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COMMUNIT-E April 23, 2004 From KS – I was out of town for a while. Some date-sensitive notices didn't get into COMMUNIT-E. My apology to those neighbors. STODDERT CLEAN UP DAY & PLANT SALE From: anc3b@aol.com Date: SATURDAY, APRIL 24 Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come with the family and friends to help to clean up Stoddert’s school grounds. This will be the first in a series of community cleanup days. If you can, please bring gloves, trash bags and garden tools (clippers, shovels etc). Refreshments, music and an overall atmosphere of fun will be provided! Afterwards, join us on a naturalist led hike through Stoddert Forest. And it just wouldn't be spring without the annual Stoddert PTA Plant Sale/Bake Sale. High quality plants (annuals, perennials, herbs, veggies, ivies, vincas, hanging baskets, geraniums....) from Johnson's will be on sale right next to the school on Also baked goods and cold drinks will be for sale. All to benefit the students of Stoddert through the PTA. Contact for clean up : Kate Clavijo 342-1521 Contact for plant sale: Susan Phillips 337-3262 ----------------- Meeting on Plans for the New Stoddert Rec Center on Monday, April 26th Please join DC Parks and Recreation and meet the architects working on the design plans for the Stoddert Recreation Center Monday, april 26, 2004 Stoddert Recreation Center 39TH & Calvert Street, NW 6:30 - 8:00 pm QUAKER BOOK AND CRAFT SALE From: Polly King <pking@lldhhome.org> The annual Quaker Book and Craft Sale will be held on Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Friends Meeting of Washington Meeting House, 2111 Florida Avenue NW. Enjoy a wide selection and bargain prices on books, CDs, videos, stamps, and tapes. Purchase handmade crafts (pottery, jewelry, wooden cutting boards, and watercolor paintings) sold by the artists who created them. Stop by for delicious tea and Fair Trade coffee as well as homemade pastries. For more information, contact the Friends Meeting of Washington during office hours, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at (202) 483-3310. CRIMES IN THE ‘HOOD From: Jeffrey Moore <JAMOORE@mpdc.org> Posted Saturday, April 10, 2004 In the past week, there have been four street robberies ( or attempts) in the Chevy Chase area. Each involved two to three black males who would approach their victim and demand money. On two occasions, the victims were assaulted during the robbery. One of the robberies involved a gray or silver van, another involved a dark blue older Toyota, but the most recent robbery of Thurs night involved a white van. In response to these robberies, additional personnel were positioned in the Chevy Chase area. A combination of uniformed and casual clothes officers were deployed in the neighborhoods and along Military Road. Then, last night (Friday night) , just before midnight, a lone female was returning home to the 5700 blk Chevy Chase Parkway, when she noticed a white van following her. Once she arrived home, she saw three subjects exit the van wearing ski masks and walk towards her car. Fearing that she was about to be robbed, she fled in her vehicle and called the police. What the victim didn't know at the time, was that one of our casual clothes teams was behind the white van the entire time that the white van was following her. Fortunately, the officers also witnessed the three suspects wearing ski masks as they started to approach her. When she sped off, and the would be robbers ran back to their van, the casual clothes officers radioed for uniforms who got behind the van. A short chase ensued, until the suspects turned into a cul-de-sac and got trapped. They bailed out of the van and fled. We caught three suspects that have since confessed to being in the stolen van and attempting to commit the robbery of the woman on Chevy Chase Parkway. There is information that we are following up on that leads me to believe these three were also involved in the robberies earlier in the week. We are looking into that now. I will keep you appraised of our progress. Jeff Moore Commander, Second District MARCH COURT REPORT FOR 2D IS AVAILABLE fromLisa.Jackson@usdoj.gov <Lisa.Jackson@usdoj.gov> TENLEYTOWN CLEANUP From: Floto, Mary Ann (EOM) <maryann.floto@dc.gov> On Thursday, April 29 from 1-3 pm, employees from several District agencies will assist in a clean-up of the Tenleytown area. If you wish to join in the clean-up effort, please contact the Ward 3 Neighborhood Services Coordinator, Diane Barber, at 202-727-2291. Meeting Place: Tenleytown Metro @ 1pm TENLEYTOWN HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR