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n Elementary school’s grounds inpoor shape despite restoration efforts

BY LINDSAY A. POWERSSTAFFWRITER

Somerset Elementary School could be-come the first public elementary school inMontgomery County to get an artificial turffield if two groups successfully hit a fund-raising goal of roughly $550,000.

The county school board voted May 26to approve the turf field project at theChevyChase school. Its decision lets the Somer-set Elementary School Foundation and theschool’s PTA begin raising the money tomake it happen.

Katherine Coleman, a parent of twoSomerset students, is chairing a committee

leading a campaign to raise the money inabout a year. That campaign, she said, willkick off in the fall. The committee includesfoundationmembers, parents and others inthe community.

The elementary’s school field has beenin poor shape for years, said Jennifer Fergu-son, president of Somerset’s PTA. The fieldturns into a “dust bowl” when it’s dry, shesaid, and remains muddy long after it stopsraining.

Kelly Morris, the principal at Somerset,said rain can make the field so muddy, it’sunsafe to hold recess outside.

Coleman said she noticed that on sev-eral nice days, students weren’t outside forrecess. She talked with parents and found

Somerset seeking$550K for turf field

Time to turn the tassel

(Above) Rachel Ordan is allsmiles as she turns her tasselat the conclusion of the June 3graduation ceremony for Whit-man High School of Bethesda atDAR Constitution Hall in Wash-ington. The Class of 2015 hadabout 450 students.

(Right) Katherine Currie and herclassmates listen to U.S. Sen.Benjamin L. Cardin (D) of Pikes-ville, who was the commence-ment speaker at Whitman’sgraduation.

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Whitman students getlife lessons inGuatemala

n Bethesda high schoolers raisemoney, help build school

BY JORDAN BRANCH

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

When 10 students from Whitman HighSchool arrived at a small, rural communityin Guatemala in April, they were greetedwith children, clapping, cheering and wav-ing American flags.

For their spring break, the Bethesdastudents journeyed to Quiché, Guatemala,to complete a new school built in the com-munity of Chitucur II by School the World,a nonprofit devoted to providing childrenaround the world with a proper education.

“They had been waiting six years for us,”saidLisaLarracuente,a teacheratPyleMiddleSchool in Bethesda who was also on the ser-vice trip. “When we first came to the village,we were just so taken aback emotionally, be-cause theyhad thisbeautiful ceremony setupforus.”

But after the celebrations, the studentssoon saw the conditions in which the Guate-

malan children, who ranged in age from 5 to13, livedandwerebeing taught.

“When we went to the village, it was avery eye-openingexperience.Wepulledup to

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n Governor expected to makedecision on rail project’s future soon

BY KEVIN JAMES SHAYSTAFFWRITER

As supporters and opponents of theproposed Purple Line await Maryland Gov.Larry Hogan’s decision on the light-railproject, one question that remains unclearis how many riders the system is expectedto carry.

Hogan (R) was expected tomake a deci-sion on the project in mid-May, but he put

off doing sountil at least thismonth. A time-line for that decision has not been made,Shareese Churchill, a Hogan spokeswoman,saidMonday.

The proposed $2.45 billion, 16-mile linewould link Bethesda and New Carrollton,stopping in Silver Spring, College Park andother areas. If approved, the federal govern-ment is expected to contribute the PurpleLine’s largest share at $900million, with thestate kicking in at least $360 million. Localgovernments and the private sector wouldpick up the rest.

Purple Line ridershipfigures raise questions

n Proposal also calls fordelaying purchase oflaptops for students

BY LINDSAY A. POWERS

STAFFWRITER

Interim Superintendent LarryA. Bowers put forward on Tuesdaya plan to cut millions from Mont-gomery County Public Schools’ fis-cal 2016operatingbudget to align itwith county-approved funding.

To help fill a $53 million bud-get gap, Bowers recommended thedistrict eliminate about 340 full-time-equivalent school employeepositions, not buy more Chrome-book laptops next fiscal year anddelay by a couple of weeks em-ployee compensation increases.

The county school board willvote on a final budget on June 16.Boardmemberswill consider at thesame meeting whether to includeBowers’ changes.

The board faces a $2.32 billionoperatingbudget forfiscal 2016 thatthe Montgomery County Councilapproved. The amount leaves thedistrict with about $53 million lessthan what the board asked for, ac-cording to district officials.

“There are no easy answerswhen you have to make a budgetcut of this size, especially in anorganization like MCPS, where 90percent of our budget goes towardpaying for the people who do theimportant work every day,” Bow-ers said in a school system pressrelease Tuesday.

Bowers recommended that thedistrict eliminate more than 340

school employee positions, includ-ing teacher, media specialist andinstructional data specialist posi-tions. InMarch, he held back about370 such positions because of agloomy budget outlook.

His recent proposed reductionwould trigger class-size increasesat all county schools, though lessso at schools with higher percent-ages of studentswho receive free orreduced-pricemeals, an indicationof poverty, according to Dana To-fig, a school system spokesman.

The school-based positions,combined with an earlier cut ofabout 40 central office positions,marks a $25.5million shift to fill thegap, according to the release.

The proposal would restoreabout 30positionsBowershadheld

Bowers: Cut 340 full-time jobsto help fill schools’ $53M hole

See BUDGET, Page A-9

See TURF, Page A-10

See PURPLE, Page A-10

See GUATEMALA, Page A-10

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Whitman High students say goodbye to the Guate-malan children they bonded with in April.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10Social Media for the Non-Tweeter,

2-4 p.m., Silver Spring Civic Building, 1Veterans Place. With Pam Holland of TechMoxie. Free. [email protected] or 301-503-7401.

World Elder Abuse Awareness DaySenior Safety, noon-3 p.m., Holiday ParkSenior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Whea-ton. Speakers, demonstrations, exhibi-tors, free blood-pressure checks, music,door prizes. Free. 240-777-6547 or [email protected].

Open mic night, 7-9 p.m., Mid-County Community Recreation Center,2004 Queensguard Road, Silver Spring.Part of June meeting of MontgomeryCounty chapter of the Maryland Writers’Association. Free for members and first-time guests; $5 for others. [email protected].

THURSDAY, JUNE 11Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury

Tales, 7:30 p.m., Takoma Park CommunityCenter, 7500 Maple Ave. A documentaryon the history and development of theCanterbury Scene, a sub-genre of progres-sive rock music. Followed by Q&A with thefilmmakers. [email protected].

A Cabaret Evening, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Po-tomac United Methodist Church, 9908 S.Glen Road, Potomac. A program by Wash-ington Vocal Artists featuring selectionsfrom Broadway, classical and popularmusic hits. Free. 301-505-DIVA (3482) [email protected].

General Education Meeting: Jail Diver-sion, 7:30-9 p.m., National Alliance onMental Illness Montgomery County, 11718Parklawn Drive, Rockville. Athena Morrow,a manager of adult forensic service for theMontgomery County Department of Health,will talk about a possible framework to helppeople with behavioral health problems inthe criminal justice system. Free. 316-617-7403 or [email protected]

FRIDAY, JUNE 12Amateur Musician Play-in, 7:15-9:30

p.m., Living Faith Lutheran Church, 1605Veirs Mill Road, Rockville. MontgomeryCounty Chamber Music Society is orga-nizing small ensembles in two one-hoursessions. All ages and skill levels welcomeexcept beginners. Music is provided orbring what you would like to play. Groupmeets every Friday night. 301-770-2041 [email protected].

Art Walk in the Park, 6-8 p.m., Glen

Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. 301-634-2274 or [email protected].

These Mirrors are Not Boxes, openingreception and talk with six local femaleartists, 7-9 p.m., VisArts, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Free. 301-315-8200 or [email protected].

Stone In Stone, new works by GlenEcho Park Stone Carvers, noon-6 p.m.,Stone Tower Gallery, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. [email protected].

SATURDAY, JUNE 13Caregiver Support Group, 11 a.m.,

Brighton Gardens of Friendship Heights,5555 Friendship Blvd., Chevy Chase. Shareinformation about Alzheimer’s disease.301-656-1900 or [email protected].

Rockville Swing Band, 3-4 p.m., Prais-ner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike,Burtonsville. Eighteen-piece band withvocalists Barbara Strang and Shari Wright.Free. 240-773-9460 or [email protected].

Children’s Concert: Movie Fanfares, 7p.m., Washington D.C. Temple Visitors’Center. 9900 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensing-ton. Temple Orchestra will present musicfrom Star Wars, Harry Potter, Pirates of theCaribbean, Back to the Future and more.Free. [email protected].

Kensington Summer Concert, 10-11a.m., Howard Avenue Park, Kensington.Mystic Warriors will play world music fromthe Andes, across from the farmers marketat the Kensington train station. Concertscontinue each Saturday during the summer.Free. [email protected].

Summer Reading Kickoff: Super HeroTraining, 2 p.m., Rockville Memorial Li-brary, 21 Maryland Ave. 240-777-0140.

CityDance Conservatory DancersConcert, 7:30-9 p.m., Music Center atStrathmore Concert Hall, 5301 TuckermanLane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5204 [email protected].

Hoop4Heroes 3on3 Basketball Tour-ney, 8 a.m., McLean School, 8224 Lochin-ver Lane, Potomac. Open to ages 10 andolder, including adults. Different divisionsfor children and adults, male and female.$100 donation per team to Wouned War-rior project requested. 301-922-3603 [email protected].

African Cultural Festival, noon-10p.m., Wheaton Claridge Park, 11901 Clar-idge Road, Silver Spring. Music, vendors,dancing, fashion show. [email protected] or 240-600-2935.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14

Montgomery Symphony Orchestraconcert, 2:30-4 p.m., Bradley Hills Pres-byterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd.,Bethesda. Will include Gluck, Grieg,Beethoven and music from Phantom ofthe Opera. Free. 301-385-6438 or www.montgomerysymphonyorchestra.com.

Beyond the New Jim Crow: Preventingthe Revolving Door, 5-7 p.m., Cedar LaneUnitarian Universalist Church, 9601 CedarLane, Bethesda. With Donna Rojas andAlisa Smedley, co-directors of the “ready-for-release” program at the MontgomeryCounty Detention Center, and Art Wallen-stein, former director of the MontgomeryCounty Department of Corrections andRehabilitation. Refreshments. Free. 301-913-0090 or [email protected].

MONDAY, JUNE 15Leave No Trace Hike, 6 p.m., Seneca

Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road,Gaithersburg. Meet at park office for 1.5-mile hike. Free. 301-924-2127 or [email protected].

TUESDAY, JUNE 16Meet author and professional orga-

nizer Marcie Lovett, 7 p.m., Rockville Me-morial Library, 21 Maryland Ave. Lovettis the author of “The Clutter Book: WhenYou Can’t Let Go.” 240-777-0140.

GED Preparation Classes Registration,6:30 p.m., Westfield South Office Building,11002 Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring. Free.240-567-8950 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection

Matters, 7:15 p.m., Shri Mangal Mandir,17110 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring.Free workshop on Alzheimer’s disease.Registration requested. 800-272-3900 [email protected].

Mad Science, 2-3 p.m., Davis Library,6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. Chil-dren will learn about chemistry throughfoaming cups and steaming chemicalreactions. For children 5 and older. 240-777-0922 or [email protected].

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“Closer ThanEver” musical revue,8 p.m., Whitman HighSchool, 7100 WhittierBlvd., Bethesda. Anexploration of time-

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• A June 3 story about Josiah Henson Park inaccurately characterized whereHenson lived while a slave. The park’s Riley/Bolton house was the home of IsaacRiley, the plantation owner who also owned Henson. Exactly where Henson livedand slept on the plantation is not confirmed, according to the Parks Department.

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Teen launchesentrepreneurship academy

ZainYaqub,astudentatWhit-manHighSchool inBethesda,haslaunchedanacademyforaspiringteenentrepreneurs,BethesdaEn-trepreneurshipAcademy.

The idea is to put teens intouch with local entrepreneurs,who will offer advice on creatingand running their ownbusiness.

Seminar speakerswill includethe CEOs and founders of Wed-ding Wire, Fiscal Note, George-town Bagelry, BGR: The BurgerJoint, Prep Matters, Koa Sports,FactoryAthletics,CallevaOutdoorAdventures, Artworks Fine ArtStudio, Grey Eagle Films, LangleyPrep,NextLevelAthleticsandCer-tifikid,Zain, 15,wrote inanemail.

Monthly seminars, open toeighth- through 12th-graders,will begin in September and runthrough the school year. StudentscanattendtheseminarsonFridayevenings or Saturday mornings.The sessions will be held at 6004RiverRoad,Bethesda.

The cost is $300 for thewholeseries. There is an optional $50materials fee to cover the pur-chase of business cards and awebsite. Students are asked tobring a laptop toall sessions.

Registration and other in-formation is at bethesdaentre-preneurshipacademy.com,[email protected] or 301-320-8076.

Bethesda woman pickedfor Politico programEmilyBirnbaumofBethesda

is one of 12 college students se-lected to participate in the eight-dayPolitico JournalismInstitute,which started Friday.

The program is run in part-nership with American Univer-sity and theMaynard Institute.

Birnbaum, who will be asophomore at Kenyon College,was an intern at The Gazette insummer 2014.

The institute will includeinteractive sessions on digitaljournalism, enterprise report-ing, policy coverage, journalismethics and political cartoons.The students also will have theopportunity to report storiesthat will be published on oneof Politico’s platforms, tour theCapitol with a congressional re-porter and visit the Newseum.Two students will be selected toreturn for a three-month, paidresidency in the Politico news-room to write, edit and producenews content, according to anews release.

Campus congratsSusannah Rose Lyon and

Margot Elise Sanne, both ofChevyChase, graduated from theUniversity of North Carolina atAsheville inMay.

Lyon graduated magna cumlaude with a bachelor’s in sociol-ogy anddistinction in sociology.

Sanne received a bachelor’sin management with a concen-tration inmarketing and aminorin economics.

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DEATHS

Malcolm LawrenceMalcolm Lawrence, 89, of

Chevy Chase died June 1, 2015.The funeral was Friday at Gateof Heaven Cemetery Chapel inAspenHill.DeVol FuneralHomeof Gaithersburgwas in charge ofarrangements.

Gary MoultonGary Moulton of Mitchell,

S.D., and formerly of Rockvilledied June 2, 2015.

ChapelHill FuneralHomeofSioux Falls, S.D., is in charge ofarrangements.

n Law library to host talks

BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE

STAFFWRITER

Ever wonder how to find alawyer?

The Montgomery CountyCircuit Court Law Library willprovidesomeanswersduringtwofree sessions June17 inRockville.

