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1934339 OUR CHILDREN Talking to teens about your own youthful alcohol and drug use; raising charitable children; teaching babies to talk; determining whether your child needs a tutor SPECIAL SECTION DAILY UPDATES AT GAZETTE.NET The Gazette NEWS: Bridal boutique to make new home at Downtown Crown community. A-3 GAITHERSBURG | MONTGOMERY VILLAGE SPORTS: Brothers remain tight despite going to different schools to play quarterback. B-1 Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 25 cents AIRPARK UPDATE Report cites mechanical failure in plane crash. A-4 Automotive B-13 Calendar A-2 Classified B-9 Entertainment B-5 Opinion A-15 Sports B-1 Please RECYCLE INDEX Volume 55, No. 38 Two sections, 32 Pages Copyright © 2014 The Gazette BIG IN IMAGINATION Adventure Theatre MTC brings E.B. White’s “Stuart Little” to life. B-5 ENTERTAINMENT BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER S ounds of hooting and hollering resonated from the Montgomery Village Middle School blacktop Friday afternoon as hundreds of students excitedly prepared to watch some of their favorite administrators and teachers have freezing water dumped over their heads. More than two dozen school staff and faculty at the Watkins Mill Road school completed the Ice Bucket Chal- lenge, but the purpose of the act extended beyond raising awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). For Principal Edgar E. Malker, the challenge hits close to home. He was diagnosed with inclusion-body myositis (IBM) in 2010 and has since been living with the muscle disease. Because many of the symptoms and prediagnos- tic tests are similar to ALS, inclusion-body myositis is often misdiagnosed as ALS, Malker said. In an effort to raise awareness about inclusion-body myositis within the school community and address some of the noticeable changes that his body has undergone, Malker decided to take on the Ice Bucket Challenge and invite other staff members to participate in front of the en- tire student body. “I think rather than folks wondering what is going on, I thought it would be better that they really know my plight,” he said. Montgomery Village school takes Ice Bucket Challenge for special cause DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE Edgar E. Malker, principal at Montgomery Village Middle School, took an ice bucket challenge along with nearly 30 of his staff members on Sept. 19. Freezing out disease See CHALLENGE, Page A-14 n Plan to use data to determine how to help students BY LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER Montgomery County schools are using a new tool designed to detect signs early on that a student might need help to graduate on time. The county school board heard at its Monday meeting a presentation about the Early Warning Indicators on- line tool that launched in Montgomery County Public Schools this school year. The tool takes into account factors from four areas of a student’s educa- tion: attendance, behavior, coursework and mobility. Mobility refers to a stu- dent unexpectedly entering or leaving a school. Geoffrey T. Sanderson, associate superintendent of the school system’s Office of Shared Accountability, told board members that school system re- searchers analyzed records of students Schools using new tool to catch obstacles n Nearly 75 restaurants have partnered with Gaithersburg company for delivery services BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER They’re not doctors, but Gaithersburg entrepreneurs Bob Hamilton and Jay Twilley have been making people feel better for more than two decades with a well-timed house call. Based in Gaithersburg, Waiter on the Way coordinates restaurant food delivery and catering from local eateries to private homes, hotels and corpo- rate events. It was started in 1989 by Hamilton and Twilley. The duo were first intro- duced to the business concept in the 1980s by a guest speaker in a business class taught by Twilley, who was then a teacher in Fred- erick County. “It turned out there was less than five companies ... I think there were two or three compa- nies in the country already doing it, but nothing in this immediate area,” Hamilton said. Pizza parlors and Chinese restaurants were some of the only establishments that deliv- ered at the time, Hamilton said, making it difficult for people to eat any other types of food or cuisines without traveling to the eatery. Providing spur-of-the-mo- ment delivery orders, especially for large corporate clients, was also a service that was lacking, Hamilton said. With pens, paper, telephones and two-way radios, Waiter on the Way opened for business in 1989, Hamilton said. Orders were sent over the radio to driv- ers and called in to participating restaurants, which numbered eight when the business began. In the beginning, the business received about 15 orders daily. Twenty-five years later, Waiter on the Way is thriving and growing. “We’ve had steady growth for most of the time,” Hamilton said of the business, which is at 16035 Waiter on the Way delivers tasty food, satisfaction Thomas Yeung, who delivers food for Waiter on the Way, makes a pickup at Mama Lucia Restaurant in Rockville for delivery to King Farm. DAN GROSS/ THE GAZETTE n Montgomery Village Golf Club’s public planning process kicks off Oct. 1 BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER The Montgomery Village Golf Club will close Nov. 30, and residents will soon have a say in what happens to the 147-acre tract of open land. County planners are hosting a pub- lic meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Watkins Mill High School cafeteria to kick off an 18-month master plan pro- cess that could lead to zoning changes. A draft of the plan is expected to go to the Planning Board in June 2015 and to the County Council in early 2016. The Montgomery Village plan will be separate from a Gaithersburg East master plan focusing on the Snouffer School Road area that is due to start next year, said Council President Craig Rice, who represents Montgomery Vil- lage, at a community meeting on Mon- day. A decision about whether to extend the Mid-County Highway [M-83] from Gaithersburg to Clarksburg through Looking to the future See DELIVERY, Page A-14 See PLANNING, Page A-14 See SCHOOLS, Page A-14 n Police commander says special team making a difference BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER Categories of nonviolent crime are down in Montgomery Village since the implementation of a special patrol, but there is one type that is increasing. “Thefts from automobiles are up 32 percent,” said Police Commander Willie Parker-Loan of the county’s 6th police district on Monday. Some drivers still leave their cars unlocked, even though they may con- tain purses and laptop computers, said Parker-Loan, who spoke at a commu- nity meeting hosted by Council Presi- dent Craig Rice. The number of robberies, residen- tial burglaries and stolen vehicles has decreased thanks to the efforts of the dis- trict’s Public Community Action Team, he said. The PCAT teams are made up of of- ficers who are exempt from responding to dispatched calls to officers in cars. “There’s now a team in each Police Department district,” he said. That leaves the PCAT team free to focus on reported crime “hot spots” in the area and also spend more time on foot, getting to know people in the neighborhoods, Parker-Loan said. Most of the crime in Montgomery Nonviolent crime down in Montgomery Village See CRIME, Page A-14
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OUR CHILDRENTalking to teens about yourown youthful alcohol anddrug use; raising charitablechildren; teaching babies totalk; determining whetheryour child needs a tutor
SPECIAL SECTION
DA ILY UPDATES AT GAZETTE .NET
TheGazetteNEWS: Bridal boutique to makenew home at Downtown Crowncommunity. A-3 GAITHERSBURG | MONTGOMERY VILLAGE
SPORTS: Brothers remain tightdespite going to different schoolsto play quarterback. B-1
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 25 cents
AIRPARK UPDATEReport cites mechanical failure in plane crash. A-4
Automotive B-13Calendar A-2Classified B-9Entertainment B-5Opinion A-15Sports B-1 Please
RECYCLE
INDEXVolume 55, No. 38Two sections, 32 PagesCopyright © 2014The Gazette
BIG INIMAGINATIONAdventure Theatre MTCbrings E.B. White’s“Stuart Little” to life.
B-5
ENTERTAINMENT
BY JENNDAVIS
STAFFWRITER
Sounds of hooting and hollering resonated from theMontgomery Village Middle School blacktop Fridayafternoon as hundreds of students excitedly prepared
towatch someof their favorite administrators and teachershave freezing water dumped over their heads.
More than two dozen school staff and faculty at theWatkins Mill Road school completed the Ice Bucket Chal-lenge, but the purpose of the act extended beyond raisingawareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
For Principal Edgar E. Malker, the challenge hits closeto home. He was diagnosed with inclusion-body myositis(IBM) in 2010 and has since been living with the muscledisease. Because many of the symptoms and prediagnos-tic tests are similar toALS, inclusion-bodymyositis is oftenmisdiagnosed as ALS,Malker said.
In an effort to raise awareness about inclusion-bodymyositis within the school community and address someof the noticeable changes that his body has undergone,Malker decided to take on the Ice Bucket Challenge andinvite other staffmembers to participate in front of the en-tire student body.
“I think rather than folkswonderingwhat is going on, Ithought itwouldbebetter that they really knowmyplight,”he said.
Montgomery Village schooltakes Ice Bucket Challenge
for special cause
DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE
Edgar E. Malker, principal at Montgomery Village Middle School, took an ice bucket challenge along with nearly 30of his staff members on Sept. 19.
Freezingout disease
See CHALLENGE, Page A-14
n Plan to use data to determinehow to help students
BY LINDSAY A. POWERS
STAFFWRITER
Montgomery County schools areusing a new tool designed to detectsigns early on that a studentmightneedhelp to graduate on time.
The county school board heardat its Monday meeting a presentationabout the Early Warning Indicators on-line tool that launched in MontgomeryCounty Public Schools this school year.
The tool takes into account factorsfrom four areas of a student’s educa-tion: attendance, behavior, courseworkand mobility. Mobility refers to a stu-dent unexpectedly entering or leavinga school.
Geoffrey T. Sanderson, associatesuperintendent of the school system’sOffice of Shared Accountability, toldboard members that school system re-searchers analyzed records of students
Schoolsusing newtool to catchobstacles
n Nearly 75 restaurantshave partnered with
Gaithersburg company fordelivery services
BY JENNDAVIS
STAFFWRITER
They’re not doctors, butGaithersburg entrepreneurs BobHamilton and Jay Twilley havebeen making people feel betterfor more than two decades witha well-timed house call.
Based in Gaithersburg,Waiter on the Way coordinatesrestaurant food delivery andcatering from local eateries toprivatehomes, hotels andcorpo-rate events. It was started in 1989
byHamilton and Twilley.The duo were first intro-
duced to the business concept inthe 1980s by a guest speaker in abusiness class taught by Twilley,who was then a teacher in Fred-erick County.
“It turned out there was lessthan five companies ... I thinkthere were two or three compa-nies in the country already doingit, but nothing in this immediatearea,” Hamilton said.
Pizza parlors and Chineserestaurants were some of theonly establishments that deliv-ered at the time, Hamilton said,making it difficult for people toeat any other types of food orcuisines without traveling to theeatery.
Providing spur-of-the-mo-
ment delivery orders, especiallyfor large corporate clients, wasalso a service that was lacking,Hamilton said.
Withpens, paper, telephonesand two-way radios, Waiter onthe Way opened for businessin 1989, Hamilton said. Orderswere sent over the radio to driv-ers and called in to participatingrestaurants, which numberedeight when the business began.In the beginning, the businessreceived about 15 orders daily.
Twenty-five years later,Waiter on theWay is thriving andgrowing.
“We’vehad steadygrowth formost of the time,”Hamilton saidof thebusiness,which is at 16035
Waiter on theWay delivers tasty food, satisfactionThomasYeung, whodeliversfood forWaiter onthe Way,makesa pickupat MamaLuciaRestaurantin Rockvillefor deliveryto KingFarm.
DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE
n Montgomery Village Golf Club’spublic planning process
kicks off Oct. 1
BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE
STAFFWRITER
The Montgomery Village Golf Clubwill close Nov. 30, and residents willsoon have a say in what happens to the147-acre tract of open land.
County planners are hosting a pub-licmeetingonWednesday,Oct. 1, in theWatkins Mill High School cafeteria tokick off an 18-month master plan pro-cess that could lead to zoning changes.
A draft of the plan is expected to goto the Planning Board in June 2015 andto the County Council in early 2016.
The Montgomery Village plan willbe separate from a Gaithersburg Eastmaster plan focusing on the SnoufferSchool Road area that is due to startnext year, said Council President CraigRice, who represents Montgomery Vil-lage, at a community meeting onMon-day.
A decision about whether to extendthe Mid-County Highway [M-83] fromGaithersburg to Clarksburg through
Lookingto thefuture
See DELIVERY, Page A-14
See PLANNING, Page A-14
See SCHOOLS, Page A-14
n Police commander saysspecial team making a
difference
BY VIRGINIA TERHUNE
STAFFWRITER
Categories of nonviolent crime aredown inMontgomeryVillage since the
implementationof a special patrol, butthere is one type that is increasing.
“Thefts from automobiles are up32 percent,” said Police CommanderWillie Parker-Loan of the county’s 6thpolice district onMonday.
Some drivers still leave their carsunlocked, even though they may con-tainpurses and laptopcomputers, saidParker-Loan, who spoke at a commu-
nity meeting hosted by Council Presi-dent Craig Rice.
The number of robberies, residen-tial burglaries and stolen vehicles hasdecreasedthankstotheeffortsof thedis-trict’s Public Community Action Team,hesaid.
The PCAT teams aremade up of of-ficers who are exempt from respondingtodispatchedcalls toofficers incars.
“There’s nowa team ineachPoliceDepartment district,” he said.
That leaves the PCAT team free tofocus on reported crime “hot spots”in the area and also spend more timeon foot, getting to know people in theneighborhoods, Parker-Loan said.
Most of the crime in Montgomery
Nonviolent crime down in Montgomery Village
See CRIME, Page A-14
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Otus the Owl Storytime, 1-1:45 p.m.,Meadowside Nature Center, 5100Mead-owside Lane, Rockville. Read stories aboutowls andmeetmascot Otus the Owl. $3.301-258-4030.
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Huge Inside Book Sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.,St. Rose Parish, 11701 Clopper Road,Gaithersburg. Books,music, videos,games andDVDs for sale. Free [email protected].
Second Annual 5K Oktoberfest Runand Fun Run, 9 a.m., German SchoolWashingtonD.C., 8617 ChateauDrive, Po-tomac. Post-race family activities includetraditional German food and beer, chil-dren’s activities and an awards ceremonyfor race winners. $30 for fun run, $40 for5K. www.dswashington.org/run.
Rockville FARE Walk for Food Aller-gies, 9 a.m., Rockville TownCenter, 200E.Middle Lane, Rockville. Food AllergyResearch and Educationworks on behalfof those with food allergies. The walk willseek funds and awareness for research,education, advocacy and awareness. [email protected].
Amateur Radio Technician Class, 9a.m.-noon,Montgomery College, ScienceCenter, Room 424, 51Mannakee St., Rock-ville. For those interested in amateur, orham, radio. Free. 301-251-0304.
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Brightview Fallsgrove Yard Sale, 9a.m.-3 p.m., 9200 Darnestown Road,Rockville. All proceeds will go to the Na-tional Alzheimer’s Association. Free ad-mission. 240-314-7194.
Book-Publishing Talk and Signing, 10a.m., Novel Books, 23330 Frederick Road,Clarksburg.Meet author-editor KatherinePickett and learn about the current stateof book publishing. Pickett will read fromher new book, “Perfect Bound: How toNavigate the Book Publishing ProcessLike a Pro,” and sign copies. Free. [email protected].
Saturday Story and Hike, 10-11 a.m.,Croydon Creek Nature Center, 852 AveryRoad, Rockville. A naturalist will read astory, then lead a hike based on the story.Ages 2-5; adult participation required. $4-$6. [email protected].
Freestate Feline Fancier’s AllbreedCat Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,MontgomeryCounty Agricultural Center, 16 ChestnutSt., Gaithersburg, also 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept.28. Up to 43 breed of cats and kittens com-peting in six rings over two days with 13judges. Proceeds benefit theWinn FelineFoundation and various localMarylandcat rescue groups. $7 for adults, $5 forchildren. 410-654-5421.
Vulture Enrichment, 11-11:30 a.m.,Meadowside Nature Center, 5100Mead-owside Lane, Rockville. Come see the resi-dent vulture play with her food at a weeklyvulture enrichment session. Followed byRaptor Lunchtime and Talk, noon-12:30p.m. Free. 301-258-4030.
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EVANfest Family Fun Day, noon-4 p.m.,EpworthUnitedMethodist Church, 8009RosemontDrive, Gaithersburg. Ticketswillbe sold for carnival games,moonbouncesandmore. Proceeds benefit The EVANFoundation to fight neuroblastoma. Freeadmission.www.evanfoundation.org.
National Park Seminary Tour, 1-3 p.m.,2755 Cassedy St., Silver Spring. Guidedmonthly tour of the campus-turned-residential community. $5. www.saveo-urseminary.org.
National Hunting and Fishing Day, 1-5p.m., 18301Waring Station Road, Ger-mantown. Sponsored by IzaakWaltonLeague of America, Rockville Chapter.Youth fishing, fly tying, archery, wildlifeexhibits andmore. Free. [email protected].
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28Montgomery County VisionWalk, 9 a.m.,
Rockville TownSquare, 33MarylandAve.,Rockville. Take a 5Kwalkwith the Founda-tion Fighting Blindness. 410-423-0645.
Rockville Concert Band, 3 p.m., F.Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville CivicCenter Park, 603 EdmonstonDrive,Rockville. A blend of everyone’s favoriteworks picked by the bandmembers. $5suggested donation. www.rockvillecon-certband.org.
Gatsby on the Green, 3-6 p.m., Kent-landsMansion, 320 Kent Square Road,Gaithersburg. A lawn party celebrating the118th birthday of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Livemusic, dancing, refreshments, games anda costume contest. Free. 301-258-6425.
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The following is a summary of inci-dents in the Gaithersburg area towhich Montgomery County policeand/or Gaithersburg City Policeresponded recently. The words “ar-rested” and “charged” do not implyguilt. This information was providedby the county and/or the city ofGaithersburg.
Commercial armed robbery• On Sept. 4 at 5:52 a.m. at
CVS, 9920 Key West Ave., Rockville.The subject threatened the victimwith a weapon and took property.
Strong-arm robbery• On Sept. 9 at 10:51 p.m. in
the 400 block of North Summit Av-enue, Gaithersburg.
Aggravated assault• On Sept. 1 at 1:29 p.m. in
the 1000 block of Quince OrchardRoad, Gaithersburg. The subject isknown to the victim.
• On Sept. 6 at 11:59 p.m. inthe 10100 block of Ridgeline Drive,Gaithersburg.
• On Sept. 7 at 1:45 a.m. in the400 block of Muddy Branch Road,Gaithersburg. The subject is known
to the victim.• On Sept. 8 at 7:48 p.m. in the
100 block of Duvall Lane, Gaithers-burg. The subject is known to thevictim.
Residential burglary• Unit block of Whetstone
Drive, Gaithersburg, at 1:09 a.m.Sept. 7. Took property.
• 8700 block of Lake ShoreDrive, Gaithersburg, between 4and 8:16 p.m. Sept. 8. No forcedentry, took property.
Vehicle larceny• Two incidents in Gaithers-
burg between Sept. 1 and 9. Nosigns of force, took a laptop, iPodand $20. Affected streets includethe 300 block of West Deer ParkRoad and Foxtrail Terrace.
• Three incidents in the 1300block of Windjammer Way, Gaith-ersburg, between 8 p.m. Sept. 4and 9 a.m. Sept. 5. No forced entry,took property.
• Four incidents in Gaithers-burg between 3 p.m. Sept. 5 and4:30 p.m. Sept. 7. Took nothing. Af-fected streets include CottonwoodTerrace, Honeylocust Circle, MistyCourt and Calabar Drive.
City appoints newplanning division chief
Martin Matsen has beennamed Gaithersburg’s newestplanning division chief.
John Schlichting, the city’sdirector of planning and codeadministration, announcedthe appointment on Sept. 15.The position has been vacantsince former Planning DivisionChief Lauren Pruss relocatedto Chicago in May.
Matsen most recentlyserved as planning supervisorwith the Maryland-NationalCapital Park and Plan-ning Commission in PrinceGeorge’s County. Before that,he had several planning andcommunity development po-sitions in Wyoming.
Matsen holds a bachelor’sdegree from Weber State Uni-versity in Ogden, Utah, and amaster’s degree in urban andregional planning from theUniversity of Iowa.
Folk concert honors CerriThe World Folk Music As-
sociation based in Gaithers-burg is honoring the late DickCerri of Silver Spring with amemorial concert on Saturdayin College Park.
Cerri presented his “MusicAmericana” folk program for
more than 30 years on Wash-ington, D.C., area radio sta-tions. Cofounder with TomPaxton of the association anda champion of folk singers andmusicians, Cerri died in Octo-ber 2013.
P e r -f o r m i n gwill beP a x t o n ,Noel PaulS t o o k e yand PeterYarrow (ofPeter, Paul& Mary),
Carolyn Hester, SchoonerFare, Side by Side, ChristineLavin, Steve Gillette and CindyMangsen, Anne Hills, Bill Dan-off, Modern Man, Mack Baileyand the Squid Jiggers and sur-prise guests.
