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pageant was lured to a hotel and casino in Dover. Ferrese’s office is decorated with more than a dozen photos of the city’s lifeguard teams from years past, all clad in red swim- suits. This year, fewer lifeguards on area beaches and cashiers in saltwater taffy shops and flip- flop shops will be foreign stu- dents. Most have been replaced by Americans who need the pay- check. “When the economy is good, American students go to non- paid internships or travel abroad and don’t want to work,” said Mike Jandzen, owner of Aquatic- Marine, which provides life- guards to resorts and private beaches in North Bethany, Del. “In a bad economy, we’ve got a waiting list of people trying to get jobs.” Jandzen said he received near- ly 500 applications for 25 to 30 lifeguard positions, which went almost exclusively to Americans this year compared with previous years in which 8o percent were filled by foreigners.
Some towns and businesses are being more aggressive in wooing tourists. In Ocean City, for example, the town’s advertis- ing budget quadrupled to almost $4 million, thanks to a new half- percent room tax earmarked for marketing. In Rehoboth Beach, cottages and apartments can sometimes be secured for part of a week. But weekly rental prices, which average $2,000, have not sagged. Some rentals go for $18,000. Jo-Ann Bacher, rental manager
for Jack Lingo realty, estimated rentals are running 10 percent ahead of last year. Carol Everhart, the local cham- ber of commerce president, counts traffic, trash and bread deliveries to assess the business climate. Many businesses, Ever- hart said, are reporting better
sales than last year. But they hope that June is better than a year ago, when it rained 20 out of 30 days. The stream of visitors from the
Washington area was heavy this weekend. The 125-mile drive Fri- day afternoon took more than four hours, as even two-lane country roads were blocked with traffic. “Nobody gets fired in Washing-
ton,” said Don Derrickson, owner of the Sandcastle Hotel and a new bar called Conch Island, carved out of three failed restau- rants and bars. “We’re only a gas tank away, and our market is still stable.”
Still, some tourists remain cost-conscious.
William and Elisa Evans of Gaithersburg, strolling the boardwalk with their 4-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter, said they took advantage of the free breakfast in their hotel instead of going to a diner, and they brought food in a cooler to take to the beach. “Typically, we’d go out, instead,” Elisa Evans said. Some see a silver lining in any economy that has forced visitors to rein in some of their free- spending ways. Longtime Mayor Sam Cooper said the town’s character had been threatened during the first half of the decade as speculators came in and helped drive hous- ing prices up by a multiple of three or four. He said Rehoboth Beach risked becoming overrun and overpriced, and he para- phrased a Yogi Berra comment on a restaurant: “It’s so popular, nobody goes there anymore.” “No way I could afford to live in Rehoboth if I hadn’t been here already,” said Cooper, who lives in a house his grandfather built in 1918. “I don’t want Rehoboth to be an exclusive place that takes millions to get into. The key to Rehoboth is to keep it a nice place to live.”
morelloc@washpost.com
Sunday’s Memorial Day events
Rolling Thunder
Streets will be closed along the route beginning at 8 a.m. and will reopen by 4 p.m.
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Upcoming holiday events in the area
Sunday
MEMORIAL DAY OBSER-
VANCE, a tribute to Gaithersburg residents who died while serving in the armed forces. Event in- cludes speaker Maj. Dave Buffa- loe, a strategic planner for the Army Transformation Office, fol- lowed by music and a wreath- laying ceremony. Items will be collected for the Adopt-a-Unit drive to send overseas. 2 p.m., Christman Park, 304 W. Deer Park Rd., Gaithersburg. Free, reg- istration for the ceremony re- quested. 301-258-6350, www.
gaithersburgmd.gov or dwinder@
gaithersburgmd.gov.
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM,
hosted by the Harry White Wil- mer American Legion Post 82. 1 p.m. at the Post, 6330 Crain Highway, La Plata. 301-934-8221.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY OR- CHESTRA CONCERT, Jack Everly
leads a musical salute and a spe- cial tribute on the 60th anniver- sary of the Korean War; co-hosts Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna in- troduce Gen. Colin L. Powell, Brad Paisley, Lionel Richie, Kelli O’Hara, Dennis Haysbert, Yolan- da Adams, Katherine Jenkins, Blythe Danner and A.J. Cook, with additional music by the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the U.S.
Army Chorus, the Soldiers’ Cho- rus of the U.S. Army Field Band, U.S. Army Chorale, U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters and the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants; take a blanket or folding chair. Gates open, 5 p.m.; concert, 8 p.m., U.S. Capitol, West Lawn, East Capitol and First streets. Free. 202-619- 7222.
