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The LANTERN

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you had a goodholiday. Hope January passes us by without arepeat of the surprise storm of last January 26 wheresome people took 8 to 10 hours to get home and othersslept in their cars. The storm last Saturday

reminded us that winter is still here.

The Dunn Loring Woods Neighborhood WatchProgram is a good way to keep our community safe.DLW is relatively free of crime although we have hada few incidents in the area in the past few weeks. Seearticle on page 2 to help out with this program.

Tax season is here and you can get free help with taxreturns and electronic filing right here in Vienna.See page 4.

Stay warm.

Ken Quincy

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE:March 3, 2012

Contact: Jean Moore: [email protected] orcall (703) 560-4650 or

Kathy Arpa: [email protected] orcall (703) 205-9041

Website - http://dlwca.org

February 2012

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DECORATINGCONTEST FOR 2011

As its tradition, the DLW community was apicture of holiday lights and decorations thispast holiday season. Residents’ decorations

were many and varied, all reflecting mucheffort and holiday spirit. The top three vote

getters were:

1st - 2633 Bowling Green Dr.2nd - 8401 Wesleyan3rd - 8318 Syracuse Cr.

The voters, undoubtedly had a difficult timechoosing among the many great decoratedhomes, and, really, all were winners. It wasa most pleasant and memorable experiencedriving or walking through our communityat night during the holiday season.

Thanks to those who took the time to vote.

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place – 2633 Bowling Green Drive

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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM

Mark Hann, the DLW Neighborhood Watchcoordinator, desperately needs volunteers tohelp in the program. This program is mostimportant to the safety and well being of ourcommunity and takes little time and effort.Volunteers will not get involved in anyobserved suspicious activity but will contactthe police for appropriate action.Fortunately, DLW is relatively free of crimeand what does occur is generally of arelatively minor nature. There were someinstances in the past month in theneighborhood of Cottage Street. However,the presence of a vehicle with the magnetizedneighborhood watch sign on it can be aneffective deterrent. Please contact Mark at703-489-9463 or 703-641-9544 to volunteer.Let’s all do our part to help Mark keep ourcommunity safe.

LOST DOG

A Dunn LoringWoods familyhas lost their dogand need helprecovering thismember of theirfamily.

The description is as follows:The name is Buddy who is a blacklab/bloodhound mix, black with a whitepatch on his chest, about 75 lbs., and about 2years old. He is very friendly and has nocollar or other ID. When approached, hetends to run away. He has been lost sinceOctober 16, 2011 but has since been seennear the DLW pool grounds, the last

sighting being on Dec. 31, 2011. If you haveany information about Buddy, please contact703-992-0252.

Here is a link to the blog where you can getupdates and contact information.http://letsfindbuddy.blogspot.com/

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ROBBERY ON COTTAGE STREET

Fairfax County police are searching for aman who allegedly robbed a woman atgunpoint on January 10 as she walked to hercar from the Dunn Loring Metro Station.

The woman was walking to her car, parkedon Cottage Street, around 7:20 p.m.According to preliminary police reports, thewoman was near the intersection of Cottageand Marymount Lane when a manapproached her and held her at gunpointbefore taking her purse and fleeing.Fairfax County police officers responded tothe scene, along with a helicopter and K-9unit, in an attempt to track the suspect. Theywere unsuccessful.

Fairfax County Police spokeswoman LucyCaldwell said initial description of thesuspect indicated he was a Hispanic malewith brown hair, wearing a brown hoodedsweatshirt. She said anyone who may haveseen the suspect or noticed somethingsuspicious in the area at that time should callthe Fairfax County Police Department at703-691-2131.

THE MISSING GRINCH

A 7 ft. tallinflatable,lightedGrinch wasstolen fromthe frontyard of 8205Cottage St

onDecember30.Informationregardingthe theft or whereabouts of the Grinch can bereported to Fairfax County Police: Case#20113650148.

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ELECTRIC SUNDAY WAS A SUCCESS

Many residents took advantage of the free pick-up of electronics on Electric Sunday inNovember. The volunteers made three trips tothe I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road,

Fairfax, VA recycling point. The Electric

Sunday recycling program is a free serviceto County residents. Special thanks to MelvinRose, Eric Reinhardt, Nathan Lynn and FrankPiazza who all helped to make this project asuccess. Watch the newsletter for the springcollection date in Dunn Loring Woods.

