Thoughts and prayers

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City council ‘Thoughts and prayers’
unites behind
Union Street
School officials respond
to Newtown tragedy
By derrick perkins
Makeover changes
include bike lanes,
widened crosswalks
By Melissa Quinn
The Alexandria City
Council paved the way for
Union Street, one of Old
Town’s busiest thoroughfares, to get a makeover in
the not-too-distant future
Saturday.
The Port City’s topelected officials approved
short-term recommendations in the Union Street
study and gave staff the
go-ahead to look further
into longer-range improvements.
The short-term changes
include space for cyclists
to make a left turn at the
Mount Vernon Trail and
Oronoco Park; a walking
corridor between Oronoco and Pendleton streets;
new paving lines at the
intersection of Queen and
Union streets to indicate
bike lanes; part-time parking restrictions between
Prince and King streets;
widened crosswalks; raised
crosswalks near Windmill
Hill Park; turn restric-
tions; and the creation of
a pedestrian plaza on the
south side of King Street.
“[This] is really very exciting and very imaginative,
and I think this helps us as
we move forward,” said
City Councilor Del Pepper.
The board also adopted
an amendment delineating
the boundaries of Windmill
Hill Park to include treatment of the intersection of
Franklin and Union streets.
But — unsurprisingly
given the street’s proximity
to the shoreline — the slew
of recommended improvements met with a bit of controversy. Resident Bert Ely,
an opponent of the waterfront redevelopment plan,
called on city councilors to
shelve the plan, which drew
a sharp reply from Vice
Mayor Kerry Donley.
“There’s no reason for
us not to go forward with
the short-term recommendations,” Donley said.
“And you don’t exactly
have the reputation for being a forward-thinking person [Bert] ... if the boot fits,
wear it.”
The city undertook
the Union Street study after passing the
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As the scope of the tragedy in
a small Connecticut town became
clear, officials with Alexandria
City Public Schools began preparing to help students — and
parents — deal with the horror
wrought by a single gunman.
“Our thoughts and prayers are
with the families of Sandy Hook
Elementary School in Newtown,
Conn.,” wrote Superintendent
Morton Sherman in an email sent
districtwide Friday afternoon.
“We want to assure our ACPS
families that our security systems
are mindful of the need to protect
each and every child. The sad reality is that we as a national educational community have learned
lessons about how to deal with crises such as today’s mass shooting.”
At William Ramsay Elementary School, for example, teachers and administrators banded together to address the devastating
news, taking a nuanced approach
to answering questions from students and their adult guardians.
After greeting students arriving
for school Monday as a staff —
as usual — administrators began
scheduling meetings with concerned parents.
“We’ve actually given the
parents an opportunity to come
We
want to
assure our ACPS
families that our
security systems
are mindful
of the need to
protect each and
every child.”
-Morton Sherman
ACPS Superintendent
SEE tragedy | 9
Photo/Verena Radulovic
Paying respects Daniel Cudda prepares to place a wreath on the grave of a Civil War veteran
as his father, Joseph Cudda, looks on with his other son, Peter Cudda, and their friend, Henry Anderson
(far right), during a remembrance ceremony at Alexandria National Cemetery on Saturday. Joseph Cudda
recently served in Afghanistan.
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GOOD TIDINGS Members of the T.C. Williams Choir left the high school auditorium and went
out into the community to spread holiday cheer last weekend. The high school vocalists belted out
carols while collecting donations for the program, which will go toward scholarships, appearances
by professional performers and guest teachers for master classes.
Walker Home bests the competition
to win Window Wonderland Award again
Walker Home, an eclectic
furniture and accessory store,
wrapped up the Old Town
Boutique District’s Window
Wonderland contest for the
second consecutive year.
Spirited small businesses
compete in the annual contest, which judges what store
creates the best display of
holiday cheer for customers and passers-by. For two
weeks, shoppers have voted
online for their favorite and
found Walker Home’s holiday
spirit the best in the bunch.
The winner of the contest received the Window
Wonderland Award and banner from Mayor Bill Euille,
OTBD officials and Patricia
Washington, CEO of the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association.
Home Real Estate, a real
estate lounge and design center, received second place,
and local specialty yarn and
fiber arts store fibre space
took the bronze. This year’s
voters also were entered in a
contest to win Breakfast with
Santa tickets.
- Ana Rampy
Bank backs RTA with $5K check
Rebuilding Together Alexandria, a local nonprofit
aimed at helping low-income
residents, got a boost from
John Marshall Bank earlier
this month.
Ted Johnson, the bank’s
regional executive, presented
a $5,000 check to RTA Executive Director Katharine Dixon
on December 5. The money
will go toward RTA’s efforts,
including a slew of energy
efficiency projects for struggling homeowners.
“Rebuilding
Together
Alexandria is dedicated to
repairing and rehabilitating
homes free of cost for those
in need, including the elderly, persons with disabilities,
military veterans and families
with children,” Johnson said.
“Our bank is pleased to play a
role assisting its mission.”
Bank officials plan to announce more charitable donations to local organizations in
the coming weeks.
- Ana Rampy
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
CRIME
Police arrest two
on robbery,
assault by mob
Alexandria police say two
men face multiple charges after
beating and robbing a man who
was leaving a party on the 5700
block of Sanger Avenue last
week.
Gabral Sammy and Deon
Traynhamm, both of Alexandria
and 20 years old, allegedly confronted the victim and punched
him at 12:50 a.m. December 10.
They then stole the partygoer’s
cash but later were picked up by
police officers, said department
spokesman Jody Donaldson.
The victim was treated for a
broken nose at Inova Alexandria
Hospital. He was alone when he
was attacked, officials said, and
there are no other known witnesses to the assault.
Police charged the duo with
robbery and assault by mob,
though the mugging remains under investigation.
Scream deters
would-be burglar
Authorities believe a 900
block Manor Road resident
scared off a potential burglar earlier this month.
The woman screamed after
watching a gloved hand open
her unlocked bathroom window
at 6:38 p.m. December 10, said
Jody Donaldson, Alexandria Police Department spokesman.
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The would-be burglar fled
before the victim could get a description and remains at large,
police said. Authorities do not
believe the individual tried to enter any surrounding apartments.
Identity theft
cases continue
to emerge
Alexandria police learned of
another case of identity theft December 10, the latest in a string
of incidents involving residents’
credit and debit cards.
The victim noticed the fraudulent activity after being notified
by a store about a purchase —
one the victim did not make —
said department spokesman Jody
Donaldson.
At least three other residents
have reported fraudulent credit
and debit card purchases in recent weeks. Several were linked
to a store in New York, police
said.
Authorities do not know if all
of the cases are linked and do not
have any suspects. The incidents
remain under investigation.
Thieves target
unlocked car
One or more thieves looted a
car parked along the 200 block
of Guthrie Ave. last week, Alexandria police say.
While they stole only loose
change, the thieves ransacked
the interior of the car, glove box
and center console. The car was
left unlocked, police said.
It wasn’t until 9:59 a.m. December 11 that the victim noticed his car had been scoured.
Authorities believe the individuals struck overnight, said Jody
Donaldson, department spokesman.
There were no known witnesses, and police were unable
to obtain a description of the suspects. It is unknown whether any
surrounding cars were broken
into as well.
- Melissa Quinn
POLICE BEAT
The following incidents occurred between December 12 and December 19.
35
Thefts
10
Assaults
0
1
Drug Crimes
7
Vehicle
thefts
8
Breaking &
Enterings
3
ROBBERies
2
Assaults with a
Deadly weapon
SEXUAL
OFFENSE
Source: crimereports.com
*Editor’s note: Police reports are not considered public information in Virginia.
The Alexandria Police Department is not required to supply the public at large with
detailed information on criminal cases.
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borhood and the school’s aca
The Alexandria City Coun- demic achievement issues.
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cil gave school officials the “Jefferson-Houston
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contentious
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a
green light to move ahead with
construction of a new Jefferson- tad difficult path, and as a result,
Houston School in a unanimous my neighborhood is devoid of
children over the age of 6 years
vote Saturday.
The decision to approve old,” said Poul Hertel.
rezoning came after city coun- The school recently lost
cilors heard testimony from stu- its state accreditation and has
dents, school board members struggled to meet Richmond’s
benchmarks
and
neighfor reading and
bors during a
math during anlengthy public
The
nual Standards
hearing over
the weekend.
students at of Learning exams. But school
Following the
board members
planning com- Jefferson-Houston
in attendance
mission’s lead, work very hard,
argued that upcity council
created an ad- and we deserve the graded classrooms and a
visory group same high-quality
new building
to shepherd
would contribbuildings
as
the project to
ute to students’
completion.
other Alexandria
successes.
“This
is
“I am asking
the one school students.”
for your supthat has re-Madison Pippa port,” said Vice
ceived
the
Chairwoman
least amount
Student
Helen Morris.
of capital at“This is a proud
tention, and
legacy of the
it’s high time
that a facility that was construct- school board and city council’s
ed under a 1970s construct is work together.”
brought up to the 21st century,” The legislation clearly dessaid Vice Mayor Kerry Donley. ignates the areas of the site slat The plan calls for a ed for use as public open space
130,000-square-foot
facility, — namely the relocated Buchacomplete with state-of-the-art non Park — and that to be used
classrooms and athletic fields. for the school.
School board members and Alexandria City Public
city councilors jointly drafted Schools approached the couna $35.9 million budget for the cil with plans for a new facility
after discovering the school will
project.
“The students at Jefferson- cost $12.7 million to maintain
Houston work very hard, and over the next 20 years.
we deserve the same high-quali- “The students and their
ty buildings as other Alexandria teachers deserve better,” said
students,” said Madison Pippa, resident and former school
board candidate Joyce Rawla sixth-grader at the school.
