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Lyon Park Citizen
June 2016
● Please complete the
neighborhood survey
online at lyonpark.org!
● General Meeting and
Democratic Board
Candidate Debate June 8
at the Community Center
(meeting starts at 7 PM,
debate starts at 7:30 PM)
● No LPCA meetings in July
and August
● Fiscal year-end Community
Center fundraising drive,
visit lyonpark.info for details
Photo: Cecelia Slater
The Lyon Park Citizens Association
P.O. Box 100191, Arlington, VA 22201
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Sirena Pearl, 14, Red Cross certified, Call or e-mail to schedule: 606-3277 or
[email protected]
Sam Yarnell, 15, Red Cross certified, Babysitting and Mother’s Helper, no infants. Call or email to schedule: (571) 451-3076 or [email protected].
Yasmeen Moustafa, 13, babysitting for children from 18 months to 7 or 8 years old. Certified
in CPR and First Aid. Also can work as Mother's Helper or Lawn Mower. 655-6228 or
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Kalkidan Ausink, 13, babysitting for children from 18 months to 8 years old. Red Cross
certified and mature, straight-A student. 528-0723 or [email protected].
Toby Kant, 13, babysitter (Red Cross certified, no infants), dog walker, pet sitter (guinea pig
and turtle specialist), plant sitter, call or email to schedule: 626-6725 or [email protected].
Jordan Mosley, 14, Red Cross certified and mature. Babysitter or mother’s helper (no infants).
To schedule, please e-mail [email protected] or call 623-8217.
LPCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
John Goldener
(703) 203-6181
[email protected]
Vice-President/Neighborhood Conservation
Bess Zelle
[email protected]
Vice-President/Programs
Thora Colot
[email protected]
Vice-President/Development
Aaron Schuetz
[email protected]
Treasurer
Bill Anhut, Jr.
(703) 528-3665
[email protected]
Secretary/Historian
Cindy Hardeman
[email protected]
Membership Chair
Christa Abbott:
[email protected]
Members at Large
Elliott Mandel
(703) 527-1502
[email protected]
Emergency Preparedness
Laureen Daly
[email protected]
OTHER SERVICES
COMMUNITY CENTER
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
B. Brennan, Mandarin Chinese tutoring services for people of all ages. Contact
[email protected] or 618-8808
Jeannette Wick, Chair
[email protected]
Taylor Henninger, piano lessons to students of all ages. Contact [email protected]
IMPORTANT CONTACTS
Experienced gardener available for part-time or occasional work. Lyon Village reference (5274533). Please call Michael Tanu (240) 426-1778
Hayley’s Soccer Academy: Soccer training by ODP junior player, technical skills, for players
12 and under. $15/hour. Please e-mail: [email protected]
Are you on the Listserv?
The Lyon Park Community has an active listserv. It’s the
fastest way to
● See a neighbor’s curb alert
● Post a lost and found notice
● Hear about a recent crime
You can tailor your selections to just what you want or
need.
Visit BigTent group Lyon Park to enroll:
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(703) 524-8531
Police Liaison
Cindy Hardeman
[email protected]
Community Center Rental Agent
Cindy Stroup
(703) 527-9520
[email protected]
Clarendon Alliance Representative
Debbie Kaplan
[email protected]
Listserv
Louise Maus
[email protected]
Civic Federation Reps
Steve Geiger
(703) 522-0026
Erik Gutshall
(703) 276-0809
Larry Juneer
(703) 525-8921
Michael O’Connor (703) 525-3469
Natalie Roy
(703) 819-4915
Jim Turpin
(703) 248-6988
Doorways for Women and Families Liaison
Erik Gutshall
(703) 276-0809
Newsletter Editor
Daniel Holland
Jeannette Wick
Submissions
Send photos and articles to
[email protected]
Distribution
Helen White
(703) 527-2977
[email protected]
www.lyonpark.org • June 2016
Annemarie Selvitelli
June brings us celebrations such as Father’s Day, Flag Day,
graduations, end of school year, and the start of summer. It also
brings the end of the community center’s fiscal year.
First Matching Funds Identified
We will offer cool fundraising incentives on the listserv to our
fabulous neighbors during the month of June. LPCC’s fundraising
crew is asking neighbors to donate your fun, serious, unique and
rare incentives. Donate an incentive and you will be entered into a
drawing for a gift certificate to a local restaurant.
Dinner! Their House or Yours?
What’s Happening in June?
