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Libby Garvey to report onAPSs wealth of studentsthey

test schools capacityFinding room or 5,000 more students

over the next fve years is the primary

challenge acing Arlington Public

Schools, according to county school

board members who reviewed the topic

or the Arlington Civic Federation this

spring. At the May FCA meeting, School

Board Chair Libby Garvey will provide

urther details about schools capacity,

the major issue aecting APS, as well as

share insights about the new Superin-

tendent, APSs investments in instruc-

tion, and plans or the new Wakefeld

High School.

Enrollment in K through 12 is projected

to grow rom 21,000 this year to 26,000

by 2016, signifcantly exceeding the cur-

rent capacity o the school system. APS

projections indicate that in just two years, there will be 834 more students

than seats, and that increase will climb to 3,300 more students than seats

in 2016. Enrollment at Abingdon Elementary is projected to grow rom 552

students this all to 629 in the all o 2016, an increase o 14 percent. Essen-

tially, were growing by one elementary school per year, said Garvey o APS.

The boom in enrollment reects a variety o residential and demographic

trends, including continued county growth, more children being born in the

county, and more amilies with small children staying in the county rather

than moving away as their children reach school age. To address the capac-ity challenge, the school board will look at a range o options, like increasing

class sizes, relying on more relocatables, or trailers, using dierent confgu-

rations o space, and potentially constructing one or more new schools. As

ever, the difculty is unding and coordinating the needs or capital invest-

ment across all county departments and projects, Garvey said.

A Fairlington resident or more than 30 years, Garvey served as president o

the Abingdon PTA when her children were in school. She joined the school

board fteen years ago and has served as Chair our times. Currently, she is a

candidate or the Virginia Senate in the 30th district.Continued on page 3

FCA monthly meeting

Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m.

Fair Golds business meeting

Thursday, May 5, noon

FCC

MOMS Club meeting

Wednesday, May 11

FCC

Call or details.

FHS Home & Garden Tour

Saturday, May 14, 11 a.m. 3 p.m.

Fairlington

Fairlington Diners

Monday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.

Ramparts Restaurant

Alexandria

Fair Golds spring luncheon

Thursday, May 19, noon

Fort Myer Ofcers Club

Invasive plants removal

Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m. noon

32nd Road S., Fairlington

Fairlington Diners

Monday, May 30, 6:30 p.m.

Indigo Landing

Alexandria

Memorial Day

Monday, May 30

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Contents

FeaturesLibby Garvey to speak . . . . . . . . . 1

Mary Hynes on budget news . . . 5

Real estate tax rate unchanged . . 5

Firehouse acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Farewell, Captain Nuneville . . . . 7

Street milling/paving to begin . . 9

Improved sight lines at King . . . . 9

Sewer project repair. . . . . . . . . . . 9

Light poles fxed at Utah Park . . 9

Homes & gardens on parade . . . 11

Remove invasive plants here . . 11

FINS summer swim season . . . . 13

Bike saety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

BRAC update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

County unstressed says AP . . . . 15

Crime rate down . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Free plant clinics . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

DepartmentsCommunity Center news . . . . . 17

Patio gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Abingdon School news . . . . . . . 21

Neighborhood news . . . . . . . . . 23

Mini-ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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presidents

Message

Dear Fairlingtonians,

Fairlington lies in Arlington Countybut not entirely. As most people

know, a curious bit o boundary-drawing lands a ew blocks o Fair-

lington Villages in the City o Alexandria. My house, right on the 30th

Street circle, is in Arlington, but my neighbors on the other side o

Columbus Street fnd themselves in Alexandria.

Does this really matter? For internal Fairlington issues, no, it does not

matter at all. The condo association and the Fairlington Citizens Asso-

ciation both serve all Fairlington residents equally. However, I have been

observing how elected ofcials in both jurisdictions look out or the

issues o concern to Fairlington residents, and I do see a dierence.

In March, I applauded the decision o the Virginia Department o Trans-

portation to drop plans to convert the successul HOV lanes (high occu-

pancy vehicle) on I-395 into HOT lanes (high occupancy toll). This ill-

conceived plan would have imposed hardship on car poolers and those

o us who ride the bus as well as increase cut-through trafc on local

streets and endanger pedestrian saety. In that column I praised Arling-

tons elected leadership or fling a lawsuit that orced state and ederal

agencies to re-examine the issue more careully. Alexandria declined to

join the lawsuit.

In April I outlined the problems that the BRAC 133 complex will bring

because o inadequate transportation planning and a terrible choice o

location or the entire project. (See the update on page 15.) What I should

have added is that Alexandrias elected ofcials, sadly, did not adopt the

same wise approach that their counterparts in Arlington have taken on

issues like this.

Arlington took the State to court over HOT lanes rather than lie down

and let people in the outer suburbs pave over our area so they could

have an autobahn. Alexandria welcomed BRAC on Seminary Road, even

though there was an alternate site that provided better access to public

transportation and avoided many o the problems we are now acing.

Reportedly, the citys goal was to keep the new construction (and its

potential revenue stream) inside Alexandria at all costs, and commonsense be damned. The city did not stand up or smart growth, develop-

ment congruent with public transportation, or the reduction o trafc

impacts.

