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Photo by Louise Krafft/Gazette Packet uesday was not just the first day of school for Tmost of the 13,000 stu dents enrolled in Alex- andria City Public Schools. It was also the first day of school for new Superintendent Alvin Crawley, who took control of the public- school system back in February. He spent the first day of school visiting all 16 schools, a task that took all day and required braving the withering summertime humidity. “It was hot,” Crawley acknowl- edged with a chuckle. “But it was Alexandria Superintendent a nice day to be out in the schools Dr. Alvin Crawley visits and to spend the entire day visit- with students at Douglas ing all of our schools and greeting MacArthur Elementary the staff and the students and the School on Tuesday morn- parents.” ing, Sept. 2. Crawley is not the only new administrator on the scene. Five Mason Elementary School, schools have new principals: John Jefferson-Houston School, George Adams Elementary School, Geroge See First Day, Page 26 West Nile Case Reported Alexandria resident diagnosed with

Photo by Louise Krafft/Gazette Packet West Nile viral paralysis.

By Michael Lee Pope West Nile viral encephalitis. Health Gazette Packet officials say West Nile virus has been endemic in Northern Virginia he diagnosis came on La since 2001, and more than a dozen Tbor Day, a shock for fam confirmed cases have been logged. ily and friends of an Old “We have a very active surveil- Town resident who was diagnosed lance program here in the city and

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More photos, pages 20-21. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Editor Steven Mauren News 703-778-9415 or [email protected] Week in Alexandria Light and Heat This week, members of the Alexandria School Board will be considering a feasibility study for having lights for the fields at

T.C. Williams High School, a long-simmering controversy that is Photos by about to take center stage this fall. City officials made promises to the community that the high school would not have lights back in the 1960s when the original school was constructed. And those

same promises were reiterated when the new school was con- Veronica Bruno structed a decade ago. But now things have changed. Mayor Bill Euille publicly announced his support for lights at the school when City Council members were considering adding lights to tennis courts along King Street. Since that time, the School Board launched a feasibility study to investigate the issue. Now /Gazette Packet the study has been completed, and School Board members will consider the issue this week. “I will not vote for those lights. It’s just not fiscally possible right now,” said School Board member Pat Hennig. “The state has a shortfall, which means we are going to get a cut in state funding. And the city certainly doesn’t have it.” From left: Gant Redmon, Mary Lee Anderson, David Baker and Jeanne Jacob with the Hennig said that she will be looking to see a price tag that exhibit award winners Kyrah Drasheff, Virgilio Rollamas, Jackquelyn Foster, Michele includes any legal fees associated with potential challenges to Frantz, Gloria Spellman, Robert Tsukayama, Alice Kayle and Concetta Scott. the lights as well as landscaping costs. “First you come to a conclusion that you want lights, then you find out how to pay for it,” said Euille, a graduate of T.C. Will- Young at Art Exhibit Marks 28 Years iams. “So we don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater because the private sector can step up and share the cost of this.” Artists 55 and older celebrate their work in exhibit New Hire sponsored by Senior Services of Alexandria Now that Bettina Deynes has left City Hall to become vice and Goodwin House Foundation. president of human resources for the Society for Human Resources Management, City Manager Rashad Young has tapped Bill he juried show, “Young at Art” held its re- Frantz for her pastel “Simple Life,” and third place Mitchell as acting director of Human Resources. He’ll assume ception at the Durant Center on Wednesday, awarded to Kyrah Drasheff for an acrylic work titled T th the position Sept. 11. Aug. 27. Celebrating its 28 annual show, “Heeled.” Among the honorable mentions were art- “Bill has already helped guide many key initiatives to strengthen the juried exhibit featured the works of artists from ists Francesca DiLorenzo, Jackquelyn Foster, Alice our workforce and modernize our human resources practices,” the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area who are 55 Kale, Virgilio Rollamas (winning twice), Concetta said Young in a written statement. “I look forward to Bill’s con- or older. More than 200 pieces were submitted and Scott, Gloria Spellman and Robert Tsukayama. tinuing leadership while the search for a permanent director is accepted in various artistic mediums by teachers, pro- Young at Art stays at the Durant Center through conducted.” Mitchell joined the city government in 2011 as as- fessionals and amateurs. Nov. 20. Many of the pieces are also for sale. The sistant director of human resources. In that position, he was re- First place went to Virgilio Rollamas for his oil Durant Arts Center is located at 1605 Cameron St. sponsible for developing a compensation system that maximizes painting “Quiet Afternoon,” second place to Michele — Veronica Bruno market competitiveness and employee engagement. Before coming to Alexandria, he served for 23 years in Prince George’s County, Md., and Montgomery County, Md., followed by 15 years in private consulting. Chairwoman’s Son School Board Chairwoman Karen Graf knows firsthand how administrators at the newly reorganized George Washington Middle School worked to make the first day of school seamless. In addition to changing the organizational structure from two David Baker, board chair of schools to one, leaders at G.W. also opened up the third floor to Senior Services of Alexan- sixth graders. And then there’s new Principal Jesse Mazur. So dria and administrator of when the students arrived for the first day of classes, administra- operations at Goodwin tors were managing a bunch of moving pieces. House Alexandria congratu- lates Virgilio Rollamas, 75, One of those pieces was Graf’s son. Jackquelyn Foster poses in from Oxon Hill, Md., who “Apparently he lost his schedule and they couldn’t find him for Third Place was awarded to front of her work, “Ouch!” won first place in the show a while,” said Graf. “But they figured it out very quickly, so things “Heeled,” an acrylic piece with her honorable men- with his oil painting, seemed to be running very smoothly.” painted by Kyrah Drasheff. tion certificate. “Quiet Afternoon.” Growing Debt Servicing the city’s growing debt has become an increasing burden for taxpayers. A decade ago, the debt service was about 4.5 percent of the General Fund. Since that time, the percentage has more than doubled. 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www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 ❖ 5 People Creating New from Old Artist recycles fabric into pieces of art.

By Shirley Ruhe for me as a kid. And the Gazette Packet overlay was a vintage white lace tablecloth.” en Athanas picked She says she likes to fuse Jup her shears and something old and some- began cutting out thing new into something the apron pattern that she unique. She likes to pro- had designed and laid out, duce a functional item but one of many things she cre- “it’s also nice to do art for

ates with recycled materi- Photos by Shirley Ruhe/Gazette Packet art’s sake.” als. This fabric was brand Athanas has been sew- new, but someone wasn’t ing for close to 30 years going to use it so it got a since she was a little kid new life. She has been at and sat down with her Studio 320 in the Torpedo grandmother who was a Wooded Retreat Factory for about a year. seamstress at Macy’s. Her Katy Dehmlow sits by Along with a being a cre- mother sewed, too. “In a one of the creeks in the ator of aprons herself, sew- lot of ways I taught my- Winkler Botanical Pre- ing aprons self. The sewing machine serve where she spotted People has been a was my babysitter. You a hummingbird moments At Work tradition in never know how a child- before. Originally of Anora, 4, plays near the her family hood interest can become Minnesota, Dehmlow stream in the Winkler starting your profession.” now lives in Alexandria, Botanical Preserve in back with her grand- She started out with a not far from the park. Alexandria. mother. “But this is not my Jen Athanas cuts a piece of fabric in major in photography but Photos by grandmother’s pattern.” Studio 320 at the Alexandria Torpedo realized in college she was Sally B. Macklin Athanas designs aprons Factory using an original pattern for going the wrong direc- Gazette Packet out of mostly scraps or an apron. tion. She learned that pieces of used material and people are two-dimen- each is a unique design and a piece of art. “This one sional or three-dimensional and she was the latter is a simple design, but sometimes they can have so transferred and got a degree in fashion design. ruffles. I call these aprons the dry cleaner’s enemy.” Before coming to the Torpedo Factory she had been She adds that until three years ago she had an old working at the Workhouse Art Center in Lorton Singer sewing machine. “You don’t have to have fancy which, she points out, was a former penitentiary. equipment.” She chooses the appropriate thread from When Athanas was 8 years old, her mother said the box of spools and loads it; the machine purrs as she was not going to buy her fabric. Her mother it winds the thread on the spool ready to begin sew- would give her an old pair of jeans, fabric with a ing the seams on the apron. paint smear. “My mother was a leftover hippie, into Athanas opens a box of fabric and thinks, “what recycling. But sometimes people miss the point that can I make?” Bits and pieces of material, buttons, a that it’s not about buying smarter; it’s about living feedbag, and bags of remnants sit around her small smarter.” She said, “My family have always been en- space ready for an idea to take hold. She gets inspi- vironmentalists, always reuse. It’s part of who I am.” ration from fabric. “I create something nice, well Customers stop in, attracted by the display of made; recycling can be quite beautiful.” With a laugh, purses and aprons as well as the boxes of special she says she once designed a purse using a toilet sale give-away fabrics inside the door and other good seat. The credit cards were inserted on the lid. “It deals on remnants. A fawn is camouflaged-among the trees, and not that got a lot of laughs.” One of the customers says she will use her newly- shy, as it is a protected area. She points to a large, fabric purse lined up with purchased padded fabric for the inside of pot hold- several others along the wall. “The top of this purse ers and will use the flowered piece she has just was made from patterned curtains my mother made bought to line the inside of frayed books. “Some- times people come back and show me what they have made from the scraps they bought here.” Athanas is at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexan- dria from Thursday-Saturday. Other days she works at home or attends local shows. In addition, she sometimes teaches classes in Del Rey and other places and volunteers at D.C.- based Scrap, an organization that takes art supplies and sells them back at a profit. “It’s good. I’m evolving as an artist and no day is the same.”

After cutting a newly created pattern, Jen Athanas takes the next step to begin This waterfall at the Winkler Botanical Preserve is sewing the pieces together one of the man-made aspects of the park in Alexan- into an original apron. dria.

6 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 ❖ 7 Living Legends ‘Mango Mike’ — A Taste for Giving Back Mike Anderson sees Living Legends: his philanthropic The 2014 Project This is one of a series of profiles that will appear this year. For information, to volunteer, become a efforts as paying it sponsor or nominate a future Legend, visit www.AlexandriaLegends.com or contact forward. [email protected]. The deadline for 2015 nominations is Oct. 15. By Jeanne Theismann Gazette Packet Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year in 1999 and served as the t’s a fairly common name, with more organization’s chairman of the board in than 40 Mike Anderson’s listed as liv- 2011. Additionally, he was a founding board Iing in Alexandria. But there is only member of the Alexandria Convention and one “Mango Mike,” a man whose zest Visitors Association and past chair of the for life has helped shape the community for Alexandria Small Business Development decades. Center. Currently, he serves on the board of “From the minute his feet hit the floor, First Night Alexandria as well as the Cham-

Mike is excited about going to work every Photo by Steven Halperson ber of Commerce, where he is co-chair of day,” said Donna Anderson, his wife of 26 the Business Philanthropy Summit. He also years. “He loves being part of this commu- serves on the city’s Food Truck Advisory nity and the city of Alexandria is his pas- Committee. sion.” “Mike is someone who truly cares about Born in Detroit, Anderson moved to Al- making the community better on both the exandria in 1972 armed with a degree in business and nonprofit fronts,” Porter said. management from Eastern Michigan Uni- “I’ve never known him to say ‘no’ to a char- versity. He opened his first restaurant – ity asking him for food to support an event Shooter McGee’s – in 1979 and never looked or activity.” back. 2014 Living Legend of Alexandria Mike Anderson is quick to praise those A father of three daughters – Danielle, 25, “Like most people, I kind of stumbled into he calls the “sled dogs” of the community. Chelsea, 22, and Dakota, 19 – Anderson is this as a profession,” said Anderson as he equally generous with his time, serving for reflected on his 42 years in the restaurant Anderson’s philanthropic contributions to said ACT Executive Director John Porter of many years as volunteer coach of the Mighty business. “Just out of school, you find some- the community are many, dating back to the the initiative that has donated more than Mangos co-ed youth soccer team. thing to do part-time never thinking that it 1980s when his Shooter McGee’s Alexan- 70,000 quarters to various charities in less “Mike gives back to the community in will become a life-long ambition.” dria Autumn 10K raised more than $50,000 than one year. “Because of him, thousands ways people never see,” Blackburn said. “He As a newcomer to Alexandria, Anderson for Special Olympics. Additional charity of dollars have been raised to help goes out of his way to hire students from found a job in 1972 working at Kings Land- funds were raised with Radio Free Italy’s nonprofits provide vital services to those in T.C. Williams to teach kids in their first jobs. ing restaurant in Old Town and never tuxedo-themed 10K as well as funds for the need.” And he gives people jobs that other employ- seemed to get out of the business since then. Make-A-Wish Foundation through Recognition for Anderson’s leadership in ers would not, giving many second, third “Mike has opened more restaurants in Anderson’s personal participation in vari- the food service industry includes a 1997 and fourth chances in life.” Alexandria than any other businessman in ous triathlons and Chesapeake Bay swims. RAMMY (Restaurant Association of Metro- Anderson, however, sees things differ- the history of the city,” said Bill Blackburn, Today, in an innovative partnership with politan Washington) Award for Mango ently. “It’s a worn-out phrase ‘giving back Anderson’s partner in several recent ven- ACT for Alexandria, Anderson gives back Mike’s as Best New Restaurant, the 2013 to the community,” Anderson said. “It’s al- tures including Pork Barrel BBQ, The Sushi to more than 75 local nonprofits by donat- Chamber of Commerce Small Business of most a cliché. But for me, this is more like Bar, Sweet Fire Donna’s and Tres Hermanas. ing 25 cents for every burger sold at Holy the Year Award for Holy Cow, and the Res- paying it forward.” “Mike’s enthusiasm for life is infectious. He Cow, Del Ray’s Gourmet Burger Joint. taurateur of the Year Award from the Vir- Known for his visionary leadership skills loves the business, loves the community and “Mike was the inspiration behind the 25 ginia Tourism Bureau. and philanthropic spirit, Anderson is quick loves giving back.” cents per burger donation to local charities,” Anderson was named the Alexandria to praise those he calls the “sled dogs” of the community. “The heroic efforts of the volunteers and staff of Alexandria’s many nonprofits are what makes this city so special,” Anderson said. “I really think, at least in my case, you become a product of your environment. I’m a much better community person because of the great people in this town like John Porter, Lyles Carr, Val Hawkins and David Speck. When you are in a city full of people who really get involved, it rubs off on you.” At 65 years old, Anderson is showing no

Photos Contributed Photos signs of slowing down. His daughters and The Alexandria Library Board recently honored wife have all followed him into the restau- Years of Service Richard R.G. “Dick” Hobson, Library Board Library Board Chair Kathleen rant business and now, with the recent member and past president of the Alexandria Library Company, for Schloeder and Library Director transformation of his landmark Mango his 10 years of service on the board. Library Board Chair Kathleen Rose T. Dawson present a resolu- Mike’s restaurant into Tres Hermanas in the Schloeder read a resolution at the meeting on June 16, held at the tion to Friends of Beatley Central West End completed, he coyly hints at things Beatley Central Library. Hobson played a pivotal role in the reopening Library President Eileen Bradley to come. of the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch in March 2002 after being closed for her years of dedicated service “I may have one more in me,” Anderson for two years, and was appointed by the Alexandria Library Company and support to the Library system. said with a laugh. “There are so many vi- to serve on the Library Board in September 2002. Hobson served as Bradley is stepping down as presi- brant and exciting neighborhoods in Alex- Investment Committee chair for the Alexandria Library Board, the dent. andria and the community spirit really Alexandria Library Foundation Board, and the James M. Duncan, Jr. brings out the best in a person. It’s the rea- Library Foundation Board. son why, once I moved here, I never left.” 8 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com People Wright to Read, Together Student and volunteer share their story.

