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DigitalovernmentThe first in a two-part series
New chapter looms in fight over required government ads in newspapers
INSIDEn High-speed Internet access
is available to more than nineof every 10 households inthe county, making it one ofthe nation’s most connectedcommunities.
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BY ANDREW SCHOTZSTAFF WRITER
Lawmakers and governmentgroups are resuming a fight withmedia representatives over arequirement to buy newspaperadvertisements.
Known as “legal notices,”the ads are mandatory an-
nouncements of certain gov-ernment proceedings, such aspublic hearings and zoning re-quests.
They are a revenue sourcefor newspapers and a longstand-ing way to inform the public.
The main questions: Arethese ads the best way to pub-licize government workings?
Should government bodies beforced to buy the ads?
The Maryland MunicipalLeague and the Maryland As-sociation of Counties argue thatthe current legal-ad system isinefficient and wasteful; gov-ernment bodies have better,cheaper ways to reach constitu-ents.
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Garrett Park’s official town bulletin board inside the Garrett Park postoffice.
n Sides disagree on most efficient waysto get information to the public
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Wheaton High School sophomore Haley Ingram asks Kayla Naiman to pick up a red pom during JV cheerleading practice.
PART OF THEBY SARAH TINCHER
SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
hen Kayla Naiman’s teammates on the Whea-ton High School junior varsity cheerleadingsquad greet her at the start of practice, shesmiles. While her teammates shout and chant
their cheers, Naiman doesn’t say a word.She can’t.An undiagnosed intellectual disability has caused
her to be nonverbal. But that doesn’t mean Naiman’srole on the squad is any less important.
Naiman is new to the squad this year, and is thefirst Knights cheerleader to have an intellectual dis-ability, special education teacher Kerri Mullins-Levinesaid.
At age 19, Naiman is a senior in Wheaton High’sSchool/Community Based Program (SCB), which is aspecialized program that “serves students with mild/moderate to severe and profound handicaps.”
Naiman was born with the disability which hasalso caused her to be physically underdeveloped.She can walk and stand on her own, but she needsfrequent breaks and communicates with gestures, aswell as an application on her iPad called Touch ChatHD.
Although she can’t participate in the cheers ormany other physical aspects of cheerleading, coachElisia Rivera has made sure Naiman is an active mem-ber of the team. From practices to fundraisers to foot-ball games, she always has a role.
Rivera is also Naiman’s paraeducator duringschool, working with her the entire school day. Theinherent limitations of Naiman’s disability don’t keepher from showing school spirit thanks to Rivera, whocreated an adapted practice schedule for Naiman toaccommodate her needs.
When the squad stretches, Naiman works on bodypart identification. While teammates sprint at prac-tice, she walks alongside them. At football games, sheholds signs that go with the cheers.
Naiman has physical and intellectual goals to ful-fill at each event, but No. 1 is always for her to havefun. Despite her limitations at participating physicallyor verbally communicating with teammates, Naimanundeniably enjoys being with the team, according toteammates and Rivera.
“When they’re rowdy, when they’re loud, shejust likes being a part of that,” Rivera said. “So, whenthey’re running, she smiles and she gets excited be-
n Silently but enthusiastically, Kayla Naimancheers with rest of the Wheaton JV squad
WWhole
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n Agenciesslash operations;national parks close
BY KATE S. ALEXANDER
AND KEVIN SHAY
STAFF WRITERS
Thousands of federal jobsand employees call Montgom-ery County home, but manywere not working Tuesday af-ter Congress’ inability to com-promise on the federal budget,shutting down most govern-ment operations.
Exactly how many Mont-gomery County residents wereforced to stay home was unclear,but most agencies in the countywere slashing operations andmandating that most employeesstay home. Employees who arefurloughed are required to notwork and will not receive pay.
Montgomery is also home tomany companies that contractwith the government. Thosecompanies could see employ-ees furloughed and delays in
contract bids and awards.Eighteen federal agen-
cies and installations are in thecounty, including the Food andDrug Administration, the De-partment of Energy, the NuclearRegulatory Commission, theNational Institute of Standardsand Technology and the Na-tional Institutes of Health.
When Congress failed topass legislation to fund the gov-ernment Monday night in animpasse over the health carereform law, it triggered plans foragencies to halt all but essentialoperations.
For the Silver Spring-basedFood and Drug Administration,45 percent of its 13,000-mem-ber work force was scheduledfor furlough, spokesman StevenImmergut said. Most of thosereporting to work Tuesday arepaid with user fees, money out-side the budget, he said.
The last time the govern-ment shut down in 1996, em-ployees were eventually repaid
In Montgomery County,mass furloughs likelyfrom federal shutdown
n African-Americanstudents’ scores up;Hispanic scores drop
BY LINDSAY A. POWERS
STAFF WRITER
Montgomery County Pub-lic Schools’ 2013 SAT resultsshowed movement in bothAfrican-American and Hispanicstudents’ scores — but in differ-ent directions.
African-American students’average combined score roseto 1397 this year — eight pointsabove last year’s score. From2011 to 2012, African-Americanstudents’ average score in-
creased seven points.Hispanic students’ average
combined score, however, fell 32points this year after a six-pointincrease from 2011 to 2012.
Both student groups scoredsignificantly higher than theirstate and national peers thisyear.
The county school system’soverall average combined scorefell three points — from 1651 in2012 to 1648 this year — but wasstill 11 points above the 2011score.
The SAT serves as a collegeplacement exam and has a max-imum score of 2400 across threeareas: critical reading, math-
School system’s SATscores show rises, falls
See SHUTDOWN, Page A-6
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2Bloody Orators Toastmasters
Club, 6-7 p.m., American RedCross-Jerome H. Holland Labora-tory, 15601 Crabbs Branch Way,Derwood. Develop public speak-ing and leadership skills in a posi-tive, friendly environment. Free toguests. [email protected].
Understanding Your BRCA Risk,6:30-8 p.m., Beaumont House,9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda.Learn more about BRCA genetictesting, including who should betested, what it means for familymembers and how the results canexplain risk of developing breast,ovarian and other cancers. 301-634-7500.
THURSDAY, OCT. 3Getting a Job in the Age of So-
cial Media, 10:30 a.m.-noon, AspenHill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road,Rockville. Free. 301-610-8380.
Guide to Local Gardening SeriesSession Two: Regionally AdaptedPlants, 2-3:30 p.m., Brookside
Gardens Visitors Center, AdultClassroom, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. Explore plants that cantake clay soil, deer, and/or periodsof drought. $18. Register at www.parkpass.org.
Bethesda Green Gala 2013, 6-9p.m., Bethesda Blues and JazzSupper Club, 7719 WisconsinAve., Bethesda. Honoring the 2013Green Award Winners, businesses,organizations, communities andindividuals who are providinggreen services. $100. 240-396-2440.
Evening Grief Support Group,6:30-8 p.m., Hughes UnitedMethodist Church, 10700 GeorgiaAve., Wheaton. A six-week groupfor anyone grieving the death ofa loved one. Free, registration re-quired. 301-921-4400.
FRIDAY, OCT. 4One by One Fundraising Event,
7 p.m., The Simon Residence, 5330Chamberlin Ave., Chevy Chase.The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project’sfirst annual event. $25 general,$100 VIP. www.nyakaschool.org.
“The Nerd” by Rockville Little
Theater, 8 p.m., F. Scott FitzgeraldTheatre, 603 Edmonston Drive,Rockville, also 8 p.m. Oct. 5 and 2p.m. Oct. 6. $16 for students andseniors, $18 for other adults. 240-314-8690.
SATURDAY, OCT. 5Walk for Food Allergy, 9 a.m.,
Rockville Civic Center Park, 603Edmonston Drive, Rockville.Funds food allergy research, edu-cation, advocacy and awareness.Free. [email protected].
Saturday Morning Story Time,10 a.m., Brookside Gardens Visi-tors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. Participate in and listento nature and seasonal stories.Ages 3-6. Free. 301 962-1400.
Whitman Cheer Clinic Fun-draiser, 1-4 p.m., ShockwaveAllstars, 20 E. Southlawn Court,Rockville. $35. 301-938-2499.
Yoga Salutes Non-violence:108 Sun Salutations, 2-4 p.m.,extendYoga, 12106 Wilkins Ave.,North Bethesda. A charity event toraise awareness and support forBetty Krahnke Shelter. Free, dona-
tions welcome. 301-881-3330.Teen Writers’ Workshop, 3:30-
5:30 p.m., Aspen Hill Library,4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville.Discover techniques and exercisesfor creative writing and receivefeedback and revision tips. Free.240-773-9410.
Haskell Small on Piano, 8p.m., Westmoreland Congrega-tional United Church of Christ, 1Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda.Performing the complete MusicaCallada, by Catalan Spanish com-poser Federico Mompou. Free.301-320-2770.
SUNDAY, OCT. 6Mushroom Fair, noon-5 p.m.,
Brookside Gardens Visitors Center,1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton.Sponsored by the Mycological As-sociation of Washington, Inc. Free.301-962-1400.
Bill Engvall, 4 p.m., Music Cen-ter at Strathmore, 5301 Tucker-man Lane, North Bethesda, also at8 p.m. Two performances by theblue-collar comedian. [email protected].
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5Meet the Composer, 2 p.m., Ingleside at King Farm, 701King Farm Blvd., Rockville. Janice Hamer will speak abouther new opera, “Lost Childhood,” based on a Holocaustmemoir. 240-499-9019.
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The Washington Conservatory of Music will present pianist Haskell Small in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bethesda’s Westmoreland CongregationalChurch. For more information, visit www.washingtonconservatory.org.
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SPORTS UnbeatensGaithersburg, Wootton clash inhigh school football on Friday.
A&E Step out for the blueson Saturday in Bethesda.
Some familiar sections in The Gazette have new homes. Our Bsection combines the Sports and Arts & Entertainment sections. TheA section includes the School Life page. Next week, Celebrations (ourfree listings of weddings, engagements and anniversaries) movesinto the A section, as well.
Our goal is to make the paper easier to use, moving communityfeatures like school news and milestones into the local A section.
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THE GAZETTEWednesday, October 2, 2013 r Page A-3
Rockville arts fans can enjoya variety of art, music and the-ater programs at venues in CivicCenter Park this fall.
Continuing through Sun-day, Rockville Little Theatrepresents “The Nerd” at F.Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603Edmonston Drive. Tickets are$16 through $18 with showsscheduled for 8 p.m. on Fridayand Saturday, and a 2 p.m.showing scheduled for Sunday.Call 240-314-8690 for more in-formation or to buy tickets.
The Glenview Mansion ArtGallery’s October exhibit, titled“Blossom,” features the workof five artists: Wanjin Kim, Eun-mee Chung, Junghwa Kim Park,Miyoung Ju Lee and SunsookShin-Park.
An opening reception isscheduled for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.Sunday at the mansion, 603Edmonston Drive. The exhibitis free and on display Sundaythrough Oct. 29.
The Rockville Concert Bandis preparing to kick off its 2013season with a concert Oct. 20at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre.“Music that Moves Us” willfeature music that accompaniesballet, musical theater and tra-ditional dances, according to acity of Rockville press release.The concert starts at 3 p.m.; a$5 donation is suggested foradmission.
Other concerts scheduledfor this year include “Vive LaFrance!” Nov. 24 and “TheGreatest Generation’s Holiday”Dec. 22.
To learn more about up-coming arts events, visit rockvil-lemd.gov/arts.
Deer managementbegins in county parks
Several Montgomery Parkswill be closed intermittentlystarting Oct. 28 through Febru-ary when the deer managementoperations season begins.There is also a proposal to addCabin John Regional Park to theprogram.
Lottery-based and coop-erative managed deer hunts,as well as park police-basedsharpshooting, will take placein 27 parks in the MontgomeryParks system. For a completeschedule of park closure datesand times, visit: http://ow.ly/phcUy
All of the deer harvestedfrom the program are trans-ported to a processing facilityand the meat donated to localfood disbursement organiza-tions. Last year, approximately16,000 pounds of processedvenison was donated to the Na-tional Capital Area Food Bank.
For more details on thelottery-based programs areavailable at www.parksdeer-
management.org.Cabin John Regional Park
has seen an explosion in deerrecently -- a study indicatedthat 125 to 150 deer inhabit the514 acres of parkland locatedwithin the boundary of Inter-state 270, Democracy Boule-vard and Seven Locks Road,which is three times the densityrecommended for the area. Asa result, Montgomery Parks isproposed adding sections ofCabin John Regional Park to theprogram and is accepting pub-lic comment on the proposalthrough October 25.
Comments must includea valid name and address, andwill be posted online at www.parksdeermanagment.org forpublic review. Comments mayalso be submitted by email toMCP-deermanagement M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks,Deer Management Initiatives,12535 Milestone Manor Lane,Germantown, MD 20876.
In the serviceAir Force Capt. Jonathon J.
Campbell has graduated fromthe Uniformed Services Uni-versity of the Health Sciences inBethesda. He received a medi-cal degree and was commis-sioned to the rank of captain,with a minimum seven-year ac-
tive duty service commitment.Campbell has served in the
military for four years and isthe son of James and MariselaCampbell of Derwood.
• Army Reserve Pfc. BrittanyL. Byers has graduated frombasic combat training at FortJackson in Columbia, S.C. Sheis the daughter of Angela Neffand stepdaughter of Robert Neffand a 2009 graduate of WoottonHigh School in Rockville.
• Army Cadet Cartier P.Murrill has graduated from theArmy ROTC Leader’s TrainingCourse at Fort Knox, Ky. Heis the son of Mary and CartierMurrill Sr. of Gaithersburg anda 2010 graduate of MagruderHigh School in Rockville.
Disabled AmericanVeterans meetingscheduled
Disabled American Vet-erans is hosting a meetingOct. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. at theErnie Pyle DAV Chapter #4,11316 Fern St., Wheaton. Thenonprofit organization helpsdisabled veterans understandaccess services available tothem, and benefits from theirtime of service. For further in-formation, contact NSO Mark
Donberger at 410-230-4440.Derwood author will hold
book signingAuthor Thomas A. McLough-
lin will be on hand to sign cop-ies of his book, “Failure is theOnly Option”, at a Rockville cof-fee shop Saturday.
McLoughlin, a Derwood res-ident, will be available at Cari-bou Coffee, 5562 Norbeck Road,Rockville, from 1 to 3 p.m.
For more information,email Michelle Whitman [email protected] or call877-727-0697.
Talent search forMLK Day celebrationMontgomery County is
looking for talented countyresidents to perform at thecounty’s 20th anniversary andtribute to Martin Luther King,Jr. The event will be held on Jan.20, 2014, at the music center atStrathmore in Bethesda.
Performers of the spokenword, musical selections, cre-ative dance, instrumental selec-tions and skits are all welcometo try out at auditions, whichwill be held from 5 to 9 p.m.on Oct. 11 at the music build-ing’s recital hall at MontgomeryCollege, Rockville Campus, 51Mannakee Street, Rockville.
To schedule an audition,email Rachel Reed at [email protected] by Oct.8. For more information, callCarmen Poston-Farmer at 240-567-5253 or Yvonne Stephens at240-567-4203.
Walking out ofthe darkness
Concerned area residentssought to bring suicide out ofthe darkness and into a place toprevent it during a fundraisingin Rockville recently.
The 2013 MontgomeryCounty Out of the DarknessCommunity Walk for suicideprevention took place in Rock-ville’s Town Center Sept. 21.About 350 walkers participatedand helped raise almost $40,000for the American Foundationfor Suicide Prevention.
Jillian Johnson, Miss Po-tomac Outstanding Teen 2013,provided remarks during theopening ceremony. She hasmade suicide prevention theplatform for her reign.
Share your good news!Send event information, photosand news items for People andPlaces to Elizabeth Waibel [email protected], or call 301-280-3005.
Rockville’s fall cultural schedule includes music, art, theater
CITY OF ROCKVILLE
The Rockville Concert Band, pictured here, is scheduled to play at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre Oct. 20.
PEOPLE & PL ACESELIZABETH WAIBEL
DEATHS
Roger B. GregoryRoger B. Gregory, 79,
of Germantown, died Sept.22, 2013. A memorial ser-vice will take place at 10a.m. Oct. 12 at GaithersburgPresbyterian Church, 610 S.Frederick Ave., Gaithers-burg. Roy W. Barber Fu-neral Home in Laytonsvillehandled the arrangements.
Julia H. MoxleyJulia H. Moxley, 95, for-
merly of Gaithersburg, diedSept. 25, 2013. A memorialservice will take place at 10a.m. Oct. 26 at HomewoodCrumland Farms, 7407 Wil-low Road, Frederick. RoyW. Barber Funeral Home ofLaytonsville handled the ar-rangements.
Shirley L. WhippShirley L. Whipp, 72,
of Rockville, died Sept. 28,2013. A funeral service willtake place at 11 a.m. Oct. 3at DeVol Funeral Home inGaithersburg.
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n County planners to discuss namingrec center as historic
BY SARAH SCULLYSTAFF WRITER
The Wheaton Neighborhood RecreationCenter now faces bigger questions, depend-ing on your perspective, than whether LedZeppelin ever played music in its halls earlyin the group’s career, as local legend says.
Montgomery County has been pursuingplans since 2011 to tear down the recreationcenter and erect a new building to houseboth the recreation center and the WheatonLibrary. The two buildings stand on eitherside of the intersection of Hermitage andGeorgia avenues.
The new plan would redirect Hermit-age Avenue to Arcola Avenue, combiningthe two parcels. However, new discussionover whether the recreation center, built in1963, is a historic building may stall the proj-ect, now in the design phase. Under currentplans, the new building would open in 2017.
If given historic designation, architectsand planners would have to work with a newset of regulations to preserve the recreationcenter instead of demolishing it as planned.
During a meeting on Sept. 11, the Mont-gomery County Historic Preservation Com-mission submitted a report recommendingthe building for historic designation.
Commission Chair William Kirwan saidthat when development projects come uparound the county, the HPC typically looksinto whether any buildings involved shouldbe considered for historic designation. Ameeting and public hearing before the Plan-ning Board will address the issue on Oct. 17,and the board will vote on the designation. Arecommendation from the board will go tothe County Council and county executive forthe final decision.
The HPC and Historic Planning Officehope the building can be preserved whilethe county moves forward with plans toimprove the public facilities, said Clare LisaKelly, research and designation coordina-tor for the Historic Preservation Office. She
called the building “an outstanding exampleof modern architecture,” saying that it wasdesigned by a leading modernist architect ofthe 1960s, Arthur Keyes, of the Keyes, Leth-bridge and Condon architecture firm.
The building won an award from thePotomac Valley Chapter of the AmericanInstitute of Architects, and was featured inthe 1965 “AIA Guide to the Architecture ofWashington, D.C.”
Kirwan noted the historical significanceof the building to the community, as well asits architectural importance.
But architects working on new plans seethe designation as a hindrance. Maintainingthe historic look makes it more difficult andexpensive to achieve the LEED-Silver ratingrequired for buildings funded by Montgom-ery County, said architects from Grimm andPark Architects, who are preparing plans.
“I think we can very easily prove thatcosts for renovating the building, and theoperating costs, would be significantlylarger,” if architects are required to preservethe recreation center, said Melanie Henni-gan, principal at Grimm and Parker.
County Council President Nancy Navarrowrote in an email to The Gazette, “Wheatonhas already waited too long for a new Libraryand Rec Center. I do not want this project tobe delayed and I am concerned that a historicdesignation could compromise the County’sability to deliver a marquee combined facil-ity. I am hopeful that the Executive branchwill work with the Historic Preservation staffto find ways to honor the history of this facil-ity in the new design.”
The project has faced other obstacles.Montgomery County owns the library andthe Maryland-National Capital Park andPlanning Commission owns the recreationcenter, complicating the effort for the com-bined building. Current plans would spanboth lots, including the building, parkingand green space. The county has offeredto swap the Parks and Planning land forcounty land elsewhere, but the two haven’tagreed on an alternative piece of land, saidArt Brodsky, a member of the County LibraryBoard. The swap remains under negotiation.
In an planning meeting on Thursday,
Recreation Specialist Kimberly Bryant, whoworks at the recreation center, complainedabout the ageing facility. She said there hasbeen mold in the building and reporteda recurring lump in the basketball courtfloor from water. The basketball court hasno room for spectators. And, “the gym andmost of the building has a smell,” she said.
