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DECEmbEr 2013

Happy Holidays! I’ve got two gifts for you.

First, your LBA Board at its November meeting adopted a 2014 budget that does not include any increase in resident dues or fees, in large part thanks to the many volunteers whose talents and time off-set literally thousands of dollars that we would otherwise have to spend on main-tenance, legal advice, security supervision, web page maintenance, covenant enforce-ment, fireworks – you get the picture.

Second, I thought you might enjoy these “Rules for Happiness from an Old Wom-an,” which come from a lot of life lessons I’ve learned during my 75 years.

Rules for Happiness from an Old Woman

1. Lower your standards.2. Your grass is green enough.3. No one ever stopped loving you

because of dust.4. Don’t worry about wrinkles – in

clothes or in faces.5. Suppress laughter only when abso-

lutely necessary.6. When you face a tough decision,

always choose the kinder alterna-tive.

7. Listen generously; advise sparingly.8. Great passion dissipates with time

but so does terrible grief.9. Always pass on compliments to the

subject; never pass on insults.

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Sally’s Rules For 2014 – and Beyond By Sally Determan

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Hard Work of Bridge Team Built a Lasting Gift For Decades to Come By George Waters Co-Chair, Maintenance & Improvements Committee

A big thank you to Matt Mattingly, Mike Mastropaolo, John Shapard, Aleks Pisarski, Frank Dalton, Doug Dreyer, Walter Cate, Robert Zimmerman, Rusty Metz, David Frenkel, Ralph Smalley, Tom Daley, Clayton Graham, Mac Vo-gelei, Jay Grossman, Larry Cirignano, Victoria Fernandez and our great design and structural engineer Luis Fernandez. Some of these folks put in a day or two, others gave up multiple weekends over

the past two months to undertake and complete a major renovation of the near-ly 40-year-old Woman’s Club Bridge.

It is now code compliant with four inch-es or less between the vertical balusters, instead of the large gaps that were there. The old deteriorating wood has been replaced with new wood. Seventy very large and very heavy 3-inch x 8-inch x 6-foot decking planks were flipped over

Carole Bausell of Stoneybrae Drive checks out the art at the Lake Barcroft Art League’s Holiday Show & Sale on Nov. 17. Lake artists exhibited and sold their work at the homes of Rebecca Keegan of Lakeview Drive, Joyce McCarten of Dearborn Drive and Lark Lovering of Cavalier Corridor.

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Denise and Richard Dreiman of Half Moon Circle are pleased to introduce Lake Barcroft to China’s newest TV star. On Nov. 4 their son, Sam Dreiman, who has been working in Beijing for almost three years, made his debut as “the bach-elor” on China’s most popular TV show, Feichengwurao, or “If You Are the One.” The show, which is watched by an aver-age 50 million people, is a cross between America’s The Bachelor and The Dating Game. For 40 minutes, Sam answered questions, all in Mandarin, asked by 24 young women. The women and Sam then had to decide if there was a match.

(Spoiler alert: Sam got the date and won a trip to Greece.)

The final broadcast version of the show was edited to 16 minutes. You can watch Sam on the show at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrJGi78B8W0&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLtFDvh1SGFq9_1sA-eJ4Lb-wD_NhvtJVy.

Warning: The show is entirely in Manda-rin, but you can click the cc on YouTube for a not-very-accurate translation.

Ed Kaleta and Jill Canino of Fiddler’s Green became engaged Oct. 13 in San-torini, Greece.

Chica and Brian Brunsvold of Went-worth Drive will celebrate their 50th an-niversary on Thanksgiving Day. (See the Neighbors column on Page 3)

Claire Sheahan and Chris Hockley of Whispering Lane welcomed a new daughter, Josephine Sheahan Hockley, on Oct. 29. She was born at Georgetown University Hospital and weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz. She joins a 3-year-old brother, Simon.

Alexander Miles, 18, of Pinetree Terrace, graduated from JEB Stuart High School with a full International Baccalaureate di-ploma in June, and entered the University of Virginia in the fall. He is studying busi-ness and Spanish.

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Timothy Hardy, son of the late Richard and Mary Anne Hardy of Lakeview Drive, married his school sweetheart, Elizabeth Rodgers, on Oct. 19 in a ceremony at St. Leo's Catholic Church, followed by a dinner reception at the Mason Inn. Tim and Elizabeth honeymooned at Lake Placid, N.Y. Elizabeth is a graduate of George Mason University and an urban planner for Arlington County. Tim is owner of a lawn and yard care business. Together, they have caught some pretty impressive fish from the Lake.

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Chica, Brian Brunsvold, and I relax in their living room. White leather sofas arranged in a “U” provide a comfortable perch for observing fantastic hand-painted creatures from Mexico prancing around the room. My attention is quickly captured by Chica’s distinctive Zooil-logicals® – watercolor paintings, dazzlingly original in their liveliness and color. Aware that Brian is a sportsman and Chica often ac-companies him on trips into the wild, I sense an adventurous love of nature.

Brian, how did hunting and fishing cap-ture your interest?

Brian: My dad started me out when I was 8. I found that woodland creatures had all the advantages – they could hide, were quick and agile, and had superior senses of sight and smell. Today I still need to do ev-erything almost perfectly to succeed, and

even that isn’t enough, I have to be lucky too.

Is there one moment that stands out above all others?

Brian: I’ve been in the dark and wild with reports of mountain lions nearby. Tracking an impressive deer with bow and arrow, I heard the loudest, sharpest cat-like growl-ing. Stealing away, five yards at a time, I heard the deer crash. I kept on going.

