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9 17 CALLERS TELL MADISON, VIENNA POLICE OAKTON TIGERS WERE MEET IN ON THE LOOSE RIVALRY Sun Gazette GREAT FALLS McLEAN OAKTON TYSONS VIENNA VOLUME 42 NO. 16 JAN. 28-FEB. 3, 2021 As COVID Continues to Rage, So Does Chaos Shortage of Vaccine Leaves Thousands of County Residents in Limbo as They Await Inoculation BRIAN TROMPETER Sta Writer

Thousands of Fairfax County residents under age 75 who thought they had con rmed appointments for CO- VID vaccines suddenly nd themselves in limbo. Fairfax County government of- cials and Inova Health System this week canceled rst-dose appointments for many people already in the vaccine queue, pointing the nger at policy changes at the state level, and they’re urging the public to show patience as the vaccine rollout continues to have hiccups. A national shortage of vaccines is trickling down to impact states and localities. As a result, state of cials re- versed previous policy and decided to allocate vaccine distributions to juris- dictions on a population basis, overrid- ing previous vaccine orders placed by local governments and hospitals. The result: Northern Virginia localities have seen their allocations trimmed, and have to make starker choices about vaccine eligibility, said Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay (D). “We have a very ef cient, well-run program that now has to be slowed down,” he said in a Jan. 25 e-mail to constituents. (The chaos is being replicated across AROUND AND AROUND SHE GOES! Northern Virginia; in neighboring Ar- lington, Virginia Hospital Center also Langley High School’s Julia Stout performs her routine on the uneven bars during a Jan. 23 competition at Yorktown High School. Washing- ton-Liberty won the meet. See coverage in Sports, a montage of photos on Page 20 and a link to a slide show of photos at https://sungazette. was forced to cancel its thousands of news/photos. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Continued on Page 19

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U.S. POSTAGE U.S. Loudoun: 703-737-0491 | Fauquier: 540-347-1941 PRSRT STD PRSRT [email protected] Park Authority Is Prepping Scaled-Back Fee Increases BRIAN TROMPETER residents and the Park Authority’s park- revenues in scal 2021 will continue to rounds played and an 8-percent rise in Sta Writer revenue-fund nances over the past year,” be signi cantly lower than usual because greens-fee revenue, even though the of- Duray said. “Assembling this year’s fee of across-the-board spending controls cials closed all the courses for at least Fairfax County Park Authority proposal required sensitivity to both – a implemented during the pandemic. eight weeks last spring because of the (FCPA) board members on March 10 will true balancing act. The scope of the pro- The proposed fee increases are scally pandemic. vote on a scaled-back slate of fee increases posal is modest – similar in size to last responsible and focus on outdoor parks, Park of cials reopened all the courses for some of the agency’s offerings. year, but only half the size of two years where park demand has shifted during over a three-week period last May and The proposed fee increases, which ago – to minimize impact on the residents the pandemic, as well as fees that have not saw their usage skyrocket, likely as a re- would take effect April 1, would raise of Fairfax.” been adjusted for several years, he said. sult of the public’s being cooped up. In about $357,000 more in scal 2022, which The Park Authority’s scal 2020 net In keeping with long-standing policy, the rst four weeks after the courses re- is about half the amount garnered from revenues were about $3.4 million, a two- agency of cials review fees annually and opened, revenues from golf rounds shot fee hikes two years ago, said Marketing thirds decline compared with the previous make regular, minor adjustments instead up 38 percent and those from buckets of Services Manager Nick Duray. year, even though the agency signi cantly of imposing much higher fees less fre- golf balls went up 21 percent compared “It is no understatement to say that the reduced expenses and entirely depleted quently. with the previous year. COVID-19 pandemic has played havoc the revenue-and-operating fund’s stabi- FCPA’s eight golf courses in scal 2020 The Park Authority’s overall golf rev- with the living patterns of Fairfax County lization reserve. Of cials also expect net saw a 2-percent increase in the number of enues dipped only 2 percent in scal 2020, despite the pandemic’s disruption. Rev- enue sources hardest hit were snack-bar sales (down 19 percent) and fees from recreation classes (down 54 percent), special events (down 55 percent) and mini-golf (down 47 percent). New to The Park Authority’s golf courses began receiving extra-heavy usage last May, mirroring the nationwide trend, and that resulted in increased staf ng and mainte- Tysons Corner. nance costs, of cials said. Because the Park Authority Board But not to banking that ﬁ ts your life. last September approved out-of-cycle increases for greens fees and driving-range charges, the annual fee proposal does not contain further hikes for those categories. However, the board may raise driving- cage fees at Pinecrest, which had been lower because of the nature of the facilities, to match this fall’s adjusted driving- range fees. The board approved increases in power-cart rental fees at some courses to ensure they were equal at all facilities for golfers playing nine holes. The pandemic clobbered the agency’s RECenters in scal 2020, drawing only 1.2 million visitors (down 25 percent) and nearly $17.9 million in revenue (down 35 percent). The facilities otherwise had been on track to outpace the previous year, said FCPA of cials, who did not propose any RECenter fee hikes for this year. The agency’s managed parks also struggled in scal 2020, handling just shy of 2 million visitors (down 8.9 percent) and taking a revenue hit of 50.2 percent. We think banking should adapt to ﬁ t your lifestyle. Not the other The Water Mine at Lake Fairfax Park was way around. So whether you choose to bank with our convenient closed all summer and saw revenue losses of 49 percent. mobile app, online, or in our new Tysons Corner branch, if you’re The Park Authority Board will consid- ready for a bett er way to bank, we’re ready to help. er raising from $50 to $60 the four-hour rental fee per area at Burke Lake Park and Let’s get started. Schedule an appointment at fnb-online.com. hiking charges for two popular gazebos at Green Spring Village, citing the height- ened demand for smaller outdoor spaces to host small-group special occasions. Among the proposed changes, canoe and kayak rental fees and charges for tour boats would rise at Lake Accotink, Lake Fairfax and Burke Lake parks, and there would be a new charge for shing kayaks at Riverbend Park. 1497 Cornerside Blvd. | Tysons, VA The Park Authority Board also will consider new fees for wedding rentals of Member FDIC the formal garden at Colvin Run Mill