“Finding andWorking with aLawyer” is scheduled for 12:30 to1:30 p.m. and again from 6:30 to7:30 p.m. in Courtroom 3E of the

CircuitCourtbuildingat50Mary-landAve.

The talks are part of the lawlibrary’s Everyday Law series of-fered to thepublic.

The five panelists will be law-yers Bruce Avery, Dawn ElaineBowie, Suzy Eckstein, AndrewJezic andDonnyKnepper.

ThetalksaresponsoredbytheCircuit Court law library, Mary-landLegalAidandtheMontgom-eryCountyBarFoundation.

Formoreinformation,call thelaw library at 240-777-9120.

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Giang Martinez of Bethesda and her sons Alex, 4, and Viny, 2, draw with chalk at the 21st annual ImaginationBethesda children’s street festival Saturday.

n Ervin said she will announceher campaign next week

BY KATE S. ALEXANDERSTAFF WRITER

Kathleen Matthews, a former local TV newsanchor and Marriott International executive, andValerieErvin,aformerMontgomeryCountycouncil-woman, are the latest Democratic candidates to viefor thepartynominationinMaryland’s8thCongres-sionalDistrict.

From the noisy steps of the Silver Spring Metrostation on June 3, Matthews announced her cam-paign, saying she wants to bring an “op-portunity agenda” to the voters of thedistrict.

ErvinsaidMondaysheplansto launchher campaignnextweek.

Describing herself as a strong fighterforopportunity,dignityandequality,Mat-thews said, “those are the values I want tobring to theU.S.Congress.”

“It’s something I’ve spent my lifetimefighting for,” she said.

Matthews said her agenda will focus on higherwages, equal pay, women’s reproductive rights, ad-dressing education disparity and ensuring retireebenefits suchas Social Security.

Apolitical novice, theChevyChase resident saidshe brings experience to the race from her 25 yearswith WJLA, an ABC affiliate in Washington, andher nine years as chief global communications andpublic affairs officer for Marriott International ofBethesda, fromwhich she resigned to run for office.

MatthewsismarriedtoChrisMatthews, thehostofMSNBC’s “Hardball.”

She is the latest in a string of Democrats to an-nounce their candidacy for the seat held by Christo-pher Van Hollen Jr. of Kensington. The 8th Districtcomprisesparts ofMontgomery, Frederick andCar-roll counties, stretching from the Washington, D.C.,

line to thePennsylvaniaborder.State Sen. Jamie B. Raskin (Dist. 20) of Takoma

Park, Del. Kumar Barve (Dist. 17) of Gaithersburg,Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez (Dist. 18) of Chevy Chase andlawyerWill JawandoofSilverSpringalsoarerunning.

Ervin, who lives in Silver Spring, said she willlaunchher campaign soon.

Ervin said she has been on the front lines of is-sues such as economic equality for working womenandfamilies longbefore itwas,asshedescribedit,an“issuedu jour” for candidates.

She served from 2006 to January 2014 on theMontgomery County Council. She resigned to be-come executive director of the Center for WorkingFamilies, where she worked for 14 months. She now

heads the Working Families Organiza-tion’s Participatory Democracy Project,which she said creates a pipeline forwomenof color to run for office.

Since leaving the council, Ervin said,she has been engaged in national politics,fightingforchangessuchas increasingthefederalminimumwage.

Running for Congress was not some-thing on her to-do list, Ervin said, but theannouncement she plans to make next

weekhas support frompeople around thedistrict.The race for the Democratic nomination began

inMarchwhenVanHollenannouncedhiscampaignfor the U.S. Senate to succeed Barbara A. Mikulski(D)ofBaltimore.Mikulski is retiringat theendofhercurrent term.

While the Democratic field continues to grow,noRepublicanhasofficiallyenteredtherace,accord-ing to the state central committee.

Franklin “Frank” Delano Howard Jr. (R) of Lay-tonsville, a former candidate for state Senate in Dis-trict 14, said inApril hewas exploring a run.

However,heconfirmedinaMay11email thathehas chosen to stay out of the race after talking withmanypeople and“doingquite abit of homework.”

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Regulatory lawyerjoins Shulman Rogers

Shulman Rogers of Potomac namedJeffrey S. Holik a shareholder in the lawfirm’s financial indus-try regulatory group.

Previously, Holikwas chief counsel atPNC Financial Ser-vices Group and se-nior vice president forthe Financial IndustryRegulatory Authority.He also was a financialregulatorwith theU.S.Commodity FuturesTrading Commission.

He holds a bachelor’s degree fromUnion College and a law degree from theGeorgeWashingtonUniversity LawSchool.

Rockville office buildingsells for $17.2M

Blackwell Two, a 101,296-square-footClass A office building on Blackwell Roadin Rockville, has sold for $17.2million.

The seller was LNR Partners of MiamiBeach; the buyer was True North Manage-ment Group of White Plains, N.Y., accord-ing to CBRE, which brokered the sale.

Built in 2001, the building is 75 percentleased to tenants including IntegraMedAmerica, Dataprise, EagleBank andFoulger-Pratt.

Enviva turns quarterly profitEnviva Partners of Bethesda, which

provideswood fuel pellets to electrical gen-erators, reported a first-quarter pro formaprofit of $5.6 million, versus a net loss of$4.8million in the first quarter of 2014.

Revenues rose to $114.3 million from$104.8million.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase chamberto install new officers

The Greater Bethesda-Chevy ChaseChamber of Commerce plans to installnew officers and directors and honor com-munity leaders at its 89th annual awardsdinner from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the

Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 1Metro Center.

The emcee will beJackieBensenofBethesda,a reporter withWRC-TV inWashington.

The new officers are ChairwomanHeather Dlhopolsky of Linowes andBlocher; Chairwoman-elect Melanie Fols-

tad of RBCWealthManagement; andBrianWynneofBondBeebeAccountants&Advi-sors, vice president of budget and finance.

More information is atbccchamber.org.

Intrexon names senior VPIntrexon of Germantown named Oliv-

ier R. Jarry senior vice president, consumersector.

Previously, Jarry was managing part-ner of Imagiance, which he founded; headof strategy, operations, market access inemergingmarkets at Bristol-Myers Squibb;and head of the global business unit atBayer Diabetes Care.

He holds an MBA from the TriumGlobal Executive Program.

Abt wins $12M contractfor South Sudan work

Abt Associates of Bethesda won a $12million follow-on contract with the U.S.Agency for International Development tocontinue its work on improving food secu-rity conditions in South Sudan.

Theprojectworks todevelopagriculturalmarketsandexpandbetter farmingpracticeswith small-to-medium agribusinesses andsmall farms, according to anews release.

Partners include Texas A&M Universi-ty’s Borlaug Institute for International Ag-riculture, Action Africa Help-International,RSM Consulting, Making Cents Interna-tional and BBCMedia Action.

Planners to takebike tour Friday

Casey Anderson, chairmanof theMontgomery County Plan-ning Board, alongwith staff fromthe county planning and parksdepartments, will lead a bicycletour of downcounty communi-ties thatarethesubjectsofcurrentsectorplans.

The group will cycle from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday , mostly onthe Capital Crescent Trail to visitLyttonsville, downtown Bethesdaand the Westbard neighborhoodofBethesda.

“Thebike tourwill allowus toexperiencetheplanningareasatamore fine-grained level of detail,”Anderson said in a news release.“At the same time, it will help usidentify the places where a safer,more connected bicycle networkis still needed in theCounty.”

The public is invited to jointhe bike tour at the planning de-partment headquarters at 8787Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, at 11a.m.orpeoplecanmeetthegroupat stops along the way. The 15-mile round trip is for experiencedcyclists,whomust havebikes andhelmets. All participants mustsign a form for indemnificationand release of all claims beforetheybegin the tour.

The itinerary is:• 11:25 a.m.: Rosemary Hills

Elementary School, behind theschool at the sign for the futureCapitalCrescentTrail.

• 12:30 p.m.: Battery LaneUr-banPark inBethesda.

• 1:30 p.m.: Veterans Park,Fairmont and Norfolk avenues,Bethesda.

• 2:30 p.m.: Giant Food shop-ping center inWestbard.

• 3:30-4 p.m.: return to plan-ningdepartmentheadquarters.

The times are approximateand subject to change.

The tour is also designed tohelp participants understandthe goals of the countywide Bi-cycle Master Plan. This plan willbe launched in July to develop ahigh-quality, low-stress bicyclenetwork reflecting the newesttypes of bikeways, such as sepa-ratedandbufferedbike lanes,andbicycle boulevards, plus securebicycle storage facilities at transitstations, according to the release.

Geico hosts drive forused household itemsMoving or just cleaning out

thehouse?Geico is inviting residents to

get rid of their electronic devicesand appliances at a communitydonation drive from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Saturday in its parking lot at5260WesternAve., near the inter-section with Friendship Boule-vard inChevyChase.

The drive will accept the fol-lowing items for Goodwill ofGreaterWashington:

• Electronics in good work-ing order, such as radios, stereos,MP3 players, VCR andDVDplay-ersandtelevisionswithcablecon-nectionsorRCA inputs;

• Small appliances such astoaster ovens, portable grills, cof-feemakers, vacuum cleaners andair conditioners;

• Lampsand fans;• Microwave ovens in good

workingorder;• Computers and parts in any

condition;• Software programs that are

less than twoyears old;•Gaming systems;•Cellphones; and,• Reusable household items

such as clothing, shoes, toys,books, accessories, furniture andlawnequipment.

Religious diversity forumis Wednesday

A community forum on re-ligious diversity with interimcounty school SuperintendentLarry Bowers will be held at 7:30p.m. Wednesday at the Unitar-ian Universalist Congregation ofRockville, 100WelshParkDrive.

The forum is presented bythe Faith Community WorkingGroup, part of the Faith Commu-

nity Advisory Council of Mont-gomeryCountywithintheCountyExecutive’s Office of CommunityPartnerships.

School board members,school staff and religious leadersare expected to attend.

To register visit, tinyurl.com/puk4wgv. For more information,email [email protected].

Transit task force planspublic forum June 17The Montgomery County

Executive’s Transit Task Forcewill hold a public forum June 17at 6 p.m. in the County Council’sthird-floor hearing room, 100MarylandAve., Rockville.

The task force has been re-convened to review legislationand recommendhow to organizeand finance a bus rapid transitsystem in the county.

Those who want to speakmust sign up by noon June 17 at240-777-7165, from 8:30 a.m. to4 p.m. Monday through Friday.Speakers will have three minutesand are encouraged to submitwritten remarks, including addi-tional information andmaterials.Comments may also be submit-ted by July 1 at www2.montgom-erycountymd.gov/CEXcontact.

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n Gaithersburg restaurantgets major makeover

BY SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER

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Largent’s Restaurant and Barwill soon be rebranded as Kent-lands Kitchen by chef MichaelHarr, but he doesn’t see successcomingwithout thecommunity’shelp.

Harr was at Food Wine andCo. in Bethesda for almost fouryears before leaving in October.Hewasbroughtonby thecurrentownersof Largent’s as apartner.

“I was brought on to turnit around because there was aneed,” Harr said, comparing thepartnershiptothetelevisionshow“Restaurant Impossible,” wherethe host helps failing restaurantslaunchanewconcept.

Harr said everything in thekitchen is made completely fromscratch. He is bringing years ofexperience and patron-testedsignature dishes to the restaurantincluding his lamb burger, Bajafish tacosandgrilledcalamari.Hesaid, however, that he’s open tochange depending on what cus-tomerswant.

Harr said he has made an ef-fort to speak with people in thecommunity and people whocame to the restaurant to figureout what residents of the Kent-lands wanted in a restaurant and

on the menu. He said feedbackshowed thatpeoplewanteda res-taurant they could come to morethan once a week, one with greatfoodandevenbetter service.

In addition to changes to themenu, the interior of the restau-rant received a makeover, dis-tancing it from its original sportsbar model to a more cozy theme.Harr wants customers to feel as ifthey are being invited into some-one’s house for a home-cookedmeal with good wine and goodconversation. He got rid of theTVs that overpowered the roomandloomedoverevery table in fa-vor of local photographs and art.Walls were repainted to contrast

chimney-like rock accents. Headdedservicestationsthroughoutto ensure quick access to dinersandconvenience for servers.

Harr decided on the nameKentlandsKitchenafter exploringthe neighborhood and seeing itscharm as well as how much resi-dents enjoy living in it.

“If I’m bringing in the restau-rant,whynot give it aname that’sgoing to identify the neighbor-hood?”Harr said.

The space that Largent’s, andeventuallyKentlandsKitchen,oc-cupies has had a high turnoverrate in recent years.

“There’s a stigma to get past.It’swhat youmakeoutof it,”Harrsaid about the idea that the loca-tion is “cursed.” “I’ve had successin turning restaurants around.This is a hard area — there’s notthatmuch foot traffic.”

Harr mentioned a handful ofemptystorefronts inthebuildingssurrounding him and said thatwithout some stores or restau-rants to draw residents into thisarea of the Kentlands, everyone isgoing to stick to their routine go-ing to the different chain restau-rantsacrossKentlandsBoulevard.

“I want people to believe andunderstand that we are apprecia-tive of their patronage and thatwe are providing what they areasking for,”Harr said.

He believes if Kentlands din-ers give the restaurant a chance,they will want to return. Harralso believes that the area couldbecome a destination entertain-ment area with the revitalizationof the movie theater next doorand good food surrounding it.While his focus right now is thegroundfloor,hehopes to turn thesecond floor into a music venuethat draws acts people wouldtravel to see.

“I want to see this place assuccessful,andthat’sprettymuchwhy I’mhere.”

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Chef Michael Harr, formerly ofBethesda’s Food Wine and Co., iscreating new dishes at Largent’sRestaurant and Bar in the Kentlands.

CAPITAL AREA INTERFAITH FRIENDS

About 60 youths and 10 adults gathered May 31 for a Capital Area Interfaith Friends youth service day at the Wash-ington Hebrew Congregation in Potomac to prepare meals for the county’s hungry. Assisted by “red apron” volunteersfrom the synagogue’s Hunger Project, they packed 15,120 meals, exceeding their goal of 10,000, organizers said.The food went to Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg for distribution. Among the participants were (from left) OliviaSmith Elnaggar, Barbara Sonies (in red apron), Hamzah Khan, Zafi Khan and Olivia’s brother Hamza Elnaggar. Jewish,Muslim, Zoroastrian, Sikh, Hindu, Baha’i, Christian, agnostic and atheist youths participated.

The following is a summary of incidents in the Bethesdaarea to which Montgomery County police responded re-cently. The words “arrested” and “charged” do not implyguilt. This information was provided by the county.

