Middleridge Civic Association

By Tim Harazin, MCA President

October events started out in Middleridge on Oct 4th with the Dumpster Day. Jim Ferugio, Building By Design, Inc, sponsored the event and Rick Jones was the coordinator and had the job of supervising the filling of the dumpster. Those of us loading appreciated his lead-ership. The event started at 8am and by 11am the dump-ster was full of various junk and ready to be carted away. The spirit of our commu-nity was demonstrated on Oct 25th as over 200 children and parents participated in

the MCA Halloween Parade. Austin Morales did a fine job coordinating this event. Various creatures and char-acters gathered at the end of Broadwa-ter to join the pa-rade. The police led the parade to Mid-dleridge Park where donated cupcakes, cookies and other treats were enjoyed by princesses, he-roes, zombie hunt-ers, Two-face (enemy of Batman) and even a plant man. Take a look at some photos later in this newsletter. I hope you had the chance

to travel around the neigh-borhood and see some of the Halloween decorations. There were many homes

that included some scary decora-tions. If you are a fan of outdoor dec-orations, then you may want to par-ticipate in the Hol-iday Decorating contest in Decem-ber. Al Obuchowski is organizing past

winners of the contest to become judges this year. The judges will travel the neighborhood on Sunday,

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Special points of Special points of Special points of interest:interest:interest: Traffic and Safety Com-

mittee Update

Burke Toastmasters

Cioppino

Event Photos

Upcoming Events 5

New Block Captain 6

Support the ANGP 12

MCA Membership Application

13

Rafagino Ristorante DIY

17

Ski Bum? 18

Welcome 11

CERT Exercise 19

Neighborhood Canvas 24

Inside this issue:

Tim’s Tidings

November 2014 Reaching 578 Homes and Families

“The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors.” -Samuel Smiles

Safety Committee Update How fast do drivers travel on our streets? This past June the Mid-dleridge Civic Association asked the Fairfax County Department of Transporta-tion to perform speed tests, (officially called Traffic Calming Engineering Re-views) on several streets in our community.

In early October, Super-visor Cook’s office returned FCD T’s findings to the MCA board. The tests were performed Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 on the following streets: John Ayers Drive, Stan-hope Place, Rippon Lodge Drive, Broadwater Drive and Shooters Hill Drive. Of the five streets stud-ied, only Broadwater Drive

(one of only two streets in Middleridge that already have a speed hump) quali-fied for acceptance into the traffic calming program thanks to a combination of high volume and excessive speed recorded on this road. While several other streets qualified on the ba-sis of the program’s speed

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Let’s Hear From You! BONNIE BRAE

ROBINSON

Sports Teams & Events

Performing Arts

Music & Band

Sign-up/Registration Deadlines

FAIRFAX CLUB ESTATES

SIDEBURN RUN

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Tim’s Tidings of the sand (the minimum quantity of three yards of sand costs over $200) has raised the question of whether we should continue to purchase the sand. When our funds were low, we were fortunate to have sponsors for the event over the last few years (Sharon Dilling sponsored the event last year). This year I would like to hear from members who wish to continue this event. If we have enough commit-ment, we will purchase the sand. A survey will be sent out soon through the e-mail exchange. This will deter-mine whether to continue purchasing the large amount of sand or whether another option is available to keep the luminaries lit. Long before the holiday season, on Saturday, November 15th, the fall parks and stream clean-up of Middler-idge Park and Woodglen Lake Park will happen. Your help is needed to collect trash throughout the areas. The event will start at Middleridge Park and run from 9:30am until noon. Thanks to Sarah Mayhew for being

the project leader of this beautifica-tion event. This is a good opportunity for high school students to earn ser-vice hours. . As you have read, there are many events and activities coming up. These are just some of the benefits of becoming members of the Middleridge Civic Association. The deadline to have your contact information includ-ed in the 2015 MCA directory was October 31st. Even if you missed that deadline, you can still become an MCA member by turning in your reg-istration and $25. Be an active part of the community by joining and par-ticipating in the events. We are fortu-nate to have such a dynamic commu-nity, but it always depends on the people Thanks, Tim President, Middleridge Civic Association

