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See Patsy Ticer, Page 19

See Safe Place, Page 24

See Year-Round, Page 24

By Jeanne Theismann

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Patsy Ticer had a passion for politics. Shecame by it naturally, majoring in politicalscience in college and marrying local poli-

tician Jack Ticer during his first term onAlexandria’s City Council. But among friends, shewas also known for her love of tennis.

“Tennis was a huge passion for mom,” saidTicer’s daughter Margaret Janowsky. “Her motherwas a semi-professional player in D.C. and momplayed throughout her lifetime. Many of herfriends remember mom as much for wearing herlittle tennis skirts around town as they do for herpolitics.”

But it was Ticer’s political career that garneredher accolades from across the nation asAlexandria’s first elected female mayor then four-term Virginia state senator. On Aug. 7, the long-time Democratic party matriarch died at InovaAlexandria Hospital after suffering complicationsfrom a fall. She was 82.

“It is difficult to imagine a time when Patsy wasnot deeply involved in our community,” said MayorAllison Silberberg. “I have often introduced Patsyas the most beloved person in our city, and shewas that and so much more. She was a rock star.Everywhere we went, citizens wanted to comeover and speak with her.”

Patricia Keyser Smith was born Jan. 6, 1935, inWashington, D.C. In 1947, her family moved toAlexandria. She graduated from George Washing-ton High School in 1951 and continued her edu-cation at Sweet Briar College, where she earned abachelor’s degree in political science in 1955.

In 1956, Ticer married City Councilman John“Jack” Ticer. They lived in Yates Gardens until 1961when they purchased a home on Prince Street.Ticer, whose parents had worked on Jack’s politi-cal campaign, became involved in neighborhoodactivism and had a career in real estate beforeentering into politics at the urging of her husbandand also then-mayor Charles Beatley.

Patsy Ticer Dies at 82City’s first female mayora political trailblazer.

Photo contributed

Patsy Ticer leads the Democratic Party in the 2007 St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Photo by Jeanne Theismann

Patsy Ticer, left, was a longtime sup-porter of Mayor Allison Silberberg.

By Vernon Miles

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Most Alexandria stu-dents have a fewweeks of summerleft. There’s still

time for a last minute vacation ora few more summer sleepovers.But Samuel Tucker Elementaryisn’t like most schools. After a five-week summer break, the year-round program at Tucker kickedoff again on Aug. 3.

“Every [year] it starts off thesame,” said Principal Rene Pas-chal. “You get that beginning of theyear energy and excitement.What’s surprising is the genuineembracing of this early start. Thesekids are ready to go back.”

Pascal says the key to offering apositive year-round school expe-rience is making sure students seeschool as more than just a class-

room. Pascal adds that his schoolhas the best playground in thearea.

According to the Association ofCurriculum and Development(ASCD), research shows year-round schools are slightly betterin academic achievement thanschools with extended summerbreaks. ASCD also notes that year-round education can also be ben-eficial for low income families whocannot afford summer school orprograms for their students. Themajority of parents with studentsin year-round schools express afavorable opinion of the program.The idea has hit some bumps inAlexandria though. The MountVernon Community School wasalso briefly a year-round programand a dual-language program, butin 2014 then-Principal Peter Balas

Year-Round school starts againat Samuel Tucker Elementary.

Back to School

By Vernon Miles

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The youth had been miss-ing from home for fiveyears; his mother had as-

sumed he was dead. When he fi-nally showed up at one of the SafePlaces, the details about his lifebegan to unfold. The youth was arunaway from Alexandria. Itwould be easy enough to find his

family, except that he was fromAlexandria, La. Mike Mackey, thegang coordinator, contactedMichael Johnson with the Depart-ment of Parks and Recreation.Through the Safe Places program,Johnson was able to find thechild’s family and arrange to havehim sent back home. A little whilelater, Johnson flew down to Loui

National initiative offerslocal children a safe refuge.

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Let Them Eat Cake Friendship Firehouse Festivalcelebrates 243rd birthday.

Photos by

Shirley Ruhe

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Councilwoman DelPepper and MayorAllison Silberberg

struggle to keep theirfire hats on as a gust

of wind sweeps acrossthe street.

Assisted by her father and an Alexandriafirefighter, 18-month-old Amelia Newmanholds tight to her firehose aimed at theburning house located at the end of thealley.

Two-year-old twins Sam and NicoManchester pause with their father afterclimbing on the firetruck at the FirehouseFestival on the 100 block of S. AlfredStreet.

Tiny hands have been waiting patientlyand are finally rewarded with a largepiece of white cake piled high with frost-ing at Saturday’s 243rd birthday celebra-tion.

Councilwoman Del Pepper, Mayor AllisonSilberberg and Alexandria Fire ChiefRobert C. Dubé are ready to cut the firstpiece of cake at the 243rd birthday partyof the Friendship Firehouse Festival. Thisis sponsored by the Friendship VeteransFire Engine Association. Pepper said, “Thisis sure a large knife.”

Caylee Conley, 3-1/2 years old, concentrates on the spraycoming out of her hose as she aims at a window on thesimulated burning house. She has come from Woodbridgeto attend the annual festival.

Cake lines the curb as wellwishers sit to enjoy a piece

in celebration of the annualFriendship Firehouse Festi-

val on Saturday, Aug. 5.


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By Lauryn Overhultz

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A group of Colombian foster childrenand the Colombian ambassadorstood in a room chatting about the

children’s summer in America so far. Theyouths were going around the circle sayingwhat they loved to do most here. Most re-sponses were about soccer, crafts or play-ing outside. One child, 11-year-oldSantiago, had an answer for the ambassa-dor that stood out the most.

“Just being with my family,” Santiago re-sponded to the Colombian ambassador.

Santiago has been living with Eddie andCathy Miller of Alexandria for the past fourweeks of this summer through the organi-zation Kidsave. Every weekend, the hostfamilies take the children to different eventsput on by the organization so that the chil-dren may meet with potential adoptivefamilies. The children also got to partici-pate in fun events around the area, such asmeeting the Colombian ambassador.

Kidsave is a non-profit organization thatworks to match older children in institution-alized care with host families for differentperiods of time. The host family is respon-sible for advocating for the children andhelping them build connections so they maybe adopted.

John and Donna Sabo of Fairfax havebeen hosting two siblings for the past fourweeks, 12-year-old Diana and 8-year-oldEmmanuel. The siblings have loved ridingbikes and swimming.

“The kids seem happiest when in water

and I see both being great additions to aswim team. They both have come a longway since they arrived and had no abilityto swim,” said Donna Sabo. “But mostly, Ithink they just enjoy being able to act likekids, something they haven’t had an oppor-tunity to do much of in their lives.”

The Miller family and the Sabo familyparticipated in a Kidsave program calledSummer Miracles. In the Summer Miracles

program, foreign foster childrenare placed in host family homesfor the summer. This particularsummer the children were here forfour weeks and the end goal is tohave the children be adopted.

Terry Baugh and Randi Thomp-son created Kidsave together aftervisiting foreign orphanage institu-tions and learning about whathappens to orphans after they aretoo old to stay in the orphanages.Baugh said that these institutionsare overcrowded and most of thetime, older children are pushedout.

“When they get out of these in-stitutions, they don’t have a job.They don’t have a skillset. Manyhaven’t completed their education.They are essentially set up forhomelessness,” Baugh said.

From there, Baugh and Thomp-son decided to put together a pro-gram that would help older chil-dren make connections so theymay be adopted or create a sup-port system for them when they

Working for Summer MiraclesKidsave’s familieshost foreign fosterchildren.

Get InvolvedTo provide funding, volunteer or become

a host family, contact Kidsave at 202-503-3100 or go to www.kidsave.org.

Santiago in a plane at Andrews AirForce Base where Eddie Millerused to fly planes.

Photos Contributed

Emmanuel and Diana together.See Summer, Page 8


By Shirley Ruhe

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Rory Cameron from Arlingtontook off with a fleet of mini vanson June 24 where he washeaded for a week of

WorkCamp with the Catholic Diocese of Ar-lington. Lily McIntire changed into herwhite shirt with the blue motto for this year“I Will Love” stamped on the back. Sheheaded for the prayer circle before takingoff on Sunday afternoon.

WorkCamp began 29 years ago with 18teens in one parish. In 2017 there were 820teens and another 400 adults working on190 projects to make homes warmer, saferand drier for those in need. Kevin Bohli,director of the Diocese of Arlington’s Officeof Youth Ministry, says the projects are al-ways within the boundaries of the diocese,

which includes 21 countiesand seven cities in central andnorthern Virginia.

“We want our teens to un-derstand you don’t have to

travel a long distance to find poverty or tohelp those in need. Service begins right hereat home,” Bohli said.

Cameron worked this year in a trailer parkto build a new deck with a wheelchair rampfor an elderly woman who had trouble get-ting out. The first day they took out several

big bushes and “our leader had us save allof the flowers and move them.” The nextday they started building the deck. “Mea-suring was critical in building the framingfor the deck so when the ramp is connectedit would fit right,” he said.

Cameron says the teenagers get tool train-ing before they participate in WorkCamp.“Each parish has its own individual tooltraining. It is a basic course — hammer,drill, nails.” But he says his dad has hadhim do projects for years so he is pretty goodat building. “But some kids don’t know any-thing.”

Carolina Magro, from Alexandria, saysshe also did tool training. I could use a ham-mer but I’m not comfortable with powertools.

“We had a contractor watching us to su-pervise our projects step by step.” Cameronsaid, “They were very big on safety — al-ways wear safety glasses, gloves, drink ex-cessive amounts of water.”

McIntire says the first step was always towalk around the work site to spot any po-tential hazards like power lines or unlevelgrounds.

Magro, in her second year as a volunteer,says this year she had lots of small projectsfor a deaf couple including installation ofnew storm doors, refurbishing the garden,fixing the railing and the outdoor steps. Herproject last year had been the floor for aplayroom for mothers with young children.She says the women and children were liv-ing in a temporary situation because theywere homeless or in a bad place. Magro saysshe had heard a lot about WorkCamp andher sister had done it. “It’s relational minis-try and rewarding helping her and know-ing her life changed.”

McIntire says this is her third year at

WorkCamp. “The first year I didn’t knowwhat I was doing but all the kids in the par-ish do WorkCamp.” She estimates they had40-50 teenagers this year from her parish.“It is important to make lasting friendships,not just superficial. I got close with the crew.Every year I would go in with the mindsetthat it wouldn’t be as fun as the last year soyou work harder, but I had an amazing ex-perience.”

Cameron says it was a joke in his familythat his mom was going to make him gothe first year and then he could go back ifhe liked. This is his third year; all three yearshe has been assigned to decking projects.“I like construction. It’s very fun and I likehelping people.” He says the residentswould come out and talk to them aboutonce a day. “She had limited mobility butshe seemed very thrilled with us.”

McIntyre says that each day was pretty

much routine starting with mass at 7 a.m.Emily Madden, a 4th year camper from Al-exandria, said, “The bathroom lines arepretty long but that’s just a little sacrificeyou do for the good feeling you have.” Thisis followed by breakfast. Cameron says theyhad breakfast each day with teenagers theyknew but during the workday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. they were assigned to a group ofteenagers from a different parish. “They liketo have you get to know each other.”

On the way to the site each day there wasa “devo,” a teen devotional leader who ledthe group in prayers during the car ride andlunch. Madden says they would have a dis-cussion about what they were going to dothat day, “tie in the Catholic aspect, makesure we were doing the work for the rightreason.”