By Anthony By Rashida Johnson ach week I read books Ewith my tutor, Ms. eading with Anthony Rashida. I like reading through the Wright with Ms. Rashida. She is nice! R to Read program has We read books about superhe- been a wonderful opportunity roes and villains, science, ani- and learning experience for mals, and stories about camp- me as well. Our weekly reading. My favorite book is “The ing sessions give me a chance, Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss. I within the workday, to get a have been reading with Ms. small break from the daily Rashida for Anthony with mentor Rashida Johnson grind. Mentor of one year. I I get to hear entertaining The Month have read 38 stories about his favorite characters from comic books and I have learned new books, cartoons, and games that he plays. Some of words from working with her. Ms. the books we read allow us a glimpse into communi- Rashida and I go to museums, eat ice cream, and ties around the world, and those in imaginary worlds. paint together. My favorite day was when she took One of the books that we both really enjoyed in- my brother and me to the water park. My tutor de- corporated basic life lessons about treating people serves to be Mentor of the Month, because she has with kindness and respect. helped me with my reading. See Mentoring, Page 13

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Photo by Natasha Edwards, 10 Free digital edition delivered to the research: In the book by and the new building opens half your email box. Go to Donald Shoup, FAICP (professor of empty. Even the city’s newly connectionnewspapers.com/subscribe urban planning, University of Cali- planted maple trees are dead on NEWS DEPARTMENT: fornia) “The High Cost of Free arrival. Obviously dead, symboli- To discuss ideas and concerns, Call: 703-778-9410 Parking,” research is presented — cally dead. A year ago environ- e-mail: summarized on page 337 — that mentalists expressed outrage West [email protected] shows that cheap or free parking Street’s aged oak trees were sacri- Steven Mauren Editor, 703-778-9415 significantly increases the number ficed in the name of construction. [email protected] of cruisers for cheap parking, the Maybe not all of the trees were Michael Lee Pope Reporter, 703-615-0960 duration and distance of cruising healthy, but most surely were. The [email protected] and the length of parking dura- then sidewalk canopy was green @MichaelLeePope tion. and inviting. Jeanne Theismann 703-778-9436 Besides metering all parking Did the city replace the fallen Snapshot [email protected] near the commercial areas, Old trees with like type? Of course not. Margo and Cola met while shopping at the Dog Park @TheismannMedia Jon Roetman Town also needs to provide clear If perception is fact, not all on King Street. Sports Editor, 703-752-4013 real time signage for off street change is progress. May I suggest [email protected] @jonroetman parking and their vacancy status. the arborist replace the dead trees, Steve Artley People driving into Old Town oak tree for oak tree? changes from 35 to 25 mph so hit by a vehicle. Cartoonist will go to off street parking quicker there is no time for drivers to ad- [email protected] if the street parking is priced Charles Conway just their speed before they are Marykay Wallk ADVERTISING: higher than the off street parking. Alexandria pulled over, especially if the light Alexandria For advertising information e-mail: But it is clear that the increased is green. [email protected] This particular area is not number of drivers cruising for free Debbie Funk parking increases the risk of acci- Protect known for accidents so I can’t help Not Safest Disply Advertising/National Sales 703-778-9444 dents with pedestrians, bicyclists, but wonder if this is just an easy Driving City [email protected] joggers and other vehicles and that Pedestrians way to get numerous tickets. I find Julie Ferrill it hard to believe that this is the To the Editor: Display Advertising, 703-778-9446 waterfront development plus de- To the Editor: [email protected] best use of public safety resources I am sure that most velopment at National Harbor will Due to the location of my office, Tara Lloyd increase visitors to Old Town. I have been observing one of the in Alexandria. Alexandrians think that our streets Display Advertising, 703-778-9447 [email protected] Bicyclists failure to stop at stop Alexandria motorcycle police sit- There have been several times I are among the safest in the nation. Andrea Smith signs when others are present will ting in front of 1900 Duke St. on a have almost been hit by a vehicle Well, the bad news is that they are Classified Advertising, 703-778-9411 also exacerbate the safety risks. regular basis over the last few while crossing Duke Street due to not. Allstate just released its [email protected] It is prudent, for the public’s years. drivers failing to give pedestrians “America’s Safest Driving City” Publisher safety, that the city respond to the This officer stands there with his the right of way. study, which compares traffic vol- Jerry Vernon current research on cheap park- speed gun and points at drivers to This happens throughout Alex- ume, population, and weather [email protected] andria particularly near the conditions in 200 U.S. cities to Editor & Publisher ing and problematic cruising. pull over for speeding as they Mary Kimm come down the hill and through Metros and would certainly be a prepare its rankings. Out of these 703-778-9433 [email protected] Chris Hubbard the green light at Diagonal and better use of the police in helping 200 cities, Alexandria is ranked @MaryKimm Alexandria Duke. It is here that the speed limit to prevent pedestrians from being 193rd, which places us solidly in Editor in Chief the bottom 10, along with Phila- Steven Mauren Photography: delphia, Pa.; Baltimore, Md.; Glen- John Bordner, Deb Cobb, Louise Krafft, Craig Sterbutzel dale, Calif., and Providence, R.I. Art/Design: Laurence Foong, John Heinly to name just a few. Production Manager: This dismal statistic is no doubt Geovani Flores a result of so-called city planning, Editor Emeritus: Mary Anne Weber which continues to dump additional traffic of all kinds, (whether CIRCULATION: 703-778-9426 Circulation Manager: it be automobiles or bicycles), on Ann Oliver many of our streets without appar- [email protected] ent forethought as to its conse- quences. As an example, the new A Connection Newspaper The Alexandria Gazette Packet is distributed developments on and around weekly to selected homes in the Potomac Yard will spill thousands City of Alexandria. Any owners or occupants of premises that of additional cars onto Route 1, do not wish to receive the paper can notify the publisher by telephone at 703-917-6480 and the lack of any real set-back or by email to [email protected], of the townhomes could create and the distributor will be notified to major safety issues. Hopefully, no discontinue service. one owning a home that is set back

Steve Artley/Gazette Packet just a few feet away from Route 1 will be hit by a car, truck, or bus. So what does the city do to reduce these impacts? They create a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Route 1, which removes automobile lanes. Another example is increased bicycle traffic in general, and specifically on Union Street, which is currently a major disaster. The See Letters, Page 11 10 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Letters

From Page 10 the city has added numerous bike police are rarely, if ever, seen tick- share venues without regard to eting traffic offenders on Union actual demand, which is a solution Street, but cyclists on this street that is looking for a problem. refuse to stop at any of the stop All of these issues have been signs, they weave in and out of car brought up repeatedly in a num- traffic, and they barely acknowl- ber of local forums, yet to no avail. edge pedestrians. The police (in Based on my experience, little an- my opinion) have essentially aban- noyances have a way of turning doned Old Town. Chasing traffic into big annoyances, if not nipped offenders just doesn’t rate very in the bud. high on their priority list. Consequently, we are now see- However, it’s not “ if,” but ing automobiles and bicycles roll- “when” someone will be killed …. ing through the stop signs and It’s going to happen. The real em- pedestrians to a much lesser de- phasis ought to be the enforce- gree doing likewise. All of these ment of our traffic laws for all by problems need to be solved if Al- the Police Department. To add in- exandria is going to move up on sult to injury, the city is trying to Allstate’s 2015 survey. Let’s do mitigate the existing bike traffic by better, Alexandria! creating bicycle lanes on streets that heretofore have been used Townsend A. Van Fleet very little by cyclists. Moreover, Alexandria City Extends Old Town Pool Season The Department of Recreation, Monday through Friday: 6 a.m. Parks and Cultural Activities will to 10 a.m. and 4-8 p.m. continue to operate the Old Town Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. Pool, located at 1609 Cameron St., to 4 p.m. for limited hours through Friday, For more information on City of Sept. 19. Alexandria Aquatic Facilities, visit Extended operating hours are: www.alexandriava.gov/Aquatics.

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By Ted Pulliam and rowed them out to the war- ment not to molest Alexandrians. ships or loaded them onto cap- Mayor Charles Simms, the 59- This is the ninth of a series of articles tured American vessels in the har- year-old Revolutionary War vet- telling how Alexandrians were affected bor to take with them later as eran had remained in town. He 200 years ago by the War of 1812. For earlier articles in this series, go to prizes. Alexandria merchants wrote his wife Nancy, who had left

National Park Service/(c) Ger alexandriagazette.com. stood by “viewing with melan- Alexandria with their children, “It choly countenance the British sail- is impossible that men could be- n Aug. 29, 1814, ors gutting their warehouses of have better than the British be- O Alexandrians had no their contents,” a newspaperman haved while the town was in their soldiers to defend reported. power, not a single inhabitant was them, only two cannons with no John Lloyd, a successful mer- insulted or injured by them in their ammunition, no prospect of aid chant and future owner of the persons or homes.” from the federal government, and Lloyd House and Lloyd’s Row on All did not go entirely smoothly, seven warships of the British navy Washington Street, probably was however, because of the actions of anchored opposite their water- one of these merchants. Later he three American navy officers, Cap- front with numerous cannons swore under oath that the British ry Embleton tain David Porter, Captain John aimed at their town. Having no “forcibly took from his possession Creighton, and Lieutenant Charles other choice, they surrendered. in Alexandria three hundred and Platt. The British commander, Captain fifty two barrels of superfine flour.” Captain Porter had just returned James Gordon, agreed not to de- Many Alexandrians, however, to the U.S. from the Pacific Ocean stroy the town or molest its inhab- had left or were sent from town Near the foot of Prince Street, a mounted American naval where he had harassed British itants if the town did not fight and to avoid the British. The frightened officer in civilian clothes grabs British midshipman John whaling ships and had fought a surrendered all its naval stores, parents of seven-year-old Matilda Fraser by his neckerchief in an attempt to capture him. valiant battle against a superior ships in the harbor, and merchan- Roberts bundled her into a four- British naval force in the harbor dise in the town intended for ex- horse wagon, her precious tea set tor to Alexandria at this time least some of them owned by of Valparaiso, Chile. When he ar- port. sitting in her lap, to be driven to a found the town “almost deserted.” Alexandrians, boarded one of rived in Philadelphia in July, he That afternoon the British, location 10 miles out of town. Very Other people also were leaving those ships. was given a hero’s welcome. Just helped by slaves, began emptying likely also leaving Alexandria to the Alexandria area, but for a dif- The movement of people, how- outside the city, Philadelphians the warehouses lining Alexandria’s stay with relatives in the Virginia ferent reason. At midnight on the ever, was not all one way. At least even removed the horses from his harbor of flour, tobacco, cotton, countryside were seven-year-old first night that the British ships two British sailors deserted from carriage, substituted themselves, rice, wine, and other goods. They Robert E. Lee, his mother, two were anchored off Alexandria, British ships in Alexandria. and pulled the carriage and the placed the goods in ships’ boats brothers, and two sisters. A visi- twenty-four escaped slaves, at The British did keep their agree- triumphant Porter into the city. The secretary of the navy then ordered Porter to report to Washing- ton to help defend it against the British. He arrived too late to save the capital, however, and was ordered to Alexandria to help develop a plan to stop the British navy. Unlike Porter, Captain Creighton had been in Washington only a week earlier as the British approached the city. Then he had helped burn the Washington Navy Yard to keep it from falling into British hands. Destroyed in the fire was the ship Creighton was to command. On Sept. 1, both officers plus Lieutenant Platt were on Shuters Hill in Alexandria. What appears to have happened that day (accounts differ) is that the three officers donned civilian clothes and rode their horses into Alexandria. They stopped first at the Washington Tavern on King Street with the sign showing George Washington on horseback mounted over the door. Finding no Englishmen there, they rode on down King to Union Street. Once there they looked to their right and saw British midshipman John Fraser, no older than his early teens, “sauntering leisurely” back to a ship’s barge tied to the wharf at the foot of Prince Street. Either Porter or Creighton (again accounts differ) immediately spurred his horse down Union See Alexandria, Page 19 12 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com People Mentoring From Page 9 The mentoring aspect of the program has exposed him to new places and activities within the D.C. metro region that are outside of his immediate community. Go- ing to the water park, as Anthony mentioned, was one of my favorite activities also. The staff at Wright to Read has been more than wonderful in pro- viding books, educational supple- ments, and helpful tips and strat- egies for our weekly reading sessions. Anthony and I really appre- ciate all their support.

Celebrating 35 years of giving the gift of literacy, Wright to Read has been serving elementary school students who are reading below grade level. Volun- teers meet with their student once a week for an hour in the evenings or on the weekend. Wright to Read is a member of the Alexandria Mentoring Partnership. The Alexandria Mentoring Partner- ship (AMP) was created in 2006 to ensure that quality mentors and mentor programs are available for Alexandria’s youth and young adults in need. There are 11 professionally managed programs in the partnership that need adult mentors. To learn more about AMP, visit: http:/ /www.alexandriava.gov/Mentoring.

