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INSIDE: McLean police commander preps for 2019 • Page 4 Enjoy FREE E-edition Access at www.sungazette.news our local newspaper keeps you connected 6 Opinion Yto the faces, places, information and 12 Real Estate Keep events that matter most to you. Now with 18 Sports print and online, we’ve made it easier than 4 9 ever to keep your ﬁ nger on the pulse of what’s TYSONS PRIMARY 21 Classified In happening in the community. CHAMBER BATTLE 23 Public Safety LOOKS TO LOOMS 23 Crossword Touch NEW YEAR IN 31st 23 Local History Sun Gazette GREAT FALLS McLEAN OAKTON TYSONS VIENNA VOLUME 40 NO. 16 JANUARY 17-23, 2019 Superintendent Wants $3 Billion for FCPS 4.1% Boost in Funding Would Come Despite Projected Decline in Enrollment BRIAN TROMPETER would require an $84.4 million lion extra for employee compensa- hindered us in making sure that we Staff Writer transfer increase from the county tion, including a 1-percent cost- have the premier workforce,” he said. government. of-living bump for all employees, “Last year’s budget and this budget Fairfax County Public Schools About 86 percent of the budget 2.6-percent longevity (“step”) in- continue the emphasis of making Superintendent Scott Brabrand on would be used for instructional pro- creases for eligible workers and $5.1 sure the best and brightest come to Jan. 10 proposed a $3 billion oper- grams and nearly 90 percent of bud- million more for employees’ retire- Fairfax County and stay in Fairfax ating budget for fiscal 2020 that is getary expenses would be allotted ment programs. County.” $117.4 million (4.1 percent) more for employee salaries and benefits. “We have to recognize that bud- than the previous year’s total and Brabrand is asking for $80.1 mil- get cuts over the last few years have Continued on Page 17 Brabrand 3 DEFENDERS? NO PROBLEM!

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AC GreatFalls_StripAd.indd 1 12/7/18 2:00 PM Lounge in Vienna Could See Music Permit Pulled BRIAN TROMPETER Vienna Department of Public Works re- Staff Writer cently received a letter from representatives of the owner of the arson-damaged Things have been relatively quiet for Marco Polo Restaurant building that % the past several months at Bey Lounge in sought a demolition permit, but informa- Vienna, but a recent spate of noise violation was missing, Planning and Zoning tions has prompted town officials to once Director Cindy Petkac told the Vienna APY* again consider revoking the site’s condi- Town Council Jan. 7. tional-use permit for live music. Council members on Dec. 10 last year Residents called town police Nov. 18 pressed Town Manager Mercury Payton 2.60 and Dec. 29 last year and Jan. 6 this year to send a letter to the site’s owner, Vi- to report loud music after midnight. Po- enna Vision LLC, informing them of the lice responded to another noise complaint building’s poor condition and the need to BIG NUMBER. last year on Nov. 29 at 10:50 p.m., which remediate it, or provide a plan to do so, qualified as a code violation because it within 30 days. was on a Thursday, when loud music must Fire destroyed the structure Oct. 14 cease by 10 p.m. last year and authorities have charged a BIG SAVINGS. Some of the cases may be consolidated, 14-year-old Vienna-area boy and 13-year- as the same police officer handled three of old Reston boy with arson and destruc- the four recent violations, said Town At- tion of property in the case. The building’s torney Steven Briglia. central section was destroyed and the site “If we’ve got an officer working mid- now is surrounded by chain-link fencing. nights, we’re not going to reschedule him Town officials are waiting to hear back unless it’s convenient for everybody to do from the property’s owners so demolition that,” Briglia said. can proceed, Petkac said. The Vienna Board of Zoning Appeals “We are waiting for that information on Nov. 18, 2015, issued the lounge an to come in so we can finish processing SPECIAL OFFER initial, one-year conditional-use permit and approve the [demolition] permit,” she for live entertainment. The BZA renewed said. ON A NEW ADJUSTABLE the permit for another year in Novem- If owners of the property do not move ber 2016, but required that the lounge forward with demolition, the town govern- MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT close at midnight from Sundays through ment has the right to demolish the build- Thursdays and at 2 a.m. on Fridays and ing and roughly regrade the site, then bill Saturdays. The BZA in November 2017 the expense as a lien against the property, Now for a limited time, we’re offering 2.60% APY* issued only a six-month renewal, with said Town Attorney Steven Briglia. The when you open a new adjustable money market further restrictions about audible noise at whole process might take until late March the site’s rear property line on Fridays and or early April to play out, he said. account with a new deposit of $250,000 or more.** Saturdays. Vienna Proclamations Raise Fears Because Vienna police had issued 10 of ‘Mission Creep’: The Vienna Town noise citations at Bey Lounge as of No- Council on Jan. 7 approved, if a tad ir- • Access to your money at any time vember 2017, town officials last spring ritably, approved a pair of proclamations • Unlimited deposits and ATM withdrawals asked the BZA to revoke the conditional- regarding social issues beyond its usual use permit for live music at the business, scope of duties. • Up to 6 additional transactions located at 303A Mill St., N.E. One proclamation, read by Council per statement cycle The lounge’s owner, Rawad Hasrouni, member Howard Springsteen, supported said he had addressed the town’s noise a National Day of Racial Healing. • Earn a higher interest rate than most concerns by installing $50,000 worth of “We understand and recognize that money market accounts sound-proofing and other improvements. there is a racial divide in our country The BZA on May 22 last year extended and we must all work earnestly to heal • Rate accurate as of 01/10/19 and subject to change the lounge’s permit permanently. the wounds created by racial, ethnic and Only live music, not amplified recorded religious bias and build an equitable and Learn more at sonabank.com music, is covered by the permit. just society so that all children can thrive,” or call us at 888.464.BANK (2265) Bey Lounge “went for some time with- part of the resolution read. out any violations, so I don’t know what’s The second proclamation, this time going on over there now, but it’s clearly read by Council member Linda Colbert, audible,” Briglia said, adding police of- honored Jan. 20 through 26 as School ficers have been able to hear music from Choice Week. behind the lounge in the residential area Citing how effective educational op- on Park Street, N.E. tions play a role in economic vitality and “Our thought was, as soon as the community vibrancy, the resolution stated [court] cases are done, we’ll present a mo- the town “recognizes the important role tion to revoke the conditional-use permit that an effective education plays in pre- to the Board of Zoning Appeals.,” he paring all students in the Town of Vienna said. to be successful adults.” BIG BELIEVERS IN YOU Council member Pasha Majdi said he Colbert supported the school-choice fully supported revoking the lounge’s per- resolution, saying education applied to *New accounts only. APY = Annual Percentage Yield. The advertised APY is effective 01/10/19 and subject to mit. programs at the community center and change thereafter. Earn 2.60% APY on balances of $250,000 and above. Transfers from existing accounts do not “This is not strike three, it’s strike 15,” elsewhere, not just the public schools. qualify. The minimum to open the Money Market is $50,000. Fees may reduce earnings. Offer is subject to change without notice and may be withdrawn at any time. **For accounts over $5,000,000 please he said. “I kind of looked at [the resolution] as contact your local Sonabank branch. Vienna Officials: More Data Needed for Macro Polo Demolition Permit: The Continued on Page 17