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2 January 28, 2021 sungazette.news 2804_fnb_tysons_con_new_sungaz_7x9.8_d.indd 1 1/13/21 1:43 PM Friends of Riverbend Park Readies for Busy Year BRIAN TROMPETER for Title I school eld trips, the afore- during peak periods, and possibly create Sta Writer mentioned bass- shing boat, 10 Mad more parking spaces at the site. River canoes, continuing-education staff, The park was closed last March The nonpro t Friends of Riverbend tabletop displays at the visitor center, sci- through May because of the pandemic, Park Inc. (FORB) saved on operating ex- ence and nature books for the children’s but its trails were open. Visitors parked penses and cut back on program spending library, Eagle Scout projects and water- in adjacent neighborhoods and hiked into last year during the pandemic, but this quality measuring equipment. the park, but sometimes left litter in peo- year plans to spend those accumulated The organization also has supported ple’s yards and drove too quickly on local funds on a special purchase: a top-notch the educational pavilion’s dedication, the Hugh Morrow roads, Morrow said. patrol-and-rescue boat. park’s luncheon for volunteers, program- chainsaws. The group dedicated its annual report The group, which recently released its scheduling software, maintenance tools In addition to the boat purchases, to its founder, Catherine Mayes, who died 2020 annual report, will channel $15,000 and equipment, a telescope and the park’s FORB’s leaders will earmark $5,000 for Oct. 30 at age 71. Mayes served as its rst through the Fairfax County Park Founda- annual Native American and Bluebell fes- a discretionary fund that could be tapped president from 1999 to 2005. tion to purchase the watercraft from Spec tivals. by the park’s staff for small purchases. “It was her devotion to Riverbend Rescue International in Virginia Beach, The group in 2020 netted $5,000 from That method will beat having park em- Park, her determination to keep it as a said Hugh Morrow III, FORB’s president its annual native-plant sale and sold more ployees ask the organization each time to natural-resource refuge for the citizens and director. than $1,000 worth of promotional base- buy individual items, Morrow said. of Fairfax County, and her tireless efforts FORB leaders hope the foundation ball caps and water bottles displaying “I don’t think there’s ever been an oc- to see FORB survive during its formative and Fairfax County Park Authority will FORB’s logo. casion when we turned down one of their years that have resulted in its strength and cover the rest of the company’s $26,100 The friends group ended last year with requests,” he added. effectiveness today,” the report read. price quote for the boat, which expires $62,196 in the bank, having received two FORB continues to support the Park The report additionally honors Riv- this spring, Morrow said. $5,000 grants from the Munson Foun- Authority’s efforts to build a new inter- erbend Park’s former lead naturalist, The shallow-bottomed boat, which dation and a $2,000 donation from the pretive center in a higher location than Heather May Shockey-Barrett, who also would replace an inadequate bass- shing Hodge family to support Eagle Scouts’ the current visitor center, which long has died last October. craft that park of cials are using for res- efforts at the park. been in danger of being swept away by To view the annual report, visit cues, would have special underwater-light- FORB was unable to donate $14,400 Potomac River oods, Morrow said. http://forb.wildapricot.org/resources/ ing equipment, night-vision gear, ladders last year to support the park’s summer- Fairfax County voters last November 2020%20Annual%20Report.pdf and a trailer, he said. camp interns, but hopes to do so again by a wide margin approved a park-bond Established in 1975, Riverbend Park in in 2021. The group in 2020 instead gave referendum that would, among other Sign up for free updates at Great Falls covers more than 400 acres of $500 for animal care, $78 for an annual things, pay for the design of Riverbend’s https://sungazette.news trails, woodlands and riverfront and draws Zoom account so park staff could con- new interpretive center. and we’ll let you know each more than 300,000 visitors annually. duct classes and meetings, a $240 annual Group leaders also hope the Park Au- Wednesday when the new edi- FORB since its founding in 1999 has fee for program-scheduling software, $428 thority will consider relocating the park’s tions of the Sun Gazette have supported Riverbend Park by helping - to support Eagle Scout projects, $250 for gatehouse on Jeffery Road so as to reduce nance summer-camp interns, scholarships a power washer and $1,134 for two Stihl traf c backups into the neighborhood been posted online! 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sungazette.news January 28, 2021 5 SunGazette Find more letters and ON THE WEB: an archive of editorials at https://sungazette.news www.insidenova.com/ www.insidenova.com/news/arlington news/arlington ON FACEBOOK: (Click on “Opinion”) www.facebook.com/sungazettenews www.facebook.com/insidenova Opinion ON TWITTER: @sungazettenews @sungazettespts Newsroom SCOTT McCAFFREY Our View: Take a Pause on Zoning Rewrites e Fairfax County government has embarked on what it the county government’s best interests to have more scrutiny, Editor calls “zMOD.” not less. e input from the public, whether it is accepted in (703) 738-2532 Not “SCMODs” – fans of “Blues Brothers” will remember toto by the county government or not, will result in a more [email protected] that one – but rather “zMOD” (standing for “Zoning Ordinance robustly vetted zoning document and, most likely, lessen the DAVE FACINOLI Sports editor Modernization” and which, unlike some government-ese, is a likelihood that government leaders will have to go back again (703) 738-2533 phrase that accurately reects the endeavor’s purpose). and again to x problems that inevitably will crop up. e law [email protected] at the county government’s aging-in-place zoning ordi- of unintended consequences can be unforgiving, aer all. BRIAN TROMPETER nance needs a rewrite is probably not an arguable question. We’d issue this challenge to county leaders: If there is a Senior staff writer “Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis,” as the Romans pressing reason to rush through a generational change in zon- (703) 738-2534 (or any Latin student) might have put it. e times change, and ing policies (beyond simply to avoid scrutiny), let the commu- [email protected] we must change with them. nity know. at being said . . . If not, let’s put this all on hold until things get back to a ose looking at the provisions being rolled out by county semblance of normal. Advertising leaders are nding lots of areas that need more discussion. Far • • • VICKY MASHAW more discussion. 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Most heard my reason for being in Washington where he received a Ph.D. Identi ed as a importantly, I came to appreciate his love PUBLISHER’S NOTICE and that I had no hotel reservation, he in- superior scholar, he was invited to teach for our country. Having lived rst in a dic- We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’s sisted that I stay at his home. We were ma- at Georgetown where he taught for 18 tatorship and then under communism in policy for achieving equal housing opportunity rooned for four days and talked until the years. Cuba, he truly understood the essence of throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which city and the school reopened the following Later, Sorzano became Peace Corps freedom. At every turn, he found examples there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of week. During that time, I expressed my country director in Colombia. 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6 January 28, 2021 sungazette.news Experts Generally Upbeat on 2021 Area Housing Market When it comes to how the Washing- mist Jeff Tucker. in Arlington (up 0.3 percent) and Prince NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz. “A ton region’s real-estate market will fare Other communities that had relatively George’s County (down 1 percent), and shortage of buildable lots is making it dif- in 2021, the national experts are a little strong ratings were Dallas (+39) and At- saw declines in the cites of Fairfax (2.2 cult to meet strong demand and rising divided, but generally cautiously optimis- lanta (+36). Among those where the ex- percent) and Falls Church (4.2 percent). material prices are far outpacing increases tic. perts were even more split than on Wash- Builder Con dence Takes a Modest in home prices, which in turn is harming Washington garnered a “+13” total in ington: San Diego (-3), Houston (also -3) Tumble: Rising material costs (led by a housing affordability.” a new survey by Zillow, which asked lead- and Las Vegas (-6). huge upsurge in lumber prices) along with Derived from a monthly survey that ing analysts to predict whether speci c The Washington region is coming off a resurgence of COVID across much of NAHB has been conducting for 35 years, metro areas would outperform or under- a strong year in real estate, particularly the nation, and perhaps uncertainty over a the NAHB/Wells Fargo HMI gauges perform the national real-estate market in given the COVID situation. change in presidential administration and builder perceptions of current single-fam- the coming year. A combination of more sales and congressional leadership, pushed builder ily home sales and sales expectations for For Washington, 37 percent of the 113 higher transaction prices led the inner con dence in the market for newly built the next six months as “good,” “fair” or experts surveyed said the region was likely Washington region to an 11.7-percent single-family homes down three points “poor.” The survey also asks builders to to outperform the national market, while year-over-year increase in real-estate sales to 83 in January, according to the latest rate traf c of prospective buyers as “high 38 percent said it was likely to perform volume for 2020, according to new g- NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market In- to very high,” “average” or “low to very about as well and 24 percent prognosti- ures. dex (HMI). low.” cated an underperformance. (The +13 A total of $34.6 billion in residential Despite the drop, however, builder sen- Scores for each component are then ranking is derived from 37 percent minus real estate changed hands across the re- timent remains at a strong level. used to calculate a seasonally adjusted in- 24 percent.) gion, with sales up 3.3 percent to 57,266 “Despite robust housing demand and dex where any number over 50 indicates That ranking puts D.C. in the middle and median prices up 8.7 percent to an low mortgage rates, buyers are facing a that more builders view conditions as of the pack, and well behind the leader even $500,000, according to year-end g- dearth of new homes on the market, which good than poor. (Austin, Texas, at +76), which was at the ures reported by MarketStats by Show- is exacerbating affordability problems,” All three major HMI indices fell in top of the survey for the second year in ingTime, based on listing activity from said NAHB chairman Chuck Fowke, a January. The HMI index gauging current a row. Bright MLS. Tampa builder of custom homes. sales conditions dropped two points to “During the pandemic, I think a lot Figures represent market activity in “Builders are grappling with supply- 90, the component measuring sales ex- of people spending a big portion of their the District of Columbia; Arlington and side constraints related to lumber and pectations in the next six months fell two paycheck on rent or mortgage in cities Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexan- other material costs, a lack of affordable points to 83 and the gauge charting traf- like New York and San Francisco started dria, Fairfax and Falls Church in Virgin- lots and labor shortages that delay de- c of prospective buyers decreased ve working from home and suddenly had op- ia; and Montgomery and Prince George’s livery times and put upward pressure on points to 68. tions. Their dollar goes a lot further in the counties in Maryland. home prices,” Fowke said. “They are also Looking at the three-month moving South, the climate is better, and Austin Sales for the year were up in Alexandria concerned about a changing regulatory averages for regional HMI scores, the has a lot to offer – from the food scene (rising 8.9 percent), Montgomery County environment.” Northeast fell six points to 76, the Mid- to outdoor activities and live music,” said (6.1 percent), the District of Columbia “While housing continues to help lead west was up two points to 83, the South Thomas Brown, a Zillow Premier Agent in (4 percent) and Fairfax County (3.7 per- the economy forward, limited inventory fell one point to 86 and the West posted a Austin and CEO of The Agency Texas. cent). Transactions were essentially at is constraining more robust growth,” said one-point loss to 95. Joining Austin in the top ve: Phoenix, Nashville, Tampa and Denver. At the very bottom of the ranking was New York City, with a “-77” rating – only 5 percent of respondents anticipated it New Year, New Space...Dream Big With Foster to outperform the national market, with 13 percent expecting it to perform on par and a whopping 82 percent expecting it to Local Community Reporting, trail the national market. Political Accountability, Local Business Support, Also in the bottom ve: San Francisco, Sports, Education, & Real Estate Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Minneap- olis. “Certain densely populated markets In Print • Online • Mobile with high-priced real estate face prevailing Subscribe Today by texting SunGazette to 22828 headwinds,” said Terry Loebs, founder of and support the trusted, in-depth, locally focused Pulsenomics, which conducts the research reporting and businesses that only your community on behalf of Zillow. newspaper can provide. 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sungazette.news January 28, 2021 7 Vienna O cials Memorialize Contributions of BZA Member BRIAN TROMPETER velop,” family members said. subjects.” Sta Writer The Town Council in July 2018 recog- Former Council member Edythe Kelle- nized Chumley for more than three de- her said Chumley frequently attended Vienna of cials past and present re- cades’ worth of service and volunteering Council meetings so he could draw atten- member the late Planning Commission in the town. tion to small, but important, quality-of- and Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) “He served with dignity and respect for life concerns in the town. member Donald Chumley as a thorough all the applicants and citizens who have “He was the one person who I allowed and thoughtful public servant who put come before him,” said then-Mayor Lau- to call me by a nickname I’d hated since others rst. rie DiRocco at the ceremony. “He was al- childhood, because I knew he meant it Vienna Town Attorney Steven Briglia ways quick to share information with [the] with love,” added Kelleher, who did not called Chumley, who died Jan. 17 at age Council when he started seeing trends on divulge the sobriquet. 87, one of the most positive people he had the Board of Zoning Appeals.” Council member Howard Springsteen ever met. Chumley told the Council then that he recalled Chumley as compassionate and “Don was a caring and compassionate Donald Chumley had a long stint on the Vi- wished the town would appoint a woman caring. man who loved Vienna, loved to serve on enna Board of Zoning Appeals. to the BZA. (The seven-member board “I always thought the town’s and resi- our Planning Commission and Board of The rst member of his family to currently is all-male.) He also lauded the dents’ concerns and issues were fairly ad- Zoning Appeals and always tried to nd a graduate from college, Chumley received Vienna Transportation Safety Commis- dressed and considered by Don,” he said. way to say ‘yes,” Briglia said. a bachelor’s degree from the University sion’s achievements. Former Council member Michael Vienna Town Council member Steve of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a “Every time I go by Park Street and see Polychrones, who served with Chumley on Potter, one of Chumley’s neighbors, called law degree from New York University. He that roundabout [at Locust Street, S.E.], the Planning Commission, said Chumley him a dedicated and long-standing public also served in the U.S. Army Reserve. I am the happiest camper in the world,” often inspected the properties in question servant. Chumley relocated to Washington, he said. ahead of meetings. “He became a Town resident in 1979 D.C., shortly after graduation to join the George Creed said Chumley was the “He took every item and appreciated and was proud to say that Vienna is the Securities and Exchange Commission, rst to call and congratulate him in 2001 the uniqueness of a particular situation, one and only place where he’d owned a where he spent 53 years as an attorney. He when he moved from the Transportation which especially helped when we dis- home,” Potter said. “He truly loved his considered his federal service a “source of Safety Commission to the Planning Com- cussed a controversial item,” Polychrones town and rmly believed there was no great professional ful llment and person- mission. Now chairman of the Vienna said. “He would patiently and actively lis- better place to live and raise a family than al pride,” his family said. BZA, Creed said Chumley had mentored ten to all who came to speak and to his Vienna.” Chumley married his late wife, Elea- him when he joined that body in 2010. fellow commissioners during our review Donald Charles Chumley was born nor, in 1966 and they moved to Vienna “He truly focused on the citizens of on items.” June 4, 1933, in the Bronx borough of in 1979. Chumley served on the Vienna Vienna, and always attempted to nd a The family held a service for Chumley New York City. He grew up in that city, Planning Commission from 1985 to 1998 way to be positive in their applications on Jan. 22 and requested that, in lieu of but often spent summers during his youth and on the town’s Board of Zoning Ap- that came before the BZA,” Creed said. owers, donations may be made in his in the Waco, Texas, area, where his moth- peals from 1998 to 2012. “He was a true gentleman and friend, of- memory to the American Humane Soci- er was from. “He took pride in watching Vienna de- ten calling me for my expertise in different ety.

