CONGRATULATIONS TO ANTHONY WILLIAMS, KATHY PATTERSON, PHIL MENDELSON
AND
THE OTHER CANDIDATES WHO WON IN THIS LAST PRIMARY ELECTION.
CRIMES IN THE 'HOOD
September 1 to 12 (100 blocks only; not actual addresses)
-- Robberies -- 4200 Brandywine (gun) 9/11, 2230; 4200 Albemarle
(gun)
9/11, 2240
-- Assault -- 4700 Wisconsin (closed)
-- Burglaries -- 4500 Wisconsin (electronics store); 4800 Brandywine
(house)
-- 7 Thefts
-- 13 Thefts From Auto
-- 3 Stolen Autos (from parking lots on or near Wisconsin)
-- Simple Assault - 4200 Butterworth (house)
-- 8 Destruction of Property (house, school, church, parking lots)
WASHINGTON POST GARDEN LECTURE
**** From: Bakshian@aol.com (Suzy Bakshian (library garden volunteer)
Adrienne Cook, gardening columnist for the Washington Post,
will be
speaking at the Tenley Library on the topic "Fall is Gardening Time".
Some of the subjects that she will cover are extending the vegetable
season, planting perennials in the fall, and preparing vegetable and
perennial beds for the winter. Please join her and other gardening
enthusiasts on Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. on the second
floor
of the library.
WHO'S PINCHING THE SUPERCANS AND RECYCLING BINS?
**** From: "Pinder, Joe" <Joe.Pinder@mail.house.gov>
Has anyone had problems with theft of supercans or recycling bins?
In
the last three or four months somebody clipped my new (reddish)
recycling bin and last week someone clipped my neighbor's supercan.
I
got a new bin; don't know if the can will be replaced? This all seems
sort of odd. The garbage guys often leave them sort of strewn about
the
alley but in a dozen years this never happened before. We live near
37/Veazey.
INSPECTION FIASCO
**** From: Joanne Capper jocapper@att.net
I'd like to describe my most recent auto inspection fiasco. On
my first
trip to the station, I found a reasonable line but failed to pass due
to
an emissions failure, which they said required that I bring the car
back
to them after getting fixed - not to a reinspection station near my
home. I took the car to a local gas station to get it fixed,
but
they
said there was nothing wrong with the emissions. I debated whether
to
take it somewhere else before going back to the inspection station,
but
took the risk of going directly back. The line this time was
around
3
sides of the block - on one of those 95+ days. It took over 2
hours
to
get through the line. It passed the emissions test - without
me ever
having done a thing to the car. Clearly either the measurement
instrument or the reader of the instrument are not reliably reading
the
emissions. In all, I spent about 6.5 hours getting my inspection
sticker.
COMMUNITY NEWS -- (Excerpt From Councilmember's Newsletter)
Office of Councilmember Kathy Patterson (Ward 3)
For further information, contact:
**** Penny Pagano, Chief of Staff
Email: ppagano@dccouncil.washington.dc.us
------
Jill Diskan, chair of ANC3E, has been named the new Neighborhood
Services Coordinator for Ward 3. She replaces Phil Heinrich,
and
will
report to the city's Director of Neighborhood Services, Patrick
Canavan.
[Jill can be reached at Jdiskan@worldnet.att.net -- KS]
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Watch for the donkey and elephant "Party Animals" to be removed from
their current locations around town the first weekend in October and
moved to the Marriott Wardman Park hotel. They will be on display
there
until they are auctioned off later in October. For more information,
go
to the website www.partyanimalsdc.org <http://www.partyanimalsdc.org
>.
Some of them may be arriving at the hotel in time to help celebrate
the
Woodley Park Fall Fair on Saturday, October 5 from 11:00 am to 4:00
pm
near the intersection of 27th Street and Woodley Road. Woodley
Park
Citizens Association President Ron David invites everyone to come
join
in the fun.
TENLEYTOWN HISTORY DAY
**** From: Pavukmatt@aol.com (Cheryl Browning )
On Thursday, October 3, 7 pm, Tenleytown Neighbors Association will
hear
Gail Redmann of the D.C. Historical Society speak about Tenleytown
around the turn of the century, and also possibly Armsleigh Park and
Friendship Heights. She will have slides. She will also
discuss the
new D.C. Museum. The meeting is on the second floor of the Library,
4450 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. (corner of Wisconsin and Albemarle
Street).
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Tenleytown is the second oldest settlement in the area, after
Georgetown. Earlier this year, the 4400 and 4500 blocks of Grant
Road
in Tenleytown were given an official designation as a historic
district. The proud residents of this area want to invite you
to
come
and see our interesting area and learn about its history.
On Saturday, October 5, you are cordially invited to help us
celebrate
Tenleytown History Day between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the 4400 block
of
Grant Road. The rain date will be Sunday, October 6. The
theme of
this
event is to commemorate the recent historic designation of Grant
Road.
There will be several tours throughout the day, including a
Tenleytown
walking tour, the Armsleigh Park tour, and a tour of the old
Methodist
Cemetery where many of the original families of Tenleytown rest.
There
will also be historic pictures and information.
