Rice & Spice Thai Restaurant - Natalie Tantivejakul and husband Rod Yotmanee (Barnack) own the Rice&Spice Thai Cuisine Restaurant in the Landsdowne Center at the intersection of Beulah and Telegraph Road. Phone is 703/339-9775. Natalie and Rod offer catering for all occasions, business lunch, birthdays, weddings etc. They will give a 10% discount off a tab of $20.00 or more for WS Village residents Just mention "West Springfield Village". Recommend calling them
first since lunch hours can be busy.

Susan Wenger (Rolling Road) - is a floral designer. She specializes in weddings and special occasion designs, but also get many requests for other arrangements throughout the year such as seasonal front door wreaths and holiday arrangements. Susan offers WS Village residents a 10% discount. She can be reached at 703/866-3745.

Gray Hamilton (Barnack) is a Loan Officer working with First Heritage Mortgage. The options for purchasing and refinancing have been curtailed quite a bit; although probably only temporary. We live in a very desirable neighborhood and area, so the impact should be minimal and for a shorter period. Gray thinks the industry will bounce back quickly. Gray said that he certainly wants to make himself available to Village residents with any questions or concerns regarding home mortgages. He can be reached at 703/293-6148; fax is 703/653-8130.

HFSO Land Surveying Company – for your property needs. Visit our web site at: www.hfso.com; Phone: 800-964-2559, Email: hfso@verizon.net. 10% discount for all West Springfield Village Residents.

Larry Edwin Johnson and Veterans Title, Inc. - located at 5415-A Backlick Road, Springfield, Virginia 22151, 703/354-6800. Larry’s law firm and Title Company focuses on Real Estate, Wills, Trusts, and Estates. Larry says that you can't find lower prices than his, especially given his firm's great service.

Patty Zevallos (Bluefield Court) is involved in three enterprises. She teaches classes in the arts, and will be focusing on after-school classes for kids. You can find out more at www.pbzproductions.com/classes/. Classes starting in October. She also does web site design, either part-time or freelance, and has 29 years of experience in media production, 10 years in web design. You can find her resume at www.pbzproductions.com/resume/. She will also soon start her own e-commerce site to sell her own art prints, greeting cards, and handmade candles, as well as some antiques and collectible books. West Springfield residents will receive FREE in-person delivery instead of having to pay for shipping. The candles shown at www.pbzproductions.com will be part of the product line and available for purchase now.

D2D Computer Services - Bob Havey (Rolling Road) owns and operates this one-man shop. He makes house calls to fix computers and network problems for homes, small businesses, and especially home offices. Bob can be reached at 703/569-8195 or via email at havey@dtwod.com.

The Time Machine – Dennis and Nancy Gehley are baby boomers (1946/1947) who have been disc jockeys since 1989. Their very first DJ event, in fact, was for a Village West pool party nearly 20 years ago. Since then, they have done hundreds of “gigs” for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, high school reunions, ordinations, New Years Eve, office parties, and other special events. The Time Machine has an inventory of over 30,000 songs ranging from the Big Band era of the 30’s and 40’s, rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll of the 50’s through today’s hip hop in the new millennium. Dennis and Nancy DJ regularly for two dance clubs in the D.C. area: the Northern Virginia Shag Club, which specializes in Carolina Shag (east coast shag and beach music) and the D.C. Hand Dance Club, which specializes in R&B and jitterbug for kids who grew up dancing in the D.C. area in the 1950’s. Call Dennis or Nancy in the Village at 703/451-6764 for details or email them at dmgehley@cox.net or ngehley@cox.net.

Rev. John Hoffmann, Ministerial Services, has been officiating weddings and funerals for over 32 years. He is a retired Army Chaplain (Colonel) who specializes in creating personalized weddings ceremonies. Unlike “marriage mill” ministers who have one or two ceremonies, Rev. Hoffmann creates a unique ceremony for each couple based on their beliefs, customs and culture. He offers the same personalized service for funerals. He has been a resident of CAWSV for over 21 years. CAWSV residents are given a 20% discount on all services. Check out his website: www.revhoffmann.com, email him at myminister@verizon.net or call him at 703/866-3577.

Immanuel’s Hope Ministry - Rev. Hoffmann also founded a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization called The Treasure Chest in 1988 which has been renamed Immanuel’s Hope Ministry. It is located at 6901 Braddock Avenue in Springfield. They accept kitchen, bedroom, living room, and dining room furniture in good condition. They also accept house wares, household and linen items and clothing. They do not accept large appliances, food, toys and bulky items. Donation hours are 9:00 -11:00 AM on Sunday and 12:00 Noon- 4:00 PM on Wednesday. Call 703/916-8654 for furniture pick up. Allow two weeks for scheduling. A tax deductible receipt is available. Distribution of donated items is made on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.

Marty Taglieri - Village Music Teacher - Marty was classically trained in the violin and viola with a degree in violin. Marty has taught all ages for over 30 years as well as performing himself. He is active in the school's string programs and volunteers there to help our children with it as well as pop and fiddle styles. Marty also teaches adults and loves all styles and genres including orchestral, chamber, sacred and solo. He teaches at his Vancouver Road home year round and still has a few openings. He can be reached by phone at 703/866-0989.