Once the building is open ings. “They have been the only
— scheduled for the start of the [students] who have lived with
2014-15 school year — the fa- the open space classrooms of
cility will house more than 700 the ’70s, and it’s time to move
children, more than double the forward.”
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Proposal met with
unanimous support
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Memorial poised for approval
Senate bill would allow
construction of a memorial
in D.C.
By Derrick Perkins Maurice Barboza’s dogged
fight to pay tribute to black patriots of the Revolutionary War
hinges on a massive defense bill
being negotiated in Congress.
After years of gathering
support for the memorial project, Barboza — an Alexandria
resident — got a boost earlier
this month when Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) attached an
amendment to the multibilliondollar defense authorization
bill. If approved by both houses,
Barboza can begin fundraising
and working with the National
Parks Service to select a site for
the memorial near the National
Mall.
Still, because the House
bill does not contain language
for the monument, Barboza’s
dream of honoring his ancestors
depends on whether lawmakers
in both chambers include the
project as they reconcile their
competing versions. And that’s
nothing new for Barboza.
Since 2005 — when a bill
authorizing the memorial was
first submitted — Barboza has
seen multiple efforts die in congressional wrangling.
“The legislative process
is full of ups and downs, and
sometimes things move so slowly you can become very frustrated by them,” he said. “And
sometimes people change their
mind or change their position,
and you have to anticipate that
and when it happens deal with
it.”
Barboza’s decades-long quest
to honor black patriots also has
seen its share of ups and downs.
In the 1970s he traced his roots
back to two Maine men who
served in the Revolutionary
War. And later, he joined the
Sons of the American Revolution and urged his relatives to
do the same.
But when his aunt, Lena Ferguson, tried to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, she found the group less
welcoming of a black woman.
Though the DAR eventually relented — after the Washington,
D.C., City Council threatened
to revoke the group’s nonprofit
status — Ferguson began compiling the names of black Revolutionary War veterans.
Barboza joined the effort,
and when they hit 5,000 individuals, they decided to push
File Photo
for a monument on the National Maurice Barboza has struggled off and on for decades to honor
Mall. But the effort fizzled, and the memory of black Revolutionary War veterans with a monument
SEE patriots | 17
in Washington. He may soon have congressional approval to move
ahead with the project.
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Whole Foods picks up
local duo’s culinary
creations
By melissa Quinn
Some like it mild, some like
it hot, but Eli Rakis and Mary
Ritley-White like it homemade.
And as the owners and chefs of
Sauce Queen Foods, that’s just
how they make it.
It’s been only nine months
since the friends embarked on
their culinary endeavor — selling their line of homemade
sauces to friends, neighbors and
now Whole Foods of Old Town
— but Rakis and Ritley-White
have become sauce sensations.
Their success story began
when Ritley-White began
receiving a barrage of rave
reviews from friends after
bringing her homemade salsa
to pool parties, birthday bashes and school functions. Her
husband, T.J., joked she could
make a profit from the dip,
and that’s when the idea for
Sauce Queen Foods was born,
Ritley-White said.
“It started in our wee little
Old Town kitchens,” she said.
Ritley-White approached
Rakis with the idea to start selling her salsa, and with Rakis’
buffalo yogurt dip, the idea began to take shape.
Now, the “mompreneurs”
balance their full-time jobs and
motherhood — Rakis has two
children and Ritley-White has
three — with being owners of a
growing business.
They started with a small
clientele in Old Town, cooking
the dips out of their home kitchens. But, as the business began
to take off, the duo expanded
to a licensed kitchen, making
salsa, buffalo yogurt dip and a
creamy horseradish sauce.
“What started as a way for
us to provide healthy, good
food for our family and friends
has grown into an opportunity
to build our business ... and help
other people simplify their lives
with our sauces that help make
any meal special,” Rakis said.
As Sauce Queen’s salsas
found their way onto more
and more tables, fans began
asking if they could get it in
the grocery store. So the mompreneurs reached out to their
contacts in the industry and
scheduled a meeting.
It took just five days for
Old Town Whole Foods to
give the pair the green light,
and the sauces hit shelves Saturday.
And with the onset of the
holiday season, the pair find
themselves in a whirlwind of
Christmas recitals, holiday orders and, of course, cooking.
“There hasn’t been a lot of
time to celebrate; we’re kind
of waiting to pop the cork on
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“Mompreneurs” Eli Rakis and Mary Ritley-White began selling their
line of homemade sauces at Whole Foods in Old Town on Saturday.
Their brand — Sauce Queen Foods — includes salsa, buffalo yogurt
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... the waterfront plan redevelopment is not going to happen
today, it’s not going to happen
tomorrow, it’s going to happen
in 10 to 15 years,” he said. “But
we can’t ignore the problems
at this intersection for 10 to 15
years.”
Other residents, including
local cyclists, welcomed the
changes. Jonathan Krall, chairman of the Alexandria Bike and
Pedestrian Committee, spoke in
favor of the recommendations.
Rethinking Union Street would
cut down on vehicle traffic in
the busy corridor, he said.
“I’m very happy this is happening,” Krall said, asking for
more bicycle parking at the foot
of King Street.
Though city council passed
the proposed recommendations
unanimously, the issue of flood
mitigation and development
made their way into the conversation. Several city councilors
worried changes to Union Street
would impede flood-mitigation
efforts.
But Rich Baier, the city’s director of transportation and environmental services, was quick
to note changes to the street
would not substantially affect
plans to end nuisance flooding,
as they do not include changes
to the grade and elevation of
King Street.
While they embraced the
short-term improvements, city
councilors expressed skepticism about the shared-street
concept.
“I’m going to support this,
and it’s not without some
misgivings about the shared
streets,” Pepper said. “We can
explore that concept, but I really
have a lot of concern about that.
I just can’t see how that [allows]
a pedestrian to feel very safe
when there’s a car that weighs
2,000 pounds more than the pedestrian.”
City staff will continue to
flesh out the proposal in the
next 10 to 15 years.
Pedestrian struck
and killed in West End
A city man succumbed to
his wounds after a car struck
him while he crossed West
Braddock Road early Friday
morning, Alexandria police
say.
Authorities identified the
victim as Robert C. Portelle,
55, on Monday following an
autopsy. Police initially said
Portelle was hit by a 2002
Honda Accord about 7 a.m.
but indicated a second vehicle might have been involved
after investigating the fatal
accident during the weekend.
Portelle — not in a crosswalk at the time of the incident — was declared dead at
the scene, between the intersections of West Braddock
and North Hampton Drive
and North Beauregard Street.
The driver of the Accord
also suffered injuries in the
accident and was hospitalized. He is cooperating with
police, said Jody Donaldson,
department spokesman.
Authorities urge anyone
with information about the
accident to contact the department at 703-746-4444.
- Derrick Perkins
www.alextimes.com
tragedy
an additional lockdown drill
as a result of this. They also
FROM | 1 know their parents are upset,
that they’ve been watching the
in and voice their concerns in
news.”
regard to their children and
In his note to the commusafety and how their mental
nity, Sherman shared a 2006
health needs were being met,”
document crafted by the Nasaid school psychologist Erica
tional Society of School PsyYoung. “We’ve also been able
chologists to help teachers and
to — based on referrals — talk
parents discuss horrific acts
with students [who have] diffiof violence with children. The
culty coping with the tragedy.”
tip sheet urges adults to reas For students, reaction to the
sure their children about their
national tragedy differs from
safety; listen to their questions;
grade to grade, said Regina
keep answers age-appropriate;
Moore, a Ramsay staff memreview safety procedures; and
ber, and from family to family.
maintain normal routines.
While some students arrived
Ramsay’s staff has, by and
at school having discussed the
large, embraced that approach.
massacre, other parents have
Students already held daily
asked for their children to be
small-group meetings with
spared information about the
teachers to discuss anything and
shooting.
everything. It’s a regular routine
But many understood somethat also gave students a chance
thing terrible happened — even
to share their thoughts and feelwithout knowing the details,
ings with an adult, said Princisaid Young.
pal Rosario Casiano.
“Some students complained
“For the students, it was norabout feeling ill, having dreams,
mal we would spend 30 minutes
even if they don’t know the
talking,” she said. “We told the
specifics of the incident,” she
teachers to listen to the stusaid. “They have a heightened
dents, to see if they have quesawareness [now]. They’ve had
tions, comments and concerns.”
ACPS wasn’t alone in grappling with the enormity of the
tragedy. City police stepped up
patrols near schools, including
private institutions, like Alexandria Country Day School.
“Some of our students did
ask about [the increased police
presence], but our teachers simply let them know that they are
just taking extra care and are being more present throughout the
community,” wrote Scott Baytosh, head of school at ACDS.
“For my part, I’m happy to have
them and hope that, over time,
we can normalize the presence
of the police.”
Baytosh reassured parents
that the private school’s security system had seen an overhaul
based on a 2008 assessment
from a private company. Teachers, he wrote, have reviewed
emergency procedures in the
wake of the shooting.
And at Saturday’s city council meeting, Mayor Bill Euille
held a moment of silence for the
victims and the bereaved.
“It’s something that we’ll
never forget ... and we hope it’s
something that will never ever
be repeated,” he said.
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Pampered puppies
Mobile grooming service
offers VIP treatment
for pets
By Melissa Quinn
It won’t be long before city
residents boast the most pampered pooches in Northern Virginia thanks to Barkley Square
Pets’ Spaaah mobile grooming
van. An Alexandria-based company specializing in dog walking and pet-sitting, Barkley
Square rolled out the mobile
service Tuesday. The company
offers VIP amenities to its furry
clients, providing grooming and
spa treatments without them
ever having to leave home.