Teens Tackle Poverty Close To HomePeople

Catholic Diocese ofArlington sends 820teen volunteers.

Carolina Magro

Emily Madden

TeresaNguyen,left, withcrew

Teenagers at WorkCamp 2017through the Diocese of Arlington’sOffice of Youth Ministry hydrateduring a break on their project tomake houses safer, drier and andwarmer for those in need in thecentral and northern Virginia area.

See Teens Tackle, Page 13

Photos by

Natalie J. Plumb

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By Antonella Nicholas

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For the sixth year in a row, the Sta-bler-Leadbeater Apothecary Mu-seum presented “The Real Sciencebehind Harry Potter,” a succession

of special tours given to youngsters on Sun-day, July 30 explaining the actual scienceinvolved in potions from the Harry Potteruniverse. The occasion was Harry Potter’sbirthday — actually, his birthday is July 31.

The Apothecary, originally founded in1792, is home to medical equipment andingredients that are restored to their 18th-century appearances, many of which arementioned in the Harry Potter series. Thetour compared the way “muggles,” non-wiz-ard humans, used the ingredients with theway wizards used them. The tour also notedingredients in the wizarding world that haveequivalent properties to real world ingre-dients.

“It’s really obvious that there are HarryPotter associations,” said Site DirectorLauren Gleason about the similarities be-tween the Apothecary’s herbal remedies andthe potions made in the books.

Dragon’s Blood, Mandrake Root, andUnicorn Root all are ingredients that exist

in both the real world and the Harry Potteruniverse. For example, according toGleason, Dragon’s Blood is the bright redsap taken from the Dragon Tree found inNorth Africa, and is used in paints and pig-ments. Furthermore, in the Harry Potterseries, a bezoar stone was given to some-one who had been poisoned. Bezoar stonesexist in real life; however, in the Apothecary,pharmacists administered charcoal to ab-sorb poison.

To kick off the tour, tour guides quizzedthe children with Harry Potter trivia ques-tions. Then the guides discussed the historyof the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Mu-seum. Next, the tour entered the historiclaboratory where youngsters were facedwith rows and rows of ingredients in glassbottles. Here, they learned about the paral-lels between the elements on the shelvesand the ones used in wizard potions. Finally,the children were led up to a photo cornerwhere they and their parents took pictureswith Harry Potter costumes and props.

Apothecary museum volunteers, and vol-unteers from the Junior Women’s League,gave tours and asked trivia questions.

To add to the celebration, Hooray forBooks sold Harry Potter books and merchan-dise at the museum, and Dolci Gelati, whosestore is close by, sold special gelato flavorsincluding “butterbeer” and “knickerbockerglory.”

The youngsters, many of whom haveread, or are in the process of reading, theHarry Potter books, enjoyed the tour. “It was

From Page 5

By Jeanne Theismann

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Bill Blackburn, managing partner with theHome Grown Restaurant Group and pastpresident of the Del Ray Business Associa-

tion, has been named the 2017 Business Leaderof the Year by the Alexandria Chamber of Com-merce.

A 15-year resident of Alexandria, Blackburnoversees operations of the Home Grown Restau-rant Group, which includes Pork Barrel BBQ, HolyCow and the sushi bar in Del Ray, and Sweet FireDonna’s and Whiskey & Oyster in the Carlyleneighborhood.

Blackburn recently completed two terms aspresident of the Del Ray Business Association andis a current board member of the Alexandria SmallBusiness Development Center. Along with Donnaand “Mango” Mike Anderson, the restaurant grouphas invested dollars and resources into the DelRay and Carlyle neighborhoods and employs over100 people in the City of Alexandria.

Blackburn helped established the Holy CowBurger Fund, through which a quarter for every

sandwich sold is donated toa local Alexandria nonprofitthrough ACT for Alexan-dria. Since its inception in2012, the fund has donatednearly 400,000 quarters($100,000) to more than150 local charities.

As a member of theDRBA, Blackburn has beeninstrumental in providingknowledge, leadership,time and resources for nu-merous efforts including:the annual Turkey Trot; theDel Ray Halloween Parade;

providing a 30-foot Christmas tree for Del Ray;leading efforts for First Thursday events; and Arton the Avenue, which draws over 20,000 peopleto the City of Alexandria.

Additionally, Blackburn serves on the board ofdirectors for the Advocates for Alexandria Aquat-ics. He resides in Del Ray with his wife Megan,their 2-year-old son and two dogs.

Blackburn will be honored at the annual Busi-ness Leadership Awards Presentation and Recep-tion, presented by Burke & Herbert Bank, on Oct.18 at the George Washington Masonic NationalMemorial.

For more information, visitwww.alexchamber.com.

end up on their own.The host families have made the

home the most stable place for thechildren. Each week, Santiago sitsdown and writes out a daily sched-ule of all the events that will behappening sothat he knowswhat he will bedoing. TheMiller familyalso has ‘houserules’ which con-sist of smallrules such asSantiago havingto have his roomclean before he can do anythingthat day and rules on how to treatthe dogs of the house.

“They don’t have a connectionwith an adult, a way to get a goodjob or really anything that propelsthem forward,” said Baugh. “Itsaves lives to have parents in it, itimproves so much of our lives.”

According to Baugh, there is stilla great need for host families.There is an application online, anonline orientation and a home

study that has to be completedbefore becoming a host family.

The main goal of a host familyis to advocate for the children andto find someone for them to con-nect with.

“You are here to find this childthe best parents they could possi-

bly have,” saidEddie Miller.“You are hereadvocating forall the kids,not just mykid. It’s notabout me. It’sabout them.”

The Millerfamily had al-

ready looked into becoming anemergency foster family for theCity of Alexandria when CathyMiller stumbled across Kidsave onthe internet. They became moreinterested in long-term adoptionand decided the Summer Miraclesprogram could be a good fit forthem and it did turn out to be agood fit for their family.

“Santiago definitely haschanged our lives, in a good way,”Eddie Miller said.

Summer MiraclesRestaurateur To Be HonoredBlackburn namedBusiness Leaderof the Year.

Blackburn

Science and Magic Converge at Apothecary MuseumHarry Potter receiveda birthday celebrationin Alexandria.

Lauren Gleason, site manager ofthe Stabler-Leadbeater ApothecaryMuseum, was dressed as characterDolores Umbridge at the museum’scelebration of Harry Potter’s birth-day.

Volunteer Jessica Highland ex-plained to youngsters the similari-ties between ingredients in theHarry Potter series and ingredientsat the museum.

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pretty cool to learn about how potions aremade” said Richard Woodward, one of thechildren who attended the event. Richardsaid he liked learning about the propertiesof lavender, a plant used in sleeping potions.

Parents took pleasure in the event also.“I really like the antique bottles, they main-tain that old-time atmosphere,” said

Charlene Woodward, Richard’s mother.Matt Slaight and his son Grant also en-

joyed the historic ambience. “It’s a neat ex-perience — this is historic and we’re get-ting the kids involved,” Sleight said. Grantpointed out that he also liked the lavenderfor its pleasant fragrance and its sleep-in-ducing effect.

“Santiago definitelyhas changed ourlives, in a goodway.”

— Eddie Miller



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What is Social Media?How do we get infor-mation during an

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training.As the lead agency in Alexandria

for the recruitment and manage-ment of unaffiliated volunteersduring an emergency, VolunteerAlexandria in collaboration withAlexandria’s Office of EmergencyManagement are offering thislearning opportunity for residentsto know how to select and validateinformation, how to connect withthe loved ones and how to notify

authorities if the phone lines aredown. The term “social media”refers to Internet-based applica-tions that enable people to com-municate and share resources andinformation. Some examples ofsocial media include blogs, discus-sion forums, chat rooms, wikis,YouTube Channels, LinkedIn,Facebook, and Twitter.

Social media can be accessed bycomputer, smart and cellularphones, and mobile phone textmessaging. Social media can beused somewhat passively to dis-seminate information and receiveuser feedback via incoming mes-sages, wall posts, and polls. A sec-ond approach involves the system-atic use of social media as an emer-

gency management tool that in-cludes warnings, receive victimrequest for assistance, establishsituational awareness and uploadimages to create damage esti-mates.

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Photo by Michael J. DeMeoSnapshotBlue heron at Founders Park.

CreativeSolutionsTo the Editor:

Seeing the ongoing stream ofletters to the editor about bicyclesin Old Town, it seems to me thefocus should not be on motoristswho think bicyclists should behavedifferently (e.g., not run stopsigns), or on bicyclists who feelpedestrians should behave differ

Letters

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ently (e.g., not jaywalk), or on pedestri-ans who feel both motorists and bicyclistsshould behave differently, but rather thefocus should be on making Old Town moreaccommodating to bicycles. Bicyclists usingthe many bike trails in the D.C. area needto get through Old Town.

How about making half of Union Streetone way south for cars, with the other halfsegregated for bicycles? Besides countrieslike the Netherlands, and cities like Port-land, Ore., communities right in our ownarea, like Bethesda and Silver Spring, aredoing things to make things more accom-modating to bicycles. They have found thatmaking things more accommodating to bi-cycles cuts down on automobile traffic andmore bicycles on the road make motoristsmore tolerant of bicycles. I think we couldget creative, rather than complain and ex-pect our law enforcement officers to solvethe problem.

Mike SchauerAlexandria

Sowing andSewingTo the Editor:

In Old Town, at the water, behind the Tor-pedo Factory, there is a large sign with sev-eral panels, welcoming tourists and provid-

ing some historical information. This largesign has a typo, It says George Washington“sewed” the seeds of revolution, not thathe “sowed” them. (I just imagine him witha little sewing machine, sewing those revo-lutionary seeds.) It is bad enough that thetext reads as if it were written for a thirdgrade history book. But to have a mistakelike this remain for every new visitor to seeis an embarrassment to the city.

I believe the city has its own sign depart-ment. I think, perhaps incorrectly, that itcosts them next to nothing to make a sign.Ever since they placed that sign, I have re-ported the typo every year or two, trying toget them to fix it. They won’t. Each time Ireport it, I am routed to a different depart-ment. The people in the Office of Historic

Alexandria seemed mortified, but noth-ing was done. One office said the sign wouldbe replaced with the waterfront rebuilding,and if it took years, so be it. Once it wassuggested that the city did not have enoughmoney to change the sign panel. Other de-partments to which I was routed seemedannoyed to be bothered.

I can’t fathom why this sign has not beenchanged. Is it that city staff is now com-prised mostly of people who are used totexting abbreviations, and so don’t careabout something like that? I have no idea,but I think the typo should be fixed now,not years down the pike when the water-front re-do is finished and a new sign will


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Safety IsEveryone’sConcernTo the Editor:

Months ago, around thetime of the George Washing-ton Parade, I took a photoof a damaged sign along the700 block of Wilkes Streetof Alexandria around thesame week of the GeorgeWashington Parade. I calledthe city at 703-746-4000and it was replaced (andthen damaged and replacedagain just last month).

I also saw sidewalk/curbdamage at the corner of the600 block of Wilkes and 400block of South WashingtonStreet where no repair wasdone until I called it in afterweeks as of thinking some-one else would have called.

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U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st ClassTrevor J. Armentrout graduated frombasic military training at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.Armentrout is the son of Jeffrey J. andTamara L. Armentrout of Alexandria, andbrother of Tyler R. Armentrout ofKennesaw, Ga. He is a 2015 graduate ofKennesaw Mountain High School,Kennesaw, Ga.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly C.Quispe graduated from basic militarytraining at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Quispe is thedaughter of Nicanor and Edelvina Quispe ofSpringfield. She is a 2007 graduate ofBishop Ireton High School.

likely be made.Visitors should know that Alexandrians

know the difference between sowing andsewing.