Then fishing for Greyling on a peninsu-la north of the Arctic Circle, I caught a splendid lake trout. After cleaning it, an imposing grizzly began approaching. I picked up the fish, left the entrails and stole away. That day the bear did cleanup.

Chica, the wild intrigues you too.

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50 Years Later A Love of Nature Holds These Two Together By Anne Murphy O’Neil Barcroft News Staff

A series of stories about some of the extraordinary people at the Lake and those who have made Lake Barcroft an extraordinary place to live. If you know someone who should be featured, contact Anne O'Neil.

Chica and Brian Brunsvold of Wentworth Drive.

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Lake Barcroft Village: A Member’s Story By Julie Uritis Lake Barcroft Village Coordinator

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We’ve all heard the adage, “It takes a village,” usually in ref-erence to the ever-watchful group process of steering children through their formative years.

But, as you now may know, for many of us in our community and many folks across the country, village has come to signify the creation of a supportive community environment where people can feel engaged and safe in their homes as they get older.

In Lake Barcroft Village, one particular member “takes the cake” when it comes to exemplifying what it means to be a member of our Village.

Renee Gholz just celebrated her 97th birthday. She moved to the Lake several years ago to help her son recuperate after he suf-fered a heart attack. In her words, “He is the best son ever,” and though she hasn’t driven since she left her beloved New Orleans, her son and daughter-in-law “make sure I am never wanting for things to do.”

Renee and her family first heard of the Village through the LB newsletter and signs posted around the Lake. As her son says, “The Village has meant that some of the pressure is off my wife and me” to make sure she stays vital and connected to everyday life.

“I am a very social person” Renee laughs. “I belong to two book clubs, I am the coordinator of Eating Adventures with the Woman’s Club, and I love going to the Village’s co-ed lun-cheons.” Our many volunteers provide transportation, so she can get to all of her medical appointments – and her numerous social activities – without putting a strain on her family’s hectic schedules. An added bonus is the delight she takes when she happens upon a volunteer who waves to her and asks her how she is doing.

Often her son Chico will accompany her to events such as the quarterly Membership Meetings and productions by the Provi-

dence Players. “When I retire, I would like to volunteer. ... It’s the old taking care of the very old,” Chico said.

Several volunteers report receiving equal satisfaction in coming to know Renee. “She is a delightful and very mentally sharp lady,” reports Liz Christian of Lakeview, adding “My husband and I are members and have done quite a few volunteer assists for other members. However, we have also requested services for help with a household chore … and computer help. We are both ‘givers and takers.’”

Volunteer Tony Bracken of Lakeview Drive says of Renee, “She is a delightful lady and very active.”

Perhaps India Walsh of Crosswoods Drive sums up the Village experience as it is for so many of our 90-plus members: “I drove Renee to the movies to see Quartet and what fun we had. Renee is full of life and so interesting. We talked and laughed like we had known each other for years ... instead of the short time it really was.

“I volunteer for LBV because I like to lend a helping hand oc-casionally and I do believe “it takes a village.” I think most people want to stay in their homes as they age and the intercon-nectedness of our neighborhood will help to make that possible.

“My husband and I have been in our house almost 40 years, and we joined the Village because we think it's a good idea. A helping hand now and then helps maintain our independence, and that's a good thing.”

Lake Barcroft Village is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization es-tablished to allow senior residents of the community to “age in place” with a variety of support services and programs. Support the Village with your tax deductable donation.

For more information about Lake Barcroft Village membership, services, and programs or to make a donation, contact Village Coordinator Julie Uritus, at 703-354-0652 or email [email protected].

Helping Neighbors: From top left: Village Volunteers Liz Christian and India Walsh, and Bobbie Gholz; Seated from left: Renee Gholz and her son Chico Gholz.

Fairfax Fire and Rescue Department Chief Richard Bowers was the guest at the Lake Barcroft Village General Quarterly Meeting Nov. 5. Chief Bowers spoke about fire safety especially during the holiday season. The fire department will come out to homes to check smoke detectors, provide free replacements, and do safety assessments, all for free.

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Barcroft Villagers Cruise to Canada to Celebrate Fall By Frank A. Aukofer Special to Barcroft News

For Marian Cromley of Stoneybrae Drive, it was the emerald flashes of light at sunrise.

For others, it was munching lobster and wild blueberry pie, or touring historic northeastern cities and parks in the U.S. and Canada in spectacular bright fall sunshine.

Seventeen Lake Barcoft residents and friends shared the expe-riences on a cruise out of Baltimore organized by Marian on behalf of the Lake Barcroft Village’s Easy Breezy travel group.

The Village is a network of neighbors helping neighbors that, among other things, promotes the concept of travel with, as Marian describes it, “no hotels, no airports, no driving.”

With many members of the group traveling to Baltimore by van from the home of Lois and Marty Mandelberg of Waterway Place, the eight-day cruise started uneventfully on Oct. 17 despite some anxiety over a possible work slowdown by longshoremen.

The ship was the Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, which can accommodate up to 2,000 travelers with a crew of more than 700. Like most big cruise ships, it is a floating luxury liner with a theater, bars, restaurants, swimming pools, a casino and even a faux rock climbing wall.

Cruising the North Atlantic in fall does not make for sunbath-ing around the upper deck’s pool. But the cruise staff ran daily line-dancing sessions poolside and on one raw day had a belly flop contest into the pool. Most of the passengers who wanted to spend time in the water used the indoor pool and hot tub.