The director of recreation for Mont-gomery County, Gabriel Albornoz, said thecounty decided about 20 years ago that therecreation center needed to be updated to afull-service recreation center due to the pop-ulation density in Wheaton and projectedgrowth. Full service status means a build-ing of at least 30,000 square feet, includingclassrooms, a social area, weight and exer-cise rooms, ball fields and a three-bay gym-nasium, according to Albornoz.
The project was delayed for years be-cause the county had not found a site largeenough for these criteria. When the countyrecognized a need for renovations in the li-brary, the Department of General Servicesproposed combining the facilities, makingit possible to plan a full-service recreationcenter. The combined plot exceeds 12 acres,according to Albornoz. “I think it’s a veryprogressive idea to merge the two,” he said.
Community members have offered dis-parate opinions on whether the one-storyrecreation center should be preserved as ahistoric building, in response to the HPC’scall for public comment. Two University ofMaryland professors urged the commissionto preserve the building, calling it “a gem ofBaby Boom Modernism” architecture.
Others, such as Kathy Michels, of theSligo Headwaters Civic Association, calledthe building “dilapidated,” saying, “it issomewhat interesting on the outside but to-tally unsuited to modern needs.
Library Board member Art Brodsky said:“We don’t want to see a new library scrappedor delayed because of the recreation center,because it’s not worth it.”
Because of the state of the building,Hennigan said, “you wouldn’t be preservingit, you’d be replicating it, and you’re askingyourself, why would I replicate this?”
Designation may stall library, youth center plansTOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE
Chinese couples from across the area gather to celebrate their wedding anniversaries at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center in Wheaton in July.
BY ELIZABETH WAIBELSTAFF WRITER
Members of a RockvilleCongregation of Jehovah’s Wit-nesses are asking the mayor andcouncil not to zone their prop-erty as historic, because it couldprevent them from expandingtheir worship space.
The mayor and council helda public hearing Monday onwhether to designate 628 GreatFalls Road as historic.
The Rockville, Maryland,Congregation of Jehovah’s Wit-nesses owns that property andtwo adjoining addresses. It has
proposed building an assemblyspace onto the back of the prop-erty while maintaining the house.
The West End Citizens As-sociation and the Rose Hill FallsHomeowners Association havebeen trying to block expansionon the property over concernthat too many institutions aremoving into the neighborhoodor expanding facilities.
A neighbor nominated theproperty for historic designa-tion, but the congregation op-poses the designation becauseit might prevent the expansion.
Historic designation wouldmean the Historic District Com-
mission would review any build-ing plans for the property.
The commission cannot rulewhether the new building wouldbe allowed unless the property isactually designated as historic.
Congregation memberssaid Monday that the commis-sion did a courtesy review of theplans. They believe the buildingwouldn’t be allowed to proceedas proposed if the property re-ceives historic designation.
The commission has saidthe house is a good example ofthe types of homes built in Rock-ville during that time period.
The house on the property
was built in 1925, accordingto city documents. Recently,people pushing for historicdesignation have focused ona community of free AfricanAmericans who owned the prop-erty and some of the surround-ing properties in the 1800s.
The Bessie Hill House at602 Great Falls Road also is as-sociated with the black kinshipcommunity, as it is known, andalready has received historicdesignation.
The house at 628 Great FallsRoad was built after the blackkinship community sold theproperty to someone else. Pro-
ponents of the historic designa-tion have argued that it shouldbe protected in part becausehaving a residence on the prop-erty carries on the tradition ofresidences that were actuallypart of the kinship community.
At the hearing, Tim Rams-burg said the house was aban-doned before the congregationpurchased it in 2008 to expand inthe future. In the meantime, thecongregation has made repairsand maintained the house. Amissionary currently lives there.
Ramsburg said the newstructure is planned to be about3,700 square feet with a seating
capacity of 135.He said plans have been re-
designed several times to allay lo-cal homeowners’ concerns. Onerevision kept the house intact.
“Each time an objection wasraised, we tried to work with thatobjection,” he said.
Another congregant saidthey could have to revise theirplans to build a smaller facil-ity or to reduce parking, whichwould create more traffic prob-lems for the neighborhood.
The Historic District andPlanning commissions haverecommended designating theproperty as historic.
Jehovah’s Witnesses fighting to expand facilities in Rockville
n First bell would ringat 8:15 a.m.
BY LINDSAY A. POWERSSTAFF WRITER
High school students inMontgomery County PublicSchools may be one step closerto getting more sleep time be-fore school.
Superintendent Joshua P.Starr announced Tuesday hisrecommendation to move thestart time for the high schoolsback 50 minutes, from 7:25a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Starr is also recommend-ing adding 30 minutes to theelementary school day tomatch the high school andmiddle school days, and mov-ing middle schools’ start time10 minutes earlier to 7:45 a.m.
Start and end times wouldnot change until 2015-16 at theearliest, Starr said.
Starr said at a press confer-ence Tuesday that the schoolsystem will study his recom-mendation and estimate costs.
He said there’s “a clearlink” between sleep and stu-dents’ health and well-being,a focus for the school system.
In a news release from theschool system, Starr calledsleep deprivation among ado-lescents “a public health andsafety issue.”
After studying the issue for10 months starting in Janu-ary, the 2013 Bell Times WorkGroup developed a report in-cluding different options onstart and end times.
The work group — whichincludes parents, students,principals, department lead-ers and others — talked toexperts, studied research andexamined comparable schoolsystems.
Starr said in a letter to theschool board dated Oct. 8,2013, that “data indicating that
changing bell times increasesstudent achievement is incon-clusive.”
The school system will askfor feedback through avenuesincluding public meetings, fo-cus groups and surveys. Starrsaid in the letter that inputfrom low-income families andothers who would potentiallybe “disproportionately af-fected” by the changes will bean important part of the sys-tem’s outreach.
The work group’s reportcites a preliminary figure ofabout $11.5 million as the netannual transportation cost as-sociated with one option Starris recommending.
A full cost analysis is ex-pected by spring 2014, accord-ing to the release.
The recommendationto move middle school starttimes earlier would help thesystem use the same buses forseveral different routes, Starrsaid at the conference.
The school system has fourdifferent start times to reusebuses.
Lengthening the elemen-tary day is “not just a logisticalissue,” Starr said, but will addinstructional time for studentswith the second-shortest ele-mentary school day in the state.
Starr and members ofthe work group will speak onthe issue at the Oct. 8 countyschool board meeting.
About 70 percent of highschool parents who respondedto a survey considered the cur-rent high school start time “tooearly,” according to the report.About 69 percent of those par-ents said they wanted the starttime 30 minutes or one hourlater in the morning.
The report says studentsget an average of about 7 hoursor less of sleep each night,compared to the nine hoursthat experts cited in the reportrecommend.
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Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr talksto the press about a report from the Bell Times Work Group, which islook at pushing back school start times.
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cause of the loud noise, andI’m sure it’s because she feelslike she’s a part of that commo-tion.”
Naiman’s classmates arealso SCB students so duringschool she doesn’t interact so-cially with students who don’thave disabilities. Naiman al-ways has a one-on-one aide tohelp her and make sure she’ssafe, due to her “small stature,”her mother, Jeanette Naiman,said. At school, Naiman par-ticipates in classroom activitiesthat focus on functional read-ing, math and writing, as wellas fundamental vocational, lifeand community skills.
On two school days per
week, she participates in vari-ous community activities. Shegoes to her job site at GiantFood in Wheaton Plaza on theother three.
When her mother noticedher “socially blossoming” lastyear, she asked the school ifNaiman could interact with stu-dents without disabilities.
Rivera suggested thatNaiman try out for cheerlead-ing. Jeanette Naiman initiallyhad fears and doubts about herdaughter’s safety, ability to par-ticipate and social acceptancewithin the team, but gave it ashot anyway.
“I didn’t even think it wouldwork,” she said. “[But now], shehas new friends. She’s no lon-ger a teenager with a disability.She’s part of the whole.”
Her teammates and the
broader school communityhave been outwardly positiveabout her being on the team.
One squad member,15-year-old Merissa Willie, re-called a collective happinessthe team felt on picture day.
“Every time we held heror gave her the pompoms, shewas really smiling, she was re-ally happy, and she really con-nected with everybody,” shesaid. “Everybody was nice toher and welcomed her.”
Teammate Alma Cyllah,14, said other members of thesquad enjoy having Naiman asmuch as Naiman enjoys beingthere.
“When we took the picture,she held on to me and Alma,and she was just really happy,”Merissa said.
“[Being part of the team]
brings happiness to her and therest of us because we’re able toconnect with her and make herfeel like she’s a part of some-thing,” Alma said. “I like thatwe are the team that she’s ableto be a part of.”
Mullins-Levine was not sur-prised the administration sup-ported having Naiman on thesquad. “I’ve been here 11 years,and this school has always beenvery positive and accepting,”she said.
“Wheaton believes in inclu-sion, which is great,” JeanetteNaiman said. “They embracediversity, not just with her, butthroughout that school. ... Thegirls themselves are embracingthe diversity, and that’s whatit’s all about.”
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Wheaton High School student Kayla Naiman gets instructions from sophomore Haley Ingram during junior varsity cheerleading squad practice after schoolon Sept. 23.
ematics and writing.African-American students’
scores improved in all threeareas of the test. Hispanic stu-dents’ scores fell in all three.
About 61 percent of theschool system’s 2013 African-American graduates took theSAT and about 47 percent ofHispanic graduates took thetest — relatively the same aslast year’s participation forboth student groups.
Superintendent JoshuaP. Starr said in an interviewThursday that school systemstaff will sit down with princi-pals and schools leaders to talkover the scores and evaluatewhat they did and did not do.
“I’m concerned, I’m reallyconcerned,” Starr said of thedecline in Hispanic students’scores. “I don’t understandwhy that drop exists.”
Addressing the countyschool system’s overall com-bined score, Starr said, “Weare essentially stable.”
Starr said the schoolsystem has f ocused effortstoward helping students tra-ditionally underrepresentedin colleges, including African-American and Hispanic stu-dents.
Montgomery CountyBoard of Education memberMichael Durso said he andothers in the school systemwill need to take time to deter-mine what these scores mean.
“I think on the surfacethat’s disturbing,” said Durso,addressing Hispanic students’scores. “I think deeper downI’d probably want to talk tosome others and maybe talkto some people at the schoolsto get their impression.”
He described “the wholeSAT score phenomenon” as“fluid and unpredictable.”
Durso, a former principal,said that in all three jurisdic-tions he’s worked in therewere years when SAT scoreswould change without an ap-parent corresponding changeof the school’s instruction.
“Of all the issues we dealwith in education, interpretingthose scores is one of the more
challenging ones,” he said.School board member
Rebecca Smondrowski saidshe thinks the SAT scores are“one piece of a lot of differentthings” and that the SAT datawill help the school boarddetermine what questions itneeds to ask.
Smondrowski said theschool system’s Hispanic stu-dents are “our fastest growingpopulation.”
“I’m not confident that wehave the resources totally tokeep up with the growth,” shesaid.
She said the school sys-tem is working hard to targetachievement gaps, but thatthis time that was not reflectedin Hispanic students’ scores.
Across the school system,four high schools increasedtheir average combined scoreby 20 points or more, whileeight decreased their scoresby 20 points or more. RockvilleHigh School’s score rose 57points to 1582 with the great-est increase and Seneca Val-ley High School’s score fell 75points to 1447 for the greatestdecrease.
Rockville High PrincipalBillie-Jean Bensen said theschool formed a team lastyear that worked to identifystudents who, based on theircourse work and PSAT partici-pation, would be good candi-dates for the SAT but had notyet taken the test.
“We’re certainly continu-ing that this year,” she said.
Marc Cohen, Seneca ValleyHigh’s principal, said his ini-tial reaction to the decrease inhis school’s scores was “disap-pointment.” The school, how-ever, saw a nearly 110-pointincrease the year before, hesaid.
Cohen said he meets withthe school’s SAT and ACTcommittee on a regular ba-sis and that over the next fewmonths they will discuss whatmight have changed to affectthis year’s scores and what in-terventions they believe led tothe increase last year.
The SAT data, Cohen said,will “push us to ask ques-tions.”
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BY SONNY GOLDREICHSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
The General Services Ad-ministration renewed a pair ofwhole-building leases totaling117,630 square feet in Rockvillefor the FDA, according to bro-ker Jones Lang LaSalle, whichrepresented the federal real es-tate management agency.
The first is a 61,902-square-foot, 10-year lease at 11919Rockville Pike, which wastransferred to a substitutetrustee, LNR Partners of MiamiBeach, last month. The four-story property — called Mon-trose Two — was previouslyowned by the Dallas-based Li-onstone Group.
The property is withinwalking distance of the WhiteFlint Metrorail station andprovides quick access to I-270from Montrose Parkway. Thenew lease expires on Jan. 18,2023.
The second building — at5630 Fishers Lane — also wasrenewed for 10 years undera deal with the owner, ChevyChase-based JBG Cos. TheFDA will continue to occupythe entire 55,728-square-footproperty. The building is alsowithin walking distance of theTwinbrook Metro Station, andsits next to the 935,000-square-foot HHS Parklawn Building,which JBG is renovating.
JBG starts Twinbrookconstruction
The JBG Cos. will stage agroundbreaking ceremonyMonday for a pair of apart-ment buildings and retail spaceon either side of the TwinbrookMetro subway station in Rock-ville.
The Galvan at Twinbrookand The Terano buildings willoffer more than 500 rental unitsand more than 130,000 squarefeet of retail space. The projectis a joint development with thesubway’s operator, the Wash-ington Metropolitan Area Tran-sit Authority.
GSA renewstwo leasesin Rockville
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for the closure. Whether em-ployees will get back pay thistime is up to Congress, said Jen-nifer Huergo, spokeswoman forthe National Institute of Stan-dards and Technology.
Reached Monday, Huergosaid she was among those whowould be furloughed during theshutdown.
During the 1996 shutdown,which lasted three weeks, con-tractors were not reimbursed.
If all of Montgomery Coun-ty’s residents employed by thefederal government were out ofwork for one day, it would costthe county $500,000 in incometax revenue, County Executive
Isiah Leggett (D) said.Should the federal govern-
ment not repay employees fur-loughed by the shutdown, hesaid it will affect actual countyincome tax revenue. To lessenthe blow, Montgomery pre-pared for both federal furloughsby lowering its budgeted incometax revenue $60 million in fiscal2014, he said. Whether $60 mil-lion is enough cushion, Leggettsaid remains to be seen.
In 2011, federal jobs totaled46,020 in Montgomery, accord-ing to county data. The U.S.Department of Labor estimatedthe number of federal jobs inboth Montgomery and Freder-ick counties at 51,400 in August2013.
Many county residents workin federal jobs in Washington,
D.C., or Northern Virginia. Ofthe county’s 971,771 residentsrecorded in the 2010 U.S. Cen-sus, 72,492 worked for the fed-eral government.
Federal agencies preparecontingency plans
The National Institute ofStandards and Technologyis part of the Department ofCommerce, which will keeponly about 6,000 of its 46,000employees on duty during theshutdown, according the de-partment’s contingency plan.
Most research at NIST wasscheduled to cease as well asmost research as the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration in Silver Spring.
Officials were meeting Tues-day to discuss closure, expectingthe Gaithersburg office to closeabout 3 p.m.
In Bethesda, the NationalInstitutes of Health will continuepatient care for current ClinicalCenter patients and provide ani-mal care services to protect thehealth of its animals, accordingto information from the Office ofManagement and Budget.
It will maintain only mini-mal staff to safeguard facili-ties and infrastructure and willnot admit new patients unlessdeemed medically necessary bythe NIH director, and will dis-continue some veterinary ser-vices.
Contractors could seefurloughs, bid delaysLockheed Martin is keeping
its facilities open and employ-ees will continue to receive payand benefits unless directedotherwise by customers, com-pany officials said Tuesday in astatement.
The impact on operations,work force and subcontractorsduring the shutdown “dependson individual contract terms,”Lockheed spokeswoman Jen-nifer Allen said. In fiscal 2012,Lockheed was the federalgovernment’s largest singlecontractor with $37 billion incontract dollars obligated to thecompany, according to federalfigures.
About $3.7 billion in federalcontractors to companies in theWashington region, which ismore than 20 percent, were ad-versely affected by funding de-lays during the 1996 shutdown,according to a CongressionalResearch Service report.
Nymeo Federal CreditUnion, which has offices inFrederick, Gaithersburg, Ger-mantown and Adelphi, willallow temporary reducedpayment for loans and evenskipped payments to custom-ers who are furloughed due toa shutdown. While its offices infederal buildings such as at theNational Institute of Standardsand Technology will likelyclose, other branches will beopen and have increased staff.
Some contracts awarded by
federal agencies are specifiedthat awardees have the abil-ity to find private funding forthose projects. That’s the casewith Rockville-based StandardSolar, which builds and installssolar electric systems, whenit was recently selected by theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Engineering and Support Cen-ter to develop photovoltaic so-lar systems on Army facilities.Standard Solar was one of 22companies to be chosen underthe Multiple Award Task Or-der Contracts program, whichqualifies those businesses tocompete for future solar proj-ects.
“The awarded companieshave been qualified by the U.S.Army to have the capacity tobring private sector funding toeach of the awarded projects,so funding is not impacted bygovernment shutdowns or ex-tended sequestrations,” saidJohn Finnerty, director of busi-ness development for StandardSolar.
The Greater WashingtonBoard of Trade recommendscompanies that contract withthe government confirm ar-rangements with regularcontractors and suppliers inwriting, and detailed docu-mentation of correspondenceshould be kept in case futuredisagreements arise.
National park visitorsasked to leave
Visitors to national parks,including the Chesapeake andOhio Canal and Glen Echoparks in Montgomery County,were asked to leave Tuesday asPark Service employees workedto close and secure park facili-ties and grounds.
The park service will sus-pend all activities during theshutdown, except those neededto respond to emergencies,and will furlough 21,379 of its24,645 employees, according toManagement and Budget data.
Adventure Theatre MTChad to abandon its site in GlenEcho Park because of the shut-down, moving all activities toits Wintergreen Plaza locationin Rockville, according to anews release. Adventure The-
atre MTC provides childrenwith theater classes, camps andproductions.
Michael J. Bobbitt, pro-ducing artistic director, saidin a statement that the theaterwas prepared for the effectthe shutdown would have onhis organization. But he wasalso confident that lawmakerswould find a way to fund thegovernment before it requiredAdventure Theatre MTC tocancel performances.
Not all government opera-tions ground to a halt Tuesday,including the office of U.S. Rep.John K. Delaney (D-Dist. 6) ofPotomac.
The U.S. Constitutionmandates legislative opera-tions continue and in responseto a “constitutional duty” torepresent District 6, Delaney’sCapitol Hill and district officeswould remain open, the officesaid in a news release. Amongthe agencies open Tuesday wasthe Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission, based in Rockville.
The commission hadenough unspent funds fromthe previous year’s budget,which ended Monday, to keepit open and operating for oneweek, spokeswoman HollyHarrington said.
Should the governmentremain unfunded for longer,the commission faced keepingabout 90 percent, or all but 300of its 4,000 total employees offthe job. Most NRC employees,about 3,000, work in Rockville,Harrington said.
The Department of Energyalso had some money to stayopen, spokesman Steven Thaisaid.
While Department of En-ergy employees reported towork Tuesday, Thai said howlong the agency could sustainoperations was unknown.
Department of Energy em-ployees 13,814 workers and hasa facility in Germantown. Onceits money runs out, the agencyplans to keep only 1,113 work-ers on the job along with 3,106workers who are paid withfunds from outside the generalbudget.
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POLICE BLOTTER
The following is a sum-mary of incidents in theRockville area to whichMontgomery County and/orRockville city police respondedrecently. The words “arrested”and “charged” do not implyguilt. This information wasprovided by the county andRockville city police media ser-vices office.
1ST DISTRICT
Auto theft• Between 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12
and 9:30 a.m. Sept. 13 in 12100block Parklawn Drive, Rockville.
Commercial burglary• On Sept. 16 between 4:07
and 4:16 a.m. at Dunkin Do-nuts, 12168 Darnestown Road,North Potomac.
