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Isabel Jones laughs as she gets a bitmore cream on her face at the piethrowing table.

Angel Arias smashes a sideview mirrorwith a sledgehammer at the car bash.

Paige Vondenkamp and Alex Sciosciapose for a photo with the wizardMichael Morris.

Calla Zane takes a turn at the softballthrow. The game was sponsored by theschool softball team.

Tita Ferede, Nya Bucksell and TaylorDertrand of the Academy of Financecollect tickets for those eager to try andbash a car at the expo.

Franklin Flores, Malcolm Wamzer and Oscar Deleon ofthe TC Dragon slayers act out the Human Slot Machineat the school fair.

Noorsabah Safi andmembers of the multi-cultural club served upsticks of cotton candy tovisitors at the Titan Expoon Sunday afternoon.

An Expo of Titanic FunT

he students of T.C. Williams High Schoolheld the annual Titan Expo on Sunday,May 3, at the school. Guests were offered

a used book sale, multiple games of chance, face

painting, a bake sale, an opportunity to bash acar, moon bounces and more. All funds raisedbenefit the Larry Trice PTSA/SCA Scholarshipsfor student graduates from TC.

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The Long Range Educa-tional Facilities Plan in-cludes extensive informa-

tion on new enrollment projec-tions for Alexandria City PublicSchools (ACPS) and a list of pro-posed changes, additions, and newschools to fight current and pro-

jected overcrowding in the schoolsystem. What current drafts of theLong Range Educational FacilitiesPlan don’t include is the price tag.

The Fiscal Challenges section ofthe Long Range Educational Facili-ties Plan is still undergoing review,but early drafts show a $441.2million total for implementingmodernization, educational speci

Long-Term PlanLacks NumbersLong Range EducationalFacilities Plan faces scrutinyfor budget omissions.

By Vernon Miles

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The last work session foradditions and deletions tothe city budget saw Alex-

andria City Public Schools and FireStation 210take the lion’sshare of thefunding while ar e c r e a t i o ncenter’s Sundayprogrammingand an afford-able housingprogram wereleft unfunded.The May 4 worksession is thelast step of thebudget process before the CityCouncil votes on the budget later

this week.The budget add/delete will add

$1 million to the school budget.According to the Add/Delete Pro-posal form, submitted by Council-man Justin Wilson, the addition tothe schools aims to narrow the re-

maining $3.2million gap be-tween theSchool Board’sApproved Oper-ating Budgetand the citymanager’s pro-posed appro-priation. TheSchool Board’sbudget add/de-lete process be-gins May 12,

the deadline for add/delete pro

Budget Winners… and LosersSchools and fire station win, reccenter and affordable housing lose.

“It’s important thatwe make it clearthat his funding isdesignated for FireStation 210, even ifit’s not allocated.”— Councilwoman Del Pepper

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By Vernon Miles

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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au-thority (WMATA) took the Potomac YardMetro Station discussion outside of City Hall

and into the affected neighborhood for the April 30public hearing at the Corra Kelly Recreation Center.The project had as many detractors in the crowd oflocal citizens as it did supporters.

James Ashe, manager for Environmental Planningat WMATA, began with a presentation of the fouridentified Potomac Yard Metro Station options, aswell as a no-build alternative, but Ashe also notedthat the “no build” option was considered not con-sistent with Alexandria and regional transit plans.

Build Alternative A is located along existing metrotracks between the CSX Transportation railroad andthe north end of the Potomac Greens neighborhood.Build Alternative B is located further north, betweenthe George Washington Parkway and the PotomacYard Shopping Center. City staff has previously ex-pressed a preference for Alternative B, which placesthe metro station closer to the existing shopping cen-ter, but also encroaches more into the adjacent na-tional park land.

Ashe noted that both plan A and B have sub-vari-ants, one with access to the George Washington Park-way and one without. Commercial vehicles are pro-hibited from the parkway, but Ashe said waivers couldbe granted if the site is inaccessible through othermeans. While the site is, technically, accessiblethrough other routes, those paths travel through resi-dential zones. Ashe said that the noise levels are notexpected to exceed Federal Transit Administrationstandards, but conceded that further study wouldneed to be done.

Resident Katy Cannady addresses James Ashe, manager for Environmental Planningat WMATA, and Mayor William Euille.

Displays detail Potomac Yard Metro plan available for public viewing.

Feedback on Potomac Yard MetroWMATA hosts publicforum near proposedMetro station.

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New Principal for TCWhen students are called into the

Principal’s Office at T.C. Williams High Schoolnext year, they will be facing Dr. Jesse Dingle.On May 4, Superintendent Alvin Crawleynamed Dingle as principal of T.C. WilliamsHigh School. Dingle will replace SuzanneMaxey, who is retiring at the end of the 2015school year after five years at TC.

Dingle, who will assume his new post onJuly 1, currently serves as principal of John Handley High Schoolin Winchester, Va. Crawley cited his experience at leading schoolsto full accreditation by implementing remediation and enrich-ment programs during the school day.

Landrum To Lead AEDPThe Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP)

named Stephanie Landrum as president and CEO of the organi-zation on Thursday, April 30. Landrum had been serving as act-ing president and CEO since former President and CEO ValHawkins stepped down in March. Landrum has worked at AEDPfor 10 years and previously served as the organization’s vice presi-dent.

The AEDP is a public-private partnership funded by the City ofAlexandria that acts as a business advocacy organization.

“Our established commercial districts in Old Town and DelRay are healthy and thriving, so our focus has turned toplacemaking efforts and recruitment of businesses and investorsin Carlyle, Potomac Yard and Landmark,” said Landrum. “Wewill be building out our research and economic resources, find-ing more ways to partner with our neighbors in Arlington andD.C. to promote our region to audiences outside of the Metroarea and recruiting events that draw and expose targeted indus-tries to Alexandria.”

Details on compensation and benefits are still in negotiationbetween the Executive Committee and staff.

— Vernon Miles

Construction at Lee CenterThe city’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Ac-

tivities is renovating the existing basketball court located at theLee Center, 1108 Jefferson St. The basketball court surface willbe repaired and recolored. In addition, installation of new ac-cessible play equipment, to be located within same court area,will be completed concurrently with the court renovation. Theplay equipment will include accessible swings, outdoor musicinstruments, sensory play components, and soft rubber tile sur-facing. The play equipment was funded in partnership with theMiracle League of Alexandria and the Kelley Cares Foundationto provide accessible outdoor play at the Lee Center.

Work is scheduled to take place through June 10. The courtwill be closed during construction. Signs will be posted on-sitewith additional information.

Police Activity❖ The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a “shots

fired” call in the 700 block of N. Fayette Street in the early morn-ing hours of Tuesday, May 5. No one was injured.

❖ On Tuesday, May 5, police investigated a robbery in 3500block of King Street. The two suspects were subsequently appre-hended by officers during a traffic stop.

❖ On Monday, May 4, before midnight, police responded to arobbery in the 5600 block of Derby Court. A cell phone was sto-len and the adult victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

❖ On Friday, May 1, police investigated a carjacking in the3900 block of Commonwealth Avenue. One suspect with a gunstole a silver 2008 Mercedes with Virginia temp tags. The victimwas not injured.

❖ On Thursday, April 30, a U.S. Air Force helicopter made anemergency landing near William Ramsay ES in the 5700 blockof Sanger Avenue around 10:30 a.m. No one was injured on theflight and no one was in the field when the landing was made.

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More than 500 peoplecrossed the thresholdof the Birchmere to at-

tend the annual Carpenter’s Shel-ter Cook-Off on April 26.

Twenty-three local restaurantsparticipated in this year’sfundraiser that raised over$82,000 for the shelter’s programsand services for homeless men,women and children.

The 2015 winners are BestSweet Dish: Jackson 20; Best Sa-vory Dish: Red Rocks NeapolitanBistro; People’s Choice Award: TheGrille at Morrison House, and Kid’sChoice Award: Sugar Shack.

Carpenter’s Shelter Cook-Offsponsors included: The AdvisoryBoard Company, Grant Thornton,Convergent Solutions, The MotleyFool, Alexandria Carpet One Floor& Home, Elm Street Development,

Carpenter’s Shelter Cook-Off Raises Over $82,000

Tony Giuliana and JoshButler of Jackson 20 tookthe award for 2015 BestSweet Dish with Straw-berry Shortcake.

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Naresh and Bakash Bhatt and Suresh Basad over a varietyof sample from the Dishes of India.

Katheryn Batey checks theinventory of the donuts atthe Sugar Shack table.Sugar Shack received theKid’s Choice Award.

McEnearney Associates Realtorswith Charlene Schaper, HordCoplan Macht with BrandonRobinson, Speck-Caudron Invest-ment Group of Wells Fargo Advi-sors, Velsor Properties LLC, Out-

door Power Equipment Institute,The Last Man Standing Club, TheYalcin Group, Halt Buzas & PowellLTD, Clarke & Sampson, Engineer-ing Consulting Services and theGannett Foundation.

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Police officer Michael Nugent, cen-ter, was honored with a Gold Medal

for his heroics in the line of duty.With him are his wife Courtney,

children Jack, 8, Conor, 6, and Emily,4, and parents Mary Jane and Hugh

Nugent. At right is Mamie Doyle, abystander who assisted Nugent in

the rescue of a potential suicidevictim in February 2014.

Sheriff Dana Lawhorne, Police Chief Earl Cook and FireChief Robert Dube at the April 30 Valor Awards.

The Alexandria Chamber of Commercehonored 16 public safety personnel forexceptional performance in the line ofduty at the 29th annual Valor Awards.

Held April 30 at First Baptist Church, the ceremonyalso recognized police K-9s Xig Xag and Gracie.

Police officer Michael Nugent, honored with a GoldMedal for his rescue of a potential suicide victim onan overpass of I-495, was joined by his family andMamie Doyle, a bystander who assisted Nugent atthe scene.

APD officers Steve Escobar and Carlos Ronlon re-ceived Silver Medals and Assistant Fire MarshallAndrea Buchanan and APD officer Erik Nygren werehonored with Bronze Medals. Additionally, four Cer-tificates of Valor and seven Life Saving Awards werepresented at the luncheon..

Alexandria resident and NBC4 news reporter JulieCarey hosted the event, which was sponsored byInova Alexandria Hospital and catered by Sweet FireDonna’s Restaurant.

— Jeanne Theismann

At its 2015 ValorAwards celebration.

Chamber Honors Public Safety Personnel

Honorees and dignitaries posefor a group photo at the 2015Alexandria Chamber of Com-

merce Valor Awards April 30 atFirst Baptist Church. The cer-emony honored public safety

personnel from the police, fireand sheriff’s departments.

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“Inner Urge” performed on Saturday evening at the Durant Center. On stage are:Nasar Abadey, drums; Thad Wilson, trumpet; Fred Foss, alto sax; Elijah Jamal, tenorsax; Allyn Johnson, piano; and Herman Burney, bass.

Nomadic Jazz Opens Season with Concert

Nomadic Jazz, a new, “pop-up” jazz club,held its first event on Saturday evening,May 2, at the Durant Center. The show fea-

tured jazz group “Inner Urge.” Debbie Hodnett, thefounder of Nomadic Jazz, describes the new club as“committed to finding spots in your neighborhoodor within easy driving or walking distance so thatwe can deliver an evening of live jazz that’s both ac-cessible and shows respect and love for the creativ-

ity and dedication of the artists.”For additional information on Nomadic Jazz or

upcoming events, visit NomadicJazz.com or followNomadic Jazz on Facebook (facebook.com/NomadicJazz) or on Twitter (@NomadicJazz).

Nomadic Jazz is also seeking sponsors for events,as well as jazz musicians interested in performing;for either of these inquiries, email Debbie Hodnettat [email protected].

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Plant SaleThe bi-annual NorthernAlexandria Native PlantSale took place lastweekend at 1701 N.Quaker Lane in Alexan-dria. The sale takesplace on the last Satur-day of the month ofApril, annually, andagain on the last Satur-day of September. Farm-ers and volunteers had avariety of native toVirginia plants — nativewild Azaleas, nativeClustered MountainMint, VirginiaSweetspire — to name afew.

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Music blasts out at Port City Brewing Com-pany on Wheeler Avenue. A row of large,stainless steel kettles lines the platform

upstairs, each with a specific purpose in the brewingprocess. Josh Center bolts down 12 metal steps,jumping the last two.

He is monitoring the hop tone and sees the islandbreak in the boil kettle so races downstairs to switchthe drain off to the second set of pipes. Then hebounds back up the steps to check the board of multi-colored lights, in this case monitoring the flow of

splurge water in the 30 BBL brewkettle that should be coming in andgoing out at the same rate.

“O.K., he says, “13.5 gallons perminute.” A heavy pungent smell sits

in the air over the brew kettle where the grains aremashed for about an hour with water. All Port Citybeers begin with the same base malt, a Canadianpilsner, “and we add specialty malts to get differentflavors, colors, aromas. Aroma and mouth feel arevery important for a beer, just like cooking.” The spentgrain goes to farmers for livestock, “or sometimes Itake home a little.” Center says, “It makes excellentbread.”