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Email announcements to gazette@ Washington’s design for the grounds Factory Art Center #312, 105 N. connectionnewspapers.com. Include date, of his estate, through a new Union St. E.E. McCollum will be time, location, description and contact for exhibition, “Gardens & Groves: showing images from his “Shadow event: phone, email and/or website. Pho- George Washington’s Landscape” at Series” and Danny Conant will be tos and artwork welcome. Deadline is Mount Vernon through Jan. 12, showing “French Impressions.” Visit Thursday at noon, at least two weeks be- 2016. Gardens & Groves is the first www.dannyconant.com or fore event. museum exhibition to focus www.eemccollum.com for more. specifically on Washington’s landmark achievements as a ONGOING landscape designer combining rarely- THURSDAY/SEPT. 4 Live Music. “Fire.” Through Sept. 7. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. seen original documents, artwork, 6-9 p.m. Mount Vernon at Studio 18 of the Torpedo Factory and books with period garden tools, Inn restaurant, 3200 Mount Vernon Art Center at 105 North Union St. landscape photography, and a scale Memorial Highway. The Kevin Kline The artists’ imagination is “fired” by model of the Mount Vernon estate. Band performs covers of many heat, flames, burning, passion, fiery Included in admission $18/adult; familiar Billy Joel, Elton John and tempers, anger, explosive situations, $17/senior citizen; $9/child age 6- Bruce Hornsby tunes. Free. Visit camp fires, BBQs, and fireflies to 11; children under 5 are free. Visit www.mountvernon.org/Inn for more. History Presentation name just a few possible www.mountvernon.org for more. . 7:30-8:30 p.m. Alexandria Cars & Coffee interpretations. Free. Call 703-838- invites car at George Washington Masonic 4565 or visit enthusiasts to meet for coffee at National Memorial, 101 Callahan www.torpedofactory.org. Hollin Hall Shopping Center in front Drive. British naval historian Andrew Art Exhibit. Through Sept. 8, 6:30-8 of Roseina’s, 1307 Shenandoah Road. Lambert presents “When John Bull p.m.; Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 Owners of classic cars, hot rods, Came to Town: Alexandria in the p.m.; Sunday, noon-6 p.m. at the exotic cars, motorcycles and more War of 1812.” $10 per person. Torpedo Factory, 105 N. Union St. meet to share car stories and drink Seating is limited. Purchase tickets at An art exhibit titled, “Scapes and coffee. Group meets the first Sunday shop.alexandriava.gov or call 703- Structures.” Free. Visit of every month. 8:30-11 a.m. 746-4242 for more. Songwriter’s Showcase. www.theartleague.org for more. Every Tuesday at 8 p.m. at The Old Town Doggy Happy Hours. 5-8 p.m. at THURSDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 4-27 Jackson 20 and Hotel Monaco Theater, 815 1/2 King St. Features a Banned Books Exchange. Alexandria, 480 King St. Thursdays different Songwriter’s Association of At the during the summer. Free, drinks sold Washington artist each week. Visit Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. separately. Treats and water for dogs, www.theoldtowntheater.com for Drop off a book that has been banned or with pet boutique and service tickets. challenged. Let’s keep banned books George Washington’s Mount vendors. Portions of proceeds benefit circulating — it’s a great way to fight Vernon People. Animals. Love. Visit has joined Thomas censorship. Take a book — read what www.Monaco-Alexandria.com/ Jefferson’s Monticello and James they don’t want you to read. Not sure alexandria-hotel/doggy-happy- Madison’s Montpelier to expand the what books have been banned? Visit hour.html. “Presidents Passport,” Virginia’s www.ala.org/bbooks/ Port City Playhouse’s 37th Season. premier presidential trail. As an bannedbooksweek. free and open to Port City Playhouse, 1819 N. Quaker added bonus to this year’s program, the public. Call 703-548-0035 or visit Lane. Port City Playhouse will begin visitors to the Alexandria Visitors www.nvfaa.org. its 2014-15 season of outstanding Center at 221 King St. showing or purchasing a ticket to any of the plays with the premiere of Black Hole FRIDAY/SEPT. 5 by Jean Koppen. Performances are three presidential estates will, upon Volunteers Wanted for Memorial Friday-Saturday, Sept. 12-13, 19-20 request, receive for free Alexandria’s Vigil. 8-9 p.m. at the Lee Center, and 26-27, and Tuesday, Sept. 23, at “Key to the City” pass, which grants 1108 Jefferson St. Friends of 8 p.m., with matinees on Saturday, access into nine historic sites and Alexandria Archaeology (FOAA) is Sept. 20 and 27, at 2 p.m. General museums in Alexandria - a $26 organizing volunteers to assist with admission tickets are $18 for adults, added value. Visit Dedication Ceremony the City of Alexandria’s Freedmen’s $16 for seniors, military and www.PresPassport.Monticello.org for The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial along Church Street, Cemetery Memorial vigil. The event, students, and $14 for groups of ten more. Fifty Years of Collecting which is free and open to the public, or more. Visit portcityplayhouse.org . Tuesday- just west of the intersection with South Washington St. will be dedicated will begin at the Lee Center. for more information. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays with a weekend of activities. The City has created a new webpage for the Participants, carrying battery- Art Exhibit. Through Sept. 21 at The noon to 5 p.m. Fort Ward Museum event on the homepage of the Office of Historic Alexandria, at operated candles, will walk together Athenaeum, 201 Prince Street. 4301 West Braddock Road. An www.historicalexandria.org. Visit for additional activities surrounding the five blocks to the Freedmen’s “Influence and Inspiration: The Art anniversary exhibit of objects from dedication. Cemetery for a short ceremony. League Faculty Celebrates 60 Years.” the Fort Ward collection. Free. Visit Preceding the vigil is a musical Exhibit showcases Washington Color www.fortward.org or call 703-746- performance of “The Journey to be School Artists to present League 4848. Dinner for the Washingtons all four classes is recommended. public. Christ Church, 118 N. Free: Descendants Returning to faculty. Reception Sunday, Sept. 7 . Noon Classes are held at Gadsby’s Tavern Washington St. Call 703-549-1450, Alexandria” at the Lee Center from 7- from 4-6 p.m. Exhibit open at George Washington’s Mount Museum, 134 N. Royal Street 2-4 visit www.historicchristchurch.org or 8 p.m.. This event is also free and Thursdays and Fridays noon-4 p.m., Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon p.m. on Sundays, Sept. 7, Oct. 5, email [email protected]. open to the public. Visit Saturdays 1-4 p.m., Sundays noon-4 Memorial Highway. A walking tour Nov. 2, and Dec. 7. Cost is $40 for Photography Workshop. 10:30 a.m.- www.foaa.info for more. p.m., and closed Mondays- that goes behind the scenes to find the series, $12 per class as space noon at Multiple Exposures Gallery Wednesdays. Visit out how food was prepared and allows; tickets must be purchased in on 105 N. Union St. Photographers www.theartleague.org/content/ served before the era of microwaves advance either through the online and enthusiasts of all skill levels are FRIDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 5-OCT. 5 influence_inspiration or call 703-683- and TV dinners. $5 in addition to shop at http://shop.alexandriava.gov invited to share work, ideas, and Electronic Athletics. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1780 for more. estate admission. Visit or by calling 703-746-4242. Visit questions at this free workshop held Opening reception is Sept. 6, 4-6 Saving Mount Vernon. Saturdays and www.mountvernon.org/ for more. Second Thursday Music. www.gadsbystavern.org for more. on the last Sunday of each month, p.m. Schlesinger Center, Margaret W. Sundays through Oct. 26. 3:30 p.m. Metropolitan School of the Arts except December. No reservations. & Joseph L. Fisher Gallery, 4915 East at George Washington’s Mount Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. 7 pm. Classes. 5775 Barclay Drive, Suite Call 703-683-2205. Campus Lane. Exhibit of artwork by Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Second Thursday of every month. 4. The Metropolitan School of the Life Drawing. Del Ray Artisans offers a Eric Celarier and Glen Kessler. Free. Memorial Highway. Visit the rarely Visit nvfaa.org to view concert Arts will begin classes on Monday, range of open life drawing sessions Visit https://www.nvcc.edu/ seen basement and wander the calendar and listen to upcoming Sept. 8. The studios offer beginner for anyone to develop life-drawing schlesingercenter/calendar.html for historic area to learn the heroics of Second Thursday Music artists. and advanced instruction in a variety skills further. Just drop-in for the more. the estates caretakers. $5 in addition of different dance forms, including session and bring your supplies to Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at the to estate admission. Visit CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPS tap, jazz, ballet, Pointe, Irish dance, draw or paint our live models. Fee Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. www.mountvernon.org/ for more. Art Classes. Fall registration has begun contemporary, acting, combination ranges from $8-$12. All skill levels Euge Groove performs live. $39.50. Through My Eyes. Saturdays and at Art at the Center, 2804 Sherwood classes, hip-hop or theatre as well as are welcome. Del Ray Artisans is Visit www.birchmere.com or Sundays through Oct. 26. 1:30 p.m. Hall Lane. Register by Friday, Aug. piano and guitar lessons. Registration located at 2704 Mount Vernon Ave. www.eugegroove.com. at George Washington’s Mount 29 to take advantage of the early bird is available online at Visit www.TheDelRayArtisans.org for Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon discount. Art at the Center is located www.metropolitanarts.org. a schedule. Memorial Highway. Join people from at 2804 Sherwood Hall Lane. Call The Artist’s Way: a Spiritual Path SATURDAY/SEPT. 6 Washington’s world as they go about 703-201-1250 or visit to Higher Creativity. A 12-week Sculpture Workshop. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. their daily activities, making several www.artatthecenter.org class listings course in discovering and recovering MONDAY/AUG. 25-FRIDAY/NOV. 21 Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mount Ave. stops along the way. $5 in addition and registration information. one’s creative self. Wednesday, Sept. Young at Art. Opening Reception, Artist Laura Hummel teaches a to estate admission. Visit Creating and Portraying a Living 10, 7 p.m. informational meeting, Aug. 27. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Durant mixed-media sculpture workshop www.mountvernon.org/ for more. History Character. This four-part then small groups will be formed and Arts Center, 1605 Cameron St. An about how to repurpose new or National Treasure Tour. Through workshop taught by an experienced continue every Wednesday, Sept. 17 exhibit for artists who are 55 or vintage metals and more. $55-$65. Oct. 31. 1-3 p.m. at George first-person interpreter will through Dec. 10. Using the older. Free. Call 703-836-4414 or Visit www.thedelrayartisans.org/ Washington’s Mount Vernon, 3200 demonstrate how to research and principles, practices, and guidelines 703-824-1345 for more. birdworkshop for more. Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. A develop a first-person character, from the book, “The Artist’s Way: A Dedication Ceremony. 10 a.m. at the tour dedicated to the behind the select appropriate period clothes, Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity,” Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery scenes filming of “National Treasure offer practice sessions in character, by Julia Cameron, anyone who is TUESDAY/SEPT. 2-SUNDAY/OCT. 12 Memorial along Church Street, just 2: Book of Secrets.” $5 in addition to and provide an opportunity (and interested will explore their own Photography Exhibit. Opening west of the intersection with South estate admission. Visit goal) to step out onto the “stage” contemplative creativity as Reception on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2-4 Washington St. The City has created www.mountvernon.org/ for more. during Gadsby’s Tavern Museum’s individuals in one or more small- p.m. Gallery Hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. a new webpage for the event on the New Exhibit. Mount Vernon invites 2014 Candlelight Tour Program. group settings, depending on daily and 2-9 p.m. on Thursdays at homepage of the Office of Historic visitors to explore George Meant for beginners, participation in numbers. Free and open to the Multiple Exposures Gallery, Torpedo Alexandria, at 16 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Entertainment From the Founder of Au Pied de Cochon www.historicalexandria.org. Visit for presentation by Molly Mitchell, a p.m. at the Birchmere, 3071 Mount additional activities surrounding the wetland scientist with the Virginia Vernon Ave. The Manhattans dedication. Institute for Marine Science. She will perform. $49.50. Visit All the President’s Pups. 10 a.m. at examine the impact of climate www.kissandsaygoodbye.com or Fine French Bistro with Affordable Prices George Washington’s Mount Vernon, change and sea level rise on the www.Birchmere.com for more. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Potomac River and the role of tidal Highway. Bring dogs to explore the wetlands like Dyke Marsh in Daily Special Estate and learn about canine life at buffering storm energy, absorbing SATURDAY-WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 13-24 Mount Vernon. $5 for dogs, in floodwaters and performing other Senior Olympics. 19 locations. Whole Maine Lobster addition to estate admission for ecological services. She grew up near Participants must be 50 years old by humans. Visit Dyke Marsh and has expertise in Dec. 30, 2014. Deadline to register is 95 www.mountvernon.org/ for more. wetlands management and upland Aug. 29 by mail, and Sept. 5 online. Dance. Lessons at 6:30 p.m., dance at water interface. Free. Visit Registration is $12, additional fees $17. 7-9:30 p.m. at Lincolnia Senior www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks for may apply. To find a location and Center, 4710 N. Chambliss St., directions. Call 703-768-2525 for register, visit a local senior center, or Alexandria. Country-Western themed more. visit www.nvso.us. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday dance with music provided by a DJ. Smoke and alcohol free. Bring your own refreshments. NVCWDA THURSDAY/SEPT. 11 SUNDAY/SEPT. 14 Two Entrées with a members, $10; non-members, $12; Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at the Lyceum Summer Chamber Series. children under 18 with a paying Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. 3 p.m. The Lyceum, 201 S. Bottle of Wine adult, $5. Visit www.nvcwda.org or Ellie Holcomb performs, opens for Washington St. Guitarist Piotr call 703-860-4941 for more. Amy Grant. Visit Pakhomkin performs. Free, donations 00 www.ellieholcomb.com or accepted at the door. Visit $ www.Birchmere.com for more. www.wmpamusic.org or call 703- 34. SUNDAY/SEPT. 7 Nature Presentation. 7:30-9 p.m. at 799-8229 for more. Lyceum Summer Chamber Series. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Presidential Salon with James 3 p.m. The Lyceum, 201 S. Spring Road. “Native Woodland Madison. 3 p.m. at Gadsby’s Tavern Washington St. Pianist Haskell Small Grasses and Glades of Forested Museum, 134 N. Royal St. President performs. Free, donations accepted at Natural Communities,” a James Madison, as portrayed by John the door. Visit www.wmpamusic.org presentation by Rod Simmons. Free Douglas Hall, shares his thoughts or call 703-799-8229 for more. and open to the public. No about events 200 years ago to the Live Music. 7:30 p.m. in the Music reservations are necessary for day at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum. Hall at the Birchmere, 3701 Mount lectures. Call 703 642-5173 for more. Guests are invited to share their Vernon Ave. Asleep at the Wheel. opinion on the War and ask questions $35. Visit www.asleepatthewell.com during this intimate conversation or www.Birchmere.com for more. FRIDAY/SEPT. 12 with the President. $15 per person. Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at The Visit www.alexandriava.gov/ Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. GadsbysTavern or call 703-746-4242. SUNDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 7-13 Melissa Ferrick opened by Natalia Live Music. 7:30 at the Birchmere, The Magic of Music. At Spring Hills Zukerman. $25. Visit 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. The Paul Mount Vernon, 3709 Shannons www.birchmere.com or call 703-549- Thorn Band. Prices range. Visit Green Way, Alexandria. A flurry of 7500. www.paulthorn.com or 235 Swamp Fox Road, Alexandria, VA • 703-329-1010 musical activities will bring a broad www.Birchmere.com for more. spectrum of entertaining and Open M-F 8:00 am–10:00 pm; Sat & Sun 9:30 am–10:30 pm educational musical events to Spring SATURDAY/SEPT. 13 Hills Mount Vernon Assisted Living Craft and Family Fun Fair. 9 a.m.-3 MONDAY/SEPT. 15 Across from Eisenhower Metro and the AMC Movie Theater Community. The highlight of the p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Stop, Drop & Roll — Call for week is the “Spring Hills Got Talent 8009 Fort Hunt Road. Connect with Participants. 6:30 p.m. at Charles Show,” featuring performances by old friends and neighbors. Cold Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke residents, staff and community drinks and luncheon items from the St. A practice and performance members on Sunday, September 7 at St. Luke’s grill will be available, project for two groups in an opposing 6 p.m. The public is welcome. Call along with a gourmet bake sale structure of athletic-inspired 703-780-7100 or visit featuring cakes, pies, cookies and movement. Rehearsals take place www.springhillsmountvernon.com. brownies made by St. Luke’s finest Monday, Sept. 15 and 22. cooks. There also will be fresh Performance is Wednesday, Sept. 24. produce from a nearby farm. Free. Email TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY/SEP. 9-10 Entertainment will be provided by a [email protected] for Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at the guest guitarist and two local pianists. more. Birchmere, 3071 Mount Vernon Ave. For children, there will be a moon- Chris Isaak performs. $89.50. visit bounce, face-painting and games. www.chrisisaak.com or Visit www.saintlukeschurch.net or WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 17 www.Birchmere.com for more. call 703-765-4342 for more. Antiques Club Program. 9:30-11 The Finest Country French Alexandria Art Market. 10 a.m.-4 a.m. at Hollin Hall Senior Center, p.m. in Colasanto Park, 2704 Mount 1500 Shenandoah Road. The WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 3-7 Vernon Ave. Local artists will Alexandria/Mount Vernon Antiques Cuisine in Old Town for 30 Years. Chance to Win a Car. 6-11 p.m. perform. Browse artwork by local Club will have an informal program Register at Topgolf Alexandria and artists and more. Visit where members will “Bring Your hit a hole in one in the Chrysler www.TheDelRayArtisans.org/ Summer Find,” or bring an antique challenge lane, to be entered into a ArtMarket for more. from their home for show and tell. Summer Specials drawing for a chance to win an all Alexandria Multicultural Fest. Free, the public is invited. Call Ann new redesigned 2015 Chrysler 200 Noon-4 p.m. at the Conservatory Connell at 703-360-4979. sedan in the fall. Visit topgolf.com/ Center at Four Mile Run, 4109 Mt. Heel and Wheels. 4-8 p.m. at Beyer us/alexandria/ for more. Vernon Ave. Designed to bring Automotive Group, 7416 Richmond • Cold Soup Trio community members together to Highway. Experience driving the celebrate Alexandria’s diversity, the Nationwide Insurance NASCAR • Fresh Jumbo SEPT. 9-OCT. 14 Alexandria Multicultural Fest simulator and visit vehicles from fire Art Gallery. 10 a.m.-5 p.m at Studio features entertainment for all ages and police departments. $10. Visit Soft Shell Crabs 18 of the Torpedo Factory, 105 N including live music and activities www.alexchamber.com for more. Union St. In “Architectural representing the region’s cultures. Celebrate Recovery Month. 4-7 p.m. • Stuffed Avocado Interpretation,” artists create fiber art Admission is free. Visit at Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. Join inspired by architecture. Free. Visit www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation, Alexandrians as they celebrate the with Crabmeat www.Potomacfiberartsgallery.com or contact Kelly Gilfillen, Marketing 25th anniversary of National for more. Manager, at 703-746-4644 or Recovery Month at a family • Cold Salmon Platter [email protected]. celebration featuring food, music, a “Victorian Mourning Practices.” moon bounce, snow cones, popcorn • Coq au Vin WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 10 Lecture at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at and a variety of speakers, some of Cute Animals. 7 p.m. at Charles Ivy Hill Cemetery, 2823 King St. Ivy whom will talk about their own Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke Hill Cemetery and the Victorian experiences with mental illness, • Frog Legs St. A performance project with dogs Society of Falls Church present addiction or both. The “Art Uniting and owners. At the dog park, most “Victorian Mourning Practices.” The People” exhibit, experience recovery people know the names of the dogs, program will include a display of through art can also be visited inside Old Town but not the name of the owner. mourning jewelry, as well as the Center. Visit the Mental Health Participate along with a casual clothing. Take the opportunity to Anti-Stigma HOPE Campaign community of animal lovers and learn about more customs as you visit Facebook page for more. spark a connection with those who Victorian Society members as they share this common interest. Free. picnic on the cemetery lawn, as was 127 N. Washington St., Alexandria • 703-548-4661 Email [email protected] the practice of the day. The lecture THURSDAY/SEPT. 18 for more. and display will be in the vault at Ivy Ford Evening Book Talks. 7 p.m. at Smoke-Free Restaurant Dyke Marsh Presentation. 7:30 p.m. Hill Cemetery. Cost is $10 per George Washington’s Mount Vernon, at Huntley Meadows Park Visitor person. Call 301-395-9541 or 703- 3200 Mount Vernon Ave. A book talk www.lerefugealexandria.com Center, 3701 Lockheed Blvd. The 549-7413 for more. that features authors and historians Friends of Dyke Marsh will host a Live Music: The Manhattans. 7:30 discussing their latest books about www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 ❖ 17 Entertainment