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and Forestville

After a year of surveillanceand undercover work, law en-forcement officers arrested 17people in the predawn hoursMonday for conspiring to dis-tribute heroin and crack cocainein Montgomery and PrinceGeorge’s counties, according toauthorities.

The operation backed bysearch warrants netted 11 hand-guns, an unspecified amount ofdrugs and more than $70,000 incashasofMondayafternoon,saidMontgomeryCountypoliceChiefThomas Manger during a newsconference hosted by the FBI inRockville.

The blitz of arrests based onindictments by a federal grandjury effectively breaks up a drugring operating in Silver Spring,which had been working with asmaller operation in Forestville,according to federal indictments.

“They’re no longer there —they’ve been taken out of theneighborhood,” said StephenVogt, a special FBI agent who co-ordinated the arrests, at the newsconference.

“This slows the potential forviolence [in neighborhoods] ...and sendsamessage [todrugdis-tributors] that youcouldbenext,”Vogt said.

On June 3, a federal grandjury charged in two indictments atotal of 18 people, according to anews release from the U.S. Attor-ney’s Office for Maryland, whichisprosecuting the case.

Seventeen of the 18 in-dicted defendants were arrestedMonday, wrote Vickie LeDuc,spokeswoman for the office, inan email.

Officers alsodetainedfivead-ditionalpeoplewhowerearrestedduring the course of executingsearch warrants of locations as-sociated with the indicted defen-dants, said Capt. Dinesh Patil,director of Montgomery Countypolice department’s special in-vestigationsdivision.

Contact information for anyattorneys representing the defen-dants and who could commentabout the cases was not immedi-ately availableTuesday.

Some defendants were dis-tributing and storing drugs in theBel Pre Square area ofMontgom-ery County, not far from the Lei-sureWorld Retirement Center onGeorgiaAvenue.

The Bel Pre operation washeadedbyGeorgeEarlGee, 30, ofBeltsville, prosecutors said.

The indictments seek forfei-turestotaling$680,000fromthoseinvolved,accordingtotherelease.

The 18 defendants includeseven fromMontgomeryCounty:

• Amir Bey-Jones, aka“Meano,” 41, of Silver Spring.

• William T. Fergerson, aka“Fats,” 42, of Silver Spring.

• Keenan Jones, 54, of SilverSpring.

• Brandon Richardson, 30, ofSilver Spring.

• Frederick J. Davis, 31, ofGaithersburg.

• Sonya Darby Thomas, aka“Peaches,” 37, ofGaithersburg.

•TikiHarmon,42,ofBurtons-ville.

Manger said the investigationbegan about a year ago based onnumerous and ongoing com-plaints from residents of the BelPre Square townhouse complexaboutopen-air drugdealing.

Some residents were “toointimidated to go to police ... be-cause of fear of retaliation,”Man-ger said.

Manger said his departmentwill work to ensure that anotheroperation doesn’t move in by in-creasing the number of patrols inthe neighborhood and boostingthepoliceprofile in thearea.

The defendants face a man-datory minimum sentence of10 years in prison on drug con-spiracy charges, prosecutors said.Sevenof themalsofacechargesofdistributingdrugs.

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BY KATE S. ALEXANDERSTAFFWRITER

Former county executivecandidate Jim Shalleck will leadthe Montgomery County Boardof Elections as its majority shiftsfromDemocratic toRepublican.

Shalleck, a Republican, wasappointed to the board in Febru-arybyGov.LarryHoganandcon-firmedby theSenate.

Shalleck was unanimouslyelectedtoserveaspresidentof theseven-memberboardon June2.

“I’mveryhonoredby thisandgrateful to the governor,” he said.

Forat least thenext fouryears,local boardsof electionacross thestatewill be ledbyRepublicans.

State lawdictates that thema-jority party— the party of the sit-tinggovernor—hasamajorityonlocal electionsboards.

Michael L. Higgs, Montgom-ery County Republican CentralCommittee chairman, said theelections board is the only po-litically appointed board in thecounty that will have a Republi-canmajority.

“We’re all looking forward toopen, fair, honest elections anddoingeverythingwecantoensurethepeople get that,”Higgs said.

Among the challenges Shal-leck and the board face are therollout of Maryland’s new votingsystem.

Starting with the primaryin April, Maryland will trade itstouch-screen machines for a pa-per-based system.

Montgomery Countywas thelast in the state to report ElectionDay results in 2014— a problemsomeblamedon thecomplicatedtouch-screenvoting system.

During early voting for the2014 general election, Republi-cans claimed that voting systemswitched ballots cast for GOPcandidates totheirDemocratic ri-vals, and party leadership soughta state investigation. Twentyma-chines were reported to have theproblem in the state, of whichthreewere inMontgomery.

However, election officialscould not replicate the allgedproblem in the county and said,locally, the machines were work-ingproperly.

Thenewsystemisatopprior-ity for theboard, Shalleck said.

“We have to implement awhole new voting system, so it isa big challenge to, one, educatethe voters ... and tomake sure thesystemworkssmoothly,”Shallecksaid. “It’s a big challenge and I’mexcitedabout it.”

Montgomery County hasstruggled with low voter turn-out and finding enough electionjudges. It also has handled com-plaints of unauthorized switchedvoter registrations through theMotor Vehicle Administration.

The county has more than630,000 voters and Shalleck saidhe expects that to increase for the2016 presidential election. MVAhas taken steps to prevent unau-thorized registration switches.

While a shift to Republicanleadership should not signifi-cantly affect the board, Shallecksaid he expects some vigorousdebateover early voting sites.

“Hopefully, it will be as con-genial and nonpartisan as pos-sible,” Shalleck said.

The county expanded fromfiveearlysitestoninefor2014.Theelectionboardselects the sites.

Maryland allowed largecounties such as Montgomery tooperate eight early voting sites,plus one additional site, if offi-cials in the county agreed. Boththe County Council and CountyExecutive Isiah Leggett (D) sup-ported adding a ninth site, as didthe county’s boardof elections.

The election board also se-lected its other officers on June2.

Nahid Khozeimeh (R) waselected vice president and MaryAnn Keeffe (D) — the board’simmediate past president—waselected secretary.

Also sworn in were new-comer Alexander C. Vincent (R)and returning members DavidA. Naimon (D), Graciela Rivera-Oven (D) and Jacqueline L. Phil-lips (R). Rivera-Oven and Phillipsare substitutes and vote only ifanothermemberof theirpartyontheboard is absent.

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Bethesda won a first-place SimonRockower Award for Excellence inJewish Journalism from the Ameri-can Jewish Press Association for itsdigital newsletter.

The newsletter, called Trans-forming Lives. EmpoweringChange., ismostly distributed in theU.S. and Israel, according to a newsrelease. It has feature and news sto-ries about YeminOrdeYouthVillageand Yemin Orde Educational Initia-tives, both in Israel.

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Bank, nonprofit launchmental health campaignCornerstone Montgomery, a

Bethesda nonprofit that supportspeople with mental health issues,is workingwith the Bank of George-town on a new social media cam-paign, #MentalHealthMatters.

The initiative isdesigned tohelpremove the stigma associated withthose dealingwithmental health is-

sues by raising awareness throughsocial media and sharing personalstories aimed at empowering vul-nerable members of the commu-nity, according to a news releasefromthebank.

Participants are encouraged toshare their personal stories on Cor-nerstoneMontgomery’s blog, Face-bookpageorTwitterpage,using thehashtag#MentalHealthMatters.Theblog is at cornerstonemontgomery.org, under thePressRoomtab.

ThecampaignkickedoffMay29and runs through Oct. 10, which isMentalHealthAwarenessDay.

Cornerstone Montgomery pro-vides mental health and substanceuse services, with more than 200volunteers and 82 locations in thecounty.

Georgetown Bank of Washing-ton has two branches in the county,inBethesdaandChevyChase.

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Volunteer Delaney Harrington of Silver Spring lets Maya Pitch, 8, of Silver Spring listen to her heart dur-ing a play day Sunday hosted by MomsRising and Jews United for Justice at Ohr Kodesh Congregation inChevy Chase. The afternoon was an opportunity for the parents to show their support for paid sick dayslegislation in Montgomery County, organizers said.

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back tied to working with specialeducation and English for SpeakersofOther Languages students.

Bowers also proposed not pur-chasingmore Chromebook laptopsnext fiscal year, delaying a tech-nology initiative. The system hadplanned to spend about $3 millionon the laptops in fiscal 2016, afteradding laptops and other devices tosomeclassrooms this year.

Under Bowers’ plan, the dis-trict’s employees would get com-pensation increases in October, butonepayperiodlater thanscheduled.The change would save the districtabout $3million.

Bowers also recommendedmore cuts to proposals meant toimprove how the district works tonarrowitsstudentachievementgap.

School board President PatriciaO’Neill saidTuesday sheanticipatestheboardwill vote forBowers’ plan.

“This is a hand that we’ve beendealt,” she said. “While none of usare happy about it, I think this is areasonablewaytoaddresstheshort-fall.”

O’Neill said she’s “veryworried”about the fiscal ’17 budget, whichwillposeabiggerchallenge.Thedis-trictwill start thatbudgetprocess“inahole.”

“I hopewedon’t get screwedbythe state again,” she said.

District officials had hoped toreceive $35 million from the statethrough the Geographic Cost ofEducation Index. The index pro-vides additional money to schoolsystemswhere thecostof educationishigher.

Gov. Larry Hogan (R), however,decided to fund the index at 50 per-cent, a loss ofmore than$17millionfromwhat the county expected.

Doug Prouty, president of theMontgomery County EducationAssociation, said the school-basedpositions are the biggest part ofBowers’ plan.

“It’s going to be difficult, espe-cially if this sort of pattern keeps upfor more years than it has already.Then, it’s going to be really difficultto maintain the quality of instruc-tion we have in the school systemrightnow,”Prouty said.

The compensation increase de-lays are “not ideal,” he said, but are“a good solution” given the circum-stances.

The county’s final budget pro-vides$27.2million to theschool sys-tem from the Consolidated RetireeHealth Benefits Trust for paying re-tiree health insurance claims in fis-cal 2016. That moneymust be usedto pay for health benefit claims, butfrees up to an equal amount for theschool systemtouseotherwise in itsoperatingbudget.

Tofig said Tuesday that theboard plans to take advantage ofthe full $27.2million.Theboardalsoplans to reduce its contribution toemployee pensions by about $10million and use that money else-where in thebudget, he said.

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the school. It wasn’t even really aschool—Imean therewasbarelya roof,” said sophomore MaddieWislar.

The building was just downthe street from the new schoolthe organization had built withthemoneythehighschoolershadraised funds: $3,500, collectedover a year, from each student,Wislar said. Fundraising activitiesincluded ababy sitting night, andthe students also asked friendsand families for donations.

“Theschool that theyhadwasdirt floor, corrugated tin, no win-dows, very loud when it rainedand just very poor conditions,”saidLarracuente,whohad taughteighth-grade Spanish to most ofthe studentswhowereon the tripand introduced them to theorga-nization.

Their school had just tworooms, where children crowdedon logs and tires to listen to theirlessons, Wislar said. The newschool has more space for thestudents to pursue their passionto learn— three big rooms, eachthe size of the two rooms in theold school combined, she said.

“Kids are kids everywhere,

right? They’re hungry for knowl-edge. They want to please,” shesaid. “They’re appreciative, butthere’ssomethingsospecialabouta community like the one we en-tered intowhere they truly appre-ciatebeingeducated.”

The Whitman studentsbrought school supplies and toysfor the children, including soc-cer balls. But when they went topump up the balls, they soon re-alized their pumpwasdefective.

“Right away one of the kidsfrom Guatemala ran and gotsome newspaper or somethingand helped us screw the pumponto theball sowe couldpump itup,” Larracuente said. “Reallydif-ferent skills [that] we have here inAmerica. The kids here are booksmart, right? But they have a lotof common sense and a lot of re-sourcefulness over there.”

She said she noticed the in-digenous children’s quick think-ing throughout the trip.

The Whitman students“didn’thaveaclueabouthowun-derprivileged these rural Guate-malan kids are until we got there,and yet at the same time we feltthese kidswere special,” she said.“They were smart; they wereclever; theywereresourceful; theywerepositiveandcompassionate,loving children.

The Whitman studentsplayed with the children andpainted the new school yellowwith blue trim. They also had theopportunity to shadow adultsin the village. Allie Lerner, also asophomoreatWhitman, followedawomanwhowalkedherandhergroup through thedaily chores.

“She taught us how to maketortillas, this cornmilk drink; shelet us feed her chicken, and sheshowed us her room,” Lernersaid. “I could tell she felt like shewas excited to show us what shehad, and she really appreciatedwhat shehad.”

Larracuente remembers afunny moment in her group,when a student couldn’t do thedishes, becausehehad stitches inhishand.

“The boy was like, ‘Well whatam I going to do?’” Larracuentesaid. “We said, well, here’s abroom; go sweep the floor. So hestartssweepingandhegoes, ‘Waitaminute, senora, I’m sweeping adirt floor.Howdo Ido this?’

“The other girl goes, ‘Are youkidding? There’s feathers andpebbles.Don’t yousee them? Justsweep it, comeon.”

The students also spent timeteachingthechildrenaboutwastemanagement. The communityhasnowaste system, sowhen the

trash piles up, they just burn it—not an environmentally friendlydisposalmethod.

“In Guatemala, there is justtrash everywhere and, especiallyin the community, they didn’t re-ally knowwhat to do with trash,”Lerner said.

The students made connec-tions with the children and hopeto take more trips and get morestudents involved by forming aclub.

“We all created such greatbonds with these children,” Le-rner said. “Weplanongoingbackin two years, and we really thinkthe childrenwill rememberus.”

She said thiswas her first ser-vice tripandit taughther that truehappiness isn’t about the moneythat surrounds her in America.She said that knowledge madethese children genuinely happy,and it was nice to see that kind ofhappiness exist.

“I live in Bethesda, and theycall it ‘Bethesda Bubble,’ becauseyou don’t really see real poverty,”Lerner said. “Everyone’s thesame, and I wanted to be ableto make a difference and knowthat I was making a differenceon someone else’s life and that Icould help other people, becausethatmoney, theyneed it somuchmore than Ido.”

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An engineering report from the FederalTransit Administration forecasts that thePurple Line will see 56,100 daily riders by2035.

Meanwhile, a travel forecast report fromthe Maryland Transit Administration proj-ects Purple Line ridership at 64,550 by 2030and 69,300 by 2040. About 5,000more ridersare added in theMTA report if University ofMaryland students and special boardingsare counted.

A federal transit spokesman said Tues-day hewas checking on a response.

