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The crowd watches as the Fourth of Julyparade fills Horseshoe Lane. The River FallsTennis Club played tennis on the streetwhile the moving cars held the net forthem. Following are the Life Guard floatsand The Cabin John Fire Department.

The crowd watches as the Fourth of Julyparade fills Horseshoe Lane. The River FallsTennis Club played tennis on the streetwhile the moving cars held the net forthem. Following are the Life Guard floatsand The Cabin John Fire Department.

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CorrectionIn “Music for Wounded Warriors,” The Almanac, July 4, Chuck

Croner’s name was misspelled.

Uncle Sam took to the stiltsand waved to the crowd forthe celebration.

Patriotically decoratedbikes and scootersafter the parade.

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The U.S. Navy Color Guardled this year’s Fourth of Julyparade on Horseshoe Lane.

Parade for the Fourth

By Rockets’ Red GlareFireworks at CongressionalCountry Club on July 4.

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The Nuts and Boltsof ProfessionallyStaged Homes®

for SaleIn professionally Staged Homes®, it’s important to stayaway from themes—remember, the potential buyer needsto be able to envision their furniture and home accesso-ries in the space, not yours. By staying away fromthemes, you keep the focus where it needs to be: on thehouse, not the things inside it. The key principle to keepin mind when professionally Staging® a home is that thisis house’s chance to make a first impression. A themethat a potential buyer doesn’t like can leave them with anegative impression of the space, whereas keeping theroom design neutral and open to interpretation invitesbuyers to daydream, mentally “moving into” the spaceand forming an emotional connection to the space. Colorand art are two important considerations in staging tech-nique—choose relaxing colors and a fresh coat of paint toevoke a feeling of peace and tranquility. After all, youwant the buyers to envision your home as their place torelax and enjoy life. Pieces of art, likewise, should be neu-tral and picked with the intent of accenting the room—not being the room’s focal point—because the art isn’twhat you’re selling! Subtle pieces or mirrors, arrangedtastefully around the rooms of your home, should drawattention to the features of the space—a painting over thefireplace, an accent piece flanking a bay window, a win-dow dressing that highlights French doors, and so on.Likewise, sellers (and buyers!) may also want to invest incabinetry or home design that allows the television to beconcealed from view. By simply hiding the television setfrom view, it makes the features of any room its focalpoint and promotes the space as an oasis of calm. Doesyour house have a room that seems to be a catch-all forclutter? By engaging the services of an ASP®, you’ve gota competitive edge on other sellers in your area. A keeneye for detail, creative panache and problem-solving atti-tude can help you re-purpose that room from an unfo-cused area that collects “stuff” into a specialty room thatadds value to your home that you didn’t even know wasthere! Home libraries, attic closets, personal gyms, lug-gage rooms, rumpus rooms, butler’s pantries, conservato-ries and porte cocheres are all stylish ideas for re-purpos-ing space in rooms that seem to collect clutter that addboth dollar value and a unique feature to your home,making it stand out to buyers and helping it sell quicklyfor its maximum value.

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By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Lauren Rapaport has been battling ju-venile diabetes for 33 years. Diag-nosed at the age of 3, she has learned

to regulate her insulin and check her bloodsugar. She carefully balances her food in-take with her exercise. It’s life-long and 24/7 — a disease that has no cure — and onethat she will never outgrow.

Last year, she and her dad Ron Rapaportdecided to take on the challenge of cyclingin the Burlington, Vermont “Ride to CureDiabetes.” Their goals were to raise moneyto fund research for better treatments, tofind a cure for Type 1 diabetes (T1D), toreach personal training targets, and tospend quality daughter/father time to-gether. All their goals were exceeded. Ron

Rapaport completed 73 miles and LaurenRapaport finished the full 100. They raisedmore than $24,000 — and they met theirchallenge together as a father/daughterteam.

“On Ride day, I was surrounded by vol-unteers and family members who cheeredme on from mile one to mile 100. With 40miles to go, my spirit was high but my legswere tired. Struggling up a hill, I felt thehand of my coach on my back. It was the

boost I needed to finish,” Lauren Rapaportsaid.