Dec 20th, and make decisions in four categories—Traditional, Williams-burg, Wattage and a Special Judge’s award. The only requirement is that you must have become an MCA mem-ber by October 31st. The holiday season will also bring a traditional visit from Santa Claus on a fire truck. Santa’s schedule is not set, but we are hoping that Santa will visit Middleridge on Sunday, Dec 21st. We will let everyone know when his schedule is confirmed. Another holiday tradition of Mid-dleridge has been luminaries on drive-ways and sidewalks throughout the neighborhood. In the past, these bags of sand with candles were seen throughout the neighborhood as a wonderful sign of the holiday season. Unfortunately, this has slowly dimin-ished to very few luminaries scattered around the neighborhood. While the MCA promotes this community deco-ration by providing the sand, the cost

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impact their children. A 2012 Liberty Mutual Insurance/SADD (Students Against Distracted Driving) survey found that 88% of teens say that their parents speed and 94% admit to speeding themselves. A recent Insurance Institute of Highway Safety study indicates that speed was a factor in 34.5% of fatal crashes in-volving drivers aged 16-19 in 2010. The insurance company went on to write on its Web site that “Whether you or your teen realize it, teenagers are influenced by the examples their parents present. In the years leading up to your teen getting their learner's permit you should be keenly aware of your own driving habits, and be sure you're exhibiting the same caution you hope they take when they are be-hind the wheel.” According to the study, 60% of teens report they ask their parents to stop driving dangerously. 58% of teens reported that their par-ents texted while driving but only 40% of parents surveyed admitted to tex-ting while driving, according to the insurance company’s Web site. Toyota is also approaching the issue of parental influence withTeenDrive365, http://www.toyota.com/teendrive365, an awareness campaign based on the premise that the habits of teen driv-ers are profoundly shaped by their parents behavior on the road. Slow Down : You Live Here We Live Here. Get your Sign Now You may have seen several yellow signs posted around Middleridge that feature Fairfax County’s new safe driving awareness mantra, Slow Down : You Live Here We Live Here. If you would like to show your sup-port for this county-wide effort to en-courage drivers who live inside or out-side our community to slow down and observe all Stop signs, please contact Braddock Supervisor John Cook’s of-fice by emailing brad-dock@fairfaxcounty.gov and request-ing a sign for your yard. You can also reach Supervisor Cook’s office by

requirements, they were not deemed a good candidate for traffic calming by the county because they did not meet the county’s traffic volume criteria. On the next page is a table showing the results for all five streets. The county has told the MCA that is will also complete a traffic study on Kipp Court later this year. The chart be-low also includes results form the test performed on Payne’s Church Drive in April . Out of the six streets in our commu-nity tested so far this year, Payne’s Church Drive and Broadwater Drive have the heaviest volume and tests there recorded some of the fastest av-erage speeds in the neighborhood. While Stanhope Place and John Ayers did not qualify for the traffic calming program due to a lower traffic volume, both streets would have qual-ified if being judged on the sole basis of excessive speed. The streets with the lowest num-bers were Rippon Lodge and Shooters Hill. Rippon Lodge arguably had the best test results for safety, recording both a southbound and northbound average speed of 23 and 25 MPH re-spectively. Shooters Hill tested a little faster but did not meet the criteria for possibly needing traffic calming. Some of the streets tested did rather well, with tests showing little or no speeding. Unfortunately, other streets had average speeds approach-ing 10 MPH over the speed limit. The county police have made the point that going just 10 MPH over the posted speed limit can make it much harder to avoid hitting another vehil-ce or a pedestrian. To see the Police’s demonstration of this, please go to the following Web link http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/slowdown/ National Survey Says: 88% of Teens Say That Their Parents Speed

A member of the MCA Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Committee shared an interesting traffic safety story about how parental driving habits

(Continued from page 1) phone at 703-425-9300. Below is a photo of the sign. All signs must be placed on private property and may not be posted on public property or on state right- aways. Who to talk to about your traffic and pedestrian safety concerns. In addtion to your MCA’s Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Committee, there are various county officials who you can share your concerns, complaints, compliments and sug-gestions about traffic and pedestrian safety with. Please see list below. The West Springrield District Police Station 6140 Rolling RoadSpringfield, VA 22152 Phone number: 703-644-7377 Supervisor John Cook’s Office 9002 Burke Lake Road Burke, VA 22015 703-425-9300,TTY 711 braddock@fairfaxcounty.gov Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova Phone: 703-324-2321, TTY 711 Email: chairman@fairfaxcounty.gov Fairfax County Government Center 12000 Government Center Pkwy., Ste 530 Fairfax, VA 22035 Finally, while Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2 it will get a little brighter in the morning. Still, drivers please remember to keep an extra eye out for students walking to local bus stops. Students should remember to wear bright or reflective clothing on those mornings when visibility is poor. The MCA board would like to thank everyone for their continued support in the effort to make Mid-dleridge the safest place to drive and walk in. - Submitted by the volunteers of the MCA Traffic and Safety Committee

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The county’s standards for a street to be a candidate for the traffic program are as follows:

a. The test must show that there is an average sped of 30 MPH or an 85th percen le speed of 35 miles per hour (10 MPH over the legal speed limit of 25 MPH.

