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Annandale Chamber of Commerce
April 2009
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ENDEAVOR
Building the Annandale Marketplace
Former Annandale Student
Promotes Lincoln’s Heritage
Lincoln’s Toughest Decisions were made here.
View on Nature
Three miles north of the White House on the
grounds of the Soldier’s Home, resides President
No Silver Bullet
Lincoln’s Cottage, a thirty-four room Gothic Revival
country residence. Perched on the third highest
Tax Talk
point in Washington and set in a rural park, it offered
some relief from the high summer humidity and
Protect Your
disease so prevalent in the Washington of Lincoln’s
Home
day. From June to November in 1862-1864 (almost
a quarter of his presidency) the President, Mary, and
New Members
Tad Lincoln shifted residences. It became the Camp
Spotlight
David of the 1860’s and the most meaningful historic
Starting Your
site associated with his Presidency next to the White
Own Business
House. Nineteen carts loaded with furnishings, toys,
Photo Retro:
and personal belongings from the White House
The Year Was
accompanied the family each summer including
1975
the famous desk upon which the Emancipation
Restaurant
Proclamation was drafted while at the Cottage and
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later signed at the White House. President Lincoln
Special Spotlight: was quoted as saying on January 1, 1863, “If my name
Chamber Banks ever goes into history it will be for this act, and my whole
What’s Cooking? soul is in it.”
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Bicycles
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Winner
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Roads and
Rage
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The Police Beat
American
33 The
Legion
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Riding daily on horseback to and from the White
House, the President frequently stopped to trade
stories with soldiers and solicit their opinion on
current issues. Many of these soldiers were wounded
in recent battles and housed in military hospitals
along the route. These discussions provided the
President with first hand accounts that influenced
the direction he set for the war. They also provided
feed-back on political actions he took or planned
to take, especially when it came to the issue of
Emancipation. On the grounds thirty to forty
burials a week took place in full view of the Lincolns.
By 1862 the First Family shared the grounds with
three hundred veterans as well as Company K of the
150th Pennsylvania Volunteers who had been detailed
to guard the president. Everywhere they looked, the
carnage of the Civil War was evident.
“South Façade of President Lincoln’s Coage”
Courtesy of President Lincoln’s Coage (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith)
The Cottage was used by succeeding presidents as a
summer retreat during the 19th Century to include
Presidents Hayes and Arthur. By July 2000 it had
been declared a National Monument and spent the
next eight years in restoration. Countless layers of
paint on deep wood moldings, doors, walls and
coffered ceilings had to be painstakingly removed
along with layers of wallpaper. Lighting had to be
reinstalled using fixtures reminiscent of the period.
Impressive marble mantles were cleaned, walls added
in subsequent decades removed, roofs replaced, and
the grounds meticulously landscaped. Finally after
eight years and $17 million of donated funds this
memorable home is open to the public.
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"Lincoln and Horse Statue at President Lincoln's Coage"
Courtesy of President Lincoln’s Coage (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith)
April 2009
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ENDEAVOR
Message from the President
The Train Steams Forward.
My report to you this quarter contains nothing but good news and
optimism for our immediate and long-term future. We have been busy this
past quarter focusing on the internal workings of our Chamber and Board
of Directors and our forthcoming events and festive activities. Our
primary focus was cast on revising our Chamber By-Laws, an effort I am
pleased to report that we have completed. The progress we have achieved
to date is due to the focused review and hard work by our By-Law Update
Committee Chairman George Kresslein, along with Committee member
Dan McKinnon. Toward that end, our Nominating Committee,
spearheaded by Immediate Past President, Carol Zach Reuss, has been busy
seeking qualified volunteers interested in holding positions as Chamber
officers as well as members of the Chamber Board of Directors. Voting for
the candidates will take place during the May luncheon to be held at the
Juke Box Diner in Annandale on May 14th between 12:00 noon and 1:30
p.m. Incidentally, Ms. Vivian Watts, Virginia State Delegate will be our
main speaker at this luncheon and willprovide us a comprehensive update
on what took place at the most recent session of the General Assembly.
Annandale
Chamber Of Commerce
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT:
Marv Rodney
Commander American Legion
Dept. of VA 17th District
VICE PRESIDENT:
James McConville, Esq.
SECRETARY:
Dr. Barbara Saperstone
Provost, NOVA Community College
TREASURER:
George Kresslein
George Kresslein CPA
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Carol Zach Reuss
Annandale Shopping Center
PAST PRESIDENTS:
RADM Dan McKinnon, Retired
Pat Sawhney, Realtor, Re/Max 100
BOARD MEMBERS:
John Fox, Retired
Irv Denton, Retired
Marilyn Hoosen, BB&T Bank
Gavin Dock, President, Clarocode
Matthew Cockerham,
Realtor, Re/Max 100
Helen Winter, Annandale CBD
Planning Committee
Toa Do, President,
Business Development Asst. Group
Jason Sager, Franchise Owner,
Home Instead Senior Care
Monise W. Quidley, PHILLIPS
Programs for Children and Families
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Editor ENDEAVOR:
Vicki Burman
On February 2, 2009, at the invitation
of Mason District Supervisor Penny
Gross, I presented a Chamber briefing as
part of the Fairfax County Economic
Development Authority workshop
entitled: “Leveraging the Resources of the
Fairfax County Economic Development
Authority and the Annandale Chamber of
Commerce.” Outside the importance
of the subject matter involving leveraging
our assets and resources in these tough
economic times, we now have an
Annandale Chamber of Commerce
briefing that essentially outlines the kinds
of things and activities we do – this
briefing goes a long way towards
answering the questions, “What do we do
for our members?” and “What is our
Chamber’s relevancy to our Community?”
Please mark your calendar! The much
anticipated Chamber 2009 Awards
Banquet and Dance will be held at the Star
Restaurant on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
This gala event, co-chaired by Vicki
Burman and Marilyn Hoosen, promises to
be better than ever - if that’s possible after
last year’s event. This year the Chamber is
proud to announce that we will add two
Awards of Valor to the ceremony. One
will be given to a member of the Mason
District Police Dept. and the second to a
Firefighter/EMT at one of the two
Annandale Stations. In addition to the
great food and entertainment, we have
rearranged the format to allow more time
for dinner and dancing. We are looking
forward to a toe tapping dance band, live
costumed entertainment, door prizes and a
fantastic live auction with prizes of interest
in all price categories. Cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres will begin at
6:30 pm …don’t be late for the first door prize drawings. And, if you
would like to donate restaurant certificates, gift certificates, merchandise,
services, or tickets to any event to be used in the auction, please contact
the Chamber office as soon as possible. We will provide recognition in the
Awards Banquet Program and in the next issue of ENDEAVOR. Proceeds
from the banquet benefit the education grants we provide each year for
three Annandale students.Our planning effort has already started, so mark
your calendar for the annual Annandale Parade and Fall Festival which will
take place on Saturday, October 24, 2009. The Parade route and Fall
Festival location (Safeway Shopping Center on Little River Turnpike)
remain unchanged; however, we are certainly looking for a change in the
weather (torrential downpour) from last year! We are seeking volunteers
to help with both events. Please contact me directly at my below listed
numbers if you are interested in helping with this event.
Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't remind you that the annual Spring
Carnival will take place in the K-Mart parking lot on John Marr Drive
between May 14th and 24th. In conjunction with that event, the annual Bed
Race will take place on Saturday, May 16th, on John Marr Drive starting at
10:00 a.m. This is one of our favorite and fun-filled events and allows great
advertising exposure in the heart of Annandale for businesses and a lot of
fun for individuals of all ages. Proceeds from the Bed Race benefit Virginia
Special Olympics, a distinguished and worthy cause. Our Chamber point
of contact is Carol Zach Reuss who is eager to identify those businesses
willing to sponsor a bed as well as volunteers to help conduct the event.
Carol can be reached at 703-447-7128 or via e-mail at
carolzach@verizon.net.
And finally, my friends, my input this quarter ends with some
well-deserved recognition and praise for the principal creator of this
incredible product – none other than our Chamber Executive Director,
Vicki Burman. ENDEAVOR is an astonishing news magazine which has
turned into a “must read” for business owners and anyone living or
working in the greater Annandale area. It has something for everyone and
provides a wealth of information in a very interesting and readable format.
If you are not currently advertising in this product, I would strongly
encourage you to do so as the rates are very reasonable and the forum
provides for great local advertising and website exposure; they are
continual view advertisements!
I’ll sign off with my usual but very sincere offer for you to contact me with
any questions or ideas that you may have. Your thoughts and ideas on how
we can better serve you are most welcome. My telephone numbers are:
(H) 703-313-4152 or (C) 703-328-3052 or you can contact me via e-mail
at marvrodney@aol.com. Take care and God Bless,
Marv Rodney
April 2009
ENDEAVOR
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Our Home Town: Annandale Farmers Markets
By Helen Winter
Annandale has many of the fine qualities found in small towns. Fifty
years ago you could purchase farm fresh eggs from a lady who lived
near the Old Grange. There was a local Dairy that delivered daily
and at Easter you could even order pastel dyed live chicks for the
kids. (Sorry chicks, we didn’t know better.) Those days of local
producers are all but gone. However, thanks to the Fairfax County
Park Authority we now have two local Farmers Markets.
Each May to November, two sites in Annandale spring to life with
the activity of an open-air market.These bustling marketplaces draw
thousands of residents with a feast for the senses. The vibrant
colors of freshly picked fruits and vegetables contrast with the
fragrant perfume of cut flowers. Across the market floats the aroma
of freshly baked breads and pastries while one savors a sample of
creamy artisan cheese. The markets provide a way to connect with
the producers of our food -- a way of life once commonplace for
many of our parents and grandparents.
The Markets offer a wide variety of freshly picked fruits,
vegetables, and cut flowers. There are also fresh eggs, baked goods,
honey and cider to purchase. Milk and cheese products, along with
a wide array of meat products, round out the edible delights.
If gardening is an interest, many vendors have small plants at the
beginning of the season, while other vendors have larger landscape
plants for those ambitious projects.
The Farmers Markets are supervised by the Fairfax County Park
Authority through the Community Horticulture office based at
Green Spring Gardens. All products sold at the Farmers Market
are produced by the vendors within 125 miles of Fairfax County.
Buy local and support sustainable agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed. You will find the freshest and most desirable fruit,
vegetables, plants, baked goods, eggs, dairy and meats available.
Annandale Farmers Market:
Thursdays 8:00 AM to NOON, May 7-Nov. 5
Mason District Park
6621 Columbia Pike in Annandale.
This Annandale Market is so popular and so well attended that it
can look hectic. Turn right when entering and plan to park by the
tennis courts to avoid a traffic jam. You may purchase more than
anticipated with such a great selection, so bringing a little red
wagon is never a bad idea. The Farmers Market at Mason District
was established in the late 1980s when the Farmers Market
program was managed by Virginia Cooperative Extension. Initially
the markets were limited to fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods
and honey. In 2005, meat, dairy and eggs were added to the
products allowed for sale. Valentine’s Country Bakery and Meats
will offer natural and hormone-free meats, dairy products, eggs,
and baked goods.
Sharkawi Farm will bring armloads of herbs and teas, Bonaparte
Breads offers Artisan French bread and baked good, while Crackpot
Gourmet offers jams, jellies, chutneys and marmalade, and
Lynnvale Studios has exquisite bunches of cut flowers, potted plants,
veggies and dried wreaths. Altogether eighteen vendors will stock
this market with the freshest fruits, vegetables, cider, annuals, eggs,
honey, herbs, homemade ice cream, tea, and so much more. You
will want for nothing!
Directions from the Beltway Exit 52B (Little River Tpk, Rt. 236) east
2 miles to left on John Marr Drive and right on Columbia Pike to park
entrance on right just before Sleepy Hollow Road. 703-941-1730.
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April 2009
ENDEAVOR
Our Home Town: Annandale Farmers Markets
Wakefield Farmers Market:
Wednesdays 2:00 to 6:00 PM, May 6 to October 28.
Wakefield Park
8100 Braddock Road, Annandale
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The Farmers Market at Wakefield was established in 2006. There
are fourteen vendors currently slated to participate in the market.
These vendors have a wide range of products—something for
everyone. The ice cream from Middleburg Creamery is always popular, especially in the hot summer months! J&W Valley View Farm,
Leedstown Farm, Kuhn Orchards, Chesley Vegetable Farms, Allenberg Orchard, and Level Green Farm bring luscious berries, seasonal fruits and just-picked vegetables and herbs. With this quality
of produce, everyone can be a master chef. Salsa Las Glorias has a
delicious salsa to offer and Massanutten Moutain Apiaries will again
have golden honey. Many of these same vendors will also offer fresh
cut flowers and plants. Between the two Bakers, Ann’s Kitchen and
Cenans Bakers, you can be sure to find French breads, brioche,
cookies, pies, Italian bread and cakes. Finally, Valentine’s Country
Bakery and Meats will offer natural and hormone-free meats, dairy
products, eggs, and honey.
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April 2009
ENDEAVOR
VIEW ON NATURE
Spring Wild Flowers Abound in Annandale
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By: Suzanne Holland
Assistant Manager
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
the bee is trapped since the petal lips fold inward. Attracted by the
light color above her, the bee crawls up towards it. Light is then
visible from the exit holes high on the flower. While attempting to
exit, the bee has to squeeze under the female part of the flower
which scrapes off any pollen from visits to other flowers. To get out
either of the two exit holes, the bee has to push by the male plant
parts, round knobs with sticky pollen.With the pollen now stuck to
her back the bee is free. She does not get any nectar for her trouble
yet to complete the pollination this bee must enter another pink
lady’s slipper while the pollen is still attached. A flower must look
pretty attractive to woo the bee a second time. It’s not surprising that
in a controlled test only 23 of 1000 pink lady’s slippers were
pollinated in a season.