A state transit official could not bereached for comment.

Robert J. Riker of Chevy Chase, whoworked as a management engineer for 30years with the Port Authority of New Yorkand New Jersey, reviewed the reports andsaid he thinks that even the lower figurefrom the federal agency is significantly high.

“That level of ridership cannot be han-dled by the number of trains they propose,”

he said.Riker, who also at one time owned a

transportation consulting firm, said thefederal agency might have realized “as theywent along that the numbers are incompat-ible with other technical numbers, and theyhavemade some corrections.”

Ralph Bennett, president of the SilverSpring advocacy group Purple Line Now,said the ridership projections were “conser-vative.” Opponents of the project are “usinganything they can” to try to discredit it, hesaid.

“Ridership on these types of projectsusually exceeds the projection numbers,”Bennett said.

ThePurple Line differs fromother singlerail line projects because the ends are con-necting to establishedMetro lines, he said.

“There arehugepopulationand jobcen-ters along the proposed line,” Bennett said.“The number of people who will logicallyuse this line is gigantic.”

Riker said he knew of projections onvarious rail projects that have turned out tobe significantly high.

The federal report updateda July evalua-

tion, calling for reducing Purple Line serviceby one early-morning hour on weekdaysand by three hours on weekends. But Rikerdoubted thatwould account for evenpart ofthe difference in ridership forecasts becausehe didn’t think there would be many newriders during the early-morning hours.

The ridership figures in the state reportwerepreparedusing the regional travel fore-castingmodelmaintainedby theMetropoli-tan Washington Council of Governments,according to thatdocument.Themodelusespopulationandemploymentdata, approvedzoning and highway and other transit net-works to calculate the expected demand.

Bennett was not happy about Hogancontinuing to delay a decision on the proj-ect, saying it was costing millions of dollarsto put it off.

PurpleLineNow invitedHoganonMon-day tovisit theprojected route in response toa spokesman’s comment in The BaltimoreSun that the governorwasn’t aware of beinginvited to tour the Purple Line corridor.

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that many were frustrated ornot aware students were losingoutdoor time. Some had takentheir children to an allergist af-ter they inhaled dust from thefield, she said.

The field’s condition alsohas sparked health concernsfor some studentswith asthma,Ferguson said.

The play area’s state wascaused by “a lethal combina-tion” of overuse and compactdirt, Coleman said.

James Song, the directorof the school system’s Depart-mentofFacilitiesManagement,said the district made severalattempts to restore the field.

“The grass field just couldnot accommodate all theheavyusage,” he said.

The most recent effort toimprove thefieldmade it beau-tiful for about a month, Morrissaid,but theareagets“tornup.”

Somerset is one of thesmallest elementary schoolsites in the district at just underthree acres, Song said. The lim-itedsite spacemeans thefield isheavily used.

The problem of field over-use is not unique to Somerset,he said, though it is more ap-parentat theelementaryschooland in the downcounty area.

“All our school fields arereally heavily in demand bothby the school use as well as thecommunity use,” he said.

The current estimate forthe turf field engineering andinstallation costs at Somerset isabout $550,000, Song said. Thefield will require about $6,000to $7,000 each year for mainte-nance, he said, a cost that willalso fall to the foundation andPTA.

Ferguson said the PTA al-ready earmarked $54,321 forthefield. Thenumber, she said,evokes a 5-4-3-2-1 countdown—“a symbol of, herewe go.”

Artificial turf seems to bethe answer, she said, given thefailedefforts to restore thegrassfield and the field’s continuedheavy use.

“We can’t see any otherpossibility,” she said.

Somersetwould joinsixdis-trict high schools with artificialturf fields.

Song said high schools arethe only schools where the dis-trict considers adding artificialturf. If there is money left overduring a revitalization/expan-sionproject at a high school, hesaid, school officials considerturf in the stadiumfield.

School board member JillOrtman-Fouse said during theboard’s May 26 meeting thatshe appreciated the public-private partnershipmaking thefield possible.

“I thinkwe’re going to haveto do a lotmore of that becausewe just don’t have themoney,”she said. “Academics comesfirst.”

Ortman-Fouse said shewants to create partnershipswith the county’s high-needsschools that have overusedfields and could benefit fromartificial turf.

Coleman said the schoolsystem couldmake the processclearer and easier for commu-nities pursuing a partnershipwith the district for similarprojects.

“I want to share everythingthatwe’ve learned, so someonedoesn’t have to go through thislearning curve again,” she said.

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Chip Hiden and Alexis Ir-vin are big beer fans. Making adocumentary on the craft beerindustry was a topic right uptheir alley.

The Silver Spring residents,whogrewup inHowardCounty,have found welcoming fans infilm festivals for “Blood, Sweat,andBeer.” The 70-minute docu-mentary centers on two mainvenues — Backshore BrewingCo. in Ocean City and the BrewGentlemen Beer Co. in Brad-dock, Pa.

Along the way, the coupleinterviewed representatives ofmore than 100 other breweriesacross the country to supple-ment the two main subjects.Those included others in Mary-land,suchasFlyingDogBreweryinFrederick.

One of the more surprisingaspects they learned during thetwo-year project was how diffi-cult it canbe to start andoperateabrewery,saidHiden,27.Recentchanges in laws have allowedcraft breweries in MontgomeryCounty to distribute their beerdirectly to other venues ratherthan through the county, henoted.

“They don’t just make beerand sell it,” Hiden said. “Thereare a lot of challenges involved,including dealing with legalroadblocks and lawsuits.”

DannyRobinson, founderofBackshore, changed the nameof his brewery from ShorebillyBrewing Co. in the midst of afederal trademark infringementlawsuit. The owners of Teal BayAlliancesfiledthelawsuit in2013,

claiming they had trademarkedShorebilly to sell T-shirts.

In January, U.S. DistrictJudgeMarvin J.Garbis ruled thatTeal Bay had “no right to inter-fere” with Robinson’s use of theShorebilly name, according tofederal court records. The case isunder appeal.

The Brew Gentlemen pro-vides a compelling story sincethe founders are trying to helpthe town of Braddock near Pitts-burgh make a comeback fromlean economic times, said Irvin,also 27.

“It’s a town that lost thou-sands of residents after the steelindustry collapsed,” she said.“The founders hope to providejobs and do their part to revital-ize the town.”

The filmmakers said theyhave learnedmuch of their craft

on the fly and through experi-ence. Hiden majored in historyat Washington College, while Ir-vinmajored in journalism at theUniversity of Maryland, CollegePark.

They purchased a “decent”camera andhave foundabig aidthrough technology while han-dling duties such as on-air inter-views, filming and editing. TheyraisedmoneyonKickstarter.

“We have a crew of two,”Hiden said.

The beer film debuted inMarch at the DC IndependentFilm Festival. They were greatlypleasedwith the reception.

“It was sold out. Therewas aline of people who couldn’t getin,”Hiden said.

Screenings followed in othercities, such as Milwaukee, Pitts-burgh, Seattle, Chicago and An-

chorage. Others are scheduledthis summer, including at theSouthSide Film Festival in Beth-lehem, Pa., June 11 and 13, andat the Flix Brewhouse in DesMoines, Iowa, June18.Theyplanto release the film through vari-ousplatforms in the fall.

In 2010, Hiden and Irvinquit their desk jobs and did adocumentary, “The DreamShare Project,” on how certainpeople pursue careers they love.They wrote a book, “Build YourDreams: How to Make a LivingDoing What You Love,” pub-lishedbyRunningPress.

“We have ideas for anotherdocumentary, and anotherbook,” Hiden said. “But rightnow,weare focusingonmarket-ing this current film.”

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Silver Spring documentarians Chip Hiden and Alexis Irvin spent two years making “Blood, Sweat and Beer,” a docu-mentary about the craft beer industry. Standing in Denizens Brewing Co. in Silver Spring while assistant brewersChris Surrusco and Kevin Corcoran clean tanks, they hold the cameras they used to make the video.

County’s jobless ratehits 6-year low

Montgomery County’s un-employment rate in April was3.7 percent, according to federaldata, the first time it’s been un-der 4.0 percent since December2008during theGreatRecession.

April’s county rate tiedHow-ardCounty’s for the lowest in thestate.

The state rate in April, notseasonally adjusted, was 4.9 per-cent.

53 townhousescoming to King FarmStreetscape Partners of

Rockville is teaming up with aLos Angeles company to build53 townhouses in King Farm inRockville.

The four-story townhouseson King Farm Boulevard willrange from 1,800 to 2,250 squarefeet,with three tofivebedrooms,according to a news release.Each will have a two-car garage;some will have decks and roof-top terraces.

The project is Streetscape’ssecond collaboration with Re-mark Land and Housing, a di-vision of the Resmark Cos., aprivate equity firm. The first is acondominium development inWashington, D.C.

Not Your Average Joe’sopening in BethesdaNot Your Average Joe’s of

Middleboro, Mass., plans toopen its second Maryland res-taurant July 5 in theGeorgetownSquare Shopping Center on OldGeorgetownRoad in Bethesda.

The casual restaurant plansto hire more than 100 employ-ees, according to a companynews release.

It has 22 East Coast loca-tions, including one in the Kent-lands inGaithersburg.

Bethesda artgallery moves

Bethesda Fine Art hasmoved to 4931 Cordell Ave.

Thenewgallerywill be openfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Friday duringthe Bethesda Art Walk.

Medical society inductspresident, board members

The Montgomery CountyMedical Society recently in-ducted its 2015-16president andexecutive boardmembers.

Dr. Shannon Pryor, who isaffiliated with MedStar George-town University Hospital, isthe new president. She holds abachelor’s degree fromWilliamsCollege and a medical degreefrom Tulane University’s medi-cal school.

The physicians on the ex-ecutive board are StephenRock-ower, immediate past president;Lynne Diggs, president-elect;Natasha Herz, vice president;Jesse Sadikman, secretary; andLarry Green, treasurer.

Walker & Dunlop namessenior vice presidentWalker & Dunlop of

Bethesda namedDanMartin se-nior vice president in its capitalmarkets group.

Previously, Martin was a re-gional manager at GE CapitalReal Estate, an investment of-ficer at Amresco Capital and atreasury analyst at the PetersonCos.

Martin holds a bachelor’s infinance from the University ofMaryland a master’s in financefromGeorgeMasonUniversity.

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The first time Chuck Reddperformed at the Takoma ParkJazzFest, he and the late CharlieByrd played through a thunder-storm.

“It was just about rained outand very muddy,” Redd said. “Wewent on anyway, as there was abreak in the storm. Right as Char-lie was beginning his set, a down-pour came. But people stuckaround. There are a lot of diehardjazz fans in this area.”

This year, Redd will headlinethe 20th annual event.

“It’s grown into an importantjazz event,” said Redd, who livesin Takoma Park. “I’ve broughtmany good friends from NewYork and around the country tothis festival to be special guests.I’m proud of the festival.”

Shortly after moving to Ta-koma Park from Kentucky, wherehe produced music festivals and

a regional NPR music show, fes-tival President Bruce Krohmeranswered an ad placed by DaveLorentz, who wanted to start ajazz festival. Krohmer becameone of the early organizers andeventually took over as producerwhen Lorentz left the area.

“Jazz music is America’s giftto the world,” said Krohmer, ateacher and musician. “With thisfestival, we’ve been trying to keepan educational component andadd something new when wecan, while keeping jazz free forthe people.”

The event also includes freeworkshops.

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Millicent June Pixler “Millie”(Age 83)On Sunday, June 7, 2015, ofRockville, MD. Beloved wife for 62years of H. David Pixler; mother ofDavid Lynn Pixler and Tamara BethPixler; proud grandmother ofJasmine Dana Pixler Skully (DaneA. Skully) and PO2 Steffan MichaelPixler, USN. Also survived by otherloving family and friends.Relatives and friends may call at

Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West,Silver Spring, MD, Thursday, June 11, 2015, from 12 to 1PM, with Funeral Service at 1 PM. Interment Gate ofHeaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorialcontributions may be made to American Cancer Society,Montgomery County Unit, 801 Roeder Road, Suite 800,Silver Spring, MD 20910.www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com

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ObituaryDr. Rip G. Rice, Ozone Consultant,Musician, Author, Lecturer, andHistorian died at his Maryland home,on June 3, 2015. He was 91 years old.

He is survived by his wife,Billie W. Rice, a sister, Roxanne Barr,daughter-in-law, Kathleen S. Rice. Hewas preceded in death by his son,

David W. Rice, DDS and a brother, Timothy Rice.

Dr. Rice served in World War II in the Army’s 104thInfantry Division, the Timberwolves.

He will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery and willbe celebrated with a tribute at a later date.

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Mrs. Bena Harl of Olney Maryland passed away May 31, 2015 atthe age of 84 due to age and complications of diabetes. Born BenaIrene Ling in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mrs. Harl spent severalyears in the U.S. Navy where she met her future husband, EbenJesse Harl (who passed away in 2005). She worked at variouslocations including the Coca Cola Company, and the AtomicEnergy Commission (now the Department of Energy).

A lifelong Baptist, Mrs. Harl was most recently a member of theFirst Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, Maryland, where she was amember of the choir for about 40 years, and, at various times,volunteered in the nursery, taught Sunday School, along with otherchurch activities.

She spent most of her free time doing handicrafts. She completedhundreds of projects including knitting, crocheting, and quilting,among others. She won several ribbons from the MontgomeryCounty Fair.

She is survived by two sisters, Nancy Taylor of Murfreesboro,Tennessee and Kathleen Ling of Chattanooga, Tennessee, threechildren, Jesse Mark Harl and his wife Jill Campbell Harl, ofGermantown, Maryland, and Dawne Karen and Brian Lance Harlof Olney, Maryland, one granddaughter, Emilie Marie Harl, andone great-granddaughter, Rachael Mya Harl, both of Germantown,Maryland.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to:Montgomery Hospice1355 Piccard DriveSuite 100Rockville, MD 20850

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She will be cremated and interred with her husband, Eben JesseHarl at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 54, Grave 3726.

The family will be meeting privately for a celebration of her life.

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Born August 30, 1984 in Olney,Maryland, Becky was a loving andcaring person to all those sheencountered. She worked as amedical assistant in Gaithersburg.She was a great friend, listener,and extremely giving. She had astrong personality as was evidentby working diligently to overcome

many obstacles and adverse conditions in her life. Sheloved her nieces and nephew and was a lover of all animalsespecially her beloved dog Nala.

In addition to her parents she is survived by her sisters;Monica Kolbjornsen, Jessica Day and her brother RyanHart. Nieces, Danielle and Alexis and Nephew Dylan alongwith additional friends and family.