Fortunately, there were only a few minor rocky times, not enough to cause seasickness.

The flip side was the beautiful fall weather, with bright sunshine and temperatures in the 50s and 60s at the four stops, each of which allowed touring that lasted up to a full day depending on individual choices.

The first stop was at Portland, Maine’s largest city, which since the visit by the Village contingent, voted to legalize marijuana for residents over 21 years old. The Villagers disclaim any re-sponsibility.

Tours of Portland included a lunch stop in Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, where former President George H. W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, maintain their summer home at Walker’s Point.

From there, the Grandeur cruised to wealthy Bar Harbor, where the ship could not dock. Pilot and tour boats transported the passengers to the city. Some toured Acadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the U.S. East Coast.

Canadian stops started at Saint John, New Brunswick, on the Bay of Fundy. Some in the group took a tour that delivered them to St. Martins, a quaint fishing village with two covered

bridges and a restaurant that served fish chowder by the gallon.

Before returning home, the Grandeur docked in Halifax, the cultural center of Nova Scotia, with its beautiful Public Garden. Dating to 1866, it is the oldest Victorian-style garden in North America. Several Villagers visited the Titanic Cemetery there, where more than 300 victims of the ship’s 1912 sinking are bur-ied. Sheila Wayman of Ridgeway Terrace called the experience “very emotional.”

Besides Marian Cromley, Sheila Wayman and Lois and Marty Mandelberg, the Barcroft Village travel group included Wal-traut and Frank Nelson of Beachway Drive with their friend Marilyn Young of Camptown, Pa.; Diane and John Roosma and Lucy and Ted Seward, all of Pinetree Terrace; Diane and Ralph Smalley of Lakeview Drive; Kathy Utgoff of Waterway Drive and Sharlene and Frank Aukofer of Beachway Drive.

For Marian Cromley, after all the touring, eating, drinking, en-tertainment – including that belly flop competition – the high point was a sunrise.

“I fulfilled a lifelong dream,” she said. “I saw not one, but two, emerald green flashes at a dawn sunrise over the North Atlantic.”

Photos by Waltraut Nelson

Grandeur of the Seas.

Waltraut Nelson of Beachway Drive on the balcony of her stateroom, watching a ship maneuver in the port.


10. Don’t risk a death-bed regret that you didn’t have enough fun.

11. “Good enough” is nearly always plenty good.

12. Someone who seems mad at you is probably just having a bad day.

13. If someone is shocked by looking in your drawers, cabinets or closets, s/he deserves it.

14. Always smile when someone’s eyes connect with yours.

15. It’s unlikely that they’re talking about you; I know it doesn’t seem so, but you just aren’t THAT im-portant.

16. Anger is a hot potato – drop it!17. Calories consumed while laughing

with your friends don’t count.18. The winner is the one with the

most joys. 19. Happiness really DOES come from

serving others.20. Live in your gratitude – including

your gratitude for our wonderful Lake Barcroft community.

Happy New Year to all of you. May your life be joyous. May you appreciate the glo-ries of our wonderful, caring community.

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and reused and 30 were replaced. This involved removing 600 large nails/spikes and screwing in 400 special screws.

Heavy-duty sealing tape was installed under all planks. Under Luis’ direction post-tension cables have been installed on both sides of the bridge, pulled tight by a special hydraulic machine to thou-sands of pounds per square inch. Vertical and diagonal bracing was installed under the bridge and a new railing system was put in place. Ramps on either end were constructed and installed by the WID and their fine staff in conjunction with the overall renovation of the Commu-nity Garden.

We now have a bridge that we hope will serve our community for decades to come. I am very proud of our team who worked selflessly for more hours than anyone originally thought it would take.

A second thanks to John Shapard, M&I Committee member extraordinaire, for coming up with, and executing, a great idea for increasing canoe/kayak spaces at Beach 4. Four of the boat racks there had an excessive amount of space between the top and bottom racks. John added a mid-level to those four racks, thus cre-ating storage space for about 14 more boats; the equivalent of building an entirely new rack. John, together with Kevin Kampschroer and Jay Grossman also recently built a new boat rack at Beach 5, using a modified design that we believe is the most efficient use of space possible for holding kayaks and canoes. Finally, thanks to David Frenkel, Steve Klein and Charles Hebert who built a new double-wide canoe and kayak rack at Beach 2.

Reconstruction of the Woman’s Club Bridge over the upper end of Holmes Run is complete.

Best wishes to youand your familyfor a lovely holidayseason. We hopethat 2014 is filledwith happiness,prosperity, andpeace.

Karen & Nan Karen Freije Nan Brent703-402-6133 703-220-2216

The leaf vacuum truck paid its first visit to Jay Miller Drive on Nov. 23. As always, there were a lot of leaves—and plenty of noise from the giant truck.

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Bridge, continued from page 1 Hitting a Snag: How Not To Leave Lake Barcroft By Sandy Tugwell Barcroft News Staff

Over the last dozen years Sandy Tugwell of Waterway Drive has been a storyteller extraordinaire for the newsletter. She and her husband Frank moved earlier this month to Florida. And just as you’d expect, the move gave Sandy one more story to tell.

Finally moving day had arrived. Our house was all packed into boxes. There wasn’t a speck of food in the house, and the bed sheets and blankets were folded and put into boxes for use when we arrived at our new home in Siesta Key, Fla. The van driver had called the previous evening to say he and his team would arrive at 8 the next morning.