It is mid-morning which is the busy time duringthe 3-4 days a week when brewing takes place. Aforklift moves back and forth across the concrete floorcarrying pallets of empty beer bottles. The wholeprocess of making this batch of beer will take 2-3weeks.

When starting a new brew, Center says they beginwith a 10-gallon tank, see what they think and thentweak for a second brew and then a third tweak be-fore they work up to their full brew. After the sparging(rinsing) step, the wort (liquid) moves to the boilkettle. “If we are making the Monumental IPA, weadd hops all through the 1.5 hour boil process, thenthrow in a decent size at the end to get out all of theflavor.”

He walks the few steps to the whirlpool kettlewhere the liquid will sit for 10 minutes. Center opensthe lid to throw in some dry pellet hops from a largewhite bucket. He says that different hops can beadded at this stage depending on the beer that isbeing made.

And, he adds, if they are making the Optimal Witbeer, a large “tea bag” of spices with orange peel,coriander and grains of paradise is lowered into the

tank on a rope, “just like you’re making tea.” Thenext step is the fermenter with a conical bottom tocollect the yeast.

The beer spends a week or so here in primary fer-mentation. When the yeast has eaten up enough ofthe sugars, they seal up the tank to build up pres-sure and begin the process of carbonation. Last stepis the bright tank where natural filtration takes placeresulting in the clarity of beer. “From here it goes tobottles or kegs depending on demand for certainbeers.”

Center disappears momentarily down the stepsagain, throwing words back over his shoulder, “Woop,have to stop it, don’t want it to clog.” Center says, “Iam a paranoid brewer. I like to go around and checkall of my valves.”

He said that everything is manual, all the systemvalves and tubes at Port City. Some large brewerieshave everything computerized. He stops to check onthe temperature again, “real quick.”

He says, “In the beginning I was worried I wouldopen the wrong valve and send all of the hot beerdown the drain. But eventually it becomes like adance.” He says, “We try very hard to take readingsand taste at all points to be sure it is within the rangeof all the other batches we have been tasting but heemphasized, “we don’t taste it all on the same day.”

Center starts work at 5 a.m., and Adam Reza comesfor the second shift at 1 p.m. Center says that he andAdam came up with their first beer last year. It is ablack IPA that “gets its roastiness from dark malts.We wanted a centennial hop.” He says the beer wentthrough three pilot batches in the public tasting room.As with all tests, it was labeled “suspicious package.”It was ready to be served at Halloween.

Center has been at Port City for two years. He saidhe learned on the job but it helped that he had beena home brewer before he was hired. He says he neverquite got the knack of it until he “got trained by pro-fessionals here.” Center has disappeared. Time tocheck the valves one more time.

Specialty Beers All Different

Josh Center adjusts the valve on the brewkettle controlling the temperature on thesparge water to protect the enzymes.Sparging or rinsing is the first step of thebeer brewing process at Port City BrewingCompany in Alexandria.

Josh Center, brewer at Port City BrewingCompany in Alexandria, adds pellets ofdry hops to the whirlpool kettle. Differentcombinations of hops are added to thekettles at different stages of brewingdepending on the particular beer.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Includedate, time, location, description andcontact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork wel-come. Deadline is Thursday at noon,at least two weeks before event.

ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLSKindergarten Registration. 9

a.m.-1 p.m. at all elementaryschools across Alexandria CityPublic Schools. Parents areencouraged to walk into theirneighborhood school to collect aregistration packet. Children mustbe 5 years old on or before Sept.30 to register for kindergarten.All children born in the U.S. andwho speak English at home mustregister at their home elementaryschool, even if they will attend adifferent school. If a child was notborn in the U.S or does not speakEnglish as a first language,register at the Office of EnglishLanguage Learner Services atACPS Central Office at 1340Braddock Place, Alexandria. Visitwww.acps.k12.va.us.

THURSDAY/MAY 7Chinquapin Park Parking Lot

Restriping. All day atChinquapin Park, 3210 King St.The City of Alexandria asks thatpark partons use caution.

Traffic Box Public Art ProjectOpen House. 5-6:30 p.m. atBeatley Central Library, 5005Duke St. Learn more about theproject to be installed on DukeStreet, between Callahan Driveand S. Pickett Street. Free. Call703-746-5590.

SATURDAY/MAY 9Community Shred Event. 9 a.m.-

2 p.m. ay 4875 Eisenhower Ave.Commonwealth One FederalCredit Union is offering a freeevent in which members maybring old, personal documents tobe destroyed. Free. Visitwww.cofcu.org.

Prayer Walk. 9:30 a.m. atWoodlawn Shopping Center. TheCity of Hope Worship Center willbe having a prayer walk and willpray about crime andhomelessness. Free. Call 703-203-8778.

SUNDAY/MAY 10Mother’s Day Service. 11 a.m.-1

p.m. at the Courtyard PentagonSouth, 4641 Kenmore Ave.Envision Bible Church is holdinga special service for Mother’s Day.Free. Call 703-683-8154.

TUESDAY/MAY 12Excellence in Aging Awards. 6

p.m. at Vola Lawson Lobby ofCity Hall, 301 King St. Individualsand organizations will behonored for their work. Free. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/aging.

THURSDAY/MAY 14Technology Petting Zoo. 1:30-3

p.m. at Charles E. Beatley CentralLibrary, 5005 Duke St. This is ahands-on learning opportunity toexperience iPads, Kindles,iPhones, NOOKs and other tabletsand communication devices forthose with low vision. Free. Call703-746-1762.

Ascension Day ChoralEvensong. 7:30 p.m. at St.

Paul’s Episcopal Church, 228South Pitt St. Grant Hellmers,Organist-Choirmaster of St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church, will direct theAdult Choir in an Ascension DayChoral Evensong. Free. Visitwww.stpaulalexandria.com.

SATURDAY/MAY 16Lemonaide Day. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at

Market Square. Non-profitorganization Kids Helping Kidswill have a lemonade stand inMarket Square and more than 30around the city. Proceeds willbenefit at-risk children. Thisyear’s beneficiaries will be ASpace of Her Own and Wright toRead. Contact Annie Tuttle [email protected].

MONDAY/MAY 18 &WEDNESDAY/MAY 20Adult Mental Health First Aid

Training Class. 4480 King St.,Room 514, Alexandria.Demonstrates the initial helpgiven to a person showing signs ofmental illness or a mental healthcrisis. The eight-hour courseteaches risk factors, warning signsand symptoms of mental healthand substance use disorders; theeffects of the illnesses and anoverview of treatments; and afive-step action plan for helpingsomeone with symptoms. Formore information about classes,contact Donielle Marshall at 703-746-3523 [email protected] atsurvey.alexandriava.gov/s3/MHFARegistration.


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Glenda B. Harrison died peacefully surroundedby her loving family at Manor Care on April 17,2015, in Alexandria. She was born Nov. 15, 1934,in Lincoln, Nebraska to Lanice Long and ErnestBeauchamp. Glenda married David P. Harrison inGermany in 1957 and was divorced in 1978. Sheis survived by three children David Harrison, Chris-tine Lane, and Ruth Erbe; nephew John Parks, andgrandchildren Esther and Ryan Erbe, and ClaireLane. A graveside memorial service was conductedat 10 a.m. Friday May 1 at Mt. Comfort Cemeteryin Alexandria.

Glenda graduated from Mount Vernon HighSchool and earned a BA at George WashingtonUniversity School of Education. She marched twiceas a majorette for the Cherry Blossom Parade inWashington, D.C. She taught elementary schoolin Fairfax County and at the International Bacca-laureate School in Taipei, Taiwan. She also ad-ministered defense contracting logistics in theWashington metro area until she retired.

Glenda lived and raised her family in Taiwanfrom 1965 to 1970 and visited 11 countries. In1995 she travelled with her Aunt Violet Long toHilperton, England for genealogical research ofthe Long family. She enjoyed traveling with herdaughter Christine to Hawaii and California, at-tending her daughter Ruth’s concerts with theMaryland Symphony, and attending musicals withher son at the Kennedy Center.

Glenda attended Wesley United Methodist

Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alex-andria. She enjoyed playing the piano in highschool and swimming at the pool. She enjoyedadopting and feeding birds, dogs, cats, and ducksthat would visit her front door. Glenda is remem-bered for her humor and quick eye for editing.She enjoyed sending news articles to family andfriends about their interests.

The Glenda B. Harrison Rose Fund will live asan enduring tribute to Glenda and provides vitalfunding for cancer research. Donations to TheGlenda B. Harrison Rose Fund can be made in thefollowing ways:

❖ Mail: National Foundation for Cancer Re-search (NFCR)

Attn: The Glenda B. Harrison Rose Fund4600 East West Highway, Suite 525, Bethesda,

MD 20814❖ Phone: 301-654-1250 or 1-800-321-2873❖ Online: http://www.nfcr.org/ From the home

page, click on Ways to Give, then Donate In Honorof/Memory of. Please put The Glenda B. HarrisonRose Fund in the field for Honoree Name or Com-ments field. The National Foundation for CancerResearch is a 501(C)(3) tax exempt charity TaxID# 04-2531031.

The family also encourages gifts to The Rector’sDiscretionary fund at St. Christopher’s Church,6320 Hanover Avenue, Springfield, VA 22150.Please write “Glenda B. Harrison Fund” in thememo line of the donation check. Seewww.saintchristophers.net

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Lily with momKathleeenBurns of Alex-andria. “Lilywas adoptedfrom Chinawhile we wereliving in Aus-tralia. She wasin an orphan-age with 156little girls andit had no glassin the windows,no heat and

few amenities. It was very cold in this huge fortress-likebuilding, so the babies wore several layers of clothing.One marvelous thing was that all the babies had a fostermother who brought the children home at night so theyhad excellent care, love and attention. There were nodiapers there — which is hard to imagine — and no babyformula, with the infants fed boiled rice. When we wereposted back to the U.S., I boxed up all the photos of Lilyfrom her first few months and sealed it up for the mov-ers. In the chaos of moving, the box was shoved into acorner and stayed there a long time until I opened itrecently and its wonderful contents. Thanks to the Chi-nese stork, Lily made me eligible to celebrate Mother’sDay. She has been a lovely and treasured gift.”

Alexandrian residentMariah with daughters KDand Lillie Soriano celebrat-ing a birthday dinner atWildfire in Tysons Galleria.

We took my mom out for dinner on her birthday a fewweeks ago and then we all had ice cream afterward. Thispicture is from when we were eating the ice cream, andhas my mom, Julie, me, and my sisters Phoebe and Olivia(age 5). It was so yummy! We had a really good time! Welove you Mommy!

— Matthew Smallman, age 8, Rosemont

I’m Willa Denton, this is a picture of me and my mom(Julie Denton), on my elementary school promotion. Sheis always so supporting, helping me even when I’m in abad mood, I’m so lucky I have her.

Emily Vernon and her firstchild, young Caleb, enjoy afew moments together incelebration of parenting.

Mother Ann Vernon and three young children, (from left)Hal, Scott and Emily, build one of life’s long-term memo-ries on a summer day more than 15 years ago as theymake their pick from this litter of golden retriever pup-pies, naming her Kileah.

Big Brother Will Warchol hides from mom Lauren,dad Michael and baby sister Katia during a pleasantspring day.

Sisters andmoms, Lauren

Warchol andEmily Vernon,

take a breakfrom enjoying asnowy interlude

with Will anddog Tilly, Caleb

(left) and Katia.

Collin Marquis, 19, with mom MaggieHagood, enjoying the spring and theblooming cherry blossoms in front of ourAlexandria home.

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Jessica Gibson of Alexandria withher mom Geraldine Strozier andher son Aidan Gibson

Stephanie Levy withmom Jill of Alexan-dria on vacation atThe Wizarding Worldof Harry Potter atUniversal Orlando inMarch 2015.

Me & My Mom Readers submitted photographs for Mother’s Day.


Me & My Mom Readers submitted photographs for Mother’s Day.

Janet and Susan Barnett: 1982 ... and now!

Nan Rudin of Alexandria with sonAndrew taken in Albuquerque,N.M. in 2012.

My Mom is my best friend. Whenshe smiles it makes me laugh. Welove walking in Old Town andtalking. She is the Best Mom Ever.This is my Mother’s Day present toher.

— Addison Hood, 5

Lindsay Hemphill and her Mom,Linda Hemphill, at the NHL WinterClassic at Nats Park on Jan. 1,2015.

Makena and Molly Kaiman.Makena, 9, is in 3rd grade at LylesCrouch Traditional Academy.

Dylan and Molly Kaiman. Dylan, 7,is in 1st grade at Lyles Crouch.

Ann Hernly of Alexandria with sonSamuel Hernly, on Feb. 17, 2015were taking a break from playingin the snow during Samuel’s snowday.


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There are families dealing with hun-ger in every county in the UnitedStates, including here in NorthernVirginia. In Fairfax, there are

67,190 people who are food insecure, (facinghunger at some point monthly) which is morethan 6 percent of the population, according toa report by Feeding America. In Arlington, 8.7percent of the population is food inse-cure, 18,750 people. In Alexandria,10.8 percent of the population faceshunger at least monthly, that’s 15,540people.

