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CitizenLYON PARK

The Newsletter of the Lyon Park Citizens Association

2013 was a busy year for Lyon Parkers, seen here enjoying the annual Halloween Parade, Spring Fair, Woman’s Club Bakesale, Villas & Vistas, Spaghetti Dinner and much more! More photos inside.

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LPCA 2014Upcoming Monthly Meetings

At the Lyon Park Community House

7:30 PM (7:15 PM social)

January 8th • February 12th

The Lyon Park Citizens Association414 N. Fillmore St. Arlington, VA 22201

LPCA ExECUtivE CoMMittEE

PresidentJohn Goldener [email protected]/Neighborhood ConservationBess Zelle [email protected]/ProgramsNatalie Roy [email protected]/DevelopmentAaron Schuetz [email protected] Anhut, Jr. (703) [email protected]/HistorianKathleen McSweeney (703) [email protected] Robinson (703) [email protected] ChairRobbie Brehaut [email protected] at LargeLarry Mayer (703) [email protected] Mandel (703) [email protected] Committee Co-ChairsBess [email protected] Abbott:[email protected] PreparednessLaureen [email protected] CENtEr BoArD of GovErNorS

Jeannette Wick, Chair (703) [email protected]

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Police LiaisonStephanie & Bob [email protected] Center rental AgentShirley Larson (703) [email protected] Alliance representativeDebbie Kaplan [email protected] [email protected] federation repsSteve Geiger (703) 522-0026Erik Gutshall (703) 276-0809Larry Mayer (703) 525-8921Michael O’Connor (703) 525-3469Natalie Roy (703) 819-4915Jim Turpin (703) 248-6988Doorways for Women and families LiaisonErik Gutshall (703) 276-0809Newsletter EditorNatalie Roy, [email protected] EditorSusan Robinson, [email protected] DesignLance Marburger, [email protected] Whitaker, Michael O’Connor, Jennifer Hart & Natalie Roy

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2013 was a great year. Thanks to all of our photographers who helped out this year including our always ace picture takers and volunteers Jennifer Hart & Michael O’Connor.


n a whirlwind of a month, the Lyon Park Community Center (LPCC) ended the year with a flurry of activity. Let’s look at

three focal points:

One, we have a new rental agent. After 12 years of remarkable dedication, Shirley Larson has stepped down. She will be sorely missed, but we are certain she’ll stay involved in many, many activi-ties in the neighborhood. Replacing Shirley is Cindy Stroup. We’re already impressed with her organization and enthusiasm. Please note that although we will renovate in 2013, we will rent through May 2013. This allows time for some “value engineering” to identify areas where we may be able to save some money. It means the annual Spring Fair will be held. So let’s get this place rented! Con-tact Cindy at [email protected] or [email protected].

Two, our end-of-the year charitable giving campaign was a huge success (as I write this, we don’t have a final number yet so I can’t include it). We used the listserv to mount a fundraising campaign modeled loosely after NPR’s biannual blitzes. Several neighbors, most of whom wish to remain anonymous, offered matching funds

to get us started and keep us going. All of them worked well, and we were especially pleased—and surprised—when we met a $10,000 matching gift in a period of 96 hours.

This year, we tried to reach more neighbors since only a fraction of neighbors belong to the listserv (you can join here if you don’t be-long but would like to: http://tinyurl.com/986vbv). We’ve also used

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Chair of the Board of GovernorsBy JEANNETTE WICK

CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF

RSVP to [email protected]

Nancy Van Doren

JANUARY 10, 20147-9 pm

Lyon Park Community House 414 N. Fillmore Street, Arlington 22201

for Arlington School Board

Educational Excellence For All Our Students

To learn more about Nancy, please visit her website nancyvandoren.org

Nancy has worked on projects that affect all aspects of a student’s daily life, including:• Transportation • Facility

Renovations • Curriculum • Student Support

Services • Parent Support

Groups • Enrichment

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ongtime Lyon Park neighbor, Richard Muffley, has been a familiar face to

parents of children participating in Arlington Little League Baseball for the past 18 years. Richard has been generously volunteering his time as an um-pire; at first as an involved parent, but during the past 15 years as a community ser-vice to our youth. Umpires are often overlooked, but are crucial to the success of Little League Baseball. Richard is one of a very select group of the finest umpires, whose knowl-edge, experience and demeanor have received recognition at the top levels of the Little League organization. Richard was selected as one of only 16 umpires chosen from around the world to umpire in the August 2013 Little League Baseball World Series (LLWS) in Williamsport, PA. Richard umpired in 11 of the 32 games played in the Series, including the championship game.

