President’s MessageThis month, I am stepping down as president of the Lyon Park Citizens Associationdue to the fact that my wife, my son, and I are moving to Accra, Ghana, where shewill soon begin her next Foreign Service assignment. One of the first questions peopleask when we tell them of our plans is, “Are you going to sell your house?” The answeris an emphatic “no.” We may be leaving Lyon Park, but we are not severing our ties.We definitely will be returning to our beloved community.

I also plan to re-engage with the LPCA. Serving as president for the past three yearshas been a wonderful experience due in large part to the unwavering support Ireceived from my fellow Executive Committee officers and association members.They responded to any missteps I may have made with gracious guidance for which Iam extremely grateful. Thank you!

One of the greatest regrets of my tenure was notdoing more to build LPCA’s membership in terms ofboth numbers and diversity. As it was when I beganmy tenure, just a small fraction of the people whoreceive this newsletter are dues-paying membersalthough many turnout for our community events.If you aren’t a member, please join. If you are,reach out to neighbors who aren’t and encouragethem to join.

A vibrant organization just doesn’t need members, it needs active members, andthere are several upcoming opportunities for you to be one. At the June LPCAmeeting, we will appoint a nominating committee to identify potential candidates forthe Executive Committee election in September. If you want to be part of thenominating committee come to the meeting or contact our sergeant-at-arms, JohnGoldener (goldener@gmail.com). We will also be discussing how to revive communityevents, such as the food truck rodeo, that the pandemic has put on hold. The morevolunteers, the more successful these events will be.

Please plan to attend. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, June 9. Until then,stay healthy, stay strong.

Peter Zirnite , LPCA President

P.S. In keeping with tradition, this will be the last issue of the newsletter untilSeptember.

Please pay yourLPCA dues!

The form is on page11.

Lyon Park’s listserv, located onNextDoor, is a secure, private socialnetwork and an easy way forneighbors to connect and shareinformation. It’s free.Lyon Park neighbors use this appand/or website to:

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plants● Locate a lost package!

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The Lyon Park Citizens AssociationP.O. Box 100191, Arlington, VA 22201

LPCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresidentPeter ZirniteLyonParkPresident@gmail.comVice-President/Neighborhood ConservationThora Colotthora.colot@gmail.comVice-President/DevelopmentAaron Schuetzajschuetz@yahoo.comVice President, Communications/Social MediaSky Adlersky.x.adler@gmail.comTreasurerBill Anhut, Jr. (703) 528-3665billanhut@yahoo.comSecretary/HistorianAnnemaries Selvitelliastanz10@hotmail.comMembership ChairDarcy Rosenbaumdarcy.rosenbaum@gmail.comSargeant at ArmsJohn Goldenergoldener@gmail.comMember at LargeJulia Youngjuliagyoung@gmail.comPaul Showalterlockport00@comcast.net

COMMUNITY CENTERBOARD OF GOVERNORSJeannette Wick, Chair (703) 524-8531jywickrph@aol.com

IMPORTANT CONTACTSCommunity Center Rental AgentCindy Stroup (703) 527-9520rent@lyonpark.infoClarendon Alliance RepresentativeDebbie Kaplandebbiekaplandk@gmail.comCivic Federation RepsSteve Geiger (703) 522-0026Larry Juneer (703) 525-8921Natalie Roy (703) 819-4915Jim Turpin (703) 248-6988Doorways for Women and Families LiaisonSaif Amin saiful.amin@gmail.com

Newsletter EditorElaine SimmonsJeannette Wick

SubmissionsSend photos and articles tolyonparkeditor@gmail.comDistributionHelen White (703) 472-1076hmwhite3@gmail.com

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Trees in Lyon ParkNot for Climbing!!!

The accompanying pictureshows damage to anornamental tree in Lyon Park.

Kids did it while climbing.

We want children to play on theequipment, but they shouldstay clear of the trees. Climbingon trees is not safe for trees orfor kids.