We can only hope they act with more wisdom in the uture, and that

they learn rom their counterparts in Arlington.

Reed Franklin

[email protected]

Calendar, cont.See Neighborhood News on pages23 24 and related articles ordetails about calendar events.

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Hynes also spoke about projects in the CIP, or Capital

Improvement Plan. One in particular, the Columbia Pike

streetcar line, has recently evolved and gained wider

interest among neighboring jurisdictions. Northern Vir-

ginia Community College, in Alexandria, has proposed

that some land it owns be provided or the streetcars

terminus, bus barn, and maintenance acility. The linewould begin at NOVA,

then run westward along

Route 7/King Street, con-

nect with Columbia Pike,

run east along the Pike to

the Pentagon and Pen-

tagon City, extend via a

completed 12th Street to

Crystal Drive, and then

run south to Potomac

Yard and into Alexandria.

The simple idea, with, ocourse, complex construc-

tion requirements, is to

help people get around

and connect neighbor-

hoods with dependable

transport.

For more inormation about the Arlington County bud-

get, go online to www.arlingtonva.us and search budget.

Fresh rom budget deliberations, Arlington County

Board Vice Chair Mary Hynes spoke at the FCA meet-

ing in April. The biggest news, and the happiest or

Arlington County homeowners, was that the real estate

(RE) tax rate would remain atthat is, the rate would

not be increased over last years rate or RE taxes paid in

calendar year 2011. (See the box, below.) Because o thecountys overall improved

fnancial outlook, said

Hynes, we will be in a

position, in fscal year

2012, to maintain the

saety net and help people

in need, in addition to

meeting all our other

commitments.

Among other budget items

o interest, Hynes notedthat the board would

make a modest restora-

tion o operating hours

at branch libraries: At the

Shirlington and Columbia

Pike libraries, three hours

one day a week would be

restored, and the branches would be open an additional

our hours on Sundays. Also, some unding was restored

or park maintenance and tree planting.

One new pilot program has exciting potential to helpalcohol-abusing kids, Hynes believes. Survey data rom

middle- and high-school students reported an increase

in binge drinkinghigher than in surrounding areas

and higher than the national incidence. Examining

the surveys fndings, the board uncovered the act that

there is a general reluctance to lower the boom the

frst time a teen or pre-teen is caught drinking. Primar-

ily, there was no systematic, well-thought-out way to

deal appropriately with, say, an inebriated15-year-old

kid. The pilot program oers an aggressive early inter-

vention, which coordinates the eorts o the police,

courts, schools, and amilies, and which includes edu-

cation, assessment, and parent participation. Perhaps

most important, the intervention is activated the very

frst time a kid gets caught. The county is committed

to two years o the pilot program, so that there will be

sufcient time to gather data and do a thorough review

o the programs eectiveness in advance o budget

deliberations or FY2014.

Mary Hynes reports encouraging budget news

Real estate tax ratedoes not increase

Arlingtons real estate (RE) tax rate or calendar year

2011 will not change rom CY 2010s rate o 95.8

cents per $100 o assessed value, according to fnal

budget guidance issued by the County Board last

month. (Last year, the RE tax rate was increased 8.3

cents.) This year, County Manager Barbara Don-

nellan had proposed that the tax rate hold steady,

but the board had considered a rate increasethe

slightly higher rate advertised in February. InApril, the board had the option to approve their

advertised rate or a lower rate (but not a higher

one). RE tax bills will be mailed this month; frst

installment payments are due in June. Even with-

out an increase in the RE tax rate, county revenues

will be bolstered in fscal year 2012 by a 6.3 percent

rise in property assessments, which reect market

values and are set on January 1 every year by the

Assessors Ofce. FY2012 begins on July 1, 2011.

Arlington County Board Vice Chair Mary Hynes with FCA

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Station 9, on Walter Reed Drive, is requently less than

60 seconds behind Fairlington frefghters when both

respond to an incident south o here.

House fres today most com-

monly involve space heaters

during the winter months. Thereason is that in older homes,

the electrical wiring is older, and

older wiring cannot support the

demands o these appliances.

Which points to a basic saety

concern or those o us who live

in homes built during World War

II where we use more and more

electrical appliances. Captain

Eversburgs recommendations

come not only rom expertise but

also rom the experience o doinga home kitchen remodel: Have

your wiring checked and up

your amps. Dont overload elec-

trical outlets. Use surge protectors that can be switched

on and o. Do not use cheap extension cords, because

the quality o wiring is important. An overloaded wire is

a hot wireand it will ail.

For more inormation, go online to the county Web

site, www.arlingtonva.us, click Departments > Fire. Also,

you can ollow frehouse activities on Facebook at ACFD

Fire Station 7.

At the March FCA meeting, Arlington County Fire

Department Captain Rudy Eversburg described the

kinds o calls Fairlingtons Fire Station 7 responds to.

Last year, there were 1,547 calls,

which averages out to about our

runs per day: 2 % were or fres;

61% were EMS runs (all ACFDfrefghters are EMT-Bs, basic lie

support); 7% were public service

calls (e.g., or slip-and-alls when,

say, a person alls and cant get

up); 8% were good intent calls;

12 % were alse alarms; 7% were

miscellaneous.