Residential burglary• 1500 block of Rockwood
Drive, Rockville, from 9 p.m.Sept. 11 to 7:30 a.m. Sept. 12.
• 9500 block of WattsBranch Drive, Rockville, at 6:53p.m. Sept. 12..
• 13500 block of Glen MillRoad, Rockville, between 10a.m. and 8 p.m. Sept. 14.
Vehicle larceny• Five incidents in Rockville
between Sept. 9 and 13. Affectedstreets include HungerfordDrive, Frederick Road, LadyshireLane and Rockville Pike.
• 7600 block Nutwood Court,Rockville, at 1:05 a.m. Sept. 16.
ROCKVILLE CITY POLICE
Larceny• 700 block of Rockville Pike
between 11 and 11:15 a.m. Sept.13. Unknown subject removedunattended cellphone from acounter at a store.
• 12300 block of TwinbrookParkway between 1 and 7:30p.m. Sept. 19. Unknown sub-ject removed unattended pursefrom an office.
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n Each time Hoffmanreached a goal,he set a new one
BY LINDSAY A. POWERS
STAFF WRITER
When Adam Hoffman grad-uated from Montgomery Col-lege in May, his degree markedthe end of a five-year college ex-perience some said he might notbe able to complete.
Adam, 25, of Rockville hashigh-functioning autism, adisability that made college a
challenge for him. But — as heproved by earning a degree — itdidn’t take a college educationout of his reach.
He received an associate de-gree in applied science, major-ing in computer applications.
Adam said he knew hewanted to go to college to learnabout technology.
But others were concerned.According to evaluations
provided by his dad, HowardHoffman of Bethesda, severalexperts said Adam likely wouldfind college a frustrating experi-ence.
“His disability is such thatconceptual thinking is morechallenging for him,” Howardsaid.
But, he said, he saw his sonhighly motivated to attend col-lege. He thought it was betterfor Adam to try and not succeedthan to not try and “lose an op-portunity.”
Howard Hoffman describedhis son as having “a knack” forlearning computer software.
“We weren’t sure how far hecould get,” Howard said. “Theidea was to try and see how itwent.”
A psychologist wrote in a2006 evaluation that “due to Ad-am’s significant learning issues,a traditional two- or four-yearcollege program will be highlychallenging, and will potentiallygenerate considerable frustra-tion.”
In 2010 — after Adam hadcompleted lower-level com-puter courses at the college — aMontgomery College guidancecounselor recommended thatAdam use skills he had learnedto make himself a better job can-didate.
“Taking additional ad-vanced courses in the ComputerApplications department willrequire increased conceptualskills that, from what I have readin his records and experiencedin my interactions with Adam,he does not have,” the guidancecounselor’s evaluation said, ac-cording to Howard.
Adam certainly faced chal-lenges, starting with what classesto take when he first started.
“I didn’t know what I wasgoing to do at first,” he said.
A few classes, including ageography course, proved toodifficult the first time around.Adam would drop the courseand take — and pass — it thenext semester.
He needed to take someclasses outside his major, suchas biology and English — eachobstacles in their own right,Howard said.
“It was more of a stretch asthe semesters went on,” he said.
Yet, Adam graduated witha 3.2 GPA and made the dean’slist a few times. Adam said heaveraged about three courseseach semester over the five yearswhile also working part time asan administrative assistant dur-ing most of his time in college.
“I think some other peoplemay have become discouraged,”Howard said. “He never got thatway.”
Adam’s goals progressed ashe would reach one and take onanother.
After he passed severalcourses, Adam decided to worktoward a certificate. When thecertificate was within reach, he
decided to go for an associatedegree.
“I found out I was headingtoward it,” he said of the cer-tificate. “I thought it would be agreat thing to have.”
He had the same thoughtprocess when he went for thedegree, he said.
Adam worked hard duringhis time at the college, but alsohad the benefit of several sup-porters, Howard said.
“It takes a village to send aspecial-needs child to college,”Howard said, putting a spin onthe familiar phrase.
Adam said he received helpfrom several tutors and otherassistance from College Learn-ing Experience, an organizationthat provides support servicesto college students with autism,Asperger’s syndrome and otherdisabilities.
Ric Kienzle, director of theCollege Learning Experience’s
Rockville location, describedAdam as “a wonderful youngman” who, despite the strug-gles he faced, “worked hardand pressed hard to achieve hisgoal.”
Kienzle said Adam’s tutorsand others saw him grow overthe five years he attended col-lege.
“He’s one of those guyswho’s driven,” he said. “He re-ally wanted to get it done and hedid.”
Adam said his favorite classwas graphic design, but hedoesn’t know if he wants to workin the field.
He still works as an admin-istrative assistant and said hisnewly earned degree has helpedhim in his job.
“It’s great to have everythingdone and more opportunities,”he said.
Autism doesn’t hold back Montgomery College grad
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Adam Hoffman is pictured Monday afternoon at the Montgomery CollegeRockville campus.
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n Red bikes ready to roll;unveiled Friday atRockville grand opening
BY SAMANTHA SCHMIEDERSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
Fifteen shiny new bikeslined up, ready to roll, as thecounty unveiled its 14 CapitalBikeshare stations Friday.
The first Capital Bikesharestation in Maryland opened inRockville with city and state of-ficials hosting a grand openingevent at the station, located atthe corner of Maryland andMontgomery avenues.
The Rockville station isone of 14 stations opening inMontgomery County Fridaywith 51 total planned to spanthe area. The expansion ofCapital Bikeshare in Washing-ton, D.C., marks the first bike-sharing program in Maryland.The network includes stationson both sides of Metro’s RedLine inside the Beltway, andstations clustered around theRockville and Shady GroveMetro stations.
“The sturdy red bikes arefinally rolling into Bethesda,Rockville, and Silver Spring,”said Councilman Roger Ber-liner (D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda,chairman of the Council’sTransportation, Infrastruc-ture, Energy and EnvironmentCommittee. “This is a signifi-cant step in creating a less car-centric culture. We want anenvironment that encourageshealthier and greener mobil-ity options and Bikeshare doesjust that.”
Steve Friedman, a memberof the county’s Pedestrian, Bi-cycle and Traffic Safety Advi-sory Committee, biked up tothe bikeshare launch, sayingthe advisory committee washappy to put its weight behindthe program.
“We support it and recog-nized the value of it,” Fried-man said while sitting atop hisown bicycle.
To use the bikes, member-ships for 24 hours or three dayscan be bought with a creditcard directly at the station andmonthly and yearlong mem-berships can be purchased on-
line or over the phone. Withinthe membership time, bikescan be used free of charge asmany times as necessary for30-minute increments, withlonger trips costing a small fee.
One of the main draws ofthe program is that, unliketraditional bike rentals, bikesdon’t have to be returnedto the same place they werepicked up. Instead, renters canleave the bike at the most con-venient station to their travels.
Maryland Secretary ofTransportation James Smithattended Friday’s event, prais-ing the county for taking theinitiative and saying Mont-gomery County residents andpoliticians always “show up,stand up and pay up” whenthey want something done.
“[Residents can] use masstransit to get to a location andthe Bikeshare to get to theirultimate destination,” Smithsaid.
Safety was another theme
of the grand opening, withmany of the speakers com-menting on bike paths andlanes and the safety manu-als being handed out. CaseyAnderson, a member of theMontgomery County PlanningBoard, suggested riders attenda $10 bicycle safety course be-ing taught at Montgomery Col-lege.
A group of Richard Mont-gomery High School studentspassing by the Bikeshare cel-ebration were interested inthe program, but not enoughto consider a membership.Though the teens said theydidn’t think they would everreally use it to travel anywherespecific, they all agreed theywould consider using them asa fun group activity for a day.
To learn more about Capi-tal Bikeshare or to sign up forone of six different member-ship options, visit www.cap-italbikeshare.com.
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Local and state officials cut a ribbon Friday for the Capital Bikeshare station grand opening in Montgomery County.
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n Arora’s vote against gaymarriage keeping him outof potential slate
BY KATE S. ALEXANDERSTAFF WRITER
Three District 19 state law-makers — Dels. Bonnie L. Cul-lison and Benjamin F. Kramer,and Sen. Roger Manno — haveconfirmed they will campaign asa group for the upcoming elec-tion, excluding Del. Sam Arora.
Although rumors of a pos-sible Cullison-Kramer-Mannoslate emerged early, Manno, ofSilver Spring, wouldn’t confirmany plans at the time.
But a photo that recentlypopped up on Manno’s Face-book page taken for collectivecampaign materials shows him,Cullison and Kramer, withoutArora. All four are Democrats.
Asked about the photo,Manno repeatedly answered“Who?” at the mention of Aro-ra’s name, as if the first-termdelegate was gone and forgotten.
Arora angered supporters ofsame-sex marriage when he wasthe only member of the Mont-gomery County delegation tovote against the bill last year, de-spite initially pledging to back it.
The bill was significant forthe county, which includes threeof the seven openly gay Housemembers — Cullison, Anne R.Kaiser and Heather R. Mizeur.
Contacted for commentabout the implications of hisvote on gay marriage, Arora ofSilver Spring refused to say morethan “I am continuing to work
on creating jobs and opportu-nity in Maryland.”
Arora has not announcedpublicly if he will seek re-elec-tion. He said in August he’dannounce at summer’s end.On Thursday, he would say onlythat he will announce “soon.”
The vote continues to botherthe district’s incumbents,Kramer of Derwood said.
“There was some concernamongst my colleagues and thediscussion has, I think, beenmostly around Del. Arora’s posi-tion and vote on equality, mar-
riage equality,” Kramer said.“So, I think at the end of the day,that seemed to be rather promi-nent as an issue.”
Whether Cullison, Kramerand Manno form a formal slateremains to be seen, but they willcampaign together, Kramer said.
Under Maryland ElectionLaw, a slate is a political com-mittee of two or more can-didates who join together toconduct and pay for joint cam-paign activities, formed througha filing with the state.
Cullison of Aspen Hill saidshe, Kramer and Manno are “ofthe same mind,” reaffirmingtheir plans to work for re-elec-tion in concert.
Manno, Cullison and Kramersang one another’s praises, butnone has endorsed any othercandidates in their district.
District 19 includes all orparts of Aspen Hill, Glenmontand Silver Spring.
The district has had internal
dissent in the past. Manno, aformer delegate, ran in the 2010Democratic primary against for-mer Sen. Michael G. Lenett, whohad fallen out of favor.
“I hope that at some pointin time, we’ll, whomever it maybe that is serving in office in Dis-trict 19, that there will be the op-portunity to coalesce and worktogether as an entire group,”Kramer said. “That was prob-lematic in the last election, andagain, there seems to be a lack ofunity as we approach campaignseason for coming election.”
At least two other Demo-crats have committed to theDistrict 19 race.
Meloyde A. Berry of SilverSpring has filed to run for del-egate. Maricé I. Morales of Sil-ver Spring, a special assistant inManno’s office has, too.
Manno said he is not cur-rently backing any candidatesfor the House besides Cullisonand Kramer.
District 19 incumbents to campaign together — minus one
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n Seven debates orforums planned aheadof November mayor andcouncil election
BY ELIZABETH WAIBELSTAFF WRITER
With the Rockville electionsjust over a month away, com-munity groups and candidatesare prepping for a series of de-bates planned throughout thecity.
The city of Rockville’s chan-nel 11 is televising three candi-date debates.
The Rockville CommunityCoalition, a nonpartisan group,is sponsoring the first, plannedfor 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at F.Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603Edmonston Drive.
Alan Frankle, president ofthe coalition, said in an emailthat the debate will cover a widerange of issues, and audiencemembers will be able to submitwritten questions.
The Twinbrook Citizens As-sociation is hosting the secondtelevised debate, scheduled for7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Twin-brook Community RecreationCenter, 12920 Twinbrook Park-way.
Finally, the League ofWomen Voters of MontgomeryCounty is planning a televiseddebate for 7 p.m. Oct. 22 atThomas Farm Community Rec-reation Center, 700 FallsgroveDrive.
Those who can’t make it outto the debates in person canwatch them on Rockville 11 on
cable or on the city’s website.To access online streaming ofRockville 11, visit rockvillemd.gov and click on Communica-tion Center, then Videos OnDemand, then Watch Rockville11 Live.
Montgomery CommunityMedia is slated to broadcast adebate hosted by the RockvilleChamber of Commerce on itschannels 19 and 21. AndreaJolly, the chamber’s executivedirector, said the debate will alsobe available for viewing on de-mand on mymcmedia.org androckvillechamber.org.
That event is scheduled tostart at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17 with areception, followed by a mayoraldebate at 6 p.m. and a councildebate beginning at 7 p.m. Thedebate will be held at Montgom-ery Community Media, 7548Standish Place. It is free andopen to the public, but attend-ees are asked to register on thechamber’s website at rockville-chamber.org/events.
“It will be geared aroundbusiness issues, but it should beof interest to residents, as well asbusiness people,” Jolly said.
People may submit ques-tions for the debate to [email protected]; prefer-ence will be given to chambermembers.
The Rockville Senior Citi-zens Commission is sponsoringa candidate forum at 1 p.m. Oct.9 at the Rockville Senior Cen-ter, 1150 Carnation Drive. It isalso free and open to the public.Terri Hilton, Rockville SeniorsInc. staff liaison, said the ques-tions for discussion are typicallysenior-focused.
Another debate is plannedfor 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the KingFarm Community Center, 300Saddle Ridge Circle, and theWest End Citizens Association isplanning one for 7 p.m. Oct. 15at the Rockville Senior Center.
The election is set for Nov.5. Bridget Donnell Newton andMark Pierzchala are running formayor. Six candidates are seek-ing four council seats. They areBeryl L. Feinberg, Don Hadley,Tom Moore, Virginia Onley, Ju-lie Palakovich Carr and ClaireMarcuccio Whitaker.
First Rockville candidate debate today
BY REBECCA LURYESPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
Prospective restaurant own-ers in Montgomery County soonmay have a less thorny zon-ing code to contend and muchlower parking requirements.
New restaurants wouldonly have to build four parkingspaces per 1,000 square feet asopposed to 25 spaces, a restric-tion that may leave some busi-nesses with empty lots and deternew development.
“You have big parking lotsat shopping centers with a lotof empty spaces,” said Coun-cilwoman Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) of Garrett Park, whochairs the committee.
“That’s a foolish use of lim-ited resources,” she said. “Andour goal in urban redevelop-ment is certainly to encourageless driving and more alternativemodes of transportation.”
The zoning code update ispart of a three-year moderniza-tion effort to simplify languageand adjust policies, including
taking neighboring prioritiesinto consideration.
Those changes are in thehands of Montgomery County’sPlanning, Housing and Eco-nomic Development Committee.
A public hearing is scheduledfor Nov. 12. Then, the matter willlikely go to the full council, saidJeffrey Zyontz, legislative attor-ney for the County Council.
One aspect of the policy re-mains the same. Building own-ers may pay a fee rather thanprovide parking if they are inone of Montgomery’s park-ing districts: Bethesda, NorthBethesda, Wheaton, SilverSpring or Montgomery Hills.
New restaurants in mixed-use buildings have even lowerrequirements, Zyontz said.
Restaurants can supply asmuch parking as they want be-cause there is no maximum.
The policy will only apply tonew structures, Zyontz added.
“An old restaurant wouldjust have too much parking. Atragedy,” he said. “But surfaceparking in some places really
isn’t a good thing if you wantpeople to walk around in thatenvironment.”
Several groups, such as theCoalition for Smarter Growthand Action Committee for Tran-sit, applauded the proposedlower requirements, but saidthey don’t go far enough.
The county’s urban pock-ets will still have ample parkingif the council does away withminimums, said Cheryl Cort,policy director for the Coalitionfor Smarter Growth.
Restaurants and the buildingowners they rent from would stillprovide spaces if it was in theirbest interest, said Ethan Goff-man, transit chairman of theMontgomery County Sierra Club.
“You don’t want to distort themarket to encourage more driv-ing and more parking,” he said.
Outside the fold of park-ing districts, new businessesshouldn’t see much impact fromthe new policy, said Marilyn Bal-combe, president of the Gaith-ersburg-Germantown Chamberof Commerce.
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n Speakers oppose waiverprovision for developmentin Metro station areas
BY ELIZABETH WAIBELSTAFF WRITER
Crowded schools may nolonger stymie development inareas close to Metro stations orin the Rockville Town Center ifcity officials approve a proposalto waive that roadblock.
Rockville’s mayor and coun-cil are considering adding pro-visions to standards associatedwith the city’s Adequate PublicFacilities Ordinance to let devel-opers apply for waivers to buildin areas where school capacityor traffic would normally blockcertain types of development.
Most of the residents whospoke Monday at a hearing onthe proposed changes opposedgranting waivers or, at the mini-mum, asked for more study anddeliberation before the mayorand council take a vote.
Representatives for severalproperty owners and developerswho cannot build apartmentsdue to an APFO-imposed mora-torium spoke in favor of waiversand other proposed changes.AvalonBay and EYA previouslyasked the city for revisions to thestandards to clarify when schoolcapacity should be measuredand specify that planned schoolsmay be included in school atten-dance projections.
Erica Leatham, an attorneywho read a statement from TheJBG Cos., said the company ispleased Rockville is consider-ing a “safety valve” to the APFOmoratorium.
Andrea Jolly, executive di-rector of the Rockville Chamberof Commerce, also spoke in sup-port of the proposed changes.
Councilmembers John F.Hall Jr. and Tom Moore hadproposed other changes to letthe city grant waivers from mostAPFO requirements for proper-ties in transit-oriented areas inthe town center performancedistrict, a special planning areathat covers much of downtownRockville, or within 2,000 feet of
a Metro station entrance.Councilman Mark Pier-
zchala said people were un-happy with development plansin the area north of Town Cen-ter, which is under a residentialbuilding moratorium becauseof the facilities ordinance. Pier-zchala hoped the waivers couldbe a solution for people un-happy with the types of devel-opment — such as retail, offices,senior apartments and otheruses that are not expected tobring in families with school-agechildren — that are currently al-lowed in that area.
In testimony that lasted al-most three hours, dozens of peo-ple stepped to the podium, mostopposing the waiver proposal.
Christina Ginsberg, presidentof the Twinbrook HomeownersAssociation, said the associa-tion’s executive committee votedunanimously to oppose both setsof proposed changes.
“They provide the way forwaivers to take the place of de-fined regulations,” she said.
Jacques Geiln, correspond-ing secretary for the West EndCitizens Association, said theMetro system is not extensiveenough and Rockville does nothave enough shopping in walk-ing distance.
“Development near Metrostations will not ease crowdingin schools” or traffic congestionon the roads, he said.
Those who wished to slowdown the debate over APFOwaivers may have succeeded.On Tuesday afternoon, Pier-zchala emailed a statement tomembers of the press saying heasked that the proposal go to thePlanning Commission for fur-ther review. He also wrote thatHall and Moore should providepoint-by-point justification fortheir proposed changes.
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She is survived by her husbandof 53 years, John Whipp; a sonTim Whipp (Mandy) ofDamascus, MD; a sister BarbaraSnyder of Gaithersburg, MD and3 grandchildren, Jason, Emilyand Matthew. She waspredeceased by her son JohnMichael Whipp and brother PetePhelps of Iamsville, MD.
Shirley was a graduate ofWheaton High School and amember of Rockville UnitedChurch.
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SSCCHHOOOLOLLLIIFFEESCHOOLLIFEThe Gazette
Andrew Leddy is an English teacherat Springbrook High School in SilverSpring. He was interviewed at theschool Sept. 25.
In an email you sent, you stressedthe importance of reading for highschool students. You wrote, “Simply put,
we are in the midst of a reading andknowledge crisis.” Can you tell me moreabout this?
[The students] are not reading, theysimply don’t read. So I created a Spring-brook Reading List. Last spring I askedevery English teacher: tell me what youthink are the most important books [forstudents] to read in high school. Therewere 18 teachers. This list is limited tonovels. We need another for plays, po-ems and speeches.
So you turned the list into a poster[listing 60 books] and that is in everyclassroom?
The English Department created
the graphic. The larger the type size [onthe poster], the more frequently thenovel title was mentioned by teachers.