2 January 17, 2019 www.sungazette.news Vienna Artist of Year Brings Depth, Texture to Work BRIAN TROMPETER Skidmore executes her reliefs by wield- Staff Writer ing Japanese carving tools on pieces of linden or bass wood. She neither uses Vienna-area artist Dorothe “Doré” power tools, which interfere with her Skidmore uses her imagination and a va- sense of serenity, nor burnishes the final riety of hand tools to craft landscapes, products with sandpaper. architectural studies and whimsical street “If you carve nicely, you don’t have to scenes out of wood panels. worry about the sanding,” she said. One of her woodcarvings, now on dis- She colors most of her woodcarvings play in Vienna Arts Society’s basement with acrylic paint and then protects the gallery at 243 Church St., N.W., shows finished products with a light acrylic var- jazz musicians playing on a New Orleans nish. street. She speculates her ability to render Skidmore once studied under now-de- such scenes is instinctive. ceased master stonecarver Constantine “I was good in geometry,” she said. Seferlis at the Washington National Ca- “Three-dimensional things have always thedral, but she hasn’t created any stone been fascinating to me. I’m better with sculptures in about a decade. three dimensions than I am with color.” Unlike working with wood, artists Vienna Arts Society leaders at the must use rasps to smooth out stone carv- group’s December holiday party named ings, Dust from limestone sculptures pro- Skidmore its 2019 Artist of the Year. duces an unexpected benefit. Doré Skidmore, who recently was named the Vienna Arts Society’s 2019 Artist of the Year, pos- Skidmore, who had participated in the “I had the greenest grass the year af- es with some of her painted, carved-wood reliefs at the group’s gallery. selection of previous winners, was caught ter I did a stone sculpture for St. Mark PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER by surprise, thinking someone else would Church” in Vienna, she said. “I was told architectural periods. The project, includ- “It’s a lot easier to do landscapes be- receive the honor. it’s good to have lime in your grass, but ing research, took about a year and sold cause you can be free,” she said. “You Skidmore grew up at West Point in you don’t want it in your lungs.” well, she said. don’t have to worry about perspective as New York (her father was a professor at Even modest-sized panels require 40 Many of Skidmore’s works incorpo- much. When you’re doing buildings, you’d the military academy) and earned a bach- to 50 hours’ work, but there is an upside: rate tree branches and leaves. Another better get it right. They’ll call you on it.” elor’s degree in art history from Vassar Molds can be made of them, allowing the of her works on display is a highly tex- Skidmore also has been trying her hand College. Married to an Army officer, she artworks to be reproduced and sold in tured and three-dimensional rendering of at watercolor and multi-media works and traveled the world and became inspired numbered editions, often of 350. Vienna Presbyterian Church’s iconic old is taking part in the arts group’s “Take a by German artist Tilmon Raymond Sch- Skidmore is most proud of a trip- steeple at Church and Mill streets, N.E. Seat Vienna” project, in which members neider’s bas-relief woodcarvings. Origi- tych of woodcarvings she did of Jackson Portraits and architectural carving are will paint wooden benches built by an nally intending to become a curator, Skid- Square in New Orleans, the panels of more exacting than landscape artworks, more decided to create artworks herself. which show buildings from three different she said. Continued on Page 17

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www.sungazette.news January 17, 2019 3 Tysons Chamber Looks to Another Year of Growth BRIAN TROMPETER Staff Writer

The Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce’s main mission is to create a platform of prosperity for its members, the group’s 2019 board chairman said. “Whether you’re a non-profit, whether you’re a government agency, whether you’re a small business or a large business, our job is to help every one of you grow,” said Tucker Gladhill at the chamber’s Jan. 9 board-installation breakfast at the Tow- er Club in Tysons, He quoted the old proverb of teaching a man to fish so he will eat for a lifetime. “When I look around Tysons, I can’t help but notice that we have one of the biggest darned fishing poles in the state of Members of the Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 board of directors pose for a group photo after being sworn in Jan. 9 at the Tower Virginia,” he said. “There’s a lot of oppor- Club in Tysons. PHOTO BY BRIAN TROMPETER tunity out there. All you have to do is look out these windows and see the construc- questions,” he said, adding that those que- grow and lead,” Case said. rill Lynch) and Jonathan LaCroix (Cox tion, traffic and development.” ries were just the tip of the iceberg. Alex Robbins, a staff member for U.S. Communications). Gladhill said the flurry of activity Outgoing chairman Virginia Case said Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th), adminis- Other board members include James makes him want to help the chamber’s 2018 had been a year of unprecedented tered the chamber board’s oath of office. Lawson (Impact Business Solutions members and supporters grow their busi- change for the chamber. The organization The chamber had not yet selected its LLC), Alex Levy (1st Stage), Maureen nesses. grew its membership, created new events 2019 officers (except Gladhill as chair- Loftus (LearningRx), Rod Loges (One “We’re not going to bait your hook for and started a legislative-affairs commit- man), but board members and the com- Degree Capital), Rodney Lusk (Fairfax you, we’re not going to cast your rod or tee, she said. panies for which they work are: Anthony County Economic Development Author- reel . . . but what we will do is we’ll lead “We worked to champion initiatives on Anikeeff (Williams Mullen PC), Samim ity), Audrey Lustre (Silver Spoon Cater- you to where the fish bite and we’ll help behalf of our member businesses and we Ardeishar (Grossberg Co. LLP), Virgin- ers), David MacGillivray (Human Capital guide you in the pursuit,” he said. learned more about the opportunities and ia Case (StraTac Marketing), Maureen Advisors). Gladhill urged those present to begin challenges that face us all doing business Caufield (FiberLight), Uppasna Chand Also, Kara Carmichael Mayle (Tower thinking about how Amazon’s plans to in Virginia,” Case said. “This year flew (McLean Family Dentistry), Andrew Club Tysons), Kathy McNeill (Digi- relocate part of its second headquarters by in many ways, and though from time Clark (Cause Network). tal Solutions Co.), Kara Shelton (CST in Arlington and Alexandria will affect to time I questioned my sanity for taking Also, Kevin Corey (MVB Financial Group CPAs PC), Mariam Tadross (Rees other area businesses, commuting, hous- this role while running my own business, Services), Gina Gagliardi (WeWork), Broome PC), Chris Tomseth (Money ing prices, profit margins and demands I’m happy that I did.” Tucker Gladhill (Victory Van Corp.), Mailer of Tysons), Diana Villarreal (Cap- for higher employee compensation. People join chambers of commerce in Kathleen Kelley (Bean, Kinney & Korman itol Financial Planners), Michelle Walker “The reality, folks, if you want to be in search of networking, eduction, represen- PC), Frederick Keown (Convene), Walter (Trebla Consulting LLC), Sanjay Srikan- business surviving in the next three to five tation and community, she added. Kim (GRAPHEK), Timothy Klinkner tiah (Morgan Stanley) and Suzan Zim- years, you should be asking yourself these “The chamber is where you can learn, (First Citizens Bank), Jeff Krashin (Mer- merman (Strategic Capture Group). McLean Police Commander Details Agenda for New Year BRIAN TROMPETER The station has 138 sworn officers, at Urban Team. ets, we are making it painful for them.” Staff Writer least 11 of whom must be on patrol duty “Tysons Corner Center is a very large Hanson also chairs a regional subcom- during day shifts and at least nine on mid- income generator,” Hanson said, adding mittee on civil disturbances, which works Officers at the Fairfax County Police night shifts. Hanson said one of his top that the goal is to “protect the assets there to ensure people can protest and exercise Department’s McLean District Station priorities will be and make it a very safe and inviting place their free-speech rights safely. Following have their hands full keeping motorists increasing staff- for the public – it draws about 25 million violent protests in Baltimore after the safe, forging relationships with local stu- ing. In the next people each year.” acquittal of city officers in the April 2015 dents and discouraging thieves from ply- four or five years, The team’s efforts have sent a message death of Freddie Gray, area law-enforce- ing their trade in retail-rich Tysons, the he would like to to criminals: It’s not a good place to steal, ment agencies have enhanced training and station’s commander said. add 24 officers and he said. equipment to deal with such disturbances, Capt. Alan Hanson briefed McLean four supervisors McLean District officers also have he said. Citizens Association board members Jan. to the station’s Ty- been focusing on don’t-block-the-box en- Building solid relationships with young 2 about local crime trends and the station’s sons Urban Team, forcement at local intersections, especially people also is a key priority, said Hanson, ongoing initiatives. which now has in the vicinity of Georgetown Pike and who formerly served as a cryptologic of- Hanson took over as commander last nine officers and Balls Hill Road, where multiple streets ficer in the U.S. Navy. April, succeeding soon-to-retire Capt. two supervisors. converge on a single ramp leading north Department leaders view the presence John Trace. The tour is Hanson’s third That team has on Interstate 495. of police officers in the county’s middle at the station: He worked there nearly proved effective in holding down crime in Hanson thanked the Virginia Depart- and high schools as a “very big positive,” six years at the beginning of his career Tysons, which some residents had feared ment of Transportation for creating an he said, adding he hoped more personnel starting in January 1995 and returned as would increase following the opening of area on Georgetown Pike where officers could serve as “education officers” at el- a second lieutenant in 2005 before being Metro’s Silver Line in July 2014. could pull over violators safely, but said ementary schools to familiarize students assigned to several other divisions. Team members learned lessons from problems likely would persist until offi- with police, conduct safety presentations McLean District Station serves about Springfield Mall, following its crime hike cials relieved congestion at the American and build trust with the youths. 175,000 residents in a 44-square-mile area and subsequent deterioration after the Legion Bridge. Queried about police response times to that ranges north from the Arlington Blue Line’s Franconia-Springfield Sta- “The problem is the number of people home-burglary calls, Hanson said officers border up to Great Falls and west along tion opened, Hanson said. Macerich, who are trying to get through a restricted try to arrive within five minutes. But if Route 50 from Seven Corners to Fairfax. which owns Tysons Corner Center and artery,” he said, adding that police pres- there are a spate of such calls, prepare to The district includes two growing urban has a vested interest in keeping it safe, has ence does not aid the traffic’s flow. “We centers, Tysons and Merrifield. provided space in the mall for the Tysons are educating people, we are writing tick- Continued on Page 17