Selection as a World Series umpire requires years of dedicated local volunteer work, a strong showing in state tournaments and competitive selection to work in the regional tournament. In 2007 Richard was chosen to work the regional tournament, and quali-fied Richard for appointment to the World Series. Richard was selected as one of two representatives of the Southeastern Region for the 2013 World Series.

Umpires particularly like to work behind home plate and both of Richard’s home plate games were especially thrilling. Great Lakes (Michigan) was trailing 6-0 in the bottom of the last inning, but scratched out five runs, falling just short in their comeback to Midwest (Iowa). In his second home plate game Latin America (Panama) entered the bottom of the last inning trailing Asia-Pacific (Chinese Taipei) 7-4, but following significant

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Meet YourNeighbor

Richard Muffley


and varied 2-out action, came back to win on a bases-loaded walk-off hit batter.

Richard was assigned to work first base in the championship game between Japan and California and did so in front of more than 29,000 opinionated stadium fans and an unknown number of ESPN/ABC televi-sion viewers. Richard’s LLWS selection and his assignment in the championship game were very special honors, reflecting his dedicated umpiring accomplishments and strong commitment to the Little League Baseball program.

Since 1987, Richard has resided with his

wife Jozefa on N. Highland Street. They have two sons, Andrew and David. Richard recently retired from a 30+ year career as an information systems manager, with federal government contractors in the field

of international development and interna-tional disaster information. Richard plans to expand his volunteer activities to include work with the Arlington County Office of Voter Registration.


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On Sunday, January 26, IBIS returns to the lovely sanctuary of Clarendon United Meth-odist Church for “The Americas”: a pleasing trio of flute, harp and viola. We will perform works by Canadians Ben Steinberg and Mil-ton Barnes, US composers Katherine Hoover and Robert Beaser, and Latin composers Astor Piazzolla and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

On Sunday February 23 IBIS makes its first appearance in the Lyon Village Community House (please note: NOT the LPCC!) for “I Hear America Singing”, a program that celebrates the melting pot that is American music. String quartet, flute and harp will perform works by immigrant composers from many different cultural backgrounds, including Bloch, Korngold, Chung, Dohnanyi and Stella Sung.

These concerts are free—your goodwill donations are happily ac-cepted.

And on March 9, don’t miss the opportunity to hear IBIS musicians in

an intimate house concert, followed by an elegant champagne recep-tion, hosted by Joel and Susan Fuller in their lovely DC home. Joel, a violinist with the National Symphony, Joseph Scheer, concertmaster of the Boston Pops Orchestra, and Joe’s talented young student Henry Love will perform works for 2 violins and viola. Tickets are $25.

IBIS will be bringing free concerts to Arlington neighborhoods in February and March!


re you already missing the green that surrounds us during the warm-weather gardening season? Need your eyes refreshed,

your spirits lifted and your air purified? Why not try a houseplant or two? Here are some recommendations from members of the Gar-den Group for plants that are beautiful, easy to grow, inexpensive, readily available, health giving and even edible.

One of my favorite houseplants the last few years has been the Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera). It re-blooms reliably every year around November/December. The blooms are quite dramatic at the end of the arching stems. Mine does well with 2-3 hours of morning sun. I water it only a couple of times a month-- let dry out between watering. I put it outside in the summer and bring it inside at the end of October.

—Liz Delmar

If I could have only one houseplant I would choose the Peace Lily. It’s not a true lily but a member of the genus spathiphyllum. In its native tropical habitats it grows in the shade which means that it does well in medium- to low-light settings in the house (no direct sun). The strong glossy sword-shaped leaves look lush all year and from time to time it will produce several white spathes each sheltering the strange waxy flower cluster. I water mine twice a week to keep it moist but not soggy and I give it a shower in the sink every few months so the dust won’t dull the shiny leaves. Besides its dependability and beauty it’s one of the best plants for cleaning indoor air of contaminants such as benzene and formaldehyde.

—Kit Putnam

I don’t really do houseplants, but last winter I planted a sprouting Sweet Potato in some potting soil, and I got the loveliest vine that graced my south-facing window all winter. I was told by a Filipino friend that the greens are good steamed or sauteed with onions and tomato too, but I never got a chance to try it. It made such an interesting (and free!) houseplant that I will always try planting things that have sprouted, instead of putting them into the compost, just to see what I can learn.

—Deborah Barber

The Jade Plant is a succulent characterized by thick stems and fleshy leaves that turn red on the edges in full sun. An adaptable plant, it can tolerate low or full light, and dry to moist soil. It does best in bright to intense light and when allowed to dry out between

waterings. If it gets too dry, I have had leaves drop off. Jades need low to average humidity. They need all purpose fertilizer when growing. Mine have never bloomed although they will when mature. Stems root easily. If you put it outside, take care as they are sus-ceptible to scale and mites.