Pink Lay Slipper
Courtesy of Richard Maple
Area 2 - Maintenance Mgr. Roundtree Park
An early spring has created a wonderland of blossoms at Annandale
Community Park. Whether it’s a walk along the trails or a stroll
through the Virginia Native Wildflower Garden, park visitors will
delight in a variety of flora. The highlight of the tour will certainly
be searching the pinewoods for one of our area’s premier wild
orchids, the pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule) located down
at marker seven on the Old Oak trail by the nature center.
Naturalists lead walks to large stands of pink lady’s slippers at nearby
Roundtree Park in Falls Church.
Even after pollination the process is arduous. When the fruit splits
open in late summer, the wind disperses the seeds.Tens of thousands
of sawdust-like seeds float to ideally land on the soil with the correct
conditions. With very little food enclosed in the seed, it soon must
connect with the fungus to continue germination. This process can
take two years. It may be another 6-10 years before leaves and a
flower emerge. The plant sometimes send up only leaves or may
even go dormant for up to twenty years according to orchid expert
Dr. Douglas Gill from the University of Maryland.
Most people are startled to learn that orchids are native to our area.
In fact there are 21 species common to the eastern United States.
There are over 20,000 species of wild orchid worldwide. Whereas
most thrive in warmer climates, they range from the arctic tundra
to the tropics. Ours do not dangle from trees but grow majestically
from the forest floor up to a height of 15 inches. The flower petals
form a pouch that has prompted curious nicknames for the flower
such as whippoorwill shoes, moccasin flower and squirrel shoes.
With its two eight-inch fuzzy basal leaves at the base of the plant, this
beauty would seem to be an ideal candidate for a cultivated garden.
Unfortunately, the characteristics of this orchid make it an unlikely
survivor out of its native habitat. Requiring dry, acidic soil the pink
lady’s slipper thrives due to a fungus instead of photosynthesis.
Nutrients are absorbed through the plant roots courtesy of a fungus
in the genus Rhizoctonia. Without this fungus, the flower cannot
grow.
Even with the proper habitat conditions, the flower seems to go out
of its way not to be pollinated. It takes a medium size insect,
typically a queen bumblebee, to enter the petal folds. Once inside,
Squirrels Corn
Courtesy of Janis Jeffers
Hidden Oaks Staff Naturalist
April 2009
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VIEW ON NATURE
ENDEAVOR
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Come to Hidden Oaks Nature Center and ask for a guide to the
Virginia Native Wildflower Garden or to join us on a wildflower
program. Down the trail from Hidden Oaks, you’ll delight in over
a dozen transplanted flowers that are native to our eastern woodland
habitats. The garden blooms throughout the fall with a profusion of
color. From large-flowered trillium to Jack-in-the-pulpits you’ll
enjoy learning folklore, medicinal uses and growing characteristics.
For details on how to include wild flowers in your own backyard
contact The Virginia Native Plant Society, P. O. Box 844, Annandale,
Virginia 22003.
Hidden Oaks Nature Center, a facility of the Fairfax County Park
Authority, is located at 7701 Royce Street in Annandale. The
facility is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon., Wed. - Fri., noon-5 p.m. Sat.
and Sun. The center is closed on Tuesdays. The surrounding
Annandale Park is open dawn to dusk.
Spring Beaues
Courtesy of Janis Jeffers
Hidden Oaks Staff Naturalist
To join a naturalist exploring the wonders of wildflowers at the
following programs, call the nature center at 703-941-1065
(TTY 703-803-3354) for reservations.
Tuesday, May 5
Trillium Trek
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Head by van to Linden, VA for the glorious display of
trilliums and other spring wildflowers. Bring a bag lunch and wear
hiking shoes for this moderate steep, rocky trail. Reservations and
prepayment of $12 are required by April 29. Adults only.
Saturday, May 16
Pink Lady’s Slipper Walk
1-1:45 p.m., at Roundtree Park Annandale Road, Falls Church. Join
a naturalist for a leisurely stroll to view a natural display of wild
orchids. Continue your woodland walk to enjoy other native
wildflowers. Reservations required by May 11. Canceled if rain. All
ages welcomed at this free program.
Monday, May 18
Forest Fledgling: Spring Flowers
Bloodroot
Courtesy of Janis Jeffers
Hidden Oaks Staff Naturalist
9:45-10:30 a.m. or 11-11:45 a.m. for children ages three to five
years plus an adult. Share the joy of discovery in this naturalist-lead
program highlighting spring flowers. Enjoy a story, song, and craft
leading to an outdoor walk. Reservations and prepayment of $5 per
child.
ENDEAVOR
April 2009
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No Silver Bullet but there
may be a Silver Lining:
How we can learn to apply the economics of happiness
By Marilyn Hoosen
and attract abundance into our lives.
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FITZ & FLOYD ROYAL WORCESTER SPODE
Like a seasoned athlete who has suffered injuries and struggled to
recover, we must see this current crisis as an experience
encouraging us to garner greater gratitude, and thus prepare
ourselves to re-enter the scope of economic happiness with an
abundant appreciation of where we’ve been and where we have yet
to go. Hence, the virtuous cycle that will be encircled by its own
silver lining follows a process of gratitude, leading to happiness and
in turn opportunity; and then the process restarts by repetitively
revolving around gobs of gratitude and into even greater
experiences of unalloyed, absolute and abundant joy. In this way, the
revolution of economic happiness follows as such: gratitude first;
then happiness or joy; which then opens up opportunity.
WATERFORD
LENOX
Money correlates with happiness in many ways as it becomes an
instrument through which those prioritized needs can be met,
however, money has not been proven to be the sole source of joy, nor
can it substitute for the value derived from intangible feelings of
connection to others. The amount of spare time people have, as well
as their control over how much spare time they have, also correlates
with happiness. More generally, there is a critical correlation
between feeling in control of one's own life and one’s level of
happiness. A virtuous cycle of positive reward often begins with a
positive attitude or feeling of joy (happiness), founded upon the
cornerstone of gratitude, and thus leading to optimism and
opportunity. While there may be no silver bullet or one-time
get-rich quick scheme out there to swiftly turn our economy around,
a silver lining emerges with an imbued confidence in our lives, our
families, communities, business organizations and national ethos,
driven by the spirit of resilience to rise once more to a living
standard that echoes an earlier era of happiness.
When an individual honors the abundance he or she has received,
this kind of gratitude reveals an appreciation for everything and
everyone in that individual’s life. On the contrary, a wanting person
remains insatiable, always desiring more: more money, more time,
more things, more entertainment, more, more, more…This kind
of individual is often bored with life as it is, soon tiring of the toys
and activities that novelty brings with it. Appreciation does not even
register on the scale of satisfaction. So, when an economic crisis hits
the life of such an individual, it too often leads to feelings of
inadequacy, humiliation, depression and sometimes even thoughts
of suicide. Sadly, it becomes evident that a bank balance holds all the
power in the contentment quotient of this person’s life. How much
money he or she has, how many cars, how big a home or a diamond,
all of these social status symbols sum up the self-definition that this
person highly regards. Imagine such an individual surviving under
the current fiscal crisis: his or her net worth has taken a nose-dive,
the investment portfolio looks more like a list of discount items at
a dollar store than the holdings of publicly-traded companies, and
worst of all, there is no active income being earned because this
person has lost his or her job.
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CROSS LENOX PORTMEIRION FITZ & FLOYD VERA BRADLEY
Earlier in this decade, an emerging set of studies had been conducted
which created a new paradigm on a subject called the ‘economics of
happiness’. The main premise of these studies promotes empirical
evidence showing that happy individuals carry a spirit of optimism
that infectiously draws opportunity and positive reward into their
lives, including everything from their pocketbooks and portfolios to
their personal edification and interpersonal relationships. Abraham
Maslow, in his pyramid or hierarchy of needs argued that happiness
is achieved when a set of prioritized needs is satisfied. The set of
needs includes physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and
self-actualization needs. These needs can be used as a basis for
evaluating the overall happiness threshold of individuals, communities, organizations and at the macroeconomic level, national
interpretations of contentment.
April 2009
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No Silver Bullet...
continued...
Certainly this description of such an individual is not above
embellishment as our conspicuous consumption-driven society
continues to throw credit and products at us in almost every aspect
of our lives, leaving us punch-drunk with excessive debt and
goodies. It is easy to see how someone can morph into the
character described above when the availability of just ‘charging it’
is made so very convenient. Where can even one iota of gratitude
or satiation find breathing space in such a claustrophobic credit and
consumption enclave? I submit that if there is a silver lining to be
found in this downturn, then it is a return to frugality, need
(not want), and delayed gratification. Herein lies our saving
(no pun intended) grace.
Losing one's job can be a great source of unhappiness, at first, but
may serve as an opportunity in disguise, forcing one to think outside
of the box and perhaps exploring latent entrepreneurial instincts
that could not only lead to greater income but also to freedom and
control over one’s time, employment or industrial choices and
ultimately quality of work-life balance, all feeding into notions of
how happy an individual may be. In these rough recessionary times,
many find themselves either unemployed or underemployed, with
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ENDEAVOR
businesses’ shrinking payrolls (both full and time part-time staffing)
serving as the gateway to gloominess. However, in history, we have
witnessed how necessity mothers invention, opening up new vistas
or visions or value in an economy whose capacity to absorb new
job-seekers has contracted. Rather and instead, discouraged
job-seekers may be encouraged to create their own start-ups. It need
not be a product per se, but could signal the birth of a budding small
business, a service that many need but have not met, or a
home-based franchise of a firm that no longer can afford office space
on a large scale for its personnel. Armed alone with an attitude to
attract abundance into one’s life once more, can start a spiral of
opportunity that even such a job-seeker may not have seen hitherto,
as necessity creates an aperture for a different source of earned
income, and its by-product in the form of feelings of positive
contribution, contentment and self-worth. Happiness need not be
held hostage by joblessness, but can launch avenues of
entrepreneurship or at least renewed optimism about the years that
lie ahead, fiscally and otherwise.
Buttressed by the economic stimulus and recovery packages that
recently passed through Congress, liquidity flows may make it
easier to secure even incremental amounts of credit for small and
proposed businesses to turn on the tap and contribute to
productivity and GDP per capita income flows again. When an
economy facilitates and supports start-ups, employment is created
and consumerism activated, tax revenues flow in and an emerging
cadre of members to the middle class are added. This multiplier
effect can lead to broader and deeper levels of prosperity.
Opportunity is within our reach and it is up to us to capture these
moments, see the silver lining and start anew. When we are happy,
we give ourselves permission to invite prosperity into our lives by
thinking creatively and being optimistic that such creativity will be
positively rewarded – our ideas welcomed by the marketplace, our
financing secured, our homes retained, and our livelihoods intact.
This desired outcome starts with a simple decision to smile even in
the face of adversity, trusting our own capacities and then planning
for the future, confident of its inevitability and brazen in its
execution. Or as Bobby McFerrin would gleefully sing about facing
down fear and instead choosing joy, ‘don’t worry, be happy…’
Marilyn Hoosen is a Private Financial Advisor at BB & T Private
Financial Services. For more information, please call (703) 924-2216
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April 2009
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Tax Talk:
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
INDIVIDUAL INCENTIVES
Making Work Pay Credit − allows a credit against income tax
equal to the lesser of 6.2% of the individual’s earned income or
$400 ($800 for married couples filing jointly). The credit is for
both tax years 2009 and 2010. The full credit is for individuals
with modified adjusted gross income up to $75,000 and $150,000
for married couples filing jointly. The credit is phased out at a 2%
rate above the limits. The credit is taken through a reduction in
withholding or in a lump sum when filing returns for 2009 and
2010. Earnings from self employment also qualify and taken into
account when computing taxable income. Only individuals with
earned income qualify for the credit.
$250 Economic Recovery Payment − provides a one-time
payment of $250 for 2009 only to individuals on fixed incomes.
Retired government workers, who are generally ineligible for
social security, will also receive the on-time payment. These
payments would reduce any Making Work Pay credit the
individual would be entitled.
AMT Patch − raises exemption amounts slightly above the 2008
levels. For 2009 the AMT exemption amounts are:
• $70,950 for joint filers and surviving spouses
• $46,700 for singles and heads of households
The patch is designed to insulate approximately 26 million
middle-income taxpayers.
First Time Homebuyer Credit Tax Credit − is raised to
$8,000 and is effective from January 1 through November 30,
2009. It also eliminates any required repayments. Purchases on
or after April 1, 2008 and before January 1, 2009 are governed by
the original credit enacted last year. The credit phase-out when
AGI exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for joint filers) continues to
apply for both years.
New Car Deduction − Purchasers of new vehicles for 2009
will be allowed an above the line deduction for state and local sales
tax or excise taxes paid. There are two limits on this new
deduction:
1. Deductible sales or excise tax cannot exceed the portion of the
tax attributable to the first $49,500 of the purchase price of any
one vehicle; and
2. Any deduction will be phased out for purchasers having an
adjusted gross income exceeding $125,000 ($250,000 for joint
returns).
Any newly purchased vehicle, including, cars, SUVs, light trucks
or motorcycles, first used by the taxpayer that weighs no more
than 8,500 gross pounds generally qualifies. Motor homes also
qualify. Both domestic and foreign vehicles qualify. However,
leased vehicle are not included.The new car deduction is effective
on or after the date of enactment, which is when President Obama
signs the legislation.
Education Credit − The new law temporarily enhances the
HOPE Education Credit for 2009 and 2010. The maximum credit
is raised from $1,800 per year to $2,500 per year. The new credit
is 100% of the first $2,000 of qualifying payments and 25% of the
next $2000 of qualifying payments. The credit is only available
for amounts paid in 2009 and 2010. Advance payments in 2008
for 2009 do not qualify.
Child Tax Credit −The refundable portion of the Child Tax Credit
for 2009 and 2010 is increased by setting the income threshold at
$3,000.
Earned Income Credit − The Earned Income Credit is
increased for 2009 and 2010 to 45 percent of the first $12,750 of
earned income for taxpayers with three or more qualifying
children.
Unemployment Compensation − The new law excludes the
first $2,400 of unemployment compensation from a recipient’s
gross income for 2009.