Captain Eversburg noted that

people oten apologize when

the call turns out to be a alse

alarm or something less than anemergency. His response: Call

911. Dont hesitate to call. ACFD

much preers that you do call

rather than wait and wonder i a situation will develop

into an emergency.

Its interesting to know that the Fairlington frehouse is

uniquely placed to provide mutual aid to Alexandria. In

act, 65% o the stations call volume and work involves

Alexandria; 35% is in Arlington. O course, the local

area is still well covered when Engine 107 responds to

an Alexandria call. Captain Eversburg noted that Fire

Firehouse facts

ACFD Captain Rudy Eversburg and FCA presi-dent Reed Franklin. Photograph by Gretchen

Fallon.

Farewell to ACPD Captain NunevilleThe Fairlington com-

munity extends all best

wishes to Arlington

County Police Depart-

ment Captain Michelle

Nuneville, ormerly the

Third District com-mander, as she assumes

her new position as

commander o the

ACPD Criminal Investi-

gations Section. For the

last our years, Captain

Nuneville has helped

demystiy the work-

ings o the police or Fairlington residents by pro-

viding candid assessments o annual crime statistics

and crime prevention tips at FCA meetingsalways

with good humor and abundant common sense.

As the public ace o ACPD or Fairlington, Captain

Nuneville and her team were responsive to residents

concernscars ignoring stop signs, speeding on thebridge, and pedestrian saety, to name a ew. She

was a welcome presence at the neighborhoods July

4th parade and at Fairlington Day. She was quick to

return a phone call or respond to an e-mail inquiry.

She will be missed. At the same time, we welcome

and look orward to meeting the new Third District

commander, Captain Brett Butler, who knew the area

years ago as a patrol ofcer.

Captain Michelle Nuneville.

Photograph by Gretchen Fallon.


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Facelift forneighborhood streets

The countys Department o Environmental Services will

onduct milling and paving operations on certain Fair-

ington streets during the summer street repair program.

South Staord, rom the South 32nd Road intersection

(one block rom Quaker Lane) to the South 33rd Street

intersection

South 36th Street, rom South Wakefeld to South 34th

South Columbus Street, rom South 30th to South 31st

Milling and paving is a two-stage process that eliminates

xisting pot holes and creates a new, smooth road surace.

irst, temporary NO PARKING signs will be posted on

your block displaying restrictive times and dates when the

op layer o asphalt will be milled, or ground o; utilities

will be adjusted and the signs removed. Second, within a

wo week period, the temporary NO PARKING signs will

be posted again displaying times and dates when the street

will be overlaid with two to three inches o hot-mix asphalt.

The signs will be removed ater the work is completed.

Vehicles parked on the street in work areas will be towed.

The street repair work typically begins in April and con-

inues through early October. A parking notice letter will

be mailed to aected residents about our to six weeks

beore the work in our neighborhood begins. For more

normation, call the Water/Sewer/Streets Bureau, Francis

oulamany, 703-228-7822 or Hung Tran at 703-228-7730,

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays.

The big dig, postscript: Major work on the sanitary

sewer system replacement project around the intersec-

tion o S. Utah and 34th Streets was completed this

winter. But the no parking signs went back up or three

weeks in April when the county returned to do reme-

dial work on a segment o deective pipe that caused

a sag in the line on 34th between Utah and the tra-

fc circle. Construction crews excavated, exposed the

aected section o pipe, and repaired the deect.Photo-

graph by Gretchen Fallon.

Weed trees removed for aclearer view at King

A Fairlington resident

expressed concern to

the FCA about saety

at the intersection o

S. Wakefeld and KingStreets because o the

overgrown shrubbery in

the public right-o-way

on the north side o

King. Trees and shrubs

obscured the line-o-

sight or drivers trying

to exit Fairlington and

make a right turn onto

westbound Kingone

had to pull ar orward

through the crosswalk in order to get a view o Kingsoncoming trafc. Pedestrians, too, who were trying

to cross King, ound it necessary to advance into the

travel lanes to check or oncoming trafc (even with

a signal crossing, its prudent to check, rather than

take it on trust that drivers will stop at the red light).

Because the right-o-way along King Street is owned

by the City o Alexandria, the FCA contacted the city

arborists ofce to request that the greenery/shrub-

bery be cut back. Alexandria pruned bushes and ever-

greens and removed weed trees in April.Photograph by

Gretchen Fallon.

New light poles:

During a routine

inspection o

athletic felds by

the countys Parks,

Recreation, and

Cultural Resources

Department in

March, it was ound

that the lights at

the Utah Park ball

feld needed to be

replaced or saety.

The work, depen-

dent on no rain and

50-degree weather,

was ongoing in mid-April. PRCRs goal was to have

the work completed and the feld available in time

or the spring sports season. For more inormation,

contact the PRCR acilities scheduling unit at 703-

228-1805.Photograph by Gretchen Fallon.