You can see the national data by county inan interactive map: http://map.feedingamerica.org/

ON SATURDAY, MAY 9, as they deliver mail,postal carriers will collect donations of non-perishable food left by residents near their mailboxes. They will be joined by retired letter car-riers, by family members and friends, and byvolunteers to help collect and distribute thesacks of non-perishable food items that get leftnext to mailboxes that morning.

People are encouraged to leave asturdy bag containing non-perishablefoods such as canned soup; cannedvegetables; canned meats and fish;

pasta; peanut butter; rice or cereal next to theirmailbox before the regular mail delivery onSaturday. Carriers will bring the food to localfood banks, pantries and shelters.

The annual food drive is held in more than10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, theDistrict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the VirginIslands and Guam. Last year almost 73 millionpounds of food was collected in the one-dayevent for people in need throughout the UnitedStates.

CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED by hunger dis-proportionately, with nearly 30 percent of stu-dents in Fairfax County Public Schools poorenough to receive subsidized meals at school,which is an incredible 51,968 students. Thatpercentage is more than 31 percent in Arling-ton with more than 7,700 students poorenough to get meal benefits. In Alexandria, 60percent of students are poor enough to getmeal benefits; that’s almost 8,600 students.

Many of these students go hungry on week-ends, during school closures for bad weatherand in the summer. More on that soon.

In the meantime, leave a bag of food out byyour mailbox on Saturday.

Hunger Is WidespreadSaturday, May 9, is the postal carriers food drive;put a sturdy bag with food donation next to yourmailbox that morning.

Editorial

By William R. Walsh

President

Virginia American Water

About 51 weeks out of the year peopletend to forget the value and conve-nience of having access to clean, safe

drinking water at the simple turn ofthe tap. But this week is NationalDrinking Water Week, so I thoughtit an apt opportunity to remind ourAlexandria customers that although they maynot always be thinking of it, safe tap water is

all we think about on their behalf, 24 hours aday, seven days a week. In fact, we’re verypleased to announce we’re investing $4 mil-lion this year in the city, to upgrade aging wa-ter mains to ensure reliable uninterruptedwater service.That’s about four miles of main. About half that

work ($2 million and two miles) willtake place this spring and the restthroughout the remainder of the year.Replacing these watermains, which

range in age from 60 to 100 years old, repre-sents Virginia American Water’s commitment

to Alexandria’s continued economic prosper-ity and quality of life for its residents. It’s animportant responsibility, and we’re proud ofour record of proactive investment to improvewater service reliability and fire protection forthe community.We also greatly appreciate everyone’s coopera-tion and patience while the system upgradesare made. So this week, I invite everyone topause and think about their water and theamazing feat is to have it treated and deliv-ered nonstop every day for just about a pennyper gallon.

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By Alvin L. Crawley

Superintendent of Schools

Throughout AlexandriaCity Public Schools, thereare heroes who welcome

children everyday into their class-rooms and make sure that eachstudent’s unique academic, emo-tional and social needs are met.These heroes don’t lettheir students give up, nomatter how hard thework becomes. They arequick to praise when students suc-ceed, and equally quick to providesupport and guidance when stu-dents struggle. These heroes serveas mentors and coaches outsidethe classroom and school house.For many, their advocacy and sup-port of families often extends wellbeyond the work day and are notdefined by the school calendar.

Of course, I’m talking about the1,400 teachers working through-out Alexandria’s 16 public schoolswho shape the future of more than14,000 students. One of our el-ementary school teachers recentlysaid, “I don’t want my students tojust participate in the world; Iwant them to change it.” And herstudents feel her commitment.Said one of her students, “Shethought if we didn’t believe weshould move forward, then wewould stand still. And standingstill gets you nowhere.”

Pursuing a teaching career is notfor the faint of heart. Nationally,teacher job satisfaction is at a 25-year low, according to the annualMetLife Survey of the AmericanTeacher. The national survey saysthat more than half of teachersreport feeling great stress severaldays a week. We also know fromeducation research on effectiveschools and student achievement,and through our own personal

experiences, that teachers are oneof the most important variables inthe success of students. As a re-sult, Alexandria City PublicSchools continues to work towardsrecruiting, supporting and retain-ing highly effective teachers. Weare addressing these goals bystrengthening teacher develop-ment, mentoring first year teach-

ers, and offering a rangeof professional learningopportunities during theschool year and through

summer academies.In our own recent survey, the

overwhelming majority of teacherrespondents believe what is taughtwill make a difference in the livesof their students. That is a verypositive indicator of how ourteachers feel about the work theydo. I see the effects of that beliefsystem while observing learning-in-action across our schools.

❖ Teachers inspiring and en-couraging students to be lifelonglearners.

❖ Teachers defining their stu-dents by their gifts, not by theirdisabilities.

❖ Teachers demonstrating theextraordinary ability to tailor theirteaching to the specific needs ofstudents.

❖ Teachers believing in their stu-dents’ abilities to achieve and en-couraging them to believe in them-selves.

Perhaps this recent statementfrom one of our students about histeacher sums it up best: “She givesus hard stuff because she knowsthat we can handle it. She teachesus how to try our best, even on ourworst day.”

That is a lesson we can all liveby! Please join me in celebratingour teachers and thanking themfor their service to the studentsand families of Alexandria.

Thanking Our TeachersToday … and Everyday

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than men and need access to emo-tional and psychological support.Women are still not being referredto cardiac rehabilitation in appro-priate numbers nor are they en-rolling in clinical trials as fre-quently as men.

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Together, as Heart Sisters, wecan reach new milestones in

women’s health in the fight againstthe leading killer of women —heart disease.

Elizabeth NoyesAlexandria

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By Mark Bergin

It all started with the dogs. Police canines bondwith their handlers and, often, with their fami-lies as well. When a police dog gets too old and

infirm to perform the challenging, often life-savingtasks required, they are usually allowed to go homewith their loving handlers for retirement. They haveyears of happy life left, but may not be appropriatefor adoption by untrained owners.

For years, veterinary costs of these retired dogswere met by the City of Alexandria, at least on pa-per. But not always in real life, leaving the handlerfamilies with significant and ongoing medical costs.

In 2002 the Alexandria Police Foundation wasformed, at the urging of then-Alexandria Police ChiefCharles Samarra and led by ShawnMcLaughlin of McLaughlin Ryder Invest-ments, to fund medical insurance for theseimportant animals. Since then the PoliceFoundation’s focus widened to include providingSegways for patrol officers, underwriting specializedanti-gang training, arranging a grant to operate theAPD Wellness Program to promote fitness and healthand purchasing the SafeAssured Child ID programfor community events.

According to Police Chief Earl Cook, “Without thesupport provided by the Alexandria Police Founda-tion, our department would not be able to providethe service, protection or quality of life that thosewho reside, work, and visit our City have becomeaccustomed to.”

The Foundation’s biggest effort, however, culmi-nated this year with the dedication of the Alexan-dria Police Fallen Officers’ Memorial, commemorat-ing the lives and service of the 18 officers and watch-men who have given their lives protecting Alexan-dria since the founding of the Police Department in1870.

With no city funds available to move forward witha long-planned memorial at police headquarters, the

Foundation, with ChairmanWillem Polak, president ofPotomac Riverboat Company atthe helm, conducted a publicfund-raising effort and collectedthe entire architectural, planningand construction cost of the me-morial, which opened this March28. The 18 officers enshrined on

the glass memorial markers represent the fourth-high-est total of fallen among communities in the state ofVirginia.

Now, the Police Department and the AlexandriaPolice Foundation are gearing up for the annual cel-ebration of Police Week.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proc-lamation which designated May 15 as PeaceOfficers Memorial Day and the week inwhich that date falls as Police Week. Namesof fallen law enforcement personnel are

engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforce-ment Officers Memorial on E St NW in Washington,D.C. and new names are unveiled each year during acandlelight vigil during Police Week. This year, thevigil is May 13, at 8 p.m.

During Police Week, Alexandria hosts the annualconvention of the survivors’ support group Concernsof Police Survivors (C.O.P.S) at the Hilton Mark Cen-ter on Seminary Road. Hundreds of family and friendsof fallen officers from across the nation come togetherto grieve, learn and bond.

The Alexandria Police Foundation continues its ef-forts to provide support and enhance the efforts ofthe Alexandria Police Department. Fundraising isongoing and tax-deductible donations are alwayswelcome. Its website isalexandriapolicefoundation.org, and may be reachedby telephone at 703-746-1909.

Mark Bergin was an Alexandria Police officer for 28 years,retiring as a lieutenant in 2014. Prior to police service, Berginwas a reporter for the Alexandria Gazette from 1983 to 1985.

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tion, there was no public con-sensus around city hall’s preferredOption B. However, all the officialorgans of government, includinga representative from the Com-monwealth, as well as the Cham-ber of Commerce, seem unitedbehind it.

The proposed Potomac YardStation is only the second “in-fill”station to be constructed in theMetro system. The only other one,at NoMa, experienced a huge costoverrun. Slated to cost $75 mil-lion, it ended up costing $103 mil-lion – a 37 percent cost overrun.A metro station sandwiched be-tween an active railroad, wet-lands, and parkland quiteforeseeably could experience evengreater cost overrun.

What is city hall’s plan for fi-nancing any cost overrun? Whowill bear the borrowing and inter-est costs? What will the Chamberof Commerce say when citizenssuggest that, since the Chamberwanted the metro station which

most citizens didn’t, a commercialadd-on tax should cover any costoverrun?

Dino DrudiAlexandria

Concerns overSite PlansTo the Editor:

The following open letter was addressedto the Alexandria City Council, SchoolBoard, and the Patrick Henry Team.

❖ Recreation Center: Addingsuch a large recreation centeroverloads the site. Parents empha-sized that it was necessary for af-ter-school programs. A smaller, at-tached rec center or an expansionof the school gym could meet thisneed. A 2008 study proposed anexpanded rec center that wouldbetter fit the neighborhood andmeet the needs of the school andcommunity.

❖ Outside Field: We prefer de-signs that keep the fields alongLatham. The presence of theschool is obvious while it preservesthe character of the neighborhood.

❖ Parking: Any parking or en-trances on Latham are a majorconcern. This would disrupt thetraffic patterns on our narrowstreets. We ask that no entry orexit, or parking lots be placed onLatham.

The city’s own planning docu-ments recognize the differentcharacter of Latham, a narrowstreet. Taney Avenue is classified

We, a group of concerned PatrickHenry neighbors, want to summa-rize our concerns about the siteplans presented to the communityon April 22 and make some sug-gestions.

Design concerns:❖ School Buildings: Designs that

“anchor” the school at the cornerof Latham Street and Taney Av-enue, and any design that placesbuildings on Latham go againstthe neighborhood’s character. Thisis a quiet, suburban neighborhood.


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as a “residential collector” by Al-exandria City’s Major Thorough-fare Plan and its ComprehensiveTransportation Master Plan.Latham is classified as “local orresidential.” The plans state that“local traffic should be encouragedwhile cut through traffic should belimited and discouraged.” TheNeighborhood Traffic CalmingProgram has a goal to “provideprotection to residential neighbor-hoods from traffic operating at ex-cessive speeds and excessive vol-umes of traffic.” The SeminaryHill/Strawberry Hill Small AreaPlan states that “protecting resi-dential sections from non-localtraffic” is one of its objectives.

Any access point on Lathamwould be in direct violation of thecity’s own plans.

Capacity concerns:Some of the neighbors have

voiced their concern about sitecapacity. How many people willreally be added to the neighbor-hood? The increase in populationwill have the following impacts:added traffic, a drop in real estatevalues, and security issues. Two ofthese concerns are addressed be-low.

❖ Real Estate ValuesThe addition of a larger recre-

ation center, the overloading of thesite, and the loss of natural settingmay reduce real estate values, thusdecreasing the city’s residential taxbase. The property owners boughttheir property before plans weremade to change theneighborhood’s character. One ofthe determining factors for mostwas the quiet, suburban feel of theneighborhood.

The West End of Alexandria hasalready seen development in theform of the BRAC and theBeauregard Small Area Plan press-ing in on our small neighborhoods.This must be considered.

❖ Safety and securityThe neighborhood will have a

larger number of people comingto the site. While most will bethere to enjoy the facilities, a smallnumber of people will use it forillegal purposes. The designs fea-ture a large recreation center sur-rounded by a fire lane at the backof the site along the woods. Crimi-nal activities could occur there, adanger to all nearby residents.

Suggestions and Questions:Although the community meet-

ings in March and April come latein the process, we appreciate theefforts to integrate our concerns.We offer the following sugges-tions:

❖ The designs that best conservethe suburban feel of this neighbor-hood are those keeping the fieldsalong Latham.

❖ The school gymnasium couldbe used and expanded, or asmaller recreation center be at-tached, to provide after school ser-vices.

❖ We request that no entry/exitpoint or parking lots be placed onLatham Street.

❖ We request that a different sitebe considered for the recreationcenter. Alternatively, we requestthat a smaller recreation centersimilar to the plans in 2008 beconsidered.

Some questions are still pend-ing:

❖ Who requested a new recre-ation center on this site?

❖ What facts justify the site andscale of the proposed recreationcenter?