Transit Benefits Parity − Qualified transportation benefits are
increased to $230/month (from $120/month) from March 2009
through December 2010. An inflation adjustment may be made
for 2010.
Qualified Tuition Programs − 529 plan distributions used to
pay qualified education expenses are tax-free. Other distributions
from a 529 plan are includable in income. However, for 2009
and 2010 beneficiaries of qualified tuition programs can use
distributions to pay for computers and computer technology,
including internet access.
BUSINESS INCENTIVES
• Bonus depreciation – extends the 50% first year bonus
through December 31, 2009. This includes higher caps on
vehicle depreciation.
• Code section 179 expensing – allows for up to $250,000 of
new depreciable assets (personal property) to be expensed instead
of depreciated.
• NOL Carryback – a new 5 year carryback for small businesses
with average gross receipts of $15 million or less. Allows the
business the choice of carrying the loss back three, four or five
years. The new law only applies to tax years beginning or ending
in 2008.
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April 2009
10
Protect Your New Home with the
Right Homeowners Insurance
ENDEAVOR
By: Virginia Kinneman
Costs to Rebuild Often Higher than Home’s Real Estate Value
An important step toward owning a new home is finding the right
insurance to protect it. Homeowners insurance is often essential
to help individuals rebuild their homes and replace many of their
belongings in the event of a disaster. In fact, most lenders will not
close a home loan for a buyer until they can show proof of
insurance. Most people simply can’t afford to rebuild their home
and replace everything in it if a disaster occurs. A homeowner’s
insurance policy can protect a homeowner’s property, some
possessions, and the homeowner.
Homeowners insurance provides protection if the policyholder’s
home is destroyed or damaged by fire, theft, wind or other causes.
The policies also provide liability coverage to protect the
policyholder if someone is injured on his or her property.
Nationwide offers homeowners policies with coverage for:
• Dwellings to protect the roof and walls, among other
things
• Other structures, such as sheds or detached garages
• Personal items, such as clothing or furniture
• Loss of use to assist the insured if he or she must
move out while repairs are in progress
• Liability insurance to pay for damages due to bodily in
jury or property damage
• Medical payments to pay for medical or funeral costs
incurred by a person on or off the policyholder’s
property.
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When
buying
homeowners
insurance, customers should be
sure they buy enough insurance,
consider the deductible, ask about
discounts, and consider all
situations. Remember the real estate
value of the home is not the same as
the cost to rebuild it. Too often, it is only after a disaster when
homeowners realize their insurance was inadequate. With the
right policy, you’ll feel comfortable knowing that, in the event of
a disaster your property is protected.
Have questions about insurance? Just ask
Virginia who has lived in Annandale and has
been a Nationwide Agent for more then 15
years. Kinneman Insurance: Offers a full line
of insurance and financial services.
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ENDEAVOR
April 2009
New members spotlight
11
Pinecrest Golf Course
The best kept secret inside the Beltway.
Since 1986 the Fairfax County Park Authority has operated this
beautifully maintained 9-Hole Executive Golf Course just minutes
from the heart of Annandale. Located at the intersection of Little
River Turnpike and Braddock Road this 2,462 yard par 35 course
is both challenging and narrow with enough hills and ponds to
create a great golfing experiencing for both the expert and the
novice. Group or individual lessons are available along with golf
club and cart rentals. They feature cart paths, a putting green, and
10 driving cages. Weather permitting; the course is open all year.
Pinecrest can accommodate up to 40 people for a tournament or
team building day of golf.They also offer adult leagues which begin
in April and a Junior Program that meets on certain Saturdays April
11th through August 16th teaching Rules and Etiquette, Putting,
Chipping, Irons, and Woods. There is also a Junior 9-Hole
Saturday and a Father’s Day event. During August they promote
Family Golfing with family friendly rates. On Mondays-Fridays all
day long and after 1:00 PM on weekends parents pay for their
9-Hole round but their son or daughter (ages 8-17) will receive
their round and a pull cart rental free. For a golfer, there is no
better way to spend time with the family than golfing together.
Besides being a picturesque and challenging golf course, Pinecrest
has other attributes. It is also a gathering place for year round
all-weather indoor practice. It is a club house with a family
friendly atmosphere and a full service cafe providing delicious
breakfast and lunch dishes along with a well stocked Pro Shop.
It is a Park facility that practices good stewardship of the land
in every way imaginable. The greens are maintained in an
environmentally friendly manner using organic chemicals that are
biodegradable within one week and organic base hydraulic fluid is
used in their maintenance machinery. A Bi-retention pond is being
constructed to filter run-off from the parking lot (oil and other
chemicals seep out of cars) before entering the storm system and
on into the Chesapeake Bay. A large scale beautification program
was initiated last year to replace the blighted Norway Spruce trees
with more disease and draught resistant evergreens, hardwoods
and crepe myrtles for summer color. Fifty trees were planted.
The purchase of so many was only possible because wise
minds waited until the end of the season and traveled to a
Fredericksburg wholesale nursery where prices were at an all time
low. With severe budget restraints throughout the county, further
plantings may be postponed. However, tree donations will gladly
be discussed. (Sounds like an Eagle Scout or Garden Club
Project!)
Pinecrest enjoys the loyalty and labor of a many volunteers.When
you view the neatly planted and groomed beds or the skillfully
trimmed shrubbery thank Ernie and Fran who have donated
countless hours for seventeen years. Other volunteers work in
the club house in exchange for complimentary rounds of golf.
Many golfers who have finally retired from the workday grind
find volunteering at Pinecrest a rewarding and cost effective
experience.
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April 2009
ENDEAVOR
New members spotlight
Pinecrest Golf Course
Tom Toth and Andy Elkins, manager and assistant manager, invite
the citizens and business people of Annandale to view and play the
links at Pinecrest. This is a resource no other community inside
the beltway has at their disposal. See their events schedule, meet
you neighbors for a round of golf, bring your sons and daughters,
join a league or bring your company for a tournament/team
building exercise. These gentlemen, brimming with hospitality,
will make each experience memorable. For more information
please call Pinecrest Golf Course : 6600 Little River Turnpike
703-941-1061
May, 30 Saturday 1 – 3pm
Juniors Tournament (Juniors 8 – 17 yrs.)
Juniors compete in a 9-hole, individual stroke play tournament. Four divisions:
8-9, 10-11, 12-14, & 15-17 yrs. Prizes awarded in each division, longest drive and
closest-to-the pin contests. Advanced reg istration required. $20 per
per son (excludes power cart). Lunch included. Rain date June 6.
June, 21 Sunday 9 – 11:30am
Father’s Day Tournament (8 yrs. and up.)
Teams of two compete in a scramble tournament in three divisions: fathers w/
8-12 yrs., fathers w/13-17 yrs., and fathers w/18 yrs. Prizes awarded in each
division and for closest-to-the-pin. Advanced registration required. $60/team
(excludes power cart). Lunch included. Rain date June 28.
continued...
July, 23 Thursday 10am
Pinecrest Summer Shootout (13 yrs. and up)
Shotgun start. 9-hole individual stroke play tournament. The top 5 low gross
scores will enter a putting and chipping shootout afterwards. Prizes awarded to
1st, 2nd and 3rd place and for closest-to-the pin contests. Tournament entry fee
is $30 (excludes power cart). Advanced registration required. Limited to first 36
players. Rain date, August 6.
August, 22 Saturday 1pm
Pinecrest Junior Club Championship (8 - 17yrs.)
9-hole individual stroke play tournament in three di v i si ons : 1 0 an d u n d er,
11-13, 14-17. Long dr ive and closest-to-the pin contests. Prizes awarded.
$20 for FCPA Junior Program members; $30 for non-members. Rain
date, August 23.
September, 27 Sunday 8am
Pinecrest Club Championship (13 yrs. and up)
18-hole individual tournament with competitors placed into flights based upon
front nine gross scores. Prizes awarded in each flight and for closest-to-the-pin
for both nines. A nine-hole optional shootout for the top 10 low gross scores will
follow.Tournament entry fee is $50 (excludes riding cart) for Pinecrest handicap
members; $60 for non-members. Advanced registration required. Call ahead
for a rain date.
Harjeet’s Boutique
Delicate & discriminating gifts
Need a gift in a hurry? Don’t want to run
to the Mall? You actually have a number of
great shops here in Annandale that can meet
your needs including the newly opened
Harjeet’s Boutique. Located in the upstairs
loft of Shear Shack Salon and Spa in the
Pinecrest Shopping Center is Harjeet’s
Boutique. Owner of both is Harjeet Jolly;
a lady with impeccable taste. Utilizing
otherwise unused space, Harjeet initially
designed an in-shop boutique for the
convenience of her customers. Now, local
residents have also found their way to this
charming shop through word of mouth.
Several times a year Harjeet receives
shipments of beautiful silk scarves and
pillows, glamorous collection of hair
accessories that sell almost as fast as they
can be unwrapped and handcrafted
bracelets, necklaces, and earrings not seen
anywhere else in the area. Extremely
popular once again is the wearing of
multiple bangle bracelets. Harjeet’s displays
massive quantities of bangles in silver,
pastels, gold, and deep colored tones.
Some are engraved with delicate patterns
while others are embedded with crystals
and stones. So affordable are these bangles
you can indulge and buy an armload for
yourself or to bestow as gifts. Silk
shirts/slacks or skirt sets fill an entire wall
in pastels as well as rich colorful tones.
Jewelry is wrapped in silk pull string bags
perfect for giving. These elegant bags are a
gracious example of the hospitality you will
always find at Harjeet’s Boutique. If you
need a remembrance for a lady, drop by
Harjeet’s today.
Monday – Fridays 10 am to 8 pm and
Saturdays 10 am to 7 pm. Closed on
Sundays.Located in the loft of Shear Shack
Salon and Spa 6548-B Little River Turnpike
703-916-9103 (next to Staples and across
from Home Depot).
April 2009
ENDEAVOR
New members spotlight
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Pyne Studios, Inc.
Helping you avoid costly mistakes.
Pyne Studios, near Pinecrest Golf Course, is the family business of
Mike and Debbie Pyne. Both grew up in Annandale and attended
Thomas Jefferson High School. Charming and affable they
reminisce about dare devil sledding at the original golf course and
attending early Annandale Parades. Mike comes from three
generations of Builders. In the 1940’s and 50’s his grandfather
built one beautiful and distinct home after the other in the
neighborhoods around not-yet-built Thomas Jefferson. He also
worked on many projects along Arlington’s Ridge Road and
Fairlington. His father’s company contributed to the development
of King’s Park, large office buildings, and many restaurants in DC
such as the Georgetown Morton’s. Mike has been involved in
building since his father put him to work in 1966. In his own right
over the past two decades, he has built many commercial and
residential projects but his heart is in residential. When dealing
with additions Mike assiduously believes that, “They must fit
in with the design and lines of the house as well as the whole
neighborhood.” He finds the destruction of the architectural
integrity of age-old neighborhoods disturbing.
Debbie Pyne has studied and practiced architectural design for
decades with a notable strength in space planning and a dedication
to both the use of green products as well as recycling whatever is
reusable on the job site. In forming Pyne Studios, Mike and
Debbie have created a one stop shop for those interested in
remodeling a room or an entire house from their plans or yours.
Many of our local homes were built between 1953 and 1983.
Debbie Pyne explains, “These are solid homes with good bones
but often suffer from a choppy layout. A more open layout would
quickly modernize them. We can manipulate a puzzle of rooms
into far more functional spaces and bring you conceptual designs
Kitchen before redesign
Mike and Debbie Pyne
very early in the process.” Together Mike and Debbie can offer
comprehensive residential design, remodeling and renovation
services, from initial concept, design development and
construction drawings, through to construction and finishing.
This is a seamless operation with every challenge outlined and
identified in detail before spending one penny of the client’s
money.
Their extensive knowledge of building materials and finishes
reliable suppliers, and fixtures that will endure, costing the same
as those that will not, is impressive. Pyne Studios will definitely
help you avoid many costly mistakes. They also have one other
dream come true service. They will take on home improvement
and handy-man projects. Get out that “to-do list” that grows each
season and hand it over to Mike. In no time at all, those tasks you
faithfully recorded over months or years will be completed; you
rest easy, and your house is safe from real deterioration.
Pyne Studios, Inc.: 6448 Elmdale Road, Alexandria,VA 22312
703-462-3405 www.pynestudios.net
Kitchen aer redesign
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April 2009
ENDEAVOR
New members spotlight
Paul Im
He may have retired, but he is more active than ever.
Paul Im, the long time owner of Annandale Hardware at 4711
Backlick Road, has finally retired. Acquiring the business from Mr.
Suk Bong Oh in 1979, Paul operated Annandale Hardware for the
past 30 years. Serving the Annandale community as well as
Northern Virginia, Paul had a gift for knowing exactly what products
his customers would need. He and his staff also provided
knowledgeable advice and many services from cutting keys to
sharpening garden and lawn mower blades to replacing glass and
screening.
Paul reflected, “I really enjoyed meeting all kinds of people. I knew
most everyone who walked in the door and they all knew me. I will
always be grateful for the opportunity to make so many friends.”
Paul would like to express his gratitude to all his loyal customers
and to the Annandale community at large for warmly welcoming
him all those years ago and making him feel a part of this diverse
community.
Fortunately, the good news is that Annandale Hardware continues to
exist. The new owner is Mustafa Nesseh from Afghanistan. Paul calls
him Mus for short. Mus worked for
Annandale Hardware for one year on
a part time basis. He knows a great
deal about the hardware business in
general and this store in particular.
Mus will continue to provide all the services Annandale Hardware
customers have grown to expect along with thoughtfully stocked
shelves.
Incidentally, Paul has opened an office in the same building where the
Chamber office is located. Paul’s first career was in teaching. He
holds a Master’s Degree in English and Linguistics which he put to
use teaching English to Korean Americans in addition to running his
business. He plans to continue some of his teaching. He also remains
an active member of the Annandale Chamber of Commerce
volunteering hours of his time in support of many Chamber
activities and is a member of the Membership Committee. His other
plans for retirement are to spend lots of time with his grandchildren
and join friends for golf at Pinecrest Golf Course.
