COMMUNIT-E
June 6, 2006
The next issue of COMMUNIT-E will be out in late
June or early July.
NEW TRADESMEN COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS
Janet Bachman has updated the list of community repair, services,
etc. recommendations. Because of its length, I am sending it
only to the ANC3F web site, where it can be looked at and
copied, if you wish, by clicking above heading or going to www.anc3f.org.
Once there,
click on the ENTER link, then scroll down to the link that says
COMMUNIT-E & STREET SMART. Many thanks to Janet
for doing this update and to Robert Maudlin, ANC3F Web
Master for making it available. — Kathy Smith
NEW PSA 202 MONTHLY MEETINGS – POLICE
From: Aiello, Robert (MPD) <Robert.Aiello@dc.gov>
As many of you are aware, the area of ANC 3E closely
corresponds to the boundaries of Patrol Service Area 202.
I regularly attend the ANC 3E monthly meeting on the
second Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM to provide
the commissioners and residents a briefing on criminal
and police related events in their neighborhood. We also
discuss traffic issues, etc.
Beginning this Thursday, June 8, at 6:30 PM, just prior to the
ANC meeting, each month I will be hosting a meeting at that
same location, St Mary’s Church. The purpose of this regularly
scheduled meeting is to provide additional time and opportunity
for concerned residents to discuss problems in their
neighborhood with members of PSA 202. The sessions are
designed to solve problems together.
Lt. Robert Aiello
ANC 3E MEETING NOTICE
From: Polly King Evans <PKINGEVANS@LLDHHOME.ORG>
Thursday, June 8, 2006 7:30 pm
St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church
42nd and Fessenden Streets, NW
www.anc3e.org
Announcements
Open Forum
Presentation by 2nd District Police
– Discussion on and possible vote of a request to the Council
to extend the deadline for comments on the DC Comprehensive Plan
– Discussion on and possible vote on the River Road Barrier
For additional information contact Chairperson Amy McVey at:
202-966-7047 or e-mail: amybmcvey@msn.com. Comments on these
matters may be submitted to ANC-3E by e-mail prior to the
meeting at: pkingevans@lldhhome.org with copy
to: amybmcvey@msn.com
ANC 3B PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
From: anc3b@yahoo.com
Thursday, June 8th, 2006, 7 p.m.
Guy Mason Recreation Center
3600 Calvert Street, N.W.
CONSTRUCTION WORK AT SECOND DISTRICT
From: Solberg, Andrew (MPD) <Andrew.Solberg@dc.gov>
Contractors will be replacing the deck area that surrounds the
Second District station. Construction will take up to four months,
and during that time the off-street visitor parking spaces in the
front of the building will not be available. We have posted temporary
“Emergency No Parking—Police Visitors Only” signs along the station
side of Idaho Avenue for visitors who need to visit 2D for permits,
questions, reports, etc. DDOT is assessing the possibility of permanent
(during the construction phase) signs here. There are about five or six
parking spaces on Idaho, which, from observations during the first day,
seem to meet the needs of our guests well.
We are asking that all nearby residents refrain from
parking in this area, and that the spaces be kept
available for people on business at 2D.
Thanks for your understanding,
Andy Solberg
Commanding Officer, Second District
HARDWARE STORE NOW OPEN
I was in the new hardware store (beneath Best Buy and Container
Store) the other day and was very impressed with both the variety
of goods and with the helpfulness of its youthful staff. It’s really
nice to finally have a hardware store in the ‘Hood.
Kathy Smith
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
**** From: Maren Handler Siegel <marenhs@hotmail.com>
2 FREE ZEBRA FICHES AVAILABLE.
My kids have lost interest in their little pets, and our birds are in need
of a new, loving owner. They are very cute, make sweet chirping noises
(but not too noisy), very easy to take care of, come equipped with a large
cage (roomy enough for a finch family) and plenty of food and cage litter.
Please Email or call me if interested - marenhs@hotmail.com
or (202) 362-9926.
**** From: Jan Phalen <janphalen@verizon.net>
DIRECT TV
Does anyone have DirectTV on or near the 4400 block of
Fessenden St. NW? If so, would you please e-mail or call me
about your experience? Thank you.
I am thinking of switching from Comcast Cable to DirectTV.
Jan Phalen
DC: 202-363-8998
Cell: 202-271-6460
**** From: Bette Land <bland@wcanmiller.com>
FREE PACHYSANDRA:
I find myself with an overabundance of pachysandra; dig some
of it up and it’s all yours. Contact me at <betteland@hotmail.com>
Many thanks!