Marla BrinAlexandria

Aiming forTrue ‘Eco-city’To the Editor:

The chaos across the river this summervirtually drowned out some extremely goodnews for Alexandrians.

At the 2017 Conference of Mayors in

Florida, Mayor Allison Silberberg signed acommitment to transition Alexandria’s en-tire energy portfolio to clean, renewableenergy by 2035. She joined more than 130U.S. mayors who have pledged to steer theircity toward 100 percent renewables. They,like so many citizens, understand that cleanenergy is a boon for city budgets, publichealth, new jobs and businesses, and eco-nomic growth — as well as a healthy envi-ronment.

But is it feasible? Completely! Renewableenergy has come of age. Renewables, in-cluding wind and solar, now generate elec-tricity for less than the cost of oil, coal, andin some cases even natural gas.

Not only that — renewable energy nowranks among the fastest-growing sectors ofour economy. Today the solar sector em-

ploys more people than oil, gas, and coalcombined. The country’s fastest-growing oc-cupation?

Wind technician!Despite its obvious benefits and inevita-

bility, the energy transition has stalled at thenational level. We commend MayorSilberberg and the many other local andstate elected officials who are committed tokeep the progress going.

Mayor Silberberg is to be commended forthis move toward transforming Alexandriainto a true “Eco-city.” Alexandrians look for-ward to seeing the City Council back up thispledge with planning and action.

Carole DouglisAlexandrians for Clean, Renewable

Energy (ACRE); Sierra Club

Opinion

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Letters to the Editor

Military Notes

Along the 700 block of Wilks Street of Alexandria, aroundsame week of the George Washington Parade, this signwas damaged and subsequently replaced after callingCity Hall. The new sign was damaged as of July 3, andbetween all this time large tree branches full of leaveswere broken off and covered the sidewalk for days in thesame area until that was called in.

Photos by Geri Baldwin

Photo of lamp polelocated on federalproperty in the 200block of South Wash-ington and PrinceStreet.

Photo of damaged side-walk/curb at the intersec-tion of 400 and 600 blockof South Washington andWilkes Street.

solved by the city. I photographeda damaged lamp pole in the 200block of South Washington and

Prince Street, but it’s on federalproperty according to the city’scode enforcement office. It’s sitting

up high above ground level and itcould hurt pedestrians or motor-ists if wind or rain further dam-

aged its eroded base.Activist Geri Baldwin

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Teresa Nguyen says everyone inthe crew had a role. Hers was tobe the “dynamo” to keep upeveryone’s spirits.

After they arrived at Madden’ssite she says it was measuringspace for the gutters and chopsawing the pieces until the lunchbreak — peanut butter and jellysandwiches, fruit, snack and drinkevery day. Then back to work un-til 4 p.m. followed by a shower.Nguyen said, “They wouldn’t letyou into dinner unless you had ashower. I can understand. It gotpretty hot.” After dinner there wasa program with a speaker or mu-sical performance “and one nightI remember we had ice cream,”Nguyen added.

Teens Tackle Poverty

More than 800 teens from the Diocese of Arlington spent time this summer fixinghomes for needy families in the surrounding area. Pictured are Bishop Michael F.Burbidge, WorkCamp teen and adult volunteers with Kevin Curtis, after building him anew wheelchair ramp at his Stafford County home. Front row from left are AudreyCraig, 15; Claire Meere, 14; Curtis; Theresa Waggoner, 17; and Timothy Fleury, 17. Backrow, from left are Michael Nicklas, 17; Marianne Estebal, 17; Mara Delmare, 15; JackWest, 17; Burbidge; Marylee Helbing, 16; Monica Castro,18; Benjamin Paczak, adultvolunteer; Hannah Ziaii, 16; Peter Nickle, 16; Theresa Waggoner, 17; David Crego, 16;and John Williams, 15.

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Madden said, “The program was one of my favor-ite things with lots of music. You got to be with yourparish people and your new friends.” Madden saysthis is her 4th year of WorkCamp where she helpedbuild a wheelchair ramp. “It was somewhere closeto King’s Dominion. It was kind of funny, we passedKing’s Dominion every day going to the site and com-ing back.” Next year Madden hopes to return toWorkCamp as part of the home base crew and whenshe is old enough as an adult leader.

Nguyen, also in her 4th year of WorkCamp, sayslast year she helped repair a wheelchair ramp “thathad boards poking out and nails everywhere” so thatthe resident’s grandson could safely get out of thehouse.” On the last day the residents can come to-gether with the crews and they pass around the mi-

crophone. “What really touched my heart was myresident came with her two grandchildren and saidthey were no longer trapped inside the four walls oftheir house and her little granddaughter could nowplay outside on the deck without her having to worryand her grandson could get his wheelchair outside.”Nguyen added, “We think they are letting us comeinside their house and helping them, but they arereally helping me.”

Bohli says he attended WorkCamp as a volunteercontractor in 1995. “The experience had such a strongimpact on me that I left my position as a mechanicalengineer for the government in 1997 and began todo youth ministry.” In 2001 he took over the dioc-esan office of Youth Ministry “and began running thevery camp that had such a strong impact on my life.”

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By James Miessler

Gazette Packet

Fans of Port City Brewing braved thesummer heat on Friday, Aug. 4 to gettheir hands on a cold one (or three)

at the Port City World Headquarters in Al-exandria. The main attraction wasOktoberfest, the brewery’s acclaimed andaward-winning seasonal lager, which wasreleased on Friday. The event drew crowdsof thirsty patrons, as well as a Puerto Ricancuisine food truck and a live band, WesTucker & the Skillets. The lager, which isreleased in late sum-mer annually, is onlyavailable for a lim-ited time; those whomiss out on thisyear’s batch willhave to wait until2018 to get a taste,as Port City Brewingrespects Oktoberfest’s seasonal history.

“Traditionally, Oktoberfest is a harvestbeer, and traditionally it goes back to be-fore refrigeration,” said Bill Butcher,founder of Port City Brewing. “This was abeer that was brewed in March, and then itwould be cellared throughout the summerand the beer would be ready for release atthe end of summer around harvest time. Itusually sells out in mid-October.”

The release event has seen a steady in-crease in popularity, as has the brewerysince its inception in February 2011.

“The popularity of the release event hasgrown year over year, just as the companyhas grown and more people have becomeaware of our beer and of our brewery,” saidButcher. “So it seems to get more and more

popular every year.”There’s a reason for the large crowds that

attended the release event: Oktoberfest isan award-winning lager, and one of PortCity Brewing’s most popular seasonal items.

“I think people anticipate that this is oneof our most popular seasonal beers, and it’san award-winning beer,” said Butcher. “Itwon a silver medal at the Great AmericanBeer Festival. It has quite a bit of marketrecognition, so there’s high expectationsand a lot of anticipation around the releaseof this beer.”

It’s a beer that is great for quenching asummer thirst dueto the refreshingqualities it pos-sesses. “The beer isa Vienna style lager,”said Butcher. “It’svery refreshing andit’s heavily focusedon malt, so the beer

is malty and bready and has a very refresh-ing quality to it. One of the things thatmakes it special is that we lager the beerfor six weeks in the tank developing its spe-cial flavor characteristics.”

While Port City Brewing’s Oktoberfestrelease is a yearly event, for some patrons,Port City Brewing is a weekly affair thatoffers great beer and great people.

“This is a great place,” said Mike Marion,a weekly customer of the brewery. “Thepeople who work here are friendly. They’regreat people. I know a lot of them person-ally. [The beer] is also constantly good, fromone year to the next. I would recommend itto anybody, as long as they like beer.”

Port City’s page about Oktoberfest is located atwww.portcitybrewing.com/the-beer/oktoberfest/

By Logan Botts

Gazette Packet

Known for hosting prominent histori-cal figures, Gadsby’s Tavern is us-ing new art to challenge the way

people view history.The Centennial of the Everyday art his-

tory tour explores the complex history ofAlexandria. As part of the Time and Placeart history installment, the Gadsby’s exhi-bition seeks to give voice to the anonymousby exploring stories of those often forgot-ten throughout history, in particularwomen, immigrants and the enslaved. Thecontemporary artwork was selected to re-veal the manner in which art is created inconversation with history and compelpeople to think in a way that historical arti-facts and information might not.

Many of the ornate features throughout

the museum were designed by artists LaurenAdams and Stewart Watson with the hope ofstaging an “intervention,” challenging the over-powering narrative surrounding dominant his-torical figures and exposing the contributionsof others. A time capsule of Alexandria duringthe federal era (circa late 1700s through theearly 1800s), the tavern artwork serves as areminder of the difficulties faced by women,immigrants and the enslaved.

Elizabeth Lockwood of Alexandria attendedthe event and “loved how it peeled back thelayers of experience,” and “challenged waysto think about the space.” Lockwood said shewould definitely recommend to anyone inter-ested.

The final installment of the tour will be heldAug. 12 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Tickets are$15. Art pieces will be on display through Sept.3. For more information, visitapps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar.

History Beyond the Dominant Historical FiguresCentennial of the Everyday: Humanizing the voiceless.

IzettaMobley,tourguide atGadsby’sTavern.

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Gathering for OktoberfestPort City Brewing keeps patronscool with popular seasonal lager.

“The popularity of therelease event has grownyear over year ...”

— Bill Butcher

Photos by James Miessler

Port City Brewing is located at 3950 Wheeler Ave.

Patrons gather at Port City Brewing for Oktoberfest, the brewery’saward-winning seasonal lager, released on Friday.