His phone number is (703)855-1865. Do stay in touch!
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Office of Community Revitalization
and Reinvestment
Helping to bring about Annandale’s Revitalization
The Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization and
Reinvestment (OCRR) has been formed to work with designated
revitalization areas and other areas of strategic importance for
achieving the county’s revitalization goals. Its mission is twofold:
(1) to facilitate redevelopment and reinvestment; and (2) to
improve the economic viability, appearance and function of these
areas. One such area is the Annandale Commercial Revitalization
District (CRD). OCRR has been instrumental in the following
projects and activities within this CRD.
Annandale Planning Process: Fairfax County is conducting
a planning study of the Annandale Community Business Center
(CBC) to determine how to encourage reinvestment and
redevelopment. A transportation network study, and a land use
and urban design analysis are currently being worked on. An
Advisory Group comprised of community and business
representatives will be formed in April to provide input at
regular intervals in the planning process. Two public forums are
planned for later this year to elicit comment and feedback on
the study. The results of the study will form the basis for an
amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan.
Annandale Design Guidelines: These guidelines are being
produced, in collaboration with the Annandale Central Business
District Planning Committee, to provide design direction to
enhance the visual quality of the Annandale CBC. The guidelines
are to be used primarily by an owner or developer of a property
within the CBC, who is considering developing a new building or
improving an existing building. The document is intended to be
completed in Spring 2009.
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Visioning and Urban Design Considerations: OCRR has
worked with applicants who wanted to develop projects in
Annandale. Examples include providing design suggestions
for (1) an entry courtyard for Markham Plaza, a mixed-use
development on the current Bowling Alley site; and (2) improving
the streetscaping along Little River Turnpike for the proposed TD
Bank. In addition, OCRR has helped owners visualize future
improvements to their properties.
Facilitating Communication with the County: OCRR has
arranged for county representatives to meet with the community
to talk about signage, by-right development, sidewalk
improvement and urban parks. For more information about
revitalization activities in Annandale and throughout Fairfax
County, please contact OCRR at 703-246-6500 or visit their
website at www.fcrevit.org
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April 2009
ENDEAVOR
Are You Thinking of Starting
a Home Based Business?
The County requires permits and a license.
Business/Professional/Occupational
Licenses
This is the first of a two part article on Fairfax County
requirements for home based businesses. This article will explain
what a Home Occupation Permit is and where to obtain one. The
July article will address the Professional Tax imposed on County
businesses whether run from a commercial space or a home
office.
A Home Occupation Permit is issued by the Zoning Permit
Review Branch and is free of charge. In addition, fourteen use
limitations must be met. A copy of these limitations is set forth
below. Permit issuance is contingent upon your acceptance of these
use limitations and failure to comply can lead to revocation of your
permit by the Zoning Administrator. There are three ways to
obtain a Home Occupation Permit: Apply in person, Fax or Mail
Home Occupation Permit to Zoning Permit Review Branch.
Home Occupation Permit Limitations
Home Based Business
To establish a home business you must obtain a Home Occupation
Permit from the Zoning Permit Review Branch (ZPRB). Such
businesses are subject to strict use limitations and other permits
may be required. You may call the ZPRB at 703-222-1082,
TTY 711 for additional information.
Article 10 of the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance allows certain
businesses and occupations to be conducted in a dwelling unit as a
home occupation provided a number of limitations are met. Some
examples of permitted home occupations are offices for artisans,
cleaning services, computer design services, authors, and home
crafters. No clients or customers are permitted with a home
occupation. The one exception to this standard is a school of
special education (i.e., piano or dance instructor) in which a
limited number of students is permitted in the home.
It is important to note that home occupations are different from
home professional offices. The offices, studios, and occupational
rooms located within a single family detached residence of licensed
or certified physicians, physical therapists, psychiatrists or
psychologists, engineers, architects, real estate appraisers or
brokers, insurance agents and other professionals who see clients
are allowed as home professional offices. A home professional
office requires a public hearing and the approval of a special
permit by the Board of Zoning Appeals. If you believe that your
occupation is more closely identified with a home professional
office, please contact the Zoning Evaluation Division of the
Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-324-1290, TTY 711
for further information.
All Home Occupations shall be subject to the following
limitations per Article 10 of the Zoning Ordinance:
1. A home occupation must be conducted by the home occupation
permit applicant within the dwelling which is the primary
residence of the applicant or in an accessory building there to
which is normally associated with a residential use and shall be
clearly subordinate to the principal use of the lot as a dwelling.
2. Except for articles produced on the premises, no stock in trade
shall be stored, displayed or sold on the premises.
3. There shall be no exterior evidence that the property is used in
any way other than for a dwelling.
4. No mechanical or electrical equipment shall be employed other
than machinery or equipment customarily found in the home,
associated with a hobby or avocation not conducted for gain or
profit, or customary for a small office.
5. No outside display or storage of goods, equipment or materials
used in connection with the home occupation shall be permitted.
6. The home occupation permit applicant and other persons who
use the dwelling as their primary residence may be involved in the
home occupation use. In addition, one (1) nonresident person,
whether paid or not for their services, may be involved in the
home occupation use on the property provided that there is only
one (1) such person on the property and the hours of such
attendance shall be limited to 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday
through Friday.
ENDEAVOR
April 2009
...Starting a Home
Based Business? continued...
7. Only one commercial vehicle shall be permitted per dwelling
unit, subject to the following provisions:
A. No solid waste collection vehicle, tractor and/or trailer of a
tractor-trailer truck, dump truck, construction equipment,
cement-mixer truck, wrecker with a gross weight of 12,000
pounds or more, or similar such vehicles or equipment shall
be parked in any R district.
B. Any commercial vehicle parked in an R district shall be
owned and/or operated only by the occupant of the dwelling
unit at which it is parked.
8. The dwelling in which the home occupation is being conducted
shall be open for inspection to County personnel during reasonable
hours.
9. A permit for a home occupation is valid for only the original
applicant and is not transferable to any resident, address or any other
occupation. Upon termination of the applicant’s residency, the home
occupation permit shall become null and void.
10. No signs shall be permitted.
Tax Talk
17
continued from page 9
• Work Opportunity Credit – creates two new categories of
targeted groups: unemployed veterans and disconnected youth.
The categories apply to individuals hired and beginning work in
2009 or 2010.
• Refundable Credits in lieu of Bonus Depreciation –
allows businesses to monetize ANT and R&D credits in lieu of taking bonus depreciation for 2008 and 2009.
• Cancellation of Indebtedness – allows certain businesses to
recognize cancellation of debt over five years, beginning in 2014,
for specified types of business debt repurchased by the
business after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2011.
• Qualified small business stock – increase 75 percent of the
gain of certain small business stock acquired and held for more than
five years. Effective after the date of enactment and before January
1, 2011.
• S-Corp built in gain period – shortens the holding period for
assets subject to the built in gains tax from 10 years to 7 years imposed after a C corporation elects to become an S corporation.
• NOL limitations on Banks Reinstated – repeals Notice 200883 effective for ownership changes after January 16, 2009
• Estimated Taxes – are reduced to 90% of prior year’s tax for
individuals whose incomes primarily come from a small business in
2009.
11. There shall be no customers or clients except for schools of
special education, whose class size shall not exceed more than 4
pupils at any given time and not more than 8 pupils in any one day.
• COBRA Benefits – allows an individual who is involuntarily
separated from employment between September 1, 2008 and
January 1, 2010 to elect to pay 35 percent of COBRA coverage and
have it treated as paying the full amount.
12. A maximum of two (2) rooms may be let for hire to a maximum of two (2) persons, neither of whom is a transient.
ENERGY INCENTIVES
13. If there are any changes proposed in the dwelling or in the
plumbing or the electrical system, appropriate permits will be
required. Approval of this permit or of any other permit does not
relieve the Applicant from compliance with the provisions of any
applicable ordinances of Fairfax County or the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
14. A permit for a home occupation shall be revocable by the
Zoning Administrator because of the failure of the owner or
operator of the use covered by the permit to observe all
requirements of the permit and the Zoning Ordinance.
Department of Planning and Zoning
Zoning Administration Division - Zoning Permit Review Branch
12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 250
Fairfax, Virginia 22035-5508
Phone Number: 703-222-1082 FAX Number: 703-324-2301
• Residential Energy Credits are back for items placed in service
after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2011.
• Residential Energy Efficient Property credit removes the
individual dollar cap.
• Alternative Fuel Pump Tax Credit is increased.
• Renewable Electricity Production Credit
• Energy Investment Credit
• Investment Credit Election
• Plug-in Electric Vehicles
This is just a small taste of the impact of the American Recovery and
reinvestment Act of 2009. Consult your tax professional to see how
these changes affect your individual tax scenario or contact my
office.
George Kresslein, CPA
703-354-1750
gkresslein@kressleincpa.com
April 2009
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ENDEAVOR
Photo Retrospective: Annandale of Old
THE YEAR WAS 1975
GOVERNMENT
US President:
Vice President:
VA Governor:
US Senators - VA:
Gerald Ford (R)
Nelson Rockefeller (R)
Mills E. Godwin, Jr. (R)
Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (R) &
William L. Scott (R)
Chief Justice US
Supreme Court:
Warren Burger
Speaker of the House: Carl Albert (D)
MAJOR EVENTS
Saigon falls to the North Vietnamese on
April 30th.
The Soviet Union scores the first
unmanned soft landing on Venus.
Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa
disappears in Detroit.
Genocide and repression begin in
Cambodia under Pol Pot. He empties the
capitol of nearly 3 million people marching
them to retraining camps and death.
Vietnamese refugees arriving on
U.S. Navy vessel.
Following Gen. Franco’s death, Juan Carlos
I is reinstated to the Spanish Throne.
The Age Discrimination in Employment
Act is passed by Congress.
Dow Jones Ave. closed Dec. 31st at 858.71
up from 616.24 at the end of 1974.
Pres. Ford pardons Robert E. Lee, restoring
full rights of citizenship.
Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath.
Watergate conspirators are sentenced
between 6 months and 8 years.
Disco is the new musical craze.
Microsoft is founded.
Lyme Disease is identified at Lyme, CT
The 99 yr. old Coast Guard Academy
admits its first women students.
AWARDS & PRIZES
Pulitzer Prize: Michael Shaara for
The Killer Angels
Nobel Prize for Literature:
Eugenio Montale
Nobel Peace Prize Winner:
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharow
Miss America: Shirley Cothran
(Denton, TX)
Best Picture of the Year: One Flew Over
the Cuckoo’s Nest
Best Actor: Jack Nicholson
Best Actress: Louise Fletcher
Best Actress Emmy: Cicely Tysons for The
Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
SPORTS
NCAA Basketball Champion: UCLA
Stanley Cup Winner: Philadelphia Flyers
College Football Champion: Oklahoma
Heisman Trophy Winner:
Archie Griffin from Ohio State
US Open Winner: Lou Graham
Pro Football Champions:
Pittsburgh Steelers 16 v New Orleans 6
World Series Champion:
Cincinnati Reds (4) v Boston Red Sox (3)
Heavy Weight Boxing Title:
Muhammad Ali
Indianapolis 500 Winner: Bobby Unser
World Cup Wimbledon Singles
Champions: Arthur Ashe and Billy Jean
King
EVERYDAY LIFE
Busch Gardens opens in Williamsburg.
Saturday Night Live premiers on TV with
George Carlin hosting.
Favorite TV programs: Rich Man, Poor
Man &The Bionic Woman
Golfer Lee Elder is 1st African American to
play in the Master’s Tournament.
Giorgio Armani, 39, establishes his fashion
business in Milan.
Patricia Hearst is apprehended by FBI &
held on bank robbery charges.
Amana Touchmatic Radarange is the
1st microwave oven that permits
programming.
Hourly wages for US production workers
Pres. Gerald Ford pardoning
former Pres. Richard Nixon
ave. $6.22 up from $3.15 in 1965.
Dow Jones Ave. closes Dec. 31st at 858.71
up from 616.24 at the end of 1974.
Gold prices fall to below $140 per ounce.
World Population: 4.1 billion
US Population: 213 million
Cost of a new house: $39,300
Average Income: $14,816
New Car: $4,225.00
Average Rent: $200.00 per month
Tuition to Harvard U.: $3,400 per year
Movie ticket: $2.00 each
Gasoline: $.44 per gallon
US Postage Stamp: $.13
Gallon of milk: $1.57
Eggs: $.47 per dozen
Ground Hamburger: $.75 per pound
Bread: $.36 per loaf
Bacon: $.95 per pound
Coffee: $1.10 per pound
Life Expectancy 72.6 years
MOST POPULAR MOVIES
Jaws, The Man Who Would Be King,
Dog Day Afternoon, Monty Python
and the Holy Grail, The Towering Inferno
and Airport
BIRTHS
Drew Barrymore, Tiger Woods,
Angelina Jolie, Kate Winslet
DEATHS
Chiang Kai-shek, Gen. Francisco Franco,
Ozzie Nelson, Haile Selassie,
Casey Stengel
ENDEAVOR
ANNANDALE in
POPULATION: 64,000
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1975
Annandale Retail Establishments
Special offers...
Banks continue to compete for business offering incentives and
contests to attract and retain customers.
Suburban Savings & Loan: Holds a contest in July with a 1st prize
of a $1,500 gift certificate at Lord & Taylor’s, 2nd prize is $100 a
month for a year along with 28 additional prizes ranging from
calculators to digitals clocks to leather tote bags. Interest rates on
Certificates of Deposit ranged from 6% to 8.17%.
Dave Pyles Lincoln-Mercury: VW Bug ’74 am/fm radio &
sunroof $2,895.
Peoples Drug: 8 track Sound Stereo $59.99.
K-Mart: RCA 25” Color TV $499. Philco 22” B&W TV $166.
8-Track tape player $34.44.
Miller Pharmacy: (3012 Annandale Rd.) Blue Ridge Mountain
Spring Water 2.5 gallons $1.95. This spring water had been bottled
since 1741.
