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Circulation: Virginia Robinson
The Legend
Of
Sleepy Hollow Volume 64 Number 4
May 2019
SHCA Picnic Sunday June 9! Rain Date Sunday June 16
Happy Summer! Sleepy Hollow’s Summer Picnic is just around the corner. Join your neigh-bors in the Twin Oak Place cul-de-sac at 4pm on Sunday, June 9th for some fun and food!
The Sleepy Hollow Civic Association will provide hot dogs and drinks. Neighbors are asked to bring a dish to share based on the first letter of their last name...
A - G: Appetizers
H - S: Side dish
T - Z: Dessert
We will have our second annual Cornhole Competition. Who is in this year!?! Will we have new champions??
Kellie Bock sent the evite to everyone for whom we have email addresses. If you didn’t get it, please email Kellie at [email protected] and she will get you added. It would be great if everyone would RSVP so we know how many hot dogs to buy!
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President’s Letter
Dear Neighbors - My name is Joe Pika, and I'm the newly elected President of the Sleepy Hollow Citizens Association (SHCA). Prior to this past election at this year’s Taste of the Hollow, I served on the SHCA Execu-tive Committee as Mason District Council representative or alternate for the past six years. If I haven't met you at a neighborhood event or while out walking with my family, I look forward to meet-ing you soon. In my job as SHCA president, I’m only as good as those around me. Luckily, we have a very en-gaged community - many of you participate in neighborhood watch, attend and support our social events, are a block chair, or help with other activities. With the recent election of the new SHCA Ex-ecutive Committee, I’d like to thank the many volunteer members of the SHCA Executive Committee for their previous service, as well as those who continue to serve. If you are interested in serving on the SHCA Executive Committee in the future, or to support any of our events, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or another member of the board. We especially need Neighborhood Watch driv-ers. As some of you may be aware, the SHCA Executive Committee generally meets every month to dis-cuss issues of importance, including upcoming community social events; neighborhood watch, safe-ty, and/or security updates; land use issues; and other relevant updates from the community. During my time on the Executive Committee, two of the common issues of concern have been: 1) safety and security, and 2) development and code compliance. I expect that these will continue to be of importance to our community in the coming year, though of course we will adapt as needed. We will continue to monitor these and other relevant issues and include updates on the Yahoo listserv or updates in the Legend. If you have any questions or suggestions related to any neighborhood matters, I encourage you to reach out to me or any of our other Executive Committee members. Your input will help direct the Executive Committee's agenda over the coming months. Finally I would like to thank Kellie Bock and George Quadrino and their many volunteers for another successful Taste of the Hollow! It was great to see so many of you (well over 100!) at this exciting event, as well as the many residents who came to the Easter Egg Hunt in April. As summer ap-proaches, please also remember to mark your calendars for the upcoming picnic (Sunday, June 9 / rain date June 16), and National Night Out (Tuesday, August 6).
Thanks, and happy Spring, Joe Pika
[email protected] / 202-997-5632
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The annual Taste of the Hollow on March 30th brought almost 110 neighbors to St. Alban’s Epis-copal Church to taste some great food, drink some hand-selected wine and socialize with friends. Like previous years, the night also included elect-ed officials and a chance to hear from our Civic Association’s Executive Committee.
This year’s evening included the first annual “Best of the Hollow” food competition – the Taste of the Hollow’s dining fare has always been extremely good, but the additional competition brought the standard to a new high with many great dishes to try! Nine FANTASTIC entries made the evening delicious, and the first ev-er "Best of the Hollow" award went to Sean and Allison Fox with their Pork Shots dish. The com-petition made the evening our very own March Mad-ness – like the NCAA tournament, we saw VERY tight competition that was almost too close to call! We have some GREAT cooks in the Hollow!! Here are the Honorable Mentions:
Beef Wellington by Chris Bock
Magic Bars by Peg Boyne
Pumpkin Bars by Chris Grant
Marinated Shrimp and Avocado Salsa with corn chips by Marlene McHugh
Santa Fe Dip with tortilla chips by Jennifer Nolen
Smoked Salmon Roll Ups by Margaret Quad-rino
Meatballs by Sarah Shannon
"Not-so-Hollow-penos" (stuffed jalapenos) by Jean Yates and her daughter, Emily
A few of the chefs shared their recipes which we’ll publish as space permits in this and future Leg-ends. Check them out!