❖ Why were the 2008 plansabandoned?

❖ If the city requested the rec-reation center, why was a site cho-sen in a quiet, residential part ofthe city?

❖ What will be the cost of thelarger proposed recreation centerto the taxpayers?

Mary BiegelThis is a condensed version of a letter

signed by over 40 members of theneighborhood surrounding Patrick

Henry Elementary School.

spoiler and all but guarantee theelection of Allison Silberberg, thethird mayoral candidate in the

Democratic primary. Euille andDonley will split the vote of thosewho see development as generallypositive for the city. Donley arguesthat the current mayor has notpushed economic developmentenergetically.

But the commercial real estatemarket in the entire Washingtonarea is very weak currently. (It istrue that the city and the Cham-ber of Commerce, which jointlyrun the Alexandria Economic De-velopment Partnership, are notcompeting well with neighboringjurisdictions nor spending ad-equately to do so.)

In my view, Allison Silberbergwill be a disaster as mayor. She isa populist, telling people whatthey want to hear, rather thanleading.

Often she has proved indecisiveas a council member and some-times appears not to have fullystudied issues and staff memos.Several times she has chairedcouncil meetings and demon-strated an inability to work withthe other Democratic members ormove issues along expeditiously.

Silberberg, in what will be a lowturnout primary, will attract theRepublican cross-over vote mainlyin Old Town (most of whom op-pose the waterfront plan), otherswho see development as a con-spiracy between the city and thedevelopers, and many woman whowill vote mainly on gender.

H.J. RosenbaumAlexandria

One-PartyRuleTo the Editor:

It is hard to fathom the differ-ences between the candidates inthe Gazette’s account of the recentdebate between mayoral candi-dates William Euille, Kerry Donleyand Allison Silberberg (GazettePacket, April 30, 2015, p. 1). Whatthis appeared to be was not a de-bate over real political differencesor alternative visions for the city,but rather

something akin to the political“differences” Gulliver discoveredin Lilliput. In the famous JonathanSwift novel, “Gulliver’s Travels,”Gulliver is shipwrecked and findshimself on the island of Lilliput.

Among the many strange thingshe learns (all the people are aboutsix inches tall, for example) is thatthe Lilliputians have a major in-ternal dispute surrounding thecorrect end to crack a hard boiled


Importance ofDevelopmentTo the Editor:

Bill Euille has been an excellentmayor. I have not agreed with himon all issues, especially his voteapproving the move of theBergerie Restaurant into my resi-dential neighborhood. But he, un-like most politicians, has been will-ing to expend political capital topursue goals he sees as importantfor the city’s future.

It took great political courage,for example, to gain approval ofthe city’s waterfront plan in theface of strenuous opposition. Andhe works at his job 24 -7.

Kerry Donley was an effectivemayor too. However, entry into thecurrent mayoral race will act as a

WriteThe Alexandria Gazette Packet welcomes views on any public issue. Thedeadline for all material is noon Friday. Letters must be signed. Include

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Reacting to Proposed StationFrom Page 3

Jack Summe, a resident of the nearbyPotomac Greens neighborhood, was the firstto speak at the public hearing. Summeworks at the Pentagon and moved to thearea with his family for a safe and friendlyenvironment, but says this metro yardwould be installed right in his backyard.After a pause, he said that he supported theconstruction of the metro station and sup-ported build alternative B in particular.

“Alternative B clearly meets the intent ofthe Potomac Yard Metro Station,” saidSumme.

The crowd at the public hearing was fairlyevenly divided between those supportingthe new metro station and those opposed,either to the whole project or to certain fac-ets. Aimee Custis, a communications officerwith the Coalition for Smarter Growth, saidthe metro station is walkable and inclusive,and endorsed Alternative B as the best so-lution.

“Alternative B will have an impact on theparks,” said Curtis, “but we support themitigation measures and the plan is closerto the planned mixed use development. Al-ternative B is critical to supporting this de-velopment.”

Walter Clarke, chairman of the Board forthe Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, en-dorsed Alternative B as the most commer-

cially viable option.However, not all of those at the public

meeting were as enthusiastic about the newstation.

“I’ve been a metro rider for all the time Ihave lived here, but the Metro bus can fillthe need for mass transit,” said Dino Drudi.“[Bus rapid transit] can distribute all thepeople who would use the metro and it’sfar less expensive. WMATA is over allocat-ing, trying to do too much and it can’t do itall well.”

Most of the complaints regarding the pro-posed metro station came from local neigh-bors concerned about safety and those wor-ried about the stop’s impact on the GeorgeWashington Parkway.

“Alternative B damages the George Wash-ington Parkway,” said Katy Cannady. “Evenif you don’t care about American history,this is the nicest drive in the city. We shouldnot even be considering this.”

Like Drudi, Cannady called for the city toconsider bus rapid transit as an alternativeto the metro station. However, if the citywas intent on having a metro station,Cannady said option A was the best out ofa set of undesirable options.

Ashe said that the comment period on thePotomac Yard Metro station is open untilMay 18. On May 20, City Council will makea selection on its preferred alternative.


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Work begins on constructingtwo 80-ft. growing tunnelsbehind The Salvation Army onMt. Vernon Avenue in Del Ray.

Volunteers work on a muraldesigned by artist Chad Brady.

Artist Chad Brady works on amural he designed on a brickand cinderblock wall behindon of The Salvation Armytemporary residences on Mt.Vernon Avenue.

Construction hasbegun on the Sal-vation Army’s

first urban garden in themetro area. Nearly 100volunteers from FannieMae started work on Tues-day afternoon, April 28, atthe Salvation Army Alex-andria on Mt. Vernon Av-enue.

Funding for the plannedgarden space came from a$40,000 grant from Re-building Together Alexan-dria.

The garden, designed byAnacostia-based nonprofitDC Urban Greens, featurestwo 80-ft. growing tunnels,trellises, a pollinator bedand compost bin, floweringplants, blueberry shrubs,small trees and lots of veg-etables. Initial plantingsinclude strawberries, let-tuce, eggplant, kale, col-lards and cucumbers.When ready, The SalvationArmy will use the veg-etables as a supplement toits food pantry program.

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Bill and Betty Kenealy, of Springfield, make ita point to socialize regularly with their long-time friends, many of whom are other couples

they met through work and through the activities oftheir five children. They’ve watched their childrenbecome adults, worked, retired and even survivedcancer. Now they’re living together in a retirementcommunity in Springfield. Bill is 85 and Betty is 81.

“We enjoy meeting for dinner on a regular basis orplaying cards or dominoes and Bingo,” said Bill.

One of those couples is Georgeand Peggy White, both 80. Theymet when Bill and George werestationed together in the military.Both couples speak fondly of thestrength they get from their friend-ships.

“All of us have different storiesand have different backgrounds,”said Peggy White, 80. “It’s been aninteresting and rewarding.”

Healthy friendships and strongsocial connections provide morethan interest, say researchers.They are vital to one’s mental,physical and emotional wellbeing.A study by the National Institutes of Health showthat people who are socially isolated are more likelyto die of heart disease than those who have closerelationships. While it might be more challenging tomake friends as one ages, the benefits are worth theeffort say researchers.

“Research shows that social connections are moreimportant for health, longevity and cognitive func-tioning than any other variable,” said Linda Gulyn,professor of psychology at Marymount University inArlington. “Social support … increased likelihood ofgetting proper health care, compliance with healthtreatments, diet, activity [and] mental health.”

A HEALTHY SOCIAL NETWORK is credited withlongevity. “Social support at all stages of the lifespanreduces people’s stress levels, and this in turn pro-motes physical health,” said Linda Cote-Reilly, Ph.D.,

associate professor of psychology at MarymountUniversity. Seniors who have active social connec-tions are better able to fight disease, they experi-ence greater psychological well-being and reducedincidence of depression, Cote-Reilly said.

Social isolation can lead to depression and physi-cal health issues.

“One of the things that research has shown is thatsocial isolation is a killer,” said Dominique S.Hubbard, professor of psychology who studies so-cial exclusion and ostracism at Northern VirginiaCommunity College. “One of the most fundamentalthings that we need is meaningful social connectionsand a sense of belonging.”

In fact, researchers point to a variety of studiesthat link health and longevity with fulfilling relation-ships.

“There is this really amazing study done inAlameda County, Calif., that followed almost 5,000

residents for nine years, and foundthat the best predictor of mortal-ity rates were people who indi-cated they had few meaningful re-lationships, meaning that peoplewho answered they had manymeaningful relationships weremore likely to be alive than thosewith few,” said GeorgeanaStratton, Ph.D., (associate profes-sor of psychology at Northern Vir-ginia Community College in Ster-ling. “Even when they … only lookat people with cancer or heart dis-ease, they still found that thosewith many meaningful relation-ships did better than those who

answered few. “Their social relationships were the best predic-

tor of health and death, meaning it predicted betterthan other things they measured like smoking andstress,” said Stratton.

Seniors are more susceptible to the harmful effectsof a dearth of companions. “Isolation is potentiallyvery damaging to all of us, but most especially toseniors,” said Pamela Stewart, assistant dean of psy-chology, Northern Virginia Community College,Annandale campus. “Friendships keep us balancedand generally more positive. They help to keep usbusy, can give us a focus and keep us more happilyengaged in the world around us.”

Retiring and relocating creates challenges whenattempting to maintain existing friendships. “Unfor

Healthy Relationships for LifeResearchers saymeaningful friendshipshelp preserve health.

“One of the mostfundamental thingsthat we need ismeaningful socialconnections and asense of belonging.”

— Dominique S. Hubbard,professor of psychology

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Friendships Preserve Healthtunately, for many the pool of friends becomessmaller as one ages,” said Stewart. “We lose touchwith our former work mates and a fair percentage ofour friends may have moved away or passed away.”

Those who are no longer in situations that offernatural opportunities for social interactions can stillrecreate a circle of friends.

“Seniors can replace those by adding new things,”said Hubbard. “Consider joining a class or a bridgeclub. The key is to have consistent, positive interac-tions.”

Donating one’s time offers an opportunity for stay-ing connected.

“Volunteering at a local school or animal shelteror even getting a part time job is a great way to meetpeople and stay engaged and current,” said JoyceSchwartz, a geriatric social worker who lives inPotomac, Md. “Pursuing a hobby, working out a gymor attending lectures are good too, especially ifthey’re free or discounted activities for seniors.”

STILL, STAYING ENGAGED socially and devel-oping new friendships can become increasingly chal-lenging, as one gets older.

“Physical disabilities and illnesses can increase thelikelihood that a person is hospitalized or homeboundin later adulthood, which can lead to social isolationand depression,” said Cote-Reilly.

Also important, said Cote-Reilly, is distinguishingconnections that offer positive social interaction fromthose that simply provide contact with another per-son. “Social support means, ‘Does this individual feelsupported by those in his or her life?’ It doesn’t meanthe number of friends or support persons one has,”she said. “Older adults who have a lot of social inter-action because they need assistance with activitiesof daily living … do not experience these interac-tions as positive. People are helping them becausethey have lost the ability to do the tasks themselves.”

While social media has made staying in touch withfriends easier for some, there are dangers. “Unfortu-nately, there is a negative correlation between timespent on social networking sites and the internet ingeneral and the time spent with friends,” saidStratton. “Also, several studies indicate that moretime on Internet predicts depression. So while in-person relationships are great buffers for stress andprotect physical and mental health, online relation-ships may actually… hurt mental health and socialconnections.”

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Evan Buchholz pulls a wadof dough out of a largebucket onto Rustico’s

kitchen counter. He cuts the doughinto 11-ounce strips “enough tomake 25 14-inch pizzas. I makeover 130 pizzas a day.” This doughhad been made yesterday and hadbeen retarding in the refrigerator

overnight. That al-lows it to proofand give it the fla-vor. The dough

balls get moved to proof boxes forup to two more days for bunchingand shaping. He says the currentcustomer pizza favorite is“Butcher’s Block,” a combinationof capicola, salami, in-house madesausage, pepperoni and provolonecheese, “of course with the house-made San Marzano sauce cooked2.5 hours, always by the same per-son. It’s a labor of love.”

Buchholz takes a ball of doughthat has been resting. He says witha wisp of a smile, “see how relaxedit looks?” His hands pull the doughfirst one direction, then anotheruntil it is stretched thin. “Somepeople believe in tossing the crust,but we stretch it out thin insideand to get the nice crust on theoutside.” As each is finished, helines up the empty crusts on a rack20 pizzas high and creates eachone as it is ordered. Today he ismaking a mushroom pizza, “myown personal favorite.”

Dipping into the container ofmushroom cream with a scoop, hespreads the sauce around the crust“so everyone can get a taste of iton the pizza.” Next he sprinklesfresh spinach to give the pizzasome body and arranges the green

Buchholz pops the mushroom pizza into the oven, whichis 500 degrees with 800 degrees and the top.

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Spinach is scattered on the pizza to add body with dol-lops of goat cheese sprinkled throughout.