A visitation will take place from 2:00pm-3:00pm onSaturday June 13th at the Chapel Mausoleum of ResthavenMemorial Gardens, 9501 U.S. Route 15N in Frederick,MD. A funeral service will begin at 3:00pm with PastorTim May officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. Inlieu of flowers, donations may be made to assist familywith funeral expenses at http://www.gofundme.com/w3z83u4

Arrangements are with Resthaven Funeral Services. SkkotCody, P.A.

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Brian T.L. Hunt passed away on theevening of May 27, 2015 in thepresence of his dear wife Nancy andtheir supportive friends. After sufferingprolonged illness, his leaving thisworld was peaceful and his wisheswere fulfilled to be surrounded bylove, laughter, music, and storytelling.

Brian obtained his Bachelor of Artsdegree at Otterbein College in 1968,his Masters of Divinity at AndoverNewton Theological School in 1971,and completed extensive graduatework at Georgetown University inpursuit of a PhD in Biomedical Ethics.

For 15 years, Brian served in various capacities as a United MethodistMinister before he began his career at MedStar Montgomery MedicalCenter in 1988. He started at MMMC as a part-time chaplain andquickly moved into other roles to include Director of EmergencyPreparedness which he performed throughout his years of service. 13years ago, Brian was given the special opportunity to design andimplement the Palliative Care Program at MMMC. This programbrought Brian profound challenge and he was hugely satisfied to be apart of such a meaningful approach to patient care.

Brian was born in Canton, Ohio to James and Ruth Hunt on June 26,1947. He married Nancy Frances Hunt in October of 1994. He wasdevoted to Nancy and his beloved stepchildren and their families;Joseph Petrucci, his wife, Nicki, and daughter, Belle of Fort Smith,Arkansas; Edward Petrucci, his wife, Kelly, and daughters, Adrianaand Gemma of Windsor, Colorado. His previous marriage toKatherine Hunt ended by divorce in 1987. Together they had one son,Brian Nathan Hunt, of Richmond, Virginia.

A Memorial Service was held for Brian on June 8 at St. Peter’sCatholic Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Brian’s memory can be made to theMGH Health Foundation for the Addiction and Mental Health Center,at 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney, MD 20832, Attn: Debbie Harner.

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George Armstrong Elliott III died on January 28, 2015 at the Shady GroveMedical Center in Rockville, Maryland. He was 85 years old. George wasborn in Wilmington, Delaware on July 24, 1929, the son of GeorgeArmstrong Elliott, Junior, and Amy Lewis (Rupert) Thomas.

George had three careers after graduating from Colgate University inHamilton, New York 1951. First, he spent 10 years covering politics fornewspapers in the Wilmington/Baltimore area. Then he went to work forSpiro T. Agnew as administrative assistant, press secretary and speechwriter. As speech writer he wrote a position paper that contributed to Mr.Agnew’s victory in the political campaign to become Governor of Marylandin 1966. [Mr. Agnew was later found guilty of tax evasion while serving asVice President to Richard Nixon and was forced to resign.] George alsoserved as a speech writer for Governor John H. Chafee of Rhode Island,Governor Albert H. Quie of Minnesota and Representative Margaret M.Heckler of Massachusetts, among others.

George was also a Ford Foundation fellow at Columbia University’sGraduate School of Journalism from 1963 to 1964.

Finally, the ink in his veins turned to watercolor. By 1993 George was fullyengrossed and learned as a Chinese brush artist. Family members were allgifted one of his fine brush paintings. He served as President of theInternational Artists Support Group which helps artists show their work inChina, Russia, India and Egypt. Many of his paintings were donated to thegroup.

More recently George spent much of his time visiting his wife, Shirley, atthe Collingswood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Rockville, Maryland,who has her own struggles with Parkinson’s disease. George was popularwith the residents there for his wit, ability to pick longshots on horse racesand his knowledge of World War II and movies.

George leaves his beloved wife of 49 years, Shirley Henin Elliott, brothers,Anthony Elliott, Donald Thomas, Sterling Thomas, a sister, Jinx Elliott andseveral nieces, nephews and cousins.

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OUROPINION LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR

The United States Depart-ment of Agriculture announcedthat more than 45 million chickensand turkeys have been euthanizedsince March because the presentvaccines are not effective againstthe highly pathogenic H5N2 virus.Avian flu strains (H5N2, H5N8,H5N1) have been detected in U.S.birds in the past fewmonths.

The question is why, during theworst outbreak of bird flu in com-mercial poultry and wild flockssince 1980, does the Rockville CityCouncilwant to changezoning lawsand allow backyard poultry now.

In Asia and Africa, a form ofH5N1 resulted in human infectionsof farm workers. These health con-cerns, in addition to the endemicproblem of salmonella contamina-tion, are public health issues thatare best monitored by the Depart-ment of Agriculture in a commer-cial setting rather than theRockvilleCity Council, whose expertise is ur-ban rather than rural.

If backyard poultry are al-lowed in Rockville, there must beprotections for the unsuspectingresidents: licenses, education, and,above all, inspections to protect thechickens from abusive treatmentand unclean practices. Refuse fromchickens should be red-bagged asbiohazardous waste and picked upby appropriate haulers.

The infectionpotential of chick-ens should not be underestimated.

TheCenters forDiseaseControland Prevention recommend thatbackyardchickens shouldnot comein contact with children, seniors,pregnant women and those with

compromised immune systems.They should be kept away from ar-eas where food is eaten—patios.

Cities cannot exist withoutstrong public health laws.

If the City Council wants tobring farming practices into thisenvironment, the costs of pub-lic health must be born by those

residents with licenses to maintainbackyard poultry and not thosewho buy their eggs at the super-market. They should also bear thecosts of rodent and pest control incontiguous properties because ofthe chicken coops.

Even the proverbial fox in thehenhouse will become a reality of

concern. Rockville does have foxes,although they usually keep theirdistance.

But, regardless of where we getour eggs, it is important to washour hands after touching raw eggsbecause of salmonella.

Joan Selinger, Rockville

Public health should not be compromised by poultry

The proposal to allow thekeeping chickens in Rockvillebackyards, if passed, will be onebig headache “coming up ‘ThePike.’”

For every neighbor who may“keep chickens” and be everso pleased about their flock ofRhode Island Reds or PlymouthRocks and their five (maybe) eggsa day, there will be several moreneighbors nearby who are not toopleasedwith themanureodor, thefrequent appearance of predators— the friendly neighborhood fox

or coyote — or the appearance ofrats (rats like chicken eggs).

And then, most surely, Rock-ville will have to hire a chickencontrol officer to settle disputesbetween disgruntled neighbors.

And, if you go to sell yourhouse, be prepared for buyersto not be very happy about thechicken coop and odor in yourneighbor’s backyard.

And maybe your propertyabuts to three or four yards andyou could have a possible three orfour chicken coops gracing your

view. Most of us do not have largeyards, and chickens in close quar-ters are not good neighbors.

There was a “straw vote” bythe mayor and council, 3-2 in fa-vor of chickens, thoughmost resi-dents are not happywith the idea.

Therewill beafinal voteon theissue on June 15 at the mayor andcouncilmeeting. Please e-mail [email protected] to vote against chickens inRockville.

Elizabeth M. Spano, Rockville

Chickens will mean headaches for Rockville

The Gazette, in its May 6 edi-tion, announced the premiereconcert in the Washington area ofMusic for Food.

Held in Bethesda on May 16,the concert was a rousing success,both artistically and financially.The music was gorgeous, and weraised over $22,000 for the MannaFood Center in Gaithersburg.

We thank the community forcoming out to support this effortto reduce hunger in ourmidst.

Ann H. Franke, Washington, D.C.

The writer helped organize theMusic for Food benefit concert.

Benefit concertwas a success

TheGazette recently posted anopinionon the “banning” of e-cigsindoors by the council, as neededor as “should be,” if I recall.

The so called emperorsThereof Montgomery County donot know the facts.

There are two, yes, two chemi-cals in e-cigs. Propylene glycol is acolorless liquid. It is used in cof-fee, ice cream and soda. Vegetableglycerin is clear, and used in soapsand toothpaste, derived naturallyfrom plants.

And then there is nicotine. Yes,it is bad and yes, it is addictive.

But it is not absorbed throughthe skin, which is a preposterousclaim by the round table (Mont-gomery County Council).

And to get even better, nowthey will tax it. Wonderful idea.Let’s run all the vape stores out ofbusiness in the county.

The thoughts of a few shouldnot influence or control themany.

David Gust, Rockville

Regulations,taxes one-cigarettesare excessive

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Betsy Newman feeds wood sorrel to her four chickens in the backyard of her home in Gaithersburg. Newman rented hens and acoop from a local company to decide if she wanted to commit to raising chickens.

This is in response to MichaelHoxie’s letter to the editor (“Notthe finest moments for schoolboard,” June 3), in which he cor-rectly identifies problems createdby theMontgomeryCountyBoardof education— or at least exacer-bated by the board’s actions.

The problems are additionalexamples ofwhat have been char-acterized as “attitudinal” prob-lems.

While Mr. Hoxie’s concludingstatement (“Something is rottenin the county of Montgomery”)may or may not be accurate, as

it stands, it reflects an additionalattitudinal issue quite common inour society— namely, identifyingproblems, butmaking no attemptto propose solutions.

As amember of the First StepsCoalition, I have committed tohelping the board of educationbegin to solve some of its attitudi-nal problems, by providing it withdetailed directives on how to ad-dress three such problems.

One involves the obviousneed for curricular attention to“civics.”

The First Steps Coalition has

no delusions that its actions willsolve all of the ills of our publiceducation system. We have sim-ply chosen to be part of the solu-tion.

Andwe recognize that “even ajourney of a thousandmiles mustbegin with a single step.”

For more information on theFirst Steps Coalition, readers cansend an email to [email protected], and, if theyrequest it, we will send them ourposition paper.

Mark R. Adelman, Kensington

When there are problems, propose solutions

Has anybody noticed? ThePurple Line ridership numbershave been revised downwards.The Federal Transit Administra-tion’s recently released “NewStarts Engineering” highlights aPurple Line ridership forecast for2035 of 56,100 daily trips. This is aremarkable, if insufficient, movein the direction of reality.

The MTA’s August 2013 FinalEnvironmental Impact State-ment calculated a ridership fore-cast for 2030 of 69,300 daily trips,which was increased to 74,160for 2040, assuming the typicaltransit growth rate for the Wash-ington area of 7 percent per de-

cade. These numbers formed thebasis for benefit calculations, likethose of the Sierra Club, whichcited information that said thePurple Line would take 17,000cars off the road.

Using the new FTA-reported56,100 represents a reductionof more than 20 percent in pre-dicted ridership and revenue. Buteven a daily load of 56,000 pas-sengers cannot be distributed onthe Purple Line’s 21 stations dur-ing the time periods predicated.And opening-day capacity, de-termined by peak period op-erations, can never be increasedbecause of right-of-way design

limitations.TheMTAalso reported the fol-

lowing changes: weekday serviceis reduced from 139 to 130 trainsa day through eliminating servicebetweenmidnight and 1 a.m. andreducing other late-night trips.

One estimate going up, how-ever, is the number of 90-foottrolleys required to operate fromopening day onward, now in-creased to 58.Nevermind that thelay-up yard planned and pricedfor the down-sized Lyttonsvillefacility could not possibly accom-modate 5,220 feet of trains.

Robert J. Riker, Chevy Chase

Changes createmore doubt aboutaccuracy of Purple Line projections

There’smuch to like in a recent agreementbetweenMontgomery andHoward counties toinvestigate police-relateddeaths in eachother’sjurisdictions.

If someonedies in the custodyof, or dur-ing an interactionwith, aMontgomeryCountypolice officer, theHowardCounty state’s attor-ney’s officewill review the evidence anddecide

whether criminalcharges are ap-propriate.Mont-gomeryCounty’sprosecutor’s officewill do the sameforHowardCountycases.

It’s a promis-ing sign that bothcounties are striv-ing to be fair and

accountablewhen scrutiny is needed. This es-peciallymatters becausepolice-relateddeathsacross the country— inFerguson,Mo.;NewYorkCity;NorthCharleston, S.C.; Baltimore city;andother areas—have sparkedpublic outrage.

In somecases, there havebeen strong feel-ings in the community that officers shouldhavebeenheld criminally responsible for a death, butweren’t.

It’s commonpractice for a police depart-ment,when facedwith allegations against oneofits ownemployees, to have aneighboring agencyinvestigate.However,Montgomery andHowardprosecutors say their evidence-reviewagree-ment is thefirst of its kind inMaryland.

Jaded critics couldwrite off this extra step asmeaningless symbolism, convinced that policeandprosecutorswork closely enough that theywill watchout for eachother, nomatter the ju-risdiction.

Thenwe see otherwise, such aswhen thestate’s attorney inBaltimorefiled criminalcharges against six officers for thedeath of Fred-dieGray. The skepticism that thefix is in isn’tuniversally justified.

Policework canbe remarkably difficult andfraughtwith grave life-and-deathdecisions.Sometimes, killing oneperson toprotect thelives of others is understandable.

According to aWashingtonPost report aboutaMay 19 encounter inArlington, Va., amanwithametal pole threatenedofficers responding to acall about a disturbance. Anofficer tried touse aTaser, but it didn’twork at first, and themanhitthe officer in the facewith thepole. Theofficertried again touse theTaser and endeduphittinga secondofficer instead.

When theman swung themetal pole again,the officer shot him three times inhis upperbody, killing him, thePostwrote, basedon thelatest information frompolice. If this accountholds true, it’s an example of a split-seconddeci-sion about theuse of deadly force.

If deadly violence isn’t justified, a police of-ficer shouldbeheld accountable, too, just asanyone elsewould.

MontgomeryCounty alreadyhas apendinginvestigation thatHowardCountywill review—theMay12death ofDajuanGraham, 40, ofBurtonsville.

OnMay10,Grahamwas seen acting errati-cally in theBriggsChaney area, according topolice.Whenawoman tried to getGraham tostopwalking in the roadwayofCastle Boulevard,hepunched thewoman in the face, police said.Observers suspected thatGrahamwasunder theinfluenceof PCP.

Grahamreportedly ignoredmultiple ordersbypolice to takehis hands out of his pockets.Anofficer then shockedGrahamwith aTaser.Graham fell downandwas taken to ahospital,where he later assaulted anofficer and securitystaff, according topolice. Twodays later, he died.