George Washington and the nation’s past. $75 (tickets held at door). Food & Drink drralphstanleymusic.com or founding era. Space is limited and Purchase tickets at www.birchmere.com or call 703-549- registration is required. Free and llatheatrenight.eventbrite.com. Mount Vernon Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, through Dec. 7500. open to the public. Visit Live Music: Slaid Cleaves. 7 p.m. at 17. Fresh local food, artisan crafts. Sherwood Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall www.mountvernon.org/ for more. St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 8531 Lane. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/ Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at the Riverside Road, between Fort Hunt mtvernonmkt.htm for more. WEDNESDAY/OCT. 1 Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. Road and Route 1. Focus Music in Kingstowne Farmers Market. 4-7 p.m., Fridays, through Oct. 31. Giant Live Music: Uriah Heep. 7:30 p.m. Gary Puckett & the Union Gap Mount Vernon presents Americana/ parking lot, 5955 Kingstowne Towne Center. Products include fresh at the Birchmere, 3701 Mount performs live. $35. Visit folk singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves, organic honey, pies and rolls. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/ Vernon Ave. Performance by Uriah www.birchmere.com or with Mary Gordon Hall. Tickets are farmersmarkets/kingstownemkt.htm for more. Heep. $39.50. Visit www.garypuckettmusic.com. $20 general, $18 in advance at Old Town Farmers Market. 7 a.m.-noon, Saturdays year round. Local www.birchmere.com or call 703-549- www.focusmusic.org. farmers and artists have been selling products there since 1753. Located at 7500 for more. Market Square, 301 King St. Call 703-746-3200 or email FRIDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 19-20 [email protected]. Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at the SATURDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 20-21 Del Ray Farmers Market. 8 a.m.-noon, Saturdays year round. Features THURSDAY/OCT. 2 Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. Mount Vernon Marketplace. 9 a.m.- fresh vegetables and fruits in season, meats, eggs, fresh pasta and sauces, Ford Evening Book Talks. 7 p.m. at The Wailin’ Jennys. $39.50. Visit 5 p.m. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Amish cheese, yogurt, bakery goods and more. Located at the corner of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, www.thewailinjennys.com or Highway, Mount Vernon. Visit a East Oxford and Mount Vernon avenues. Contact 3200 Mount Vernon Ave. A book talk www.birchmere.com or call 703-549- recreation of an early American [email protected] for more. that features authors and historians 7500. marketplace with crafts, Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market. 9 a.m.-1 p.m, Sundays discussing their latest books about entertainment and more. Try your through November. Brings fresh nutritious foods to people of all income George Washington and the nation’s hand at 18th century cricket and levels. Located at the entrance to Four Mile Run Park at 4109 Mount founding era. Space is limited and SATURDAY/SEPT. 20 enjoy evening programs. Children $9, Vernon Ave. Visit www.4mrmarket.org/ for more. registration is required. Free and Art and Craft Fair. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at adults $18. Call 703-780-2000; 703- West End Farmers Market. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays throughNovember. open to the public. Visit St. James’ Episcopal Church of Mount 799-8697 or visit Fresh, locally grown, in-season vegetables as well as sweet juicy berries, www.mountvernon.org/ for more. Vernon, 5614 Old Mill Road. The Art www.MountVernon.org for more. apples, pears, and seasonal peaches. Vendors also sell fresh-squeezed and Craft Fair offers a wide variety of orange juice, fresh-baked pastries, gourmet cheeses and more. Located at art and crafts from a variety of local Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Drive. Visit FRIDAY-SUNDAY/OCT. 3-5 and regional artists and vendors, plus WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 24 www.westendfarmersmarket.org/#FarmersMarket for more. Wine Festival. 6-9 p.m. at George food and fun for the whole family. Stop, Drop & Roll. 7 p.m. at Charles Washington’s Mount Vernon, 3200 Visit www.stjamesmv.org or call 703- Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. 780-3081. St. A performance project for two Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. Imagine a Call the box office at 703-967-0437. Live music and a view of the potomac Living Legends Theater Night at groups in an opposing structure of theatrical world designed especially while sampling wine from 16 Virginia MetroStage. 7 p.m. reception, 8 athletic-inspired movement. Free. for babies and young toddlers to wineries. $38 per person Friday and p.m. play, at MetroStage, 1201 N. Email [email protected]. enjoy, inspired by the wonders of the SATURDAY/SEPT. 27 Sunday and $44 on Saturday. Fruit Royal St., in North Old Town. In rainforest. Whistling flowers, a Live Music. 7:30 at the Birchmere, and cheese boxes are $26. Visit observation of the 50th anniversary www.mountvernon.org/ for more. THURSDAY/SEPT. 25 clacking caterpillar, and brightly 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. Maysa of the Civil Rights Act, the occasion colored umbrella birds await. Under performs. $55.00. Visit will honor those Living Legends of Live Music. 7:30 p.m. in the Music the Canopy is a 20-minute, www.maysa.com or SUNDAY/OCT. 5 Alexandria who played key roles in Hall at the Birchmere, 3701 Mount interactive, nonverbal show geared www.birchmere.com for more. fostering civil rights in Alexandria in Vernon Ave. Tower of Power. $55. for children 0-2 (and their 3-4 year Woodrow Wilson Bridge the ’60s. The play, “Three Sistahs” is Visit www.towerofpower.com or old pals). Performances are Sept. 25- Marathon. 7 a.m. Starts at an elegant, intimate musical which www.Birchmere.com for more. 26, 28, and Oct. 1-3, 5. Tickets are SUNDAY/SEPT. 28 Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, exposes the souls of three strong $5 for children and adults and can be Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at the 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial women as they reflect the promise of Highway and ends at National THURSDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT.25-OCT.5 purchased online at Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave. the future while revealing the pain of www.artsonthehorizon.org or at the Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Harbor, Md. Visit the present and their regrets of the Arts on the Horizon. 10:30 a.m. The door on the day of the performance. Mountain Boys. $35. Visit http:// register.wilsonbridgehalf.com.

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18 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com In July 2014, 233 Alexandria homes sold between $2,575,000-$85,000. Home Sales This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $2,575,000-$649,000 range. For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Extraordinary Oronoco Condo For Rent $12,400/month Address ...... BR FB HB ...... Postal City ...... Sold Price ...... Type ...... Lot AC .... PostalCode 14 WOLFE ST ...... 3 ... 4 ... 3 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $2,575,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 22314 New Standard of Living in this Extraordinary Property – Newly 210 NORTH VIEW TER ...... 6 ... 7 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $2,375,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.34 ...... 22301 built 3 BR, 2.5 BA in Old Town 815 PRINCE ST ...... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $2,300,000 ...... Attach/Row Hse ...... 0.05 ...... 22314 Alexandria. Features include: 2 ALEXANDER ST ...... 3 ... 3 ... 2 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $2,290,000 ...... Semi-Detached ...... 0.04 ...... 22314 601 FAIRFAX ST N #315 ...... 2 ... 2 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $1,495,000 ...... Mid-Rise 5-8 Floors ...... 22314 Secure Building, Concierge 15 OAK ST W ...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $1,277,500 ...... Detached ...... 0.15 ...... 22301 Services, Views of the 609 FAIRFAX ST S ...... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $1,255,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.05 ...... 22314 Potomac River from All Rooms 29 WALNUT ST E ...... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $1,225,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.10 ...... 22301 712 WYTHE ST ...... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $1,180,000 ...... Semi-Detached ...... 0.06 ...... 22314 & 1,000 sq ft Terrace overlook- 334 COLUMBUS ST N ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $1,117,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.05 ...... 22314 ing Park and River, Gourmet 414 FAYETTE ST S ...... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $1,100,000 ...... 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ALEXANDRIA ...... $765,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.11 ...... 22301 105 ALEXANDRIA AVE W ...... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $765,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.15 ...... 22301 501 ROYAL ST S ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $752,500 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.03 ...... 22314 2107 MAIN LINE BLVD #102 ...... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $746,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 22301 4 WALNUT ST ...... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $739,000 ...... Detached ...... 0.00 ...... 22301 273 MURTHA ST ...... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ...... ALEXANDRIA ...... $737,000 ...... Townhouse ...... 0.03 ...... 22304 Copyright 2014 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of August 15, 2014. Alexandria Looted — in 1814 From Page 12 the town women and children fled “screaming through the streets,” Mayor Simms later wrote. Street, grabbed the midshipman by a handkerchief Simms, however, acted quickly. He informed Gor- tied around his neck and began pulling him onto his don the town lacked control over the three naval horse’s back. “The youngster, quite astonished, kicked officers, and the crisis was averted. and squalled most lustily,” relates one account. The Earlier that same day, orders reached Captain Gor- attempted abduction failed, however, when the don to return to the fleet, and he ordered his war- midshipman’s neckerchief became untied, and the ships to begin sailing back downriver with the prizes. midshipman fell to the ground. Meanwhile, the Americans had developed a plan The Americans rode rapidly down Union Street, that would ensure Gordon’s passage downriver would up Duke, and out of town while the midshipman ran be unpleasant, and for a change, the Alexandria mi- to the barge, whose men rowed him quickly back to litia finally would fight the British. their ship. British Captain Gordon was informed of what had MAIN SOURCES: “To Annoy or Destroy the Enemy” by Patrick O’Neill; The happened. Immediately he ordered the warships’ Burning of Washington by Anthony Pitch; Sims Papers, Library portholes opened and cannons run out. Throughout of Congress. High Holy Days Services with Rabbi Leila Gal Berner We are a welcoming, participatory, family-friendly and diverse community meeting in Arlington. We Please Join Us as we Celebrate the First Anniversary of accept donations; we don’t Celebrate our Jewish souls Pastor Rev. Albert P. Jackson & First Lady Shawnetta Jackson sell tickets. Expand our Jewish minds Ebenezer Baptist Church Reconstruct our Jewish hearts 909 Queen Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 September 7, 2014 at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm KolAmiNVRC.org • 571-271-8387 For more information, please call 703-683-1473 or visit www.ebenezer909.org www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 ❖ 19 News

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Tyler Shively plays the Jingling Game with friends on the drill field. Jingling was a game that Team Alexandria (City of Alexandria firefighters, IAFF Local 2141) competes in Chal- became popular in the mid- lenge #3, the tug of war. From right are Medic Michael Kohrt , Fire Marshals Duane 1800s in rural England. The Perry, Andrea Buchanan and Russell Furr. game is played with up to twenty one players, all but Alexandria War of 1812 Commemoration one, the jingler, are blind- folded. The jingler is dressed he Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps took noon. in sleigh-bells and must prance the drill field at Waterfront Park to offi- The Alexandria Seaport Foundation offered boat around the playingfield while Tcially open Sunday afternoon’s celebra- rides on the Potomac River Doryboat and the Lap- the other blindfoldeded play- tion of the conclusion of the War of 1812. strake Rowing Gig. ers attempt to tackle them. The The Old Guard was followed by fencing demonstra- Alexandria War of 1812 Commemoration sponsors first person to tackle the tions, games for children, USN Sea Chanters, an 1812 included: City of Alexandria, British Embassy Wash- jingler wins. play and the weekend challenge of a tug of war be- ington, Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association, tween Team Alexandria (City of Alexandria Fire Virginia Tourism Corporation, Virginia War of 1812 Fighters, IAFF Local 2141) vs Team Britain (British Commission, National Park Service, Old Dominion A gift box made of wood from Gadsby’s Tavern Defense Staff, UK Embassy). Two previous chal- Boat Club, Covanta, Long and Foster, Fairfax Water, and filled with items that the invading British lenges, the cricket match and the yacht race had both American Water, AlexandriaNews.org, National Capi- stocked up with during the War of 1812 was been won by Team Alexandria. The Alexandria team tal Flag, Alexandria Historical Society, Potomac presented to the British ambassador. also prevailed and won two out of three tug of war Riverboat Company, Washington Cricket League and heats winning the third challenge on Sunday after- Fire Fighters Inc. IAFF Local 2141.