Here are a few ideas of past or present incentives. Please feel free
to think outside the box and show your Lyon Park creativity.
· Crafts – donate an item or provide a lesson for quilting,
crocheting, painting, pottery, etc.
· Homemade dinner
· Dog walks
· Baked good
· Gardening consultation
· Lessons – cooking, cake decorating, sports, etc.
· Lessons on how to repurpose a piece of furniture
· Provide tech advice of computers, tablets, cell phones or
provide a tutorial to a neighbor
· And of course, we welcome matching funds!
Please contact Annemarie Selvitelli at [email protected] or
Jeannette Wick at [email protected] with the incentive you plan
to donate.
Let’s soar in June!
Andy Leighton and Helen White have
offered to kick off the campaign with $1,000
in matching funds on June 1, 2016!
Consider a 5-course fine dining meal prepared by
“Chef” Amir Moustafa, with Yasmeen as the
waitress of the evening. Amir and Yasmeen will
transport you into another world anddazzle you
with candles, music, and an unforgettable meal
with wine. In addition to being the 2015 Lyon
Park Chili cookoff champ, Amir, now aged 12, has
apprenticed at Willow Restaurant, this year will
be seen at Green Pig Bistro, and recently
returned from a tour in Reins, France which
included much culinary education; he has also
gone through numerous rounds of “Master Chef,
Jr.” auditions where the chefs on set called him a
“rockstar.”
His signature dishes include, just to name a few,
bruschetta with ricotta cheese and cilantro, a
Mediterranean salad with fresh mozzarella and
pomegranate seeds, lamb tagine with fresh
vegetables and dried fruits, ratatouille, beef and
lamb meatballs, broiled tilapia seasoned to
perfection, and an unforgettable chocolate
ganache with puff pastry and raspberry
reduction. Amir has recently ventured into
mixology and (if you dare) can prepare a cocktail
of your choice to compliment your meal
(although he won’t be able to taste it). Yasmeen
will provide impeccable service with a smile and
in uniform, and will be at your beck and call the
entire evening.
Dinner can be for 2-4 people, will accommodate
all food restrictions, and served “Chez Amir” at
our home on Pershing Drive, or if you prefer in
your very own dining room.
Yours for a $225 donation!
Find news and pictures on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/lyonparkcommunitycenter
www.lyonpark.org • June 2016
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Book Review: Charlie Munger, The Complete Investor
Margaret Dean
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger (B&M), colleagues for decades, have guided Berkshire
Hathaway, company and stock, to steady and impressive growth. B&M are growing elderly but
they have gained in wisdom and experience what they might have lost in risk or speed. Neither of
those last two qualities however is attractive to value investors, such as B&M.
Value investors espouse a strategy of selecting stocks that trade for less than their intrinsic values.
B&M actively seek companies that they estimate are undervalued. B&M believe that investors
overreact to good and bad news, resulting in stock price movements that do not correspond with
the company's long-term fundamentals. The discrepancy is an opportunity for value investors to
profit by buying when the price is low. Typically, value investors select stocks with lower-thanaverage price-to-book or price-to-earnings ratios and/or high dividend yields. Author Griffin is an
adamant adherent to the B&M belief that most investors react emotionally: they buy when prices
are rising; they sell when prices are falling instead of being confident in the intrinsic value of their
portfolio. Investors use mental shortcuts for decision-making, are loss adverse, and suffer from
contrast effect, all leading to poor results. Investors do not consider the opportunity cost of capital:
i.e., what else could they be doing with their money to get a better rate of return at what risk.
The problem is estimating intrinsic value. Two investors with the same information value companies differently. Also the definition
of value investing is subjective. Some value investors only look at present assets/earnings and others include their estimate of the
value of future growth. Other value investors base strategies completely around the estimation of future growth and cash flows.
Investopedia has a better brief than this book. I was disappointed that nearly a third to a half of each page was repetitive quotes
from B&M: be patient, be rational, investing is a zero sum game, buy low, good judgment is learned at the expense of bad
experience.
Plus B&M have always sought a high "margin of safety." This means that the stock is selling at a discount sufficient to allow
considerable room for error in the estimation of value. Determining intrinsic was relatively easy to do after WWII, and before
computers. Now fewer stocks sell at big discounts. Despite the different methodologies, value investing is trying to buy something
for less than it is worth.