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Help remove invasive plantsfrom Fairlingtons little forest

You can help clear invasive plants rom a singular patch

o woodland in Fairlington on Saturday, May 21, between

9 a.m. and noon. Join your neighbors at the stand o

trees that descends rom the northern boundary ence

o the community center and runs along S. 32nd Roadbetween S. Staord and Utahits that little wooded

hillside youve probably driven past a dozen times (hun-

dreds, maybe, i you live in

the Green or the Commons).

Despite warming temperatures,

wear long sleeves, long pants,

and glovespoison ivy alert! I

you have them, bring loppers,

pruning shears, or secateurs.

Look or naturalist and Fair-

lington Green resident Lenny

Bankester, who will point outthe noxious invaders and or-

ganize volunteers eorts.

Bankester, who has just com-

pleted graduate studies in

natural resource management,

hatched the idea to reclaim the

32nd Road tree stand during

his daily commute. Standing at the bus stop at the corner

o 32nd and S. Staord, he ound his attention drawn to

the variety o birds itting about the overgrown, unten-

ded plot o urban wilderness in ront o him. A year ago,he spotted a red-bellied woodpecker at work hollowing

out a nesting cavity at the top o a dead tree (despite the

birds name, red is most prominent on the head). He also

noted that warblers use the woody patch as a migrating

way-station. The birds led Bankester to closer scrutiny

o the habitata mixture o some Virginia natives like

pine, locust, and mountain laurel and some not-so-wel-

come imports, like English ivy.

Ivy is the woodlands primary invader. Still avored as an

evergreen, ornamental ground

cover by many gardeners, ivy is

decried by parks and landscape

managers as an aggressive gar-

den escapee that can take over

and damage a natural envi-

ronment with its aggressive

growth. Hugging the ground,

dense, low-growing ivy blocks

sunlight and smothers nativeplantsit also harbors mosqui-

toes and rodents. The tree-

climbing, or arborescent,

variety o ivy can add sufcient

weight to weaken and topple

trees. Let unmanaged, ivy will

simply crowd out other plants.

Bankester began to pull the

ivy during the chill, blustery days o March and April

because, at that time, it was easy to see beore the spring

green-up began. The pulling continues this month on

Arlingtons Neighborhood Day, Saturday, May 21.

For more inormation, contact Lenny Bankester by

e-mail, [email protected].

At the woodland patch, Lenny Bankester points to a

thick poison ivy vine growing up a tree amid English

ivy. Photograph by Gretchen Fallon.

FHS Home & Garden Tour, Saturday May 14The Fairlington Historical Society

hosts its 5th biennial Home and Gar-

den Tour, on Saturday, May 14, 11

a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to show-

casing the communitys architecture,grounds, and the unique character o

our neighborhoods, this years tour

will eature a wonderul group o

homes with renovated kitchens and

bathrooms, tasteul interior decora-

tion and beautiul gardens.

You can pick up reserved tickets, or purchase additional

tickets, at the Fairlington yard sale at the North Fair-

lington Community Center, 3005 S. Abingdon Street,

on Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m. to noon.

Tickets may also be picked up or

purchased at the Fairlington Commu-

nity Center, 3308 S. Staord Street, on

Friday, May 6, 6 to 8 p.m., and at theNFCC starting at 10 a.m. on the morn-

ing o the tour.

I youd like to help with the tour, we

are still seeking a ew more home sit-

ters to guide tour participants through

eatured homes. Shits last just two and a hal hours, so

home sitters can tour the other homes. Send an e-mail

to [email protected] or call Kevin Silvia or

Patsy Hester at 703-578-3824.



Get your FINS onsummer swim program for children 5 14Fairlington FINS, Friends Interested in Neighborhood

Swimming, is an instructional and un community-

based summer swim program or children ages 5 to14

now celebrating its 13th anniversary.

FINS will be held July 5 29, 2011. Prac-

tices are held at our south Fairlington

pools (a dierent pool each week). Eachweek includes our aternoon practices

Monday through Thursday; 3:30 4

p.m. (ages 5-6), 4 4:40 p.m. (ages 7-8),

and 4:40 5:20 p.m. (ages 9-12). Swim

meets are held on Fridays (no aternoon

practice) starting at 6 p.m. and running

about 1.5 hours.

Daily swim practices ocus on the introduction and

refnement o childrens swimming skills. With the

exception o a child who is very araid o the water or

reluctant to participate, there are no swimming require-ments or acceptance into the program. He/she will be

in a group o 15 or more, so must be comortable with

that size class. Meets consist o two or three races or

each child. Younger children can use a kickboard or noo-

dle. The meets are very inormal (we do not race against

other teams) and all racers receive a ribbon. Parents will

be asked to help at the meets, calling the races, ribbon

writing, and helping the coaches organize the races.

FINS registration orms, including a more detailed sched-

ule and inormation sheet, will be available Monday,

May 2, via e-mail or or pick up at the

Fairlington Community Center. Only

50 children will be accepted on a frstcome, frst served basis. The cost or the

season is $45 per child or Fairlington

residents ($50 or non-residents).

