NOTE: SINCE THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE FOR A WHILE, PLEASE SEND RESPONSES TO
REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO THE REQUESTOR  WITH A CC: TO ME. -- KS
 
 

SENIOR SOCIAL & SAFETY FAIR
From:  adluckey@cs.com (Officer Alicia Luckey)
PSA 202 cordially invites the ENTIRE Second District to our "Senior
Social" with a Team Bingo games sponsored by the DC Lottery Board!
"Keeping Our Community Safe" is our campaign that encourages citizens to
actively participate in problem-solving.  Information Tables will offer
scheduled Home Inspections, Child Safety Seat Checks "Watch Your Car"
and "311."In addition, there will be loads of giveaways and refreshments
provided. Please come out and support our efforts! Meet and greet the
officers of PSA 202. Let's make this National Night Out a memorable one!
Date: August 6, 2002
Place: 4201 Butterworth Place NW
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
p.s:**** CHILDREN'S BOOKS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS EVENT ***********
 
 
 

MAYOR WILLIAMS VISIT - SECOND DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS - TUESDAY,
AUGUST  6th - 6:15-6:45 p.m.
From: "Floto, Mary Ann (EOM)" <MaryAnn.Floto@dc.gov>
Mayor Anthony Williams will be attending the National Night Out Cookout
at the Second District Police Headquarters located at 3320 Idaho Avenue,
NW on Tuesday, August 6th from 6:15-6:45 p.m.

Come and join Mayor Williams, Commander Jeffrey Moore and area police
officers at the 19th Annual National Night Out Celebration.  The
community can enjoy a cookout and look over some of the Metropolitan
Police Department's specialty equipment - such as a harbor boat, the
horse unit, a radar car, the DARE/GREAT car, etc.  There will also be a
moon bounce and popcorn machine for the kids and grandkids.
Mary Ann Floto
Ward Three Outreach Coordinator, Office of Community Coordinator
 
 

ANC 3E MEETING NOTICE -- August 8, 7:30 PM.
From:  "Polly King" <pking@lldhhome.org>
   1.Announcements
   2.ANC Business
          Adoption of Minutes of June 13, 2002 Meeting
          Approval of Treasurer's Report
          Approval of Third Quarter Financial Report
        1.Open Forum - opportunity for members of the community to raise
issues of concern or
          importance to the 3E neighborhood.
        2.Presentation by 2nd District Police
        3.Presentation by Kathy Sternberg of Washington Gas.
 
 
 

GARDEN LECTURE - SEPT. 26
From: "Tommy Tomlinson and Penni St. Hilaire" <tommyt@erols.com>
This year's garden lecture, given annually in memory of Henry Mitchell,
will be held at the Tenley Library, Thursday, September 26, at 7 PM.
This year's speaker will be Adrienne Cook who writes the Washington Post
Gourmet Gardener column.  The presentation is titled Fall is Gardening
Time! She will discuss extending the vegetable season into winter and
how to get the most out of the herb garden in the fall. Other topics
will include fall planting of perennial, preparing the perennial bed for
winter, and what should be done in the vegetable garden to prepare it
for spring planting. Gardeners should mark their calendars.
 
 
 

DERELICT BUILDING IN THE  'HOOD
From:  Peter Hayes<phantomdork@earthlink.net>
I'm writing because I've noticed that the (former) Northwest Youth
Alliance building is becoming derelict. This is the building at the
corner of Belt and Davenport, at the SW corner of Reno Park. Lots of
broken windows, graffiti, etc. The last time I saw any legitimate
business going on there must have been seven years ago. Just wondering
if you know of any plans to rescue this
unique old building.
 
 
 

RE: HECHINGER/SEARS BUILDING -- New Address for Roadside Development,
LLC
From: "Reshida Kingsbury" <rkingsbury@madisonretail.com>
Effective immediately, all correspondence for Roadside Development, LLC
(Armond Spikell, Richard Lake, Todd Weiss and Kevin Hofmann) should be
addressed to the following:
1850 M Street, NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC  20036
202-730-2000, Main Number
202-730-2030, Fax
Should you require anything further, please do not hesitate to call.
 