July 1975: Local Theatres: Annandale Theatre featured The Eigner
Sanction with Clint Eastwood. Bradlick Theatre showed Alice
Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Roths Americana at Heritage
showed Robert Redford in The Great Waldo Pepper. Average ticket
price was $2.50.
Wolf Trap featured Kismet. Tickets = $2.00 to $8.50.
Lee Highway Drive featured a triple Disney night. $1.00 per child
Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theatre, hosted Douglas Fairbanks,
Jr. in Present Laughter. Tickets = $4.50-9.50.
Real Estate Sales in Annandale:
7607 Heritage Dr. $45,950.
7311 Valleycrest Blvd. $46,500.
5010 Fleming Dr. $73,500.
8404 Kenan Ct. $88,500.
4333 Duncan Dr. $60,000.
7304 Franklin Rd. $49,500.
LOCAL NEWS 1975-1980:
The George Mason Library expanded to 3 times its original size.
Construction began in 1974. This is the third library to be located
in Annandale since 1955.
Jean Packard, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors, a 25 year resident of Elizabeth Lane, Annandale is
defeated in November by Jack Herrity. Jean served as Chairman
from Jan. 1972 to Jan.1976.
Charles Fegan of Annandale was named the Director of the
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind.
In a redistricting, the Annandale District loses 2 eastern voting
precincts to Mason District and gained 4 in West Springfield.
Audrey Moore was the Annandale Supervisor. The reason for
redistricting was to reduce the wide population difference created
by rapid growth since 1970 causing a vast disparity between the
Districts.
Chestnut Hill Estate –NVCC now stands on this hill.
Courtesy of the Fairfax County Library - Fairfax Room
Fairfax County Schools receive a $250 million budget.
Green Spring Farm Estate Manor House became headquarters to
the Fairfax County Council of the Arts.
Annandale Elementary School Closes due to a declining
enrollment of only 350. It was built in 1927.
Lawrence P. Tu, 21, of Annandale won a Rhodes Scholarship. He
held a 3.8 academic average at Harvard.
The Annandale Chamber becomes one of the very first in Virginia
to support the Equal Rights Amendment.
March 13, 1975: 500 people attend the first Health Fair in
Annandale featuring free health tests & sponsored by the
Chamber.
July 21, 1975: Sixteen people were struck by lighting at the
backyard picnic of Cary Ritttenhouse of 4501 Hillbrook Drive,
Annandale about 3:30 pm. Several were knocked unconscious
when a single bolt of lighting hit a 40 foot maple tree. Some
received burns to their legs, shoulders and backs.
May 24, 1976: Concorde makes its first flight into Dulles.
May 7, 1977: Wakefield Center, the first indoor recreation center in
County opens.
July 14, 1978: Skyline Shopping Center opens at Bailey’s X-Rds.
Sept. 3, 1979: A tornado hits Woodson High School a second time
along with adjacent structures.
Northern Virginia Community College 1977
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ENDEAVOR
Former Annandale Student Promotes Lincoln’s Heritage
continued ...
"Library, Interior of Pres. Lincoln's Coage"
“Interior of the Robert H. Smith Visitor Educaon Center”
Courtesy of Pres. Lincoln’s coage (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith)
Courtesy of Pres. Lincoln’s coage (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith)
Touring the Cottage is a very intimate experience. As you progress
from room to room you grow close to the Lincoln family as though
you are walking in their footsteps. You wonder how ladies in large
hoop skirts navigated the narrow stairs; you welcome the breeze
provided on the generous porch and though the jib windows.
You listen to historic voices reading from private letters and watch
images of the household staff, friends and family. You gather
on reproduction period pieces in the main Drawing Room
experiencing the proportions and appointments of the room from
the perspective of a seated guest. You recognize that this is a quiet
reflective space where the difficulties of State could be carefully
considered. Through well trained and personable guides and an
excellent multimedia presentation you are transported in time.You
view a family without pretension and you are troubled with the
issues of civil war, mounting death tolls, battle losses and victories.
You are haunted by the legal difficulties and the personal convictions
required to enact the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution. You
continue to reflect for days afterwards.Our tour invitation came
from the Development Coordinator for President Lincoln’s
Cottage, Alison Mitchell. Alison attended Holy Spirit School in
Annandale, Paul VI High School in Fairfax, and the University of
Richmond where she studied Art and Art History.
dome of the Capitol being completed along with the Washington
Monument. Here, you become aware of the human role rather than
the formal role of the Presidency”
Alison took up her duties just three months before the public
opening of the Cottage in February 2008. She admits that prior to
working at the Cottage she held a great admiration for the 16th
President as well as a general but not
consuming interest in the Civil War. Now
involved in this project she has developed
a deep and abiding interest. She explains
that, “Standing in these rooms and hallways
you can envision the Lincoln family in day
to day activities. You can understand the
fun Tad would have had sliding down the
main banister worn smooth with use.
Alison Mitchell,
Looking south through those large
Development Coordinator
President Lincoln’s Coage
windows they would have watched the
Growing up in Annandale, Alison has visited most every historic site
and museum in the area but had never heard of the Lincoln Cottage,
a National Trust Historic Site until late 2007. This is probably true
for many of us. Senior Programs and multiple rental spaces for
Private and Corporate Events are available. Wouldn’t your company
enjoy hosting a corporate dinner in Lincoln’s bedroom known as the
Emancipation Room? There are large meeting spaces in the Robert
H. Smith Visitor Center Atrium (100 standing), Program Room
(65 seated) and Cabinet Room (16 seated), as well as space for larger
groups of up to 250 on the Lawn. Tours begin at the Visitor Center
with a short film and galleries filled with Lincoln memorabilia and
displays that explore Life in Civil War Washington and his role as
Commander-in-Chief. They also have interactive school programs
for grades K-2 where the students participate in a scavenger hunt
and another for grades 3-4 where they imitate the President’s
writing techniques. To make the activities more fun, they have
Lincoln Hats for the students to wear and beautiful picnic grounds.
Age appropriate 5th - 8th grade, 9th - 12th grade, and college level
programs are also conducted with role playing Lincoln advisors
debating different perspectives on when and how to end slavery.
(Inquiries about the Student Programs can be directed to Callie
Hawkins at callie_hawkins@nthp.org) The Cottage is located on the
grounds of the Soldier’s Home, the Armed Forces Retirement Home
with 1200 current residents.
Consequently you are asked when planning a visit to make
reservations online at www.lincolncottage.org or by phone at
1-800-514-3849. Tickets are $12.00 and well worth the price. All
tours are guided and limited space is available. Please bring a photo
ID and arrive 15 minutes prior to your tour. Directions and
additional information are available at www.lincolncottage.org
Enter by the Eagle Gate at Upshur Street.
ENDEAVOR
April 2009
Restaurant Review
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Foxfire Grill
Delicious and inviting this is American Cuisine with no boundaries.
Foxfire Grill, located in the Pinecrest Shopping Center is
celebrating their 5th anniversary. Foxfire has created a friendly,
family oriented environment while raising the level of a
neighborhood restaurant to an all time high. Here you will find
extraordinary food and wine in a fashionable yet comfortable
setting. Owner, Terri Fox, has spent her life working in the
restaurant trade mastering the many details that make for a
complete dining experience. Through Foxfire Terri has brought
to Annandale an affordable city restaurant with all the style and
culinary delight you might find in Georgetown.
The decor at Foxfire is modern, comfortable, and sleek. Natural
light warms the restaurant from large windows which fill two full
walls. Tables and chairs of blond maple, brushed nickel fixtures,
pendant lights, a few cozy booths, and tables that can easily be
gathered for large parties or special occasions are found in the main
dining room. Beyond is a full service bar with seating for 10 and
tall wine tables and chairs for those coming to enjoy a lighter snack
or happy hour. Terri seems to be on duty all the time. Clearly she
has trained her staff to greet and serve with the same friendly and
efficient manner she displays herself.
An extensive menu is prepared by Chef Nadine who is a graduate
of the exclusive Le Cordon Bleu. Her imaginative versions of
classic cuisines will never disappoint. Fried Calamari is served
with jalapeno-cilantro aioli, sprinkled with red pepper flakes and
parmesan cheese. The Chicken Fingers are prepared with crispy
coconut and served with a spicy peanut sauce. The luncheon menu
features numerous sandwiches from the Colorado Bison Burger
to Curry Chicken Salad. Salads range from Classic Caesar to Cobb
from Ahi Tuna to Spiced Pecan. Dinners include fresh seafood with
interesting sauces such as the Blackened Red Snapper and Shrimp
served with mango-citrus, or Halibut with a spicy Mexican Sauce
and coconut rice. Prime Rib, Nadine’s Meatloaf, Grilled Steaks,
and the Grand Marnier Soufflé, are just a few of the House
specialties.
Foxfire also provides catering platters for office or private parties
at very reasonable prices. Need Smokin’ Wings, Grilled Chicken
Satay, Petite Crab Cakes? Planning on a picnic, possibly at Green
Spring Gardens? Remember they have summer concerts on the
lawn and are located just two blocks behind Foxfire. If you need
one or fifty boxed lunches, call Terri. Foxfire also provides a call
ahead service. While you are in transit, they will prepare your
table.They are also delighted to help you plan a special occasion for
a couple or an entire family.
Brunch is served on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 AM to 3 PM
featuring Omelets, Pancakes, Frittata, Eggs or Chesapeake
Benedict and Crabmeat Crepes to list but a portion of the menu.
Themed wine tasting is also conducted one Saturday a
month starting at 3 pm. For schedules and directions go to
www.foxfire-grill.com Dine here once and you will begin to feel
it is your home away from home, “Where everybody knows your
name.”
Foxfire Grill:
6550 Little River Turnpike
(across from Home Depot) 703-914-9284
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ENDEAVOR
Special Spotlight: Chamber Banks
Good Citizens and Corporate Partners
Annandale has become home to many financial institutions both
domestic and international. The Annandale Chamber is pleased to
highlight seven Chamber members from the banking community.
Virginia Commerce Bank
Exceptional Service, Every Customer, Every Time
Burke & Herbert: Called
“America’s Safest Bank!”
In these uncertain times, one area bank stands tall: Burke &
Herbert Bank! We are the area’s oldest bank, proudly serving the
Northern Virginia and the METRO DC area since 1852. Burke &
Herbert offers good old fashioned, personal service with all of
today’s modern banking technologies including Mobile Banking,
24/7 Online Banking.Burke & Herbert is a highly rated bank:
- Called “America’s Safest Bank” by ABC News;
- Rated “A” for Financial Excellence by TheStreet.com Ratings, Inc.
- A Top Consumer-Rated Bank – Washington Consumer
Checkbook Magazine
- 5-Star Rating by Bauer Financial
Need more? Visit www.burkeandherbert.com and read what our
customers say. Our Annandale Branch is conveniently located at
4235 Annandale Road. Manager Patricia Leugers and Assistant
Manager, Hector Ochoa are dedicated to the highest level of
personal service. Stop by at 4235 Annandale Road, Annandale,
VA or or call: 703-519-1627 or visit www.burkeandherbert.com.
Virginia Commerce Bank loaned qualified borrowers over $750
million last year, and they want to do it again! You’ve probably
heard that other banks aren’t lending, but that’s not the case at
VCB.
In keeping with their tradition of community focus and
partnership,Virginia Commerce Bank has remained committed to
serving the lending needs of businesses and residents in its
communities, even amidst a challenging economy. While some
banks have either stopped making loans or are doing so only at
unfavorable terms, VCB has been able to extend credit at
competitive rates while still maintaining safe and sound lending
standards.
You can learn more about VCB’s comprehensive loans and
lines of credit and take advantage of great lending rates. Call
(703) 961-0160 to talk to one of VCB’s Consumer Lending or
Mortgage specialists; or call (703) 534-0700 for VCB’s Business
Lending specialists. 4230 John Marr Drive, Annandale, VA 22003
Call 703-256-7611 or visit www.vcbonline.com
April 2009
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Special Spotlight: Chamber Banks
Good Citizens and Corporate Partners
PNC Bank
Thinking green? So are we.
At PNC, going green is more than just a
way to protect our planet. It’s a way to
live and even a way to bank. At PNC, it’s
a way to do business… everyday. As a
corporation, we take strides to be green
by building smart, increasing efficiencies
and reducing our own impact on the
environment
WHAT WE DO:
All new PNC construction is green. PNC
has more LEED™ certified green
buildings than any other company in the
world.* Our Green Branch® locations
are made from recycled or green
materials. Energy use at these branches is
reduced by 34 percent.
Learn more about what we’re doing to go
green visit our website at pnc.com/green
Stop by at our PNC branch at 6950
Braddock Rd. in Annandale, or any other
PNC branch or call 1-877-CALL-PNC.
*According to the U.S. Green Building
Council, September 2008. ©2008 The
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All
rights reserved. PNC Bank, Member
FDIC. CON PDF 0908-044
Alliance Bank
Where banking is today. And
tomorrow.
BB&T Bank
Community Banking since 1872
Alliance Bank is celebrating their ten year
anniversary and announced the creation
of the Alliance Wealth Builder Savings
Program. It’s a great way to save up that
money needed to take a 25th anniversary
cruise in 2010, send your first born to
college in 2011 – or even save up the
down payment for that new hybrid car
that you’ve promised yourself next year.
BB&T has been recognized by our
clients for quality service, and by
external audiences for excellence in
performance. These are some of the most
recent awards and commendations earned
by BB&T:
The Alliance Wealth Builder is an
installment savings account that pays a
guaranteed rate of interest for the term
selected at account opening (similar to a
certificate of deposit). There are many
terms and investment goals to choose
from. It is a fantastic way to schedule your
savings just like you schedule paying your
rent or mortgage. Alliance also offers
competitive business banking products
and a comprehensive lending program
and has developed programs specifically
targeting title companies and property
management companies that are hard to
beat – if this is your area – you should call
right now! A better deal probably can’t
be had in Northern Virginia.