Please read careully or new registration

policies: Due to the increasing popular-

ity o FINS, we are implementing a new,

three-tier registration procedure. FINS

registration or returning FINS participants and their eli-

gible siblings (Fairlington residents) will be May 2 to May

15. Beginning Monday, May 16, new FINS participants

(Fairlington residents) can register. Beginning June 6, ithere are any remaining slots, non-Fairlington residents

may register. For orms or more inormation, contact Dana

Andy at 571-236-1648 or [email protected].

Dana Andy

Photograph by Dana Andy.

Bike with safety in mindMay is National Bike Month, and Friday May 20 is

Arlingtons bike to work day. You can fnd out more and

pre-register or this ree event at BikeArlington.com.

And then brush up on the rules o the road, basic bik-

ing acts, and saety tips rom Arlington County Police

Department auxiliary ofcer Heather Hurlock:

Cycling rule o thumbRide on the right and stop

at the light. On the street, bike riders are subject to

the same rules o the road as car drivers. You cannot

stop or park your bike in a bike lane.

More than 400 bikes were stolen in Arlington last

year. I you do not use a U lock, your bike will be

stolen. With simple tools, easily concealed in a back

pack, bike thieves can cut through a chain or cable

in 20 seconds; they can cut o a padlock in about a

minute. Bus stops and Metro stops are avored loca-

tions or bike thet.

Register your bike with the county police. (Go

online to www.arlingtonva.us > Online services

> Register your bike. Have handy the bikes serial

number.) Registration is ree and the ACPD decal

you receive acts as a deterrent to thet. I your bike is

stolen, and then ound, you can reclaim it only i it

has been registered.

Watch Rolling Thunderfrom the bridge,

Sunday, May 29On May 29, the Sunday

o Memorial Day week-

end, many Fairlingtonians

gather on the bridge over

I-395 between about 8

a.m. and noon or frst-rate

viewing o thousands o

motorcycle riders roaring

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heading toward the Pen-

tagon north parking lot,

where the annual Rolling

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assembles or its aternoon

ride across Memorial Bridge and ultimately around the

National Mall. For more inormation, go online and

search Rolling Thunder.



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Update: More BRACLast month, theBulletin reported on increasing con-

cerns among Alexandria and Arlington neighbors over

the coming o BRAC 133the new Mark Center ofce

complex at I-395 and Seminary Road that is set to open

in September and bring an inux o more than 6,000

ederal employees to the area. State and local ofcials

have warned o a resulting trafc nightmarea colossalback-up on the highway and gridlock on nearby surace

streets. Representative James Moran (D-VA) has called on

the Pentagon to hold o the relocation o deense work-

ers to the Mark Center until trafc, transit, and road

improvements are in place. One such improvementa

dedicated car-pool and bus ramp rom I-395 HOV lanes

to BRACwas set back last month when the Federal

Highway Administration required a more thorough

environmental impact study o the ramp and what was

to have been its expedited construction by 2014. The

Virginia Department o Transportation said the $80 mil-

lion ramp project would be delayed by 18 months.

Arlington fares well incomparison of economicstress across the country

Arlington emerges as one o the least stressed counties in

the U.S., according to the Associated Press online Web

app that measures how the recession aects localitiesacross the country. AP compiles a countys stress index

by measuring the combined impacts o unemployment,

oreclosures, and bankruptcies. Updated monthly, the

stress index snapshot rom March 2011 shows Arlington

Countys overall stress index as 4.79%; unemployment

was 4.1%, and oreclosures were 0.36%. That compares

quite avorably to the economic distress experienced by

residents o, say, Montmorency County, Michigan (stress

index o 22.54%, with unemployment at 21%) or Yuma

County, Arizona (stress index 25.33%, unemployment

23.2%). The apps interactive map contains monthly

data since the onset o the recession in December 2007(to roll over the smaller counties o the eastern states, it

helps to use the maps zoom and grab-and-pan eatures).

For more inormation, go online and enter the search

term, AP economic stress index.

Free gardening advice at plant clinics

Find out how to grow

container tomatoes,

select the right-sized

tree or your patio, or

deal with garden pests

at Master Gardeners

plant clinics, at these

venues:

Arlington CountyFarmers Market,

intersection o N.

14th Street and

Courthouse Road,

Saturdays, 8 to

11 a.m., April 16

through the last Saturday in September.

Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street,

Thursdays, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m., May 8 through

October 6.

Virginia Cooperative Extension ofce at the

Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. StaordStreet, weekdays year-round, 9 a.m. to noon; or

during the same hours, call the Master Gardener

Help Desk, 703-228-6414; or go online any time

to the Extension Web site at www.ext.vt.edu.

Recommended: Bring with you resh samples o

problem plants, weeds, or insects to ensure an accu-

rate identifcation o any diseases or pests. Enclose the

samples in plastic bags or other clear containers.

Crime rate drops in Arlington

Arlington Countys overall crime rate dropped 7.6

percent in 2010, the Arlington County Police Depart-

ment announced last month. There were ewer

homicides, robberies, burglaries, and aggravated

assaults, crime statistics show. Index crimeshomi-

cides, orcible rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults,

arsons, burglaries, larcenies and vehicle thetsare

the eight categories generally used by law enorce-

ment as a standardized measure o the incidence

o crime. In Arlington arsons are investigated by

the Fire Marshal and are not reported by the Police

Department. Arlingtons crime rate has stayed

historically low the past several years, even during

the economic downturn. For more inormation, go

online to the county Web site, www.arlingtonva.us,

and search crime rate.

