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n Dispute centers onartificial turf pitches at

Rockville, Potomac schools

BY LINDSAY A. POWERSSTAFF WRITER

A Montgomery Countyjudge ruled last week that ayouth soccer organizationcan continue its lawsuit in thecounty courts over the use oftwo artificial turf fields.

Montgomery Soccer Inc.filed the suit July 1 in Mont-gomery County Circuit Court,claiming the county Board ofEducation had unfairly enteredinto agreements with othergroups for the turf fields at twopublic schools. The lawsuit isfiled against the school board.

One field at Richard Mont-gomery High in Rockville andanother — yet to be installed— at Churchill High School inPotomac are at the center of thelegal battle.

Attorneys for MontgomeryCounty Public Schools asked inAugust for the court to dismissthe case, arguing that CircuitCourt was not the right arenafor the dispute, among otherreasons.

According to a transcript ofa Nov. 18 hearing, Judge DurkeThompson said that Montgom-ery Soccer “cancontinue topur-sue their remedy in the courtsystem.”

The soccer group waspleased with the judge’s deci-

sion,DougSchuessler, its execu-tive director, said Friday.

“The judge in this case de-livered a clear message that thiscase shouldnot only go forward,but the courts are the proper ju-risdiction to hear the case,” hesaid.

Schuessler said in apreviousinterview that his group had thebest proposals to use the fieldsand should have been chosenover its competitors in part be-cause it serves a broader groupof players around the countywith more economically disad-vantaged youths.

The school board thissummer awarded the RichardMontgomery field-use agree-ment to Bethesda Soccer Club,and the Churchill agreementto Bethesda Lacrosse andthe Potomac Soccer Associa-tion. Montgomery Soccer wasawarded Gaithersburg High’sfield.

Montgomery Soccer hassaid it thinks the school boarddid not consider the differ-ent submissions for the agree-ments. Rather, it approved arecommendation and did notshare how the submissionswere evaluated based on a pointsystem, which was described inthe school system’s requests forproposals.

The organization alleges,among other things, that schoolofficials involved in the selec-tion process did not rely on a

Judge: Suit oversoccer fields canmove forward

BY RYAN MARSHALLSTAFF WRITER

Rockville residents looking to practicetheir toe loops or triple salchows, or justlooking for a good time around the holi-days, can head to the ice skating rink nowopen in Town Center.

The rink will add a winter touch to theheart of downtown Rockville until March.

At 7,200 square feet, the rink is billed asthe largest outdoor ice rink between Wash-ington, D.C., and Baltimore, and the largestin Montgomery County.

Free parking will be available at garagesA, B and C in Town Center after 6 p.m. fromWednesday through Jan. 5, said Molly Hip-

politus, a spokeswoman for Delucchi Plus,whichhandlespublic relations forRockvilleTown Center.

The rink will host birthday parties, cor-porate events, private parties and ice skat-ing lessons along with public skating times.

Skate rentals are $3, with passes $8 forskaters 12 and younger, and $9 for those 13and older.

Family and individual seasonpasses areavailable.

Hours and other information on theRockville Town Center ice skating rinkare at rockvilletownsquare.com/at-the-square/ice-rink/.

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Ashia Mann and her son Bennett Mann, 5, of Rockville enjoy Sunday’s mild weather at the outdoor icerink in downtown Rockville.

Skaters welcome

n Brookeville program’snew $2.7M dorm to boostcapacity from 16 to 24

BY TERRI HOGANSTAFF WRITER

Our House has been changing thelives of at-risk youngmen formore thantwo decades. Soon, it will change evenmore.

Construction is expected to beginin early January on a new dormitory atthe residential program on its 140-acreBrookeville farm, which will allow it toexpand from 16 to 24 teens and youngmen.

The turnout at Thursday’s ground-breaking ceremony — more than 60people came, about double what wasexpected — speaks to the program’ssuccess.

Speakers includedDel. AnneR.Kai-ser (D-Dist. 14) of Calverton, who firstvisited the program 10 years ago.

“Benny and his staff have figuredout the secret recipe for what youngpeople need in this world—love anddiscipline,” Kaiser said, referring toRichard Bienvenue, its founder andexecutive director. “I’d love to see thisprogramreplicated across the state, butit seems that magic ingredient is Bennyhimself. He changes the lives of theseyoung men, who become productivemembers of society.”

Thecrowd included representativesof businesses, community groups, theOlney Chamber of Commerce, Scoutleaders, elected officials and otherfriends of the program.

“I knew this day would come. I justdidn’t know when,” Bienvenue said.“We started this about five years agoduring a recession.”

Although he had to navigate a long

OurHousegetting anew house


Richard “Benny” Bienvenue, founder andexecutive director of Our House in Brooke-ville, speaks during Thursday’s groundbreak-ing ceremony for a new dormitory.

n District 14 delegate honored,excited to take on new role


All that hard work is paying off, saysDel. Anne R. Kaiser.

The District 14 Democrat from Calver-ton was named House majority leader lastweek by Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Dist.30) of Annapolis.

“Anne Kaiser has worked tirelessly forthe House Democratic Caucus and dem-onstrated leadership capabilities on cruciallegislative priorities,” said Busch in a newsrelease.

Kaiser, 46, who has been a delegatesince 2003, will continue chairing theHouse Ways and Means Education Sub-committee.

She said she is humbled, as as thinksshe received the new appointment by “let-ting her work speak for itself.”

Kaiser tapped as Housemajority leader

n Meeting to focus onroutes planned for Md. 355in Rockville, Gaithersburg

BY JENN DAVIS

AND RYAN MARSHALL

STAFF WRITERS

Officials from Rockville,Gaithersburg and MontgomeryCounty are scheduled to meetDec. 3 to discuss plans for thecounty’s bus rapid transit sys-tem and how the three juris-dictions want to see the projectevolve.

The meeting is scheduledfor 7 p.m. in the council cham-bers at Rockville City Hall, at 111Maryland Ave.

Bus rapid transit is con-ceived as a high-capacity trans-portation systemthatusesbusestraveling in dedicated lanes in

some sections.The system, with numer-

ous routes running throughoutMontgomery County, could in-clude a limited number of stops,off-board fare collection and theability for riders to get real-timearrival information.

The meeting will focus onthe routes that are expectedto run along Md. 355 fromBethesda to the Clarksburg area,according to organizers.

A corridor also is expectedalong Veirs Mill Road in Rock-ville, although that’s not ex-pected to be discussed at theDec. 3 meeting.

The process is still very pre-liminary and the meeting is de-signed to help get everyone onthe same page, said Glenn Orlin,deputy administrator for theCounty Council.

Cities, county hash outbus rapid transit plans

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HOPE IS AGOOD THINGA former businesswomanfrom Rockville, touched bycancer, joins nonprofit.

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The purpose and intent of this application is to revise the zoningordinance to make a self-storage warehouse a separate entry in the landuse tables and allow this use as a conditional use in the I-L, I-H, MXE,and MXB zones. The condition is that this use cannot be located on a lotwithin 250 feet of any lot on which a public school is located.

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Group, 6-7 p.m., Brightview Fallsgrove,9200Darnestown Road, Rockville. Discussproblems and solutions, andmeet withothers walking a similar path. Free, RSVPrequested. 240-314-7194.

FRIDAY, NOV. 28Garden Train Event, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,

Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. Exhibit by theWashington Vir-giniaMarylandGarden Railway Society.Free. 301-384-5083.

The Nutcracker, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.,The Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen EchoPark, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo,also 1-1:45 p.m. Nov. 29.Music fromTchaikovsky’s famous ballet blends withmarionettes and costume characters tocreate this unique production. $10. [email protected].

History of H.S. Movie Night, 10 p.m.-midnight, Sandy SpringMuseum, 17901Bentley Road, Sandy Spring. Screening“Friday Night Lights.” [email protected].

SATURDAY, NOV. 29Fall Birding, 9-11:30 a.m., Black Hill

Visitor Center, 20926 Lake Ridge Drive,Boyds. Look for birds that come to LittleSeneca Lake to spend the winter, po-tentially to include tundra swans fromCanada and bald eagles. Spotting scopeprovided, but please bring binoculars. $10.Register at www.parkpass.org.

ARTsy Holiday Boutique and CraftShow, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Jewish Com-munity Center of GreaterWashington,6125Montrose Road, Rockville; receptionalso from 2-4 p.m. Lasts throughDec. 23.Jewelry, glass, ceramics, Judaica, clothes,furniture andmore. Free admission. [email protected].

Boy Scout Troop 945 Christmas TreeSale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Plantations II PoolParking Lot, Rolling ForkDrive and RollingForkWay, Gaithersburg. Every weekendthroughDec. 21. A selection of Douglasand Fraser trees; 100 percent of profit goesto Boy Scouts. Free delivery within Planta-tions II community. [email protected].

A Christmas Carol, 1:30 p.m., F. ScottFitzgerald Theatre, 603 EdmunstonDrive, Rockville. Hope Garden Children’sBallet Theatre presents this originalballet based on the holiday classic byCharles Dickens, with choreography byartistic director Fran Ichijo and featur-ing guest artists from BowenMcCauleyDance, The Kirov Academy of Ballet andSkyview Gymnastics. $19-$22. 301-466-1906.

Suitland String Youth Ensemble, 7-8p.m.,WashingtonD.C. Temple Visitors’Center, 9900 StoneybrookDrive, Kensing-ton. A group of young violinists and cel-lists from theWashington, D.C., area willpresent a concert of Christmas ensemblemusic. Free. [email protected].

SUNDAY, NOV. 30ARTsy Holiday Boutique and Craft

Show, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Jewish Com-munity Center of GreaterWashington,6125Montrose Road, Rockville; receptionalso from 2-4 p.m. Lasts throughDec. 23.Jewelry, glass, ceramics, Judaica, clothes,furniture andmore. Free admission. [email protected].

MONDAY, DEC. 1Holiday Gift Drive Begins, 10 a.m.-4

p.m.,Montgomery County Coalition fortheHomeless, 600-B E. GudeDrive, Rock-ville. Runs throughDec. 11. Donations tobrighten the holidays for homeless andformerly homeless clients in the commu-nity. 301-917-6660.

Suicide Grief Support Group, 5 p.m.,Jewish Social Service Agency, 6123Mon-trose Road, Rockville. A bereavementsupport group for those who have lost aloved one to suicide. Free; pre-registrationrequired. 301-816-2708.

Community Dinner, 6-8 p.m., GoodHopeUnionUnitedMethodist Church,14680GoodHopeRoad, Silver Spring. Adinner for anyone interested in a goodmealwith beneficial information and fel-lowship from sponsors. Free. 301-879-8100.

Solving Sibling Problems: How toGuide Your Kids from Fighting to Friend-ship, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Parent Encourage-ment Program, 10100 Connecticut Ave.,Kensington. For parents of children 4-12.$33; registration required. 301-929-8824.

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The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementiaand Alzheimer’s Disease, 1:30-2:30 p.m.,Holy Cross Senior Source, 8580 2nd Ave.,Silver Spring. For anyonewhowould liketo knowmore about Alzheimer’s diseaseand related dementias. Free. 800-272-3900.

Note From Home Drive, 6-8 p.m.,Branded ’72, 387 E. GudeDrive, Rockville.Help Operation Interdependence, a non-profit, send thank you notes to troops.Coloring pages will be available for chil-dren to color. [email protected].

An Evening With David Baldacci, 7-9p.m., Gaithersburg Library, 18330Mont-gomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg. Hewillbe discussing his new book, “The Escape,”andwill be collecting books for his Feed-ingMind and Body charity. Book signingwill follow. Free. 240-773-9490.

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House, 9:30-11 a.m., Holiday Park SeniorCenter, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring,also 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 17. Available ser-vice opportunities include driving senioradults tomedical appointments, assistingwith grocery shopping andmoneyman-agement. Free. 301-942-1049.

The Truth about Consequences: Disci-pline without Punishment, 9:45-11:45 a.m.,Parent Encouragement Program, 10100Connecticut Ave., Kensington. Sponsoredby the Parent Encouragement Program.For parents of children 4-14. $33, registra-tion required. 301-929-8824.

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Orientation to Maryland Women’sBusiness Center and Small BusinessResources, 4-5 p.m., 51Monroe St., Rock-ville. Meet the staff to learn about theresources in the community to help startand grow a business. Free. 301-315-8091.

Christmas Tree Lighting, 6-7 p.m., Vil-lage Center, 19100Montgomery VillageAve., Montgomery Village. Join Santa, theMontgomery Village Community Bandand theWatkinsMill High School Chorusfor festivemusic and complimentary hotchocolate and treats. Free. www.mont-gomeryvillage.com.

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n Former Rockvillebusinesswoman helps

cancer nonprofit’s mission

BY PEGGY MCEWAN

STAFF WRITER

Hope Connections was therewhensheneededitandnowCar-ole Kopit is helping others learnabout the Bethesda nonprofitthat exists to support cancer pa-tients and their caregivers.

In fall 2011, Kopit’s husbandof 47 years was diagnosed withstage-four lung cancer. The di-agnosis turned her life around— and so has her experiencewith the nonprofit.

“It was my first time as afull-time caregiver, in spite ofraising two daughters,” said Ko-pit, of Rockville. “We had to finddoctors, learn about treatments,schedule appointments.”

And she also had to face thereality that the diagnosis wasterminal.

“The shock of getting thatinitial diagnosis is very isolat-ing,” she said.

Someone told her aboutHope Connections for CancerSupport. So she signed up forthe Hope Connections emailand joined a weekly caregivergroup.

“I am a big proponent ofsupport groups,” she said. “The

experience of sharing takesaway the isolation.”

During the 15 months Kopitcared for her husband, HopeConnections was a source ofstrength. She stayed on theweekly email list, reading abouta group she had come to love.

Early this year she readthat the group was looking foran outreach coordinator andthought, “That would be a goodposition for me,” she said.

Kopit had worked in salesfor 38 years and decided thatexperience would enable her tohelp Hope Connections.

“Our mission is to see thatno one faces a cancer diagnosisalone,” she said. “The challengeis to make sure people knowabout us.”

Paula Rothenberg, presi-dent and CEO of Hope Connec-tions, said having Kopit workingwith the organization is exactlywhat it needs to get the wordout about the free programs itoffers.

“She’s amazing,” Rothen-berg said. “Carole has a pas-sion for what we do. She’s livedit. She taken part in our pro-

grams.”Kopit said she doesn’t try to

sell people on Hope Connec-tions — she just wants them toknow it is there.

Sooner or later, she said, aperson with cancer or a relativeends up at their workplace’shuman resource department totalk about insurance coverage.

So the main part of her jobis visiting area human resourceoffices and just telling themabout Hope Connections, whatit offers, where it is and that allprograms are free.

If she can, she said, sheleaves Hope Connections bro-chures for employers to sharewith their workers.

“If no one knows about uswe can’t do our job,” Kopit said.

Working for Hope Connec-tions has been the single bestexperience of her life.

“I’ve been is sales andmarketing most of my life, I’veclosed some big deals, but Inever got a hug at the end of adeal,” she said. “[Here] I get thethank-yous and often a hug.”

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“If no one knows about us we can’tdo our job,” says Carole Kopit ofRockville, new outreach coordinatorfor Hope Connections for CancerSupport in Bethesda.

Cummings joinsAppalachian State board

The Appalachian State Uni-versity Foundation of Boone,N.C., named Edna W. CummingsofRockville toa four-year termonits board of directors.

In 1978, Cummings becamethe first commissioned blackfemale ROTC graduate of Appa-lachian State. She retired as anArmy colonel in 2003.

She is president and CEOof Cummings & Cummings inAnnapolis Junction, and seniordirector of operations at Manu-facturing Engineering Systems inRockville. She also is a volunteerwith the Mediation and ConflictResolution Center at HowardCommunity College.

Olney restaurant welcomes‘Breaking Bad’ star

Olney’s Taste Gastropub re-cently welcomed a group of lo-cal businessmen to a five-coursewine tasting dinner, raising$10,000 to benefit the Hearts &Homes for Youth organization ofMontgomery County.

The sold-out event on Nov.12 was hosted by owner VicSeested of UBS Private WealthManagement; sommelier andchef Danny Lledo; Rex Smith,the founder and CEO of Hearts& Homes for Youth; and celebrityguest Giancarlo Esposito of tele-vision’s “Breaking Bad.”

The actor spoke to guestsabout the importance of activelysupporting the organization thatprovides a brighter future for at-risk youth.

Fire department receives,bestows honors

The Sandy Spring VoluntaryFire Department recently held itsannual awards banquet celebrat-ing its 90th anniversary.

