAFFREY Although Democrats currently are in from development and alteration, giving But not to banking that ﬁ ts your life. Sta Writer nances – including about $4,400 on hand Sta Writer rm control of the national, state and the HALRB input on changes. Under at the start of the year – are paltry com- local political apparatus, the pendulum the planned preservation guidelines, any It took the election of Donald Trump pared to the Arlington County Democratic In olden times, impregnable impedi- will inevitably swing against the party. changes would have to be “respectful of in 2016 to re-energize and motivate Ar- Committee’s war chest. Like Republicans ments to political success were called In Arlington, Democrats are hoping and compatible with the historic and ex- lington’s dominant, but statewide and nationally, the local party castles, and they dot- to use superior organizational skills to isting fabric” of the existing site. at that point somewhat also in recent years has been faced with try- ted the landscape of maintain supremacy. The proposal shortly goes to the Plan- moribund, Democrats. ing to accommodate factions with decid- Europe. “We’re really trying to get more ning Commission, which will send a rec- And the election result edly different opinions of Trump. In Arlington these people involved,” said Maggie Davis, ommendation to the County Board. Both of 2020 may have had the But with Democrats pushing an increas- days, those fortresses the party’s deputy chair, holding out the upcoming votes largely are pro-forma, as same caffeinating impact ingly aggressive progressive (and, to many are high-rise apart- prospect of a fun time ahead. no opposition to the designation has ma- on the Arlington County Republicans, horrifying) agenda in Rich- ments and condomin- “Virginia has some of the most excit- terialized. Republican Committee. mond and Washington, both sides in the iums. ing politics around in 2021,” she said. The proceedings could have been con- “I’m super-pumped intra-party GOP feud just might now nd And the Arlington Fontein’s job within the party hierar- cluded in January, but county of cials waited, in part, to have action coincide . . . by the number [of attendees] and the common cause. Time will tell. County Democratic Committee is for- chy is to ensure that the 126 Democratic with Black History Month. level of enthusiasm,” party communica- In addition to statewide races, the Nov. 2 mulating plans to get inside them during precinct-captain slots (spread across 54 Church trustees in 2015 rst raised tions director Matthew Hurtt said at the election in Arlington will feature one Coun- the 2021 election cycle. precincts) are lled. She said the party the idea of designating the graveyard (al- Jan. 27 committee meeting, which attracted ty Board seat (currently occupied by Dem- Mid-rise and high-rise living rep- needs “a strong team that can maximize though not the adjoining church, which a crowd of about 80 to Zoom. ocrat Takis Karantonis, who is expected to resents a large swath of the Arlington Democrat turnout.” dates to the mid-1970s) as historic, cit- Attendees brought “exactly the kind of seek re-election) and one School Board seat population, and “many of them are in- As she sometimes does, Fontein trot- ing its relevance to county, and African- energy” the local party needs to regain a (occupied by Democrat Monique O’Grady, accessible to outside groups,” said Carol ted out a quote from former President American, history. toehold in local politics, Hurtt suggested. who is not), along with four House of Del- Fontein, who heads the robust precinct- Harry Truman (after rst semi-apologiz- Much of the delay in getting the pro- And perhaps he’s right: Instead of de- egates seats. The party has until June to se- operations efforts of Arlington Demo- ing for his bombing of Hiroshima and posal to a nal vote was due to the exten- scending into pro-Trump and never-Trump cure its candidates. crats. Nagasaki in 1945). Truman is reported sive study of the cemetery’s (and church’s) factions, the meeting focused on battling a There potentially could be special elec- As a result, the party aims to recruit to have said that having been a precinct history by county staff. common opponent – Democrats – at the tions throughout the year, low-turnout those living in multi-family complexes captain was the most important political The cemetery, located adjacent to the We think banking should adapt to ﬁ t your lifestyle. Not the other state and local levels. affairs that often blunt some of the insti- to help with outreach – within the limits post he ever had held. church in the historically African-Ameri- way around. So whether you choose to bank with our convenient “We’re going to have a big opportunity tutional advantages of Democrats. But set by owners of the properties. The party needs to “get out every can North Arlington community of Halls this year,” party chair Andrew Loposser when Republicans were handed such an “We’re not going to sneak in and drop single last vote,” Fontein said. “If we Hill/High View Park, is the nal resting mobile app, online, or in our new Tysons Corner branch, if you’re said at the event. opportunity last year (a special election to things on people’s doormats if that’s not lose Governor’s Mansion or statehouse, spot of at least 89 people. Burials at the ready for a bett er way to bank, we’re ready to help. “We’ve got a lot of new faces,” Lopos- ll the seat of County Board member Erik allowed,” Fontein said. it could be years before we get them ba cemetery were recorded from 1916 (al- Democrats to Host Volunteer Orien- ser said, pointing to about 15 prospective Gutshall, who died in of ce), the party’s Democrats’ efforts at scaling the walls though some likely occurred a decade or Let’s get started. Schedule an appointment at fnb-online.com. tation: new members on hand, many of them well candidate ran a lackluster race, raised little ( guratively) of apartment and condo The Arlington County Demo- two earlier) to 1974. below the normal average age of attendees. money and was not much of a factor in the buildings have paid off in the recent cratic Committee will host an open Members of the Pelham, Spriggs and But before getting swept up in the enthu- outcome. years. Many of those living there previ- house for prospective volunteers on Lewis families are among those interred siasm, it’s worth noting that Republicans, Months after the onset of COVID last ously had been voters in major elections Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. Because of there. long the minority in Arlington politics, March, Republicans briey returned to in- but paid no heed to off-year races for public-health conditions, the event will Mount Salvation traces its roots to found themselves crushed to near-oblivion person meetings but are now back to gath- Arlington local of ces. The reaction to be held online. prayer and praise services held in the during the Trump era. ering via computer screen and smartphone, the rise of Donald Trump changed that: “It’s a great event to get to know homes of members in the 1870s. The rst Trump himself garnered less than 20 in part because Gov. Northam tightened County Democrats in 2018 were able to ways to get involved,” said Maggie Da- church was erected in 1887, with the rst percent of the county vote in both 2016 and restrictions on gatherings in the fall. oust independent County Board mem- vis, deputy chair of the local Democrat- permanent pastor, Rev. Joseph Matthews, 2020, and Democrats were able to capitalize (It appears that Summers restaurant, ber John Vihstadt using many of those ic committee. “We are a very action-ori- arriving in 1890. 