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YATES GARDENS820 RIVERGATE PL .................... 3 ... 4 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,117,500 .... Townhouse ....... 0.04 ....... 22314 .............................. RIVERGATE717 WATSON ST ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,102,661 .... Townhouse ....... 0.00 ....... 22301 ...................... POTOMAC YARD702 PRINCE ST #2 ..................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,100,000 .... Other .............................. 22314 ............ SWANN DAINGERFIELD1115 ROYAL ST N ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,085,000 .... Townhouse ...................... 22314 ....................... PRINTERS ROW701 ROSE SQ ............................. 3 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,080,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.04 ....... 22314 .................. POTOMAC GREENS734 HOWELL AVE ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,069,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.05 ....... 22301 ...................... POTOMAC YARD119 PRINCESS ST ...................... 2 ... 2 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,049,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.04 ....... 22314 .............................. OLD TOWN409 CUSTIS AVE E ..................... 5 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,042,563 .... Detached .......... 0.17 ....... 22301 ................................... DEL RAY3012 RUSSELL RD ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA .. $1,007,500 .... Detached .......... 0.32 ....... 22305 ........................ BEVERLY HILLS1820 CARPENTER RD ................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $999,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.03 ....... 22314 .................. POTOMAC GREENS700 LYLES LN ............................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $985,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.02 ....... 22314 .................. POTOMAC GREENS309 MASONIC VIEW AVE W ....... 4 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $979,000 .... Detached .......... 0.14 ....... 22301 ............................. ROSEMONT4109 FORT WORTH PL .............. 4 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $979,000 .... Detached .......... 0.24 ....... 22304 .................... SEMINARY RIDGE830 COLUMBUS ST N ................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $940,000 .... Attach/Row Hse 0.02 ....... 22314 ............ OLD TOWN COMMONS401 FONTAINE ST ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $930,000 .... Detached .......... 0.13 ....... 22302 ..................... JEFFERSON PARK512 BELLVUE PL ........................ 3 ... 3 ... 2 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $922,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.03 ....... 22314 ...................... PITT ST STATION1 SPRING ST W ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $918,000 .... Detached .......... 0.15 ....... 22301 .......................... TEMPLE PARK715 WATSON ST ........................ 3 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $916,077 .... Townhouse ....... 0.00 ....... 22301 ...................... POTOMAC YARD711 WATSON ST ........................ 4 ... 4 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $913,930 .... Townhouse ....... 0.00 ....... 22301 ...................... POTOMAC YARD110 BRADDOCK RD E ................ 4 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $890,000 .... Detached .......... 0.11 ....... 22301 ............. DEL RAY / ROSEMENT2509 MAIN LINE BLVD #0 .......... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $884,400 .... Townhouse ....... 0.00 ....... 22301 ...................... POTOMAC YARD2809 CENTRAL AVE ................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $875,000 .... Detached .......... 0.13 ....... 22302 ............... BRADDOCK HEIGHTS308 CROWN VIEW DR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $875,000 .... Detached .......... 0.25 ....... 22314 ................................... CLOVER1206 PITT ST N ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $870,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.03 ....... 22314 ...................... PITT ST STATION829 ALFRED ST ......................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $852,500 .... Townhouse ....... 0.00 ....... 22314 ............ OLD TOWN COMMONS2405 TAYLOR AVE ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $850,000 .... Detached .......... 0.11 ....... 22302 ..................... JEFFERSON PARK3309 CAROLINA PL .................... 5 ... 3 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $845,000 .... Detached .......... 0.12 ....... 22305 ........................ BEVERLY HILLS312 YALE DR ............................. 5 ... 3 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $840,000 .... Detached .......... 0.29 ....... 22314 ........................ COLLEGE PARK906 LITTLE ST ........................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $830,000 .... Detached .......... 0.11 ....... 22301 ................................... DEL RAY409 UNDERHILL PL ................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $825,000 .... Detached .......... 0.18 ....... 22305 .................. MONTICELLO PARK2916 MAYER PL ......................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $820,000 .... Detached .......... 0.21 ....... 22302 .................. BEVERLEY ESTATES1309 QUINCY ST ....................... 4 ... 2 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $820,000 .... Detached .......... 0.16 ....... 22302 ... MCKENZIE LEWIS PROPERTY373 CAMERON STATION BLVD ... 3 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $820,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.04 ....... 22304 ................. CAMERON STATION2505 LESLIE AVE ....................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $799,900 .... Detached .......... 0.08 ....... 22301 ................................... DEL RAY276 MURTHA ST ....................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $795,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.03 ....... 22304 ................. CAMERON STATION2805 HOLLY ST .......................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $789,900 .... Detached .......... 0.13 ....... 22305 ............................. MOUNT IDA1308 PENDLETON ST ................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $789,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.05 ....... 22314 ................... ALEXANDRIA CITY926 SAINT ASAPH ST S .............. 2 ... 2 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $785,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.05 ....... 22314 ...................... YATES GARDENS102 WALNUT ST E ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $784,000 .... Detached .......... 0.09 ....... 22301 .................... ROSEMONT PARK206 BRADDOCK RD E ................ 5 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $780,000 .... Detached .......... 0.09 ....... 22301 ................................... DEL RAY308 MONTICELLO BLVD ............. 4 ... 3 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $780,000 .... Detached .......... 0.20 ....... 22305 .................. MONTICELLO PARK207 MACARTHUR RD ................ 3 ... 2 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $775,000 .... Detached .......... 0.13 ....... 22305 ............................. MOUNT IDA2121 JAMIESON AVE #703 ........ 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $775,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............. 22314 .................... CARLYLE TOWERS302 YALE DR ............................. 4 ... 2 ... 0 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $774,900 .... Detached .......... 0.22 ....... 22314 ........................ COLLEGE PARK112 E ALEXANDRIA AVE ............ 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $770,000 .... Detached .......... 0.12 ....... 22301 ................................... DEL RAY613 N ALFRED ST ...................... 3 ... 2 ... 1 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $769,950 .... Townhouse ....... 0.04 ....... 22314 .......................... PARKER GRAY3517 GODDARD WAY ................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $769,000 .... Townhouse ....... 0.05 ....... 22304 ........................ QUAKER RIDGE3525 GODDARD WAY ................ 3 ... 2 ... 2 .... ALEXANDRIA ..... $766,500 .... Townhouse ....... 0.04 ....... 22304 ........................ QUAKER RIDGE

In June 2017, 283 Alexandria homes sold between $3,900,000-$105,000.This week’s list represents those homes sold in the $3,900,000-$766,500 range.

For the complete list, visit www.ConnectionNewspapers.com


Home LifeStyle

By Marilyn Campbell

From a backyard barbeque to a simplebrunch, there’s still plenty of time tocelebrate warm weather with table

designs that embody summer’s trends.“We’re still in summer and the weather is

going to be warm for quite some time,” saidAmanda Mertins, president of Patina Pol-ished Living in Alexandria. “An indoor oroutdoor tablescape style depends on theoccasion. Birthdays, holidays [and] retire-ments, all evoke a different feeling.”

Start with fresh foliage inspired by thenatural surroundings. “Go out into yourgarden and use flowers [or] greens on yourtable,” said Mertins. “Simple summer din-ner party tables look great with lots ofcandles in votive holders, mason jars andglass lanterns. Remember to hang some ofthem in the trees for romance.”

Incorporate a personal touch into eachplace setting, advises Hope Hassell, CaseDesign/Remodeling. “It will make eachguest feel truly welcomed and you will looklike the perfect hostess. It’s as simple asprinting off some photos from your phoneor just adding place cards.”

“Keep it casual by presenting family-styledishes down the center of the table,” addedKimberly Asner, designer at Country Casual

Teak. “Mix in mood-setting candle lightingand colorful, fresh-cut flowers in multiplesfor the most impact … keep arrangementsbelow eye level for easy conversation.”

For alfresco dining, practicality is key, saysCourtney Thomas of The Picket Fence inBurke. Dinnerware needs to be both durableand aesthetically appealing. “Bamboodishes … are perfect for outdoor dining,”she said. “They won’t break if dropped andare a great alternative to melamine.”

Summer offers an abundance of optionsfor using color, says Hassell. “Not only doyou have so many options of in-season flow-ers, but you also have the nature aroundyou to provide the backdrop.”

The color blue establishes the type of se-rene atmosphere that Molly Pritchard ofArlington-based interior design firm, DesignLines likes to create at her summer parties.“Especially light blue because everything

Setting a Summer Table Warm weather design ideas.

Sea-themedserveware inblue helpcreate anelegant tonefor summerentertaining.

Photo courtesy

of

Molly Pritchard

Photo courtesy of JT Interiors

Dinnerware and accessories likethese from JT Interiors create afestive summer table.

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about it represents summer,” said Pritchard.“It’s cool and clean and neutral, especiallywhen paired with white or cream. It cre-ates a seaside feel which is very summery.”

IN ADDITION TO COLOR, motifs can setthe stage for summer dining. Designers atJT interiors in Potomac suggest using whitedinnerware, emblazoned with a lemon, toturn an everyday meal into a summer soirée.The tableware can be accented with an ar-ray of accessories including platters, coast-ers, bowls and tea towels. “It creates a verysummery look, and it’s white and clean.

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Summer Table TrendsLemons and water are summery, like lem-onade.”

Summer table décor need not be expen-sive, says Hassell. “Simplicity can be stun-ning,” she said. “The thoughtful placementof a sprig of rosemary can add just enoughwithout having to go overboard.”

Originality is a quality that Mertins en-courages. “Think outside the box,” she said.“Having a brunch? Use a vintage quilt asthe tablecloth. Hosting a baby shower? Usesilver rattles as decor and baby silver cupsfor the flowers. The effort you put into yourparty table will go a long way to the overallsuccess of the party.”

Photo courtesy of Courtney Thomas

Break-resistant bamboo dishes areideal for outdoor dining saysCourtney Thomas of The PicketFence in Burke.

Courtesy of of Patina Polished Living

Adding a fresh flower arrangementto a table design, like this one byPatina Polished Living, will en-hance the overall party.


People

Three officers from the Alex-andria Police Department re-ceived the Public Safety OfficerMedal of Valor at the WhiteHouse, in recognition of theirheroism during the June 14shooting incident at EugeneSimpson Stadium Park. TheMedal of Valor is the highestdecoration for bravery exhib-

cations, Alexandria Fire Department, Alex-andria Police Department, AlexandriaSheriff’s Office, and other partner agencieswho responded to the incident.

The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor,comparable to the military’s Medal ofHonor, is awarded to public safety officerswho have exhibited exceptional courage,regardless of personal safety, in an attemptto save or protect others from harm.

Summer GraduatesOn Friday, Aug. 4, more than 20 students from the King Street campusand the satellite campus walked the stage to receive their diplomas aspart of the T.C. Williams Summer School Graduation. Summer SchoolGraduation enables students who had not met the graduation require-ments at the end of the school year to continue their studies duringsummer school and obtain the credits to earn their high school diploma.

The Youth Services Department at theBeatley Central Library received an “Inclu-sive Internship Initiative” grant from thePublic Library Association (PLA). The ini-tiative is a Laura Bush 21st Century Librar-ian Grant sponsored by the Institute ofMuseum and Library Services (IMLS). Thegrant enables the library to support two paidsummer internships.

The selected interns work alongside men-tors to create a learning project focused oncivic engagement and the interns’ interests.The internship’s goal is to encourage teensto consider careers in libraries. Addition-ally, this internship aims to change the im-age of librarians and to bring diversity andinclusiveness to librarianship. The two in-terns chosen for the Alexandria Library areJosh Habib and Divine Tsasa Nzita.

Habib is a rising freshman at the Collegeof William and Mary and plans to study bi-ology, with the goal of becoming a doctor.He had volunteered in various Alexandriacommunity organizations since a youngage. Most recently, he volunteered with Al-

Rotary in ActionMembers of Alexandria West Rotary Club (from left) GeorgeValenzuela, Jack Allen, Nadia Mokhtar with John Renner at theFriendship Firehouse Festival on Saturday. Aug. 2 as they are wrap-ping up a successful morning weathering the winds.

Returning to TCThe Metropolitan ArtsCollaborative(MetroArtsCo), incollaboration with T.C.Williams High School,will offer free balletclasses to TC studentsfor a second year aspart of the after-schoolactivities program.Ballet classes will beheld in the T.C. Will-iams Dance Studio andstudents will betrained by VirginiaBritton, director,MetroArtsCo. Classes will begin Sept. 13, Wednesdays 3:30-5:15p.m., through June 13, 2018. Students will be given an opportunityto sign up for class at the beginning of the 2017 school year. Seemetroartsco.org.

Photo by Jay Palermino

Community Foundation ScholarshipsThe Community Foundation for Northern Virginia has awarded scholar-ships to 89 students, totaling $304,700, to support their continuinghigher education beginning in the fall. The Community Foundation forNorthern Virginia manages and administers the funds for 25 scholar-ships that support Northern Virginia students pursuing undergraduateand graduate degrees. The Ashworth Grogan Scholarship / E.Koury wasawarded to Sheza Shaikh of T.C Williams High School going to Universityof Mary Washington.

First Responders Honored

ited by public safety officers in the UnitedStates.