President Lou Kaufman,Chief Mike Kelley and auxiliaryPresident Shirley Musgrove pre-sented awards and also receivedrecognitions from several localand state organizations.

StateSen.KarenS.Montgom-ery (D-Dist. 14) of Brookeville),along with District 14 Dels. AnneR. Kaiser (D) of Calverton andCraig J. Zucker (D) of Brookeville,presented the department with aresolutionfromthecounty’sstatedelegation recognizing the de-

partment’s 90th year, along witha matching funds grant check for$150,000tohelpwithrenovationsto Station 40.

Recognitions also were re-ceived from the department’sJohnie Roth, vice president ofthe Maryland State Firemen’sAssociation; Marcine Goodloe,president of the MontgomeryCountyVolunteerFireRescueAs-sociation; and Steve Lohr, Mont-gomery County Fire and RescueService chief.

Kaufman and Kelley pre-sented department awards toCapt. Mitch Dinowitz, Officerof the Year; Firefighter DavidSwann,Firefighter/Rescuerof theYear; paramedic Kelly Robinson,Bruce E. Newcomer MemorialEMS Member of the Year; andFirefighterPhilSmith,FireChief’sAward.

Musgrove presented theSarah Dantz Award to DeborahCullen. Musgrove was presentedthe Auxiliary Lifetime Achieve-ment Award by auxiliary OfficerStephanie Musgrove.

Immediate Past PresidentMike Valente presented the Pres-ident’s Award to Michael Thorn-ton, Brendan Bonita and JohnLindner.

The top honor, the SpencerJ.H. Brown Outstanding Ser-vice Award, was presented bylast year’s recipient, George W.Brown Jr., to Lt. Brendan Bonita,an executive board member.

Recognition was given to thedepartment’s top responders,with the highest mark awardedto Firefighter Eli Fuhrman.

Thedepartmentalsobidfare-well to Anthony Valente and PastPresident Thomas C. Rhodes,who answered their final alarmsduring the past year.

Churchill teacherearns certification

Kelly M. Knarr, a teacher atChurchill High School in Po-tomac, earned certified journal-ism educator status from theJournalism Education Associa-tion.

Requirements include earn-ing college credit in news report-ingandwriting,communicationslaw and publications advising, orpassing an exam showing profi-ciency in those areas, accordingto a news release.

Knarr was honored Nov. 8at an association luncheon inWashington, D.C.

n Eatery could openin spring 2016


Plans to open a Chick-fil-Arestaurant in Olney continueto move forward, following lastweek’s community meeting atwhichnoobjectionswereraised.

About two dozen individu-als attended the Nov. 19 meetingabout the restaurant proposedfor18115GeorgiaAve., justnorthof the intersection with Md. 108.

Chick-fil-A representativeshad presented plans in July atthe Olney Town Center Advi-sory Committee meeting and inSeptember at the Greater OlneyCivic Association’s meeting.

Last week’s meeting, hostedby the Atlanta fast-food chain,was required as part of the coun-ty’s application process. It fea-tured a revised plan, created inresponse to comments heard atthe two previous meetings.

The most significant changemoves the building closer to thestreet and the drive-through

window to the rear of the build-ing.

In the previous plan, thedrive-through window wrappedaround the front of the buildingand there were aesthetic, healthand safety concerns about trafficand vehicle emissions near anoutdoor eating area.

The change resulted in moregreen space along Georgia Av-enue, a feature that the OlneyTown Center Advisory Commit-tee encourages.

Jim Smith, chairman of thecommittee, said he liked thechangesbasedonpreviouscom-ments and that the committeewas expected to take a formalvote at its meeting Tuesday.

“They really cleared up allthe major concerns we had,and we want to keep workingwith them and the neighboringlandowners to create the bestpedestrian connections throughthe property as possible,” Smithsaid. “We’ve had good luck withthe voluntary efforts of Olneybusiness owners putting in pe-destrian connections, and hopethat these property owners willfollow suit.”

The Greater Olney Civic As-sociation has not taken a formalposition on the project.

President John Webster saidthe group would try to scheduleanother presentation to see thelatest plans, perhaps in January.

Thebuildingwasspecificallydesigned to blend with featuresof existing Olney architecture.The restaurant, which will bejust under 5,000 square feet, willbe smaller and not as tall as thebuilding now on the property.

The rear parking lot will ex-tend to Hillcrest Avenue. Com-pany officials continue to workwith the owners of the adjacentproperty that houses Five Guysand Chipotle to see if the lots canbe connected, but that may notbe feasible due to grade issues.

Inadditiontoan indoorchil-dren’s play area, the propertywill have two outdoor seating ar-eas, outdoor benches, a bicyclerack and a sidewalk that runsalong the front and north side ofthe property.

The restaurant will be open6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mondaythrough Saturday; like all Chick-fil-A eateries, it will be closed

Sundays.A franchisee for the restau-

rant has not been named, butcompany officials said it will besomeone who lives in the com-munity. The franchisee will de-cide which community eventsand organizations to support,and will be responsible for hiringabout 70 employees, of whichmore than half are expected towork full-time. A Chick-fil-Afranchise costs $10,000, accord-ing to the privately held com-pany’s website.

Companywide sales ex-ceeded $5 billion in 2013. TheOlney restaurant would be thecompany’s seventh in Mont-gomery County.

Attorney Stacy P. Silberof the law firm Lerch, Early &Brewer, representing Chick-fil-A, said thecompanyhopes tofilethepreliminaryandsiteplans forapproval this year, and expectsto have a Planning Board hear-ing in the spring.

If all goes smoothly, the res-taurant could open in spring2016.

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time with grandchildren

BY JESSICA EGGERTSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

Sue Zarchin not only deliv-ered four out her six childrenat Holy Cross Hospital in SilverSpring,butalsoworked thereasafull-timecardiacnursewhile rais-ing them.

Aftera37-yearcareer, shehasreluctantly decided to retire.

“I’m not totally giving it up. Ican still go back on an as-neededbasis,” she said.

Zarchin, who lives in Olney,started working as a nurse’s aideat a hospital in Buffalo, N.Y.,when she was 16. “At that time,there was no disposable equip-ment. We washed and dried

the equipment and then reusedthem,” she said.

Zarchin worked as a nurse’saide through college. She gradu-ated from the School of Nursingat Niagara University in 1967 asa member of the honor society.Upon graduation, she receivedan award for outstanding per-sonal and professional achieve-ment.

Zarchin completed her mas-ter’s degree at Columbia Uni-versity in New York City whileworking full-time at St. Luke’sHospital.

Zarchin started working atHoly Cross Hospital in 1977, andhas treated tens of thousands ofpatients since then.

For the last few years of hercareer, she was the nurse-in-charge at her unit. She was re-sponsible for a lot of the staff andquality control. “Imade sure that

the patients received the propereducation they needed, depend-ingonwhat typeofdiagnosis theyhad,” she said.

Dr. Eric Lieberman, a cardi-ologist atHolyCrosswhoworkedwithZarchin for15years, saidsheis an exceptional case.

Liebermansaidmostnursingschool graduates work in patientcare for a few years and moveonto an administrative position,but Zarchin wanted to work inpatient care her entire career. “Itis very reassuring to have suchan experienced nurse at the unit.She’s been there a long time andtherehasneverbeenacomplaintabout her,” he said.

“I really like working withthe patients and the staff. I didn’t

want to be hiring and firing peo-ple and attending meetings allthe time,” Zarchin said.

“She just loves to help peo-ple,” said her sonKevinZarchin.

Kevin Zarchin sells cardiacmedical devices for Boston Sci-entific throughout Maryland,Washington, D.C., and Virginia.“Our parents raised us to be al-truistic and help others, whetheritwaseducationor in thehospitalsetting,” he said.

Sue Zarchin’s husband, Mi-chael Zarchin Sr., was an assis-tant principal at Churchill HighSchool in Potomac formore than20 years, until retiring in 2001.

Kevin Zarchin said most ofthe six siblings followed his fa-ther and work in education, but

he went into health care out ofrespect for hismother.

The oldest sibling, MichaelZarchin Jr., is the director ofschoolsupportandimprovementfor Montgomery County PublicSchools and lives inGaithersburgwithhiswife and two children.

Brian Zarchin is a colonel inthe Army and lives in Gaithers-burg with his wife and their fourchildren.

Karen Zarchin teaches atGeorgetown Visitation andcoaches the field hockey team.Debbie Zarchin Limbert playedfield hockey at Ohio State Uni-versity and lives in Ashburn,Va., with her husband and threekids.

Dan Zarchin is a guidance

counselor at J.E.B. Stuart HighSchool in Virginia. He lives inNorthern Virginia with his wifeand two children.

Sue Zarchin isn’t ready tofully leave Holy Cross Hospital,but she said she retired to spendmore timewithher familyanddoother things she hasn’t had timetodo thepast fewdecades.

“I often worked weekendsand was missing time with mygrandchildren, who have schoolduring theweek. I was also neveroff work the same two days everyweek, so Icouldn’tdothingssuchas take classes,” she said.

She plans to take computerclasses and volunteer at St. Pat-rick’s Catholic Church’s newhealth ministry in Rockville, as-sisting with health educationand blood pressure checks. She’slooking forward to doing charitywork for theholiday season.

“At Thanksgiving, the churchfixesbaskets for theneedy.Beforeretiring, I didn’t really have thetime to be involved with that,”she said.

Sue Zarchin said her parentswere her inspiration to help oth-ers. Her mother was a nurse andworked at a nursing home untilshe was 70. “My parents weresuch good role models for all ofus, always involved in church ac-tivities and helping people,” shesaid.

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n Blaze caused more than$400K in damage;six people displaced

BYDANIEL LEADERMAN

STAFFWRITER

Officials in MontgomeryCounty have charged a 27-year-old man with setting a fire at aRockville home on Nov. 19. Aman confessed to a TV newscrew before turning himself in

to police.The fire caused more than

$400,000 in damage to a single-family home at 301 S. HornersLane, according toPetePiringer,a spokesman for MontgomeryCounty Fire and Rescue Service.Three people who were in thehouse escaped without injurybefore firefighters arrived.

Six people were displaced,and were being assisted by theRed Cross, Piringer said.

Fire investigators consid-ered the cause of the fire to besuspicious, and took the maninto custody that afternoon, Pir-inger said.

The man, identifying him-self as “Carlos,” told a WJLA-TVcamera crew that was coveringthe fire that afternoon that hehad set the blaze.

“Me, Me. I set it on fire,”the man said, in a report WJLAposted online. “I just pouredgasoline on the floor, set it onfire, went to buy a drink andcame back.”

He then walked over to po-lice — on camera — and toldthemhe set the fire.

The man said he set thefire to call attention to deplor-able living conditions at thehouse, according to WJLA’sreport.

Online court records indi-cate that Carlos I. Peralta, 27, ofthe same address as the fire,wascharged with one count of first-degree arson and three countsof reckless endangerment. At-torney information for Peraltawas not immediately listed. Apreliminary hearing has beenscheduled for Dec. 19.

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PHOTOS FROM MICHAEL ZARCHIN SR.

Sue Zarchin with (from left) sons Brian and Dan; husband Michael Sr.; andsons Kevin and Michael Jr. at her Oct. 30 retirement party.

Sue Zarchin in 1967, when shegraduated from the nursing schoolat Niagara University.

The following is a summary of inci-dents in the Rockville area to whichMontgomery County police respondedrecently. The words “arrested” and“charged” do not imply guilt. This infor-mation was provided by the county.

Armed robbery• 3500 block of PearTree Court,

AspenHill, at 9:12 p.m. Nov. 9. Thesubjects assaulted the victims andtook property.

• 9600 block of TrailridgeTer-race, Potomac, at 5:26 a.m. Nov. 10.The subject threatened the victimwith a weapon and took property.

Auto theft• Parking lot of Safeway, 1902

VeirsMill Road, Rockville, at 12:15p.m. Nov. 6.

Commercial burglary• Candlewood Elementary

School, 7210 Osprey Drive, Derwood,at 6:15 a.m. Nov. 10.

Residential burglary• 14600 block of Crossway Road,

Rockville, at 11:27 a.m. Nov. 9. Forcedentry.

• 14600 block of Gallant FoxLane, North Potomac, between 9:10and 9:45 a.m. Nov. 11. Forced entry,took nothing.

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n Donations help familiesserved by A Wider Circle

BY ELIZABETH WAIBELSTAFF WRITER

A child’s concern that somekids might not have toys was thebeginning of an annual toy drivein Kensington.

Andrea Roe, a member ofthe Moms Club of KensingtonPark, said the club started a toydrive after she took her childrento the nonprofit A Wider Circleone year to donate some toys forfamilieswhodidnothave the re-sources to buy gifts themselves.Her son, who was about 4 at thetime, was very sober after seeingthe room of donated toys.

“My son was horrified,” Roesaid. “He was like, ‘Mom, youmean there are kids out therewho don’t have toys?’”

Roe said the toy drive is agood way to give children whosefamilies come to A Wider Circle

a normal life, even if they arein difficult circumstances. TheSilver Spring organization hasseveral programs to supportfamilies during the Decemberholidays, including sponsorshipprograms, gift card drives anda “North Pole” with toys, booksand winter clothing for children.

This is the second year forthe Moms Club to organize thetoy drive. This year, the grouppartnered with Kensington Bap-tist Church to collect toy dona-tions.

Roe said that she didn’tknow exactly how much wasdonated, but the people from

A Wider Circle who picked upthe donations said it looked likeseveral thousand dollars’ worthof toys, including bikes, books,stuffed toys, games, a skate-board and a toy pony. Someitems were new, while otherswere gently used and might oth-erwise go to a resale store.

The toy drive collecteditems Monday morning and afew weeks prior to that througha donation box at KensingtonBaptist Church.

Bill George, the church’spastor, said the toy drive wasan opportunity to share hopeduring a busy time of the year.

Church members are alreadytalking about ways they canpartner with the Moms Club tohelp the community more.

“Sometimes we miss theneed and the poverty becausewe live in what is considered dtobe a really affluent area,”Georgesaid. “... It’s a way that we canreach out and be a lighthouse toour community.”

People can still donate toysand other items to A Wider Cir-cle directly by visiting awider-circle.org or emailing [email protected].

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n Central Committeescheduled to holdelection Tuesday

BY KATE S. ALEXANDER

STAFF WRITER

Kevin Walling has resignedas chairman of the Montgom-ery County Democratic CentralCommittee.

At a closed-door meeting ofthe Central Committee Thurs-day, the committee acceptedWalling’s resignation.

In an email The Gazetteobtained before the meeting,Walling, who lives in Bethesda,told mem-bers of thecommitteethat he in-tended tostep downas chair-man.

“As youcan imag-ine this wasa difficultdecision to make, but I believeit is in the best interests of ourlocal party,” Walling wrote.

Walling, who was electedchairman in July, did not returnrequests for comment.

Montgomery County’sDemocratic party is goingthrough a transition and thecommittee is working to incor-porate its 11 new members anddefine its path forward, at-largecommittee member Chris Brad-bury said Thursday.

“We’re focused on buildinga stronger party, keeping ourDemocratic values and repre-senting the people that electedus,” he said. “I think the com-mittee is stronger now than it’sprobably ever been. It’s a matterof us all talking it out.”

In his email, Walling saidthe committee needs to focuson rebuilding trust, saying thatmuch of what was discussedin closed meetings has beenshared outside the committee.

“These kinds of conversa-tionshurt ourparty andweneedto get to a place where we canhave frank discussions aboutmistakes and how to move for-ward without reading aboutthem in the press or in blogs thenext day,” Walling wrote. “It’sclear that this will likely con-tinue if I stay on as chair of thiscommittee, which will only hurtour party in the future.”

“Mistakes were made,”Walling wrote, adding that heaccepts full responsibility forthem. He did not detail whatthose mistakes were.

Bradbury said Friday theparty will hold an open electionfor a new chairman at 7:30 p.m.Tuesday.

In the interim, Vice Chair-man Arthur Edmunds (District14) will serve as acting chair-man.

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Brian Houdek (left) and Joe Kotapish of A Wider Circle arrange items col-lected in a toy drive by the Kensington Moms Club at Kensington BaptistChurch on Monday. The donated toys, books and coats will be given to needychildren.

Olney Chiropractic officegives back to community

Through the generosity ofOlney Chiropractic Center’s pa-tients, staff members were ableto provide Olney Help with threecarloads of food for its shelvesduring theholiday season.