7023 Little River Turnpike,
Annandale, VA 22003
703-256-1262
www.alliancebankva.com
• Consistently recognized by Fortune
Magazine as one of America’s “Most
Admired Companies.”
• Consistently among the nation’s top
three “small business-friendly”
financial-holding companies
according to the US Small Business
Administration.
• Ranked No 18 in Training
Magazine’s “Training Top 125” list
for quality of employee training
programs (2008).
• Presented with seven Excellence in
Business Banking awards by
Greenwich Assoc. (2007)
• Among the top 100 “Best Corporate
Citizens” by Corporate Responsibility
Officer Magazine (2007)
4401 Backlick Rd,Annandale,VA 22003
703-813-1290 www.bbt.com
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ENDEAVOR
Special Spotlight: Chamber Banks
Good Citizens and Corporate Partners
United Central Bank
A Local Bank with Global Reach
United Central Bank (UCB) was founded in 1987 to serve the
banking needs of our community in Dallas,TX.The bank since that
time has expanded into other cities in Texas and throughout the
nation as it continues to serve many diverse communities.
Despite this growth, the one thing that has never changed is our
dedication to serve all our customers with a combination of highly
competitive banking products and quality personal services. We
are an independent community bank that caters to the culture,
special needs and languages of the customers in the communities
we serve.
UCB offers an array of services for your Personal and Commercial
needs including: Interest Bearing Checking Accounts, Certificates
of Deposit, Personal and Commercial Loans, SBA Loans,
Domestic and International Wire Services…and many other
services to make your banking easier and more convenient. As a
result of the present economic crisis, many banks have restricted
their lending. However, you can rest assured that UCB remains
active in originating business loans in the Northern Virginia
market. These include loans for purchasing and refinancing
commercial real estate, business expansion and acquisition,
purchase of inventory, equipment and working capital. UCB is
one of the leading SBA preferred lenders in the nation. For the
next three months we are offering unsecured business line of credit
or term loan under the SBA Express program for up to
$25,000.00 for qualified businesses.
7140 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
703-354-8822 www.unitedcentralbank.com
John Marshall Bank
Locally Owned and Managed
John Marshall Bank is a locally-owned and managed community
bank with a focus on small businesses and their owners. In an area
dominated by larger banks headquartered outside of the
Washington area, John Marshall Bank knows first-hand the positive
difference that a community-based bank can have on a community
and the businesses that drive its economy. Let us make that
difference for you. Our goal is to develop a personal relationship
with our customers, providing products and services that are
customized to their needs, and delivered with superior customer
service. Our officers are seasoned professionals with many years
of experience in the local market. Our technology platform and
financial products are among the most advanced you’ll find
anywhere in the region – yet, with the personalized service and
attention you’ll receive, banking with John Marshall Bank
couldn’t be more simple. Contact us at 703-584-0840 or visit our
office at6601 Little River Turnpike, Alexandria, VA 22312 . We
look forward to banking with you! www.johnmarshallbank.com
ENDEAVOR
April 2009
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WHAT’S COOKING
ASPARAGUS – These delicate stalks are a true harbinger of spring.
Asparagus is a member of the
Lily family and one of the oldest
recorded vegetables. Reference
to this vegetable King is found
in third century (AD) Greek
cook books translating asparagus
to mean shoot or stalk. The
Romans grew asparagus in
protected walled courtyards.
They enjoyed not only the
vegetable but also the
ornamental feathery fern which
develops on the unharvested
stalks. The Romans wereprimarily responsible for introducing it
throughout their empire where the Gauls, Germans and Britains all
developed a penchant for the texture and flavor.
When cultivated correctly in sandy soil, crowns have been known to
produce for fifteen years. There have even been a few asparagus beds
or trenches reported to produce for an astounding fifty years. During the spring each crown will produce spears for up to 6 or 7
weeks. The spears often grow 10” in a 24-hour period as the days
and nights become warmer. Once a bed is cultivated with crowns it
is wise to let them develop for the first 3 years without cutting.
This allows the development of strong fibrous roots.
Asparagus has no fat or cholesterol and is low in both
calories and sodium.Asparagus can be grilled, boiled, blanched,
stir-fried,microwaved, marinated or pickled. Look for firm, fresh
spears with closed compact tips.
Thin spears, delicate and tender, are from young plants while fatter
ones with their meaty texture and more intense flavor are from older
plants. The fatter spears will need to be trimmed and either steamed
or boiled in order to become tender. All should have their bottoms
trimmed before cooking.
Boiling takes 5-8 minutes. Microwave in a glass pie plate with ¼ cup
of water and cover for 4-6 minutes. Stir fry ½ inch pieces in hot oil
for 3-5 minutes or using a double boiler stand upright for 5-8
minutes of steaming. However it is prepared watch that it is not
over cooked. A spear should be easily penetrated with a knife but
still bright green in color.
Asparagus
Parmigiano
2 pounds asparagus stalks,
washed and trimmed
Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt or sea salt
Coarsely ground black
pepper
Use a vegetable peeler; shave curls off the Parmigian-Reggiano
cheese. Cut off the tough ends of the asparagus. Arrange asparagus
in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Blanch the asparagus in
lightly salted boiling water for approximately 3 minutes or until
crisp-tender; do not overcook. Remove from heat and refresh under
cold water; drain well. Toss asparagus with just enough olive oil to
lightly coat. (It can also be blanched in the microwave by
arranging asparagus on a glass pie plate, with ¼ cup water and firmly
covered. Microwave on high for 3-4 minutes.) Arrange asparagus on
a serving platter or individual serving plates. Sprinkle coarse salt,
pepper, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese curls over the top of the
asparagus. Makes 4 servings.
Cream of Asparagus Soup
2.5 pounds asparagus
1 large white onion, chopped
4 oz. unsalted butter
5 cups chicken broth
2-3 springs of fresh thyme
1 pint heavy cream
1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
(optional)
Coarse salt and pepper
Cut tips from 12 asparagus to a length of 2” and reserve for
garnish. Cut remaining stalk into ½” pieces. In a heavy 6 qt. stock pot
sauté onion in butter over moderately low heat. When softened add
asparagus pieces (but not the tips reserved for garnish), salt and
epper to taste. Cook another 6 minutes stirring frequently. Add 5
cups broth, thyme. Cover and simmer until asparagus is tender
approximately 15 to 20 minutes. While soup simmers, cook
reserved asparagus tips in boiling water until tender, 3 to 4 minutes,
drain. In blender purée soup in batches until smooth. Return to
stock pot and stir in cream. Garnish with asparagus tips and lemon
zest. Serves 4-6.
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WHAT’S COOKING
ENDEAVOR
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Asparagus and
Crab Salad
Dressing
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon orange juice
concentrate
1.5 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon sesame oil
Salad
2 cups fresh asparagus cut in 1/2” pieces
1-Bag of fresh mix salad greens
12 ounces crab meat
1 cup 1/2-inch pieces cantaloupe
1 cup sliced seedless cucumber
For dressing, combine all ingredients, mix well, and set aside. For
salad, steam or microwave asparagus until tender-crisp. Drain and
plunge into icy water. Cut crab into bite-size pieces. Combine
asparagus and crab in a large bowl; add lettuce mix, cantaloupe and
cucumber. Toss gently. Pour salad dressing over all. Toss to evenly
coat. Serve immediately. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
7236 COLUMBIA PIKE • ANNANDALE, VA 22003
(703) 941-4411 • FAX (703) 941-4412 • EMAIL:ABGC@ABGC.ORG
www.ABGC.ORG
ABGC is the oldest youth soccer club in the Washington area
We never deny anyone for lack of funds.
TO REGISTER – Call ABGC at 703-941-4411 or go to
www.ABGC.ORG Students eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch receive
reduced or free registration.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Coaches, Referees, and Commissioners are needed!
Basketball and soccer referees especially needed for the 2008/2009 season. No
experience necessary, but must have knowledge of basketball or soccer rules.
Basketball games are on Saturdays (some Sundays) from January – March. Soccer
is played in the Fall and in the Spring. Coaches, Umpires and Commissioners are
needed for teeball. Call ABGC at 703-941-4411 for more details or to sign up.
CHEERLEADING –Contact Joy Lynch at 703-725-0138 or visit our website for
more information.
LACROSSE - For boys and girls in grades 3-8. Players may register at
www.annandalelacrosse.com
BASKETBALL - For grades K-12. Cost is $60, with new players only $30.
Registration begins in October, with practices starting in December. The basketball season runs from January through March.
WRESTLING – Registration opens in October for winter wrestling and the
program starts in November. Cost is $75. Instructor: Keith Sholders
INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUES - Indoor soccer leagues for youth start forming
in October for the winter sessions. Games are on Saturdays at the Annandale
Sports Center in North Springfield for ages 5 – 10 only. Cost is $60.00
REC/TRAVEL SOCCER – Pre-K - 12th Grade. Registration for the Fall rec
soccer season usually begins at the end of May. The Spring registration starts in
mid-February. Contact Bo Amato at bo.amato@abgc.org for travel soccer information.
SPRING BREAK SOCCER CAMP - Held mid to late March. Registration will
begin mid-January. Cost is $125 for full
day or $70 for half day.
BOXING - Boxing lessons are available year-round and are held at the Annandale
Sports Center. Call 703-750-1751 for more information.
TEEBALL - Registration for youth teeball will begin mid-February. Teeball is
available for Kindergarten – 2nd graders.
FOOTBALL – Contact Robert Meadows for information at
lm1955man@yahoo.com.
KUNG FU/TAI CHI - Kung Fu and Tai Chi lessons are available year-round to
youth and/or adults. Call Binh Dang at 703-914-1584 for more details.
JAZZERCISE - Contact Melany at 540-846-2592 or send an email to: melanypollock1@hotmail.com
ZUMBA - Contact Asuka at 703-300-7448 or send an email to: AzukaBom@comcast.net
ENDEAVOR
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Bicycles
Whether commuting, exercising, or having a day of fun;
bicycles have become more user friendly with expanded bike trails.
Safety
Bicycling is a great opportunity for all ages to have fun. Before
setting out, review the rules of the road and teach them to your
children.The laws regulating bicycling on Virginia roads define the
rights and duties of bicyclists as well as the motorists with whom
they share the roadway. Both users have the same rights and
duties, and the laws governing traffic apply equally to both. If you
wish to travel further faster, you can bring your bicycle onto Metro
trains (with some restrictions) or on all Fairfax Connector buses,
Falls Church George buses, Arlington Transit buses and
Metrobuses. Front mounted bike racks are available with each
holding two standard size bikes at no additional charge.
• Bicyclists must obey all regulatory signs.
• Bicyclists are permitted on all Fairfax streets unless otherwise
indicated.
• Bicyclists must ride with the flow of traffic on the right side of
the road.
• Bicyclist cannot ride more than two abreast on roadways.
• Bicyclists must use headlights and tail lights after dark.
• Pedestrians have the right-of-way on sidewalks.
• Children under 15 years of age are required to wear a helmet.
• A bicyclist in the street has all the rights and responsibilities of
any other driver.
• Bicyclists should know all the hand signals to indicate direction
of travel.
• When coming out of a driveway or crossing a street, bicyclists
must make sure there is no other traffic before proceeding.
• Rules are the same as when crossing any street, “look both
ways before entering the street.”
• Remember: many times drivers do not see bicyclists, so
bicyclists should use bike flags and bright colored clothing to
help drivers see them.
• Young bicyclists should not bike after dark.
• Bicyclists should look out for other cars, other bicyclists,
pedestrians, skateboarders, animals or any other potential
obstacle in their path, and they should also be careful when
passing parked cars to make sure a driver is not about to pull
out from the space or open a car door.
Updated Fairfax County Bicycle Route Map Is
Available Now.
In 2006 the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the
comprehensive bicycle initiative, a program committed to
making Fairfax County bicycle friendly. Just in time for spring, the
Fairfax County Department of Transportation updated its
popular bicycle route map, and it is available in printed and
electronic formats! Printed copies are available at local bike shops,
the information desk at the Fairfax County Government Center,
the Maps and Publications Center at the Fairfax County Government Center, and Board of Supervisors offices
county-wide. Please call ahead to ensure that printed copies are
in stock because they are going fast! Electronic copies ar
available for download in a PDF format at
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/bike/bikemap.htm.
For
additional information about the Fairfax County Bicycle
Program, log-on to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/bike; and to
offer suggestions or comments regarding the map, send
an e-mail to bicycleprogram@fairfaxcounty.gov, or call
703-324-BIKE (2453).
Theft Prevention - Your Bicycle has been lost or
stolen. What should you do?
Unfortunately, bicycles are sometimes lost by young children or
stolen. Stolen bicycles are most often used only on a temporary
basis and abandoned after a period of time. Each year the Police
Department receives many calls concerning abandoned bicycles
or officers find these bicycles while on patrol. The bicycles are
taken into the custody of the Police Department for safe keeping
and turned over to the Property Section for disposition. In most
cases the Police Department does not have a police report on file
that has sufficient information to identify the owner of the lost or
stolen bicycle.
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April 2009
ENDEAVOR
THE BEANETICS QUIZ:
How well do you know Annandale?
1. What was the name of the first fast
food restuarant in Annandale?
2. What did they charge for their
signature entree?
The first person to email the correct answer to
info@annandalechamber.com will receive a prize from
Beanetics Coffee Roasters: 7028 Columbia Pike, Annandale
Owners, employees, and the families of any business mentioned in the quiz, are prohibited from entering the contest.
JANUARY BEANETICS QUIZ Winner!
Bradley Rothermel of Alliance Ins. Agency
4200 Evergreen Dr. Annandale
Quiz Answer:
Marie’s School of Dance
where Ballet, Tap, Jazz
and Trampoline were taught.
ENDEAVOR
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The Culinary Arts Department at FCHS
Professional skills learned early and well.