—Susan Bell

Clivia (aka kaffir lily) are the easiest houseplants I have ever had, and one of the most unusual. They have thick stems 12 -18 inches tall, and put out strap-like leaves from their center. The plants flower from a stalk in the center which produces 6-7 bright orange (sometimes yellow) flowers, followed by red berries. These plants

require little more than bright light in sum-mer (for fall/winter bloom), and even mois-ture. (Water sparingly in winter.) Leaves will get dusty and should be cleaned with a damp paper towel as needed. Repot only when roots are visible at the top of the pot or the pot breaks—this plant really likes to be pot bound! If repotted use the next size pot, no bigger or it won’t bloom. Clivia are easiest to propagate through offsets which will flower within a few years. Seeds take about 7 years to flower. I started with one clivia which was started from a seed. It was a gift to me from a friend who inherited a huge one—mine is the “granddaughter” of that plant. My one has now become 5 plants!

—Susan Bell

My favorite unkillable, grow-anywhere-in-any-conditions plant is the Sansevieria (trifasciata), sometimes called snake plant. I have grown it in a corner with terrible dim light and in a greenhouse with direct southern exposure. I’ve overwatered it and neglected it. It still grows like crazy. I like the patterns on the leaves, they’re almost zebra-like. My current specimen is five feet

high in a 10 inch pot. A beautiful plant of it is on the second floor of the central library, on top of the magazine racks.

—Anne Griffith

For beauty, fragrance and fruit both outside in the garden and in the house, my hands-down favorite is my (potted) Meyer Lemon tree. It has white blooms twice a year--scenting the yard with its jasmine/citrus perfume in late summer and the house in March. I am enjoy-ing a crop of its small very juicy sweet lemons right now and there will be another crop in the summer.

—Elizabeth Sheehy

Let’s Get Growing

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The Pleasures of an Inside Winter Garden

Christmas Cactus

Jade Plant


Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lyonparkcommunitycenter) and door hangers to make people aware of our presence.

We are very grateful to all neighbors who gave time, effort, shoe leather, products, services and money to advance the renovation fund. In farm country where I spend a good part of my time, the good folk have a saying: “The easiest way to pay is with money.” As we move toward ground breaking, every dollar we have in our possession or pledged will be a dollar we don’t have to borrow. (The BoG has arranged potential construction loan financing to allow a June 1, 2014 start as a contingency. If sufficient funds are raised in addition to the $500,000 we have banked today, we won’t need to draw on our construction line.)

Three, we’ve made progress toward renovation. Our plans are still at the County, still under review, but much closer to approval. Again, we expect to break ground after May 31.

A final and much more personal word: Although I have done a fair amount of fundraising in my life, I dread this role. I acknowledge that someone has to do it, and sometimes it falls to leadership. Still, I shudder just thinking about it. I don’t want to be intrusive, entitled, demanding or unreasonable. The whole idea of “legacy giving” makes me nuts (although I have named LPCC in my own will). Because of that, I try to use a light touch and engage others to help as much as possible. Three things have made fundraising for LPCC if not a pleasure (although selling a pot of chicken gizzards for $50 is seriously fun), then less onerous than other fund-raising tasks:

• Vision. We need to renovate, and we need to do it soon. We don’t need to manufacture a sense of urgency. The place has been loved to serious disrepair.

• Community. The LPCC hosts endless community events that make this a special place. When things get tough, all I need to do is look at pictures of kids in costumes, cowgirls on ponies, or people eating cupcakes. That’s it! Community!

• Neighbors. Using the vernacular of the New England town where I’m reconnecting with my youth, please allow me to say, “I love youse guys.” No kidding, Lyon Park and Ashton Heights people are just absolutely the best.

Please remember that you can make the biggest difference locally. Got time? Come help at the community center or attend an event. Need resume fodder? Let us teach you some organizational, fund-raising, communication or cooking skills. Too much money? Don’t make me ask—just put it in a wheel barrow and wheel it over. Want sherried chicken gizzards? We have you covered!!!

Joy, serenity and prosperity in the New Year to you on behalf of the Board of Governors,

—Jeannette [email protected]

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for families in need. It was a great opportunity for people to stop and think about others at a time when they can get lost in the excite-ment of the season.

Hopefully everyone got to relax and enjoy the holidays. A new round of enrichment classes will be starting later in January. These classes provide a great chance for children to try something new or further their interests in things like Legos, yoga, sports, pottery, dance, fit-ness and many other things.