The concert will begin at 7p.m. in the Dekelboum Con-cert Hall at the Clarice SmithPerforming Arts Center onStadium Drive in College Park,followed by a reception.
Tickets for the concert are$50 and $100, and tickets forthe reception are $35. Pro-ceeds from the event will gotoward archiving Cerri’s radioprograms, making them avail-able for all to enjoy.
For more information, visitclaricesmithcenter.umd.edu.For tickets, call 866-412-5943or visit wfma.net/con14.htm.
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n Crown shop will carrywedding gowns and offer
seamstress services
BY JENN DAVISSTAFF WRITER
When preparing to open herfirst bridal shop in Urbana inApril 2012, Brandi Berkheimer-Tan put a hiring post onCraigslist in search of a bridalseamstress so that her customerscould use the in-house service.
After meeting one ofthe applicants, Tirza Fogle,Berkheimer-Tan knew shefound more than just a seam-stress.
“Tirza was one of the fourthat replied to the ad. I set upa meeting with her and we justclicked instantaneously. It wasso weird,” Berkheimer-Tan said.
The two friends and busymoms — Berkheimer-Tan andFogle have five sons under theage of 5 between them — haveworked together ever since.Berkheimer-Tan lives in Fred-erick and Fogle resides in Walk-ersville.
With a desire to expand theUrbana boutique, Posh Bridal,and start a new venture to-gether, the duo decided to opena second shop at Gaithersburg’snew Downtown Crown com-munity. Couture by Posh Bridal
is still under construction at its111 Crown Park Ave. site, but isexpected to open Oct. 3.
To mark the opening, theshop will give 12 percent off tothe first 10 brides who purchasetheir dress. Those who purchasea gown during opening weekcan still receive 10 percent off.Bridesmaid dresses and acces-sories will also be discounted.
Crown was chosen as the lo-cation for the newest boutiquebecause of its growing presenceas a lively community of shopsand restaurants, Berkheimer-Tan said.
“Being able to really attractthe age demographic that we’relooking to target the most wasprobably the biggest draw,” shesaid.
“And we get to put our ownstamp on it because we’re nottaking over someone’s spacethat has already been estab-lished or built up,” Fogle added.
Once open, the shop willcarry about 200 bridal gowns, aswell as dresses for bridesmaidsand the mother of the bride,tuxedos, accessories and pos-sibly prom attire, Berkheimer-Tan said.
Wedding gowns willrange in price from around$1,000 to $7,000, according toBerkheimer-Tan and Fogle.Some of the lines that will becarried include Allure Couture,
Martina Liana, Signature by Jus-tin Alexander, Essence of Aus-tralia, Stella York and MadisonJames.
Twice per year, the womengo to market to select new addi-tions to their inventory.
“Every year we have to pickup so many dresses to keep cur-rent with all of the designers andthe trends,” Fogle said.
The women said their maingoal is to provide all of their cus-tomers with an intimate, per-sonalized experience, beyondjust the purchasing of the dress.
“We hope to kind of makeyou feel like part of our family,”Berkheimer-Tan said, notingthat the two often become closewith their clients and keep intouch with them well after theirweddings.
Fogle and Berkheimer-Tantalked about how enjoyable it isto meet brides, along with theirfamily and friends, and to watchthem as they move through thestages of the wedding planningprocess.
“That week before [the wed-ding] they usually all come pickeverything up together and soyou get to see this big group ofpeople and how happy and ex-cited and energized they are,and then they go off and do thisbig thing,” said Fogle. “So it’s somuch fun to be part of all of thatand to help build the energy for
it.”Overall, development is bus-
tling at the 182-acre mixed-useCrown community, which sitsjust off Interstate 270 at Exit 9.
Downtown Crown hasnearly 260,000 square feet of re-tail and only 63,000 of it remainsunleased, according to Crownspokeswoman Tammy Murphy.More than a dozen businessesare now open, including HarrisTeeter, Paladar Latin Kitchenand Rum Bar, Venti Tre ModernItalian, Smashburger, Floyd’s 99Barbershop, Wells Fargo, andDowntown Crown Wine andBeer.
The apartment commu-nity, Cadence at Crown, is alsoopen and has residents, Murphyadded.
This fall will see the openingof more establishments such asRuth’s Chris Steak House, Yo-giberry, &pizza, Crown Cleanersand Massage Envy.
In regards to residentialdevelopment, more than 120homes have been completedand about 50 more are currentlyunder construction, Murphysaid. Homeowners have closedon nearly 100 homes.
When fully complete, Crownwill include up to 2,250 residen-tial units and 320,000 square feetof retail and commercial space.
Bridal boutique to make new home
BrandiBerkheimer-Tan(left) and TirzaFogle will soon
open Couture byPosh, a bridal
boutique at theDowntown Crown
community.
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n Engine surged, shut downduring takeoff at airpark
in Gaithersburg
BY JENN DAVISSTAFF WRITER
Engine failure is to blamefor the small plane crash thatoccurred last month at theMontgomery County Airparkin Gaithersburg, according toa preliminary report from theNational Transportation SafetyBoard.
According to the report, thepilot noticed no problems whenheperformedapreflight inspec-tion of the Piper PA-28 and filledthe fuel tank before embarkingon his planned trip from Gaith-ersburg to Essex County Airportin Caldwell, N.J. The identity ofthe pilot has not been released.
The pilot soon taxied onto
the runway and began to takeoff, later noting that the “takeoffroll seemed normal.” When theflight was about 100 feet aboveground level, however, the en-gine surged “only once,” the re-port said.
The pilot leveled off, then hereported that the engine oper-ated normally and did not surgeagain. As a result, he allowed theplane to accelerate and continueits climb.
“During a climb about 100feet more, the engine ‘failed’ orquit suddenly,” the report said.“At that point with trees, houses,andaroadaheadhedecidedthatan on-airport landing would bebest.”
After making a few attemptsto try and restore engine power,the pilot announced the enginefailure on the radio and turnedleft toward an area north of therunway, according to the report.
The aircraft crashed into theground with “the left wing firstfollowed by the left main land-ing gear ...”
Following the accident, thepilotwas taken to a local hospitalwith serious injuries but he is ex-pected to fully recover, accordingto Keith Miller, the chief execu-tive officer of the MontgomeryCounty Revenue Authority,which operates the airpark offMd.124.
Theairportwasclosedforsixhours while investigators visitedthe site, Miller said.
Gas also leaked onto theground from the plane, but theamount was minimal and wasquickly and easily taken care ofby a hazardous materials team,said Pete Piringer, spokesmanfor theMontgomeryCountyFireand Rescue Service.
Mechanical failure sited in crashHalloween Hustleset for Oct. 25 in
Montgomery VillageThe 2014 Halloween Hustle
5K/1K Fun Run, presented byFamily Services Inc. and theMontgomery Village RotaryFoundation, will bring spookyfun to the Village on Oct. 25.
Both races will begin atMontgomery Village ShoppingCenter, 19227 Watkins MillRoad, Montgomery Village.The 5K starts at 9 a.m. and the1K starts at 8:30 a.m.
Registration begins at 7a.m. The cost is $10 per personfor the 1K, which is for children10 and younger. Admissionis $30 per person for the 5Kthrough Oct. 24. On the day ofthe race, the cost rises to $35.
All proceeds benefit Fam-
ily Services Inc. and theMontgomery Village RotaryFoundation. Visit fs-inc.org/events/halloween-hustle toregister.
Following the races, attend-eesare invitedtopartake inthe“Isurvived the Halloween Hustle”awards ceremony and festivities,which include trick-or-treatingat all vendor tables, a moonbounce, music and food.
Costumes are encour-aged but not required. Formore information, contactErica Henze at 301-840-3225or [email protected], orWendy Enderson at 301-840-3208 or [email protected].
Montgomery Countyexpands senior services
MontgomeryCountyRecre-
ation has expanded its servicesfor seniors. They include ex-tra Wednesday evening hoursat the Holiday Park SeniorCenter in Wheaton; extendedprogramming at the MargaretSchweinhaut Center in SilverSpring from five to six days perweek and increasedoperationalhours at the Damascus SeniorCenter by eight hours per week.
In January, the recreationdepartment launched a SeniorCenter Shuttle transportationprogram that provides curb-to-curb service to and fromthe county’s five senior cen-ters. The service offers a fixedroute service free to adults 55and older who live within adefined geographical radius ofeach center.
For more information, visitmontgomerycountymd.gov/se-nior or call 240-777-4924.
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n Two-day push to locatetoddlers included volunteer
planes, dogs
BYDANIEL LEADERMANSTAFFWRITER
Hundreds of volunteers,some from as far away as Cum-berland and Odenton, gatheredin Germantown this weekend tojoin the continuing search for apair of toddlers who have beenmissing for nearly twoweeks.
“It tears usup that these kidsare out there somewhere,” saidAllan Smith of Germantown onSunday. Smith, an experiencedhunter, said he saw reportsabout the search for two-year-old Jacob Hoggle and three-year-old Sarah Hoggle on thenews and decided to help.
The children were last seenin the company of their mother,CatherineHoggle, onSept. 7 and8. Catherine Hoggle also disap-peared for several days, but waslocated and arrested late Sept.12. Hoggle, who suffers fromparanoid schizophrenia, hasnot been cooperative and willnot say where the children are,according to officials.
For two days, volunteersgathered at Seneca Valley HighSchool to receive their searchassignments at about 8:30 a.m.Each signed up to help searcha designated area, and a coor-dinator was appointed for eacharea.
Saturday’s efforts were fo-cused in mainly the areas ofGermantown, Clarksburg andDarnestown, said Troy Turner,the children’s father.
Sunday’s search areas alsoincluded Boyds, Poolesville,Damascus, Dickerson andHyattstown. Volunteers weregiven lengths of yellow yarn totie around their wrists.
Some were local residentsand acquaintances of the fam-ily; some came from fartheraway, such as two sisters fromCumberland who said theydrove down because they knowa cousin of the children.
Smith arrived Sunday withhis German shepherd, Callie,in tow. The dog is trained asa tracker and has experienceboth hunting deer and playinghide-and-seek in the woodswith Smith’s own children, hesaid.
Smith wasn’t the only onebringing what he could to thesearch. Experienced hikersturned up ready to trek throughrougher, more wooded terrain;Wendy Agard of Odenton vol-unteered to hand out fliers inwhich she said were rougherneighborhoods.
Dennis Stiles of Rockville,offered something few otherscould: his own airplane, withwhich do aerial reconnais-sance.
Stiles, a commercial pilot,said it was important for peo-ple to “think outside the box”about what they might be ableto bring to the search effort thatwas unique. In his case, it was aCessna 150, a two-seat, single-engine plane that he referred toas his “little toy.”
Stiles said Sunday morningthat he planned to be in the airfor six to seven hours, switch-ing off with a couple of pilotfriends and another man whowould focus his eyes on theground. And while he acknowl-edged that the dense greeneryof trees in the area might hin-der visibility, Stiles said it wasstill worth looking from the air.
Turner said it was Stileswho had reached out to thesearch organizers — numerousfriends and family members —and spoke with a sense of won-der at the support the effort hadreceived from the community.
“All this stuff here has noth-
ing to dowithme,” Turner said,referring to the fliers, searchplans, volunteer sign-up sheetsand donated refreshments forsearchers. “People saw somekids who need some help,” hesaid, adding that he wasn’t or-ganized enough to set up thesearch on his own.
Turner said that as volun-teers canvassed the area, theywere still encountering manypeople who hadn’t heard abouthis children’s disappearance.
“It sounds kind of weird,”he said. “[But] if I wasn’t in themiddle of it, I might be one ofthose people.”
The mood of the crowd ofvolunteers Saturday, which in-cluded children as well as olderpeople, was optimistic, Turnersaid.
“If [they] didn’t believewe’d find them, there’d be noreason for them to be search-ing,” he said.
The family is offering a re-ward for information leadingto the children’s return that hasgrown to $20,000.
Search for Hoggle children expands to the air Sunday
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Tameka Davis, of Frederick and a cousin of Troy Turner, coordinates peoplefrom throughout the region gathered at Seneca Valley High School to helplook for or raise awareness about the missing Hoggle children.At right: Volunteers from Germantown (from left) Rob Martin with his dogOgre, Chelsea Lewis with her dog Tiller and Mitch Dinowitz walk the GreatSeneca Stream Valley Park on Sunday in Gaithersburg, looking for any signsof the Hoggle children.
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n Fewer than 10 studentsleft without proof of shots
BY LINDSAY A. POWERS
STAFF WRITER
ThenumberofMontgomeryCounty seventh-grade studentswith missing immunization re-cords was down to fewer than10 as of Tuesday afternoon.
County health and schoolofficials and staff recently con-
ducted a flurry of efforts to getcounty students vaccinated andgather their immunization re-cords to meet deadlines for newstate requirements.
On Monday, the latest dead-line for Montgomery’s seventhgraders, about 22 students stillneeded to turn in their recordsshowing they received menin-gococcal andTdapvaccinations.Tdap refers to tetanus, diphthe-ria and pertussis.
That number, however, fur-
therdecreasedandstoodlessthan10onTuesday,according toDanaTofig,aspokesmanforMontgom-eryCountyPublicSchools.
“Schools have been in-structed to exclude students ifthey don’t have the appropriateimmunizations and/or have notsubmitted the appropriate pa-perwork,” Tofig said in a Tues-day email.
Tofig said he couldn’t pro-vide specifics on the reasonsthe remaining students weren’t
vaccinated because of federalprivacy laws.
This school year is the firstthatMaryland’s seventh-gradersneed to return to classes havingmet new state immunization re-quirements for meningococcaland Tdap vaccinations.
When the number of miss-ing records was much higher,the school system had plannedto submit a request for a 45-daywaiver from the Maryland De-partment of Health and Mental
Hygiene. The system, however,was no longer eligible for thewaiver as of Sept. 16 because itdid not meet a requirement thatit be missing records for morethan 250 students.
County officials previouslysaid students who did not haverecords submitted by Sept. 15would not be allowed to attendschool. Students and their fami-lies were originally supposed toturn in records showing they re-ceived the vaccinations by Aug.
25, the first day of school, butwere given another 20 days tomeet the new requirement.
Among the options to re-ceive the vaccinations, studentswere able to get their shots fromtheir personal physician as wellas fromavarietyof school-basedclinicsheld specifically in lightofthe new requirements and fromthe county’s health centers.
Nearly all county 7th-graders turned in immunization records
n Biggest priorities includetransportation, school
construction
BY JENN DAVIS
STAFF WRITER
Since May 2013, RobinFicker has knocked on the doorsof thousands of homes in Mont-gomery’s upcounty to gather thethoughts and concerns of theresidents who live there.
They comprise a voiceFicker said is missing in thecurrent state legislature and it’ssomething he hopes to change.
Ficker, a 71-year-old Repub-licanfromBoyds, ismakingarunfor the District 15 senate seat.His son, Flynn Ficker, is runningfor a delegate seat in the samedistrict and together they have
formed aslate.
“ W eneed some-one in localgovernmentor state gov-ernment torepresentthe view-points of the
upcounty,” Robin Ficker said. “Ican assure you that when I’m inthe senate, I’m going to be con-trolled by the people in District15. They’re going to be the oneswhose interests I’m serving.”
So far, the father-son teamhas visited nearly 55,000 homesin thedistrict to chatwith voters,according to Ficker. It’s been anexperience that Ficker said hashelped themboth tounderstandthe real needs of people in theupcounty.
“It’s been very interesting,moving andeducational tomeetthese folks,” he said.
Onemajorpriority for Fickeris fighting for the county to re-ceive a better return on its taxmoney that is sent to Annapolis.Right now, Ficker said the stategives back only about 20 centsper tax dollar to MontgomeryCounty.
“That’s not a fair return,”he said. “If you had a financialadvisor and you gave him $100in January and he had $20 inDecember, you’d fire him. Youcertainly wouldn’t re-hire him.”
School construction needshave been neglected, Fickersaid, since state legislators havenot succeeded in obtainingenough money from the state.Aging schools, like PoolesvilleHigh and Seneca Valley Highneed renovations to refurbishthe buildings and eliminate por-table classrooms, he said.
“We need to fight to get afair share. It hasn’t been done,”he said.
Referring to Interstate 270 asa “parking lot in the upcounty,”Ficker said transportation ef-forts also need more attention.He said he is in favor of addingreversible car lanes to the inter-state to ease traffic, as well aswidening Route 355.
“There’s been plenty of de-velopment in the upcounty butthere hasn’t been the infrastruc-ture,” he said.
Previously, Ficker repre-sented District 15 as a delegatefrom 1979 to 1983. He also ranunsuccessfully in several otherraces including those for Con-gress and the MontgomeryCounty Council.
In 2008, Ficker proposedand later got county approvalfor the “Ficker amendment.”The amendment requires aunanimous vote of the CountyCouncil to approve a budgetthat exceeds the county’s char-ter limit on property tax collec-tions, which ties budget growthto the rate of inflation.
Ficker, who is single, hasthree children and one grand-child. He is an attorney at RobinFicker Law Offices in Bethesdaand a real estate broker.
District 15 covers much ofwestern Montgomery County,from Clarksburg to Potomac.The district starts in Bethesda,runs north just west of Rockvilleand follows the Potomac Riveron up to the Frederick Countyline.
Democrat Sen. Brian J. Feld-man of Potomac currently rep-resents District 15 and is seekinganother term. Feldman was ap-pointed to the seat in September2013 following the resignationofDemocrat Robert J. Garagiola.
The general election is Nov.4.
Boyds Republican aimingto represent the upcounty
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n Two departmentshave purchased
unmanned aircraft
BY KATE S. ALEXANDER
STAFF WRITER
At least two MontgomeryCounty departments havepurchased drones and theCounty Council wants to en-sure it has some oversight ifand when those drones areused.
The council introduceda resolution Tuesday thatrequests the county ex-ecutive provide the councilwith how it plans to use un-manned aircraft systems, ordrones, before doing so, sothe council can review andapprove any such plans.
According to countydocuments, the Department
of Fire and Rescue Servicesrecently purchased threedrones to provide aerialviews at fire scenes. The Of-fice of Innovation also has adrone to test and develop aplan for using, according tocounty documents.
Drones raise privacy andpolicy issues, CouncilmanRoger Berliner said.
That is why he is leadsponsor of a resolution toensure that the councilmaintains oversight of anyuse of drones in the county.
“I think there has beenconcern about the use ofdrones across the coun-try,” Berliner (D-Dist. 1)of Bethesda said. “I’m notagainst the appropriate useof drones, but I think weneed a public conversationabout what is appropriate.”
Council members PhilipM. Andrews (D-Dist. 3) of
Gaithersburg, Nancy Na-varro (D-Dist. 4) of SilverSpring and Marc B. Elrich,Hans Riemer and George L.Leventhal, all (D-At large) ofTakoma Park, have co-spon-sored the resolution.
The resolution states thatdrones can provide signifi-cant benefits to public safetyresponders “such as seeingbehind a fire wall that couldotherwise not be penetratedand other situations whereit is unsafe to deploy an of-ficer.”
Berliner said the resolu-tion is not about “this mo-ment in time” but ratherabout the future when hebelieves the county will haveto grapple with the privacyand policy questions aroundusing drones.
He said the resolutionmakes it clear to the execu-tive branch that as it ex-
plores the use of drones tosubmit its suggestions to thecouncil for review.
The council’s PublicSafety Committee, chairedby Andrews, is scheduledto discuss the resolution onOct. 2.
In other business, thecouncil also interviewedTuesday four candidatesshort-listed for planningboard.
From 25 total applicants,the council narrowed a list offive final candidates. How-ever, one candidate, Mo-hammad Siddique, pulledout.
The council interviewedCharles Kauffman, VictorWeissberg, Dennis Kamberand Natali Fani-Gonzalez forthe post, all Democrats.
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n Message urges youngpeople to be safe, avoid
distractions
BY LINDSAY A. POWERS
STAFF WRITER
Montgomery County hasstarted a new campaign to urgestudents to be safe and ditchtheir phones and other distrac-tions when they cross the road.
The campaign, created bythe Montgomery County De-partment of Transportation, iscalled YOLO, a play on the acro-nym for “you only live once.”
At a publicity event on Sept.17, officials said thatwhile YOLOhascommonlybeenused topro-mote risk taking, the county isnowusing it as amessageof cau-tion to teenage students walking
to and from school around busyroadways.
As part of the campaign,schools now have a new toolkit — as well as access to on-line resources — with materialsthat can be used to warn stu-dents about the possible con-sequences of being a distractedpedestrian and teach them howto be safer. The campaign em-phasizes students taking on thetask of educating their peers.