Barkley Square rolls out a
red carpet — literally — upon
the Spaaah’s arrival at clients’
homes, and each cuddly creature gets a wash, trim, fluff and
dry from the comfort of the
company’s 12-foot-by-9–foot
van, said Kristina Robertson,
CEO and pack leader of Barkley Square. “I’ve been looking for a spot
to open the grooming and retail
[service] and was up against a
lot of brick walls and kept looking and looking,” Robertson
said. “There are other mobile
groomers around, and I thought
‘Well, why not go mobile.’”
The Spaaah caters not only
to canines, but also to pets of
all walks. And for two-legged
What’s the
We wanted
to offer VIP
service to clients ...
and what’s more
VIP than coming to
their house?”
-Kristina Robertson
CEO and pack leader
of Barkley Square
visitors, the van includes a bathroom, flat-screen television, refrigerator and microwave. Spaaah
mobile
offers
plenty of space inside the
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Spaaah Mobile grooming offers VIP service to Alexandria’s pooches
and pets — all from the comfort of home. Barkley Square’s van —
which had its grand opening Tuesday — specializes in grooming.
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Many of our readers have
sent questions about coping
with their and their children’s
reactions to the horrific shootings last week in Newtown,
Conn. As psychologists, we
have worked with children,
adolescents and families in the
wake of many personal and
public tragedies.
As parents of young children, we experienced the 9/11
and D.C. sniper attacks up
close. We know professionally
and personally how difficult it
can be to handle your responses to events of this magnitude
while attending to your children’s needs.
It is critical that you separate
the two.
You probably have seen a lot
of good, general parenting advice this week that includes being open to and guided by your
children’s questions (if and
when they arise), keeping to
normal school and family routines when possible, and limiting access to media coverage
— all within developmentally
appropriate contexts. As parents, you are in tune with what
your children are capable of
understanding factually at any
point in time and also with how
they handle emotions (theirs
and those of others around
them).
You know that differences
in age, temperament and experience make each child unique.
Some of your children may not
be asking any questions about
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Sandy Hook at all, and that is
perfectly fine if they are moving through their daily lives in
typical fashion.
Do not feel compelled to
keep talking about the event.
Some children may have very
direct, difficult and even gruesome questions, and you will
need to be calm and deliberate
in deciding what information
is appropriate to share and how
best to do so. Do not feel pressured to answer every question
— much less in detail — and
always reserve the right to say,
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
SCENE AROUND TOWN
CHRISTMAS ATTIC’S
HOLIDAY ADVENT
ART EVENT
Now to December 25
The Christmas Attic has partnered
with area schools, churches and
community groups to help produce
illuminated canvases of art in
each of the store’s windows or on
the brick of the building. Each day
at sundown, the store will reveal
advent art featuring a variety of
local holiday creations.
Time: Sundown
Location: Christmas Attic, 125 S.
Union St.
Information: 703-548-2829 or
www.christmasattic.com
AFRICAN ENCOUNTERS:
COAST TO COAST EXHIBITION
Now to December 23
Calendar of
Events
To have your event considered for our calendar
listings, please email
events@alextimes.com.
You can also post your
event directly to our
online calendar by visiting
www.alextimes.com.
SANTA CLAUS IN OLD TOWN
Santa and Mrs. Claus are back in Old
Town to take pictures with children and
find out who was naughty or nice.
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and
noon to 5 p.m. Sundays
Location: Bike and Roll Alexandria, 1
Wales Alley
Information: 703-501-6289 or oldtownboutiquedistrict.com
Now to December 31
MARSHALL HOUSE INCIDENT
EXHIBITION The deaths of Union Col.
Elmer Ellsworth and secessionist James
Jackson at the Marshall House Hotel
along King Street during the Federal occupation of Alexandria on May 24, 1861,
stirred patriotic fervor in the north and
south. This exhibit at Fort Ward features
objects from the museum collection —
like a star from the flag which had flown
over Marshall House and loan items
from the Mary Custis Lee chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy — to tell
this notable story about the event that
launched the Civil War in Alexandria.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday
Location: Fort Ward Museum, 4301 W.
Braddock Road
Information: 703-746-4848 or www.
fortward.org
PAWS TO READ — KIDS
READ TO DOGS
December 20
Kids, in first through sixth grades, can sign
up for a 15-minute slot to read to a pal. The
event is free.
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central
Library, 5005 Duke St.
Information: 703-746-1702
OCCUPIED CITY: LIFE IN CIVIL
WAR ALEXANDRIA EXHIBITION
This exhibition examines life in an American town seized and held by its federal
government, following Virginia’s decision
to secede from the Union in May 1861.
Explore the experiences of Alexandrians
and others who lived here during this
tumultuous time through their words, as
well as period photographs and collections items. Suggested admission is $2.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday
Location: The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St.
alexandriahistory.org
The Alexandria Black History Museum
presents this exhibition, in which artist
Kathleen Stafford explores the landscape, architecture and people of Africa.
She provides a kaleidoscope of variety
and color for the eye with watercolors
and collagraph print. The exhibition is
free.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday
Location: Alexandria Black History
Museum, 902 Wythe St.
Information: www.alexblackhistory.org
December 20
CHRISTMAS DISPLAY OF LIONEL TRAINS Bring the kids to Hollin
Hall Senior Center and see the Lionel
train setup by Joe Pallone.
Time: 10 a.m.
OPENING RECEPTION:
SHADES OF WHITE
January 4
Chill out after the holiday madness with
this art exhibit. White isn’t “just white.” It
has tones and hues ranging from blues
to beiges to yellows and more. In addition, some white pigments chemically
interact with others to create beautiful
blues and grays. Shades of White runs
through January 27.
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.
Location: Del Ray Artisans gallery, 2704
Mount Vernon Ave.
Information: www.thedelrayartisans.org
December 23
Location: Hollin Hall Senior Center,
1500 Shenandoah Road
CIVIL WAR SUNDAY Explore the
GRAPHIC NOVEL DISCUSSION
GROUP The group will discuss “God
and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls” and
“The Voyeurs.”
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
December 21
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP Children learn valuable social
skills and improve their developmental
skills through play. Parents and caregivers will join their child in stimulating activities that reinforce physical, cognitive
and social development. The playgroup
is free.
Time: 10:30 a.m. to noon
Location: Cora Kelly Recreation Center,
25 W. Reed Ave.
Information: Contact Deatrice Williams at 703-746-3430 or deatrice.
williams@alexandriava.gov
Civil War in Alexandria with Civil War
Sundays, a showcase of an original May
26, 1861, edition New York Tribune
detailing Col. Elmer Ellsworth’s death in
Alexandria; a Peeps diorama illustrating Ellsworth’s death; a TimeTravelers
Passport exhibit featuring the Civil War
drummer boy; a diorama of a heating
system constructed in Alexandria to
warm Civil War hospital tents during the
winter of 1861; a cocked-and-loaded
Wickham musket discarded in a privy
during the 1860s; and an exhibit on the
Lee Street site during the Civil War. The
event is free.
Time: 1 to 5 p.m.
Location: Alexandria Archaeology
Museum, 105 N. Union St.
December 24 - 25
Location: Various
Information: www.alexandriava.
gov
December 24
OTBD: BREAKFAST WITH
SANTA The Old Town Boutique
District will cap off the holiday
season with Breakfast with Santa.
This will be the last opportunity for
children to share their Christmas
wishes with Santa before he heads
back to the North Pole. Tickets
are $20 for adults and $12.50 for
children.
Time: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Union Street Public
House, 121 S. Union St.
Information: otbd.webconnex.
com/santa
offices will be closed for the Christmas
holiday.
Time: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
A Christmas Carol
11/30 - 12/16
LTA rings in the holiday season with a return of the classic
by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly Victorian
humbug, travels with ghostly guides through Christmas past,
present, and future to find the true meaning of the holidays.
Complete with special effects, Victorian carols, and Tiny Tim,
A Christmas Carol is a must for the entire family.
600 Wolfe St, Alexandria • 703-683-0496 • www.thelittletheatre.com
December 27
WORLD SHORT STORY
DISCUSSION GROUP The
CITY OFFICES CLOSED City
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PIECES OF A DREAM The
R&B and jazz group from Philadelphia will come to Alexandria to
perform at the Birchmere. Pieces of
a Dream’s latest album was “Soul
Intent.” Tickets are $35.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Birchmere, 3701
Mount Vernon Ave.
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Open on
Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day
and
New Year’s Eve!
CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT
PACK Come enjoy a thrilling night
of great music and song. Frank,
Dean and Sammy — the original
Rat Pack — will perform with a
wonderful mix of song, comedy,
sketches and brilliant musical
arrangement, including holiday
favorites. Admission is $25.
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: The Carlyle Club, 411
John Carlyle St.
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OLD TOWN FARMERS
MARKET The market includes lo-
cal dairy, fish, fruits and vegetables.
There is free parking in the garage
during market hours.
Time: 5:30 a.m.
Location: Market Square, 301
King St.
1800 S. Bell St. - Crystal City
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MEET SANTA AT OCCASIONALLY CAKE Santa
Claus will make a special visit to
Occasionally Cake, where visitors
can make an ornament and enjoy
a buffet of: hot cocoa, truffles, minicupcakes and cookies. The event
costs $50 per child.
Time: 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and
4 p.m.
Location: Occasionally Cake, 207
King St.
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Sports
Lady Titans embrace underdog status
T.C. looks to improve on
2-2 record
By Melissa Quinn
For the T.C. Williams girls
varsity basketball team, being
the underdog has become the
norm.
Season after season, the
team plays well enough to reach
the Patriot District tournament.
And year after year, they fall
short of walking away with the
title, the glory, the trophy and
the redemption.
But for head coach Kesha
Walton, being the underdog
has its perks. It’s a source of
constant motivation, whether
in a pregame speech or practice
pep talk. And with the shadow
of championships lost looming
over the Lady Titans, this year
is no different.
“We’re right there and we’re
so close, but it seems so far,”
Walton said. “But it’s not.”