OfficemanagerWillieFarmersaid that in addition to the fooddonations, the practice alsoraised $5,911 for Olney Help, anonprofit that provides food andfinancial assistance to local fami-lies inneed.

On Nov. 4, in exchange for$20 worth of nonperishable foodor a $20 cash donation, the cen-ter offered free chiropractic treat-ments toallcurrentpatients.Newpatients were welcome to par-

ticipate the entire week of Nov.3-7. They received their initialexam and consultation, X-rays ifneeded, and that day’s treatmentfree in exchange for their dona-tion.

“That makes 26 years of suc-cessful Food For The Needydrives and we are extremelygrateful toallwhohelpedusmeetourgoalofhelpingothers inneedright in our own community,”Farmer said in a news release. “Avery sincere thank you.”

Fair Hill holidayfestival is SaturdayThe holiday season kicks

off this weekend at the Fair Hillshopping center at Md. 108 andSpartanRoad inOlney.

Thecenterwillhost itsWinterFestival from2 to5p.m. Saturdayfeaturing a tree lighting; photoswith Santa; hay wagon carol-ing rides with Peter McCory theOne Man Band; candy cane andpretzeldecoratingwithchocolatefountainsandsprinkles;balloons;and facepainting.

Merchants will offer treatsand special offers.

Olney Kiwanis Clubkicks off toy drive

The Olney Kiwanis Club haslaunchedits30thannual toydrivefor the county’s needy children.

The club’s effort began in1984whenGrahamLittle, a com-munity activist with the OlneyChamber of Commerce, askedthe club to take over collect-ing and distributing toys for thecounty.

Since then,more than 55,000toys have been collected andmany needy children have beenable to celebrate the holidaysthrough these efforts.

The club has created its ownnonprofit Toys for Kids Founda-tion.

TheOlney Chamber of Com-merce, Sherwood High SchoolKey Club, Montgomery CountyRecreation Department, BoyScouts, local businesses andother community organizations

assist the clubwith theprogram.Member Martin Eley said

last year was a banner year, bothin number of toys collected andnumber of organizations andchildren served.

In addition to annual dona-tions to several charities, manylocal organizations continue toreceive toys, including Linkagesto Learning, RICA Regional In-stitute for Children and Adults,the NIH Cancer Center, George-town University’s PediatricUnit, the Safe Haven Women’sShelter, Health and Human Ser-vices of Germantown, and localchurches.

Collectionboxesareavailableat several locations around Ol-ney, including Fletcher’s ServiceCenter, Olney Toys, Starbucks,Dempsey’s, Hair EfX, Giant,Longwood Recreation Center,TownandCountry Animal Clinicand local churches.

Monetary donations also canbe made to the Olney KiwanisFoundation. For more informa-tion, contact Martin Eley at [email protected] or MichaelGreen at [email protected].

Rockville recreationguide available

Rockville’s winter guide torecreationactivities is nowavail-able.

Activities are as diverse asfencing instruction for children,cooking for adults and “FirstLadies of the U.S.” discussionsfor seniors, according to a newsrelease.

The guide is available on-line and wasmailed to Rockvillehomes. Copies also are availableat the Rockville and Twinbrooklibraries, Rockville communitycenters, City Hall and at theRockville, Twinbrook and ShadyGroveMetro stations.

Registration opens Dec. 9;swim and senior center mem-bers can register for those facil-ity’s programs starting Dec. 4.Most programs begin the weekof Jan. 5.

Registration is available atrockenroll.rockvillemd.gov orat any city recreation facility orCity Hall.

Registration also is open forthe city’s winter sports leagues,includingmen’s basketball andco-ed and women’s volleyball.Limited spaces remain in thewinter youth basketball andwrestling leagues. Registra-tion and other information isat rockvillemd.gov/recreation/sports or by calling 240-314-8620.

Olney-area schools benefitfrom Kang’s donationKang’s Black Belt Academy

in Sandy Spring recently deliv-ered school supplies to RosaParks Middle School and Bel-mont Elementary School in Ol-

ney, and Sherwood ElementarySchool in Sandy Spring.

Supplies were collectedfrom a drive at the start of theschool year, from Kang’s stu-dents, families and friends.

Kang’s is nowholding a fooddrive for Olney Help, and it willsoon start a collection of toys forthe Toys for Tots program.

Red Cross holdsblood drive

The American Red Crossis conducting a holiday blooddrive, to ramp up donations ata time when they typically dropoff, as people are busywith holi-day festivities and travel.

Also, winter weather andseasonal illnesses such as the flucan mean fewer donations, ac-cording to a news release.

All donors are needed, espe-cially those with O negative, Anegative and B negative blood,the nonprofit said.

Appointments can bescheduled by downloading theRed Cross blood donor app, atredcrossblood.org or by calling800-733-2767.

In Rockville, donations maybe made at the following loca-tions:

• Rockville Lions Club andUnited Methodist Church, 112W. Montgomery Ave., 2:30-7:30p.m. Dec. 4.

• Shady Grove AdventistHospital, 9901 Medical CenterDrive, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Dec. 5.

• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services, 7519Standish Place, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.,Dec. 11.

King group launchesliterary contest,visual arts show

The county’s Dr. Martin Lu-ther King, Jr. CommemorativeCommittee is seeking entriesfor its literary arts contest andvisual arts show in observanceof King’s life.

Both contests are open toall elementary, middle and highschool students in the county.The 2015 theme is “Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr.: His Words andIdeas in Our Time.”

Literary contest entriesmust be 150 words or less, andmust be in poetry or essay for-mat. Entries will be judged onunderstanding and apprecia-tion of King’s ideals, clarity andoriginality of expression, andadherence to the 2015 theme.The submission deadline isDec. 12.

Participating schools maysubmit up to three entries each.Entries submitted from Gaith-ersburg-area schools will alsobe entered into the city’s annualDr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Liter-ary Arts Contest and awardeeswill receive a certificate from thecity and amonetary award fromTheGazette.

Entries for the visual artsshowcan includeprints, posters,collages, murals, photographsand all other two-dimensionalart. Entries should also portraythe2015 theme. Students shouldwork with their art teacher onmore specific submission cri-teria. The deadline is Dec. 5.There is no limit on the numberof visual arts entries from eachschool.

Entries for both contestsshould be sent to: MLK Entries,Montgomery County Office ofHuman Rights, 21 MarylandAve., Rockville, MD 20850.

The top three winners fromall literary entries will be invitedto read their essays and receivean award presented by thecounty executive and The Ga-zette as part of the countywideKing celebration Jan. 19 at theMusic Center at Strathmore inNorth Bethesda. All visual artssubmissions will be exhibited atthe program and at the Execu-tive Office Building in Rockvilleduring Black History Month inFebruary.

For more information, con-tact James Stowe, director ofthe County’s Office of HumanRights, at 240-777-8491 or [email protected].

Historical societywins $1,900 grant

The Heritage Tourism Al-liance of Montgomery Countyrecently awarded grants of upto $2,500 to groups that supportheritage tourism in the county.

Among the recipients is theMontgomery County Histori-cal Society in Rockville, whichwon $1,900 for its annualMontgomery County HistoryConference.


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n Rockville to tackleswim center, water

infrastructure

BY RYAN MARSHALL

STAFFWRITER

With a fresh $15.5 millioninhand frombondsales,Rock-ville will soon go towork fixingthe city’s Swim and FitnessCenter, plus its water, sewerand stormwater systems.

There were five biddersfor the sale, with the lowestinterest rate of 2.69 percent of-feredby a syndicate headedbyRaymond James & Associates,City Manager Barb Matthews

told the mayor and councilMonday.

The sale is scheduled to befinalizedDec. 16.

Matthews also noted thatcredit ratingagenciesMoody’s,andStandard&Poor’s recentlyupheld the city’s AAA bondrating, the highest rating.

Finance Director GavinCohen met with those agen-cies in preparation for thebond sale,Matthews said.

The agencies cited thecity’s fiscal management poli-cies, its amountof available re-serve funds and lowamountofdirect debt it carries, she said.

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feature new stores, cinemas

BY ELIZABETH WAIBELSTAFFWRITER

For somepeople this year, themad shop-ping rush of Black Friday begins, as it did lastyear, onThanksgiving.

For some, it starts even earlier. In fact,SantahasbeenatWestfieldMontgomerymallin Bethesda formore than aweek, sinceNov.14, probably before the Thanksgiving turkeyscameout of the freezer to thaw.

Patti Green, senior director of market-ing for the mall, said Westfield Montgomerywill be open Thanksgiving from 8 p.m. untilmidnight, although Sears will open earlier, at

6 p.m.“A lot of the shoppers just have enthu-

siasm about getting the [shopping] startedearly,” shesaid. “...Weare really just respond-ing towhat the retailers are doing.”

On Black Friday, the mall will be open 6a.m. to 10p.m., but someof the anchor storesare open all night. Green said Thanksgiving istypically one of the most-shopped holidays.This year, Maryland retailers are expectingholiday sales to see a 3 percent to 3.5 percentincrease from last year, TheGazette reported.

Retailersandmallownersalsoare lookingto new stores and events to bring in custom-ers. Pike & Rose, a new development in theWhite Flint area of North Bethesda, has sev-eral new stores, including Gap, Francesca’sand the iPicmovie theater.

Westfield Montgomery’s newest store is

a Microsoft store that opened Saturday andstartedofferingBlack FridaydealsMonday.

Among the other new retailers there areLululemon Athletica and True Religion Ap-parel. Themall also overhauled its food courtin thepast year,with anew level addedabovethe dining area for a 16-screen ArcLight Cin-emas movie theater and several full-servicerestaurants, including Crave and Blaze Pizza.Also,ChipotleMexicanGrill opened in theex-panded food court.

Themallalso ishostingtheRockvilleBrassBand for a concert Sunday. Bethesda Row isposting some weekend-after-Thanksgivingsales from its stores on its website’s eventspage. The shopping area also is planning aholidaymarketDec. 5 through7.

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BY PEGGY MCEWAN

STAFFWRITER

It was a traditional coffee-house in many ways, with coffeeto drink, an overflow of studentssitting on the floor and dim light-ing. But instead of bongos andberets, a prevalent accoutre-mentwas the smartphone,whichmany of the performers used forprompts to help them remembertheir poetry.

For the second time this se-mester, students at Albert Ein-stein High School in Kensingtonfilled the school’s Little Theaterat lunchtime Friday to hear theirpeers perform. The monthlyOpen Mic Coffeehouse is spon-sored by the staff of the school’sliterary magazine, Relativity, tohelp raise funds to publish theannualmagazine.

It is also a way to promotethe magazine and showcasethe school’s creative talent, saidJoanna Pappafotis, an Englishteacher and one of Relativity’ssponsors, in anemail.

The theater, which accom-modates about 100 students,was full as the lights dimmedandstudents, who had signed up inadvance, prepared to take theirplaceon the stage.

“This is a big deal for me,”said Sarah Pruski, a 15-year-oldsophomore, as she prepared toperform a poem she wrote. “Iusually don’t like going to hugesocial things but there’s some-thing about performing and be-ing around all these artistic folks[that] is supporting.”

AmalHaddad,14, a freshmanwho just joined the staff of the lit-erarymagazine,performedaslampoem, “Rigged Game” by DylanGarity. Shewas thefirst touseherphone to help her remember thewords. But shewasnot the last.

Amal said she signed up toperform at the October OpenMicbut theperformers ranout oftime. Thismonth, she was one ofthefirst to go.

Last month, she said, manystudents recited poetry, as didmost of this month’s presenters,but there were a couple of pianoperformances and one surpriseperformance.

“One guy got up and started

talking about thehistory of Ethio-pia,” she said. “Itwasnice.”

Admission to thecoffeehouseis free, limited only by the num-ber of students who can fit in theroom.

“[Last month] we had toclose the doors and turn over 50students away due to the size oftheroom,”Pappafotiswrote. “Wedon’t want to [move it] to the au-ditorium because we would lose

the intimate coffeehouse feel.”The group makes money by

selling doughnuts and cookies,whicharedonatedbytheschool’salumni association.

“I think it’s amazing, an in-credible idea,” said Sarah Singh,16,ajunior.“Einsteinisaperform-ing arts school — this gives [stu-dents] anoutlet andexperience.”

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Ex-financial managerguilty of fraud

A former manager for aRockville investment advisorycompany pleaded guilty Tues-day to federal charges of wirefraud and money laundering inconnection with a scheme tosteal $1.28 million from an el-derly client’s annuity account.

Travis Wetzel, 35, of Freder-ick, had been promoted in 2009to branch operations managerwith Reutemann Financial Ser-vices, which does business asResearch Financial Strategies,according to his indictment.

From July 2010 to Septem-ber 2012,Wetzel took themoneyfrom the account without theclient’s knowledge and spent iton personal expenses, accord-ing to his plea agreement. Wet-zel knew the client was elderly,and that her age and physicalcondition would make it easierfor him to take themoney, pros-ecutors said.

He also laundered some ofthe stolen money by transfer-ring it to other bank accounts hecontrolled, according tohisplea.

In his plea, Wetzel agreed toforfeit the $1.28 million. He also

faces up to 30 years in prisonand a $1 million fine for wirefraud, as well as up to 10 yearsin prison and a $250,000 fine formoney laundering.

Jack Reutemann, founderand CEO of the company, de-clined to comment Thursday,saying the FBI told him not todiscuss the case because of itsongoing investigation.

Wetzel’s sentencing isscheduled for Feb. 23 in U.S.District Court in Greenbelt.

Kroff is state’s TourismPerson of the YearKelly Groff, president and

CEO of Visit MontgomeryCounty in Rockville, was namedTourism Person of the Year atthe Maryland Tourism & TravelSummit, held Nov. 12-14 inOcean City.

The award is given to an “in-dustry leaderwhose exceptionalcommitment has significantlyenhanced and perpetuated thetourism industry in Maryland,”according to a news release.

Groff joined VisitMontgom-ery County 20 years ago. Earlier,she promoted tourism in Balti-more County and city.

Visit Montgomery Countyalso won awards for Best Web-site and Best Digital Campaign.In late August, it launched anewwebsite, VisitMontgomery.com,with updated features includingacountywidecalendarof events,interactivemapand tripbuilder.

The Best Digital Campaign

awardwas for its BrandConnectcampaign with TheWashingtonPost online.

North Potomac mannamed CEO of academyPhoenix Children’s Acad-

emy of Scottsdale, Ariz., namedDave Goldberg of North Po-tomac its CEO.

Previously, Goldberg wassenior vice president, new pro-grams at 2U. Earlier, he was asenior executive with ChoiceHotels International and alsoworked for Sunrise Senior Liv-ing and 1-800-Flowers.com. Heholds a bachelor’s degree fromWashingtonUniversity andmas-ter of business administrationfromGeorgetownUniversity.

Federal Realty planssenior complex in Rockville

Federal Realty InvestmentTrust of Rockville has brokenground on a new residentialcommunity for active seniors,The Stories at CongressionalPlaza, in Rockville.

The 48-unit complex ispart of Congressional Plaza,a 380,000-square-foot shop-ping center on Rockville Pikeanchored by Fresh Market, theContainer Store and Last Call byNeimanMarcus.

Construction is expectedto be complete by fall 2015, ac-cording to a news release.

The complex is a partnership

of Federal Realty and Smart Liv-ing360ofBaltimore. Itwill featuestep-in showers, glare-free light-ing, slip-resistant tile, a fitnesscenter, a club roomwith a cater-ing kitchen, flexoffice space, andoutdoor gardens with patios andgrill stations. Each unit also willhave high-speed wireless Inter-net access, smart thermostatsand digital home entertainmentproducts.

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Cloud firm CEOwins chamber awardMike Binko, president and

CEO of kloudtrack in Rockville,received the Spirit of Free En-terprise Award from the Mont-gomery County Chamber ofCommerce at its annual awardsdinner Thursday.

The award is given to an in-dividual or company “that hasbeen successful in business, aleader in promoting free enter-prise and a competitive business

climate and actively involved inmaking Montgomery County agreat place to live andwork,” ac-cording to a news release.

Binko said in the release.Kloudtrack isacybersecurityandcloud computing company.

Binko also is a founder andpresident of Startup Maryland,which was launched out of theStartup America Partnershipto give entrepreneurs the op-portunity to network and gainguidance from business leadersacross the state.


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Nona Silver of Brookeville chats with trainees Alex McDaniel (left) and Devante Pouncy after Thursday’s groundbreak-ing ceremony for a new dormitory at Our House in Brookeville. Silver is a supporter of Our House and bakes birthdaycakes for the trainees, plus cakes for them when they leave the program.