The most useful point in the book is that if an individual does not have the emotional stamina and natural interest in the stock
market, which requires considerable time and effort, he or she is better off investing in a diversified portfolio of low-cost index and
exchange-traded funds. Otherwise investing in the market is just gambling. If investors cannot beat the market, they should be the
market.
Charlie Munger, The Complete Investor, by Tren Griffin, Columbia Business School Publishing., NY, NY., 2015,
ISBN 978-0-231-17098-7 hardback, pp 193.
Save the Date:
• June 8: Lyon Park Civic
Association meeting, 7:00
to 7:30 PM
•June 8: Democratic County
Board Primary Debate (7:30
PM)
•June 14 Primary Election
•2ⁿ� and 4�� Sundays, 2 PM
to 6 PM: Capital Area
Bluegrass and Old-Time
Music Association. Come
join in or just sit and listen!
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www.lyonpark.org • June 2016
Forget the Flu: Older Adolescents and Adults Need Other Vaccinations
J.Y. Wick
American society has made tremendous progress battling vaccine-preventable diseases in the last 50 year. The result has been
eradication of polio, and noteworthy reductions in other diseases that spread like wildfire and cause symptoms ranging from
annoying to life-threatening. For the most part, it's been our pediatric vaccination efforts that have made the most difference. Kids
can't go to school unless they're up-to-date on their shots! Unfortunately, more work is needed, especially with older adolescents
and adults.
Not-so-Fun Facts about Adult Vaccinations
● Only 1 of every 4 people who would benefit from hepatitis B
or herpes zoster immunization receive the shot.
● Only 1 of every 4 adolescents complete the entire human
papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine series.
Many people schedule their flu shots routinely in the autumn.
● Only 60% of patients 65 years and older have had pneumoDid you know that adults and adolescents need other
coccal vaccine.
vaccinations? In the U.S. in 2013 (the last year for which
numbers are available), Americans developed thousands of
● Adults do better with their tetanus shots; slightly more than
cases pertussis (whooping cough), pneumococcal disease
(usually associated with severe pneumonia), hepatitis B, and
half of adults have had 10-year booster shots, but less than
meningococcal disease (which causes meningitis) that could
20% of adults ever received a dose of the tetanus containing
have been prevented by vaccination. And we all know someone
whooping cough vaccine (i.e. Tdap), as recommended.
who has had shingles, a horribly painful condition. In adults
aged 50 years and older alone, we're spending more than $10 billion every year treating these diseases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes vaccination recommendations for children and adults. You can find
the adult schedule at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/easy-to-read/adult-easyread.html. These vaccines are sometimes a
one-shot deal, but sometimes, they require a series of shots to be as effective as possible. Here are a few key points:
● All adults need one shot of the combinations of tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis sometime in their lives—it's the whooping
cough component that has become critical.
● Everyone needs a tetanus vaccination with a booster every 10 years. Yes, people still contract tetanus, and 13% die.
● The human papillomavirus vaccine—which prevents genital warts and cervical cancer—is important for all adults younger
than age 26. Is your young adult covered?
● The CDC makes specific recommendations for older people, and people who have occupational or lifestyle risk factors.
Might that be you?
Sadly, few adults—only a fraction of those who might benefit from specific vaccinations—actually receive recommended shots.
Protect yourself, and protect your young adults. Pull out those vaccination records and bring your vaccinations up to date. No form?
Find one here: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2023.pdf. To determine what vaccines you've had, you can ask at your physician's
office, or you can visit an immunizing pharmacist at a local pharmacy. If you can’t find your vaccination records, your doctor can
sometimes do blood tests to see if you are immune to certain vaccine-preventable diseases. If you aren’t sure if you've had a
vaccine, you can safely receive most vaccines; repeating most vaccines will not hurt you.
MB’s Pre-K Fun House: Sesame Street
the Martial Arts Way!
Here’s what’s happening at the fun house!
Karate Master Rod Batiste has designed the first “Martial Arts Themed”
early childhood development program exclusively for kids between the ages of
thirty six and sixty months old.
·
Flexible hours
Create your own schedule
Day, week , month camps available
Located at 3900 Lee Hwy
Master Batiste’s martial arts toddlers programs have received rave reviews
for over 8 years with Arlington County’s Dept of Parks and Recreation.
R&M
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Move-in or Move-out Office
Call MARYEN or RAUL at
[703] 321-5335
For more information call: 703-241-9272 or go to: WCRBkarate.blogspot.com
www.lyonpark.org • June 2016
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The Lyon Park Citizen is hand delivered to 2,000 homes around
the 10th of the month from December through June (10 issues),
with artwork and copy due the 20th of the previous month.