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Newsroom Our View: A Political Change That’s Not Needed SCOTT McCAFFREY A couple of weeks ago, we opined in this space on an it has gone Democratic each time. Yet Republican presi- Managing editor unnecessary and counterproductive piece of legislation of- dential nominees routinely still do quite well in a large (703) 738-2532 fered for the 2019 General Assembly session by a Demo- number of congressional districts statewide even as they [email protected] cratic lawmaker. are swamped in the more urbanized districts. For equal time, we’ll now spotlight a stinker from the Republicans who support this Electoral College change DAVE FACINOLI GOP side of the ranks. certainly would love to change the rules in an effort to gain Sports editor Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) has introduced a half a loaf, since it’s at least plausible Democrats are going (703) 738-2533 [email protected] resolution calling for an amendment to the Virginia Con- to run off additional statewide victories in future presiden- stitution that would change how the commonwealth ap- tial elections. BRIAN TROMPETER portions its members of the Electoral College. While there is a certain panache to the blatantly politi- Senior staff writer For well over a century, most states, Virginia included, cal motivation at play here, Republicans should have rea- (703) 738-2534 have opted for a winner-take-all approach. If a candi- sons to avoid this proposal, both micro and macro: [email protected] date for president garners a plurality of votes in Virginia, • On the micro level – Virginia-wise – legislators should whether by one vote or millions, he or she gets all the com- keep in mind that the first law of politics is the law of un- monwealth’s electoral votes, currently 13. intended consequences, and changes such as this almost Cole’s measure, similar to a number of previous attempts never play out the way intended. in recent years, would change that – it would provide two • On the macro level – nationwide – stepping away Advertising electoral votes to the statewide vote champion, but then from the winner-take-all Electoral College would change a VICKY MASHAW divide up the remainder by congressional district. That’s method of selecting presidents that, while hardly perfect, Sales manager the way two states (Maine and Nebraska) currently do it. would seem to be better than other options on the table, (571) 333-6272 It’s not hard to figure out the reasoning for this mea- including both congressional-district-by-congressional- [email protected] sure, at least from the Republican side of the aisle. district electors and a national popular vote. From 1968 to 2004, Virginia was reliably Republican in The current arrangement works, warts and all. No need SHARON KASH (703) 738-2521 its statewide vote for president, but since the 2008 election, for change. [email protected]

Classified sales (703) 771-8831 Downstate Legislators Eager to Bring [email protected] Casino Gambling to Their Communities KATHLEEN SHAW, ARIANNA COGHILL us but for southwest and Danville to join tune 500 companies that at one point and KATJA TIMM forces and give the citizens a choice,” said had 60,000 jobs. We’ve had to close four Administration Capital News Service Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth). “A schools in the area due to the lack of pop- MICHELLE LESTER choice to bring a revenue streak, to help ulation,” Marshall said. “But Danville is PUBLISHER RICHMOND – Members of the Gen- pay for schools, give teachers raises and working hard to rebuild, and we are hav- [email protected] eral Assembly from Bristol, Portsmouth do the things we need to do.” ing some successes.” and Danville urged their colleagues Jan. Republicans and Democrats from Four bills to authorize casino gam- BETH CHRISTIAN 14 to approve legislation to allow casino Bristol, Portsmouth and Danville have bling have been introduced for this legis- BUSINESS OFFICE/CIRCULATION gambling in those cities. They said the partnered on the legislative initiative, say- lative session. While casino gambling bills (571) 333-6277 plan would create jobs and boost the ing their cities face similar financial prob- have failed in the past, Lucas and Carrico [email protected] economy. lems. said requiring community input through State Sens. Charles Carrico (R-Bristol) “We’re struggling, and our economies a referendum gives this year’s legislation Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) joined del- are struggling,” Carrico said. “And for me, an advantage for passage. Your submission of items for egates from each locality at a news con- I want to see Bristol do well. But I also In a Q&A session, officials were asked our community-notes section is ference to push for a state law authoriz- see that Sen. Lucas and Del. Marshall are about potential issues that could come always invited. Items must be ing casinos. They said that in seven years, struggling as well.” from introducing casino gambling, such received at least one week prior to such gambling operations could generate The median annual household income as crime and addiction. They said author- publication date for consideration. a total of nearly $100 million in local rev- is about $49,000 in Portsmouth, $38,000 ities would use tax revenues from casinos enue and create about 16,000 jobs. in Bristol and $35,000 in Danville – far to address public needs like school facili- Under the legislation, a referendum below the statewide median of $69,000, ties, law enforcement and social services. would be held in each of the cities, and according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In “We’re going to appoint so much mon- BUSINESS & MAILING ADDRESS: voters would have to agree whether to al- contrast, the average household income in ey to addiction abuse and public safety 131 E. Broad St., Suite 202, Falls Church, Va. 22046 low casinos to be built. Fairfax County is more than $117,000. and keep it a safe, industrial way to pro- P.O. Box 591, Leesburg, Va. 20178 “This is an opportunity for not only “The city of Danville had two For- duce revenue,” Carrico said. MAIN TELEPHONE: FAX: (703) 738-2520 (703) 738-2530

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Median prices were up in all local ju- Fairfax, Prince William Have Lowest risdictions except Arlington and Alexan- Days on the Market for 2018: Homes that dria, which posted slight declines. sold in 2018 in Fairfax and Prince William (For the year, the median regional sales counties spent the lowest time, on average, ONLY price of $440,000 region-wide was up 3.5 between listing and ratified sales contract, percent from 2017, with increases in all according to new data, as most Northern jurisdictions except Arlington, which de- Virginia localities reported a faster pace $ clined 2.6 percent to $560,000.) of sales than in 2017. 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www.sungazette.news January 17, 2019 7 Management Firm Hired for Town Police Station BRIAN TROMPETER Center and police headquarters. The ing public-safety facilities and schools, for contingencies, a former project man- Staff Writer Council eventually decided to finish the town officials said. ager at the community center stated the community center’s improvements first, “I’m pleased to work with an experi- contingency allowance should have been The Vienna Town Council on Jan. then take up the police station. enced firm like Downey & Scott to help set at 15 to 20 percent for such a renova- 7 approved an up-to-$318,950 contract Dewberry Architects Inc. is designing ensure that each phase of our construction project, Springsteen said. with Downey & Scott LLC of Warrenton the new station under an up-to-$1,625,953 tion project, as much as possible, runs Renovations at the community center to provide project-management services contract approved by the Council last Oc- smoothly and meets established dead- fell behind schedule after town officials for the upcoming renovation and expan- tober. The Council will review high-level lines,” Morris said in a statement issued learned the high water table had compro- sion of Vienna Police Headquarters. concept layout options for the project at by the town. mised the five-decade-old building’s foun- Too small when it opened in 1994, the its Jan. 14 work session. Council member Pasha Majdi, who dation, necessitating extra construction police station, located at 215 Center St., S. Town officials expect the new police cast the only vote against the project- and expense. has remained open 24 hours per day ever station to cost an estimated $15.7 mil- management contract, asked if the money “We did make a horrendous mistake since and badly needs upgrades and more lion overall and be finished in 2022. The could not be better spent on other proj- at the community center,” Springsteen room, police leaders have been saying for Council in March 2013 paid Faith Baptist ects in town. said, adding that the project went $3 mil- years. Church $489,200 for a single-family home “I don’t think this is our top priority,” lion over budget. As for the police station, The town government put out a call for at 114 Locust St., S.W., located adjacent he said. “we’ve got to make sure we have contin- bids last October, received 13 responses to police headquarters. The house will be Majdi was not the only skeptic on the gencies in effect to handle these issues,” he and interviewed the top three candidates, razed and the property used for the police dais. Council member Howard Springs- said. said Vienna Police Chief James Morris. station’s expansion. teen brought up the town’s previous fail- Mayor Laurie DiRocco said town of- Town officials several years ago mulled Downey & Scott has 34 years’ expe- ure to include a large enough contingency ficials know not to low-ball the contin- the possibility of alternating in phases rience in construction management and allowance in the community center’s con- gency allowance this time around. construction of expansion-and-renova- over the past five years has worked on struction contact. “We are well aware that it needs to be tion projects at the Vienna Community more than 500 projects in Virginia, includ- While only 3 percent had been set aside higher,” she said. 3 Design Options Now on the Table for Police HQ BRIAN TROMPETER old one. on an adjacent property at 114 Locust St., Staff Writer Vienna’s current police station, located S.E., which the Town Council purchased at 215 Center St., S., was built in 1994 and from Faith Baptist Church for $489,200 in The Vienna Town Council on Jan. officials said it was too small from the 2013. All the plans call for a public plaza 14 pored over three potential design op- get-go. Besides being cramped, it lacks a to be constructed between the station and tions for an enlarged and improved police full-size firing range and does not have se- the Bowman House. headquarters, and several members indi- cured parking for officers. Each of the designs features a secure cated they would prefer to build a brand- All three options currently on the table parking area with two access points, both new facility instead of adding on to the would involve razing a single-family home of which would be controlled by gates,