Making 130 pies a day is a labor of love for this pizza-maker.

leaves on the circle “to make itlook appetizing.” Now the pièce derésistance, the sautéed combina-tion of shallots and garlic in Cha-blis with a mushroom combo ofoysters, shitakes and creminis.Dollops of white goat cheese adda slightly tangy flavor and patternof colors. He carefully edges thewooden paddle under the pizza.

Flames leap inside the openoven where he coaxes the pizza offthe paddle to cook for 4-6 minutes.“The floor of the oven is 500 de-grees with 800 degrees on the top,and the heat circulates to give itthat nice crust.” The restaurantsometimes suggests food pairingswith its sizable beer selection. Hesays, “Beer is much better withfood. Rustico is having a wholeweek dedicated to beer and foodMay 12-18. For instance, with themushroom pizza I’d probably sug-gest a scotch ale because of themaltiness or go to the other end

with a saison because of the herbsin the beer, complementary to themushroom flavor.”

Buchholz says this is a neighbor-hood restaurant. “I see some of thesame people every night. There isa section at the bar that on anygiven night I see 5-6 people I know.They stop by to say ‘hi’ to Jim atthe bar or to chat me up.” He con-tinues, “it’s always fun to try a newthing for the regulars; that keepspeople excited.” He remembers apumpkin pizza puréed with a lotof cheese that he tried last year.“It was delicious.” Rustico likes touse fresh ingredients from localfarmers. Sometimes Buchholzstops by his neighborhood farmer’smarket at Mount Vernon, “and Ipick up a crate of apples. I pairedit with spinach and ham. What Ifind, I translate into a pizza withthat ingredient.” But he thinksthere aren’t as many trends inpizza as with other foods. He says,

pepperoni is always the all-timefavorite. “It’s never going to goaway. Well, we did introduce ourgluten-free crust, and people wentcrazy. And Friday seems to be fam-ily night when the kids come homefrom school and nobody wants tocook.”

After graduating from Le CordonBleu Institute of Culinary Arts inPittsburgh, Buchholz worked atthe Rustico at Ballston beforetransferring to the one on Slater’sLane in Alexandria. He comes to

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ONGOING“Attics and Alleys.” Saturdays in May, 9 a.m.-12

p.m. at various locations. Guests are invited totake a walking tour through historic sites likeGadsby’s Tavern Museum, The ApothecaryMuseum and the Carlyle House in honor ofNational Preservation Month. Tickets are $35.Visit www.alexandriava.gov for more.

“Tempo & Pause” Exhibit. Through May 11,various times at Principle Gallery, 208 King St.Find cityscape paintings by Greg Gandy andValerio D’Ospina. Free. Visitwww.principlegallery.com.

“The Odd Couple.” Through May 16,Wednesday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and 3 p.m. on

Sundays. The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600Wolfe St. The LTA presents a twist on thetraditional comedy with female characters.Tickets start at $19. Visitwww.thelittletheatre.com.

“COMPARTMENTALIZED.” Through May 17. 10a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and duringperformances at The Rachel M. SchlesingerConcert Hall & Arts Center, Margaret W. andJoseph L. Fisher Art Gallery at the AlexandriaCampus of Northern Virginia CommunityCollege, 5000 Dawes Ave. The exhibit, featuringLang’s assemblages of photography, digitalphotomontage, and found objects will be ondisplay. Free. Visit www.schlesingercenter.com.

Art Exhibit. Through May 31. Athenaeum Gallery,201 Prince St. “Rara Avis” is an exhibition ofbird-centric works of Beverly Ress, LangleySpurlock and Martin Tarrat in the AthenaeumGallery. Admission to the gallery is free. Visitwww.nvfaa.org.

Eunsook Lee: “Dispersed Family.” ThroughMay 31. Gallery hours at The Target Gallery,105 North Union St. Eunsook Lee’s exhibit ofblack light threads sealed and laminated

alongside images and other materials will be ondisplay. Admission is free. Visitwww.torpedofactory.com.

“MIX: Adventures in Mixed Media.” ThroughMay 31 at DelRay Artisans gallery, 2704 MountVernon Ave. Artists mix two or more mediumsfor this exhibition collaboration between DelRay Artisans and Artistic Artifacts. Seewww.TheDelRayArtisans.org.

“Perceptions” Through May 31, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.at The Associates Gallery at the TorpedoFactory, Studio 319, 105 N Union St. The“Perceptions” exhibit will feature 3-D artist ErikaCleveland, painter Ellen Delaney, graphic artistKara Hammond, and street photographer ValProudkii. Free to attend. Visitwww.torpedofactory.org.

Nine Paintings from John Chapman. ThroughMay 25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Donald W.Reynolds Museum and Education Center MountVernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Highway, MountVernon. Nine unique paintings by the Virginiaborn artist John Gadsby Chapman (1808-1889)illustrating landscape scenes important toGeorge Washington’s biography are on view.

Visit www.mountvernon.org.“Paws ‘N Claws for Art.” Runs through May 31

at Vola Lawson Animal Shelter, 4101Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria. Del Ray Artisansand Animal Welfare League of Alexandriateamed up to present this animal-themed,fundraising exhibit. Both nonprofits receive apercentage of each sale. Also showing, but notfor sale, will be UpCycle’s Fur-Vor projectcommunity-based student-recycled dog art. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org/GWW for more.

“Intricacies” Exhibit. Through Sunday, May 31at various times at Convergence, 1801 N.Quaker Lane. Artist-Photographer Nina Tisaraunveils her “Intricacies” exhibit, a collection ofmosaics. Visit www.ourconvergence.org.

“Living Yesterday Today.” Through June 14 atvarious times at Multiple Exposures Gallery, 105N Union St. “Living Yesterday Today” is anexhibit featuring photography by Sandy LeBrun-Evans following 150th Civil War Reenactments.Free to attend. Visit www.torpedofactory.org.

“Paintings of the Potomac ValleyWatercolorists.” Through June 28, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 12-4:30 p.m. on

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Sunday at Green Spring Gardens, 4603Green Spring Road. Find watermediafloral and landscape paintings. Freeto visit gallery.www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring.

Alexandria Cars & Coffee invites carenthusiasts to meet for coffee atHollin Hall Shopping Center in frontof Roseina’s, 1307 Shenandoah Road.Owners of classic cars, hot rods,exotic cars, motorcycles and moremeet to share car stories and drinkcoffee. Group meets the first Sundayof every month. 8:30-11 a.m.

George Washington’s MountVernon has joined ThomasJefferson’s Monticello and JamesMadison’s Montpelier to expand the“Presidents Passport,” Virginia’spremier presidential trail. As anadded bonus to this year’s program,visitors to the Alexandria VisitorsCenter at 221 King St. showing orpurchasing a ticket to any of thethree presidential estates will, uponrequest, receive for free Alexandria’s“Key to the City” pass, which grantsaccess into nine historic sites andmuseums in Alexandria-a $26 addedvalue. Visitwww.PresPassport.Monticello.org formore.

Fifty Years of Collecting. Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundaysnoon-5 p.m. Fort Ward Museum4301 West Braddock Road. Ananniversary exhibit of objects fromthe Fort Ward collection. Free. Visitwww.fortward.org or call 703-746-4848.

Dinner for the Washingtons. Noonat George Washington’s MountVernon, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. A walking tourthat goes behind the scenes to findout how food was prepared andserved before the era of microwavesand TV dinners. $5 in addition toestate admission. Visitwww.mountvernon.org/ for more.

Second Thursday Music.Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. 7 pm.Second Thursday of every month.Visit nvfaa.org to view concertcalendar and listen to upcomingSecond Thursday Music artists.

The Monday Morning Birdwalk hasbeen a weekly event at HuntleyMeadows since 1985. It takes placeevery week, rain or shine (exceptduring electrical storms, strongwinds, or icy trails), at 7 a.m. (8 a.m.November through March), is free ofcharge, requires no reservation, andis open to all. Birders meet in theparking lot at the park’s entrance at3701 Lockheed Blvd. Direct questionsto Park staff during normal businesshours at 703-768-2525.

Art for Life. Third Thursday of everymonth. 4:30-7:30 p.m. at TorpedoFactory, 105 N Union St. HyattRegency Crystal City has partneredwill the National Kidney Foundationfor a program highlighting a differentartist each month for a year.

Civil War Sundays. 1-5 p.m. atAlexandria Archaeology Museum,105 North Union St., #327. Learnmore about the Civil War as itoccurred in Alexandria. Finddioramas, newspaper articles andmore. Free. Visitwww.alexandriaarchaeology.org.

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSTiny Dancers 2015 Summer

Camps. Each session includes dailyinstruction in ballet, a snack, finemotor exercise through a theme-related craft and a favorite story withdress-up dance interpretation. Thesession culminates with a recital andreception for family and friends. TinyDancers is a program designed forages 2-12, featuring a performancebased ballet, tap, jazz and musicaltheater curriculum. The Alexandriastudio is located at 621 S.Washington St., Old Town

Trace MonotypeWorkshop WillMake anImpression

As an extension of the Del Ray Ar-tisans’ “MIX: Adventures in MixedMedia” exhibit, the gallery is offeringa trace monotype workshop May 16,10 a.m.-12 p.m. Artist KatherineRand will teach a class on theprintmaking technique which turnsline drawings into prints. Partici-pants will use a Plexiglass plate tocreate an image on paper using inkand “mark-making” tools. The work-shop is $35 for Del Ray Artisansmembers and $45 for non-members.There is an additional $6 suppliesfee.

“To Be the Pretty Girl”by Katherine Rand

Alexandria. Call 703-739-0900 orvisit www.tinydancers.com for more.

Art League Summer Camps.Registration for Summer Art Camp2015 is now open.

Art Camps run Monday to Friday, June22-Aug. 21. Camps are available forages 5 and older, with morning,afternoon, or all day options.Subjects include: drawing,cartooning, painting, photography,ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, fiberarts, clay animation, and Basic ArtCamp (a new medium each day).$155-$345. Visitwww.theartleague.org/content/art_camp for more.

Encore Chorale Summer ChoralInstitutes. Encore Summer ChoralInstitute at Washington College inChestertown MD runs from June 14-18 and Encore Summer ChoralInstitute at Chautauqua Institute inChautauqua, NY from from Aug.30-Sept. 4. Sponsored by EncoreCreativity for Older Adults, thenation’s largest choral singingprogram for adults 55 and older, theinstitutes attract adult students fromall over the country, at all levels ofvocal experience, for a week ofintensive choral music study. Forinformation and pricing, call 301-261-5747, [email protected] or visitwww.encorecreativity.org.

Summer of Smiles. The Recreation,Parks and Cultural Activities’Summer Fun Guide, is now available.Summer camps and activities areavailable for youth ages 2-17 andinclude sports, dance, creative arts,computer, chess, enrichment, nature,adventure, Out of School Time(residents only) and classic camps.The guide has an index listing campsby week offered and age group.Registration opens Wednesday,March 18 for City of Alexandriaresidents and Friday, March 20 fornonresidents. Interested participantsmay register online or in-person atthe Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St.The Summer Fun Guide is availablefor download atwww.alexandriava.gov/Recreation.Free printed brochures will beavailable at City Hall, recreationcenters, and public libraries. Call theRegistration and Reservation Officeat 703-746-5414.

Tavern Toddlers. Every Monday(except Federal Holidays) 10:30-11:30 a.m. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum,134 North Royal Street, Alexandria.Join other families with toddlers(walkers through 36 months) to havefun in Gadsby’s historic ballroom.Playtime features a craft table, bookcorner, toys and group dancing. $7

for a group of three. Visitwww.alexandria.gov/gadsbystavernor call 703-746-4242.

Photography Workshop. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Multiple Exposures Galleryon 105 N. Union St. Photographersand enthusiasts of all skill levels areinvited to share work, ideas, andquestions at this free workshop heldon the last Sunday of each month,except December. No reservations.Call 703-683-2205.

Community Dance. 7:30-9:30 p.m.every third Friday at Hollin HallSenior Center, 1500 ShenandoahRoad. Live music. Tickets are $4. Call703-765-4573.

Life Drawing. Del Ray Artisans offers arange of open life drawing sessionsfor anyone to develop life-drawingskills further. Drop-in for the sessionand bring supplies to draw or paintour live models. Fee ranges from $8-$12. All skill levels are welcome. DelRay Artisans is located at 2704Mount Vernon Ave. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org for aschedule.

Community Yoga. Wednesdays 9:30-10:30 a.m. and Sundays 7:30-8:45p.m. at 532YOGA, 532 N WashingtonSt. Suite 100. No experience requiredto participate in weekly communityclass. Suggested $10 donation. Visitwww.532yoga.com.

Tween Yoga. Thursdays, May 28-July16. 4-5 p.m. at at 532YOGA, 532 NWashington St. Suite 100. 532Yogauses yoga to help tweens developgreater self-confidence. Theworkshop fee is $125 or $20 fordrop-in classes. Visitwww.532Yoga.com.

THURSDAY/MAY 7Mini-MIX-Art Make & Take

Workshop. 6-9 p.m. at DelRayArtisans gallery, 2704 Mount VernonAve. Del Ray Artisans and ArtisticArtifacts, a local arts and crafts store,will offer workshops and classes foranyone interested in mixed media.Free. Visit www.thedelrayartisans.org.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 7-9“Anne and Emmett.” Various times

at MetroStage, 1201 N Royal St.“Anne and Emmett” is an imaginedconversation between 14-year-oldEmmett Till and 15-year-old AnneFrank, both young victims of racialviolence. Tickets are $35, $25 forstudents. Visit www.metrostage.org.

