There has been very productive discussion and questions on the Glover Park listserv regarding situations when a resident sees a suspicious person, vehicle or situation. ANC Commissioner Brian Cohen and I worked together to confirm with MPDC Officer Neal that residents should always call 911 in this situation.

• Call 911 for when you want police, fire or emergency medical services to respond to a location.
• Call 311 for city services and police matters that do not require police to respond to a location.

The main difference from the perspective of the dispatchers is that for 911, it is understood that you will provide a location where first responders are needed.

Reference: http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1237,q,547634,mpdcNav_GID,1554.asp.

Here is a PDF version of the chart that you can post as a reminder.

This is different than it was years ago. For all of us used to the previous guidance, calling 911 for suspicious situations—not necessarily an “emergency”—is a big change. It is the current guidance to call 911.Dispatchers will determine triage and prioritization (for example, robbery in progress as compared to someone seeing a suspicious person).

Brian and I hope that this information is helpful. It may also promote additional useful discussion with MPDC officers at the upcoming ANC meeting.

Winter classes, paid classes, will be offered at the Stoddert Recreation Center beginning Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Registration will begin on Tuesday, January 10 at 9:00 a.m. online, and at 3:00 p.m. in person.

To register on line, please visit the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation website at www.dpr.dc.gov.

The following classes will be offered:

Winter Classes

Ricky Davenport-Thomas
Site Manager
Stoddert Recreation Center
4001 Calvert St NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-299-3326
ricky[dot]davenport[at]dc[dot]gov

The School and Home Association of Duke Ellington is pleased to announce Ellington’s Holiday Gift Bazaar & Art Show to be held Saturday, December 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, at 3500 R Street NW. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

The bazaar will feature fine arts and artists, silver and gold jewelry, home decor, food vendors, and performances from several of Ellington’s award-winning art departments. Gift raffles and a silent auction with items from vendors and sponsors will be held. All proceeds will benefit programs at Ellington.

Duke Ellington School of the Arts is the DC public high school that offers students pre-professional arts training in one of 8 arts majors, in addition to a full college-preparatory curriculum. With a 98% senior graduation rate, 95% college/conservatory placement rate, test scores that exceed AYP targets and annual college scholarship rates that exceed $2 million, Ellington is proof that in addition to enriching our lives, the arts really do make us smarter.

Please stop by the Holiday Bazaar on December 10 and support your local arts school and neighbor! See www.ellingtonschool.org for more information about Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and http://ellingtonholidaybazaar.wordpress.com for information about the Holiday Bazaar.

• September 21, 7:00 p.m.
• Stoddert Elementary School
• 4001 Calvert Street NW
• Light refreshments will be served

Speakers

• Deborah Rubenstein, Director of Consultation, Care Management and Counseling Services, Iona Senior Services
• Lylie Fisher, Director of Community Engagement, Iona Senior Services

Glover Park Village is pleased to present the second of a continuing series of public forums around topics that relate to aging well and building community in our neighborhood.

Caregiving for older relatives, whether they live nearby or far away, can be very challenging in our fast-paced, mobile society. But innovative strategies have been developed to overcome or reduce these obstacles.

Learn more about them and other useful tips from Deborah Rubenstein, a social worker and attorney at Iona Senior Services. Ms. Rubenstein has 18 years of experience as a geriatric care manager and psychotherapist. She is also a long-distance caregiver of older relatives. Among the topics to be covered are how to plan ahead for successful caregiving, available resources, legal and financial aspects of aging and paying for services and care, and communication and relationships.

In addition, Lylie Fisher, Director of Community Engagement for Iona, will provide an overview of the rich array of services this organization provides to older persons living in the northwest section of Washington, DC.

We look forward to seeing you!

All are welcome. Please RSVP GloverParkVillage[at]gmail[dot]com or call 202-436-5545.

Are you tired of saying the same things over and over? Find yourself giving in to your kids’ demands and/or yelling at them? Come to “Why Don’t My Kids Listen to Me?” – a free workshop presented by the Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) for parents of children age 2 ½ to 18 – Thursday, Sept. 22, 7:30-9:00 pm, at Temple Micah, 2829 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Learn how to gain more cooperation from your children without nagging, bribing or yelling. Space is limited and pre-registration required: Call PEP at 301-929-8824.

PEP also offers a class for parents of children age 5 through 12, “Becoming an Encouraging Parent,” at Temple Micah on Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 pm, Oct. 20 through Dec. 15 (skipping Nov. 24). This class teaches positive methods and tools to reverse defiance, whining, sibling fights, school issues, morning and bedtime hassles, and many other common problems.