Though the Lady Titans
have consistently made appearances at the regional and
state tournaments, it’s a feat
their critics hardly seem to
notice.
“We have not been recognized at all for some of the
success we’ve had,” Walton
said. “But for us ... we use it
to motivate and get it going.”
Despite beginning the
season with a lone returning
starter — the team lost six sePhoto/Melissa Quinn
niors last year — the squad is Despite their youth, the girls varsity basketball team at T.C.Williams
resilient. With just two seniors hopes to win a distrct championship this season. If successful, the team,
and two juniors, Walton relies 2-2, would bring home the Lady Titans’ first Patriot District title in school
heavily on her freshman and history.
sophomores.
“We have a lot of inexperience in a way,” Walton said.
“But I’m trying to get them to
build their own legacy.”
Though Walton worries
about the team’s lack of exBishop Ireton
Episcopal
perience, she’s confident the
Overall Record: 6-1
Overall
Record: 3-4
girls’ athleticism makes them
Conference Record: 0-1
District
Record: 0-0
a worthy opponent against the
Last
Week
teams on their schedule, primarLast Week
Won 62-53
ily Lake Braddock and West
Won 72-49
at John Paul the Great
Springfield, who walked away
v. The Heights
with the district title last season.
Won 56-36
Upcoming
They are the Titans’ toughest
v. Potomac School
At St. John’s,
adversaries.
December 21
“We’ve lost seven times to
Upcoming:
At Carroll, December 23
West Springfield [in the district
At
John
Paul the Great,
At Pope John Paul
tournament],” said senior guard
December
20
(Tenn.), December 27
Baylee Simpson. “We get so
close, and it just hurts us. We
worked so hard to get there.”
T.C. Williams
Walton and the team recogSt. Stephen’s
Overall Record: 2-3
nize they’re going to have to
& St. Agnes
District Record: 0-2
play tough defense to remain
competitive this season — and
Last Week:
Overall Record: 5-1
in the Patriot District.
Won 56-48 v. Wakefield
District Record: 0-0
“Work hard, no bs,” said
Lost 59-50
Last Week:
sophomore guard Rejoice Spivat W.T. Woodson
No Games
ey. “Go hard or go home.”
Still, it’s an uphill battle —
Upcoming:
Upcoming
the team is 2-2 beating West
v. Saint Anselm’s,
v. Lee, December 21
Potomac and Wakefield and
January 2
v. Milford Mill, Decemfalling to Edison and W.T.
ber 27
Woodson. They face Lee on the
Round ball
Roundup
Shop, Dine & Celebrate
On Alexandria’s Historic Main Streets
Enjoy our independently owned shops and national retailers. Visit with
Santa and Mrs. Claus. And stroll our decorated and illuminated main
streets. To find unique holiday shopping and memorable events, or to
make restaurant reservations, go to VisitAlexandriaVA.com.
Make Plans for First Night Alexandria!
December 31
This annual New Year's Eve bash takes over Old Town with 100
performances at 20 indoor venues, with live music, dancing, and
children's face painting and games. The afternoon’s Fun Hunt is joined
by all-new activities for families and dogs! Plus, a spectacular fireworks
display on the river at midnight. Afternoon activities, 2 to 5 p.m.
Performances, 7 to 11:45 p.m. Tickets $15 in advance; $20 after Dec.
17. Details on this and dozens of events at VisitAlexandriaVA.com.
703.746.3301
Visit us online for a complete calendar of events and
sign up for our free Access Alexandria e-newsletter.
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WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM mental health
FROM | 11
“I don’t know.”
Children who tend to be
more anxious or fearful anyway
may experience more frequent
or intense anxiety now, which
can be typical during times of
stress. Do not immediately assume this is a qualitatively different situation — help your
children using the strategies
that have helped them regulate
their feelings and behavior in
the past.
Adults can take a lot of this
same advice to heart. Many of
us are dealing with our reactions to the shooting or perhaps
are wondering why we haven’t
december 20, 2012 | 15
been as intensely affected as
others around us. Monitor your
well-being, stay in touch with
your regular support systems
of friends, colleagues and/or
family, and consider the possible effects of your media
consumption. And if there are
children in your home, consciously model how to safely
handle whatever you are feeling.
It is important that you do
not assume or convey that your
children feel similarly — leave
room for everyone to cope in
their way and keep an eye out
for any big disruptions. In the
end, most children and adults
are remarkably resilient, but as
always, please seek professional help for yourself and/or your
children if there is a severe
change in normal functioning
that does not resolve relatively
quickly.
In moving forward, the
shock of a senseless and horrible tragedy can inspire us to
re-evaluate what is important
in our lives, what we honor and
hold dear, and how we want to
use our time and talents. We
encourage you to share these
reflective and hopeful conversations with your children of
all ages and to be actively engaged in your communities on
issues of value to you and your
families.
Got a question for Hobie and
Monk? Email them at
hobieandmonk@alextimes.com
titans
FROM | 14
road Friday.
“We’re rekindling the fire
and getting it going again,” Walton said.
And with not much depth on
the bench, the Lady Titans are
going to have to rely on each
other — leaning on a bond Walton works to strengthen every
game day. Before the girls take
the court, they eat together, sit
together and dress together in an
effort to get their minds ready.
This season, Walton started
a tradition in which each player
receives a small token from
a fellow teammate — anony-
mously — as part of a secret pal
exchange, Simpson said. It’s a
small gift usually accompanied
with words of encouragement
and a snack.
The gift-giving is designed
to reinforce the team’s camaraderie — and hopefully it will
translate into cohesion on the
court.
And they’ll fight all the way
to the tournament in February.
“Girls basketball at T.C. has
never won [a district title],”
Walton said. “No one remembers the second-place team.
We’re playing for something
better, and we’re preparing for
the tournament in February and
that’s it.”
16 | december 20, 2012
ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Holiday Gift Guide
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Perfect presents that only cost $20 or less
Time for shopping is running
out. Don’t worry, though, because
Alexandria boasts some super shops
to find affordable — and lovely —
gifts. Here are some suggestions for
presents that cost less than $20.
The Silver Parrot at 113 King
St. sells fun, and usually sparkly,
costume jewelry. There are plenty
of other items on offer as well at
www.silverparrot.com, but the costume jewelry is sold exclusively at
the shop.
Ten Thousand Villages touts
many items for less than $20 too,
including earrings, decorative
boxes, necklaces, indoor Frisbees,
ornaments, journals, wallets and
coin purses — just to name a few.
These gifts come in lots of colors
and styles, so give the staff a headsup and an employee will assist in
finding the perfect selection. Stroll
into the store at 915 King St. or call
703-684-1435.
Old Town Ace Hardware at 809
S. Washington St. advertises attractive, practical gifts that are sure to
please any age: from flashlights to
glasses, coasters, bird feeders, outdoor thermometers, history books
about surrounding local towns and
hand tools. Come browse the lessthan-$20 items or dial 703-8790475 for more information.
For something fun, consider a
trip to Society Fair at 277 S. Washington St. The store sells a colorful
bag of gumballs for only $3, and
there are candies and cookies for
cheap as well. Also ringing up for
less than $20 are cake pops kits,
Irish scone kits, doggie T-shirts and
baking mixes. Check out www.societyfair.net or call 703-683-3247.
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visit www.fibrespace.com.
For something a bit different,
Haute Dogs and Fries offers a bonus $10 gift card with any purchase
of a gift card worth more than $40.
So split the card for a couple or parents — which brings the total to $20
each — and share the extra $10 card
with them or someone else. Haute
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the champagne,” Ritley-White
said.
Rakis and Ritley-White routinely end up working until well
after midnight and lean on their
husbands — the “Sauce Kings”
— for support and help.
“We’ve been doing this for
like 15 minutes, but I think we
have our moments and sometimes it is super hard,” RitleyWhite said. “But you have to
support each other, and we have
such a supportive community.”
The duo is banking on the
support of their families and
neighbors to expand their sauce
line. They also hope to expand
to other Whole Foods in the
region and maybe even open a
shop.
“People have been so amazing, and it’s like they’re itching
to support us,” Ritley-White
said. “Everybody is so supportive of a small startup, and we
try to work it out and be a good
team.”
Even as the company grows
and more sauces are pushed
onto the shelves, Rakis and Ritley-White continue to sample
each batch to ensure it’s just as
delicious as the last.
And as the duo dip their fingers into the business world,
they can’t help but think,
“Dang, that’s good.”
Revolutionary project
patriots
FROM | 6
Barboza withdrew from the
project in the mid-’90s as support for the memorial dissipated.
When Ferguson died in
2004, Barboza decided to
champion the cause once
again. While bills authorizing
the memorial struggled in Congress, he connected with local
lawmakers across the country,
bringing often-forgotten black
patriots back into the spotlight.
Towns and cities across the
East Coast, as well as in Louisiana and Ohio, have passed
resolutions honoring their black
Revolutionary War veterans. In
summer 2011, the Alexandria
City Council backed his project and honored the memory of
four black residents who hefted
a musket or crewed a ship for
the fledgling nation.
He hopes the outpouring of
local support will impress congressional negotiators.
“The [representatives] from
the East Coast have patriots
from their districts,” Barboza
said. “We’re reminding them
that by voting for this bill —
you’re voting for your local
history.”
If the bill survives the political sausage-making, Barboza will have seven years to
raise money for the project and
select one of six potential sites
for the future monument. The
bill before lawmakers blocks
Barboza from using federal
dollars for the memorial.
He has a few fundraising
ideas but won’t reveal them
until after President Barack
Obama signs the bill — hopefully with his amendment —
into law.
“It’s a lot to achieve,” Barboza said. “But the history is
worth it, so we have to give it
a try.”