Parents: Kindly be vigilant whenyou take your kids to Lyon Park,and please tell your nanniesthat tree climbing is notallowed.

The Mysteries of Brood X Ian D. RoweRight now, the D.C. metro region is experiencing a true marvel ofnature: the appearance of periodical cicadas. These incrediblylong-lived insects spend most of their lives underground in thenymph stage, feeding on tree roots and going almost entirelyunnoticed. Then, very predictably, these bugs all simultaneouslyrise from the earth by the millions in the largest emergence ofinsects on the planet. They immediately find something to climband then then undergo a brief molt where they shed their skinand emerge as winged, adult cicadas. The new adults are a paleyellow color for a few hours before darkening into their adulthues. These adult cicadas only have a few weeks to live and themales use this time to sing their hearts out to attract femaleswilling to mate, after which the female will lay her eggs in thebranches of trees and die soon after. After a few more weeks,the eggs hatch and the nymphs fall and burrow underground tospend the next several years dining on tree roots.

To me, the most incredible and mysterious part of thisphenomenon is the predictability of the emergence. Periodicalcicadas are grouped into broods, which are identified by thelocation in which the emergence occurs and the years in which ithappens. The particular brood emerging in this region now isBrood X, where “X” is Roman numeral ten and is one of 23broods in the United States. The emergences of each of thesebroods very reliably occurs on either 13- or 17-year cycles.Emergences have been documented all the way back to colonialtimes. Since the cicadas feed on tree sap at the roots, it’s quiteeasy to imagine that the bugs could discern individual yearsbased on seasonal variability in sap production. However, it isunclear to science how they count the number of years to

emerge reliably in exactly 13- and 17-year intervals. Since theydon’t wear watches or keep calendars, there must be anotherphenomenon at play here. Some research suggests that theinsects can somehow count the sequential annual cycles of thetree they feed on and keep an internal molecular clock that tellsthem it’s time to emerge when it hits 13 or 17.

The other big mystery is why EXACTLY 13 or 17 years? Theadvantage of all cicadas emerging at once is that they overwhelmlocal predators that want to eat them; cicadas may be deliciousto birds and mammals but there are simply so many thatpredators feast until they can’t eat anymore, leaving the rest tomate and lay eggs for the next generation. Yet, the strictadherence to the numbers 13 and 17 isn’t clear to science. Sometheorize that the fact that the numbers 13 and 17 are primenumbers prevents any predators from aligning theirdevelopmental lifecycles with the cicadas to take advantage ofthe great feast they bring. Other research suggests that thecicadas themselves somehow suppress local bird populationsduring the year of their emergence. One study found that in theyears where cicadas emerge, the local bird populations arenoticeably lower for unclear reasons, implying that the cicadashave somehow found an evolutionary way to reduce the numberof birds that are present!

The awe-inspiring emergence, coupled with the complexity oftheir lifecycle, makes these insects a bona fide mystery worthy offurther research. I encourage any budding young scientist to gooutside and explore for yourself and maybe one day you’ll helpmake sense of how the cicadas do it!

2021 Plant Sale: Remarkable Success Kit PutnamThis year's Lyon Park Plant Sale netted $1607. The weather was kind both days and the shoppers, serenaded by cicada song, wereenthusiastic. We're grateful to all who donated plants for the Saturday sale or who dug their own plants from the CommunityCenter garden on Sunday under the knowledgeable eyes of our local native plant experts. Many thanks also to those who promotedand worked the sale and, of course, to all who gave the plants a new home in their gardens.