This isn’t an absolute, its represent-ing a real nice foundation in literature,a core of books we think are really im-portant.
Have you presented this to yourclass?
Oh yeah! The problem is, it’s asthough they didn’t know these bookswere out there. What I didn’t want wasfor a kid to get out of school and say no-body ever told me to read. If they lookat all the people who made this list andtalk to them about it or ask why, that’s a
start. My biggest problem is boys, theyjust don’t read. As a teacher I know theyare cutting themselves short, stuntingtheir progress.
Do you think the schools are ignor-ing reading for STEM [Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Math]?
Sure we do. I really think we needto up our requirements and give themmore reading of the classics and em-phasize writing on what they read.
Do you have a favorite book on thislist?
So much of what I’m into is thingsthat are culturally significant. Whenthey miss reading them they miss outon cultural allusions. Take Franken-stein [by Mary Shelley]. The idea of anexperiment overtaking us. That’s rel-evant when you talk about science, ge-netically modified seed. It seems smallbut I think it’s big, the beginning of in-dustrial agriculture, worries and fears.At the end it’s just a great chase story.Who is the monster? The creator or thecreated?
What is your plan for the list?At Back to School Night get every
English teacher to talk about it. I wantthis to be schoolwide, to get parentsto know the way to get into IB [Inter-national Baccalaureate] and AP [Ad-vanced Placement], you need to read.I only have 45 minutes a day [with thestudents] so it’s about impressing onthe student the need to read.
I read a lot of books, one is “TheShallows” [by Nicholas Carr] aboutwhat the Internet is doing to our brains,
another is “The Dumbest Generation”[by Mark Bauerlein]. The evidence isthat despite all the information [youngpeople] have at their hands, they aren’tsmart.
I don’t want to be Chicken Littlehere, but I don’t want to understate iteither.
So what is the role of parents?I can’t say it enough, parents need
to be impressing upon students howimportant [reading] is. I defy the worldto find a Nobel Laureate that did notstart off with books. It’s about curiosity,it’s of enormous cultural importance,it’s a big deal. Everybody is saying theyare going to college but I can say theywould do much better [in college] ifthey start here.
Is this a new mission for you?In a sense it is. I’m getting really
worried about this generation. We’renot getting the best citizens we couldhave. I would like to challenge otherteachers, other schools, to come upwith their own lists. It would be inter-esting to see [them], every school wouldbe different.
To see the Springbrook Reading Listvisit www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/springbrookhs.
“Voices in Education” is a twice-monthly feature that highlights themen and women who are involved withthe education of Montgomery County’schildren. To suggest someone youwould like to see featured e-mail PeggyMcEwan at [email protected].
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Andrew Leddy, an English teacher at Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, in his class-room on Friday.
AndrewLeddy
n Age: 53
n Job title: English teacher,Springbrook High School, SilverSpring
n Hometown: Colorado Springs,Colo.
n Education: Bachelor of Arts,Russian Studies, University ofVirginia, 1982; Master of Arts,Slavic Languages and Literatures,UVA, 1986; Masters of Teaching,Johns Hopkins University 2006
n Favorite activity/vacation spot:Avid runner; Colorado mountainclimber
n Lesson to live by: “The imaginationwill not perform until it has beenflooded by a vast torrent ofreading.” Petronius (27-66 A.D.)
EDUCATION NOTEBOOKBaker students get
firsthand career knowledgeEighth-grade students at
Baker Middle School in Damas-cus got a head start makingcareer choices at the school’sannual Career Day on Sept. 27.
Almost two dozen parents,teachers and communitymembers spent the morn-ing at the school talking tostudents about what they doand the training it took to getwhere they are.
Students selected five talksthey would like to attend. Theygot to attend three of theirchoices. Each session lasted 30minutes.
“It was a fabulous day.We had a good bunch of pre-senters,” said Cindy Loweth,counseling secretary at Baker.“They kept the kids involvedand answered lots of ques-tions.”
Among the 21 career pro-fessionals speaking with thestudents were teachers, medicalprofessionals, business people,engineers, public safety chiefs,accountants, contractors andcomputer specialists.
Residents encouragedto participate inWalk to School Day
County’s focus school forthe event will be KensingtonParkwood Elementary School
Students, parents and com-munity members throughout
Montgomery County will cel-ebrate International Walk toSchool Day Oct. 9 by walking orbicycling to school as a healthyway to start the day.
Walk to School Day wasfounded in 1997 as a way tobring community leaders andchildren together to promotemore walkable communi-ties, safer streets for walkingand biking, healthier habitsand cleaner air. It become“International” in 2000, whenCanada and the United King-dom joined with the U.S. tocelebrate. Around the globe,International Walk to SchoolMonth brings together more
than 40 countries in recogni-tion of the common interestin walking to school. Thefirst-ever National Bike toSchool Day took place on May9, 2012, as part of NationalBike Month. Nearly 1,000 lo-cal events in 49 states acrossthe U.S. encouraged childrento safely bicycle or walk toschool.
Last year, 47 schools inMontgomery County par-ticipated in Walk to SchoolDay and this year all schoolsare encouraged to organize anevent. Students who would liketo participate but live too farfrom school are encouraged to
carpool part of the distance andwalk the rest of the way.
This year, the county’s fo-cus school for the event will beKensington Parkwood Elemen-tary School, 4710 Saul Road,Kensington.
For more information aboutWalk to School Day or organiz-ing an event at a local school,contact Nadji Kirby, 240-777-7169 or [email protected] or visit thecounty’s website.
Discussion on mindfulnessto be held at Whitman HS
Walt Whitman High SchoolStressbusters Committee in-vites parents and students of allages to learn about and experi-ence mindfulness and medita-tion at 7:30 p.m. Monday atthe Walt Whitman High Schoolauditorium, 7100 Whittier Blvd.,Bethesda.
Tara Brach, founder of In-sight Meditation Communityof Washington, and U.S. Con-gressman Tim Ryan, (D-Ohio),author of “A Mindful Nation,”will lead a discussion: Cultivat-ing Resilience: How Mindful-ness Training can BenefitStudents and the Adults whoNurture Them.
They will share the grow-ing body of empirical andanecdotal evidence on the ben-efits of mindfulness for youth,educators and parents both inthe classroom and out, as wellas how to use mindfulness tomanifest our full potential and
in responding to life’s stressorswith clarity and balance. At-tendees will be able to exploremeditation practice first-hand.Suggested donation for the eve-ning is $10, cash or check only.No reservations are necessary.For more information call 301-675-3177.
MCPS to host forum onalcohol and drug abuse
preventionMontgomery County Public
Schools, in collaboration withcounty and nonprofit partners,is scheduled to host a commu-nity forum on youth substanceabuse and prevention from6:30-9 p.m. Monday at RichardMontgomery High School,250 Richard Montgomery Dr.,Rockville.
The event, titled “Time toTalk: Alcohol and other DrugAbuse Prevention Forum,” isbeing coordinated by MCPS,the Montgomery County PoliceDepartment, the MontgomeryCounty Collaboration Council,the Montgomery County Al-liance to Prevent Youth Sub-stance Abuse and the Brave andBold Coalition. There will bea resource fair, presentations,and a question-and-answersession.
“Recognizing and prevent-ing substance abuse in our chil-dren is a very important topicfor our schools, our families,and our community at large,”said Superintendent of SchoolsJoshua P. Starr in a statement.
“It is an issue that will requireus to collaborate on solutionsthat will help our young peoplemaking healthy choices, sothey can lead productive lives.”Among those expected to speakat the event are Starr and otherMCPS staff members, as wellexperts in the area of substanceabuse and prevention, includ-ing: Dr. James M. Bjork, pro-gram officer, National Instituteon Drug Abuse; Dr. RaymondCrowel, chief, MontgomeryCounty Behavioral Health andCrisis Services; and Sgt. KeithMatthis, Montgomery CountyPolice Department.
To register for the forumvisit www.montgomeryschool-smd.org.
Norwood to hostSecondary School Fair
The 15th Annual SecondarySchool Fair is scheduled to beheld from 6-8 p.m. Thursdayat Norwood School, 8821 RiverRoad, Bethesda.
Admission representativesfrom more than 100 day andboarding schools will be avail-able to answer questions as wellas provide information on theapplication process, tuition andfinancial aid, curricular and ex-tracurricular offerings, class sizeand what makes their schoolsunique.
Admission to the fair is free.For more information con-
tact Cathy Russo at NorwoodSchool, 301-841-2101, or [email protected].
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The suburbs are wired.High-speed Internet access is available to
more than nine of every 10 households in Mont-gomery County, making it one of the nation’smost connected communities.
“Government [online] services will go wherethe technology enables,” said Gary H. Arlen,whose Bethesda-based research company Ar-len Communications LLC has monitored in-dustryandgovernmentinformation-technologytrends for more than two decades. “We are oneof those rare markets with multiple sources forbroadband, both wired and wireless.”
The Federal Communications Commis-sion’s annual look at broadband penetrationfound cable-television services were withinreach of 93 percent of Montgomery’s house-holds and newer, fiber-optic conduits wereavailable to 78 percent of the county’s homeslast year.
Commercial Internet service providersclosely guard customer subscription data, butanalysts say the pace of broadband access con-nections is accelerating nationwide.
Seventy percent of adults have an Internetconnection at home, up 4 percent from a yearearlier, according to a survey from the Pew In-ternet & American Life Project released in lateAugust.
As wireless phone companies upgrade theirnetworks and adjust pricing, more customersare expected to access the Internet with wire-less smartphones, tablets and other portabledevices, analysts say.
At the same time, gaps remain because ofescalating monthly costs, the location of cablesand transmission towers.
“Anecdotally, there are places in my housewhere my wireless service doesn’t work, and I’llwalk 20 feet to another room and it does,” Arlensaid. “Those are infrastructure issues that are be-yond the grasp of local governments.”
Reliability is improving. A separate federalstudy published last winter confirmed most In-ternet providers were delivering on the guaran-tees of speed — about 96 percent of the time, theadvertised speed was being met during prime-use hours, when demand is greatest.
Asperformanceincreases,sodoprices,evenin markets with fierce competition. That posesa problem for government services online, sincesome families have limited access, having to relyon often-crowded libraries or government cen-tersforInternet-connectedcomputers.Aspring-timeCommerceDepartmentreportshowedlessthan half of U.S. households with incomes lessthan$25,000ayearhadbroadbandconnections.
“Clearly, there is the question of affordabil-ity,” Arlen said. “The poor can get exploited andcan’t get access.”
Maryland is one of six states participatingin a test program funded by the FCC to providewireless broadband access to the poor, similarto a generations-old “lifeline service” that sub-sidized dial-up telephone service. Findings aredue within a year.
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Garrett Park Mayor Peter Benjamin straightens items on the official town bulletin board inside the Garrett Park post office.
trade group, says newspapers are widelyread and their websites visited far moreoften than local government sites.
The debate is destined to rekindle inJanuary, when the Maryland General As-sembly reconvenes for its 2014 session.
Government groups have an ally inDel. Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher (D-Dist. 18)of Kensington, whose 2013 session billwould have let local governments postmost legal notices on their own websites.Similar bills in the legislature failed in2010, 2011 and 2012.
Several Montgomery County statelegislators have signed on to past ver-sions of the bills.
Conversely, Sen. Karen S. Montgom-ery (D-Dist. 14) of Brookeville helped de-feat a proposal in a Senate committee in2011. She said in a recent interview thatprinted newspapers are valuable andmore reliable resources than the elec-tronic world, especially for older people.
This year, the House Environmen-tal Matters Committee referred Wald-streicher’s bill to “summer study,” orfurther discussion after the session.
Waldstreicher said a compromisecould come by figuring a reasonabletransition from print to online, althoughhe wasn’t ready to be specific.
Jack Murphy, MDDC’s executive di-rector, can’t imagine a middle ground if itmeanspullingbackonnewspapernotices.Theassociationfirmlybelievesprintedno-
tices are effective in relaying information.“They just don’t come to grips that
newspapers have far greater readershipthan government websites,” said Mur-phy, a former editor of The Gazette.
Karen Acton, the president and CEOof Post-Newsweek Media LLC, which in-cludes The Gazette, said some rural areasstill use dial-up Internet access.
Minorities and senior citizens, withless Internet access, would be dispropor-tionately inconvenienced if they had toget information online, she said.
Legal notices cover an array ofgovernment-related proceedings andproposals, such as annexations, charteramendments and zoning regulations.They give the public a chance to reactand participate in the process.
Lawmakers who support a shift innotices have proposed accommodationsfor those needing printed information.Governments would be required to mailprinted copies of legal notices to anyonewho signs up, at no charge.
In addition, governments wouldhave to annually buy a newspaper adtelling the public where to find futurelegal notices.
Garrett Park Mayor Peter Benjaminbacks Waldstreicher’s legal-notice bill.He thinks the current structure unfairlyimposes a one-size-fits-all requirement.
Residents there have several waysto stay apprised of their government: byemail, an online listserv, a town newspa-per, the town’s website, Benjamin said.
In addition, Garrett Park, with apopulation of about 1,000, has no home
mail delivery. So, people regularly go tothe post office, where the town hangsnotices, Benjamin said.
He objects to small governmentsbeing directed to spend money on anad buried in the back of a larger regionalnewspaper.
Listservs in small communities “areessentially the digital town square thatmuch of the community is engagedwith,” Waldstreicher said.
But Murphy said larger municipali-ties need a good central repository for in-formation. Legal notices in newspapersreach people who might not even knowto look for them, he said.
Money is an undercurrent in thebattle.
But Acton said communication, notmoney, is the driving force. For The Ga-zette, legal notices covered under the billmake up less than 2 percent of the news-paper’s advertising revenue. They’re soldat a lower rate than other ads.
Other types of required legal noticesin newspapers, such as for foreclosureauctions or people legally changing theirname, come from private entities — usu-ally lawyers — and are excluded from thebill. Those notices make up most of theadsinTheGazette’sbusinessandpoliticsedition, known as the Business Gazette.
A Maryland Association of Countieschart shows that 15 counties and Balti-more City spent $1.9 million to publishlegalnoticesinfiscal2010.Spendingfromtheothereightcountieswasnotavailable.
Costs didn’t necessarily correspondto size. Montgomery County was listed
at $213,894, about half as much as AnneArundel County, despite having abouttwice Anne Arundel’s population.
A Maryland Municipal Leaguechart shows total legal-notice expensesfor some municipalities covering fiscalyears 2008 to 2010. Among them: Rock-ville ($41,000), Poolesville ($9,792) andKensington ($4,000).
Waldstreichersaidhisgoal is“tosavemy municipalities money.”
Sen. Montgomery, though, saidnewspapers are local businesses,too, and wondered why governmentwouldn’t help them survive.
In written testimony earlier this year,Candice Donaho, MML’s director ofgovernmental relations, wondered whynewspapers claim to be the best sourceof information while their circulationdrops “drastically year after year” andpeople turn more to the Internet.
Media representatives counter thatnewspapers also post legal notices ontheir websites, which have many timesmore visits and clicks than governmentwebsites get, and on the press associa-tion’s website.
The press has an essential civic dutyof being a watchdog and ensuring trans-parency, said Acton, a former MDDCboard president.
Murphy sees an inherent flaw in thecost-saving claim driving recent bills: Ifeveryone who reads legal notices asks formailed printed copies, “it would be fero-ciously expensive.”
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“They just don’t come to grips thatnewspapers have far greaterreadership than government websites.”
[Listservs in small communities]“are essentially the digital townsquare that much of thecommunity is engaged with.”
Jack Murphy,Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association executive director Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher, state delegate
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As state’s attorney and as sher-iff for Montgomery County we re-view numbers and statistics daily.However, there is no number ofwhich we are more proud thanthe number zero. That’s becausewe experienced zero domesticviolence related homicides in thiscounty in the entire calendar yearof 2010 and the same so far thisyear.
As a long-time prosecutor anda career sheriff, we are both pain-fully aware of the fact that all toooften, if a woman living in thiscounty were the victim of a homi-cide, it likely would have occurredduring the course of a domesticviolence incident.
It is with this in mind, andbecause of our joint concern, wecame together to attack this prob-lem with innovative and holisticapproaches; not only to addressmurders but also to address theassociated problems of domesticabuse.
On April 29, 2009, Montgomery
County opened the doors of theFamily Justice Center and changedthe way we, as a county, respond todomestic violence victims. No lon-ger do victims have to travel fromplace to place, retelling their sto-ries (often with children in tow) inorder to seek protection, counsel-ing, investigations of criminal acts,emergency and legal services. Thenew FJC relocated these services inone family-friendly space.
Domestic violence is the lead-ing cause of injury to women inthe United States. The U.S. Depart-ment of Justice estimates that inmore than half of families affectedby domestic violence, children wit-ness the abuse. These children areat greater risk of entering child pro-tective services, the juvenile justicesystem and later in life; the adultcriminal justice system.
The FJC has served nearly5,000 victims and their children.[“County volunteers provide 24-hour support to victims of sexualassault,” Sept. 4] These survivors
seek a life without abuse. The ma-jority of them return multiple timesfor services. This program is meet-ing the needs of these families.
The Montgomery County FJChas become the model of servicesfor the entire mid-Atlantic regionwith innovations such as videolinks to the courts for protectionorders, collaborations with pri-vate nonprofits and the gener-ous support of more than 1,000donors from the community andthe corporate world to the FJCFoundation.
We realize that the FJC may beour finest example of how publicand private partnerships can to-gether help us build a safer andmore caring community. We wouldlike to extend our appreciation toVerizon and Kaiser Permanente,among others, for their continuedgenerosity and support of our ef-forts through the FJC Foundation.The Annual FJC Foundation’s Ben-efit Gala will be held from 5 p.m. to9 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Bethesda Hy-
att Regency (registration at www.mcfjcfoundation.org). This is thepublic’s chance to see how bene-factors and practitioners collabo-rate to help survivors.
Our daily mission with the FJCremains simple yet challenging —saving lives. We are committed tothat goal.
And with further publicawareness, more resources andcontinued community and cor-porate commitment we can makeevery month (not just October)less about domestic violenceabuse and more about the num-ber zero — zero murders, zerodomestic violence victims andzero tolerance of domestic abuse.
John McCarthy, Rockville
Darren Popkin, Olney
The writers are, respectively,the Montgomery County state’sattorney and the MontgomeryCounty sheriff.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
I refer to the news item, “Montgomeryprogram tries to discourage donations topanhandlers” [Sept. 9]. These panhandlerspace along the median strips for severalhours each day with a cardboard sign inhand.
They are actually working long hourssupporting themselves under difficult per-sonal circumstances. Just look across themedian strip to the sidewalk and one willfind young people twirling signs asking peo-ple to visit a furniture store, or a gold jewelryshop, or some other commercial enterprise.
This second category are paid by the busi-nesses and from the economy point of view,they are contributing to society. Then, how dowe convert the effort of the first category intoan economic activity? The county (or city),businesses, and charities (representing do-nors) form a partnership and do the following:
• Ban panhandling.• Give them jobs doing the same thing,
i.e. pacing while holding a card board sign— but with a different message.
• Pay them wages to compensate theearnings they would have made by theirdiscontinued profession, viz., panhandling.
For example, they can stand about 500feet ahead of a red light camera or a speed-zone camera warning drivers that there issuch a camera. Another cardboard sign mightsay, “stop using cellphones while driving.”
In general, we should look for ways toconvert them into beneficial workers. Hold acontest and people will give ideas on how touse their skills in ways beneficial to the society.
Som Karamchetty, Potomac
Turn panhandlersinto workers
President George W. Bushfamously admonished hispolitical foes, “Don’t messwith Texas.” But Texas nowis messing with Maryland.Texas Governor Rick Perry isfilling Maryland’s airwaveswith 60-second spots aimedat luring many of Maryland’sresidents and business own-ers to the Lone Star state.
What is Texas’s allure?It certainly is not the cli-
mate. Maryland has four realseasons, with glorious springsand unforgettable autumns.Texas has two — hot and hot-ter (and more humid).
It certainly is not theschools. K-12 public schools inMaryland, particularly in Mont-gomery and Howard counties,are some of the top rated in thecountry. Texas’s schools, with afew exceptions, are inferior.
It certainly is not the col-leges. Johns Hopkins and theUniversity of Maryland systemare second to none in highereducation, and they certainlyare not second to any collegesand universities in Texas.