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
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As the year dwindles down, the
countdown begins for 2013. In Alexandria, restaurants are offering exciting
events and specials to celebrate New
Year’s Eve. Check out some of the wonderful options:
Joe Thiesmann’s Restaurant, at
1800A Diagonal Road, is a popular
place for a festive time and fantastic
food on New Year’s Eve. The restaurant
will offer an elegant four-course dinner,
as well as a DJ, dancing, party favors
and champagne toast. The event costs
$75 and starts at 9 p.m., with early seating until 7 p.m. For additional details,
call 703-739-0777 or visit www.theismanns.com.
On the north part of town, Indigo
Landing sits at 1 Marina Drive. The restaurant — with views of the Potomac —
will enhance any romantic New Year’s
celebration. The eatery touts two seatings for a four-course meal. The first is
from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for $100 per couple.
The second seating is from 7:30 to 9
p.m., costs $130 per couple and includes
a DJ, dancing, champagne toast, coffee
and pastries, and party favors. Call 703548-0001 for more information.
Le Refuge, at 127 N. Washington St.,
also will provide a romantic setting for
welcoming in the new year. The familyrun French restaurant has superb cuisine
and will offer three seating times for a
three-course menu December 31: 5:30,
7:30 and 9:45 p.m., with a champagne
celebration for the latest. To make a reservation, call 703-548-4661.
Another fine French establishment
is Yves Bistro in the Hoffman Town
Center. Open every day of the year,
the restaurant — which boasts a genuine Parisian feel — will be open until
10:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve. Not only
does Yves Bistro serve tasty cuisine and
wine, but the eatery also has a fabulous
breakfast menu (perfect for New Year’s
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Duke and Prince streets. This muchloved restaurant and bar will have a DJ
from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. to
ring in the new year. Call
703-836-4442 for more
information.
Bittersweet Cafe and
Bakery at 823 King St. can
help with party platters
and food for New Year’s
parties. On New Year’s
Eve, stop by the restaurant from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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www.bittersweetcatering.
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all of the establishment’s
menu items and options.
Bugsy’s Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar also
can enhance home parties for the new
year with pizza, potato skins and lots
of other scrumptious selections. The
111 King St. eatery will happily deliver
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Congressman’s son pleads
guilty to assaulting girlfriend
Patrick Moran, son of
U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8),
pleaded guilty last week to assaulting his girlfriend despite
differing accounts of the incident.
A Metro police officer and
an Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration investigator saw Patrick Moran
smash Kelly Hofmann’s head
into a trashcan outside of a
Columbia Heights nightclub
at 1:23 a.m. December 1, according to a police report.
Medical personnel believed
she suffered a broken nose and
fractured skull, according to
the police account, and Patrick Moran was charged with
assault and domestic violence.
But Hofmann claimed her
heel broke, causing her to fall
and hit her head in a statement
released through the congressman’s office.
In an email to the Times,
Patrick Moran stood by his
girlfriend’s account and said
he “takes strong issue with the
off-duty, plain-clothed MPD
officer’s description of what
occurred.”
But the Arlington man also
apologized to the officer, to
whom he was “intolerably disrespectful to,” and attributed
much of the incident to alcohol consumption.
The congressman’s office
stood behind Patrick Moran’s
and Hofmann’s account, calling it an accident and hoping
the couple could put the “em-
barrassing” incident behind
them.
“The situation was an accident,” Anne Hughes, Jim Moran’s spokeswoman, told the
Washington City Paper’s Will
Sommer in an email. “Patrick
didn’t hit or shove her.”
Hughes also questioned the
police report’s accuracy, saying Patrick Moran and Hofmann were the sole witnesses
to the incident.
Following Patrick Moran’s
court appearance, he also extended an apology to his family, friends and to Hofmann.
“They deserve better from
me,” he wrote.
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December 30
FROM | 13
“Other Voices, Other Vistas,” edited by
Barbara Solomon.
Location: Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch
Library, 4701 Seminary Road
December 29
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE
ASBURY JUKES The Jersey Shore
music group has been recording albums
since the mid-’70s. Led by Southside
Johnny, the band has featured some
famous names throughout its existence,
like Jon Bon Jovi. Southside Johnny and
the Asbury Jukes’ latest album is “Men
Without Women.” Tickets are $39.50.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Birchmere, 3701 Mount
Vernon Ave.
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TANK The R&B singer, songwriter and
producer will perform live at the Birchmere. Tank, who has been nominated
for eight Grammy Awards, released the
album, “This is How I Feel,” earlier this
year. The record features hit singles
like “Compliments” and “Next Breath.”
Tickets are $45.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Vernon Ave.
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December 31
NOON YEAR’S EVE PARTY Is
midnight past bedtime? Ring in the
new year at this library event. The party
will feature stories, dancing and even a
countdown!
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
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This annual New Year’s Eve bash
will take over Old Town with 100 live
performances at 18 indoor venues.
In addition, there will be the fourth
annual Fun Hunt, and the beloved
fireworks finale returns with a
spectacular display over the Potomac
River. Tickets are $20 for adults and
free for children, 12 and younger.
Time: 2 to 5 p.m. (day activities) and
7 p.m.
Location: Various
www.firstnightalexandria.org
January 2
FRIENDS OF DUNCAN LIBRARY
FILM NOIR SERIES The monthly
film series continues with “The Asphalt
Jungle.” Discussion follows at St. Elmo’s
Coffee Pub, co-sponsor of the event.
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Location: James M. Duncan Branch
Library, 2501 Commonwealth Ave.
January 3
CLASSIC FILM SERIES Come
watch “A Star is Born.”
Time: 5 to 7 p.m.
January 4 - 5
PAT MCGEE BAND The rock band
from Richmond comes to Alexandria to
perform live for two nights at the Birchmere. Tickets are $29.50.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
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MEDITATION Learn how to feel
centered and peaceful in the new year.
Come to this free workshop, which
teaches guided meditation and breathing techniques.
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
CABIN FEVER AROMATHERAPY WORKSHOP Learn to create tea,
make a sinus inhaler, stitch a lavender
sachet and stir up a unique lotion in this
four-project workshop.
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
January 7
PARTNERS IN ART GROUP
Looking for a chance to get together
with creative people to discuss art and
exchange ideas? Join a meeting of
the Del Ray Artisans’ cooperatively led
Partners in Art group. You may find the
group engaged in a creativity exercise,
enjoying a short demonstration or in a
lively art-related discussion. Free and
open to the public.
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Location: Del Ray Artisans, 2704
Mount Vernon Ave.
Information: Contact Millie Mateu
at globaleducationsolutions@gmail.
com or Katherine Rand at katherine@
katherinerand.com
January 10
MOVIE MATINEE Come watch “The
Odd Life of Timothy Green.”
Time: 4 to 6 p.m.
LIBRARY SPEED DATING
Come share the love of books and
find that literary better half at this
event. There will be prizes as well
as refreshments.
Location: Charles E. Beatley Jr.
Central Library, 5005 Duke St.
LATIN AMERICAN BOOK
DISCUSSION GROUP
The discussions are in English.
For stories in Spanish and
English, please contact the
adult services/reference desk
at 703-746-1702x3.
Location: Charles E. Beatley
Jr. Central Library, 5005
Duke St.
Information: 703-7461702x3
CIVIL WAR BALL
DANCE CLASS In prepa-
ration for the Civil War Ball on
January 26, learn the waltz,
polka and Virginia reel from
an expert dance master. Reservations are recommended;
tickets cost $12.
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Gadsby’s Tavern
Museum, 134 N. Royal St.
January 14
LET’S TALK BOOKS The book
discussion group will discuss “Brooklyn”
by Colm Toibin. The discussion is free
and open to everyone.
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Location: Kate Waller Barrett Branch
Library, 717 Queen St.
Information: Contact Heather Martyn
at 703-746-1703x4
CLUTTER CONTROL Come to this
class — led by the Virginia Cooperative
Extension — to learn easy strategies to
clear clutter from the home.
Location: James M. Duncan Branch
‘DOWNTON ABBEY’
MARATHON
December 26-28
Before PBS airs season three next
month, come and catch up on
the first two seasons of “Downton
Abbey.” There also will be tea and
biscuits.
Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday; 12:30
to 5:30 p.m. Thursday; and 10:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Friday
Location: Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, 5005 Duke St.
Library, 2501 Commonwealth Ave.
January 16
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR.? Discover the life of the
great man who is celebrated on Martin
Luther King Day. The program is for
children, 12 to 6, without an adult.
22 | december 20, 2012
Our View
Lessons from Jefferson-Houston
We were pleased to see the city council approve plans
for a new Jefferson-Houston School on Saturday. Yes,
not everyone agrees with the specifics of the project.
But school and city officials’ efforts to engage the public
throughout the planning stages were applauded by even
the project’s most strident opponents.
Given the city’s poor reputation for getting residents
on board with major proposals, it’s important to examine
what went right with Jefferson-Houston.
To start, officials clearly defined the need. The decades-old school was built based on an educational
model now out of fashion and would have cost Alexandria City Public Schools — not to mention taxpayers —
dearly in maintenance costs in the coming years. With
enrollment ballooning, a larger building with room for
hundreds more students will help offset the districtwide
classroom crunch.
And officials resisted the urge to sweeten the deal by
promising a new school would instantly solve JeffersonHouston’s well-publicized academic woes. Yes, stateof-the-art classrooms will help, but the building doesn’t
take the Standards of Learning tests.
Early talks about the future of the school revolved
around stakeholders. What did parents, neighbors and
educators want to see in a new Jefferson-Houston? What
did they want to avoid?
ACPS officials subsequently held a seemingly endless series of meetings with residents and employed instant polling data to ensure all voices were heard — not
just the loudest. Participants could see exactly what their
neighbors liked and disliked about the project, and officials could respond and adjust plans as needed.
Committees were established to shepherd the project
to completion, and ACPS created a website about the
project’s details, ensuring all residents had a chance to
see what was on the table.