 
 

WISCONSIN AVENUE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
From: KColombant@aol.com
Tenley Circle Replanting
Saturday September 14
8 am - 5 pm
Come join  your neighbors to replant Tenley Circle. This replanting day
is  being organized by American University and the Wisconsin Avenue
Beautification Project with support from the National Park Service.
Bring your family and friends, gloves  and favorite gardening tools:
trowel, shovel, rake,  broom. Come for the whole day or just the morning
or just the afternoon  or just an hour, each minute of work will help
make Tenley Circle greener and beautiful again.
Any questions: call Kersti at 966-8837
or Ralph at 686-9550
The Wisconsin Avenue Beautification Project is a partnership effort
among local residents, businesses, and institutions to relandscape
Wisconsin Avenue between Tenley Circle and Fessenden Street.
 
 
 

HELPING YOUNGER GENERATIONS COPE WITH NATIONAL DISASTERS
From: "Denise Brownlee" <DBrownle@iona.org>
Thursday, August 15, 1:30 - 3:00pm
Join IONA Senior Services for a focused group discussion designed to
explore how your generation has  been able to cope effectively with
various national tragedies, and then consider creative ways to mentor
younger generations in learning these coping skills.  Our hope is that
this will be a spring-board  conversation that will help design an
educational outreach program for younger adults and children  struggling
with current international unrest.  Registration is required.  Please
call 202-895-0248 to  register or to request more information.
Denise Brownlee
Director of Marketing and Communications,  IONA Senior Services, (202)
895-9457
 
 
 

CRIME IN THE 'HOOD

**** From:  Bkravetz@aol.com (Beth Kravetz)
This is in response to the item re young man soliciting.  I can  only
tell you about my experience several weeks ago.  The first time I saw
him (nice looking, well dressed wearing tan pants and long-sleeved white
shirt & dark tie, late teens, maybe early twenties, black) he was
walking along 43rd Street (between Warren & Yuma) and going door
-to-door.  I was on my way to the subway, and just noticed him, because
it was unusual to have someone in the 'hood during the middle of the day
like that.

Then about a week later, he was here again --- dressed the same.  He had
been going to all the houses and where there was somebody home saying he
was selling magazine subscriptions, but had NOTHING with him --- no
sample magazines, no brochures, no subscription forms --- NOTHING.  And,
he kept going up and down the street, looking at each house.

I first called 2D and was told to call the non-emergency number, which I
did.  After about 10 minutes, a cruiser came by and as the guy was still
walking around (by now BACK on 43rd Street, where he had been the week
before), the officer was able to find him.  I do not know what happened
once the guy was stopped and questioned...  I do know, though, that he
hasn't been in this neighborhood since.

It just didn't seem right, and I had the feeling he was casing out the
homes to see who is here during the daytime.
 

**** Car Theft Advice
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 20:17:49 EDT
From:  wharw32487@aol.com (Bill Harwood and Elaine Hubert)
To: tenleytown@yahoogroups.com
We are writing at the suggestion of the 2nd District Police.
Sometime late on Monday night, car thieves stole our 1999 Honda Civic
from in front of our house in AU Park.  We reported the loss to the
Police early on Tuesday morning.  On Thursday evening, the police called
to tell that they had found our car on 42nd and Chesapeake, near GDS.

The officer said that the thieves were highly professional.  They
jimmied the window down on the driver's side, opened the door, drove a
screwdriver though the plastic housing around the steering wheel,
started the car, and drove it five blocks away from the house. Then they
removed the two airbags, worth $2,000 each, and left the scene.  We feel
fortunate that they left our parking meter cash on the seat and took
nothing else.
This model of Honda is a popular one to steal, since it is easy to break
into and the parts are easily marketable. The police asked us to advise
our neighbors that these thieves are highly professional and patrol our
streets looking for vulnerable cars.  They would prefer to investigate a
report of suspicious activity in our neighborhood than to have to
investigate a theft.
 