We awoke bright and early on Tuesday to finish some last-min-ute packing before the van arrived. At 8 a.m. the van driver called to say he was running late and wouldn't be at our house until 9:15. A few minutes later, three large men knocked on our front door to say they were the moving helpers. We told them the driver was running late and they decided to wait in their car until he arrived.

At 9:10 a.m., we saw the huge Graebel van pass by our house heading east on Waterway Drive. At last we thought, we can get things moving. After another 15 minutes we still had no van in front of the house. At that point my cell phone rang. It was the van driver, “So, I guess you know what happened,” he said. No, I didn't know what happened.

Now I do, so now I’ll tell the story.

The driver passed our house with the intention of turning around so that his truck would be facing west on Waterway. At the intersection of Cavalier Corridor and Waterway Drive, he found a “perfect spot” to make his U-turn. Unfortunately the old, beautiful trees in Lake Barcroft frequently cover the utility wires, and only at the last second did he see the Verizon wire.

But it was too late; the wire snagged on the back of the truck and came down. Since he wasn’t sure if he had snagged a power line, the driver stayed in his truck and called the police. Shortly both a motorcycle policeman and a fire truck responded and closed the road in both directions until they could make certain there was no danger.

The policeman questioned him and asked for his driver's li-cense, which he handed over. The policeman then got on his motorcycle and drove away, leaving the van driver standing in the road next to his van. After half an hour waiting for the re-turn of his license, our moving van driver called our house again to say he couldn't move his van until the policeman returned with his driver's license. At that point, Frank got in our car and drove up the street in the direction of the van. He was stopped at the road block by the policeman who was sitting on his mo-torcycle. Frank introduced himself and asked the officer if he had the van driver's license. The officer said yes. Frank asked if he could return it. The officer said, “He can come get it.” Frank

then asked if he could be allowed to go and bring the van driver to the officer to retrieve his license. That was OK. So our van driver got his license back – with a reprimand from the police-man, “Don't hit anything else.”

Frank and the van driver drove around scouting for the best place to safely turn the truck around. Finally, almost three hours late, the van arrived in front of our house.

Luckily in this adventure, no one was injured and all ended well, but there is a lesson to be learned. Many of the wires drap-ing the neighborhood hang below the 14-foot required height. The van was 13-feet, 6-inches and shouldn't have been able to snag the wire, (something the Verizon inspector – who showed up sometime later – admitted). Lesson Learned: If you're plan-ning on moving, warn your mover to beware of low-hanging wires.

Frank and I are looking forward to our new home on Siesta Key, but we'll miss the Lake and all of our friends here. It's been a wonderful place to live all these years.

Editor's Note: We’ll miss you, too, Sandy.


milestones, continued from page 2sical, by Elvis Miller, had a special one-night run in October in New York City’s Metropolitan Room. Elvis is the son of Geri Falek of Lakeview Terrace.

For those who follow Star Trek, the show veers from the pilot episode with a new psychiatrist coming on board the U.S.S. Enterprise and quickly becoming roman-tically entangled with Capt. James T. Kirk. During a rescue mission, the psychiatrist and the ship’s librarian are blasted with radiation and develop psychic powers. Other subplots involve Mr. Spock and an irritable bowel. Elvis – a student at Chris-topher Newport University – hopes the show will go to Off-Broadway next year.

Naomi Jean Totten, longtime resident of Pinetree Terrace, died Oct. 10 at Inova Alexandria Hospital. She was 91. Naomi came from New Middleton, Ind., in 1942 to work as a secretary at the Pentagon. She later managed a women's clothing store in the District, and eventually owned and operated Naomi Totten Furniture at Bai-leys Crossroads until it closed in 1985.

Naomi was a loyal member of the Lake Barcroft Woman's Club. She participated in all the club's activities, her favorite be-ing the house tours. She was also an active

member of the Annandale United Meth-odist Church and a dedicated gardener.

Naomi became ill in 2007 and moved to Woodbine Healthcare in Alexandria. Her husband of 41 years, Jesse Harold Totten, died in 1985, and her only son, Jesse, died in 2011.

Tina Trapnell of Mansfield Road reports that her father, W.H. Robinson Jr., died in August in Washington, D.C., where he had lived for the past 35 years. Robinson, a retired lieutenant general in the Marine Corps, was an original Lake lot owner. He and his wife lived on Pinetree Terrace in the 1960s and later on Farm Hill Drive.

Robinson was quartermaster general of the Marine Corps, head of the Defense Logistics Agency and commissioner of the Federal Supply Service during the Ford Administration. He was a native of Wash-ington and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and Virginia Poly-technic Institute's (now Virginia Tech’s) ROTC program. He was commissioned in 1940, served in three wars and earned two Distinguished Service Medals.

Walter Herbert Jordan Jr., who lived for many years on Lakeview Drive, died Oct. 29. He was 95.

Walt was born in Cullen, Va., in 1919, delivered by a country doctor who ar-rived by horse and buggy. He graduated from high school in Greensboro, N.C., as World War II was imminent and was accepted for aviation cadet training and sent to Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas. He trained at various Texas bases and in 1942, was commissioned as a sec-ond lieutenant in the Air Force and sent

Walter Herbart Jordan Jr.

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What Keeps Your House Warm at Night? By Phil Kemelor Barcroft News Staff

When the house starts to get chilly do you:

(a) turn up the thermostat(b) put on that old sweatshirt(c) throw another log on the fire(d) none of the above

If you answered (a) or (b) then you’re like most folks, but if you answered (c) then you’re in the company of a few neighbors who look to wood to keep cozy.