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Sun 8 JanuaryJanuary 28,28, 20212021 sungazette.news Gazette Public-Safety Notes PEDESTRIAN PUSHING Police arrested the 36-year- Tigers on the cent incidents. On Jan. 4 at 7:28 STROLLER INJURED BY VE- old Vienna woman and trans- loose in the p.m., Vienna police responded to HICLE IN VIENNA: A woman ported her to the Fairfax County town of people protesting political issues who was pushing a stroller in Adult Detention Center, where Vienna? That on the sidewalk in front of a resi- the 100 block of Church Street, authorities charged her with do- is what some dence on that street. N.E., was struck and injured by mestic assault. apparent On Jan. 6 at 12:15 p.m., a local a vehicle on Jan. 20 at 3:15 p.m., pranksters resident provided of cers with said. See Vienna police said. MAN CHARGED WITH BUR- below right. the description of someone who The motorist was driving GLARY AFTER BREAK-IN AT taken pictures of that same resi- westbound on Church Street and TYSONS CAR-RENTAL FACILI- dence and driven away. At 6:01 had stopped for the stop sign at TY: A worker at Enterprise Rent- MAN TURNS TABLE, NOT responded to several apparently p.m. that day, of cers responded the intersection at Park Street, A-Car, 8251 Greensboro Drive PAGE, AFTER FINDING VIENNA politically motivated events at a to a report that suspicious pack- N.E., when the female pedestri- in Tysons, on Jan. 18 at 7:03 a.m. LIBRARY SHUT: An employee at home on DeSale Street, S.W. ages and a note had been left at an with the stroller began walk- discovered a shattered glass door Patrick Henry Library, 101 Ma- A resident living on that street a residence. ing southbound across Church to the business and observed a ple Ave., E., told Vienna police told police on Jan. 14 that he had Police quickly determined the Street with a stroller, police said. man inside, Fairfax County po- on Jan. 13 at 3:29 p.m. about an seen three men walking around packages belonged to the resi- The driver did not see the lice said. assault that allegedly occurred his neighbor’s house and looking dence and the note did not pose pedestrian because of the bright The man ran away, but county after a man entered the library, in the windows. The neighbor any threat, authorities said. sunlight and struck her as she police of cers located him. Au- which in recent weeks has been confronted the men, and who On Jan. 7 at 2:51 p.m., police entered the roadway, police said. thorities have charged Michael (like all county-government li- said they were looking for a trai- responded to a report that a man Rescue personnel transport- Hutchinson, 38, of Maryland, braries) closed to the public be- tor, and then walked away, police repeatedly had been seen walked the woman to a hospital for with burglary and being drunk cause of the pandemic situation. said. ing up to that residence, ringing treatment of injuries described in public. When the employee advised On Jan. 17 at 1 p.m., a resi- the doorbell and then leaving. as non-life-threatening. the man the library was closed, dent on that street told Vienna Police continue to investigate The child in the stroller was VIENNA WOMAN DEFRAUDED the man reportedly began curs- police that someone had spray- these matters. uninjured, police said. WHILE TRYING TO BUY DOG: ing at him and ipped over a ta- painted the word “traitor” on A woman living in the 400 block ble, which struck the employee. the asphalt roadway in front of PRANK CALLERS TELL VIEN- VIENNA WOMAN FACES DO- of MacArthur Avenue, N.E., told The man then left the library his neighbor’s house. NA POLICE THAT TIGERS ARE MESTIC-ASSAULT CHARGES: Vienna police that, between Jan. parking lot in a vehicle, police On Jan. 18 at 7:52 p.m., po- ON THE LOOSE: Unknown peo- A resident living on Center 7 and 20, she had sent money for said. lice responded to a report that ple began making prank calls to Street, S., told Vienna police on a dog that was for sale. someone had used spray chalk the Vienna Police Headquarters, Jan. 18 at 8:03 p.m. that an argu- When she arrived at the resi- POLITICALLY MOTIVATED to write “traitor” on the roadway 215 Center St., S., on Jan. 20 at ment between him and his sister dence to pick up the dog, she SUSPICIOUS EVENTS CONTIN- in front of a residence on DeSale 8:56 p.m., reporting that tigers had escalated when she allegedly found the situation was a scam, UE AT VIENNA RESIDENCE: Vi- Street, S.W. were on the loose in town, police assaulted him. police said. enna police in recent weeks have Those were only the most re- said. Build Your Dream, On Your Lot Tear Down & Rebuild! ©Design Basics, Inc. Clarendon Model Open House NOW OPEN Every Sat. & Sun., 12 Noon to 4 PM 2127 Greenwich Street in Falls Church The Clarendon Model Base Price $454,900* 4086 Sq. Feet • 5 Bedrooms • 5 Baths * On Your Lot, Site Development, & Utilities Not Included