Just like every year, it takes a fair amount of work to pull off a successful event like this. This year we again offered babysitting services so parents could come with their children and still enjoy the fun – with 19 children there that evening, thanks to the team of Julie Boyne, Emma Giovanetti and her friends Jill and Ashley, Nora Lamb and Rowan Nolen. Also like every year, a couple of neighbor-hood mainstays set the pace – thanks to Kellie Bock for coordinating the evening from start to finish, and also to George Quadrino for all his
work in making the drinks flow so smoothly! And as always MANY THANKS to everyone who volunteered to help!
Those listed below only include those who signed up ahead of time – thanks also to all of you who stayed after the event to clean up!
2019 Taste of the Hollow
Lettie & Juan Ballve
Chris Bock
Peg & Syd Boyne
Kathy Bellows
Mark Derrick
Cindi Fox
Chris Grant & Jay Bagia
Jan Keyes
DeeDee & Lou Mazel
Marlene & Dick McHugh
Rob Nolen
Joe Pika
Margaret & George Quadrino
Sarah & Dennis Shannon
Tom and Mary Tycz
Bill Walters
Charlie & Mary Beth Williams
It was a great evening! A special thank you to
Tom Tycz for making it possible for us to have
the event at such a convenient venue close to the
Hollow!
-Kellie Bock and Charlie Williams
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2019 Easter Egg Hunt
Sleepy Hollow Welcomes Our Newest Neighbors Evelyn & Robert Kurhajetz 3073 Holmes Run Rd Chandra Ramu 6448 Eppard St Cecilia & Saman Kashakhi 3112 Knoll Dr Robert Labes, Sheryl Markowitz & Jordan Cohen 2998 Beechwood Ln Fernando Martinez 3000 Beechwood Ln Bambi Granger & John Wildung 6432 Quincy Pl
We had a beautiful day for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Many of Sleepy Hollow’s next generation participated in the hunt for over 150 eggs, many filled with candy and prizes. Crafts and some sweets rounded out this great event. Many thanks to Eileen Gorman for organizing the Easter Egg Hunt once again. We tried to figure out how many years she has been doing this and settled on at least 10! Wow - what a commitment! Even with the great ef-fort by the kiddos, Curtis Anderson and Kathy Bellows report they continue to find a random plastic egg occasionally!
Good times!
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SHCA 2019 Events All Sleepy Hollow neighbors are invited to these events, regardless of membership status.
Sun Jun 9 4:00 pm Summer Picnic (rain date June 16)/General Meeting Twin Oak Place
Sat Jun 29 8:00 am Summer Community Clean-Up (rain or shine), South Street at Sylvan Drive
Tues Aug 6 7:00 pm National Night Out - Twin Oak Place
Sun Sept 15 4:00 pm Fall Picnic (rain date Sept 22)/General Meeting
Sat Sept 28 8:00 am Fall Community Clean-Up (rain or shine), South Street at Sylvan Drive
Sun Oct 27 11:00 am Halloween Parade/General Meeting
Sat Dec 7 8:00 am Winter Community Clean-Up (rain or shine), South Street at Sylvan Drive
Gillie needs to know....
Are you signed up for
Neighborhood Watch?
Why not???
To sign up,
contact Curtis Anderson [email protected]
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Are you a member of the
Sleepy Hollow Neighborhood Yahoo Group?
Get all the latest news, get help, offer help… To join, simply send an email to SleepyHol-lowNeighborhood-subscribe @yahoogroups.com This is a private group, intended only for resi-dents of Old Sleepy Hollow. Please include your full name and address in your email so our administrator can verify that you are eligi-ble to join.