George McLennan and Debra Lee of Crosswoods Drive have been using a wood stove in their family room for more 20 years. Aided by a couple small fans, it throws off enough heat to warm other parts of the house. George strongly endorses the use of oak because it has high heat content, it splits easily and generates the least amount of ash. Avoid soft woods because they give off a tar that can condense in the stovepipe and create a fire hazard.

The cost for running George’s stove? Next to nothing, because all his wood comes from trees in the Lake Barcroft forest that have died or otherwise been taken down. George notes that the tree companies are happy to cut wood to length and, in many cases, even deliver it to the yard for free to avoid the cost of disposal.

If you’re considering purchasing firewood, George posted three Washington Post articles on the Lake Barcroft website that should help you become a well-educated consumer. To find them go to:

www.lakebarcroft.org/association/newsletters-reports/fire-wood-1

http://www.lakebarcroft.org/association/newsletters-reports/firewood-2

http://www.lakebarcroft.org/association/newsletters-reports/firewood-3

Don’t want to haul wood, but like the idea of wood heating? Consider a wood pellet stove. These newer wood-burning stoves use pellets created from sawdust and other scrap wood from mills. The pellets are sold in bags. One consideration: you do need electricity to run the pellet feeder.

And, while the idea of wood burning certainly has a back-to-nature appeal, older stoves can produce quite a bit of smoke and other emissions. New stoves are EPA-certified and produce little smoke. Pellet stoves’ emissions are so negligible that EPA doesn’t regulate them.

To learn more about pellet vs. wood burning stoves, check out a Consumer Reports article written a few years ago, available at http://tinyurl.com/3baxn4

You can also head to Woodburners Plus on Arlington Boulevard where staff members told me they don’t see a lot of local inter-est in the wood burning options. Woodburners shoppers prefer natural gas-powered stoves, eliminating the need to cut wood, clear ash or clean the chimney.

But not everyone thinks that way. Signe and Kevin Williamson of Crosswoods Drive bought a conversion kit from Woodburn-ers to switch their gas-fueled stove to wood. They kept their gas line and added a log lighter, so even damp logs ignite after a short time.

Finally, if you answered “none of the above” when asked how you keep your house warm, perhaps you’re in the same camp as Anne and Will O’Neil of Lakeview Drive. They’ve been able to efficiently heat their home without going “alternative.” They have a hybrid, highly efficient heat pump supplemented by a high efficiency gas furnace. The gas furnace provides the heat and the heat pump uses electricity to move heat from one place to another. This lessens the load on the furnace and distributes the heat more evenly throughout the house.

This wood stove goes a long way to heating George McLennan’s house.

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Halloween Parade Brings Out the Best in Our Goblins and Ghosties By Anne Murphy O’Neil LB Woman’s Club President

On October’s final bright Sunday at Beach 5, lively paraders stepped smartly into line at Lake Barcroft’s first tailgate face painting salon. Signe Williamson of Crosswoods Drive led an imaginative team including Jenny Talati of Edgewa-ter Drive and Marilyn DiPaolo of Cross-woods Drive, with versatile assistants Kace Boland of Lakeview Drive and Kyra Todd of Waterway Drive. Hundreds of excited marchers rallied around as a co-ven of good witches swept into Beach 5 to launch the annual Woman’s Club Hal-loween Parade.

In a flash, shiny Lake convertibles (and a Jeep) were jammed with our “good witches,” past Woman’s Club presidents Jenny Talati, Chica Brunsvold of Wen-tworth Drive, Dorothy Werner of Man-sfield Road, Shirley Timashev of Potter-ton Drive, Carol Hawley of Crosswoods Drive, Eva Kosztarab and Victoria Fer-

nandez of Waterway Drive, Ilona Szemzo of Grass Hill Terrace, and Kay Ward-Johnson, Nan Brent, Burma Klein, Cindy Waters and me of Lakeview Drive. Dolled up in witch hats with brilliant, bedaz-zling bows, we joined our grand parade leader and past president, Jeannie Meyer of Stoneybrae Drive, now marshalling her well-costumed forces: princesses, goblins, Spidermen, Batmen, pirates, vampires – even a tractor trencher.

Then we spotted the trusty police car and captain and a spanking new medical emergency vehicle, which Woman’s Club fundraisers helped provide for all citizens of Fairfax County (See it on Page 23). Ninety JEB Stuart Marching Band mem-bers advanced, under the spirited direc-tion of bandleader Brian Thomas. Trum-pets and tubas blared, flutes piped, and drums beat amid the drill team’s swirling and twirling batons.

Paraders transformed into partygoers as they approached Beach 3 and caught a first hint of Enchanted Forest. Children dashed down a path bordered by shrubs festooned with brilliant streamers and candelarias loaned by Newcomers presi-dent Nomi Taslitt of Tallwood Terrace. Soon the marching band was performing on the sand, giving the crowd an exhila-rating exhibition, topped off with a col-orful and original medley from Gustav Holst’s The Planets.

Turning back towards the woods, two seasoned members of Jeanníe’s holiday crew, good witches Joan Doupé of Wa-terway Drive and Eliana Turina of Fid-dlers Green, in full witch regalia, served homemade treats near the entrance of the Enchanted Forest. Earlier in the day, Eliana, Jeannie, Chica, Mary Ellen Jehn of Lakeview Drive, Charlotte Flounders


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milestones, continued from page 8to Delaware for bomber training.