From: Carolyn Long <carolynlong@earthlink.net> Please plan to attend Tenleytown Historical Society’s second spring house and garden tour. We are very grateful to the owners of houses and gardens in Mt. Airy (the original subdivision name for the area surrounding the intersections of Wisconsin Avenue, River Road, and Brandywine Street,) Grant Road Historic District and American University Park for agreeing to share their homes and gardens. Date: Sunday, May 2nd, Time: 1 - 5 pm Tickets: $ 12/members $ 15/non-members (available day of tour) We will need a number of volunteers during the tour - to take tickets at each house and to assist homeowners in guiding tour participants. Volunteers will serve a two and a half hour shift and will receive complimentary tickets. If you would like to help, please send us an email. ANNUAL GARDEN LECTURE From: Tommy Tomlinson and Penni St.Hilaire <tommyt@erols.com> The Henry Mitchell Memorial Garden Lecture will be held May 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tenley Friendship Library at Wisconsin and Albemarle Streets, N.W. The speaker is Sheela Lampietti, and her topic is "Design problems and solutions." Ms. Lampietti has lectured on landscaping at the Corcoran Gallery, the Smithsonian, the National Arboretum and numerous local garden clubs. A landscape designer since 1986, her projects have ranged from placing trees in a loft in New York City to designing the four acre pond and surrounding vistas and gardens on her own 200 acre farm in Loudoun County, Virginia. The format will be a short talk followed by discussion of garden problems presented by members of the audience. The event is free. COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD **** From: Aldo Benini <abenini@starpower.net> CONTRACTOR REFERENCES SOUGHT Mr. Anthony Jones (301 / 399-7162), a contractor relayed to us by a Web service, is proposing to do work on our front porch. His offer looks attractive. Has he worked for anybody among the Communit-E readers? Thanks in advance for references. **** From: Sara Finkelstein <sara_f@mindspring.com> I'm looking for a warm, energetic, responsible jr. high school or high school student who can babysit a couple of afternoons a week for my 18-month old son. I work from home, so I'd probably be at the house while the babysitter looks after Sandor. I'm very flexible as to exact times. We live in AU Park, and it would be great if the person could come to us. Any suggestions? Thanks! ph: 202-244-4709 **** From: Mila Zlatic <mzlatic@umd.edu> An international exchange student at Sidwell Friends residing with an AU Park family is eager to accept babysitting positions in the neighborhood (after school or weekends). Experienced, mature, excellent command of English. Please call: (name) at 686-7635 or contact via e-mail at: yjiang05@sidwell.edu **** From: <ANNELIESE.WILKERSON@Longandfoster.com> I would like to make a commendation/recommendation. Banner Carpet & Uphostering Cleaning, owner/operator Bruce Johnson and wife Sue, are OUTSTANDING. I have recommended them to my clients with great success, have just used their services in our own house and was very pleased with the results. They are way above other cleaners and use excellent products! **** From Urvashi Narain narain@rff.org Bathroom Remodelling: We are looking to remodel our main bathroom and would welcome names of contractors who are reliable and reasonably priced. Thank you. **** From: Anne Novak <Anne_Novak@ita.doc.gov> I have a 35mm Contax camera with flash attachment and and a relatively new Tamaron zoom lense that I would like to donate. They are in excellent condition, but for professional purposes I need to move on to digital. Please call me at (202) 482-8178 if you know of a local school which could use it. **** From Topspindc@aol.com [Laurie England] I'd like to recommend Dave Felton of Mac the Knight if you ever have a problem with either your Mac or PC. He can be reached at 703-447-7323 or e-mail at shining-armor@mactheknight.com. He makes house calls to help you out of all kinds of dilemmas. **** From: Susanjaquet@aol.com If you enjoy listening or dancing to live oldies rock & roll, join BEATS WORKIN' on Saturday, May 1, from 8:00-11:00 PM at The Barking Dog Bar/Restaurant, 4723 Elm Street, Bethesda (first block west of Wisconsin Ave, near intersection of Woodmont Avenue). Tel: 301-654-0022. Reservations not required, $10 cover. BEATS WORKIN' (Dan McDermott, Jamie Hutchinson, Lewis Leibowitz, Jay McConville, Dan Poneman, Tony Snow, and A.U. Park neighbor Susan Jaquet): "Playing the rock & roll music we grew up with...and more!" **** From: "Shelley Feist" <sfeist@fightbac.org> Tenleytown--close to metro! 