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8 January 17, 2019 www.sungazette.news Favola Picks Up Challenge from Her Left in 31st SCOTT McCAFFREY keep her seat. Staff Writer “I look forward to sharing my record of accomplishments with the voters in Eight years ago, Barbara Favola faced the 31st Senate District,” she told the Sun down a vocal challenge from her left in or- Gazette. der to win election to In her kickoff, Merlene advocated for a the state Senate. litany of issues – more funding for Metro, If she wants to re- diversity of housing options, additional tain her seat, Favola environmental safeguards. She did not will have to do it again mention Favola by name, and did not say this year. how she’d fare better on those issues in Nicole Merlene, Richmond than the incumbent. vice president of the Instead, Merlene said, she would take Arlington County the pulse of her constituents. “I’ll . . . be Civic Federation and a member of the keeping my ear on the ground,” she said. Arlington Economic Development Com- Favola spent 13 years on the Arling- mission, on Jan. 9 formally kicked off her ton County Board until, in 2011, she was campaign to unseat Favola in the 31st elected to succeed Mary Margaret Whip- District. ple in the 31st District. Nicole Merlene, left, is challenging state Sen. Barbara Favola (31st) in the Democratic primary, The two are likely to face off in a June In that 2011 race, Favola faced off for to be held in June. primary. The district includes portions of the Democratic nomination against Jaime Arlington, McLean, Great Falls and a Areizaga-Soto, who was making much the formidable opponent than she turned out cans increasingly neutered in Northern sliver of Loudoun County. same case of next-generation leadership to be. In her 2015 re-election bid, Favola Virginia politics, she will be able allocate “There’s a real need for next-genera- and ran a largely self-funded campaign romped over George Forakis, a largely whatever funds she thinks she needs in the tion leadership,” said Merlene, a renters’- heavy on social-media buzz. unknown Republican. primary. rights advocate who also has been active But with the strong backing of much During her years in Richmond, Favola The 31st District has seen little turn- with Arlington Young Democrats. of the local political establishment, Favola has picked up some significant political over through the years; Edward Holland Like other members of the Arlington cruised to an easy primary win; Areizaga- friends, including Gov. Northam, Senate represented the district from 1972-95, fol- delegation to the General Assembly, Fa- Soto until recently was Virginia’s Deputy Democratic leader Dick Saslaw and pow- lowed by Whipple from 1996-2011 and vola is holding off on announcing her Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs erful Sen. Janet Howell in the neighboring now Favola. But the district’s physical at- re-election plans until later in the 46-day in the McAuliffe and Northam adminis- 3nd District. She also has proved an ad- tributes have changed over time – through session. trations. ept fund-raiser; according to the Virginia the Whipple years, it was a much more Reached in Richmond, Favola did not Favola went on to win the general Public Access project, Favola had about compact size, incorporating much of directly address the Merlene challenge, election against Republican Caren Mer- $150,000 in her campaign coffers as of the Arlington and all of the city of Falls but made it clear she was ready to fight to rick, who had been expected to be a more last reporting period, and with Republi- Church. TH REMODELING + DESIGN SEMINARS JANUARY 26 Are You & Your Family Enjoying the Most From Your Home? We Hope You Will Join Us! Seminars run from th 10am-12pm. Saturday, January 26 , 2019 Lunch to follow. 10am-2pm Please arrive at 9:45am for check-in. Where: Sun Design McLean Office THIS EVENT FILLS UP FAST! Learn how your neighbors are Seating is limited! 6862 Elm Street, Suite 330, McLean, VA 22101 modifying their homes for a better quality of life.

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www.sungazette.news January 17, 2019 9 McLean/Great Falls Notes PETITIONS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MCC EBRATION: The Alden Theatre of the CANDIDATES: Petitions for McLean McLean Community Center will host its Community Center Governing Board annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day candidates will be available beginning on Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the center. The program will focus a trip through Members of the Governing Board set music’s past and present with jazz stan- policy and recommend a tax rate to sup- dards, hip-hop samples and actual liner port operations of the center, the Robert notes from musicians of the civil-rights Alden Ames Theatre and the Old Fire- movement in a 90-minute multi-media house. concert experience. An election is held during McLean The cost is $15 for McLean residents, Day in May, with those who finish on top $25 for others. For information, see the being formally appointed by the Fairfax Website at www.mcleancenter.org. County Board of Supervisors. For information, see the Website at APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACH- www.mcleancenter.org. ES FOR PERFORMING-ARTS COMPETI- The Woman’s Club of McLean recently honored 11 local female military veterans, who de- TION: Jan. 25 is the deadline for students scribed their period of service in the Armed Forces. Also at the meeting, club president Kath- DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR GRANT to apply for the 2019 James C. Macdon- ryn Mackensen presented a check for $1,400 from the club to representatives of the Wounded PROGRAM: The McLean Community ald Performing Arts Scholarship Compe- Warriors Transitional Housing Program at Vinson Hall in McLean. Shown in the front row are Foundation has set a deadline of Feb. 1 tition, sponsored by the Alden Theatre of Shirley Keyes, Eileen Scanlon, Reggie Benson, Laurel Wessman, Pat Kelly, Nancy Seeger and for non-profit organizations seeking to the McLean Community Center. Virginia Norton. Shown in the back row are Mackenson, Jennifer Hall, Dr. Gail Robin, Giovanna apply for its next round of grant funding. The competition is open to high-school Cinelli and Carol Stoker. LEES PHOTOGRAPHY, McLEAN The foundation recently awarded near- students who live in the MCC’s small-tax THE HORIZON: The McLean Rotary present “Not Someone Else’s Problem: ly $67,000 in grants, including funding to district. Cash prizes will be awarded to Club will host its eighth annual Choco- Teen Trafficking” on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at McLean Little League and the Old Fire- students who place first through third in late Festival on Sunday, Jan. 27 from 11 7 p.m. at McLean Presbyterian Church, house Teen Center, among others. the categories of dance, theater, vocal mu- a.m. to 5 p.m. at the McLean Community 1020 Balls Hill Road. Applications and information can be sic and instrumental music. Center. The program will feature the Just Ask found at www.mcleancommunityfounda- Preliminary competition will be held The event will feature vendors, chil- Prevention Project and will include a can- tion.org. the week of Feb. 3, and the final competi- dren’s games, live entertainment and a did discussion on the issue of teen traf- The foundation was formed in 1978 by tion is slated for March 27. demonstration of how chocolate was ficking at the local, national and global the McLean Citizens Association to meet There is a $20 application fee. For in- made in colonial times. level. the philanthropic needs of the McLean formation and online applications, see the The cost is $2 for adults and children The program is free. For information, community. Website at https://bit.ly/2RAG3z2. 4 and older. Proceeds will benefit local see the Website at https://justaskpreven- charitable organizations. tion.org. To register, see the Website at ALDEN THEATRE TO HOST MLK CEL- McLEAN CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL ON For information, see the Website at https://bit.ly/2TOMv6P. www.mcleanchocolatefestival.com. ‘STUFF THE BUS’ EFFORT COMES TO ART SOCIETY TO FEATURE WORKS OF McLEAN: The Fairfax County govern- NATURE: The McLean Art Society’s fea- ment’s “Stuff the Bus” effort to provide tured monthly speaker for January will be support for non-profit food pantries Carol Waite, an oriental-brush [sumi-ye] makes a stop at the McLean Giant at artist, who will discuss her work on Fri- Chain Bridge Corner on Saturday, Jan. 19 day, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at the from 9;30 a.m. to 3 p.m. McLean Community Center. All food donated goes to support ef- Waite specializes in nature paintings, forts providing food to families in need including flowers, plants and birds. across the county. The community is invited. For a complete list of dates and loca- tions across the county, see the Website at COMMUNITY FORUM TO FOCUS ON https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighbor- TEEN TRAFFICKING: The Woman’s Club hood-community-services/stuff-the-bus. of McLean, Safe Community Coalition and New Dominion Women’s Club will HOME-SELLER SEMINAR IN THE WORKS: “Be a Savvy Seller,” a free home- seller seminar offered by Lyons McGuire Homes & Estates of Keller Williams Re- alty, will be held on Sunday, Jan. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 1856 Old Reston Ave. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE Speakers will include a professional We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s stager and organizer, who will provide in- policy for achievingEHO equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and sider tips on getting the most money for support advertising and marketing programs in which homes. 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VIENNA THEATRE CO. TO PRESENT AYR HILL GARDEN CLUB TO MEET: ‘PETER PAN’: The Vienna Theatre Com- The Ayr Hill Garden Club will meet on pany kicks off 2019 with a production of Monday, Jan. 28 at 12:45 p.m. at Emman- “Peter Pan” based on the original J.M. uel Lutheran Church, 2589 Chain Bridge Barrie script and directed by Jessie Rob- Road in Vienna. erts. The guest speakers will be Laura Beaty Performances are slated for Jan. 18, 19, and Donna Murphy, members of the Po- 25 and 26 and Feb. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m., with towmack chapter of the Virginia Native 2 p.m. matinees on Jan. 27 and Feb. 2 and Plant Society, who will discuss “Your 3. Performances are held at the Vienna Landscape as Habitat.” Community Center. The community is invited. For infor- Tickets are $14. For information, see mation, e-mail [email protected] the Website at www.viennatheatrecom- pany.com. The Sun Gazette welcomes your submis- Northern Virginia’s PREMIER Ariens Dealer sion of items for the community calendars. CHURCH TO HOST ‘MORNING OF SER- We accept items online and by regular mail FREE DELIVERY on all VICE’: Church of the Good Shepherd will and e-mail; find contact information on host a “Morning of Service” on Monday, Page 6. Ariens Snow Thrower Purchases in Vienna, McLean and Oakton OFFER ENDS until January 24, 2019. Must present this ad • The STIHL Easy2Start™ system makes JANUARY starting almost effortless, eliminating the need for a strong pull of the 31ST! COMPACT DELUXE starting cord. Hurry in before this SERIES SERIES EYEGLASS COLLECTION • Reduced-Emission Engine Typical Typical Technology - Caring for Nature offer ends! snowfall snowfall up to 12” up to 16” $ 95 or more BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF* NOW THROUGH JANUARY 31ST,169 2019. STARTING AT STARTING AT TRUNK SHOW $799 $999 THURS. NOV. 1 • 1 PM - 8 PM The Maui Jim Representative Will PLATINUM Be On Hand To Show The Newest PROFESSIONAL SERIES SERIES In Sunglasses And Frames Typical Snowfall snowfall up to 16” up to 16” sor more or more