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Gallery hours at The Art League, 105North Union St. The Art Leaguepresents a series of linocuts by JohnGosling depicting the Potomac. FreeVisit www.theartleague.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MAY 8-9Hollin Hall Art Show. 1-3 p.m. on

Friday, 12-3 p.m. on Saturday. Seniorartists will display and sell their artin connection with the month-longFairfax County Creative AgingFestival. Also find anintergenerational seed savingAmerican Indian pinch pot workshop.Free. Call 703-765-4573.

“Stick Fly.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at 1819N. Quaker Lane. A well-to-do blackfamily take a summer holiday.Tickets are $16-18. Visitwww.portcityplayhous.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 8Not-So-Silent Auction. 6:30-9:30

p.m. at the Howard Gardner School,4913 Franconia Road. Find musicand buffet dinner at the school’s 10thAnniversary Auction to benefit thefinancial aid program. Admission isfree. Cal 703-822-9300 to RSVP.

SATURDAY/MAY 9Genealogy Lecture. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at

Alexandria Black History Museum,902 Wythe St. Co-author of “AfricanAmericans of Alexandria, Virginia:Beacons of Light in the TwentiethCentury” Char McCargo Bah will leada lecture on “What you need to knowabout Social Security.” Admission is$10. Visit www.alexandriava.gov.

Wine Tasting Event. 12-5 p.m. atBalducci’s, 600 Franklin St. In honorof Mother’s Day, Balducci’s will beserving special wine and foodpairings. Free. Visitwww.balduccis.com.

Spring Art Market. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. atDel Ray Artisans, 2704 MountVernon Ave. This outdoor market willfeature the work of more than 25artists. Free to attend. Visitwww.thedelrayartisans.com.

Braddock Interim Open SpaceCelebration. 3-5:30 p.m. at 600 NHenry St. The public is invited tocelebrate the launch of the new half-

acre space with community gatheringareas, seating, joggle boards, a bocceball court, horseshoe pits and a Ping-Pong table. Free. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/Braddock.

World Fair Trade Day. 6 p.m. at TenThousand Villages, 915 King St. Thestore will be giving away samples offair trade products all day, and at 6p.m. Mayor Euille will announce thewinner of the fair trade essay contest.Free. Visitwww.alexandria.tenthousandvillages.com.

New Hope Housing Spring Gala.6:30-10:30 p.m. at US Patent &Trademark Office, 600 Dulany St.Councilman John Chapman, Del.Scott Surovell, Ms. Capitol Region2015 Madhu Umashankar, and DaleFisher will participate in a dance-offat this fundraiser. Tickets are $100.Visit www.bidpal.net/nhhgala2015.

The Honey Dewdrops, with BuzzPeele. 7 p.m. at Church of St.Clement, 1701 N. Quaker Lane. Folksingers Laura Wortman and KageyParrish will perform alongside BuzzPeele. Tickets are $15 in advance,$18 at the door. Visitwww.focumusic.org.

Gary Taylor. 7:30 p.m. at Birchmere,3701 Mount Vernon Ave. R&Bsinger/songwriter Gary Taylor willperform. Tickets are $35. Visitwww.birchmere.com.

Spring Concert. 8 p.m. atConvergence, 1801 N Quaker Lane.Visitwww.alexandriachoralsociety.org formore.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 9-10Mother’s Day Weekend at Mount

Vernon. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at MountVernon: George Washington’s Estateand Gardens, 3200 Mount VernonMemorial Highway. MarthaWashington, portrayed by MaryWiseman, will be present on theestate to give tours and hand outlavender sachets to mothers.Admission is included in the $17ticket for adults. Visitwww.mountvernon.org.

SUNDAY/MAY 10Mother’s Day Tea. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

at Carlyle House, 121 N Fairfax St.

Lounge at the Magnolia Terrace withcatered food and learn the “Languageof the Fan.” Tickets are $30. Visitwww.carlylehouse.org.

Mother’s Day Open House. 1-4 p.m.at Friendship Firehouse Museum, 107S Alfred St. Learn the history of thefire house and have your picturetaken by the in-house photographer.Free for mothers and families. Visitwww.friendshipfirehouse.net.

Mother’s Day Tours. 1-5 p.m. at TheStabler Leadbeater ApothecaryMuseum, 107 S Fairfax St. TheMuseum is offering free tours tomothers. Admission is $5 for otheradults, and $3 for children aged 5-12. Visitwww.apothecarymuseum.org.

MONDAY/MAY 11Community Barbeque Bash. 6-8:30

p.m. at The Waterfront Market &Cafe, 7 King St. ACT for Alexandria ishosting a barbeque. Tickets start are$35 for children, $50 for adults. Visitwww.eventbrite.com/e/community-barbeque-bash-tickets-15734049967.

Alexandria SesquicentennialLecture. 7:30 p.m. at Lloyd House,220 N Washington St. “When Did theWar Between the States End (Ever?)and What Did Australia Have to doWith It?” will be led by WilliamConnery. Free. Call 703-746-4554.

MAY 11-JUNE 14“In My Neighorhood.” 10 a.m.-5

p.m. daily at The Potomac Fiber ArtsGallery at the Torpedo Factory, 105N Union St. Studio 18. Residentartists will display work based ontheir neighborhoods and local colors.Admission is free. Visitwww.potomacfiberartsgallery.com.

TUESDAY/MAY 12Annual Excellence in Aging

Awards. 6 p.m. at Vola LawsonHall, 301 King St. Individuals will berecognized based on outstandingservice to senior citizens inAlexandria. Free. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/aging.

Beer History Talk. 6-8:30 p.m. at PortCity Brewing Company, 3950Wheeler Ave. Writer and historian

“Stick Fly” at Port City Playhouse. Playwright Lydia R. Diamond’s comedy-dramaabout a well-to-do black family’s summer holiday continues its run at 1819 N.Quaker Lane. Performances are May 8-9, 12 and 15-16, at 8 p.m.; and May 9 and16, at 2 p.m. Tickets $18 and $16. Visit www.portcityplayhouse.org.

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Garrett Peck will discuss his book,“Capital Beer: A Heady History ofBrewing in Washington, DC.” Free toattend. Visitwww.portcitybrewing.com.

National Chamber Players. 7:30p.m. at Pendleton Hall, EpiscopalHigh School, 3900 W Braddock Road.The Chamber Players will be joinedin concert by Jonathan Carney,concertmaster of the BaltimoreSymphony Orchestra, and MichaelRusinek and Nancy Goeres, principalclarinet and bassoon of thePittsburgh Symphony. Free. Call 703-933-4135 or [email protected].

MAY 12-JUNE 2Art Exhibition. 12 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday

and Monday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Friday and Saturday at PrincipleGallery, 208 King St. An exhibit ofnew work by local artists TeresaOaxaca and Robert Liberace will beon display. Free. Visitwww.principlegallery.com

WEDNESDAY/MAY 13“Race to Nowhere” Screening.

6:45 p.m. at Carl Sandburg MiddleSchool, 8428 Fort Hunt Road. “Race

to Nowhere” is a documentary aboutschools and college preparation.Free. Call 703-799-6100.

THURSDAY/MAY 14“Printed Art: The Potomac”

Opening Reception. 6:30-8 p.m.at The Art League, 105 North UnionStreet, Studio 21. Meet linocutimpression artist John Gosling. Free.Visit www.theartleague.org.

“The Hero of Two Worlds.” 7-9p.m. at George Washington MasonicNational Memorial, 101 CallahanDrive. Marc Leepson, author of“Lessons in Leadership from theIdealist General,” will give a lecturetitled, “The Hero of Two Worlds: TheMarquis de Lafayette, theRevolutionary War, and the FrenchRevolution” followed by wine anddessert. There is a $5 suggesteddonation. RSVP atwww.herolafayette.eventbrite.com.

Todd Rundgren. 7:30 p.m. atBirchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave.The rock musician will make a stopon his “Global Tour.” Tickets are49.50. Visit www.birchmere.com.

FRIDAY/MAY 15Art Demonstration. 6 p.m. at

Principle Gallery, 208 King St. Teresa

Oaxaca, known for her stylizedbaroque paintings and alla primaportraiture, will be giving in-gallerydemonstrations of her work. Free.Visit www.principlegallery.com/alexandria.

Ian McFeron. 7-9 p.m. at Port CityBrewing Company, 3950 WheelerAve. Singer/Songwriter Ian Mc Feronwill be joined on fiddle, cello andharmony vocals by Alisa Milner. Free.Visit www.portcitybrewing.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 15-17Spring Wine Festival. 6-9 p.m. at

George Washington’s Mount Vernon,3200 Mount Vernon MemorialHighway. Mount Vernon’s SpringWine Festival & Sunset Tourcelebrates the history of wine inVirginia with evening tours of theMansion and cellar, appearances by“George and Martha Washington,”and live jazz on the east lawnoverlooking the Potomac River. OnFriday admission is $40, $46 onSaturday and $36 on Sunday. Visitwww.mountvernon.org.

MAY 15-JUNE 14“The Letters.” Various times at

MetroStage, 1201 N Royal St. “TheLetters” is a psychological dramaabout life under Stalin. Tickets are$50-55. Visit www.metrostage.org.

MAY 15-16“Stick Fly.” 2 p.m.and 8 p.m. at 1819N. Quaker Lane. Awell-to-do blackfamily take a summerholiday. Tickets are$16-18. Visitwww.portcityplayhous.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 16Sugar HouseAdoption Day. 10a.m.-1 p.m. at 111 N.Alfred St.Washington HumaneSociety is teaming upwith Sugar HouseDay Spa for anoutdoor adoption dayevent featuring foodand prizes. Free. Visitwww.support/washhumane.org.

‘Lonely Drone’ GivesBird’s Eye View

Brian Williams’ exhibit, “The Lonely Drone” is intended to explore what earth might look like from above if cap-tured by a drone. He uses oil paintings on aluminum panels and uses only a 3-inch brush to create layered images ofwater, mountains, clouds, etc. The exhibit will open on Friday, May 22 and run until Sunday, July 22 at the The RachelM. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center, Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery at the Alexandria Campus ofNorthern Virginia Community College, 4915 East Campus Drive. The opening reception will be on Saturday, May 23.It is free to attend both the exhibit and reception. Visit www.schlesingercenter.com for more.

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A Union soldier, portrayed by Kevin Moriarty,will provide tours of historic Fort Ward on Satur-day, May 16. Moriarty, who is on staff at Fort Ward,will present a program on the “Defenses of Wash-ington,” the lives of Civil War soldier, and theweapons they would have used. Guests will also beable to visit the Officers’ Hut which has been fullyrestored to it's orginal condition. The free tours arescheduled for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visitwww.fortward.org.

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Exploring Long-Range Needs for SchoolsFrom Page 1

Joint City-Schools long term enrollment forecasts

“When we’re looking atplanning for schools, wehave to … be honestwith ourselves as well asthe public about thefunding”.

— Councilman John Chapman

fication, and capacity-related im-provements. However, members ofthe planning committee noted thatthe overall price tag isn’t reflectiveof the intent of the document.

“These plans exist in the longrange,” said School Board ChairKaren Graf. “This doesn’t meanwe’re going to act on these items in25 years. We can’t do that; the op-erating costs alone wouldn’t be re-alistic for us.”

The document is continually be-ing edited and refined, but at theLong Range Education Plan’s initialpresentation to the City Council onApril 28, the lack of a budget or anyfunding costs raised concern.

“The assumption that we haveunlimited funds is a huge red flag,”said Councilman John Chapman.“When we’re looking at planning forschools, we have to … be honestwith ourselves as well as the publicabout the funding. The fiscal chal-lenges piece is a lot tougher becausewe now have unbridled thoughtsand feelings around what we’re looking atfor each site, so it’s going to be a lot harderto curtail those kind of thoughts and focus,especially if we took this out to the publicand said ‘we have these options.’ We canbuild some quality schools, but we can’t giveeveryone their hopes, dreams, and wisheswith each school building.”

But according to Wilson, the total budgetinformation was notincluded in thedocument becausethe document doesnot call on the CityCouncil to fund ev-ery proposed solu-tion.

“This is not theCIP, that’s a separatedocument con-strained by our bud-get ambitions,” saidWilson. “We havemaster plan aftermaster plan where we don’t have the foggi-est idea how to implement or fund thewhole thing, but we adopt the plans becausethey give us a framework for how to ap-proach these issues. This is a roadmap, itgives us a series of options. The intention isnever to immediately implement 100 per-cent of it, and in some cases we probablydon’t intend to implement some parts of it,even in the long term.”

Graf acknowledged the need for concretenumbers and estimates.

“It’s good to have numbers and projec-tions in the [Long Range Educational Fa-cilities Plan], it gives the document cred-ibility,” said Graf, but also added that con-struction costs can vary wildly from initialprojections. “It’s important to note thatthose numbers change.”