At the ceremony, President Donald J.Trump presented the awards to AlexandriaPolice Officers Nicole Battaglia, AlexanderJensen, and Kevin Jobe, along with U.S.Capitol Police Special Agents David Baileyand Crystal Griner. Trump also recognizedpersonnel in attendance from the Alexan-dria Department of Emergency Communi-

Battaglia Jensen Jobe

Photo courtesy of ACPS

Library Receives Internship Grant

exandria Library through his Senior Expe-rience internship sponsored by AlexandriaCity Public Schools . He enjoyed the workand people so much that he applied for thePLA internship.

Nzita is a rising junior at T.C. WilliamsHigh School has only lived in the U.S. forfour years, but has volunteered every spareminute of it to help her community. Sheplans to study family counseling with aminor in Korean language and literature,and will use the library internship to im-prove her interpersonal skills.

Teen Services Coordinator IsaiahWest (center) with summer internsJosh Habib (left) and Divine TsasaNzita.


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News

WELL-BEING RESOURCESThe City of Alexandria reminds the community

of resources to help cope with uncertainty orfear following the June 14 shooting incident atEugene Simpson Stadium Park. Such tragicevents—in addition to ongoing violence,political turmoil, and rapidly unfolding worldevents—can result in added stress, uncertainty,fear and depression.

For those who are experiencing these feelings,know there are resources that can help.

* If you are in crisis and need to talk to someone,call or text the PRS CrisisLink Hotline at 703-527-4077 or text “connect” to 855-11 (TTY,please dial 711).

* The City offers resources for coping withuncertainty and fear (www.alexandriava.gov/92897), with information about reactions to andways to cope with these feelings, tips onmanaging general stress, and how you can helpsupport the reactions of children andadolescents who are experiencing these feelings

(www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/helping-children-and-adolescents-cope-with-violence-and-disasters-parents/helping-children-cope-parents_146810.pdf).

* City employees have access to a free, confidentialEmployee Assistance Program with 24/7telephone and online access.

For immediate police, fire, or emergency medicalassistance, call 9-1-1.

As a reminder, the City’s emergency hotlines alsoinclude the child protective services hotline at703-746-5800; the domestic violence hotline at703-746-4911; the emergency services formental health or substance abuse crisis hotlineat 703-746-3401; the adult protective serviceshotline at 703-746-5778; and the sexual assaulthotline at 703-683-7273. All emergency hotlinesoperate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

THURSDAY/AUG. 10West End Business Association Happy Hour.

5:30-7:30 p.m., at Portner Brewhouse, 5770

Dow Ave. Members and guests networkingopportunity. Visit www.alexandriaweba.com formore.

FRIDAY/AUG. 11Free Bus Ride. Passengers who donate new

school supplies (i.e. backpacks, notebooks,crayons, etc.) when they board a DASH bus onFriday, Aug. 11 and Monday, Aug. 14, willreceive one free ride on DASH. Riders are askedto give their school supply donations to the busoperator when boarding. Last Year, FACE wasable to help thousands of students start theschool year with backpacks and essential schoolsupplies.

Bunker Brews. 8-10 a.m., at Capitol Post 625 N.Washington St. Suite 425. Meetup event andnetworking. Visit nvite.com/BunkerBrews/xl212q for more.

Resource Fair. 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at NorthernVirginia Community College’s AlexandriaCampus. In partnership with Fairfax County and

the City of Alexandria, Northern VirginiaCommunity College’s Alexandria Campus willhost a resource fair for skilled immigrants called“Rebuild Your Professional Career in the U.S.” toprovide a forum for conversation and theopportunity for community members andprofessionals to share their experience and learnabout strategies for job searching, credentialsand training. This work conference is free andopen to the public. Registration is required, andspace is limited; visit www.eventbrite.com andsearch workforce conference. Call 703-324-7280, TTY 711 or email [email protected] more.

MONDAY/AUG. 14Free Bus Ride. Passengers who donate new

school supplies (i.e. backpacks, notebooks,crayons, etc.) when they board a DASH bus onFriday, Aug. 11 and Monday, Aug. 14, will

Bulletin Board Submit civic/community announcements at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least two weeks before event.

Ticer was elected to Alexandria CityCouncil in 1982. She became vice mayor in1984 and succeeded then mayor Jim Moranin 1991 when he was elected to the U.S.

House of Representa-tives. In May of thatsame year, Ticer waselected to a full three-year term, becomingthe first elected fe-male mayor in thecity’s history.

During her tenureas mayor, Ticer cham-pioned social services,early childhood edu-cation and the arts.She led the city’s suc-cessful fight againstthe Washington

Redskins and then owner Jack Kent Cookein his bid to build a new NFL stadium atPotomac Yard.

In 1995, Ticer was elected tothe Virginia State Senate, unseat-ing Republican incumbent BobCalhoun in the 30th District. At thetime, there were eight womenserving in the state Senate.

“Mom’s political campaignswere never about breaking aglass ceiling,” said Ticer’s daugh-ter Margaret Janowsky. “It wasn’t

Patsy Ticer, City’s First Female Mayor, Dies at 82

Jack and Patsy TicerPatsy Ticer with husband Jack, children Catherine,Margaret, Virginia and Jack Jr. and Angus King Jr.

Patsy and Jack Ticer in a 2005 family photo.

Patsy Ticer, center, was an avid tennis player.

until much later that she realized the sig-nificance of her accomplishments.”

In the Virginia Senate, Ticer served on theRehabilitation and Social Services Commit-tee, the Local Government Committee andchaired the Agriculture, Conservation and

prestigious nationalorganization.

She participated inseveral local nonprofitand civic organizationsand served as a war-den at St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church. She wasan Alexandria Hospitalboard member andserved as president ofthe auxiliary TWIG.

Ticer is survived byher four children:Janowsky and her hus-band Laurent of Alex-andria; John T. TicerJr. and his wife Hayleyof Vienna, Va.;Catherine Ticer of SanJose; and VirginiaBaechler of Alexan-dria. She also leavesbehind five grandchil-dren: Park and Zack

Ticer; Sandrine and Marcel Janowsky; andRand Baechler. Funeral arrangements arestill pending.

“For me, Patsy was a touchstone and men-tor, as she was to so many others,”Silberberg said. “This is a profound loss, notjust for me but for our entire city.”

Patsy Ticer asa 1951 gradu-ate of GeorgeWashingtonHigh School

Natural Resources Commit-tee. She announced her retirement in 2011after serving four terms.

Ticer’s accomplishments also includedserving as the president of the NationalAssociation of Regional Councils. She wasonly the third woman to be president of the

“Mom’s politicalcampaigns werenever aboutbreaking a glassceiling. It wasn’tuntil much laterthat she realizedthe significance of heraccomplishments.”

— Margaret Ticer Janowsky

Photos contributed

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Submit entertainment announcementsat www.connectionnewspapers.com/Cal-endar/. The deadline is noon on Friday.Photos/artwork encouraged.

ONGOINGArtwork Inspired by Nature

Exhibit. Various times through Aug.31 at Huntley Meadows Park NatureCenter, 3701 Lockheed Blvd. Localartist-photographer Nina Tisara willshare some of her mosaic work in anexhibit entitled “Inspired by Nature.”Call 703-768-2525 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.

Oil Paintings by Patricia Uchello. 9a.m.-5 p.m. through Aug. 31 at theRiver Farm, 7931 East Blvd. Free.Call 703-768- 6983 or visitwww.patriciauchello.com for more.

Costumes of Mercy Street. ThroughSept. 1, at The Lyceum: Alexandria’sHistory Museum, 201 S. WashingtonSt. To learn more about The Lyceum,visit alexandriava.gov/Lyceum or call703-746-4994.

Ceramics Exhibition. Various timesthrough Sept. 3 at the TorpedoFactory Art Center, 105 N. Union St.Exhibit called “Flexibility in Clay:Gymnastics and Gyrations.” CallScope Gallery at 703-548-6288, visitwww.scopegallery.org for more.

Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Relics.Various times through Labor Day atGadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N.Royal St. Learn the history of themuseum, the purchase and see theoriginal woodwork. Call 703-746-4242 or visit www.gadsbystavern.orgfor more.

Mount Vernon Farmers Market. 8a.m.-12 p.m., Wednesdays, throughDec. 14. Fresh local food, artisancrafts. Sherwood Library, 2501Sherwood Hall Lane. Visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/mtvernonmkt.htmfor more.

Student Art Exhibit. Various timesthrough Sept. 15 at the National ArtEducation Association (NAEA)gallery, 901 Prince St. NAEA isexhibiting artwork from across thecountry created by students who aremembers of the National Art HonorSociety (NAHS/high school students)and the National Junior Art HonorSociety (NJAHS/middle schoolstudents). Call 800-299-8321 or 703-860-8000 or [email protected] for more.

All the President’s Pups. Saturdays10 a.m. at George Washington’sMount Vernon, 3200 Mount VernonHighway, Mount Vernon. All thePresident’s Pups Walking Tour, alongthe way, learn about GeorgeWashington’s love for dogs, his dogs’unusual names, and his efforts toimprove the quality of his huntingdogs through breeding. $7. Visitwww.mountvernon.org for more.

Mercy in Alexandria WalkingTour. Sundays at 1:30 p.m. atAlexandria Visitors Center, 221 KingSt. Experience an inside access tourof 19th century Alexandria. Inspiredby the PBS mini-series “MercyStreet,” accompany a trained militaryhistorian through Civil War-eraAlexandria and learn the actualhistory behind the TV show. Shorttours are $15, private tours for fiveare $149. Visitwww.dcmilitarytour.com for more

The Lyceum: 175 Years of LocalHistory. Ongoing, Monday-Saturday10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.at The Lyceum, 201 S. WashingtonSt. On view in the museum’sColdsmith Gallery, the historicalobjects and images featuredrepresent The Lyceum, thecommunity at work, andcommemorations and celebrations.Throughout the exhibition, visitorsare invited to “be the curator” andthink about why the various artifactsare in the museum’s collection, and

about how tangible representatives ofthe past help tell the story ofAlexandria’s history. Free. Visitwww.alexandriahistory.org for more.

Pick-Up Hockey. Ongoing,Wednesdays and Fridays 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Mount Vernon Ice Skating,2017 Belle View Blvd. Play hockeywith other hockey buffs, hitting slapshots and learning puck handlingskills that the pros use. Players musthave full equipment. 16 and older.Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/rec/mtvernon/ or call 703-768-3224for more.

Medical Care for the Civil WarSoldier Exhibit. Ongoing at theFort Ward museum, 4301 W.Braddock Road. ongoing exhibitwhich features original medicalinstruments and equipment from the

Civil War period and information onUnion Army hospital sites inAlexandria. Free. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/fortward formore

Alexandria’s Nurses and HospitalsDuring the Civil War. Ongoing atThe Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.An exhibit on the life of ClarissaJones, a nurse at The Lyceumhospital during the Civil War. Thetrue story of a nurse in Alexandriaduring the war, drawing parallelswith characters portrayed in the PBSdrama “Mercy Street,” withreferences to the experiences of othernurses, such as Anne Reading, whoworked in the Mansion Househospital, and Jane Woolsey, whoserved at the Fairfax Seminaryhospital. Admission is $2. Visit

www.alexandriava.gov/lyceum formore.

Shield of Earth: Defending theHeart of the Union exhibit.Ongoing, museum hours Tuesdaythrough Saturday, 10 a.m. -5 p.m.,Sundays, noon-5 p.m. at Fort WardMuseum, 4301 West Braddock Road.Highlights of the exhibition includemilitary passes issued by ProvostMarshal’s Office, construction tools,and original photographs of some ofWashington’s defenders. 703-746-4848 or www.fortward.org.