The materials, such as post-ers and Twitter-ready images,include headshots of youthswith tire tracks across their faceswith messages such as “If youtext, you’re next” and “Make eyecontact, not body contact.” Aguidebook included in the toolkits was created to help schoolsstart programs that teach stu-dents about the issue.
Montgomery County Ex-
ecutive Isiah Leggett was oneof several speakers at the Sept.17 event at Seneca Valley HighSchool. Christina Morris-Ward,a 15-year-old student at the Ger-mantown school, died in 2012after she was hit while crossingthe road on her way to school.She was looking down at hercellphone and was wearingheadphones.
Leggett said the countymustdo everything it can to avoidpedestrian fatalities and makesure young people understandand spread the message ofsafety. The YOLO campaign, hesaid, marks an expansion of thecounty’s Walk Your Way pro-gram. Grants provided throughthe program last school yearfunded the efforts of four highschools andanonprofit group toteach students about pedestriansafety.
The new campaign, Leggettsaid, “empowers students to usetheir creativity to convince theirfriends that crossing the streetor driving while texting, playinghandheld games or listening tomusicorengaging inphonecon-versations is not only a bad idea,it could mean the difference be-tween life and death.”
County students and othersmust use “advocacy and action”to prevent pedestrian accidents,Montgomery County CouncilPresident Craig Rice said. Thecampaign,he said,will letpeople“make a statement.”
“The reality is that you’veonly got one life and you need todo everything you can to makesure that you live up to your po-tential,” he said, addressing thestudents.
School board Vice PresidentPatricia O’Neill said the “jarring”
images of youth and the YOLOacronym are being used to de-liver a message.
“We’re using this slang forthe campaign in an effort to helpstudents understand just howdangerous and even fatal theconsequences can be,” she said.
While drivers need to watchout for pedestrians, she said,students also play a part in theirsafety and “need to keep theireyes open and their ears openand make smart choices.”
Gwendolyn Ward, themother of Christina Morris-Ward, said she was “proud andgrateful” for the efforts to in-crease pedestrian safety thatarose following her daughter’sdeath.
Ward challenged studentsaround the county to continuedelivering the message of pedes-trian safety.
“I don’t want another childor another family to have togo through what I’ve gonethrough,” she said.
Following the speakers, stu-dents lined up to sign a bannerto pledge that they would followsafe practices as pedestrians.
Gabriela Salas, a 17-year-oldseniorat SenecaValley, saidafterthe event that she sees studentsengaged in distractions as theywalk, such as listening to musicand talking to friends.
She and her sister con-sciously don’t use their phonesor listen to music, so they canpay attention when they arewalking by a road, she said.
The campaign is “a goodidea” to combat what she con-siders “dangerous” behaviors,Gabriela said.
Montgomery launches ‘YOLO’ campaign aimed at student pedestrians
The draft Environment andSustainability Element of the2009 Master Plan update is nowavailable for the required60-daypublic commentperiod, accord-ing to a city news release.
A joint public hearing on theelementbefore theGaithersburgCity Council and Planning Com-mission is scheduled forNov. 17.Comments will be accepted atthe meeting or they can be sent
in advance to [email protected]. They canalso be mailed to the city’s plan-ningdepartmentat31S. SummitAve., Gaithersburg.
Updating the 2003 Environ-
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BY RYANMARSHALLSTAFFWRITER
When Adol T. Owen-Wil-liams got his first paycheck fromhis job at Rockville’s Raindancerrestaurant in summer 1980, hewas puzzled.
He had worked 40 hours at$5 anhour, but the checkwas foronly $127, and Owen-Williamswas left wondering where theother $73 had gone.
These days, as a financial ad-viser, he understands that taxesare taken out of a paycheck be-fore theworker gets it.
But he would like to use his
financial knowledge to help“macro-manage” the county’sbudgetasamemberof theMont-gomeryCountyCouncil.
He is seeking one of the fourat-large council seats, alongwithfellow Republicans Shelly Skol-nick, Robert Dyer and Chris P.Fiotes, Green Party candidateTimWillard and Democratic in-cumbents Marc Elrich, NancyFloreen,GeorgeL.Leventhal and
HansRiemer.If he’s elected, Owen-Wil-
liams said, he would call for anaudit to identify the many re-dundancies the county spendsmoney on.
“I’ve searched for years. Idon’t know what the budget is,”he said.
Owen-Williams said he per-sonally knows at least 20 peoplewho have left the county in the
past three years because of thetaxes and the amount it costs tolive here.
Unless someone is gettinggovernment assistance or mak-ing more than $100,000 a year,it’s veryhard to live inMontgom-ery, he said.
He’s concerned about theextent to which the county relieson government jobs to feed itseconomy, and would like to seemore jobs such as telemarketingcomeback toMontgomery.
Owen-Williams said hethinks that for security reasonsthe federal government willeventually disperse many fed-eral agencies to various locationsaround the country, drasticallyhurtingMontgomery’seconomy.
“When they go, we’re goingto becomeDetroit,” he said.
Transportation in the countyis amajor quality-of-life issue for
residents, and is emotionally andphysically draining, he said.
The problem goes beyondjust Interstate 270, he said, citingseveral problem areas near hisNorth Potomac home.
He alsowould like to see oneor perhaps two more bridgesbuilt from Maryland across thePotomacRiver into Virginia.
Owen-Williams also criti-cized the county’s “very liberalillegal immigration policy.”
The son of African immi-grants, Owen-Williams said hestrongly supports immigrationbut it’s not fair when illegal im-migrants cut in line in front ofpeople who are waiting theirturn.
“I am extremely pro-immi-gration,” Owen-Williams said. “Iwouldn’t be here if I wasn’t.”
Owen-Williams ran for thecouncil in 2006 and for the state
Senate against Sen. Jennie Fore-hand (D-Dist. 17) in 2010, bothtimes unsuccessfully.
To spread his message thistime, he said, he goes door-to-door and speaks wherever hecan.
He also makes appearancesthrough the county’s RepublicanCentral Committee, he said.
“I’m wherever I can be,” hesaid.
Owen-Williams seeks one of four at-large council seats
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n Local chapter of IzaakWalton League will host a
day of family fun
BY SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER
STAFF WRITER
Families can enjoy the greatoutdoors on Saturday at the Na-tional Hunting and Fishing DayOpen House in Germantownhosted by the Rockville chapterof the Izaak Walton League ofAmerica.
From 1 to 5 p.m., volunteerswith the league will superviseeverything from fishing andkayaking to archery and targetshooting in a safe andcontrolledenvironment at their propertyon Waring Station Road.
In addition to the expectedactivities to promote outdoorsporting, the league will also beteaching the public about its
conservation efforts and howthey can help. What many peo-ple don’t know about outdoorsportsmen is that they generatea huge amount of money forconservation efforts across thecountry.
“I think hunters, anglersand fisherman have been onthe forefront of conservationforever, before my time weasked Congress to tax us,” RyckLydecker, the chair of this year’sopen house, said.
The Izaak Walton League ofAmerica’s website says that it isthe “nation’s preeminent orga-nization of hunters, anglers, andoutdoor enthusiasts dedicatedto sustainable use of our coun-try’s natural resources.”
Rockville’s chapter of theleague has adopted the conser-vationof thewoodduckpopula-tion as one of their many effortsto help the environment. Woodducks nest in cavities inside old
trees, but many of the trees havebeen destroyed. The league hasconstructed close to 100 nestingboxes which they place in spe-cific locations throughoutMont-gomery County, on both publicandprivate land, forwoodducksto use in lieu of trees.
“I’ve been a member for20 years and I don’t think I’vehunted in 20 years,” Lydeckersaid with a laugh. “Wood ducksaround the county, that’s mything.”
Theopenhousewill help ed-ucate the public about the con-servationeffortsmanymembersof the hunting and fishing com-munity make to keep the envi-ronment in good condition forthemselves and the wildlife thatlives there.
Though the league has beenhosting this event in German-town on its 50-acre property foryears now, last year they wereunable to due to unfinished
construction. Lydecker said thatthe property is bisected by Sen-eca Creek, which flooded lastyear, knocking the bridge down.The group couldn’t rebuild it intime for last year’s open house,but Lydecker said they have abrand new, beautiful bridge foreveryone to see and use thistime around.
“We’ve been doing it for tenyears or more, this is my firstyear chairing it,” Lydecker said.“The idea is to expose the pub-lic, especially kids, to experiencesome of these outdoor sportslike fishing.”
The property has its ownlake that the league stocks withfish. Lydecker said thatfishing atthe open house is hugely popu-lar and many parents bring theirchildren to catch their very firstfish.
“There’s a youth programfor kayaking and canoeing. Weare going to have that on the
lake to learn how to paddle in avery controlled environment,”he said.
There are 40 volunteerssigned up to work at the openhouse and Lydecker said manyare dedicated to one specificactivity or aspect of the league.There are members who teachkayaking and coach fishing andhe explained that all memberswho are teaching attendeesabout shooting are certified in-structors.
“We absolutely teach safety.You wouldn’t think there wouldbe a safety message for fishingon the bank of a pond, but thereis,” Lydecker said. “That’s oneof our key goals, of course, andwith firearms, safety is huge.”
This year, the usual IzaakWalton League of Americamembers will be present, butthey will be joined by other localorganizationswhocan setupex-hibits ordemonstrations and tell
their own story.“One of my ideas is rather
than just make this day an openhouse for us, I’ve invited com-panion groups and other orga-nizations that have the samegoals, aims and purposes withthe outdoors that don’t neces-sarily have their own facilities,”Lydecker said.
The Rocky Mountain ElkFoundation, Trout Unlimited,the Seneca Creek WatershedPartners and theMarylandBlue-bird Society are just some of thegroups scheduled to attend.
Lydecker said that the Rock-ville chapter of the Izaak WaltonLeague has 600 members.
“Our membership is a re-ally good cross section of thiscounty’sdemographics andpro-fessions,” he said. “It’s a reallyinteresting bunch of people.”
Hunting and Fishing Day Open House will teach conservation
n GOP congressionalhopeful says jobs
is key issue
BY PEGGY MCEWANSTAFF WRITER
Dan Bongino knows that aRepublican running forCongressin Maryland has an uphill battle,but it’s one he believes must befought.
He is also 100 percent confi-dent he will win, he said.
Bongino, 39, is challengingtheone-termDemocratic incum-
bent, JohnK. Delaneyof Potomac,in the 6thDistrict.
Bonginospent 12years as aSecret Ser-vice agent,protecting
Presidents George W. Bush andBarack Obama, among other du-ties.
He resigned in 2011 and “be-gan a grassroots campaign fortheU.S. Senate against the feared
MarylandDemocraticMachine,”according to his website. He lostthat race to Democrat BenjaminCardin of Pikesville.
“I saw the problem of explod-ingbureaucracyandwanted to sosomething,”Bonginosaid.“We’vereally lost touchwith representingthe people. The rules that applyto the elite D.C. ruling class don’tapply to the rank and file. Goodpeopleneed to standup.”
Bongino wrote a book abouthis views of insider Washington,“Life Inside the Bubble: Why aTop-RankedSecret ServiceAgentWalked Away from It All.”
He said the most importantissue facing the 6th District isjobs.
“Every issue is important, butyou have to triage,” he said. “Thebiggest problem we have is thejob environment in Maryland.The unemployment rate justwent up again.”
Bongino compared Garrettand Allegany counties to SouthDakota in terms of the abun-dance of shale oil, a resource toconsider in terms of unemploy-ment and tax revenue, he said.
Asked about hydraulic frac-turing, or fracking, a method of
injecting high-pressure fluid intothe ground to get that oil out,Bongino said, “I’m a supporter oflocal control. They canmake thatdecision. The question is, Is thetax revenue worth it? The down-sides are far outweighed by [thepositive].”
He is favors a balanced bud-get, by controlling spending.
“The solutions are out there,but there’s nobody with the gutsto do something about it,” hesaid. “Nobody’s talking about it.”
District 6 covers a long swathofMaryland, running from the farwesternbordertotheCapitalBelt-
way and River Road in Bethesda.It includes Allegany, Garrett andWashington counties, plus partsof Frederick and Montgomery.George Gluck of the Green Partyalso is running for the seat.
Bongino lives with his wifeand two daughters in SevernaPark. Congressional representa-tives need not live in the districtthey represent, just in the state.
Bongino said that, if elected,he would move to the district,although he said it is not an issuewith voters.
Bongino takes on Delaney in competition for 6th District
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n Lymphoma ridereturns to Montgomery
for eighth year
BY KATELYNNEWMANSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
On Sunday, cyclists fromthroughout the region and be-yond will mount their bikes inMontgomery County and startpedaling to support lymphomaresearch.
The 8th Annual LymphomaResearch Ride kicks off at 9 a.m.at the Barnesville School, lo-cated in Dickerson, and partici-pants can choose to bike a 25-,40-, or 50-mile loop, returningto the school for the finish line.
Christine Cheson, a Rock-ville resident who cofoundedthe event in 2006 with her hus-band Dr. Bruce Cheson, said itall started from their desire toengage ina charity as a couple aswell as herhusband’s leadershipposition on the scientific advi-sory board of the LymphomaResearch Foundation (LRF).Giving patients a way to raisemoney thatbenefits their health,the initial event received anoverwhelming response.
“The first year, we put it alltogether and we expected toraise about $150,000,” said Che-son, who has biked in the racefor the past seven years. “Weraised close to $350,000 thatyear, so we were like, ‘Oh, we’vegot something here.’”
According to its website, theLRF has two missions: to eradi-cate lymphoma and serve thosetouched by this disease. With agoal of raising $575,000 by raceday this year, LRF has raised$318,376 asof Sept. 22. Bicyclistswill include survivors, family,friends, individuals, commu-nity teams and corporate teamswilling to ride “in honor and inmemory of those whose liveshave been touched by lym-phoma,” according to LRF’sevent page.
There are an estimated731,277 people living with, orin remission from, lymphomain the U.S., and 79,990 expected
new cases in 2014, according tothe Leukemia and LymphomaSociety.
Lisa Taverna, one of thefounding committee membersfor the event, said her role is torecruit and manage all volun-teers, totaling around 100, andmake sure they knowwhat to doandwhen to be at the event. Shealso runs all of the practice ridesleading up to race day, whichshow registered riders what theroads look like and their level ofdifficulty for the ride.
“It’s kind of like running asmall business — we pride our-selves with great support onthe ride,” said Taverna, who isfrom Levittown, N.Y. She saidthat, with the help of family andfriends, she has raised $275,000through the race over the pasteight years.
“I was diagnosedwith a typeof non-Hodgkins lymphoma,which is called follicular lym-phoma, about 10 years ago,”Taverna said. “It was kind of adiagnosis out of the blue. I wasfeeling fine and, like anyonewho finds out they have cancer,I was shocked and scared anddidn’t know how to go throughit.”
With the support of familyand friends, Taverna said she
dugdownand researched aboutthe disease, learned about op-tions and treatment, and thekind of medical support sheshould get, which ultimately ledher to Dr. Bruce Cheson’s officeinGeorgetown.Cheson, she said,reached out to his patients be-cause his family wanted to startthis ride to raise awareness aboutthedisease.
“In the last 10 years, there’sbeen a lot of progress — a lot oftreatmentshavebeen introducedin the time since Iwas initially di-agnosed,” said Taverna, who hasbiked in the race every year since
its start and nowhas a team con-sisting of 39 familymembers andfriends who ride with her. “It’squite powerful to know you andyour family and friends are rais-ing money to support researchthat is actually going tohelpme.”
Last year, more than 300 cy-clistsparticipated in thebikeride,raisingmore than $450,000.Wal-ter Andrews, an Arlington, Va.,residentwhowasdiagnosedwithStage 4 Lymphoma in 2011, hasparticipated in the race for thepast three years.
“I wouldn’t be here if itweren’t for Dr. Cheson, and if
he thinks people should be rid-ing bikes for this cause, I’m onboard,” said Andrews, who hasalso organized golf tournamentsto raise money for lymphomaresearch. “Dr. Cheson saved mylife, and I firmly believe that ifit weren’t for him I wouldn’t behere today, and if it weren’t forthe research performed by theLRF he may not have been ableto identify the cure or treatmentand the approach I needed.”
“I thinkwe need to pay it for-ward and raise some money,”said Andrews, who has been inremission since April 2012. Hesaidhehas a teamof 26preparedto wear their lime green “TeamW” shirts to show their supportfor the cause this year.
Josh Varnes, of Fort Belvoir,Va., who was diagnosed in early2005 with Stage 2B HodgkinsLymphoma post-Iraq deploy-ment, said he found out aboutthe race from a coworker with asimilar diagnosis. In remissionfor the last nine years, this Sep-tember’s race is his second timeparticipating in the ride.
“I want to be able to support
some sort of organization thatbrings awareness to lymphoma,and I like cycling, so it kind ofgoes hand in hand,” said Varnes.“I think it’s a great organizationand is doing great things, and Iwant to be apart of that.”
LRF asked individual ridersto raise $1000 by race day, andfor children between the ages of10 and 17 to raise a minimum of$50. All proceeds from the racewill be donated to LRF’s researchprograms, and the ride is opento anyone, including children 10years and older if accompaniedby an adult.
“Every year we say, ‘Are wegoing to do this again?’ Becauseit’s an incredible amount ofwork,” said Cheson. “But whenyou’re there on ride day and yousee the excitement and the hope,and you see how hard peoplehave worked and you hear thestories of the patients there, [...]you just keep thinking, ‘We havetokeepgoingbecause itmeanssomuch to them.’”
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n Zachy the rescuedgreyhound is all ears
BY SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER
STAFFWRITER
Every Wednesday, BarbaraSchmidt and Zachy stroll intothe Germantown Library, not tocheck out a book, but to be readone.
Zachy, a 9-year-old rescuedgreyhound, is the star of Ger-mantown Library’s weekly Readto aDog program for children topractice their reading out loudfor a quiet, non-judgmental au-dience. Zachy sprawls out onhis paw-print patterned blanketand gets ready to hear as manybookshecanbetween4and4:45p.m.
Children pick out their bookandwait in line to come into theroomone-by-onewith their par-ents or siblings and can chooseto sit in a chair or on the floornext to Zachy as they read.
While some are concernedthat Zachy isn’t listening orlooking at themwhile they read,Schmidt assures them that he’spaying attention and even if hedoes fall asleep, reminds themthat sometimes they fall asleepwhile being read to as well.
“We went through a ba-sic training course. He’s calm,doesn’t lick or bark and nor-mally doesn’t drool, unlesssomeone has an ice cream conein front of him,” Schmidt saidwith a laugh.
Zachy is a READ, or ReadingEducationAssistanceDog, a cer-tification he received fromWagsfor Hope, a Frederick-based or-ganization thatprovides therapydog training so the canines andtheir owners can visit people innursing homes, assisted livingfacilities and hospitals, as wellas libraries and schools for read-ing programs. The dogsmust bewell-mannered and relaxed asto not excite the children or dis-tract them from their task.
“It’s a non-judgmental,
calm, stress-less, environment,”Schmidt said.
The program is geared to-ward children who have prob-lems reading out loud, butSchmidt said children will oftensee the dog and want to comeread regardless of age or skilllevel.
“Imyselfhadproblemsread-ing in school. I hated readingoutloud, and now that I’m retired, Ican give back,” Schmidt said.
Deborah Tomblyn, whobrought family friend BethanyFuss, 9, in to read to Zachy, ex-plained that she had heard inthe past that children who havetrouble reading should readto a pet, any type, in order toimprove their skills. Tomblynwatches Fuss often during the
week and they come to the li-brary a lot.
“We came into the libraryone day and saw the posterand I said, ‘I like reading, andI like dogs!’” Fuss said smilingafter her very first experiencewith Zachy explaining that shedefinitely plans on coming backnext week.
On her way out of the room,Tomblyn said that Fuss evengave Zachy a little kiss goodbye.
Although Schmidt has threeother rescued greyhounds,Zachy is the only one she usesfor this program. She also takeshim to the Damascus Libraryfrom4 to 4:45 p.m. onTuesdays.
Schmidt likes to dress Zachyup for the occasion by mak-ing sure he always has his best,kid-friendly collar on with pat-terns like Mickey Mouse, Mary-land crabs and Dr. Seuss, just toname a few.
“Some notice, some don’t,”Schmidt said with a laugh.
At the end of each read-ing session, Schmidt offers thechildren their very own Zachybookmark that lets everyoneknow they successfully read to agreyhound that day.
