A Newsletter of the Palisades Citizens Association, Representing the Greater Palisades Area, Volume 27, Number 5. March 2016 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ March Congresswoman PCA General Eleanor Holmes Membership Meeting Norton (D-DC) Tuesday will meet with the March 1, 7:30pm Palisades At the Palisades community Recreation Center to discuss issues of Guest: interest, including Eleanor Holmes Norton aircraft noise. In this issue: Bring your Out and about……….......2, and 6 questions From the President……………...3 News and Notes…………...…….4 and concerns. Look for an envelope inserted in this month’s The Palisades Citizens Newsletter. If you find one it means that your PCA Association 1 membership is due for renewal. Please renew today to continue your support for the PCA! Your PCA Calendar for March 2016 The Palisades News welcomes announcements of all local events that may be enjoyed by all Palisades residents! Every Sunday, 9am – 1pm Palisades Farmers Market Next to Safeway Tuesday, March 1, 7:30-9pm General Membership Meeting Rec Center Wednesday, March 2, 7-10pm ANC3D Monthly Meeting Sibley Hospital Tuesday, March 15, 6pm Lab School Quarterly Lab School Community Meeting Foxhall Campus Saturday, March 19, 10-12 Easter Egg Hunt and Pot Luck Breakfast Rec Center Sunday, March 27 Easter 2-- Volume 27 Number 5 Once the study is released we plan to have another Dear neighbors – meeting dedicated just to Canal Road. Stay tuned for details. Please join us at our monthly membership meeting on Tuesday, March 1 at 7:30 PM. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the PCA. The PCA We will be joined by our special guest, Centennial Committee is planning a Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. number of activities over the coming She will talk about the latest developments months. If you are interested in getting in the relationship between DC and the involved in the commemoration contact federal government, and take questions Spence Spencer. from the community. Here in DC we have a unique situation with the federal Please take a minute to check the government, and Delegate Norton is our mailing label on this newsletter, where only elected representative. So whether you will find your membership expiration your concern has to do with the National date. If your membership is expiring Park Service, the Federal Aviation please don’t forget to renew (see back Administration, the Department of page for membership renewal details). Homeland Security or any other federal agency, this meeting is sure to be And please join us on Saturday, March informative. We will of course also have our 19 at 10AM for the annual Easter egg regular committee reports and community hunt and potluck breakfast at the Palisades Recreation announcements. Center (see the announcement further along in this newsletter for details). Special thanks to everyone who came to our February meeting, and especially to Michael Alvino from the Thanks, District Department of Transportation, who presented an Nick Keenan update on initiatives from the department and took PCA President questions. He announced that the long-awaited Canal Road study is due to be released within the next month. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The 30% tax credit was recently extended by Palisades Solar Group is Alive Congress to 2019, then will taper down. http://energy.gov/savings/residential-renewable-energy- and Well tax-credit So this is still a good time to be looking into While the Palisades Citizens Association solar group reducing your monthly electricity bill. Our panels pay (see link on PCA website - back more than our monthly electricity bill, and we have http://www.palisadesdc.org/links.php) met monthly in all our investment back in four years. In fact, the returns 2011 and 2012, there was a lot of enthusiasm and from our panels pay us as much as all our utility bills energy (sorry for the pun) about bringing this money- combined each month. And the panels are guaranteed saving technology to rooftops in our lovely for 25 years (some in California are over 40 years old neighborhood. We were thrilled about the generous 30% and going strong). federal tax credit (not deduction, but credit!) for the total If this sounds good to you, please consult the non- cost of the installation (still in place today). We were profit consortium of DC neighborhood solar groups, DC astonished at the generous DC rebate for installation SUN. Their website has lots of practical advice and links. (which has waned since that time). We learned about the Then get several free estimates from DC-based solar ‘solar renewable energy credits’ that we could sell for installers, and pick the one that is right for you. You don’t each megawatt of produced energy (my home makes have to wait until summertime to start saving on your about ten per year), which have increased significantly in electricity bill! value since those days. And we were