The Annandale Chamber wishes to extend their gratitude to the
Culinary Arts Department at Falls Church High School and Chef
Lorraine Lombardi for preparing the five best monthly luncheons
we have ever hosted. Great care and attention was paid to the
entire dining experience from beautifully appointed tables using
linen cloths and napkins, to candles and floral arrangements. The
buffet tables were adorned with lighted topiary trees and decorative
lanterns. Each menu was skillfully balanced to please a number of
culinary tastes and preferences and the food was absolutely
sensational! The dessert tables were also something to behold with
a sumptuous variety of just made cookies and delicately baked
pastries. Additionally we had the pleasure of being served the superb
signature coffee of the school, Jaguar Joe. Best of all was the
cheerful and attentive service of the Culinary Students who
provided excellent service, enthusiasm, hospitality, and pampered
our every need. We could not have felt more welcomed.
Falls Church High School Culinary Arts
Michelle Addington, Senior - SkillsUSA – Silver Medalist Winner
Lorraine Lombardi - Chef Instructor
Anthony Newlon, Senior - SkillsUSA - Commercial Baking & Pastry Arts
The Little Theatre Dining Room is extremely comfortable for
dining and perfect for a meeting with stage, podium, projector
screens and easels. We can’t wait to return next year for even more
luncheons. Our visits with you will long linger in tender memory.
Thank you.
Bicycles
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Theft Prevention
Always secure your bicycle with a locking device that attaches the
bicycle frame to a stationary object or store your bike inside a locked
storage building or garage. When visiting a park make sure to use a
bike rack, fence post, or other fixed object. Children frequently don't
lock their bike because they are right next to it. The problem is that
children move onto another area of the park and forget to take their
bike with them. Do not leave bicycles in your yard unattended.
Bicycles left outside are very tempting to children who do not have
a bicycle and decide to borrow your bicycle.
Your Bicycle has been lost or stolen - What should you do?
Call the Police Department right away at 703.385.7924. The
reporting process only takes a few minutes of your time. The more
time that passes between the theft and the time you report it, the
more difficult it is to recover your bicycle. You will also be helping
your neighbors and other bicycle owners by reporting your loss.
Officers assigned to your patrol area will know that a theft occurred
in your neighborhood and will be alert for suspicious activity.
When the officer responds, please try to have any paperwork you
have about your bicycle available for review. In order to help
identify you as the bicycle owner, keep a record of the make, serial
number, model, and color of your bicycle. If it is lost or stolen
contact the Property section of the Police Department at 703-385-7829.
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April 2009
ENDEAVOR
ROADS AND RAGE
Annandale Central Business
District Circulation Study
What's Being Done?
The Annandale Community Business Center Circulation Study
was initiated in support of Fairfax County’s Transportation Plan
U p d at e, f o c u s i n g o n s p e c i a l n e e d s a n d c o n d i t i o n s o f
t h e A n n a n d a l e a r e a . T h e main focus of the study was to
evaluate the feasibility of implementing a one-way pair of roads in
the Annandale Central Business Center (CBC) as an alternative to
widening Annandale’s Little River Turnpike to 6 lanes and building
a fly-over bridge connecting Annandale & Ravensworth Roads. The
study assessed traffic operations for existing conditions, 2 0 3 0
no-build conditions, and two variations of the east-west one-way
paired street system. Analysis indicates that a one-way pair is
feasible in the long-term and presents several advantages such as
available right-of-way for urban improvements and reduced overall
delay. The study also identified other potential improvements that
can be implemented in the short and intermediate term,
independent from the one-way alternative.
If the One-way Pair Plan is approved, traffic heading east on Little
River Turnpike would turn right onto McWhorter, cross over
Ravensworth and Backlick Roads and continue onto John Marr
Drive, followed by a right back onto Little River Turnpike heading
toward Alexandria. Both McWhorter and the section of John Marr
Drive between Backlick Road and Little River (in front of the Pet
Shop, AnnSandra, and Duck Chang) would become one way streets.
Traffic heading west would continue on Little River Turnpike
without any detours. Public comment on the new plan will take
place in June. The final version of the plan will be available by the
end of the year.
New Bridge for Braddock Road
& I-495
Traffic delays anticipated.
The Virginia Department of Transportation began to demolish the
Braddock Road westbound bridge over the Capital Beltway on
February 24th. Traffic has been shifted to the eastbound bridge with
anticipated morning delays of 6-8 minutes and afternoon rush hour
delays of up to 20 minutes. Construction of the new bridge will
take place at night with an anticipated completion in one year.
Braddock Road will remain open during the construction period. As
part of the Beltway HOT Lanes project, “every bridge and overpass
between Braddock Road and just north of the Dulles Toll Road will
be demolished and rebuilt,” according to VDOT. All Beltway HOT
Lanes construction is expected to be completed in 2012. The only
schedule provided by VDOT is sketchy at best.
The Good News
Tree planting is in the forecast.
VDOT has agreed to add sound walls for almost the entire length of
the HOT Lane Project and increase the height at several locations
along the Beltway to address community concerns. The process to
obtain the sound walls was started by Congressman Gerald E.
Connolly, former Board of Supervisors chairman. VDOT also will
hire a landscape architect to develop landscaping plans in
coordination with adjacent communities, to help mitigate concerns
with the tree canopy loss and to take advantage of available green
space as the project develops. In addition, the pedestrian and
bicycle facilities negotiated by FCDOT and VDOT for the bridges
being constructed by the I-495 HOT Lanes Project will remove
some of the worst barriers to pedestrian and bicycle movement in
Fairfax County, as most of the existing bridges have no pedestrian
facilities. Thank you to Congressman Connolly, Chairman Bulova,
and Delegate Vivian Watts for their strong support of this effort.
I-495 BELTWAY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
July 2008 – 2011
Concrete barrier placed along the shoulders
Clearing and Grubbing on both sides
Utility/Water main relocations
Construct 4 new outer lanes (Two on each side)
2011 – 2012
Shift Beltway traffic into new outer lanes
Construct HOT Lanes on inner 2 lanes
2013 – HOT Lanes open
April 2009
ENDEAVOR
Who’s going to be in your bed?
It’s almost time for our 5th Annual Bed Race and that’s the
question everyone is asking. The last couple of years competition
has been pretty tough with Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Silverado
taking home the trophy. However, The American Legion, Magill’s
and BB&T Bank have given everyone a run for their money for the
best decorated bed. It’s not everyday you see four pieces of pizza
running down the street with someone dressed up as a piece of
sausage in a hospital bed. We are always looking for more
competition and it is not too late to get in on the fun. We provide
you with a hospital bed; all you have to do is find a team of five
people (one to ride in the bed and four to run with it) decorate it
to your theme of choice and race it up and down John Marr Drive.
If you have not attended one in the past, what are you waiting for?
Let this be the year to join in on the fun! Don’t forget the kids
as this is fun for all ages and there will be a Family Fun Fair
immediately following the Bed Race!The Bed Race will be May
16th rain or shine on John Marr D r i v e a t 1 0 : 0 0 a . m . f o r
m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n g o t o www.annandalechamber.com or
call Carol Zach Reuss at 703-447-7128.
Annandale Spring Carnival
May 14-24
K-Mart Parking Lot
John Marr Drive
Monday-Thursday: 5 pm—11pm
Friday: 4pm—12am
Saturday: 12pm—12am
Sunday: 4pm—12am
Bring the Family!
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The Police Beat
April 2009
ENDEAVOR
Mail Theft and False Change of Address
The U.S. Postal Service handles 668 million
pieces of mail every day. The majority of it
arrives intact, but thieves get to some of it
before delivery. Thieves steal mail from postal
trucks, collection boxes, apartment mailbox
panels, co-op mailing racks and neighborhood
delivery mailboxes. It is the U.S. Postal
Inspectors Office who investigates mail thefts.
They are one of the country’s oldest federal law enforcement agencies, founded in 1737. Thieves often target mail, as it may contain
cash, checks that can be converted to cash and credit cards. How
can you protect yourself?
• Many organizations offer people choices about how their personal
information is used. Some offer an “opt-out” choice that limits the
information shared with others or used for promotional purposes.
When you “opt-out,” you may cut down on the number of
unsolicited telemarketing calls, promotional mail and spam emails
that you receive.
• Pre-Screened Credit Offers; if you receive pre-screened credit
card offers in the mail don’t just tear them up after you decide you
don’t want to accept the offer. Identity thieves could retrieve the
offers for their own use without your knowledge. Take the time to
shred each piece using a cross-cut or micro-cut shedder. To opt-out
of receiving prescreened credit card offers, call 1-888-5-OPTOUT.
The three major credit bureaus use the same toll-free number.
• In addition, you can notify the three major credit bureaus that you
do not want your personal information shared for promotional
purposes. Equifax, Inc. Options, P.O. Box 740123 Atlanta, GA
30374-0123; Experian Consumer OPT-OUT, 701 Experian
Parkway Allen, TX 75013; and TransUnion Marketing List OPT
OUT, P.O. Box 97328 Jackson, MS 39288-7328.
• Direct Marketers:The Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) Mail
and Telephone Preference Services allow you to opt out of receiving
direct mail marketing and telemarketing calls from many national
companies for five years. Direct Marketing Association Mail
Preference Service P.O. Box 643 Carmel, NY 10512 or email to
www.dmaconsumers.org/offemaillist.html.
Remember, if you think you’re a victim of fraud, your first three
steps should be the following:
1. Contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit
bureaus.
2. Close the accounts that you know or believe have been tampered
with or opened fraudulently.
3. File a police report with your local police or the police in the
community where the identity theft took place. For more
information
go
to
Federal
Trade
Commission;
www.consumer.gov/idtheft https://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/mailthft/default.htm
Source: Federal Trade Commission, complied by MPO Vincent
DarConte
UNDERSTANDING FAIRFAX
NOISE ORDINANCE
COUNTY’S
Fairfax County residents and businesses are reminded that they must
comply with the county’s Noise Ordinance and are encouraged to
report any violations that directly affect them. The ordinance promotes an environment that is free from noise that jeopardizes citizens health or welfare or degrades the quality of life. Under the
ordinance, the following acts are violations during the hours noted:
1) Operating loud speakers & amplifiers (exterior of buildings)
11 p.m.—7 a.m.
2) Operating construction equipment (outdoors) 9 p.m.—7 a.m.
3) Operating construction equipment (outdoors) on Sundays and
Federal holidays 9 p.m.—9 a.m.
4) Repairing vehicles or equipment (outdoors) 9 p.m.—7 a.m.
5) Operating powered model vehicles (outdoors) 9 p.m.—7 a.m.
6) Refuse collection in residential neighborhoods 9 p.m.—6 a.m.
7) Truck loading or unloading (outdoors) 9 p.m.—6 a.m.
TV, radio, and musical instruments are declared a noise disturbance
any time when plainly audible across property lines or through
partitions. To register a complaint, contact the county’s Zoning
Enforcement Branch during normal business hours, weekdays from
8 am—4:30 pm, at 703.324.1300. During non-business hours, call
the Public Safety non-emergency line at 703.691.2131
April 2009
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The American Legion
Supporting the next generation
As mentioned in our last edition, in this issue we will provide our
readership with information regarding two of The American Legion’s
youth-oriented programs: our High School Oratorical program and
American Legion Baseball. Both of these programs fall under the
purview of our Children & Youth activities, one of the four pillars of
American Legion support to the community, state, and nation. The
Oratorical contest was developed primarily to instill a better
knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States
in high school students. Other objectives include the development of
leadership qualities, the ability to think and speak clearly, and the
preparation for acceptance of the duties, responsibilities, rights and
privileges of American citizenship. Each contestant speaks on an
8-10 minute prepared oration on some aspect of their choice on the
Constitution, followed by a 3-5 minute assigned topic by a group of
judges. This annual contest is conducted at the Post (local) level with
students from the local schools normally during January. Successful
contestants advance through their District, Region, Department, and,
finally, the national level where three winners are recognized and
awarded scholarships of $18,000 (1st place), $16,000 (2nd place),
and $14.000 (3rd place). These awarded scholarships may be used
to attend any college or university in the United States.
Since 1925, The American Legion has sponsored a nationwide youth
baseball program. The value and importance of American Legion
Baseball and its positive impact on our nation’s youth cannot be
Spotlight by Starlight
JUNE
Summer Concert Schedule
3rd
5th
7th
10th
12th
Spotlight by Starlight is a free summer concert
series presented by the Friends of Mason District
Park. All performances are at the Newton W.
Edwards Amphitheatre at Mason District Park,
6621 Columbia Pike in Annandale, on
Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday beginning at 7:30
pm. Performances for children on Saturday (not
listed below) begin at 10 a.m. Shows are
cancelled in the event of rain. For rain
cancellation and information, please call this
number 703-324-SHOW (7469), or visit
14th
17th
19th
21st
24th
26th
28th
overemphasized. The goals of American Legion Baseball are the
development of team discipline, individual character and leadership
development qualities in young people. American Legion Baseball is
the oldest and largest nationwide teenage baseball program in
America. Over ten million teenagers have played American Legion
Baseball since 1925 with over 100,000 players, ages 15 to 19, having
participated in 2008. On an average, 52 percent of Major League
Baseball players played American Legion Baseball as teenagers Like
the Oratorical program above, American Legion Baseball starts at the
local Post level with a structure and play-off framework similar to
that used by Major League baseball, i.e., regular season, District,
Regional, Department, and National tournaments, and World Series.
Since 1926, Major League Baseball has honored The American
Legion World Series Champions at the Major League World Series.
More American Legion participating graduates have been inducted
into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame than any other amateur
baseball program – the outcome of positive support provided mostly
by a volunteer coaching staff throughout the nation.
An overview of our Boys State and Honor Flight programs will be
provided in your next issue of the ENDEAVOR. As always, you may
contact Marv Rodney at 703-328-3052 if you have any questions
regarding this article and the identified programs or your Annandale
Bicentennial American Legion Post 1976 or you can contact our Post
Commander, Tony Gerner, at 703-941-9608.