1-lrg sunny bedroom, w/ hdwd, A/C, shared bath in beautifully furnished house with front and back porches.backyard on Warren St. Full use of indoor and outdoor spaces (kitchen, library) and access to laundry and storage in basement. Just 3 blks to metro, library, whole foods, movies, restaurants! Available May 1, $990/mth + 1/2 utilities. Call Shelley daytime 202-220-0651. THEATER EVENT BENEFITS CHARITIES From: shirley moyer <smoyer@erols.com> The National Presbyterian Church and Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church will present an evening of theater, Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1 – 7:30 p.m. -- Sea Marks, a play with two characters written by Gardner McKay. Described by a reviewer as a "gentle, bittersweet romance," this play , won a L.A. Drama Critic's Circle Award for Best Play. The play will be presented on Friday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue, NW. The ticket price of $25 includes admission to a reception starting at 6:00 p.m. and running until curtain time. Substantial hors d'oeuvres will be served to tide over those folks coming directly from work. Those who donate $125 or more for two tickets become part of the "Circle of Friends" and are listed in the program. The evening’s proceeds will benefit the Capital Interfaith Hospitality Network (family shelter program). For further information concerning this, please call 703-413-42411. The play will be presented also on Saturday evening, May 1 – 7:30 p.m. at Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Avenue, to jointly benefit The Ballet Studio and The Brigham Fund. Tickets are $25 per person and can be reserved at 703-413-4241 or purchased at the door. An intermission reception will be available. NATIONAL RACE FOR THE CURE - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! From: "Hillary Berman" <hdberman@hotmail.com> PLEASE NOTE: REPLY TO JOLYNN RYCKEN AT jrycken@nationalraceforthecure.org - SHE IS THE COORDINATOR OF THIS EFFORT! THANK YOU!!!! The Komen National Race for the Cure is in need of 40-50 volunteers to help us write out bibs after the large quantity of registration forms come in this May. It is a big project that requires a lot of helping hands! The bib writing project will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 15-16 at Suburban Hospital. Saturday, May 15: 10am-5pm The Diabetic Education Room (2nd floor right next to the cafeteria) Sunday, May 16: 12:30pm-5pm The Diabetic Education Room (2nd floor right next to the cafeteria) Refreshments will be provided throughout the day! Bring a friend and help us make a fun day out of this! Individuals and groups of volunteers are welcome! If you can only commit for part of the day, we would still love to have your help! If you would like to lend a hand, please contact me and let me know when and how many will be attending. (This volunteer opportunity is not appropriate for children under 16.) Thank you for all you do and all you give to the Race, Jolynn Jolynn Rycken Director of Teams and Volunteers Komen National Race for the Cure 1911 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 112 Arlington, Virginia 22209 TREE PLANTING CEREMONY AT GUY MASON ON APRIL 26TH to Commemorate World Russian Forum 2004 From: anc3b@aol.com Leading figures in Russian political, business, and cultural life will take part in a tree planting ceremony at Guy Mason Recreation Center, Wisconsin Ave and Calvert Street, on Monday, April 26, at 6:00 P.M. The event has been arranged by the American University in Moscow, a Washington-based non-profit organization, to commemorate "World Russian Forum 2004," a two-day series of seminars and meetings with members of Congress and Administration officials. The tree planting will complete "The Alley of Russian Poets", which was started at a tree-planting ceremony last April. At that time a row of five European hornbeam rees (carpinus betulus) was planted along the walkway from Calvert Street to the Center, honoring five great literary figures of the Russian Silver Age: Anna Akhmarova, Nikolai Gumilev, Osip Mandelstam, Boris Pasternak, and Marina Tsetayeva. In this year's ceremony, five more hornbeams will be plated on the opposite side of the walkway. They will honor five more renowned Russian poets and literary figures: Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Feodor Tyutchev, Afanasy Fet, and Alexander Blok. The ceremony will include some readings of poetry by the five honored writers. The public is cordially invited to attend. Friends of Guy Mason Recreation Center has assisted in making arrangements for the event. – END –