For more information, visit the PEP website or call 301-929-8824.

The Washington Wrestling Youth Club will be running four free clinics this summer. No experience is required, and all are welcome!

• When: July 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2011; from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

• For: Boys and girls, ages 6-13.

• Run by: Coach Clarence Long of the Washington Wrestling Club.

• Hosted by: St. Albans School, in northwest Washington, DC. Clinics will be held in the Activities Building on Garfield Street, NW.

Please visit the WWYC’s website for details and directions: http://www.washingtonwrestlingclub.com/youth_club. Please fill out and bring the registration forms on the website to the first practice.

Contact Clarence Long to RSVP and to ask any questions: clong[at]washingtonwrestlingclub[dot]com

The party will be an opportunity for the students to experience the garden in a hands-on way. They’ll learn to harvest and wash the spring greens and herbs they planted and helped grow, and then will get to sample them with delicious dressings they’ll help make. The event is being organized by Stoddert third-grade teacher Ginny Choi, with parents Martha Rebour, holistic health counselor; and Eliza Gonzalez, professional chef and culinary educator.

We still need volunteers for the day and the following supplies:

To Buy:

• One 12-oz. bottle of soy sauce
• Two 12-oz. bottles of rice vinegar
• Two 12-oz. jars of Dijon mustard

To Borrow:

• Two salad spinners
• One wire whisk

To Volunteer:

• We can use help at all times between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. We’d like volunteers to be able to stay one hour.

Please contact Martha Rebour for information and to volunteer: mrebour[at]gmail[dot]com

Come out and support your favorite team—it will be a great game!

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Adapted from the email announcement by organizer Lauren Shweder Biel

The heat seems to have broken! Please join us at the Glover Park-Burleith Farmers’ Market this Saturday!

The Details

• Glover Park-Burleith Farmers’ Market
• Saturday, June 4, 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
• In the Hardy Middle School parking lot (Wisconsin Ave @ 34th Street NW), across from the Georgetown Safeway (same location as the flea market, different day of the week). http://goo.gl/maps/AMky
• Dogs are welcome

And Featuring…

• Cooking demonstration. 10:00 A.M. - noon, with Chef Juliette Tahar. She’s making strawberry coulis!
• Live bluegrass with Carrie Hoagland and Roy Brooks
• The Jazzy Juggler will be in full effect from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
• Bring your bike for a free tune-up from 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
• Face painting!

What’s Fresh This Week

• Pour over and iced coffee (locally-roasted Hawaiian beans);
• Pastries, poundcake, quiche, artisanal bread;
• Peak flavor week for West Virginia strawberries;
• Last week for asparagus;
• Maryland lump crab and backfin ($25 per lb and $20 per lb); Maryland shucked oysters by the pint;Spring rabbit, goat, chicken, lamb, sausage, beef;
• Fresh eggs (chicken and duck);
• Cheese (feta, chevre, tomme, camembert) and fresh yogurt;
• New potatoes, cauliflower, herbs, broccoli, sugar snap peas, zucchini, salad greens, hothouse tomatoes, chard, Persian cucumbers, apples;
• Cut flowers;
• Local honey;
• MUCH MORE!

Hope to see you there!

Brought to you by DC Greens. Proceeds support school gardens in the District and the neighborhood.

We are on again this Wednesday night for volleyball. Don’t be afraid if you are rusty, just come join in. Get there when you can, even if you come by at 8 PM you could still play for about an hour. The facility is brand new and the equipment is excellent. Please let me know if you can make it. (Contact Norman at nsanin[at]yahoo[dot]com)

• Location

Stoddert Recreation Center (aka Glover Park Recreation Center), 4001 Calvert Street, NW.

• Street parking

is usually available, and there is free parking around the back of the building on Davis Place, one block north of Calvert.

• Directions

from Tenley:  Down Wisconsin toward Georgetown,  right at Calvert (it is a stoplight a few blocks after Massachussetts Ave), right 38th Street (you should see the ball field in front of you toward the right), Left at Davis Place.  Half-way down the block you will see the building on the left.  Park in their lot. Go up the exterior stairs by the driveway entrance, you will be walking right by the glass wall of the gyms–its pretty cool. If someone is in there, they can open the door for you, or continue around the building until you get to the main entrance. Once you enter the building, the gym is slightly to the right ahead.

I am looking forward to doing this weekly and hoping we can get a good consistent turn out.