 
 

STRANGE PARKING TICKET
From:  chris li <monkeyking@starpower.net>
My sister was visiting me a few wknds ago and received a $50 parking
ticket on 3800 block of Veazey St. at 11pm for "emergency handbrake".
Anybody know what this means?  Car has auto transmission, was in park,
and handbrake engaged. Veazey St. is straight and level.  BTW, car has
NY tags.
 
 
 

RE: WATER FOR TREES
From:  "Ellis, Susan" <sellis@pd.state.gov>
I bought 2 tree-gators from American Plant and Seed on River Rd. to zip
around my big tree in front of the house and fill each sack with water
from hose.  It then drips out slowly from holes in the bottom. About $30
for each tree gator.
 
 
 

RE: WEST NILE AND DEAD BIRDS
From:  "Richard L. Paul" <rlpaulproductions@starpower.net>
Tommy Tomlinson and Penni St. Hilaire" <tommyt@erols.com> wrote about
their
experience with a dead bird/West Nile Virus.  The posting ended by
saying, "That's life in D.C. I guess."  Actually, the situation is the
same in Montgomery County.  They do not pick up every dead bird.  I
found a dead crow while I was jogging in Chevy Chase (Md) and called
Montgomery County's (or maybe it was the State's) West Nile Virus line.
They said that they do not come for every bird.  The recording said; put
on gloves, put the bird  in a baggie, put the bird somewhere, wash your
hands, and if they don't show up, throw the bird away.
 
 
 

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

**** GERBILS ANYONE?
From:  "basterra@maec.org" <basterra@maec.org> (Charo Basterra)
Our dear gerbils had babies again. Is your family interested in raising
two beautiful baby gerbils? You can have them for free.  They are two
brown, one month and a half old gerbils. The only condition is that you
provide them with love and care.  To get in touch with me send me an
e-mail (basterra@maec.org).  Please include your telephone number, I
will call you.

**** From: Christina Gaspar
Bargain Bonanza!  Multi-Family Yard Sale.  Saturday, August 10th, 10am
to 3pm, 3700 block of Warren Street, NW.  Furniture, toys, books, CDs,
housewares, electronics and more.
 

****  PEDIATRIC DENTIST
---- From: Lshneier@worldbank.org  (Lesley Shneier)
My daughter goes to Dr. Dana Greenwald, a terrific pediatric dentist,
address is something like 5225 Wisconsin Ave.  She and her staff make
the visit to the dentist fun, even when having to do some not-so-nice
things to teeth. I  highly  recommend her.

---- From: Mmalhotra1@worldbank.org (Mohini Malhotra)
In response to the person seeking a pediatric dentist in the Tenleytown
area,  I recommend Dr. Dana Greenwald in Friendship Heights, DC.

---- From: SJones4420@aol.com
My kids enjoy going to Dr. John Kelly in Bethesda.  They've been going
there since they were toddlers and never mind it, except when I drag
them there at 7am (great for pre-school times when they get older).
He's terrific with kids.  D&S Dental Associates  301-657-3220 (same
block as Barnes & Noble, Bethesda Bagel, Quartermaines and Dunkin
Donuts).

---- From: Anne Cauman <ancau@juno.com>
We use Peter Michael at Connecticut and Nebraska.  We got him from other
satisfied friends where the whole family used him and my husband child
and I all use him.  We think he is terrific.  I am the chicken in the
family and he is exceptionally patient with me.
 

**** From:  Ed Hoke <EHoke@Mathematica-Mpr.com>
AU Park couple and well-behaved, housebroken dog are looking for a place
to stay while our home is being remodeled in September.  We will
housesit/petsit in exchange for a place to stay.  References provided.
Please call 202-244-2193.

**** From:  "Lenkin, Dona (NIH)" <donal@nih.gov>
I am looking for recommendations on places to take beginning French
lessons other than Alliance Francais and USDA Grad school. Suggestions
on classes or  individual lessons would be great.