Who These Wounded Are: TheExtraordinary Stories of theMansion House Hospitalexhibit. Ongoing, Tuesday throughSaturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays,noon-4 p.m. at the Carlyle HouseHistoric Park, 121 N. Fairfax St.

Come see the site that inspired“Mercy Street,” the new PBS’ seriesinspired by real events that tookplace at Carlyle House.www.carlylehouse.org or call 703-549-2997

Color Disorder Exhibit. Ongoing,Thursday through Sunday, noon-4p.m., Sundays, noon-4 p.m. at theThe Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. Ajoint exhibition of artists Katie Bainesand Amy Chan who use diversepainting materials such as acrylic,gouache, airbrush and screen print tobuild energized abstract paintings.www.nfaa.org or 703-548-0035.

Flamenco Show. Wednesdays andThursdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at LaTasca, 607 King St. Watch dancersand guitarists perform traditionalflamenco. Free to attend. Call 703-299-9810 or visitwww.latascausa.com.

French Movie Night. Every Thursday,7 p.m. in the back room of FontaineCaffe and Creperie, 119 S. Royal St.View a French film. Free, noreservation necessary. Call 703-535-8151 or visitwww.fontainecaffe.com/reviews.html.

Their Fates Intertwined: The Leesof Alexandria in the War of1812. Wednesday- Saturday, 10a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Lee-Fendall House and Gardens, 614Oronoco St. A new exhibit on theexperiences of the Lee family inAlexandria during the War of 1812examines the contributions ofAlexandria’s citizens during theconflict that led to the writing of ournational anthem through the lives ofthis iconic Virginia family. Visitwww.leefendallhouse.org or call 703-548-1789.

Alexandria Cars and Coffee invitescar enthusiasts 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.

Fifty Years of Collecting. Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays 12-5 p.m. Fort Ward Museum, 4301 W.Braddock Road. An anniversaryexhibit of objects from the Fort Wardcollection. Free. Visitwww.fortward.org or call 703-746-4848.

Dinner for the Washingtons. 12p.m. at 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 p.m.Second Thursday of every month.Visit nvfaa.org to view concertcalendar and listen to upcomingSecond Thursday Music artists.

The Monday Morning Birdwalktakes place weekly, rain or shine(except during electrical storms,strong winds, or icy trails), at 7 a.m.(8 a.m. November through March), isfree, requires no reservation and isopen 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.

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.

Doggy Happy Hour. Starting April 5,Tuesdays through October 5-8 p.m.at Jackson 20 and Hotel Monaco

Entertainment

“Life of the Universe” by Nahid Navab

Art ExhibitsMeet the artists on Saturday, Aug. 12. 7-9 p.m., at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, 4915 East Campus

Drive. Exhibitions “Zip Infinity,” a series of acrylic paintings by artist Maremi Andreozzi and “The Time of No Time” by NahidNavab will be on display through Sept. 17.

Live MusicSierra Hull inConcert on Thurs-day, Aug. 17 at7:30 p.m. at TheBirchmere, 3701Mt. Vernon Ave.Visitwww.birchmere.comfor more.



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Alexandria, 480 King St. Doggy HappyHour at Jackson 20 and the HotelMonaco Alexandria offers specials oncocktails and beers plus treats andwater for canine companions. Free,but drinks sold separately. Visitwww.monaco-alexandria.com formore

Wake Up Wednesdays featuring ThePop Up Cafe. 7-9:30 a.m. onWednesday’s near the King StreetTunnel - Carlyle Entrance locatednear 2000 Duke St. near Motley Fool.The cafe will feature coffee, livemusic to help commuters start theday off right and donuts from SugarShack. [email protected]

CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSSummer Theatre Camps. Through

Aug. 25, various times at the LittleTheatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St.Preschool-8th graders can learnacting, musical theatre, dancing,improv, Shakespeare, film making.Visit www.thelittletheatre.com or call703-683-5778.

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 paintlive models. Fee ranges from $8-$12.All skill levels are welcome. Del RayArtisans is located at 2704 MountVernon Ave. Visitwww.TheDelRayArtisans.org for aschedule.

The Harmony Heritage Singers(Mount Vernon Chapter ofBarbershop Harmony Society), adaytime, a cappella, Chorus,rehearses on the 2nd and 4th

Tuesdays, monthly, at Sherwood HallRegional Library, 2501 Sherwood

Hall Lane, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Newcomerswelcome for fun or to book for aperformance. Visitwww.HHSingers.org, or call Bruce at703-352-5271.

THURSDAY/AUG. 10Big Splash. 11 a.m. at Upton Hill

Regional Park, at 6060 Wilson Blvd.A celebration of Transurban’s BigSplash Grant that funded summercamp programs in Arlington andAlexandria. Visitwww.novaparks.com for more.

SATURDAY/AUG. 12Garden Stroll and Ice Cream

Social. 10 a.m.-11:30 at GreenSpring Gardens, 4603 Green SpringRoad. Stroll the summer gardenswith a Master Gardener docent, thencool down at an ice cream social inthe 1784 Historic House. $12. Call703-941-7987 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring/.

Art of History. 10 a.m.-noon atGadsby’s Tavern Museum, 134 N.Royal St. Art-focused tour of the“Centennial of the Everyday,” thatviews history through the lens ofcontemporary art. $15. Call 703-746-4242 or visitwww.gadsbystavern.org.

Meet the Artists. 7-9 p.m., at theRachel M. Schlesinger Concert Halland Arts Center, 4915 East CampusDrive. Exhibitions “Zip Infinity,” aseries of acrylic paintings by artistMaremi Andreozzi and “The Time ofNo Time” by Nahid Navabwill be ondisplay through Sept. 17.

Boardwalk Astronomy. 8-10 p.m., atHuntley Meadows Park, 3701Lockheed Blvd. Join naturalists on atour of constellations, comets andother current events happening in theheavens above. $8. Call 703-768-

2525 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley-meadows-park/.

AUG. 12-138th Annual Alexandria Summer

Sidewalk Sale. Various times,participating stores throughout OldTown and Del Ray. VisitVisitAlexVA.com/SidewalkSale formore.

SUNDAY/AUG. 13An Outlandish Geek Tour. noon-1

p.m. at at the Apothecary Museum,105-107 S. Fairfax St. Learn about afew of the herbal medicines featuredin Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander”series of novels, from cascara todauco seeds. Tour recommended foradults only. $15. Visitwww.alexandriava.gov/Apothecaryor call 703-746-3852.

Summer Chamber Music Series. 3p.m. Washington MetropolitanPhilharmonic Association at TheLyceum, 201 S. Washington St. Jointrombonist Tyler Castrucci, alongwith violist William Neri, and cellistMolly Jones for an afternoon ofchamber music. Free. Visitwww.wmpamusic.org for more.

Medical Music Group. 4 p.m. atRachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall,4915 East Campus Drive. “Music YouCan’t Refuse,” concert. $20-50,veterans and students free. Visitwww.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter/ [email protected].

Artist Reception. 4-6 p.m. at the TheAthenaeum, 201 Prince St. ArtistLeslie Nolan talks about her exhibit,“Seduction,” on display through Sept.17. Visit www.nvfaa.org or call 703-548-0035.

Documentary Film Tour. 7:30 p.m.at The Birchmere, 3701 MountVernon Ave. Alexandria. Hosted byCalek and SIR NOFACE ProducerJustin Holstein, the “SIR NOFACE

Entertainment

By Carolyn Griffin

Producing Artistic Director

MetroStage

For the past 16 years you have seen the workof Thomas W. Jones II on our stage. Hisdirection and choreography, books and lyr-

ics for his original musicals have graced our stageoffering exciting world premieres of his work andremarkable story telling. Whether it is the fictional

“Three Sistahs” or the trib-ute to Charlie Parker in “La-dies Swing the Blues,” toBessie Smith in ‘Bessie’sBlues” or to Pearl Bailey etc.

etc. etc., his gift for telling the story and the uniqueway he can incorporate music into plays that aren’teven musicals make Tom Jones an incredibly dy-namic artist. And now you will have the opportu-nity to see him back on stage because who knewhe could also act?!

“Wizard of Hip (or When in Doubt Slam Dunk)”is an original play he wrote and toured through-out the U.S. in the 1990s, landing on stage at Stu-

dio Theatre in1992. It tells thestory of Afro Joas he progressedfrom adoles-cence to adult-hood. Back in theday he literallytoured with achair ending upoff Broadway foran extended run.As we say in ourpromo materialhe is now “a littleolder, a littlegreyer and hope-fully a littlewiser.” And thistime he has twoLady Doo Wops

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to help him tell his story accompanied by keysand percussion. He really does add music to ev-erything!

Opening Aug. 17 and running for five weeks itwill be a perfect entertainment for anyone fromadolescents to adults. It is a journey that crossesrace, class and gender, because we do have togrow up at some point. And hopefully we will allbe a little hipper as a result.


LIVES” tour offers attendees the chanceto be among the first to see Calek’smind-bending SIR NOFACEdocumentary, which chronicles theAustralian Government-sanctionedparanormal investigation of CockatooIsland. Visit sirnoface.com for moreinformation.

TUESDAY/AUG. 15Genealogy Talk. 1-3 p.m. at the Hollin

Hall Senior Center, 1500Shenandoah Road. Learn how to usevarious record groups to find yourpre- and post-Civil War Virginiaancestors and their plantation fromgenealogist Char McCargo Bah. Visitwww.mvgenealogy.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 16Wake Up Wednesday. 7-9:30 a.m. at

the Duke Street Tunnel ConnectingCarlyle to King Street Metro. Freecoffee with a purchase of a donut,entertainment from local performers.Every Wednesday throughSeptember. www.alexandriava.gov/CarlyleFun.

THURSDAY/AUG. 17Garden Tour and Tea. 1-3 p.m. at

Green Spring Gardens, 4603 GreenSpring Road. Tour the gloriousgardens with a Master Gardenerdocent who will lecture about GreenSpring past and present. Afterwards,enjoy a traditional English afternoontea. $32. Call 703-941-7987 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring for more.

Sierra Hull in Concert. 7:30 p.m. atThe Birchmere, 3701 Mt. VernonAve. Visit www.birchmere.com formore.

AUG. 17-SEPT. 17Wizard of Hip. Various times at

MetroStage, 1201 North Royal St.Featuring Thomas W Jones II as hejourneys from adolescence toadulthood as Afro Jo with originalmusic by William Knowles and twoback-up singers. Call 703-548-9044or visit www.metrostage.org.

AUG. 18-27Alexandria Summer Restaurant

Week. Area restaurants offer $35 fora three-course dinner or $35 dinnerfor two; select locations offeringlunch from $10-20/person. Visitwww.AlexandriaRestaurantWeek.comor call 703-746-3301 for more.

SATURDAY/AUG. 19Casting Leaves in Concrete

Workshop. 9:30-11 a.m. at GreenSpring Gardens, 4603 Green SpringRoad. Green Spring staffdemonstrates casting and paintingtechniques and assists participants inmaking one to take home. $40 forthe program plus $25 supply fee. Call703-642-5173 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring for more.

Sketch Hike. 10 a.m.-noon, at HuntleyMeadows Park, 3701 Lockheed Blvd.Join park naturalist and artistMargaret Wohler at the park’s NormaHoffman Visitor Center and hike upto Historic Huntley to sketch some ofthe Mason family villa’s historicarchitecture and landscaping. $8.Call 703-768-2525 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley-meadows-park/.