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2019 / 2020 SHCA OFFICERS & COMMITTEES AS OF MARCH 30, 2019
President: Joe Pika First Vice President: Bill Walters Second Vice President (Membership Chair) Virginia Robinson Secretary: Robert Kokta Treasurer: John Cockayne Delegate to Mason District Council Of Civic Associations: Jan Keyes Alternate (Vacant) Delegate to Fairfax County Federation Of Citizens Associations: Charles Williams Alternate (Vacant) SHCA Historian (Special Appointment) George Quadrino Communications Committee Peg Boyne (Chair) Safety & Security Committee: Curtis Anderson (Chair) Neighborhood Watch Coordinator Syd Boyne Social Events Committee: Kellie Bock (Chair) Zoning & Land Use Committee: Jim Travis (Chair) Assist Sean Fox Neighborhood Clean-ups: Jeanine Manley Coordinator
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CATS AND BIRDS: A BAD COMBINATION (Printed with the permission of The American Bird Conservancy)
Outdoor domestic cats are a recognized threat to global biodiversity. Cats have contributed to the extinction of 63 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles in the wild and continue to adversely impact a wide variety of other species, including those at risk of extinction such as Piping Plover.
The ecological dangers are so critical that the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists domestic cats as one of the world’s worst non-native invasive species.
Cats #1 Threat to Birds Predation by domestic cats is the number-one direct, human-caused threat to birds in the United States and Canada.
In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds every year. Although this number may seem unbelievable, it represents the combined impact of tens of millions of outdoor cats. Each outdoor cat plays a part.
Instinctive Predators of Wildlife Even well-fed cats will hunt and kill. Upon reflection, most cat owners will have observed this behavior. When a cat plays with a feather toy or laser, it is practicing predato-ry behaviors. When these behaviors continue outdoors, the results are deadly for birds and other wildlife.
Unfortunately, the mere presence of cats outdoors is enough to cause significant impacts to birds. Because cats are recognizable predators, their presence near nesting birds has been shown to reduce the health of chicks and decrease nest success.
For more information, go to abcbirds.org, especially their Happy Cats, Healthy Birds Campaign page.
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Stuffed Jalapeños From SHCA’s 2019 Taste of the Hollow
Recipe from Jean Yates (Overhill) and her daughter, Emily
1 lb. ground sausage, browned 1 8-oz block cream cheese, softened ¼ C. grated parmesan cheese • De-stem, halve lengthwise, and scrape insides (with a spoon) of 20-25 jalapeños • Mix cheeses together, then add sausage • Fill peppers with mixture • Arrange on baking sheet, and heat in oven for 30 minutes. Best served hot! Note: wear plastic gloves when scraping the jalapeños, and also try not to get squirts in your eyes, nose, or throat!
Marinated Shrimp & Avocado From SHCA’s 2019 Taste of the Hollow
Recipe from Marlene McHugh (Sleepy Ridge)
• Combine shrimp, cumin, vinegar, lime juice, brown sugar, garlic, cilantro, salt and pepper,
onions, peppers and jalapeno mix well • Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 4 - 6 hours, stirring several times • Just before serving, dice avocados in ¼ inch pieces, gently stir into shrimp mixture • Serve with corn chips
1.5 pounds Medium Shrimp (26 - 30) bite size pieces 3 tsp ground cumin ½ cup red wine vinegar ¼ cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes) ¼ tsp brown sugar (optional) 2 garlic cloves, peeled, minced 1 cup chopped, stemmed, fresh cilantro ¼ tsp salt or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste ½ red onion chopped ½ red pepper seeded chopped ½ yellow pepper seeded chopped (or green) 1 jalapeno pepper seeded chopped fine 2 ripe but firm avocados, peeled, pitted Crisp corn chips
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List Of Merchants Supporting the Sleepy Hollow Community Association’s
“Taste of the Hollow”
March 30, 2019
Sincere thanks go out to area merchants who donated door prizes, and to neigh-bors who solicited them. Please support our local businesses – they are part of what makes living in Sleepy Hollow so great!