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NDI_Clarendon HalfPg SGAd.indd 1 10/9/20 2:44 PM sungazette.news January 28, 2021 9 Supervisors Could Tighten Yard-Waste-Collection Rules BRIAN TROMPETER bags are not necessary for yard-waste col- the bridge and Beltway. Spring, Gaithersburg and Germantown. Sta Writer lection and that using paper bags or reus- Of cials also sought solutions that After the express lanes open, the draft able containers is preferable and protects would bolster trip reliability and improve plan’s long-term recommendation is for Fairfax County supervisors on Jan. 26 the resulting compost’s quality. existing and planned multimodal connec- the implementation of two bus routes in- were slated to set a Feb. 23 public hearing Paper bags used for yard waste are tivity and mobility. volving Frederick, Md., one going to Ty- on an ordinance amendment that would designed to be compostable and become The draft study’s regional recommen- sons and the other to L’Enfant Plaza in prohibit residents from placing their yard part of the nished compost. They also dations concentrated on rideshare and Washington, D.C., via Arlington. waste into plastic bags for collection by reduce the amount of processing waste bus solutions that would make use of the According to the draft study, of cials the county government or private trash that will require disposal, of cials said. American Legion Bridge. should study bus-bay capacity at the vari- haulers. Board of Supervisors to Endorse Draft In the near term, before the opening of ous transfer and terminal locations in or- Because the county government does Report on American Legion Bridge Tran- new “managed” tolled express lanes) over der to determine the amount of funding not own or operate a composting site, sit: The Fairfax County Board of Super- the bridge, the study recommends more required. Other key questions include the licensed waste collectors must send yard visors on Jan. 26 were expected to endorse ridesharing and the start of bus service cost of the implementation plan, required waste collected from residents to com- a draft report concerning “transporta- between Tysons and Bethesda. levels of service and one or more potential mercial composing facilities within the tion-demand management” and transit The study’s mid-term recommenda- funding sources, such as the Virginia De- region. on Interstate 495 over the American Le- tions, which could be timed with the partment of Transportation’s I-495 NEXT If residents set out that yard waste in gion Bridge. opening of the managed lanes, include project and perhaps dedicated funds from plastic bags, some of the plastic likely will The Virginia Department of Rail the above bus route, plus ones between the commonwealth of Virginia. end up in the compost, of cials said. This and Public Transportation (DRPT) and Bethesda and Virginia locations at Ty- In their brie ng document to the Board detracts from the quality of the mulch Maryland Department of Transportation sons/Dunn Loring and Reston/Washing- of Supervisors, county of cials indicated and lets plastic enter the environment, (MDOT) last July embarked on a study to ton Dulles International Airport. Other a willingness to implement the suggested they said. nd potential current and “multimodal” suggested routes would go between Ty- transit services if capital and operating County of cials contend that plastic solutions to reduce traf c congestion on sons and the Maryland localities of Silver funds were available. Area Preservation Battle Could Become a Test of Wills SCOTT McCAFFREY “What you have going on is a race,” Boulevard and North McKinley Road. Sta Writer County Attorney Stephen MacIsaac told “The eyes of history are rmly xed County Board members on Jan. 23, a race upon you,” said Tom Dickinson, who for Even if Arlington government leaders between owners of the estate demand- nearly a year has pushed for preserva- get behind the effort – and that remains ing the county government approve a tion of at least the century-plus-old main a big “if” – efforts by preservationists to demolition permit on the one hand, and house, if not the entire grounds. save the Rouse estate on Wilson Boule- preservationists seeking to have the site “This is a once-and-forever oppor- vard from the wrecking ball may simply designated a local historic district on the tunity,” Dickinson told County Board run out of time. other. members. The Rouse estate The Arlington Historical Society And since the county government board of directors on Jan. 21 sent a letter would have to go through a set of pro- to the County Board, encouraging preser- DENTAL Insurance cedural and regulatory steps that could vation of the home. take at least weeks before imposing his- “Over the past 15 years, Arlington has Get the dental care you deserve. toric-district status against the wishes of lost many historically and architecturally important buildings to the wrecking ball. 1 the trust that owns the property, “I would Medicare does not cover dental care . That means if you need Let’s not let another gem go unprotected,” dental work done, it can cost you hundreds or even thousands of hazard a guess you could obtain a demo- dollars out of your own pocket. lition permit” faster than the designation organization president Cathy Bonneville could be approved, MacIsaac said. Hix said on behalf of the board. 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That’s Call to get your FREE Information Kit The heavy hand of the government is not months earlier than the commission had looked upon with favor when they try to expected to act on the matter. 1-855-730-6412 restrict a property owner.” If the HALRB recommends the parcel dental50plus.com/sngzt As a result, McIsaac predicted: “A for inclusion in a self-contained historic property owner who’s intent on demoli- district, the matter then goes to the Plan- tion . . . will likely prevail.” ning Commission and County Board, The Jan. 23 discussion came a week bodies that can only move as fast as state after there was confusion whether the law covering legal advertising permits. county government indeed had issued a Both bodies are required to hold public demolition permit – something that, as hearings, although conceivably they could of yet, has not occurred despite one be- be combined into one meeting. ing applied for. If the county government The question then may boil down to: drags its feet on issuance, the Rouse trust Does the county leadership actually want could go to a Circuit Court judge to force to get involved at all? “We don’t have any action. money to acquire the property at this