amused by having our electric meters run backwards when the sun was Steve Waller [email protected] shining – mine even registered negative electricity use for an entire month in those days! The Palisades Citizens Association - 3 News and Notes Preventing Crimes of --never leave keys in doors near glass. Hang spare Opportunity (Part 1) keys out of reach from doors and windows. The Police Department is working hard to prevent --never leave laptops, purses, keys, cameras or crime. There are things you can do to prevent crime other valuable items next to a door or visible from a too: window especially on lower level. --keep all doors and windows locked. If you have an --display your address prominently on the front and alarm, activate it. If you don’t have and alarm, get rear of your house near the door. This could save one, if you can. your life during a medical emergency. --install a peep-hole in your front door, and do not --do not leave exterior lights on during the day, but open the door to strangers. Add dead-bolts to all do leave them on all lights. Put lights on a timer. doors. Put inside lights on timers when away. --if you did not call for a service provider, do not --never leave strollers, bikes, sporting equipment or open the door to someone claiming to be a service any other valuable items sitting unattended around provider. your home. 4-- Volume 27 Number 5 The Palisades Citizens Association and the Palisades Recreation Center Staff invite you to an Easter Egg Hunt and Pot-Luck Breakfast Saturday, March 19th Palisades Rec Center 10:00 Bag decorating 10:30 Easter Egg Hunt! 11:00 Games (ages 4+) Please bring a breakfast item to share (fruit, muffins, etc.); coffee and drinks provided. Free for PCA members; $10 donation/family otherwise Call 202-363-7441 the morning of the event if the weather is questionable. Please note: the playground will be closed before the egg hunt. See you there! 5-- Volume 27 Number 5 Out and About Art Programs: Saturday, March 12, 2016, 11:00 am — 2:00 pm, Gallery Talk & Tour Monday, March 7th. 7:00 PM - Play Reading: Where the Guided tour and conversation with our featured artists, River Lila Oliver Asher and Maureen Moore. by Tom Stephens. Directed by Andy Wassenich. Free. RSVP by calling (202) 895-9407. $5 suggested donation. Monday, March 28th. 7:00 PM – Play Reading: Judas It is spring of 1994 on the campus of small, liberal and George by Maria Trunk. Directed by Scott Sedar Rivermont College, a private women’s institution $5 suggested donation. controversially scheduled to go coeducational in the fall. The occasion is the twenty-fifth reunion of Rivermont’s The killer of Trayvon and the betrayer of Jesus are graduating Class of 1969. In the play Where the River, doomed to repeat their crimes, end their lives, and meet we become acquainted with five of the gathered in Limbo at the end of each cycle. This time around, a alumnae who have over the years— in varying degrees lost girl interrupts their desolation. Will final judgment — maintained their friendships and acquaintances. With come at last? If so, who will be the judge? both humor and sober honesty, Where the River explores the constancies and the dynamics of the women’s relationships as it also lays bare the resonances of incidents and choices made long ago and Fitness Schedule: subsequently. Our second 8-week session of fitness classes will begin March 7. We have a range of classes, including: Friday, March 11, 2016, 5:00 — 7:00 pm, Meet the Strength, Balance, and Posture; Yoga; Yang Style Basic Artists Reception Tai Chi; Senior Fit; Qi Gong, and Dance for Parkinson’s. Featuring live music and delicious refreshments. Free. The cost per class on a drop-in rate is $13. A discounted RSVP by calling (202) 895-9407. rate of $10 will be offered only to those who sign-up and pay for the entire session. To learn more information about specific class times and registration, please call Darryl Simpson at (202) 895-0238. _________ _______ __ All of the events take place at Iona Senior Services L A N D S C A P E S P L U S – 4125 Albemarle Street NW, Washington, DC Landscape Installation and Design 20016. For general questions about Iona, aging, or Landscape Consultations caregiving, please call us at (202) 895-9448, and Yard Cleanups, Mulching, Woodchips ask for our Helpline. Lawn Renovation - Seeding Fertilizing Shrub Pruning and Removal Rosie Aquila Perennial-Annual Gardens Communications and Marketing Coordinator AVI CHERTOCK [email protected] (202) 895-9423 – direct line (301) 593-0577 www.landscapesplus.com (202) 895-0244 – fax The Palisades Citizens Association 6 Advertisement _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Palisades News is published eight times each year (October-December, February-June) by The Palisades Citizens Association, PO Box 40603, Membership Update Palisades Station, Washington, DC 20016 www.palisadesdc.org PCA memberships expire either at the end of September or the end of March.