1497 Cornerside Blvd. | Tysons, VA on community fury at his 2016 victory to which had served as a gathering-point for occasional voters; had the electorate ented organization. draw more voters into local races, knocking Republican meetings in recent years, has of 2018 been the same as that of 2014 The event is open to the public, but For more than 85 years, the Sun Ga- Member FDIC independent John Vihstadt off the County become a permanent victim of the eco- – representing mostly those in single- registration is required. For informa- zette and its predecessors have been on Board in 2018 in the process. nomic downturn that accompanied the family neighborhoods – Vihstadt prob- tion, see the Website at www.arlington- top of the news in Arlington. The Arlington GOP has had chronic pandemic.) ably would have won a second term. democrats.org.

sungazette.news February 11, 2021 5 2804_fnb_tysons_con_new_sungaz_7x9.8_d.indd 1 1/13/21 1:43 PM 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: Honesty Remains the Best Policy . . . Editor ere are pros and cons to the proposal, made by some But we do think it’s important to draw back the curtain on (703) 738-2532 in the community, to designate the 9-acre Rouse estate on how the county government has handled this matter. Because [email protected] Wilson Boulevard as a local historic district. while the government talks a good game when it comes to DAVE FACINOLI We can see both sides in the argument: the desire of one preservation of local history, its actions speak dierently. Sports editor side to preserve an historic house and tract of open land, the In fact, some of those who are eager to see the preservation (703) 738-2533 desire of the other to maintain private-property rights. Each of the Rouse estate have come to the conclusion (most likely [email protected] has merit. correct) that their supposed allies in positions of authority BRIAN TROMPETER And because of that, skittishness among county leaders is are not really as eager to provide help as they purport. Senior staff writer both prudent and completely understandable. If an historic Some believe that the leadership of the county govern- (703) 738-2534 district is enacted over protestations of the property owner, ment, in fact, is doing everything it can to slow-walk the his- [email protected] an ugly, costly and protracted court battle could ensue. toric-designation process so the owner of the property would And as for the county government’s purchasing the prop- be able to tear it down – and then the Arlington government Advertising erty outright? Anyone who sat through the two-decade-long can walk away from the matter mouthing platitudes along the VICKY MASHAW saga of the Reevesland farmhouse located nearby will un- lines of, “well, we did the best we could.” Sales manager derstand county leaders’ lack of desire to go down a similar If Arlington leaders indeed have made up their minds (571) 333-6272 path. to not be helpful in this battle, why not simply state, “We’ve [email protected] Given all that, we’ll not be critical of those at the top of made up our minds to not be helpful”? Better that than leave SHARON KASH the county-governance pyramid – County Board members, advocates for the property’s preservation with the expecta- Sales county manager, county attorney – for not wanting to inter- tion that some action in support of that eort will be taken. (571) 239-8014 vene in this matter. If only the county government would be up front about its [email protected] Classiﬁed sales (703) 771-8831 [email protected] Creativity Could Help Save Historic Rouse Estate Editor: promise that would satisfy all stakehold- We have no indication that the County Business After Arlington’s Historical Affairs ers in purchasing the property. Board approached Mr. Bezos, but it’s SYLVIA GORDON and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) It seems almost too obvious, but per- certainly an option worth considering. Business office recommended historic designation for haps our recent new business partner/ Couldn’t the County Board persuade him (571) 333-6277 the building and grounds of the Febrey- neighbor in Arlington – Amazon – and its that helping to acquire this historic, 9.5- [email protected] Lothrop (AKA Rouse) estate on Arling- CEO, JeffBezos, could provide assistance. acres of open-space – located in a densely ton’s border with Fairfax, the County Purchasing the property to preserve populated, urban area – would be a highly Board must now vote on the designation. it as greenspace for public use would be visible statement and proof of his dedica- If approved, the designation would ini- consistent with Arlington’s 2019 Public tion to environmental causes and combat-

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6 February 11, 2021 sungazette.news Lopez’s ‘Criminal Blight’ Bill Is Moving Closer to Passage SCOTT McCAFFREY That was Sta Writer the same view of Arlington A measure providing Virginia’s local County Board 6058 Sugarstone Ct. McLean governments with more input in address- member Takis Multiple Offers ing “bad-actor” establishments regulated Karantonis, by the Vir- who testied GENERAL ginia Alco- there had been ASSEMBLY holic Bever- a “very good age Control Del. Alfonso Lopez collaboration” (ABC) Authority board is half the way between county toward enactment. ofcials and ABC. 6615 McLean Ct. McLean 9900 Rosewood Hill Cir, Vienna The bill, patroned by Del. Alfonso “But it was not enough,” Karantonis Lopez (D-Arlington-Fairfax), proposes a said. number of technical adjustments to exist- The proposed legislative tweak “sig- Almost 35 Year McLean Resident Almost 20 Years in real estate ing law. The upshot is that localities and nicantly improves our ability as a lo- LEECRONIN Best Washingtonian 2016-2020 703.328.6722 Bilingual (English & Korean) ABC will have more leeway in addressing cal government to effectively and swiftly [email protected] GRI - Top 5% Nationwide Realtor businesses that out existing state law and intervene in such cases and protect the NVAR Top Producer Licensed in VA, DC, & MD administrative rules. safety of our residents,” Karantonis said Specically, the bill expands the de- during the 90 seconds he was allotted at nition of “criminal blight” to include the subcommittee meeting, held online. possession of controlled substances at Lopez’s original bill received a num- an establishment, and it strengthens a ber of tweaks to address concerns that section of the Code of Virginia related were brought up. The revised measure, he to the discharge of rearms at businesses said, “addresses, I believe, all of the issues ERICMORRIS JOSEPHYU covered by ABC regulations. It also ex- raised.” 