Street Name Date Per-formed

TOTAL

VOLUME

NORTH-BOUND AVERAGE SPEED

SOUTH-BOUND AVERAGE SPEED

NORTH-BOUND 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED

SOUTH-BOUND 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED

Street Name Date Per-formed

TOTAL

VOLUME

NORTH-BOUND AVERAGE SPEED

SOUTH-BOUND AVERAGE SPEED

NORTH-BOUND 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED

SOUTH-BOUND 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED

BROADWATER 9/17/2014 946 CARS 23 MPH 29 MPH 32 MPH 35 MPH

RIPPON LODGE 9/17/2014 277 CARS 23 MPH 25 MPH 29 MPH 32 MPH

STANHOPE 9/17/2014 125 Cars 24 MPH 26 MPH 32 MPH 38 MPH

JOHN AYERS 9/17/2014 380 CARS 29 MPH 28 MPH 37 MPH 34 MPH

SHOOTERS HILL

9/17/2014 510 CARS 26 MPH 26 MPH 32 MPH 33 MPH

PAYNES CHURCH

4/1/2014 1521 CARS 31 MPH 29 MPH 36 MPH 35 MPH

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November 15 - Upper Pohock Clean-up

November 20 - 22 - Macbeth, Robinson HS

December 20 - Holiday Decorating Contest

December 21 - Santa’s Fire Truck

Upcoming Events

WELCOME NEW BLOCK CAPTAIN!

Kathleen Rushlow is the new Block Captain taking over from Theresa Holmes in Section G41. Thanks Theresa for your many, many years volunteering for MCA as a Block Captain and thanks to Kathleen for taking over the volunteer position.

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Community News and Events St. Matthews 24th An-nual Craft Fair Nov 21 - Nov 22, St Matthews UMC Recurring daily Address: 8617 Little River Turn-pike, Annandale, VA Times: Friday, 10am-6pm; Satur-day, 10am-3pm Phone: (703) 978-3500 Admission: Free St. Matthew’s UMC 24th Annual Craft Fair at 8617 Little River Tpk., Annandale. Featuring over 35 juried arts and craft vendors with bake sale and more. Proceeds to UMW missions. Nov 21 from 10am-6 pm and Nov 22 from 10am-3pm. Con-tact info: 703-978-3500 or www.stmatthewsumc.org

"Flights of Fancy" - Stories for Children Mar 11 - Dec 19, National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Address: 14390 Air & Space Museum Way, Chantilly, VA Times: 11:00 Phone: (703) 572-4118 Admission: Free, Parking $15

Museum staff will read stories for children about famous aviators, hot-air balloon flights, trips to Mars, the night sky, and winged creatures that soar through the skies. Afterwards, visitors ages two through eight-years-old will take part in a hands-on art activity. Story time will take place every 15 minutes from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm near the SR-71 Blackbird.

Tributes at the Tomb at Mount Vernon

George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gar-dens

Recurring daily Address: 3200 George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Mount Vernon, VA Times: 10am and 3pm (April-October); 12pm (November-March) A special ceremony and wreath lay-ing occurs at Washington's Tomb dai-ly at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., April - Octo-ber, and 12 p.m., November - March. This tour is included with general admission. Consult Today at Mount Vernon upon arrival for program-ming details.

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. . . to our new neighbors.

Anna and Sol Fiser ~ Paynes Church Drive

Relocated from Miami, FL

Family:

‐ 2 boys ~ a pre‐schooler (age 5) and an infant

Sarah Jane and Wayne Hugar ~ Keys Court

Relocated from Woodbridge, VA

Family:

‐ Hugar (father/father‐in‐law)

‐ 1 12‐year old boy

‐ 1 13‐year old girl

‐ 2 ki es

If you are new ~ or returning ~ to Middleridge and have not been

welcomed by the Welcoming Committee, please contact us right away.

