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Neighborhood Roundupwater. Mosquitoes only need about

half an inch to lay their eggs. So, in

addition to obvious sources of

standing water, like children’s

pools and birdbaths, we need to be

vigilant about hidden sources. For

example, tire swings, saucers

under flower pots, and tarps

covering a background grill where

water might pool are all breeding

grounds for mosquitoes. Dorothy

said in family-friendly

neighborhoods such as ours, thereis often a problem with plastic

children’s toys left in the yard.

Those flexible plastic drain pipes

many of us have are also great

places for mosquitoes.

I inspected my own backyard and

discovered an overturned paint

bucket with a half-inch rim along

the bottom sitting behind the

garage. In addition, my daughter’s

plastic slide has an indentation

suitable for mosquito-breeding. I

want to encourage all of you to

take a close look at your own

property. All of us can help control

the mosquito population by

emptying these sources of standing

water at least once a week and

rinsing them.

The good news is that Asian

Tigers only travel about one

hundred feet. So, if we can be

vigilant about our own property, as

well as encourage our neighbors to

the left and right of us, we shouldbe able to control this problem and

have a more pleasant summer.

If you are interested in learning

more about solutions to the

mosquito problem, including

discussing whether the

neighborhood would be interested

in having the state spray for

mosquitoes, Dorothy will speak at

the general membership meeting

on May 20th at 8 p.m. at the

Lynnbrook Recreation Center.

“Mosquitoes” from page 1...Summer Concerts

The Bethesda Summer Concert

Series will be held Thursday

evenings at Veterans Park, at the

corner of Norfolk & Woodmont

Avenues, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. All

concerts are free. More information

is available at www.bethesda.org/

specialevents/summerconcerts.htm.

Plant Sale

Gardeners and anyone who lovesplants won't want to miss the

Bethesda Community Garden

Club's 66th annual plant sale on

Thursday, May 7th. The sale, at

the Bethesda Farm Women's

Market, 7155 Wisconsin Avenue,

Bethesda, will run from 7:00 a.m.

until 1:00 p.m. rain or shine. Find

wonderful buys on a large selection

of perennials grown in members'

well-tended gardens, plus herbs,

annuals, native plants and shrubs.

Novices and experts alike can pose

their gardening questions to

Montgomery County Master

Gardeners on site throughout the

sale. Proceeds benefit various

community projects including

landscaping at Bethesda and Davis

libraries and a Montgomery

College scholarship in landscape

technology. Plentiful metered

public parking is available in the

lot behind the Market. For more

information call Simone at 301-571-9782.

Neighborhood Event Space

Need a place to host a party?

Consider renting the Lynnbrook

Recreation Center. The cost is only

$19 per hour weekdays and $38 per

hour Friday evenings, Saturdays,

Sundays, and holidays. The space

is rented in 4 hour blocks of time.

The description of the building and

more details about renting the

space can be found at www.mc-

mncppc.org/permits/permits/find/

activity.shtm.

Scholarships

Maryland Delegate Alfred Carr

(D-18) has state scholarship money

available for local students.

Applicants must be enrolled in a

Maryland college or university or

attending an out-of-state school in

a field of study not offered in

Maryland. Interested students

must write an application, a letter

detailing their accomplishments

and have a Free Application for

Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on

file. The application deadline is

May 30th. For more information,

please contact Legislative Aide

Kristin Fulkerson at 301-858-3638

or [email protected].

Legislative Wrap-Up

The District 16 Town Hall

meeting is scheduled for May 11that the Davis Public Library.

Urban Trees

To learn more about trees in urban environments, visit these links:

www.ufei.org/files/pubs/22BenefitsofUrbanStreetTrees.pdf

www.tlcfortrees.info/tree_root_myths.htm

www.treesaregood.org/treecare/tree_planting.aspx

Neighborhood News Online: www.EBCA.org



Inside This IssueSlate of Officers ........................ 1

Mosquitoes................................ 1

Neighborhood Roundup............ 3

Coming Up Next

General Membership Meeting

Wednesday, May 20th

Lynnbrook Recreation Center

Parks Clean-Up

Saturday, May 9th, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Group Photograph at 11 a.m.

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