19th
Clarence Blues Man Turner (Electric Blues)
Slightly Something (Acoustic/Pop)
National Concert Band (Big Band)
The Oscillators (Jazz)
Alice Gu Zheng Ensemble (Chinese Music
and Dance)
Washington Balalaika Orchestra (Russian)
Dixie Power Trio (Jazz)
Tom Paxton (Folk)
City of Fairfax “Concert Band” (Big Band)
The Grandsons (New Orleans Rhythm
and Blues)
Trio Caliente (Latin Gypsy Rumba)
The Neon Man and Me (Theatre)
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/performances.
JULY
1st
3rd
5th
8th
10th
12th
15th
17th
The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s Dixie
and Band
Dead Men’s Hollow (Bluegrass)
NVCC Annandale Symphony Orchestra
(Summer Pops)
The United States Navy Band
“Commodores” (Jazz)
Ganga (Music/Dance from Bengal)
The United States Army Band “Blues Jazz
Ensemble”
Knockout King and Bruce Ewan (Blues)
Debi Smith (Pop/Folk)
22nd
24th
26th
29th
31st
The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
"Summer Band" (Classical)
David Bach Consort (Jazz)
Little Red and The Renegades (Zydeco)
The Capitol Steps (Satirical Revue)
Natty Beaux (Jump Blues)
Eastern Standard Time (Ska and Reggae)
AUGUST
2nd
5th
7th
9th
12th
14th
16th
19th
21st
23rd
26th
28th
30th
Tonic and Gin A Capella
(A Cappella Vocal Music)
Tom Principato (Blues)
Andrew Acosta and Speedy Tolliver String
(Folk/Bluegrass)
Falls Church Concert Band (Big Band)
Tommy Lepson Band (Blues/Soul)
Ruthie and the Wranglers (Roots/Rock)
The Winstons Band (Motown)
MSG - The Acoustic Blues Trio
(Piedmont Blues)
The United States Navy Band
“Country Current” (Bluegrass)
Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra
(Irish/Celtic)
City of Fairfax Band “Saxophone Quartet”
(Classic/Pop)
Squeeze Bayou (Cajun)
Kings Park Band (Big Band)
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Chamber Chat:
April 2009
ENDEAVOR
News, notices & bulletins posted by
Annandale Chamber members
Annandale Boys and Girls Club: View our ad in this edition to see
everything the Annandale Boys' and Girls' Club has to offer. This year
we are celebrating our 50th Anniversary!
The Annandale Chamber of Commerce: will host their Spring Carnival
in the parking lot of K-Mart on John Marr Drive May 14-24.
Rides, games, food and fun for the entire family! Treat your family and
friends as this is the most fun you will have all spring! Hours: MondayThursday 5-11 pm, Friday 4 pm-midnight, Saturday noon to midnight,
Sunday 4 pm to midnight. See details at www.annandalechamber.com
The Annual Bedrace: sponsored by the Annandale Chamber of
Commerce, Special Olympics Virginia, and the Mason District Police
Dept. will be held on Saturday morning, May 16th on John Marr Drive
between Columbia Pike and Little River Turnpike. Applications are still
being accepted to participate. Spectators are welcome. This is a hoot to
watch, followed by Carnival activities for the entire family. For more
information go to www.annandalechamber.com Proceeds will be
donated to Special Olympics Virginia.
Annandale Volunteer Fire Department: Starting in 2009 Annandale
Volunteer Fire Department provides an exciting bingo game and lots of
opportunities to win every Thursday and special times throughout the
2009 year. Average Payouts of over $14,136 per night. Doors open
4:30pm – Early Birds start at 6:45pm – Regular Session starts at 8:00pm.
Starting 1 January 2009, AVFD BINGO goes to a non-smoking inside
format. We also start Thursday night only BINGO along with several
special events throughout the year. See AVFD BINGO special events
42” LCD TV monitors display next ball to be called. Must be 14 yrs of
age to play, ATM machine available. Bingo Hotline is 703-941-1328.
AnnSandra: We will be hosting a number of exciting Special Events
between April and August. Complimentary personalization, or a gift with
purchase, or 20-25% off suggested retail prices will be available at our
Waterford Crystal, Vera Bradley, Baekgaard, and Cross Events. Mark
your calendars for the entire month of July when we will offer up to 75%
off Holiday China from Lenox, Spode, Portmeirion, Royal Worcester,
Fitz & Floyd, AND MORE. See full details of these events in this issue of
ENDEAVOR or on our website at www.annsandra.com 4417 John Marr
Drive, Annandale. 703-354-2110. (between the Pet Shop and the Party
Store)
Artisans United Gallery: offers a great selection of crafts by local artists.
Stop by for a unique Mother or Father's Day gift. Located at 4022
Hummer Road in the Annandale Community Park 703-941-0202
Business Development Assistance Group: Small Business: Stimulant
of Job Creation for America, 2009 SBA Awards Breakfast, Thursday,
June 4, 2009, Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria. Call Lauryn Han at
703-538-7412 for more information or visit: www.sbaevents.com
Burke & Herbert Bank: Bank Worries? Not at Burke & Herbert. Despite
turmoil and uncertainty in the banking industry, we remain strong and
steady. Burke & Herbert is consistently rated among the most financially
sound and best managed banks in America. Hector Ochoa, Assistant
Manager, 4235 Annandale Road, Annandale, 703-519-1627
ENDEAVOR: The Most Effective Advertising Vehicle in the Greater
Annandale Area. Each edition is also published online at
www.annandalechamber.com and archived for two years, so your
advertising is exponentially viewed. Read about issues that concern
Annandale. Get to know Chamber members and their businesses. Read
interesting columns such as The Police Beat, Roads and Rage, View on
Nature, The Beanetics Coffee Quiz: How well do you know Annandale.
Stay informed with the Finance Column, Tax Talk, and Our Home Town.
See concert and other social schedules. Support fellow advertisers by
shopping in Annandale. Contact: info@annandalechamber.com for rates
and opportunities.
Fairfax County Library System: offers many resources to the public.
Borrowing books is just the tip of the iceberg! Do you need meeting
space for your community group or nonprofit organization? If so,
consider reserving a room at a public library. Now you can sign up online! For more information about signing up on-line, visit the Web at
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/services/meetingrooms/. You also can
register for library programs on-line. The library offers more than 2,000
programs every year from book discussion groups and children's story
times to author programs, and many other educational, informational,
and recreational programs. To see the programs in the coming weeks,
visit the library's Web page at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/ or pick up
a copy of "This Month" at any library branch throughout Fairfax County.
Gold’s Gym of Annandale: Free one day pass available for all Chamber
members. Come give us a try! We will also offers special rates to fellow
chamber members. Membership includes FREE child care, group
exercise classes, and discounted personal training. Please see Dave Rigo
General Mgr. for details. 6940-A Bradlick Shopping Center, Annandale
703-941-4653
Good Day Total Health Clinic: We are celebrating our one year
anniversary! Come join us for hors d’oeuvres, a Chamber of Commerce
ribbon cutting and a variety of demonstrations showcasing our services.
Receive a complimentary gift bag with goodies from the wellness spa,
featuring Dermalogica Professional Skin Care. Enjoy a Face Mapping skin
consultation with a licensed Esthetician. Take advantage of big savings by
booking spa treatments during the event! See you there! Join us on
Tuesday, May 5th 5:00pm-8:00pm at 4215 Evergreen Lane, Annandale
VA 22003 or call for details at (703)-914-4663.
Green Spring Gardens: A select group of local growers offer shrubs,
native plants and wildflowers, grasses and unusual perennials and annuals on Saturdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2 and 9th from 9 AM to 1
PM. Friends of Green Springs receive 10% off purchase. SPRING
GARDEN DAY: Saturday, May 16th from 9 AM-3 PM. What a plant sale
this is! We will host more than 40 vendors with rare and unusual plants.
Bring a wagon to fill with all your favorites at this exciting annual event.
Harjeet’s Boutique: We are proud to announce the opening of Harjeet’s
Boutique located in the newly decorated and charming loft of our shop.
We have beautiful silk scarves and pillows, a large and glamorous
collection of hair accessories, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings not seen
anywhere else in the area and much more at extremely reasonable prices.
Need a quick gift and don’t want to bother with the Mall? Want
something not available at any other shop? Visit us Mon-Friday 10 AM –
8 PM and Saturdays 10 AM - 7 PM. 6548-B Little River Turnpike in the
Pinecrest Shopping Center next to Pinecrest Golf Course and across from
Home Depot.
April 2009
ENDEAVOR
Chamber Chat:
News, notices & bulletins posted by
Annandale Chamber members
Hidden Oaks Nature Center's: Visit our outdoor unstructured play area,
Nature Playce, for story time and fun on Sunday, May 31 from 10-11
a.m. Enjoy naturalist-led stories and activities intended to guide young
families to the benefits and wonders of playing outdoors. 7701 Royce St.,
Annandale, Reservations required by calling 703-941-1065.
Little River Yoga: Come visit our yoga studio located in Annandale on
Little River Turnpike. We offer yoga for every body! Our hatha yoga
classes offer a wide variety of benefits, from enhanced physical body
strength, flexibility and awareness to mental, emotional and spiritual
equilibrium. Classes are designed around the students' needs (time and
level of experience), as well as their interests. (Emphasis in Ashtanga,
Iyengar and Viniyoga) $10 off of a session pass is offered to Annandale
Chamber of Commerce Members. Please visit our website,
www.LittleRiverYoga.com or call at 703-203-8510 Ask for Stair
Calhoun at LittleRiverYoga@gmail.com.
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: NARFE
Virginia Federation of Chapters is hosting its 55th Annual Convention
on May 1-3, 2009 in Reston, VA. There are 20,000 members statewide
and 10,000 members in Northern Virginia. For more information
contact Ginny Taylor, 703-698-8639, gingin46@cox.net
Pinecrest School: Registration for Pinecrest School's summer camp
program -- Pinecrest Summer Pavilion -- is now open and available to
the general public. Please visit pinecrestschool.org and click on Summer
Camp or call the school at 703.354.3446 for more information. Pinecrest
Summer Pavilion was recognized by Northern Virginia Magazine as Best
Summer Camp in 2008!
Radiant Printing Services: We can lay-out and print newsletters,
magazines, programs, and invitations for your business. Do you need
brochures, business cards, stationary and envelopes? Whatever your
need, we c a n p r ov i d e. 1 0 5 6 0 M a i n S t r e e t , S u i t e 4 2 2 ,
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SAVE THE DATE: The Annandale Chamber will host their
Annual Awards Banquet and Dance on Saturday, June 6, 2009. Live
Entertainment, Dance Band, Delicious Food, Door Prizes, and Awards &
Honors, along with a Live Auction to benefit the Chamber’s Education
Grants to Annandale Students will fill the evening. It’s always great fun
so plan to attend!
Expires: 03/2010
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Star Lounge and Ballroom: Need a night on the town? Come join us for
International Night on Wednesdays from 9:30-2:30; South American Salsa
on Thursdays; and, Live Broadcasting Night on Fridays. Or, book your
next event with us. Star Lounge & Ballroom is the perfect banquet hall
for weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries, communions, baptisms,
association dinners, charitable events, school dances, theme parties, and
fashion shows. See our website for more details call us at 703-750-2450
or view our website at www.starloungeandballroom.com 7203 Little
River Turnpike, Annandale.
Subway: All day, every day $5.00 foot long Sub sandwiches. We also
have New Flatbread Sandwiches fully flavored and freshly toasted. Try the
Chicken Florentine, it is outstanding. Chamber members enjoy a 10%
discount at our Subway. 7120 Columbia Pike, Annandale (next to the
Firehouse)
Tim Frazier Tree Service: Did you have any winter storm damage to
your trees? Do your trees need trimming, topping, cabling, or
removing? Do you need landscaping services, edging & mulching,
seeding and sodding, top soil, lot cleaning, or hedge trimming?
Please give me a call. My business is fully insured and satisfaction is
guaranteed. 1-888-873-8746 toll free. I have worked for many
chamber members. Call the chamber office for references.
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ENDEAVOR
Calendar of Events
DATE
Thurs. May 7
EVENT
Board meeting
Thurs. May 14
Luncheon
LOCATION
Knights of Columbus
4200 Martin St., Annandale
Juke Box Diner
7039 Columbia Pike, Annandale
TIME
8:30 AM
NOON – 1:30 PM
DESCRIPTION
COST
Delegate Vivian Watts
Review of 2009 General
Assembly
Thurs. May 14-24 SPRING CARNIVAL
Parking Lot of K-Mart
See listing in this issue. Rides, Games, Food & Fun
Sat. May 16
BED RACE
John Marr Drive
10:00 AM
Tues. May 26
Networking Breakfast
Knights of Columbus
4200 Martin St., Annandale
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
$20/member
$25/nonmember
Reservations
Required
Bring the Family!
Competitive Race to benefit
Special Olympics using Hospital Beds.
$12/member
$15/nonmember
Reservations
Required
Thurs. June 4
Board Meeting
Sat. June 6
AWARDS BANQUET
& DANCE
Wed. June 11
Luncheon
Knights of Columbus
4200 Martin St., Annandale
Star Ballroom
7203 Little River Turnpike
(across from Giant)
8:30 AM
Juke Box Diner
7039 Columbia Pike, Annandale
NOON – 1:30 PM
6:30 – 11:00 PM
Dance Band
Live Entertainment
Community & Chamber Awards
$67.50
Chairman Sharon Bulova
Fairfax Co. Budget
$20/member
$25/nonmember
Reservations
Required
Reservations
Required
Tues. June 23
Networking Breakfast
Knights of Columbus
4200 Martin Street, Annandale
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
$12/member
$15/nonmember
Reservations
Required
Thurs. July 2
Board meeting
Knights of Columbus
4200 Martin Street, Annandale
8:30 AM
SAVE THESE DATES
May 14 - 24
Sat. May 16
Sat. June 6
Spring Carnival
Bed Race
Annual Awards Banquet
and Dance
K-Mart Parking Lot
John Marr Drive
Star Ballroom
7203 Little River Turnpike
(across from Giant)
Annandale Chamber of Commerce
7263 Maple Place, Suite 207
Annandale, Virginia 22003
info@annandalechamber.com
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