Cathleen Zaret talks with friends at the Gemma and Shane Kippenhan talk with Duncan Robbins talks with the ship’s lieutenant and bow afternoon festivities. Dan McMahon. gunner Joe Abernethy.

Staff and volunteers from the Alexandria Seaport Foundation offered river rides and cruises on the Potomac River Doryboat and the Lapstrake The Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps take the drill field for an afternoon Rowing Gig. performance at Waterfront Park. 20 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News

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1812 Commemorative Wreath Laying As part of the city’s commemoration of the War of 1812, a wreath-laying ceremony was held Saturday, Aug. 30. at the grave of Robert Allison, Jr. at the Old Presbyterian Meeting House Cemetery and Columbarium. Bulletin Board

From Page 5 other donors 18 years of age and age-appropriate activities Vernon Recreation Center, Patrick survey and interactive map can be younger also have to meet certain incorporating play, learning, cultural Henry Recreation Center and William accessed from the project webpage September. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1- height and weight requirements. enrichment and positive social Ramsay Recreation Center. www.alexandriava.gov/pedbikeplan. 800-733-2767) or visit ❖ Wednesday/Sept. 10, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. interaction. Activities include creative ❖ Power-Up for grades 6-8 is offered at Visit alexandriava.gov/PedBikePlan redcrossblood.org to make an at Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St. and performing arts, homework time, Francis C. Hammond Middle School, for more on the Pedestrian and appointment or for more ❖ Thursday/Sept. 11, 2:30-8 p.m. at sports, fitness, holiday and family weekdays from 3:15-6 p.m. A Bicycle Master Plan. information. All blood types are Alexandria Chapter House, 123 North events and much more. Call 703-746- transportation option is available for needed to ensure a reliable supply for Alfred St. 5414 for more information or visit students attending George patients. A blood donor card or our website at alexandriava.gov/ Washington Middle School. THURSDAY/SEPT. 4 driver’s license or two other forms of After School Fun Recreation. Public Meeting. 6-8 p.m. at identification are required at check- The Department of Recreation, ❖ Power-On for grades K-6 is offered Commonwealth Academy School, in. Individuals who are 17 years of Parks and Cultural Activities is weekdays from 2:30-6 p.m. at John PUBLIC INPUT 1321 Leslie Ave. The City’s age (16 with parental consent in currently accepting registrations for Adams Elementary School, Douglas The City of Alexandria is seeking Department of Transportation & some states), weigh at least 110 the 2014-2015 School Year Power-On MacArthur Elementary School, community input on existing walking Environmental Services (T&ES), pounds and are in generally good and Power-Up after school recreation Charles Barrett Recreation Center, and bicycle issues and needs, and Transportation Planning Division will health may be eligible to donate programs. Organized by age groups, Charles Houston Recreation Center, ideas for improving the environment blood. High school students and youth will maintain a full schedule of Cora Kelly Recreation Center, Mount for walking and biking. An online See Bulletin Board, Page 22 Bathroom Remodel Special $6,850 Celebrating 15 Years in Business! JustJust Arrived:Arrived: PansiesPansies andand Mums!Mums! Select your TWO POOR TEACHERS products from PansiesPansies $1.29$1.29 Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling our Mobile Showroom Clearance Sale and Design HostaHosta Special!Special! ClearanceClearance SaleSale Center 30% OFF Fully Insured & 25%25% OffOff AllAll VarietiesVarieties 30%30% OFFOFF Class A Licensed 25% Off All Varieties AllAll TreesTrees 20132013 StockStock && PriorPrior Est. 1999 AllAll TreesTrees 20132013 StockStock && PriorPrior FreeFree EstimatesEstimates Free Estimates Patios,Patios, Walkways,Walkways, RetainingRetaining BloomingBlooming TropicalsTropicals 703-969-1179 Visit our website: www.twopoorteachers.com Walls,Walls, LandscapingLandscaping && soso muchmuch more!more! 25%25% OffOff 6060 50-75%50-75% OffOff WeWeWe havehavehave PotteryPottery CitrusCitrusCitrus Lowest Prices Citrus Since 2008! Playground Chips Bulk & Organic Compost Mulch $29.99 cu. yd. $24.99 cu. yd. 9023 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax, Virginia 2 miles west of I-495 on Rt. 50. 1 mile from I-66 (Vienna Metro) Follow 703-573-5025 us: Open 7 days a week Visit our new Web site: ➠www.cravensnursery.com www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 ❖ 21 News

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Yacht Race Challenge Royal Navy Captain John Smythe-Whyte, skipper of Team UK is third from left, front. Alexandria Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg is fourth from left, front; on her left is Doug Savage, captain of Team Alexandria. Other UK team members are to Smythe- Team Alexandria, rear, gets underway from the Old Domin- Whyre’s right, and Savage’s crew is to his left. All are in front of the Old Dominion ion Boat Club pier and passes astern of Team UK’s boat, Boat Club before the start of the challenge races on the Potomac. Shadowfax.

With its spinnaker aloft, Team Alexandria leads the downwind leg in the Old Dominion Boat Club member Doug Savage and his team on board first challenge race. Team Alexandria won all three heats in the sail boat Savage’s sailboat, Dark Star. challenge on Sunday, Aug. 31. Bulletin Board

From Page 21 Waterway Cleanup. 1-3 p.m. at Four for more. [email protected]. Prevention of Blindness Society Mile Run Park or Hume Springs Park. Meeting. 1:30-3 p.m. at Charles E. hold a project public meeting on the MONDAY/SEPT. 8 WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 10 Monroe Avenue Complete Streets Volunteers will meet and sign in at Beatley, Jr. Library, 5005 Duke St. project to seek input on proposed one of the two locations below: Steering Committee Meeting. 7-9 Seniors and Their Pets. 9:30 a.m.- Learn how houses and apartments ❖ pedestrian and bicycle improvements Four Mile Run Park is located along p.m. in the mini auditorium and noon at Animal Welfare League of can be designed with greater safety, on Monroe Avenue, between Leslie Four Mile Run stream between Mt. multi-purpose room of Samuel Alexandria, 4101 Eisenhower Ave. comfort and convenience. Call 703- Avenue and Stonewall Road. Visit Vernon Avenue and Commonwealth Tucker Elementary School, 435 Hear local experts and enjoy a visit 746-1762. Avenue. Volunteers will meet at the Ferdinand Day Drive. Steering with the adorable animals at the http://alexandriava.gov/ FRIDAY/SEPT. 12 localmotion/info/ parking lot at 4131 Mt. Vernon Ave. Committee meetings are open to the Shelter. Seating is limited, so RSVP default.aspx?id=74369 for more. Parking is available at the Four Mile public and members of the early. Call call 703-836-4414 ext 10. Regional Economy Discussion. Run Community Center, located at community are encouraged to attend Noon-2 p.m. at National PTA, 1250 Resource Allocation and Cost THURSDAY/SEPT. 11 Recovery Policy Sorting 4109 Mt. Vernon Ave. and participate in these meetings, as East Pitt Street, #1. This session, ❖ Workshop. 7-8:30 p.m. at Mount Hume Springs Park is located at 100 well as the larger community Resource Allocation and Cost sponsored by the Nonprofit Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Dale Street (located just behind Cora meetings that are being held to solicit Recovery Policy Sorting Roundtable, will feature the report’s Commonwealth Ave. Policy will be Kelly School, 3600 Commonwealth input on developing the Eisenhower Workshop. 7-8:30 p.m. at Patrick co-authors from The Commonwealth explained and categories of service Ave.). Volunteers will meet at 100 West Small Area Plan. Visit Henry Recreation Center, 4643 Taney Institute for Fiscal Analysis and the DC will be sorted according to the Dale St. Parking is available on Dale www.alexandriava.gov/ Ave. Policy will be explained and Fiscal Policy Institute, discussing issues amount of community benefit they Street and along W. Reed Avenue. eisenhowerwest to see a list of categories of service will be sorted faced by low and moderate income provide. Space limited, RSVP to Elsie Volunteers should wear shoes and Steering Committee members and according to the amount of households in Northern Virginia and Akinbobola at clothes that they do not mind getting view updates throughout the community benefit they provide. offering recommendations for how to [email protected] dirty; trash bags and gloves will be planning process. For additional Space limited, RSVP to Bryan address them. This is a free event, but or 703-746-5556. provided. Volunteers should RSVP to information or to get involved, Williams at registration is requested. Visit http:// [email protected]. contact Radhika Mohan at 703-746- [email protected] or nonprofitroundtable.org/news-a- SUNDAY/SEPT. 7 Visit alexandriava.gov/Environment 3850 or 703-746-5557. events/events/event/603 to register. 22 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet Sports Editor Jon Roetman Sports 703-752-4031 or [email protected]

Bishop Ireton’s Sofield To Play Lacrosse at North Carolina Cardinal co-captain Q: At what age did you at Bishop Ireton? start playing lacrosse? Sofield: Standing by one of named 2014 WCAC When did you realize my longtime teammates (and playing college lacrosse co-captain), Kaitlin Luzik, Player of the Year. was a possibility for during the last few seconds of you? the state title game against St. harlotte Sofield was the best Sofield: I started playing or- Stephen’s and just knowing player on the area’s best high ganized lacrosse when I was 6. that we won. After three years school girls’ lacrosse team in I always wanted to play, but it of working toward a goal, we C didn’t really seem realistic until finally accomplished it. the spring of 2014. Sofield led Bishop Ireton to the WCAC championship about seventh or eighth grade. and the VISAA state title during her junior Q: What is your favorite season. Playing for her father, Ireton head Q: Now that you’re a food? coach Rick Sofield, Charlotte Sofield fin- senior, how do you feel Sofield: Loaded baked po- ished with 48 goals and 67 assists, about your lacrosse tato. Q&A and received Under Armour game compared to when Underclass All-American honors. you were younger? Q: Who is your favorite She was also a first-team all-state selection, Sofield: It’s a lot more cre- music artist? Why? and was named WCAC Player of the Year. ative and free. When you’re Sofield: I don’t have one. I Now a senior, Sofield is committed to the younger, you are taught how like a lot of different types of University of North Carolina and will try to to play and you conform to the music. help the Cardinals repeat as champions style your coach wants. Now during her fourth year on the Ireton var- that I’ve had this much lacrosse Q:What is your favorite sity. Sofield recently participated in a Q&A experience with teammates movie? Why? . I’ve had forever, and have had Sofield: “Shrek.” I can quote Q: You’re committed to the Univer- coaches who promote and en- that movie verbatim.