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www.sungazette.news January 17, 2019 13 ‘Enchanted Bookshop’ a Crowd-Pleaser for All Ages MATT REVILLE was one). Staff Writer Unbeknownst to scatterbrained Mar- gie – although the cats knew it all, as they True confession: Many years back, always do – things changed at night, when while reviewing a Friday-night perfor- characters from some classic stories came mance by Dominion to life in the shop. From Robin Hood and ON Stage at Gunston Sherlock Holmes to Tom Sawyer and STAGE Arts Center, I fell Dorothy of “The Wizard of Oz,” they asleep. have full run of the place. And apparently began snoring. Heav- Until, that is, the shop becomes an ily. unwitting part of the plan of a group of It wasn’t the theater troupe’s fault. Fri- jewel thieves, who want to stash some loot day night’s are my Achilles heel. The body there and pick it up later. wants to be on a sofa, lazily dozing and It’s a fun romp, with the humor work- putting the workweek in the rear-view ing equally well for children and adults. mirror. Whether intended or not, the portrayal of But in order to beat last weekend’s what I’d term a “Northern Virginia mom” storm, I returned to the scene of the (you figure it out) was spot-on hilarious. crime (Gunston) on Friday for the open- Performances were uniformly solid. In ing-night production of Encore Stage & addition to the ones noted above, let me Studio’s “The Enchanted Bookshop.” single out Peyton Bliley as the aforemen- Caroline Egan as Marjie the eccentric bookstore owner and Clara Jadwin and Catalina Coro- The fun performance, coupled with tioned mom and Murphy Keller as her nado as her cats in Encore Stage & Studio’s production of “The Enchanted Bookshop.” an auditorium where the thermostat was video-game-addicted son; Codie Camp- PHOTO BY REBECCA PFEIL turned way down and a large crowd that bell as an assertive but somewhat dim Director Sarah Conrad kept the pace been dedicated to the memory of Marji had that slightly overly-exuberant re- cop; Madeline Florio, Rachel Knox and moving; this being opening night, there Jepperson, a creative tour-de-force on the sponse to the stage action that comes at Juli Walitt as a trio of somewhat hapless were some pauses and trip-ups here and Encore team and with other local theater most opening shows, kept me engaged crooks; and Alexandra Matheny, Sydney there, but they were modest and no doubt troupes, who died recently.) throughout the two-act, 90-minute per- Payne, Xander Tilock, Emmie Vajda and were ironed out quickly. All told, this was a fun production that formance. Gabby Wilson as some of the book char- All the technical aspects were solid: merited the enthusiastic response from In the show, Margie (Caroline Egan) acters come to life. sets (Kristen Jepperson), lighting (Gary the large opening-night crowd. is a slightly eccentric owner of a low-key Those making the most of smaller roles Hauptman), sound (Kevin Curry), props “The Enchanted Bookshop” continues used bookshop, spending most of her included Alex Hemel as Frankenstein and (Amanda Nell) and costumes (Debra through Jan. 20 at Gunston Arts Center, time accompanied by a couple of cats Catherine Cassidy as the Wicked Witch Leonard) all were up to Encore’s usual 2700 South Lang St. in Arlington. For tick- (Clara Jadwin and Catalina Coronado, of the West, each hamming it up to good high standards. ets and information, see the Website at www. a perfect name for the stage if there ever effect. (One sad note: The production has encorestage.org.

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16 January 17, 2019 www.sungazette.news Option 3 is a hybrid design and redid) the existing building while that would retain and reno- adding a new gymnasium and other Police vate the existing one-story improvements, did not seem keen on station and include a community exposing the town again to unan- Continued from Page 8 room there. A new two-story, 29,489- ticipated problems with another old square-foot wing would place the de- building and attendant cost overruns. by the community for meetings and partment’s patrol, property/evidence, “I’m not inclined to do renova- other purposes. communications/records and suspect tions,” said Council member Howard The 13,566-square-foot first floor processing/custody areas on the first Springsteen. “We’ll get hung out to of this design also would contain the level. The second level would contain dry.” chief’s office and the department’s the chief’s office, command staff, in- Asked whether an approximately communications/records, property/ vestigations personnel, fitness area 30,000-square-foot station was a bit evidence and suspect processing/ and locker rooms. too much for a town Vienna’s size, custody areas. The 8,213-square- Option 3 would retain the station’s consultants said the dimensions were foot upper floor would house the 5,082-square-foot basement, which well within normal parameters. department’s command, patrol and would house its firing range, storage During the station’s renovation investigations functions. The 6,968- areas and mechanical equipment. and expansion, some police opera- square-foot basement would contain This design would have 32 secured tions will be relocated temporarily to the firing range, fitness area, locker parking spaces. a town-owned property at 440 Beu- rooms and storage spaces. This de- Counting allowances for inflation lah Road, N.E., while administrative sign would feature 36 secured on-site and unanticipated construction ex- functions and some other elements parking spaces. penses, Option 1 would cost an esti- will be housed at Town Hall. Once Option 2 would be very similar mated $15.01 million, Option 2 would the station is finished, likely in 2022, to the first scenario, covering 28,420 cost about $14.97 million and Option all police functions will be housed in square feet, but put the patrol section 3 would run roughly $13.85 million. the new facility. on the 15,174-square-foot first floor “We’re still working on this,” said Morris will give the Council an and fitness area and locker rooms on Vienna Police Chief James Morris. update on the project March 16 when the 8,090-square-foot second floor. “We’re well aware that these numbers he makes his annual budget presenta- Option 2 would have a smaller, 5,156- are high. This isn’t the end result. We tion. square-foot basement with a firing think there will be a lower price.” range and less storage space. This Most Council members, citing At right, rendering shows the first-floor design would have 31 secured parking recent Vienna Community Center layout for Option 1 of a new Vienna Po- spaces. renovations that kept (but gutted lice Headquarters.