“With the finish line in sight, I felt tearsrising. When my parents enveloped me withhugs and heartfelt congratulations, it hitme. I did it. I completed the Ride to CureDiabetes for my dad, my loved ones, JDRFand myself.” Immediately after the race,Lauren Rapaport was chosen by teamcoaches to wear the polka- dot jersey in thisyear’s race, signifying that she was chosenand honored as the “Spirit of the Ride.”

On July 12-15, the Rapaports will againtackle the hills and valleys around LakeChamplain. But, even though they will bebetter prepared for the race and will knowexactly what to expect — some things havechanged from last year. Shortly before lastyear’s race, Ron Rapaport noticed a num-ber of unexplained blood abnormalities andfatigue. He was able to complete the 73miles due to his training and a blood trans-fusion but after the race, he was diagnosedwith Myelo Dysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a

pre-leukemia condition that requires che-motherapy seven days each month. Whilesome people would have quit, Ron Rapaportbecame even more determined to completethe race. “I’ve been finishing 50-mile ridesto train for Vermont. I bought a great bikeand that really helps on the hills. We havea bigger group — and we are all feelingstrong. I know the race will be a success —and hoping to raise more money than wedid last year. So far, we have raised over$18,000.”

Barbara Rapaport will be in the crowdcheering her daughter and husband. Shehas served JDRF in several capacities foryears, including chairing the JDRF Gala andthe Holiday Gift Wrap Drive. “JDRF is agrass-roots organization that has been pow-ered by the passion of the parents. All of usare hoping and praying for a cure,” she said.

Information about joining a JDRF bikeride or donating to Ron or Lauren Rapaportis available at the JDRF websitewww.jdrf.org.

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

What do Tiger Woods, PhilMickelson, Davis Love III,Jim Furyk, Charles HowellIII, Paula Creamer and Mor-

gan Pressel have in common? Each of thesegolf professionals competed in AmericanJunior Golf Association golf tournaments asteenagers and all went on to become PGAand LPGA Tour players.

D.C.-area golf enthusiasts will have anopportunity to view future stars of golf fromJuly 30 – Aug. 2 in the Under Armour/SteveMarino Championship at Bethesda Coun-try Club. This tournament will highlight theskills and talent of 96 top boys and girlsjunior golfers in the U.S. and around theworld, competing in a 54-hole event. Noother AJGA tournaments will be held inMaryland, Virginia or DC this year. Admis-sion is free.

“This tournament is a big deal,” said JeffWilliams, BCC golf professional. “The fieldincludes golfers from as far away as China,Thailand, Hawaii, Mexico and Arizona.Young men and women ages 14 - 18 will becompeting — and I’m certain there will bea lot of college golf coaches and profession-als looking at these golfers. This is an ex-cellent opportunity for people interested in

golf to see tomorrow’s stars.”A Junior-Am tournament will be held on

Monday, July 30. This tournament will pairone junior with three golfers in a competi-tion to raise funds for the AJGA as well asThe First Tee-DC. Tim Kane, BCC chairmanof the AJGA event, said, “The AJGA Junior-Am provides an opportunity for local golf-ers to meet and spend time with the bestjunior players in the country in a competi-tive setting. It is a wonderful morning tospend at Bethesda Country Club and, whoknows, you may be paired with the nextU.S. Open champion.” The entry fee for the8 a.m. shotgun is $1,000 per team. To reg-ister, contact the Bethesda Pro Shop at 301-365-1703 or download the entry form atwww.ajga.org.

Volunteers are needed for 3-hour shiftsto serve as spotters, timers and scorers on

all four days of the tournament. Call theBCC Golf Shop at 301-365-1703 to volun-teer or email [email protected].

Among the competitors will be BethesdaCountry Club Junior Golfers Keegan Boone,Mason Carmel, Nathan Tempas and EvanKatz. Boone and Carmel received exemp-tions due to their past performance in othertournaments and Tempas and Katz quali-fied in a BCC tournament for spots awardedfor hosting the tournament. An AJGA quali-fier will be held on July 28 at PoolesvilleGolf Course, Poolesville. This tournamentis completely filled — 98 youth will be vy-

ing for spots in the tournament with 71young golfers on stand-by in case anyonebacks out.