Louise Krafft/Gazette Packet sity of North Carolina, correct? courage creative play, I like to What made UNC the right choice try new things, spice things up, Q: What is your favorite for you? and just have fun with it. I hobby outside of la- Sofield: While taking my recruiting vis- think a lot of people lose sight crosse? its, one of the coaches I met told me to look of the fun during recruiting. Sofield: I really like to bake. for my next home, somewhere if I didn’t Now that that pressure is gone, have lacrosse; I’d still want to be. UNC just I focus more on the fun and Q:What location is the felt like home. The fact that the school is a freedom of lacrosse. farthest you have trav- top academic and lacrosse school made it eled from the Washing- the perfect fit. Q: The Bishop Ireton ton, D.C. metro area? girls’ lacrosse team won Sofield: My parents like to Charlotte Sofield helped the Bishop Ireton girls’ la- Q: What is the best part of having the WCAC championship travel, so we’ve been a lot of and VISAA state title in crosse team win the WCAC title and state championship places, but I think Stockholm, your father as your head coach? in 2014. Sofield: He is always honest with me and 2014. How do you stay Sweden is probably the far- I know he has my best interests at heart. focused entering this thest. And at the end of the day, no matter how year when you’ve already reached Ireton? well or poorly I played, I know he loves me. the top? Sofield: Varsity basketball. Q: Are you a pro sports fan? If so, Sofield: My teammates are the hardest who are your favorite teams? Q: What is the most difficult part working girls I know. We’ve been in the Q: How much time do you spend Sofield: Yes! I love watching pro sports. of having your father as your head weight room and working with our trainer working on your lacrosse skills in The Washington Capitals are by far my fa- coach? since June. Once isn’t good enough, we’re the offseason? vorite. Sofield: Everything he says sounds like not just a flash in the pan. We know that Sofield: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, “clean your room.” I know he’s coaching me, defending a title is hard, but we’re embrac- we’ll see you in the gym at 6:30. Yes, a.m. Q: Do you have a favorite pro but it gets hard to separate coach from dad. ing that challenge. athlete(s)? Imagine living 24/7 with your coach … or Q: What is your favorite lacrosse Sofield: Tom Wilson, No. 43 for the Caps. — Jon Roetman your dad being at school every day. Q: Do you play any other sports at moment from your first three years Register for After-School Recreation Programs he Department of Recreation, Parks Janney’s Ln.; Charles Barrett Recreation More Bikeshare Stations Added and Cultural Activities is currently Center, 1115 Martha Custis Dr.; Charles T he City of Alexandria has added Nelson Avenue accepting registrations for the Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St.; ❖ 2014-2015 School Year Power-On and Cora Kelly Recreation Center, 25 West Reed Teight Capital Bikeshare stations Mount Vernon Avenue and East Del Power-Up after-school recreation programs. Ave.; Mount Vernon Recreation Center, in Del Ray and Carlyle, doubling Ray Avenue ❖ Organized by age groups, youth will main- 2701 Commonwealth Ave.; Patrick Henry the size of the Capital Bikeshare system Mount Vernon Avenue and Kennedy tain a full schedule of age-appropriate ac- Recreation Center, 4643 Taney Ave.; and in Alexandria. Street ❖ tivities incorporating play, learning, cultural William Ramsay Recreation Center, 5650 Alexandria joined the Bikeshare program Monroe Avenue and Leslie Avenue ❖ enrichment and positive social interaction. Sanger Ave. in 2012 and now has a total of 16 sta- Potomac Greens Drive and Slater’s Activities include creative and performing ❖ Power-Up for grades 6-8 is offered at tions throughout the city. Lane arts, homework time, sports, fitness, holi- Francis C. Hammond Middle School, 4646 The new stations are located at: To sign up for Capital Bikeshare or ❖ day and family events and much more. Seminary Road, weekdays from 3:15-6 p.m. Eisenhower Avenue and Mill Race learn more about the program visit ❖ Power-On for grades K-6 is offered A transportation option is available for stu- Lane www.capitalbikeshare.com. ❖ weekdays from 2:30-6 p.m. at the follow- dents attending George Washington Middle Ballenger Avenue and Dulany Street For more information about ❖ ing locations: John Adams Elementary School. Duke Street and John Carlyle Street Alexandria’s transportation options visit ❖ School, 5651 Rayburn Ave.; Douglas Call 703-746-5414 for more information Mount Vernon Avenue and East www.alexandriava.gov/LocalMotion. MacArthur Elementary School, 1101 or visit alexandriava.gov/Recreation. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 ❖ 23 News Chamber Lists Awards Finalists inalists for the Alexandria Chamber of F Commerce’s 2014 Business Awards were named last week in the following categories: Large Business, Medium Business, Small Business, Rising Star and Association/Non-Profit. The winners in each category, along with the Overall Business of the Year, will be announced at the chamber’s Busi- ness Leader and Awards reception, sponsored by EagleBank. The event will be held on Oct. 22 at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial and will feature catering by Chef Cathal Armstrong. Photo Contributed This year’s nominees include: ❖ Burke & Herbert Bank ❖ Circe Spa ❖ Decorium Gift & Home ❖ Fleet Transportation ❖ Fluet Huber + Hoang ❖ Guest House Events ❖ Hoffman Company B.E.A.R.: Be Enchanted About Reading ❖ Living Legends of Alexandria This summer the Nannie J. Lee Memorial Recreation Center was taken over by bears. An acronym for ❖ LizLuke, LLC Be Enchanted About Reading, the B.E.A.R. program was one of the many activities that the recreation ❖ MacNair Travel Management center participants were engaged in this summer. Each camper was encouraged to read 15 books for ❖ Minuteman Press the summer. In a six-week period, participants read a combined total of 600 books during their free ❖ Offender Aid & Restoration (OAR) time. In an effort to bridge the gap between summer break and when school is in session, the center ❖ Rooftop Chimney Sweeps LLC partnered with the Dream Dog Foundation and the Alexandria Book Shelf program where their motto ❖ Senior Services of Alexandria is “Reading is at the Core of All Education.” The ABS program donated more than 2,000 books to the ❖ Skyline Wellness Center center. For more information about the B.E.A.R. program or other programs being offered at the ❖ State Department Federal Credit Union. Nannie J. 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In addition to receiving new We pay top $ for antique principals, the middle schools have also furniture and mid-century Estate Sale at Danish/modern 4712 Ferry Landing Road, been reorganized into two schools instead teak furniture, STERLING, HDI COMPUTER SOLUTIONS of five. MEN'S WATCHES, jewelry Alexandria, VA 22309 JENNIFER SMITH ❖ Serving the Area Since 1995 and costume jewelry, Sat, Sep 6th from “It’s about improving instruction,” said paintings/art glass/clocks. ➣ Speed up Slow Computers Schefer Antiques @ 8 AM to 1 PM-Cash only. Crawley. “It’s also about improving the 703-241-0790. ➣ Troubleshooting school climate.” Email:[email protected] ➣ Virus Removal ➣ THE DAY marked the opening of the $45 21 Announcements 21 Announcements Computer Setup million new facility for Jefferson-Houston For the first day of school, Superin- (571) 265-2038 tendent Dr. Alvin Crawley toured TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE School, which has Kindergarten through the REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT [email protected] all of the city public schools open- 6035 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, VA 22315 eighth grade. It’s a new start for the long- In execution of a Deed of Trust (the “Deed of Trust”) given by troubled school, where test scores have ing for the fall semester. Jack W. Daly and Kay R. Daly, Grantors, dated May 10, 2007, as a part of successful school turnaround and recorded in Deed Book 19328, Page 0461 among the land 21 Announcements 21 Announcements been so low for so long that state officials records of Fairfax County, Virginia, default having been made are the right pieces.” in payment of the debt secured thereby, and having been re- threatened a takeover until the Virginia quested to do so by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust, after Hagerstown, MD Supreme Court declared the effort uncon- giving due notice of the sale to the present owner and any sub- ordinate lienholders required to receive notice, and subject stitutional. The latest round of test scores THIS YEAR also marks the end of a middle to the rights, if any, of parties in possession, and any matters school reorganization back in 2009, when of record having priority over the Deed of Trust, if any, as well show English performance has plummeted as filed or unfiled mechanic’s liens, the undersigned Trustees to just 41 percent, an indication that school former Superintendent Morton Sherman (having been appointed Substituted Trustees in a Deed of Ap- pointment of Substitute Trustees recorded among said land re- officials have some heavy lifting ahead in split the city’s two middle schools into five cords), will offer for sale, “AS IS”, at public auction on: the new building. The last major restruc- separate administrative units. After new September 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the front exterior entrance of the Fairfax County Circuit Court Courthouse, 4110 Chain turing happened three years ago, when a School Board members were elected in Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, the following described 2012, the reorganization became a target real estate: 6035 Woodlake Lane, Alexandria, VA 22315, Lot new principal arrived and restructured the Twenty-Eight (28), Section Thirty-Three A (33-A), Kingstowne, school. of criticism. They eventually voted to re- as the same appears duly dedicated, platted and recorded in Deed Book 7697 at Page 1427, among the land records of “When she first came in they brought in turn to a traditional organization for the Fairfax County, Virginia, Tax Identification No. 091-2-14-33- middle schools, and bought Sherman out 0028. a CEO, they brought in other staff, new prin- TERMS OF SALE: Cash or certified funds. A non-refundable cipals, new vice-principals,” said Bea Por- of the remainder of his contract. Now the deposit of ten percent (10%) of the bid price, payable in cash or by certified or cashier’s check to the undersigned will be re- ter, who has two grandchildren at the middle schools have been returned to a tra- quired of the successful bidder at time of sale. Settlement to Robert Henry Wunderley, 92, of Williamsport, passed school. “They took away half the teachers, ditional structure of one school on one cam- occur no later than fifteen (15) days of the sale, other Trustees away on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Meritus Medical Center. may forfeit the deposit. Seller shall not be responsible for any brought in new teachers. That hasn’t made pus. “I think this will improve middle-school costs incurred by the purchaser in connection with the pur- Born April 16, 1922 in McKeesport, PA., he was the son of the performance,” said School Board member chase or with settlement, including, without limitation, late Henry August and Nancy (Lynch) Wunderley. a difference.” state and local recording fees, title insurance or research, or Now Crawley has reorganized the school Pat Hennig. “Splitting them into different any other costs of purchaser’s acquisition. Robert was a graduate of McKeesport High School and went The sale is subject to all other liens, encumbrances, condi- on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering at once again, hiring Christopher Phillips of schools created a fragmented sense of lead- tions, easements and restrictions, if any, superior to the afore- Lafayette College. ership, and it wasn’t working.” said deed of trust and lawfully affecting the property. Suffolk to lead the transition. The new ad- Trustees shall have no duty to obtain possession for He was a veteran of the United States Army during W.W.II. ministration team has an academic princi- The new school year also marked a be- purchaser. All risks of casualty pass to successful bidder at While in the Army he was a member of the Rail Splitters Divi- conclusion of bidding. Additional terms may be announced at sion (84th Infantry), who were active in the Battle of the Bulge pal for grades Kindergarten through second ginning for new uniforms at Mount Vernon the sale. and remained in Europe until 1946. Community School, making it the fifth el- NEIL D. GOLDMAN grade and another academic principal for HOLLY A. CURRIER Robert met his wife, Evelyn, while in Army radio school in East- grades six through eight. Phillips will be ementary school to require students to wear ERIN E. HOWLETT on, PA, where she was worked as a clerk at a 5 &10 cent uniforms. They have red tops and Navy SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEES store. He married her shortly after returning home from W.W.II. responsible for grades three through five. For Information Contact: The school has also adopted a new math bottoms, adding the latest fashion trend to John P. Van Beek Robert was active in the Boy Scouts from the late 1950's to the Attorney for Noteholder late 1970's. He progressed from assistant scout master to area textbook, and a new accountability system a school system where almost half of the 510 King Street, Suite 416 commissioner for Fairfax, VA. He was also very active in bar- elementary schools have standardized Alexandria, VA 22314 bershop quartet while living in Delaware. for monitoring instruction. Crawley is also (703) 684-3260 hoping to hold quarterly meetings for par- clothing. School officials say a survey of Along with his wife, they were one of the founding members of Epiphany Lutheran Church near Mt. Vernon, VA. He was most ents and community members to commu- parents at the school overwhelmingly sup- recently a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church in ported the change, although approval has Hagerstown. nicate with school officials. “Given my experience with school turn- not been unanimous. Robert retired after 30 years of service for the Department of Defense as an Electrical Engineer. around, I believe firmly that the initiatives “There’s always controversy with making we are putting in place are the right initia- that kind of change,” said School Board In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 66 years, Evelyn L. Wunderley, who died Octo- tives to move Jefferson-Houston forward,” Chairwoman Karen Graf. “But they kids ber 2, 2013; a son, David Wunderley; and several siblings. said Crawley. “I am confident that the dif- seemed really excited, and they all looked He is survived by his son, Stephen Wunderley and wife, Debra ferent pieces we are putting into place now great.” of Falling Waters, WV; a grandson, Christian Wunderley of Luxembourg, Luxembourg; a granddaughter, Laurel Rietveld and husband Marcus of Dunedin, New Zealand; two sisters, Bernice Pavlic of Jeanette, PA, Laura Martin of TX; and numerous nieces and nephews. West Nile Case Reported Burial will be private and held in Rest Haven Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a later date. From Page 1 Memorial contributions may be made in Robert's name to a an active mosquito control program to re- Safety Tips charity of one's choice. www.rsthvn.com ❖ Wear insect repellent duce the number of mosquitoes,” said Bob ❖ Wear light and long-sleeve clothing 21 Announcements 21 Announcements 21 Announcements Custard, Environmental Health division ❖ Empty pools of standing water An expert chief. “People should pay attention and take is someone the steps necessary to protect themselves.” “There may be some other cases that have who knows Mosquitoes can breed in as little as two occurred or were not detected because some of the tablespoons of water. That means that bird- people didn’t have symptoms or they worst mistakes baths and toys that might collect standing weren’t severe enough to go to a doctor,” water could become breeding grounds for said Kathryn Jacobsen, associate professor that can be disease. Health officials are urging Alexan- at the College of Health and Human Ser- made in his dria residents to wear insect repellent and vices at George Mason University. “One case subject and how wear long-sleeve clothing when out in the out of many million residents is not a sig- to avoid them. early morning or early evening. Experts say nificant threat to public health, but indi- -Werner most people who are infected with West Nile viduals who are worried about their own Heisenberg virus have no symptoms at all, and only a health can take steps to avoid mosquito few end up with serious illness. bites.” 26 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ September 4-10, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com POTOMAC RIVER 3750 Jefferson Davis Hwy. 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PUBLIC INPUT NEW ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY APP The City of Alexandria is seeking The Alexandria Library introduced a community input on existing walking new mobile app via Apple iOS and and bicycle issues and needs, and Google Android devices so customers ideas for improving the environment can access the library and their for walking and biking. An online accounts. Library users can place survey and interactive map can be holds, renew library materials, browse accessed from the project webpage databases and search online catalog www.alexandriava.gov/pedbikeplan. content from this app. Contact Linda Visit alexandriava.gov/PedBikePlan Wesson at 703-746-1727. for more on the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. GARDEN SEASON Make a Reservation. The Department THURSDAY/SEPT. 11 of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Resource Allocation and Cost Activities announces procedures for Recovery Policy Sorting the 2014 Community Garden season. Workshop. 7-8:30 p.m. at Patrick Visit www.alexandriava.gov/ Henry Recreation Center, 4643 uploadedFiles/recreation/parks/ Taney Ave. Policy will be explained CommunityGardenRegulations2014.pdf and categories of service will be for the terms and conditions for the sorted according to the amount of reservation of 194 community garden community benefit they provide. plots located in Chinquapin Park, Space limited, RSVP to Bryan 3210 King St., and Holmes Run Williams at Parkway. Community plots are [email protected] or available as follows: full-size 703-746-5557. community garden plot (15 feet by 20 Prevention of Blindness Society feet): $55/resident and $75/ Meeting. 1:30-3 p.m. at Charles E. nonresident; half-size plot (10 feet by Beatley, Jr. Library, 5005 Duke St. 15 feet): $28/resident and $35/ Learn how houses and apartments nonresident. Individuals interested in can be designed with greater safety, receiving information to apply for a comfort and convenience. Call 703- garden plot contact John Walsh, 746-1762.. Horticulturalist, at 703-746-4654 or [email protected]. WEDNESDAY/OCT. 15 Soil Testing. Virginia Cooperative Nomination Deadline. Living Extension is offering soil testing Legends of Alexandria is looking for services to analyze soil and determine nominees who have contributed at what is needed to condition soil for least one tangible improvement to plantings. Recommendations the quality of the City’s life that generated usually within three would likely be missing without this working days of receipt. Pick up soil person’s vision and energy. Those sampling box at the Virginia currently running for or holding Cooperative Extension Alexandria political office are not eligible for office, 1108 Jefferson St., 8 a.m.-5 consideration. Visit p.m. Monday-Friday. Send filled soil www.alexandrialegends.com/ sample box with form and fee to the nominationform.htm. Email Virginia Tech Lab for analysis. Fees nominations to vary, visit www.soiltest.vt.edu/Files/ [email protected]. testing-process-and-fees.html. The Groveton High School class of 1964 is looking for contact information for as many classmates as possible. The Alexandria planning for the 50th reunion is underway, however only a Gazette Packet small number of people have been contacted. Groveton graduates of ‘64 interested in attending September’s reunion should email contact Senior Living information to [email protected]. is produced by Be Heard at the City’s Connection Newspapers monthly Public Hearings. A schedule of the meetings www.ConnectionNewspapers.com can be found at Local Media Connection LLC www.alexandriava.gov. Voice opinions, speak about something on the docket or For more information, just speak about something call 703-778-9431 or email you are concerned about. Sign [email protected] up in advance to speak through the city’s website. Anyone is welcome at any of the public hearings.