This will be a potluck event so we ask each family to bring a dish or
two. There will be children's activities. The Day is being
sponsored
by Tenleytown Neighbors Association and Tenleytown Historical
Society.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
**** From: Vrutten@aol.com (Tory Ruttenberg)
"SEEKING CHILDCARE/LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING. We are looking for someone
who
is friendly, reliable, has their own car, and a good driving record,
to
help with childcare and light housekeeping from 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm
on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Duties would include picking up our
two
girls,
ages 7 and 11, after school, helping with homework if needed, and
light
domestic chores (for example, dishes, some laundry, some dinner
preparation, the occasional grocery store run). We live in AU park.
Please call us at 202.244.2130 if you are interested or e-mail me.
****From: Joanne Capper jocapper@att.net
I have a housekeeper who is looking to fill another every week 1/2
day
of her schedule. She's worked for me for 13 years and has been
very
reliable and delightful. If interested, call Marcie at 202-333-7730.
**** From: "Lenkin, Dona (NIH)" <donal@nih.gov>
Looking for Stone mason - we would like to have a flagstone walked
installed in our front. Does anyone have recommendations for
a good,
reasonable person to do this?
**** From: "paul Gunther" <P_Gunther@msn.com>
We would appreciate any recommendations for chimney masonry work.
**** From: Traci.Reisner@fcps.edu
Experienced Fairfax County teacher available for tutoring.
Specializing
in early elementary reading & writing. Individualized
assessment-based
instruction. Call Traci at 202-237-7335 for resume and references.
LETTER REGARDING TEMPORARY FIRE HOUSE
Subject: Re: Councilmember Kathy Patterson's E-newsletter #8
**** From: Abauer4600@aol.com (Amy Bauer)
To: Ppagano@dccouncil.washington.dc.us
CC: KPATTERSON@dccouncil.washington.dc.us
Hi Penny,
Gotta question about the Naval Security Station Firehouse. Isn't
there
a law regarding fitness for habitation and shouldn't it apply to
firehouses? Apparently the Navy won't allow running water which
means
no washing hands after using the bathroom. UGH! Is it really
practical
to ask people to get dressed in the middle of the night and go next
door
to wash their hands after using the toilet? Sometimes people have to
get
up several times in the night for this purpose. They won't even
be
able
to rinse out a sponge to wipe down surfaces before and after they
eat!!!
I would think that there would be a law that an employer had to
provide
proper sanitary conditions in any work place much less one that is
also
a living space. How are they going to "fix" this situation so
that
the
temporary location does not become a germ house? Would you work
in a
place that made you put on your coat to go next door to get running
water? I would not.
Unfortunately, the fire department, under the failed and disastrous
leadership of Mr. Few, failed to properly plan for this entire
project
and seems to have only responded with this temporary location when
the
community turned up the heat. This is not how things should be
done
and
hopefully the next firehouse project in this city will be
accomplished
under the leadership of strong leader who won't be bullied by HPO.
Acting Deputy Fire Chief Steve Reid, perhaps?
Chief Reid could return this fire department to the standards of
excellence and high morale that once was common throughout the
department!
Looking forward to hearing from you on this issue.
Amy L. Bauer
Washington, DC 20016
PARENTING SEMINAR
From: "Ellison, Teresa F." <EllisonT@SEC.GOV>
For parents with children of all ages: Do you believe that parents
are
the primary teachers and the home is the primary classroom? That
this
job asks us to accept and honor a commitment to develop the best in
our
children, the best in our families, and the best in ourselves?
If
you
do, then mark your calendars and attend a FREE parenting seminar:
Date & Time: Oct 2, 7-10PM
Location: Paul VI High School, 10675 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia
No job is more important than parenting. It is The Biggest Job
we'll
ever have.
St. Timothy PTO, Mothers Of Youth, and the Fairfax Coalition are
sponsoring this interactive workshop based on the book by the same
name.
The presenters will explain the 10 priorities that can help parents
realize their natural child-rearing instincts.
RSVP requested but not required: Jpalmisa@aol.com
HELP FOR STODDERT SCHOOL
**** From: anc3b@aol.com
Stoddert PTA needs your help to collect coupons, labels, lids, and
UPC
codes! This year Stoddert is participating in two different,
but
similar, programs that will exchange boxtops, labels, UPCs (universal
product codes, a.k.a. barcodes), and jar lids for money and supplies:
Campbell's Labels for Education and General Mills' Boxtops for
Education.
Labels for Education provides merchandise ranging from computers to
scientific laboratory equipment in return for front label panels of
Campbell and Swanson soup cans and Franco-American Spaghettios, lids
from Pace salsa, and UPCs from Pepperidge Farm breads and (Yes!)
Goldfish. Special labels from Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup count
as
two labels and, if we are lucky enough to find a winning label,
$25,000
for the school. A list of eligible products is posted on the Labels
for
Education website, which you can visit through http://stoddert.org.
Visit the website to make a pledge or learn about other ways to help
Stoddert.
Boxtops for Education will pay Stoddert for each coupon (cut from
the
boxtop of an eligible product) that is returned by the school to
General
Mills. Lots of cereal boxes qualify. A list of all
eligible
products
appears on the Boxtops for Education website, which also can be
accessed
through http://stoddert.org.
Labels and boxtops may be brought to the PTA information center
outside
the school office or to your child's classroom where there are
collection boxes. Thanks!
The Stoddert Elementary School PTA
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