How successful was this effort? Neighbor Dino Drudi, who remains a critic of the project, endorsed ACPS’
outreach strategy in a letter to the editor early last month.
“Although those of us who live near the site packed
the two board of architectural review hearings where the
project was considered, the public-involvement process
worked well enough that most of us feel we have to accede to the design because we understand everyone else
likes it,” he wrote.
“Though I have consistently opposed what came out
of the public-involvement process, I cannot strongly
enough endorse [it] and believe city government needs
to utilize it more widely on a range of controversial topics, perhaps even the waterfront plan.”
Contrast that with the efforts to pass the Beauregard
and waterfront redevelopment plans, which have left
residents feeling alienated and city officials spending
taxpayer dollars on legal fees.
Mr. Drudi’s suggestion is the right one: City Hall
must embrace this model going forward.
ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Opinion
“Where the press is free and every man is able to read, all is safe.”
- Thomas Jefferson
Your Views
Ranking students is a lazy way
to measure academic success
To the editor:
I was disappointed by the
Times’ editorial (“Competition avoidance: not the right
lesson at T.C.,” December
13) concerning class rankings
at T.C. Williams. Eliminating student-by-student class
rankings at T.C. will not do
college-record — or other
— damage to the highestperforming students and will
help all students in the average and above-average cohorts of every class. T.C. can,
and likely will, always offer
special graduation honors to
top seniors without deviating
from a no-ranking policy.
At schools that engage in
strict, ordinal rankings, it typically is superficially assumed
that only a fixed number or
percentage of students were
optimally ready for demanding college programs. Colleges are free to use class ranks
to automatically exclude
otherwise-promising applicants from fair consideration.
And it is perceived, at these
high schools, that the faculty
and administration should
concentrate efforts on only a
small slice of each junior and
senior class.
Ordinal class rankings are
no longer used by many of the
better-ranked colleges. Rigid,
ordinal, student-by-student
class rankings invite college
admissions officers, union
apprentice instructors, military recruiters and the general
public to conclude that, somehow, a statistical majority of
each graduating class is below some arbitrary par value
and has somehow failed.
An individual student’s
grade point average, course
selections, transcript, recommendations and, very importantly, SAT/SATII/ACT
scores will help guide colleges to students — and students to colleges. A gradepoint-average delta of only a
fraction of a percentage point
should never make the difference if we really want all T.C.
students to do well.
Alexandria City Public
Schools should not be in the
business of documenting minutiae against the interests of
all of its best and most hopeful kids.
- Mark Williams
Alexandria
Cyclists are out of control
To the editor:
Steve, thank you for
bringing this up (“Cyclists
fail to respect the rules of
the road,” December 13). I
completely agree with everything in your letter. Seeing bicyclists on the street
gives me shivers.
I was brutally insulted
by a bicyclist about two
years ago. I was in the car
with my child and hurrying
to a doctor’s appointment
when a highly aggressive
bicyclist was riding his
bike in the middle of North
Pitt Street.
After lingering behind
him for more than a block,
I had no choice but to honk
at him. At that, he got
off his bicycle, brutally
insulted me, and scared
my daughter by yelling
and calling me names.
A bicyclist hit my
colleague’s car door with
his foot after her husband
asked him not to ride so
close to the street. When
I talked to people — trying to complain about it
— I was told that nothing can be done because
the bicyclists have all the
rights.
My children and I like
to ride our bicycles, but I
use the bicycle path. Riding along the few blocks I
need to take before I get to
Seeing
bicyclists
on the
street
gives me
shivers.”
the path, I am very careful
and respectful to the pedestrians and the drivers.
- Elena Costanzo
Alexandria
Doing away with class rankings
does a disservice to students
To the editor:
Great editorial (“Competition avoidance: not
the right lesson at T.C.,”
December 13) decrying
the feel-good plan by the
underachieving, well-intentioned school district
to ensure no T.C. Williams
student graduates last. All
will be first, regardless
of their actual scholastic
achievements.
If this policy is implemented, it will give students inverse expectations
and certain disappointment: those with anemic
academic achievement will
be disturbed to learn that in
real life they are not first.
And those with high aca-
demic achievements will
be deprived of confidence.
This plan is twice
wrong and harmful to
all whom the district is
charged to prepare for
life’s competitive arena.
- Jim Roberts
Alexandria
Police, Times fail to keep
public up to date
To the editor:
I was rather alarmed to
see in this past week’s paper that we had had three
sexual assaults in our area,
with not a word about them
in the Alexandria Times.
The blurb at the bottom
stating that the police are
“not required to supply the
public at large with detailed
information” is correct but
does not absolve them or
you of the responsibility to
inform the public of a danger.
You can give a lot of
critical information with-
out it becoming “detailed,”
and I believe you are obligated to do so. If these are
happening outside my front
door, I want to know about
it.
- Col. Pat Webb
Alexandria
Comprehending
the unthinkable
Like most people, I still can’t it, the federal government intercomprehend what happened in vened to protect the civil rights of
Connecticut on Friday morning. the mentally ill. The movement to
There are places the human mind stop putting people in mental injust can’t fully go, and visualizing stitutions picked up steam in the
a room full of slaughtered 6-year- 1960s and 70s, and the mentally ill
olds is one of them.
were moved to community-based
As a parent, my heart aches care, usually on an outpatient bafor those who lost their precious sis. The reasons are complex, but
babies that day. Everyone who’s the bottom line isn’t: This model
ever loved a child grieves for the simply isn’t working — at least
little lives cut short. We wonder, not as it pertains to severely ill,
as we hear about the heroic adults violent young men.
who died trying to
Reform on the gun
stop the killer and
side of the problem is
those whose efforts
easier but will be met
saved other children,
with fierce resistance
would we have been
from devotees of
as brave?
Second Amendment
Our thoughts then
rights. I think Sandy
turn closer to home.
Hook will ultimately
What about my child?
be seen as the final
Are the schools that
straw on this issue. my children attend
Yes, hunters should
safe? Or — in reality
be able to use rifles or
Denise Dunbar
— is no school that’s
shotguns to hunt, and
not a prison safe from
individuals should be
the combination of an insane per- able to own handguns for protecson bent on malice and weapons tion. But no civilian needs a gun
intended for mass killings?
that fires five rounds per second
Sadly, and terrifyingly, I think or to own a civilian version of
it’s the latter. Of all of the horrific the military M-16. At this point
rampages involving crazy people in time, arguments against restricand guns in recent years, this is tions on these weapons — on the
the most shocking. It’s the one basis of not wanting to go down
that we, collectively, may never an imaginary slippery slope —
fully get over. Is it also the one just don’t cut it. These guns have
that finally galvanizes a majority to go.
of the American public to take ac- Friday was one of the saddest
tion to prevent this from ever hap- days in American history. We are
pening again?
left with a melancholy that even
The problem is multifaceted, the normal joy of Christmas and
but I think there are two core so- Hanukkah can’t quite lift. Right
lutions: First, it needs to be much now, all we can do is grieve with
easier to involuntarily commit se- and pray for the families of those
verely mentally ill people to insti- who died. But in the new year, it’s
tutions, and second, weapons in- time to tackle the difficult issues
tended for military use should not of reforming care for the severely
be sold to the general public.
mentally ill and finally ridding our
The gun side of the equation country of the plague of assault
gets most of the attention, but the weapons.
mental health side is just as important. As often happens in American life, the pendulum has swung
too far on this issue. Because there
The writer is the editorial page
was a time when the insane were
editor and managing partner of
horribly mistreated and too easy
the Alexandria Times.
to lock up people who didn’t need
MyView
24 | december 20, 2012
ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Quick Takes
Thumbs up to Alexandria resident
Maurice Barboza for attempting to honor black
soldiers who fought in
the Revolutionary War.
Barboza’s determined effort has
garnered the support of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.). It would be especially meaningful for America’s first
black president to sign the bill into
law that authorizes a memorial for
black patriots.
— Denise Dunbar
Thumbs down to a lack of pedestrian safety in Alexandria. As was evidenced by the death of
city resident Robert C.
Portelle on Friday morning, walkers
risk their lives in our city. Sometimes
it’s because the walker chooses to
cross a busy road without going to
a crosswalk, as in Portelle’s case.
But pedestrians in other parts of the
city are routinely at risk from drivers
who fail to heed stop signs and from
bicyclists who ride on sidewalks and
blow through intersections without
even slowing. Pedestrian safety is a
real and growing problem.
— Denise Dunbar
Thumbs up to Christmas and Santa Claus and happy children’s faces on Christmas morning. I wish
you all the best during
this holiday season
and am thankful for all the blessings I have enjoyed this year. Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year!
— Patrice Culligan
Thumbs UP to John Marshall
Bank for their generous
donation to Rebuilding
Together
Alexandria.
This money will help the
local nonprofit in all of
its efforts to lend assistance to Alexandria’s low-income residents.
— Patrice Culligan
OUT OF THE ATTIC
When ‘Broadway Joe’
came to town
F
ollowing up the
November
15
article about the
amazing rock ‘n’ roll
history of Alexandria’s
former George Washington High School, “GW”
has an intriguing sports
heritage as well. The year
1965 was particularly interesting, with the graduation of Harley E. “Skeeter” Swift, a football and
basketball legend at the
school, who played five
seasons for the New Orleans Buccaneers.
But the school also hosted an American Football League game that year between the New York Jets and the Houston
Oilers, introducing the city to a 22-yearold player, pictured here, who had recently signed the largest professional contract
in football history. Joseph William Namath had been selected by the New York
Jets in November 1964 as the first overall
pick of the AFL and given a record salary
of $427,000.
In August 1965, the local Kena Temple sponsored the first preseason game of
the AFL season as part of the city’s Alexandria Days celebration at the expanded
high school stadium. Namath, who became the AFL rookie of the year and an
all-star later that year, was a huge draw.