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2 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ Senior Living September 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Senior Living Suggestions for seniors looking for homes to fit the next phase Time to Downsize? of their lives. By Marilyn Campbell three hour shifts, take a break and do an- The Gazette Packet other two to three hour shift. “We want to build mild frustration be- hen Beverly Quinn’s fourth cause you begin to make decisive decisions child, a daughter, got mar- that are more precise,” he said. “And you Wried, she decided it was time are less likely to rethink and over-think.” to downsize. The 69-year- When cleaning a larger home in prepara- old widow moved out of the 4,000-square- tion for a downsize, Sanders suggests that foot home in Vienna, Va., where she and families go through each room of the house her husband raised their children and into in a systematic fashion, collecting family a 1,300-square-foot townhouse in North photos; family records like birth, death and Potomac, Md., which meets her new needs marriage certificates; and financial records. perfectly. “You’d be surprised by how much you “It’s a big change,” she said. “But I guess accumulate over the years,” said Quinn. that is part of downsizing.” “The process is draining, both physically and One of the most difficult parts of Quinn’s mentally. The only bright spot was that I transition was boxing up more than 30 years was going to be living closer to my children of memories, and deciding which items to and grandchildren and I liked my new town move into her new home, which to give to house.” her children and deciding which to donate Photo courtesy of Four Sale Once seniors have pared down their be- or discard. It’s a familiar conundrum for Daniel Sanders, president and CEO of Four Sales LTD, a professional longings and begun the moving process, many seniors: organizing, decluttering and estate sales, auctions and personal property appraisals company, helps some, like Quinn, begin to look forward to resisting the desire to take more than their clear out a garage. Such services make it easier for seniors down move starting anew and designing their new new, smaller homes can accommodate. from a large home into a smaller house. homes to reflect their new styles and needs. “We see it all the time with our members,” However, it’s not only important to arrange said Barbara Sullivan, executive director of modate.” Dad went to Rehoboth [Beach] and bought furniture and accessories tastefully, but in Mount Vernon At Home, a nonprofit that When tackling the downsizing process, this Murano glass bird? It was one of the a way that takes issues like safety hazards helps senior citizens age in their own Sanders suggests a few guidelines: “We best days of their lives.’” and new lifestyle issues into consideration. homes. “Our volunteers help with strongly recom- Those memen- “The best advice is understanding that downsizing by reorganizing, cleaning out mend using an tos go on a list of personal style is rooted in your past, places closets, and decluttering.” emotional yard “A personal space is like an items to consider that you love, the present, what you love Downsizing is also emotional: “Moving stick to deter- keeping, said today, and the future,” said Susan from a 4,000-square-foot home into a re- mine whether to autobiography. People are Sanders. He rec- Hergenrather, Ph.D. associate professor of tirement community or small 800- to 1,200- keep or not keep ommends wait- interior design at Marymount University in square-foot apartment can be difficult,” said something,” he complex so it is often ing 24 hours and Arlington, Va. “A personal space is like an Daniel Sanders, president and CEO of Four said. “Look for difficult to find just one style then trying to cut autobiography. People are complex, so it is Sales LTD, a professional estate sales, auc- things that have a the list in half. often difficult to find just one style that fits tions and personal property appraisals com- memory associ- that fits every impulse.” “Depending on every impulse.” pany. “There is often a conflict between ated with them. — Susan Hergenrather, Ph.D., professor of the age of the When it comes to creating a comfortable what Mom and Dad want them to take with Like, ‘Remember parent, it’s good them and what they can actually accom- when Mom and interior design, Marymount University to work in two to See Downsize, Page 5 Quilting Studio Adds to Dream Home At 72, Wanda Rogers engages in an early American craft she first learned from her grandmother.

By John Byrd but it takes a lot of concentrated quiet time The Gazette Packet to achieve it. Between raising children, moving frequently and then working, there uilting takes patience; ditto the just weren’t a lot hours for quilting before Qsteps entailed in setting up a now, much as I love it.” quilting studio all of one’s own. The particularly hectic phase of Rogers’ Such are the reflections of Wanda Rogers, young married life included setting up 18 72, who is now tapering off a 51-year pro- different households in places where hus- fessional career, and increasing precious band Ted, an Air Force pilot, was stationed. hours spent in the pursuit of a mountain- In the early 1980s, the family finally settled state handicraft she learned from her into a 2,533-square-foot ranch house on two mother and grandmother. acres near Springfield. “We were all quilters where I grew up in Three years ago, when Ted retired, the Photo courtesy of Home Fronts News West Virginia,” Rogers recalls. “My mother, couple collaborated with remodeler David Wanda and her daughter Janyce preparing fabrics at the studio’s work my grandmother, my aunt. The originality table. The marble counter surface also has a role in the studio’s kitchen- of a quilt’s pattern is the larger artistic goal, See Quilting Studio, Page 4 ette. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ Senior Living September 2014 ❖ 3 Senior Living Quilting Studio Adds to Dream Home

From Page 3 over the sink, for instance, the L-shaped kitchenette surface converts to a work table. Foster in transforming the ranch into a sub- There’s even an unseen custom niche to stantially enlarged and upgraded “dream hold the ironing board Rogers uses to flat- house,” complete with a two-car garage ten fabric. topped by a future quilting studio. “I see the studio as an integral part to “I knew my plans were getting closer to my life ahead,” says Rogers, adding that that reality when we added drywall to the attic her 10-year old granddaughter now wants room above the garage, “ Rogers says. “Once to learn quilting from her. “This kind of the space was shelled-in, I began to see how fullfillment isn’t just good luck; it’s some- the studio would look and function.” thing you have to plan.” For the next three years, however, Rogers On a related note, David Foster observes kept up her a daily work schedule with a that the studio is consistent with the kind healthcare consulting firm, a job that re- broader-scale retirement home upgrades his quired frequent out-of-town meetings. firm has been seeing in the recent past. Sev- “We had installed temperature controls enty-five percent of his current clients are in the studio when we remodeled the now over 55; as of last year, 44 percent had house,” Rogers says. “Everything was well- come back to him for a second project. insulated and bright, so I moved-in an easy “We’re seeing a lot more interest in a chair and started thinking about what I phased development approach to retrofit- wanted to do.” Photos courtesy of Home Fronts News ting the family house for retirement,” Fos- Last year, Ted presented Wanda with a Three generations (from left): Janyce Rogers, Wanda Rogers and Julia ter says. “To save money on future projects, professional quality Bernina Sewing Ma- Walker display recent handiwork. a remodeling client chine, and the studio makeover got under- sometimes asks us way in earnest. essentials. Rogers says some of the fabrics allow her to stick to insulate and dry- “We designed the suite specifically to sup- date back to the 1930s and were passed with a developing wall a part of the port Wanda’s creative process,” says Foster, down from her grandmother. vision without in- house they don’t who has operated Foster Remodeling Solu- “All the women in the family were active terruption. Hence, plan to actually use tions for more than 35 years. “We had to in quilting bees” Rogers recalls. “One of my the kitchenette, the for a while. This is allocate enough floor space in the middle aunts’ designs was featured over the cover full bath with walk- a simple way of of the room so she could completely lay out of a national magazine. We were also ac- in shower. Also, the thinking ahead that a quilt in progress. Her process also requires tive in the National Quilting Symposium”. Advantium oven; adds value and usu- a way to keep carefully catalogued materi- But for all its delicacy of color and pat- two-burner ally doesn’t appre- als within easy reach.” tern, a quilt must also be functional as a cooktop; the WiFi ciably increase the bed cover. To assure the end-product is well- hook-up, the Pattern originality is one of quilt- existing remodeling AT 400 SQUARE FEET, with large win- made, Rogers employs a Bernina “surger” laptop. ings primary artistic goals, Rogers budget. There’s a dows on both the eastern- and western-fac- which stitches finished overlock seams on “I don’t have to says, adding: “it’s a process that kind of genera- ing walls, the studio is flooded with natu- the side of the quilt opposite from the dis- run back to the can’t be rushed.” tional search for ral light during the day, an effect Wanda play pattern. Since Rogers likes to regularly house for lunch, or more enduring finds inspiring. The hickory wood flooring, consider fabrics in a variety colors, shades a cup of tea,” Rogers says. “The amenities housing solutions that’s now underway, and apart from its lovely asesthetics, is entirely and textures, the studio offers some 64 cu- simply allow me to concentrate on the it’s evolving rapidly.” functional as a surface for cutting and as- bic feet of additional storage space behind project at hand. That’s what it takes to do sembling fabrics. Built-ins on either side of each wall. this kind of work well.” Foster Remodeling Solutions periodically of- the assembly area have been custom-de- Like most dedicated artisans, Rogers in- While the full bath and refined finishwork fers workshops on home remodeling topics. Call signed to hold specific fabrics and other sisted on a self-sufficient studio that would will also allow the attic to double as a guest 703-550-1371 or visit www.fosterremodeling room when needed, Rogers says the studio .com for more. John Byrd (byrdmatx@ is fundamentally designed for quilting. By gmail.com) has been writing about home im- inserting a specially designed cutting board provement topics for 30 years.

Situated above the family’s two car garage, the new quilting studio provides the privacy Wanda Rogers was seeking when she decided to resume the craft she learned from her grandmother more than 60 years ago. Wanda Rogers, 71, displays some of her quilts.

4 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ Senior Living September 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Senior Living Tips for Right-sizing the Next Phase From Page 3 Sanders recommends interior design mag- Greenwood, Ph.D., associate professor of said Greenwood. netic floor planning kits, which help deter- psychology, George Mason University in “There is also growing evidence of the but elegant living space, Hergenrather says, mine a person’s furniture needs and place- Fairfax, Va. So when looking for a new place benefits of cognitive training for everyday “First, think about the work the space needs ment before they actually move. “The start- to live, make sure there are opportunities functioning – perhaps the strongest evi- to do.” ing point for every good move is the floor for physical exercise, mental stimulation dence is perception training – visual and plan at the receiving location,” he said. and social stimulation. auditory perception. Several studies, includ- WAITING TOO LONG before making the When moving out of a familiar environ- “The strongest evidence concerns aero- ing our own, have shown broad transfer of decision to downsize can complicate the ment and into new surroundings, there are bic exercise – there are real benefits for benefits from perception training to every- process. “It’s always better for someone to a few factors that can be overlooked when mind and brain of moving physically daily,” day functioning.” downsize to a smaller home before they are striving to maintain one’s quality of life. in a crisis situation, [for example] sud- denly, they can no longer climb a lot of stairs and must move to a single- level dwelling, but often a person will “Personal style is rooted in put off that decision until it’s nearly too late,” said Cele Garrett, Executive your past, places that you Director of At Home in Alexandria. love, the present, what you “We have some members facing that decision right now and they’ll often love today, and the future.” admit they should have done it sooner.” — Susan Hergenrather, Ph.D., professor of For many seniors, a living space interior design, Marymount University needs to keep them safe. “You might need to add grab bars,” said Sullivan. “Also watch for trip hazards like throw rugs If a senior chooses to live alone, there are and clutter. Check for furniture that needs several issues that should be monitored, to be moved back to make the house more advises Maura Barillaro, a registered nurse accessible for moving around. Relocate with Home Care Assistance in Bethesda, plates, cups and sauces so that they are in McLean and Fairfax. “Basically, there are so easy reach for seniors.” many needs that we see in the elderly, in- Sullivan’s organization has volunteers cluding boredom, frailty, loneliness, mobil- When remodeling this bathroom, Glickman Design Build added a bench who can help with enlarging bathrooms and ity issues, progressing illnesses,” she said. to this shower. Such features can help seniors to downsize and live widening doorways to accommodate wheel- “We would all like to maintain cognitive alone safely. chairs and walkers. functioning throughout our lives and this Photos courtesy of Glickman Design Build When designing a new, smaller space, is especially important late in life,” said Pam

An Alexandria at Home volunteer hangs a painting for one of the organization’s seniors who chose to downsize and live alone.

Photos courtesy of Alexandria at Home

Alexandria at Home volunteers helps a member with yard work. Such services allow seniors to downsize and live alone more easily.

Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon At Home A volunteer helps change a light bulb for a Mount Vernon at Home member. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ Senior Living September 2014 ❖ 5 Senior Living Engaging over the New Yorker Members enjoy intellectual stimulation, camaraderie over long term. By Marilyn Campbell The Gazette Packet Kimm of Potomac, a retired foreign aid official who was for 30-years Director of here was a time when 83- Housing and Urban Programs at the U.S. year-old Bob Kanchuger Agency for International Development. Tspent most Friday mornings “We like each other. We’re a diverse on a 30-mile bike ride with group of people – retired doctors, law- friends. The group of retirees would yers, engineers … with a ride range of pedal toward a local destination – interests. Everybody in the group is suc- Bethesda, Md., to Old Town Alexandria, cessful.” Va., was a favorite trek — where they Light snacks, coffee and spirited de- would have coffee and spirited debates bates characterize most of the meetings. on everything from foreign policy to eco- “We don’t agree on everything,” said nomic inequality before making the re- 80-year-old Victor Kimm, Peter Kimm’s turn trip. brother, of McLean, Va., an engineer and “One of the things that kept people retired senior executive for the Environ- coming together is that we would have mental Protection Agency. “We’ve seen a defined day of riding and we would people who’ve had very different views, make sure we had an interesting place but there is a mutual respect. We have to stop and have coffee and discussions,” different ways of looking at an issue and said Kanchuger, a resident of Potomac, moving on. I think it has something to Md., and an attorney who retired from do with the age of the group members.” the World Bank Group. Victor Kimm, who is also the execu- While outdoor exercise was a definite tive director of SHARE, a non-profit or- benefit, it wasn’t the best part for all of ganization in McLean that helps meet the the group members. “The most enjoy- emergency needs of those with limited able part was the discussion at our mid- Photo courtesy of Dawn Landsman financial resources, says the men have way point,” said Dr. Elliot C. Wilner, a Before the New Yorker Group, spirited discussions took place as part of the explored articles ranging from the grow- retired neurologist who lives in Friday morning bicycling group. Here, Tony Abroms, Dawn Landsman, Mark ing inequity of income in the United Bethesda. Zweig, Elliot Wilner, Ian McDonald and Bob Kanchuger pictured in 2009. States to stories about the group of Chil- Kanchuger wanted to preserve the ean miners trapped underground for stimulating discussions even after the bike of each month for two hours of insightful columns. “Because they present both sides more than two months. rides were no longer possible. “It was likely conversation. Group members choose three of an important issue,” Wilner said. “Cor- “There is a certain rigor or discipline in that biking would come to an end because to four stories from the magazine to read porate America has, over the past 40 years having a monthly meeting where you read of our age and physical health,” said and analyze. Each article discussion is led or so, evolved a business model that has and prepare in advance,” he said. “You have Kanchuger. “Several of us subscribed to the by a group member who prepares ideas for been almost totally devoted to the personal to stick with it.” New Yorker and enjoyed discussing the ar- analysis ahead of time and emails them to enrichment of executives and shareholders, The bond between the men, however, ticles, and that was an activity that would the group. with very little concern for the welfare of extends beyond erudition. meet some of our social needs of retire- “I’ve gained and reinvigorated friend- workers or the nation; and yet there is an- “We all greatly value the friendships of ment.” ships,” said Wilner. “I enjoy the intellectu- other, more socially conscious business this group,” said Ian MacDonald, a resident So Kanchuger approached Wilner with ally stimulating discussions with bright, model that has been shown to be success- of Chevy Chase, Md., a former journalist the idea of forming a New Yorker magazine educated, well-informed people.” ful but is not widely emulated,” said Wilner. who retired from the International Mon- discussion group. They invited a few like- The men are united, in part, by their af- etary Fund and who grew up in Great Brit- minded friends from the biking group. The FOR THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, finity for mental rigor. “We all enjoy the ain and graduated from the University of men meet on the first Wednesday afternoon Wilner suggested two of James Surowiecki’s intellectual stimulation, but the camarade- Oxford. “And we’ve been there for each rie is one of the best aspects,” said Peter other during difficult times.”