MontgomeryCounty police havebeenopenwith information aboutwhat happened and theofficerswhowere involved. That’s a sharp con-trast to inexcusable secrecy from thepolice de-partment in FairfaxCounty, Va., after anofficerthere shot and killed amanwhohadhis handsupduring a call in 2013, according topolice re-cords reportedbyTheWashingtonPost. It tooka court order to force thepolice department torelease details of the call, including the officer’sname, 17months later. The county has settled awrongful death suitwith the victim’s family, thePost reported.

MontgomeryCounty police andprosecutorshavedemonstrated that they canbe transparentand straightforward inhandling cases of police-relateddeaths, giving the community reason tohave faith in their impartiality andprofessional-ism. The reciprocal agreementwithHowardCounty enhances that reputation.

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BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFFWRITER

Three potential season-opening games for theBethesda Big Train Cal Ripken Collegiate BaseballLeague teamwere cancelled on Tuesday,Wednesday,

and Thursday, due to rain. Needless to say, Bethesdaplayers grew a little restless in the days leading up toFriday’s game against the Gaithersburg Giants.The layoff didn’t appear to effect the Big Train

pitching staff, however, as they allowed just three hitsin a 4-0 win against the Giants.“Those guys have been driving me crazy,” Big

Train coach Sal Colangelo said. “They’re here, want-ing toplay.Can’t controlMotherNature, butwhenyouget out youmake the best of it.”

Bethesda starting pitcher Drew Strotman, aSunnyvale, Calif. native, earned thewin in five inningspitched. He allowed each of the three hits and struckout six. Strotman didn’t facemore than four batters inany inning.“Threw a lot of curveballs early. That was working

for me,” said Strotman who plays at St. Mary’s Col-lege inCalifornia. “Getting ahead in the countwas big.

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Bethesda Big Train’s Brandon Hunley tagsout Gaithersburg Giants’ Patrick Mathis dur-ing Friday’s Cal Ripken Collegiate BaseballLeague game in Gaithersburg.

n Softball communityconsiders mandatory

face masks

BY JENNIFER BEEKMANSTAFFWRITER

Germantown native ToriFinucane, who just wrappedup her sophomore season astheUniversity ofMissouri soft-ball team’s ace, said she wasadamantly against wearingprotective gear in the pitcher’scircle.“I just always thought it

would mess me up or some-thing to have [a face mask]on my face,” Finucane said.“I never really even wore amouth guard. I never likedanything extra on me when Ihad to throw.”Finucane no longer has

much of a choice. On May

24 — on national television— she was struck in the facearound her left eye by a hardline drive during Missouri’sNCAA Softball Super Regionalat the University of California,Los Angeles. Fortunately forFinucane, the damage wasminimal, but with worse luckthe line drive could’ve resultedin a life-threatening injury. Shehas since been advised by herdoctors to wear a face maskmoving forward.The occurrence, which

silenced the packed stadiumat UCLA, brought to light anongoing discussion regard-ing possible mandatory facialprotection for infielders—pri-marily for pitchers and firstand third basemen — at thenational but also local level.Blair High School coach

Line driveincident sparksdebate on safety


Blake High School pitcher Ellie Smethurst throws to first base April 28during the softball game against Wootton.

n Washington remainsunbeaten on its Boydshome field this season

BY JENNIFER BEEKMANSTAFFWRITER

Saturday’s 1-1 tie against the Bos-ton Breakers at the Maryland Soccer-Plex in Boyds was a game of missedopportunities for the WashingtonSpirit women’s professional soccerteam. But while coach Mark Parsonsadmitted there were feelings of frus-tration among his players at the end of

the night — the team dictated play formuch of the game but failed to convertonnumerous prime scoring chances—Washington still walked away from theresult with a point toward its NationalWomen’s Soccer League standing anda good feeling about its game headinginto the next stretch of the season.“Basically what I said to the team

was, I know there’s going to be a lot ofemotion and they’ll be upset [with theresult] but we played extremely welland we had opportunities,” Parsonssaid. “If we play games like that everysingle week we’re going to win moregames thanwe’re going to tie andwe’renot going to lose.

“We lacked a little bit in front of thegoal, but that is not a problem, wewerecreating [chances] all game and that issomething we canwork on.”With Saturday’s tie, Washington

(4-3-2) remains unbeaten at home. TheSpirit currently sits in second place inthe NWSL with 14 points, just one be-

hind Chicago Red Stars in first with 15.Boston (3-3-2) is third with 11 points.Washington is scheduled to travel toChicago on June 27 after the league’stwo-weekWorldCuphiatus, a timePar-sons said the Spirit will use to recover,physically and mentally. Washingtonhas played the past two games without

stalwart midfielder Tori Huster, whohas been acting as the team’s captainin the absence of defender Ali Krieger,but Parsons said he expects Huster tobe back at full strength after the break.Washingtonwonall threeof its one-

goal decisions against the Red Stars ayear ago, two of them away in Chicago.“I think the break will be good,

we can focus on a few things we needto improve,” said defender KatherineReynolds. “It’s been a good start to theseason and this will be a good chanceto refocus.”Washington,which reliedheavilyon

Washington Spirit pick up a point in tying Boston Breakers“It’s been a good start to the season, and

this will be a good chance to refocus.”Katherine Reynolds, defender

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BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFFWRITER

It didn’t drive in any runs, nor did itlead to a victory, but Drew Aherne’s lead-offsingle — a line drive into centerfield — inthe eighth inning of the Gaithersburg Gi-ants game against the Herndon Braves onSundaywas a big deal for theWhitmanHigh

School graduate (Class of 2014).The former All-Gazette baseball player

was coming off a frustrating freshman sea-son at Lafayette College, where he went3-for-38 at the plate. Aherne said the Divi-sion I competition was tougher than he an-ticipated.Nowplaying in theCalRipkenCollegiate

Baseball League this summer, Aherne hasthe opportunity to improve against the typeof collegiatepitchinghe facedas a freshman.His hit on Sunday was a sign that he mightbe breaking out of his slump.

“I didn’t expect to struggle that much,but I think, in my opinion, I still had somegood at-bats,” Aherne said. “I still hit theball hard a lot. Didn’t strike out a lot. I goton base. Could’ve done better, but I’m notgoing to let it affectme.”Though Aherne struggled in his first col-

lege season, he still had a .286 on-base per-centage, walking as many times (11) as hestruck out. When he was making contact, itwas solid, he said, whether the play resulted

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Throwing a lot of strikes.”Strotman made use of his time off by sight-

seeing.“First day I got here we went to D.C., saw

some stuff,” he said. “That was my first time, sothat was cool. Last few days, just been kind oflaying low. Getting a feel for this weather. I knowthis isn’t normal.”

Led by right-fielder Cody Brown, who went3-for-5 as the leadoff hitter, the Big Train offensehad nine hits and did most of its damage early.Brown reached base and scored in each of hisfirst two at-bats, with a double in the first inningand a single in the third. He scored the game’sopening run in the first on an error. Bethesdaadded three more runs in the third, all with twoouts. Brown, who scored on a single by anotherSt.Mary’s player (shortstopZachKirtley), startedthe rally. Kirtley went 2-4 with a run batted in.Designated hitter Brandon Gum of George Ma-son University drove in two more runs on asingle.

“We come straight from ball with our clubsback at school, so I guess the rest days are prettygood. But we were ready to play,” said Brownwho plays college baseball in his home state atMississippi State University. “At the top of thelineup, just trying to get on base. Let everybodyelsehitme in.Work thecount, see somepitches.”

Gaithersburg starting pitcher Kevin Ross, aTowson player and graduate of Good CounselHigh School, took the loss. In four innings ofwork, he allowed five hits and three earned runs.

Four different relievers got work for the Gi-

ants,whodidn’t allowanother runafter the thirdinning.

Gaithersburg (0-2) began its season onWednesday ina10-2 loss to thedefending leaguechampion Baltimore Redbirds. Coach Jeff Rab-berman said beginning the season against theleague’s top two teams is a goodmeasuring stickfor the Giants and that there’s a simple solutionto get their bats going.

“You just keep swinging,” Rabberman said.“It was some pretty good pitchers we saw to-night. Sometimes you got to tip your hat. Andearly on, second game of the wood bat season,it’s slow getting around. Keep grinding and keepon swinging. These guys are very, very capableof being good offensive players. That’s not reallya worry.”

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good forward movement fromits outsidebacks to create space,controlled play themajority of ascoreless first half — the SpiritoutshotBoston, 7-3. Per its strat-egy, according to coach TomDurkin, Boston’s best chance inthe first 45 minutes came on acounterattack when midfielderKristie Mewis snuck a shot pastSpirit goalkeeperKelseyWysbuthit the far post.

Boston reorganized itselfin the second half, Durkin said,and focused on limiting Wash-ington’s production throughthemidfield. And for a period oftime, Parsons said the Spirit didbegin to play to Boston’s pace.

CrystalDunn,whomDurkinsaid he would have preferred tohavebeenwith theU.S.NationalTeam inCanada,wreakedmuchhavoc for Boston’s defense withher speed and athleticism,though she was unable to getthe final touch she needed. ButAmanda Da Costa gave Wash-ington a 1-0 lead in the 64thminute when she followed up adeflection fromherownpass to-ward the middle and buried theball inside the left post.

“[Washington] has somereally good players, they have afewplayers Iwishwould’vebeenin Canada [for the World Cup],”Durkin said. “Dunn and [mid-fielder Christine] Nairn, I wishthey were in Canada.”

The Spirit’s lead was short-lived as Boston answered witha goal two minutes later fromMaddy Evans. Washington con-tinued to create— the Spirit hadabout six quality looks at the netin the second half — but settledinstead for the tie.

“That was a good team per-formance,” Parsons said. “Wegot a point out of it and nowwe’ve got tobuild. The future forus is really exciting.”

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in a hit or not. But the Bethesdanative said he had a hard timeadjusting to thehigher-level col-lege pitching.

“Guys can just throw it overwhenever theywant to,” Ahernesaid. “Wherever they want. It’snot like high school.”

Aherne, who hit .400 as asenior atWhitman, said he con-siders himself a better hitterthan fielder, but the left fieldersaid he’s focusing onmaking animpact on defense as well.

“I just need to calm mynerves a little bit. ... This sum-mer, just get better, refine mygame. Work on what I struggledwith,” Aherne said.

The Giants (0-4) will needthat two-way effort fromAherneand his teammates if they’re toget back on the winning track,but coach Jeff Rabberman saidhe’s optimistic the teamcan canrebound from its slow start.

“You just keep swinging,”Rabberman said. “Keep grind-ing andkeepon swinging. Theseguys are very, very capable ofbeing good offensive players.That’s not really a worry.”

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LouieHoelmansaidheandotherMontgomery County athletesand coacheswere affected by theincident. While the vast major-ity of the county’s athletes don’twear the protective face masks— Blazers rising senior thirdbaseman Mildred Devereux andBlake rising junior pitcher EllieSmethurst are two of the excep-tions — coaches have broughtup the issue in past meetings,and Hoelman said he would notbe surprised if a rule was imple-mented at the high school levelwithinfive years.

Softball has become a faster,more powerful game in the pastdecade, Hoelman said, and it’simportant for safety protocol toevolve along with a sport. Pitch-ers stand only 43 feet from homeplate, and there are situations —such as bunt defenses — whenfielders get within feet of the bat-ter’s box.

Smethurst, apitcher, said shefeels more confident wearing aface mask and would encourageinfielders to do the same.

“I think people would getused to it,” Smethurst said. “Peo-ple think you can’t see out of it,

but that’s totally not true, thereare just two thin bars across thelower half of your face.”

Discomfort and vision im-pairment are two argumentsskeptics have presented. But thesameissuewasdebatedwhentheNationalFederationofStateHighSchoolAssociationsmandated in2006 that all batting helmets beequipped with a face mask orguard. And it turns out batterscan see just fine. Softball’s com-parison to baseball also plays arole,Hoelman said.

“Wearing a safety mask is apretty good idea, but wheneverit’s brought up, people thinkabout Title IX,” Hoelman said.“It’s like, ‘Baseball doesn’t have afacemask, why should girls wearone?’ But it’s a different game,girls stand a lot closer. To me,that’s not a valid [reason]. Weshould do anything to keep [thegirls] safe.”

The biggest obstacle at thecollegiate level, NCAA SoftballSecretary-Rules editor Dee Abra-hamson said, is that there is notyet a performance standard forthe facial protective equipment.NCAA softball uses National Op-erating Committee on StandardsforAthleticEquipment-approvedhelmets and bats, but there hasnot yet been enough research to

guarantee protection from thenewly developed face masks.Therefore, Abrahamson said, theNCAA can’t force its players towear them.

The NFHS, however, doesnot necessarily abide by NCAArules — college softball battinghelmets are not required to havea face guard. And face masks inthe infield seem to be becomingmore and more popular at theyouth level.

County coaches said facialprotection is a good idea, butmany still believe the decision towear one should be at the play-er’s discretion. Finucane said shedoesn’t disagree, but hopes thatthe incident will at least spark aconversation among girls andtheir families.

“It’snotanoption forme.Forme, it’s mandatory,” Finucanesaid. “Ever since I started throw-ing, I was so against it that I thinka littlepieceof that is stillwithme,but it’s not a bad idea, I think forthe younger kids, to getused to it.I never thought [the ball] wouldcome close tomyhead, and thenitdid.Youdon’t think it’sgoing tohappen to you, and then it does.Taking the right precaution isnever a bad idea.”

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n Olney teen eagerto grow the sport inMontgomery County

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN

STAFFWRITER

Four years ago, recent Rich-ard Montgomery High Schoolgraduate Kate Payson was outfor a stroll with her youngerbrother in their Olney neighbor-hood, when she noticed a groupof girls playing rugby in thepark.

“I saw these girls on a fieldpassing the ball backward, andI was like, ‘I need to get intowhatever they’re doing,’” Pay-son said. “I had heard of rugbybefore. I always found it inter-esting because girls and boyshave the same rules. There’s no,‘Girls can’t do that’ or, ‘This istoo harsh for girls.’ It’s alwaysfrustrating tobeunderestimatedbecause of your gender, so thatwas amajor factor.”

While girls rugby is on therise in this area, it is far frommainstream, and teams are al-ways looking for new players torecruit, Payson said. The girls onthe field—Maryland Exiles clubmembers—noticedPaysonandinvited her over.

“They were like, ‘we don’t

know you, but you shouldplay,’” Payson said. “They wereautomatically very welcoming,similar to everyone in the rugbycommunity.”

Last summer, just threeyears after picking up a rugbyball for the first time, Payson,whoplayed three years of varsitysoccer at Richard Montgomery,was one of 50 girls selected fromRegional Cup tournaments na-tionwide to compete in the USARugby Stars and Stripes Game.She is headed toPennStateUni-versity in the fall to play for theeight-time national championwomen’s rugby team and saidshe hopes to continue to flour-ish there in the pursuit of com-peting at an international level.