703.867.0926 240.731.0295 Listing Agent/Buyer Agent US Bank (Sr. Loan Officer) pands ABC’s process of notifying local The subcommittee apparently agreed, NMLS#659004 governments on issues related to criminal voting unanimously without further com- [email protected] blight. ment to send the measure onward and “We are helping localities,” Lopez said upward. @leecroninteam www.leecroninteam.com during a hearing on the bill conducted by The vote was so swift that a number Keller Williams Realty McLean/Great Falls 6820 Elm St, McLean, VA 22101 | 703.636.7300 a subcommittee of the House Committee of Arlington civic leaders who had been Each office is independently owned and operated. If your house is currently listed with another broker this is not intended as a solicitation of that listing. on General Laws. on hand to testify were asked by the sub- The measure, if enacted into law, will committee chair, Del. Paul Krizek, to skip have ramications statewide. But its gen- their remarks in the interests of plowing esis was in the lengthy battle between the through more bills on the agenda. Arlington County government and ABC “I’m sorry to have to cut the public in- Functional Spaces Made Beautiful. on one side and a (since-closed) Colum- put short . . . but I think everybody was bia Pike nightclub on the other. on board with this one,” said Krizek, a The bill is “the culmination of years Democrat from Alexandria, after the of enforcement actions . . . at one site,” vote. said Lopez, who cited “repeated ABC (Lopez later singled out Columbia violations, ghts, disorderly conduct, Pike community leaders Kristi Sawert and drug deals, destruction of property” and, Adam Henderson for their “amazing” ef- perhaps the tipping point, a shooting last forts to help craft the legislation.) June that left one person dead and two The bill moved on to pass the subcom- others injured. mittee and on Feb. 3 won passage in the In remarks to the subcommittee, Lopez House of Delegates on a 99-0 vote. It said the problems in corraling behavior at was forwarded to the state Senate, which the establishment were not the result of deposited it in the Committee on Reha- ABC ofcials being lax. The state agency bilitation and Social Services for consid- “has been very responsive,” he said. eration.

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Joan Ritter, M.D., FACP, medical director of the Arlington Free Clinic, recently was honored by the Medical Society of Virginia Foundation for her support of uninsured residents in the Arling- ton area. See item below. FREE CLINIC’S MEDICAL DIRECTOR Since its inception in 2007, more than HONORED BY MEDICAL SOCIETY OF 600,000 pounds of fresh produce has been VIRGINIA: Joan Ritter, M.D., FACP, of grown for and donated to AFAC through Arlington, the volunteer medical direc- the initiative. tor of the Arlington Free Clinic, has been “We’re excited about this transition. honored with the Medical Society of Vir- Now, AFAC can concentrate on food dis- ginia Foundation’s 2020 “Salute to Ser- tribution and Friends of Urban Agricul- vice Award” for her efforts on behalf of ture can concentrate on food production,” the uninsured and underinsured. said Robin Broder, president of FOUA. She was one of ve medical profes- The Plot Against Hunger program will sionals statewide to be honored through be managed by FOUA in a collaborative the Salute to Service Awards, which were effort including Arlington Virginia Co- created in 2004 to recognize outstanding operative Extension, Marymount Uni- efforts in creating and nurturing a caring versity, Master Gardeners of Northern health promotion and disease-prevention Virginia, Master Food Volunteers, local environment by providing service on be- food pantries, and individual gardens and half of patients everywhere. gardeners. With the support of 500 medical and A series of county programs – both non-medical volunteers, the Arlington online and outdoor – are slated for March Free Clinic provides comprehensive 13-20 to kick off the spring-summer grow- health-care services to 1,600 low-income, ing season. Prepare for uninsured adults in Arlington, many of them with complex medical conditions. NATIONAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE SA- power outages “Dr. Ritter is amazing in her ability LUTES LOVE IN NEW CONCERT: The to balance the many aspects of her life Arlington-based National Chamber En- with a Generac to improve the health of our vulnerable semble will present an online Valentine’s patients,” said Nancy White, the Arling- Concert featuring the works of Peter home standby ton Free Clinic’s president. “She is read- Tchaikovsky and Alexander Borodin, ily accessible to us, which is vital, as our highlighting the romantic music of Rus- generator clinic does not have paid physicians on sia. staff. Our nurses know they always have “For anyone seeking the perfect ro- someone they can contact when a critical mantic string music, this is an irresistibly situation arises.” sweet and lyrical program – a perfect way REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! Because of public-health conditions, to spend time with your loved ones,” or- the Medical Society of Virginia Founda- ganizers said. 8555730849 tion was unable to host the 2020 Physi- Featured artists are Leo Sushansky cians Gala, so the 2020 Salute to Service and Najin Kim (violin), Uri Wassertzug Awards will be presented at the 2021 Phy- (viola) and Vasily Popov (cello). Works sicians Gala, slated to be held later this will include Tchaikovksy’s “Romeo and year in Hot Springs. Juliet Fantasy-Overture” and Borodin’s For information, see the Website at “Quartet No. 2” (dedicated to his wife in www.msv.org/foundation. honor of their 20th anniversary). FREE7-Year Extended Warranty* The cost is $36 per household; a link to A $695 Value! LEADERSHIP OF ‘PLOT AGAINST HUN- the concert will be sent out on Feb. 20 and GER’ EFFORT CHANGING: Management will remain available online for 12 days. O er valid December 15, 2020 - March 1, 2021 of Plot Against Hunger, an Arlington For information, see the Website at initiative designed to produce fresh, lo- www.nationachamberensemble.org. cally grown produce for those in need, will transition from the Arlington Food The Sun Gazette is the community’s Special Financing Available Assistance Center (AFAC) to the Friends source of news and information. Don’t be Subject to Credit Approval of Urban Agriculture (FOUA), allowing shy – send us your community news and *To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, install and activate the AFAC to focus on its core mission of pro- we’ll do what we can to spread the word generator with a participating dealer. Call for a full list of terms and conditions. viding groceries to local families. across the community.