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fairlingtoncommunity center newsFCC hours andcontact Info

Monday through Friday,

8 a.m. 9 p.m.

Saturday, 8 a.m. 5 p.m.

Sunday, closed.

Hours are subject to change.

For updates and more inorma-

tion, call the FCC at 703-228-

6588. The center manager is

Patrick Mallon, 703-228-6590,[email protected].

FCC programs

The FCC has six multi-purpose

rooms, art studios, a gymna-

sium, a state-o-the-art ftness

room, day-lockers, accessible

pre-school and school-aged

playgrounds, outdoor basketballcourts, a ftness trail, a playing

feld, a picnic shelter, and acces-

sible public restrooms. There is

indoor open play or children

13 and under in the multi-

purpose gym on Saturday 3 to 5

p.m children must be super-

vised by an adult (18 and older).

In addition, there are a Senior

Program, a creative preschool

(three to fve years old), parent/

child Co-op Program or chil-dren one and two years old, and

summer camp.

Neighborhood Daymeets Taste of ArlingtonConnect with your riends and

neighbors at Neighborhood Day on

Saturday, May 21. The goal o Neigh-

borhood Day is to help Arlington-

ians connect with their neighbors

through community building events

like yard sales, meet and greets, pot-

lucks, ballgames, and other activi-

ties. This year, Neighborhood Day is

partnering with Taste o Arlington,

an annual event that transorms

the Ballston area into a lively street

estival with entertainment and lots

o ood rom Arlington restaurants.

Search Neighborhood Day at www.

arlingtonva.us to learn more.

Summer campsand classesCamps: FCC hosts several summer

camps or kids between the ages o

3 and 15. Search summer camps

at www.arlingtonva.us/prcr. Camps

can be searched by location on the

Browse or Summer Camps page.

Class registration: Tennis, swim-

ming, robotics, nature programs, and

arts and cratsthere is somethingor everyone among Arlingtons

summer classes. Look or the sum-

mer issue oEnjoy Arlington at FCC

starting on May 18 or visit www.

arlingtonva.us/prcr to fnd the class

that is right or you. Online registra-

tion starts at 8 a.m. on June 1.

Art workshops

For questions or registration, goonline to www.arlingtonva.us/prcr or

call 703-228-4747.

Basic beading. Learn the undamen-

tals o beaded jewelry design using

bead crimps, beading wire, leather

cord, coil ends, head and eye pins,

jump and split rings, basic loops,

wrapped loops, and use o a bead

board to make necklaces, a bracelet,

and earrings. Supply ee o $30 - $40

to be paid to instructor. Additionalbeads and kits available or sale as

well. Good hand-eye coordination is

helpul. This is a make-and-take work-

shop. Adults. 1 session, Saturday, May

14, 10 a.m. 1 p.m., $42. 340150A.

Silica gel dried owers. Learn the

undamentals o drying and pre-

serving real owers. Drying owers

rom your garden is a rewarding and

satisying hobby and a great way to

make creative gits like cards, vases,

and other unique projects. Supply

ee o $15 to be paid to the instructor

includes silica gel, owers, and small

vase. Inst.: Hogan. Adults. 1 session,

Saturday, May 21, 9:30 a.m. 12:30

p.m., $41. 340102A.

Texture. Learn the endless pos-

sibilities o using modeling paste

in paintings to create texture. This

class concentrates on abstract acrylic

pieces; however, representative and

oil painters will fnd countless ways

the same techniques transer to your

work. In the last class, well explore

additives, like glass beads, fbers, and

sand, that will enhance the texture o

your work and send you into a whole

new creative direction. All supplies

included. Inst.: Jernigan. Ages 16

adult. 4 sessions, Tuesday, May 24, 7

9 pm., $102. 340138A.

Monday, May 30

FCC will be closed in observanceo Memorial Day.



Down to earth

patio gardening

Every day, I receive questions rom

students, customers, and readers o

theBulletin. Heres a sampling that

may be o interest:

What are low-maintenance

plants? Maintenance means work,

and i you dont have the time, you

need plants that require minimal

pruning and watering and dontshed their leaves. Blue rug, blue

star or blue Pacifc junipers are

drought-tolerant and evergreen

or ever-blue. They grow six to

twelve inches tall with equal spread,

although Blue rug has arms that

crawl.

What plants provide fragrance?

Many, but here are a ew: Daphne

odora is a owering evergreen that

grows two eet tall with a similarspread. It takes sun or shade. Garde-

nia has vivid white blooms with a

strong scent. It is a small shrub (two

eet by two eet) and grows in sun

or part shade. Sometimes in winter

it needs a burlap wrap to ward o

ice on the branches. Honeysuckle is

a owering vine that blooms rom

early summer to December. It has

sot stems that ramble onto trellises

or ences. Sweet Box is a owering

evergreen that shows white blossoms

in February. It only grows 20 inches

tall with a 15-inch spread. Pieris

grows three eet by three eet, is ever-

green, and has white, bell-shaped

owers rom mid-March to mid-May.