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Nine-year-old Bethany Fuss of Germantown pets Zachy, a retired racinggreyhound, after reading “Who Can Trust You, Kangaroo?” to him at theGermantown library.
n His five-point planincludes legalizing
marijuana, lowering taxes
BY KATE S. ALEXANDER
STAFFWRITER
Shawn Quinn did not getinto politics expecting to run forgovernor ofMaryland.
Instead, the 52-year-oldLusby resident — who ran un-successfully in 2010 for theHouse of Delegates in District29C— said he was looking to bea lieutenant governor candidate.
But the Libertarian partyconvincedQuinn thathis energyand ideas were what the partyneeded in a governor.
“They’re like, ‘You are ourcandidate,’” he said.
Quinn accepted his party’s
n o m i n a -tion and isrunning forMary l andgovernor asa Libertar-ian alongwith hisr u n n i n gmate Lo-renzo Gaz-
tanaga. Of the two, Gaztanagahas more experience in politicsand running for office, but likesto help more than he likes tolead, Quinn said.
Quinn faces Lt. Gov. An-thony G. Brown (D) and LarryHogan (R) in theNov. 4 election.
Hemight not have intendedto run for governor, but Quinnhas hit the campaign trail hard,traveling across the state speak-ing to as many groups and indi-viduals as possible.
Quinn is running on a five-point plan that includes eight-year term limits for all electedofficials, lowering the statesales tax to 3 percent, legalizingmarijuana, reviewing the state’sregulations and condensing thelaws on the books.
“I believe that the govern-ment is supposed to representthe people,” he said, adding thata Quinn administration wouldhave two hours each day setaside for citizens to come talk totheir governor. “You don’t seethat in government these days.They have their own vision andyou need to get in line or get outof the way.”
He said his administrationwould turn to, not away, theideas of citizens.
“I don’t know everything.I’m just a common everydayguy,” he said.
However, Maryland has toomany laws on the books, andthose laws are forcing busi-nesses out of state, he said.
“If we can get some busi-nesses to stay here, we can getjobs,” he said. “If we can getjobs, we can getmore tax dollarsfor the state.”
Quinn said hewould use thepower of the veto to stop newlegislation if necessary.
“If they write a bill that’smore than 10 pages, I’m goingto veto it,” he said. “Because ifit’s more than 10 pages, they’retrying to hide stuff from thepeople.”
He said he would also vetoany bill not in understandable,everyday language.
As formarijuana,Quinn saidthe war on drugs is a waste ofmoney. Quinn said Maryland-ers’ taxes pay to keep inmates
in prison on drug charges. Oncereleased, ex-convicts oftenstruggle tofind jobs and supportthemselves and their families,relying on state services.
Treating marijuana thesame way the state treats alco-hol and cigarettes makes moresense, he said. And the moneygenerated by taxing marijuanacould fund rehabilitation cen-ters for those who struggle withdrug addiction.
“If we need a war, we need awar on addiction, not ondrugs,”he said.
Beyond his five-point plan,if elected, he said hewouldworkto reduce the personal incometax to 2 percent across the boardwith no deductions.
Like most Libertarians,Quinn believes law-abidingcitizens who don’t harm othersshould be left alone by the gov-
ernment.“As you can see, I’m big on
people’s rights,” he said. “I’mprobably the only one runningsaying, ‘if it’s one of your rights,it should be defended.’ I didn’tspend 20 years overseas gettingshot at for us to sit there and sayit’s OK to get rid of this or thatright.”
Quinn spent 20 years in theU.S. Navy as an aviation elec-trician and air crewman. Hesaid he retired from the Navyin 2000 and went to work as adeputy sheriff inNewportNews,Va., and then a city correctionsofficer before moving back toMaryland to drive a truck haul-ing jet fuel for a contractor at thePatuxtentRiverNavalAir Stationin Lexington Park.
Quinn running for Maryland’s top position as a Libertarian
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“We went through a basic training course.He’s calm, doesn’t lick or bark and
normally doesn’t drool, unless someonehas an ice cream cone in front of him.”
Barbara Schmidt,owner of Zachy, a reading eduction assistance dog
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in the classes of 2011, 2012 and2013, studying what happenedover the course of their educa-tion since the first grade.
The researchers determinedthat these four areas contrib-uted to how students performin school, he said, and trackingthese factors can “determine thetrajectory they are on.”
Using a series of equations,the tool takes the data fromthese areas to calculate the like-lihood a student will graduateon time.
School officials saidMonday
that the tool is aimed at helpingstaff catch signs in these areasearly on so that a school can in-tervene and support the studentwhere they need it. It will alsohelp staff understand what levelof support a student may need— low,mediumor high.
“It is proactive,” Sandersonsaid. “It’s about as real-time asI believe we can get these days.”
Superintendent Joshua P.Starr said the tool uses studentdata that schoolsalreadyhavebutputs it together “in away that cre-atesopportunity for action.”
Early Warning Indicators cangenerate data at multiple levels,including for thedistrict, a school,a student group, or an individual
student.Astudent’sprofilewill in-clude factors in the four areas thatcanserveaswarningsigns—suchas their attendance rate, their per-formanceoncertain tests andanysuspension incidents—aswell asother information.
The school system plansto respond to student needsthrough efforts at individualschools, in the system’s centraloffice andwith outsidepartners.Some issues that affect students,such as food and housing inse-curity, Starr said,will require theschool system to work with oth-ers in the county.
Starr said the system hasused schools’ rates of studentswho receive free and reduced
price meals to determine whereto allocate resources in the past.Performance must now play apart in that process, he said.
“We can actually use thesedata systemwide to look at that,”he said.
The tool is not done and“there are many unansweredquestions,” Starr said. The sys-temwill look at how schools usethe tool this academic year anddetermine effective ways it wasused, he said.
School board memberChristopher S. Barclay askedschool officials who made thepresentation exactly what “trig-gers action” when a studentshow early warning signs.
Sanderson said the “net ef-fect” of all the factors is consid-ered to determine what kind ofsupport a studentmay need.
The school system shouldbe “cautious” as it uses the tool,board member Michael Dursosaid, sharing his concern that itmight lead schools to “uninten-tionally” create another label forstudents who are struggling.
Board Vice President Patri-cia O’Neill said she is also con-cerned about possible labels.
“I don’t want a child in thirdgrade to be labeled as, this is ourfuture dropout,” she said.
Starr said that school of-ficials had argued and debatedover the issue of labeling stu-
dents. The tool is expected toidentify that a student is strug-gling and needs help, he said,but then that needwill bemet.
“This is all about interveningearly and breaking cycles thatexist,” he said.
Boardmember JudithDoccasaid she thinks principals are al-ready aware that the factors thetool analyzes can indicate a stu-dentmight be facing problems.
“I think that’s the importantpart of this conversation, thatwe’re going to be giving sometools to our staff as to what todo with the things they do seealready,” she said.
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Inclusion-body myositis isoneof a groupofmusclediseasesknown as the inflammatory my-opathies,whicharecharacterizedby chronic, progressive muscleinflammation andmuscle weak-ness, according to the NationalInstitutesofHealth’sNational In-stitute of Neurological DisordersandStroke.
There is no cure for thedisease, but treatment such as
physical therapy can improvemuscle strength and function,the organization said. It is notconsidered a fatal disorder.
Malker saidhefirst exhibitedsymptoms of the disease in late2009.
“We were home over theChristmas break and I had myfamily in townand itwasdifficultfor me to climb the stairs in myhouse. Itwas extremelydifficult,”he said. “After goingupandcom-ing back down,wewere sitting atthe dinner table and it was diffi-cult formetogetoutof thechair.”
Since his diagnosis in 2010,Malker said he has beenmakinga few life adjustments— such aseducating himself about the dis-ease, maintaining a healthy dietand staying active— to improvehis quality of life.
“It’s really about beingmorein tune withmy body and keep-ing the level of stress down,”Malker said, adding that stresscan cause inflammation.
For the last few years, Mal-ker has been walking with theaidof a cane. Recently, however,doctors applied knee braces to
reduce the hypertension takingplace, leading Malker to beginusing a rollator device.
“That just gives me theadded ease of being a littlemoremobile,” he said.
Kay LaBanca, a staff devel-opment teacher at the school,said she was happy to partici-pate in the challenge alongsideMalker.
“It’s great for the schoolcommunity andwe’re excited tohelp Dr. Malker be able to raiseawareness for ALS and diseaseslike it,” she said.
Lynn Rabenhorst, a parentwhose daughter is in seventhgrade at the school, said she hasworked closely with Malker andmany of the other teachers. Shecame to watch and support theevent.
Malker’s turn to be dousedin freezing water came last. Asthe icy water was poured ontohim, some jumped up anddown, others captured it ontheir cellphones and all of themcheered.
While the intention of theevent centered on awareness,
those interested in making do-nations can send them to theJohns Hopkins Myositis Centerin Baltimore.
“The purpose of today is toraise awareness and create thatculture of being sensitive to ev-eryone’s needs,” Malker said.“We all are going to go throughchallenges in our lives, and it’sabout how we can really rallyaround each other as a support-ive community.”
CHALLENGEContinued from Page A-1
the Gaithersburg East area willbe made after that plan is com-pleted, he said.
Meanwhile, topping thelist of potential redevelopmentin Montgomery Village is theMontgomery Village Golf Clubsite, which is owned by Monu-mentRealty ofWashington,D.C.Monument has the support ofthe Montgomery Village Foun-dation board for a plan to build400 to 600 housing units on 60acres, with the rest of the site tobe set aside for a park.
To do that, theMontgomeryCounty Council will need to liftcaps on the housing densitiesallowed in Montgomery Village,said Sue Fierston onMonday.
Fierston is with Village Citi-zens, a local grassroots grouphoping to preserve open space.
Fierston and several otherresidents said at themeeting thatthey want Rice and the CountyCouncil to authorize an officialcitizens committee for the mas-ter plan process, which will alsoinvolve other entities such asMonumentandtheMontgomery
Village Foundation.The elected foundation
board represents about 12,000households, said board VicePresident Pete Young.
The foundation undertooka multi-year visioning processand chose to support theMonu-ment plan after listening to arange of opinions about futuredevelopment, he said.
“We did what we believe isin the interest of the majority ofresidents,” Young said.
But some citizens at themeeting said they don’t agreewith its support of the Monu-ment project.
“We want a seat at the ta-
ble,” said Fierston, citing citizencommittees in other areas, suchas growingClarksburg and rede-velopingWhite Flint.
Rice said there aremany op-portunities during the processfor the public master plan toexpress opinions, but he said hewould support the creation of acitizens committee.
Likely to be part of the pro-cess are ideas to attract a largeemployer for the golf course siteinstead ofmore houses.
Also to be considered wouldbe the possible redevelopmentof theMontgomery Village Cen-ter, a neighborhood shoppingcenter that is losing ground to
other retail centers such as Rioand Crown Farm in Gaithers-burg and Milestone in German-town, citizens said.
“[The golf course site] is afew hundred feet from the Vil-lage Center, which is in needof redevelopment,” said YoviSever, developmentmanager forMonument Realty.
“I think a group that will in-vest a couple of hundredmillion[in a nearby residential project]wouldbe abig incentive to com-mercial developers to take on arisky project,” he said.
PLANNINGContinued from Page A-1
Comprint Circle. He noted thatthe company experienced a“fairly significant” drop off dur-ing the recent recession, but thatbusiness has since rebounded.
The business, which nowhas a network of about 75 res-taurants, has also expanded intoFrederickCounty,Hamiltonsaid.Thereare40drivers, fourmanag-ers and eight office personnel.Some participating Gaithers-burg restaurants include Buca diBeppo, California Pizza Kitchen,China Jade andRedHot&Blue.
In addition, technology hascome to play a larger role in thebusiness model. When an orderis now placed — via phone oronline — it is sent in a text mes-sage to the driver, and faxed oremailed to the appropriate res-taurant, Hamilton said.
If there’s an issuewith an or-der, Waiter on the Way staff willcommunicatewith the customerand “go well past what the cus-tomer usuallywants or needs” toresolve the problem, Hamiltonsaid.
Each restaurant has a stan-dard delivery zone that Waiteron theWayhas created based onnearbyneighborhoodsandcom-
munities, Hamilton said.“We look where the restau-
rant is located and we choosethe zip codes around it that arewithin reason to do a standarddelivery,” he said.
Standard deliveries carry a$5.99 charge. For deliveries thatare outside of the standard zone,a $9.99 fee is added to the order.In the event of a larger grouporder, whether it be corporateor social, Waiter on the Way willeven travel to more distant ar-eas like Prince George’s CountyandWashington,D.C., Hamiltonadded.
Most orders are deliveredwithin the hour, he said.
California Pizza Kitchen hasbeen a partner with Waiter onthe Way since 2009, accordingto Brandon Rigolini, the regionalmarketing manager and brandambassador for the pizza com-pany. He said the business hasbeen pleased with Waiter on theWay’s friendliness, organization,punctuality and reliability.
“Their service has helped usexpand our delivery not only toloyal [California Pizza Kitchen]fans on busy days when theycan’t make it into the restaurant,but also allowed us to reach newguests so they canenjoy the [Cal-ifornia PizzaKitchen] experiencefor the very first time,” Rigolini
said.Brio Tuscan Grille in
Bethesda also usesWaiter on theWay’s services. GeneralManagerKaren Green said diners orderfood from the restaurant usingWaiter on theWay on a daily ba-sis and that it is rare not havean order come in each day.
As the years have passedand more competition has en-tered the market, Hamiltonsaid the greatest demand hasswitched from residential de-livery to corporate businessdelivery.
In the end, Hamilton saidthe key to maintaining successis to focus on providing good
customer service and buildingcustomer relationships. He saidthat while it’s important to findnew customers, it’s also essen-tial retain existing ones.
“There are so many differ-ent ways to go about trying toachieve new customers withmarketing and technology,but really I think if a businessdoesn’t satisfy the customersthat it has — if it doesn’t reallymake a connection with thosecustomers — then it’s going tostruggle,” he said. “It won’t bearound for a long time.”
DELIVERYContinued from Page A-1
MONTGOMERY VILLAGEMASTER PLAN KICKOFF MEETINGn When: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1
n Where: Watkins Mills High School cafeteria, 10301 Apple RidgeRoad, Gaithersburg
n For information: montgomeryplanning.org/montgomeryvillage;villagecitizens.org; bloominmv.com
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Village is committedbypeople liv-ing in the area and not by outsid-
ers,andmostassaultsaretheresultofdomesticviolence,hesaid.
District 6 recentlywelcomedeightnewgraduatesof thepoliceacademy, and in November, the
district expects to add twomoredetectives, Parker-Loan said.
During the holidays, thedistrict also will be increasingpatrols, alongwithGaithersburg
City Police, at the bus transitcenternear theLakeForestmall.
Rice, who represents theMontgomery Village and up-county areas, reminded residents
to take special care to watch outfor pedestrians, especially schoolchildren.
He said there have been 700reported incidents of cars driv-
ing past stop flags on schoolbuses, and those are only the in-cidents caught on camera.
CRIMEContinued from Page A-1
Editor,As chairman of theMontgomery County
Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure,Energy and Environment Committee, I wasproud to lead our Council to a 9-0 vote insupport of the county’s bus rapid transit(BRT) initiative. Blair Lee uses a recent col-umn to argue that we are making a costlymistake (Bus RapidMadness, Sept 10). He iswrong. A BRT system using dedicated laneswithWiFi that runs every 10minuteswill at-tract “riders of choice.” Commuting will bebetter not worse.
Mr. Lee argues that the county can ill af-ford a $2 billion system. That is a classic redherring. No one suggested that we will buildthe entire system at once. Rather we will fo-cus onMd. 355 andU.S. 29. This we can do.
Property values throughout the countywill increase andmore businesseswill locatehere. Our county needs a strong tax base toprovide the quality of services our residentsneed and desire.
Roger Berliner, Bethesda
CouncilmanBerliner,Your letter is longonbluster andwishful
thinking and short on rebuttal. You duckedall the tough questions such as:
• Cost. You and your colleagues remainmumonwho’s going topayBRT’s $2billion(and growing) capital cost and $89 million(and growing) annual operating deficit?There’s no BRT money in the federal, stateor county budgets, I checked. Not to worry,you say, because you’re going to build BRTin phases starting with U.S. 29 and Md.355. “This we can do,” you say. Who’s “we”and what’s “can do”? Delay more schoolconstruction to build BRT? Would you buysomething if the salesmanwouldn’t tell youhow much it costs and who’s going to payfor it?
• Logistics. You paint a pretty picture ofhappy commuters enjoying their laptopswhile zipping to work on sleek BRT buses.Amore realistic scenario is this: I wait in therain outside my home for a feeder bus totakeme to a BRT depot that lacks any park-
ing. I board the BRTbus which drops meoff eight blocks frommy workplace so Iwait for a local bus(it’s still raining) toget me there. Afterwork, it’s the sameprocess, in reverse.You call this “im-proved mobility”,I call it waiting forthree buses.
Nor do you ex-plain how motorists
make turns across BRT lanes or negotiateintersectionswhere BRTbuses have “trafficsignal priority.” Montgomery’s own trafficdata forecasts a 79-minute rush-hour com-mute for U.S. 29 motorists inching the 2½miles between the White Oak ShoppingCenter and the Beltway. Is that your idea ofmaking “commuting lifebetter, notworse”?
• Tax Base. After decades of drivingaway businesses and taxpayers, countyofficials suddenly face a fiscal crisis. Sothey’re approving mega-projects while re-laxing traffic standards. BRT is the fig leafthat’s supposed to cover this retreat fromadequate trafficmanagement.
You say “more businesses will locatehere.” But your colleague, CouncilmanMarc Elrich says special property taxes onbusinesses will pay for BRT. So what’s Mo-Co’s pitch, “relocate your business here tohelp pay billions for BRT”? Good luck withthat.
As part owner of a commercial real es-tate firm, I’m all for growing the tax base.But I’m not writing this as a businessman,I’m writing this as a resident taxpayer andmotorist. Andwhen the rest ofMoCo’s resi-dentsdiscoverwhat you’reup to, there’s go-ing to be hell to pay.
DearMr. Lee,Thank you for being the sole voice of
reason regarding BRT. I have lived inMont-gomery County since 1970 and ama lifelong
liberal. Never in that time have I seen such adumbandexpensive idea. I live right offU.S.29 and am also a “treehugger” environmen-talist. With that said, I can assure you thatI would never take BRT as it is cheaper andmore convenient to drive. And if that’s theway an environmentalist feels, imagine howmymore normal neighbors feel.
Youmention that the county is trying toprotect its tax base. Does the county realizethat if BRT is implemented, home valuesbordering the routes will likely go down fur-ther eroding the tax base?
Allan Vecchione, Silver Spring
Allan,Thewhole point of BRT is tomake driv-
ing so painful by reducing traffic lanes thatweall takeBRTbuses. CouncilmanBerlinercalls them “riders of choice,” I call them“riders of force.”
Blair
Mr. Lee,Thanks for pointing out some of the
many idiocies of the BRT scheme in your re-cent Gazette column.
I noticed the letter published below yourcolumn supported BRT and touted theMAXprogram in Kansas City. A quick review ofMAX shows that it is not a useful example— it is a single, six-mile long linear route,and in the decade plus it has been there, hasspurred no appreciable economic develop-ment. Somuch for great examples.
ChipHeartfield
Chip,I guess most businesses hesitate to
move to a county run by people dumbenough to support a BRT.
Blair
Blair Lee is chairman of the board of LeeDevelopment Group in Silver Spring and aregular commentator forWBAL radio. Hispast columns are available at www.gazette.net/blairlee. His email address is [email protected].
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MY MARYLANDBLAIR LEE
The Greater Washington economy hasbeen more seriously impacted by the re-cession than previously thought. Accord-ing to George Mason University economistStephen Fuller, “In relative terms, we areworse than Detroit … we need business in-vestment that supports value-added jobs ...we need to attract companies with higher-paying jobs.”
In order to attract and grow jobs inMontgomery County and the Washington,D.C., region, we must develop a work forcetomeet the needs of employers. To do that,we must re-evaluate the value we place onskills. If we fail to, the skills gap — the gapbetween the skills a work force has and theskills employers demand—will only widenand employers will continue to grow theirbusinesses in other communities.
There isdisagreementbetweenemploy-ers and educators about how prepared stu-dents are for the workplace. According to arecent McKinsey report, 87 percent of edu-cators believe studentswithpost-secondaryeducation are prepared for the workplace,compared to less than half of all employers.This disparity is even more alarming giventhat the Harvard Business School has re-ported that nearly two-thirds ofU.S. jobs re-quire some education beyond a high schooldegree and 85 percent of jobs in Marylandand Washington also require additionalschooling.