Supervisors and our state legisla- school system. The vast majority Board member Sandra Evans public hearing Jan. 28 (and Jan. tors,” he said. of those expenses ($9.2 million) (Mason District) agreed. 29 and 30, if necessary) and an- FCPS Brabrand’s budget includes would support mental-health, “It is heartening to see we’ve other work session Jan. 31 before Continued from Page 1 $12 million more for instruction- safety and health-care programs. turned a corner,” she said, add- adopting its draft budget Feb. 7. al programs and $10.3 million The school system’s health-care ing she supported the teacher- After County Executive Bry- Brabrand said it was a joy to more for staffing initiatives and costs are up 2 percent this year, salary initiatives. an Hill presents his propose fiscal bring the School Board a budget seeks to expand a program that compared with 5 percent during But Board member Dalia Pal- 2020 budget Feb. 19, the School that was not only in alignment aims to “close the achievement the previous year, the superin- chik (Providence District) noted Board and Board of Supervisors with the school system’s strategic gap by preparing all students for tendent added. the school system’s maintenance will hold a joint meeting Feb. plan, but also “achievable.” college readiness and success in a School Board member Pat backlog had risen to $157 mil- 26. Supervisors will hold public Among 10 area jurisdictions, global society,” according to the Hynes (Hunter Mill District) lion. hearings on the county’s budget Fairfax County’s spending per school system’s Website. thanked Brabrand for submit- “It has gone up every single April 9 through 11 and are ex- pupil of $15,293 is No. 5 on the “If we start young with the ting a “hopeful” budget outlook year in the past five years – not pected adopt the budget May 7. list. (Arlington County is tops at right supports, all of our kids for two straight years. only is that a concern around Following more public hear- $19,348 and Manassas Park City can succeed,” Brabrand said of “There was a time there, not safety, it is a huge budget con- ings May 14 and 15 and a work is No. 10 at $11,113.) AVID. long ago, when it felt like we cern because that increases our session May 16, the School “This is a budget vision that The budget would dedicate might never really dig out and deferred maintenance,” she said. Board is expected adopt the can be a reality with the support $9.5 million toward building might never recover from the The School Board will hold school system’s budget May 23. of this community and Board of a “caring culture” within the cuts,” she said. a budget work session Jan. 22, a Budgets take effect July 1.

But Council member Carey tion,” said Sienicki, who voted tions on such broad topics were I also want to say for the re- Sienicki, while not disputing against the School Choice Week necessary. cord that I am proud to live in Vienna the Council’s good intentions proclamation. “This I kind of “I think we’re getting a little the least-racist country on the in signing off on the proclama- feel like is not in our wheel- ‘mission creep’ with our proc- planet, the United States of Continued from Page 2 tions, wondered if those actions house.” lamations,” he said. “Let’s keep America.” weren’t a little far afield. Council member Pasha Ma- it to the stuff that is within the education in general,” she said. “We don’t really do educa- jdi also doubted whether resolu- purview of the town of Vienna.

Church Street, N.W. Community Hospital create art- together to make some sort of participated in many of its initia- Public interaction was one works. The soldiers’ artworks are sense,” she said. tives, she said. Artist of the factors considered by the on display at a local church, but Lu Cousins, the Vienna Arts “There’s never been an occa- Continued from Page 3 award’s selection committee. soon will be exhibited at the art Society’s director and member sion when she said ‘no’,” Cous- Skidmore runs a print-making group’s gallery. of the Vienna Public Art Com- ins said. “She jumps in with both Amish company in Pennsylva- workshop for children and five The soldiers “make these gi- mission, served on the commit- feet and handles it. Her atten- nia. Her bench has a book theme years ago began Vienna Arts ant puzzle pieces and they’re tee that chose Skidmore for the tion to detail is amazing and, of and will be installed in front Society’s Healing Wall project, like pixels in this great big series award. Skidmore has been a stal- course, it doesn’t hurt that she is of Bards Alley bookstore on in which soldiers at Fort Belvoir of panels that our artists put wart member of the group and a phenomenal artist.” wait, as at least two officers must mended residents remain aware Violent crime has been declin- country,” he said. “Our goal is to clear the houses in question, he of their surroundings, use cam- ing in Fairfax County, mirroring keep it that way. That being said, McLean said. eras and yard lights to deter the nationwide trend, he said. our goal is to keep pace with the Continued from Page 4 To guard against burglaries thieves, and of course lock their “Fairfax County is the saf- infrastructure as well. We recog- and car thefts, Hanson recom- vehicles and houses. est jurisdiction of its size in the nize that we do need to grow.”

www.sungazette.news January 17, 2019 17 More on the Web n High-school roundup. n Youth sports results. For more sports, visit: Sports www.insidenova.com/sports/Fairfax Teeing Off McLean Off Seasons for Sports No Longer Really Exist Sweeps It can be confusing. Isn’t this supposed to be the winter- time high-school season when inside sports like basketball are played and Langley wrestling, swimming and gymnastics competitions are held? Winning Squads Dave Facinoli Then what was a high-school lacrosse team doing practicing outdoors Each Score in 60s one chilly winter evening last week? A Staff Report That’s not unusual at all these days. Out-of-season high-school teams of- The host McLean Highlanders ten hold practices ever since something owned the neighborhood the night of called “green days” was approved a Jan. 11 when they swept the Langley few years ago by the Virginia High Saxons in a boys and girls varsity bas- School League. The rule allows teams ketball double header. to hold such practices on certain dates BASKETBALL ROUNDUP for limited periods of time. Practices are not mandatory, but As a result, both high-school teams are certainly encouraged. Green days were in first place with 2-0 records in the are not supposed to be regarded as an Liberty District when the week began. official tryout, more as a practice, or The McLean girls (10-3) won 61-44 even an introduction to a sport. for their third win in a row. The McLean Before those days turned green, boys (10-4) were victorious by a 67-58 public-school teams could only prac- final. tice during their official seasons. For the McLean girls, Elizabeth Du- Now, when driving near the vicinity frane scored 18 points and made four of public high schools, football teams three-pointers, Mariane Auza scored 14, might be seen practicing during late Natalie Hedrick had 11 and Elly Glenn spring or early summer; baseball and eight, including two three-pointers. softball squads are on the diamond Langley (6-8, 1-1) had three players Top: Mason Weinstock of Kent Gardens during the fall; and soccer, lacrosse score nine points – Kylie Allen, Lorin swims the boys age 13-14 freestyle during and many other teams are working Costley and Annabeth Holsinger (two the team’s June 30 Northern Virginia Swim- out at other times. three-pointers). Lily Kleinknecht added ming League’s Division 7 away meet against

For those who venture inside of seven points. the Arlington Forest Tigers. Middle: Amelia a school, they might see a basketball Nunez of Vienna Aquatic Club swims the girls McLean led 33-16 at halftime. practice in July or August. 8-under butterfly on her way to finishing sec- In other district girls games earlier It’s kind of crazy, really, to have ond in the race during the Gators’ road meet last week, Langley defeated Yorktown, those teams practicing out of season. against the Fairfax Frogs in NVSL Division 2 64-45, and McLean downed Herndon, Langley’s Jack Hoeymans takes a jumper against Yorktown in recent action. A slideshow from But that’s the way the sports world has action on June 30. Left: Kent Gardens’ Claire that game can be found at www.insidenova.com/sports/fairfax and a photo page at www.sun- Baptiste swims the girls 15-18 breaststroke Continued on Page 19 gazette.news by clicking on “Recent Issues Fairfax 1-17-19.” PHOTO BY DEB KOLT become now, on all levels. There is re- against Arlington Forest during that same ally no offseason for any sport. June 30 meet. Kent Gardens won the meet For athletes who participate in mul- and Vienna Aquatic Club lost. Oakton Punter Chosen First-Team All-State tiple high-school sports, green days A Staff Report ties at that he booted 14 field goals, with a long can become an issue, becoming kind position in of 49 yards, and made 24 of 24 extra of a tug of war of loyalties. How can For the second straight season, Oak- 2018 be- points. one attend a winter practice for one ton High School football player Mark cause the “Mark is everything you want in a sport if they are on the basketball or Applegate was honored as an all-state Cougars kicker and punter,” said former Oakton wrestling teams at the same time? And selection. finished head coach Jason Rowley, who now is exactly how voluntary is “voluntary”? 0-10 and the defensive coordinator at Chantilly For those seeing lacrosse practice HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP scored just High. “Mark is always working, he is in January or football in June, that For his performance as a punter dur- 40 points. always prepared and he is always cool still seems very odd. ing the 2018 campaign, the senior was He had under pressure.” chosen to the Class 6 Virginia High been much Applegate hopes to kick and punt in School League first team on defense. more busy college but has not yet made a decision Prior to that, he was chosen first team Oakton punter Mark Apple- as a punt- on where he will attend. Find daily updates on the Web at all-district and all-region as a punter. gate was first-team all-state. er. Making second team all-state on of- www.insidenova.com. Stay in touch Applegate also was Oakton’s place- A year ago, Applegate was a Class 6 through Twitter (@sungazettespts) and kicker, but didn’t have many opportuni- second-team all-state place-kicker when Continued on Page 19 www.facebook.com/sungazettenews.