“It’s a great honor to play an AmericanJunior Golf Association event,” said Boone.“When I checked out the field, I saw thatthe top junior golfers will be competing. Iam hoping that my familiarity with thecourse will be helpful — but these are thebest golfers in the country, so the competi-tion will be stiff.” The Gonzaga graduate’shandicap index is a +.2. He was selectedas the Washington Post’s All-Met JuniorGolfer for 2012 and will be playing golf forLoyola University of Baltimore in the fall.Boone won the Bobby Bowers MemorialJunior Golf Tournament as well as the BobRiley Golf Tournament and finished in thetop 5 in Maryland State Golf AssociationJunior Division. Boone is aspiring to becomea tour professional.

Carmel has been playing golf since age 4when his dad introduced him to the game.He carries a handicap of +.5, is aspiring tobe a PGA tour player and will be playinggolf for Longwood University in the fall.Carmel is excited about the upcoming tour-nament: “This is the biggest tournament forthe MD/VA region — and it is a thrill tohave it at BCC, an outstanding course.”Carmel, a June DeMatha graduate, is alsoa well-regarded local golfer. He was the2010 Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year. He alsoholds the honor of shooting the lowest scorein an AJGA tournament — a 62 atStonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake, Ind.He will also be competing in the AJGA tour-nament at Trump National in New Jerseyand the U.S. Amateur Qualifier at the BlueRidge Country Club in Penn.

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Evaluating PepcoHow does the state assess Pepco’s performance?Montgomery County Council will hold a hearing Thursday, July

19 in the Council Office Building to inform residents how Pepco’sefforts are judged by state regulators.

The June 29 storm left almost the entire area of Potomac —18,229 customers — without power as well as most of Montgom-ery County. At 1:50 p.m., Sat., June 30, 17,355 customers werewithout power.

Pepco worked around the clock for the next week and restoredpower to high-voltage lines, substations, water pumping plantsand hospitals by Sunday.

But 48 hours after the storm, 395 of 800 traffic signals remaineddark in the county.

By Tuesday, Pepco restored half of its 20,854 customers to power,but 9,118 customers were still without electricity.

Last Saturday, July 7, one week after the storm, 531 house-holds in Potomac still hadn’t been restored to power.

“While this was without question a very significant storm, ourresidents are understandably very frustrated by how long it istaking to have their power turned back on,” said Council Presi-dent Roger Berliner.

At the July 19 meeting, Doug Nazarian, Maryland Public Ser-vice Commission chairman, will describe how the commissionwill assess Pepco’s efforts to restore power. Del. Brian Feldmanand state Sen. Rob Garagiola, who sit on General Assembly com-mittees with jurisdiction over utilities, are scheduled to talk.

“We are also giving Pepco’s CEO and Chairman of the Boardthe opportunity to present its perspective, an opportunity we hopehe will accept,” said Berliner.

“Our county has worked very hard to mitigate the havoc reapedby this storm, but we can always do better, too, and this briefingwill explore any lessons learned from this experience.”

The hearing is scheduled for July 19 at 12:30 p.m., and will beheld in the third floor conference room of the Council Office Build-ing, 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville.

County Cable Montgomery (Cable Channel 6 on Comcast andRCN and Channel 30 on Verison) will televise the hearing live.

The hearing will also be streamed via the County website atwww.montgomery countymd.gov.

Special Debris PickupMontgomery County’s Department of Transportation will col-

lect storm tree debris starting July 11.The pickup is “a special one-time only service resulting from

the storm,” according to county officials.Residents should place storm debris in the public right-of-way

before July 11, and should ensure that sidewalks, driveways androads are not blocked.

Once the storm debris is placed on the right-of-way, it will likelytake several days to be picked up due to the volume of debris andthe number of homes involved, according to the county.

Residents can follow the progress of crews picking up the de-

Elisabeth Waugaman of Potomac lost three treesto the June 29 storm and another was “justabout totally beheaded but still stands shorn

and forlorn.” A crane (series of photos above) re-moved the locust that split from top to bottom infront of the house.