These are our advertising rates:
Ad size
Measures
(In inches)…
Cost
Business card
3.5 by 2.3
$85/month color
$59/month B&W
Quarter page
3.5 by 4.5
$130/month color
$89/month B&W
Half page
7.5 by 4.5
$210/month color
$149/month B&W
Full page
7.5 by 9.5
$350/month color
$249/month B&W
Full page freestanding insert
8.5 by 11
$400/month color
$350/month B&W
We offer a 5% discount for residents who have paid their LPCA
dues, and an additional 10% discount for advertisers who
commit to three or more months in a row. A designer will draft
artwork for an extra 10% charge. Contact
[email protected] to reserve space.
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Many Thanks
The community extends thanks to
Texas Jacks
and
Spring Mill Bakery
for their donation of prizes for the annual
Spring Fair!
E-mail [email protected]
for answers
Please Pay Your LPCA Dues–$10 for a year, $250 for life
Please complete this form (Hint: use a return address label!) and mail
it with your check to: LPCA Membership, P.O.Box 100191, Arlington,
VA 22201
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Gary Putnam
www.lyonpark.org • June 2016
Summer Hiatus for the
Newsletter
This is the last issue of the Lyon Park
Citizen until the September.
Many thanks are due to those
responsible for producing and
distributing it during the year: our
editors Daniel Holland and
Jeannette Wick, and Helen White
and the corps of monthly
distributors.
The newsletter is a driving force
that keeps Lyon Park residents
informed and bringing us together
as a community.
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The Backyard Farmer: What to do in June for a Summer Full of Veggies Rebecca Carpenter
Last month we sowed early-season plants, and now we’re fully into summer growing season! Here’s what to do now to keep your veggie garden going and maximize your summer harvest:
● Harvest and enjoy! It’s the end of the season for our early crops (lettuce, spinach, broccoli, peas, etc.), so pick them now and enjoy the fresh, nutritious fruits
of your labors! You can continue harvesting early season crops until they sprout
flowers—this is a sign they’re preparing to produce seeds. Crops like cilantro,
broccoli, and lettuce will bolt (i.e., grow tall shoots with a flower on top). You
can pinch off the flowers to extend the harvest, but eventually the heat will be
too much for them. When this happens, take the plants out of the ground to
make space for your next round of plantings.
● Add soil & compost. The soil may have eroded and settled since you first
amended it in early spring, so if needed, gently work a bit more soil into your
bed.
● Keep planting! Now is the time to plant your next round of crops. Sowing multiple rounds of plants is called Succession Planting, and it enables you to extend
your harvest. Here’s what you can plant right now:
● Herbs, pole beans, tomatoes, peppers, melons, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, and more.
● Build supports. Some plants are vining types (e.g., cucumber, melons), which
work well in our small spaces because you can grow them vertically. To support
vining plants, build simple trellises. I recommend poles with wire or twine running along the fence, or free-standing teepees. To make a simple teepee trellis,
take three long garden poles, lay them side by side, and lash them together by weaving a wire or string around the top. Then
stand it up, separate the bottoms of the poles into a triangle, and voila, you made a trellis! Put this over your beans, and they’ll
wind themselves right up the poles.
● Fertilize. Plants need nourishment just like we do, and I recommend using an organic fertilizer to support their continued growth throughout the season. I use Tomato Tone,
which works well on all types of veggies. Follow the instructions on the label, generally applying a few tablespoons to
the soil every couple weeks.
● Water. We’re entering the very hot days of summer, and our
veggies need more water than ever. Water deeply first thing
in the morning, being sure to water the soil, not the plants!
This will help prevent the growth of fungus and leaf-burn.
● Monitor. Spend time in your garden every day—even for
just a few minutes. Get to know your plants, watch them
grow, see how they change, and look for signs of insects, disease, and weeds. Remember to jot down notes in your garden journal, to help you remember what’s working and what
isn’t.
You’re well on your way into our main growing season, so your
garden will really take off in June. Enjoy the opportunity to be
outside, get closer to nature, and appreciate the fruits of your
labor!
Happy farming!
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www.lyonpark.org • June 2016
Police Seek Assistance re: Sexual Assault Suspect
The Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit is
asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a
suspect involved in the sexual assault of a female victim which
occurred at a residence in the 700 block of N. Edgewood Street
in the early morning hours of May 15, 2016.