The majority of donated plants were gone by noon on Saturday! Shopper interest was there but the inventory was not quite asbountiful as last year. We want all of our shoppers to find an irresistible plant (or several) to adopt. So, dear Lyon Park gardeners,please start making an inventory now of your most prolific and pleasing plants and be ready to share them in next year's Plant Saleto benefit our beloved Community Center.www.lyonpark.org • June 2021 Page 3

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This Summer, Heat + Scant/No Rain = Water Your Trees! Elaine SimmonsTrees adds beauty and health to our neighborhoods. Their shade and transpiration (water vaper evaporating through pores in theirleaves) have a pronounced cooling effect on us. Over the course of their lifetime, trees store up to 22 tons of carbon dioxide in theirtrunks, branches, and root systems. They are worth caring about.

But our trees, even large ones, need regular access to water to regulate their temperature and conduct photosynthesis. Most of theroots of most trees are in the top 12 inches of soil. IF that dries out, the tree is in trouble; it can become stressed and fall prey to anynumber of pests.

A haunting passage from The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben maymotivate you to water: “When trees are really thirsty, they begin to scream. Ifyou’re out in the forest, you won’t be able to hear them, because this all takesplace at ultrasonic levels. Vibrations occur in the trunk when the flow of waterfrom the roots to the leaves is interrupted. This is a purely mechanical eventand it probably doesn’t mean anything. And yet?” Wohlleben notes, however,that humans also make sound via vibrations; in our case, vibrations of ourvocal cords caused by the passage of air down our windpipes. He wonders iftrees are expressing their distress that water levels are running low.

It is easy and cheap to keep your trees watered: simply let the hose run nearthe base of each tree on low-medium flow. A mature tree in drought needs100 gallons a week, which will take 60-90 minutes with the hose, dependingon flow. (A young tree needs 25 gallons, about 20-30 minutes.) This is notexpensive; 100 gallons of water costs $1.40.

What is expensive is paying to remove a tree killed by drought, so please,watch the weather and be good stewards of our trees.

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There is an unassuming “weed” thatgrows around Fillmore Park andthroughout Arlington that usually getspulled and thrown out with the rest ofthe yard waste. But would you believethis same plant has a rich flavor whencooked? If you like spinach—or even ifyou don’t—Chenopodium album willprove that there is a whole new worldof leafy greens the supermarketsnever told us about. It has so manycommon names that you can take yourpick: lambsquarters, pigweed,baconweed, fat hen, frost-blite, whitegoosefoot.

It can be tedious to pull the leaves offits stems (the smaller, younger leavesare tastier) and they cook down to halftheir original size, but the effort isquickly forgotten once it’s on yourplate. Sauteed with olive oil, a bit ofgarlic, maybe some dried mushrooms,and a squeeze of lemon, it has acomplex flavor all its own. It’s not onlypeople that find C. album delicious:mammals, birds, caterpillars, andbeetles also feast on the plant’s leavesand seeds.

As if its mouth-watering qualities werenot enough, it’s apparently loadedwith protein, calcium, vitamins A andC, minerals, and antioxidants. Peoplearound the world value it for itsnutrition and hardiness: it grows fastand is able to thrive in extremeconditions, including drought, highaltitudes, and sub-freezingtemperatures. Though mostly nativeto Europe, C. album is not invasivehere, meaning it doesn’t take overnatural habitats.

What’s Cooking in Fillmore Park? Heidi Ananthakrishnan

Lyon Park Building Community Working Group - We need your input!Lyon Park is an amazing and welcoming place to be, the reason many of us live here. In support of this, a working group hasbeen formed to focus on how we can best engage, include, and serve all members of our neighborhood to reflect ourdiversity and remove barriers to participation. We want and need your input. Participation is easy. Please share yourthoughts via a short, confidential survey and/or participate in our working group. All amounts of time are welcome!

Take care, stay safe, and enjoy the summer!

Survey: Share your thoughts in this short 4-minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5KVM776

Volunteer: Participate in the open working group, an hour or more of time here or there will positively impact our efforts:christalpca@gmail.com.