Shirley: splunkett48@aol.com

Carole: subhaga@verizon.net

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Fairfax Station Railroad Museum

Sunday, November 9 "Hands On" Day 1:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 16 N-Trak model train display 1:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

Saturday~Sunday, December 6~7 25th Annual Holiday Train Show Saturday, 10:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 12:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

Learn about railroading and Fairfax Station through hands-on modeling activities. Ed-ucational fun for both kids and adults.

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Help Us Help You! Dear Neighbors:

We have participated in the Middleridge Neighborhood Watch for many years. We took our turn again this month and were frustrated a bit. First, for those of you who are not familiar with the program, teams drive around the neighborhood late at night looking for anything that might be suspicious. Fortunately, we live in a low crime area so the patrols rarely need to call the police. However, we had two bicycles stolen from our open garage, and unlocked cars have recently been targets, so we know that crimes of opportunity will occur in Middleridge.

Neighborhood watch patrols will call you to let you know that your garage door is open late at night. But the patrol can’t call you if you did not join the Civic Association and your telephone number is not listed in the directory. The patrol also can’t call you if your house number is not visible. So, please, residents of Rippon Lodge and other streets who have allowed the curb-painted numbers fade, please post your house numbers visibly so patrols can let you know you left your garage door open. We hope that nothing was stolen from the 7 homes we were not able to contact during our rounds because they were not Civic Association members, or we could not determine their address because none of the 5 houses around them had visible house numbers. Help us help you!

William and Sarah Mayhew

Macbeth Presented by: Robinson Drama

November 20: 7:30 PM

November 21: 7:30 PM

November 22: 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

www.robinsondrama.org

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Food & Dining

Recipe total time: 1h. Preparation 20min. Cooking 40min Serves 4-6 people Ingredients: 3 tablespoons of olive oil 1 1/2 tablespoon of salt 1 onion or 2 shallots chopped 3 large garlic cloves finelly chopped 1 bay leaf 2 oz of chopped Italian parsley 2 oz of white wine 1/4 cup of tomato paste and 20 oz of diced tomatoes in juice OR 1/2 cup of Marinara sauce 4 cups of fish sock OR 1 cup of pre-made seafood base (at Trader Joes) 1 pound manila clams, scrubbed 1 pound mussels, scrubbed, debearded 1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 pound of calamari 1 1/2 pounds assorted firm-fleshed fish fillets such as halibut, hake, cod or salmon, cut into 2-inch chunks 8 slices of garlic toasted bread

Directions: Heat the oil in a very large pot over medium heat. Add the onions, or shallots, and salt and saute until the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and parsley, and saute 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, add to-matoes with their juices, (or add the marinara sauce), wine, fish stock and bay leaf. Cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until the flavors blend, about 30 minutes. Add the clams and mussels to the cooking liquid. Cover and cook until the clams and mussels begin to open, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp, calamari and fish. Simmer gently until the fish and shrimp are just cooked through, and the clams are completely open, stirring gently, about 5 minutes longer (discard any clams and mus-sels that do not open). Season the soup, to taste, with more salt and red pepper flakes if you wish. Top 8 slices of rustic bread with olive oil and garlic and toast or broil for 2 minutes Ladle the soup into bowls and serve topped with the toasted bread.

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Cioppino The traditional fish stew of San Francisoco with origins in the city of Genoa on the Li-gurian coast of Italy

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9570 Old Keene Mill Rd. (back corner of Safeway shopping center)

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Health & Nutrition

5 Exercises to Get Ready for Ski Season

Both downhill skiing and cross-country skiing are types of aerobic exer-cise that work the entire body. Even if you follow a year-round fitness ex-ercise routine, skiing is different than most aerobic activities. This means you should adjust the types of exercise you do to prepare.

According to Private Healthcare UK, most skiing accidents are caused by bad preparation or fatigue. Incorporating exercises that help you get ready for ski season will not only improve performance, but will keep you safer and reduce the risk of injury.