**** From: "Jim" <Clutch3906@starpower.net>
I have five Maxell zip disks to give to anyone who needs them.  E-mail
me at above address.

**** From: equiknox@juno.com
ROOMATE WANTED: Room in large, spacious three-bedroom duplex in Chevy
Chase DC available Sept. 1 to share with one other (I'm a woman who runs
her own business).  The apartment is fully furnished (sort of Pottery
Barn/Crate and Barrell style); bedroom can be empty or furnished.
Hardwood floors, fireplace, three porches, front and back yards,
on-street parking, close to shops, bus, metro. Shared bathroom.  A
generally quiet, easy household. Cat on premises.  Rent: $685 plus
utilities. Phone 202-244-4488 or return e-mail.  (sorry, no additional
pets or smokers).
 

**** From: starr kopper@starpower.net
I have my furnished apartment for rent for September and October. call
me at 207-255-4363.  Mclean Gardens 1500 per month plus fast modem,
cable and other utilities to be paid by tenant.  lovely quiet sunny apt
on good parking street near Hebrew Congregation and community garden.

Also my Maine house is available for two weeks in September at 800 per
week. Walk to loveliest beach in Maine. Same phone number or email
"Hearts of Maine" Maine cottage rentals
 

**** From:  "Jeffrey Modell" <j.modell@verizon.net>
For sale (Prices Reduced!)_Oak Computer Desk, Excellent Condition, $20;
Rolling Desk Chair, $10; Beech TV Wall Unit, Good Condition, $20. Call
(202) 363-0444 in the evening, (202) 258-7078 during the day, or e-mail
j.modell@verizon.net.

**** From: "Katharine Landfield" <klandfield@earthlink.net>
1987 light blue Volvo station wagon for sale.  $2500 or best offer.
120,000 miles.  Very good condition except that AC does not work.  Great
family car or perhaps for your teenage driver. Complete service
records.  Call Morgan, days, at 202-473-8858.

**** From: "msfinva" <msfinva@yahoo.com>
To: tenleytown@yahoogroups.com
Once upon a time, I grew up in Tenleytown.  Thought I'd throw out some
names of people who I knew way back when and see if any of them (or
their parents) are still in the area.  Dan Bullock?  Seth Sanders?
Jeanette Doddy?  John Rossiter?  Since 9/11, life seems so short.  Some
of the above-mentioned may have joined the military and I think of them
and hope they are doing well.  I was known as Mary Poore back then...
 

**** RE: TENLEYTOWN PAINTERS
---- From:  Wfrope@aol.com (Bill Rope)
 I just saw something very negative about Tenleytown Painters, by
someone who used them ten years ago. I just want to say that -- if the
problem described was not an aberration -- then they must have learned
something in 10 years. We just had them do our house and roof. They were
extremely hardworking, thoroughgoing and knowledgeable. We've been in
this house over 20 years, and thought we'd had some excellent painters.
But Tenleytown Painters gave us the best job we've ever had, at a very
good price.

---- From: "Holsten, Steve" <sholsten@verisign.com>
We wanted to write to strongly recommend Tenleytown Painting.  We have
used their services repeatedly both for interior and exterior painting
and have found them to be responsive, professional and a pleasure to
work with.  The painters work diligently throughout the day, yet
maintain a respectful low-profile within the house that allows one to
continue everyday life with a minimum amount of disruption.  Their
quality of work is fantastic and we have heartily recommended Tenleytown
Painting to our friends.  If you have any questions or would like to
discuss our positive experiences using Tenleytown Painting, feel free to
call us at 202-966-7752.
Sincerely,  Stephen and Tami Holsten

---- From: Dderman527@aol.com  (C. Derman)
It is ironic that the two reports on Tenleytown Painters (one each in
the last two newsletters) were given (1)by someone who had used them ten
years ago, and (2) by someone who reported on a neighbor's experience of
many years ago.  My experience with Tenleytown Painters last year was
totally opposite of those two reports.  Am not sure if Tenleytown
Painter owner, Eric Blitte, who happens to live in the "hood", had an
opportunity to read these two reports--but I thought it only fair to
give our "very positive" experience and great results with Tenleytown
Painters--from a just a short time ago.   Perhaps both sides of the
story needs to be told.