Bette Land
**** From: ANDREW STRASFOGEL <squasher@starpower.net>
FREE BEDDING PLANTS
I have some surplus heirloom tomato and bush cucumber seedlings
to give away or trade for herbs (e.g., thyme, tarragon, parsley, basil
-
anything but oregano, mint or rosemary). I might also have some
hot pepper seedlings in a few weeks. Please contact me at
squasher@starpower.net
Andrew Strasfogel
**** From: Bruce Maliken <bmaliken@verizon.net>
STUDENT LOOKING FOR SUMMER JOB
My 18 year old honors student from Woodrow Wilson High
School is looking for summer employment. If your company
or office is in need of a young energetic person who has very
good computer skills, knowledge of Quick Books and is a good
typist, please contact me at bmaliken@verizon.net or at
(240) 475-4193.
Thank you
**** From: SallyGKranz@aol.com
Can someone recommend a high school student who would
like to earn some money this summer helping my husband and
me improve our computer skills -- which are fairly limited.
Lessons would be at our house, with our computer, for one-hour,
once or twice a week. Starting date: early July. Call The
Kranzes at 202/363-1904 to discuss.
**** From: cm.rafferty@verizon.net
Is your son or daughter age 6-12, interested in sports, and looking
for a fun and challenging way to enjoy the summer? Consider
Next Level Baseball Camp, offered at Walt Whitman HS in
Bethesda from 9 am - 2:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Led by Tony Korson,
an experienced and award-winning baseball player and coach, this
camp focuses on personal instruction with a 6:1 player to coach ratio.
Starting June 19th, four one-week sessions are available at $275 per
session. For more information or to register, call Tony Korson at
301-213-8669 or go to www.tkshowcase.com.
Many thanks,
Catherine Mary Rafferty
**** From: Copingptnr@aol.com
FREE DESK
Large wooden desk with drawers, painted white with green trim.
You take it away. (202) 363-0976.
**** From: Bachman, Janet <jbachman@aiadc.org>
YARD SALE ON SAT. JUNE 17 - 6 families are holding a joint
yard sale. We'll have everything imaginable, including furniture,
clothes, kids' stuff, etc. 5000 block of 44th Street from 9:00 am
to 1:00 pm.
**** From: Leavy, Lorie - Washington, DC <lorie.leavy@usps.gov>
PAINTER RECOMMENDATION
We just had a great experience with Mike Magor, who repainted several
large areas and did extensive touch-up work to correct a disastrous job
by another painter recommended on this list (avoid Mike Johnson!). Mike
M. is fast, precise, neat, considerate, and thoroughly pleasant to work
with. We hired him on an hourly basis because of the disjointed nature
of the job, but his total charges worked out to less than the other bids
we received. Our work was all interior painting, although he does
exteriors too. His number is 202-483-8432.
Lorie Leavy
**** From: Rebecca Drobis <rebecca@rebeccadrobis.com>
NATURAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOUR
CHILDREN/FAMILY!
Looking for dynamic and unposed portraits of your children?
Professional photographer specializes in environmental images
of kids, adolescents and families. Please contact for more information.
Rebecca Drobis, Documentary Portrait Photographer
rebecca@rebeccadrobis.com or
310.903.7225
www.rebeccadrobis.com
**** From: LesliRose@aol.com
NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY NEEDS TEMPORARY HOME
We are a family of four, a 15 year old and a 9 year old and two
adults. We are renovating for the summer and need a place to
live some of the weeks of the summer. We may be traveling
and some of us will be away for part of the time, so we don't
need a lot of space. If anyone is looking for some housesitting
or a rental just for a few months, we probably will be able to
move back into our house in late September. We chose the
contractor partly because he has a strong track record on finishing
on time. Give a call if you are interested. The Rose family,
202-686-5859.
**** From: Tracy_Hauser_Scarrow@cadc.uscourts.gov
RENTAL NEEDED
Looking for a rental in the AU park area for a short-term lease
while we renovate our house. We don't know of the exact start
date for the lease but probably September/October to run for 4
months. Need a 2 or 3 bedroom place for our family of 4. We live
in the 'hood and want to stay nearby to keep an eye on our construction
and be near the kids friends. If you know of any places please let me
know at tscarrow@cadc.uscourts.gov.
Thanks.
Tracy
**** From: starr kopper <starrkop@starpower.net>
APARTMENT FOR RENT
My lovely quiet funished apartment in Maclean GArdens is still
available for the summer and fall – newly renovated kitchen., walk
to shops and transportation.202-244-5559 or 202-2662-0948 cell
starr kopper
**** From: Bob Lehmann <longwood2@erols.com>
HOUSE FOR RENT
House on 5208 41st Street NW available for rent July 1.
$2,300/month plus utilities. 540- 825 2612.
Thank you.
Bob Lehmann
**** From: Oyemamita@aol.com
EXPERIENCED, ENERGETIC PRIVATE TUTOR
SEEKS NEW STUDENTS
Learn Spanish, English, or Italian in the comfort of your own
home. Why me? I was born in Italy (half Spanish, half American)
and obtained a teaching degree fom the University of Maryland.