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10 February 11, 2021 sungazette.news Schools & Military n Raymond Craig III of Arlington been named to the dean’s list for the nah Leggett, Evan Walker and Louisa University of Miami. earned a master of business administra- fall semester at the Georgia Institute of Wetzel of Arlington have been named tion degree during recent commence- Technology (Georgia Tech). to the dean’s list for the fall semester at n Rafael Lopez, Amelia Myers, Lu- ment exercises at Park University. the College of the Holy Cross. cinda Rissmeyer and Rwail Sirmed n Anna Brooks of Arlington has of Arlington have been named to the n Lars Christensen and Robert been named to the dean’s list for the fall n Zacharias Muleta of Arlington, dean’s list for the fall semester at Ithaca Ridgeway of Arlington have been named semester at Wheaton College. a 2018 graduate of Bishop O’Connell College. to faculty honors and Christopher Ozgo High School, has been named to the and Alexander Tyler of Arlington have n Nicholas Conklu, Julie Brewer, Han- dean’s list for the fall semester at the Your submissions are invited!

whose names could appear on the ballot. implemented.” But a still-unanswered question is how If things moves forward, Arlington Elections many of those contenders voters would could serve the guinea pig for instant- Birthday Continued from Page 1 be able to rank. runoff elections in Virginia. While that Continued from Page 1 Currently, technology from the coun- would bring implementation headaches voter-technology vendors. ty’s voting-software vendor (Unisyn for county of cials, it also serves up op- Arlingtonian, Katie Couric.) Her marriage to the late Edward Lock- “We have a chicken-or-the-egg prob- Voting Solutions) permits ranking up to portunities to lead the way forward into ett was blessed by four children, ve lem,” said Electoral Board chairman Mat- three candidates. While the rm is work- uncharted territory. grandchildren and six great-grandchil- thew Weinstein. “That’s the nature of the ing on increasing that number, “the [state] “What we have in Virginia now is a problem. Ultimately, the County Board dren. certi cation process can be lengthy,” said blank slate, which is a good thing, in my A domestic worker for many years, has to give the thumbs up.” McDermot Coutts, the software-develop- view,” Reinemeyer said. Mrs. Lockett worked at the Pentagon in The instant-runoff process already is ment director at Unisyn. The Feb. 6 update “was well-done and the 1940s. She continued driving her blue in use when the Arlington County Demo- Settling on the nal number of candi- well-researched,” said Michael Cantwell, 1976 Chevrolet station wagon until she cratic Committee selects its nominees for dates who could be ranked by a voter is a local civic activist and member of Fair- was 90, never once picking up a traf c local of ce through party-run caucuses. not a merely esoteric decision. Election Vote Virginia. ticket. Voters in those are able to rank candidates of cials acknowledge that the number of Coutts said public-education efforts The secret to her longevity? Perhaps in order of preference; should no candi- candidates who could be ranked might were key to making the public aware of some of it is that her life has been ground- date receive 50 percent of the vote on the have an impact on which candidate or any changes that might be adopted. ed in faith. rst ballot, the lowest scoring candidate candidates emerge as winners. “Having people understand why the Mrs. Lockett has been a member of is eliminated, and his/her votes are real- County Board Chairman Matt de Fer- person who had the most votes in the rst Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Al- located based on voter preferences. ranti agreed that there are a number of round lost is dif cult,” he said. exandria for the past 80 years, where she The process continues in multiple implementation questions that need to be (But it’s already happened, twice, in served as an usher for a half-century, and rounds until a candidate hits the 50-per- noodled through in coming months. Arlington County Democratic Commit- recently was bestowed with the title of cent threshold. “The County Board’s budget guidance tee caucuses, both times in 2020. Takis “deaconess emeritus.” Democrats use the process for all for the coming year includes a request that Karantonis in a County Board race and Healthy living is also a key consider- School Board nominating contests (as the county manager give us options with David Priddy in a School Board race each ation. Four words of wisdom she offers state law does not allow state-run prima- respect to ranked-choice voting,” he told catapulted past candidates who scored when asked are: “Eat your blueberries ries for those posts) and, less frequently, the Sun Gazette. “I am looking forward higher in the rst round, ultimately win- daily.” as an alternative to primaries for County to receiving his proposal and evaluating ning the Democratic endorsement.) Because of public-health conditions, Board, constitutional of ces and legisla- the costs and bene ts in the context of a The Electoral Board meeting spent Mrs. Lockett viewed the drive-by parade of honking, headlight-ashing cars from tive seats. very dif cult budget year. I will also want nearly an hour on the topic. The upshot? her front porch as Stevie Wonder’s “Hap- Making a change to ranked-choice vot- to learn more from our Electoral Board “Stay tuned,” Weinstein said. py Birthday” played in the background. ing would not limit the number of people and registrar regarding how this would be • • • Years In Business 2021 There is a rich history of locally owned and operated businesses in our area. This special feature highlights the longevity of many of these businesses and introduces the newer members of the local business community to our readers.