---- From: DCEADT@aol.com (D.C. Edwards )
I had Tenley Town Painting work in my house the week of July 2, 2002.
The company fixed serious damage to the walls and flooring as well as
painted the entire house. The crew was outstanding and they transformed
my home. On the completion of the work, I was amazed at how elegant my
home turned out. I have had several friends inquire about Tenley Town
Painting. I had no reservations about referring the company.
703 -644-9325 Ext. 8224
 
 
 

POTENTIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT AT CORNER OF BRANDYWINE & WISCONSIN

**** From: "jonny276_2000" <jxs@vnf.com>
To: tenleytown@yahoogroups.com
Does anyone here know anything about a potential new development at the
corner of Brandywine & Wisconsin?  We got a newsletter suggesting that
there is a new development being planned where Babe's Billiards is.
Aside from this rather alarmist piece of paper, I have not heard
anything about it.  Any info would be appreciated.  Thanks.

**** From:  twodeacons@aol.com (Tad DiBiase)
 Reply-To: tenleytown@yahoogroups.com
Nothing has been decided yet.  I've met with the developer and they're
still trying to decide what they want to build there.  At one point they
were considering buying the Friendship Animal Hospital and building on
that site but that's off the table.  They will come to the next ANC
meeting after they have a better idea what they want to do.  They're
very interested in gauging neighborhood reaction so it's best to get
organized early!
Tad DiBiase, ANC Commissioner for ANC3E03.

**** From Kathy Smith
Some folks may not like what I'm about to say, but I don't feel that
development along Wisconsin Avenue is a bad thing as long as it's done
in a reasonable, tasteful way and provides ample indoor parking as well
as  promoting use of the Metro.  Since I moved to the 'Hood in 1972
there has been significant development that has increased the quality of
life in this area by enabling residents to walk rather than drive to do
their shopping, movie-going, restauranting, doctor-visiting, etc.  We
should all take an interest in what is happening along the Wisconsin
Avenue corridor and work to direct it toward more things that we need,
like a hardware store, and get rid of these holding operations like
multiple mattress stores. I hear a lot of  private griping  about the
lack of development. I'd like to challenge those folks to show up and
speak up at neighborhood meetings regarding the development of this
corridor.
 
 
 

RESPONSES TO DOGGIE POOP IN TRASH CANS  AND MY POSITION ON ISSUE

**** From:  RICK PRESCOTT <RPRESCOT@email.usps.gov>
Sorry, Kathy, I disagree.  Just last week I put a note on my can "No Dog
Poop, Please" with my name and phone number.  We use the alley door
where the supercan sits and this time of year the smell is rank if dog
crap is dumped in there when it's only stashed in a plastic bag. Your
reasons are fine and make sense from a neighborly point of view. But
good neighbors respect each others' property and my can is for our use,
not strangers.  Strangers shouldn't assume they have a "right" to use
other folks' cans. So fellow listers:  your dog, your poop.  Take it
home.

**** From: "Robert Hyman" <RobertHyman@erols.com>
This is for Anonymous regarding dog poop. If you do not want people
putting trash in your can store it on private property, as required by
law, and not in the alley.

**** From: Yoo Hoo <cultural_clutter@yahoo.com>
Don't be absurd. The "neighborly" thing these self-centered dogowners
fail to understand is that they have no right to purposefully let their
animal crap on someone else's property in the first place. Dog urine and
feces will damage or destroy most lawns and gardens. That's another
reason it is a health hazard and against the law. It's also why they
don't let Fido go in their own yard. These irresponsible boneheads, whom
you seem to find admirable, further prove how little respect they have
for their neighbors by surreptitiously illegally dumping their dog doo
in someone else's trash can, forcing others to, literally, face and
smell the result of their compounded boorish actions. Don't want to care
for and clean up after your pooch, then don't get one. It doesn't take a
village. What trailer park were these people raised in? How offensive
that you try to invalidate the sincere objections of the previous letter
writer w/ solipsistic anecdotal rationalizations. That's not very
neighborly, now is it?

