COMMUNIT-E
October 7, 2004



CRIMES IN THE ‘HOOD

SERIAL RAPIST ACTIVE IN GLOVER PARK AREA
**** From: anc3b@aol.com
On Wednesday, September 29th, in the early afternoon, a female
was attacked in the wooded area of 42nd Street. The victim managed
to get away with out serious injury. The description of the assailant is
approximately 6 foot tall black male. To the best of our knowledge he
was not apprehended.

Please be cautious when walking alone. Please do not let anyone unknown
into the building or your apartment. Report any and all suspicious persons
on the property or in your neighborhood to the police by dialing 911.
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**** From a previous issue:
On Sunday, September 5th, at approximately 4:30 pm.
It happened in the woods near 42nd and Davis Place. The attacker was
described as a black male in his twenties standing between 6’ and 6’2”
with a muscular build. He was wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants,
possibly blue jeans.

[From KS – If you see someone fitting this description who raises your
suspicions, contact the 2D Detectives Office at 282-0043 and ask to speak
to a detective working on the Glover Park sexual assaults. If the person is
acting really suspicious, call 911 as well.]




SOME OTHER CRIMES IN THE ‘HOOD
From: reports@crimereports.com
**** PSA 202
10/5/2004
1200 Hours
Robbery - attempt
5200 block Wisconsin Ave
R1 reports for BB&T Bank, that s1 walked up to the teller window and
held up a hand-written note on tissue paper that demanded cash, 20's and
50's. S1 fled when r1 took too long. Nothing was obtained by s1.
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Psa 203
9/28/2004
900 hours
Theft - 2
4000 block Connecticut Ave
C1 reports unknown person(s) used her personal information to obtain
and use several credit cards without her permission.





CONFLICT MANAGEMENT / ASSAULT PREVENTION
SEMINAR ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH
From: anc3b@aol.com
As a result of the recent assaults in the neighborhood,
Michael Veltri, a long-time Glover Park neighbor, has agreed to
do an assault prevention seminar. Details and a description from
Michael follows:

Saturday, October 9 from 2 - 5 PM at St. Luke's Fellowship
Hall (3655 Calvert Street NW):
---- 2 - 2:30 PM (Montgomery County Police) Common Assault
Trends in the Greater Washington Area
---- 2:30 - 3:30 PM (Michael Veltri) Conflict Management Lecture
and Q & A
---- 15 minute break
---- 3:45 - 5 PM (Michael Veltri) Basic Self-Defense Against
Common Attacks

I will have several of my female students in attendance to
demonstrate the self-defense techniques and help instruct
the class with me.

The seminar is open to BOTH men and women 18 years and
older. All participants should wear loose, comfortable
clothes that cover both the arms and legs (such as sweats). No
shoes will be worn on the mats. Participants should bring water
with them. Participants are also encouraged to bring writing
material to take notes.

I will need a waiver signed and filled out prior to the
seminar starting. Participants can do this upon arriving to St. Luke's.
We are asking for a donation of $30 per person to cover our costs
associated with the seminar. People can either pay cash or make checks
payable to "Okinawa Aikikai, U.S. Dojos".

If necessary, we can do an additional seminar on Saturday,
October 23rd or 30th....

Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look
forward to working with you to bring these assaults to
closure.
Michael
Okinawa Aikikai, U.S. Dojos
Washington, DC
http://WWW.DCAIKIDO.COM






ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 3E
From: Polly King <pking@lldhhome.org>
Thursday, October 14, 2004
7:30 pm
St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church
42nd and Fessenden Streets, NW
1) Announcements
2) Open Forum
3) Presentation by Tim Lucas, US Attorneys Office
4) Presentation from DC Parks and Recreation on the revised Fort
Reno plans
5) Discussion of and possible vote on NBC's application for a special
exception approval to continue usage of a broadcast tower at
4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW. No change in use is requested
5) Discussion of the N 8 Metro Bus route revisions
8) ANC Business
For further information www.anc3e.org






DOG ATTACKS

**** From: Elizabeth Rurak <burus@msn.com>
My dog has in the past few months been attacked while on his walk- on
a leash. In one instant it was by a dog on a leash which could not be controlled
by his master, the next incident was by a dog which was without a leash and
the last time was by a dog which managed to push open the front screen door
and run out into the street. I feel people do not take their responsibility seriously
when it comes to controlling their animals. Frankly my daughter could have been
injured and not my dog - a frightening thought!
Sincerely, Elizabeth Rurak

**** [From KS]
Another dog was attacked, several weeks ago, and savagely bitten by two large
dogs who could not be controlled by the human with them. All three dogs were
on leashes. I believe this happened on Wisconsin Ave.