Along with staff from thecounty and two cities, officialsfrom the State Highway Ad-ministration are expected topresent information.

Also expected to attend areCounty Executive Isiah Leggett(D), County Council membersand officials from the two mu-nicipalities.

Getting bus rapid tran-sit implemented will require“unprecedented” cooperationamong the municipalities andcounty, said Rockville Council-man TomMoore.

How andwhether the proj-ect gets done will have majorimplications for how Mont-gomery Countymoves forwardin the next 50 years, he said.

Going down Md. 355, theplanned route travels along the

main corridor that links Rock-ville andGaithersburg, he said.

By law, the county can’tplan within the cities’ bound-aries, and county employeeshave been helpful in consid-ering what the municipalitieswant as the planning has gonealong,Moore said.

Gaithersburg Mayor JudAshman said he’s optimisticthat bus rapid transit couldhelp alleviate traffic congestioninhis city andother parts of thecounty, although he noted thathis City Council had not yetbeen presented with specificdetails about the plan, such asalignment.

Because Gaithersburg andRockville share a border, Ash-man said, he wants to knowwhere Rockville stands on theplan, so that both municipali-ties canwork together.

“I want to get a better senseof where this is going and

whether there’s a great deal ofcommon ground and interestwith Rockville,” Ashman said.

The meeting will be a goodopportunity for the two cities toconvey their thoughts and sug-gestions about the plan to thecounty,saidGaithersburgCoun-cilwomanCathyDrzyzgula.

One alignment element inGaithersburg that will need tobe addressed at some point if ithasn’t been already is a “chokepoint” at the bridge where Md.355 crosses over the CSX rail-road tracks, Drzyzgula said.

More information on thebus project is at www.mont-gomerycountymd.gov/rts/ orby contacting Tom Pogue inthe Montgomery County De-partment of Transportation at240-777-7155 or [email protected].

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“I think it’s a combination of my ability tobe a team player, a leader on important issuesandmywillingness to study and delve deep intocomplex issues,” she said. “I’mnot afraid of hardwork and I really like to dive into the issues thataffect our state’s fundamental quality of life. I’mthankful that Speaker Busch has given me theopportunity to grow my influence in our citizenlegislature.”

Asmajority leader, Kaiser said she expects toadvocate for coreDemocratic issues such as civilrights, equality, fairness in the state’s tax struc-ture and great public schools.

“Themajority leader alsohelps guide the leg-islative agenda for the Democrats — which willbe very important and strategic this year with

our newly elected Republi-cangovernor,” she said. “I’mreally looking forward tomentoring nearly 60 newlyelectedHousemembers.”

Kaiser said both the dis-trict and the county benefitwhen its representatives riseto leadership positions.

“I am hopeful that mynew position will result in

our teambringinghomeagreater shareof schoolconstruction dollars, funding for transportationprograms, etc.,” she said.

Kaiser succeeds Del. Kumar Barve (D-Dist.17) ofGaithersburg asmajority leader. Barvewasnamedchairmanof theEnvironment andTrans-portation Committee.

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process to secure a zoning vari-ance and several other applica-tions and permits, the biggestchallenge was raising the $2.7million for the project.

Bienvenue said that thanksto many generous donors, OurHouse is within $600,000 of thatgoal.

The builder is Scheibel Con-struction of Huntingtown. Bi-envenue said the company wasselected, in part, for its willing-ness to allow the residents toparticipate in all aspects of theproject, which was important tohim.

“It will be part of their legacyand what we are training themto do,” Bienvenue said. “Everycontractor and subcontractorhas agreed to work with ourguys, even though it will prob-ably slow themdown.”

He estimates the dorm willtake about ninemonths to com-

plete.The building, whichwill fea-

ture sleeping quarters, officesand a lounge, will be built togreen standards.

“It costs more, but saves inthe long run,” Bienvenue said.“It is the right thing to do andas an educational institutionwe want the guys to understandwhy this is important.”

The residents now sleep in aformer cinderblock garage, builtin the 1920s.

Theoldbuildingwill beusedfor classrooms, and a few of thebedroomswill be saved for grad-uates in need of a temporaryplace to stay.

The supervised and struc-tured learning environmentoperates around the clock, year-round.

The residents, ages 16 to 21and in need of specialized helpand a new start, are referred bystate agencies.

“Our House is a valuedpartner of the Department ofJuvenile Services,” said Eric

Solomon, a department spokes-man. “They offer a unique pro-gram that includes vocationaltraining,which is very beneficialto our kids as it provides themwith essential training for thefuture.”

The highly structured pro-gram includes five eight-hourdays of “hands-on” training intrades such as carpentry, dry-wall and roofing, plus life skillstraining, academics and therapysessions in the evenings.

Most of the residents’ car-pentry and construction work isdone is done for other nonprof-its, free of change.

Each Saturday, the traineesperform community service,and they also help out at manyOlney events, having earned ap-preciation and respect from thecommunity.

Donation and other infor-mation is at our-house.org.

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point system,weremisleading and, at one point,wouldn’t talk about Montgomery Soccer’s pro-posal for the Churchill field because they saidthere was another, better offer.

The next step in the case, Schuessler said,was to meet a request from the judge to file anamended complaint that lists the groups thatwon the two field agreements as defendants.Schuessler was not certain on Monday if it hadbeen filed yet.

In an Oct. 22 letter, school board PresidentPhil Kauffman wrote that school officials re-viewed the case and determined it “lacksmerit.”He requested in the letter that the MontgomeryCountyCouncil voteona$1.3millionappropria-

tion for the Churchill field.Thecouncilwas set tomakeadecisionon the

funds in July, but held off after the school boardrequested a delay in light of the suit.

Montgomery Soccer alsohas appealed to thestate Board of Education, but had not received areply as ofMonday, Schuessler said.

School system attorney Judith S. Breslerwrote the state school board that the processused to determinewhowon the agreements wasfair and the state board should deny the appeal.

Shealso said inhermotion thatMontgomerySoccer’s “financial offerwasnot as good as thoseof its rivals.” The groups that won the two agree-ments includeplayers from“lesswealthyareasoftheCounty,” shewrote, andMontgomery Soccerincludes players fromwealthier areas.

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n Rockville man succumbedto his injuries Sunday

BYDANIEL LEADERMAN

STAFFWRITER

A Rockville man who was struck by a carwhile crossing Rockville Pike on Nov. 8 has diedof his injuries.

Scott IraMagid, 45, of the 200blockofRollinsAvenue, diedat about 8:41p.m. Sunday . Thecol-lision inwhichhewas injuredhasbeen “reclassi-

fied” as fatal, according to county police.Magid was crossing the road near Halpine

Road at about 6:43 p.m. Nov. 8 when he wasstruck by a 2014 Nissan Versa that was south-bound. The driver, David Dennis Irving ofCalifornia, remained on the scene and was notinjured, according to county police.

The incident is still under investigation, andanyone with information is asked to call thecounty police Collision Reconstruction Unit at240-773-6620.

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Rockville will provide fit-ness classes for residents to stayhealthy during the holidays.

The series of so-calledmini-sessions will include Yoga Holi-day De-stress, Yoga for Kids andYoga-lates on the Ball for Se-niors.

Seniors will also be able to

choose fromothermini-sessionsat the Rockville Senior Center,including strength training, T’aiChi Ch’uan Beginners and chairexercise.

Anyone 16 or older can take20/20/20 Fitness, which beganthis week, and Total Body Blast,which begins theweek ofDec. 8.

Power Sculpt and CircuitStep begin next week for ages 15and up.

The Rockville Swim and Fit-ness Center will provide drop-inclasses of land fitness sessionsand water classes through Dec.19.

The complete schedule is atrockvillemd.gov/swimcenter.

The Thomas Farm Commu-nity Center will host a ZumbaThanksgiving Burn Off for ages16 and up from 10:15 to 11:15a.m. Friday.

Details and course informa-tion for the programs is at rock-villemd.gov/recreation/guide.Registration canbemade at CityHall or onlineat rockenroll.rock-villemd.gov.

More information is at rock-villemd.gov/recreation or bycalling 240-314-8620.

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The Gazette prints engagement and wedding announcements, with color photographs, at no charge, as a community service. Copy should be limited to 150 wordsand submitted in paragraph form. Announcements are subject to editing for space. Please include contact information, including a daytime telephone number.Photos should be professional quality. If emailing photos, file size should be a minimum of 500 KB. Wedding announcements should be submitted no later than12 months after the wedding. Send to: The Gazette, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, or email [email protected]. Montgomery Countycelebrations are inserted into all Montgomery County editions.

PLACING AN ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr. Brian Galuska of Lay-tonsville and Mrs. Karen Ne-grey of Salisbury announce theengagement of their daugh-ter Dana Elizabeth Galuska ofGaithersburg to Ryan MatthewKenny of Gaithersburg, son ofJohn and Katherine Kenny ofLaytonsville.

Galuska is a 2008 graduateof Gaithersburg High Schooland a 2012 graduate of TowsonUniversitywhere she earnedherbachelor’s in accounting. She

earned her master’s in educa-tion in 2014 from JohnsHopkinsUniversity. She is a fifth-gradeteacher in Montgomery CountyPublic Schools.

Mr. Kenny is a 2008 gradu-ate of Gaithersburg High Schooland a 2012 graduate of TowsonUniversity. He received twobachelor’s degrees, one in eco-nomics and political scienceand another in philosophy. Heis works at Pricewaterhouse-Coopers.

Galuska, Kenny

Yvonne Lawson and JoshDeMarino announce their en-gagement after eight years ofdating.

Lawson, of Radford, Va.,graduated fromTowsonUniver-sity in 2012 after studying masscommunicationwith an interest

in journalism.DeMarino, from Pasadena,

graduated fromDouglas Educa-tion Center in 2008 with an in-terest in special effectsmakeup.

They plan a June 2016 wed-ding.

Lawson, DeMarino

Brenna Mahoney and Rob-ert “Bob” William Rudd weremarried Aug. 16, 2014, at theGatekeeper’s Museum in TahoeCity, Calif.

The bride is the daughterof John and Fabia Mahoney ofBethesda. The groom is the sonof Jim and Nancy Rudd of Paw-ley’s Island, S.C.

Ginger Ames was the offici-ant for the ceremony,whichwasheld overlooking Lake Tahoeand was followed by a recep-tion on the grounds of the Gate-keeper’s.

Maia Mahoney Donahue,sister of the bride, was matronof honor. BridesmaidswereMe-gan Bond, cousin of the bride,Julia Meier, Erin McCreless,and Kim Brewitt (in absentia).Shaela Rose Mahoney, niece ofthe bride, was flower girl.

Elliot Jessup, Ryan Howat,

Chris Moriarty, Ethan Mc-Coy, and Jonny Wallace weregroomsmen. Devin Mahoneyand Quinn Mahoney, brothersof the bride, were ushers.

Mahoney graduated fromSidwell Friends School inWash-ington, D.C., in 2001 and fromCornellUniversity in 2005with abachelor of science degree in bi-ology. She received her doctor-ate in marine ecology from theUniversity of California, SantaCruz.

Rudd is a 2002 graduate ofCentennial High School in Ro-swell, Ga. He graduated in 2006with a bachelor’s in financefrom theUniversity ofColorado,Boulder. He is a developmentmanager at SolarCity in SanMa-teo, Calif.

The couple is planning ahoneymoon trip to Sri Lanka.They live in San Francisco.

Mahoney, Rudd

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ONGOINGAgape African Methodist Episcopal Church, 7700 Brink

Road, Gaithersburg, conducts Sundaymorning worship ser-vice at 11 a.m. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. Communion cel-ebration on first Sundays, men leading worship on secondSundays, youth leadingworshiponthirdSundays. “You’llGetThrough This” Bible Study from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays. 301-924-8640; agapeamec.org.

DamascusUnitedMethodistChurch, 9700NewChurchSt.,Damascus,offers traditionalSundaymorningworshipser-vices at 8:15 a.m., a youth contemporary worship service at9:30 a.m. and a service of liturgy and theword at 11 a.m.withSunday school at 9:30 a.m. for all ages during the school year.damascusumc.org.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd.,Bethesda,offersservicesat8:30and11a.m.eachSunday,withSunday School for all ages scheduled at 10 a.m. Child care isoffered from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. A fellowship and coffeehour follows the8:30a.m. service. 301-365-5733, elcbethesda.org.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church will offer a special serviceof thanks at 10 a.m. on Thursday for Thanksgiving. Formoreinformation, visit 301-365-5733or visit elcbethesda.org.

Hughes United Methodist Church, 10700 Georgia Ave.,Wheaton, offers an informal Sunday morning worship ser-vice at 9 a.m., followed by a traditional worship service at10:30 a.m. Child care is available from 9 a.m. to noon. Hos-pitality time is at 9:45 a.m. in the Garden Entrance. El BuenSamaritano offers a Spanish service at Noon. Communion isCelebrated the first Sunday of themonth. Formore informa-tion, call 301-949-8383. VisitHughesUMC.org.

Kemptown United Methodist Church, 3716 KemptownChurch Road, Monrovia, conducts a contemporary serviceat 8 a.m. followed by a traditional service at 9:30 a.m. Sundaymornings, with children’s Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. andadultSundayschoolat11a.m.Formore information,call301-253-1768. Visitkemptownumc.org.

Liberty Grove United Methodist Church, 15225 Old Co-lumbia Pike, Burtonsville, conducts Sunday morning wor-ship services at 8:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday school, nurserythrough adult, is at 9:30 a.m. 301-421-9166. For a schedule ofevents, visit libertygrovechurch.org.

MOMS In Prayer (MIP), moms and grandmas prayingfor children, teachers and local schools meet throughout thecounty at various times/days and locations.Groups currentlymeeting first and third Tuesdays/Fridays, second and fourthTuesdays/Thursdays, as well as evening groups. [email protected] informationorvisitmomsinprayer.org.

Neelsville Presbyterian Church, 20701 Frederick Road,Germantown, offersworship services at 8:30 a.m. and11a.m.on Sundays. Sunday School for all ages at 9:40 a.m. Formoreinformation, visit neelsville.org or call 301-972-3916.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 11200 Old Georgetown Road,North Bethesda, conducts services every Sunday, with childcare from 8 a.m. to noon and fellowship and a coffee hourfollowing each service. Call 301-881-7275. For a schedule ofevents, visit TrinityELCA.org.

Chancelchoirauditionsandrehearsals, 7:30p.m.Thurs-daysatLibertyGroveMethodistChurch,15225OldColumbiaPike, Burtonsville. Call 301-421-9166 or visit libertygrove-church.org.

“HealingfortheNations,”7p.m.everyfirstandthirdSat-urday of the month at South Lake Elementary School, 18201Contour Road, Gaithersburg. Sponsored by King of the Na-tions Christian Fellowship, the outreach church service isopen to all who are looking for hope in this uncertain world.Prayer for healing available. Translation into Spanish andFrench.Call 301-251-3719. Visit kncf.org.

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CELECELEBBRATRATIIONSONSCELEBRATIONSThe Gazette

Electionissues

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LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR

Siena needs to come to the table

Missing an opportunity

The general election isthree weeks past, and stillsome issues remain unre-solved. The MontgomeryCounty Board of Electionsheld a meeting Nov. 17 to goovermost of them.

First, there’s the questionover the procedures the Mo-tor Vehicle Administrationuses to register voters. Wereported in August that tworesidents could not vote inthe Democratic Party primarybecause their party affiliationhad changed. It appears thechange came at the MVA andthe elections board has askedthe Office of Legislative Au-dits to look into the agency’sequipment and the training ofits personnel. In a democracy,few rights are as sacred as theright to vote.

Second, there’s the ques-tion of why Montgomery wasthe last jurisdiction in the stateto report its election results.Staff Writer Kate Alexanderinterviewed an election judgewho described complicatedprocedures to close down apolling place. Those proce-dures delay the time elec-tion judges can drive electionequipment to the board’sGaithersburg offices, whichin turn means election resultstake longer to report.

Polling places can dial into the elections board’s com-

puter to report results, but thecountyhas too fewphone linesfor 250 precincts. It’s the 21stcentury — one has to wonderwhy a county as advanced asMontgomery hasn’t figuredout how to telecommunicateall the results into a centralcomputer.

At the Nov. 17 meeting,election supervisor Marga-ret Jurgensen said the boardcould consider adding morephone lines. We think this is agood investment.

And finally, the Mont-gomery County Board of Elec-tions last week asked for theOffice of Legislative Audits toinvestigate repeated reportsthat noncitizens were votingin county elections. It’s thekind of news, we would havethought, that our colleaguesat other media outlets wouldhave grabbed for sensationalheadlines — probably theywere too busy examining ourschool calendars.