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sungazette.news February 11, 2021 13 U.S. Builders Still Con dent in 55+ Market Real Estate Builder con dence in the single- Featured Property of the Week family 55+ housing market remained high in the fourth quarter, inching down one point from an all-time high, according to the National Associa- Classic English Cottage Stands Tall tion of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI). Interior Elegance, Expansive Lot Set in Heart of Lyon Village “Builders continue to report a strong market for the 55+ housing seg- Our quest for the best in local real ment,” said Harry Miller III, chairman estate this week lands us in the always- of NAHB’s 55+ Housing Industry in-fashion community of Lyon Village, Council and president of Regal Build- where an extraordinary opportunity ers LLC in Delaware. “However, in awaits. some parts of the country we are see- Set on an expansive, 7,675-square- ing some lost interest in multi-family foot lot just blocks to everything from communities due to COVID-19 concerns.” shopping and dining to Metro, our fea- There are two 55+ HMIs measuring tured home evokes the style of a charm- distinct segments of the 55+ housing ing 1950s-era English cottage. Set back market: single-family homes and mul- from the road by a row of hedges and a tifamily condominiums. winding walkway, it’s a charmer – and Each 55+ HMI measures builder once we begin our interior exploration, sentiment based on a survey that asks it’s clear that the abode has wonderful if current sales, prospective buyer traf- amounts of space an a sunny disposition c and anticipated six-month sales in every sense of the word. for that market are good, fair or poor The property currently is on the mar- (high, average or low for traf c), and ket, listed at $1,450,000 by Sheri Grant then reports the results on a 0-to-100 of Boyer O’Dea & Grant, TTR Sotheby’s scale. International Realty. Two of the three index components of the 55+ single-family HMI de- Our interior exploration begins upon Facts for buyers creased in the fourth quarter: present entering the stone-arched entryway and Address: 3107 18th Street North, sales dropped one point to 87, expected into the foyer, which gives way to a light- Arlington (22201). sales for the next six months fell seven filled living room with hardwood floors Listed at: $1,450,000 by Sheri Grant, points to 83, and traf c of prospective and a wood-burning fireplace on one TTR Sotheby’s International Realty buyers remained unchanged at 69. side and a stunning library (or home (703) 405-1016. The 55+ multi-family condo HMI office) with custom built-ins and a bay Schools: Arlington Science Focus El- fell four points to 63. All three index window on the other. ementary, Dorothy Hamm Middle, components also decreased from the The airy and equally sunny dining Washington-Liberty High School. previous quarter: present sales fell four room leads to the updated kitchen with points to 66, expected sales for the next accoutrements that include a profes- plumbed bath. Should you desire, this six months decreased three points to sional range and solid-wood cabinetry, level could be finished to your specifi- 64 and traf c of prospective buyers dropped six points to 57. plus elegant Silestone countertops and cations, adding yet more oomph to the All four components of the 55+ overall interior footprint. custom storage spaces. multi-family rental market fell in the A sunroom, located off the kitchen, Outside, the home has a number fourth quarter: present production is another treat. of delightful living spaces, including a decreased six points to 56, expected We promised you an expansive inte- tiered deck with space for grilling and, future production dropped 16 points rior, and it is time to deliver: In addition perhaps our favorite spot of all, a fabu- 45, present demand for existing units to the formal rooms, the first level also lous gazebo just right for dining al fresco fell 13 points to 63 and future expected includes a coveted main-level bedroom while enjoying vistas in your private, demand decreased six points to 65. with bath, perfect for a multitude of uses oversized back yard. (For the full 55+ HMI tables, see if not needed as a bedroom, but ready It’s a glorious opportunity! the Website at nahb.org/55hmi.) and waiting if the need is there. Articles are prepared by the Sun Ga- “Like the broader housing market, The second level is home to an ex- zette’s real estate advertising department builders are dealing with increased pansive primary suite with a spacious on behalf of clients. building material costs, labor short- ages and a lack of buildable lots,” said sitting room (which would work well as For information on the home, contact NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz. upper-level office). A hallway of closets the listing agent. For information on hav- “These supply-side issues are making it and an oversized bathroom lead to the ing a house reviewed, contact the Sun dif cult to meet the strong demand for home’s third bedroom. walkout lower level, which includes a Gazette’s real estate advertising depart- the 55+ housing market.” Additional features are found in the workshop area and laundry room with ment at (571)333-6272.