18 January 17, 2019 www.sungazette.news McLean Resident to Play on Junior National Softball Team Florida State University freshman the team before the Sandercock, a right-hander, is one of training team. pitcher Kathryn Sandercock, a McLean final 17-player ros- three returning members from the 2017 Sandercock begins her career at Flori- resident and Bishop O’Connell High ter for the World Junior Women’s Training Team that da State after earning all-state and Player School graduate, re- Baseball Softball placed fifth at the World Cup of Softball. of the Year honors in each of her junior SOFTBALL cently was named to Confederation Sandercock was a member of the 2017 and senior seasons at O’Connell. the USA Junior National Women’s Soft- (WBSC) U-19 WBSC Junior Women’s World Champi- She was named the 2017 Virginia Ga- ball Team and will compete throughout Women’s Softball onship Gold Medal-winning roster. She torade Player of the Year as a junior. 2019 for the United States. World Cup will be is also one of 10 current NCAA Division Sandercock was a McLean Little Overall, 20 members were selected to Kathryn Sandercock finalized. I student-athletes to be selected for the League softball all-star standout. The Cougars downed Chantily, 47-39, had seven rebounds, and Justice Ellison in an earlier Concorde game. had four points and three assists. Basketball Madison was led by 20 points, in- n In other Jan. 11 boys action, the Continued from Page 18 cluding four three-pointers, from Caro- Marshall Statesmen (10-5, 5-0) defeated line Trotter. Sarah Conforti had eight Chantilly, 66-61, in non-district play, the 76-68, in overtime. Dufrane scored 27, and Grace Arnolie seven. Madison is Oakton Cougars (9-7, 2-1) lost to Cent- Auza 15 and Hedrick 14. For Langley, 2-0 in the Concorde. reville (2-0), 68-35, in a battle for first in Lauren Maloney scored 24. Allen 18 Madison and Oakton are scheduled the Concorde District, and the Madison and Marya Mufti seven against York- to play on Jan. 18 at Oakton in what Warhawks (9-7, 1-1) downed Westfield, town. Maloney made three three-point- could be a showdown for first place. 66-56, in Concorde play. ers. For Marshall in the non-district vic- For Marshall, center Daniel Deaver In the win for the McLean boys over tory, Christina Trivisonno scored 15 and had 28 points and Jack Taylor 20 in the Langley, Evan Stout led the way with 26 Mary Trivisonno 11. victory. points. McLean improved to 10-4 over- Leading Flint Hill was Claire Miller Garrett Johnson led Oakton in its all, defeating Herndon, 80-64, in an ear- with 24 points, Whitney Wiley with 12, loss with 16 points. lier game. Langley fell to 2-12, 0-4. and Kathleen Boyce and Madison Jor- In games earlier, Madison defeated In the win over Herndon, McLean’s dan with nine each. Miller made four Osbourn, 45-40, Oakton topped Chan- Matias Prock scored 27, Tucker Leggett three-pointers and Boyce three. tilly, 68-59, and Marshall rolled past 12 and Brian Aka 10. n In a Jan. 11 boys private-school Jefferson, 51-29. Deaver had 24 points n In other girls games Jan. 11, the game, the Flint Hill Huskies (14-1, 4-1) and Ryan Schlaffer 17 in the win for Oakton Cougars (15-2, 3-0) defeated downed St. Andrew’s, 80-72, in overtime Marshall. Centreville, 44-35, the Madison War- in a Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference Oakton defeated Chantilly, 68-59, in hawks (11-5, 2-0) downed Westfield, game for their 12th win in a row. Flint other district action as Johnson scored 56-35, the Marshall Statesmen (12-3, Hill outscored St. Andrew’s, 13-5, in Langley’s Tre Vasiliadis drives to the basket 25 points, Max Wilson had 16, Micah 4-1) topped Chantilly, 38-25, and the OT. against Yorktown. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Johnson-Parrotte had 13 and Carson Flint Hill Huskies (7-5, 1-2) won over Leading Flint Hill, Jordan Hairston Ellison had four points and six assists. Kabance 7. Oakton outscored Chan- Trinity Episcopal, 63-57, in Richmond. scored 18 points and had three assists Flint Hill edged St. James, 78-72, in tilly 21-13 in the second period. For Oakton, Hannah Kaloi had 14 and five rebounds. Also, Qudus Wahab a previous MAC contest. Wahab had In Oakton’s previous 60-59 overtime points, Grace Meshanko 12, Katie Viet- had a double-double with 12 points and 21 points and 10 rebounds, Jioklow had district win over Westfield in district ac- meyer nine and Samantha Odeh six. The 11 rebounds, Dowar Jioklow had 21 16 points and 10 boards, Hairston had tion, Johnson scored 33 points, John- ?????? win was the 10th in a row for Oakton, points and six rebounds, Ethan Jones 15 points and four assists, Jones had six son-Parrotte 17 and Ethan Kaloi added PHO- which is 3-0 in the Concorde District. had 12 points and seven assists, Justice points and seven assists, Ronald Ayers eight.

Other winners were divers Sam Dun- can (boys) and Madison Grosz (girls) Roundup and race winners Patrick Kuhlkin and Continued from Page 18 Maggie Shi. Finishing second in two races were, Brayden Philpott, Anna fense were Madison High senior run- Sullivan and Darby Galbraith. Divers ning back Brandon Walker and Mar- Hunter Moss (boys) and Elsa Marsden shall junior place-kicker Ethan Chang. (girls) were second. Other swimmers with second-place MADISON ICE HOCKEY: The Madison finishes were Shi, Owen Dyson, Jacob Warhawk defeated the Langley Saxons, Roth, Ben Shroeder, Reece deKrame 5-2, in club high-school ice hockey. and Michael Hynes. Preston Cain scored two goals for n The Langley Saxons split with Madison and Matt Hetherington, the Yorktown Patriots in Liberty Dis- George Bilidas and Luke Pohlman had trict swimming and diving action. The one each. Assists went to Justin Macho- boys won, 195-120, and the girls lost vina, Jeff Hunter and T.J. Ezzard. Madison High School defenseman Justin Machovina takes a shot at the Langley goal during a 177.5-137.5. recent club match in ice hockey action. PHOTO BY KHY SWEENEY Madison goalie Ben D’Haiti stopped n The Oakton Cougars swept Chan- 12 shots. Madison took 36 shots. Cain, Nick Willey and T.J. Ezzard. Wood, Meredith Peterson and Tanner tilly in Concorde District meets. The Madison then won its sixth-straight D’Haiti made 21 saves. Moore. girls won, 181-134, and the boys won, match by nipping previously-undefeat- n The Madison Warhawks swept the 202.5-112.5. ed Chantilly, 6-5. Chantilly led much of SWIM & DIVE: The McLean High- Westfield Bulldogs in a Concorde Dis- the way, but Madison rallied late with landers swept the Herndon Hornets in trict meet. The boys won 228-87 and the LANGLEY YOUTH NIGHT: Langley High two goals. boys and girls Liberty District action. girls 195-117. School’s latest youth night is Friday, Madison’s goals were scored by The boys won 177-135 and the girls The boys won 10 of 12 events while Jan. 18 and will be a boys basketball Hayden Winkleman, Bilidas, Michael 189.5-129.5. the girls won eight. youth night. Crespy, Pohlman with two, Tom Heth- For McLean, Dora Wu and Flavia Cole Dyson, Kyle Wu, Alexandra The Langley basketball teams will erington and Matt Hetherington. Carcani won races and contributed to Dicks and Anna Keating were double host South Lakes that evening. Youth The winning goal came with three three winning relays. Other winners race winners for made. players wearing their basketball jerseys seconds to play in the game. were Owen Thomas and Steven Han. Elizabeth Kuhlkin returned after an will get in free as well as receive a Lang- Assists went to Matt Hetherington, Some other top performers for injury to win the 100 freestyle and finish ley basketball t-shirt. There will be door Sammy Thompson, Hunter, Preston McLean were Madeleine Hersh, Sarah second in the 50 free. prizes as well as halftime events.