Gardening Author Talk. 3-4:30 p.m.at the Barrett Branch Library, 717Queen St. Nancy Lawson, a naturalistand columnist for All Animalsmagazine, will talk about her recentbook, “The Humane Gardener:Nurturing a Backyard Habitat forWildlife.” Visit alexlibraryva.org.

SUNDAY/AUG. 20Tea and Princess Diana Lecture. 1-

3 p.m. at Green Spring Gardens,4603 Green Spring Road. Explore themany faces of Diana: fairytaleprincess, style icon, humanitarianand mother. Afterwards, enjoy atraditional English afternoon tea.$32. Call 703-941-7987 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring for more.

Chamber Music Concert. 3-5 p.m., atThe Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.Cellist Randy Ward and pianist ChloeSunyang Choi will play music byBeethoven, Brahms, and VaughnWilliams.Visit www.wmpamusic.org

DEADLINE AUG. 20Open Invitation for Chorus.

Rehearsals begin at 7 p.m. onTuesdays at the Northern VirginiaCommunity College Alexandriacampus, 5000 Dawes Ave. [email protected] or call 703-845-6252.

MONDAY/AUG. 21Alexandria Chamber Golf

Tournament. 1 p.m. at the MountVernon Country Club, 5111 Old MillRoad. Hot dogs and brats, beverages,reception, dinner, prizes.Sponsorships available, [email protected].

Great American Eclipse. All day atHistoric Huntley Meadows Park,3701 Lockheed Blvd. Learn thescience behind eclipses and how toview them safely, solar eclipse glasseswill be provided to attendees at allthe programs. $7 to $12 per person.Visit go.usa.gov/xNvvb for more.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 23Wake Up Wednesday. 7-9:30 a.m. at

the Duke Street Tunnel ConnectingCarlyle to King Street Metro. Freecoffee with a purchase of a donut,entertainment from local performers.Every Wednesday throughSeptember. www.alexandriava.gov/CarlyleFun.

THURSDAY/AUG. 24Historian Lecture. 7 p.m. at The

Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. MeredithBarber is a local historian andstudent at William and Mary.Through research at the NationalArchives, she discovered previouslyunknown Athenaeum history duringthe Civil War including itsemployment as a logistics center bythe Union Army. $5, free for NVFAAmembers. Visit www.nvfaa.org or call703-548-0035.

SATURDAY/AUG. 26Garden Terrarium

Workshop. 1-2:30p.m. at Green SpringGardens, 4603Green Spring Road.Begonia enthusiastJohanna Zinnprovides informationon this genus andteaches techniquesfor creating aterrarium. $38 plussupplies. Call 703-642-5173 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspringfor more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/AUG. 26-27Begonia Show and Sale. 9 a.m.-4:30

p.m. at Green Spring Gardens, 4603Green Spring Road. Show sponsoredby the Potomac branch of theAmerican Begonia Society. Free. Call703-642-5173 or visitwww.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring for more.

SUNDAY/AUG. 27Sister Musicians Concert. 7:30 p.m.

at The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. VernonAve. Artists and sisters Shelby Lynneand Allison Moorer will perform insupport of their upcoming release“Not Dark Yet.” Visitwww.birchmere.com for more.

MONDAY/AUG. 287th Annual Charity Golf

Tournament. 8 a.m. at Fort BelvoirGolf Club 8450 Beulah St., FortBelvoir. Benefit for America’s “AdoptA Soldier,” an established nonprofitorganization who has through

grassroots volunteerism, donations,and partnerships; provides a positiveimpact to our nation’s wounded,deployed service members,hospitalized military children,homeless veterans, veterans and theirfamilies. [email protected] more.

Fall Vegetable Gardening. 7-8:30p.m. at the Beatley Library, 5005Duke St. Learn inexpensivetechniques to extend the harvest andeven enjoy some of the crops in the

dead of winter. Visit mgnv.org or call703-228-6414 for more.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 2Celebrate Honeybee Day. 10 a.m.-

noon at Green Spring Gardens, 4603Green Spring Road. Meet abeekeeper, see inside a beehive, learna bee dance, do a bee scavengerhunt, learn how bees are importantto the food supply and get tips onhow to help honeybees.Call 703-642-5173 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring for more.

Saturday Cinema at Carlyle. 7:36p.m. on John Carlyle Square, 300John Carlyle St. Billy Crystal andMeg Ryan in “When Harry MetSally.” Free. Visitwww.AlexandriaVA.gov/CarlyleFun.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 8Patriot Day Golf Classic. 11:30 a.m.-

6:30 p.m. at Belle Haven CountryClub, 6023 Fort Hunt Road. 4thAnnual Patriot Day Golf Classic tobenefit two veteran and wounded

Entertainment

warrior organizations. Visitwww.bellehavencc.com/golf/patriotday for more.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 9Fall Garden Day. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at

Green Spring Gardens, 4603 GreenSpring Road. Numerous local plantand garden craft vendors will havegardening materials, while a silentauction, bake sale, live music, foodand kids’ activity tent add to thefestivities. Free. Call 703-642-5173for more.

MONDAY/SEPT. 11Yoga for Gardeners I. 9:30-10:30

a.m. at Green Spring Gardens, 4603Green Spring Road. This classfeatures a gentle introduction to thevinyasa method which helpsparticipants increase the strength,flexibility and endurance necessaryfor gardening. Class held indoors.$123/person for 11 lessons. Registeronline at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring using code 290426 2401 or call 703-642-5173.

Garden Sprouts: NaturePlaygroup. 10-11:30 a.m.at GreenSpring Gardens, 4603 Green SpringRoad. Preschoolers learn throughnature-themed toys and puzzleswhile parents meet other playgroupparents one Monday a month.September’s theme is “PollinatorsEverywhere.” Adult must accompanyregistered child. $6/child. Registeronline at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring using code 290401 2701 or call 703-642-5173.

SEPT. 16-17Street Art Festival. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at

480 King St. King Street fromWashington Street to the waterfrontis transformed into an outdoor artgallery with original artwork by morethan 200 artists from the U.S. andabroad. Featuring live music, andinteractive art activities, as well asThe Art League’s Ice Cream Bowl

Fundraiser. Visitwww.artfestival.com/festivals/alexandria-king-street-art-festival.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 23AlexandriaSymphonyOrchestra. 8 p.m. atthe Rachel M.Schlesinger ConcertHall and Fisher ArtGallery NOVA,Alexandria Campus,4915 East CampusDrive. Michael Rossi,

guest conductor. Visitwww.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter/.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 24Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. 3

p.m. at George Washington MasonicMemorial, 101 Callahan Drive.Michael Rossi, guest conductor. Visitwww.alexsym.org or call 703-548-0885.

SATURDAY/OCT. 7Saturday Cinema at Carlyle. 6:41

p.m. on John Carlyle Square, 300John Carlyle St. Featuring AlfredHitchcock’s “The Birds.” Free. Visitwww.AlexandriaVA.gov/CarlyleFun.

SATURDAY/OCT. 14Members Support Party. 7-9 p.m., at

The Athenaeum, 201 Prince St. TheNorthern Virginia Fine ArtsAssociation invites members andfriends to join us for La Vie en Rose,a French evening in the AthenaeumGallery. Visit www.nvfaa.org or call703-548-0035.

Leslie Nolan’s “Pulled By What Would Be”

Artist ReceptionArtist Leslie Nolan talks about her exhibit, “Seduction,” 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13 at the The Athenaeum, 201 Prince St.

“Seduction” will be on display through Sept. 17. Visit www.nvfaa.org or call 703-548-0035.

Summer Sunset MoviesIn Mount Vernon

The Mount Vernon Rec Center at 2017 Belle View Boulevard willbe the location for family-friendly movies throughout the summer.Twice a month, from 7-11 p.m., movies will start at sunset. Themovie schedule is as follows:

❖ Aug. 11 - “The Lego Batman Movie”❖ Aug. 25 - “Beauty and the Beast”


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decided to cut the year-round programand focus funds and resources on the duallanguage program.

It’s Paschal’s seventh first day as princi-pal of Tucker. Each time, Paschal says hegets a little more relaxed and a little moreconfident in the leadership team. He has alittle extra help today, with former assistantprincipal Victor Powell coming by to assistwith the day one activities and get back intothe swing of things. It was a momentarythrowback for Powell, who this year takesover as principal of Matthew Maury Elemen-tary School.

Paschal says the first day is always focusedfirst and foremost on safety and security.

“We’re getting the kids into school andout through the the day,” said Paschal.“Then at lunch you have to worry aboutfood allergies and then about lunch money.Then it’s about getting kids home. It’s com-plicated, because everything is new for thekid.”

In the school’s office at the end of the day,administrators are scrambling to find a stu-dent who is not on the proper assigned bus.A flurry of phone calls are made with ad-ministrators reaching out to everyone whomight have been with the child at variouspoints of the day. Within minutes it’s dis-covered that the student got on a bus withher sister, different from the one originallyscheduled.

“We only had one kid left on a bus to-day,” Paschal said. No student is allowed toget off the bus if they don’t have a parent

there to pick them up, which Paschal sayscan be a source of frequent frustrations inphone calls and parent conferences.

Paschal said it’s often the parents whohave a hard time letting go on the first dayof school, which is why the PTA sponsors a“Boo-Hoo Breakfast” for parents droppingtheir students off for the first time.

At the first administrative meeting thisweek, Paschal says there’s a tradition whereteachers and administrators share their bestday one story. Paschal already has his pickedout. After dropping off his child, a parentcame up to Paschal on his way out and saidhe was so happy to see that the students inthe classroom had already sat down andwere getting to work before the bell hadrung.

siana to attend the youth’s graduation andsee him get accepted into the military.

Johnson has a dozen stories like this; Agirl from Illinois who’d taken a wrong turnin life, a local student who had been ex-pelled from school and facing a mental cri-sis. They all came in through the Safe Placesprogram. The big black and yellow diamondemblem can be seen on public buildings likerecreation centers and libraries across thecity. Safe Places is a community programwhere youth in crisis can get immediatehelp. A network of sites and resources arestaffed by various agencies, trained volun-teers, and some businesses. The programstarted in Louisville, Ky. in 1982 and spreadfrom there. Its spread in Virginia has beenlimited, however. Currently, Johnson saysthe only other Safe Places network in Vir-ginia is in Hampton Roads.

There are 36 Safe Place sites across Alex-andria, including all recreation centers, li-braries, and fire departments. Each ismanned by trained staff that know how todeal with issues related to suicide, bully-ing, and other issues youths might havecome into contact with. Johnson noted thatthe program doesn’t take the place of 911,but it does offer youth a comfortable placeto address these issues away from the pub-lic view.

The program costs the city $25,000 an-nually, through the Department of Parks andRecreation, which funds training and pub-lic awareness. Johnson said the programreceives roughly six cases each year for bul-lying and six or seven gang-related issues.There were three runaway cases last year.

To reach out to the Safe Places program,call 703-746-5400 or reach out to the na-tional organization at nationalsafeplace.org.

Year-Round School Starts Again at Tucker Elementary

Finding Safe Places NearbyMany of the students are well into their

summer vacations, but school never ends.At a School Board meeting on June 22,departing Superintendent Alvin Crawleyaddressed the board as superintendentfor the last time to update the boardmembers on the status of summer pro-grams.