Photo courtesy of Elliot Wilner Elliot Wilner reads to his granddaughter, Yael Fritschie, who is not yet a Peter Kimm member of either the New Yorker or bicycle group.

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range from $70-$110 and will be held on Feedback Wanted. The City of Alexandria’s Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays, Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural dependent upon the participant’s choice. Activities is looking for feedback to determine Advance registration is required. To register for the best method to modify/expand their pool a class or find another class in your area, call 1- facilities at the existing Chinquapin Center. Visit 800-RED-CROSS or visit redcross.org/takeaclass. http://studentvoice.com/p/ Plant Clinics. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays at ?uuid=750b3323364547e9b16b319dc3494a37 Alexandria Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. From to take the survey. late-April to late-October, the Master Gardeners Information Technology Services. Open of Northern Virginia will be holding a plant through Aug. 30. ITS is looking for feedback on clinic for the community. Gardeners also staff its new online system of interactive maps. Visit the Horticulture Help Desk, 9 a.m.-noon http://www.alexandriava.gov/gis/info/ weekdays year-round at the VCE office in the default.aspx?id=76912 to leave feedback. Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stafford Public Space Recycling. Alexandria has placed St. Contact 703-228-6414, more than 80 bright blue recycling containers [email protected] or www.ext.vt.edu. next to public trash cans in the commercial At Home in Alexandria! Those interested in districts along Mount Vernon Avenue and King becoming AHA! Friends should call AHA! at 703- Street, as well as other public spaces, including 231-0824 or download the application form parks, recreation fields, and other high-traffic from the AHA! website at pedestrian areas. Visit alexandriava.gov/ www.athomeinalexandria.org. AHA! supports Recycling. Alexandrians ages 55+ who prefer to remain Composting & Food Waste. Alexandria now independent in their own homes. has Resource Recovery Stations, located at the City’s Farmers’ Markets (Old Town, Del Ray) to VOLUNTEERS NEEDED collect food waste. More than 270 people have Alexandria’s Juvenile Court Services and Seaport participated in the food waste program over the Foundation seek adult male mentors for the last several months. Participants drop off items new SOHO (Space of His Own) creative weekly, over eight tons of waste has been mentorship program. Seaport SOHO will meet collected, to be composted to make a natural throughout the school year on Wednesday fertilizer. To learn more about composting visit evenings, from 5:30-8 p.m., at the Alexandria alexandriava.gov/YardWaste. Seaport Foundation, 2 Duke St. Seaport SOHO English as a Second Language Class. Charles will provide boys from fragile and fragmented E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library, 5005 Duke St. homes with yearlong one-to-one mentoring Tuesdays and Thursdays, all levels 10 a.m.- through engagement in carpentry, fishing and noon, intermediate workshop 3-5 p.m. All sports activities. No mentoring or carpentry classes free. Call the information desk, 703-746- experience is required; SOHO is looking for 1702, ext. 3. enthusiastic and innovative men to serve as The Talking Book Service at Alexandria Library mentors. Email will now operate Monday through Friday, 10 [email protected]. a.m. to 3 p.m. or by appointment. Patrons may The Mount Vernon Adult Day Health Care also reach the service at 703-746-1760 or Center is looking for social companions for [email protected]. participants on Fridays from 3-5 p.m. and front Amazon.com supporting Alexandria desk volunteers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays Libraries. The city of Alexandria can now from 11 a.m.-noon and 3:30-4:30 p.m. Located support its local library when purchasing from at 8350 Richmond Highway. For these and other Amazon.com through the Alexandria Library volunteer opportunities call 703-324-5406 or website. Alexandria Library introduces the “Buy visit www.fairfacounty.gov/olderadults. It Now” feature, allowing anyone to purchase any item—not just books— through its website with a simple click of a button, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to the library. Foreclosure Prevention Clinics. At the Office of Housing, 421 King PECIAL ONNECTIONS ALENDAR Street, Suite 200. The clinics will be S C C held weekly, and will offer both group and individual counseling Advertising Deadlines are the previous Thursday unless noted. sessions to assist homeowners with financial difficulties. Call 202-667- 7006. Publishing Publishing Digital Magazines. 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The American Red Cross in the National Capital Region • Alexandria Gazette Packet • Fairfax Connection • Oak Hill/Herndon Connection will host training courses in CPR, Newspapers & Online • Arlington Connection • Fairfax Station/Clifton/Lorton Connection • Potomac Almanac First Aid, and AED in the Alexandria • Burke Connection • Great Falls Connection • Reston Connection and Fort Belvoir offices. These classes 703-778-9431 • Centre View • McLean Connection • Springfield Connection offer a two-year certification. Classes www.ConnectionNewspapers.com • Chantilly Connection • Mount Vernon Gazette • Vienna/Oakton Connection www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ Senior Living September 2014 ❖ 7 Senior Living Calendar A sampling of calendar items from Senior Living around the region. 601 S. Carlin Springs Road, Arlington and SUNDAY-SATURDAY/SEPT. 7-13 also the first and third Thursday at 10 a.m. The Magic of Music. At Spring Hills Mount at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4000 Vernon, 3709 Shannons Green Way, Lorcom Lane, Arlington. They are open to Alexandria. A flurry of musical activities will people with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers, bring a broad spectrum of entertaining and family members and friends. Free. Call the educational musical events to Spring Hills Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline at After The Fall 703-359-4440 or 800-272-3900 before Mount Vernon Assisted Living Community. The highlight of the week is the “Spring Hills attending a group for the first time to verify Got Talent Show,” featuring performances by meeting information, obtain directions or By Ann Emmons residents, staff and community members on other information about the group. A Petri Sunday, September 7 at 6 p.m. The public is complete list of all groups in the National welcome. Call 703-780-7100 or visit Capital Area region can be found at www.springhillsmountvernon.com. www.alz.org/nca. Instruments Wanted. Instruments of any t started off like any SATURDAY-WEDNESDAY/SEPT.13-24 other February day type or size — from a piano to a piccolo, in Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. response to school’s needs. Donations are tax with our usual trip to Online registration open. Various venues exempt. Contact Miriam Miller, Opera NOVA I around Northern Virginia. Events include for pick up. 703-536-7557; the fitness club for morning exercises. What badminton, volleyball, cycling, a 5k road [email protected]; race, and many more. $12 per person to www.operaguildnova.org. made this day different register, free to spectators. Visit The Talking Book Service at Alexandria was that Bill, my 93-year- www.nvso.us for more. Library will now operate Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or by appointment. old husband, slipped and MONDAY/SEPT. 15 Patrons may also reach the service at 703- fell on some ice on our Adult Resource Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 6- 746-1760 or driveway, striking the back 8:30 p.m. at Gum Springs Community [email protected]. of his head. He said it Center, 8100 Fordson Road. Get information Free Medicare counseling is available for on training programs, employment, academic City of Alexandria residents through the didn’t hurt. resources and more. Call 703-324-4600 or Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance But the next day he com- 703-360-6088. Program (VICAP) to help individuals understand and navigate Medicare insurance plained of feeling tired and FRIDAY/SEPT. 26 programs. VICAP Medicare counselors will be each day after that he felt “Fall-Risk” Assessment. 1-4 p.m. at Carlin available on Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. , by a little worse. Still, we Springs Health Pavilion, 601 S. Carlin appointment only, at the Alexandria didn’t see any connection Springs Road, Arlington. Virginia Hospital Department of Community and Human Center and Marymount University will Services, located at 2525 Mount Vernon Ave. to his fall. By the fourth provide comprehensive examinations Speakers are also available to present day, however, he was so measuring your risk for falling down. The information on Medicare Basic to community weak he couldn’t even get appointment includes a one-on-one groups. Call 703-228-1726. medication review, blood pressure check, The Parkinson’s Disease Support Group out of his chair for lunch. vision screening, and six physical therapy of Alexandria meets the 1st Wednesday of It finally dawned on me tests to assess balance and risk for a fall. A each month at 2 p.m. At the Hollin Hall that something was seri- physical therapist will review results and give Senior Center, Room 109, 1500 Shenandoah a personalized evaluation, recommendations Road. All Parkinson’s patients and caregivers ously wrong and I needed on how to reduce or eliminate those risks, are welcome. to call 911. and provide education about successful Training Courses. The American Red Cross in It turned out I was four independent living. To schedule an the National Capital Region will host training appointment, call 703-558-6861. courses in CPR, First Aid, and AED in the days too late. All this time, Photo by William Arthur Petri, Jr. Alexandria and Fort Belvoir offices. These because he was on a blood Ann and Bill Petri SUNDAY/SEPT. 28 classes offer a two-year certification. Classes thinner for his high blood Walk to End Alzheimer’s. 3 p.m. Reston range from $70-$110 and will be held on Town Center, 11900 Market St., Reston. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, or pressure, he had been bleeding in his brain. practiced using his walker in the halls and Walk and fundraise to further the care, Saturdays, dependent upon the participant’s The neurologist at the hospital where the some days we even had time to take in a support and research efforts of the choice. Advance registration is required. To ambulance took him later told me that it movie in the rehab center’s small theater! Alzheimer’s Association. Visit http:// register for a class or find another class in act.alz.org. your area, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit was one of the worst cerebral hemorrhages There was also a Happy Hour on Tuesdays redcross.org/takeaclass. she had ever seen. that I especially liked with wine, snacks, and FRIDAY/OCT. 24 At Home in Alexandria! Those interested in The symptoms are lively conversation! Healthy Aging Lecture Series. 11 a.m.- becoming AHA! Friends should call AHA! at noon at 601 S. Carlin Springs Road, 703-231-0824 or download the application In My similar to those of a As I look back during all this time, prob- Arlington. 2014-2015 Medicare Update with form from the AHA! website at Own Words stroke and by then he was ably the most positive factor in his long slow John Glowacky of Arlington County ADSD. www.athomeinalexandria.org. AHA! unable to talk coherently, recovery has been his attitude. He never Every year there are changes made with the supports Alexandrians ages 55+ who prefer Medicare coverage. It is always advised to to remain independent in their own homes. remember things, or stops trying, no matter how discouraging stay up to date with these changes to avoid Band musicians are invited to join the Mount walk. This was a man, who, before he re- his progress must seem. His attitude is sim- any medical billing mishaps. Free. Call 703- Vernon Community Band. Rehearsals are 558-6859 to RSVP. Tuesday 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Mount Vernon tired, had been a successful United States ply amazing. He is always upbeat. High School band room, 8515 Old Mount Government chemical and aeronautical Another positive aspect is that we are the THURSDAY/NOV. 13 Vernon Road. There are no auditions. The engineer, someone who had his own chem parents of three doctors (and one lawyer) Memory Screening. 9. a.m.-noon at Langston Mount Vernon Community Band is a lab in the basement next to a beautiful which kind of made us celebrities in a medi- Brown Senior Center, 2121 N Culpeper St., nonprofit community service organization Arlington. Virginia Hospital Center and Care that has performed in the Mount Vernon area woodworking shop furnished with tools cal setting. One or the other of them was Options will be sponsoring free, confidential since 1978. 703-768-4172 or handed down from his craftsman father. A often visiting and conferring with the re- memory screenings to promote detection of www.mvbands.com. man who could fix anything. hab staff on their father’s care even though memory problems and provide education Alzheimer’s Association support groups about successful aging. The one-to-one, provide a place for people with Alzheimer’s, After the first week in Intensive Care he their specialties (rheumatology, infectious noninvasive screening takes only about five their caregivers, family members, and/or was moved to a floor which specialized in diseases, and oncology) were far afield. to 10 minutes administered by a qualified friends to share valuable information, stroke victims where he spent the next After several months, it was decided that healthcare professional. For more caregiving tips and concerns throughout the information or to schedule an appointment, Alzheimer’s journey. Groups are facilitated month. Little by little he began to show Bill could continue his recovery at home. call 703-237-9048. by trained group leaders and are ongoing, free and open to the community. There is a improvement. His next stop after six weeks And so, on May 8, 2014, exactly three ONGOING in the regular hospital would be a rehabili- months after the initial injury he returned meeting on the second Thursday of the Yoga for Everybody. Wednesdays, 7-8:30 month at 7:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd tation facility where he could receive the home. p.m.; Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m. This Catholic Church, 8710 Mount Vernon daily intensive speech, physical, and occu- While he was in the rehabilitation hospi- traditional approach to yoga reduces stress Highway, Mount Vernon. Call the pational therapy he needed. There he would tal I had taken the opportunity to prepare and increases strength and flexibility. Classes Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline at begin Wednesday, July 9 and Saturday, July 703-359-4440 or 800-272-3900 before have to relearn the simplest tasks like how our two story home for his return with grab 12. $66. Health Pavilion, 601 S. Carlin attending a group for the first time to verify to speak, how to feed himself, how to get bars in the bathrooms and shower, and a Springs Road, Arlington. Call 703-558-6859. meeting information, obtain directions or out of a bed and into a wheelchair, and how stair lift so that he could sleep in his own Adaptive/Seated Yoga. Tuesdays, 11:15 other information about the group. A a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Sundays, 3-4 p.m. For older complete list of all groups in the National to care for himself in general. bed. or physically challenged adults with limited Capital Area region can be viewed at A rehab hospital very close to our home So, now, here we are, six months later, mobility, chronic pain or neuropathy. www.alz.org/nca. in McLean, Virginia was found which had a settled in our own house, with Bill depen- Adaptive yoga emphasizes breathing, gentle Band musicians are invited to join the Mount stretching and going at your own pace. Vernon Community Band. Rehearsals are bed available and he was transferred there dent on me for almost everything, including Classes begin Sunday, July 13. $66. Health Tuesday 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Mount Vernon by ambulance. Here, he was kept busy most something I was not expecting: making all Pavilion, 601 S. Carlin Springs Road, High School band room, 8515 Old Mount of the day with one kind of therapy or an- the decisions by myself. I won’t say it’s been Arlington. Call 703-558-6859. Vernon Road. There are no auditions. The Alzheimer’s Association Support Group Mount Vernon Community Band has other. After several weeks he graduated easy. It hasn’t. I have to say, though, that af- has meetings on the third Wednesday at performed in the Mount Vernon area since from using a wheelchair to a walker and ter 61 years of being the dependent one, I 10:30 a.m. at Carlin Springs Health Pavilion, 1978. 703-768-4172 or www.mvbands.com. when he wasn’t occupied with therapy we am getting pretty good at being the boss!

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