FUNDRAISER FOR JANNEY SCHOOL
From: Marla Mitnick <marla.mitnick@verizon.net>
Janney Elementary, the neighborhood public school serving AU Park and
Tenleytown, is selling gift wrap, fine chocolates and gift items to raise
money. Last May our funds from DCPS were cut by 10%. Our families are trying
mightily to avoid losing art and other mainstay programs by making increased
donations and expanding our fundraising. We truly need your help. Please help
Janney Elementary by going on-line to www.SallyFoster.com to buy your gift
wrap and supplies. Janney will receive a donation in the amount of 50% of
your purchase. Everything is very high quality and sold at a much lower price
than you would pay at local retailers. Please be sure that Janney receives
the donation by entering the school account number, 499219, when you check
out.





HISTORIC DESIGNATION PROPOSED FOR PART OF TENLEYTOWN
Yesterday’s Northwest Current ran a story on this on page 2. I would urge
anyone living in the area of Tenleytown east of Wisconsin and south of
Albemarle to read the article.




COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

**** From: Gendzel@aol.com
I am a young female teacher (Masters level) in the neighborhood available
for tutoring. I tutor basic subjects, as well as Bar & Bat Mitzvah tutoring.
$60/hour. I may be contacted by email: gendzel@aol.com
Thank you, Shari

**** From: anc3b@aol.com
Robert Hyman, Vice President of the GPCA, is organizing a clean-up of
the wooded side of 42nd Street from north of the Phylmar to Edmunds
Avenue. Anyone interested in helping to pick up trash and pruning/cutting
the overgrowth should contact Robert on 202.270.1757. The clean-up should
only take about an hour or two and is scheduled for Sunday, October 10th.
All you need are gloves and if you have them, pruning shears. Participants
will meet at the park entrance at 42nd Street and Davis Place at 9 am.

**** From: Tommy Tomlinson and Penni St.Hilaire <tommyt@erols.com>
The Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library are having a plant sale on
Saturday, October 23 from 10 am until 2 pm. The sale will be held at
the library, 4450 Wisconsin Avenue and will include perennials and bulbs
from the library garden. All proceeds will benefit the
Tenley-Friendship Library. If plant buyers have pots or bags to put the
plants in that would be helpful, though we will have bags for plants.

**** From: Ftservicecoor@aol.com
AARP 55 Alive
Grand Driving Course
Friendship Terrace will be hosting
an AARP’s Grand Drivers Course on October 18th & 19th.
This refresher course is designed to update seniors with new traffic laws and
useful ways to adapt to driving habits and conditions. The course will also
include topics such as driving in a safe car, how aging affects driving and
knowing when to give-up the car keys. The course will
cost $10.00 per person. You will need to bring with
you a note pad and something to write with.
Wiley Porte from AARP will be the instructor for this two day course.
For an appointment please contact Shiree Fenelon
At (202) 244-7400 ex 13.
Friendship Terrace Retirement Community
4201 Butterworth Place NW
Washington, DC 20016
Shiree Fenelon
Service Coordinator

**** From: Polly King <pking@lldhhome.org>
ATTIC IN THE STREET SALE
All procecess will benefit the residents of the home.
Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home
5425 Western Avenue NW
( Bet. Wisc. And Conn. Aves)
October 9th from 10 until 4
Stroll through our stalls
Browse our used book sale
Shop for used-but-lovely bargains
Don't miss our silent auction baskets
Enjoy lunch while you peruse vintage treasures
Furniture
Books
Clothing
Houshold items
Childrens treasures
Fall plantings
...and much, much more...
Polly King Evans
LLDH
(202) 966-6667 x 3361
PKING@LLDHHOME.ORG

**** From: anc3b@aol.com
Blessing of the Animals at St. Luke's
All are invited to a Blessing of the Animals on October 17th beginning
at 12;15 in the church garden at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church.
Bring your creatures great and small to receive a blessing in the spirit
of St. Francis, with refreshments on the porch afterwards. 3655 Calvert
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007






NEW TENLEY LIBRARY DESIGN ELECTION:
DID YOU GET TO VOTE?
From: Michael & Linda Wiessler-Hughes <michaelinda88@hotmail.com>

Post Modernism vs. Traditional: Did you get a vote?
I was at the presentation of the Tenley Library architectual drawings on the
night of the first Presidential debate this week. I thought at first that
the presented post-modern design was meant to play off the old Sears/new
Best-Buy building across Albemarle. Other attendees asked why the architects
hadn't tied the building to Janney Elementary School in the way the
beautiful Isabella Breckenridge (sp?) IONA House across the street. We were
told that our neighborhood had always chosen the "architecture of the
moment"( whatever was trendy?) I pointed out that that wasn't "always" true,
as evidenced by the neo-colonial schools and homes that dominate the
neighborhood. (I should have also noted that the other immediate building
on Wisconsin Avenue, St. Anne's, looks to the past for its archetectural
inspiration as well.)

At this point a man sitting next to me, who identified himself as a citizen
from the Shaw neighborhood, told me that his neighborhood had a similar
library building being forced on them against their protests of
architectural innapropriateness. He felt that presenters were only making a
show of accepting community input. He suggested that they were using similar
designs throughout the city.

When I asked the presenters if we were getting a cookie-cutter design in the
same way the current Tenley Library is virtually identical to the one by
Anne Beers Elementary in S.E., they denied it. They said that every building
was site-specific. I asked if they could present the drawings to us at the
next meeting: they said that they would (instead) show them to me after this
meeting.