It certainly is not transpor-tation. Maryland is served bymultiple world class airports andinterstate highways that connectthe state with the largest markets
and population centers in thecountry.Marylandhasoneofthebest ports (the port of Baltimore)inthewholecountry,connectingMaryland with the commerce oftheworld.Texas’stransportationsystem does not measure up.
It certainly is not the cul-ture. Maryland’s cultural op-portunities in the arts andsports compare very favorablyto those in Texas. The Rangersand the Cowboys have nothingon the Orioles and the Ravens.
But Texas trumps all ofMaryland’s advantages in cli-mate, culture, transportationand education with a singleconcept: Opportunity. Oppor-tunity to start a business. Op-portunity to grow a business.Opportunity to keep more ofwhat that business earns.
For the past five years,Maryland’s taxes have beenincreasing, and its businessregulations have been multi-plying. This business unfriendlyenvironment has forced thou-sands of residents and smallbusinesses to seek shelter outof state.
Many of Maryland’s over-taxed upper bracket earnershave moved across the riverto more business-friendlyVirginia, saving thousands in
yearly taxes, while reducingtheir businesses’ regulatoryburdens. Indeed, between 2001and 2010, more than 66,000Marylanders fled the “FreeState” (or more aptly, the “feestate,” as Gov. Perry refers toMaryland in his radio ads).
Thousands more Mary-landers are planning to followsuit this year, as some Marylandcounties, like Montgomery, flirtwith even more egregious busi-ness regulations, like a $15 min-imum wage and even highertaxes on upper bracket earners.All the while, Texas’s businessclimate has become increas-ingly business-friendly, and itcharges no state income tax. AsMaryland has lost $5.5 billionin state income, as it has shedthousands of upper bracketearners and their businesses,Texas has gained $17.6 billion.
While Texas understandsthat you can collect the goldeneggs (jobs and tax revenues)produced by the golden goose(business), Maryland is aboutto learn that when you chokethe golden goose, there are nomore golden eggs.
Dan Bongino, Severna ParkThe writer is a Republican
candidate for Maryland’s 6thCongressional District.
Texas has nothing onMaryland, except opportunity
Each year, before “American Idol” kicks itssinging competition in high gear, the show fo-cuses on the people who audition to be a part ofthe show. Though viewers see a number of tal-ented singers progress, the show has capitalizedon the clueless contestants who miss the highnotes, who can’t keep a beat, who don’t know thelyrics.
Something similar is playing out at the Coun-cil Office Building in Rockville. The MontgomeryCounty Council has received a proposal to in-crease the salaries of the county executive andthe nine members of the council. It is, sadly, an
excellent example ofpolitical cluelessness.
Under the pro-posal — submitted by acommission seated toconsider the compen-sation levels of electedofficials — the countyexecutive’s pay would
increase from $180,250 to $190,000 per year, a5.4 percent increase. For the next three years ofthe executive’s term, he or she would get a payincrease equal to inflation. A council member’ssalary would climb from $104,022 per year to$125,000, a 20 percent increase. Likewise, councilmembers also would receive annual inflation-based raises for the remaining years of the term.
The council president, elected by membersof the council to one-year terms, would continueto receive a 10 percent increase over the councilmember’s base pay.
Current officeholders would not see the raisesunless they are re-elected in the November 2014elections. And the raises are not a done deal. Thecouncil can accept the recommendations as theyare, lower them or reject them. They should berejected.
According to the report that came with thecommission’s recommendations, the countyexecutive deserves the raise because of the com-plexity of running the county. It also noted thatthe Prince George’s County executive is paidmore.
“Both counties are part of the Washington, D.C.,metropolitan area and share similar characteristics,but Montgomery County has a higher population;fairness dictates that the salary of the County Ex-ecutive for Montgomery County be comparable toor slightly high than the County Executive salary forPrince George’s County.”
In a perfect world, the comparison mightmake sense. But in this imperfect world, such acomparison just means the two counties will getinto an endless cycle of one executive’s salary in-crease justifying the next one’s.
For the council members, the same panellooked through the opposite end of the telescope.What other jurisdictions pay their legislative bodywas ignored in favor of far less tangible consider-ations: “The Councilmember salary should moreaccurately reflect the scope, complexity, and lead-ership responsibilities of the job and the value andthe demands placed on the position by the com-munity.”
Curiously, while the commission believesMontgomery County Council members deserveto be paid $125,000 a year, it barely acknowledgesthat Fairfax County, Va., pays its supervisors$75,000. That county is a bit larger, and equallycomplex. By its earlier logic, the panel should berecommending the same salary, or slightly lower.
No one should object that a county executiveor County Council member should be well paid.It is a tough job. But such large pay increases now,when the region hasn’t convincingly escaped theGreat Recession, is not much better than a tonedeaf “American Idol” contestant. Except with theTV show, viewers can change the channel and suchsilliness is soon forgotten. These recommendationswill be around, possibly for four more years, andtaxpayers can’t switch them.
Then there’s Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), whoshared last month he felt “stuck” making $172,000a year in Congress. There’s no reason to believeany of our council members feel similarly “stuck,”but Councilwoman Valerie Ervin (D-Dist. 5) of Ta-koma Park did say many people choose not to runfor office because of concerns over whether theycan make it work financially. The salary commis-sion’s report says the county’s median householdincome is $95,000. Anyone interested in serving thepeople of Montgomery should be able to providefor his or her family comfortably.
The council should recognize that they andthe county executive are already paid hand-somely. If they feel compelled to approve anyincrease, leave it to cost of living. That’s a tunealmost everyone can sing.
An off-keysalary proposal
COMMISSIONMISSES NOTESIN EXECUTIVE,COUNCIL PAY
RAISES
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There was considerable rejoicing inBaltimore city this week when GeorgeMason University released a study say-ing that, compared to Detroit, Pitts-burgh, Chicago, Providence and SanBernardino, Baltimore is on “reason-ably solid financial footing” and is dem-onstrating “financial resiliency.”
Of course those other five cities areall basket cases (two are in bankruptcy),so being best of the lot isn’t so hot.
The Baltimore Sun highlightedthe parts ofthe reportcrediting Balti-more’s successto sound citymanagementprovided by astrong-mayorsystem whichlets the city’sBoard of Es-timates (con-trolled by themayor) writethe city budgetand run thecity’s financeswithout interference from the CityCouncil, which can only lower thespending levels, not increase them.
But if you actually read the GeorgeMason report it tells a much differentstory. What’s really keeping Baltimoreafloat isn’t its mayor or its charter, it’sthe billions of dollars the state of Mary-land pours into the city every year.
Baltimore runs on OPM: otherpeople’s money. Much of what taxpay-ers in Maryland’s 23 counties send toAnnapolis is recycled to Baltimore asdirect and indirect state aid. Thanks tothe city’s political muscle, decades ofgovernors who were former Baltimoremayors (Schaefer, O’Malley) or city pol-iticians (Mandel, Hughes) and a liberalstate legislature, Baltimore now is themost subsidized city in America.
State taxpayers pick up the tab forthe city’s community college (othercommunity colleges are mostly lo-cally funded); for the city’s metrorail,metrobus and light rail operating andcapital costs; for the city jail’s con-struction and operating costs (countyjails are locally funded); 71 percentof the city’s K-12 school budget (thefeds pay another 10 percent); all of thecity’s social services costs; most of thecity’s road/bridge maintenance costs($134 million a year); the operating
and capital costs of what used to bethe city’s port and airport (Friend-ship); annual grants to run the city’szoo, museums, theaters, concert hallsand libraries; and now the city wantsthe state to pay for its courts, as well.
To help boost the city’s economy,the state located a host of state agen-cies and departments in Baltimore;paid for the Ravens and Orioles sta-diums, the Convention Center, theAquarium expansion, the ScienceCenter, the Meyerhoff concert hall,the Hippodrome Theater, the Chris-topher Columbus Center, the Lyric,Center Stage, a new $1 billion schoolconstruction deal ($20 million a yearfor the next 30 years) and a new $2.5billion light-rail system. Meanwhile,the city wants the state to participatein a $900 million convention center/hotel/arena project in hopes that anNBA or NHL team will come if they(the state) build it.
Then there are all the hidden statesubsidies: historic tax credits to rehabcity buildings (the city gets more thanhalf), enterprise zone tax credits (Balti-more gets 61 percent of the state total),a special city cut of the state’s casino tax,a $79 million annual “disparity grant,”special police aid grants and impact aidthat the counties don’t get, using statepolice to supplement the city’s policeforce, rebuilding the city’s failing waste-water treatment plants and scores ofother subsidies embedded in state law.
Ironically, on the same day thatthe George Mason study was released,so was an account of the city’s failedReginald Lewis Museum of MarylandAfrican American History and Culture,which the state built for $30.6 million.The state also pays half ($2 million) ofthe annual operating costs and nowis paying an additional $450,000 ofthe other half because the museum isa dud (the 150,000 estimated annualattendance turned out to be 38,000).
But the city isn’t chipping in, andBaltimore state Sen. Bill Ferguson said,“The state has an obligation to ensurethat the Reginald Lewis Museum con-tinues to function.” An obligation?
That’s the city’s pervasive attitude— the state owes us. When MartinO’Malley was mayor, the city foolishlyspent $305 million building a HiltonHotel that’s now going broke, costingthe city $28 million a year by 2023.
When asked recently about the Hil-ton boondoggle, O’Malley blamed it
on former Gov. Bob Ehrlich. Why? Be-cause, said O’Malley, “You may recall, atthe time, that we asked (and) we weretold ‘no’ by the then-governor.”
In other words, when O’Malleyand the city tried to get the state topay $305 million to build a loser hotelthat private investors wouldn’t touch,Ehrlich dared saying “no.”
You see, in Baltimore’s view, thecity is entitled to special status. Balti-more doesn’t owe the state taxpayersany gratitude; state taxpayers owe Bal-timore more assistance. When stateand city assessors recently miscalcu-lated city residents’ historic tax cred-its, costing them huge new taxes, citypoliticians argued that state taxpayersshould pay the costs.
And the city is lobbying Annapolisto shift city residents’ high auto insur-ance burden to suburban motorists.The audacity is stunning: When De-troit went bankrupt this summer, TheBaltimore Sun editorialized “Why Bal-timore Isn’t Detroit,” citing the city’swillingness “to make difficult deci-sions” without one word about thecity’s massive state bailouts — the realreason why Baltimore isn’t Detroit!
The city has benefited, so far, fromthe largess of liberal Montgomerystate legislators who don’t mind rais-ing Montgomery taxes and cutting itsstate aid to help the city, from P.G.lawmakers with whom the city sharesthe loot and from Baltimore Countylawmakers who feel linked to the cityas long as the city’s problems don’tflow across the county line.
But things are changing: The city’spolitical muscle is dwindling (only 11percent of the state’s population and8.5 percent of the statewide vote), forthe first time in memory there’s no Bal-timore candidate running for governor,and federal spending cuts are squeezingthe D.C.-area counties, which may notfeel so charitable in the future.
Living on other people’s moneyonly works until the “other people”decide differently. When that hap-pens, what’s Baltimore’s “Plan B”?
Blair Lee is chairman of the boardof Lee Development Group in SilverSpring and a regular commentatorfor WBAL radio. His column appearsFridays in the Business Gazette. Hispast columns are available at www.gazette.net/blairlee. His email addressis [email protected].
Why Baltimore is not Detroit
MY MARYLANDBLAIR LEE
LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR
I was appalled to read the letter fromMichael Gooden and Margaret Nolanabout Metro’s refusal transfer the valueof unused (and unusable) farecards ofseniors who are medically unable to usethe fares remaining on their paper cardsto the current Smartrip cards. No “freeride” or refund was requested.
The writers obviously understandthat they, or other family members whowould receive such a transfer, would haveto expend it at the going rate for riders ingeneral, with no senior discount. And it isclear that the owners of the unusable tick-ets have no objection to such a transfer.
The most benign explanation forMetro’s response is that some inexpe-rienced staff member simply saw the“no refunds” policy and jumped to anincorrect conclusion. Equally plausible,unfortunately, is the conclusion thatMetro is just looking for a quick windfall
in the form of unused cards. Responseto the writers’ appeals suggests the lat-ter scenario is closer to the truth.
I don’t use public transportationextensively because my ability to walkand drive is, thankfully, fine at this time.My late husband could not drive, andhis ability to get around on foot, Metro,and Ride On was legendary.
I do use and appreciate the SeniorSmartrip card when it is the most efficientor most economical way to get around.Based on Metro’s policy, I have con-cluded that at no time will I carry morethan $10 on my Senior Smartrip card sothat my family will not have to go througha similar frustrating dialogue with Metro.
So I ask: Was Metro’s ruling finan-cially sound, humanely equitable, orgood public relations?
Mary L. Miers, Bethesda
Appalling policy on unusable fares
When considering the merits of therecommendation to raise by 17 percentthe salaries of County Council mem-bers from $106,394 to $125,000, Mont-gomery County citizens might ask thefollowing questions. When they do,they will certainly see that the answeris “no raise.”
• The proposal, in effect, treats coun-cil membership as merely a “job” atwhich someone “works” for a “salary”which must be “raised” if not “adequate.”Is this in our country’s best traditions?Isn’t elected office in these United Statesnot a “job” but a position of trust in whicha citizen is placed by his or her fellowcitizens to represent them? If we treatelected office as something less, are wetrivializing the ideals of democracy andrepresentative government on which ourcountry is built? Will that cause us to losethem? $106,394 is more than enough toserve as our representative.
• When considering the merits of this“raise,” citizens in this miserable econ-omy — assuming they even have a job —should ask themselves when the last timewas that they received a “raise,” a raise of
17 percent no less? If county governmentis so large that council members must de-vote more time to it, might the answer benot to pay them more but to reduce thesize of government?
• Should so-called “constituentservices” be factored into the equationsince they are little more than election-eering on the taxpayer’s dime?
• Finally, given that the council’smembership has been completelyDemocratic since 2006 and that the“citizens panel” which recommendedthe 17 percent increase consisted of sixDemocrats and one Republican, doesit reflect and help maintain a healthy,two-party democracy if Democrats donothing more than recommend moremoney for Democrats? Having suf-fered through Democrats gerryman-dering themselves into control acrossMaryland government at all levels,must citizens also suffer through thembootstrapping raises for themselves inMontgomery County? How much one-party dictatorship is enough?
Paul Schilling, Bethesda
Questions to ask beforecouncil gets pay raise
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n Rockville junior goes fromJV scout team to throwing for1,300 yards, 16 TDs in four games
BY DAN FELDMAN
STAFF WRITER
Since last season, the Rockville High Schoolfootball team moved its starting quarterback toreceiver, made the 5-foot-8, 140-pound junior var-sity quarterback the varsity starter and completelychanged its offense.
By halftime of its first game, Rockville had
scored zero points.Rockville coach Seth Kenton said he scanned
the locker room’s many concerned faces until hiseyes met new starting quarterback Chuck Reese’s.
Reese winked, Kenton said.That’s the moxie that convinced the coach to
start Reese, and the junior has rewarded its faith,starting with leading a season-opening comebackwin against Richard Montgomery. Reese is 116-for-179 (65 percent) for 1,306 yards with 16 touch-downs and just four interceptions this season.
“If you were to come to a game or come topractice, you would say which one is Chuck?” Ken-ton said. “It’s not going to be the first person youpick and go, ‘Oh, it’s that guy.’ It’s not that guy.”
As a freshman, Reese joined Rockville’s juniorvarsity team as an undersized and position-lessplayer. He tried slot receiver, safety and even kicker.Eventually, he became the scout-team quarterback.
“He ran our scout team to try to beat our first de-fense every day of practice,” said Jason Lomax, whowasthentheJVoffensivecoordinator.“Andyoucouldsee the fire and the drive. It was just in that little body.
“There were many frustrating days for the first-team defense, because he would go out there, andhe would audible at the line, and he would do thingsthat a normal, prototypical scout-team quarterbackis not going to do. He’s out there literally like he’s
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Rockville High School quarterback Chuck Reese throws a pass during the first half of Rockville’s game at Wheaton.
Big numbersFROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE
n Despite not starting the year there,senior excels in the backfield
BY HARVEY VALENTINESPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
Montgomery Blair High School seniorDarron Cumberbatch is a fast learner. He’salso a pretty fast runner.
Since being made the starting runningback in Week 2, Cumberbatch has thrived,helping the 2-2 Blazers already equal theirwin total from a year ago.
Over the past three games, Cumberbatchhas rushed for 319 yards and a touchdown. Inaddition, he’s averaging 27 yards on five kick-off returns, including an 82-yard touchdownagainst Northwood Sept. 20.
“He’s having an outstanding year. He’saveraging about seven yards a carry,” coachAndrew Fields said. “He started the year off atreceiver and outside linebacker. We kind oftransitioned him into the running back role,and he’s really learning on the fly and gettingbetter every week.
“Just a great, great kid. He’s a better per-son than he is a player, which says some-thing.”
Blair runningback thriveswinging it
n Nolan has made the difference inthree one-goal games for Churchill
BY TRAVIS MEWHIRTER
STAFF WRITER
Clare Nolan said she honestly didn’t re-member the first one, the lone goal in a 1-0season-opening win over Quince OrchardHigh School. She did remember the nexttwo, the second against Walt Whitman andthe third to top Poolesville, which ran her to-tal to three game-winning goals in WinstonChurchill’s opening five field hockey games.Simply put, the senior has an undeniable
nose for the goal.“The best word to describe Clare is hus-
tle,” Churchill coach Cay Miller said. “Shealways goes all out and she’s dependable inhigh-pressure situations.”
Keeping tune with Miller’s assessmentof the tireless midfielder, it was Nolan’shustle that landed her in the right place atthe right time against the three teams whichshe struck. Though she claims not to recallthe game’s lone goal when Churchill handedQuince Orchard its first of four one-goallosses thus far, the stats say she took a passfrom Carly Kabelac and Annie Moshyedi,
Surviving on close calls
See NUMBERS, Page B-2
See SURVIVING, Page B-2 See BLAIR, Page B-3
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Winston Churchill High School’s Clare Nolan and Bethesda-ChevyChase’s Gigi Jones compete during Monday’s field hockey game.
n Continuing tradition left by 2011team, Richard Montgomery captains
leading Rockets
BY NICK CAMMAROTASTAFF WRITER
Richard Montgomery High School’s now-legendary 3,200-meter relay team set the stan-dard.
Not only for the Rockets’ track and fieldprogram, but for cross country as well.
The memorable group of seniors tookhome Maryland Public Secondary SchoolsAthletic Association gold in 2011 and placedsixth at nationals and still is leaving their markon coach Davy Rogers’ squads.
And that’s not just because their YouTubevideo “Cross Country Dream” — a parody ofKaty Perry’s hit “Teenage Dream” — has morethan 141,000 views.
The eclectic and talented bunch — ZackAngel, Jacob Cantor (the video’s frontman),Sam Martin and David Hamilton — were se-niors when Stephen Alexander and Adam Jungwere freshmen. With Alexander and Jung nowsenior captains of the Rockets’ cross countryteam this season, both still draw upon the les-sons they learned and the work ethic they ob-served from one of the county’s better distanceteams in recent memory.
“Asafreshman,Iwasveryimpressionable,”Alexander said. “They all worked extremelyhard and being able to watch them as a fresh-man, watching those guys win state titles andget All-American, that definitely pushed me tothe point where I wanted to achieve what theyachieved and have the same goals.
“Without them, I think I might have gottena little bit too content too early, but they defi-nitely put some drive in me.”
Alexander most recently placed ninth (15
RM crosscountrydreams big
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found a way to get her stick onit and redirected it into the cage.
The next came three gameslater against visiting Whitman,though this one came early, just18 minutes into the first half.Junior forward Isabel Manganfound her so wide open on across that, despite Nolan fum-bling around with the trap for afew seconds, she still managedto get a decent enough drive offto beat the Viking keeper.
“She’s just on her game allthe time,” said keeper SophieAscher, who had allowed just fivegoals in six games as of Sunday.
Nolan wasn’t quite done yet.Her final clutch moment camevia the rebuilding Falcons inovertime, and she “didn’t evenlook at the goal.”