MERRIFIELD REDEVELOPMENT

There are many on-going projects in our area.One of these, the Mosiac, on the site of theformer multiplex movie theatre site, is under

construction as the Merrifield Town Center.The first phase is expected to open this fall.Phase I will have 350,000 square feet of retail, an8-screen cinema, a boutique hotel, Class A officespace and eventually, 4,000 parking spaces. TheHalstead site, when complete, will have nearly1,000 residential units, a large hotel and retailspace. You can recognize the Halstead site bythe large yellow grid on the face of one of thebuildings. The first phase of the LeeHighway/Gallows Road widening is almostcomplete. The planned completion date for this

project is mid-November of this year. Withadditional parking and bus stop improvementsunderway at the Dunn Loring Metro Station, thetrip through Merrifield, whether on foot, bicycle,motor vehicle or mass transit, will be vastlyimproved, making the area a destination insteadof the traditional pass-through.

First class

postage stamps

went from 44

cents to 45 centson January 22,

2012. The

Forever stamps

are still valid.

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STENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSIXTH GRADE CLASS FUNDRAISER

The Stenwood sixth grade class of 2011-12 is continuing the tradition of "Flamingo Flocking!"

What is a "Flamingo Flocking"? A flock of pink flamingos will be placed in the yard of aneighbor, friend or relative. The "flock"will graze for a day or two and then moveon.

What's the cost?? $20. They will be

delivered on a date you request. A note mayor may not be attached with your name &message.....you decide. It's a great way tosay Happy Birthday!,Congratulations! or just play a"flocking prank" on a good friend!!

All money goes to the Stenwood Elem sixthgrade class and is used for their graduationparty and class gift to the school.Please help support our class!!

Contact Mike or Jen McCullen at 703-560-7528 or email us at [email protected]

Thank You!!

LANTERN NEWS

Did you notice that the Lantern was mailed

to your home this month? This is anexperiment to help our Lantern deliverersavoid slips and falls that could occur whenwe have icy sidewalks and streets like wehad on January 21.

We expect to begin delivering the new DLWdirectories in a few weeks.



ASSISTANCE WITH SNOW REMOVAL

Everyone will rememberthe blizzards of 2009 and2010 and the surprise snowstorm last January. We

hope we don’t see snow like

that for a long time. In case it does snow likethat, we have found two individuals who arewilling to help with snow removal inDunn Loring Woods. If you needhelp with snow removal, callEric Reinhardt at 703-573-8959 or JoseLandscaping at 703-763-6104. Residentsmust call and negotiate their own price.

We are looking for others to help, so if you areinterested in helping residents with snowremoval, please call Melvin Rose at703-573-2076.

TIPS FOR SURVIVING A BAD WINTER

A little patience and a cooperative attitude areessential ingredients for getting through thewinter plowing season.

Residents may find it less frustrating to

wait until the plow trucks have completed theirstreet before cleaning the end of their driveway.Plow trucks are designed to discharge snow tothe sides of the road and are not capable of skipping driveway areas down the street.

Residents areencouraged to"adopt a firehydrant" neartheir home andkeep snow

shoveled awayfrom it. Thiswill ensure thathydrants are

accessible in case of an emergency. Rememberthat spring is less than two months from nowand the community yard sale is coming up inMay.

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FREE TAX PREPARATION

The AARP in partnership with the IRSprovides free Federal and Virginia taxreturn preparation and electronic filing fortaxpayers with low and middle income withspecial attention to those ages 60 and older.

Last tax season, more than 230 IRS CertifiedTax Counselors in northern Virginiacompleted over 8,000 tax returns.

Tax counselors are trained andcertified in most types of individual tax returns. However,taxpayers with complex returnswill be advised to seek paidprofessional tax assistance. Thesite that would serve those living

in Dunn Loring Woods is:Sun Trust Bank of Vienna515 Maple AvenueVienna, VA 22180Monday thru Friday10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

It is accessed through the Berry St. entrancethen taking the elevator to the third floor.The site is open from 10AM-2PM, Mon.-Fri.beginning February 1 through April 17. Noappointment is necessary. Reminder thedeadline for filing your Federal taxes thisyear is Tuesday, April 17.

DOOR TO DOOR SCAM ARTISTS

In these hard economic times, there aremany people out of work and looking tomake a quick buck. We havereports of salesmen knockingon doors in Dunn LoringWoods offering to trim treesat a very low price. Whilethey are trimming the trees,they point out more trees thatcould potentially fall on yourhouse or your neighbor’s

house. Once they get you interested, theywill find more trees and more trimming tobe done. Don’t fall for this scam. Contact

a reliable tree trimming company who hasdone work in Dunn Loring Woods.

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