She writes: “Miraculously (yes, really) the housesurvived. The amazing thing was that because of theforce of the wind and the lightning going on and offlike a 3 year old playing with a light switch, wecouldn’t hear or see anything that was happening inour yard (fortunately). We were in the basement incase a tree did fall on the house. The half of the talllocust in the front of the house fell at a crazy anglewhich kept it from hitting the neighbor’s large maple(which would have fractured because its wired tohold it together) and kept it from hitting our houseexcept for the corner of the garage which has veryslight damage. It wedged into a tiny space betweenour two houses. I think the chances of that werepretty small considering the height of the tree andthe fact it was leaning in a different direction fromthe direction it fell.”

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Honoring Fallen Park RangerThe Margaret Anderson Memorial 5K and walk is scheduled

for Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NationalHistorical Park. Proceeds will be donated to Margaret Anderson’sfamily for the care of her two young daughters.

Anderson was a law enforcement park ranger stationed in thePalisades District of C&O Canal National Historical Park from 2004to 2008.

She was shot to death New Year’s Day 2012 when she con-fronted a 24-year-old man who didn’t stop at a vehicle inspectionstation set up to check for snow tires and chains at Mount RainierNational Park. At that time, park rangers didn’t know that theassailant had shot four other people and was attempting to eludelaw enforcement when Anderson confronted him.

The attacker shot at other law enforcement officers before hefled on foot into the woods where he died of exposure.

The Margaret Anderson Memorial 5K will be limited to 500participants, and the first 300 registered will receive T-shirts.

Pre-registration costs $20 and is available on the Canal Trustwebsite: www.CanalTrust.org/MargaretAndersonMemorial5K.

The race will begin at 9 a.m. Parking and registration packetpickup will take place from 7—8:30 a.m. at Ferry Hill Plantationin Sharpsburg, Md. Participants will be shuttled to the AntietamCampground (C&O Canal mile post 69.4). An after-event gather-ing will take place at the conclusion of the race at Ferry Hill.

Contact Race Director Tom Shantz at 304-676-3257.— Ken Moore

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This Week in PotomacNews

Interfaith DialogueT

hree local faith communities — BethesdaJewish Synagogue, Bradley Hills Presbyte-rian Church and the Idara e-Jaferia Mosque

— hosted a dialogue on Sunday, July 8, with 10 youngadult leaders from Israel and Palestine who are par-ticipating in the New Story Leadership Summer In-tern program. The NSL interns shared stories abouttheir lives growing up in the midst of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and their work to promote better un-derstanding and a shared future for their communi-ties. They also engaged in a question and answer ses-sion with more than 100 attendees and continuedinformal dialogue with the three faith communities.

Local people who helped make this event possible: JoyceSchwartz, youth speaker Mary Sayej, Ronnie Haber, RabbiSunny Schnitzer and Fran Cotter-Weaver.

Bshara Nassar is moderatorfor the talks.

The clergy who worked to bring about thisinter-faith event: Ambareen Jafri, RabbiSunny Schnitzer, and the Rev. David Gray.

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Address ................................ BR FB HB ...... Postal City .. Sold Price .... Type ...... Lot AC PostalCode ..... Subdivision ....... Date Sold

1 9207 INGLEWOOD DR .............. 4 .. 4 .. 3 .......... POTOMAC ... $2,525,000 .... Detached .... 3.27 ...... 20854 ........ BRADLEY FARMS ........ 05/31/12

2 11012 CHANDLER RD .............. 6 .. 6 .. 1 .......... POTOMAC ... $2,400,000 .... Detached .... 1.04 ...... 20854 ........ FAWCETT FARMS ....... 05/03/12

3 9924 BENTCROSS DR ............... 6 .. 6 .. 3 .......... POTOMAC ... $2,400,000 .... Detached .... 2.39 ...... 20854 .......... FALCONHURST ......... 05/31/12

4 8609 STIRRUP CT .................... 5 .. 4 .. 1 .......... POTOMAC ... $2,190,000 .... Detached .... 2.55 ...... 20854 ....... POTOMAC RANCH ...... 05/16/12

5 11621 LUVIE CT ....................... 7 .. 5 .. 1 .......... POTOMAC ... $1,750,000 .... Detached .... 0.82 ...... 20854 .. MERRY-GO-ROUND FARM . 05/25/12

6 8949 ABBEY TER ...................... 5 .. 5 .. 3 .......... POTOMAC ... $1,725,000 .... Detached .... 0.30 ...... 20854 ............... AVENEL .............. 05/21/12

7 9300 CRIMSON LEAF TER ......... 5 .. 4 .. 2 .......... POTOMAC ... $1,500,000 .... Detached .... 0.53 ...... 20854 ............... AVENEL .............. 05/15/12

Copyright 2012 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of June 15, 2012.