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16 February 11, 2021 sungazette.news More on the Web n High-school roundup. n Youth sports results. For more sports, visit: Sports www.insidenova.com/sports/Arlington Teeing Off Regional Those Endless Foul Shots So Slow the Hoop Action Some think baseball can be slow- Brackets moving and boring to watch, especially when there are so many late-inning pitching changes. Set to Go Dave Facinoli Other sports can be that way too. Rivals Could Meet Boring and slow-moving certainly was the case regarding a 4-minute In 2nd-Round Play overtime period of a recent boys var- sity high-school basketball game be- DAVE FACINOLI tween the host Marshall Statesmen Sta Writer and Edison Eagles. The four minutes took about 30 to play because of all If the stars align and the creek don’t the fouling and resulting free throws, rise, there is a good chance the Wake- constant stoppage of action, endless BASKETBALL eld Warriors substitutions, multiple timeouts and a and Yorktown couple of referee huddles. Patriots could meet in an early-round Marshall won, 66-62. game of the 6D North Region boys bas- In the overtime, there were 11 fouls ketball tournament. whistled, resulting in some dozen free If that showdown occurs, the meet- throws taken. While play was stopped ing between the Arlington high-school for the foul shots, it almost was like rivals will be the rst since the opening a free-for-all with the endless substi- game of the 2016-17 season, won by tutions and a steady ow of players Wakeeld. Such a clash also will de- entering the game or returning to termine the unofcial Arlington boys the bench. The waiting for all of that hoop champion among the three public- coming and going just added to the school teams for the 2020-21 campaign. game’s length. Wakeeld and Yorktown each defeated For those watching the streamed the Washington-Liberty Generals (York- online broadcast of the contest, the town twice) during regular-season con- quality was unsteady and seemed tests. to become worse in overtime – very Yorktown (8-5, 6-3) enters the region blurry, making it hard to see the score tourney as the No. 2 seed from the Lib- and time remaining, in addition to not erty District. Wakeeld (7-2, 6-1) will be being able to clearly watch the action. the top seed from the National District Plus, tight shots of the scoreboard and receive a rst-round bye.

were never shown unfortunately, add- Brandon Warner and the Yorktown Patriots are the No. 2 seed from the Liberty District in the 6D ing to the frustration. Continued on Page 18 North Region boys basketball tournament taking place this week. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Good for Marshall, which recorded probably its biggest victory of the season. But those nal moments be- Yorktown Girls Dominate District Competition came a struggle to watch. A Sta Report son in the 100 freestyle (52.18) and 100 Alexis Lee was second in the back Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to backstroke (58.19). and sixth in the IM, Sophia Grabman see basketball games without any foul The Washington-Liberty Generals The 200 medley relay (1:48.45) and third in the breast, Alexis Boneld fth shots attempted? Or at least alter the and Yorktown Patriots had multiple 200 free relay (1:35.84) won and Lauren in the IM, Alexandra Brown fth in the rules in some way to limit the vast winners and Hartel was second in the 200 and 500 50 free and seventh in the 100 free, and number of foul shots, which more and SWIM & DIVE top nishers free races. Also, Bridget Morris Lar- Sadie Smith fourth in diving. more seem to increase in volume in at the Liberty District girls and boys kin was second in the 100 breaststroke Leading the Yorktown boys was many games. swimming and diving championships. and seventh in the IM, Lauren Patou- double-winner and freshman Nolan So many hoop contests become While there were no team scores kept ros third in the 500 free, Rachel Conley Dunkel in the y (49.89, district record) foul-shooting events, especially dur- in the high-school meets, the Yorktown third in the y, Ashley Gregory fourth and back (50.56, school record) and the ing the late minutes when one of the girls came away the unoffcial winner. in the 500 free, Grace Jansen fourth in winning 200 free relay (1:30.13). teams is behind and frantically trying “We now have a chance to do well at the 200 free and fth in the y, and Em- Yorktown’s Jack Carmen was second to play catchup. the regional and state competitions as ily Larsen fourth in the 50 free and ninth in the IM and third in the breast, Jack well,” Yorktown coach Torey Ortmayer in the 100 free. Tsuchitani took fourth in the 50 free, said. Leading the W-L girls were Ellie and Luke Aslaksen fourth in the 200 Leading the Yorktown girls were Joyce’s victory in diving (431.05 points), free and sixth in the 100 free. Find daily updates on the Web at double winners Torri Huske in the 200 Claire Mowery’s rst in the 50 free For the Washington-Liberty boys, www.insidenova.com. Stay in touch individual medley (1:58.79) and 100 (24.28) and third in the 100 free, and the through Twitter (@sungazettespts) and butter y (51.34) and Caroline Burge- second by the medley relay. Continued on Page 18 www.facebook.com/sungazettenews.