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10 January 28, 2021 sungazette.news Virginia’s Home Sales, Prices Solid in Year-End Data Buoyed by an exceptionally strong tivity continues to outpace supply,” Stur- suggest that home-price growth will nish to the year, statewide home sales tevant said, “which has resulted in inven- continue to be signi cant in 2021, with in 2020 increased nearly 11 percent from tory being drawn down even more quickly the median statewide home sales price in- the comparable 2019 gure, marking the in 2020.” creasing by 9.5 percent. commonwealth’s fastest rate of growth in At the end of 2020, there were 8,151 • An uptick in new construction will more than ve years. pending sales in the pipeline awaiting nal be a welcome trend in 2021, the organiza- The year-end results, reported Jan. consummation, up more than 20 percent tion said. It is expected that the number 21 by the Virginia Realtors trade group, from the same point in 2019. of new homes under construction in 2021 came in the wake of a roller-coaster year In the year-end report, Virginia Real- will be 8.9-percent higher than in 2020. in which the real-estate market was rst tors offered three forecasts for the coming The increase in new construction will help knocked at by COVID and government year: ease the inventory shortage, but the supply restrictions, then picked itself off the oor • Demand for home-ownership will though the pace of transactions will slow of homes available for sale will remain far to nish exceptionally strong. continue to be strong in Virginia in 2021, due to insuf cient supply. below what is needed to meet demand. “Demand for home-ownership has while a lack of inventory will constrain • Rising home prices have been a posi- • • • been strong throughout the pandemic, fu- market activity. Virginia Realtors fore- tive for home sellers but have eroded af- For more, see the Website at www.vareal- eled by historically low mortgage rates,” casts that home sales will increase in 2021, fordability in many markets. Forecasts tors.org. said Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for Virginia Realtors, who noted the biggest headwind to ongoing success was not a lack of prospective buyers, but the shortage of homes for them to buy. SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES “The foremost challenge for Virginia’s housing market has been a lack of sup- ENTERTAINING. INFORMATIVE. ECLECTIC. INSIGHTFUL. ply,” she said. “Declining inventory has limited options for would-be homebuyers and has driven up home prices across the commonwealth.” For the year gone by, a total of 139,908 Advice from the Blue Zones on properties went to closing across the Old Dominion, up 10.8 percent from 126,908 Living Longer in 2019. Year-over-year sales were up in each of the eight geographic areas of the with WebMD’s John Whyte commonwealth, with the increases rang- ing from 7.4 percent (central Virginia, Thursday, February 25, 2021 including the Richmond area) to 29.4 percent (eastern Virginia, including the 6:45 p.m. Eastern Shore). Northern Virginia – which in Virginia STREAMING PROGRAM INFORMATION Realtors’ parlance is a large swath of ter- • This program is part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming series. ritory, more than just the inner and outer • Platform: Zoom suburbs of Washington – ended the year • Online registration is required. with 49,185 transactions, up 10 percent. • If you register multiple individuals, you will be asked to supply Hampton Roads followed with 33,621, up individual names and email addresses so they can receive a Zoom link 13.4 percent. Statewide, the median sales price in email. 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sungazette.news January 28, 2021 11 Austin Seen to Be Hottest Market of 2021 Real Estate For the second year in a row, the Featured Property of the Week Texas city of Austin is expected to be the nation’s hottest housing market in 2021, leading a list of mostly Sun Belt cities expected to continue heating up A Contemporary with Grace, Style faster than the nation’s large coastal markets, according to a new Zillow Prime McLean Location Combines with Exceptionality of Design survey of experts. The Texas destination heads a lineup of sunny and relatively affordable metro areas that are most likely to outperform the nation in home-value growth, according to a panel of economists and real-estate experts. The Zillow Home-Price Expecta- tions Survey, sponsored by Zillow and conducted quarterly by Pulsenomics LLC, asks a large panel of economists, investment strategists and real-estate experts for their predictions about the U.S. housing market. An overwhelming 84 percent of those surveyed said Austin values would out-perform the national average, compared to just 9 percent who believe it would fare worse, a ratio of An exceptional early-1970s contem- +75. Phoenix came in second with +69, porary in a convenient McLean location followed by Nashville (+67), Tampa is this week’s featured property, mark- (+60), and Denver (+56). The top- ve ing an era in local real estate where new metros are all affordable options compared to expensive coastal areas that ideas in open living and circular traffic have led home-appreciation ranks in flow were on the upswing. recent years. The result is a property that offers “The pandemic has not upended the marvelous living spread across three housing market so much as accelerated levels, with updates galore. 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12 January 28, 2021 sungazette.news McLean Author’s Tome Mixes Technology, Whimsy BRIAN TROMPETER to about two McLean. Their two sons live in Great Sta Writer days per week. Falls and their daughter in Chantilly. Kim’s book In his spare time, Kim enjoys carpen- After escaping communist rule in Ko- took nine try, especially making furniture out of rea, John Kim came to the United States months to re- cherry wood. He also indulges in amateur and built a decades-long engineering ceive the neces- radio and is involved with the Military career that touched on everything from sary governmen- Auxiliary System (MARS) at the Penta- atomic clocks to marine navigation. tal clearance. gon, which provides aid during natural Kim, an 85-year-old McLean resi- Kim wrote the disasters. dent, recently published a memoir about memoir to leave The author since his youth has been his experiences, “In Pursuit of Science something to his a tinkerer who repaired cameras, clocks, and Technology.” Subtitled “A Journey six grandchil- radios, appliances and cars. He’s given up Through Four Capitals: Tokyo, Pyong- dren, but also to repairing modern autos in recent years, yang, Seoul & Washington,” the book stress that col- however, because of the expensive diag- discusses not only his life and technology, lege graduates nostic computers required. but also Korean War history, art, poetry, in STEM elds Fellow engineer Yong Shik Hong of travel and the wisdom of Confucius. will need to McLean said Kim is respected in the Ko- “I would not call my journey a wander- undergo signi- rean community as an outstanding scien- ing odyssey but rather a pilgrimage full of cant on-the-job tist. purposes,” Kim wrote, adding, “My mind training in their “Even though we both studied aero- was like a sponge, absorbing many sub- chosen industry. space and have followed similar career jects. I was like an intellectual butter y, “You do paths, I could not help but be impressed sucking nectar and pollinating my intel- need managerial by his many technological achievements lectual curiosity from many sources.” skills,” he said. and the signicant and pioneering work Kim was born in Tokyo in 1935 to “Whether you’re he has done throughout his career,” he Korean parents who had moved to Japan working for the said. a decade earlier to escape political strife government or Yong Shik Hong said he enjoyed read- in their homeland. The family in 1941 industry, there’s ing Kim’s memoir, especially the travel moved back to what now is North Korea always fund- sections, and added it has great value as a after the Japanese government made life ing, nancing guide for young engineers. difcult for resident Koreans. and economic Kim “has been engaged with many Kim’s family moved to Pyongyang aspects of the important challenges of national-security the next year and nearly perished from project. If one interest, both in industry and government, carbon-monoxide poisoning from their doesn’t care and has contributed to many important home’s heating system. They were saved about it, then breakthroughs,” he said. by an aunt who carried them outside and the funding will made them drink pickled radish juice. The be cut and the project will just dwindle to family ed to Seoul in summer 1945 be- nothing and die.” cause of the communist takeover in the Kim advised college students in STEM north. elds not to specialize narrowly, but in- Kim became interested in technology stead build a solid foundation of scientic as a member of his school’s wireless club. knowledge in chemistry, biology, physics Prepare for He studied electrical engineering at Seoul and mathematics. Articial intelligence National University and later earned a will be one of the future’s most signicant power outages bachelor’s degree at Trine University in – and ethically challenging – industries, he Indiana and master’s and doctoral de- predicted. with a Generac grees from Michigan State University. “I think that’s the next building block Kim became a naturalized U.S. citi- of the evolution, or revolution, of our so- home standby zen in 1965. 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sungazette.news January 28, 2021 13 Schools & Military n Sabrina Herman of Vienna earned Jackson Hoel of Oakton have been named Joshua O’Cain, Tarra Olfat, Devika Puri, Reuss, John Ruszkowski, Maheen Saeed, a bachelor of arts degree in international to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the London Simonides, Nickash Sivakumar, Noor Scavotto, Rohan Shah, Kelly Shea, studies (Latin American studies), magna College of Charleston. Grace Smith, Gabriel Spira, Aaraj Vij, Oluwapelumi Sholagbade, Abigail Shus- cum laude, during recent commencement Andrew Walker, Kelley Wang, Sarah terman, Megan Sierzega, Neel Simpson, exercises at Miami University. n Michael Donoghue of McLean, Wang, Daniel White and Isabella Wu. Lena Smith, Leeann Soyka, Jackson Wendy McHone of Vienna, Patrick – From Oakton: Hollis Bannister, Thomas, Samuel Thompson, Aaron Tin- n Caitlin Robinson of Great Falls Nguyen of Great Falls and Riley Simon Blake Batchelor, James Berkowitz, So- gley Spencer Todd, Claire Troy, Thomas earned a bachelor of science degree in hu- of McLean have been named to the dean’s phie Cassidy, Jade Chen, Simmi Cilluffo, Ulrich, Anisha Vanka, Alexandra Wagner, man environmental sciences and Thomas list for the fall semester at Coastal Caro- Katarina Faben, Alexander Farjadi, Av- Emeline Walker, Emma Ward, Meghan Tarasiuk of Oakton earned a bachelor of lina University. ery Gatchel, Katherine Gentry, Matthew Ward, Elena-Marie Weissenboeck, Sime- science degree in commerce and business Howat, Saloni Kapila, Saumya Kapila, on Whittle, Valerie Willham, Emma Wil- administration during recent commence- n Mohammed Alameeni, Musal- Andrew Kim, Jessica Marshall, Carson liams, Owen Williams, Benjamin Win- ment exercises at the University of Ala- lam Alameri, Musallem Alameri, Saeed Parker-Kepchar, Jack Prophett, Reilly icour, Daniel Xu, Riegler Yates, Olivia bama. Hamdan Alameri, Saeed Mahdi Alameri, Rourke, Sophia Sabardine, Mihindu Sa- Yu, Shaun Yu, Ted Zhang and Kathryn Saleh Alameri, Suhail Salem Alameri, marasinghe, Sotirios Sarantis, Keegan Ziccarelli. n Vanessa Estaniel of McLean, Julia Saeed Alefari, Abdulla Alkaabi, Ali Salem Sweeney, Elizabeth Upright, William Baum of Vienna, Emily Phan of Vienna Alqemzi, Mohammad Alshebli and Jason Vroom, Benjamin Wagner, Emma Wag- n The following local students have and Steven Baker of Vienna have been Guinn of McLean have been named to ner and Drew Weber. been named to the dean’s list for the fall named to the president’s list for the fall the dean’s list for the fall semester at Iowa – From McLean: Christopher Chan, semester at the University of Wisconsin semester at Shenandoah University. State University. Deena Hamandi, Catherine Murray, An- Madison: Amber Colvin of Vienna, Josephine nabel Richter, Christina Romano, Lind- – From McLean: Nicole Berry, Lucy Vaccaro of Oakton, Ruby Larimer of n The following local students have sea Strelser, Ceridwyn Albers, Sarah DuBois, Katherine Hoskins, Gwen Lis- McLean, Erin Sweeney of Vienna, Mat- been named to the dean’s list for the fall Bonforte, Lindley Burnam, Emily Bush, ton, Alison Sadler and Erin Schlegel. thew Allen of Vienna and Marisa Whit- semester at the College of William and Caroline Buttz, Celeste Campos, Bren- – From Oakton: Roberts Jansons. comb of Vienna have been named to the Mary: dan Capozzi, Hana Chaudhri, Durga – From Vienna: Lindsey Jiron, Mad- dean’s list for the fall semester at Shenan- – From Dunn Loring: Raman Khan- Mounika Chilukuri, Cameron Clarke, eleine LeTendre, Josh Martin, Leyla doah University. na, Angele Maricar, Isabelle Maricar and Abby Comey, Leah Damelin, Olivia O’Beirne, Cole Remy and Brendan Thomas Sweeney. Dempsey, Aarushi Desai, Rachel Faga, Wheeler. n Eric Schertler of McLean, Jacque- – From Great Falls: Madeleine As- Matthew Feinstein, Alexander Ferenti- line Stein of Vienna and Audrey Grau saad, Thompson Brownlee, Megan nos, Sunil Fontaine-Rasaiah, Peter Fox, n Several teams representing Louise of McLean have been named to the Carlon, Jessica Chen, Abigail Crowley, Alena Gartner, Ariaz Goudarzi, Prateek Archer Elementary achieved highest hon- president’s list and Magdiel Grimes of William Furlong, Steven Jia, Zyannah Govindaraj, Katherine Hales, Henry ors in the recent WordMasters Challenge, McLean, Vicenta Linden of McLean, Mallick, Madelyn McGavin, Marisa Mi- Hermens, Kaitlyn Huynh, Kaia Johnson, a national vocabulary competition involv- John Ugast of Vienna, Ava Brugger of hori, Diego Morandi Zerpa, Junnah Mo- Meredith Jolly, Shayan Khwaja, Eliza- ing nearly 125,000 students annually. McLean, Leah Corman of McLean and zaffar, Julianne Nickles, Bennett Norris, beth Li, Jonathan Li, Bryce Liquerman, The fth-grade team scored 193 points Rija Masroor, Pedro Massa, Caroline out of a possible 200 in the rst of three Morin, Amanda Mullet, Garrett New- meets this year, placing third in the nation. some, Samuel Nussbaum, Nicolas Olm- In addition, Louise Archer’s fourth-grade edo, Laura Opsahl-Ong, Prasanna Patel, team scored 184 points to nish sixth na- Sofya Protsenko, Peter Rizzo, Madeleine tionwide, and the third-grade team earned Rubin, Luke Scarano, Philip Schowitz, an eighth place nish with 185 points. Richard She, Zahra Shirazi, Shriansh Competing in the dif cult gold divi- Singh, Lilia Sohrabi, Kaela Sung, Liliana sion, fourth-graders Audrey Ban and Suzuki, Selene Swanson, Nina Talwar, Ava Ayyaan Ghala and fth-graders Gabriella 6058 Sugarstone Ct. McLean Thompson, Alexandra Trumbull, Eliza- Modine, Peyton Reed and Acacia Wright beth Turnage, Nathan Tvedt, Anouk van each earned a perfect score of 20 on the Nispen, Madeleine Walker and Charles challenge. Nationally, only 37 fourth Wang. graders and 57 fth graders achieved this – From Tysons: Alaa Mokbel. result. – From Vienna: Alejandro Algarra Other students from Louise Archer Gonzalez, Graydon Andres, Spenser Elementary who achieved high scores in Bagdoyan, Sheza Baig, Leslie Brede- the meet included third-graders Bryce (BROUGHTBUYER)( B R O U G H hoeft, Nicole Carrillo Vallejo, Catherine Blinstrub, Charlotte Floyd, Megan Lai, 6615 McLean Ct. McLean 7348 Hooking Rd. McLean Choo, Diego Cruzado, Gloriana Cubero Jack Ryan and Elias Yoo; fourth-graders Fernandez, Elizabeth Dawes, Jordan De- Zouli Alexandratos and Jack Kang; and

