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the BULLETIN BOARD
Sat.,
Nov. 6
Used Book sale upstairs at the Palisades Library, 10 a.m.-3p.m.
Upstairs.Volunteers needed to help. No more books needed.
Sat.,
Nov. 6
Fall Bazaar, Palisades Community Church, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Christmas
items, toys, white elephants. Lunch served 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Sat.,
Nov. 6
“Infant & Child Safety/CPR,” Hayes Hall, Sibley Hospital, 9 a.m.-5
p.m., $30. For parents and child care providers. Call 537-4058
to register.
Mon.,
Nov. 8
ANC 3D, 8 p.m., Sibley Hospital, Ernst Auditorium.
2ND
& 4TH Weds.
“Baby and Me,” informal sharing sessions for new parents and their
babies, Palisades Community Church, 10-11:30 a.m. In conjunction
with Sibley Hospital.
Sats.
& Suns., Nov. 13-28
Drop-in Weekend Family programs, Discovery Creek at Glen Echo,
10 a.m.-3 p.m. (Sat) & noon-3 p.m.(Sun). For families with children
ages 3-11. $4 for children, parents free.
Nov. 15--Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) holds
a "Public Information Meeting" to discuss its plans for the Canal
Road entrance to Georgetown University. Christ Church at 3116
O St. NW, 6:30p to 8p.
Weds.-Suns.,
Nov. 26-Dec. 30
“The Nutcracker,” The Puppet Co., Glen Echo. $5. Children under
8 only with adult. Starting times from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 50 minutes.
Expected to sell out quickly. Call 301-320-6668 for info/reservations.
NEIGHBORHOOD
NOTICES
Last
chance to have your leaves vacuumed. Rake them into piles in your
curbside treebox space in front of your property by Sunday, November
21 for collection during the week of November 22-26.
Want
to help Key School? You can purchase $20 or $25 denomination grocery
certificates treated the same as cash at any Safeway, Giant or
Fresh Fields. Key earns 5% of face values. This year-round fund-raiser
netted close to $7,000 last year. Call Marybeth or Richard Maeder
at 342-1626 to arrange.
You
can now renew up to five library books by phone. For books checked
out from the Palisades branch, call 727-1369 with the bar codes
for your library card and the books. This service can’t be used
for reserve books, books on tape, new fiction or CDs.
A
reminder to all seniors who use Metro Senior Citizen ID Cards:
all cards issued prior to 1999 will expire on December 31. Apply
now at our branch library for the new copper-colored cards which
will be valid for five years.
The
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department offers free
home safety inspections to owners or renters. Call its information
office at 673-3331 to schedule. Areas covered are: smoke detectors,
fire extinguishers, space heaters, appliance, furnace, and water
heater safety, electrical wiring and storage hazards, and proposed
emergency exits. The inspection results do not require the resident
to make changes.
Worried
or just curious about possible millennium bugs? Check out the
District’s Year 2000 website at www.y2K.dcgov.org.
It has preparation status for all DC entities and useful links
to other sites — Pepco, for example.
If
you want to stop junk mail, send your name, address and zip
code to: Mail Preference Service Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9008 Farmingdale, NY 11734-9008
Volunteer
opportunities
Call John Anthony (362-5126) to join the effort to keep the Palisades
cleaned up. Volunteer at Discovery Creek on the weekends if you
have at least six weekend hours free a month. Ask Stephanie Udell
for more information. Or volunteer for a committee to help The
Discovery Creek/GapKids Adventure: Surf’s Up! Nov. 21 lunch, show
and exhibitions. Call the museum at 364-3111.
House
Cleaning?
Got good stuff? The number for the Salvation Army is 1-800-538-2438.
They will be glad to help you determine values for tax purposes.
Clothes, furniture, collectibles, operable cars. Got just stuff?
Call the DPW at 727-4600 to set a (nearby) date for bulk waste
pickup. You will get a confirmation number and they will come,
just as promised.
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