sungazette.news February 11, 2021 17 Generals Stay on Target, Win Third Straight Reion Title DAVE FACINOLI to win a third straight region title. He Sta Writer said the key was improving every week, and the Generals have done so. Three in a row and still undefeated. When their best lineup was on the That’s what the Washington-Liberty oor, W-L’s team score improved each Generals accomplished the night of week. Feb. 4, when the “I always tell our team not to worry GYMNASTICS girls high-school how the other teams do. Think about gymnastics team won its third straight our score and what we can do to im- 6D North Region championship. With prove,” D’Emidio said. “And they keep the title, won inside the W-L gym, the doing that, which means they really care Generals have nished rst in all seven most about the team.” of their competitions this season. Next for the Generals is the Virginia Washington-Liberty won the re- High School League’s Class 6 state meet gion with a season-high team score of Feb. 12 at Kellam High School in Vir- 143.025. The Oakton Cougars were sec- The Washington-Liberty Generals gather for a team photo after winning their third straight ginia Beach. Washington-Liberty has region girls gymnastics championships. Next is the state meet. WASHINGTON-LIBERTY ond with 138.225. Overall, the region never won a state gymnastics meet, n- crown was W-L’s sixth in school history, “Grace is such a competitor,” an 8.35 on the oor. Marchese scored a ishing second twice. all coming in the last 11 years. D’Emidio said. “After her beam routine, 9.05 on the vault, 8.65 on the oor and “If we clean up some things and falls, “It’s always nice to hold that region she did not let that bother her. Her next 8.525 on the beam. we can be a contender,” said D’Emidio, banner,” W-L coach Joe D’Emidio said. event was the oor, and she goes and Gerardi had an 8.325 on the beam who believes it could take a score as high “Our gymnasts really enjoy the sport at wins that.” and an 8.175 on the bars. Johnson scored as 146 to win the state crown. W-L. We have a great set-up here and Chen also was second in the all- a 9.1 on the vault and Bailey a 9.35 on Also at the region meet, the Wake- have great support. We are tickled pink around last season. the vault and an 8.9 on the oor. eld Warriors placed sixth with a 133.2 to have three straight region titles in a Washington-Liberty senior Desta The vault was the Generals’ rst of team score. row.” Sahle had a strong meet with a 9.375 on four events. The Warriors were led by Sophie Washington-Liberty was led in the the oor, a 9.35 on the beam and a 9.15 “They all hit their vaults and scored Gamboa’s third in the all-around with region meet by junior Grace Chen’s on the vault. in the nines,” D’Emidio said. “I knew a 36.35 score. She scored a 9.5 on the second in the all-around with a 36.575 Other W-L gymnasts who scored after that we already had the meet vault, had 8.975 scores on both the bars score. Oakton freshman Delaney Nel- well in the meet were Ava Drewer, Devin wrapped up, then we did well on our and beam, and an 8.9 on the oor. son won with a 36.825 total. Nemirow, Annie Marchese, Mara Ge- next event, the bars and shined on the Wake eld’s Gabrielle Watts was sixth Chen won three events, the vault rardi, Alana Johnson and Sophia Bai- oor at the end.” in the all-around (34.575). She had a (9.575), the uneven bars (9.35) and the ley. When practice rst began a few 9.25 on the oor, an 8.85 on the beam, oor exercise (9.5). She fell twice on her Drewer scored a 9.3 on the vault. weeks ago, D’Emidio believed the Gen- an 8.225 on the vault and an 8.25 on the balance beam, scoring an 8.15. Nemirow had an 8.325 on the beam and erals possessed the talent and potential bars. College Roundup ALLAN TREAKLE: Wake eld High 9.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. For his career, Treakle has scored 769 hoe is a sophomore swimmer for the School graduate Alan Treakle has He has 14 assists and four steals and has points and has 164 assists through six University of Virginia women’s team played in six games this season for the made 10 three-point baskets, tied for the games this season. this winter. She placed in a recent swim- men’s basketball team at the University team’s best. Treakle has scored single- mming meet against North Carolina of Mount Olive. game season highs of 21 points twice MADDIE DONOHOE: Bishop O’Connell State University in the 1,000 and 500 The 5-foot-10 senior guard averages this season. High School graduate Maddie Dono- freestyle races. “We are hoping they can return,” nament en route to nishing second in District. Yorktown coach Joe Reed said. the competition and advancing to the None of the three teams received Basketball Wake eld and Yorktown have not state tourney, where they were defeated byes. Continued from Page 17 met since the Patriots have been play- in the rst round. The tournament was In the rst round, Yorktown was ing a fast-paced style of offense, which never completed because of the CO- scheduled to play West eld, Washing- Yorktown will have to win a rst- includes many three-point shot attempts VID-19 pandemic. ton-Liberty had a game against Chan- round game against the Chantilly Char- and multiple game-long substitutions of In this year’s region play, Washing- tilly and Wake eld was set to face gers in order to face Wake eld in the as many as ve players. ton-Liberty was scheduled to face the McLean. Chantilly is one of the tourna- second round. The Patriots defeated “We’ll try to gure out that style if Oakton Cougars (4-10) in a rst-round ment favorites, along with Madison and Chantilly, 90-80, during a regular-sea- we have to play them,” Wake eld coach contest. The winner would face Cent- Marshall. son showdown just a couple of weeks Tony Bentley said. reville in the quarter nals. If Wake eld and Washington-Liber- ago. With a nal 6-4 Liberty District re- n In the girls 6D North Region Tour- ty win their rst-round games, they will Wake eld enters the tournament on cord, Washington-Liberty (9-5 overall) nament, the Yorktown Patriots (7-7, meet in the quarter nals. The Generals a two-game winning streak, while York- will be the region tournament’s No. 3 6-4) will be the No. 4 seed from the Lib- defeated Wake eld early in the regular town lost its nal two regular-season seed from the league. The Generals won erty District and the Washington-Lib- season. contests. The Patriots were missing two two-of-their- nal-three regular-season erty Generals (0-10, 1-13) are the sixth Yorktown defeated Washington-Lib- injured three-year starters – Liam An- games. seed. erty twice during the regular season, but dersen and Jack Burris – who could re- A year ago, W-L defeated both York- The Wake eld Warriors (5-9, 5-7) the Patriots did not face Arlington rival turn in time for the region. town and Wake eld in the region tour- will be the No. 2 seed from the National Wake eld.