Anthony’s Restaurant 3000 Annandale Road Falls Church, VA 22042 Modus Hotels - Avenue Suites 1660 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Boulevard Haircuts 6651 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, VA 22042 Dogfish Head Alehouse 6220 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22044 Dogwood Tavern 132 West Broad Street Falls Church, VA 22046 Bawadi Mediterranean Grill 6304 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22044
City Tap House 901 I Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 Elephant Jumps Thai 8110 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, VA 22042 Fairfax Inn 2946 Sleepy Hollow Road Falls Church, VA 22042 Lee’s Sandwiches 3037 Annandale Road Falls Church, VA 22042 Lazy Mike’s (also good for Clare & Don’s) 7049 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22046 One More Page Books 2200 N. Westmoreland Street Arlington, VA 22213
Pistone’s Italian Restaurant 6320 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, VA 22044 SeCar Auto Wash 3009 Annandale Road Falls Church, VA 22042 Wish Nails & Salon 3000 Annandale Road, #103 Falls Church, VA 22042 ANONYMOUS DONATION: Cinema Arts Theatres
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SHCA Executive Committee—Summary Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2019
Newly-elected President Joe Pika welcomed Virginia Robinson to the board as the new Second Vice President (Membership) and thanked all board members for volunteering. Safety and Security chair Curtis Anderson noted that this time of year brings various solicitors to the neighborhood and urged the group to encourage neighbors to conduct sufficient due diligence on prospective contractors. Social chair Kellie Bock reported on the Taste of the Hollow, noting that that 105 and 11 responded “yes” or “maybe,” respectively, via electronic RSVP and that nineteen children were supervised by babysitters dur-ing the event. The food competition was a notable success though next year may be divided into “main dish” and “dessert” categories. Kellie also reported that the Easter Egg Hunt had a good showing and flagged that the Summer Picnic scheduled for June 9.
Land Use co-chair Sean Fox reported that neighbors expressed new concerns at a recent public meeting as the process moves toward conclusion and predicted continuing controversy. He also conveyed that the coun-ty utility would replace water mains from Holmes Run-Cedarwood and on South Street, with repaving to take place thereafter. Neighborhood cleanups chair Jeanine Manley said that the seasonal cleanup was well attended. She asked VDOT to address the collapsed storm sewer intake at the corner of Sylvan/South and clogged sewer intake across from it on South Street. Jeanine also sought the participation of Eakin Properties and Falls Church Anglican in the 2019 clean-up schedule and that the latter agreed to join as adjoining neighbors.
March 11, 2019
First Vice President Jan Keyes introduced the slate of candidates up for election at the general membership meeting at the upcoming Taste of the Hollow in late March. The committee approved the slate. The group also discussed highlighting at the general membership meeting that a couple of alternate positions were un-filled and presented opportunities for interested neighbors to get involved. Mason District Council (MDC) representative Joe Pika reported that the rapid rollout of 5G in the county had hamstrung county authorities on regulatory requirements, and that the county would engage telecom providers on 5G requirements ahead of an FCC decision expected by April 15. The MDC also discussed codifying regulations on the operations of farmers markets in public areas and regulations governing person-al garden usage. On short-term rentals, with the recent passage of statewide legislation governing the use of such properties, the MDC was considering how to respond. Communications chair Peg Boyne presented content for the forthcoming Legend and the group robustly discussed the pros and cons of increasing the number of Legend editions during the year. The group also considered SHCA’s online presence and the noted the challenges of keeping a website up to date.
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SHCA Executive Committee—Summary Meeting Minutes
February 18, 2019 Curtis said he included notices on a recent missing dog in the Neighborhood Watch boxes. The group dis-cussed recent email exchanges on home security concerns and Curtis encouraged everyone to keep houses and vehicles locked. Joe reported that the Virginia Senate was considering a bill which would override Fairfax County’s regula-tions on short-term rentals. Mason District Council (alternate) representative Charlie Williams noted that Mason District was holding meetings on emergency preparedness issues.
Sean reported that the Fairfax County Department of Transportation was scheduling a series of small group discussions with interested citizens on a redesign of the Sleepy Hollow sidewalk project to be followed by a larger public meeting later this spring. The group also discussed the progress of researching neighbor atti-tudes on the Holmes Run sidewalk project.
Summarized by Bob Kokta, Secretary
Start Practicing, Corn-holers!
The Sleepy Hollow Summer Picnic is just around the corner! See you Sunday, June 9 at the Twin Oaks cul-de-sac.
Keep an eye on your email and the Sleepy Hollow Neighborhood listerv for more information and updates.
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of Sleepy Hollow
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