At approximately 4:56 AM a female victim awoke to an unknown
male sexually assaulting her. Following the attack, the male
suspect fled the scene. The victim was then able to call 911. The
victim advised that earlier in the evening, at approximately 2:30
AM, upon returning to the residence she observed an unknown
adult male walking away from the rear of the home. That
individual left the area in a tan colored four door sedan. He was
described as wearing a black hooded shell jacket with the hood
up. The male suspect involved in this incident was described as
wearing similar clothing.
Detectives from the Special Victim’s Unit are actively
investigating this incident. Responding officers attempted a
canine track in the area with negative results and officers
canvassed the area speaking with possible witnesses. Officers
will continue conducting extra checks in the area.
If anyone has information on the identity of this individual or
details surrounding this incident, please contact Detective G.
Sloan of the Arlington County Police Department’s Special
Victim’s Unit at 703.228.4198 or at [email protected]. To
report information anonymously, contact the Arlington County
Crime Solvers at 866.411.TIPS (8477).
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A Dirty Job, but Someone Has to Do It
Photo: Cecelia Slater
Dear neighbors:
Many of you visit the park often, and enjoy its open green space and
play areas. We welcome and encourage Lyon Park residents, their
guests, and in fact anyone to come and enjoy. We have had a
longstanding problem with the trash cans in the park, however. Often
they become full, and folks just keep cramming trash into them. Once
they overflow, the trash blows around and rodents (please don’t make
me get more specific!) consider it an open invitation to “picnic” after
dark. This gets ugly quickly. Kindly consider these suggestions.
THINK: COMPACT. Smash trash before putting it in the park trash
cans. Often, the cans fill with Styrofoam containers that are mostly air.
Please crush your trash!
THINK: RECYCLE. Walk your recycling to the enclosed trash pad on the
Community Center’s southeast end, and place it in the recycling bins.
THINK: I CAN HELP! If the can is full, please consider taking the
swinging-door lid off, taking the trash out (it’s in a 33 gallon bag), and
placing it in an Eagle Cart in the enclosed trash area. We’ll leave an
extra bag in the bottom of the can so you can replace it.
THINK: THIS WILL STINK. Please take your most aroma-producing
garbage home with you if possible; specifically, we mean dirty
disposable diapers.
The Fighting Fit
Super Fat Burning
Kickboxing Workout
THINK: SHARE INFORMATION. If you see others who need a little
education, please gently steer them to the enclosed trash area, and
the larger receptacles.
THINK: NIP THIS IN THE BUD! Call us at (703) 527-9520 if you see a
trash problem.
Additionally, large groups who plan to occupy the park should make
arrangements with our rental agent, Cindy Stroup at (703) 527-9520 or
[email protected] before doing so. In the warmer months, the park is
often rented.
Thanks,
Jeannette Wick, Chair, Board of Governors
P.S. A special note to neighbors on the park’s perimeter: The park
closes at dusk, and we inform renters of this when they sign a
contract. We tell them clearly that they must move all activity inside at
dusk, and we review our noise guidelines. If any activity in the park
looks suspicious or disturbs you after dark, please call the Arlington
Police using the non-emergency line for most things [(703) 558-2222]
or dial 911 if the situation is an emergency.
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Sarah Stakes, Owner
www.compostlivin.com
[email protected]
703-362-9378
Community House Rental Rates
Lyon Park and Ashton Heights residents are eligible for
resident rates, but cannot sponsor non-resident events.
Monday – Thursday & Friday daytime (8 AM–5 PM)
$35/hour resident; $75/hour non-resident
Monday – Thursday (6–10 PM)
$100 resident; $300 non-resident
Weekends, Holidays & Friday evenings
HALF DAY (8 AM–2:30 PM or 3:30–10 PM):
$350 resident; $700 non-resident
WHOLE DAY (8 AM-10 PM):
$600 resident; $1,200 non-resident
Our Service: We provide you with the essentials for
collecting your table scraps and other organic material.
We supply our customers with a compost collection
bin/ counter bin and a starter kit of biodegradable
compost pail liners. You collect your food waste. Once
per week, we empty the compost bin. Once we’ve
collected the bags from your bin, we take it to a nearby
compost facility. We make every effort to provide you
nutrient rich fertilizer made from the scraps we collect
from our customers.