Potomac REAL ESTATE In May 2012, 62 Potomac homes sold

between $2,525,000-$254,000.

Top Sales inMay 2012

7 9300 Crimson Leaf Terrace,Potomac — $1,500,000

6 8949 Abbey Terrace,Potomac — $1,725,000

5 11621Luvie Court,Potomac —$1,750,000

3 9924Bentcross Drive,

Potomac —$2,400,000

2 11012 Chandler Road, Potomac — $2,400,000

1 9207 Inglewood Drive,Potomac — $2,525,000


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When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in thisConnection Newspaper. For more real estate listings and open houses, visit

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OPEN HOUSESIN POTOMACJULY 14 & 15

For an Open House Listing Form,call Deb Funk at 703-778-9444 or e-mail

[email protected] listings due by Monday at 3 P.M.

Bethesda (20817)8804 Grant St......................$1,199,000..Sun 2-4................Kay Beane..Long & Foster..301-215-6809

Potomac (20854)1001 Meyer Point Terr.........$1,400,000..Sun 1-4........Suzanne Scharf .............ReMax..240-403-2194

10120 Chapel Rd.................$1,639,000..Sun 2-4..Krystyna Kazerouni..Long & Foster..240-876-8750

1390 Kersey Ln ...................... $685,000..Sun 1-4...........Bruce Bowers..Long & Foster..301-338-2600

7709 Hidden Meadow Terr .. $1,179,900..Sun 1-4 .......Yasmin Abadian..Long & Foster..301-983-1212

Rockville (20850)10334 Procera Dr...................$539,000..Sun 1-4........Ethel Skenderis..Long & Foster..301-467-1010

470 Winding Rose Dr.............$630,000..Sun 1-4......Marzi Kahnamelli..Long & Foster..301-215-6444

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By Marilyn Campbell

The Almanac

Whether expanding a home or just re-modeling an existing interior space,building projects can be daunting, es-pecially if the goal is to be finished

by a certain date. “If you wanted to get going on a project and your

goal was to be done by Thanksgiving, the planningprocess and permit process is probably as long asthe building process, but youdon’t want to rush throughthose aspects of it and thenwish you’d done something dif-ferently,” said David Vogt ofCase Design/Remodeling, Inc.

LOCAL CONTRACTORS saythere are a few things thathomeowners can do before thefirst nail is hammered to en-sure a smooth and an efficientconstruction process. Creatinga list of everything that onemight want in a dream home is a good starting point.

“A client can benefit from doing their homeworkand being engaged in the selection process early on,”said Vogt. “Maybe start by collecting photographsand magazine articles of things you like. That will

help paint an overall picture of the feel that you wantfor the space.”

Bob Gallagher, president of Sun Design Inc., inBurke, says a good source for ideas is the Houzz In-terior Design website www.houzz.com as well as theiPad and iPhone applications. “It is phenomenal.There are many amazing photos on there.”

The next important step in the process say expertsis determining a budget. The National Associationof the Remodeling Industry advises homeowners todecide how much they are going to spend before call-ing an architect or contractor. “The truth is not manypeople enjoy establishing a remodeling budget,” saidDean Herriges, National Association of the Remod-eling Industry National President in a statement.“Many homeowners prefer to call a contractor andexpect him or her to create the budget for them,which is not the best way to begin.”

“I’d love for a client to havesome numbers of how muchthey want to spend,” said JeffPregman of Two Poor Teachersin Annandale. “I’d rather havea client that has a little bit ofknowledge, a budget and atimeline so I can come in andgive them everything theyneed.”

The National Association ofthe Remodeling Industry rec-ommends that homeownersdecide how long they plan to

live in their home before deciding how much to spendon remodeling costs. “If you are going to stay in thehome for more than 10 years, you should spend as

Experts offer suggestionsfor a timely andefficient renovation.