“I just drove it and it wentin,” she said. “I remember whenwe were going into overtime. Isaid, ‘We got this. We’re going toget this.’”
And, as she always has thisyear, she did. Without Nolanworking to get to where herteammates needed her to be,Churchill could have just as eas-ily been 2-4 as it was 5-1 priorto Monday’s matchup withBethesda-Chevy Chase, whichvery nearly upset Walter John-son earlier in the week.
“She’s similar to [Churchill
graduate] Jennifer Shim,” Millersaid. “When everybody is out ofgas,Clarekeepsgoing.That’sClare.She hustles as much as any of thebest players that I’ve coached.”
Ascher may not have to gothrough a lung-searing workoutevery game like her teammatedoes, but the goalie has been ev-ery bit as valuable to Churchill’searly season success. Therewould have been no Nolan game-winner had Ascher not stuffed ev-ery last one of Quince Orchard’sshots. There would have been noNolan game-winner had Aschernot kept Whitman scoreless. Andthere would have been no Nolangame-winner had she not limitedPoolesville to just two goals afterthe Falcons pounded in 16 in the
two games prior.“We wouldn’t be the same
team without Sophie,” Nolansaid. “She’s unbelievable. It’s justsuch a nice feeling to know thatwe have Sophie back in goal.”
The funny thing is thatMiller didn’t know who wouldbe starting in goal less than sixweeks ago. Ascher had trans-ferred from Brighton High inupstate New York, and Millerdidn’t know all that much abouther. She sifted through a fewnewspaper articles online butthat was the extent of her knowl-edge. Compiling onto that wasthe new heat rules that prohibitkeepers from dressing in fullpads for much of the preseason.But Ascher did enough to earn
the starting spot by the firstgame, and she vindicated Mill-er’s choice with four consecutiveshutouts to open the season.
“Sophie has been incred-ible,” Miller said. “She’s a verystrong player and she’s beenstepping up this year.”
One of the most impor-tant aspects of goalkeepingthat Ascher has brought withher is not necessarily her abil-ity to keep shots out of the net,but her penchant for keepingher defense constantly awareof where they need to be at alltimes. When Ascher first earnedher starting spot, her platoon ofdefenders approached her andtold her to be vocal, to make surethey are in the right position for
the attack she sees unfolding.“They know I’m not being
mean when I tell them some-thing,” Ascher said. “It’s just whenI tell them that they have to move,they know they have to move.”
Miller, while she said sheis getting better at handlingthe stress of the overwhelmingamount of close games, has ad-mitted that the anxiety has dieddown a bit since the beginningof the year. But, just in case, howmany game winners does Nolanhave left in her?
“I don’t know,” Nolan saidwith a laugh. “I hope enough toget us to 9-1.”
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playing in a game. He wants towin every day and everything wecover.”
The next year, Reese be-came the starting JV quarterbackwhen classmate Spencer Brig-man moved up to the varsity asstarting quarterback.
During that season, Lomaxmet with his players about theirlong-term goals in the program.Seeing Brigman entrenched infrontofhim,ReesetoldLomaxhe’ddo his best as the backup quarter-back the following two seasons.Lomax admired Reese’s maturity,though he agreed the backup pathlooked inevitable for Reese.
But this offseason, Kentonrealized his team needed anedge after 1-9 and 0-10 seasons.Rockville has a lower enrollmentthan eight of the 10 schools onits schedule. The other two, Da-mascus and Poolesville, madethe playoffs last season.
Kenton promoted Lomax tovarsity offensive coordinator,and Lomax implemented theup-tempo, four-receiver offen-sive he’d used on JV.
During the summer passingleague, Reese earned the start-ing job and since has helped en-gineer a 2-2 start.
Reese’s diminutive buildstands in even starker contrast toopposing defenders now that he’son varsity. Is that intimidating?
“No!” Reese said. “I’m notnormally that easily intimatedperson. I don’t feel that inti-mated, because I trust my offen-sive line and I trust everybodyaround me to do their jobs.”
That trust with teammateslike Brigman, who has becomeone of Reese’s top targets, wasforged while eating lunch to-gether daily in Lomax’s officelast year.
In the summer, Reese hostedteammates at his house for videogames, and they walked to work-outs together afterward.
“At Rockville, we have sucha diverse background. We haveAsian kids, Hispanic kids, blackkids, white kids. And they allcome from different economicbackgrounds. They all come fromall different kinds of religions. It’sjust a melting pot at our school,”Lomax said.
“And Chuck is able to reachinto all those guys and be ableto pull them in together and givethem that family feel. That kind ofquality alone is enough for him tolead our team.”
Said Reese: “I’m just friendlywith everybody. There’s not onetype of person I wouldn’t wantto talk to. For me, it’s always funbeing social with people, mak-ing new friends, joking aroundwith everybody.”
But there was no jokingwhile Rockville trailed RichardMontgomery 25-0. Reese said,
“You could obviously seeour fans putting their headsdown, like, ‘Dang it. Not another0-10 year.’” At that point, Lomaxapproached him and said it wastime to step up.
“He nodded. He said, ‘OK,we’re going to go score rightnow.’ And that’s what he did,”Lomax said. “From there, it wasjust a snowball going downhill. Itjust kept getting better and betterevery time he touched the ball.”
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minutes, 39.4 seconds) at theFrank Keyser Invitational inBoonsboro, helping the Rock-ets to a second-place finish onthe boys’ side, one place behindGov. Thomas Johnson and oneahead of Walter Johnson. Em-manuel Porquin (20th) and MattAgboola (22nd) were part of fourRM runners to finish in the top 25
at the event. Richard Montgom-ery’s girls’ team finished fourththanks in large part to the effortsof Sophie El-Masry and BrennisDulany.
“We did a really good jobbecause I think we’re learningto run for each other as a team,”said Jung, who finished in 12th(15:47.8). “The gap between thefirstandseventhpersononvarsityis pretty close, too. I think we havea lot of depth and I think that’swhy we’re getting a lot of results.”
At the race prior to the Frank
Keyser, the Oatlands Invitational,both Jung and Alexander weren’tpleased with their individual re-sults or the team’s 11th-placefinish, despite the fact that theRockets were Montgomery Coun-ty’s top overall finisher.
“I was content with their racethere and we finished well, but Idon’t think they were satisfied,”Rogers said. “I think a few of themthought they let the race go a littlebit. We kind of worked on that,staying in a pack and staying to-gether, and it paid off.”
While Alexander and Junghave been solid this season, it’sperhaps RM’s depth that has theteam in position to compete withWalter Johnson and Paint Branch(and many others) for this year’svarious championships. Porquin— who Rogers dubbed “The BabyDeer” for his long, lanky limbsand uncoordinated running style— has blossomed into a solid ath-lete. Jackson Walker moved backto the United States from Kenyatwo years ago and, according toRogers, is addicted to running
and has flawless form. Those twoin conjunction with Agboola andthe captains make for a solid topfive heading into any event.
“I think the kids know youknow you can’t take anything forgranted,” Rogers said. “The regionand county are so tough. You justnever know.”
Despite what always is stiffcompetition within the countyonce the postseason meets rollaround, Alexander and Jung areconfident that the Rockets’ tightteam chemistry and depth can
again make Richard Montgomeryfeel like it’s living a cross countrydream.
“It’s not only the most tal-ented team I’ve been on, but it’sthe team I’ve had the most funwith,” Alexander said. “We’re ayoung team and hopefully this isthe first year of many where we’llplace in the top five at states. Nextyear, our team might be even bet-ter. Hopefully we can start a dy-nasty.”
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n After kidney failure,Gladiators’ Harris hopes to raiseawareness for organ donations
Football coaches, by nature, tend tobe control freaks who obsess over everylittle detail. Many carefully organize teamactivities to the second.
Northwood High School coach DennisHarris plans to give up some of that care-fully thought-out control Friday night be-
fore his team’s homecoming game againstRockville.
What’s so important to disrupt rou-tine? Organ donations.
Harris intends to wrap up his team’spre-game warm-ups a little early, leavinghimself time to speak shortly before kick-off to the crowd about kidney donations.He’ll tell his own story, how his kidneysfailed him during the 2011 season and howhis wife donated him one of her kidneys inJuly 2012. Most of all, he’ll encourage fansto join the Maryland Donor Registry.
“If you’re able to be a donor, be a do-nor,” Harris said, “because the second
chance that people can get from that. Witha kidney, you can function perfectly withone, so if there’s anybody that you canhelp, whether it’s a person that you knowor don’t know, just being able to providethat person with a second chance is some-thing that you cannot put a price tag on.”
Harris said the National Kidney Foun-dation will be on hand, potentially pro-viding green pom poms for cheerleadersand green wristbands for fans. Most im-portantly, there will be forms provided
for people to register during the game asorgan donors.
“I want to do something to show howthankful I am to have a second chance atlife and to encourage everyone to registeras an organ donor and consider giving aloved one or even a stranger a gift of life,”Harris said in a statement announcing theevent, which he became committed to cre-ating once his own experience taught himabout the issue.
Good Counsel, good defenseDespite its uncharacteristically me-
diocre record, Our Lady of Good Counsel(3-3) has held five of six opponents belowtheir season average for points scored.
During the lone exception, a Sept. 20game against Gonzaga, defensive endJesse Aniebonam, who committed toUniversity of Maryland, College Park, andsafety Kobe Walker (Kentucky) suffered in-juries that knocked them from the contest.
Walker, whom Good Counsel coachBob Milloy called “a great player,” re-turned in a 21-0 loss to DeMatha Catholicon Friday, registering 3.5 tackles.
“He’s a leader back there in that sec-ondary, so I just hope he’s still healthy,”Milloy said.
Northwood coach tackles bigger issue
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FEARLESS FORECASTS
The Gazette sports staff picks thewinners for this week’s gamesinvolving Montgomery footballteams. Here are this week’s selections:
Montgomery County recordAll games
Kennedy vs. WheatonSpringbrook at Watkins MillRockville at NorthwoodPaint Branch at EinsteinRichard Montgomery at WhitmanBlair at Bethesda-Chevy ChaseChurchill at Quince OrchardBlake at NorthwestWalter Johnson at MagruderWootton at GaithersburgDamascus at ClarksburgSeneca Valley at SherwoodSt. Albans at Georgetown PrepPoolesville at CatoctinBullis at Cape Henlopen (Del.)Good Counsel at McNamaraEpiscopal at LandonAvalon at Riverdale Baptist
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
STANDINGSMontgomery 4A South DivisionTeam All Div. PF PAR. Montgomery 1-3 1-0 97 118Wootton* 3-1 3-1 149 34Whitman 2-2 1-1 72 85B-Chevy Chase 1-3 1-2 59 105Churchill 1-3 1-2 36 120Walter Johnson* 1-3 1-2 28 134
Montgomery 4A East DivisionTeam All Div. PF PAPaint Branch 4-0 3-0 153 25Sherwood 3-1 2-0 84 75Blair 2-2 1-2 81 59Springbrook* 1-3 1-2 66 50Blake 1-3 0-1 20 108Kennedy 0-4 0-2 25 96
Montgomery 4A West DivisionTeam All Div. PF PAGaithersburg 4-0 2-0 110 20Quince Orchard 4-0 2-0 140 13Northwest 3-1 2-1 121 52Clarksburg* 2-2 0-2 64 56Magruder 0-4 0-2 38 169
Montgomery 3A DivisionTeam All Div. PF PADamascus 3-1 3-0 147 42Seneca Valley 3-1 2-0 124 55Einstein 2-1 2-1 111 84Watkins Mill 2-2 1-1 78 97Rockville 2-2 1-2 137 149Northwood 0-4 0-2 20 155Wheaton 1-3 0-3 62 164
Montgomery 2A IndependentTeam All PF PAPoolesville 3-1 104 54
Private schoolsTeam All PF PABullis 3-1 92 70Good Counsel 3-3 130 80Avalon 2-3 103 91Landon 1-2 63 49Georgetown Prep 1-3 76 133
* Includes forfeit result
Last week’s scoresSeneca Valley 42, B-CC 20Einstein 41, Northwood 0Damascus 49, Watkins Mill 7Wootton 43, Whitman 20Poolesville 41, Walter Johnson 6Sherwood 28, R. Montgomery 15Quince Orchard 56, Magruder 0Springbrook 26, Blair 6Paint Branch 48, Churchill 0Clarksburg 24, Blake 0DeMatha 21, Good Counsel 0Bullis 37, John Carroll 8W. Wilson (D.C.) 21, Kennedy 7Landon 49, Annap. AC 11Avalon 41, Chavez 6Rockville 54, Wheaton 22Gaithersburg 26, Northwest 6
LEADERSTop rushers
Carries Yards Avg. TDsKhalil Wilson, Einstein 53 809 15.2 8Charles Lyles, Poolesville 89 675 7.6 6Zac Morton, Whitman 89 541 6.1 5Dage Davis, Geo. Prep 59 519 8.8 7Devonte Williams, Bullis 67 472 7.0 7Liam Duffy, R. Mont. 79 454 5.7 2Chris Dawson, G. Counsel 75 448 6.0 6Perry Stefanelli, G. Counsel 89 442 5.0 2Kevin Joppy, Q. Orchard 53 428 8.1 6E. Spottswood, Sherwood 72 424 5.8 5
Top passersCmp-Att. Yards Int. TDs
Sam Ellis, Wootton 93-145 1319 4 13Chuck Reese, Rockville 116-179 1306 4 16G. Cooper, P. Branch 56-100 685 3 7Renzo Farfan, R. Mont. 55-95 676 2 8Mike Murtaugh, Q. Orch. 39-61 633 1 9Evan Smith, Whitman 35-65 516 4 3Nick DeCarlo, G’burg 37-57 671 2 3Raymond Burtnick, Blair 37-78 528 5 5S. Morningstar, Pooles. 34-56 415 4 3C. Hennessey, N’wood 41-77 364 2 2
Top receiversCatches Yards Avg. TDs
Joey Cornwell, Rockville 35 425 12.1 5Jibri Woods, Wootton 31 412 13.3 4Darrell Blue, Blair 31 411 13.3 4Trevon Diggs, Wootton 32 402 12.6 7Anthony Albert, Rockville 23 330 14.3 4Michael Scott, Kennedy 20 281 14.1 0Ryan Stango, P. Branch 18 264 14.7 3Elliott Davis, Q. Orchard 9 226 25.1 4Keon Paye, G. Counsel 8 224 28.0 3Javonn Curry, P. Branch 18 220 12.2 3
Also receiving votes: Whitman 2 points;Sherwood 1 point.
BEST BETWootton vs. Gaithersburg,
6:30 p.m. Friday at RichardMontgomery. Both teams areundefeated on the field andeyeing the playoffs after miss-ing them last season. Sam Ellis,Trevon Diggs and Jibri Woodslead Wootton’s offense. Gaith-ersburg’s Solomon Vault’shealth, who didn’t play lastweek, could be crucial.
FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
B Y D A N F E L D M A N
HOW THEY RANKThe 10 best football teams in MontgomeryCounty this week as ranked by The Gazette’ssports staff.
Rank School Record Points
1 Quince Orchard 4-0 60Cougars
2 Good Counsel 3-3 54Falcons
3 Damascus 3-1 47Swarmin’ Hornets
4 Bullis 3-1 42Bulldogs
5 Gaithersburg 4-0 37Trojans
6 Wootton 3-1 30Patriots
7 Paint Branch 4-0 24Panthers
8 Northwest 3-1 18Jaguars
9 Seneca Valley 3-1 12Screaming Eagles
10 Poolesville 3-1 3Falcons
Cumberbatch isn’t astranger to running back. Hewas a wing last season whenBlair ran the Wing-T. Instead oflining up near the tight end ashe did in the Wing-T, he’s nowin the backfield in the new Blairoffense.
“I think it’s worked out great.I’ve actually learned a bunchfrom my running backs coachand Coach Fields, stuff that Inever would have imagined,”he said. “They’ve showed me abunch of techniques that I’veactually used in a game and itmakes a huge difference.”
Cumberbatch said Fields, inhis first year at Blair, told his newplayers over the summer to ex-press an interest if they wantedto try a certain position. Cum-berbatch, who was working as areceiver, spoke up. In the mean-time, as he learned the receivers’role in the offense, he said healso tried to memorize the run-ning back assignments.
“[He’s a] smart guy. Andathletically, he’s probably ourbest all-around athlete in termsof strength and size and speed,”Fields said. “He’s just a dynamicguy with the ball in his handsand so we figured, ‘Hey, let’smake him the guy.’”
In his first game as thestarter he rushed for 77 yardson 13 carries against Sherwood.Then he ran for 151 yards on 13rushes against Northwood andadded the kickoff return touch-down.
“Our offense is not easy,”Fields said. “It’s not like we justline up and say, ‘Run right or runleft.’ There’s a lot of terminologyand a lot of individual workingparts. And he came in and justpicked things up pretty quicklyand that’s been a huge bonusfor us.”
Friday night was a toughertest. Springbrook defeated Blair26-6 and held Cumberbatch tofive yards in the first half. He
rebounded after intermission tofinish with 83 yards, including a14-yard score.
“I think it was actually morethem than us,” Fields said ofCumberbatch’s struggles. “Idon’t think he was having a hardtime, I think it was more Spring-brook was being more physicalthan us and more aggressive.”
Cumberbatch said he hasn’tfelt the pressure of being a focalpoint of the offense.
“It would only be more pres-sure if I didn’t know what I wasdoing or if I wasn’t confident inmy abilities,” he said.
He even seemed surprisedto hear that now he’s one ofthe players other teams have to
think about when they preparefor Blair.
“I don’t know if teams haveto do that, but if they did it wouldbe awesome,” he said. “Just forthem to take a minute and noticeme would be pretty cool.”
As the midpoint of his finalhigh school season approaches,Cumberbatch said playing foot-ball in college is “definitely”something he’s interested in.
“My way to get into college isthrough academics,” he said. “Ifa college were to show me sometype of interest, my first thingwould be to look at the school,see if they have my major (me-chanical engineering) and see ifI can get in academically.”
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Montgomery Blair High School running back Darron Cumerbach pops throughthe Springbrook line on Friday.
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Northwood High School football coach DennisHarris rounds-up his team during a practice.
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n Magruder’s Argueta earnsexceptional opportunity
It’s five games into the season andQuince Orchard High School girls’ soccercoach Peg Keiller is still a bit unsure of exactlywhat type of team she’s got.
The Cougars’ record is good, of course,as they were 4-0-1 as of Monday night. But
the meatiest portion of QO’s schedule hasyet to hit, which leaves Keiller wonderingwhat will happen during the season’s busi-est stretch.
“It is a bit weird,” Keiller said. “Especiallythat fact that our first game was [a 0-0 draw]against [Walt] Whitman and to have such anincredible opponent and such a nail-bitinggame followed by a bit of cruising throughthe next four games makes it a very odd feel-ing.”
Quince Orchard, which lost to Bethesda-Chevy Chase in the 4A West Regional semifi-nals last season, has scored 18 goals throughthe first five matches and allowed only two(both in a 4-2 victory against Paint Branch).Four of the Cougars’ five games have resultedin clean sheets from the defense — bolsteredby strong performances by center backs SamSullenger and Sarah Gutch and goalkeepersRicki Shultz and Rachel Hollander.
Keiller said the early-season schedulehas allowed her to better evaluate her play-ers’ performances and focus on things thatneed fixing once the matches become moreintense.
“You can tell what’s going to workagainst the higher competition and what’snot,” Keiller said. “We’ve still seen manythings we need to work on and improve andwe definitely know it’s going to be a battlefrom here on out.”
Special honor for Magruder playerThanks to an 11-goal outburst against
Northwood, Col. Zadok Magruder’s boys’soccer team has scored 17 goals this sea-son in seven matches and allowed six. Still,despite the favorable goal differential, theColonels, like so many other teams in Mont-gomery County, are 4-3-0 this season andsitting in the middle of the pack.
One player, however, who’s steppinginto the spotlight is sophomore forwardBryan Argueta. The multi-talented striker inApril was a national finalist with D.C. Unitedin Major League Soccer’s Sueño competition— a program that affords players ages 14-18the opportunity to earn a week-long trialwith their host club’s developmental acad-emy — and two weekends ago, he competedin the national finals of Sueño Alianza at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
According to Magruder coach Juan Go-mez, Argueta impressed many onlookers atthe event, which was capped by a scrimmageagainst Liga MX side Club Tijuana’s youthteam. Argueta also piqued the interest ofMLS’s Chivas USA and reportedly has beeninvited to go on trial with the Los Angeles-based club.