It is important for employers and jobseekers to recognize that more educationdoesn’t necessarily mean a four-year col-lege degree. A Brookings Institute studyfound that 50percentof STEMcareersdon’trequirea four-yeardegree, and furtherhigh-lights that nearly 30 percent of associate’sdegree recipients in theU.S. earnmore thanthosewith a bachelor’s degree.
Effectively, what all studies point to isthe growing need for developing the skillsemployersaredemanding.Butevenif some-one sets out to pursue a “demand-driven”approach to education, it’s difficult to finda scholastic path that aligns educational of-ferings to employer needs. Though a simpleconcept, it’s not how most education pro-viders or employers are currently designedto operate. Historically, those who hire andthosewhoeducatehavenot communicatedeffectively. It’s time to change this.
A critical first step in this new approachis for local employers to identify the skillsthey actually need to hire and shift awayfromtraditional, vague jobdescriptionprox-ies like “years of experience.” Doing so willclarify the functions a candidate should beable to perform and give employers an ob-jective measure to assess candidates. Withthis focus on skills, employers can movepast the inefficient hiring process ofmatch-ing key words between resumes and jobdescriptions, and toward a more efficient
system to match candidates based on theirskill set today and reward the developmentof skills throughout their career.
This approach would allow a job seekerto review their own qualifications for a po-sition and identify and pursue specific edu-cational opportunities to develop a neededskill. It would also allow education provid-ers to incorporate employer-required skillsinto curricula to increase student success.Thereby allowing employers, job seek-ers, and education providers to trade in acurrency of skills — the skills an employerneeds, the skills a job-seeker has, and theskills an educator can provide.
It’s time to create this skillsmarketplaceinMontgomeryCountyandtheWashingtonregion toconnect employers, educators andjob seekers to better align the workforce tothe needs of employers. It’s a win for em-ployers, job seekers and educators alike, butmost importantly, it’s a win for our econ-omy. By actively investing in skills develop-ment of our local work force, we ensure ourability to overcome the skills gap, meet theneeds of local employers and signal to oth-ers that this region has the tools to answertheir talent needs.
JasonGreen, formerWhiteHouse As-sociate Counsel, andMike Knapp, formerMontgomery County Council President, arethe co-founders of SkillSmart.
Skills are the new currency in the workplace
BRT: A bad trip?
I sympathize with the writer and theoutrageously inequitable situation he de-scribes [“How to beat a $40 speed cameraticket,” letter, Sept. 10]. I representbuscom-panies and clients in traffic related man-ners occurring on the northeast corridorbetween Virginia andNewYork City.
Most of these matters are resolved inthe jurisdictions where they occur, expedi-tiously by mail — except in Maryland andin particular, in Montgomery County. Thestate ofMaryland andMontgomeryCountyrequire defendants accused of parking,standing, automatic speed and automaticred light violations to appear in person tostand trial if they wish to contest the viola-tions and defend their rights.
In addition Montgomery County im-poses a “trial fee”ondefendants. Paying thefines for theseviolations involvenodreaded“points.”
Washington, D.C., Delaware, VirginiaandNewYorkCity andmanyother jurisdic-
tionsallowdefendants tochallengeparking,standing, automatic speedandred light vio-lations using the “hearing bymail” process.
Hearings by mail are efficient, inex-pensive and convenient, and provide thejudiciary with a process to resolve a largenumber of cases fairly and expeditiouslywithout appearance or formal trials. Neigh-boring jurisdictions provide for both “hear-ings by mail” and also offer an appealprocess, as well.
ThecurrentMarylandandMontgomeryCounty requirements deliberately discour-age defendants from exercising their rightstodefend themselves. Trialswaste timeandmoney, and are a subtle abuse of the powerof the county and state. The attendance re-quirements are particularly burdensomefinancially and physically for seniors, thedisabled and lower income workers. Thereis no acceptable argument which requiresa low-income hourly paid worker or retireeto pay a fee and then spend hours in court
waiting to defend a ticket which he or shefeels was unjustly issued.
The “in person” trial requirement de-lays justice and imposes burdens whichsubstantially diminish, degrade and under-mine the opportunity of an accused to de-fend himor herself.
In 2013 a bill sponsored by DelegateSusan McComas failed. It provided for ad-ministrative hearings bymail or Internet indefense of certain violations and is of par-ticular interest and significance to the resi-dents ofMaryland.
“Hearings bymail” resolve traffic viola-tions quickly, efficiently, fairly and cheaply.They do not impair “justice.” A cost analy-sis (including income from fines) vs. pro-ductivity clearly shows savings of state andcounty funds and they do not place unfair,inequitable burdens on defendants.
Charles Kauffman, Bethesda
Hearings by mail would save time, money
Thisweek, TheGazette starts its endorsements for candidatesrunning in theNovember general election.
In the race for fourMontgomeryCounty circuit judges, cir-cumstances have changed significantly since the Juneprimary.
At the time,we confidently supported the four sitting judgesover the lone challenger,Daniel PatrickConnell, for four circuitcourt seats.
We still feel that three judges—NelsonW.Rupp Jr., JoanE.RyonandGaryE. Bair—shouldbe returned to thebench. Allare capable and experienced; they impresseduswith their acu-menanddemeanor.
For the fourth seat, however,wehave reservations.InApril, webackedAudreyAnneCreighton, the lastmember
of a teamwithRupp, RyonandBair.We still respect her creden-tials.
Butwehavequestions about a legal case inwhich shehasbecomeentangled.
InMay, Creightonwas abductedby amanwithwhomshehadbeen living—Rickley Senning,whohasmultiple criminalconvictions. Creighton, as a public defender, has representedhim, according toTheWashingtonPost.
InMay, Senning allegedly forcedCreighton todrive himaround, yankingher hair and screaming at her, according topolice. Creighton jumped from the car outside a store and called911. Senningdrove away and crashed into another car.
Hewas taken to SuburbanHospital, but fled. Aweek later,hewas caught inMiami.
Creightonobtained aprotective order against him. Sen-ning’s case is scheduled for trial inNovember, after the election.
It’s not the episodeof abuse that has us backing away fromourprevious support. It’s other details andquestions surround-ing the case, such aswhetherCreightonwas forthrightwithpo-lice about her relationshipwith Senning.
Connell, in a letter to the three other judges, raised severalother questions aboutCreighton’s connections to Senning, par-ticularlywhile shewas a judge andhewas adefendant.
We invitedCreighton tomeet againwith our editorial boardto address questions. Shedeclined.
WeunderstandwhyCreighton, as a judge anda victim,would keepquietwhile Senning’s case is prosecuted. But she’salso a candidate; voters deserve tohear fromher, towhateverlimit she can speak.
It’s possible that thismatter is, orwill be, before a state com-mission that reviews complaints about judges.Until we knowmore,wemustwithhold our support of Creighton’s candidacy.
Connell, a former senior rule of lawadviserwith the StateDepartment, has advised civilian judges andpolice in Iraq andAfghanistan.Hehasworked as apublic defender and ranunsuc-cessfully for circuit judge in 2004.
We’re not sure he’dmake a good circuit judge, but for now,he’s a better choice in this race.
Three on bench,one challengerfor circuit judge
This year’s race forMontgomeryCounty state’s attorneypitsa seasoned, no-nonsense, prosecutor, incumbentDemocratJohn J.McCarthy, against an earnest newcomer topolitics, Re-publicanDanGaskill, a defense lawyer.
Gaskill has significant credentials.Heworkswithmany ju-veniles and,with amaster’s in socialwork, expresses a sincereempathy for the young, addicted andmentally ill peoplewhoaccount for a sizable share of defendants.
If elected, he’d focus on transforming the county’s “legal sys-tem” into a “justice system” that’smore intent on cutting crimethan lockingupoffenders.Heproposes a stronger emphasis onrehabilitation and treatment, rather thanpunishment.He saysthe county’s assistant state’s attorneys needmorediscretion innegotiating sentenceswithdefense lawyers. Gaskill, an ex-Ma-rine sergeant, says he’d aggressively go after after police officerswhoare dishonest or abusive, especially tominorities.
While these areworthy goals,we admireMcCarthy’swork inmany years as aMontgomeryCounty career prosecutor. Beforebecoming state’s attorney in 2006, hewasdeputy state’s at-torney for 10 years and alsoheaded all of the office’smajor trialdivisions.
Overseeingupwardof 25,000 cases a year and a staff com-prising 72prosecutors, plus investigators andother supportstaff,McCarthy touts his office’s role inhelping cutMontgom-ery’s crime rate by twice thenational average.His officehelpsoperate several innovative initiatives, such as truancy court forstudents, drug court for addicts and theFamily JusticeCenter, a“one-stop” resource for abuseddomestic partners and children.
He says his next big challenge, if re-elected, is reducingcrimeagainst the county’s growing senior population, includingfinancial crimes andphysical neglect or abuse. The crimes canbehard todetect, because they’re usually reportednot by thevictims, but by others. Raisingpublic awareness of these crimesmust be amajor tool in curbing them, he says.
DespiteGaskill’s ideas andpassion,McCarthy, on thebasisof his experience and skills, deserves a third termas the county’schief prosecutor.
McCarthy forstate’s attorney
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n Wolverines overcomeslow start this season to
dominate the Knights
BY ADAM GUTEKUNST
STAFF WRITER
Heading into Saturday’smatchup against Wheaton,the Watkins Mill High Schoolfootball team was in desparateneed of a spark. The Wolver-
ines had only found the en-dzone once in their previoustwo games, never managing toget much of anything going onthe offensive end.
But when senior runningback Isaiah Offutt started tosee gaping holes opening upfrom the backfield Saturday,he knew the Wolverines hadbegun to find the rhythym theywere so desparately searchingfor. Offutt led the Watkins Milloffensive onslaught, going for
96 yards and one touchdownon the ground as the Wolver-ines knocked off Wheaton, 33-12 at Montgomery Blair HighSchool.
“The holes were biggerand the line was blocking theirbutts off,” Offutt said. “It feltso good. I [was seeing] thebrightness.”
After two blowout lossesto start the season, courtesy ofFrederick and Gaithersburg,WatkinsMill coach KevinWat-
son and his staff made a con-scious effort to simplify thingsheading into Saturday’s game.The plan: open up holes on theline and let Isaiah run wild.“We had to get back to the ba-sics of just running the footballand asserting ourselves on theline and in the backfield,”Wat-son said,
“He finds holes and he’sgoing to hit it,” freshman quar-terback Markel Grant said ofOffutt. “If it’s not there, he’ll
cut outside and make some-thing out of nothing.”
Grant, in just his thirdhigh school start, was anotherbeneficiary of the Wolver-ines’ solid offensive line play,something he’s seen develop-ing in practice. “Every practicewe just get better and better,”Grant said. “The line today,[they were] unbelievable --blocking to the whistle, pan-cakes, everything.”
The Watkins Mill playcal-
ler looked uncharacteristi-cally at ease for a freshman,throwing for 146 yards andone touchdown on 9-of-14passing. When the pocketdid ocassionally break down,Grant consistently elected forthe smart play, burning theKnights defense with simplecheck-downs and his elusivescampers up the middle.
Twice on a 90-second
WatkinsMill rallys to defeatWheaton for first win of the year
n Swarmin’ Hornets’ rushingattack dominates in 19-11victory at Quince Orchard
BY ERIC GOLDWEINSTAFF WRITER
For much of the night, the Da-mascus High School football teamleaned on its run game. Led by theJake Funk-Jalen Christian duo, theSwarmin’ Hornets pounded away atthe Quince Orchard defense, rushinginside and outside en route to 170-plus yards on the ground.
But with a 7-3 lead, facing third-and-long in Cougars territory, the of-fense put the ball in the hands of itsfirst-year quarterback. The call was aplay-action pass, and after faking thehandoff, senior Derek Gibson threwthe ball toward the end zone, know-ing that’s where his star teammateJalen Christian would be, he said.Though it may have hit the ground,the third-quarter pass was ruled atouchdown, which gave Damascus(3-0) a pivotal six points in an 19-11victory over Quince Orchard (2-1) Fri-day in Gaithersburg.
“It was just very exhilarating,”Gibson said. “I’m very excited to beat[Quince Orchard].”
Gibson’s statistics won’t standout; he completed five passes for 67yards and ran for only six. But startinghis third game under center, ChaseWilliams’ (Class of 2014) replace-ment took care of the football andcame up with big plays in key situ-ations. Gibson, a former safety, hadanother third-and-long conversionwith a 10-yard run in the fourth quar-ter. That drive culminated in a 6-yardrun from Funk, who rushed for two
DamascusQB comesup clutch
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Damascus High School’S Jalen Christian car-ries the ball Friday against Quince Orchard.
See WATKINS MILL, Page B-2
See FOOTBALL, Page B-2
BY PRINCE J. GRIMES
STAFF WRITER
The Avalon School in Gaithers-burg and North Bethesda’s George-town Preparatory School share morethan just being private Catholic highschools. Each has a quarterbacknamed Strittmatter on their footballteam.
And yes, they’re brothers.Bryan Strittmatter is the start-
ing quarterback for Avalon and SeanStrittmatter has that responsibility atGeorgetown Prep.
This fall is a rarity for the Stritt-matter’s brothers because it’s one ofthe few times that they have playedfor different teams — even in highschool.
Bryan and Sean transferred totheir current schools this year af-ter finishing last year at WinstonChurchill in Potomac.
Sean, the youngest by 15 months,started seven games at quarterbackfor the Bulldogs. Bryan didn’t joinChurchill until later in the seasonafter spending the first part of theschool year as the starting quarter-back for Our Lady of Good Counselin Olney. Bryan Strittmatter said hewent to Good Counsel because heneeded a fresh start.
And despite backing up hisyounger brother, he said, “It was funto play on the same football teamagain.”
Brothers find a homeBryan Strit-tmatter losesthe ball as heis sacked byJustin Mulbah(center) andJames Patter-son (right).Above: SeanStrittmatterhands off toRyan Rudasill.
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After transferring, formerChurchill quarterbackssettle in at new schools
See BROTHERS, Page B-2
n Sophomore, Covenant Life gradswitched from defensive specialist to
setter this fall
BY KENT ZAKOURSTAFF WRITER
Over the summer, Montgomery College wom-en’s volleyball coach Amir Mafinejad consideredasking sophomore Nicole Couturier aboutmaking
a significant position change.And after looking over the roster, Mafinejad
approached and asked the 2013 Covenant LifeSchool graduate to move from defensive special-ist to setter.
“I hadn’t played setter in a few years,” Coutu-rier said. “So it was tough getting back in the flowof running the offense. There’s been a lot of hardwork and practice.”
By all accounts, Couturier has embraced andperformed well in her new position this fall. After
moving fromColorado prior to her high school ju-nior year, Couturier set, on occasion, at the Gaith-ersburg private school, but primarily played in theback row.
“She’s done great for us and I’m really proudof her for helping out the team,” Mafinejad said.“We told her she may be our starting setter andshe’s ran with it. She’s improved her serving anddefense and has done a great job setting the ball.
Setting up forMontgomery College volleyball
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touchdowns and 94 yards.“Him coming in, playing
quarterback, it just shows thathe’s an athlete. And he’s smart,he knows what to do in gameslike this,” said Christian, who
ran for 51 yards. “We saw, heran that to keep the drive alive.He’s just a tremendous ath-lete.”
Quince Orchard didn’tgo down without a fight. Fac-ing a 19-3 deficit, the Cougarsput together a quick, efficientfourth-quarter drive cappedoff by Eisley Kim’s 12-yard
rushing touchdown. After con-verting the 2-point conversion,they regained possession andhad a chance to tie the gamein the closing moments.
But Damascus thwartedthe comeback when a roamingAnthony Jordan interceptedCarson Knight’s pass to clinchthe victory, avenging last
year’s 7-6 loss to the Gaithers-burg school.
“We knew we had to comeout here and execute,” Jor-dan said. “We came out andexecuted and we did what wecould.”
Quince Orchard is sched-uled to play Col. ZadokMagruder in Derwood next
Friday.“We got to fix a couple
things, get the ball in the endzone, in the red zone, but I’mproud of how hard our kidsplayed for four quarters,” Cou-gars first-year coach John Kel-ley said.
“We’re still a young team.Learn from this, fix the mis-
takes.”Damascus is scheduled to
play Watkins Mill in Gaithers-burg next week.
“We got a lot to improve,but we’re doing good,” Gibsonsaid.
FOOTBALLContinued from Page B-1
scoring drive that closed outthe first half, Grant was ableto juke his way around sev-eral Wheaton defenders inthe backfield, set himself, anddeliver decisive strikes down-field, the final of which camein the form of a 6-yard pass toreceiver Day-Day Wims for a
crucial score.“He’s confident and he
makes smart decisions,” Of-futt said of his quarterback.“He knows what he’s doing.”
“We told our guys all weekthat [Grant] is elusive, he’stall, he’s athletic and he’s nota speedster but he’s smoothin how he moves,” Wheatoncoach Ernie Williams said afterthe game, admitting the focusof the gameplan was to stopthe freshman. “We [wanted]
to make sure we corralled himand got him on the ground.”
After answering an earlyWolverines score with a touch-down of their own late in thesecond quarter, the Wheatonoffense never got rolling in thesecond half, thanks in largepart to a number of untimelyturnovers. After the Knightsforced a three-and-out to startthe second half, a fumble deepin their own territory led toa quick Watkins Mill score.
Later in the second-half, whenWheaton’s no huddle offensehad just started to click, a de-flected pass attempt landed inthe hands of Wolverines’ freesafety Gradi Tshilombo, whopromptly took the ball back80 yards to give Watkins Mill acommanding 33-6 lead.
“For us it’s about us. We’vegot to become a more tightunit,” Williams said. “It’s beena struggle to get everybodyon the same page at the same
time.”The lone bright spot for
the Knights again came fromrunning back Dominyck Sims,who led all rushers with 158yards and two touchdowns on26 carries. Coming into Satur-day, the junior ranked amongthe county’s best, averagingmore than five yards per carry.
As satisfying as the sea-son’s first win may have beenfor Watkins Mill, the playersand coaches quickly shifted
the focus to next week’s talltask: Damascus. Still, Watsoninsisted that the assertivenesshe saw on the field Saturday isjust what the doctor ordered.
“Confidence -- that’s kindof what we needed to startwith,” Watson said. “Just to be-lieve that we can score, and wedid that today. I knew we coulddo that the whole time.”
WATKINS MILLContinued from Page B-1
Sean also attended GoodCounsel, as a freshman.
Sean said he and hisbrother discussed the sce-nario of competing beforeBryan transferred to Churchilland the main goal was to wingames.
“We talked before he cameover to Churchill and it wasmainly, we both wanted to beable to play and basically helpout the team in any way pos-sible and get some more wins,”Sean said.
Sean Strittmatter said that
every player on the team is likea brother, but having an actualbrother on the team is specialbecause you have someonewho can relate outside of theteam functions.
But the brothers’ reunionwas short-lived as they partedways again this summer.
They wanted to get backinto Catholic schools becauseit was a better environmentfor them athletically and aca-demically, Bryan said. So heenrolled at Avalon and Seanenrolled at Prep.
Going to different school’sensured they would bothhave a chance at playing andwouldn’t have to compete
against one another.Even though they can no
longer help each other directlyon the field, they still maketime to critique one another,Bryan said.
“After every game, we al-ways ask the other one to seethe others film and just watchit by ourselves and see whatthe other one’s doing,” Bryansaid.
“See how [Prep’s] offenseand how [Sean’s] progressingweek-by-week. I make sure Ialways watch — if I can’t makeit to the game, I watch it onhis [Hudl.com profile] and seewhat he’s improving and seehow the game’s going for him.”
And to this point, their cur-rent teams’ have enjoyed dif-ferent levels of success.
Following a 47-0 win overAnnapolis Area Christian onFriday, Avalon is now 3-1 onthe season.
Bryan, a senior who’smore of a dual-threat than hisbrother, appears to be as com-fortable as he’s ever been. Inthe team’s only loss this sea-son, to St. Vincent Pallotti ofLaurel, Bryan still completed16 of 18 pass attempts, includ-ing two touchdowns.
“When you make the tran-sition like I did, after freshmanyear to sophomore year, to beon varsity, the game for varsity
comes so much faster. And youhave to learn so much more,”Bryan said.
“Avalon, this is my firstyear learning this offense. Ittakes awhile to understand,but once you do, it makes thegame so much more simpler.”
