The Way It Was on in the late 1950s… June 2018

Newsletter of the Rose Hill Civic Association The Rambler President’s Message In This Issue th Fish Fry, Tuesday, June 26 President’s Message 1-3 National Night Out, Tuesday, August 7th Rose Hill Business Directory 3-6 Special: Return to Rose Hill 5-6

The Rose Hill Civic Association will sponsor two important Membership List 6-8 events this summer, beginning with the Fish Fry on Membership Form 8 Tuesday, June 26th in the Nichols’ front yard at 6416 Rose Hill Drive. Serving begins at 6 p.m. If you can help set up, fry

fish or cook hot dogs, the work will begin at 4p.m. The Please show the officers and firefighters how much you annual Night Out honoring our First Responders will be held appreciate their efforts by showing up on August 7th. on Tuesday, August 7th, same time, same place. On June 26th, we will pass on any new information available RHCA will supply the fish, hot dogs for the kids, drinks and on the proposed development on Rock-A-By Road and the all paper products and utensils necessary to enjoy the meal. scheduled opening of the refurbished John Marshall Those attending are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. Library. RHCA does not meet in July and August. Any new RHCA members are free. Others are asked to contribute information will be posted on our Facebook Page or web $10 per family. page at myrosehill.com.

Everything will be the same for Night Out except we will We also provide members with updates via e-mail serve all beef hot dogs instead of fish. This event is part of announcements. If you are not a member, we do not have a nationwide effort to honor our police, firefighters and your e-mail, so we cannot contact you. The best way to stay other first responders and promote community safety. Kids informed about your community is to join RHCA. are especially invited to attend, enjoy the food, meet local police and firefighters and see the equipment up close.

Night Out is our chance to show our local First Responders how much we appreciate their effort to keep us safe. RHCA has a great relationship with the Franconia District Police Station and the Franconia Volunteer Fire Department.

RHCA Officers President: Carl Sell, 703.971.4716, [email protected] Vice President: Linda Nichols, 703.971.0755, [email protected] Secretary: VACANT Treasurer: Carolyn Slenska, 703.922.4135, [email protected] Editor, The Rambler: Susan Jones, [email protected] Libby Anderson (left) and Linda McMurray (Duer) ride their bikes along the sidewalk on Rose Hill Drive. Libby lived in Hayfield Place and Linda in the house Neighborhood Watch: VACANT, [email protected] on Rose Hill Drive now owned by Dave and Linda Nichols. Duer recently returned to Rose Hill from her home in California to visit the house and community she Webmaster: Jim Sapp, [email protected] moved from in 1958. The photo was taken in front of what is now 6416 Rose Hill Email Coordinator: Janelle Welch Drive. The old farmhouse on Bee Street is behind Duer. See story and more pictures inside this month’s Rambler! (Photo provided by Linda McMurray Duer) RHCA, P.O. Box 10891, Alexandria, VA 22310 www.myrosehill.com

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repeatedly expressed concerns about the future use of the Racoon Attack property. At the same time, it was revealed that the project team would coordinate security requirements with the Mimi Minarick reports her cat was attacked by a raccoon Fairfax County Park Authority for access along the on the patio at her home, 6518 Telegraph Road on the Telegraph Road perimeter to construct a multi-use trail. afternoon of May 29. Mimi was able to chase away the raccoon with the help of wasp spray, but the injured cat The building has been vacant since 2015. Constructed by ran off. Mimi found her cat two days later in the back the Army in 1958, it previously housed the Air Force yard of a house about a block away on Telegraph Road Technical Applications Center and the Defense Nuclear and took him to the vet. However, the animal was Agency. Its neighbor to the south is an Army Reserve

injured too badly and would not recover, according to Center. The trail will connect Lee District Park wo Huntley the vet. The cat was euthanized and Fairfax County Meadows Park along Telegraph Road. Animal Control was notified of the attack. The raccoon is still at large. Residents are warned to keep cats and RHCA will be interested to see what, if any, road other small animals close at hand as raccoons and other improvements will be part of the project. Rush hour traffic predators also make Rose Hill their home. Warn children has increased considerable because of new facilities at Fort not to approach raccoons as they may have rabies. Belvoir, so accommodations for access to the Telegraph Road site will need to be addressed.