These allegations havebeen made for years, andthough no one has produceda smoking gun, we think thisissue deserves investigation, ifonly to put it to rest.

We suspect, however, thatelection procedures could betoo lax. A Maryland congres-sional candidate in 2012 wasregistered to vote in Mary-land and Florida. In October,a Baltimore County lawmakerfiled a suit claiming FrederickCounty voter rolls included400 people who tried to getout of jury duty claiming theyweren’t U.S. citizens.

As we said, in a democ-racy, few rights are as sacredas the right to vote. If some-one has engaged in trickery,we need to know.

THREE WEEKSLATER,

QUESTIONSREMAIN

UNANSWERED

On Friday, “The HungerGames: Mockingjay — Part I”opened in movie theaters na-tionwide.

It’s the third installmentin a hit cinematic franchise,which details the vicious,bloodthirsty clamor of strang-ers in a dystopian society asthey fight, tooth and nail, vy-ing for a cluster of weapons inthemiddle of a field.

On Thursday — Thanks-givingDay—asimilar plotwillplay out across this great, de-cidedly nondystopian coun-try of ours. Only instead of astockpile of clubs and hatch-ets that couldmean the differ-ence between life and death,the prize will be for items liketoaster ovens or toys on theendcap of Aisle 4 at a nearbystore.

Yes, this year, retailerslarge and small have falleninto step withWal-Mart’s suc-cessful 2013bid tobumpBlackFriday up 24 hours. At presstime, more than 35 chainswere listed as opening forbusiness Nov. 27 on aggregatesite theblackfriday.com.

It’s all part of amovement,some say, to offer customersa plethora — nay, a cornuco-

pia — of choices to best suittheir holiday shopping needs,with sales anddoorbusters ga-lore extending throughout theweekend.

Or is it, really, all just partof the never-ending quest tobolster the almighty bottomline paired with the often in-explicable nature of humanityto, likewise, endlessly con-sume?

Interestingly, it was Presi-dent George Washington —whose face isnowemblazonedon the $1 bill — who decreedthe first nationwide Thanks-giving onNov. 26, 1789.

Almost 200 years later, it issaid George H.W. Bush wouldbe thefirst in theOvalOffice toofficially “pardon” a Thanks-giving turkey, a practice thatcontinues to this day.

So why, increasingly, doesit feel like Thanksgiving, itself,is in need of a pardon?

Look, ours is not to judge,as we understand why manywill likely navigate the swarmsometime soon after (or be-fore) dinner is served. Afterall, hot video game property“Skylanders Trap Team” isnot going to play itself, andat the outrageously low priceof $37.50, who could expectit to?

But, just a casual reminderwhile we’re all waiting in line,to simply reflect on the abilityto do so— and to be grateful.

Thanksgiving 2014:Let the games begin

The Rockville PlanningCommission got it wrong.Again.

[Recently] the commissionvoted again to approve the EZStorage facility to be built atthe entrance to David ScullCourts, less than 250 feet fromMaryvale Elementary Schooland adjacent to the EastRockville residential neigh-borhood. Several residentsof David Scull Courts gavecompelling testimony on howthe proposed structure wouldfurther isolate them from thecommunity.

Nearly 400 people have ex-pressed opposition to the stor-

age facility due to its enormoussize, height, impact on welfareof residents and proximity toresidential neighborhoods anda school zone. Unfortunately,four commissioners were un-willing to reverse their decisionin order to protect the publicwelfare of residents.

Siena Corp. has continu-ously claimed they are a goodcorporate citizen and careabout the communities theyoperate in. It’s time for them toprove it.

If Siena was serious aboutbeing a partner with the com-munity they serve, they shouldimmediatelybeginnegotiations

with the residentsofDavidScullCourts and East Rockville tomitigate the concerns raisedby residents over the last eightmonths.

If they really cared aboutthe residents they profess toserve with their facility, theyshould care about how their fa-cilities would impact the well-being of community membersand the character and qualityof Rockville’s residential neigh-borhoods.

They should come to thetable with options for the com-munity to consider based onthe large volume of specific ac-tionable concernsalready in the

public record.Todate, theyhavenotmade

anyeffort to realistically addressresidents’ concerns. They haveonlymade an effort to convincepeople that their concerns arenot valid. That is not a modelof good corporate citizenshipSiena claims to follow. A goodneighbor does what’s right forthe community, even whenthey are not required to.

Our contact informationis in the public record of theseproceedings. But, I don’t thinkanyone should hold theirbreath waiting for a call.

Peter Witzler, Rockville

The media firestormaround our county’s boardof education decision [thismonth] to remove the word“Christmas” from the schoolcalendar provided auniqueop-portunity for Christians to havea public forum and express ourfaith.

We could have shown for-giveness perhaps realizing that

the board knew not what theydid. We could have expressedsolidarity with a marginal-ized community, our Muslimneighbors, who have tried for adecade to be able to have theirsons and daughters celebratetheir holy day in the same wayour sons and daughters do.We could have reaffirmed thatour diversity and multicultural

community was far too valu-able to us to ever allow anyoneto drive a wedge between usand our neighbors.

We could have simply re-frained from all the name-call-ing and hateful remarks to thepeople we disagreed with. Allthese options would have beenways to “bear witness” to whatChristianity is truly about …

that of being a community oflight, peace andmercy unto thenations.

Unfortunately, I think someof my Christian brothers andsisters missed this wonderfulopportunity and even perhapsportrayedmy faith in anegativelight.

Susan Kerin, Rockville

Your article was far tookind to Roberto ClementeMiddle School officials[“School officials to reviewlapses in communication,”Nov. 12]. Theheadline, bymyway of thinking, should haveincluded something aboutreckless endangerment ofminors.

Additionally, it is curi-ous to me why so many referto inappropriate acts ratherthan calling a spade a spadeand using more definitivelanguage. Sexual aggression

toward a minor; sexual pred-ator; sexual assault; sexualabuse; attempted sexual at-tack. Wouldn’t these wordsand phrases bemore clear?

Inappropriate is cursingor raising your voice. Sexualtouching is assault on a mi-nor.

Not informing parents ofthis incident and the likeli-hood that it was not a “oneand done” is reckless endan-germent of our kids.

Melissa King, Clarksburg

Assault is morethan ‘inappropriate’

WRITE TO USThe Gazette welcomes letters on subjects of local interest.No anonymous letters are printed. Letters are printed asspace permits. Include your name, address and daytime tele-phone number. Send submissions to: The Gazette, attentionCommentary Editor, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD20877; fax to 301-670-7183; or email to [email protected].

The news is filled with spec-ulationabout thevictoryofLarryHogan in the election [Nov.4], and associated speculationabout the reasons that movedindividual voters to choose Mr.Hogan as our next governor.

I can’t speak for the rest ofthe voting public, but for me,it was personal. Readers mightremember the 2010 election,won byMartin O’Malley. In that2010 re-election campaign, thegovernor made a number ofcharges against his Republicanopponent,RobertEhrlich. Thesecharges included the facilitationof tax breaks for large cable TVcompanies, as well as responsi-bility for increases of 72 percentin utility rates and 60 percent inproperty taxes.

AfterMr. O’Malley’s re-elec-tion, I responded to these TVcampaign ads by letter, askingthe governor what he had doneabout these Ehrlich misdeedsduring his first term, and/orwhat he planned to do to rectify

them in his second term (suchas rolling back the utility rateand property tax increases).

I receivedareply to that letter,apparently composed by someflack on the governor’s staff. Thereply consisted mostly of irrel-evant fluff, bolstered by an abso-lutely preposterous claim, to theeffect that the O’Malley admin-istration had reduced taxes onMaryland’s taxpayers.

That totally false non-respon-sive reply to my quite specificinquiries is the most importantreasonIvotedagainstLt.Gov.An-thonyBrownonNov. 4.

I don’t like getting evasivereplies and false claims to legiti-mate inquiries. And I’m fairlysure that I’m not unique in ex-pecting public officials to an-swer their mail in a responsiveand truthful manner. The gov-ernor should keep this in mindas he considers a run for thepresidency.

James C. Giglio, Wheaton

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LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR

Your Nov. 19 “Dr. No” car-toon was funny, but I’m gladCouncilmember Leventhal andfour co-sponsors say no to un-necessary poisoning.

Bill 52-14 will end repeatedexposure to toxic lawn pesti-cides by restricting non-essen-tial use. It allows pesticides forinvasive species and noxiousweeds, and doesn’t impact ag-riculture or golf courses.

My kids have played onpesticide-treated neighbor-hood grass every year of theirchildhood. After my son’sbrain cancer diagnosis, I founda 2008 study linking medullo-blastoma to lawn pesticides. In2012, the American Academyof Pediatrics stated “epidemio-logic evidence demonstratesassociations between early lifeexposure to pesticides and pe-diatric cancers, decreased cog-

nitive function, and behavioralproblems.”

Another son got hives fromRoundup (glyphosate). I wasangry no signs were posted.The landscaper’s response:“People don’t want to see warn-ings posted every 7-10 days.” A2014 NIH-funded study identi-fied glyphosate as toxic to braindevelopment.

Our regulatory system can’tkeep up with science. The pes-ticide industry will deny risk —like the tobacco industry — foras long as possible. Years fromnow, attitudes on non-essentialpesticide use will resemble at-titudes about smoking: I can’tbelieve we did that.

Support Bill 52-14. Choosesafe old-fashioned lawn care:aerating, fertilizing and mow-ing high.

Jennifer Quinn, Gaithersburg

In support of safelawn care and ‘Dr. No’

When folks tell me thatthe Gazette doesn’t have acomics section, I reply, “Sureitdoes—BlairLee’s column.”

However, I thought hisNov. 12, 2014, column aboutLarry Hogan [“Larry Hogan:the ‘goalie governor’”] wasexcellent analysis of the chal-lenges facing the new gover-nor.

Only one quibble: Eitherhe or his proofreader needto bone up on the differencebetween “its” and “it’s.”

John J. O’Connell Jr., Olney

Lee gotit right

Gazette cartoonist ChrisCurtis hit a new low with hiscartoon depicting Council-man George Leventhal as Dr.No. (Gazette, 11/19/2014).According to Mr. Curtis, Mr.Leventhal is against “fun”because he is against “pup-pies.”

Nothing could be furtherfrom the truth. What Mr. Cur-tis was referring to was Mont-gomery County Bill 50-14,“Animal Control — Retail PetStores,” introduced by theCouncilman on October 14,2014. This bill would prohibitcounty stores from sellingpets obtained from puppyand kitten mills. Such millsare notorious for the crueltythey inflict on dogs and cats,who are condemned to livein cramped and filthy con-ditions while they are bred

over and over until theirbodies wear out. Anyonewho wishes to see videos ofanimals rescued from theseterrible places can find themeasily on the Internet, but beforewarned: the videos aredifficult to watch, and heart-breaking.

Councilmember Leven-thal is to be commended fordoing his part to end the cru-elty of puppy and kitten mills,and his fellow councilmem-bers should vote in favor of it.As for Chris Curtis: he mightwant to start researching theissues before drawing his car-toons. Puppy and kitten millsare many things, but they arenot “fun.”

Michael Gurwitz, Maria Schmit,Silver Spring

‘Dr. No’ should becommended for views

The Clean Water Act hasbrought progress to the Chesa-peake Bay, but in order to con-tinue the Bay on the path tosuccess, we must protect all thewaterways in Maryland, such asthe Anacostia River.

A loophole in the Clean Wa-terAct has left more than 59 per-cent of streams, including manythat feed into the Chesapeake,vulnerable to pollution. All ofMaryland’s waterways deserveprotection.

Fortunately, the U.S. Envi-ronmental Protection Agencyproposed restoring protectionsto all of the state’s waterwaysthis past March. After almosteight months, the public com-ment period ended [on Nov. 14].

In the last few days, the sub-mission of public commentswere essential, as powerful pol-luters are waging an acrimoni-ous campaign against the EPA’srule. Despite this bitter opposi-tion, over 740,000 supportivecomments were delivered toEPAofficials inWashington,D.C

We pushed back againstpolluters in the last few days torestore safeguards to all of thewaterways that support stronglocal economies and make ourstate beautiful. I thank and amgrateful to the EPA for takingthe steps needed to protect all ofMaryland’s waterways.

T. Aurelie Konin, Johns HopkinsUniversity, Silver Spring

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FOOTBALL: DuVal at Northwest, 7 p.m. Friday.

The defending 4A state champion Jaguars will look toget back to the title game against a Prince George’sCounty opponent with a stout defense.

FOOTBALL: Glenelg at Damascus, 7 p.m. Friday

G. BASKETBALL: Episcopal at SAES, 6 p.m. Tuesday

All-Gazette soccer team. B-3

Bullis Schoolfootball coach PatCilento toldme beforethe Episcopal game thisseason that a coupleof coaches from toppublic school footballteams inMontgomeryCountymade a visit tothe Potomac school.

There had beensome preliminary talksabout possibly playing inthe future. Then they saw the seven or so topcollege prospects on Bullis’ roster and thediscussion came to an end. TheMarylandPublic Secondary Schools Athletic Associa-tion doesn’t award any playoff points for los-ing to good teams.

Before the season,Wise football coachDaLawn Parrish toldme the top public highschool football teams inMaryland, not everyyear but some years, could compete with thetop private schools.

His point was that the top public schoolteams have skill players who are as good asthe private schools’ top players. Where theGood Counsels andDeMathas have an edgeis that they gobble up all the really big line-men.

If youwent to Saturday’s championshipgame in theWashington Catholic AthleticConference, you saw awhole lot of largemen on both lines. Public schoolsmay getan occasional Isaiah Prince at Eleanor Roos-evelt (6-foot-7, 280 pounds), but they almostnever get five of them.

Maryland, Virginia,Washington, D.C.and Texas are the only jurisdictions thatsegregate public and private high schools.That could be ending soon. Liberty ChristianAcademy in Lynchburg, Va. filed a lawsuitover the summer after eight years of theirrequests to join the public high school asso-ciationwere denied. They are trying to forcethat state to admit private schools and allowthem to compete for state championships.

The lawsuit was filed in theU.S. DistrictCourt ofWest Virginia and LCA is claimingthe Virginia High School League is in “bla-tant violation of antitrust laws.” A ruling inLCA’s favormight lead to changes inMary-land, D.C. and Texas.

Wouldn’t Damascus vs. Good Counselor Douglass vs. DeMatha in football be funfor fans?

I grew up in Arizonawhere privates playpublics all the time. St. Mary’s Catholic re-cruited away the best athlete frommy schooland he ended up quarterbacking againstmyWashingtonHigh Rams.

He lost and the Rams, led by future ColtsquarterbackMike Pagel, went on to play forthe state championship.

Yes, private schools would win a lot ofstate championships.Which public team isgoing to beat Landon or Georgetown Prep inlacrosse?Which public boys basketball teamis going tomake it to the state semifinalswith Riverdale Baptist, Clinton Christian,DeMatha, Bullis, etc. all competing?

But if you’re going to be a state cham-pion, shouldn’t you be the state’s best team?

I suspect the publics would surprisesome folks. Don’t you think the Sherwoodgirls volleyball teams that were led by cur-rent Florida star Alex Holstonwould havebeaten any private school? Sadly, we’ll neverknow.

There are toomany “champions” inMaryland as every eight-team league crownsits own. In some sports, there are state tour-naments for private schools. I’ve never beena fan of separate, but equal.

Bringing the privates in would level theplaying field. Nomore fifth-year seniors,Takoma Academy. Nomore 40-game sched-ules, Capitol Christian. All teamswould beplaying under the same rules.

It would savemoney. Instead of NationalChristian traveling to southern Virginia toplay a football game, the Eagles would beable to play schools only 10minutes away.Most importantly, it ends the separation andbrings the twoworlds together so that wehave true state champions.

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n Young Stags overcome slowstart to win WCAC championship

BYPRINCE J.GRIMESSTAFFWRITER

Theyouthof theDeMathaCatholicandGoodCounsel high school footballteams suggested that Saturday’sWash-ington Catholic Athletic Conferencetitle gamewas just the first ofmany keypostseasonmeetings to come in futureyears.

This year’s contest went to De-Matha, as the Stags successfully de-fended last year’s championship bydefeating the Falcons 24-20 at the Uni-versityofMaryland,CollegePark’sByrdStadium

“This [championship] is a littlebit more sweet,” DeMatha coach Eli-jah Brooks said. The Stags defeated St.John’s College 31-10 to claim the titlelast season. “Just because we were se-nior-heavy last year, and everyone kindof expected it. A lot of people didn’tknowifweweregoingtomaketheplay-offs this year.”