What is a ground cover? Its an

accent to shrubs. Typical ground cov-

ers are 12 inches tall with a similar

spread and usually evergreen. They

can line the edge o your patio or be

planted in clusters o three or more.

Examples are skimmia, liriope, coral

bells, lenten rose, crimson pygmy

barberry, heather, azalea Gumpo,

and winter creeper euonymus.

When does a shrub need prun-

ing? Usually ater owering, but

every specimen has a specifc sched-

ule. Online searches are helpul or

pruning tips, but the list o shrubs

is long, so e-mail me i you cantfnd an answer. Some specimens

hydrangea, or exampleower

on old wood, so that radical prun-

ing merely nullifes next seasons

blooms. Thereore you have to live

with its stick-like habit in winter.

What mulch is recommended?

This is a matter o taste. Some are

large-chip, some are small. Others

are needled or shredded. Some are

dyed (orange or black). And, you

can even buy rubber mulch. My

avorite is Virginia Fine-Chip, since

it has a cinnamon tinge and keeps

its color over time. It also provides

a granular-like texture over the

ground.

Do I need to fertilize? It depends

I usually add acid ertilizer (one or

two times a year) to evergreens like

yew, holly, azalea, boxwood, rho-dodendron, ligustrum, and laurel.

I never ertilize a specimen that

is new or ear o burning fbrous

roots. Instead, apply soil conditioner

that is loam-like and allows new

plant roots to easily maneuver.

Bill Sullivan,www.sullivanslandscaping.net

Gardening FAQsanswered

Mulches vary in size and color, but they all help keep down weeds and retain

moisture in garden beds.



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Teacher appreciation

week at AbingdonThe week o May 2 6 marks

Teacher Appreciation Week at

schools all across the nation, includ-

ing your riendly neighborhood

elementary school, Abingdon. To

honor the more than 100 teachers

and sta at Abingdon, parents and

school supporters chipped in dona-

tions o money, volunteer time, and

more. Teachers will be treated to a

lunch rom Chicken Out, to daily

surprises in their mailboxes, and

to daily raes o git cards, money

prizes, and git baskets. I youre

a teacherat Abingdon or else-

wherethank you or your contri-

bution to our childrens uture. And,

i you see a teacher this week, dont

orget to thank them, too.

Fairlington Dentalsupports Abingdonscience programOnce again, Dr. Rogers and Fairling-

ton Dental have helped Abingdon

Elementary School by donating

the unds or the exciting Raging

Reptiles Day organized by science

lab teacher Anne Sywilok. Students

were thrilled to learn about ball

pythons o Arica. Learning about

the mimicry adaptation o the bull

snake o Texas was amazing. They

were able to see a sunbeam snake

rom Southeast Asia that hides in

wet areas and with its black scales

looks like a rainbow when a light

shines on it. The buttery agama

lizards rom Vietnam run quickly

as i they were running on water.

Seeing the Australian blue-tongue

skinks blue tongue stick out was

beyond cool. They also learned how

the Nelsons milk snake got its name.

The biggest hit was the Colombian

red-tail boa rom South America that

weighed 50 pounds. It took a lot o

kindergarten kids to hold all o that.

Students had a truly hands-onexperience. What a un and unique

way to learn about habitats, adapta-

tions, ecosystems. Most o all, they

learned to value and respect nature.

Anne Sywilok

Abingdon Scouts bringrain barrels to our gardenThe science garden at Abingdon will

soon have two new additions, thanks

to the Abingdon Boy Scouts andBrownies. Using unds rom a grant

through the Girl Scouts Council o

the Nations Capital, they purchased

two secondhand rain barrels, which

the Scouts will paint and install. It

is commonly estimated that a hose

wastes about 25 gallons o water

every fve minutes. The rain barrels

will provide an environmentally

riendly alternative or watering the

garden. And, speaking o the gar-

den, Abingdon just secured a $500

Youth Garden Grant rom Home

Depot, which will be used to pur-

chase plants and supplies.

Library gets a boostfrom the Book FairAbingdon hosted the annual Scho-

lastic Book Fair in March and the

numbers are in. We raised nearly

$4,000 or the library, which will be

used to complete the popular book

series theMagic Tree House and 39

Clues as well as purchase a state-o-

the-art Smartboard. Additionally,all teachers and sta were given

10 percent discounts on their own

purchases, student vouchers were

provided to help students without

amily fnancial resources, and 37

teachers received books rom their

own wish lists.

By Michelle Marston, Abingdon PTAco-president

abingdonschool news

Thanks to your support, the Abingdon Book Fair was a great success! Photograph by Eric

Golden.



neighborhoodnews

Fair GoldsThe Fair Golds, an Arlington County social group in

and around the Fairlington area (including Alexandria),

will hold a business meeting at noon on Thursday, May

5, at the Fairlington Community Center. On Thursday,

May 19, well hold our spring luncheon at the Fort Myer

Ofcers Club. Regular meetings at the FCC begin with

a brown-bag lunch; dessert and beverages are provided.

