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Monday,  November 13—8:00 p.m.

Glen Echo Town Hall

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Text Box: The Little Flower Church, now on Massachusetts Ave. but formerly represented by a chapel in Glen Echo on upper Cornell Ave., on Oct. 7 celebrated the 100th anniversary of the blessing of the cornerstone of St. Agnes Church, as the chapel was formally known. It was, nevertheless, called the “Little Flower” chapel in Glen Echo…. Some residents may have been wondering who the Charles F. Mercer was that the new canal boat at Great Falls Tavern was named after. As a Virginia Congressman from 1817-1839 he authored or supported legislation that made it possible to organize the C&O Canal Company in 1828. He then became the first president of the Canal Company, according to “Along the Towpath,” a publication of the C&O Canal Association… The community blood drive scheduled to take place Oct. 1 at the Clara Barton Community Center was moved to the Glen Echo Town Hall because of a scheduling conflict. Unfortunately, most town residents were not aware of the change. Mayor Debbie Beers and her son, Andrew, volunteered at the check-in desk for the blood drive. Michael Bobbitt of Wellesley Circle had a starring role in the performances of “Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major” at the Kennedy Center last month… A group of Cabin John citizens has planned a memorial at the Clara Barton Community Center to honor the memory of Diane Leatherman, who died in January. The memorial at the entrance consists of an Osage Crepe Myrtle, which has already been planted, and an 8’ steel bench with a memorial plaque… Text Box: RESIDENT’S SHORT STORIES RECEIVE AWARDS “Harvard Man,” a short story by Michelle Brafman, recently won the F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story award. In addition to gaining a handsome prize, the story will be published in the Fall 2007 issue of Potomac Review, a prestigious national literary journal. Michelle was honored at an Oct. 14 ceremony along with the 2006 honoree, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley. She also won the fiction competition of Lilith magazine, a national magazine dealing with Jewish women’s issues. Her story, “Sylvia’s Spoon,” will appear in the winter issue of Lilith. Text Box: AROUND TOWN Text Box: BUILDING PERMITS (FROM PAGE 1) project will require curb cuts related to residential entrances and driveways. Some town residents objected to the town's proposed fee for building permits, which, under the draft ordinances, would have been $100. At the suggestion of town resident Rene Springuel, the council instead adopted a fee equal to the greater of 10 % of the final country permit fee or $10. (Ed. Note: The new ordinances—which could be approved next month--would require that residents get a building permit within seven days of getting a county building permit, although this time period might be waived. It would also give the applicant, the adjoining and facing property owners or the town council an opportunity to request a public hearing before the issuance of a building permit.) Text Box: FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AT CLARA BARTON CENTER Free blood pressure screenings are offered the third Wednesday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at the Clara Barton Community Center. The center is located at 7425 MacArthur Blvd.