Home Remodeling 101

Bob Gallagher, president of Sun Design in Northern Virginia remodeled the kitchenand dining area of this Fairfax Station, Va. home. Local contractors say coming upwith a budget can help ensure a smooth and efficient construction process.

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Bethesda’s Renfroe Is Ripken League’s Top SluggerMississippi native leads league in home runs,RBIs, fourth in batting average.

Bethesda Big Train slugger HunterRenfroe leads the Cal RipkenCollegiate Baseball League in homeruns and RBIs, and is fourth inbatting average.

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Facing a 1-1 count in the top of theninth inning, Bethesda Big Traincenter fielder Hunter Renfroelaunched a majestic blast that

sailed well past the 325-foot sign on the left-field fence at Blair High School in SilverSpring. The mammoth shot went foul, how-ever, and Renfroe later popped out to short-stop on a ball hit so high he was halfway tosecond base when itwas caught.

“It was inside,”Renfroe said of thepitch he cranked outof the stadium. “Ijust got around alittle bit and pulledit too much.”

Renfroe’s bomb resulted in little morethan a long strike during a 9-4 victoryagainst the Silver Spring-Takoma T-Bolts onJuly 9. Other opponents haven’t been solucky.

Despite a 0-for-3 evening, Renfroe, a ris-ing junior at Mississippi State University,leads the Cal Ripken Collegiate BaseballLeague in home runs (12) and RBIs (38),

and is fourth in batting average (.391). Hisperformance at the plate has helped elevatethe three-time defending league championBig Train from a 3-9 start to a third-placetie in the standings.

“Hunter’s done a great job,” Bethesdamanager Sal Colangelo said. “He’s ourleader on and off the field. He comes in andhe works hard. When he’s on the field, he’sworking, he’s getting his pitch, he’s hittinghis pitch, he’s driving his pitch.”

Renfroe, who catches, plays in the out-field and pitches, is inhis second seasonwith the Big Train.He batted .305 witheight home runs and30 RBIs in 2011.While quality num-bers — his eight

home runs were a Big Train record at thetime — Renfroe has already turned in asuperior season by the 2012 league all-starbreak. He received league Player of theWeek honors for his performance from June25 to July 1, when he totaled five homeruns, including consecutive contests withtwo homers on June 28 and 29.

Renfroe was a 31st-round draft pick ofthe Boston Red Sox coming out of high

school in 2010. He batted .252 with fourhome runs and 25 RBIs during his sopho-more year at Mississippi State and, accord-ing to Colangelo, the 6-foot-3, 210-poundRenfroe can throw 98 mph on the mound.

Colangelo, who is in his 14th season withthe Big Train and eighth as manager, saidRenfroe is a five-tool player with a goodattitude who will likely be a first-round MLBdraft pick next season.

“He’s by far,” Colangelo said, “the bestplayer I’ve ever coached.”

Renfroe is from the small town of CrystalSprings, Miss., and attended high school atCopiah Academy in Gallman, Miss. For thepast two summers, he’s lived with a hostfamily in Olney, Md., while playing for theBig Train. Renfroe was selected to theCRCBL all-star game for the second con-secutive season and will play for the Na-tional Team, led by Colangelo. The gamewill be played at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,July 11 at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda.

In the second half of the season, Renfroewill likely play a major role in whether theBig Train will have a chance to win a fourthconsecutive league title. After Monday’swin, Bethesda was 16-11, tied for thirdplace with the Vienna River Dogs and threegames behind the first-place Baltimore Red-birds. Along with helping the team, Renfroewill also have a chance to win the leaguetriple crown — finishing first in batting av-erage, home runs and RBIs — somethingthe 20-year-old slugger said hasn’t crossedhis mind.

“That sounds pretty good,” he said. “Thatwould be great. I haven’t really thoughtabout it, but, yeah, that sounds really good.”

“He’s by far the bestplayer I’ve ever coached.”

— Bethesda Big Train manager SalColangelo about Hunter Renfroe

Title IX Marks 40 Years Area coaches reflect on the law’simpact and societal changes.

By Ross Sylvestri

The Almanac

Forty years ago on June 23, PresidentRichard Nixon signed into law a se-ries of amendments known as Title

IX that banned discrimination on the basisof gender in “any educational program oractivity receiving federal financial assis-tance.” However, the law is mainly knownfor its impact on high school and collegesports.