Walt flew over Africa, as well as “the hump” – India to China. He delivered C-47s to the Russians in Tehran and later to Alaska for the Lend Lease program. After WWII, he was assigned to the Air Force space program based in Sunnyvale, Calif., and was in charge of inspecting satellite tracking stations all over the world. After 24 years in the service, Walt retired in Sunnyvale and took a position with Lock-heed Space Systems Division there. He retired from Lockheed after 18 years and moved to Virginia (and the Lake) to set up a Washington office for Unisys. After six years, he moved to Draper Labs to set up a Washington-area office – and stayed with them for 10 years. He is survived by his wife, Mickey Sanborn, a daughter, a son and a grandson, as well as a sister and numerous nieces and nephews.

John Seidenberg, formerly of Cavalier Corridor (now of Chevy Chase), sent this remembrance of his longtime next-door neighbors, Frances and Wilson Hart, who both died in 2013. They were a con-stant as he grew up on the cul-de-sac:

“Both were the personification of kindness, consideration and a welcoming spirit. They

also loved a good party, of which the street had many. Without kids of their own, they were always easygoing and friendly, even if at times we cut through their property or played in their woods. The sight of their red Mustang convertible in the driveway was a welcome sign to former neighbors who would see it and ring their doorbell.

“My bedroom faced the Harts’ kitchen and its split door. If Frances was on the phone, I could hear her hearty and un-mistakable laugh, which all the neighbors came to know so well.

“Frances and Wilson would regularly share the treats from her native Texas with everyone on the street. For years, my fa-

ther kept a copy in his study of Wilson’s book, Collective Bargaining in the Federal Civil Service, a subject very close to his own work as a labor arbitrator.

“The Harts came to our aid so many times over the years. As an early riser, Wilson would shovel our steep driveway after a heavy snow, check on the neighbors, and bring home wonderful gifts from their many travels.

“Frances and Wilson were also very good to my wife, Ethalyn, and attended our wedding, after both my parents were gone. We stayed in touch in later years and had one more chance to enjoy a lunch out in 2011 after the Harts had stopped driving.

“On what would be the last time we’d see Frances or Wilson, we went over to their house in August 2012 to tell them Etha-lyn was pregnant, a few days before they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversa-ry. It was no wonder the neighbors came together in such support during Wilson’s illness preceding his death on March 2 at age 92. Frances followed on Aug. 22 at 94. For all who knew them, it is most fitting that the inscription on their grave-stone reads ‘Life is Good.’”

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In the Kitchen with Moe By Moe Jafari Barcroft News Staff

Moe’s Marinated Brisket – When You Don’t Have Time to BreatheOK, I can’t breathe. I have a second, third and fourth job as a cab driver for my kids’ hockey and my daughter’s volleyball/soccer. Tuesdays include tennis practice, and the weekends in-clude games from Richmond to Pennsylvania and everywhere in between.

If your life is like this one, you are NUTS! How do you find time to cook? Do it anyway, but the whole family has to help.

We were caught between several events, and my lovely wife had marinated a brisket the evening before. I beat her home the next day and got the rest of the dinner together. Eldest son Jake, 13, helped, while I called in instructions from the road.

The great thing about a beef brisket is it’s a slow roll. Cook it all day or turn up the heat a little more and cook for just three hours. Either way, you don’ t have to pay close attention once you prep.

I realize this may have some traditional Jewish flavors, but has more of a Moe twist.

MOe’S BRISKeT ■ 5-6 pound beef brisket (Keep fat on, do NOT trim)

■ 3 whole yellow onions, cut into rings,

■ 4 carrots, cleaned and cut into 1x 3-inch pieces

■ ¼ cup crushed garlic

■ 1 16-ounce can chopped tomatoes with broth

■ 1 chopped tomato

■ 3 turnips, cut into half moon wedges ¼-inches thick

■ 4 sprigs fresh thyme

■ 8 ounces stock ( beef, vegetable or chicken)

■ 1 cup dry red wine

■ Extra virgin olive oil

BRISKeT RUB■ ¼ cup crushed black pepper corns

■ ¼ cup dried onion flakes

■ Salt/black pepper to taste

The night before, apply dry rub to the brisket. Cover in Saran Wrap and place it in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning, remove the brisket set on counter in a large roasting pan. Slice onions, garlic, carrots and mix with enough olive oil to coat ingredients. Remove the plastic wrap and place brisket – fat side up – on top of the sliced vegetables.

Put diced tomatoes on top of brisket. Cut and place turnips around the brisket. Add wine, broth and thyme sprigs around the brisket. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 250 degrees for 5 hours or 300 degrees for 3 hours. When done, let brisket rest for 15 minutes, covered.

(Normally I serve this with roasted potatoes, but the kids were in the mood for mashed.) Note adding some of the turnips to the mashed potatoes is a big hit.

Remove brisket from pan. Separate fat from the meat juices (au jus). Remove thyme sprigs. Add diced fresh thyme leaves to the broth and serve in a separate bowl. Slice brisket against the grain.

PLATeMound potatoes in the middle of the plate. Add 2-3 slices of beef, top with a few turnips and onion. Spoon on meat drip-pings (au jus). A great veggie for this is roasted brussels sprouts or cauliflower.

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Woman’s club, continued from page 10of Crosswoods Drive, Ruby Pritchard of Wentworth Drive, Joanne Wagner of Lakeview Drive, and Betsy Washington, the woodland nymph of Half Moon Circle had joined the fine, furry, feathered creatures decorating the forest for games there. Eliana, Joanne, and Ruby created a “mystery word match game” for young-sters tracking down goodie bags held by witches lurking there. New residents, Sar-ah and Nick Lavezzo of Jay Miller Drive introduced the game.