New Neighbors on Telegraph Road Rose Hill Beauty Update

The Department of State intends to occupy Rain and lack of interest have slowed the Rose Hill Beauty the vacant office building at 6801 Telegraph Road across process for 2018. The rain ruined most of the May flowers. from Greendale Golf Couse. The State Department will There has been only one property nominated by a use the property to house its high security tenants neighbor. We will try to put together an abbreviated list (Diplomatic Security). The General Services Agency will over the next few months. It would be greatly appreciated handle design and construction activities. The proposed if neighbors would take the time to nominate properties. renovation will consist of modernizing the interior, Signs will be available ONLY to RHCA members. You can creating new office spaces and training laboratories, help speed the process by checking the membership list in repairing the existing complex as well as security this edition to see if a neighbor qualifies for a sign. It’s a arrangements and environmental remediation projects. chore to cover all of Rose Hill, so your help is vital. Please Funding has not yet been approved. send an e-mail at [email protected] or leave a message at 703-971-4716. Last year, RHCA asked Congressman Beyer’s office for information concerning proposed use of the vacant A Friend Moves On building. Supervisor McKay’s office also asked for the update. On May 28, 2018, the State Department sent a Lois Corbin has been a fixture on Blossom Lane for many letter recommitting to the project and confirmed years. She is moving to Sunrise Assisted Living on Franconia justification to use Federal government property for long- Road at Commerce Street across from Springfield Mall. She term purposes. invited all her friends and neighbors to visit her there. The house originally was owned by her parents, Margaret and The Department of State set a target date of 2022 for Hilbert Lacey, who moved to Rose Hill in 1968. When they finalizing space requirement and completing all related moved to Colonial Beach, Lois continued to live in the work for occupancy. The design will be coordinated with house on Blossom Lane. Long-time Rose Hill residents will the Virginia State Preservation Office and is subject to recall the annual Christmas light display there for many review by the National Capital Park and Planning years. Lois’ mom worked for the government and her dad Commission. No local approval is involved, although it is for Fruit Growers, the company that manufactured and expected that GSA will coordinate plans with Fairfax serviced refrigerated railroad cars. It was located along the County. railroad just below Duke Street for many years. Lois worked for United Airline for 31 years, then was a greeter Upon receiving the information, Supervisor McKay’s at the Kingstowne Wal- Mart for another 20 years. Her office’s office immediately notified RHCA, which had grandchildren and their mother continue to live on Split

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Rock Road in a house Lois and her son, Steve, owned. Advertising in The Rambler is an excellent way to reach the 700+ homes in our community. In addition, the ads are placed on our Steve passed away suddenly several years ago. website, www.myRoseHill.com, for the world to see. More Old Timers Anyone interested in placing an ad, please email at [email protected] Artwork can be sent to

Nouri and Suham Abbou have lived on Rose Hill Drive [email protected] in tiff or jpeg format or hardcopy across from the shopping center for more than 50 years. mailed to P.O. Box 10891, Alexandria, VA 22310. Checks made They moved here in 1967. Carl and Marti Sell lived on out to RHCA should be included with advertisement and sent to Roundhill Road for a few years in the early 1960s before the P.O. Box.

moving to Cottonwood Drive. Others who lived in Rose

Hill 50 years or more includes Louise Westgate on Greendale Road, Fran Watts on Haystack Road, the Simms on Carriage Drive, the Dockerys and Ciccotellis on Carriage Drive and the Calhouns on Apple Tree Drive. Let us know if there are any others who haven’t been mentioned in the Rambler or are not included on the Rose Hill Originals sign at the library.

Membership for 2018

The updated list of members is printed for the last time this year in this issuer of The Rambler. The bad news is that we are far short of a representative number of people who care enough about their community to support our effort. The good news is that the majority those who do are generous enough in their support so we can continue. If your name is not on the list, please consider helping support your community by joining RHCA. Our goal is to continue Rose Hill as a pleasant and safe community in which to live. If you care about how your community looks, join with your neighbors who help keep it that way. If you don’t, rest assured we will report violations and unlawful activities to the proper authorities.