We always welcome guests and/or new members over 55

years o age. For more inormation, call Gertrude Frankel

at 703-931-3759.

Card players welcomeJoin your Fairlington neighbors or a riendly game o

Canasta. No previous experience is necessary to enjoy

this card game. We are happy to teach you. The group

meets Tuesday mornings at a local church hall near Fair-

lington. Call Carol Ann at 703-931-8533.

Fairlington DinersFairlington Diners is a group o Fairlington and non-

Fairlington riends who gather or dinner a couple o

times a month. We ocus on just having a good meal in

great company. I youd like to be included in our e-mail

list, please send your e-mail address to carol_dabbs@

yahoo.com.

Monday, May 16, 7:30 p.m., hal-price burger night at

Ramparts Restaurant, 1700 Fern St., Alexandria, 703-998-

6616. This is a local avorite that we visit monthlyusu-

ally with a large turnout. Please call Carol to let us know

i you plan to attend, so we can choose the right size table

when we arrive. Prior to the event (not the day o), call at

703-379-6840. On the day o the event, please call by 6

p.m. at 202-647-2624. Please leave a voicemail i you dont

reach Carol directly; include your name and how to con-

tact you the day o the event, in case o a change in plans.

Monday, May 30, 6:30 p.m., Indigo Landing, 1 Marina

Drive, Alexandria, VA 22314-1143, 703-548-0001. Last

year, we enjoyed the view o the Potomac and the monu-ments rom this restaurant when we had a good crowd

there on Labor Day, so lets try it or Memorial Day as

well. A modern contemporary cuisine is served. We can

enjoy the sights as the sun sets on the real beginning o

summer. Please call Carol at 703-379-6840 by 6 p.m. on

Sunday the 29th i youre planning to attend, so we can

make a reservation.

Thirty SomethingsWe will not meet in May; we will meet again in June. I

you want to be added to the list, please contact KavitaKalsy at [email protected].

Book GroupThe Book Group will not meet in May. Our next meeting

will be on Tuesday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the North

Fairlington Community Center, when we will discuss

a book selected at the April meeting. The title will be

announced by e-mail and in the June Bulletin. For more

inormation, contact Kavita Kalsy at [email protected]

or Terry Gough at [email protected].

MOMS Club of Arlington-FairlingtonAre you a ull- or part-time stay-at-home parent and look-

ing to connect with other Fairlington moms and dads?

The MOMS Club o Arlington-Fairlington VA chapter o

the International MOMS Club may be or you. Members

and their children participate in general monthly meet-

ings, member planned outings/events, Parents Night Out,

and much more. The weekly age-specifc playgroups start

as young as birth and go up to 3+ years old. Playgroups are

Fairlington Arbor resident is APSTeacher of the Year

Congratulations to our Fairlington Arbor neighbor,

Matthew Tosiello, a third grade teacher at Randolph

Elementary School, who has been named Arling-

ton Public Schools Teacher o the Year. This month,

Tosiello will be recognized at a reception by the

Arlington School Board, and he will be honored by

The Washington Post as part o the annual Agnes

Meyer Outstanding Teacher Awards sponsored

by the papers educational oundation. The ullpress release can be viewed online at www.apsva.

us/15401082104136983/blank/browse.asp?a=383&B

MDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=67575.



neighborhood newsContinued

great or kids, but they also oer parents a chance to fnd

support and riendship.

In the last year members have also worked on several com-

munity service projects beneftting Abingdon ElementarySchool and the Arlington Food Assistance Center. We will

again participate as a group in the March o Dimes March or

Babies in May. We have hosted speakers on topics including

separation anxiety, nutrition, early childhood literacy, and

positive discipline. Our most recent speaker was a local ash-

ion consultant who answered questions about new-mommy

style and provided tips or shopping and organizing.

I you would like to learn more about the club and meet

other parents, please join us or our next general meeting

on Wednesday, May 11, at the Fairlington Community

Center. Children are welcome. For more inormation aboutthe club, the general meeting, or membership, please con-

tact Angela Klaus (Membership VP) at airlingtonmoms@

yahoo.com. Annual dues o $25 support quarterly group

unctions and community service projects.

5/31/11

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meeting; e-mail [email protected]; or call

the FCA at 703-243-1735 to leave your name and phon

number. Visit www.ca-airlington.org or additional

details or to fnd the next FCA event.


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JADAS CLEANING SEICE.

Reliable, experienced and good

reerences. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly

occasionally, move in/out, windows

and ofces. Other services: carpets

steams cleaned. Call us or ree

estimates (703) 569-7799.

B&A CLEANING SEICES. 22 years

experience. Excellent reerences in

Fairlington and all areas. Reasonable

prices. We provide our own equipmentand supplies. Call or ree estimate

703-495-0781.

HOUSE CLEANING. Reliable,

experienced, good reerences, exible

scheduling, reasonable rates. We

bring our own equipment. Weekly -

bi-weekly - monthly - occasionally.

One-time, move-in/out, ofces. For

ree in home estimate call Maryen/

Raul at 703-321-5335.


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