As has been the case in so manygames for DeMatha this season, theStags fell behind early and trailed theFalcons 14-0 in the first quarter. Butlike those past games, DeMatha founda way to fight back and overcome theearlydeficit.

Picking up where it left off in a 21-14 win over DeMatha on Oct. 3, GoodCounsel was able to find room to runtheballat thestartofSaturday’scontest.

Following a 27-yard run by Jona-

thon Lee on its first possession, GoodCounsel scored on a 29-yard pass fromquarterback Andres Castillo to KeonPaye. On the very next Good Counselpossession, a 74-yard drive of which 68yards came on the ground, MohamedIbrahimscoredona1-yard touchdownrun.

While the Falcons scored on eachof its two first-quarter possessions,DeMatha failed to record a single firstdown in the quarter and punted on itsfirst threepossessionsof thegame.

“We had been in this situation be-fore,” Brooks said. “Ideally, you don’twant to start a game like that, especiallya championship game, but our guysneverwavered.”

ThetideofthegameseemedtoturnoneplayafterthethirdDeMathapuntatthe start of the second quarter. Castillowas intercepted by DeMatha defensiveback Darryl Turner Jr., and three playslater, DeMatha scored on a 3-yard runbyKhorySpruill.

On its next possession, DeMathakicker Keegan Meyer drilled an im-pressive 44-yard field goal. And onceDeMatha received the ball again, afterashankedpunt,quarterbackBeauEng-lishthrewatextbookpasstotheleftpostof the end zone that only sophomoreAnthonyMcFarland could catch in themidst of multiple Good Counsel de-fenders. McFarland’s touchdown gaveDeMathaa17-14 leadathalftime.

“That’s a play that we designed re-cently and it came through for uswhenwe needed it,” English said. “We usu-ally don’t practice it [with defendersaround]. Usually it’s wide-open but we

hit itwhen it counted.”“I’m a humble dude, but I feel like

whenI’monthefieldnobodycancheckme,” McFarland added. “I had to dowhatIhadto[inorderto]maketheplay,and the quarterback put it in the samepositionwhere I canget theball.”

GoodCounselrespondedonitsfirstdrive of the third quarter as Ibrahim,who rushed for 193 yards the first timethese teams met, broke off a 43 yardrun. Castillo followed that with a 10-yard touchdown scamper to put GoodCounselbackahead.

DeMatha responded immediately,though,puttingtogethera64-yarddrivewhich English finished with a 1-yardtouchdown run to put the Stags up forgood.

“Ourkidsarenotgoing toquitplay-ing until the game’s over,” GoodCoun-sel coach Bob Milloy said. “It’s just,[DeMatha’s] a good team and it wastheirday,andcongratulationstothem.”

Good Counsel had ample oppor-tunities to make a comeback, but theDeMatha defense was up for the test.The Falcons best chance came late inthe fourth quarter when Paye droppeda pass from Castillo after beating thedefense deep. Two plays later, Payecaughta20-yardpass fromCastilloonlyto fumble it away inDeMatha territory.

“We knew we could stop them,because we can stop anybody,” seniordefensive back Darryl Marshall Jr. said.“It feels so good [winning back-to-backtitles]. Football is where my heart is. ...I love it.”

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DeMatha Catholic High School’s Andrew Robertson (left) breaks up a pass intended for Our Lady of Good Counsel’s Myles Robinson dur-ing Saturday’s Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Championship game in College Park.

n Bulldogs’ girls teamreturns three of county’s top

scorers

BY JENNIFERBEEKMANSTAFFWRITER

First-year Churchill HighSchool swimming and divingcoach Chris Tappis can’t com-pare theatmospheresurroundingthe 2014-15 squad to years pastbut it’s quite clear, he said, thatthe Bulldogs, especially the girls,have quite high expectations forthiswinter.And they should.

Unless something goes hor-ribly awry, little should stand inthe way between the Churchillgirls and their second straightWashington Metropolitan Inter-scholastic Swimming and Divingchampionship—itwouldbetheirthird in four years. Not only doesChurchill return its top 3 scorers— senior Elaina Gu, junior Han-nahLindsey and sophomore Em-ilyWang—andeight of its top11,but the Bulldogs have very few, ifanyweaknesses, for opponents toexploit. Gu, Lindsey andWang allfinishedwith 40points ormore atMetros—themeet’shighestscorewas48.

“Most of our swimmers canswimmultiple events, I have a lotof options [formy lineups],” Tap-pis said. “A lot of the swimmers Idon’t even know what their bestevent is because they’re so goodat everything.”

While it is only one event,diving could be Churchill’s big-gest advantageover the rest of thefield. With all four Bulldog diversfinishing in the top 6 at Metroslast season, nearly 20 percent ofthe team’s points came from div-ing and Churchill held a 62-pointadvantageheading intotheswim-ming portion of the event. Threeof those divers — University ofNorthCarolina recruitKaliBeckerand juniors Elaina Faerber andBrighid Dunn — are back andshould do as well as last year orbetter. Tappis said the strength indiving also takes pressure off theswimmers.

But diving can also be theBulldog’s biggest downfall whenit comes to the season-endingstate meet, where the disciplinesare contested separately — div-ing points don’t count towardteams’ totals. Churchill finished80 points ahead of Wootton at

Churchillready todefendMetros

n Warriors will look to replaceholes in lineup left by graduation

BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFF WRITER

The top 3 finishes from last seasons’county wrestling championship tour-nament went to Damascus, Northwest,and Sherwood high schools. Damascusand Northwest appear to be in positionto remain at the top of that list again thisseason, but less is known about Sher-wood.

The Warriors graduated a goodamount of seniors from last season andwill be built around a young nucleus ofwrestlers, but they do have a little expe-rience returning from last season.

Senior and team captain AndrewFrumpkin (106), Sean Levey (285), whowrestled for the first time last year, andCharlie Siarkas (220), nephew of Sher-wood coach Pete Siarkas, are all return-ing this season. They all placed fourthin their respective weight classes atcounties last season. Also coming back

Sherwood to rely on youth in wrestling lineup

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Sherwood High School’s Charlie Siarkas tries to escape from Sean Levey dur-ing Thursday’s practice.

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Metros a year ago but the Patriotsedged the Bulldogs by two pointsfor theirsecond-straightstatetitle.In fact, Churchill has yet to win astate title. This could be their bestyearachieve thatmilestonewithapotentially dominant swimmingcorps.

FavoritesBoys: With a senior class fea-

turing five Division I recruits, in-cluding two five-time individualMetroswinners inCarstenVisser-ing (100-yard breaststroke meetrecord) and Grant Goddard (100-yard butterfly record), defendingMetros champion GeorgetownPrep will likely be just about un-beatable. But the defending Class4AstatechampionRichardMont-gomery,despitegraduatingtwoofits top 3 swimmers, returns a slewof scorers capable of keeping theRockets’ status as the No. 1 teamin Montgomery County PublicSchools.Girls: Churchill tops this list

as unlike many of its rivals, it re-turnedmuchof itsalready incred-

ibly deep and versatile lineup.Poolesville is in good position toreclaim the Class 3A/2A/1A statetitle itmissed last seasonwith fourtop 11 individual scorers return-ing.

ContendersBoys: The usuals—Wootton,

Whitman, Walter Johnson andresurgent Blair— should all be intop5 rangebypostseason. In fact,WalterJohnsondroppedoffa littlebit last year but with themajorityof its top scorers back, could topthis list. Whitman returns its bestswimmer and some young talentfrom a year ago could be ready tobreakout.ThePatriotsandBlazerseach graduated some importantparts of their respective lineupsbut look to have swimmers readytofill thoseholes.Girls: It’s going tobe tough for

two-time defending state cham-pionWootton tomatch its recentresults but the Patriots shouldn’tdrop completely out of conten-tion. Formerly dominant RichardMontgomery could sneak back inasthecounty’ssecond-bestsquadwithlastyear’steammostlyintact.Walter Johnson pushed its wayback into the top 3 last winter but

will bemissing some of the depththat got it there. Sherwood is ledbyoneof thearea’s topswimmersand a talented incoming classcould provide Morgan Hill withthesupportnecessarytobreakthe2013 state runner-up Sherwoodback into the top3.

DarkhorsesBoys: Poolesville lost six of its

10 scorers from last year’s third-straight state champion squadbuttheFalconswonby164points.Churchill has fallen off a bit in re-centyearsbuttheBulldogsshouldneverbeoverlooked.GoodCoun-selalso looks tobouncebackfrompost-Jack Conger syndrome. Ein-stein might not be in top 5 con-tention as a team but senior RoryLewis, Jr. looks to add to his threestate titles and should be a top 3finisher in at least one event atMetros.Girls: Watch out for North-

west.This isateamontherisethatcould finish in the state’s top 5.Blair boasts someof county’s bestswimmers but might not haveenoughdepth to truly contend.

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back is junior Billy Macheras(132), a two-year starter forthe Warriors.“We graduated some kids

last year, so we’re a little biton the young side,” said PeteSiarkas, who anticipates hisstrongest wrestlers to be of theheaviest and lightest weights.“I got some [junior varsity]players who can fill in. Justlooking to see how they do,andwhat they’re going to do.”On a county level, Siarkas

said he expects his team to becompetitive, but he’ll use thebeginning of the season to geta better idea of how far hisplayers can go.“At the state level, I re-

ally look to see what weightclasses, after the first coupleof weeks, you get a chanceto see where everyone falls,”Siarkas said. “Get a better ideaof what chances some of thesekids have in certain weightclasses.”When it comes to Mont-

gomery County Public Schoolwrestling, there’s three-time

state champion Damascus,and then there’s everyoneelse.In addition to their seem-

ingly annual county cham-pionship in recent years, theSwarmin’ Hornets captureda second consecutive statedual championship title lastseason, and placed fourthin the season-ending statechampionship. It was theirbest state showing since2007, and Damascus returnsa sizeable amount of last sea-son’s roster of state qualifiers.Damascus coach John

Furgeson is bringing a newphilosophy to the team thisseason in an attempt to cap-ture the title this time around.“We were ready to take

[the title] last year and someof our kids weren’t ready forthe challenge the secondday of the tournament. Sowe’ve been focusing on that,”Furgeson said. “We went toPenn State and Virginia Techthe last couple years to tryto ask them about their phi-losophy, and I thought we gotsome good information we’regoing to try to bring back tothe high school level, to try to

get our kids ready for the endof the year push.”The best of the rest enter-

ing this season appears to beNorthwest, which returns astate runner-up and a hand-ful of region qualifiers. Butwhereas Damascus appears tobe untouchable almost everyyear, Northwest isn’t viewedas much.Aside from Damascus and

Northwest, it’s a toss up asto which team is expected toarise from a pack where thereisn’t a consensus best team,including Walter Johnson,Paint Branch, Churchill, andWhitman.

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n Wolverines’ return topscorers, adds depth

BY ERIC GOLDWEINSTAFF WRITER

Danielle Durjan has beenplaying basketball for WatkinsMill High School since shewas a freshman, and the teamhas hovered around .500 eachyear.But this winter, entering

her fourth and final season,there have been signs that theWolverines could take a leapforward and become a con-tender among the Montgom-ery County 3A schools, shesaid.Durjan, a 5-foot-8 point

guard, is one of three return-ing starters for the Wolverines,who went 8-14 last season.They’ll bring back their toptwo scoring threats in Durjanand senior DominiqueWalker.But unlike last year, they’llhave depth to go along withtheir stars; some players havecome up from junior varsity,

and other returning playershave improved and taken onextended roles, Durjan said.“It’s been pretty good,”

Durjan said. “A lot of surprises.A lot of players stepping upwith good potential. I think ifwe work hard and have a goodwork ethic, we could contend.”Junior Chemmel Bowrin, a

5-foot-7 shooting guard, is oneof the players that could com-plement the Walker-Durjanscoring duo. Bowrin’s shoot-ing and ball-handling im-proved during the offseason,Durjan said.“It feels a little differ-

ent,” Bowrin said. “I feel likemy team is ready this season.We’re more ready than wewere last year,” Bowrin said.While the Wolverines look

stronger than they were in pastyears, their county 3A compe-tition has dropped off. Damas-cus, the two-time defendingregion champions, graduatedits entire starting lineup fromlast year’s 3A state runner-upteam that knocked WatkinsMill out of the postseason.

Seneca Valley (18-7 last sea-son) also graduated severalof its top players, leaving theGermantown school with ayounger, less experiencedlineup.“I think it’s a toss-up, and I

think everybody’s got a chanceincluding us,” said 18th-yearDamascus coach Steve Pisar-ski.And that includes Watkins

Mill, a school that has notreached a state semifinal since1992, when it appeared in thetitle game. Wolverines coachIvan Hicks, entering his eighthseason, said he is feeling goodabout his team’s chances ofmaking a run this winter.“We need each young lady

on our team to do their partfor our team to be success-ful,” Hicks said. “You neverwin with just two girls or threegirls. You need the entire teamto come together and be suc-cessful.”

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Watkins Mill High School’s Danielle Durjan works out with teammates during Thursday’s practice.

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Sherwood High School’s AndrewFrumkin practices Thursday.

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Armel TuenoNguimfackBlairSeniorDefense

Shutdown centerback helped Blaz-ers win divisionand tie two of thearea’s top teams inWhitman andDe-Matha.

Bryan Reyes-ArandaEinsteinSeniorMidfield

Clutch scorer hadnine goals and 10assists this fall,leading Titans todivision title. Fin-ishedwith 32 goalsover four seasons.

Aaron TanenbaumWhitmanSeniorForward

Teamed upwithMason to carrythe high-poweredVikings offense.Registered 12 goalsand six assists afterplaying academylast season.

Alla TesfuWalter JohnsonSeniorMidfield

Key to aWildcatsoffense that reg-istered a countyleading 36 regularseason goals.Selected to the all-state team.

Carlos ValdezBlake, seniorDefense

Bengals captainand fourth-yearvarsity playeranchored an in-experienced backline while tallyingtwo goals and fourassists.

Corbin BrailsfordSherwoodSeniorDefense

Anchored one ofcounty’s top backlines while alsocontributing onoffense; CatholicUniversity recruit.

Kevin HwangQuince OrchardSeniorMidfield

Technically giftedplayer with strongtouch, vision. Hadsix goals, includingfour game-winners.Committed toGeorgeWashing-ton.

Sepehr HoghooghiChurchillJuniorForward

Strong, physicalscorer tallied 13goals and four as-sists, scoring inevery game theBulldogs scored

Neal IannoneGaithersburgSeniorForward

Helped Trojans tohistoric season thatended in regionfinals. Selected sec-ond team all-stateby theMarylandAssociation ofCoaches of Soccer.

Matthew MightyNorthwestJuniorGoalkeeper

Tremendous ath-lete with excellentinstincts. Jaguarsgave up 13 goalsall seasonwith the6-foot-3 keeper innet.

Adrian BaezEinstein

Baez led theTitans to an11-2 seasonand their firstMontgom-ery 3A/2ADivision titlesince 2003.The former

Blair coach helped Einstein becomeone of only two county teams todefeat eventual Class 4A statechampionWhitman.

Delaney MuldoonHoly CrossSeniorMidfielder

Penn State lacrosserecruit’s physicalityin themiddle was atoughmatchup foreveryone, alwaysdangerous in pen-alty area.

Maddie PackGood CounselSeniorDefender

Doesn’t needpomp and circum-stance, SyracuseUniversity recruitwas the reason Fal-cons’ defense heldup despite losingone of nation’s bestkeepers.

Kate ReeseChurchillSeniorForward

Good luck tryingto push LoyolaUniversity recruitoff the ball, majorscoring threat tal-lied 11 goals, 13assists in 10 games— she hadwristsurgerymidseason.

Stephi ShinQuince OrchardSeniorMidfielder

Few can controlthe ball like oneof county’smostvaluable players toher team; four-yearstarter finished ten-ure with 21 goals,14 assists.

Sam SullengerQuince OrchardSeniorForward/defender

West Point recruit’sblend of athleti-cism, smarts andskill are hard tomatch; spent halfof tenure on de-fense but finishedsecond on school’sall-time scoring list.

Emma AndersonWhitmanSeniorForward

Columbia Univer-sity recruit scoredgamewinner instate champion-ship game, wasinvolved in nearlyevery scoring play.

Juliana ComerChurchillJuniorMidfielder

Few can out-maneuver adouble- or triple-team like Bulldogs’leading scorer (12goals); added 12assists.