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f you’ve walked through Lyon Park on a sunny Sunday after-noon, you know it’s a musical neighborhood: you’ve seen (and

heard) the biweekly gatherings of musicians jamming on the banjo, fiddle, and upright bass to the tunes of old-timey hits like “Roll in my Sweet Baby’s Arms” and “Whiskey Before Breakfast.” Indeed, the park is well known as the host of CABOMA (www.caboma.org), the Capital Area Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association, which holds biweekly jams in front of the Lyon Park Community Center (or inside if it’s cold or rainy).

But bluegrass is far from the only type of music produced in Lyon Park. In fact, the neighborhood is home to a number of talented musicians and music profes-sionals: from a young vocalist whose star is ris-ing on the national stage to the record label that produced D.C.’s most famous punk bands.

Margot MacDonaldAs a second-grader at Long Branch Elementary School, Margot MacDonald was already catching people’s attention with her music: her teacher noticed her abilities, and suggested to her par-ents that she sign up for piano lessons. Now 22, she is a vocalist and songwriter who is racking up plaudits and prestigious gigs: she’s played at the Kennedy Center, Strathmore Hall, and the Birchmere, and The Washington Post called her voice “a little Paula Cole, a little Dolores O’Riordan of the Cranberries, a lot Evanes-cence’s Amy Lee.” But despite the comparisons, her sound is unique and gorgeous: she uses a loop pedal to layer her own voice on top of itself, creating an echoing, haunting sound that stays with you well after the song ends. Her newest album, Canvas, is now available online (www.margotmacdonald.com). In addition, MacDonald’s al-bums are produced by Recording Arts Studio (www.recordarts.com), whose owner, Marco Delmar, is also a Lyon Park resident.

Eddie from ohioSometimes names can be deceiving: the folk-rock band Eddie from Ohio (known as EFO) is actually from Virginia. One of its four members – percussionist and vocalist Eddie Hartness – lives in Lyon Park. The group includes Hartness, lead singer Julie Murphy Wells, guitarist and vocalist Robbie Schaeffer, and Michael Clem, who sings and plays guitar, bass, and harmonica. The four members first got together in 1991, playing shows in neighborhood bars in Arling-ton, and then a regular Tuesday night gig at the Bad Habits Grille on Columbia Pike. With its lilting four-part harmonies and energetically strumming acoustic sound – not to mention witty lyrics – EFO soon attracted a wider audience, and after signing with a national booking agent in 1996, the band began touring the country, playing at ven-ues in San Francisco, Boston, New York, and many other destina-tions. In the mid-2000s, the band cut back on touring after Wells

was diagnosed with (and survived) breast cancer. Today, though, they are once again playing in public, delighting new and old fans alike. Their concert schedule is available online (eddiefromohio.com).

Dischord recordsIf you’ve ever shopped at the 7-11 on Washington Boulevard, you’ve stood directly above an iconic part of D.C.-area music his-tory. That’s because underneath the 7-11 are the world headquar-ters of Dischord Records (dischord.com), an independent record label that has produced albums by Fugazi, Minor Threat, The Faith, Government Issue, and many hardcore punk bands. The owners of

Dischord – Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nel-son – were founding members of Mi-nor Threat, and MacKaye would go on to found Fugazi. In 1981, the two men moved from Northwest D.C. in to a little red bungalow on North 4th Street, which they soon dubbed “Dischord House.” The house would serve as the practice space and gathering place not only for MacKaye and Nelson, but for many other members of the local hardcore punk scene, whose thrash-ing, rhythmic, and dissonant sound attracted a fervent national following. Intending to stay for only six months,

MacKaye eventually bought the house, and still uses it as an office. Today, Dischord continues to produce records by Washington-area bands, providing the D.C. music underground with a platform to broader audiences.

iBiS Chamber Music SocietyChamber music was first developed in the 17th century. It was tra-ditionally composed for a small group of instruments, and is meant to be performed in an intimate setting. That’s exactly what the IBIS Chamber Music Society (www.ibischambermusic.org) does when it produces its free and low-cost concerts at house parties, church halls, and community centers in the D.C. area. IBIS was founded by two Lyon Park residents: Joseph Scheer, concertmaster of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and Susan Robinson, principal harpist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Their concerts, which feature a variety of instruments (including the harp, flute, and strings) and span an array of genres (concert themes have included “Jazz is a Heartbeat,” “American Voices,” and a “Viennese Waltz Party,” among others) are bringing accessible, engaging chamber music to Lyon Park and beyond.