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The Lyon Park Citizen is hand delivered to 1,900 homes aroundthe 10th of the month from September through June (10 issues),with artwork and copy due the 20th of the previous month.These are our advertising rates:

We offer a 5% discount for residents who have paid their LPCAdues, and an additional 10% discount for advertisers whocommit to three or more months in a row. A designer will draftartwork for an extra 10% charge. Contactlyonparkeditor@gmail.com to reserve space.

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Hi Jeannette -

One of our neighbors lives on the border of Ashton Heights andLyon Park. She receives newsletters from both neighborhoods.She asked me to deliver two copies of the LP newsletter tofriends who live on the Ashton Height side of Irving Street.

Moving forward, she sent the link to the March LP Citizen toher friends. She also suggested adding the link to the AshtonHeights newsletter to the LP Citizen and asking the AshtonHeights newsletter editor to include a link to the LP Citizen inall future newsletters. She (like so many other neighbors)enjoys reading both newsletters. Can you make that happen?

Helen

Can do!!! Find Ashton Heights newsletters here:https://ashtonheights.org/ahca-newsletter/

Annual Lyon Park-Ashton Heights GolfTournament

Sunday October 10, 2021

South Riding Golf Club

Save the Date!

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Find news and more pictures on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/lyonparkcommunitycenter

Community House Rental RatesLyon Park and Ashton Heights residents are eligible forresident rates, but cannot sponsor non-resident events.

Monday – Thursday (8 AM–5 PM, 4 hour minimum)<75 guests, $50/hour resident; $100/hour non-resident>75 guests, $75/hour resident; $100/hour non-resident

Monday – Thursday evening (6–10 PM)<75 guests, $200 resident; $400 non-resident>75 guests, $300 resident; $400 non-resident

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, HolidaysHALF DAY (8 AM–2:30 PM or 3:30–10 PM):

$400 resident; $900 non-residentWHOLE DAY (8 AM-10 PM):

$750 resident; $1,600 non-resident

Children’s Birthday Rates for children 10 and under,maximum 40 attendees, booked <2 months in advance:Four consecutive hours ending before 2 PM, smallkitchen use only– Includes the time you will need to set upand clean up.

$200 resident; $400 non-resident

Grounds preservation fees:● $30/inflatable (can only be rented from Arlington TEAM)● $100/floored tent, $30/pole tent● $100 grounds fee for ponies and petting zoos

Use of inflatables and/or tents must be approved in advanceand specified in rental contract.

A security deposit is required for all rentals.

MAKE A RESERVATION TODAY!Check online calendar for availability and complete theonline reservation form at www.lyonpark.info

Environmentally Safe Ways to Control MosquitoesElaine Simmons

With hot, humid weather comes a plague of mosquitos. We cantake steps to reduce mosquito populations without harming“good” critters like bees and butterflies.

1) Eliminate standing water. Unfortunately, mosquito larvaecan live in as little as one teaspoon of water. Black, ribbed,flexible downspout extenders hold water and are thus aprime culprit, even if they are sloped downhill. Blockedgutters are also a major problem, as are tarps (like onpools or cars), toys, bird baths, trash and recycling bins,watering cans and wheelbarrows, and pots and saucers.Check and empty these sources every two to three days.

2) Treat your rain barrel. Rain barrels are great for saving onwater, but they are major mosquito breeding grounds. Toavoid this, buy mosquito “donuts” or dunks, which last formonths, or add ¼ cup of any type of cooking oil to yourbarrel per week, or secure fine mesh netting to the topwith bungee cord.

3) Avoid mosquito spraying that harms other bugs. Manycompanies claim that their insecticide treatments for youryard only harm mosquitoes, but critics disagree, sayingthat chemicals typically used to cause paralysis and deathin mosquitoes (pyrethrins or pyrethroids) kill monarch cat-erpillars (even weeks after spraying), bees, and fireflies.These chemicals can also kill arthropods, such as spidersand centipedes. Losing these critters means reducing afood source for some birds. Finally, critics claim these in-secticides are toxic to certain earthworms.