Here are some exercises that the Ski Exercise Workouts website says will help you get ready for ski season:

Squats Stand straight with your hands on hips. Keep your feet flat on the floor, shoulder width apart and bend your knees until your body is between your legs. Hold for a few seconds and than return to standing position. Repeat. Lunges Stand straight with your feet shoulder width apart. Move one foot forward with only your heel touching the floor at this time. Bend your other knee until it is touching the floor or as far down as you can get. Hold for a few seconds and than return to standing position. Wall Slide Place your back flat against the wall. Slowly slide down the wall without using your arms un-til you are in a sitting position. Try to go all the way to the ground if you can. Slowly straight-en back up until you are standing straight again. Repeat several times. This is a good stomach exercise to do anytime, not just when preparing for ski season. Exercise Bikes Riding a stationary bicycle or regular bicycle is a good exercise to prepare for ski season. This not only helps you get prepared, but is a good year-round toning exercise. Walking Walking is another good year-round exercise that helps you build up stamina, so that you can ski longer.

From: Exercise.com

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Community Emergency Response Team Final Exercise LORTON PRISON November 15, 2014 - Call for Victim Actor Volunteers The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a system of training citizens to respond to large scale emergencies within their own neighborhood when the resources of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue system have been overwhelmed. These citizens are trained in the absence of a fire department response to mobilize and organize a rescue team for their community. We are in need of people to play the role of "victims" for this drill. As a victim actor you will be expected to play your role as realistically as possible. You will receive "make-up" to show "wounds" and will have fake blood placed on your clothes. As such, please dress for the ele-ments (we have the drill rain or shine) as you will be waiting outside to be found, in clothes that you can get very dirty, stained, and possibly even torn. You must wear long pants and closed end shoes, due to the location, we can not make exceptions to this rule. Some of you may also be called upon to assist the rescuers in performing their duties. You may participate in any way you feel comfortable. This is a very exciting opportunity to help your community. Live victim actors are essential to providing high quality training, and you'll learn quite a bit too! We even throw in a free lunch af-terwards. You need to arrive at the Lorton Prison Complex, Youth Facility, 9845 Furnace Road Lorton VA 22079 (also known as Landfill Drive) by 7:00 am. We’ll have signs posted on the roads to direct you too. The drill should be completed by no later than 1pm. We'll need you to partici-pate for the entire time. However, if you need to leave early due to an emergency, just let a facili-tator know so we can account for you. Due to limited parking, it is requested that you carpool as much as possible. You can use Google Map coordinates: 38.688709, -77.240732. The schedule for the date usually goes something like this: 7:00 am - Arrive and park. Check in. You'll be registered and your contact information taken. You'll be given a card with a set of "injuries" you are to act out. You'll start in the makeup process. While this doesn't take much time, there is a wait to get through. The lead instructor will give you a brief presentation on safety issues, what to expect, and what CERT is all about! 7:30am – 8:30am - You'll be escorted to the area that you'll be "trapped" or laying. 9:00pm - The Drill begins. The rescuers will search, sort the victims by severity, extricate those that are trapped, and transport all victims to a treatment area. NOON – Lunch, debrief, "thank-you" from the students and Victim checkout. We prefer adults, but will gladly accept minors 15 years and older with signed parental consent form (provided at check-in) with a full understanding of what's involved. At checkout, those that would like them can receive a certificate signifying 6.5 hours of community service provided. For more information contact CERT actor coordinator Kevin at actors@fairfaxcountycert.org or Mid-dleridge resident Donna Hosek at donnahosek@yahoo.com or go to the CERT blog at fairfax-countycert.blogspot.com.

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Burke Toastmasters Open House — Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014

The Burke Toastmasters Club will be holding an open house 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at the Oaks Community Center, 5708 Oak Leather Drive in Burke, VA.

The Burke Toastmasters club is dedicated to helping its members become more confident and effective speakers.

This free event kicks off with a meet and greet during which visitors may speak with current club members while enjoying pizza and light refresh-ments.

Club officers will then make a brief presentation on the benefits of joining the club.

The open house will be followed by a regularly scheduled club meeting at 7:30 p.m. which visitors are welcome to attend.

The Burke Toastmasters club meets on the first, third and fifth Thursday of every month at the Oaks Community Center. Meetings start promptly at 7:30 p.m. and run about 90 minutes.

For more information on our open house or about the Burke Toastmasters, please check out the club’s Web site, http://www.burketoastmasters.org or contact member Clint Conerly at ClintConerly@cox.net.