n For the Wake eld Warriors in the third in the 100 backstroke and fth in Young-Smith was second in the 500 free boys National District swimming and the 200 individual medley, Tugu Bat- and fth in the IM, Margaret Sughrue Swim & Dive diving championships, Anthony Doll Erdene was fth in the 100 buttery, placed third in the back and seventh in Continued from Page 17 was a double winner in the 500 freestyle Jack Nickerson had two sixth-place n- the y, Yalguun Baterdene took third in (4:49.67) and 200 free (1:46.17) to lead ishes and Jhonny Merritt was third in the 200 free, and Anne Kumashiro was Evan Brown won the diving (422.4), the way. diving. third in diving. Tommy Weber was third in the 200 free Also for the Wake eld boys, Matvei For the Wake eld girls, Natalie Kal- Check a future edition of the Sun and Cooper Donovan fourth in the 500 Namakonov was second in the 50 and dahl was second in the IM and fourth Gazette for results from the 6D North free. 100 freestyle races, Zach Berner was in the 100 breaststroke, Gabriella Region girls and boys meets.

18 February 11, 2021 sungazette.news Generals, Highlanders Clash in Girls Action

The host McLean Highlanders and Washington-Liberty Generals met in a Liberty District girls high-school basketball game recently, which was won by McLean, 73-46. The Highlanders built an early lead, then maintained that cushion the rest of the way. From top left: McLean’s Caro- line Wagner tightly guards Washington-Liberty’s Karenna Keane as she tries to drive to the basket and score inside. McLean’s Macey Johnson heads inside to score around the Generals’ Nour Ben Hammouda. Wagner appears to make contact and foul Keane as she takes a short jump shot. The McLean team, led by head coach Jen Sobota in the middle, prepares to break a huddle. McLean’s Mia Fitzgerald, one of the leading scorers in the contest, takes a long jumper. Washington-Liberty’s Caitlyn Miller, one of the top scorers for the Generals, shoots inside as she is surrounded by McLean defenders, including Johnson. Each team has now concluded regular-season play and begins competition in this week’s 6D North Region Tournament. McLean won is nal two regular-season games. See a slideshow of photos from the meet at https://sungazette.news/photos. Photos by Deb Kolt

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February 13, 1970: 55+ News n Gov. Holton said he is open to changing the lyrics to the state song, after Arlington County government 55+ DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL DIALECTS tion #912400-19) state Sen. Douglas Wilder said he found Programs will be “virtual” for the foresee- IN THE WORKS: A discussion of Ameri- them offensive. able future. A 55+ membership ($20 an- can regional dialects will be presented on HISTORY ROUNDTABLERS TO GATHER: nual fee) is required to participate. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. (Registration A history discussion led by Encore Learn- February 13, 1973: For information, see the Website at #912400-25) ing will focus on cultural, economic, ar- n Democrat Warren Stambaugh has parks.arlingtonva.us (search “55+ mem- tistic and political histories on Thursday, announced plans to run for House of ber”). To join or register, go to registra- LUNAR LORE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. (Registration #912402- Delegates, blasting Republican incum- tion.arlingtonva.us or call (703) 228- Naturalist Ken Rosenthal will discuss 20) bent George Mason Green for four years 4747. moon lore on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 6 of ineffectiveness. p.m. (Registration #912400-13) AFRICAN-AMERICAN ASPECTS OF AR- n Democrat Henry Howell is already PREVIEW OF UPCOMING PROGRAM- LINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY DE- challenging Republican Mills Godwin to MING SLATED: The “55 Live!” talk show, HEALTHY COOKING, EATING DE- TAILED: Connections between African- a series of gubernatorial debates, even a preview of upcoming 55+ programming TAILED: Virginia Cooperative Extension American history and Arlington National though neither candidate has of cially featuring staff, will be held on Tuesday, volunteers will discuss the building blocks Cemetery will be discussed on Friday, Feb. been nominated. Feb. 16 at noon. (Registration #912801- to a healthy meal on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 19 at 1:30 p.m. (Registration #912400-14) 11). noon. (Registration #912501-02) CROSSWORD SOLUTION ACOUSTIC MUSICIANS TO TAKE THE NEEDLECRAFTERS GATHER TO SHARE INFORMATION ON AFRICAN-AMERI- ‘VIRTUAL’ STAGE: An acoustic hour with PROJECT INFORMATION: Needlcrafters CAN GENEALOGY PROFFERED: The songs from the 1960s through the 1990s will meet to discuss projects on Monday, Library of Virginia will present a program will be presented on Friday, Feb. 19 at Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. (Registration #912703- on African-American genealogy outreach 1:30 p.m. (Registration #912802-08) 11) on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m. (Registra- • • •

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