-Carl Sell Heating and Air Conditioning Advertising in The Rambler Dove Heating and Air Conditioning. We service and install heat pumps, air conditioners, furnaces, hot water Listing in the business directory is free to Rose Hill residents heaters, and humidifiers. David and Linda Nichols, who are members and own their business, but placing an actual advertisement is open to all with rates per month as follows: 703.971.8897. The Nichols have been in business for 30 years and have lived in Rose Hill for 41 years. Business card: 3 ½” x 2”, $10 Quarter page: 3 ½” x 4 ¾”, $25 Real Estate Half page: 7 ½” x 4 ¾”, $50 Full page: 7 ½” x 9 ¾”, $100 Re/Max 100. Steve Dougherty, 703.746.8720. www.stevedougherty.com. Steve and his family Ads may be bought for either one month only, month-to-month, have lived in Rose Hill and been active in civic affairs for or as many months in advance as desired. Our newsletter is 30 years. He has been a Realtor of 20 years and published 9 times a year, excluding July, August, and December. specializes in service to his neighbors in the community.

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Only those residents who are members of the Rose Hill Civic Association or provide services in kind will qualify for a FREE listing in the business directory. Membership dues are the source of funds for the printing of The Rambler.

Lawn Services Fortney Lawn & Garden. David and Jimmy Fortney, 703.960.8869. Although they live in Virginia Hills, the Fortneys work closely with RHCA to maintain the median landscaping on Rose Hill Drive. Photography Steve Dougherty Tisara Photography. Nina Tisara, 703.838.8098. Tisara Your Rose Hill Realtor Photography is a family business with a studio in Old Town 703.746.8720 Alexandria since 1990. They specialize in portraits and special events. Nina lives on Hayfield Place. RE/MAX 100 Need Help? Pet services (dog walking, vet appointments); errands www.stevedougherty.com (pharmacy, dry cleaning, drop off/pick-up product repair); personal shopping (grocery, post office, exchange and item returns); vehicle services (vehicle license and emission renewal, vehicle service repair, vehicle inspection); home services (house sitting, light yard work, wait at home for service personnel); travel and transportation (to and from); medical concierge services (doctor appointments, pre/post-operation assistance). Contact David Sell at 703.971.4716, or email [email protected]. Neighborhood Handyman Your honey-do list getting out of hand? Call my honey! Offering free quotes and estimates. Rose Hill references available. Please call Rick (a Rose Hill resident) at 703.943.7102. For Sale: DP Pulse Strider Treadmill

$25. Call Sandy for Appt. 703.971.4317

Speech Therapy

Speech Beginnings, PLC is a pediatric speech therapy practice serving Alexandria. Our speech pathologists provide evaluations and therapy to children and young adults. We provide services in the client’s home and/or private school. Jamey Lord at: 571.481-4344 or www.speechbeginnings.com or [email protected]

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Special Story: Return to Rose Hill…

Since her daughter, Anna, was coming to Baltimore for a conference in her role as a librarian, Linda McMurray Duer decided to come along to visit her father’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery. Helped along by prodding from Anna, she also decided to try to find the home she left in 1958. She remembered living on Rose Hill Drive and riding her bike with her best friend, Libby, who lived nearby.

Duer had lots of pictures of her growing up in Rose Hill, many clearly showing the house number, 4207 Rose Hill Drive. Unfortunately, Fairfax County changed all the house numbers in the early 1960s, so she wasn’t sure which one was her childhood home. The picture of Duer and her friend Libby riding bikes way back when provided the clue. Linda said the picture was taken in front of her house. Behind her in the picture is the old farm house that existed on Bee Street before the new houses there were built. The house across the street in the immediate background is the only one of two on Rose Hill Drive that sits at an angle. The other one faces it across the street.