*50% off 1st month for new customers
Cost: $30 per month for one 5 Gallon bin (serviced
weekly)
Children’s Birthday Rates for children 10 and under,
maximum 50 attendees, booked <2 months in advance:
Two time slots (8:30-11:30 AM) OR (12-3 PM) – Includes
set up and clean up. If your party lasts longer than 3 hours,
please rent at the half-day rates above.
$150 resident; $250 non-resident
Additional rental fees:
● $25/inflatable (can only be rented from Arlington
T.E.A.M.)
● $100/tent
Use of inflatables and/or tents must be approved in advance
and specified in rental contract.
Gentle Reminder: It’s the Law
People who move into Arlington (or even just park vehicles
here) must register and pay local personal property taxes on
them within 60 days.
A security deposit is required for all rentals.
MAKE A RESERVATION TODAY!
Check online calendar for availability and complete the
online reservation form at www.lyonpark.info
Find news and more pictures on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/lyonparkcommunitycenter
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Good Gracious! Galoshes are the Order of the Day!
For the first time that our collective memory could recall (that would be the
memories of the white-haired neighbors), it rained so hard that the Annual
Spring Fair had to go to Plan B. With all the rain in the previous weeks, we
expected that the odds were in our favor. They were not. It simply poured
most of the day. We had to cancel the ponies, who would have sloshed and
slogged rider-less through the mud and ruined the grass, and who wants to
bounce in an inflatable full of mud and water? We moved inside, sort of.
May 21, 2016 started with the remarkably flexible and creative Garden Group
assembling a 20 by 40 foot tent to keep Plant Sale shoppers dry. The tent is
pictured to the right. Sadly, we have no video of the actual process of putting
it up; it would have been a winner on America’s Funniest Videos!
Fair organizer What-Would-We-Do-Without Polly (Hall) scrambled to situate
the fair inside, and secured supplies for BINGO! Everybody loves BINGO, and
Jeff Hoffman made sure to agitate the crowd and guide winners to Jennifer
Hart for photos. A team of vocal young men called the numbers. Long Branch
Elementary School loaned a projector, and we thank them heartily!
The kitchen crew, organized by Gary Putnam, cranked out hot dogs and pizza,
and the Woman’s Club provided the fuel kids needed to compete. More than
60 volunteers made sure that every game was staffed, and every kid had a
chance to win a prize–which, by the way, were spectacular!
Many thanks to all volunteers. This is incredibly hard work, and the children
simply love it!
All photos: Jennifer Hart
Find news and more pictures on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/lyonparkcommunitycenter
Lyon Park/Ashton Heights Golf Tourney
To Benefit the Lyon Park Community Center Renovation
Sunday, October 9, 2016
The 6th Annual Lyon Park / Ashton Heights Golf Tourney benefiting the restoration
of the historic Lyon Park Community Center will be played on Sunday October 9,
2016, 1:00 PM at South Riding Golf Club.
Tourney participants from the Lyon Park and Ashton Heights communities raised $1,800 in 2015 to help fund
the Lyon Park Community Center renovation. The team of Ellen Manges, Carol O’Donnell and Mary Dickson
(pictured above) claimed first place and the tourney trophy on display in the newly renovated Community
Center. The tournament format is a “Captain’s Choice” team scramble allowing men and women of varied skill
levels to compete and enjoy an afternoon of fun with neighbors. At the conclusion of play, teams gather for a
“Picnic Awards Banquet” and the awarding of team and individual prizes.
This year’s event moves from July’s heat to take advantage of October’s cooler temperatures. The tourney is
hosted at South Riding Golf Club, a beautiful Dan Maples design, well maintained and conveniently located
just south of Dulles Airport. The 1 PM shotgun start enables all players to tee off and finish play together.
Reserve a place in the 2016 tournament by mailing your payment and application below. Entry fee of $125 per
person pays for golf, golf cart, range balls, picnic dinner after golf, prizes and includes a $45 tax deductible
donation toward the renovation of the Lyon Park Community House. Invite friends to play with you or we will
place you in a foursome with your neighbors!
Last Year’s Tournament raised $1,800 and featured prizes generously donated by:
Lyon Hall, Circa at Clarendon, Peete’s Pizza, Bracketroom
Green Pig Bistro, Delhi Club and South Riding Golf Club
Mail application and check, $125 per player, ($45 of which is a tax deductible donation) payable to “Lyon Park
Community Center” to:
Lyon Park/Ashton Heights Golf Tourney, c/o Bill Anhut
929 N. Cleveland St
Arlington, VA 22201
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