Kristen DarraghPoolesvilleJuniorGoalkeeper

Division I recruitallowed 9 goals in14 games and shutout 9 opponents.While sidelined,12-win team lostin first round ofplayoffs.

Nia DorseyGood CounselJuniorMidfielder

Moved out of natu-ral forward positionto solidifymidfieldand technicallygifted player justthat for three-yearreigningWCACchampion.

Abby MeyersWhitmanSophomoreForward

Fast and fearless,Vikings’ top scorer(11 goals) workedhard in offseasonto addmuscle to6-foot frame andbecame vital in of-fensive third.

Greg HerbertWhitman10th year

This is notabout win-ning a secondstraightchampion-ship or anundefeatedseason, it’sabout somehow improving despitelosing the county’s best player tograduation.Managed extremelytalented team searching for identityas best anyone could.

GIRLS FIRST TEAM

Second Team and Honorable Mention are available online at Gazette.net

GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEARCOACH OF YEAR

SOCCER

BOYS FIRST TEAM

BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR COACH OF YEAR

KenSain300-70144-42

Prince J.Grimes293-77146-40

KentZakour291-79148-38

EricGoldwein290-80145-41

JenniferBeekman288-82142-44

AdamGutekunst288-82149-37

The Gazette sports staff picks the winners of this week’s football games involving Montgomery Countyteams. All games includes picksmade in Prince George’s County. Here are this week’s predictions:

This week’s schedule Ken Prince Kent Eric Jen Adam

Glenelg at Damascus Damascus Damascus Damascus Damascus Damascus DamascusDuVal at Northwest Northwest Northwest Northwest Northwest Northwest NorthwestSurrattsville at Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill SurrattsvilleSouth Carroll at Douglass Douglass Douglass Douglass Douglass Douglass S. Carroll

FEARLESSFORECASTS

Season record

All gamesMontgomery Co.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Davey MasonWhitmanJuniorForward

Led Vikings to the Class 4A statechampionship, tallying a team-high 16 goals and 10 assists.Scored twice in the champion-ship game and carriedWhitmanthroughout playoffs, bouncingback from an injury-plagued 2013season.

Clare SevereWhitmanSeniorMidfielder/defender/forward

Second on team in goals (7) andassists (3), LehighUniversity recruitis one of the fastest players in thestate and barely loses a stepwiththe ball at her feet. Arguably thecounty’s best player in any field po-sition, she’s the reason there was nodropoff from the talented class thatgraduated last year.

n Hornets senior shinesafter well-known star playgoes down with injury

BY JENNIFER BEEKMANSTAFFWRITER

The Damascus High Schoolfootball team found itself a bitdiscombobulated when Uni-versity of South Carolina recruitJalen Christian was carried offthe field late in the first quarterof Friday night’s 3A West Regionfinal against visiting Linganorewith an ankle injury, Swarmin’Hornets coach Eric Wallich said.Important utility playerAri Caco-pardowas also outwith an injurybyhalftime. And that’s notwherea teamwants to bewhen playingfor itsfirst state semifinalappear-ance in four years.While Damascus is best

known for workhorse runningback Jake Funk and Christian,it was senior La’Kye Alston whopickedup the slackonboth sides

of the ball to help the Swarmin’Hornets hold off a late challengefrom Linganore to win 14-13 inwhatWallich said was one of thecraziest games he’s ever been apartof—thestadiumlightswentoff twice, the below-freezingtemperatures resulted in slickfield conditions plus the two keyinjuries.“[Alston] is suchaplaymaker,

he’s oneof ourbest kept secrets,”Wallich said of Alston. “He nevercame off the field. We rode hima bit [Friday]. We know if we canget the ball in his hands, [he canmake somethinghappen].”With the win, seven-time

state championDamascus (12-0)moves on to the state semifinalsfor the first time since 2010. TheHornets are scheduled to hostHoward County’s Glenelg at 7p.m. Friday for a spot in the statechampionship game. Damascuswon its last state title in 2007.It was the approximately

30-minute break after the lightswent out for a second time—thestadium also went dark during

halftime and took about 20 min-utesbefore theypoweredbackup— that almost did the Swarmin’Hornets in. The teams went in-sidetheschool tokeepwarmwithDamascus leading, 14-0. Uponthe teams’ return to the field,Linganore scored13unansweredpoints and was a two-point con-version away fromawin.“That just tookabout10years

offmy life,”Wallich said of the fi-nal twominutes of regulation. “Itwas pure pandemonium whenwe saw [quarterback NathanielMusselman]was short.”Things could have gone

south for Damascus after losingChristian — he was on crutchesby halftime but Wallich said heis currently unsure of the injury’sseverity. But running back JakeFunk went to work — 34 carriesfor138yardsandatouchdown—and Wallich said he was pleasedwith the way other players tookonmore prominent roles in sup-port of him, especially Alston.

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n Reasonably-pricedreds, whites go great

with stuffing

While Thanksgiving is atime for celebrating family andfriends, it is also an opportunityto try someunfamiliarwines.

The classicmeal of turkey,stuffing, and various side dishesprovide a broadpalate of flavors,textures and aromas as a startingpoint for selecting accompany-ingwines. Aswith any complexmeal, look forwines that havegood fruit flavors, refreshingacidity for balance and are nottoo tannic or oaky.

Youngwines seem toworkbest for TurkeyDay since thesubtle flavors that develop in awine properly cellared can beeasily overpowered by the bigflavors inherent in the typicalholiday fare. The half-hour ruleapplies; remove thewhitewinesfrom the refrigerator and refrig-erate the red ones 30minutesbefore serving anddon’t feel theneed towash out the stemwarebetween courses since the newlypoured redwineswill not benoticeably changed by a fewleftover drops remaining in thebottomof the glass.

For the beginning of themeal consider awhitewine froma small, family ownedpropertyin France’s Bordeaux appella-tion, the surprisingly affordableChateau deBonhoste Sec 2013($12). A blend of SauvignonBlanc, Semillon andMuscadelle,it displays vibrant citrus andfloral aromaswith grapefruit,peach and red apple flavors andrefreshing aciditymaking it idealas an aperitif or to accompanycreamy soups. Also goodwithstarters is anotherwine from

the same region, theChâteauLaRame 2013 ($16), a rounderversion of SauvignonBlancthan typically produced in otherareas. It shows apple, apricotand stone fruit flavorswith hintsof spice andbright grapefruitacidity.

A classic “summerwine”thatwould still work during thefall food festivities is theNoticoAlvarinho 2013 ($15) that hascitrus and tropical fruit aromaswhich lead into crisp lemon,lime andpeach accentedwithminerals and a palate cleaningfinish.

Moving further into themeal, think about serving the At-tems PinotGrigio Ramato 2013($18)whose name (translated as“coppery”) is the termused forthewine during the Republic ofVenice. Its orange hue is createdby allowing the skins to remainin contactwith the juice for 24hours and the resultingwineis fuller andmore substantialthan other PinotGrigioswithhoneyedfloral and strawberryscents alongwith passion fruit,orange zest, stone fruit and ly-chee flavors.

Or try the TerrasGaudaO’Rosal Albarino 2013 ($24) thatincludes someLoureira andCainoBlanco aswell giving itherbal peach, beeswax and tan-gerine aromas that flownicelyinto complexmineral accentedpeach, pear and grapefruit noteswith a lengthy finish.

From the Tuscan region ofMontalcino is a silky-smoothblend of Sangiovese andMerlot,

Thanksgiving perfecttime to try new wines

GRAPELINESB Y L O U I S M A R M O N

n Show uses dancing,songs, and NASA data

BY KIRSTY GROFF

STAFFWRITER

Out of more than seven billion peoplecurrently onEarth, only a fewhundredhaveever glimpsed theplanet fromabove its sur-face.

Founder, director, and composer KenjiWilliams is hoping to share that uniquespace traveler perspective with those whoremain Earth-bound through his multime-dia artistic production “BellaGaia.”

First conceived in late 2005, the love let-ter to nature combines up-to-date NASAdata visualizations of the Earth’s surface

with music and dance, blending the sci-entific and artistic worlds in one beautiful,90-minute performance, which debuts atStrathmore on Friday.

For Williams, a chance meeting withastronaut Mike Fincke at a barbecue inStar City, Russia, launched the concept. Heasked Fincke how he’s changed since going

to space, towhichhe responded that heun-derwenta life-changing transformationsee-ing the planet from space, creating a deeperrelationshipwith Earth once he returned.

It’s an experienceWilliamswas inspiredto pass on to everyone.

“We as humans have an amazing cre-ative ability,” he said, “but we’ve lost someof this dialogue with the natural world, it’snot part of our modern reality. We haveEarth Day and the environmental move-ment, but there’s nothing that really devel-ops a relationshipwith the planet itself.”

For twoyearsheworkedontheconcept,partneringwith theDenverMuseumofNa-tureandScience for thefirstprototypeshowin 2007 and working with NASA and the

For love of our beautiful planetPHOTO BY GION

Kenji Williams incorporated dancers and musicians performing works inspired by cultures around the globe as part of his “Bella Gaia” production, comingto Strathmore Nov. 28.

BELLA GAIAn When: 8 p.m. Friday

n Where: Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda

n Tickets: $25-$42

n For information: strathmore.org;301-581-5100

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DANCESSocial Ballroom Dance, 8:30

p.m., “step of the evening” salsamini-lessons at 8:15 p.m., $16, Nov.26; 2126 Industrial Highway, SilverSpring, 301-326-1181, hollywood-ballroomdc.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, Nov. 28. LukeDonforthcalls toMorrison Brothers with JimMorrison on fiddle, OwenMor-rison on guitars andWillMorrisonon percussion; From11:35 p.m.until 1:30 a.m., FNDTechnoCon-tra in the Annex: BrianHamsharcalls toDJ Improper’smix. $7 asstand alone, $5 if purchasedwiththeMorrison Brothers’ contradance ticket, Glen Echo Park Span-ish Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $10, friday-nightdance.org.

English Country, Nov. 26, BobFarrall, 8 p.m., Glen Echo TownHall (upstairs), fsgw.org.

Swing and Lindy, Dec. 27, DarylDavis. $18, $12, 17 and younger.Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom,flyingfeet.org.

Waltz, Nov. 30, Cabaret Sauvi-gnonwith AndreaHoag (fiddle),Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulci-mer &wooden flute), DaveWiesler(piano& guitar), Paul Oorts (but-ton accordion,mandolin, banjo &guitar), waltztimedances.org.

Irish Dancing, “Ring of KerryIrishDance class winter sessionbegan on Sept. 9. Dancersmeet onTuesday’s untilmid-December atRidgeviewMiddle School. Begin-ning class starts at 7 p.m., followedby themore experienced class at8:05 p.m. Cost is $40.We do ceiliand set dances and no partneris required to enjoy the lessons.Formore information, email Jeanat [email protected] visit

ringofkerrydancers.org. Dancersmust be at least 8 years old to se-nior. Anyone younger than 16mustbe accompanied by an adult.

MUSICBethesda Blues & Jazz Supper

Club, The James BrownExperi-ence, 8 p.m.Nov. 28; BigNateNational Tour, 10:30 a.m., 12:30p.m.Nov. 29; call for prices, 7719WisconsinAve., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com.

BlackRock Center for the Arts,Salsa and BachataDance Party,7:30 p.m.Dec. 5; 12901 TownCom-monsDrive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org.

Fillmore Silver Spring, B.o.Bwith KevinGates, Nov. 26; 8656Colesville Road, Silver Spring. fill-moresilverspring.com.

Strathmore, The Brian SetzerOrchestra Christmas Rocks Ex-travaganza, Nov. 26; call for venue,times. Locations:Mansion, 10701Rockville Pike, North Bethesda;Music Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGEAdventure Theatre-MTC, “Tiny

Tim’s Christmas Carol,” throughJan. 1, call for prices, times, Adven-ture TheatreMTC, 7300MacArthurBlvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270,adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

Imagination Stage, “101Dal-matians,” Nov. 19 through Jan. 11,call for prices, times, ImaginationStage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda,imaginationstage.org.

Highwood Theatre, “ImprovComedyNight,” Dec. 5, call forprices, times, TheHighwoodTheatre, 914 Silver Spring Ave.,thehighwoodtheatre.org, 301-587-0697.

Olney Theatre Center, “Dis-ney’s The LittleMermaid,” throughDec. 28, call for prices, times, 2001Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney,301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org.

The Puppet Co., “TheNut-cracker,” Nov. 28 throughDec. 30;Tiny Tots@ 10, selectWednesdays,Saturdays and Sundays, call forshows and show times, Puppet Co.Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s NorthArcade Building, 7300MacArthurBlvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepup-petco.org.

Rockville Musical Theatre,Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmon-stonDrive, Rockville, 240-314-8690, r-m-t.org.

Round House Theatre,Bethesda, “TheNutcracker,” Nov.26 throughDec. 28, call for showtimes, 4545 East-West Highway,

Bethesda. $15 for general admis-sion, $10 for subscribers, patrons30 and younger and seniors. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org.

Lumina Studio Theatre,“TwelfthNight,” Silver SpringBlack Box Theatre, 8641 ColesvilleRoad, Silver Spring, 301-588-8277,luminastudio.org; [email protected].

Silver Spring Stage, “Orson’sShadow,” Jan. 9 through Jan. 31,Woodmoor Shopping Center,10145 Colesville Road, SilverSpring, seeWeb site for showtimes, ssstage.org.

VISUAL ARTAdah Rose Gallery, “Notes,

References andMiscellaneousDe-bris,” BrianDupont, throughDec.28, 3766Howard Ave., Kensington,301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com

Glenview Mansion, CharlesWeiss, Lois Levitan, Laura Chassy,thoughNov. 26, Rockville CivicCenter Park, 503 EdmonstonDrive,Rockville. rockvillemd.gov.

Marin-Price Galleries, MarlaKorr, now throughNov. 27, 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,Laura-Leigh Palmer, throughNov.30,WestfieldWheatonMall, 11160ViersMill Road,Wheaton,mont-gomeryart.org.

VisArts, Steve Pearson:Manipu-lar, Dec. 10 through Jan. 18; HappyNOT Sappy, Dec. 10 through Jan.18;WilliamPeirce, Dec. 10 throughJan. 18; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200,visartsatrockville.org.

Washington Printmakers Gal-lery, My 20 20 Vision, artist TerrySvat, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center,second floor, 8230Georgia Ave.,Silver Spring, washingtonprint-makers.com.

Kentlands Mansion, CathyAbramson (oil), LynneOakes (oil),and ElroyWilliams (multimedia),throughDec. 5, 320 Kent SquareRoad, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425.

Arts Barn, 311 Kent SquareRoad, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6394

“You Are Here,” exhibit byDaveMontgomery, now throughJan. 4. Takoma Park CommunityCenter, 7500Maple Ave., TakomaPark. photoartbeyond.com; 301-215-9224.

ET CETERAThe Writer’s Center, 4508

Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-654-8664, writer.org.

IN THE ARTS

Earth Sciences Division at God-dard Space Flight Center to viewimaging of data from their workthrough an artistic lens.

“It’s so rewarding not onlyto work with top scientists in theworld,” he said, “but to clearlycommunicate their intentionsfrom a different angle. I thinkthey really see the value in usinganartisticway toengage thepub-licwith their science anddata.”

These visualizations includetime lapse images of globalevents such as arctic ice meltsover the lastfiveyears, activefiresin the Amazon or flight paths ofplanes over a 24-hour period.

Williams believes the data,presented without any politi-cal agenda or religious leanings,shines through against the back-dropoforiginalmusic anddanceperformances, which includeglimpses of and examples fromcultures around the globe.

“As an artist, to have real sci-entific data and information inmy art really grounds it,” he said.“It’s not just pretty pictures; it’sboth artistic and educational en-tertainment. For me, I can’t askfor anythingmore.”

BellaGaia isextremelyadapt-able, and Williams has broughtversions of the production to 10minute sessions at conferences,20-30 minute school programsand solo showswith just thepro-jections, nomusic or dance. TheStrathmore presentation is oneof the largest, most completeproductions of Bella Gaia so far,featuringseveral livedancersandmusicians, includingWilliamsonviolin.

Because of its adaptability,

the production is great for intro-ducing a wide variety of audi-ences to the beauty of an Earthabove our atmosphere, whichcould prove more inspiring thaneven the largest environmentalprotest or expansive Earth Daycelebration.

“I think that’s the heart ofwhat’s sometimes missing inthe environmental movement— how do youmake these large,complex, abstract global issuespertain to you and your familytoday,” he said. “We should alllook for better ways to engagepeople in these larger issues.”