4) Try natural sprays to repel mosquitoes in your yard. Alter-natives to insecticides are products such as Garlic Barrier,with its considerable amount of natural sulfur providing arepellent. According to reviews, Garlic Barrier smells ex-tremely strong for 30-60 minutes but then the smell goesaway; the repellent lasts several weeks.

5) To avoid being bit while outside, cover up and spray your-self with mosquito repellent. The EPA has approved DEET;it’s been around for decades and breaks down quickly, sodoes not harm the environment. Alternatives to DEET in-clude plant-based products that contain oil of lemon euca-lyptus (OLE).

6) Finally, use a fan at your outdoor gathering. The fan dis-perses the carbon dioxide you exhale, so fewer mosquitoesare attracted to you in the first place. Also, mosquitoes areweak fliers and can’t compete with the “wind” from thefan.

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Lots of Chatter about Dead Birds: What’s Up?Recently, numerous neighbors have found dead federallyprotected migratory birds in their yards. The Commonwealth isaware of the problem and has received many reports.

Megan Kirchgessner, DVM, PhD, Virginia Wildlife Veterinariancorresponded with a neighbor, who shared it with theneighborhood. Dr. Kirchgessner indicated her office hasreceived numerous reports of dead birds in Fairfax, Arlington,and Winchester. She said, “A veterinarian in Clarke Countydescribed a bird from Fairfax that had significant neurologicalsigns (droopy head, eyes moving constantly from one side tothe other, etc.) in combination with swollen eyes. She alsotreated a second bird with similar signs with an antibiotic andthe clinical signs resolved. She is sending a couple of birds tothe lab for diagnostic testing later this week. The resolution ofsigns after administration of an antibiotic suggests that this is abacterial infection, not a virus. Hopefully we will have moredefinitive answers from the lab in a couple of weeks.”

AWLA is AwareBeginning on Tuesday May 18, 2021 Animal Welfare League ofArlington (AWLA), Animal Control began receiving callsregarding sick/injured juvenile birds, specifically Grackles andBlue Jays. Seemingly otherwise healthy juvenile birds had eyeissues, causing blindness. The birds would land and stay on theground. Animal Control is now seeing other species of birdsaffected. Other agencies and localities across the region andstate are reporting similar issues.

The Animal Control team promptly reached out to the regionalbiologist with the VA Department of Wildlife Resources and hascoordinated testing on a selection of these deceased birds.They are waiting for results.

At this time AWLA is asking members of the public to disposeof these birds promptly when found on their property.Please take precautions when disposing of these birds:● Wear hand covering (such as gloves) and avoid any direct

contact with the birds● Consider picking up the birds using the same method you

would for pet waste. Invert a bag over your hand, pick upthe bird, and then pull the bag over the bird, tying with aknot at the top before disposal.

● Dispose of in waste receptacle outside of the home● Wash hands well immediately after● Report deceased birds here:

https://forms.gle/gvLvk24YqpAsKcXH9

If a you find an injured or deceased bird on public playgrounds,parks, and fields, please call Arlington County Animal Controlpromptly at (703) 931-9241.

Heavenly Bamboo: Whose Heaven Would that Be?Nandina (heavenly bamboo, sacred bamboo, or Chinese bamboo)is not a bamboo–it’s an erect nonnative evergreen shruboriginating from India, China, and Japan. Local landscapers love itfor its beautiful coloration and hardiness. It tolerates dryconditions, has an attractive upright shape, and presents withattractive oval leaves and brilliant red berries.

According to the USDA Plant Database, nandina spreads readilyby seed and rhizomatous underground stems. From Texas toTennessee, it has invaded 25,000 acres, crowding out nativespecies and wrecking havoc with established plant communities.