He had led the University of Alabama
Crimson Tide to a national championship
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the year before. At Alabama, coach Paul
“Bear” Bryant called Namath “the greatest athlete I ever coached.”
The game was a major attraction, with
players even walking in a parade down
King Street while tossing miniature footballs to the crowd. Half-time entertainment was provided by Shriner members,
including a color guard, musical band
and, of course, the famous Kena Klowns.
Though the Oilers prevailed over the Jets
by a score of 21-16, Namath’s performance did not disappoint. He led the Jets
to 13 points. Within four years, Namath
would go on to be named most valuable
player of Super Bowl III.
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
At Home
Decorating the halls for the holidays
by Elaine Markoutsas
For most of the country, red
and green are part of the DNA
of Christmas decorating, much
like Hanukkah is imprinted
with blue. From evergreen garlands and trees to Santas, Rudolph’s red nose, candy canes
and poinsettias, the hues are
ubiquitous.
But the key word here is
decorating.
“People don’t decorate
around red and green,” says
home design author and expert
Gale Steves. “They’re looking
for simpler [styles] and colors
that are more complementary
to their homes.”
“Holiday decorating no longer is limited to specific colors
or symbols,” says Chicagobased Susan Fredman, who
heads an interior design firm
and retail operation. “Today
it really reflects the joy and
whimsy of the season. Whether
it is a nod to simpler times,
bringing nature indoors or
gathering decor from holidays
all over the globe, what mat-
ters is that that your [seasonal]
decor creates a comforting
environment for you and your
loved ones.”
As tastes have become
more defined and refined in
recent years, so too have the
choices for decking the halls in
style. Got modern? Options for
holiday ornamentation limited
just 10 years ago are plentiful today. Traditional palette
doesn’t go with your decor?
No worries. Even pear, orange,
magenta, lime, purple and turquoise have been assimilated
into the holiday color vocabulary. One bright example is an
entry scene created by the catalog boutique RSH. It spotlights
a glittery ball wreath and 49inch tall finials framing a hot
pink door. There are even hot
pink sparkly candles in the iron
and glass wall sconces.
Bright or muted, matte or
shiny, beaded or not, with a
range of fabrics from simple
linens and burlaps to elegant
velvets, silks and brocades,
even certain designers with a
signature style have weighed
in with the holiday spirit. A
mix of patterns and black-andwhite checkerboard motifs that
characterize Mackenzie Childs
ceramics and tinware, for example, translate beautifully to
ornaments and festive patchwork stockings or tree skirts
available at Neiman Marcus.
Suzanne Kasler, an Atlanta
designer who has a furniture
collection with Hickory Chair,
as well as a line of products for
Ballard Designs, has brought
her touch to a selection of
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The light-filled home
features all the character
and charm imaginable,
including a white picket
fence and large front
porch with swing.
A grand foyer welcomes guests and opens
to the living room, with
lots of windows, as well
as a formal dining room
with moldings. The spacious kitchen provides
ample counter and cabinet space and also has
access to the large yard.
The lovely house also
contains three upperlevel bedrooms and a
beautiful, recently finished lower level, which
includes a family room
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The home rests in a
convenient location as
well: just a block from
shops and restaurants on
“The Avenue” and close
to the Metro.
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reindeer, for example, with
slender legs rocking matching
blue boots, can’t help but bring
a smile.
Current design trends are
informing holiday decor more
and more. Some retailers even
group collections thematically.
At Neiman Marcus and Horchow, there are six: Joyeaux
Noel, which includes on-trend
hues and script patterns from
French Laundry Home; Alpine, which features tartan
plaids and natural elements;
photo/Garnet Hill
Christmas decorations don’t have to shout red and green, although in
this living room, red becomes an engaging accent against winter whites.
A creamy palette and themes of nature dominate, with a wreath crafted
from pinecones and delicate wire branches coated in glitter from Garnet
Hill.
she says, “work beautifully in
any decor.”
Even the most iconic figures — the nativity, Santas,
reindeer and angels — can be
found in a modern array of colors and styles. If you live near
water, there’s a coastal Santa in
ocean blue and stockings that
sport seashells, coral and the
like. The fanciful figures of artist Patience Brewster are distinguished by unorthodox hues
like magenta. A pastel blue
Artisan has playful felts and
handcrafted wood; Champagne
Frost employs ivory and gold;
Blue Spruce; and Bordeaux.
Gray, which has gained
popularity in wood finishes and
fabric, is a surprise addition to
stockings, tree skirts, and even
angels and nativity figures.
Emerald and teal tones are
expanding green palettes. The
richness is especially smashing when paired with white,
as in deep green stockings and
tree skirt with white appliqued
and beaded pomegranates at
Wisteria. Design geeks on top
of color trends will appreciate
Vetro glass ornaments from
the Italian firm Seletti. Colored on top and labeled “PANTONE Universe” on the white
bottom-third with its respective color number ($16 apiece
at www.susanfredmanathome.
com). Pantone, of course, is the
standardized color reproduction system used in virtually
every industry.
Animal prints also have
emerged as holiday design
motifs. At Ballard Designs,
decorative leopard and zebra
patterns are chain stitched in
gray, cream and taupe over
white cotton duck stockings.
And among Jay Strongwater’s bejeweled ornaments is
one oval shape that’s handenameled and hand-painted
with a leopard design and red
Swarovski crystal studded
“ribbon.”
Embellishments such as
beading and embroidery
have been a major thread in
textile design, and they’re
especially beautiful in decor
at this time of year. Texture
also adds interest, especially
in trees made from pinecones
or pieces of wood. Threedimensional pillows, such as
one with an appliqued poinsettia in felt on linen at West
Elm, parallel floral themes
and styles we’ve seen on pillows in recent years. Pillows
make a good seasonal add-on
to existing decor, and more
retailers are including them
in holiday decor.
Anything that adds a spritz
of glitz, of course, is welcome. Metallic touches —
gold, silver or copper — especially in the company of
candles (faux or real), dress up
and glow. A simple silver bowl
filled with pretty glass ornaments in frosted white or green
can add shimmer. And fresh
greens, pinecones and berries
bring in nature as well as scent.
Seasonal displays may incorporate things you love, vintage, sentimental and the like.
CB2’s holiday catalog shows
how HGTV design stars Rob-
ert and Cortney Novogratz do
it, with a traditional marble
mantel topped with glass and
silver trees as well as cylinders
filled with green and white
striped candy canes and some
surprises (tootsie rolls!).
“We love to host for the holidays, and decorating is just as
much a part of the celebration
as the actual party,” the pair
states on the site. Incorporating vintage pieces and dressing
them with lights “is a way to
reflect who we are.”
It’s a great lesson in balancing traditional and modern,
mixing warm and fuzzy with
more streamlined objects.
Gale Steves has come
around to a less is more attitude.
“There is a bit of wretched
excess,” she says. “Some who
collect all year feel they have
to bring everything out. You
should give your decorations a
rest. And do not decorate your
kitchen (think Santa cookie
jars). It is your work area, and
it just creates clutter.”
Ultimately, decorating for
Christmas, Hanukkah or New
Year’s is highly personal. It’s a
matter of how much color, glitter and stuff you want to weave
in — and how much time and
energy you are willing to invest
to do it. For many, decorating is
part of the fun of the holidays.
As long as you’re spreading
good cheer and it feels good,
by all means, have at it!
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ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Alexandria Times’
Cause of the Month
The Alexandria Times will donate a portion of every paid
display ad in December to our Cause of the Month. Please
join us in contributing to this worthy cause.
December’s cause:
The Alexandria School for the Performing
Arts offers quality arts lessons with
experienced and certified teachers.
These lessons are offered to the
community at very low program service
fees to benefit low income families
and at risk children in Alexandra. Six
disciplines of arts lessons are available: Piano Lab, Guitar Lab, Brass
Techniques, Dance, Vocal Pedagogy and Percussion Techniques.
Classes are offered during fall, winter, and spring terms, nine weeks
each, and the program fees are $70.00 per term. A recital is held at
the end of each term to highlight the achievements of each student.
Contact: Cheryl Jones-Gage 1804 Mount Vernon Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301 703-836-2427
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
MERRIMACK, SS
SUPERIOR COURT
Pets dig Spaaah mobile
pets
FROM | 10
vehicle so dogs can roam
around while waiting to be
pampered without the confinement of a crate. “We’re trying to offer
red
carpet
service,” Robertson said. Though the van had its
grand opening Tuesday, Spaaah
mobile already is booked until next month, with many
customers already purring
about the new service. “I had one customer say she
was happy she didn’t have to
put her dirty dog in the back of
her BMW,” Robertson recalled.
“We have a lot of people excited
and that excites me too.” Upon Spaaah mobile’s arrival, owners can choose from
an array of services, including
a pampered groom and a deluxe pampered groom. Each
four-legged client receives a
butter balm paw massage, and
pets leave with either a bow or
bandana. The furry friends also
trot beneath a mist of luxury
fragrance — the Spaaah offers
scents ranging from peppermint for the holiday season to
papaya — before they depart to
leave them smelling sweet. In addition, Spaaah groomers brush each pet’s teeth, but
not before they enjoy designer
water and gourmet treats baked
specially by the company’s
“pawstry chef.” For pet owners crunched for
time, Spaaah mobile offers a
splash and dash — an hour-long
treatment including a shampoo.
And for the ultimate pet pamper, owners can request a cherry or blueberry facial, complete
with hot towels to halt your
pooch’s aging process. “We wanted to offer VIP
service to clients,” Robertson
said. “And what’s more VIP
than coming to their house?”