[On a non-aesthetic note, every protest from others that we are getting a
building that does not meet needs of our current or future population was
brushed aside as "out of the control" of the architects.]

Surprise! While everyone else scrambled to get home to see the debates, I
was shown a Power-Point show of the old cookie-cutter design of D.C. Public
Libraries being transformed to Post-Modern cookie-cutter designs! Ours is
site-specific only in the sense that they adapted to our uniquely constained
site.

Earlier they did show us one picture of a library that the architects
designed for another city that looked remarkably like the Isabella
Breckenridge building. When some of us asked why we couldn't have a design
in that style, they actually took a vote of the assembled citizens to
approve the current plans. The Post-Modern design was declared the winner.

Two questions:

1. Shouldn't the entire community be shown both options in the current
display at Tenleytown Library and be allowed to choose?

2. If we are paying for site specific designs (like our celebrated city fire
houses), why are we getting architecture on the cheap?
Michael D. Hughes






REPORTS ON VAMOOSE BUS TO NEW YORK
(Thank you to all who replied to my question. There were more
replies than I have room to print – all generally favorable to
Vamoose – KS.)

**** From: Carolyn Long <carolynlong@earthlink.net>
My husband and I took the Vamoose Bus to New York and back in July.
It left promptly at 9:00 and arrived at Penn Station in NYC in about four
hours. We caught the return bus at Penn Station and were home by about
1:00. This is a large tour bus; the seats are very comfortable and it has a toilet
in back. My only complaint is that they show a movie, and there are screens
and speakers throughout the bus. If you choose to read, there's no escaping
the sound, which is usually pretty loud. When I take it again I'll wear ear plugs.

**** From: Janine Prader <jprader@verizon.net>
Is great, clean, cheap- takes 5-6 hours , depending on the traffic,
straight to Penn station directly from AU with one stop downtown
K street. Have fun in NY, Janine.

**** From: AmyBNHoang@aol.com
I've taken Vamoose to NY and back. It's a convenient, clean and quiet
service. Most of the passengers are AU kids, but there are some
neighborhood folks on-board as well. The seats are pretty comfortable
and the ride was smooth. The bus stops right behind Whole Foods, and
makes one stop downtown before it goes right into NYC. It stops at
Madison Square Garden in midtown. Other than the horrible movies they
choose to show (I saw "Welcome to Mooseport" twice...one on the way t
here and once on the way back), I thought it was a perfectly fine service
for a good price. Hope this helps, Amy HW

**** From: Judith E. Peabody <judithp@usadatanet.net>
Just returned from my first trip to NYC via Vamoose. An excellent
experience. Good driver, convenient pick-up/drop-off locations,
clean/modern bus, 20 minute rest stops just south of the NJ Turnpike, and
(as you know) CHEAP). Only draw-back from my point of view: no headsets to
mute the soundtrack of the two videos shown on overhead screens during the
trip. Good luck. J. Peabody

**** From: Daniel & Beverly Yett <turkbook@yahoo.com>
My husband and I took the Vamoose bus two weeks ago. Ride was smooth
and uneventful. One stop on the way to and on the way from NY. Get there
a bit early since a line forms to board the bus. Going to NY (at 3PM on a
Friday) the bus was 1/2 hr late getting in because of congestion leaving DC.
Return was fine. Only caveat-the place the bus stopped (and there were lots
of busses there) for a pit stop on the way back from NY left something to be
desired. Only one food place open at the time. Otherwise the trip was great
and super cheap-you can't loose at $35 for a round trip. They do not take credit
cards on the bus. Beverly Yett

**** From: Donna M. DeSilva <rjodmd@comcast.net>
I haven't taken this but my mom has and had great praise for its price
and convenience, also the class of customers was high end and the
service good. Donna Desilva

**** From: sarahbarnett <sarahbarnett1@starpower.net>
Vamoose bus is terrific - on time, clean, leave from McPhearson Square and
Tenley Circle. They go to Penn Station in NY. R/T is $35. I highly
recommend them. They don't run on Saturdays. Go onto the website to make
reservations and see their new schedule. Its great and they do stop in the
middle of the trip for 15 minutes.
Here is the schedule for the Vamoose Buses: <schedule@vamoosebus.com>

**** From: Susanjaquet@aol.com
Our houseguests used Vamoose to go up to New York for a few nights. We
reservered on line the night before. Payment was made to the driver. They were
picked up on time across from Hollywood Video and had a very comfortable
trip up. The bus that was to bring them back to Washington broke down, so
they had to wait for a different bus. As they approached the city, they got into an
accident. I believe someone hit the bus, and the bus driver was not at fault.
However, these factors made them arrive home quite late.
Best, Susan Jaquet






AN INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE HUMAN MIND...
From: DBEDC@aol.com
Please do not delete this because it looks too weird to be readable.
Believe it or not, you really can read it!

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny
iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The
rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is
bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a
wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt!



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