All parts of the plant are poisonous. Leaves, shoots, and berriescontain hydrocyanic acid, a cousin to cyanide. Berries are toxic tocats and leaves toxic to grazing animals. The plant can be lethalto anything ingesting any plant part. In fact, in China, the wholeplant is used as a pesticide.

In April 2009 in Thomas County, Georgia, residents found dozensof cedar waxwings dead for no obvious reason. Subsequentinvestigation revealed all of the birds had died of bleeding in thelungs, trachea, and thorax. The hemorrhaging was a consistentwith cyanide poisoning. The birds’ entire gastrointestinal tractswere filled with recently ingested to partially digested nandinaberries.

If you don’t have nandina in your yard, don’t add it. If you havenandina in your yard, consider removing it (it’s a big job). If youwant to keep it, consider this:● Don’t let nandinas berry. Cut off the sprays of white flowers

in spring. Without flowers, they cannot develop berries andthey cannot spread.

● Replace them with improved, sterile nandinas that don’tflower or fruit. In addition to not fruiting, these compactgrowers don’t spread by roots to become large thickets theway ordinary nandinas do. They’ve very easy to grow andrequire little care.

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White Ash that Lost a Limb –circle marks the break

Before We Were Yours Margaret DeanFor a novel that describes the dreadful conditions and horrifyingpractices of Georgia Tann and the Tennessee Children’s Home Society inMemphis, Lisa Wingate’s fictionalization of the true events of the ‘20s,‘30s, ‘40s and ’50s is remarkably cheerful. That is due in part to thenovel’s organization, which alternates chapters between Rill, a twelve-year old happily growing up with her four siblings (Fern, Lark, Camellia,and Gabion) on a shanty river boat; Avery Stafford, a successful younglawyer; and May Crandall, an elderly woman in expensive residentialcare. Avery is searching for information about her grandmother, whichleads to the unraveling of the Stafford family understanding of who theyare. Avery’s search has the potential to unearth secrets that might openAvery’s father, the wealthy and politically successful CongressmanStafford, to scandal-mongering by the press.

What becomes clear about mid-story is Avery’s discovery of newspaperarticles about the gross mistreatment or even theft of babies andchildren for adoption purposes. The articles quoted are actual pressreports of abuse (pp 196-97), misappropriation of funds, vanishingpaperwork so that links to biological parents could not be re-established,and disappearing or starving unadoptables. While Tann was eventuallyfound guilty of causing the deaths of as many as 500 children and

infants, many of the adoptees had been stolen from their parents and were unfindable. No justice for them, just tears on the pillow .

Avery’s search for information about her grandmother, who is suffering from dementia, opens links to the past and relationshipsthey never knew existed. Their two-year old brother, Gabion, the lovable blond, was adopted in their first days at the orphanage andis never located. Apparently, the difficult and angry brunette Camellia, died in the orphanage. What is not entirely clear is how Rilland Fern (who were adopted together) and their sister Lark (all three lovable blonds) found each other, but they did. So there is afaux happy ending in writing if not in real life.

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Ballantine Publishers. NY, NY., ISBN 978-0-425-284681, 334 pp. Hardback. Loan.

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KIWANIS CLUB ANNUAL BLUEBERRYSALE IS ON!

What do you think when you hear or see the word BLUE-BERRIES?

1. Healthful?2. Nutritious?3. Delicious?4. Kiwanis Club of Arlington?5. All of the above?

Of course, it’s all of the above. And blueberry season2021 is about to start. Always picked at the height oftheir freshness, the berries are expected to arrive in Ar-lington the last weekend in June, directly from the grow-er. The berries are sold in 10-pound boxes for $35.00 andwill be available for contact-free pickup at CherrydaleMethodist Church, 3701 Lorcum Lane. Please place yourorders online before June 15 atwww.arlingtonvakiwanis.com or contact Julie Mangis atjmmangis@aol.com or (703)525-7513.

“They’re so good you’ll think you picked them yourself!”