“Title IX is one of the most important stat-utes ever passed by Congress. It transformedaccess to educational opportunity forwomen in the U.S. Many people don’t real-ize that Title IX applies not merely to sportsbut to access to all educational opportuni-ties generally, when financed in whole orin part by federal dollars,” according to W.Burlette Carter, a professor of law at GeorgeWashington University Law School. “Beforeit women were blocked by gender stereo-types and Old Boy networks from a wholehost of programs at high schools and col-leges and universities.”

In the years after Title IX, more and morewomen were playing sports in high schooland college. This included women like BethAnn Wilson, head coach of the women’svolleyball team at Marymount University,who didn’t really “recognize the disadvan-tages that women had in athletics” when

cut due to schools be-ing unable to complywith a three-prongedtest set up by the De-partment of Education’sOffice of Civil Rights toshow that they are com-pliant with Title IX.

The three tests are:Showing that participa-tion in sports programsfor men and women are“provided in numberssubstantially propor-tionate to their respec-tive enrollments,”“showing a history and

continuing practice of program expansionin response to the interest and abilities ofthe ‘underrepresented’ sex,” or “demonstrat-ing that the interests and abilities of mem-bers of the ‘underrepresented’ sex have beenfully and effectively accommodated by theschool’s program.”

According to Vicki Alger, Ph.D, a seniorfellow at the Independent Women’s Forum,a non-partisan educational and researchorganization, says that the reason manymen’s collegiate athletics teams have beencut is because women make up the major-ity of students at most colleges, and theproportionality test is most commonly usedto show compliance with Title IX.

“A lot of schools default [to proportional-ity] for security purposes,” said Alger. “Thepractical effect of the vague language, how-ever, means institutions attempt to complyin the clearest way possible to avoid law-suits for non-compliance. This means schoolsdo cut back on the number of teams or play-ers to meet proportionality guidelines.”

However, Neena Chaudry, senior counselfor education and employment at the Na-tional Women’s Law Center, a legal advo-cacy group, says that the blame for Title IXis “misplaced.” She points to a fact sheetcompiled by the NWLC that states that TitleIX doesn’t require schools to cut men’ssports, saying that “Some schools have cho-sen to eliminate certain men’s sports, likegymnastics and wrestling, and even somewomen’s sports.” It also cites a 2001 studyfrom the federal Government Accountabil-ity Office that found that 72 percent ofschools that added teams from 1992 to 2000did so without discontinuing any teams.

However, Alger points to data that showsfrom 1981 to 2005, the number of women’steams in the NCAA increased while thenumber of men’s teams decreased.

Alger believes that the ambiguity of thelaw could be solved if the proportionalitytest were replaced with an interest surveygiven out by schools that would determinehow many students at that school wouldbe interested in playing sports.

Source: College Sports Council

she was growing up in the ‘70s.“By the time I was in high school and col-

lege, it was the early ‘80s, and I think a lot ofthe positive effects of Title IX had already takeneffect. So I always felt like I had a lot of oppor-tunity, but I think I was at the very front end ofthat wave of women,” said Wilson.

Christen Gjeldum, the girls’ lacrosse coachat Churchill High School, said there are alot more opportunities for women to playsports, as well as the types of sports thatthey can play in.

However, critics of the law believe thatwhile women have made much progress inathletics and education as a whole, Title IXalso meant many mens’ college sports were


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This bathroom, in a Potomac home, wasremodeled by Case Design/Remodeling,Inc. The National Association of the Re-modeling Industry advises homeowners todevelop a budget before calling an archi-tect or contractor.

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p.m. Part of Strathmore’s FreeSummer Outdoor Concert Series.At the Gudelsky Concert Pavilionat the Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, NorthBethesda. Call 301-581-5100 orvisit www.strathmore.org.

THURSDAY/JULY 12“Plein as Day”. Plein Air Camp for

young artists. Taught by masterImpressionist Lee Boynton at theMansion at Strathmore. In this 3-day exploration, students ages 11-14 will learn techniques in bothoil and watercolor, geared towardreproducing the natural spectrumof light.Thursday-Saturday, July12-14, 9:30a.m. -12:30p.m. 10701Rockville Pike,North Bethesda.Visitwww.strathmore.orgor call 301-581-5100.