Through it all, daring revelers stepped up to the microphone (supplied by Jorge Ro-driguez of Dockser Terrace), adding to the fun and laughter with their own versions of “calls of the wild.” Those calls may still be echoing at Beach 3. Hip Hip Hooray to all the families and volunteers who cre-ated another magical day.

Meet the Woman’s Club Board: Part IAs part of an occasional series, members of the Woman’s Club Board will tell us about themselves and why they joined the club. This month: Parliamentarian Marilyn Di Paolo of Waterway Drive and Vice Presi-dent Diane Kilbourne of Whispering Lane.

Marilyn Di Paolo: My first exposure to the Woman's Club some years ago was a luncheon at Anne O'Neil's home. I joined a table of extraordinary woman who shared their life experiences with conversation that encompassed many fascinating years of history and covered the globe. Our plates were filled with culinary delights. Remarkable people, delicious food and a mission to support our community – I was hooked and have been a member since.

Diane Kilbourne has lived in Lake Bar-croft since 1985 and is proud to have raised two wonderful kids here – Jae and Sarah – both of whom have been life-guards at our beaches. Prior to this idyl-lic life, Diane was a trial lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice and spent 15 years in school administration. She is honored to be Vice President of the Lake Barcroft Woman’s Club.

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Our Annual Roundup of Great Places to EatBy George McLennan and Debra M. Lee Barcroft News Staff

We close out the year with an update of our top restaurant picks. We have tried to include a broad variety of cuisines and styles from very casual to the finest level of dining. Most are within five miles.

2941 – 2941 Fairview Park Drive, 703-270-1500, www.2941.com; $21-$40. Modern American with French and Mediter-ranean influence; one of the nicer restaurants in this list; great food and great service.

Assaggi Osteria – 6641 Old Dominion Dr., McLean, 703-918-0080, www.assaggiosteria.com; $16-$29. A great spot for modern Italian; very comfortable; best service anywhere; excel-lent overall dining experience.

Chasin’ Tails – 2200 Westmoreland Street, 703-538-2565, www.chasintailscrawfish.com. Cajun seafood menu; similar to a crab house but with much nicer appointments; food priced by the pound or dozen.

Clydes – 1700 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, 703.820.8300, www.clydes.com; $15-$20. An area standard setter; pleasant surroundings, good service and dependably good food; great monthly specials.

Curious Grape – 2900 S. Quincy Street, Shirlington, 703-671-8700, http://curiousgrape.com; $10-$27. Quality dining at a casual dining price; nothing on the menu is usual and nearly everything will delight your taste buds.

Dogfish Head Alehouse – 6363 Leesburg Pike, 703-534-3342, www.dogfish.com; $12-$20. Nearby, comfortable, casual, great food; brew their own beer in many styles.

El Tio Tex Mex – 7630 Lee Highway, 703-304-0233, www.eltiogrill.com; $10-$20. Very close to the Mexican-style food of the Southwest; wide variety in menu choices; generous por-tions.

Eventide – 3165 Wilson Blvd., 703-276-3165, www.eventide-restaurant.com; $25-$28. An especially nice restaurant with a very comfortable dining room and a five-star menu.

Evo Bistro – 1313 Old Chain Bridge Road, McLean, 703-288-4422, www.evobistro.com, $9-$31. A fun place with live music and great tapas-style dishes; 50 or more wines by the glass.

Greek Taverna – 6828C Old Dominion Dr., McLean, 703-556-0788, http://thegreektaverna.com; $20-$29. Traditional Greek dishes, friendly helpful staff; speedy service.

Hoang’s Grill & Sushi Bar – 502 West Broad Street, 703-536-7777, www.hoangcuisine.com; $11-$23. Modern Pan-Asian menu; not just another variation on the Cantonese/Sichuan/Hunan theme; very pleasing and modern décor.

Honey Pig Korean Grill – 7220 Columbia Pike, Suite C, An-nandale, 703-256-5229, www.kt411.com/bbq; $13-$26. Fun

Korean barbeque in unique surroundings; helpful wait staff; quite different from other Korean restaurants.

Idylwood Grill and Wine Bar – 2190 Pimmit Dr., 703-992-0915, www.idylwoodgrill.com, $17-$25. Fabulous food from Mediterranean region with strong French and Italian influence; great service; more than 100 wines.

Jaleo – 2250 A Crystal Drive, Crystal City, 703-412-8181, www.jaleo.com; $8-$20. Authentic Spanish food; bright, lively interior; good service; includes a store stocked with Spanish wines; free indoor parking.

Kazan – 6813 Redmond Drive, McLean, 703-734-1960, www.kazanrestaurant.com. The best Turkish and Mediterranean res-taurant in the area; very friendly and helpful wait staff.

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neighbors, continued from page 3Chica: It feeds my imagination. Once I went with a guide into a cave. It looked exactly like a painting I had first folded and then smooshed together.

Brian: I’m afraid I was a detractor when Chica began exploring her Zooillogicals by painting over some finished works I liked.

Chica: The first Zooillogicals appeared when I painted marshes. The instructor said if we weren’t careful of the perspective, they’d look like alligators. I thought, “Well, why not?” I’d always seen hid-den things in my paintings, but training in abstract expressionism warned me against “trite” realism. I love throwing paint on, looking again and seeing more. And I love it when people visit my website. [www.chicabrunsvold.com]

Brian: Chica wanted to be a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society. An artist must be chosen three times as one of 100 artists to show work in the annual exhibit. Several thousand artists apply. She won that very great honor last year.