There is also an option to purchase boxes of blueberriesto be donated to the Arlington Food Assistance Center(AFAC) for distribution to needy families. Please consideradding a box or two for AFAC to your order and Kiwaniswill deliver the berries directly to AFAC. More informa-tion is available on the website.

In addition to AFAC, proceeds from Kiwanis blueberrysales benefit Arlington Thrive, Crisis Link, Arlington 4-H,ASPIRE, VHC Pediatrics, National Capital Treatment & Re-covery, and many more Arlington safety-net non-profits.

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iGive

iGive works similarly. It’s free. iGive partners with more than1,700 online stores. It donates an average of 3% what youspend to your selected charity . The stores pay for it all. Younever pay more, and often you pay less with coupons anddeals. A typical shopper raises more than $100/year. Go toigive.com from the web browser on your computer ormobile device. Select LPCC as your charity and add the iGivebutton. This automatically tells participating stores that youwant your shopping to support LPCC. You can also downloadthe iPhone/iPad or Android apps.

AmazonSmile

AmazonSmile is an Amazon program that donates 0.5% of thepurchase price of eligible products to charitable organizations.AmazonSmile is a simple, automatic way for you to support LyonPark Community Center (LPCC) every time you shop, at no costto you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find theexact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shoppingexperience as Amazon.com. Go to smile.amazon.com from theweb browser on your computer or mobile device. Select LPCC asyour charity and then start shopping. It’s that easy. You may alsowant to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com.

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Community Engagement Opportunities, Arlington Public Schools

All APS students who selected hybrid/in-person learning joined us in person as of mid-March.We are delighted to have them back!

Wednesday, June 94 to 6 PM

Joint School Board/County Board Work Session on the Capital Improvement PlanVirtual meeting

Thursday, June 107:30 PM

School Board Meeting: Public Hearing on the FY 2022-24 Capital Improvement PlanWatch School Board Work Sessions live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41

Monday, June 147 to 9 PM

Virtual School Board Work Session #4 on the FY 2022-24 Capital Improvement PlanWatch School Board Work Sessions live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41

Thursday, June 247 PM

Last School Board Meeting of the School Year: Consent: Family and Community Engagement Brief; Adoption ofthe FY 2022-24 Capital Improvement Plan & Action on School Resource Officer Work Group - Superintendent’sRecommendationsWatch School Board Work Sessions live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41

Thursday, July 17 PM

School Board Organizational MeetingWatch School Board Work Sessions live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41

*View Board meetings live online or on Comcast Channel 70 or Verizon Channel 41.** Watch Work Sessions live online at https://www.apsva.us/school-board-meetings/school-board-work-sessions-meetings/.

Work sessions are opened to the public but no public comments are accepted.Visit www.apsva.us/Engage to stay up-to-date on engagement opportunities.

Free flu shots. Call Arlington Public Health at 703-228-1200 for an appointment.No-cost COVID-19 testing. Sites do not require insurance, ID or a doctor’s referral. Free, walk-in clinic M-F 12-5 p.m. at Arlington

Mill Community Center (909 S. Dinwiddie St.) Aurora Hills Community Center and Tucker Field at Barcroft Park sites offerelectronic results within 72 hours.

Visit web (https://health.arlingtonva.us/covid-19-coronavirus-updates/covid-19-testing/) or call 703-912-7999 for information.

We take pride in service; andour customers are our number one priority.

We offer services from general repair and maintenance tocomprehensive diagnostics. Hours of operation are from 8:00 am- 5:00 pm Monday to Friday and 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Saturday.Stop on by to allow us to introduce ourselves and present thisadd to the Service Manager and receive 10% OFF ON REPAIRS.

Thank you for the continued welcoming into your community.We look forward in servicing all of your automotive needs.

Sean Magrann, Service Managersean@metromotor.comMetro Motor I Lyon Park Liberty2717 North Pershing Dr.Arlington, VA 22201

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