It became clear that the house where Linda McMurray lived in the late 1950s now was 6416 Rose Hill Drive and owned by David and Linda Nichols, who have lived there since 1974. And Linda Nichols remembered Linda McMurray’s friend, Libby, as Elizabeth Anderson, who lived across the street on Hayfield Place. Linda Nichols pulled out her 1971 Edison High School yearbook and Duer identified Libby as one of the graduates pictured. She and Libby haven’t seen each other since they both were 21 years old. RHCA now will turn to the Franconia Museum to see if Libby Anderson can be found.

Mary Smith, who lives nearby and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Franconia Museum, identified the old farm house shown in the picture as the one that was demolished when Bee Street was established. Smith said the surveyors ran into a swarm of bees when they first arrived, so the street name was a good fit. Ironically, David Nichols had two aunts who lived on Rock-A-By Road, immediately behind the farm house. Mary Smith recalled that that street got its name because all of the women who lived there were pregnant at the time the County was naming streets. Smith has lived in Franconia all her life, moving to Rose Hill in 1970. Her dad was the first paid fireman at the Franconia Volunteer Fire Department and her mother taught at Franconia School.

Linda McMurray Duer and Anna visited Rose Hill on Thursday, June 14, 2018. They made contact with RHCA through myrosehill.com. Carl Sell and Linda Nichols invited the Duers to visit Linda at her home, not realizing that it would turn 5

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out to be the house the visitors were trying to find. The longer everyone compared old pictures with today’s landscapes, the more apparent it became that the search ended right where they were standing. Later on, Connie Beatty interrupted her busy schedule and stopped by to put her seal of approval on what the group had decided. After all, Mrs. Beatty moved to Rose Hill in December 1954 and therefore is the recognized authority on community history.

Linda McMurray moved with her mother, Penny, younger brother, David, and older brother, Randy, to Coldwater, Kansas in 1958 after her parents, Cecil (Mac) McMurray and Hazel Pennington McMurray, were divorced. Linda McMurray Duer now is a CPA in San Clemente, California. Her daughter lives near Los Angeles. Mac McMurray was a member of the Army signal corps in World War II and later operated the radar at National Airport.

Linda McMurray Duer and her daughter, Anna, in front of Linda's Linda McMurray Duer (left) and Linda Nichols in front of 6416 Rose Hill childhood home Drive. Linda and David Nichols have owned the house since 1973. Linda McMurray Duer lived there as a child.

2018 RHCA Members as of June , 2018 John & Penny Cashmire, 4907 Silo Road Nouri & Suham Abbou, 6115 Rose Hill Drive Danny Abrams, 6412 Cottonwood Drive Raul & Kelly Castillo, 6413 Willowood Lane Thomas Ackley, 6412 Rose Hill Drive Bob Ciccotelli, 6511 Haystack Road Nancy Anderson, 4500 Apple Tree Drive Helen Cofer, 6218 Saddle Tree Drive Brad Anderson & Jennifer Piechoski, 6708 Greendale Road Craig & Joanna Collins, 6110 Leewood Drive Lee Anderson, 6319 May Boulevard Lois Corbin, 6221 Blossom Lane Nida Antonio, 6406 May Boulevard The Corbins, 4901 Split Rock Road Frank & Rayma Bale, 6315 Willowood Lane Cuevas Family, 6610 Cottonwood Drive Rick & Patti Ballard, 4519 Lark Lane Matthew Dailey & Cynthia Johnson- Dailey, 5009 Eastchester Harold & Pearl Ballen, 6632 Telegraph Road Drive Connie Beatty, 6428 Rose Hill Drive The Daltons, 5012 Treetop Lane Sandra Benarick, 6270 Rose Hill Drive Steve & Holly Daugherty, 4522 Roundhill Road Shirley Bennington, 6405 May Boulevard E&K Davidson, 4607 Roundhill Road Daniel & Ingrid Berth, 6417 Rose Hill Drive Carole & Lee Davis, 6314 Climbhill Road Diane & Daniel Bird, 6611 Cottonwood Drive B. Digman, 6217 Blossom Lane Philip & Carol Bishop, 6310 Climbhill Road Ron & Donna Dillon, 4618 Winston Place Gary Bravy, 6214 Climbhill Road Robin & David Dodson, 6400 Wayside Place Alex Boesenberg, 5003 Greenhaven Place Dennis Dzierzawski, 6210 Thornwood Drive Jeanette Bottomley, 5003 Eastchester Circle B. Edelson, 4619 Winston Place Bill Braswell, 6307 Climbhill Road Carolyn & Mark Erickson, 623 Driftwood Drive Lorraine & Mark Broxterman, 6424 Haystack Road Dawit Eyob & Kongit Eyassu, 6206 Redwood Lane Ronald Buzalsky, 4434 Roundhill Road Katherine & Kamron Fazel, 6612 Cottonwood Drive Walter & Julia Calhoun, 4523 Apple Tree Drive Anna Fish, 6301 Cottonwood Drive Tracy Campbell, 6402 Cottonwood Drive Trigg Flannagan, 6514 Haystack Road 6