Sean, a 6-foot-4 pocketpasser, was named the starterat Georgetown Prep followinga position competition thissummer, but his team droppedto 1-3 on Saturday after a 34-30loss to St. Stephen’s & St. Ag-nes. It was the second loss byone score.
He said he’s adjusted tothe speed of the varsity gameas well.
The biggest adjustment forthe Strittmatters will probablybe for the family in trying towatch them both play.
On weekend’s like this pastone, when they play on differ-ent days, the family can catchBryan and Sean play. But ondays when they play at thesame time, the family splits up,said John Strittmatter, their fa-ther.
“We split up. Mom goesone way, dad goes another,”John Strittmatter said.
BROTHERSContinued from Page B-1
improv-ing con-s t a n t l yand hasg r e a t
hands, but most importantly, she’swatching where people are and runningthe offense, directing people for plays.”
Couturier, who has 269 of the Rap-tors’ 274 assists this season and is amember of the Montgomery CollegeScholars program studying biochemis-try, has had to work with a raw and shortgroup of hitters.
Sophomore middle hitter KapriaRedparth (Takoma Academy) is the tall-est listed player on the roster at 5-foot-10 and has paced Montgomery College’sattack with 105 kills through Sunday.
“She’s been doing great,” Mafinejad
said. “Kapria has a lot of room to im-prove, but she’s a big factor for us onoffense right now. We try to set her asmuch as we can when she’s up in thefront row.”
Freshman opposite hitter NatalieSpeth (Seneca Valley), who was ex-pected to play libero before the seasonbegan, has also made key contributionsoffensively at opposite hitter (43 kills).Classmate outside hitter Katherine Liu(42, Winston Churchill) and sopho-more outside hitter Hiromi Konishi (33,Northwest), who is playing through aknee injury, have also chipped in. Allthree are listed 5-6 or shorter.
“We are short, but we are definitelygetting better as we get a feel for eachother,” Couturier said. “... We’re playingas hard and as best as we can.”
Montgomery College (6-7 overall,6-3 regular-season matches), whichwas missing three starters due to injuryor prior commitments, lost all four oftheir round-robin style matches in Sat-urday’s inaugural Raptors VolleyballInvitational. But Mafinejad remainsoptimistic. The Raptors went just 17-16last season, but, as the No. 4 and lowestseed, peaked at the right time to win theRegion XX/District G title and advanceto their second NJCAA Division III na-tional tournament.
“We’re keeping our fingers crossedeveryone stays healthy,” the seventh-year coach said. “We’ve told our playersthat it isn’t how you start, it is how youfinish the season playing your best.”
VOLLEYBALLContinued from Page B-1
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Montgomery College sophomore setter Nicole Couturier digs Thursday against CecilCollege.
WatkinsMill (1-2) won its first game of the seasonon Saturday inmajor fashion. TheWolverines de-featedWheaton 33-12.
On Friday,Our Lady ofGood Counsellost its first gameof the season.They ran into a
defense evenmore formidable than their own, in Gil-man, and failed to score a point in a 20-0 defeat.
Rash at Springbrookdelays game
Fridaynight’s gamebetweenSherwoodHigh Schoolandhost SpringbrookwaspostponeduntilMondaydue to a skin irritation scare for theplayers at the SilverSpring school.
According to Springbrook’s coachAdamBahr, staffmembers at Springbrook cleaned the locker roomwithan “appropriate disinfectant, inappropriately used.”
It resulted in rashes andburns onanumber of play-ers’ necks and shoulderswhere the shoulder pads sit,forcing them to seekmedical attention, Bahr said. Theteamhad to get newgear as a result and reschedule thegame.
A lot of players still weren’t able to suit-up forMon-day’s game, forcing Springbrook to call five junior var-sity players up for depth.
“Its been abizarreweek.My thoughts andprayersarewith the kidswhoare still affectedby the incident.Its been tough to focus on football as clearly, that’s be-come secondary,” Bahr said. “Weare also grateful to thestaff at Sherwoodwho [were] so accommodating in ourdesire to switch the game toMonday.”
Bahr saidhewas also grateful to the soccer teamfor re-arranging their schedule to accommodate thechange in the football schedule.
No game for KennedyWhile Springbrook got anopportunity tomakeup
last Friday’s game, JohnF. KennedyHigh Schoolwillhave to completely cancel their game this Friday againstNational ChristianAcademy.
Kennedy athletic director KenCudd cited a lack ofcommunication fromNCAas the reasonwhy.
After initially reaching out toKennedy to schedulethe September 26 game,NCA’s coach couldn’t be con-tacted, Cudd said.
He saidhe sent the contract for the game toNCA inJuly andnever heardback from the coach again, nor didhe receive the contract.
“Basedon the lack of any communication,wede-cidednot to count on them to showupandpulled theplug on the gamenow,”Cudd said.
Kennedyplayersmaybenefit fromaweekoff as itprovides anunprecedented amount of time to rest and
work on some things in between games.ButCuddagreed, net revenue for the athletic de-
partmentwill be affectedby the cancellationbecausethe gamewas supposed tobeoneof fivehome-gamesfor theCavaliers.
Military appreciation at Seneca ValleyTwo story-lines playedout at the SenecaValley and
Northwest gameonFriday.Thefirst andmost obviouswas the game,which is
annually played for theKing’s trophy, andwaswonbyNorthwest for a second consecutive season.
The secondwas SenecaValley’sMilitary Apprecia-tionNight,whichbegan a couple of hours before thegameand continued throughoutwithU.S. ArmyandSenecaValleyBoosterClub sponsored events.
This included a rockwall, football toss, veteranrecognitionduring the game, andU.S. Armymaterialgiveaways amongmanyother things.
Prior to the game, senior RonnieRamirezGarciawas awarded aplaque for best representing the sevencore values of theU.S. Army.
“Itwent great,” SenecaValley’s athletic directorJesse Irvin said. “The student body embraced it and itwas themost spirited I have seenour student section.”
Cutting it closeGeorgetownPrepdropped to 1-3 on the season
following a 34-30 loss to St. Stephen’s&St. Agnes onSaturday.
The gamewasPrep’s first Interscholastic AthleticConference football game since rejoining the IAC thisseason after a 10-year absence from the conference.
The four-point losswasPrep’s secondone-scoreloss of the season after losing toBishopMcNamara 27-21 onSeptember 6.
Their lonewin thus farwas a 27-26 gameover ForkUnionMilitary Academy.
Watkins Mill earns its first victory
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FEARLESS FORECASTSThe Gazette sports staff picks the
winners of this week’s football gamesinvolving Montgomery County teams.All games record includes picks madein Prince George’s County. Here arethis week’s selections:
Montgomery County recordAll games
St. Paul’s at LandonBlake at ClarksburgPaint Branch at ChurchillSpringbrook at BlairGaithersburg at NorthwestQuince Orchard at MagruderRichard Montgomery at SherwoodWalter Johnson at PoolesvilleWootton at WhitmanDamascus at Watkins MillNorthwood at EinsteinSeneca Valley at Bethesda-Chevy ChaseWheaton at RockvilleAvalon at St. John’s Catholic PrepFriendship Collegiate at BullisGood Counsel at GonzagaJohn F. Kennedy does not play this week
HOW THEY RANK
Also receiving votes: Seneca Valley 2; Paint Branch 1.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school footballteams in Montgomery County each week during the season.
Rank School Record Points
1. Northwest 3-0 60
2. Damascus 3-0 54
3. Good Counsel 3-1 48
4. Bullis 2-1 42
5. Sherwood 3-0 34
6. Quince Orchard 2-1 32
7. Montgomery Blair 2-1 24
8. Clarksburg 2-1 17
9. Churchill 3-0 13
10. Landon 3-1 3
STANDINGSMontgomery 3ADivision
Division OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk
Damascus 2-0 — 3-0 117 17 W3Seneca Valley 2-0 — 2-1 75 60 L1WatkinsMill 1-0 0.5 1-2 40 71 W1Rockville 1-1 1.0 2-1 95 75 W1Northwood 0-1 1.5 0-3 12 154 L3Einstein 0-2 2.0 0-3 13 90 L6Wheaton 0-2 2.0 0-3 24 87 L11
Montgomery 4AWestDivisionDivision OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk
Northwest 1-0 — 3-0 138 6 W9QuinceOrchard 1-0 — 2-1 78 52 L1Clarksburg 1-1 0.5 2-1 78 28 W2Gaithersburg 0-1 1.0 1-2 52 59 L1Magruder 0-1 1.0 1-2 19 80 L1
Montgomery 4A SouthDivisionDivision OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk
Churchill 3-0 — 3-0 115 14 W3Whitman 1-0 1.0 2-1 63 55 W1R.Montgomery 1-0 1.0 1-2 78 102 W1Wootton 2-1 1.0 2-1 68 59 L1B.-Chevy Chase 0-3 3.0 0-3 13 88 L3Walter Johnson 0-3 3.0 0-3 21 112 L12
Montgomery 4AEastDivisionDivision OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk
Paint Branch 3-0 — 3-0 84 21 W3Sherwood 2-0 1.0 3-0 103 19 W3Montgomery Blair 1-1 1.5 2-1 100 14 W1JamesH. Blake 0-1 2.0 1-2 50 49 W1John F. Kennedy 0-2 2.5 0-3 7 115 L5Springbrook 0-2 2.5 0-3 12 109 L4
Independent 2A schoolOverall
W-L PF PA StrkPoolesville 2-1 93 40 L1
Private schoolsOverall
W-L PF PA StrkGoodCounsel 3-1 81 39 L1Avalon 3-1 136 26 W2Landon 3-1 134 57 W2Bullis 2-1 73 68 W1Georgetown Prep 1-3 81 125 L3
LAST WEEK’S SCORESFriday’s gamesGilman 20, GoodCounsel 0Landon 42, Paul VI 13Paint Branch 43, Kennedy 7Clarksburg 26, Gaithersburg 6Blake 35,Magruder 0Northwest 46, Seneca Valley 6Churchill 35,Wootton 14RichardMontgomery 45,Walter Johnson 7Whitman 21, Bethesda-Chevy Chase 3Damascus 19, QuinceOrchard 11Rockville 35, Einstein 6SouthHagerstown 34, Poolesville 14Avalon 47, Annapolis Area Christian 0Bullis 30, St.Mary’s 20
Saturday’s gamesSt Stephen’s/St. Agnes 34, Georgetown Prep 30Blair 56, Northwood 0WatkinsMill 33,Wheaton 12
Monday’s gameSherwood 56, Springbrook 6
RushingPlayer, school Rushes Yards Avg. TDsDevonteWilliams, Bullis 61 528 8.7 5JoshuaHunter, Landon 33 496 15.0 4Dominyck Sims,Wheaton 75 439 5.9 3E.J. Lee, Northwest 33 425 12.9 5Kyle Green, QuinceOrchard 49 382 7.8 4Alex Fehlinger, R.Montgomery 54 342 6.3 3Adrian Feliz-Platt, Seneca Valley 28 309 11.0 3TreyWillis, Poolesville 43 297 6.9 3AndrewZuckerman, Churchill 35 292 8.3 4Colton Rupp, Landon 36 257 7.1 4
PassingPlayer, school Att.-Cmp. Yards Int. TDsChuck Reese, Rockville 71-121 899 2 10SamEllis,Wootton 64-112 736 2 4Neven Sussman, Sherwood 31-43 641 0 6DwayneHaskins Jr., Bullis 54-91 542 2 4Andres Castillo, GoodCounsel 33-56 478 2 5Jake Silverman, Blake 35-63 443 1 2Mark Pierce, Northwest 32-58 439 0 5DanonDavis-Cray,PaintBranch 29-56 420 1 3Evan Smith,Whitman 30-51 410 3 4StevenMorningstar, Poolesville 26-47 337 2 3
ReceivingPlayer, school Catches Yards Avg. TDsRyan Stango, Paint Branch 19 298 15.7 2Keon Paye, GoodCounsel 9 285 31.7 4Anthony Albert, Rockville 18 265 14.7 1DamaniNeal, Bullis 28 260 9.3 3Marcus Simms, Sherwood 14 453 32.4 4Louison Biama, Rockville 10 259 25.9 3Deondray Sumpter, Blake 11 236 21.5 2ChristianGreaves, Northwood 17 232 21.1 1AntonCasey,Whitman 11 185 16.8 1DamaniNeal, Bullis 20 182 9.1 2
Coaches and team statisticians may emailseason team statistics to [email protected] noon on Mondays to be included.
LEADERSUp for grabs
GEORGE P. SMITH/FOR THE GAZETTE
Walt Whitman High School’s Anton Casey (left) and Bethesda-Chevy Chase’s Sam Robinson go up for the ball during Friday’sfootball game in Bethesda. Visiting Whitman won, 21-3.
DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE
Springbrook’s Neiman Blain rolls out to pass againstSherwood during Monday’s football game.
FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
B Y P R I N C E J . G R I M E S
Freshman Elise Couturier hasbig shoes to fill as Gaithersburg’snew goalie. There are five four-year varsitymembers used toplaying in front of the same, expe-rienced keeper. But 2014 graduateMichaela Colon gave Couturierher stamp of approval duringtryouts and coach Greg Kenelsaid the youngster is taking largestrides every day.
After consecutive lopsidedwins, Gaithersburg has lost twostraight to Poolesville (2-0) andBethesda-Chevy Chase (1-0), butthose are two quality teams thathave outscored their opponentsa combined 33-4 and Kenel saidCouturier, who is a quick learner,held upwell.
Gaithersburg has only given upsix goals. Seniors JordanMengeand JaimeMontgomery havecombined for 17 of the Trojans’ 22goals. Menge has also tallied eightassists.
Richard Montgomerygets technical
TheRichardMontgomeryHighSchool girls soccer teamhasneverbeen short on athleticism, coachMonicaTarzy said, but past teamshavebeen comprisedmostly ofathletes turned soccer players forthe fall. This year’s squad, however,boastsmuchmore technical skillthroughout thefield than in recenthistory.
Thehigher percentage of year-roundplayers,manyofwhomaremembers of higher level club teams,has enabledRichardMontgomeryto employ amorepossession styleoffensepredicatedonworkingtheball around thefield. And it’sopenedupmore scoring chances,Tarzy said.
TheRockets (3-1 as of Sunday)have outscored their first four op-ponents, 10-5. Senior RowanGlasshas led thewaywith six goals.Junior VanessaMartinez has sur-faced as a reliable playmaker in thecentralmidfield. Brittany Fletcher’sspeed in thefinal third is also some-thingRichardMontgomeryhasbeenplaying to, Tarzy said.
It’s a numbers gamefor Springbrook
It would’ve been difficult forthe SpringbrookHigh School girlssoccer team to take a step backfrom awinless 2013 but the BlueDevils have takenmore than onestep forward early this fall. And itstarted with increased numbers attryouts— the roster has jumpedfrom 12 to 23 players.
Springbrook (3-2 as of Sun-day) has already won threemoregames than it did its entire seasona year ago. In the Blue Devils’ firstfive contests, they have scored 10goals, more than double last year’stotal of four goals. Springbrook hasgiven up an average of three goalsin its first five contests, nearlythree less than last year’s average.
Sophomore goalieMercyAkedehasplayed amajor part in that,coachLauren-AshleyMinor said.
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KEEPING IT BRIEF HOW THEY RANKBoys soccer1. Georgetown Prep2. Whitman3. Magruder4. Walter Johnson5. Blair
n Best bet: Whitmanat Einstein, noonSaturday. High-scoringTitans host red-hotVikings in matchupfeaturing two ofcounty’s top teams.
Girls soccer1. Good Counsel2. Bethesda-Chevy Chase3. Winston Churchill4. Walt Whitman5. Poolesville
n Best bet: BishopMcNamara atAcademy of theHoly Cross, 4 p.m.,Tuesday. Two WCACfoes are lookingto move up in theconference.
Girls volleyball1. Holy Cross2. Sherwood3. Gaithersburg4. Wootton5. Northwest
n Best bet:Gaithersburg atWootton, 6:30 p.m.Friday. After puttingaway Northwest instraight games lastweek, the Trojansface another toughroad test early in theseason against theunbeaten Patriots.
Field hockey1. Good Counsel2. Wootton3. Holy Cross4. Poolesville5. Bullis
n Best bet: WalterJohnson at Poolesville,6:30 p.m. Friday.Falcons (3A) hostWildcats (4A) inmatchup featuring twoof county’s top publicschool teams.
MC men’s soccer coach takes Gallaudet jobMontgomery Collegemen’s soccer coach Pedro Braz was recently
named to the same position at Gallaudet University. Braz, who is ex-pected to finish out the 2014 seasonwith the Raptors, will be restart-ing a program in 2015 that has not fielded a varsity team since the2012 season.
“It will be a challenge starting a brand new program, going to bea lot of work and a different environment,” said Braz, who added hewill have to learn American Sign Language.
Braz guided the Raptors to a 22-2 record last fall and aNo. 2 na-tional ranking.
—KENT ZAKOUR
Sherwood volleyball reigns at Magruder InvitationalThe SherwoodHigh School volleyball team took home the first
place trophy at Saturday’s 17th annual Col. ZadokMagruder Invita-tional tournament, defeating Frederick County’s Urbana, 25-23, 25-16 in the titlematch.
“[The girls] are learning on a very, very quick scale,” first-yearcoach Ben Sanger said. “Everything we’re seeing in practice is trans-lating over to the court and it justmakesme proud because it’s show-ing that we’re being effective. That shows on the scoreboard.”
Montgomery Blair’s Jade Liu andMagruder’s Becky Smith joinedSherwood’sMeganWilson and Kerra Tirado on the all-tournamentteam. Kaiya Heylinger-Powell, a 6-foot-2 sophomoremiddle hitterfor theWarriors, took home the tournament’sMost Valuable Playeraward.
“Kaiya is probably one of the strongest players in the county,”Sanger said. “If she can get her bodyweight behind the ball andswing, there’s very few people whowill be able to dig that ball up.”
—ADAM GUTEKUNST
Clarksburg field hockey gets a lessonOn Saturday, the Clarksburg High School field hockey teamwent
to Leonardtown and predictably suffered a 4-0 defeat against thecompetitive out-of-county squad. But in that blowout loss was alearning experience; it forced the team to “play honest defense” andavoid ball watching, coach Sissy Natoli said.
It didn’t take long for the Coyotes to respond. Later that after-noon, they defeated Col. ZadokMagruder of Derwood, 4-0, improv-ing their record to 4-2 as ofMonday.
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
Springbrook grad selected to Washington SpiritAfter twoNationalWomen’s Soccer League seasonswith the Bos-
ton Breakers, 2000 SpringbrookHigh School graduate Joanna Lohmanwill call theMaryland SoccerPlex in Boyds home once again. It wasannounced by the league last week that Lohman, amidfielder, was se-lected by theGermantown-basedWashington Spirit off waivers.
Lohman, who spent timewith theWashington Freedom andD.C.UnitedWomen,made 14 starts for Boston in 2014 and scored a goal.She was amember of the U-21U.S.Women’s National Team from2000-05 and has seven caps for the USWNT.
— JENNIFER BEEKMAN
Whitman junior hits an aceWaltWhitman High School junior Kevin Keane shot a hole in one
at the Germamtown BrettonWoods golf course in competition thispast week, according to AndyWetzel, Whitman’s athletic director.The ace helpedWhitman finish in a tie for first place.
—PRINCE J. GRIMES
TheGaithersburgHigh Schoolboys soccer teamhasbeendecimatedby injuries, losinghalf of its startinglineup.
Nothing catastrophic; threesprained ankles and ahamstring,coachMatt Bowling said. But theshorthandedTrojans havebeenwith-out someof their top contributors,including goalkeeperChristianReyes(ankle) and strikerGustavoGarcia(hamstring).
But that’d behard to tell basedoffthe early-season results, as theTrojans— leaning on seniorsMaxBoimovandNeal Iannone—are off to a 4-2start as ofMonday.
“I think it’s remarkable consider-ing the adversity the teamhashad todealwith,” Bowling said. “... It’s beena total teamapproach to try and solvetheproblem.”
Wheaton turns it aroundTheWheatonHigh School boys
soccer teamwent into the yearwithanew set of starters after graduating10 seniors, and that inexperiencewasexposedduring their preseason scrim-mages,which included a 7-1 loss toRichardMontgomery andablowoutloss againstGaithersburg.
“Wewere really bombedby a cou-ple teams,” coachOscar Amaguanasaid. “Letme tell you, itwas ugly.”