**** From:  nancila@att.net  (Nancy LeRoy)
Re the comment of anonymous on people putting dog doo in her garbage
container.
The fact that dog owners pick up at all is miraculous,  at least where I
live.  In between Western Ave, 45th  Street and River Road I believe
there are more dogs than people (I am a dog owner) and I am amazed at
the amount of dog poop that's deposited.  I went to Ace Hardware and
bought signs (8 bucks each) and posted them in places near my house that
dogs had obviously made into their private bathroom.  I found piles
right next to the sign!  People who jog with their dogs often leave the
poop in the sidewalk as the poor animal must eliminate on the run.
People's front lawns are also used.

I wish there were some way people could be made to obey the laws and
pick up.  My personal survey shows that men pick up less often than
women, but I see all kinds of  people with huge dogs who seem to have no
qualms about leaving their dogs' messes for others to deal with.  I
wonder, too, how much of the doggy stuff gets into drain runoffs.  AU
Park is adrift in the stuff.

There are a group of dog owners who use Fort Bayard Park at 46th and
Fessenden to allow their dogs to run off  leash.  These people are
strict about picking up and telling any newcomers what the "rules" are.
These good souls are often run off by Park police using bull horns
because the dogs are off leash.  Too bad the Park police don't use some
of their free time to police the scofflaws who allow their dogs access
to every piece of private and public land in the area.
Thanks.  I needed to vent.

**** From: "Hazel F. Rebold" <hfrebold@earthlink.net>
Kathy, thanks so much for your generous offer to allow irresponsible
dog-walkers to use your garbage cans to dispose of their "used baggies."
Now, if you will please state your address in the next newsletter so
that people will know where to find this service. They get confused a
lot, and frequently end up at my house instead....

**** From: "Carolyn Long" <carolynlong@earthlink.net>
This isn't of earth-shattering importance, so you may not want to
include it in your last issue of the summer, but I too object to people
dropping their plastic baggies of dog poop into my super can. I've never
caught anyone doing this (it could be someone that I know and like), but
I often find several such parcels when I open the lid. I try to make
sure there's nothing in the super can that smells bad or would attract
rats. I keep plastic bags of food trash in the freezer until the morning
of  collection.

****From: wheels-dc@att.net (John Wheeler)
I'm so happy when people pick up dog poop, I certainly don't mind if
they put the bag in my trash can.  Same goes for fast food trash.  Put
it in my trash can if you want, but don't leave it on the ground. There
is one thing that does irritate me with trash though, and that's when
the lawn mowing services leave grass either in the supercans, filling
them up, or next to them.  One day every supercan for two blocks had two
bags of lawn clippings next to it.  Same goes for construction workers.
They don't want to take the waste away, so they put it in the supercans
along the alleys.

**** From: SurfBeach@aol.com (Rob Rowe)
I am one of those dog owners that walks blocks to find a trash can or I
take it home to my own.  I have seen the looks of various home owners
when you come near their trash cans with your bag in hand.  However, I
think your response was absolutely wonderful regarding allowing dog
owners to throw their doggy doolie in your trash can rather than have it
left on your lawn.  Good for you!

**** The last word is mine -- Since the last issue of COMMUNIT-E my
always smelly  (when the lid is up)  trash can received another dollop
of doggie doo (left on the grass in the tree box in front of my house)
and a squirrel who chose an injudicious moment to cross the street. I
guess some folks have sweet smelling garbage cans but mine smells like
... well... garbage. But enough about doggie doo and trash cans. There
are bigger issues in the 'Hood. -- KS.

-- END --