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Zoe-Ann Frietag, 6303 May Boulevard Cathy Mitchell, 6408 Cottonwood Drive Larry Fulk, 6410 Cottonwood Drive Monteguin Family, 4806 Apple Tree Drive Dan Gardner, 6706 Telegraph Road Montoro Family, 6416 Cottonwood Drive Amy & Omar Garcia, 6306 Willowood Lane John Murnane, 6513 Carriage Drive Bruce Gilbert, 4401 Roundhill Road H.W.& G.G. Newman, 4910 Silo Road Agata Gluszek & Josh Fikentscher, 6412 May Boulevard Dave & Linda Nichols, 6416 Rose Hill Drive Mike & Bonnie Greek, 6330 Willowood Lane Rodney & Kathy Palmer, 6101 Leewood Drive Johanna Guccione, 6013 Leewood Drive William & Janelle Parker, 6416 Willowood Lane Chris & Susie Guinto, 6515 Haystack Road Jim & Mary Beth Patterson, 6220 Climbhill Road Carole Guzzetta, 6407 May Boulevard Barbara Peyton, 4601 Rose Hill Drive Lorraine & Joe Hatcher, 6102 Lewood Drive Jeska & Charles Pfefferle, 6503 Haystack Road Alice & Mark Haupt, 6208 Thornwood Lane C. Roy & Susan Poff, 6328 Maryview Street Jeff Haupt, 4386 Eaton Place Jo Anne Pouce, 6203 Willowood Lane Robert & Shirley Herr, 6103 Leewood Drive Malinda Price, 4511 Apple Tree Drive Lucio & Mery Herrera, 4525 Apple Tree Drive Michael Pumphrey & Elizabeth Biddle, 6217 Thornwood Drive Linda & Tom Hestvik, 4515 Sturbridge Court Earl & Janice Raby, 4705 Flower Lane Kevin & Kelli Hoover, 6314 Saddle Tree Drive Monica Reed, 6422 Rose Hill Drive Lynn & Don Hoffman, 5002 Treetop Lane Joy Relton, 4515 Roundhill Road Yancy & Patty Hull, 6113 Leewood Drive Adam & Rita Rice, 6431 Carriage Drive Frank & Linda Jackson, 6500 Cottonwood Drive James Richey, 4402 Roundhill Road Kathleen Jackson, 4809 Flower Lane David & Nancy Ridgway, 4609 Cottonwood Place F&P Jencks, 6416 Willowood Lane David & Donna Rodriguez, 6529 Wayside Place Rick & Susan Jones, 6302 Saddle Tree Drive Eric & Debbie Rumph, 6409 May Boulevard Jason & Heather Justice, 4713 Apple Tree Drive Carlos Rolon & Judy Taylor, 6503 Rose Hill Drive Marvin & Frances Justice, 6402 Rose Hill Drive Joe & Joyce Ruggero, 6310 Saddle Tree Drive Jim, Lynda, Brian & Natalie Kandul, 6218 Blossom Lane Ann Schappi, 4914 Treetop Lane Janet Kazmire, 4517 Sturbridge Place Lori Scheibe, 5010 Treetop Lane Jane & Chris Kehler, 4518 Sturbridge Place Josh & Danielle Schubring, 4901 Silo Road Verna Kerans, 6205 Redwood Lane Dennis & Barbara Scott, 4509 Bee Street The Kinlins, 6408 Willowood Lane Carl & Marti Sell, 6601 Cottonwood Drive The Kowaliks, 6115 Leewood Drive Arlene & Nathan Shapiro, 6216 Driftwood Drive Richard & Rosa Krewson, 6418 Willowood Lane Diana & Martin Shupack, 6419 Haywtack Road Susan & Brent Kroetch, 4700 Flower Lane Debbie Slack, 4803 Apple Tree Drive Michael & Elizabeth Lambertson, 6310 May Boulevard