But that slow start, it turnedout,was exactlywhat the Silver Springschool needed. Following theTrojansloss, theKnightsmade somechanges,moving twoof itsmidfielders—NaolMeKonnen,Carlos Flamenco—todefense andputting its sophomore,ArthurNganou, at center back. Theresult has been a 4-1 start (as ofMon-day),with two shutouts and just sixgoals allowed.
“It’sworking. The kids are follow-ingdirections, playing together keep-ing their shape…we’re heading in theright direction,” Amaguana said.
Sandy Spring Friendsfind balance
TheSandy Spring Friends School(SSFS) boys soccer teamhas anewlook after reaching thePotomacVal-leyAthleticConference tournamentchampionship game in 2013.
And itmight be abetter one.
Without last season’s leadingscorer KeenanSmith (Class of 2014),theWildebeests have turned to amorebalanced attack,with several differentscoring options.
The result: a 4-1 start (as ofMon-day) that includes a victory overOurLadyofGoodCounsel.
AmongSSSF’s key contribtuors arejuniormidfielder/forward JakeCrimand seniormidfielder JacobPetrucci;coach Jeff Rohrman saidhe expectsCrim, 6-foot-2, to shouldermuchoftheburden this season.
Rohrman said SSFS’s depthonof-fensehas been key to thequick start.“I’ve got three or four guys that canscore for us sowe’re not as reliant ononeplayer… in someways,we’re abetter team,”Rohrman said. “... It’s areal different dynamic.”
Northwest puts it togetherNothing like anail-biting victory
over an eliteMontgomeryCounty op-ponent to lift the spirits of a strugglingNorthwestHigh School boys soccerteam.
Playing SherwoodonFriday, theJaguars escapedwith a 2-1 victory—thefirst of the season for theGerman-town school.
EmilOwusu andHenryGomezbothhad goals in the victory over theOlney school; Gomez’s cameonapenalty kick.
“Weplayedprettywell,”North-west coachKertMease said. “I thinkthat things are starting to come to-gether a little bit.”
Walter Johnson bouncesback in a big way
TheWalter JohnsonHigh Schoolboys soccer teamneeded every sec-ondof its Saturdaymatch againstGonzaga. As time expired in the sec-ondhalf, Giles Beven served aball toMalcolmDjiki, who scoredhis firstvarsity goal to send the game intoovertime. TheWildcatswould getanother timely goal in the 96thmin-ute; this one—another first—camefrom junior forwardDanielHart, andit gave theBetesda school its fifthstraight victory after getting blownoutin its season-opener—a5-0 loss toHighPoint inBeltsville.
“They’re starting to seewhere thepayoff is ofworkinghard. I keep tell-ing them, ‘high school ball, it’s verydifferent fromaclub atmosphere.Sometimes it does comedown towork rate, intensity and just that senseof urgency,’ coachHectorMoralessaid. “When theydo that,when theyplay in that style andmanner, they’vereally been able to put together thosegoodhalves of play.”
G’burg winning, despite injuries
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The Mayor and Council and Planning Commission of the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland, will conducta joint public hearing on Master Plan Amendment MP-1-14 to incorporate Environment & Sustainability,
an element of the City’s 2009 Master Plan, onMONDAY
NOVEMBER 17, 2014AT 7:30 P.M.
or as soon thereafter as this matter can be heard in the Council Chambers at31 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Gaithersburg, as an incorporated city, is subject to the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.Codified in Land Use Division I, §3-102(a)(1)(vi) Elements-Municipal Corporations requires the development of aSensitive Areas Element as part of the City’s comprehensive master plan. Environment & Sustainability fulfills the
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Environment & Sustainability is the last element of the 2009 Master Plan update to be reviewed. Environment &Sustainability, will present recommendations for the City’s continued stewardship of its environmental resources
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n Company one of the firstto can instead of bottle
Sly Fox Brewery in Pott-stown, Pa., is a rapidly growingbrewery now selling in fivestates in the Mid-Atlantic regionas well as New York and Wash-ington, D.C. Starting as a Phoe-nixville, Pa., brewpub in 1996,the production brewing facilitywas added in 2004 and relo-cated and expanded in 2012.Brewing in 2014 is expected tobe 21,000 barrels, about a 40percent growth over 2013.
Sly Fox produces five year-round beers: Phoenix Pale Ale,Helles Golden Lager, Route113 IPA, 360 IPA, and their bestselling Pikeland Pils, a GreatAmerican Beer Festival goldmedal winner. The breweryalso makes five seasonal beers:Oktoberfest Lager, Odyssey Im-perial IPA, Christmas Ale, RoyalWeisse, and Grisette, a relativeof the Belgian Saison style.
Brewmaster Brian O’Reillyhas been with Sly Fox since2002 and is noted for his inter-pretations of classic Belgian andGerman styles. The brewerybottles a number of specialtybeers during the year totaling40-50 styles in 2013, about halfof which are available com-mercially in cans or 22-ouncebottles, with the remainder onlysold on draft.
Sly Fox was the first brewery
in the Mid-Atlantic region toinstall a canning line and manyof its beers are available only incans.
GrisetteWorkingClass Ale(5.6 percent alcohol by vol-ume, ABV) is an unusual styleoriginally brewed for consump-tion by Belgian miners ratherthan the related Saison stylewhich was designed for farmworkers. Grisette has a sweetmalt and light lemon nose. Verysmooth throughout, it has anunderstated sweet malt frontwith a tempered melange ofcitrus fruits including orange,grapefruit and lemon. Thelemon citrus ebbs as the maltincreases in the middle. A softearthiness emerges along with apleasant tartness in the finish asthe citrus fades completely. Inthe aftertaste the tartness staysand lingers while the other fla-vors wane. Ratings: 8.5/7.5.
SaisonVos (6.9 percentABV) has a honey, earthy andyeasty aroma which presages amild earthy front with a cordialtartness and a hint of peach/apricot. The effervescent mid-dle adds a wisp of sweet malt. Inthe finish a muted tangy bite isjoined by a touch of bitter hops
Sly Fox Brewery bringsaward-winning flavorto Mid-Atlantic region
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n E.B. White’s classicstory is told through
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BY KIRSTY GROFF
STAFF WRITER
Join a “Little” mouse on abig journey when AdventureTheatreMTC launches its 2014-2015 season with its productionof “Stuart Little.”
Based on the 1945 E.B.White novel of the same name,the musical focuses on TheLittle family of New York City,consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Lit-tle, their son George Little andtheir adopted son, the mousenamed Stuart.
After his feathered friendMargalo disappears, he em-barks on an adventure outsideof his home to find her. Whilehis small size is an obstacle, itcan’t get in the way of his deter-mination.
“It’s a fun story, fast-pacedand very much in the spirit ofwhat I gravitate toward,” saiddirector Chris Hovde, “whichis letting the audience bringtheir imagination to the storyrather than doing everythingfor them.”
The cast consists of fivedifferent actors playing mul-tiple parts – all except for StuartLittle, who is played by ChrisDinolfo. According to Hovde,Dinolfo’s craftsmanship andpresence made him a perfectmatch for the role of the adven-turous rodent. From there, therest of the cast fell into place.
“The four ensemble char-acters, we cast around our lead
Stuart,” said Hovde. “They’refunny, adventurous, and theyhave wild imaginations them-selves — they cast themselves,essentially.”
Eachof the ensemblemem-bers play multiple roles, usingcostumes — and a bit of imagi-nation—to transform fromonecharacter to another. Everyonecomes together in support ofStuart, who encounters a newset of hurdles toovercomeonce
he steps outside of his house.“I think every play out there
helps us have a window intohow someone else feels beinghuman and the challenges thatcome with that,” he said. “Weget to experience Stuart expe-riencing a lot of different thingsfor the first time and see howhe deals with adversity, and thechance to see his discoveries is
Imaginations come in all shapes, sizes
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The Little family — made up of Mr. and Mrs. Little, played by Andrew Ferlo and Tracey Farrar; George, played byPhilip Reid; and adopted second child-mouse Stuart Little, played by Chris Dinolfo — gathers in their New Yorkapartment in the Adventure Theatre Musical Theater Company production of “Stuart Little.”
STUART LITTLEn When: Now through Oct. 26;
check Web site for times
n Where: Adventure TheatreMTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo
n Tickets: $19
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DANCESSocial Ballroom Dance, 8:30 to
11 p.m., Sept. 24 ($16); TeaDance,12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ($6), Sept.25;West Coast SwingDancingwithDance JamProductions, 9 p.m.,Drop-in lessons 7:30 to 9 p.m.($15), Sept. 26; LatinNight withMr.Mambo, 8 to 10 p.m.work-shops, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. dance ($18for workshop and dance, $15 fordance only after 10 p.m.), Sept. 27;Social BallroomDance, 8 p.m., freerumba lesson at 7 p.m. ($16), Sept.28; Social BallroomDance, 8:30p.m., “step of the evening”WestCoast Swingmini-lesson at 8:15p.m. ($16); TeaDance, 12:30 to 3:30p.m. ($6), Oct. 2, 2126 IndustrialHighway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181, hollywoodballroomdc.com.
Scottish Country Dancing, 8to 10 p.m.Mondays, steps andformations taught. No experience,partner necessary, T-39 BuildingonNIH campus,Wisconsin Av-enue and SouthDrive, Bethesda,240-505-0339.
Glen Echo Park is at 7300 Ma-cArthur Blvd.
Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays,8:15 p.m. beginner lesson, 9 to11:30 p.m. dancing toDJs, GlenEcho Park’s Spanish BallroomAn-nex, $8, capitalblues.org.
Contra, Sept. 26, GeorgeMar-shall andWild Asparaguswith AnnPercival on piano and guitar, DavidCantieni onwinds, Becky Tracy onfiddle, GeorgeMarshall on concer-tina and bodhran, Glen Echo ParkSpanish Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $10,fridaynightdance.org.
English Country, Sept. 24, Jo-seph Pimentel caller, 8 p.m., GlenEcho TownHall (upstairs), fsgw.org.
Swing and Lindy, Oct. 17, Swing&Blues Crossover with Josh Fi-alkoff & the Fried Bananas, eveningstarts with beginning swing lessonfrom8 to 9 p.m., follwed by danc-ing from9 p.m. tomidnight. $18,$12 17 and under. Glen Echo ParkSpanish Ballroom, flyingfeet.org.
Waltz, Oct. 5, Valse Impressionswith Katie Davis Henderson (fid-dle), Carrie Rose (flute), Liz Don-aldson (piano), and RalphGordon(bass); Oct. 19, RhapsodywithMarty Taylor (winds, concertina),AlexanderMitchell (fiddle,mando-lin), DaveWiesler (piano, guitar),RalphGordon (bass), waltztimed-ances.org.
Irish Dancing, “Ring of KerryIrishDance class winter sessionbegan on Sept. 9. Dancersmeet onTuesday’s fromSeptember untilmid-December at RidgeviewMid-dle School. Beginning class startsat 7 p.m., followed by themoreexperienced class at 8:05 p.m. Costis $40.We do ceili and set dancesand no partner is required to enjoythe lessons. Formore information,email Jean at [email protected] visit ringofkerrydancers.org. Dancersmust be at least 8years old to senior. Anyone under16must be accompanied by anadult.
MUSICBethesda Blues & Jazz Sup-
per Club, Bumper Jacksons, Sept.24; Chaise Lounge, Sept. 25; DukeRobillard Bandwith Andy PoxonBand, Sept. 26; Be’la Dona, Sept.27; Dionne Farris with the RussellGunnQuartet, Sept. 28; ParthenonHuxley & Friends, Oct. 2, The CelticTenors, Oct. 3, call for prices, 7719WisconsinAve., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com.
BlackRock Center for theArts, District Comedy, Sept. 27;Salsa and BachataDance Party,Oct. 3; The Spencers’ Theatre ofIllusion, Oct. 4 and 5; An EveningwithGrouchoMarx, Oct. 17, 12901TownCommonsDrive, German-town. 301-528-2260, blackrockcen-ter.org.
Fillmore Silver Spring, SnarkyPuppy, Sept. 26; 80s vs. 90sDanceParty w/BizMarkie, Sept. 27; TheBYTBentzen Ball Comedy Festival,Oct. 2; Concert for Ebola Relief,Oct. 3; Baby LovesDisco, Oct. 4; Ri-val SonswithMonster Truck, Oct.4; Ab-Soul, Oct. 5, 8656 ColesvilleRoad, Silver Spring. fillmoresilver-spring.com.
Strathmore, Afternoon Tea,1 p.m., Sept. 24; Sami Yusuf, 8p.m., Sept. 26; BSO: RachmaninoffSymphonyNo. 1, 8 p.m., Sept. 27;International Tea, 1 p.m., Sept. 30;International Tea, 1 p.m., Oct. 1;Bill Cosby, 8 p.m., Oct. 2, call forvenue. Locations:Mansion, 10701Rockville Pike, North Bethesda;Music Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,301-581-5100, strathmore.org.
ON STAGEAdventure Theatre-MTC, “Stu-
art Little,” throughOct. 26, call forprices, times, Adventure TheatreMTC, 7300MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho, 301-634-2270, adventurethe-atre-mtc.org.
Imagination Stage, “TheNightFairy,” throughOct. 26, call forprices, times, Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imag-inationstage.org.
Olney Theatre Center, “Colos-sal,” throughOct. 5, call for prices,
times, 2001Olney-Sandy SpringRoad, Olney, 301-924-3400, olney-theatre.org.
The Puppet Co., “Rapunzel,”throughOct. 12; 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.
Round House Theatre,Bethesda, “Fool for Love,” throughSept. 27, call for show times, 4545East-West Highway, Bethesda. $15for general admission, $10 for sub-scribers, patrons 30 and youngerand seniors. 240-644-1100, round-housetheatre.org.
Silver Spring Black Box The-atre, CarpeDiemArts presents AnEvening at the Black Boxwith LisaJaeggi, LEA and Audrey Engdahl,7:30 p.m., Sept. 28, 8641 ColesvilleRoad, Silver Spring, 301-588-8277,[email protected].
Silver Spring Stage, “God ofCarnage,” throughOct. 11,Wood-moor Shopping Center, 10145Colesville Road, Silver Spring, seewebsite for show times, ssstage.org.
VISUAL ARTAdah Rose Gallery, “So IWill
Let It (TheUglyWallpaper) Aloneand Talk About TheHouse,”through Sept. 28, 3766HowardAve., Kensington, 301-922-0162,adahrosegallery.com
Glenview Mansion, The Sumi-eSociety, through Sept. 26, RockvilleCivic Center Park, 503 EdmonstonDrive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov.
Marin-Price Galleries, JosephHolston, throughOct. 15, 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,Featured Artist: Robin Frosh,through Sept. 28,Monday throughSaturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,WestfieldWhea-tonMall, 11160 Viers Hill Road,Wheaton,montgomeryart.org.
VisArts, IntimateWaterscapes -TheWork of Julius Kassovic, to Oct.5; Fire from the Forge—ATributeto KomeliaHongjaOkim, toOct.5, Gibbs Street Gallery, 155GibbsSt., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visart-satrockville.org.
Washington Printmakers Gal-lery, The Painterly Print Exhibi-tion, Linda Rose Larochelle, artist,through Sept. 28, Pyramid AtlanticArt Center, second floor, 8230Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, wash-ingtonprintmakers.com.
ET CETERAThe Writer’s Center, 4508
Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-654-8664, writer.org.
IN THE ARTS
beautiful.”As the original book was written in the mid-
40s, the musical retains a sense of a bygone era, amore carefree timewheremake-believewasmorecommon than staying at home watching televi-sion.
“It has a nostalgia for a time where thereweren’t cell phones or video games,” said Hovde,“andwhenkidshada freeday theywoulduse theirimaginations. Kids could really invest in play time,and I think that’s something amazing about thepiece, the imagination and the playfulness of let-ting kids be kids.”
Hopefully the adults in the audience will beflooded with memories of a childhood withoutworries, while children viewing the musical willbecome invested in Stuart’s adventure and usetheir imaginations right alongside him as theviewers cheer him on during his journey throughadversity.
“One of the lines says it’s the fantastical storyof a most remarkable mouse,” he said,” and it re-ally is. I think we can see ourselves in Stuart inmanyways, and it’s a beautiful aspect of the piece,being able to see the world from someone else’seyes— especially someone littler than us.”
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and a nuance of orange peel zestiness. The af-tertaste presents restrained increases in both theorange zestiness and bitter hops.Ratings: 7/7.5.
Pikeland Pils (4.9 percent ABV) has a honeyand sweetmalt bouquet. The genial sweetmaltfront has themalt increasing a shadewith asplash of bitter hops in themiddle. The bitterhops grow a pinch in the finish and continue toincrease tomedium in the aftertaste which has alingering dryness.Ratings: 8.5/8.5.
Route 113 IPA (7 percent ABV). The citrus,malt and bitter hop nose leads to a front withnotes of sweetmalt and bitter hops that are aboutequal and balance one another. Themalt in-creases a bit in themiddle, followed by the hopselevating in the finish, bringing this IPA almostinto balance with an edge to the hops. Themalttapers in the aftertaste with the bitter hops com-ing to the forefront.Ratings: 8.5/8.5
Incubus (10.3 percent ABV) is a Belgiantripel that begins with an enticing aromaticmixof gentle orange and lemon citrus and a sugges-
tion ofmalt. These are reflected in the subduedorange, lemon and honey front which lasts intothemiddle andmodest crisp finish. Affable bitterhops enter in the aftertaste which shows no evi-dence of the dangerously high alcohol level of thiswell crafted tripel.Ratings: 8/8.5.
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The beer from Sly Fox Brewery in Pottstown, Pa., isstarting to attract attention in the Mid-Atlantic.
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Chris Dinolfo as Stuart Little and Andrew Ferlo as Dr.Carey, owner of the Wasp sailboat, meet at the CentralPark pond to beat a competitor in the Adventure TheatreMusical Theater Center production of “Stuart Little.”
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Sometimes the goals in yourlife comewith consequences.Doesn’tmean you don’t tryeverything in your power toachieve your dream, it justmeans youmight have someobstacles and trials along theway.Such is the story Valencia,
a Honduran immigrant whodreams of coming to theUnitedStates to start a new life in “LaBestia: SweetMother, An Im-migrant’s Tale,” amusical anddance performance set to takeplace at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdayat The Theater at the TakomaPark Community Center.The piece, which debuted in
New York’s East Village earlierthis year, has played at Theaterfor the NewCity and 14th StreetY Theater, both in New York.DesireeMiller (cello), Becca
Weiss (singer) and TomBlock(libretto) are behind themusicwhile Liz Higgins will performher own original choreogra-phy, which she created for this
show. Higgins has danced forthe prestigious Nikolai DanceCompany.Running time for the show
is 50minutes. Suggested dona-tions are $10 and CDswill bemade available for $5. Formore information, visittakomaparkmd.gov or call301-891-7100.
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PHOTO FROM THE THEATER AT THE TAKOMA PARK
A bit of New York City’s East Villagecomes to Takoma Park on Saturdayfor “La Bestia: Sweet Mother, AnImmigrant’s Tale.”
There are one-hitwondersand then there’s BizMarkie. Andthat’s not a bad thing.Back in the late 1980s, Biz
Markie becameahouseholdnamewith the release of his song“Just a Friend.” You’ve heard thesong. Trustme. If not, look it uponYouTube. In the video,Mar-kie is playing apianowearing aBeethovenwig. Yep, again, itwasthe 1980s. Thingswerewild andcrazy back then, kids.Markie is set to guestDJ the
Fillmore Flashback: 80s vs. 90sDanceParty at the Fillmore Sil-ver Spring onSaturday.Markiewill be there alongwithTheNewRomance andHere’s To theNight.Since “Just a Friend,” topped
out atNo. 9 on theBillboardcharts,Markie has kept busy,releasingnewmusic and,mostrecently,working andperform-ingwithDJ Lance andall of theYoGabbaGabba’s onNickel-odeonandNick Jr. ConsideringMarkie’s goofy look and silly de-meanor,working ona children’sshow is probably his greatestidea.Tickets for the showare
$22 and it’s general admission,so standing roomonly at theFillmore. Formore information,visit fillmoresilverspring.comorcall 301-960-9999.
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Popular musician Biz Markie will bethe host of the 80s vs. 90s DanceParty at the Fillmore Silver Springon Saturday.
The folks behind the rootsmusic groupBumper Jacksons,whenaskedhow theywouldde-scribe theirmusic, cando it in threewords: It’s a party.WhenBumper Jacksons in-
volved, it usually is. Theband is setto performonWednesday at theBethesdaBlues and Jazz SupperClub.The six-piece group is ledby
Jess EliotMyhre,whoprovides thevocals aswell as the clarinet and
washboard. Since teamingupwithChrisOusley (guitar, vocals) thebandhas addedAlex Lacquement(bass), BrianPriebe (trombone),DaveDaley (pedal steel anddobro)andDanCohan,whobrings thesubtle sounds of the suitcase to themix.Hey, they’re colorful, they’retalented and they’re fun.Tickets for the showare just
$10. Formore information, visitbethesdabluesjazz.comor call240-330-4500.