“He’s a playmaker and has great foot-work,” Gomez said. “It’s like a lottery. InMaryland, how often do you receive someattention like that? He’s a good student froma humble family.”
Argueta didn’t play last season because
he was recovering from a broken leg, but hasscored three goals and assisted another so farthis year.
400 victoriesThe Our Lady of Good Counsel High
School girls’ soccer team’s 3-0 win over Inde-pendent School League power National Ca-thedral School Thursday was the program’sand 26th-year coach Jim Bruno’s 400th sincethe program’s inception in 1987.
The eight-time Washington CatholicAthletic Conference champion Falcons (6-0-3) have never endured a losing season in thattime and have proved incredibly consistentwith an average of 16 wins in each of the past25 seasons.
Good Counsel achieved Thursday’s
milestone win with relative ease despitemissing one of its best playmakers, mid-fielder Imani Dorsey, who was on her officialvisit to Duke University, where she gave herverbal commitment to play on scholarshipin 2014-15 a year ago. But tthat perfectly ex-emplified what impresses Bruno so muchabout this year’s squad, he said.
WIthoutadominantscorerBrunosaidheexpected more players to get involved, offen-sively. But even he couldn’t predict how trulyspread out scoring would be. Through ninegames, 10 players have two goals or more.Sophomore Nia Dorsey leads the way withsix goals. Sister Imani has five to go with herseven assists. Thursday’s win was also GoodCounsel’s third shutout in four contests.
“I’m a little surprised,” Bruno said. “I feltlike we would be getting contributions froma lot of people but this has surpassed myhopes and expectations. I’m really pleased.”
PerfectionDamascus is the only remaining team
with a perfect record. While the Swarmin’Hornets’ success is often attributed to itsless competitive Montgomery 3A/2A WestDivision, their 7-0 start to 2013 includeswins over five-time defending Class 4AWest Region champion Bethesda-ChevyChase, defending 4A North championSherwood and perennial county powerWalter Johnson. Montgomery CountyPublic Schools’ most productive offensewith 27 goals is lead by Steph Cox and Ka-tie Kirschenmann, who have scored eightgoals apiece.
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Quince Orchard High School’s Sam Sullenger warms up before a scrimmage with the Academy of theHoly Cross in August.
n Quince Orchard fieldhockey spreads it out
Since the first day of vol-leyball tryouts, the overarchingtheme of the 2013 season hasbeen one of parity and questionmarks.
Coaches couldn’t quite pindown what team would be thetop prospect, though the defacto leader in the public ranks
will always be Sherwood HighSchool, the three-time defend-ing state champs, until provenotherwise.
Through the first threeweeks, very little light was shedon how the new hierarchy wouldshake out. Until last week, No.3 Poolesville, Damascus, Col.Zadok Magruder, No. 2 Sher-wood, No. 4 Winston Churchill,and No. 5 Thomas S. Wootton —the relative consensus for whichpublic school teams would likelybe the front runners — hadn’thad much of a chance to provethemselves against opponentsof equal or better talent.
Some of that changed lastweek, when then-No. 4 Pooles-ville came back from down twosets to top then-No. 3 Damascusin the county’s first big clash ofthe season. This week portendsa wave of volleyball equally asexciting.
It begins tonight, whenLizzi Walsh and Magruder hostMakayla Roy and Sherwood. Thetwo have met before, in Magrud-er’s annual early-season tourna-ment, and the Warriors took a2-0 win over the Colonels, butthat was also a three-set match.Had Poolesville and Damascusplayed under that same three-set format, the Falcons wouldn’thave been the ones with the ear-to-ear smiles afterwards.
Then, on Friday, Sherwoodwill match up with newly rankedNo. 5 Churchill, which surviveda 3-2 squeaker against Wheatonbut has otherwise been operat-ing with smooth sailing all year.
“This type of schedule is re-ally difficult because it simulateswhat the playoffs will be like,”Sherwood coach Brian McCartysaid. “It’s good for the players inpractice to prepare for a quickturnaround.”
As he has already playedMagruder, McCarty knowswhere his best blockers will beassigned: Walsh.
But Friday will be hisfirst time seeing undefeatedChurchill, which boasts threetalented hitters in Kaitlyn Hill-ard, Sarah Chang, and OliviaChao.
“They’re tough,” he said.
“They’re really good. They don’thave any holes. They’re a teamthat doesn’t beat themselves.”
So, for the first time all year,there may be some clarity at thetop. Or, depending on what hap-pens, even more confusion.
And it’s not just the elitesthat are getting a crack at trulyestablishing themselves.
Northwest and Watkins Mill,who combine for a 9-4 record,will match up on Wednesdayand the Jaguars host Damascuson Monday for a potential upset.
Field hockeyAnother week, another bi-
zarre scoring line from QuinceOrchard. On Sept. 25, visitingsenior-laden Springbrook, theCougars posted five goals fromfive different players — two be-ing freshmen — for their fourthwin in the past five games.
Dani Tapiero, Skylar Saffer,Ashley Plante, Rachel Feidelmanand Sarah Husted all found thenet in the victory over the BlueDevils.
That type of spread efforthas been the theme all seasonfor Quince Orchard. Four scoredin a 6-1 win over Paint Branch,two did to top Gaithersburg 3-0,and there was a new Cougarfinding the net for each of thethree goals in a shutout againstNorthwest.
“That’s the good thing aboutthis team,” coach Alicia Vin-centy said. “I don’t really haveany superstars. We’re very wellrounded. It’s very hard to defendbecause you can’t just focus onone girl.”
Girls’ tennisThough Thomas S. Wootton
girls’ tennis coach Nia Creshamwas clearly proud of her team’smonumental 5-2 win over Win-ston Churchill, she spent a largeportion of Wednesday’s matchvocally worrying about the twoflights that lost.
No. 2 singles player AishuIyer missed the previous twodays of school with an illnessand still wasn’t 100 percentduring her loss to Hayley Keats.Cresham repeatedly suggestedIyer consider retiring, the worryetched all over the coach’s face,but Iyer had none of it and fin-ished her match.
At No. 4 singles, HannahHwong fell to the court multipletimes with cramps, the last latein the second set.
After a stoppage to stretch,Hwong returned to court neartears as she limped through thefinal points of a lost game thattied the match at one set apiece.
Her opponent, Churchill’sAlissa Le suggested a shortertiebreaker to determine thematch, but Hwong insisted on afull third set. Before they couldcomplete the final set, the matchwas delayed due to darkness asHwong’s teammates rushed toher, clearly impressed by herresolve.
“She’s very quiet. She’s verysweet,” Cresham said of Hwong.“But she’s one of those peoplethat has that inner steel, becausewhen she’s made up her mind,you can’t push her one way orthe other. She just won’t stop.”
Gazette reporters TravisMewhirter and Dan Feldmancontributed to this report.
Volleyball hierarchystarts to take shape
HOW THEY RANKGirls’ soccer
n 1. Good Counsel
n 2. Walt Whitman
n 3. Winston Churchill
n 4. Damascus
n 5. Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Boys’ soccer
n 1. Georgetown Prep
n 2. Northwest
n 3. Walter Johnson
n 4. Montgomery Blair
n 5. Gaithersburg
SOCCER NOTEBOOKB Y N I C K C A M M A R O T AA N D J E N N I F E R B E E K M A N
HOW THEY RANKVolleyball
n 1. Holy Cross
n 2. Sherwood
n 3. Poolesville
n 4. Winston Churchill
n 5. Thomas S. Wootton
Golf
n 1. Walter Johnson
n 2. Winston Churchill
n 3. Walt Whitman
n 4. Thomas S. Wootton
n 5. Quince Orchard
Field hockey
n 1. Thomas S. Wootton
n 2. Sherwood
n 3. Winston Churchill
n 4. Walter Johnson
n 5. Clarksburg
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A NEED FOR SPEED
Bill Engvalland partnerEmma Slaterfinish theirroutine onthis season’s“Dancing withthe Stars.”
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The cast of Olney Theatre Center’s “Rancho Mirage.”
Ron Howard’slatest directorialeffort is certainly a‘Rush,’ but it feelsa little hollow.
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n Puppeteer, actor work together tomake beloved story come to life
BY CARA HEDGEPETHSTAFF WRITER
When describing his works of art, puppe-teer Matthew Pauli resembles a father talkingabout his newborn child.
“There have ac-tually been times inthe past, and I expectit’ll happen again,where I look at it andit becomes difficult tobelieve that I actuallyhelped make it,” Paulisaid.
Pauli’s newestbaby has a head that’s2 1/2 feet wide anda neck that’s 15 feetlong. The puppeteeris the designer andcreator of Mr. B, thebrontosaurus in Imag-ination Stage’s firstshow of the 2013-2014season, “Lulu and theBrontosaurus.”
“Lulu” is the firstbook in a series by Ju-dith Viorst, the authorof “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, NoGood, Very Bad Day.” Viorst also wrote the lyr-ics for “Lulu’s” stage adaptation.
Dynamicdino duo
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Casie Platt as Lulu and Vaughn Irving as Mr. B’svoice and puppeteer in “Lulu and the Brontosaurus”now showing at Imagination Stage.
THEATER
LULU AND THEBRONTOSAURUSn When: 10:30 a.m.
Tuesdays throughFridays; 1:30 p.m.and 4 p.m. Saturdaysand Sundays,11 a.m. selectSaturdays, to Oct.27 (special 7 p.m.performance on Oct.25)
n Where: ImaginationStage, 4908 AuburnAve., Bethesda
n Tickets: $12-$25
n For information:301-280-1660,imaginationstage.org
n Local director, playwrightcollaborate on ‘Rancho Mirage’
BY CARA HEDGEPETHSTAFF WRITER
On Thursday, the Olney Theatre Cen-ter kicked off the National New Play Net-work Rolling World Premiere of StevenDietz’s black comedy “Rancho Mirage.”
The network is a cohort of nonprofittheaters dedicated to the evolution of newplays. Their Continued Life of New Plays
Fund allows multiple theaters to producethe same new play within the same one-year period. The program results in a Roll-ing World Premiere where several artisticteams, directors and actors develop thenew work for their respective communi-ties.
“The idea behind it is that if we allagree to do this play before any of the re-views come out, we are taking a real riskand launching it into the cannon of Ameri-can plays,” said Jason Loewith. Loewith
BEST KEPT SECRETS
ill Engvall is aman of manytalents. He’s asuccessful co-median, a lov-ing husbandand a dotingfather. Engvall,
however, is not known forhis dancing prowess.
So why did the 56-year-old entertainer decide tojoin a TV show such as“Dancing With the Stars?”
“I don’t know,” Engvallsaid. “You know what, Ijoke about it but I do know.When they called andasked me I actually said,‘Let me think about it for aday.’ I thought, you know,this is something that I’venever done before andI probably won’t have ashot to do this again. I al-ways like to try things thatI haven’t tried before toprove to myself that I coulddo it.”
Engvall is still dancingon the show, but he’ll taketime away from the dancefloor to bring his standuproutine to Strathmore fortwo shows on Sunday.
“I don’t know how longthis will last,” Engvall said.“If I get bumped on thefirst night of elimination, Iwas proud of what we did.I don’t think anybody ex-pected anything out of us.”
Engvall avoided elimi-nation the first night— former NFL wideoutKeyshawn Johnson waskicked off the show — buthe’s under no illusionsabout his time on the showand knows he’ll eventuallybe done.
“[I don’t worry aboutit] because I know mylife’s not going to change,”
Blue-collarballroomBY WILL C. FRANKLIN | STAFF WRITER
n Comedian set to play inBethesda between dance shows
BBBILLENGVALLn When: 4 p.m.
and 8 p.m.Sunday
n Where: MusicCenter atStrathmore,5301TuckermanLane, NorthBethesda
n Tickets: $28-$68
n For information:301-581-5200;strathmore.org
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“The Body Beautiful,” ajuried exhibit highlightingthe human figure in variousforms, opens Friday at the TheCapitol Arts Network gallery inRockville. Featuring painting,photography and mixed media,October’s featured artist willbe Baltimore’s Jessica Damen,acclaimed for her ability to cap-ture youthful emotion in herimages. An opening reception isscheduled from 6-9 p.m. Friday.The exhibit runs throughout themonth. For more information,visit www.capitolartsnetwork.com.
Celebratingthe human
form
JESSICA DAMEN
Jessica Damen’s “Hold on Tight, Thisis Gonna Hurt Like Hell” will be onview throughout October as part of“The Body Beautiful” exhibit at theCapitol Arts Network in Rockville.
Renowned pianist Haskell Small will kick offhis national tour, “Journeys In Silence,” with a freeconcert at 8 p.m. Saturday at Westmoreland Con-gregational UCC Church, 1 Westmoreland Circle,Bethesda. Presented by the Washington Conser-vatory of Music, Small will perform the complete“Musica Callada,” by Catalan Spanish composerFederico Mompou. This rarely performed work,a delicate set of 28 miniatures, was composed be-tween 1959 and 1967. Its title refers to a poem by theSpanish mystic St. John of the Cross, who expressedthe idea of music as the voice of silence. For more in-formation, visit www.washingtonconservatory.org.
The soundof ‘Silence’
SARAH SMALL
The Washington Conservatory of Music will present pianistHaskell Small in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bethesda’sWestmoreland Congregational Church. For more informa-tion, visit www.washingtonconservatory.org.
The Bach Sinfonia will present“100 Feet of Brass” at 8 p.m. Saturdayat the Cultural Arts Center in SilverSpring. A pre-concert discussion isscheduled for 7:20 p.m. The programwill include rarities from 17th and18th centuries such as Johann ErnstAltenburg’s brilliant concerto forseven trumpets and timpani, solosonatas, and works for four, five andseven trumpets by Biber, Zelenka andothers. For more information, visitwww.bachsinfonia.org.
Sinfoniasensation
BarryBaugass
and the restof Bach
Sinfonia willperform onSaturday atthe CulturalArts Centerin SilverSpring.
BACH SINFONIA
Strathmore will introduce a month-long retrospective AIR Alumni concertseries, celebrating graduates from the venue’s Artist in Residence education pro-gram, now in its ninth season. The series kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday with LauraBurhenn of The Mynabirds. Burhenn, who went on to tour with supergroup ThePostal Service, will share new material during Friday’s intimate concert at theMansion. Upcoming performances include Latin American sounds from JamieSalazar and Gato + The Palenke Music Co.; an album release from rock cellist Lo-ren Westbrook-Fritts and Primitivity, and eccentric jazz duo The Mancuso-SuzdaProject. For a complete schedule, visit www.strathmore.org.
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Singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn will kick off Strathmore’s AIR Alumni Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
STRATHMORE
Jaime Salazar (Gato + The Palenke Music Co.) willfollow Burhenn on Oct. 9 at Strathmore. For moreinformation, visit www.strathmore.org.
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It’s about that time again.The air gets a little chilly andfolks are a little more susceptibleto a good fright. … Boo!
OK, maybe not that suscep-tible, but a good haunted house,field or even hospital can makethings downright creepy for themost stoic of Halloween fans.
This year, Montgomery andPrince George’s counties arefilled with things that go bumpin the night. Here is just a smallsampling of what’s around. Besure to visit our website at ga-zette.net for updated hauntedattractions in the area.
Montgomery CountyMarkoff’s Haunted Forest
(19120 Martinsburg Road, Dick-erson, 301-216-1248, Oct. 4-5, 11-12, 17-19, 24-26, Oct. 31 to Nov. 2,$20 and up) — Much like with thehot sauces with the little skull andcrossbones on the label, you’llhave to sign a waiver to wanderthrough Markoff’s Haunted For-est. You don’t have to be a con-noisseur of the macabre to enjoyyour time there, however. Mar-koff’s will have a variety of attrac-tions, from zip-lines, strongmanchallenges, concessions, highwire acts, carnival games andflaming flying Frisbees. Care-ful with that last one! markoff-shauntedforest.com
Field of Screams/ScreamCity (4501 Olney-LaytonsvilleRoad., Olney, now through Nov.2, $10 - $84) — One of the great
things about this time of year isthe selection of different scareshorror enthusiasts get to enjoy.At Field of Screams, folks canchoose from a haunted hayride,a haunted house, a haunted trailor a haunted paintball apoca-lypse with zombies — any wayyou look at it, it’s haunting!screams.org
Fall Frolic (Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho, 301-634-2222, Oct. 27, ad-mission is free) — While someenjoy the heart-stopping shrieksfrom ghosts and ghouls, othersprefer their spookiness to be asminimal as possible, especiallyif there are children involved.Glen Echo Park has you coveredwith its Fall Frolic. Visitors of allages are invited to participate inHalloween activities, crafts andeven a costume parade. Adultsmight enjoy visiting the park’sopen studios and galleries.There is a small fee for pumpkindecorating ($1) and face paint-ing ($1-$2). Otherwise the eventis free and runs from 1 p.m. until
4 p.m. glenechopark.org
Halloween at the MedicalMuseum (National Museumof Health and Medicine, 2500Linden Lane, Silver Spring, 301-319-3303, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m.until noon, free) — Contraryto what some adults might say,Halloween really is a great timeof year for children. The folksover at the National Museumof Health and Medicine under-
stand that some children mightbe intrigued by the “creepiness”of skulls! The museum inviteschildren and family members ofall ages to participate in a morn-ing dedicated to all things skulls.medicalmuseum.mil
Prince George’s CountySix Flags America Fright
Fest (13710 Central Ave.,Largo, $34.99-$49.99, 301-249-1500) — Evil clowns, terrify-ing roller coasters and sinisterzombies … what else do youneed for a great Halloween? SixFlag America’s yearly FrightFest has more events than youcould possibly shake a full bagof candy at — from the timeyou walk into the park untilthe time you leave. The festivi-ties begin on Saturday and runthrough Oct. 27, so get yourgoosebumps before it’s over.frightfest.sixflags.com
Nightmares (4101 Crain
Highway, Bowie, $15 in ad-vance, $17 at the gate) — What’sscarier than a haunted house?How about a haunted minorleague baseball stadium? Haveyou ever been inside a base-ball stadium when no one wasthere? It can be a little creepy.Tack on the ghosts that hauntthe place and yeah, you’ll havenightmares. That’s pretty muchwhat the folks at Prince George’sStadium are going for. The TulipGulch’s Nightmares HauntedHouse, which they rate a PG-13experience, features live actorsand takes about 20 minutes towalk through — 20 minutes ofevil! Gates open at 6:30 p.m. andthe show runs until 11 p.m. Thehaunted house is entirely in-doors so you don’t have to worry
about the rain. The event startson Oct. 4 and runs every Fridayand Saturday from then untilOct. 26, and then Halloweennight until Nov. 2. baysox.com
Haunted Hangar (CollegePark Aviation Museum, 1985Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, CollegePark, 301-864-6029, Oct. 26, $4,$3 seniors 60+, $2 ages 2-18, 1and under free) — Halloweenfun can be had by all at the Col-lege Park Aviation Museum. TheHaunted Hangar event, from 7-9p.m., will have arts and crafts,hayrides and spooky fun for thewhole family. collegeparkavia-tionmuseum.com
Everything’s coming up haunted! Scary sites around the region
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Jason Robinson, 22, of Olney, in the morgue at Field of Screams.
IN THE ARTS
DANCESHollywood Ballroom, Oct.
2, free International QuickstepRoutine lesson at 7:30 p.m., SocialBallroom Dance at 8:15 p.m. ($16);Oct. 4, Drop-in lessons at 7:30p.m., West Coast Swing Dancingwith Dance Jam Productions at9 p.m. ($15); Oct. 6, free Rumbalesson at 7 p.m., Social Ballroomat 8 p.m. ($16); Oct. 9, free Interna-tional Quickstep Routine Lessonat 7:30 p.m., Social Ballroom at8:15 p.m. ($16); Oct. 10, Tea Dancefrom 12:30–3:30 p.m. ($6), 2126Industrial Highway, Silver Spring,301-326-1181, www.hollywood-ballroomdc.com
Glen Echo Park is at 7300 Ma-cArthur Blvd.