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Upper Pohick Clean Up The Upper Pohick Creek/MiddleridgePark/Woodglen Lake Park Fall Clean Up is coming up on Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 9:30 am to noon. For those of you who may not be familiar with this event, we clean up the local parks and stream valleys twice a year. It is a good service project for school community service hours and Scout troops can complete badge requirements, such as the Eco-Action Badge. When: Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 9:30 am to noon Where: Meet at Middleridge Park for supplies and area assignments. From the intersection of Rt. 123 (Ox Road) and Braddock Road, go south on Rt. 123 for 1.2 miles and turn left onto Paynes Church Drive. Go to the second intersection and turn right on Gov. Yeardley Drive. Park entrance on left, opposite Clara Barton Court. GPS Coordinates: 38.808012,-77.321455. Middleridge Park backs to a stream and that's where we start. We have areas around Woodglen Lake Park that need to be cleaned, too, so parents will need to remain to transport any Scouts to the lake after we distribute supplies. We can accommodate all ages, as the difficulty of the terrain varies from moderate to easy. Wear clothes and shoes/boots that can get dirty. Bring something to drink. We have gloves to lend, but they are all adult size large. If you are bringing children, we recommend bringing gloves that fit them. We supply garbage bags, you sup-ply the enthusiasm. Contact: Sarah Mayhew. Phone: 703- 582-7374; email sarah.mayhew@yahoo.com Sponsor: Middleridge Civic Association for both. Supplies furnished by Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Potomac River Watershed Cleanup for March Clean Up; Clean Fairfax Council for November Clean Up.

Upper Pohick Clean Up The Upper Pohick Creek/MiddleridgePark/Woodglen Lake Park Fall Clean Up is coming up on Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 9:30 am to noon. For those of you who may not be familiar with this event, we clean up the local parks and stream valleys twice a year. It is a good service project for school community service hours and Scout troops can complete badge requirements, such as the Eco-Action Badge. When: Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 9:30 am to noon Where: Meet at Middleridge Park for supplies and area assignments. From the intersection of Rt. 123 (Ox Road) and Braddock Road, go south on Rt. 123 for 1.2 miles and turn left onto Paynes Church Drive. Go to the second intersection and turn right on Gov. Yeardley Drive. Park entrance on left, opposite Clara Barton Court. GPS Coordinates: 38.808012,-77.321455. Middleridge Park backs to a stream and that's where we start. We have areas around Woodglen Lake Park that need to be cleaned, too, so parents will need to remain to transport any Scouts to the lake after we distribute supplies. We can accommodate all ages, as the difficulty of the terrain varies from moderate to easy. Wear clothes and shoes/boots that can get dirty. Bring something to drink. We have gloves to lend, but they are all adult size large. If you are bringing children, we recommend bringing gloves that fit them. We supply garbage bags, you supply the enthusiasm. Contact: Sarah Mayhew. Phone: 703- 582-7374; email sarah.mayhew@yahoo.com Sponsor: Middleridge Civic Association for both. Supplies furnished by Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Potomac River Watershed Cleanup for March Clean Up; Clean Fairfax Council for November Clean Up.

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MIDDLERIDGE HALLOWEEN PARADE

A special thanks to Austin Morales for organizing

this years Halloween Pa-

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MCA

Dumpster Day A special

thanks to Jim Ferugio of

Building By Design for sponsoring this event.

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Middleridge Civic Association

Middleridge Website

Executive Board

President—Tim Harazin Vice President—Mike Torrey Secretary— John Tedrick Treasurer—Paul Armstrong

Other MCA Contacts

Webmaster—Paul Armstrong

Newsletter Editor—Mark Magliocchetti & Linda Hutchins

Distribution—Sandy Obuchowski

Directory Editor—Al & Sandy Obuchowski

Membership—Al & Sandy Obuchowski

Neighborhood Watch— Greg Summer

Community Service—Paige Franklin

Welcoming Chair— Shirley Plunkett & Carole Rodero

Middleridge Book Club— Shirley Plunkett

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2014 MIDDLERIDGE CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY

Every Month:

MCA Board Meeting: 1st Thursday of the month Neighborhood Watch

Newsletter Delivery: 5th of the month Welcoming: as needed. Please notify Shirley Plunkett and Carole Rodero

Executive Board Meeting, November 6, 7:30 PM

Executive Board Meeting, February 5, 7:30 PM

Executive Board Meeting, December 4, 7:30 PM

Decorating Contest,

December 20

Santa’s Fire Truck December 21

Executive Board Meeting January 8, 7:30 PM