Third-year Maryland ExilesGirls Under-19 coach ValerieConnelly said she has no doubtPayson, whose work ethic shesaid is largely unrivaled, canaccomplish that feat. She’s pro-gressed at a rapid rate, Connellysaid, because of her dedicationto becoming a true student ofthe game.

She has recently movedfrom fullback — the last line ofdefense and a more structuredposition — to the eight woman,where she has more freedom tomoveabout andcanbemore in-volved in scoring.

While Payson is focused onher own individual goals withinthe sport, Connelly commendedher effort to promote the gamein the community.

“I think rugby teaches thiskind of empowerment, thissense of, ‘You can do it,’” Pay-son said. “It gives girls confi-dence, which is really importantto earn at a young age. As far asthe physical aspect, if they haveconfidence in themselves it willshow in the classroomand in so-cial interaction. But it also helpsto stay fit and really creates afamily within.”

The biggest challenge in re-cruitment is rugby’s stereotypeas a violent sport, Connelly andPayson said. Many parents pro-hibit their children fromplayingbecause of fear of injury, butPayson said the sport is saferthan people think.

“A lot of people tell me, ‘Oh,rugby is like football and soccer,mixed,’” Payson said. “But it’s itsown sport. People only say thatbecause it’s a similar shapedballand you throw it in the air butit’s a much safer sport. For girlsin high school, I actually thinkthe highest concussion sportis cheerleading. In four years Ihaveonly sufferedoneminor in-jury, that’s been less thanpeopleI see who play soccer.”

There is no doubt a majorphysicality aspect of rugby butit’s less about one big hit thanit is about body positioning andcore strength, Connelly said.Heads andhelmets—which arenot even worn in rugby — arenot used as weapons.

Payson was a soccer playerand a soccer player only fromage 5 until she reached highschool. Rugby opened her eyesto a whole new world, she said.Thenext step for theExiles,Con-nelly andPayson said, is to culti-vate youth programs as a feederto the older team and draw ath-letes in early.

“Rugby is a confidence-builder,” Connelly said. “Thechanges people have seen intheir daughters have been pro-found. I don’t think there’s asport that rivals it because a lotof rugby women ... we have thatfeeling that strong women don’ttear eachother down, they buildeach other up. And it gets yououtside of your comfort zonelike you wouldn’t believe. Oncein a while [a girl] will have ameltdownand freakoutbecausethey got hit hard but then theyrealize they’re still alive and getupand then feel likenothing canstop them.”

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n Gaithersburg, Sherwoodlook to replace graduates

BY ADAM GUTEKUNST

STAFFWRITER

Though its purple revers-ible jerseys differed from theirusual navy and gold garb, theGaithersburg High Schoolboysbasketball team looked tobe in regular formWednesdaynight at Jewish Day, flying upand down the court and ulti-mately defeating its opponent,Sherwood, with a heavy doseof points in transition.

In many ways, the Tro-jans 65-55 win looked similarto one authored by last year’sgroup that finished the season17-5. But a closer look revealedjust how much the Trojansprogram had changed in thatshort time.

After two years of patrol-ling the sideline, veteran coachTom Sheahin stepped downover the offseason, openingthe door for longtime juniorvarsity coach Jeff Holda to as-sume control of the varsityteam. But Sheahin’s departurewas just part of the Trojans’offseason facelift. Gaithers-burg lost nearly 50 points pergame to graduation, includingfirst team All-Gazette selec-tion Anthony Tarke (26.3) andGeron Brathwaite (14.3) — aversatile pair that headed theTrojans’ transition attack.

Gaithersburg often suffo-cated opponents last seasonwith their incessant run-and-gun style — a mantra Holdadoesn’t plan to deviate from,even with his relatively freshcrop of talent.

“That’s Gaithersburg bas-ketball,” Holda said. “WhenTom came here he really em-phasized that and set me upand our program with thatstyle of basketball. That’s thestyle I like to play and thekids love it. It’s not careless orreckless. It’s get up the floorand earn yourself a shot … Sowe’re going to play that way.That’s howwe’re going to beatteams.”

When the Trojans occa-sionally slowed things down,instead opting for more me-thodical ball movement, theresults weren’t as favorable.Gaitherbsurgprovednot readyyet to handle the decision-

making of a halfcourt offense— an understandable defi-ciency for a young backcourt.So, they returned to what theyknew, as quick outlet passesand aggressive takes to thehoop saw their lead steadilygrow.

The Trojans’ transitiongame was certainly the keyto knocking off Sherwood onWednesday after both teamsjumped out to sluggish, sloppystarts in the first ten minutes.Gaithersburgmadeup for theirapparent lack of height with atenacity on the defensive endthat continuously openedup transition opportunities.Late in the game, the Trojansforced three consecutive turn-overs, leading to six transitionpoints that pushed their leadto double digits, effectivelyburying the Warriors hopes ofany comeback.

“We’re still quick,” risingsenior Andy Kwiatkowski said.“We like to run and we’re con-ditioned.We’ll befine.We’ll berunning, shooting threes andattacking the rim just like lastyear— just different players.”

The story was similar onSherwood’s sideline, where aroster depleted by eight grad-uating seniors looked to filla significant scoring gap leftbehind by the departure ofguard Xavier McCants (17.5).Assistant coach Walt Williamswasted no time beginning topatch up the hole graduationleft behind however, as he em-ployed the “platoon system”popularized by the Universityof Kentucky. The Sherwoodassistant started the game sub-stituting rotations of five intothe game in an effort to beginidentifying viable replace-ments for the offensive fire-power lost over the offseason.

“It starts right now,” Wil-liams said. “So that’s the basisbehind what we’re doing andthe way I’m running the sum-mer league. We have so manyguys here that are talented.We’ve got to narrow thingsdown, so I just want to give ev-eryone an opportunity to statetheir case here in the summerand get into that live action tosee what kind of player [theyare].”

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Recent Richard Montgomery graduate Kate Payson is headed to play women’s rugby at Penn State in the fall.

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County softball playersselected to all-star team

For the second straight summer, former Pooles-ville High School softball pitcher Patti Maloney wasselected to theMaryland All-Stars team that will takeon theU.S.Women’s National Team.

The exhibition game is scheduled for June 18 atRegency Furniture Stadium inWaldorf. Maloney justfinished her junior seasonwith the FordhamUniver-sity softball team. Also named to theMaryland rosterwas Germantown native Tori Finucane, who recentlycompleted her sophomore season at the UniversityofMissouri. Finucanemissed last year’s gamewhilerecovering from an injury.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Blair, Northwest qualify forRavens’ 7-on-7 tournament

The Blair High School football teammade itsfirst-ever postseason in the fall, and the Blazers havecarried thatmomentum into this passing leagueseason.

On Saturday, the Silver Spring school won atournament atWilliamsport High School, cappingoff the competitionwith a 42-35 win over Allegany(Cumberland) and qualifying for the June 19 Ravens7-on-7 Football Tournament.

Blair, along with two-time defending 4A cham-pionNorthwest (Germantown), are the twoMont-gomery County teams that are slated to play in theeight-team championship tournament held atM&T

Bank Stadium in Baltimore.—ERIC GOLDWEIN

Sherwood graduategets shot a pro lacrosse

Sherwood graduate andMarist College lacrosse playerMike Begley was picked up byMajor League Lacrosse team theOhioMachine via the 2015Un-drafted College Player Pool, ac-cording to a news release by theNew York school.

The seniormiddle fielderfromBrookeville was named tothe Eastern Collegiate AthleticConference All-Star Second Teamon June 1 and also earnedUnitedStates Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationDivision IAll-America HonorableMention.

—PRINCE J. GRIMES

Bullis quarterback competes at Elite 11Bullis School quarterback DwayneHaskins com-

peted in the Elite 11 semifinals this past weekendin Los Angeles. Elite 11 is considered the nation’spremier competition for high-level high school quar-terbacks.

Haskins, who committed to play at the UniversityofMaryland onMay 15, already holds a spot in thefinal competition set to take place later this summer.

—ADAM GUTEKUNST

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Poolesville High School graduate Patti Maloney was asked to play in an all-star game against Team USA.

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Avast, ye landlubbers. Bal-timore’s Clipper City Brewing,now known under its HeavySeas Beer label, is the secondlargest brewery in Marylandand will be celebrating its 20thanniversary in December.Heavy Seas, and its founder/owner and Captain, Marylandbeer pioneer and vision-ary Hugh Sisson, has sailedthrough some rough watersand heavy storms to achievetheir current success.

Clipper City Brewingchanged the names of its beersto Heavy Seas with the grow-ing popularity of the adven-turesome Heavy Seas lines.Sisson was instrumental ingetting state legislation passedthat allowed for brewpubs inMaryland, and opened the firstbrewpub in the state in 1989,leaving it to start the predeces-sor to Heavy Seas Beer.

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n Parking tickets,trips to tow pound enrichthe New York experience

BY KEVIN JAMES SHAYSTAFF WRITER

In the past decade, I’vevisited New York two or threetimes a year for various reasons,mostly to play the role of tour-ist. I thought I had the parkingthing down until a recent visit.

I’d ignore the garages withtheir $11.95 per half-hour spe-cials and find a gem of a spaceon a side street that would havemade George Costanza envi-ous. In all my previous visits,my system had only resulted inone parking ticket when I re-turned to a metered space a fewminutes too late.

So on a visit in late May tothe Big Apple in which I tookmy daughter, McKenna, to herfirst Broadway show, I was asconfident as ever in my abilityto beat the New York park-ing system. We made it to theNeil Simon Theatre two hoursbefore the show and parkedtemporarily in front of thevenue on West 52nd Street.There was a “No standing ex-cept commercial vehicles” sign,but other noncommercial carswere parked there with peoplerunning in to purchase tickets.Besides, we weren’t “standing;”we were temporarily parking.

We scored some discount“rush” tickets on the third rowfor a mere $35 each. When Ireturned, I didn’t see one ofthose parking ticket experts insight, so I became bold enoughto suggest walking a block tothe Ed Sullivan Theater. David

Letterman had given his finalperformance three days before,and I read stories where crewsplaced most of his dismantledset into dumpsters on West53rd Street, with people takinghome pieces of history from the“Late Show.”

Sure enough, workers werestill there, placing various me-tallic and wooden pieces intolarge dumpsters. They wereblocked off with yellow tapeand orange cones, as if that wasgoing to keep people from ap-proaching. I walked up to oneworker and asked if I could takehome a souvenir. He seemed abit flustered and said they werebusy. I spied one specific metal-lic piece about 6 feet long thatlooked like it could have beenpart of a bridge.

“How ’bout that one?” Iasked. “Is that part of a bridge?”

He realized he wouldn’t getrid of me so easily and handedme the piece. “It could be. Butit’s probably from Paul Shaffer’sorchestra set,” he said.

After having McKenna takea photo of me near the dump-ster and then in front of theLetterman sign with the pieceto help verify its authenticity,we started walking back to thecar. We passed near RupertJee’s Hello Deli, and I couldn’tresist a slight detour. But as Istarted to enter the deli, someguy in shades and a tight T-shirt— who could have been a Let-terman crew union manager,Mafia boss or just some Joefrom the street — yelled at meto stop.

“What are doing with that?”he asked, pointing at my 6-foot-long souvenir. “You need to get

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Hillbenders, June 11; The ChuckBrownBand, June 12; Active Childwith LowRoar, June 13; Beggar’sTomb, June 19; Brubeck Broth-ers, June 21;WCP SummerMusicShowcase, June 24; ChathamCounty Line, June 25; Robin andLindaWilliams, June 27; call fortimes, 11810Grand Park Ave.,North Bethesda, ampbystrath-more.com, 301-581-5100.Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper

Club, Huggy Lowdown andChrisPaul Comedy Show, June 11;Mar-tha Reeves and the Vandellas, June12; Joe Clair; June 13; Bill Haley’sComets, June 16; Gregory Porter,June 17; call for prices, times, 7719WisconsinAve., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com.BlackRock Center for the Arts,

Red Baraat, June 27; 12901 TownCommonsDrive, Germantown.301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org.Hershey’s At The Grove, John

Zahn, June 12; Dangerous Curves,June 13; call for times, 17030Oak-mont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-948-9893; hersheysatthegrove.com.Fillmore Silver Spring, Franco

de Vita, June 10; Rakim andDJ Zu;June 12; Juicy J, June 17; AWOLNA-TION, June 18; Tori Kelly, June 19;AgainstMe!; June 21; 8656 Coles-ville Road, Silver Spring. fillmore-silverspring.com.Strathmore, BSO: Bernstein’s

Candide, June 11; CityDance:Conservatory Concert, June 13;AIR: Rochelle Rice, June 17; Art andWineNight, June 18; Landau Eu-geneMurphy Jr., June 20;MormonTabernacle Choir, June 25; 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGEArts Barn, “TheWedding

Singer,” June 12 through June 28;“Tales ofWonder: The ReluctantDragon,” June 14; One Act PlayFestival, July 17 through July 26;“TheWiz,” Aug. 7 through Aug. 23;311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394.Adventure Theatre-MTC, “Gar-

field theMusical,” June 19 throughAug. 23, call for prices, times,Adventure TheatreMTC, 7300Ma-cArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270, adventuretheatre-mtc.org.F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603

EdmonstonDrive, Rockville. 240-314-8681Imagination Stage, “Double

Trouble (aka The Parent Trap),”June 24 through Aug. 14, call forprices, times, Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imag-inationstage.org.Olney Theatre Center, “The

Price,” through June 21, call forprices, times, 2001Olney-SandySpring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400,olneytheatre.org.The Puppet Co., “Cinderella,”

through June 21; Tiny Tots@ 10,selectWednesdays, Saturdays andSundays, call for shows and showtimes, Puppet Co. Playhouse, GlenEcho Park’s North Arcade Building,7300MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org.Rockville Musical Theatre,

“Best LittleWhorehouse in Texas,”July 10 through July 26, Arts Barn,311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394, r-m-t.org.Round House Theatre, “NSFW,”

through June 21, call for showtimes, 4545 East-West Highway,Bethesda. Tickets range in pricefrom$10 to $45 and seating is re-served. 240-644-1100, roundhous-etheatre.org.Lumina Studio Theatre, Silver

Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301-588-8277, luminastudio.org; [email protected] Spring Stage, “On The

Razzle,” through June 20,Wood-moor Shopping Center, 10145Colesville Road, Silver Spring, seeWeb site for show times, ssstage.org.Randolph Road Theater, 4010

Randolph Road, Silver Spring, bel-cantanti.com,Cafe Muse, FriendshipHeights

Village Center, 4433 South ParkAve., Chevy Chase; 301-656-2797.