www.sungazette.news January 17, 2019 19 Sports Briefs KERRIGAN CHOSEN IN PRO DRAFT: with 107 helpers. League’s spring 2019 baseball and GAME OFFICIALS NEEDED: Northern Madison High School graduate Katie Kerrigan helped James Madison win softball leagues is open. Register at Virginia Baseball Umpires is in need of Kerrigan recently was selected in the the 2018 NCAA national champion- McLeanLL.com. For questions, e-mail officials for baseball, softball and vol- 2018 Women’s Professional Lacrosse ship. [email protected]. Payment leyball. League fall draft, taken as the No. 13 A two-year starter, Kerrigan tallied is not due until this month. Any regis- Officials are needed in all commu- overall pick by the Upstate Pride of 138 career points off 31 goals and 107 trations or payments received after Jan. nities across the metropolitan area New York. assists. 19 will incur late fees and will not guar- for youth recreational leagues, men’s Kerrigan was a two-time All-Colo- At Madison High, Kerrigan was a antee a player a spot on a team. leagues, high schools and colleges. nial Athletic Association second-team standout lacrosse and girls basketball Experience is helpful but not re- selection and finished her Division I col- player for multiple seasons for the War- VIENNA YOUTH SOCCER: Vienna Youth quired. Formal classroom and on-the- lege career at James Madison University hawks, helping the lacrosse team win Soccer’s house soccer program is open job training will be provided. Visit www. as one of the leaders in assists. She set multiple championships. to all boys and girls ages 3 to 18. Visit umpires.org or call John Porter at (703) the program’s single-season record with www.vys.org to register. 978-3601 for more information about 60 assists in 2018 and wrapped up her McLEAN LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRA- the program. three-year career ranking third all-time, TION: Registration for McLean Little SOFTBALL UMPIRES WANTED: The Northern Virginia Softball Umpires As- SENIOR SOFTBALL: Northern Vir-

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Langley’s Jiaan Sehhat shoots inside against Yorktown during a 40-24 loss Jan. 8 in Liberty District boys basketball action. Langley’s Tre Vasiliadis drives for a layup against Yorktown. Langley’s Jack Hoeymans shoots against Yorktown.

Langley’s Nick Gasparis is triple-teamed as he tries to advance the ball up the court. Yorktown’s Ryan Van Kirk finds heavy traffic as he’s triple-teamed against Langley.

Yorktown’s Aidan Stroup shoots a jumper.

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22 January 17, 2019 www.sungazette.news Local history FACES, PLACES 5. Masonry unit © StatePoint Media 6. Not home Items taken from the archives of the 7. *Like one at a funeral Northern Virginia Sun. ACROSS 8. Familiar 1. Fraternity K 9. *Face on Mount Rushmore January 19, 1945: 6. ____Jeeves.com 10. Do like goo n Sun circulation manager Frank 9. Civil rights icon 11. “As ____ on TV” Clarke recently completed his 27th mis- 13. Think tank output 12. Put two and two together sion as a radio operator in a Flying For- 15. Cerebral part tress, bombing targets in Germany. 14. Like a dim star 20. Clear the board n The Sun’s editor says he prefers that 15. What pigeon did future crossings of the Potomac be bridg- 16. *Up on compass 22. Doesn’t mix with water es, not tunnels. “Tunnels are such gloomy 17. Shakespearean fuss 24. To the required places,” he said, asking, “What would 18. Did like goo standards, 3 words Paris be without bridges over the Seine?” 19. *On a novelty button 25. *In Beauty’s magic mirror 21. Decline 26. “The Goldbergs” sibling January 24, 1962: 23. Galley tool 27. Hawaiian veranda n Oops: A cable that was cut acciden- 24. “Workers of the world, 29. Memorandum, for short tally left 12,000 county residents without ____!” 31. Accustom phone service yesterday. 32. Not a gregarious one n Lynchburg’s daily paper has refused 25. ____-Air in L.A. 33. *On a snob’s face to integrate the National Spelling Bee pre- 28. Way off freeway liminary round that it sponsors. 30. *Pain scale faces, e.g. 35. *One receiving something n American Airlines and Eastern Air 34. “-zoic” periods unexpected Lines have announced plans for a merg- 36. “______good 37. A bit cracked er. If approved, it would create the free example” 41. Hipbone-related world’s largest air carrier. 38. Xe 44. Monarch bodyguard n The McLean boys basketball team 39. Hokkaido native 48. I in T.G.I.F. has started its season at 5-3, but Madi- 40. *Face in a text 50. Fit for farming son’s team is winless in seven outings. 42. Crescent 53. Deed hearings 55. Whale’s lunch January 22-23, 1969: 43. *Like Jason’s or Freddy’s 56. Sound of relief n School Board members have agreed face in principle to a $95 million budget for 45. October birthstone 58. *Like one at a haunted 69. *Like one at Taj Mahal? 57. Opening page next year. 46. Genealogical plant house 70. Create with cloth 58. A whole bunch n Board of Supervisors Chairman 47. Capital of Taiwan 61. Selected 71. George to George W. 59. “Goodness gracious!” Frederick Babson says he is supporting 49. “Tosca” tune 62. Water snake DOWN 60. Top of the Capitol William Battle in the three-way Demo- 51. Blunder 64. Prejudiced person 1. Reunion bunch 61. Repeated Cuban dance cratic gubernatorial fight. 52. Chopper blade 66. Macho men 2. #17 Across, pl. step n C&P Telephone denies that it is 54. One of Indiana’s quests 67. Pastrami holder 3. Make waves 63. Needle hole earning more than allowed by state regu- 68. South American camelid 65. Makes feathers stick lators. 56. *On a prankster’s face? 4. BBQ spot n Some gas-station owners and atten- dants in the local area are arming themselves with guns, due to an increase in the Public-Safety Notes number of robberies. STAFFORD MAN ARRESTED AFTER AL- The Vienna Town Council on Jan. 7 one passed a counterfeit check. January 21, 1975: LEGEDLY TOUCHING GIRL AT VIENNA also cited the incident as one of four in n Last night’s mixture of snow and ice COUNTRY CLUB: A local resident told recent weeks and said they may seek to VIENNA POLICE SPEAK WITH CUSTOM- caused the Vienna Town Council meeting Vienna police on Jan. 5 at 10:20 p.m. that have the lounge’s conditional-use permit ER FOLLOWING ODD BEHAVIOR AT to be postponed. his 15-year-old daughter had been attend- for live music revoked. TOWN HALL: Vienna police dispatched n The General Assembly is expected ing a party at Westwood Country Club, officers to the Finance Department of Vi- this week to re-establish the death penalty 800 Maple Ave., E., when she reportedly POLICE COUNSEL MAN WHO EMPTIED enna Town Hall after an employee there in Virginia. was touched inappropriately by a man. KITCHEN DRAIN OF RV INTO STREET: activated an alarm when a female custom- Officers located the man and upon in- A resident living in the 200 block of er came in looking for mail that she said January 21, 1983: teracting with him detected signs of im- McHenry Street, S.E., told Vienna po- she had forwarded to Town Hall. n Local school districts are set to lose pairment, police said. The man would not lice on Jan. 4 at 5:45 p.m. that a man was The woman’s suspicious behavior big chunks of state aid under a proposal follow the officers’ directions and became dumping waste illegally from a recreation- made the employees feel uncomfortable, by the Robb administration. belligerent with them when he was placed al vehicle into the street’s gutter. police said. n The McLean Community Center under arrest, authorities said. An officer spoke to the man, who ad- After speaking with the officers, the Governing Board will hold a meeting on Police transported the 21-year-old vised he was fixing the plumbing in the woman left the building. Jan. 31 to consider expansion plans. Stafford man to the Fairfax County kitchen of the vehicle and had dumped Adult Detention Center, where authori- the contents from kitchen drain into the VIENNA POLICE INVESTIGATE AFTER ties charged him with simple assault and gutter, mixing the contents with bleach. SUSPICIOUS NOTE LEFT IN MAILBOX: CROSSWORD SOLUTION being drunk in public. The officer contacted the Fairfax A woman living in the 900 block of Ware County Fire Marshall’s Office, which ad- Street, S.W., on Jan. 2 at 5:42 p.m. found VIENNA POLICE CITE LOUNGE EM- vised that the proper procedure for dump- a suspicious note that had been left in her PLOYEE FOR MAINTAINING EXCES- ing such contents is to empty them into mailbox, Vienna police said. A surveil- SIVE NOISE: A Vienna resident on Jan. a bag and place it in the garbage. Police lance video showed the person who left 6 at 12:30 a.m. complained to town po- advised the man to follow that procedure. the note was a neighbor. lice about loud music in the area. Police Officers spoke to the neighbor who responded and determined the music was VIENNA RESTAURANT REPORTS RE- stated it was a prank. The neighbors coming from Bey Lounge, 303 Mill St., CEIVING COUNTERFEIT CHECK: An agreed to work the issue out between N.E. employee at Anita’s restaurant, 521 Maple themselves, police said. Police issued a summons to an employ- Ave., E., told Vienna police that sometime ee, a 33-year-old Reston man, for main- between Dec. 12 and 17 last year the res- Items compiled from reports issued by taining excessive noise. taurant had been defrauded when some- local public-safety agencies.

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