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14 January 28, 2021 sungazette.news Schools & Military n Two students from Oakcrest School “All interested students are welcomed are holding a donation drive this month to apply,” said Eileen Ellsworth, president to bene t Hondurans who have suffered and CEO of the Community Foundation from the hurricanes that hit the country for Northern Virginia. “We all know the in November. challenges of paying for college. These Sophomores Mariana Arguello and scholarships provide valuable support Mariana Bendeck are spearheading the to students from our community as they effort, encouraging the Oakcrest com- pursue their academic dreams.” munity to donate clothing, nonperishable The application deadline is April 2. food items, cleaning supplies and more For information, see the Website at www. through Jan. 28. cfnova.org. The charitable effort has a personal as- pect for each student. Both have family in n Fairfax County Public Schools Honduras, and they have been watching (FCPS) recently accepted delivery of its with growing concern as the country has inaugural electric school bus. suffered in the aftermath of Hurricanes The bus is the rst of eight – funded by Eta and Iota, the two massive hurricanes a grant from Dominion Energy – coming that struck Honduras within the space of to Fairfax County as part of an initial de- two weeks. ployment of 50 buses across the common- Mariana Bendeck noted that Hondu- wealth. All of the FCPS buses are slated rans have also been struggling as a result to be delivered by the end of January. Mariana Arguelo (left) and Mariana Bendeck are spearheading en e ort at Oakcrest School to of the pandemic and the economic effects support hurricane-ravaged communities in Honduras. See item at left. The Thomas-built buses will join of lockdown. FCPS’ current eet of roughly 1,625 die- “The effects of those two hurricanes families, but these people are worried Northern Virginia is accepting applica- sel-fueled buses. were devastating: Many people’s homes about their livelihoods . . . I want to al- tions for college scholarships for the The Dominion grant covers the differ- were ooded up to the roofs, people lost leviate [that] as much as possible with our 2021-2 school year. Eligible students ence in cost so that school districts pay no all of their possessions, lost loved ones, donations.” include high school seniors and college more for an electric bus than they would and are currently taking shelter under The students hope to ll a 40-foot undergraduates and graduate students in for a diesel model. The required charging bridges and on the streets,” she said. container with donations, which will be Northern Virginia. infrastructure has been installed and will “These people are wholly dependent on shipped to Honduras in February. The The foundation manages 12 scholar- be maintained by Dominion at the Stone- the donations of other countries. This is Aldebaran School will work along with ships and administers the funds for 18 croft Transportation Center. why Mariana and I are trying to help out the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San other scholarships that support Northern in any way we possibly can. Especially Pedro Sula to distribute the donations. Virginia students. Last year the annual The Sun Gazette welcomes your submis- since the holidays just happened, we just program awarded more than $300,000 in sion of items for inclusion in the Schools & received gifts and spent time with our n The Community Foundation for scholarships to help 110 area students. Military section.

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sungazette.news January 28, 2021 15 More on the Web n High-school roundup. n Youth-sports results. For more sports, visit: Sports www.insidenova.com/sports/Fairfax Teeing Off Langley Figuring Out the Liberty Standings Is a Challenge Gracious. Other than rst and last place – in between – the girls and boys Has Two high-school basketball standings in the Liberty District have been all over the place, with a lot of parity that in- Victories volves local teams. Dave Facinoli Six All-Arounders In recent days, the South Lakes girls and boys were in rst place, with Lead the Saxons the Washington-Liberty girls and A Sta Report Herndon boys in last. Then there’s that in-between area, The girls gymnastics team at Langley when any team seems very much ca- High School is off to a strong start this pable of defeating another. winter, hav- In boys action, it appeared early GYMNASTICS ing won two during the campaign that the Langley of ve meets and placed second in two Saxons might struggle to win as they others. worked to incorporate a new uptempo The Saxons team consists of eight three-point-shooting offense. Langley gymnasts. The six core all-arounders had a 1-4 record through ve games. are Anna Stout, Julia Stout, Ella Smith, Then, the Saxons’ fortunes changed Arwen Jones, Mia Boa and So a Bacha. with two recent victories, including The other contributors are Summer an impressive road win over the Yor- Parise and Lauren Borror. ktown Patriots, a squad that was tied Stout has been a standout by win- for rst at the time. ning four all-around competitions. She The McLean Highlanders in boys had 9.8 scores on the oor exercise and games have proved capable of winning vault in a recent meet with a season-best and losing close games. all-around total of 37.2. The Yorktown and W-L boys have The team’s season-high score so far been up and down as well. Each was has been 134.0. in rst place for a time, then Washing- “There are a lot of good teams this ton-Liberty lost two straight and York- season in the region, so it has been a lot town was surprised by Langley. of fun to be a part of,” Langley coach The Yorktown girls lost their rst Tara Rosenberg said. two contests, then compiled a three- n The Marshall Statesmen, Madison game winning streak to climb in the Marshall High School senior Teresa Capuano-Rizzo does a spin during her oor-exercise rou- Warhawks, McLean Highlanders and league standings. One of those vic- tine on Jan. 23 at the four-team competition at Yorktown High School. See a slideshow of pho- tories was a notable win over a good Continued on Page 17 tos from the meet at https://sungazette.news/photos. PHOTO BY DEB KOLT Herndon team, which like the others also has been kind of up and down. The Langley girls have so far de- Langley Falls to South Lakes in Seesaw Clash feated the teams they are supposed to A Sta Report ley missed a couple of three-point shots rival this season. win against, but have lost to the tough- in the closing seconds in an attempt to n The Marshall Statesmen remained er opponents in the league, like South In a see-saw game, the host Lang- tie the game at 35. undefeated in girls high-school basket- Lakes and Herndon The Saxons had ley Saxons lost to the rst-place South Langley was led in scoring by Cait- ball with two home blowout victories a nice recent comeback triumph over Lakes Seahawks, 35-32, in recent Lib- lyn Shumadine with 19 points, including by similar scores over National District Yorktown, a few days after the Patri- erty District girls high-school basketball four three pointers. Annabeth Holsinger rivals last week. ots knocked off Herndon. action. scored six and Keelin Byrne four. Marshall (10-0, 8-0) rst routed the The shortened regular season is Prior to playing South Lakes, Lang- Jefferson Colonials, 52-17, then the supposedly set to nish this week, HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP ley rallied to defeat the Yorktown Patri- Lewis Lancers, 52-13. possibly extending a few days longer Langley (5-4, 4-3) led 14-7 at the end ots, 36-25, in another district contest. Marshall had three league games for makeups. How the nal Liberty of the rst quarter, then South Lakes In another recent contest, Lang- remaining when this week began, in- standings end up among those in be- was ahead, 23-16, at halftime, as the ley defeated the McLean Highlanders, cluding showdowns against the Edison tween teams is anyone’s guess. Saxons made only two free throws in the 59-34, to win the annual Rotary Cup Eagles and Falls Church Jaguars. A vic- second period. Trophy game between the neighbor- tory in one or two of those contests like- The Saxons opened the third quarter hood rivals. ly will clinch the district regular-season on a 10-0 run to retake the lead at 26-25, Langley had a slip 11-9 lead at the championship for the Statesmen. Find daily updates on the Web at and was up 28-27 at period’s end. end of the rst quarter, was ahead 27-18 In its eight league games this season, www.insidenova.com. Stay in touch South Lakes took the lead for good at at halftime and pulled away from there. through Twitter (@sungazettespts) and 30-28 early in the fourth quarter. Lang- The win was Langley’s second over its Continued on Page 17 www.facebook.com/sungazettenews.