According to Crawley, staff spends thesummer months reviewing data from theprevious school year. Data on school ac-creditation from the previous year is ex-pected to be released

As a new West End school prepares toopen in Fall 2018, Crawley said staff areworking on preparing the school’s newinstructional programs. With redistrictingalso scheduled to take effect at the fallstart of the 2018 school year, staff is alsoworking on new transportation plans forthe bus routes and preparing new train-

ing for the school bus drivers.“They are the face of ACPS,” said

Crawley, “Sometimes the first face of theday.”

Various summer school programs aretaking place across ACPS. 2017 alsomarks the second year for the summertheater school, a program started out ofGeorge Washington Middle School lastyear. This summer also marks a transi-tion period for the school system. In ad-dition to having a new interim superin-tendent, Crawley noted that there aresix new principals coming into theschool system. Each of the new princi-pals is assigned a mentor and a staffperson at the ACPS main office as a re-source to help them learn about theschool system and transition into theirnew roles.

— Vernon Miles

Schools Active in Summer

Samuel TuckerElementarystudents onthe first dayback to school.

Samuel Tucker Elementary students on the first day back to school

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Susan Hale Thomas/

Alexandria City

Public Schools

Email announcements [email protected] is Thursday at noon. Photosare welcome.

Luanne Gutherie, of Alexandria,was named to the Champlain College

(Burlington, Vt.) trustee’s list for thespring 2017 semester.

Wes Peterson Jr., of Alexandria,was invited to the local Fab Frosh CampTop 100 in May in Washington, D.C. Hewill be attending Bishop O’Connell High

School in Arlington, to play basketballfor Coach Joe Wootten.

Darby Philbrick, class of 2018, wasvoted one of three Hamilton Collegeathletes that have been selected for the2017 NESCAC Women’s Lacrosse All-

Conference Team.Philbrick was voted onto second

team with all-conference honors leadsthe Continentals with 30 goals andadds six assists for 36 points. She’s inthe top 20 in the conference with 34draw controls (15th) and 25 ground

balls (18th) and has caused 12 turn-overs. She has 71 goals and 16 assistsfor 87 points in her 49-game Hamiltoncareer. Philbrick has won 80 draws,picked up 64 ground balls and caused33 turnovers. She attended St.Stephens & St. Agnes High School.

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OBITUARY

Marla Kahn McConnell was born on

December 6, 1951 in Chicago Illinois. She

died on July 21, 2017 at Massachusetts

General Hospital in Boston, MA from

complications from a liver disease.

Marla’s mother and father were Estelle Kahn

(deceased) and Albert Kahn, (deceased).

Marla grew up on the north side of Chicago

and attended Solomon Elementary School

and Von Steuben High School. She also

attended the A.G. Beth Israel Hebrew

School. She enjoyed singing in the high

school choir. She also loved to dance. For

college Marla went to Southern Illinois

University where she graduated in 1972 with

a degree in Special Education. Marla went

on to teach Special Education at Matthew

Henson Middle School in Charles County

Maryland from 1975 to 1978.

In 1972 Marla married the late Mark Reisch

and had two sons from this marriage,

Jason and Daniel. Their marriage ended

in divorce.

On June 1, 1991 Marla married Terry

McConnell. Together they raised Marla’s

two boys and Terry’s children, Matt and

was adopted later. Marla was very proud

college and found good jobs. Marla was

an extremely caring parent with a no-

nonsense attitude. She provided each child

with good boundaries and love.

Virginia in the 1980s. In the early 1990s

Marla taught at the Alexandria Community

children. In the mid 1990s Marla worked

as a chef at the Anne Mimi’s restaurant in

Alexandria. In the late 1990s through 2005

Marla worked as a circulation specialist

at the James M. Duncan branch of the

at every job she ever did. She approached

every situation with verve and a sparkling

personality. Her smile was magnetic.

In 2006 Marla and Terry moved to

Shelburne Falls, MA. Marla and Terry loved

living in New England. In the summers

they loved swimming in their pool in their

backyard. Year round they loved to play

Bananagrams. Marla was a fantastic chef.

She was also a great artist, making many

attractive quilts.

Most of all Marla was a loving wife,

mother, sister and friend. Family was very

important to Marla. She loved her many

cousins in Chicago and California

Marla will be greatly missed. Marla is

survived by her husband of 26 years, Terry

McConnell. She is also survived by Jason

and Daniel Reisch. She is also survived by

children Moses, Maire, Ella, Declan and

Craig and Kyle Craig and Marla’s son Matt

McConnell and wife Caroline and children

Charlotte, Cameron, Jackson and Kirsten.

Kahn and her husband, Chris Gordon; her

sister Beth Malichi, Beth’s daughter Naama

Ashtamker, her husband Nimrod, and

Alon, and son Naor and his wife Nofar and

daughter, Arbel.

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One of our older/oldest cats, Biscuit, born lateSeptember 2006 and his oldest human parent,yours truly, born late September 1954, are bothhaving teeth issues. In fact, the exact same teethissues: the 1st molar and the 2nd bicuspid in the“upper right quadrant” are causing us problemsand have to be extracted.

Biscuit’s teeth extraction will be done by ourregular veterinarian. Mine will be done not by myregular dentist but by a specialist, an oral surgeon.Unfortunately, the two practices are not relatedso there’s no chance of a “BOGO.” Nor is thereany chance that the two procedures will be aboutthe same cost. My teeth extraction will be doubleat a minimum, perhaps even quadruple, if I’mlucky. (I made inquiries.) Accordingly, Biscuit’sextraction will occur/has occurred first.

What’s of interest to me is the coincidencethat Biscuit and I need the same teeth extractedat the same time. Which when you consider thatBiscuit and I are approximately the same age, isnot really a surprise. It’s really more of a fact oflife/aging – for both of us. Perhaps there are otherbehaviors and/or physical/mental indicators inBiscuits day-to-day activities which might clue mein to my own aging process. After all, we are liv-ing similar lives.

So far, Biscuit’s post-teeth-extraction recoveryhas been uneventful. He’s been spry and ener-getic. He’s been on the kitchen counter, variouswindow sills, the dining room table, the ironingboard and all the other furniture; he’s knockedover the wicker trash basket in our bedroomthree times and he’s been eating like a dog. Inshort, he’s “back baby.”

He almost appears to be smiling – exceptwhen we attempt to give him his post-procedurepills. As per usual, during the day he’s sleeping onthe back of the couch and at night he’s curled upin the laundry basket; and he’s still the first cat –of five, an hour early, I might add, for breakfastand dinner, to place his order/meow his pres-ence. He’s as ready to eat as ever. He hasn’tmissed a beat or a step. If I had to summa-rize/characterize his actions now, I’d say he has areal joie de vivre, “an exuberant enjoyment oflife.” So what am I waiting for? Godot?

As for my procedure, I’ve been told it takes 30minutes or so. Local anesthesia is used (unlikeBiscuit who was totally sedated/anesthetized).Moreover, the post-surgical pain is not terribleand the chance of infection is minor. And thoughI’ll have a space in my gums where my teeth usedto be, no longer will I be anticipating the painand discomfort that cracking or splitting either ofthese two teeth would cause. The only pain I’lllikely have is the pain of payment. (See 7/26/17column entitled “Taking Care of Business” forassociated details.)

I guess my curiosity/concern is whether I trustanything I’ve observed from Biscuit’s dental expe-rience – considering we’re the same age. Iswhat’s good for the cat also good for the human -all things being equal, sort of? Is Biscuit’s return tonormalcy so quickly and so easily – and so vigor-ously, a lesson to be learned? If seeing is believingand I do see extremely well for someone nearinghis 63rd birthday, then Biscuit’s ‘experience’ andthe comparison between his pre- and post-extraction behavior should be an inspiration to usall, especially those of us of similar age with oneand the same, two actually, teeth which need tobe extracted.

I mean, the procedure I’ve been putting off isnot exactly brain surgery, it’s oral surgery. I’m notadmitted to a hospital. It’s outpatient. I’m in andthen out. Same day service, just like the restau-rant where my wife, Dina works. I don’t evenneed someone to drive me home (unlike Biscuit.I had to drive him home.) And now that Biscuit ishome, safe and sound, I suppose it’s time for meto buck up and schedule my appointment. Afterall, it has nothing to do with cancer and every-thing to do with quality of life. I’d say that’s awin-win.

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receive one free ride on DASH. Riders are asked togive their school supply donations to the busoperator when boarding. Last Year, FACE wasable to help thousands of students start theschool year with backpacks and essential schoolsupplies.

ARHA Board of Commissioners. 8 a.m.Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority.Contact Roy Priest at 703-549-7115.

Joint City-Schools Facility Inv. Task Force:Tour. noon. Contact Katherine Carraway [email protected] or 703-746-3855.

Boards and Commissions Chair Meeting.6:30 p.m. Human Services Building, 2525 Mt.Vernon Ave. Contact Kate Garvey [email protected] or 703-746-5979.

WEDNESDAY/AUG. 16Backpack Stuffing Marathon. Volunteers

wanted for FACE’s Backpack Stuffing Marathon.Call FACE at 703-619-8414.

Alexandria Archaeological Commission(AAC). 7 p.m. St. Elmo’s Coffee Shop, 2300 Mt.Vernon Ave. Contact Eleanor Breen [email protected] or 703-746-4399.

THURSDAY/AUG. 17Backpack Stuffing Marathon. Volunteers

wanted for FACE’s Backpack Stuffing Marathon.Call FACE at 703-619-8414.

SATURDAY/AUG. 19Half-day Citizens’ Police Academy. 8:30 a.m.-

1 p.m. at Alexandria Police DepartmentHeadquarters,3600 Wheeler Ave. This academyallows residents and community members tolearn about various aspects of the PoliceDepartment during the summer months. Topicswill include patrol operations, use of forcepolicies, the K9 Unit, Special Operations Team,crime scene investigation and criminalinvestigations. This free class is limited in size toapproximately 45 participants. Participants ofthis half-day Citizens’ Police Academy must be atleast 18 years of age and live or work in the Cityof Alexandria. Visit alexandriava.gov/Academiesto apply.

MONDAY/AUG. 21Foster Parent Orientation. 6-7:30 p.m. at

Burke Branch Library, 4701 Seminary Road. TheCity of Alexandria will hold a free, no obligationinformation session for prospective fosterparents. An agency representative will be onhand to answer questions and explain therequirements to foster and/or adopt. Forquestions or to RSVP, call 703-746-5858 oremail [email protected].

SATURDAY/AUG. 26Boating Safety: Weather Forecasting. 9:30

am - Noon. at the Alexandria West Marine Store,601 S. Patrick St. Learn about boating safety atfree seminars on the last Saturday of the month,July through October. Classes will be taught bythe Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron.Books about the topic each session will beavailable for purchase. Visit www.nvsps.org forschedule.

THURSDAY/AUG. 31Application Deadline. The Alexandria City

Council is seeking applicants to fill vacancies onboards, commissions, and committees. Allapplicants must complete a Personal DataRecord Form no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday,Aug. 31, 2017 for consideration at the Sept. 12,2017 City Council meeting. For a complete listof vacancies, go to www.alexandriava.gov/boards.

Orientation for Prospective Volunteers. 3:30p.m. at the Beatley Central Library, 5005 DukeSt. in the large meeting room. RSVP NorthernVirginia, the region’s largest volunteer networkfor people 55 and older, will hold an orientationfor prospective volunteers. The event is free andopen to the public. Free parking. To sign up forthe Aug. 31 orientation [email protected] or call 703-403-5360. To learn more about RSVP, visitwww.rsvpnova.org.

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