The Lantern

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

It has been quite a summer. The derecho
that pushed into Virginia in June made it
the largest non-hurricane power outage
in state history and that was followed by
record breaking temperatures in July.
August was quite a change and we
enjoyed some cooler days and nights.
Fall is around the corner and with fall
comes more changes. Leaves will change
color and we will have some changes on
the DLWCA board. We have a new
Treasurer and we have two new Lantern
Delivery Coordinators.

We have a very important meeting
coming up on September 18
th
. We will
hear from the Fairfax County Department
of Transportation about some potential
changes for those of us who travel on
Cottage Street. We will also present the
8
th
Annual Edward P. Day Memorial
Award and the 2012-2013 budget.

Come to the meeting on September 18
th

and find out what is happening in Dunn
Loring Woods. We will be at Stenwood
for this meeting.

Ken Quincy


NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: October 1, 2012
Contact: Kathy Arpa (703) 205-9041 or
email: mkarpa@hotmail .com






Next DLWCA Membersh|p Meet|ng
1uesday, September 18
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Stenwood Schoo| **
resentat|on about 1raff|c Ca|m|ng on Cottage Street
resentat|on of Ldward . Day Award
2012-2013 8udget
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An American flag was placed in front of every
house in Dunn Loring Woods on July 4
th
.
This was accomplished by many volunteers in
our community.
A big thank you goes to Bernie Boyer, Penny
Demo, The Dirkses, Kitty
Dvorscak, Adam Giles, Elfie
Herlihy, Howard and Thelma
Hilton, The Kennealy Family,
Amber Kluesener, Eleanor
McCann, Bill and Pat Miller,
Jim and Pat Milosavich, Bill
Moffett, Dorothy Mooney, Paulette Morgan,
Steve and Melissa Ni, The ORourkes, Richard
and Sharon Puckett, Ken Quincy, Melvin
Rose, Victor Sgobba, Pat and Buster Stout
and Hilda Thune.
A special thank you goes to Howard and
Thelma Hilton for decorating the entrance
signs to our community.

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The Annual Dunn Loring Woods Civic
Association Membership Drive for 2013 will
officially begin September 15
th
.
Block Captains will begin canvassing their
assigned blocks to collect dues of $15.00 and
will also be asking you to update your
information. Renters living in DLW are
asked to join the Association too.
The last Lantern we were looking for Block
Captains for a few streets or blocks. If you
are interested in helping us out, please call
Kathleen Lynn at 703-641-4990.
With money received from this Drive we are
able to continue to produce this Newsletter,
add colorful seasonal flowers to each of the
three islands, the scholarships program to
graduating seniors, flags needing
replacement, winners of the holiday yard
decoration contest and the plaque for the
honoree of the Edward P. Day Citizenship
Award.
If you have any Membership questions,
please call Pat Stout at 703-573-9293.

EIGHTH ANNUAL CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Who are Elfie Herlihy, Penny Demo, Ken
Quincy, Gerard Shelton, Melvin Rose, Bob
Federico and Barry Schwartz? They are all
the past winners of the Edward P. Day
Citizenship Award. Who will be the winner of
the Eighth annual award this year? Come to
the DLWCA Membership Meeting on
September 18
th
to meet the winner of this
years award.


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Neighbors, do you want to
assist in a community-
wide effort to calm the
traffic on Cottage Street in
Dunn Loring Woods? An
engineering review (see page 4) conducted by
Fairfax County Department of
Transportation (FCDOT) in June 2012,
indicates that Cottage Street; between
Gallows Road and Cedar Lane, qualifies for
inclusion in the Residential Traffic
Administration Program (RTAP) for traffic
calming. We already have some volunteers
for our community task force to work on this
issue, and held our first meeting with FCDOT,
and a senior advisor from the Office of the
Providence District Supervisor on August 6.
At that meeting, FCDOT presented a plan that
included possible speed humps, a raised
crosswalk and a four way stop sign; along
with other traffic calming measures. These
measures will not affect bus routes,
emergency vehicles or snow plowing. We
need two more task force members. We also
want to keep everyone informed and
therefore plan to present the topic at the
DLWCA September 18
th
membership
meeting, with FCDOT in attendance, to
answer questions before any action is taken.
If you want to join the task force and
participate in this important community
effort or if you have any questions, please
contact Jennifer Gorkowski at 703-451-4494
or email at jennifergorkowski@yahoo.com





NEW LANTERN COORDINATORS
The Board would like to welcome our new
Lantern Route Coordinators who will assist
the volunteers who deliver your Lantern
newsletters.
Thank you, Brian Merritt & Jill Talley,
residents of Berea Drive, who volunteered to
fill the vacancy of this very important service
provided for DLWCA. We want to thank
those of you who also came forward to help
us out.
Right now Brian & Jill are looking for a few
more substitutes that they can call on at the
11
th
hour to fill in for anyone who might be on
vacation or is sick. If you would like to put
your name on that list, please call Brian or
Jill at 703-615-4594.
ISLAND REPORT
The island at Bowling Green and Cedar Lane
has a new gardener, Mr. Thang Le. Mr. Le
hopes to make the island gardens as beautiful
as his own yard, which is across the street.
Many thanks to Jim Dunne and the Old
Dominion Chrysanthemum Society for
donating chrysanthemums for the island
gardens. They have been planted in beds in
both the Cottage Street islands.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
If you would like to volunteer for Neighborhood
Watch, please call Mark Hann, our neighborhood
Watch Coordinator at (703) 489-9463. The
success of this important program depends on
volunteers and Mark will appreciate your help.




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JUST A
REMINDER!

Section 41.1-1-1, in the County. (a) Any person
who is the owner of a dog found unrestricted in
the County shall be in violation of this Section.
This Section shall not apply to any person who
uses a dog under his direct supervision while
lawfully hunting, while engaged in a supervised
formal obedience training class or show, during
formally sanctioned field trials, while a dog is in
an area owned, leased, controlled, or operated by
Fairfax County designated by resolution of the
Board of Supervisors as an off-leash dog exercise
area, or while a dog is in an area owned, leased,
controlled, or operated by the Fairfax County Park
Authority and designated by resolution of the
Fairfax County Park Authority as an off-leash or
dog exercise area, or while a dog is in an area,
leased, controlled, or operated by the Northern
Virginia Regional Park Authority and designated
by resolution of the Northern Virginia Regional
Park Authority Board as an off-leash or dog
exercise area. It is a violation of this Section for
any owner of a dog to place such dog or allow it to
be placed into custody of any person not
physically capable of maintaining effective control
of restricting such dog.
(b)
Any dog found unrestricted in violation of
subsection (a) shall be impounded, except that if
the rightful owner of the dog can be immediately
ascertained and located, then that owner shall be
allowed to have custody of the animal, but shall be
subject to issuance of a summons for violation of
this Section. (26-04-41.1.)




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VOTER REGISTRATION MADE EASY (FOR DUNN LORING RESIDENTS)

I am available to come to your home for you to register to vote. If you are a new resident, new
citizen, or have just turned 18, you should register to vote. Forms are available in Korean,
Spanish, and about 12 other languages, but all must be completed in English. I can also provide
you with an application for absentee voting if you are unable to get to the polls. Ballots are not
available now, but if you apply to vote absentee, one will be mailed to you. Call me at 703-560-
4579. P.S. You may have seen me at the Dunn Loring Metro Stop registering riders.
Linda Thomas
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