The Fiscal Challenges draft lists a set offinancing and procurement options to fund

the Long Range Educational Facilities Plan.The options range from constraining fund-ing with bonds and cash capital, whichwould require ACPS to only fund projectsthat fit within funding levels approved bythe City Council, to raising taxes to supportincreased debt service payments for bondssupporting ACPS capital improvements.One of the proposed alternatives was a P3,a public private partnership, where the city

and ACPS wouldtransfer “some de-gree of control andresponsibility for de-velopment and op-eration of a facilityto be used by thepublic to a privateentity.”

Wilson said the P3model was brieflyexplored for con-struction atJefferson Houston.

“An adjacent de-veloper could build more density if theyhelp with building the school, but it fellapart because neighbors had concerns aboutdensity,” said Wilson. “In each of these situ-ations, the private developer gets some-thing. There’s always a trade off. It’s alwayscleaner for the city to just open up thecheckbook and build a new school. A pub-lic private partnership is a great opportu-nity to leverage development against newschool capacity, but we have to do it right.”

Graf was more hesitant towards a P3 so-lution.

“Right now, we don’t have operationaloversight for that model,” said Graf. “Itdoesn’t fit right now for our [schools andlarger facilities developments], but it canbe a good idea for outdoor space and fields.”

The modernization recommendations inthe Long Range Educational Facilities Planare derived from a joint City Council-School

Board long-term enrollment forecast, whichin previous years had been a topic of de-bate between the two bodies.

Having agreement on enrollment esti-mates, said Councilman Justin Wilson, whoalso served on the Long Range EducationalFacilities Plan’s committee, is “huge. For thelongest time we had disagreement betweenthe city and the schools. And if you look atthe numbers, we were both wrong. Thereis a student enrollment projection that theschools paid a consultant to do in 2005, andlooking at long-term enrollment, theymissed it completely. Their estimate is wayunder.”

Wilson said a series of tweaks to theirformulas, mostly involving birth rate andcohort survival, a method of forecastingpopulations based on determining the sur-vival of existing population and the amountof births. But Wilson acknowledged that theformulas aren’t a perfect.

“This is a highly transient area,” said Wil-son, “there are a lot of kids who come in

and out of the system during theyear.”

The Long Range Educational Fa-cilities Plan laid out a series ofguidelines for new educational fa-cilities. The plan establishes an850-student maximum capacity fornew elementary school facilitiesand a 1,200-student maximum ca-pacity for new middle schools,though the guidelines also notethat extensions can be built ontothe buildings to exceed this capac-ity. These guidelines don’t apply toexisting schools. According to aACPS January 2015 monthly chart,John Adams Elementary School,with 1,002 students, and WilliamRamsay Elementary School, with878 students, would exceed the el-ementary school guidelines. TheLong Range Educational Facilitiesrecommends placing a new el-ementary school on the westernside of the city, as four of the west-ern Alexandria elementary schoolsare projected to exceed 850 stu-dents by 2020. The plan also rec-

ommends considering a second school inthe area if growth continues.

George Washington Middle School, with1,229 students, and Francis HammondMiddle School, with 1450 students, cur-rently exceed the middle school capacityguidelines.

By 2025, George Washington MiddleSchool is projected to have over 1,350 stu-dents, and Francis Hammond will exceed1,800 students. The Long Range Educa-tional Facilities plan calls for the construc-tion of a new middle school to alleviateovercrowding at those two schools.

The Long Range Educational FacilitiesPlan draft was released online on May 4,though the Fiscal Challenges portion re-mains unavailable. On May 28, the SchoolBoard will hold a public hearing on the planfollowed by a vote on June 11. City Coun-cil will hold a public hearing on June 13and will vote on whether or not to endorsethe plan.

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egg. The quarrel led to six rebellionsand the death of an Emperor. Swift’sstory drips with satire about the politicsof his time. But are the differences be-tween our three mayoral candidates anymore weighty than that between the Big-Endians (those who broke the egg on thelarge end) and Little-Endians? It does notseem so.

William Euille and Kerry Donley can’tdecide who is more to blame for theBRAC-133 fiasco, which of course theyboth enthusiastically endorsed at thetime and we citizens now get to live with.All three claim the others don’t have a

solution for parking and they try tooutdo one another on who is most op-posed to selling City Hall. If you can finda substantive difference between thesethree, you are probably someone whoworries too much about the right wayto break your hard boiled egg.

The only way there will ever be a clari-fying debate about any issue in our cityis when one party rule is broken in Al-exandria. Until then, we’ll haveLilliputian-size controversies where thesame Democratic party standard bearershadowbox in debates and govern asthey please.

Jeffrey SalmonAlexandria


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The children at Princess Square in Al-exandria came home from school onThursday, April 30, to find a new play-

ground installed in the courtyard.Throughout the morning and afternoon,

more than 200 volunteers from Fannie Mae,

Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Au-thority, organizers from KaBoom! and residentsof the Alexandria community joined forces toassemble the equipment and resurface theground beneath it. Volunteers also assembledbenches and painted games on the surround-

The soil in the courtyard isresurfaced as the newequipment is set in place.

CEO of ARHA Roy Priestworks with volunteersto assemble a play-ground at PrincessSquare on Thursday.

Play Partners Join Forces to Create PlaygroundMore than 200 volunteers from ARHA, Fannie Mae, and KaBoom! joined with residentsto build a play area for the children at Princess Square.

ing pavement. The design is based on children’sdrawings created at a special design event inMarch.

The new playground will be used by thenearly 200 children that call Princess Squarehome.

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SportsAlexandria Gazette Packet Sports Editor Jon Roetman

703-752-4031 or [email protected]

On May 2, the T.C. Williamsboys’ freshman 8 captured agold medal, winning the Vir-ginia Championship Regatta

for Lower Boats and claiming the Ted Phoe-nix trophy that is presented annually to theCommonwealth’s fastest freshman boys’boat. Four other Titan boats also medaled,with three silvers and a bronze. The statecompetition took place at Sandy Run Parkon the Occoquan Reservoir in Fairfax.

The boys’ freshman boat sprinted downthe 1,500-meter course to win its heat inthe morning in 5:11.07. Facing the fastestboats in the state for the afternoon final,the freshman boys once again turned on thepower, crossing the finish line almost twoseconds ahead of rival St. Albans. With afinal time was 5:03.5, the boys claimed thegold medal and brought back to Alexandriathe championship trophy.

Members of the boys’ freshman 8 includeZachary Khan, Ian Willmore, Wogan Snyder,Cole Towers, Bryce Cook, Julien Depeyrot,Jacob Souza, Connor McGivern, andMichaela Gleeson (cox). Enoch Cleckleyguides the freshman 8.

The frosh 8 were not the only Titan boatto visit the medal dock at Saturday’s Cham-pionship Regatta.

The T.C. Williams girls’ freshman 8 domi-

nated its heat in the morning, advancing tothe final. In a tightly contested final race,the Titan girls won a silver medal, finish-ing right behind National Cathedral School,with a time of 5:41. Members of the boatinclude Camila Cardwell (coxswain), HopeParsons, Grace Vannatta, MadelineGyllenhoff, Grace Hogan, Emma Carroll,

Tess Moran, Cleo Lewis, and Rachel Sedehi.Titan head girls’ coach Patrick Marquardtguides the freshman 8.

The T.C. girls’ novice 8 boat won its heatand came in a close second behind LakeBraddock to capture a silver medal, with atime of 6:01.01. Members of the novice 8include coxswain Paula Filios, Chloe Marsh,

Anna Jane Guynn, Elspeth Collard, BlytheMarkel, Charlotte Milone, Marley Osborne,Madeline Kasoff, and Sophie Rust. Theircoaches are Cathy Hott and Chris Ottie.

The boys’ third 4 boat earned another sil-ver medal for the team, with a strong show-ing of 6:21.2. McLean took the gold in thiscompetition. Members of the boys’ third 4include Anthony Burke, Hatem Elnahas,Ahmad Shujah, Dawit Haile, and KaiLinehan (coxswain).

The Titan girls’ fourth 8 fought a toughbattle throughout the 1,500-meter course,crossing the finish line to capture third placefor T.C. Williams. Members of the fourth 8include coxswain Victoria Anthony, TessaBowman, Piper Bucholz, Ira Siwecki,Kendra Oguamena, Tenesae Asfaw, VeronicaAraujo, Eden Prevost, and Abigail Warden.Their coaches are Cathy Hott and ChrisOttie.

The T.C. Williams crew team will com-pete next in the Virginia Championship Re-gatta for Upper Boats, which will be heldat Occoquan on Saturday, May 10. Qualify-ing boats will then compete in major na-tional competitions, including theStotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia onMay 16 and the Scholastic Rowing Associa-tion National Championship Regatta inCherry Hill, N.J. on May 23.

The final race of the season is interna-tional: the Canadian Scholastic Champion-ship Regatta in St. Catharine’s, Ontario onJune 5-7.

The Titans are guided by boys’ head coachPete Stramese and girls’ head coachMarquardt.

The T.C. Williams boys’ and girls’track teams each took first place atthe T.C. Williams Invitational on

May 2.The boys’ team totaled 83 points. Oxon

Hill (72) finished runner-up, followed byLake Forest (54) and Tuscarora (39.5).

TC’s Noah Lyles won the 100-meter dashwith a time of 10.53, and the high jumpwith a clearance of 6 feet, 4 inches.Josephus Lyles took first in the 200 (21.36).

In the 1600, TC senior Anteneh Girmafinished runner-up (4:27.46) and sopho-more Jack MacKay finished fifth (4:36.6).Girma also finished second in the 3200(9:48.92).

Joshusa Kelley placed fourth in the 110hurdles (15.8) and Samuel Sarkodie fin-ished fifth in the discus (131-11). MahliqueBooth finished second in the triple jump(44-10) and placed third in the long jump(20-9).

The boys’ 400 relay team (Kai Cole,Booth, Tre’kel Lockett, Isaih Clarke) finishedthird (43.81).

The T.C. Williams girls’ team won with ascore of 81. Madison finished second (58)and Churchill was third (45).

TC junior Olivia Tardieu won the pole

vault with a clearance of 10 feet. Sopho-more Sarah Leckman won the shot put (39-8 æ)

Senior Iye Massaquoi finished second in

the discus with a throw of 123 feet, 4 inchesand third in the shot put (35-0 æ).

Bhrandi Crenshaw was runner-up in thehigh jump (5-4) and triple jump (37-2), and

T.C. Williams Boys’, Girls’ Track Teams Win at Home Meet

T.C. Williams junior Noah Lyles, third from right, won the 100-meterdash at the T.C. Williams Invitational on May 2.

T.C. Williams senior AntenehGirma placed second in the 1600and 3200 during the T.C. WilliamsInvitational on May 2.

third in the long jump (16-6 æ).The 400 relay team (Khaliah James,

Allahsha Farmer, Dakota Kindred, KyraParker) finished runner-up (49.73).

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T.C. Williams Freshman Boys Win State TitleTitan rowers bringhome three silvermedals, bronze.

The freshman boys’ 8 boat captures a gold medal for T.C. Williams at theVirginia Championship Regatta for Lower Boats on May 3. Those pic-tured include Zachary Khan, Ian Willmore, Wogan Snyder, Cole Towers,Michaela Gleeson (cox), Bryce Cook, Julien Depeyrot, Jacob Souza,Connor McGivern, and coach Enoch Cleckley.

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ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSINVITATION TO BID NUMBER 15-04-05

The Alexandria City School Board dba Alexandria City Public Schools is seeking Bids for Ramsay Elevator Additions for Wil-liam Ramsay Elementary School.A non-mandatory pre-bid conference/site visit will be conduct-ed on Thursday, May 15, 2015 at 10:30 AM, in the Facilities Conference Room 610-2, 1340 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. It is strongly recommended that all bidders attend this conference. Sealed Bids with the notation ITB# 15-04-05 RAMSAY ELEVATOR ADDITIONS, will be received in the Central Procurement Office, 1340 Braddock Place, Suite620, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, on or before 3:00 pm, June 4, 2015. The time of receipt shall be determined by the time clock stamp in the Procurement office. Bids appropriately received will be opened and read aloud. ITB documents may be ob-tained at the above Procurement Office or by calling 703-619-8343, or by downloading the Bid from the ACPS website athttp://www.acps.k12.va.us/financialservices/purchasing/bids.php .All questions must be submitted before 1:00 p.m., May 28, 2015. If necessary, an addendum will be issued and posted to the ACPS web site. No Bids may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the opening of the bids except as may be set forth in the ITB. ACPS reserves the right to cancel this ITB and/or reject any or all Bids and to waive any informalities in any bid.