Carolyn Slenska, 6308 Clinbhill Road M. Lane, 6410 May Boulevard Marlene Hass Smith, 6304 Cottonwood Drive John & Patricia Lawrence, 6330 Maryview Street Mary Smith, 6410 Rose Hill Drive Jane Letsche, 6502 Cottonwood Drive Michael Smith & Ratri Friend, 6111 Leewood Drive Allan & Wanda Lohr, 6411 Willowood Lane Donald & Deborah Snyder, 6315 Maryview Street Gerry Mason, 6503 Carriage Drive Carol Spurrier, 6405 Rose Hill Drive M.C. Mayo, 6122 Leewood Drive Bill & Jean Stemple, 6306 Cottonwood Drive Marge & Frank McConnell, 6220 Thordwood Drive Schwarz Family, 4701 Apple Tree Drive George & Susan McKittrick, 6113 Clovergrass Drive Shari Schaftlen & David Johnson, 6504 Carriage Drive Donald & Nancy McMinn, 4804 Apple Tree Drive Tinker, Don & Billy Szamborski, 4615 Winston Place But The Nguyen, 6512 Rose Hill Drive A.J. Taylor, 6308 Cottonwood Drive Danny & Maria Lenore, 6418 Cottonwood Drive Nina Tisara, 6408 Hayfield Place James Lockwood, 6114 Clovergrass Drive Dorothy & John Thibeau, 6216 Saddle Tree Drive Jamey & Davey Lord, 6208 Redwood Lane Joanne Thompson Thanh Luu, 6411 Rose Hill Drive James Troy, 5004 Eastchester Circle Stephen MacBride, 6518 Haystack Road Paul Turner, 4414 Roundhill Road Ron Machmer, 6200 Willowood Lane Stien Van Egmond, 6508 Cottonwood Drive Paulette & Stanley Martin, 4517 Lark Lane Wanda Violette, 6408 May Boulevard Lea McCaw & Richard Sandoval, 6402 Rye Court Jody Wallace, 6607 Cottonwood Drive Jim & Linda McClelland, 4412 Roundhill Road Linda & Morgan Walter, 4900 Silo Road Madge McKay, 6402 Wayside Place Ijaz Warriach, 6004 Leewood Drive Marlene Minarik, 6518 Telegraph Road Don & Nina Weber, 6120 Dew Grass Drive Edna Mitchell, 6305 May Boulevard Jonanthon & Janelle Welch, 4516 Sturbridge Place 7

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Karen Wheeless, 6709 Greendale Road Charles & Pat Wimberly, 6506 Haystack Road Robert & Edwina Whitfield, 5007 Treetop Lane Alan & Sylvia Wilson, 6008 Leewood Drive Crystal & Kenneth White, 6422 Haystack Road Sack & Patti Wong, 6328 Maryview Street Brian & Heather Wire, 6510 Carriage Drive Chris & Sandy Worley, 4513 Roundhill Road Jeff Williams, 6121 Dewgrass Drive Jamie & Pam Yereb, 4817 Winston Place Alice Wilder & Tom Mangum, 6413 Rose Hill Drive Mike Zalatoris, 6609 Cottonwood Drive

ROSE HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP FORM

Please fill out this form or online at www.myRoseHill.com and mail, along with your check, to: RHCA, PO BOX 10891, Alexandria, VA 22310 NAME: ______ADDRESS: ______EMAIL: ______PHONE: ______Enclosed is a check for: $10 Membership $___ Donation for upkeep and landscaping of RH entrance sign $___ Donation for RHCA General Fund

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