Docket No. 08-E-0053
In the Matter of the Liquidation of Noble Trust Company
NOTICE OF HEARINGS
PlEASE TAKE NOTICE that on April 17, 2012, Ronald A. Wilbur, Bank Commissioner for the
State of New Hampshire, in his capacity as liquidator of Noble Trust Company (the “liquidator”
and “Noble Trust,” respectively), filed the liquidator’s Motion for Approval of Settlement and
Release Agreement with PHl Variable Insurance Company (the “Phoenix Settlement Motion”),
and that on or before December 28, 2012, the liquidator anticipates filing motions to approve
certain separate settlement and release agreements with American National Insurance Company,
AXA Equitable life Insurance Company, Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse lending Trust (USA)
2, Credit Suisse lending Trust (USA) 3, The lincoln National life Insurance Company, and Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. Upon executing settlement and release agreements with any of these parties, the
liquidator intends to file motions to approve those agreements (together with the Phoenix Settlement
Motion, the “Settlement Motions”). Copies of the Settlement Motions and the related agreements
will be available for review during regular office hours at the Office of the Clerk, Merrimack County
Superior Court, 163 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire, 03302, or may be obtained
upon request of The Office of Noble liquidation, Attn: Abigail Shaine (Tel.: (603) 625-6733), or
viewed on the New Hampshire Banking Department’s web site (www.nh.gov/banking/nobletrust/). IF GRANTED, THE SETTlEMENT MOTIONS WIll RESUlT IN THE SURRENDER,
CANCEllATION, OR OTHER TERMINATION OF CERTAIN lIFE INSURANCE POlICIES
ISSUED TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF NOBlE TRUST ClIENTS, AND A RElEASE OF
THE SETTlING PARTIES FROM All ClAIMS RElATING TO THOSE POlICIES. YOU ARE
URGED TO CAREFUllY AND THOROUGHlY REVIEW THE SETTlEMENT MOTIONS,
THE SETTlEMENT AGREEMENTS AND All OTHER RElATED PlEADINGS, AND
CONSUlT WITH YOUR OWN lEGAl ADVISORS AS YOU SEE FIT.
PlEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that on January 24, 2013 at 1:30 p.m., prevailing Eastern
Time, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, a hearing will be held at the Merrimack County
Superior Court, 163 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire, 03302, on the Settlement
Motions.
PlEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that objections to the Settlement Motions, if any, must be
filed with the Clerk of Court at the above address, and served upon counsel for the liquidator at their
respective addresses shown below, counsel identified in the particular Settlement Motion to which
the objection pertains (as set forth in the Settlement Motion), and upon all other counsel of record
(whose names and addresses may be obtained from the Clerk’s Office), so as to be actually received
by all such parties on or before January 10, 2013.
Christopher M. Candon, Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green, PA, 1000 Elm Street, P.O. Box 3701,
Manchester, NH 03105-3701, ccandon@sheehan.com, Fax: (603) 627-8121
Peter C.l. Roth, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, 33 Capitol
Street, Concord, NH 03301-6397, peter.roth@doj.nh.gov, Fax: (603) 271-2110
Dated: November 28, 2012
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of the items listed below may be placed on a consent calendar. A consent item will be approved at the beginning of the meeting
without discussion unless someone asks that it be taken off the consent calendar and considered separately. The Planning Commission
reserves the right to recess and continue the public hearing to a future date. For further information call the Department of Planning
and Zoning on 703-746-4666.
ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013
7:30 PM, CITY HALL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
301 KING STREET
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013
9:30 AM, CITY HALL
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
301 KING STREET
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
The Planning Commission will hold a work session regarding the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan
on January 3, 2013 at 6:30pm in the City Hall Council Workroom.
Master Plan Amendment #2012-0006
Rezoning #2012-0004
Development Special Use Permit #2011-0028
City Charter Section 9.06 Case #2012-0004
114, 116, 116 ½, 118, 118 ½ and
120 East Reed Avenue and 3600
Jefferson Davis Highway - East Reed Multifamily
Public hearing and consideration of a request for a (A) an
amendment to the Potomac West Small Area Plan Chapter of the
Master Plan to amend the land use map from CDD/Coordinated
Development District to CRMU/Commercial Residential Mixed
Use and the zoning map from CDD #7/Coordinated Development District to CRMU-M/Commercial residential mixed used
medium zone and to amend the height map to increase the allowable height from 45 feet to 60 feet; (B) a map amendment (rezoning) to amend the zone from CDD #7/Coordinated Development District to CRMU-M/Commercial Residential Mixed-Use
Medium; (C) a development special use permit, with site plan, to
construct a multifamily residential building including special use
permit requests for increased floor area for mixed-use residential/
retail development pursuant to Section 5-205(c) of the zoning ordinance and increased floor area and a parking reduction for the
provision of affordable housing pursuant to Section 7-700 of the
zoning ordinance; and (D) a request for Planning Commission to
review whether the proposed sale of property owned by the City
of Alexandria and the resulting change in use of that property is
consistent with the City of Alexandria Master Plan pursuant to
Section 9.06 of the City Charter.; zoned CDD#7/Coordinated
Development District. Applicant: AHC, Inc represented by
Duncan Blair, attorney for MPA #2012-0006, REZ #2012-0004
and DSUP #2011-0028 and City of Alexandria for City Charter
Section 9.06 Case #2012 0004
Special Use Permit #2012-0077
106 Hume Avenue - Emma’s
Public hearing and consideration of a request for a restaurant
(coffee shop and wine bar) and a request for a parking reduction;
zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Connie Desrosiers
Special Use Permit #2012-0078
3401 Mount Vernon Avenue
Public hearing and consideration of a request to operate a
restaurant and a request for a parking reduction; zoned CSL/
Commercial Service Low. Applicant: Jose Mario Cabero and
Jose Guillermo Cabero by Mabel Tweddle, agent
Text Amendment #2013-0001
A)Initiation of a text amendment; B)Public hearing and
consideration of a text amendment to the zoning ordinance to
permit schools and day care centers in the I/Industrial zone with
approval of an administrative Special Use Permit. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning
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Weekly Words
69 Some Arab leaders
70 Optimistic confectioner’s motto?
72 Baton Rouge campus, briefly
73 Woofer output
74 “The Tao of Pooh” author Benjamin
75 Something to shake or lend
76 Bits of helpful advice
77 “That turns my stomach!”
78 Julia of “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
79Companion
82 Fork projections
83 Cologne (with “eau de”)
85 “Lost time is never found again,” e.g.
86 “Want to grab a bite?”
87 Sewing junctions
88 DVD player button
89 Best buds
90 Breathing inhibitor
92 City betrayed by a horse?
93 Ontario neighbor
97 Hotel rental
98 Intellectual’s saying
102 Distinctive atmosphere
103Creepy
104 Opening spiel
105 “No ice, bartender”
106 ___ Mawr (Philly suburb)
107 Coachman’s handful
108 Sudden burst of energy
109 Water whirl
DOWN
ACROSS
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5
10
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20
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26
27
28
Scandinavian royal name
Force forward
Get ___ of (grab)
___ Ant (cartoon superhero)
Nobel laureate Morrison
Without worldly
sophistication
Forearm bones
“Comin’ ___the Rye”
“What you don’t know can’t hurt you”
Broken-down auto
Caulking materials, e.g.
Property claim for
outstanding debt
29 Adverb with “optimistic”
31 Geometric calculation
32 Object of worship
34 Pickler’s solution
35 Writer of quick notes
38 Window covering
39Spinsters
42 Wedding party member
43Pillager
44 Neckline shapes
45 “What did I tell you?”
46 Cooked up stories
47 Hot sandwich
48 Cold one
49
50
51
55
56
58
59
60
61
62
63
65
66
Piece of cake
Always, to an old poet
Age-old adage about romance
Patton portrayer
Acts as a chair
Praises mightily
Wide strips
Bout of shopping indulgence
Represents in drawing
Talia of “Rocky”
Sacred observance
Dance of Cuban origin
One who doesn’t pay
parking tickets
1
Elevator company
2
Theater box
3
Tutor in “The King and I”
4
Disregarded, as a law
5
More asinine
6
Large ray
7
Celebrity mag staples
8
Dec. 31, for one
9
Muumuu accessory
10Decider
11 “Rock Around the Clock” rocker
12 Frigg’s husband, in Norse myth
13 Fleur-de-___ (Quebec
symbol)
14Chaos
15 Daughter of Zeus
16 “Who knows?”
17 Like some confessions
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18 Sad and long-faced
24 Less common
25 Trombone piece
30 Energies or zeals
32 Garb for Gandhi
33 “___, drink and be merry”
34 Need sutures
35 Bourbon drink
36 Tree that provides wicker
37 “You know everything else”
38 Brogue bottoms
39 Cooking vessels
40 Arthur Miller’s “___ of a Salesman”
41 Family clans
43 Bank security feature?
47 Catwalk walker
48 Actions on the auction floor
49 Accessory for an old-time flying ace
51 Old Italian money
52 “Ghostbusters” goo
53 Classic Disney character
54 Pale-green moths
55 Gulliver’s author
57 NBA team based in Texas
59 Furnished with footgear
61 Sail into the wind
62Aroma
63 Counter, as an argument
64 Grown-up bug
65 Tin soldier’s prop
66 Bee formation
67 “___ your instructions ...”
68Weak-willed
70Oafs
71 “Ask away!”
74Milliner
76 Black mineral
78 Copier paper order
79 Coaxes with flattery
80 Daisy type
81 “Andy Capp” sound effect
82 Bulb in a bed
84 ___ Brothers (failed invest
ment banking firm)
86 Cab type
88 Rommel known as the “Desert Fox”
89 Alternative to singles, in figure skating
90 Part of UAR
91 Like Aesop’s grapes
92 Spelling in some TV credits
93 “... I ___ man with seven wives”
94 Ran up a tab
95 Jewelry piece
96Pretentious
99 Bridal bio word
100 Insult, slangily
101 A country’s output, for short
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