16 January 28, 2021 sungazette.news There’s Much Familiarity About Neighborhood Rivalry DAVE FACINOLI Link eight and Alyana Arnolie 7. Link Sta Writer had nine rebounds. n The girls game was the opening The teams have met for so long contest of a varsity doubleheader on and so frequently, there are no longer that Jan. 19 night at Oakton, with the any surprises – or trickery that works boys playing the nightcap, and won by much – when the Madison (7-3, 4-1) by a 48-42 score. BASKETBALL neighborhood Oakton fell to 2-7, 0-4. rival Madison Warhawks and Oakton The Madison boys led 27-23 at half- Cougars clash in girls high-school bas- time and the score was tied at 37 after ketball. three quarters. Each are perennial district, region Elijah Turner scored 16 for Madi- and state powers, know what the other son, Logan Spafford had 14 and had team and players can do, so the games a key blocked shot in the nal minute. are all about playing hard and execu- Madison’s R.J. Waldron had some big tion. rebounds at the end. The most recent meeting was a physi- For Oakton, Nick Toole scored 16 cal Jan. 19 showdown in a Concorde and Alex Dimitri 14. District regular-season contest, won by The Madison Warhawks gather for a timeout during a recent road game when they played the “Oakton executed well and was pre- the visiting Warhawks, 52-35. Madison Oakton Cougars in an annual neighborhood-rivalry clash. PHOTO BY DAVE FACINOLI pared,” Madison coach Kevin Roller (9-1, 4-1) took the lead for good at 7-5 Warhawks nished 28-1. bounds. Alayna Arnolie had four assists said. “We went to a 1-3-1 zone defense with 4:40 left in the rst period, led 19-9 “These girls all grow up together, so and three steals. for a stretch in the second half, and that at the end of one quarter, 38-18 at half- they know each other and they always For Oakton, Sophia Zinzi made two gave us an edge. Elijah played one of his time and was in control the rest of the play hard when we meet. The games are three-pointers and scored 13 points; best games for us.” way. tough and fun,” said Stone, a Madison senior forward Hannah Kaloi had six Oakton scored just ve points in the For Oakton (3-2, 0-2) the game was graduate who played against Oakton points, seven rebounds and two assists; fourth quarter. dif cult because the Cougars had not during high school. “Each team wants Kara Vietmeyer had four points and Madison defeated Oakton, 58-46, played, practiced or had any competi- to win and knows how to beat the other. four rebounds; and Kayla Odeh made earlier this season. tion for some two weeks due to pan- Sometimes I think Oakton knows our two threes for six points. On Jan. 21, Madison defeated visit- demic restrictions. plays better than we do.” “She’s tough, and always gives us ing Chantilly, 77-55, as Spafford had 21 “They are good and played tough,” Leading Madison in scoring was problems,” Stone said of Kaloi. points and nine rebounds. Turner scored Madison coach Kirsten Stone said. Grace Arnolie with 19 points, making a On Jan. 21, Madison lost for the rst 11 with ve assists and three steals; Wil- “For not having played or practiced, I trio of three-pointers. Sarah Link scored time, falling to the host Chantilly Char- liam Giery had 10 points; Dimitrije thought they did well.” 12, Katie Koshuta (seven rebounds) gers, 54-46. Madison led 20-8 after the Hryshchyshyn had 10 points and eight The teams are scheduled to play had six, Amalia Makrigiorgos had ve rst quarter, then did not shoot well the rebounds; Bo Kublank scored nine with again Feb. 1. Madison swept Oakton and Mia Chapman made an impact off rest of the game. three rebounds; and Andrew Gorkowski in three meetings last season,when the the bench with four points and ve re- Koshuta scored 13, Makrigiorgos 12, had six points and two steals. other top Madison gymnasts. Marshall was second in a Jan. 23 the bars (8.8), a third on the vault (9.25) Perennial Liberty District contender competition at Yorktown High School and a tied for sixth on the beam (8.7). Gymnastics McLean is led by Leah Sexton and Kris- with a 133.475 score with Langley third Langley’s So a Bacha was fourth on the Continued from Page 16 tina Knauss. (131.150). vault (9.0) and fourth in the all-around Two gymnasts who lead Oakton are Marshall’s Keira Fu won the all- (34.1). Oakton Cougars teams also have been Megan Rothwell and Delaney Nelson. around with a 36.4 total. She nished The top teams are expected to par- enjoying success so far this season. Rothwell was second in the all-around second on all four events, with her high- ticipate in the region championships at Defending Concorde District cham- and Nelson won the oor exercise in est scores of 9.35 on the vault and 9.2 Washington-Liberty High School on pion Madison is led by senior Chloe leading the Cougars to a recent victory. on the oor. She had a 9.15 on the beam Feb. 4. Washington-Liberty is the de- Breedlove, who has been a top all- Marshall, a top National District and an 8.7 on the bars. fending champion, with Madison sec- arounder in multiple meets, leading the team, won a recent quad-meet against Marshall’s Delanna Ortolano had ond last winter. Warhawks to recent nishes of second Madison, Langley and Yorktown. the sixth-best all-around score (33.45). The region team champion and top and third. Leading Marshall were seniors Teresa Langley’s Stout was second in the individual nishers then move on to the Isa Readyhough and Sarah Ngu are Capuano-Rizzo and Haley Nguyen. all-around (33.375) with a second on state meet.

game and won, 51-32, in another blow- game so far this season. non-district contest. out. n In boys high-school basketball ac- Roundup Dirkse led Marshall with a double- tion, the host Langley Saxons (4-5, 3-4) LANGLEY WRESTLERS TOP McLEAN: Continued from Page 16 double in points and rebounds and downed the visiting McLean Highland- Behind the strength of ve pins, the Christina Trivisonno had 18 points and ers, 55-40, on Jan. 22 in the annual Ro- Langley Saxons defeated the McLean Marshall is allowing just 25.5 points per Sela Scheinman scored eight and made tary Cup game between the neighbor- Highlanders, 39-24, in a recent high- game. two three-pointers. hood and Liberty District rivals. school wrestling match between neigh- For Marshall in the win over Jeffer- Marshall three victories during the Langley rallied for its third win in borhood rivals. Earning pins for Lang- son, Christina Trivisonno had 10 points, week gave head coach Mike Trivisonno four games from a 15-4 de cit at the end ley were Alex Woltman at 132 pounds, three assists and three steals; Brenna 101 career victories, all coming at Mar- of the rst quarter. The Saxons were led Ryan Roncskevitz (138), Sulaiman War- Smith scored six and had four rebounds shall. in scoring by Amr Areikat and Jiaan Se- dak (145), Wiley Sayers (160) and Sean and two steals; and Valerie Dirkse had n The Oakton Cougars (4-3, 0-2) hhat with 18 points each and Jonathan Marcille (170). ve rebounds, two assists, two steals and were back in action playing three games Reiss with 13. McLean fell to 2-4, 4-6. Langley heavyweight Chur-Yong two blocks. last week after not practicing or playing A few days earlier, Langley lost to Mon won a 4-2 decision and Aine Against Lewis, Trivisonno had 13 for two weeks because of pandemic pro- South Lakes, 64-39, and McLean fell to Noonan (106) earned a forfeit. points and four assists, Mary Trivisonno tocols. Yorktown, 65-51, in district action. McLean did not have pins but three scored nine and had four assists, Dirkse Oakton lost to the Madison War- McLean began the week with a 4-6 wrestlers won by major decisions. They added eight points and six rebounds, hawks, 52-35, and West eld Bulldogs, overall record and stood 2-4 in district were Jalen Holliday at 120, Robert Ken- and Heloise de Walque had six points 31-30, in Concorde District games, then play. nedy (152) and Nathan Fishman (195). and four blocks. in a non-league showdown Jan. 23, the n In other boys action, the visiting Easton Johnson (126) and Brigham De- On Jan. 23, Marshall played the host Cougars defeated visiting South Coun- Oakton Cougars (2-8) fell to South Vore (220) won by regular decisions and McLean Highlanders in a non-district ty, 53-28, scoring its most points in a County, 67-37, to end last week in a Mateo Felix picked up a forfeit at 106).