Williams recently worked onthe release of the first Bella Gaiaalbum, “Bella Gaia – BeautifulEarth,” and hopes to expand theproduct into a full brand even-tually. He also hopes to create auniquespacecombining thebestaspects of a planetarium, wheresome versions of Bella Gaia takeplace, and a traditional stage.

“The planetarium providesan immersive, panoramic viewthat really takes you through the

space sequences, but it doesn’thave great sound or lighting,”he said. “In a traditional theater,made for live performance witha big stage, lighting and sound,you’re stuck with a squarescreen.”

Whether in a conventionaltheater, a conference room ora dome filled with stars, BellaGaia attempts to fulfill William’smission of building as many re-lationships as possible betweenhumans and the earth underfootthat too many people today for-get to appreciate.

“I am inspiredby indigenouscultures in that they had ritualsthat would remind them of theirplace in the universe andnaturalworld and strengthen that rela-tionship,” he said. “Humans area forgetful species; we need con-stant reminding, and ‘Bella Gaia’is, in a way, a ritual to establishthat connection.”

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PLANETContinued from Page B-4

the Luce della Vite Lucente 2011($23). A collaboration betweenthe renownwineries of RobertMondavi andVittorio Fresco-baldi it has vibrant red fruitflavors including berries andcherries combinedwith coffee,coconut and a pleasing earthi-

nesswith goodbalance and along finishwhich togethermakeit delightfully food friendly. Forthosewhoprefer their redswitha bitmore heft, open theKaikenMalbecUltra 2011 ($22) a blackcherry and tobacco scented,complex and full-bodied effortfromaproperty inMendoza, Ar-gentina, ownedby the outstand-ingChileanwinery VinaMontes.Named for thewild geese that fly

over themountains separatingthe two countries, it beginswithscents of violets, raspberriesand candied cherries that floweffortlessly into balanced, spicyplum, cassis andblackberryflavorswith hints of smokedmeat, tobacco and oak. Openthis an hour or so before serv-ing or cellar it for a future familygathering.

WINESContinued from Page B-4

COURTESY OF THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE

“Bella Gaia” founder and director Kenji Williams also composed the featuredmusic and plays violin in the production.

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“The seaweed is always greenerin somebody else’s lake.” Of course,it’s plenty green over at the OlneyTheatre Center, as “Disney’s TheLittleMermaid,” continues itsrun for all you “Poor, UnfortunateSouls.”Follow Ariel, Sebastian, Floun-

der, and the evil Ursula as youbecome “Part of TheirWorld.”Live-action actors work with pup-pets and special effects tomake theshow spectacular.Of course, Disney’s version of

“The LittleMermaid,” has a littlehappier ending than the originalstory written byHans Christian An-dersen, but at least in this version.Prince Eric gets to “Kiss the Girl.”Oops, sorry, SPOILERS!For those looking forward to

traveling “Under the Sea,” ticketsfor the show “don’t costmuch,

JUST YOURVOICE!” err ..., I mean,are $31-$63.50. Formore informa-

tion, visit olneytheatre.org or call301-924-3400.

Get your dinglehoppers ready

PHOTO BY STAN BAROUH

The cast of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” performs “Under the Sea” at the Olney TheatreCenter.

For the third year in a row, theFillmore Silver Spring is openingits doors on Thanksgiving for thoseless fortunate.Along with Shephard’s Table,

the “Giving Thanks,” event will runfrom 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in SilverSpring. Seasonal treats, livemusic,and take away care packages will beavailable for those in need.The venue will feature a live jazz

band, dessert service and warmdrinks including apple cider andhot chocolate. Donated productsincluding food, toiletries, andclothes will be set out for attend-ees to assemble care packages bychoosing the products they need

most.Donations are being accepted

from noon to 6 p.m.Monday

through Friday at the venue. Dona-tions can also be dropped off whilethe venue is open for a show. Allvolunteer positions are currentlyfilled. Those looking to participatein Giving Thanks are invited to setup donation boxes at their work,schools, churches and other orga-nizations.Additionally, those looking to

lend their time are invited to pickup flyers at the venue box office fordistribution and posting at shelters,food banks, clinics and other loca-tions.Formore information, visit fill-

moresilverspring.com or call 301-960-9999.

Giving back at Fillmore

FILLMORE SILVER SPRING

On Thursday, the Fillmore Silver Spring willopen its doors and provide food, treats,music and warmth to those in need.

Famed jazz pianist GeorgeWinston, a fan-favorite at Strath-more, will once again return to theMusic Center in North Bethesdaon Sunday to perform a two-hourconcert.Youwon’t see him dressed in

tie and tails, however. No, usu-allyWinston dresses a littlemorecomfortably when performing,going so far as performing in flan-nel shirts, jeans and socks, sincewearing shoes tend to tap loudlythanks to his “hard beat pound-

ing” left foot.Winston has released 15

albums and six soundtracks,although themusic of VinceGuaraldi (of Charlie Brown TVspecials fame), has always beenhigh on list of favorites. In fact,in 1996,Winston released “Linusand Lucy—TheMusic of VinceGuaraldi.”Tickets for the show are $28-

$58. Formore information, visitstrathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.

Linus, as played byGeorge Winston

JOE DE TUFO

Pianist George Winston is set to perform at Strathmore on Sunday.

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GAITHERSBURG:4BD 3.5BA, SFH, 2car garage, deck,newlly carpeted.$2350. 240-476-3994

GAITHERSBURG:TH, 3BR, 2.5BA, W/D,Rec Room. NP/NS.No HOC. $1600+ utili-ties. 301-977-1113

GAITHERSBURG:Th, 3 Br, 2.5 Ba, HOCwelcome, newly reno-vated, $1700 (neg) +util 240-688-6178

GAITH/MV:TH 3BR,2.5BA $1700/mo + UtilNo Pets,No Smkr, NoSec 8 Avail Now!! Call301-208-9262

GERMANTOWN:4BD 2BA SFH.Remod. Near shops &transp. $2200 HOCokay. 301-570-0510

GAITHERSBURG-4 BR 3.5 BA, full bsmt,deck, $1750 + utilsnew carpet & paintCall 240-447-9961

GERMANTOWN:TH, 3Br, 2.5Ba,NP/NS, new paint,$1625 + util ANDROCKVILLE: 2Br,1Ba Condo $1450 +electric 240-472-5642(after 6pm)

GERMANTOWNTOWN CENTRE:3Br, 2.5Ba TH, grg &2 parking spaces,$1929/month + utils12852 Rexmore DriveCall: 240-888-0747

MONT. VILLAGE:3BR, 2FBA, 2HBA endunit TH with finishedbasement for rent infamily friendly neigh-borhood. Located inclose proximity topools and parks.Walkout deck from2nd floor. Washer,dryer, cable/wifi ready.Partially furnished(neg) No Smokers &No Pets. $1800+ utilit-ies. Call 240-595-3311

OLNEY- EU TH 3bd/2.5 ba new paint, car-pet in rec room, W/D,deck, fenced yard re-served parking, N/S,N/P $1650. Greatschools Call 301-774-7148 owner is agent.

OLNEY: SFH, 4 bed-room , 2.5 baths, W/D,deck, fpl, 2 car gar-age, non smoking$2500 . 301-740-3623.

ROCKVILLE- 2BR/2 BA fin Attic, sun-room, living & FamilyRM, no HOA, on oneacre land. $1800 call202-380-8885

WHEATON- 4 BR/2.5 BA TH 1600 sq fteat-in kitch, fin bsmtw/bar, W/D, off streetparking $2250 close tometro & beltway call301-656-4477

GAITHERSBURG-Olde Towne Spacious1 bedroom/1 ba Apt$1000 month + elecCall (240)388-0056

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GERMANTOWN:Spacious 3 BHK + 2Full Bath + 2 Half BathTownhome in thesought after ChurchillVillage community.Walking distance toGermantown TownCenter shopping,restaurants, theatersand library. Fencedbackyard, 2 car park-ing, community tot lotsand swimming pool.New carpet. Greatschools. Minutes to I-270. 301-906-0870

ASPEN HILL: 1BD,1BA in 2BD, 2BA apt.NS. $750 util incl. OffBelpre Rd. Avail now!Call 240-330-2330

DERWOOD: M/F. 1BR & den, pvt entry &ba, $950 (all utils.incl.), wifi/cable NP,NS. 240-620-5564

GAITHERSBURG:1 Br nr Metro/ShopsNo Pets, No Smoking$375 Avail Now.Call: 301-219-1066

GAITH:Furn RM formale (se rentacuarto). Nr metro,W/D, $475 incluutills. 301-785-0242

GAITHERSBURG:Furnished basementw/priv BA & Entra.$1000. Lg BD w/privBA $550. Int, DirectTV, priv pkg, utils incl.Avail Dec 15th. 240-398-6552

GAITH/MONT VILL.Master Bedroom$600/mo Avail nowNs/Np Nr Bus ShopsCall 240-426-5651

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GERMANTOWN:Med BD in SFH $460incl utils, WIFI, Cable,mini fridge/micro. SecDep req.301-529-5427

ROCKVILLE: 1Brshare bath in SFH.Male $500 utils cableincl. Near Metro/ BusNS/NP 240-483-9184

ROCKVILLE: 1 RMw/ shared bath & kitchnr metro $600 incl utilsMonth to Month. Call240-645-5307

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Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a pub-lic hearing shall be held on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014, in the lobby level auditori-um of the EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING (EOB) located at 101 MONROE STREET inROCKVILLE, MARYLAND. The sole purpose of a public hearing is to allow citizens anopportunity to present oral and written comments concerning construction of a sidewalkthat provides disabled citizens, pedestrians and bicyclists safer travel to schools andnearby public attractions or facilities. The information presented helps determine wheth-er or not to recommend constructing a portion of, or the entire proposed project. Thehearing will begin at 6:00 p.m.

WYNGATE DRIVE, Bethesda, MarylandOld Georgetown Road to Melvern Drive (north and south sides)

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. You can call 240-777-7270 to schedule an appointment to re-view project files, obtain details and/or information related to a hearing, or to reservetime to present testimony at an upcoming hearing. Written comments for considerationby the Public Hearing Officer may be submitted to Annual Sidewalk Program, Depart-ment of Transportation, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. Inter-preter services will be provided for the deaf or hearing impaired and Spanish-speakingcitizens upon request. Please allow (5) days advance notice when requesting interpret-er services. If special services or aids are needed to participate in this activity, pleasecall 240-777-7220 (voice), TTY users call Maryland Relay. The COB facility is handicapaccessible. DEPT: DOT/Division of Transportation Engineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS:100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7270

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2013 Toyota Corolla S

#G0044A, SpecialEdition, 1-Owner,38k Miles

$14,995

2012 Nissan Altima

#526035A, Automatic,13K Miles, 1-Owner $17,995

2004 Honda Odyssey EX

#G0031A,Automatic, EntertainmentSystem, 3.5L V6

$6,995

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#526022A, ComfortSedan,1-Owner4-Cyl, Automatic

$10,995

2009 SAAB 9-3

#N0559, Auto,40k Miles, 1-Owner,Sedan

$25,950

2011 Lexus 350 GS

#526071A, Automatic,19K Miles, 1-Owner,PZEV Coupe

$14,995

2012 Volkswagen Beetle

2012 Volvo XC60 3.2L SUV

#429025A, Auto, VolvoCertified, 1-Owner, 55KMiles, 3.2L

$22,950

2012 Audi A3 2.0T Premium

#P9172, 1-Owner,34K Miles, Auto $19,995

2011 Mini Cooper CountryMan S............... $19,995#526051A, Auto, 29K Miles, 1-Owner, True Blue

2012 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan......................................... $20,950#526084A, Auto, 39k Miles, Volvo Certified, 1-Owner

2008 Mercedes Benz ML350............................... $21,950#526113A, Capri Blue, 59k Miles, 3.5L V6 SUV

2012 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan......................................... $25,950#P9158, Volvo Certified, 1-Owner, 9K Miles, Flamenco Red

2009 Volvo S60

2007 Acura TL................................................................................ $14,995#G0040, Auto, 3.2L V6 Engine, Sedan

2008 Volvo C70 Coupe.................................................... $16,995#N0553, Auto, Black, 1-Owner, 2.5L Turbo Engine

2012 Chevrolet Express.................................................$19,995#G0004, 2500 Cargo Van, Auto, 12K Miles, 4.8L Engine

2013 Subaru Forester...................................................... $19,995#526513B, 1-Owner, 2.5X Premium SUV, 35K Miles


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$21,390

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tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 12/01/2014.

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w/automatictransmission

MODEL #11125

4AT THISPRICE $0 DOWN

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NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

$12,995w/automatictransmission

MODEL #11515



OR

2014 NISSANSENTRA SV

MSRP: $18,920Sale Price: $15,495

Nissan Rebate: $1,000NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

Nissan Holiday Bonus Cash: $500

$13,495w/bluetooth

MODEL #12114$0 DOWN


OR

2015 NISSANALTIMA 2.5 S


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Nissan Holiday Bonus Cash: $500

$16,495

MODEL #13115



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2014 NISSANROGUE SELECT AWD MSRP: $23,040

Sale Price: $19,495NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

$18,995w/bluetooth

MODEL #29014



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2014 NISSANMURANO S


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$22,995

MODEL #23214



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4AT THISPRICE


Nissan Rebate: -$500

$11,995

2014 NISSANPATHFINDER 4X4 S MSRP: $32,040

Sale Price: $25,995Nissan Rebate: $500


$24,995

MODEL #25014



OR

2014 NISSANMAXIMA 3.5 SV


Nissan Rebate: $4,500NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

Nissan November Bonus Rebate: $500

$25,495w/leather,

heated seats,moonroof

MODEL #16214



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04 Saturn Ion CPE $4,990

UNDER $10,000 MORE VEHICLES01 Toyota Camry LE..........................$2,500#KP12813B, AT, AC, PW “BARGAIN!” “HANDYMAN”

07 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT..................$3,500#KP79602A, “SHARP!” MNRF, PW, CD “HANDYMAN”

03 Mitsubishi Galant ES...................$4,350#EP46536A, “WELL KEPT!” MD INSP’D AT, AC, PW

06 Nissan Sentra 1.8S......................$6,450#FP04278A, “SHARP!” AT, MNRF, P/OPTS, PARKSENSE

04 Nissan XTerra XE........................$7,988#KP77134, 4WD, MT “BEAUTY!” MNRF, PW, SIDE STEPS

07 Suzuki XL-7 Luxury AWD...........$8,970#KP15305 “PRISTINE!” MNRF, ALLOYS, P/OPTIONS

09 Saturn Vue XR.............................$9,970#KP38614, V6, AUTO, PW/PLC, CC, CD “BEST BUY!”

05 Acura TL......................................$10,470#KP17756, “PAMPERED COND!” MNRF, LTHR, CD, P/OPTIONS

11 Hyundai Sonata SE...................$17,472#KN39898A, “PAMPERED 30K!” NAV, MNRF, FAC WARR

07 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab SLT...$18,439#KP61018, 4X4, “HEMI” RARE FIND!

12 Dodge Journey Crew.................$19,970#KP54282, “BEAUTY!” MNRF, DVD, LTHR/PWR SEAT

10 Chevy Camaro SS 6.2 V8...............$20,930#KP36716A, “RARE FIND!” MNRF, LTHR, AUTO

12 Hyundai Elantra Limited...........$15,988#KA16617, “RARE FIND!” MNRF, LTHR, P/OPTS

12 Hyundai Tucson GLS .................$16,988#KA70522, “SHOWROOM COND!” PW/PLC, CC, CD

13 Dodge Gr Caravan SXT..............$16,990#KN08758, “NICE!” STO&GO, PSEAT, PWR DOORS, CD

11 Ford Econoline XLT 12 Pass.....$17,470#KN75845, PW/PLC, CD, PARK SENSE, REDUCED!

#KP59456A, 3 QUAD “BEAUTY!” MNRF, PW,MD INSP’D

11 Chrysler Town & Country LTD $22,475

#KA64528, NAV, MNRF, DVD, DON’T MISS!

06 Toyota Matrix XR MT $7,470

#KP01722, SHARP! MNRF, PW 5SPD, EASY TERMS

05 Toyota TacomaDBL CAB $11,970

#KP22341, PRERUNNER “PAMPERED!” AT, AC, PW

07 GMC Acadia AWD $14,990

#KP45594A, ALL-THE-TOYS! MNRF, NAV, DVD, HEADSUP

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