From bluegrass to punk, folk-rock to classical, Lyon Park’s music scene has something for everyone. At the beginning of 2014, here’s hoping for many more years of music in the neighborhood!

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The Sounds of Lyon ParkBy JulIA youNg

More photos of the LP Music Scene on Page 14

Margot MacDonald


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Amel, Dean & Savela, TerryAndelin, John & Geoffrey,

VirginiaAnhut, Dale & BillArvandi, Arshia & Fiske, JohnBaldwin, EricBarber Deborah &

Rasmussen, Adam Baron, Jeff & LoisBarrick, AlexanderBartlett, Ellen & MelanieBeck, Shrive & SylanBell, Randy & Jablonski, TimBetts, Edward & CatherineBew, Richard Lt Col & PatriciaBishop, Laura JaneBoblett, DorisBohman, Joseph & MarthaBoswell, Jackson & AnnBraddock, Robert & ErikaBradley, Cory L & Mary JBrehaut, Robbie & Daly,

LaureenBrown, MargueriteBrown, Mary AnnBrown, Wendell & AliceBrowning, LauraBuckli, Amy & Fiore, DanielBurgess, David & Mounteer,

KateBurris, Christopher & ThelmaBurruto, CamilleByers, Bob & Zarate,

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Carlson, Aubrey & McGinnis, Mary Kay

Carr, TimothyCathell, Ron & Wahba, TagridCaudell-Feagan, Linda &

MichaelChamness, Lisa & KevinChau, DuongChen, Chun & KhenDelancey, Douglas & ToniDrinkwater, John & CathyDryden, Laura & vanHoek,

Robert Duggan, Martha &McLennan,

DougEichorn, Lawrence &

Mazzarella, LauraEisenberg, AlElby, Andrew & DianaErwin, Sandra & RandyEtue, David & ChristineEverline, Penny & MarkFall, Milt & JoyceFeira, Joshua and VirginiaFelker, Timothy & JillFranklin, John & KimFriesen, LindalouGahr, Bill & KarenGaletshoge, Faith & Schaefer,

BrentGallagher, Dylan & StaceyGallin , Joshua & Hojvat-

Gallin, NaraGallina, David & Lee, Kattie

Gardner, Lorraine & Hogan, Peter

Garrett, James Gibbons, Jonathan & Shapiro,

EmilyGoldener, John & CarolGood, MaryGood , CarlGortenburg, Gary & Purcell,

AnneGrahn, David & Nusbaum, JillGray, Georgia & RobertGurnitz, AllisonGutshall, Erik & ReneeHafner, JudithHahs, Ona & Tenny, DanielHedges, Elizabeth Higbee, FlorenceHoffman, Jeff & Kaplan,

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Book ReviewBy PEggy dEAN

The Crimean War, A History.By Orlando FigesMetropolitan Books, Henry Hold and Company, NY, NY., 2010. ISBN 978-0-8050-7460-4. Hard-back. Pp. 493 (40-50 pages of notes and refer-ences). Arlington Country Library Sale, $3.

his is a detailed account of the Crimean War (1853-56), which presaged modern warfare.

The war failed to accomplish its goals including protecting Catholic holy places from Orthodox or Islamic control, managing the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, or sheltering the British Raj. Nationalism combined with imperial rivalries and religious and economic interests, spurred by vain, incompetent, or short-sighted leadership created a disaster.

This struggle between France, the UK, the Ottoman Empire, with non-belligerent allies like Austria, against Russia killed over 750,000, two-thirds of them Russians, plus uncounted civilians. Russia had the largest army, manned by serfs with little equip-ment, no education or training, poor health conditions, and poorer leadership. France, with its Zouaves, had the best trained, the best

logistic support, while Britain disastrously failed in all areas. They had no intelligence, no maps, no weather reports, no winter clothing, insufficient foodstuffs and supplies, and no medical support.

The conflict generated innovations in medicine, lo-gistics, and communications. All sides felt the need to support the front line solider. Eventually indus-trial nations were able to out-supply the backward serf economy of Russia. Nursing, with women like Florence Nightingale, improved. Russia developed the use of anesthetics and plaster casts, enhanced amputation methods and improved triage. Weap-ons, especially the British minie ball, became more

accurate, creating more serious wounds. The presence of war correspondents, and photographers fed a newly literate population. The siege of Sevastopal introduced trench warfare, with front lines changing rapidly with great loss of men. The telegraph propelled communications from the war zone almost the same day.Figes, an acknowledged expert on Russia at the University of London, draws extensively on Russian and Ottoman primary sources, deepening our understanding of participants, and expanding the limited view presented by British histories.

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