“Snowday.” 9:30a.m. and 11:30a.m. Tickets are$8. Part ofStrathmore’sBackyardTheater forChildren. At theMansion atStrathmore (Backyard TheaterStage), 10701 Rockville Pike,North Bethesda. Visitwww.strathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.

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Dinner Theater performances. ”Performances will take place July13-14, 20-22, 27-29. The June 24,July 1, 22 and 29 shows areSunday matinees. On Friday andSaturday night performances, thedoors will open at 6:30 p.m., witha show time of 8:15 p.m. OnSunday, the doors will open at

12:30 p.m.,with a 2:15p.m. showtime. Ticketsfor SummerDinner Theatreare $46.50 foradults and$34.50 forchildren ages12 and under.Prices includetheperformanceand a fulldinner buffet.At Theatre ArtsArena on theCollege’sRockville

Campus, located at 51 MannakeeStreet. Visitwww.montgomerycollege.edu/sdtor call 240-567-7676.

SATURDAY/JULY 14A Capella. 8 p.m. Howard

University’s Afro Blue Vocal Band,made famous after appearing onNBC’s The Sing-Off, will make itsD.C. homecoming with fellow acappella groups Cluster and TheGlue at Strathmore. Tickets are$18-$38. Visitwww.strathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.

“From Maine to Myogi” will bepresented by Darnestown resident

and artist Matt Baker at the YellowBarn Gallery in Glen Echo Parkfrom noon to 5 p.m. The artistpresents landscape images in oiland gouache from stateside andforeign journeys. Glen Echo Park islocated at 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo.

SUNDAY/JULY 15Waltz Dance in the Spanish

Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,

featuring the ensemble GreenLight Karma. The 45-minute dancelesson begins at 2:45 p.m. with ahalf-hour introductory Waltzworkshop. Social dancing followsuntil 6 p.m. Admission is $10. Nopartner required. Call Joan Kouryat 202-238-0230 or Glen EchoPark at 301-634-2222. Visitwww.WaltzTimeDances.org oremail [email protected] MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.

Washington Family Dance. 3 to 5p.m. in theBumper CarPavilion at GlenEcho Park in GlenEcho. DeLauraPadovan will callto the music ofGypsy Meltdown.Admission is $5for ages 4 andolder. Visitwww.fsgw.organd click on“Family” orcontact PenelopeWeinberger [email protected] 301-315-9461.“From Maineto Myogi” willbe presented byDarnestownresident and artistMatt Baker at theYellow BarnGallery in GlenEcho Park fromnoon to 5 p.m.

The artist presents landscapeimages in oil and gouache fromstateside and foreign journeys.Glen Echo Park is located at 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 18Elijah Balbed Quintet. 7 p.m. Part

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THURSDAY/JULY 19“Recess Monkey.” 9:30 a.m. and

11:30 a.m. Tickets are $8. Part ofStrathmore’s Backyard Theater forChildren. At the Mansion atStrathmore (Backyard TheaterStage), 10701 Rockville Pike,North Bethesda. Call 301- 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

SATURDAY/JULY 21Art Show. The Yellow Barn of Glen

Echo Park presents an art show byKatie Hartley. 12-5 p.m. Openingreception 5-7 p.m.

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Afro Blue VocalBand, along withCluster and TheGlue, conclude theVoCAL Nation acappella festival atStrathmore onSaturday, July 14,2012 at 8 p.m. inthe Music Center.Call 301-581-5100or visitwww.strathmore.org.

OngoingTHIRD TUESDAYMommy & Me (& Daddy, Too!). 10 a.m. to noon.

At Rockville Town Square. Meet for a morning outon the third Tuesday of each month, with activelearning and creative play at all your favorite stores— lunch specials, story time, arts & crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes, and more. Visit http://rockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me.July 17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18 and Oct. 16: located onThe Plaza; Nov. 20 and Dec. 18: located in TheLibrary, First Floor.

THROUGH JULY 15Join Photoworks as we go “Beyond the Park,”

exhibiting our work at the Modern TimesCoffeehouse at Politics & Prose, 5015 ConnecticutAvenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 202-362-2408.Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday 8a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Call 301-634-2274 or visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.

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