VISUAL ARTAdah Rose Gallery, Carte

Blanche: Alicia, Hannah,Olivia,Nora andAsia: The Interns of AdahRoseGallery Curate the SummerShow,” throughAug. 23, 3766HowardAve., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.comBlackRock Center for the Arts,

2015Mid-Atlantic RegionalWa-tercolor Exhibition, through July1; 12901 TownCommonsDrive,Germantown. 301-528-2260, black-rockcenter.org.Glenview Mansion, Juliya

Ivanilova, Nighat Ahmed, JoLevine; Rockville Civic Center Park,503 EdmonstonDrive, Rockville.

rockvillemd.gov.Marin-Price Galleries, “An Ex-

hibit ofNewAcquisitions;” 10:30a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday throughSaturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday,7022Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622,marin-price.com.Montgomery Art Association,

Member Show&Sale - Creative Ex-pressions 2015;WestfieldWheatonMall, 11160 ViersMill Road,Whea-ton,montgomeryart.org.VisArts, Greg Braun: Sharpened,

through July 5; “TheseMirrors areNot Boxes,” through July 12; RobHackett, June 12 through July 12;BobbyColeman: re-build, July 15throughAug. 16; Gibbs Street Gal-lery, 155Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org.Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery,

MarylandArt League, through July17, 320Kent Square Road, Gaith-ersburg, 301-258-6425.Gallery B, Bethesda Painting

Awards, through June 27; 7700Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda,bethesda.org.Washington Artworks, Poetry

reading by themilitary veteran art-istswhohavework displayed in thegallery exhibition, “DrawingUponExperience,” June 12; 12276WilkinsAve., Rockville, washingtonart-works.com, 301-654-1998.

ET CETERAThe Writer’s Center, 4508Walsh

Street, Bethesda, 301-654-8664,writer.org.La Galeria at Ranazul, “Signs of

Summer,” featuring creations of 18artists fromOlney Art AssociationbeginningMay 31 and runningthrough June 27. ranazul.us; olney-artassociation.org.Montgomery Symphony Or-

chestra, led by A. ScottWood,performsmusic byGluck, GriegandBeethoven and fromPhantomof theOpera, 2:30 p.m. June 14, atBradleyHills PresbyterianChurch,6601Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, 301-385-6438,montgomerysymphony-orchestra.com. Free.Tchaikovsky’s opera “Iolanta,”

performedby the Festival Op-era Festival participants at theRandolphRoadTheater, 4010RandolphRoad, Silver Spring, onJune 19 and June 21. Ticket prices$40 adult, $38 senior, $15 students.Sung in Russianwith projectedEnglish supertitles. Amultimediaproduction accompanied by theimages of fine art, fully staged incostume and accompanied by achamber ensemble.The Victorian Lyric Opera Com-

pany presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s“Ruddigore” (or, “TheWitch’sCurse”) from June 11 through June21 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre,603 EdmonstonDrive, Rockville.vloc.org, 240-314-8690.

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James Whalen (Aidan), Laura C. Harris (Charlotte), Danny Gavigan (Rupert), and Brandon McCoy (Sam) rehearse forRound House Theatre’s production of “NSFW.”

brewkettle, hopback and dryhopped) American IPAwhich isthe brewery’s best selling beer.

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The brewery has experi-enced about a 20 percent an-nual growth rate in recent years.It brewed 40,000 barrels in 2014and expects to reach 50,000this year.With new fermentersscheduled for installation inOc-tober, the capacity will be about70,000. Their beers currentlyare in 18 states focused on theDelaware/Virginia/Marylandregion, reaching fromMaine toFlorida and as far west as Indi-ana. Because he loves fresh caskbeer and believes that real ale isthe best way to experience thebeer flavors and complexity, Sis-son haswhat he believes is the

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LooseCannon (7.25per-cent ABV) starts with a bouquetof bitter hops and citruswhichpresages a delicious bitter hopfront. In themiddle, the hopsincrease a tad and grow furthertomedium in the finishwith amoderate sweetmalt and tangycitrus presence. The citrus fadesin the aftertaste while the bit-terness,modified by the sweetmalt, continues. Thismediumbodied, very smooth brewhasa lovelymouth feel.Ratings8.5/7.5.

DoubleCannon (ImperialIPA, 9.5 percent ABV) has afaint citrus and pine nose in-troducesDouble Cannon andits smooth,mediummalt frontwithmoderate bitter hops. Thehops increase in themiddle tomediumwith amodest sweetmalt. In the finish the hops in-crease abundantly but arewellbalanced by themalt. This ro-bust bodied brewfinisheswithan aftertaste where the hops lin-ger and come to the front as themalt fades.Well blended and

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Peg Leg (Imperial Stout. 8.0percent ABV).Roast, toast, andburnt chocolate aromas intro-duce amedium roast front. Thissmooth,mediumbodied beerhas a pinch of coffee joining inthemiddle. The finish adds ahint of semi-sweet chocolatewhile the coffee and bitter hopscontinue. The aftertaste haslingering roast and bitter hops.Ratings: 8.0/8.5.

Blackbeard’s Breakfast (10percent ABV), part of the cre-ativeUncharteredWaters serieswhich ages beer in a varietyof spirit barrels, is a bourbonbarrel-aged porter with cof-fee. Coffee, roast, and bourbongreet the nose and segue into afront ofmoderate coffeewith apinch of roast. Both flavors growin themiddle and evenmorein the finish. Tasty vanilla andbourbon flavors appear in thelate finish and into the aftertastewhere they linger. Blackbeard’sBreakfast ismediumbodied andvery smooth.Ratings: 9.0/9.5.

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out of here with that or hand it over. Ifmy boss sees youwalking aroundwithit, I can get in big trouble.”I agreed to leave. Our car had been

fortunate enough to not get ticketed,sowe drove around looking for a betterparking spot.We almost had one on55th Street, but our vehicle would haveblocked part of a driveway. I was expe-rienced enough to know that parking infront of a driveway inNewYork is theultimate sin.Sowe ventured all theway to 60th

Street, finding a few open spaces nearColumbus Avenue. Parking signs inNewYork are designed to be as ambig-uous and confusing as possible. Theyhave stumped better peoplewithmoremagical interpretative powers thanme.Few of them statewhat times permitsare good for, so you have to assume ifthey don’t state times, they are effective24-7. Even if they aren’t.I knew that as our showtime ap-

proached. I didn’t see any large “Nostanding” or “No parking” signs onthat street next to the Church of St.Paul the Apostle. So I parked there,figuring I would return in a few hoursafter the performance andmove it. AsI walked down the block, I looked atother vehicles to see if any had specialpermits. I couldn’t find any, so that wasgood enough forme. It was a Saturdayafternoon, and surely the parking czarswould bemore lenient than on aweek-day, right?“Gigi” was an enjoyable show—

McKenna grewupwatching “HighSchoolMusical,” and VanessaHud-gens is among her favorite actresses.Shewas thrilled to see the action livefrom the third row. Afterward, wewerehungry, sowewalked through TimesSquare and ate at Planet Hollywood.It was a good time until wewalked

back to retrieve our car. Problemwas itwas nowhere to be found. I spied a citytow truck down the street and askedthe driver if he knew thewhereaboutsofmy car. He pointed to a small signpartially-hidden by trees, reading“Doctors parking only.” He toldmemycarwas likely in the towpound.I knew enough not to arguewith

him about that sign being all but hid-den down the street fromwhere Iparked, not stating the times it waseffective and how few other vehiclesparking on that street actually had per-mits. Hewas just a puppet of theNew

York TowingMachine, which involvesMayor Bill de Blasio, city budget andtransportation chiefs, the unions, theMafia and the remains of JimmyHoffasupposedly buried under the oldGi-ants Stadium inNew Jersey that wasconveniently demolished in 2010.I asked the driver if he had a phone

number for the pound, and he gavemeone and the address. At no time did hetellme to call 311 or check a city web-site where you can actually discover ifyour car was impounded. That wouldhave been extremely helpful. Thereshould have been signs upmentioningsuch awebsite or telling visitors to call311 if their car ismissing.But this is NewYork, remember?At the only other time inmy con-

siderable number of years of drivingthatmy car was towed, therewere ac-tually signs on the Bethesda street withphone numbers on them. AndwhenI called, a human answered and toldmemy carwas towed, not stolen. Thedriver even drove it back tome, releas-ing it after I paid the $200 fee and fine.I tried calling the towpound num-

ber several times and only got lost inrecording hell. I didn’t havemuch cashleft for a cab ride, soMcKenna and Iwalked about 2miles to the pound. Notonly did I not want to give anyone inthat citymoremoney than I had to atthat point, but I needed a longwalk tocoolmy anger. Aswewalked, I couldonly hopemy car was at that poundand not another, or it had not beenstolen.By the time I entered the tow

pound, I was calm enough to just stateexactly what was necessary to retrievemy car. I didn’t questionwhy a poundwould need a copy ofmy insurancecard that I had to retrieve frommy carunder thewatchful eyes of a guard. Ithought the registration and licensewould be enough, but whatever. I didaskwhy I had to sign two receipts.They charge a fee if you pay by creditcard, rather than cash ormoney order.And they don’t take personal checks.I ended up paying about $190 andlater learned I could dispute the ticketonline.We received our car quickly

enough. It helps going in the eveningand not afternoon.McKenna seemedto enjoy our little tour of the towpoundand askedwhy therewas somethinglike 100 tow trucks there. I told herthat’s how theymake a lot ofmoney offpeople like us, and they have to justifythe expense of all those trucks.The bottom line is this experience

soured our visit to the point that I cut

it short and just drove the five hourshome toMaryland, rather than find ahotel inNewYork, getting in at 1 a.m. Irealize the safest way to park in that cityis in a garage or lot, but that’s too easyforme.Besides, there have been numer-

ous stories about people’s vehiclesreturning from garages and lots withodd scratches and dents. And there

are hidden rates in fine print on thosecome-on garage signs. NewYork ShowTickets, a company that providesmar-keting services to Broadway and televi-sion shows, even advises visitors on itswebsite to not bring a new car to thecity, but an older one “that already hassome bumper damage.”The site also advises people to strap

bumper protectors on their vehicles

and tomake sure they fully inspecttheir cars before driving away fromthe garage. Garageswill usually fix anydamage if it’s clearly their fault, but youmay have to take some cases to court,the site says. “Chances are youwon’thave an easy timewinning the battle,”they grimly state.NewYork is the biggestmarket

for parking tickets in theU.S.,makingroughly $542million in parking fines infiscal 2014, an increase of $58millionfrom2013, according to city budgetfigures. Chicago rakes in about half andLA less than one-third of that amount.D.C.— another city known for bloatedbureaucracy— receives even less thanLAwith about $84million in 2014. ButD.C.makes significantlymore thanBaltimore, which “only” collected some$21million in parking fines in 2014.Taken in that context,Montgomery

County’s parking ticket revenue in fis-cal 2014 is barely worthmentioning atabout $10million. That doesn’t includewhat Rockville and other incorporatedcities take in.Towing fees gaveNewYork another

$24million in 2014, parkingmeterrevenue another $204million, and red-light and speed cameras another $30million. On top of that, NewYork tookin about $48 billion in various taxesin 2014, including about $20 billion inproperty taxes and $6.5 billion in salestaxes.And it doesn’t seem that even

0.00000001 percent of those billions gotoward improving signage so out-of-town visitors and othersmight betterunderstandwhere they can and can-not park and avoid spending time andmoney at the towpound. Or addingsigns that inform visitors whose carsare towed to call 311 or check the citywebsite. You’d almost thinkNewYorkofficials want a certain percentage ofvisitors to be ticketed and towed tokeep theirmultimillion-dollar parkingticket and towing scheme going. Afterall, it’s amore significant sum that isbuilt into their budgets than any otherU.S. city.NewYork is a city, like no other I

know, where somethingmagical andsomething tragic can happen at the ex-act same time. I likely won’t return forawhile, but I will return.Like a blackwidow spider, New

York lures you inwith its charms, thenat the zenith of yourmost enjoyablemoment, it bites your head off. Andperhaps that’s precisely theway itshould be.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF A RESPONSE ACTION PLAN ANDPUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETINGBrightview Rockville Town Center

The property located at 285 N. Washington St., Rockville, Maryland has been acceptedinto Maryland’s Voluntary Cleanup Program. A proposed response action plan (RAP)has been submitted to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for approval.The properties contaminants of concern include residual petroleum (diesel) in the soiland low-level groundwater contamination. That remedial actions of the proposed RAPinvolve soil removal and off-site disposal and deed restrictions against groundwater us-age.

This RAP is based upon future use of the property for residential purposes.

Participant: Brightview Rockville Town Center, LLC218 N. Charles Street, Suite 220Baltimore, MD 21201

Contact: Mr. Andrew Teeters410.246.7486

Eligible Property: Brightview Rockville Town Center285 N. Washington StreetRockville, MD 20850

Public Informational Meeting: Rockville Memorial Library21 Maryland AvenueRockville, MD 20850June 30, 2015 at 6:00PM

Any person wishing to request further information or make comments regarding the pro-posed RAP must do so in writing. Comments or requests should be submitted to the at-tention of the Voluntary Cleanup Program project manager, Ms. Irena Rybak at theMaryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 625, Balti-more, MAryland 21230; telephone 410-537-3493.

All comments and requests must be received by the department in writing no later thanJuly 5, 2015.

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A public hearing on the following applica-tion for Zoning Amendment will be held inthe 2nd Floor Hearing Room, Davidson Me-morial Hearing Room, Stella B. WernerCouncil Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave-nue, Rockville, Maryland, on Friday, July17, 2015 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafteras it can be heard.

APPLICATION NO. G-957Local Map Amendment No. G-957: JodyKline, Attorney for Applicant, ClarksburgMews, LLC, requests rezoning from the R-200 Zone to the PD-4 Zone of propertyknown as Gankirk Farms, Lots P21 andP22, aka parcels N780 and N888 of taxmap EW31, located on the Westside of MDRoute 355, 1300’ north of its intersectionwith Shawnee Lane in Clarksburg, consist-ing of 24.37364 acres in the 2nd ElectionDistrict. Tax Account Numbers 02-00016222 and 02-00016211.

The complete file in this matter is availablefor review at the Office of Zoning and Ad-ministrative Hearings, 2nd Floor, Stella B.Werner Council Office Building, 100 Mary-land Avenue, Rockville, Maryland, Mondaythrough Friday, between the hours of 9:00a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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