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL PRO-
GRAMS, staff members lead a “Stories of Service” training workshop where visitors may learn to create a digital story about a favorite veteran or write a memoir. 9 a.m.-noon. “Spirit of ’45” workshop to prepare for the Aug. 14 “Spirit of ’45” nationwide celebration, guest speakers actor Hugh O’Brian and Ann Bennett Mix, American WWII Orphans Network. 1-4 p.m., U.S. Navy Me- morial & Naval Heritage Center, Burke Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-737-2300,
www.navymemorial.org/ memorialday.
MONDAY
33RD ANNUAL MEMORIAL
DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL, Jazz Ambas-
sadors Dixieland Band, Joe Baione Trio, Al Williams, Larry Brown Quintet and Kaleidoscope Orchestra. Food available or bring a picnic basket, lawn chairs
and blankets. Pets not allowed. 1-7 p.m., Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, 4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria. Free. 703-746- 4848.
66TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL
DAY CEREMONY AND PARADE, a
9:30 a.m. ceremony will take place at the Grand Stand on Maryland Avenue. The 10:30 a.m. parade will feature drill teams, marching bands, community groups, military units and more, beginning at Martins Lane and North Washington Street and continuing through Maryland Avenue and Rockville Town Cen- ter; part of the three-day “Home- town Holidays” celebration. 9:30 a.m., Rockville Town Square, be- tween Rockville Pike, East Mid- dle Lane, North Washington Street and Beall Avenue. Free. 240-314-8620 or www.
rockvillemd.gov/events.
ALEXANDRIA MEMORIAL
PROGRAM, a wreath-laying cer- emony and a tribute to the 67 Al- exandrians who died or went missing in action during the Viet- nam War. 11 a.m., Capt. Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Vet- erans Memorial, in front of Mount Vernon Recreation Cen- ter, 2701 Commonwealth Ave., Al- exandria. Free. 703-325-4631.
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Local government offi ces
Closed except for emergency and essential services.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
• Metrorail will operate on a Sunday schedule (7 a.m. to midnight). • Metrobus, MetroAccess, Ride On, DASH, MTA Local Service will operate on a Sunday schedule. • Fairfax Connector will operate on a Sunday schedule (Routes 101, 151, 152, 161, 162, 171, 310, 321, 322, 401, 402, 505, 574, 605, 950, and RIBS 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.) • CUE will operate on a Saturday schedule. • ART (Routes 41 and 51) will operate on a Sunday schedule. • Loudoun Bus, PRTC, MARC, VRE, MTA Commuter Bus and “The Bus” will not be in service. • There will be no Metrorail service on the Orange Line between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA stations because of construction.
DAY FALLEN VETERANS CER-
EMONY, Specialist Stephan L. Mace, a soldier killed in Iraq on Oct. 3, 2009. will be honored. Mace’s family will speak about their son and receive a “Plaque of Honor.” 11 a.m., Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls St. Free. 703-248-5027.
“HONORING OUR FALLEN
WARRIORS,” wreath-laying and guest speakers. 9 a.m., National World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-619-7222.
JCC MEMORIAL DAY PRO-
GRAM, a program to honor American veterans who served in all wars, will include a brief his- tory of Memorial Day and the story of a British general who is credited with helping to establish what is now know as the Israeli Defense Forces. 2-3 p.m., Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Adler Monument, just outside the JCC, 6125 Mon- trose Rd., Rockville. Free. 301- 881-8810.
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY,
national anthem, Pledge of Alle- giance and speakers Ret. Lt. Col.
Lisa Cramer and Post Command- er Michael Conner, sponsored by the American Legion Alexandria, Va. Post 24. 11 a.m., Alexandria National Cemetery, 1450 Wilkes St. Free. 703-967-2684.
MEMORIAL DAY OBSER-
VANCE, music by the U.S. Navy Band 10:30 a.m.; Armed Forces Full Honor wreath-laying cer- emony at the Tomb of the Un- known Soldiers and observance program, 11 a.m., Arlington Na- tional Cemetery, Memorial Amphitheater, Memorial Bridge and Jefferson Davis Highway, Ar- lington. Free; free parking in Ar- lington National Cemetery Visi- tors Center parking lot (8 a.m.-1 p.m.). 703-607-8000 or
www.arlingtoncemetery.org.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY
PARADE, a flag-waving event fea- turing patriotic marches and floats, sponsored by the World War II Veterans Committee. Starts at 2 p.m. at Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue and continues to 17th Street and Con- stitution Avenue. Free. 202-619- 7222.