sungazette.news January 28, 2021 17 College Roundup TYLER PROMOTED AS COACH AT VIR- (124 solo), 8.5 sacks and 32.5 tackles for three touchdowns and caught 14 passes GINIA TECH: Oakton High School al- loss. He led Tech in tackles in both 2012 for 59 yards. Houston had 27 yards in lumnus Jack Tyler has been promoted and 2013. He was a rst-team All-ACC kick returns. to linebackers coach of the Virginia selection in 2012 and a second-team All- Playing for the Wake Forest Univer- Tech football team. ACC pick in 2013. sity team were freshman running back Tyler served the preceding two sea- Justice Ellison and sophomore defen- sons as Tech’s defensive quality control CLARA FORD: Marshall High School sive back Trey Rucker. coach. He lls the vacancy on the coach- graduate Clara Ford is averaging 7.5 Ellison played in eight games and ing staff created by the recent retirement points and 6.2 rebounds (second best on rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, of Tracy Claeys. he team) per contest through 11 games and he caught one pass for three yards. Tyler began his career at Virginia for the Boston College University bas- Rucker made 19 total tackles and Tech as a walk-on linebacker, before ketball team this winter. had one pass deection along with one eventually earning a scholarship and The 6-foot-3 forward has started 10 interception. developing into an All-Atlantic Coast games. She has three blocks and one While at Flint Hill, that trio helped Conference linebacker. He played in steal. the Huskies when back-to-back Divi- Tech’s 2010 ACC championship game Jack Tyler is now the linebackers coach at Vir- Ford scored a season-high 19 points sion I state private-school champion- win over Florida State, and was part of ginia Tech. FROM VIRGINIA TECH and grabbed 12 rebounds against Syra- ships, along with going undefeated each squads that compiled 37 wins during control coach in 2019 and 2020. cuse University. She yanked 16 rebounds season. his playing career, including a 4-0 mark At Oakton, Tyler was Virginia’s De- against the University of Massachu- against in-state rival Virginia. fensive Player of the Year in 2008, as setts. DANIEL DIXON: Through eight games, “Even while I was still a student- well as an all-district and all-region se- Marshall High School graduate Daniel athlete, my dream job was to someday lection, leading the defense on the Cou- FLINT HILL FOOTBALL GRADUATES: Dixon was averaging 6.5 points and 2.3 coach the position I played at my alma gars’ 2008 region championship team. Three Flint Hill School graduates rebounds per game for the men’s basket- mater,” Tyler said in a statement released He set a school record with 147 tackles played for Division I college football ball team at the U.S. Naval Academy. by Virginia Tech. before enrolling at Tech and red-shirting teams during the fall. The 6-foot-8 sophomore forward was After his playing career, Tyler became in 2009. Jordan Houston was a sophomore averaging 16.3 minutes per contest, had a graduate-assistant coach for Tech, be- Tyler played in 54 games for the Hok- running back for North Carolina State 10 assists, three steals and three blocked fore taking on a role as defensive quality ies, nishing his career with 286 tackles University. He rushd for 143 yards and shots. Sports Briefs

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USED EQUIPMENT DRIVE: McLean in becoming certi ed umpires for high- men and women in a number of dif- The organization is for teen and Little League teamed with Leveling the school and recreational fastpitch softball ferent leagues and for various ages. To adult players. Playing Field for a used-baseball-and- in the local area. Complete training is pro- register and for more information about Games are played on regulation softball equipment drive at the Westmo- vided. The pay is $67 to $90 per game. the league, visit www.fairfaxadultsoft- baseball elds and follow Major League reland Street complex. For information, For more information, email uic@nv- ball.com. rules, with wooden bats. The organiza- visit www.mcleanll.com. sua.org or visit www.nvsua.org. Complete tion provides equipment and resources. training provided. Schedule are exible. VIENNA YOUTH SOCCER: Vienna For information, contact alterna- GIRLS SOFTBALL REGISTRATION: The Youth Soccer’s house soccer program is [email protected] or call Taylor Vienna Girls Softball League is holding GAME OFFICIALS NEEDED: Northern open to all boys and girls ages 3 to 18. Duncan at (770) 313-1762. registration for the 2021 spring season Virginia Baseball Umpires is in need of Visit www.vys.org to register and to nd that begins in early March. For infor- of cials for baseball, softball and vol- more information. GIRLS GOLF RESULTS: Great Falls resi- mation, visit www.vgsl.org or for ques- leyball. dent Samantha Ritchie nished tied for tions call (703) 220-7704. The league of- Of cials are needed in all commu- FOOTBALL OFFICIALS NEEDED: 13th with an 89-75–164 total of 20-over- fers various age groups, with the oldest nities across the metropolitan area The Fairfax County Football Of - park at the recent Kiawah Resort Girls being a high-school age league. for youth recreational leagues, men’s ciating Association needs more of - Classic of the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls leagues, high schools and colleges. cials to cover all of its various youth, Golf Tour. VYI REGISTRATION: To register for Experience is helpful but not re- high-school and adult games, when- Ritchie was playing in the tourna- upcoming Vienna Youth Incorparted quired. Formal classroom and on-the- ever they might be played. Candidates ment’s Futures National Division.The spring sports, like boys and girls lacrosse job training will be provided. 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sungazette.news January 28, 2021 19 Gymnasts Display Talents at Competition

Girls high-school gymnastics teams from Langley, Marshall, Washington-Liberty and host Yorktown participated in a Jan. 23 competition, won by Washington-Liberty. From top left: Washington-Liberty’s Annie Marchese does a handstand during her balance beam routine. Marshall’s Keira Fu performs her oor exercise. W-L ‘s Grace Chen poses on the oor. Lang- ley’s Julia Stout dismounts from the uneven bars. Washing- ton-Liberty’s Sophia Bailey performs on the oor exercise. Yorktown’s Jillian Burpee completes her routine on the vault, and Yorktown’s Claire Kniseley performs on the uneven bar. See slideshows at https://sungazette.news/photos. Photos by Deb Kolt

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff Case No. 1:18-cv-01409-TSE-IDD CONSTANTIN KOTZEV, et al., Defendants.

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Answer to “Where are ment needs to turn to bonding in order to 36. “What’s up ____?”, asked you?”, two words fund needed highway improvements. by Bugs Bunny 47. Surrendered land n On the basketball court, Madison is 37. Southeast Asia org. appearances as a coach Bowl entertainment 6-5, Marshall is 3-8, McLean is 2-9 and 38. German currency 48. Spy’s other name 55. Plural of #38 Across 63. Command, with “at” Langley is 0-10. 39. Wb, pl. 49. Feline vibration n 56. Norse deity On TV tonight: “Peyton Place,” “The 41. 9 to 5, e.g. 50. Albany-Buffalo canal Fugitive,” “Petticoat Junction” and “Red 57. Joie de vivre DOWN 42. Substitute, two words 51. Cowboy’s necktie Skelton.” 58. *3-time Super Bowl 1. Thai currency 44. Express a thought 52. Pelvic parts champ, Russ ____ 2. Wet nurse 53. Big letters January 29, 1972: 46. Hitherto 59. Pasturelands 3. Rub the wrong way 54. Proposal joint n Fairfax government officials plan to 47. Winter “fever”? 60. Ready for picking 4. 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Go to https://sungazette.news or e-mail will attend the ceremony. Town of cials • Build a new “ring” road that connects January 26, 1982: us at [email protected] to be placed welcome residents to attend, provided Route 7 (on the side with the bus-transfer n U.S. Rep. Paul Trible is the likely on the list. they socially distance and wear masks. station) to the intersection of Wilson Bou- Republican nominee to succeed U.S. Sen. And don’t forget to check out our For further information about the levard and Roosevelt Boulevard crossing Harry Byrd Jr., I-Va., while Democrats do online-only “Weekend” edition, posted event, call Master Police Of cer Juan over Route 50 with overpasses. not have a clear front-runner. in the same spot on Friday mornings, or Vazquez at (703) 255-7845 or e-mail him • Widen Route 50 to six lanes from the n A Sun editorial has blasted as “spine- our daily headlines, available at https:// at [email protected]. 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TION: The Vienna Police Department will “virtual” meetings next month to seek • Construct a new road that connects hold a ground-breaking ceremony on Jan. public input on planned transportation the Willston Multi-Cultural Center and 29 at 10 a.m. for its new headquarters at improvements at the Seven Corners inter- Village Center to Route 7. 215 Center St., S. change and nearby roads. In addition to the two upcoming hear- This new public-safety facility, which A meeting conducted in English is ings, FCDOT is accepting feedback in a will take 18 to 24 months to build, will slated for Wednesday, Feb. 3, with one in number of forms. For information on have about 30,000 square feet of gross Spanish set for Thursday, Feb. 4, each at the project and providing input, see the oor area and allow all divisions to oper- 7 p.m. Website at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ ate out of the same location. FCDOT has identi ed the following transportation/study/seven-corners. 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