Rubber baby buggyBumper Jacksons
BumperJacksonswill takethe stageat theBethesdaBlues andJazz SupperClub onWednesday.PHOTO BYMICHAEL O.SNYDER
More times thannot, theshows performed at theOlneyTheatre Center are so good,the theater has no choice butto extend the run of the per-formance just so everyone hasa chance to see it.“Colossal” is no exception,
as its run has been extendedthrough Sunday, Oct. 5.The show,which is having
its rolling premiere inOlney,tackles a lot of tough situa-tions – sexuality,masculinity,disability and family life – for afootball playerwhowas para-lyzed during a gameprotect-ing one of his teammates.“Colossal” is different in
that there are actual footballplayers…well, actors por-traying football players…onstage during the show. They’redressed in pads and are readyto be inserted into any gameday lineup.While chances are always
goodOlneywill extended therun a second time, it’s best not
to take the risk. Now is a greattime to head over there to seethe show for yourself.Tickets for the showvary
in price from$42 to $65.Formore information, visitolneytheatre.org or call301-924-3400.
‘Colossal’ extends the drive
PHOTO BY STAN BAROUH
Marcus (Jon Hudson Odom) and the Players await the next play in OlneyTheatre Center’s production of Colossal.
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GAITH: 4br/2fba/ 2hbaTH nr Rio, Schl, ShopsBus. RenovatedAppl/crpt $2200 HOCNS/NP. 301-996-6113
GAITHERSBURG-5 bd 3.5 bath, EU TH,$2750 + Sec dep$3000, Sec 8 OK, HWfloors, fully finishedbsmt 301-785-3888
GAITHERSBURG:Nr Kentlands. 3BR/2.5full ba fin wlk out bsmt,fenched backyard$1850 301-379-0025
GERM: 3BR, 2.5BA,TH Fpl, w/d, privatepatio, wood floor, walkto School. OpenHouse 09/20 11a-6p$1,800 240-731-7630
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GERMANTOWN:Lge 2Br 2Ba, W/D,pool, exercise rmstorage, Avl Oct.$1400 301-972-2493
MONT. VILLAGE:TH, 3Br, 2FBa, 2 HBa,bsmnt,HOC OK nr bus& shop $1850 301-787-7382 or 301-787-7583
MONT VILLAGE:TH 4Br, 2.5Ba (reno-vated) fin bsmt, grg,nr shops, I270. $2000+ utils HOC okCall: 240-372-0532
POOLESVILLE:3br 2.5ba RemodeldTH $1350 + utilsNS/NP Avail. Nov 1st.240-876-9627
SILVER SPRING:3Br, 2.5Ba, newly ren-ovated, 1st mo free for2 yr lease, $1700/moCall: 301-503-9262
MT AIRY: 4 B r ,3.5Ba, nr Rt 70, nrTwin Arch ShoppingCtr, 1350 sq ft, $1700+ util 240-426-7771
GAITHERSBURG-2bd/1 ba ground floorapt $875 + Utilitiesclose to metro & marctrain. 301-785-0242
BOWIE: Bsmt inSFH, $850/mo inc util,Free Cable. NS/NPAvailable October 1stCall: 301-509-3050
BELTSVILLE: 1br,1ba Condo. $1300utils incl. Close to Bus& Shops. HOC Ok.W/D in condo. Call240-506-1386
GAITHERBURG Lg2Br/2Ba +Den in VillaRidge, new Kit nrmetro $1750 util inclHOC 240-994-9993
GERMANTOWN:2BR, 2BA conv loca-tion, walk toshops, patio, out-side storage, waterincl $1,500/mo Call:202-257-0184
GERMANTOWN:2Br, 2Ba, frplc, grgpool, Washer/dryer, nrWegmans & 1270,$1800/month + utilCall: 301-717-0544
MV: Newly Reno 2br,2ba, W/D, w-w carpet.$1450 utils incl. Walkto Bus & Shops.NS/NP. 301-540-8177
ROCKVILLE: Large2Br, 1Ba Condo, closeto Metro, $1450/permonth, util includedCall: 240-353-8500
ASPEN HILL: privroom w/own bath,$750/month inc util,Wifi and W/D - NP/NSCall: 301-804-7350or 240-330-2330
BELPRE/S.S.: THRooms/ share BA, utilsincl. $500 N/S/ N/P, NrBus & Metro. Avail.Now. 301-915-7264
BOYDS: walk outbasement w/2 bed.$1,200 incl utils. Busaccess. NS/NP. 301-717-6866/301-502-9706
DERWOOD: M/F. 1BR & den, pvt entry &ba, $925 (all utils.incl.), wifi/cable NP,NS. 240-620-5564
GAITH: 3 Rooms inTH: shr Ba $600 eachplus shared utliitiesPlease call: 240-305-6331
GAITHERSBURG:1bedroom in TH, nearbus line, $650 + util &Sec Dep. Avail immedCall: 301-440-4189
GAITHERSBURG:1Br, priv Ba in 2 Brapt, nr bus, W/D, sin-gle person, $600 incutils 301-377-3828
GAITH: Furnishedroom for rent $525 permo utils incl, w/d, ca-ble, sec. dep req Call240-477-4338
GAITH: M ale/Fem toshare 1 BR in TH.Near bus line. N/s,N/p. $450/m Util incl.301-675-0538
GAITH:M BRs $430+440+475+555+ MaidNs/Np, nr 270/370/Busshops, quiet, conv.SecDep 301-983-3210
GAITH: prvt ent., nrb u s / s h o p / m e t r o ,W/D/kit $550 utils incl,Wi-Fi & Direct TV op-tional 240-821-3039
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GERMANTOWN:1Br in TH, shrd Bafemale, No smoking,No Pets $470/mo + utilCall: 240-401-3522
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MV: TH, large BRnewly painted $550utils, Cable & I-netincl. near Bus/ShopsAvail. 240-848-4797
ROCK: Close to As-pen Hill ShoppingCenter. Lg BR in WlkBsmt. Prv BA, ent. Fe-male. 240-701-2141
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SS/COLESVILLE:MBR w/priv Ba, LrgSFH, NS/NP, $800 incutils/int, nr ICC, 495 &Metro 301-861-9981
WHEATON: Malepref non-smoker, 1BR,shr BA, near metro,$525/mnth util incl+dep 301-933-6804
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Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a pub-lic hearing will be held before the Director of Transportation (or his designee) at 3:00p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2014, in the first floor auditorium of the Executive OfficeBuilding at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850 to consider a proposal to re-place Pennyfield Lock Road Bridge No. M-0198B over unknown stream near an en-trance to the Chesapeake and Ohio National Historic park and Trail, a public highwaybridge located in Potomac, Maryland in the 6th Election District.
Project files are available for examination in the offices of the Department of Transporta-tion, Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE), 4th Floor, 100 Edison Park Drive,Gaithersburg, Maryland. The phone number is 240-777-7220. Written comments forconsideration by the Public Hearing Officer may be submitted to Bruce E. Johnston,Chief, Division of Transportation Engineering, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878. Interpreter services will be provided for the deaf or hearing impairedand Spanish-speaking citizens upon request. DEPT: DOT/Division of Transportation En-gineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7223.
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Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a pub-lic hearing will be held before the Director of Transportation (or his designee) at 3:00p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, in the first floor auditorium of the Executive Of-fice Building at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850 to consider a proposal toreplace Piney Meetinghouse Road Bridge No. M-021 over Watts Branch, a public high-way bridge located in Potomac, Maryland in the 10th Election District.
Project files are available for examination in the offices of the Department of Transporta-tion, Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE), 4th Floor, 100 Edison Park Drive,Gaithersburg, Maryland. The phone number is 240-777-7220. Written comments forconsideration by the Public Hearing Officer may be submitted to Bruce E. Johnston,Chief, Division of Transportation Engineering, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878. Interpreter services will be provided for the deaf or hearing impairedand Spanish-speaking citizens upon request. DEPT: DOT/Division of Transportation En-gineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7223.
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Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a pub-lic hearing will be held before the Director of the Department of Transportation (or hisdesignee) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, in Room A of Bethesda- Che-vy Chase Service Center at 4805 Edgemoore Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 to consider aproposal to improve Wapakoneta Road located in Bethesda, Maryland. Specific Im-provements include partial partial reconstruction and resurfacing of the roadways, curband gutter, driveway aprons, storm drain inlets and pipes, bio-swales and environmental-ly sensitive parking pads.
Project files are available for examination in the offices of the Department of Transporta-tion, Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE), 4th Floor, 100 Edison Park Drive,Gaithersburg, Maryland. The phone number is 240-777-7220. Written comments forconsideration by the Public Hearing Officer may be submitted to Bruce E. Johnston,Chief, Division of Transportation Engineering, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878. Interpreter services will be provided for the deaf or hearing impairedand Spanish-speaking citizens upon request. DEPT: DOT/Division of Transportation En-gineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7223.
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WSSC Adopts New Regulation for Background Investigations
On September 15, 2014, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)adopted a new regulation titled REG-HRM-HR-2014-005 Background Investigations toestablish guidelines, policy and procedures for conducting background investigations ofemployees, certain job applicants, contractors and others as required to protectratepayers, employees, facilities, information, assets, and to enhance the safety and se-curity of the WSSC workplace.
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The new regulation will be available in hard copy at the WSSC Commissioner’s Officeon the Lobby Level of the WSSC Headquarters Building, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel,Maryland, or may be downloaded from the WSSC website athttp://www.wsscwater.com/.
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Apply in person:Crowne Plaza Hotel
3 Research Ct., Rockville, Md. 20850
Flea Market & Book Sale!Sat, 09/27, 7-1, St Rose of LimaParish (Book Nook opens at8am) - 11701 Clopper Rd.
Clothes, Household/Baby Items,Games/Toys, Sporting Goods,
Christmas Crafts, Art, electronics,Books, CDs, DVDs & Much More!
Hebrew TutorYrs of experience! Rockville,
Inclusion Specialist. Pls call Jill:240-603-6033
SAAM HOME HEALTHCAREFOR SENIORS240-821-3931
Clarksburg MD - Lic/InsRNs & LPNs Quality Care!
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Careers301-670-2500 [email protected]
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ASSISTED/SENIOR LIVING
Emeritus at Potomac, a premier Assisted Living & Memory Care community, is proud tonow be a part of the Brookdale Senior Living family. We are actively seeking dedicated,compassionate & reliable Team Members who share our vision & expectations ofproviding exceptional quality of life & quality care for all of our wonderful residents.
We invite you to attend our “Meet & Greet” at our community on Monday, Sep 29thand Monday, Oct 6th, 2pm-4:30pm, where you will have an opportunity to speak withmembers of our Team and tour our community. Please bring your resume. If unable toattend, applications are available online or at our Concierge desk.
• Resident Care Associates (FT CNA/GNA-qualified all shifts)• LPNs (FT, per diem, all shifts)• Lead Housekeeper (Temp to FT)
• Activity Asst/Driver• Chef (PT)• Concierge (Weekends)
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Real Estate Silver Spring
Work with the BEST!Be trained individually by one of the area’s top offices & one of the area’s bestsalesman with over 34 years. New & experienced salespeople welcomed.
Must R.S.V.P.Call Bill Hennessy
330011--338888--22662266330011--338888--22662266301-388-2626bill.hennessy@longfoster.com • Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
EOE
NOW HIRINGELECTRICIANSResidential/CommercialMin 4 years experience
Call 301-349-2983
Admin & AccountingPT support req for fast growth: data entry,
office, & exp const accountant.Send Resume w/detailed cvr ltr EOE
fax 301-258-7747 or [email protected]
Limo DetailersGreat Pay, 24/7 OperationClean DL & Background12270 Wilkins Avenue
Rockville, MD301-231-6555
Front Desk ReceptionistPT, Falls Grove, Experience Required.
Please send resume to:[email protected]
TELEMARKETING$8-$25 PER HOURGaithersburg Location
Only 2 i mm e d i a t e DAYpositions available. Telephonereps & B.D. reps earn base &/orcommission. Must speakPERFECT English, soundGREAT, and have 5+ yrs. B2Bexperience.
301-926-3194
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2006 Toyota Sienna XLE
#P9045A,V6, Automatic,1-Owner, Minivan
$13,995
2005 Volvo S40 T5 Sedan
#526070A,Automatic, 1-Owner,Excellent Condition
$7,9952012 Chevrolet Malibu
#N0434,Automatic,1-Owner, 43K Miles
$13,995
2011 Mazda Mazda 3
#526014A,Automatic, 15K Miles,Sport Sedan
$13,295
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#526500A, 1-Owner,24K MIles, FreedomEdition SUV
$32,950
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#P8944A,Auto, 31K Miles,1-Owner
$12,995
2011 Hyundai Sonata LTD
#526046A,1-Owner,Automatic,4-Door Sedan
$14,773
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#P9002A, Auto,Sport Pkg, HeatedFront Seats, Alum Wheels
$12,995
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$21,995
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#526071A, Automatic,19K Miles, 1-Owner,PZEV Coupe
$17,995
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2012 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan
#P9048, 1-Owner,Volvo Certified, Auto,29K Miles,
$22,950
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#526519A,Automatic, 3.2LV6, 67K Miles
$18,995
2011 Mini Cooper CountryMan S............... $22,595#526051A, Auto, 29K Miles, 1-Owner, True Blue
2012 Chevrolet Equinox SUV........................... $22,950#G0024A, 1-Owner, Auto, Twillight Blue, 28K Miles, Navigation
2013 Volvo S60 T5 Premium Sedan........ $23,950#N0462, Auto, 44K Miles, Saville Gray, 1-Owner, Volvo Certified
2010 Volvo XC60 3.0T SUV .................................. $24,950#526547A, Auto, Terra Bronze, Volvo Certified, 1-Owner
2009 Chevrolet Colorado......................................... $10,995#G0034, Automatic, Summit White, Pick Up Work Truck
2007 Toyota Camry SE Sedan.......................... $10,995#G0033, Automatic, Turqoise, 4 cyl 2.4L Engine
2010 Toyota Prius V Sedan.......................................$16,995#G0032, Automatic, 1-Owner, Navigation
2010 Honda CR-V EX-L SUV.............................. $18,595#526501A, 1-Owner, 36K Miles, Auto, Urban Titanium
2005 LEXUSRX330: loaded, 4wheel drive, leath-er, GPS, exc cond,$9900 Call: 240-328-6102
1991 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SER-IES: 229,500 miles.leather interior, autotrans. $ 2,400.00.301-461-7362
1998 SAAB 900:160,000 miles. 5drSdn SE Turbo Auto.Great second car orstudent’s first car.$2000. 301-949-4331
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Ourisman VW of LaurelAll prices exclude tax, tags, title, freight and $300 processing fee. Cannot be combined with any previous advertised or internet special. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only.See dealer for details. 0% APR Up To 72 Months on all models. See dealer for details. Ourisman VW World Auto Certified Pre Owned financing for 72 months based on creditapproval thru VW. Excludes Title, Tax, Options & Dealer Fees. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 09/30/14.
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OURISMAN VWYOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAYAT OURISMAN EVERYDAY
2015 GOLF 2DR HB MT
#3019574, MT, Power Windows, Power Locks,Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$16,599
MSRP $18,815
#7319655, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
2014 JETTA S
BUY FOR$13,995
MSRP $17,715
2014 BEETLE 1.8L
#1651997, Automatic, Power Windows/PowerLocks, Keyless Entry, Sunroof
BUY FOR$17,999
MSRP $22,685
2014 JETTA SEDAN TDI
#7327134, Automatic Power Windows,Power Locks, Bluetooth
BUY FOR$18,599
OR 0% for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $22,435
2014 PASSAT S
#9009449, Automatic, PowerWindows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$17,999
OR 0% for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $22,765
2009 Chevrolet Impala.....#VP0082, Black, 89,012 Miles.......$11,995
2010 Golf HB.....#V018362A, Gray, 51,324 Miles......................$12,995
2009 Jetta TDI.....#VP0080, Black, 67,762 Miles......................$15,491
2013 Golf.....#VPR0087, Blue, 41,254 Miles..............................$15,991
2013 Passat S.....#VPR0086, Gray, 37,555 Miles.....................$15,995
2013 Jeep Patriot.....#V007888B, 35,976 Miles......................$16,495
2012 Beetle.....#VP0079, Red, 18,486 Miles............................$16,995
2012 Jetta SE.....#VL90088, Gray, 31,472 Miles......................$16,999
2012 Tiguan SE CPO.....#V577336A, Blacl, 24,990 Miles........$18,995
2012 Honda Civic.....#V537179C, Blue, 21,194 Miles.............$19,995
2014 Honda CR-V...#V508233A, Silver, 2,746 Miles.................$21,995
2011 Mercedes C-300...#V021472A, Black, 85,841 Miles......$21,995
2013 Jetta TDI...#VPR0083, Silver, 10,331 Miles......................$20,995
2012 Golf TDI HB....#V012299A, Black, 25,504 Miles..............$22,995
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2014 TIGUAN S 2WD
#EW625158, Automatic, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$21,999
OR 0% for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $26,685
2014 PASSAT SE TDI
#9094730, PowerWindows,Power Locks, Sunroof
BUY FOR$23,829
MSRP $27,730
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#4019479, Automatic, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$24,999
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MSRP $26,810
2014 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE
#2804408, 2.5L Turbo, AutomaticPower Windows/Locks, Power Top
BUY FOR$22,999
OR 0% for 60 MONTHS
MSRP $28,450
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DARCARSNISSAN of ROCKVILLE15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)
888.805.8235 • www.DARCARSNISSAN.com
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DARCARSSee what it’s like to love car buying.
Prices include all rebates and incentives. NMAC Bonus Cash requires financing through NMAC with approved credit.Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (cars $810, trucks $860-$1000), and $300 processing charge. 36 or 39 month leasewith 12,000 miles per year. 0 down excludes taxes, tags and title, $300 processing fee and first month payment. Pricesvalid only on listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 09/30/2014.
DARCARSNISSAN of ROCKVILLE15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)
888.824.9166 • www.DARCARSNISSAN.comG560861
$8,977449645A, Automatic,Wolfsburg Edition,1-Owner
2007 Volkswagen Jetta
$13,977#441543A,Automatic,23KMiles
2012 Mitsubishi Galant ES
$17,977#P9104, Automatic, Leather,1-Owner, 27KMiles
2012 Honda Accord SE
$14,977#E0430, Automatic,1-Owner, 39KMiles
2012 Honda Civix LX
$15,977#546033A,Automatic, 1-Owner,46KMiles
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe2014 NISSAN ROGUE SELECT AWD
#29014 w/Bluetooth2 At This Price: VINS: 706267, 706165
#131152 At This Price: VINS: 117931, 124011
2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S
#11454 w/Manual Transmission2 At This Price: VINS: 438033, 437255
2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE S
$11,900
#161142 At This Price: VINS: 475240, 474864
2014 NISSANMAXIMA S
2014 NISSANMURANO S
#232142 At This Price: VINS: 517840, 516689
MSRP: $15,135Sale Price: $12,900Nissan Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash:-$500
$139/month36 month lease12k miles/year
$0 downor
$17,400
MSRP: $23,505Sale Price: $19,650
Nissan Rebate: -$1,250NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1,000
$189/month36 month lease12k miles/year
$0 down
or
$18,400
MSRP: $23,050Sale Price: $19,400Nissan Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500
$199/month36 month lease12k miles/year
$0 downor
$21,900
MSRP: $32,500Sale Price: $27,400
Nissan Rebate: -$4,500Nissan Bonus Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500
$269/month39 month lease12k miles/year
$0 down
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MSRP: $31,890Sale Price: $27,000Nissan Rebate: -$3,500
Nissan Bonus Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500
$279/month39 month lease12k miles/year
$0 downor
$16,977#P9036A, Automatic,SUV, 36KMiles
2011 Ford Escape XLT
$31,977#P9135, Auto, Nav, 1-Owner, TEC& TouringPkgs, 16KMiles
2011 Infiniti M37 Sedan
$19,977#442045A, Automatic,1-Owner, Navigation,38kMiles
2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
$24,977#E0369A, Automatic,Excellent Handling
2013 BMW Series 128i
$13,977#P9021A, Auto,4DR, Sedan
2010 Dodge Charger SXT
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