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL PRO-
GRAMS, wreath-laying cer- emony. 10 a.m.; concert by the U.S. Navy Band. Noon; Naval Dis- trict of Washington wreath-lay- ing with guest speaker Rear Adm. Patty Wolfe. 1 p.m., U.S. Navy Me- morial Heritage Center, Burke Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Free. 202-737-2300, www.
navymemorial. org/memorialday.
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMO- RIAL OBSERVANCE, the cer-
emony includes Presentation of the Colors, remarks by a special guest and the laying of wreaths by various patriotic organiza- tions. 1 p.m., Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Constitution Avenue and Henry Bacon Drive NW. Free. 202-619-7222.
WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY,
military honors, speakers and a Rose Petal Ceremony, 4 p.m., Women in Military Service For America Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Bridge and Jefferson Davis High- way Arlington. Free. 800-222- 2294, 703-892-2606 or www.
womensmemorial.org. —From staff reports
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serve as nurses or administrators. Now, though still officially barred from direct combat, they are flying fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships, clearing explosive devices from roads and manning machine guns on convoys. “For years, we restricted women because we couldn’t bear to see them coming home in body bags. We’ve learned that, yes, it is hard to see women lose their lives, but it’s hard to have our sons do the same,” said Marilla Cushman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who is director of public relations and development for the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at the gates of Arlington National Cemetery. I support the change as an
advance for women’s rights. Also, in a society in which only a fraction of the population serves in the military, the all-volunteer force needs all the talented people it can get, regardless of their sex. About 230,000 women have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. At any one time, women make up about 11 percent of forces on the ground. Nevertheless, especially on
Memorial Day, we have to sympathize with family members who’ve lost loved ones who probably would have been spared in the past. Alma Alvarez , 25, of San Benito, Tex., wishes the country had stuck to the old policy. Her sister, Army Pfc. Adrian Alvarez, 20, diedin February of injuries suffered while supporting combat operations in Baghdad. “Even if a woman can do the same job as a man, women are always more sensitive,” Alvarez said. She said her late sister “saw a lot of things [in Iraq] that perhaps she wasn’t prepared for. She was real strong, but deep down inside of her, there were
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PHOTOS BY GERALD MARTINEAU FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
Retired Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught, right, president of the Women’s Memorial Foundation, attends a service. The nation’s daughters are dying under enemy fire to a far greater degree than in the past.
Last week, roses were placed near the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.
things that she never would have wanted to see or experience.” Still, Alvarez said, she supported her sister “100
percent.” The soldier was a quiet woman who hoped the military would lead to a career in law enforcement. The family will participate in a local Memorial Day service Monday. “We want people to know that she was a good person, and she was brave enough to join the Army. That’s something that not everybody does,” Alvarez said. Steve Ellis said that his daughter, Army Cpl. Jessica Ellis, was the only woman in her platoon but that she didn’t discuss that aspect of her job. A medic in the famed 101st Airborne Division, she was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad in 2008 at age 24 while out with an engineering unit clearing mines.
“She wanted to be with her guys, so she went out,” said Ellis,
Memorial Day closings
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No mail delivery except for Express Mail.
MARYLAND
No parking fees in Montgom- ery or Prince George’s, except for the New Carrollton garage; parking fees in Anne Arundel and Howard.
No pickups in Anne Arundel. Pickups in Howard and Montgomery scheduled for Monday will be made Tuesday. Prince George’s trash and recycling will resume on the next scheduled day. Landfi lls closed.
Open in Montgomery, except Cabin John, Diamond Square and Twinbrook.
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Courts
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Holiday parking regulations in effect; meters not enforced; HOV restrictions lifted.
In Fairfax City and Alexandria, pickups scheduled for Monday will be made Tuesday. Regular pickup schedule for Arlington and Fairfax counties. Landfi lls closed except in Prince William.
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56, of rural Baker County in northeast Oregon. “She never really talked about women’s roles. She never talked about the politics of any of these engagements. It was more about her buddies and being there for them.” The Women in Military
Service memorial is about to open an exhibit about Ellis. Her mother and brother will be there on Memorial Day for a ceremony at 4 p.m.
Regardless of your views on women in combat, Monday is a day to honor all who’ve sacrificed on behalf of the nation. As Steve Ellis put it: “This sunshine of freedom that we all bask in in this country has not come without a cost. I believe I will be sincerely reflecting on that.”
mccartneyr@washpost.com
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