Chica, when did you guess that Brian might be the one?

Chica: On first sight – clean cut and honorable. We were on op-posite sides of the table at a spaghetti dinner.

Brian: The flower arrangement was too big – I couldn’t see Chica.

Chica: We married Thanksgiving Day, 50 years ago. Brian had just entered law school. Later he became the fifth partner in the largest patent law firm in the country with offices all over the world.

What’s kept your marriage fun?

Brian: Neither’s tried to make a drastic change in the other. I’m more competitive. Playing doubles in tennis, I learned quickly that I shouldn’t comment if Chica’s ball hit the net. She said, “I know what you’re thinking.”

Is there some improvement you’d like to see in the Lake?

Brian: Funding for a concentrated fish management program, to increase the size and number of bass and decrease blue gills. We’d need a knowledgeable fishery biologist. In 1975, I knew if Chica worked hard as president of the Woman’s Club, she’d accomplish something. She built the consensus for a footbridge that united two sections of the Lake for the first time.

Chica: It was a wonderful idea.

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restaurant, continued from page 18Kenji Fusion – 3539 South Jefferson St., Bailey's Crossroads, 703-575-8811, $10-$30, http://www.kfusionva.com/; Provides a blend of delicious Asian flavors; very nice as well as inexpen-sive.

Koi Koi – 450 W. Broad Street, Suite 117, 703-237-0101; $8-$18. Very good sushi and rolls; friendly and welcoming staff; free indoor parking; well-priced.

La Caraquena – 300 W. Broad Street, (at the Stratford Motor Lodge), 703-533-0076, www.lacaraquena.com; $12-$18. Great tasting and somewhat unusual Latin American cuisine; includes Bolivian, Peruvian and Venezuelan dishes.

La Cote D’Or – 6876 Lee Hwy, Arlington, 703-538-3033, www.lacotedorcafe.com; $13-$33. One of the better French restaurants in the metro area; impeccable service; early bird spe-cials; good wine selection.

Lebanese Taverna – 5900 Washington Blvd., 703-241-8681, www.lebanesetaverna.com; $7-$11. Mezza (tapas) and warm Arabic flat bread; great Middle Eastern dishes, especially the desserts.

Liberty Tavern – 3195 Wilson Blvd., Clarendon, 703-465-9360, http://thelibertytavern.com; $11-$18. Modern Ameri-can cuisine in a very tavern-like setting; everything made from scratch; impressive level of service.

Lyon Hall – 3100 Washington Blvd., Clarendon, 703-741-7636, http://lyonhallarlington.com/, $16-$28; Specializes in authentic French-German dishes of the Alsace region and nearby Belgium. Also offers some of the “world’s most no-table” beers.

Mad Fox Brewing Company – 444 West Broad Street, 703-942-6840, www.madfoxbrewing.com; $15-$22. Delightful se-lection of beers brewed on-site. Very good American food at a moderate price.

Mark’s Duck House – 6184-A Wilston Center 1, 703-532-2125, www.marksduckhouse.com; $8-$15. Authentic Canton-ese; down to earth family style restaurant; friendly and solici-tous wait staff, inexpensive.

Matchbox Vintage Pizza – 2911 District Ave., Merrifield, 571-395-4869, http://matchboxmerrifield.com/, $12-$28. Very nice upscale restaurant that serves pizza and sandwiches.

Meaza – 5700 Columbia Pike, 703-820-2870, www.meazae-thiopiancuisine.com, $10-$14. Very tasty and authentic Ethio-pian cuisine; some dishes quite spicy (ask for help); inexpensive.

Nostos – 8100 Boone Blvd., Tysons Corner, 703-760-0690, www.nostosrestaurant.com/; $13-$22. One of the best Greek restaurants in the area; nicely decorated; very friendly, accom-modating staff; the food is simply A+.

Present – 6678 Arlington Blvd. , 703-531-1881, www.present-cuisine.com/; $9-$35. Imperial Vietnamese cuisine; so differ-ent, elegant and delicious; very pleasing mix of traditional and contemporary Asian décor.

Public House No. 7 – 6315 Leesburg Pike, 703-942-6383, www.publichouseno7.com; $11-$18. Very popular neighbor-hood bar with proper pub food and English beer on tap; half-price special every day.

Saigon Café – 6286 Arlington Blvd., 703-237-1899, www.saigoncafe-va.com, $9-$12. Both dinner and lunch at this mod-ern Vietnamese restaurant are a real bargain. House specialties are simply great.

Sea Pearl – 8191 Strawberry Lane #2, Merrifield, 703-372-5161, www.seapearlrestaurant.com; $12-$30. Imaginative con-temporary Asian menu; modern, pleasing look with elegant décor; delicious food with very good service.

Trio Grill – 8100 Lee Hwy., Merrifield, 703-992-9200, http://triomerrifield.com/, $20-$35. An upscale Italian restaurant with very fine food and service at a level we only see at the finest restaurants.

Willow – 4301 North Fairfax Drive, Ballston, 703-465-8800, www.willowva.com; $23-$44. Traditional fine dining; modern continental cuisine, impeccable service; great presentation.

X.O. Taste – 6124 Arlington Blvd., 703-536-163, $10-$25, Great food; authentic Cantonese just like Debra's Dad used to make. Prompt and attentive service.

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