I have extensive teaching experience both privately and in the
classroom, and can work either one-on-one or in small groups.
I can also strengthen your children's academic and/or language
skills over the summer or throughout the school year. I strongly
believe that learning can and should be fun. Excellent references.
Call for prices. Dani: 202-271-4920.
**** From: beachbum248@aol.com
Can someone tell me the name of the group who
picks up donated used books?
Thanks.
Elizabeth Kiernan
MORE ON RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS
From: Johanna Turner <joturner@speakeasy.net>
I have written Kathy Patterson and Carol Schwartz about
the problem and got a reply from KP, who forwarded my
letter to the mayor. I think we need to keep the discussion
before our elected officials and not just with each other.
In reading others' comments, I can only say that I don't have
a nanny or housekeeper, but I do have grown children and
friends from Virginia who have paid a painful price by being
ticketed for visiting me during the day. My neighbor was
recently ticketed because he had a loaner car from the
dealership while his own was being serviced! I always get
a temp permit if I have out of town guests staying over (once
finding a ticket on the visiting car when I returned from the
second district station with the permit and then losing the
appeal), but I absolutely believe that for what we are paying
in reassessed property taxes, it is not too much to ask for the
right to have a family member come for lunch without penalty.
I do not get why there should be a problem with having one
guest permit issued to each household at the time we are issued
our residential parking decals. This would meet the needs of
those who have the childcare problem as well as the rest of us.
We are certainly not going to turn them over to students or
commuters...
Jo Turner
CAMP BROWN FOR NEEDY CHILDREN
From: Samantha Nolan <nolantutor@yahoo.com>
Dear Neighbors,
At this time of year, many families are making their plans for
summer camp. This year, please consider sponsoring
an inner city child for one week by making a donation to Camp Brown.
Camp Brown, a camp for inner city youth, is located in Scotland,
Maryland, about 100 miles from Washington. For some of the kids
who attend the camp, it is their first experience out of the city
and into the country. The camp is run by the Boys and Girls Club
of Greater Washington, in cooperation with the Metropolitan
Police Department. The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) of MPD
helped to send 70 children to camp last year through donations from
the community. Each camper must pay $125 to attend this camp.
The rest of their costs are covered by the Boys and Girls Club. For
many of these kids, $125 is too much for them to pay. That is where
we come in.
Through our donations, we can cover their required costs and permit
those who do not have the required tuition, to have a camp experience.
This is a no frills camp, but is an experience that can change the lives
of these children. They learn to swim, fish, create art works, and
receive tutoring in subjects that have given them trouble during the
school year. They also learn to cooperate with others and to be leaders.
Commander Contee of MPD, and Council member Gray were both
Camp Brown kids.
Of all the charity work that I do, this is the one that means the most
to me. Having the chance to positively change the life of a child
possibly away from a life of crime and toward a life of service to
his or her community is a great gift. We are hoping to raise twice
as much money this year so that 140 children who otherwise could
not afford camp, can attend Camp Brown this year. You can help.
Through contributions from the Second District MPD Community,
one cabin was rebuilt at the camp last year. The cost to repair one
cabin is $10,000. The camp needs $500,000 to completely repair all
of the cabins and other out buildings, but every dollar we contribute
helps with some repair, or with the cost of sending a child to camp.
Each cabin we repair makes it possible to send 80 more kids to
camp during the summer (8 children per week for 10 weeks).
If you would like to contribute to the Camp, you can make checks
payable to 6D MPD CAC - Camp Brown. This is the 6th District
MPD Citizens Advisory Council which is a 501C3. You will receive
a letter from Camp Brown for your taxes. If you would like to mail
your check to me, my address is 2940 Northampton Street, NW, 20015.
Thanks for your help. Samantha Nolan, Chair, 2D MPD CAC
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From: Kathy Smith – Camp Brown is also near and dear to me. Please
help a needy child this summer, if you can.
2D SUMMER CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
From: Samantha Nolan <nolantutor@yahoo.com>
The recent dedication of the Wall of Honor and the
Joe Pozell Community Room at 2nd District Police was
a big success. Chief Ramsey, ROC North Chief Newsham
and many others attended the dedication. If you didn't make
it to the dedication, please make sure you take a look at the
walls, and especially at the poem written by MPO Carter
which is at the center of the Wall of Honor.
During our meeting, which followed the dedication, we
discussed the summer schedule for our CAC meetings.
We decided to have only one summer meeting which will
be held on Wednesday, July 26th. There will be no meetings
in June or August, but National Night Out is scheduled for
August 1st
Have a good summer, and I hope to see you in July.
Samantha
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