Sharon T. Lewis M.P.S., CPM, CPPB, VCODirector of Procurement & General Services

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ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NUMBER 15-04-11

The Alexandria City School Board dba Alexandria City Public Schools is seeking competitive proposals from qualified Offerors for the provision of Strategic Planning/Facilitation Services for the Alexandria City School Board (Board) of Alexandria, Virginia.Sealed Proposals with the notation RFP# 15-04-11 StrategicPlanning/Facilitation Services for the Alexandria City School Board (Board) of Alexandria, Virginia will be received in the Central Procurement Office, 1340 Braddock Place, Suite 620, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, on or before 3:00 pm, May 15, 2015. The time of receipt shall be determined by the timeclock stamp in the Procurement office. Proposals appropriately received will be opened and the names of the firms responding will be read aloud. RFP documents may be obtained at the above Procurement Office or by calling 703-619-8140, or by downloading the RFP from the ACPS website athttp://www.acps.k12.va.us/financialservices/purchasing/bids.phpACPS reserves the right to cancel this RFP and/or reject any or all offers and to waive any informalities in any proposal.

Sharon T. Lewis CPM, CPPB, VCODirector of Procurement & General Services


ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER 15-04-10

The Alexandria City School Board dba Alexandria City Public Schools is seeking proposals for the replacement/repair of win-dow treatments as needed in the ACPS school district.Sealed Proposals with the notation RFP# 15-04-10 Window Treatments will be received in the Central Procurement Office, 1340 Braddock Place, Suite 620, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, on or before 3:00 pm, June 11, 2015. The time of receipt shall be determined by the time clock stamp in the Procurementoffice. Proposals appropriately received will be opened and the names of the firms responding will be read aloud. RFP docu-ments may be obtained at the above Procurement Office or by calling 703-619-8162, or by downloading the RFP from the ACPS website at www.acps.k12.va.us, Administration,Financial Services, Procurement and General Services, Current Bids and Request for Proposals, Request for Proposals. All questions must be submitted before 1:00 p.m., May 28, 2015. If necessary, an addendum will be issued and posted to the ACPS web site. A Pre-Bid Conference/Site Visit will be held at 10:00 a.m. on May 21, 2015 at the address list-ed above. No RFP may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the opening of proposals except as may be set forth in the RFP. ACPS reserves the right to cancel this RFP and/or reject any or all proposals and to waive any informalities in any proposal.Gerald W. Amacker (Jerry)ACPS Senior Buyer



The Alexandria City School Board dba Alexandria City Public Schools is seeking bids for Siding replacement and other up-grades at the D. Campbell Rowing Facility.Sealed Bids with the notation ITB # 15-04-13, D. Campbell Rowing Facility Upgrades will be received in the Central Pro-curement Office, 1340 Braddock Place, Suite 620, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, on or before 3:00 pm, June 9, 2015. The time of receipt shall be determined by the time clock stamp inthe Procurement office. Bids appropriately received will be opened and the names of the firms responding will be read aloud. ITB documents may be obtained at the above Procure-ment Office or by calling 703-619-8162, or bydownloading the ITB from the ACPS website at www.acps.k12.va.us, Administration, Financial Services, Pro-curement and General Services – Current Bids and Request for Proposals. All questions must be submitted before 1:00 p.m., May 29, 2015. If necessary, an addendum will be issued and posted to the ACPS web site. A pre-bid conference/site visit will be held at 10:00 a.m., May 15, 2015 at the address listed above. No ITB may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the opening of bids except as may be set forth in the ITB. ACPS reserves the right to cancel this ITB and/or reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in any bid.Gerald W. Amacker (Jerry)Senior Buyer



The Alexandria City School Board dba Alexandria City Public Schools is seeking bids for parking lot improvements at John Adams Elementary School. Sealed Bids with the notation ITB # 15-04-15 John Adams Elementary School Parking Lot Im-provements will be received in the Central ProcurementOffice, 1340 Braddock Place, Suite 620, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, on or before 3:00 pm, June 5, 2015. The time of receipt shall be determined by the time clock stamp in the Procure-ment office. Bids appropriately received will be opened and the names of the firms responding will be read aloud. ITB documents may be obtained at the above Procurement Office or by calling 703-619-8162, or by downloading the ITB from the ACPS website at www.acps.k12.va.us, Administration, Finan-cial Services, Procurement and General Services – Current Bids and Request for Proposals. All questions must be submit-ted before 1:00 p.m., May 26, 2015. If necessary, an adden-dum will be issued and posted to the ACPS web site.A pre-bid conference/site visit will be held at 10:00 a.m., May 19, 2015 at the address listed above. No ITB may be with-drawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the openingof bids except as may be set forth in the ITB. ACPS reserves the right to cancel this ITB and/or reject any or all bidsand to waive any informalities in any bid.Gerald W. Amacker (Jerry)Senior Buyer


ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NUMBER 15-04-12

The Alexandria City School Board dba Alexandria City Public Schools is seeking competitive proposals from qualified Offer-ors for the provision of Video Production Services.Sealed Proposals with the notation RFP# 15-04-12 Video Pro-duction Services will be received in the Central Procurement Office, 1340 Braddock Place, Suite 620, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, on or before 3:00 pm, May 22, 2015.The time of receipt shall be determined by the time clock stamp in the Procurement office. Proposals appropriately re-ceived will be opened and the names of the firms responding will be read aloud. RFP documents may be obtained at the above Procurement Office or by calling 703-619-8140, or bydownloading the RFP from the ACPS website athttp://www.acps.k12.va.us/financial-services/purchasing/bids.phpACPS reserves the right to cancel this RFP and/or reject any or all offers and to waive any informalities in any proposal.Francine MorrisBuyer


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OBITUARY

Savannah- Margaret Sellers Slappey, 92,of Atlanta, GA died on Sunday, May 3rd 2015.

“Marty” Slappey, daughter of Margaret Louise and James Freeman Sellers, Jr., loving wife of Sterling Greene Slappey, passed away at Savannah Hospice in Savannah, GA after a battle with cancer.

She is survived by her son Charles Freeman Slappey and his wife Bebe Willoughby. She is also survived by her grand-daughter Louisa Margaret Slappey, all living in the Savannah area.

Marty owned her own bath and linens store in Alexandria, VA until her retirement in 1984, bringing her love of design home with her. She also loved to travel, puzzles, and spending time with her family. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

A private grave side service will be held at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on 228 South Pitt Street in Alexandria, VA 22314

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OBITUARYJay Kimberly Meekins

The heavens brightened as they welcomed Kim on April 30, far too early. Kim was a devoted and loving husband, brother, son, uncle, cousin and friend. His memory will be cherished by his beloved husband, John Stracke, and three brothers, Dudley Meekins, Monty Meekins, and Chris Lane, along with their spouses. His many nieces and nephews will greatly miss their Uncle Kim. Other family members and many friends mourn the loss of a loving, joyful, and giving friend.

Throughout his life, Kim used his great artistic talents and en-gaging charm, wit and personality in his work, and brought light and joy to others wherever he went. He was fiercely devoted to his family and friends, and was always there for anyone in need. A remembrance will be held on Saturday, May 16 at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Episcopal Church’s hall, 1407 Bolton Street, Baltimore. In lieu of flowers, donations to Gilchrist Hos-pice Care in Kim’s memory are welcome at http://gilchristho-spice.org/tribute


OBITUARYLOUISE ANGLE

October 25, 1925 - April 28, 2015

On April 28, 2015, Louise Angle passed away in Alexandria, VA. She was a long time resident of Sunrise at Mount

Vernon, moving 13 years ago from New Jersey to be closer to her family. She made a difference in so many liveswhile at Sunrise. Louise spent her life supporting her

husband, Bob Angle, moving and traveling in the U.S.A. and Europe for business. Music dominated her life beginning with piano and voice at a very young age Other interests included

Girl Scouts, golf, and much volunteer work. A career as a travel agent provided another means to visit family and

friends. Known as a story teller, all these experiences provid-ed her much material to entertain many people. She always started with a question. "What is the easiest thing to find?"

Louise is survived by her daughter, Karla Lamont of Alexandria, 2 granddaughters; Kelly Francfort and Meredith

Ayala, and 3 great grandsons; Aidan, Tyler, and Wesley.Per Louise's wishes, in lieu of a funeral service, a Celebra-tion of Life will be held at Sunrise Assisted Living at Mount Vernon, 8033 Holland Rd, Alexandria, VA 22306 on May 9, 2015 at 3:00 PM. Open to family and friends. Donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Toys for Tots are preferred

to flowers.


OBITUARYMildred Papiroski Morris

On April 28, 2015 went to join our heavenly father. Born in Alexandria, VA on January 22, 1925 Mildred is the daughter of Julia (Murawski) and Andrew Papiroski. She is survived by her husband of 65 years Samuel Brown Morris; children Andrew Dawson Morris, of Alexandria, VA., Anita-Marie Morris andhusband Haskel Henderson of Gloucester Point, VA. and Ed-ward Francis Morris and wife Phyllis (Beatle) Morris of Fairfax, VA.; grandsons Samuel William Morris of Newport News, VA. and Joshua Edward Morris of Fort Benning, GA. nieces Allison Boothe (Ed Boothe) of Stafford, VA., Betty Doss (DaveDoss) of Greensville, SC, nephew Ed Fordham of Goldvein, VA and many grand-nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Edward and Francis, sisters Helen and Margaret and niece Crystal. A visitation was held at Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home, Braddock Road,Alexandria, VA, Sunday May 3, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Louis Catholic Church, Monday May 4 at 10:30 am with internment at Mt. Comfort Cemetery immediate-ly following Mass.



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Vice Mayor AllisonSilberberg arguesfor restoringfunding to WilliamRamsay Recre-ation Center forSunday program-ming as Mayor BillEuille listens.

Preliminary Add/Delete pro-posals. Alive! Alexandria’sfunding was included in thebudget additions. DASH Busfunding was incorporated to atransportation fund. RamsaySunday hours and rent reliefwere included in budget addi-tions, though $10,000 fromAlexTV is included as a deleteand a matching addition isincluded in unspecified fund-ing to the Department ofRecreation, Parks, and Cul-tural Activities.

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posals. The School Board meeting on May28 is the adoption of the final FY 2016 Com-bined Funds and the FY 2016-2025 CIP bud-gets.

The City Council also added $1.3 millionto fund Fire Station 210 with the objectiveof having the facility fully staffed by Janu-ary of 2016.

Wilson, who proposed the budget addi-tion, expressed uncertainty about attachinga $1.3 million price tag to the fire stationwhile so many price variables could stillaffect the final price.

“We’re all committed to making this hap-pen,” said Wilson, “but I don’t think we cansay for sure that it’s going to be $1.3 mil-lion. This is not an exact science and it be-hooves us to treat it as such.”

“If staff comes back with a cost and sched-ule, that will help transparency,” said Coun-cilman John Chapman.

Ultimately, the City Council voted in fa-vor of the funding and a staff report in Juneon how the funding should be allocated.

“It’s important that we make it clear thathis funding is designated for Fire Station210, even if it’s not allocated,” said Coun-cilwoman Del Pepper. “All eyes are going tobe on this. This is a neighborhood in up-roar.”

The add/delete session also approvedPepper’s proposal for funding to Alive! toexpand food distribution and storage facili-ties without any of the debate that hadtaken up much of the April 28 add/deletediscussion.

The largest item of contention was the$15,000 cut from the William Ramsay Rec-reation Center. The cut would reduce theavailability of the recreation center on Sun-days, meaning anyone going to utilize thefacility would have to sign up in advanceand schedule a time slot. According toJames Spangler, director of Recreation,Parks, and Cultural Activities, the average

attendance to the facility on Sundays is 13youth and 18 adults. There were five Sun-days this past year with zero attendance,and peaked at 95 on one Sunday.

“This item is before you, not because wewant to reduce hours, but at your requestfor cost reductions,” said Spangler.

According to Vice Mayor AllisonSilberberg, the budget cut takes away some-thing quintessential about childhood.

“Showing up at a recreation center with-out a plan is what it means to be a kid,”said Silberberg. “We talk about what we cando for the West End. This is something wecould have done, and it’s a shame.”

Mayor William Euille said that the CityCouncil and staff had looked through thebudget, and any funding put forward forthe other additions would be “robbing Pe-ter to pay Paul.”

To fund the the Ramsay RecreationCenter’s Sunday activities, Silberberg pro-posed accepting the proposed $10,000 cutfrom AlexTV, the government access chan-nel. Euille fired back that Silberberg hadrecently expressed concerns that therewasn’t enough content on AlexTV, but thevice mayor responded what she’d meant bya lack of content is the blank screen dis-played on the channel most of the time, and

countered that it wouldn’t cost anything tobroadcast meetings that had already beenrecorded.

“If [AlexTV] doesn’t need this $10,000,”said Pepper, “then what is it doing in thebudget?”

“Don’t presume that staff is giving up thisfunding,” said Euille, “it’s being given as anoption.”

“Then it might be worth it to know whatwe’re getting for that,” said Pepper.

Wilson proposed accepting the fundingcut to AlexTV, but putting the funds in re-serve for the Department of Recreation,Parks, and Cultural Affairs rather than ap-plying them directly to the Ramsay Sundayhours. The $10,000 funding cut towardsAlexTV was approved, with the $10,000added to unspecified programming for theDepartment Recreation, Parks, and CulturalAffairs.

Silberberg expressed disappointment thatthe senior and disabled rent relief programthat was proposed was not funded, butagreed that after looking through the fund-ing options, there weren’t any solutionsavailable.

The add/deletes will be voted on at a spe-cial City Council meeting on May 7 at 6:30p.m. in City Council Chambers.


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