Blues, Capital Blues: Thurs-days, 8:15 beginner lesson, 9-11:30p.m. dancing to DJs, Glen EchoPark’s Spanish Ballroom Annex,$8, www.capitalblues.org.
Contra, Oct. 4, Sargon de Jesuscalls to Devine Comedy; Oct. 11,April Blum with the fabulous GlenEcho Open Band; Oct. 18, SteveGester calls to Triple Helix; Oct. 25,Will Mentor with Perpetual Emo-tion, 7:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 p.m.dance, Glen Echo Park Spanish
Ballroom, $10, www.fridaynight-dance.org.
Contra & Square, Oct. 6, BrianHamshar calls with Larry Ungerand Elke Baker; Oct. 13, Ann Falloncalls with Devine Comedy; Oct. 20,Jean Gorrindo with Crab Apples;Oct. 27, Costume Dance withPerpetual e-Motion, Will Mentorcalling, 7:30 p.m., Glen Echo ParkSpanish Ballroom, $12 for general,$9 for members, $5 for students,www.fsgw.org.
English Country, Oct. 2, Caller:Michael Barraclough; Oct. 9,Caller: Dan Gillespie; Oct. 16,Caller: Stephanie Smith; Oct. 23,Special Guest Jacqueline Schwabon piano; Oct. 30, Caller: MarthSiegel, 8 p.m., Glen Echo TownHall (upstairs), www.fsgw.org.
Scottish Country Dancing, 8-10p.m. Mondays, steps and forma-tions taught. No experience, part-ner necessary, T-39 Building onNIH campus, Wisconsin Avenueand South Drive, Bethesda, 240-505-0339.
Swing, Nov. 9, WWII CanteenDance with the Eric Felten JazzOrchestra; Dec. 14, Daryl Davis,lesson at 8 p.m., dancing at 9 p.m.,Glen Echo Park, $15, www.flying-feet.org.
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n Singers King, Parkercelebrate at Bethesdasupper club
BY VIRGINIA TERHUNESTAFF WRITER
Blues singer/guitaristCathy Ponton King will returnto perform on Saturday at theBethesda Blues & Jazz SupperClub.
The day will mark her birth-
day and it will also be a chancefor her to perform with specialguest, veteran bluesman BobbyParker.
“When management askedme who I’d like to share thestage with, that’s who I named,”said King, who grew up in Hy-attsville and now lives in North-ern Virginia.
“He’s an unbelievable guitarplayer,” King said about Parker,who lives in Upper Marlboro.
The two will perform with
their respective bands at theclub.
The performance will alsohonor the memory of King’scousin, U.S. Navy SEAL BrendanLooney, who died in a helicoptercrash in Afghanistan in 2010.
Looney’s family has estab-lished a scholarship fund tocover tuition at his alma mater,DeMatha Catholic High Schoolin Hyattsville.
“There’ll be a big jar in thelobby [for donations],” saidKing.
Born in Louisiana, Parkerplayed lead guitar with BoDiddley and toured with SamCooke, Jackie Wilson, ClydeMcPhatter, the Everly Brothersand Buddy Holly in the 1950s.
In 1961 he recorded the sin-gle “Watch Your Step,” the inspi-ration behind the 1964 Beatleshit song “I Feel Fine.”
Now in his 70s, Parker playsregularly at Madam’s OrganBlues Bar and Soul Food Res-
taurant in the Adams Morganneighborhood of Washington,D.C.
King said she will be per-forming with longtime band-mates drummer Pete Ragusa,guitarist Andy Rutherford, key-boardist Bill Starks, saxophon-
ist Bruce Swaim and bassist JanZukowski.
King, who went to the Uni-versity of Maryland, CollegePark, came under the spell ofMuddy Waters in the 1980s.
She started a blues band ofher own called Rhythmasters,touring the East Coast from 1980to 1986. She currently performsregularly at Flanagan’s Harp &Fiddle in Bethesda.
King, who writes most ofthe tunes that she performs, hasreleased three CDs: “Lovin’ YouRight” in 1993, “Undertow” in2007 and “Crux” in 2012.
She recently released twonew songs on an extended playCD, “Quartet/Duet.”
One song, “That’s Whena Woman Calls the Blues byName,” is a joint effort withfriends Sista Pat, Mary Ann Red-mond and Caz Gardiner.
“It’s four women testify-ing the blues,” King said on herwebsite.
The second song, “FamousLast Words,” is a duet with JoeTriplett with the Rossyln Moun-tain Boys.
“I never stop writing,” saidKing, who is working on songsfor her next CD, “No Friction,No Fire.”
“I’ll be walking down thestreet, and I’ll think of a newsong,” she said.
Birthday blues in BethesdaA popular student andathlete at DeMathaCatholic High School inHyattsville, Brendan Loo-ney, class of 1999, gradu-ated from the U.S. NavalAcademy in 2004.
Looney, who lived in Ow-ings in Calvert County,was a lieutenant withthe Navy SEALs and diedin a helicopter crash inAfghanistan on Sept. 21,2010, at the age of 29.
His family has establishedin his memory the Bren-dan Looney ScholarshipFund to help studentscover DeMatha tuitioncosts.
Costs currently run$14,500 a year, saidThomas Ponton, De-Matha’s developmentdirector.
Anyone who would liketo donate may contrib-ute cash at the CathyPonton King and BobbyParker blues concert onSaturday at the BethesdaBlues & Jazz Supper Club.
Contributors may alsosend a check to BrendanLooney Scholarship Fund,c/o DeMatha CatholicHigh School, 4313 Madi-son St., Hyattsville, MD20781.
Donations are tax deduct-ible.
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Singer/guitarist Cathy Ponton King and her band will perform with BobbyParker and his band at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club on Saturday.The concert marks King’s birthday and will also be an opportunity to contrib-ute to a scholarship fund established in memory of her cousin, Navy SEALBrendan Looney, who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2010.
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Bill Engvall is set to bring hisbrand of comedy to Strathmorein between episodes of Danc-ing with the Stars. “It was justsomething I wanted to see if I
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n Gaithersburg women’s groupwelcomes novelist Maggie Anton
BY ELLYN WEXLERSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
Maggie Anton prefers reading bookswith happy endings. And she writesbooks that appeal to readers with likeminds.
“There’s enough real tragedy in theworld. You can see that in the news,” the63-year-old Los Angeles native said. “Iwant my readers to feel uplifted, happy,and glad to have spent their hours read-ing.”
Each of Anton’s four published his-torical novels — the “Rashi’s Daughters”trilogy and “Rav Hisda’s Daughter: Ap-prentice” is “a combination of a hero-ine’s quest, romance and the Talmud,”the author said. “Rav Hisda,” the mostrecent, was a 2012 National Jewish BookAward Fiction finalist and a Library Jour-nal choice for Best 2012 Historical Fic-tion.
All of Anton’s characters come fromthe Talmud.
“The Talmud is one long conversa-tion between hundreds of rabbis. Some-times they tell stories and sometimesthey argue Jewish law,” she said.
Her process offers numerous sce-narios. “I choose which scenes to use,”Anton said, noting ruefully that toomany must be left on the cutting roomfloor. She then creates “a broad outlineand a historical timeline for each char-acter.”
The “Rashi’s Daughters” trilogy,set in 11th-century France, is about thedaughters — Yocheved, Miriam and Ra-chel — of the Talmud scholar known asRashi. Anton said she was motivated totell their stories upon discovering thatthese women were learned. To her sur-prise, they studied Torah, the first fivebooks of the Hebrew Bible, and taught itto other women in the town. After theirfather suffered a stroke, they transcribedwhat he dictated to them. “I suspect theyanswered the simpler questions them-selves,” Anton said.
“Rav Hisda’s Daughter” is set in thirdcentury Babylonia, after the destruc-tion of Jerusalem’s Holy Temple, wherea handful of rabbis, among them theprominent Rav Hisda, began creatingthe Talmud.
“I chose to write about his daughterHisdadukh after encountering a fasci-nating passage in the Talmud where RavHisda brings his two best students beforeher,” Anton said. “Though she is merelya child, he asks which one she wants tomarry, and astonishingly, she replies,‘Both of them.’ Even more astonishingly,that is what eventually happens. … Any
girl who declares that she wants to marryboth her suitors deserves to have herstory told.”
During her research, Anton learnedthat sorcery was prevalent during this pe-riod. Magic was used mostly for “healingthe sick, protecting children and preg-nant women from harm, and guardingagainst demons and the Evil Eye,” shesaid. As such, her heroine, Hisdadukh,forbidden from reading Torah becauseof her gender, studies instead to becomean enchantress.
Writing is Anton’s second career.Equipped with a degree in chemistryfrom UCLA, she spent 32 years work-ing for Kaiser Permanente. She beganwriting at age 47, while still working fulltime, self-publishing the first volume of“Rashi’s Daughters” eight years later, inJuly 2005.
“I knew I had an audience,” Antonsaid. “[Anita Diamant’s] ‘Red Tent’ [abestselling novel about a female char-acter from the Book of Genesis] had justcome out, and all the women I talked towere interested.”
Her prediction was accurate.“Eighteen months out, the book
had sold 26,000 copies and the publish-ers came a calling,” she said. “I retired[from my job as a chemist] in 2007 whenthe advance check from Penguin didn’tbounce.” The second book had alreadybeen written, and with book three, thenin outline form, due to the publisher in2009, a full-time commitment was nec-essary.
Vocation has not been the only dra-matic change for Anton. Earlier in life,
she also evolved from her secular Jew-ish upbringing into becoming observantas well as a Talmud scholar. Anton saidlearning about the Holocaust inspiredstrong feelings for her heritage. At aboutage 11, she read Leon Uris’ “Exodus,”then William L. Shirer’s “The Rise andFall of the Third Reich.”
“These books had a huge impact onme. I learned that being Jewish is morethan lighting Hanukkah candles,” shesaid. “Everyone I knew would have beenexterminated.”
A second impetus came during col-lege, when she accepted her future hus-band’s proposal of marriage, along withhis promise to convert to Judaism. Real-izing “I would never convert to any reli-gion for anyone,” Anton said the classesshe had to take with him gave her thereligious education she did not get inchildhood.
When the couple relocated to a sub-urb with few Jewish residents, they be-came active in its synagogue for socialreasons. As her husband Dave, a part-ner in a patent law firm, became moreinvolved in his adopted religion, Antonsigned up for a women’s Talmud classled by a feminist theologian. She hascontinued to study since 1992, in classes,with partners and individually.
“Discussion is important, that’s howyou learn Talmud,” Anton said. “Thereare so many voices, arguments, discus-sions. It’s not monolithic: thou shalt orshalt not. We don’t have the answerssometimes.”
Anton works — answering mail, do-ing research and writing — nearly everyday, typically starting in late afternoonand going on until midnight. She hascompleted the first draft of Book Twoof “Rav Hisda,” subtitled “The Enchant-ress,” and is now editing, with an ex-pected release date in the fall of 2014.Readers of Book One can look forward toa resolution to the cliff hanger that endedthe book. “The Enchantress,” Anton said,does not end with uncertainty, but shecould write a third book by proceedingto the next generation. Still, Anton saidshe has several ideas for both fiction andnonfiction projects. With hundreds ofrabbis telling stories, finding compellingnew subjects in the Talmud is likely topose no problem.
The Sisterhood of Kehilat ShalomSynagogue, 9915 Apple Ridge Road,Gaithersburg, will present Maggie Antonon Oct. 13. Check-in is at noon, with apresentation and question-and-answersession at 1 p.m., and a book signing anddessert buffet at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $18,$15 for Sisterhood members. Reserva-tions must be made by Friday. For moreinformation, call 571-276-8142 or [email protected].
Happily ever after for author of historical novels
MAGGIE ANTON
Maggie Anton, author of “Rav Hisda’sDaughter,” will speak to the The Sisterhoodof Kehilat Shalom Synagogue on Oct. 13 inGaithersburg.
was the executive director for the net-work for three years. In February, hewas named artistic director at Olney,and “Rancho Mirage” marks his direc-torial debut with the theater company.
“For the first three days, we had thethree other companies that are produc-ing the piece [at rehearsal] ...” said actorJames Konicek. “They got to hear ourread and our input. It’s really a greatluxury ...”
The New Repertory Theatre in Bos-ton, Curious Theatre in Denver andPhoenix Theater in Indianapolis arethe other three companies that will pro-duce “Rancho Mirage” later this year orearly in 2014.
“Rancho Mirage” follows Nick(Konicek) and his wife Diane (TracyLynn Olivera), as they host a dinnerparty for two other couples and long-time friends. As the night unfolds, each
couple reveals their secrets — whetherit be divorce, adoption or financialwoes.
“These can sort of be seen as ‘first-world problems,’” Konicek said. “Butit’s relative. When you’re in it, they canbe life-ruining. To [the characters], theyare devastating.”
In addition to the $7,000 grant fromthe network as a part of the Contin-ued Life of New Plays Fund, Olney wasalso granted $21,000 from the Edger-ton Foundation New American PlaysAwards for “Rancho Mirage.” The grantallows for an extended rehearsal period.
“The American theater business isvery cookie-cutter oriented,” Loewithsaid. “Doesn’t matter if you’re doinga three-hour play ... or you’re doing atwo-act play. It’s 2 1/2 weeks and thentech rehearsals. It does [new plays] agreat disservice to put them throughthat same cookie-cutter process.”
“A lot of times you get into techweek feeling like you’ve been shot outof a cannon,” added Olivera. “And in
this case ... instead of trying to hastilythrow everything together during techweek, we got to be complete duringtech week ...”
The extra week of rehearsal meantmore time to spend with the represen-tatives from the other theaters and evenmade it possible for Dietz himself to workwith Olney’s cast and artistic team.
“It’s an incredible gift and can onlymake the end result that much better,”Loewith said.
“It made for a much more creativeenvironment for all of us,” added PaulMorella, who plays Trevor. “When Ste-ven spoke to the group ... [he] createdan open, accessible and generous dy-namic.”
As Olney’s production is “RanchoMirage’s” world debut, not even theplaywright had seen his work live.
“He’s only heard it, so it’s a great in-cubator as well,” Konicek said.
According to the “Rancho Mirage”actors, the time to develop a piece ofwork alongside its playwright is rare.
And to do it with a playwright like Dietzis even more rare.
“It was brilliant for me to have aplaywright in the room to help ...” Loe-with said. “It’s like having a living ency-clopedia ... Steven is such a veteran ...he really understood how to be collab-orative without being overbearing.”
“Some playwrights are very protec-tive of what they’ve written,” Olivera
added. “Steven is super open ... he’sup for discussion ... You never have towonder what he meant. He’s right thereso you can ask him your damn self,” shelaughed.
Though the “Rancho Mirage” ac-tors had the luxury to ask Dietz ques-tions, Olivera said the key to his playcan be found in a note on the first pageof the script: “This play is a comedy un-til it is not.”
“Comedy can come out of dire situ-ations,” Konicek said. “It doesn’t neces-sarily have to be farce or what we wouldnormally think of as comedy. There’s afine line between tragedy and comedy,laughter and disaster.”
“If [Dietz] wrote a drama about thissubject, no one would go see it becauseit’s self-indulgent rich people com-plaining about nothing,” added Olivera.“When they fall apart, it means more. Itfalls farther when we’ve all been laugh-ing with them.”
RANCHOContinued from Page B-5
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Engvall said. “... If I do get bumped,what’s the downside for me? I getto continue doing what I was do-ing, which is a great career doingstandup and acting.
“If I get to keep going, it’s agreat weight-loss program!”
Engvall is quick to point outhe’s not doing the show for themoney or the silver disco ball tro-phy the winner of “Dancing Withthe Stars” receives.
“It was just something I wantedto see if I could do,” Engvall said.“And obviously, for my partnerEmma [Slater], I’d like for us togo as far as we can. I understand,though, that this is a tough crowdthis year. There are three or fourcelebrities on this show who havedanced professionally. I’m underno pretense that I’m one of thesegreat dancers. I think I did a veryreputable job — I didn’t embar-rass myself. I’m probably the leastknown of anyone in this group.”
While it’s true this year’s“Dancing With the Stars” groupis filled with celebrities such asElizabeth Berkley (“Saved By TheBell,” “Showgirls”), Valerie Harper(“Mary Tyler Moore Show”), Am-ber Riley (“Glee”) and even BillNye (yep, they even got the ScienceGuy), Engvall’s status as a star wasnever in question.
Best known for his work part-nering with Jeff Foxworthy, Larrythe Cable Guy and Ron White,Engvall spent six years touring aspart of the Blue Collar Comedygang. The group was responsiblefor several DVDs, a television showon Comedy Central and a satelliteradio show. The group reached outto millions and sold out auditori-ums everywhere they went.
Be that as it may, the guys areall doing their own things now.Foxworthy has hosted several TVshows, Larry the Cable Guy doescommercials and was the voiceof Mater in Disney/Pixar’s “Cars,”and White is a New York Timesbest seller and created his own re-cord label.
Engvall admits the chances ofthe guys doing a Blue Collar touragain is slim to none.
“I think [it’s over] and I say thatin a positive way,” Engvall said.“We went out on top. You don’twant to go back out — and I thinkthat’s where some artists make themistake — you don’t want to go toa city that you sold 8,000 ticketsand all of a sudden you’re selling2,000 or 1,000. Unfortunately withcomedy, nobody assumes you’vewritten anything new, so it’d belike ‘Oh, we saw him last time. Weprobably won’t see him again.’Why even put yourself in that po-sition?
“It was a wonderful run whileit lasted. It is literally the reasonwhy if I wanted to retire tomorrowI could. I made great friendshipswith the guys — we were alreadyfriends, but we became just like
brothers. Everybody’s got theirown project now and they’re do-ing stuff. Listen, if they decidedthey wanted to get back in, wouldI be in? You betcha. But I wouldn’thold my breath on it.”
Before the Blue Collar tour,Engvall reached celebrity status asa comedian with his “Here’s YourSign” routine. Much like Foxwor-thy’s “You Might Be a RedneckIf …” bit, Engvall made it easy tolaugh at the stupidity of others.Still, he doesn’t get bothered byfans who constantly say to him,“Here’s your sign!”
“The honest answer is no,”Engvall said when asked if hegrew tired of it. “You know why?That’s what got me … to comeinto Maryland and do a show. Ittakes two seconds out of my life.I don’t say this as an artist [beinginterviewed], it’s that I’ve neverunderstood why people get in thisbusiness and turn into jackasses. Idon’t get it. I always say if you wantpeople to stop acting that way, stopasking them for their autograph.Stop buying their records. Stopgoing to their movies. I guaranteeyou they’ll change. When they go,“What’s wrong? Why aren’t peoplegoing to my movies?” Well, it’s be-cause you’re a jackass, man.
“This isn’t going to go on for-ever. I’m under no guise that this willlast. It’s already lasted 25 years lon-ger than I thought it would. When itdoes [end], I don’t want to leave thisbusiness with people saying, “Man,he was a jerk!” I want them to say,‘You know, he was always nice tome. He always signed something forme. Or if I wanted to say hi or take apicture, he did it.’ That’s the legacy Iwant to leave behind.”
Until that day comes, though,Engvall still has comedy andhe’s still dancing with an incred-ibly attractive partner. Luckily forEngvall, his wife Gail doesn’t mind.
“Gail and I have been marriedfor 30 years,” Engvall said. “Shealso knows that I’ve got 32 years onEmma. It’s not even sexual. It’s likedancing with my daughter. I wouldbe like that creepy guy where you’dgo, ‘Oh my god!’ I love Gail — she’sbeen with me from Day 1 of thiscareer and I’m sure not going tothrow all this away just becauseof one little cute girl that I dancewith.”
Engvall does have some wordsof advice to younger guys outthere: If you think girls won’t goout with you because you dance— here’s your sign.
“I was telling my kids the otherday, if I knew then what I knownow, I’d be in a dance class everyday,” Engvall said. “Girls love guyswho can dance. I was always theguy who was like, ‘Oh, guy danc-ing, that’s sissy, whatever.’ I’mgoing to tell you right now — guysthat can dance see girls you and Idon’t see. I tell every young guy outthere to get in a dance class.
“It’ll get you further than a six-pack of beer.”
BALLROOMContinued from Page B-5
Unlike the defeated Alexander, Luluis a spunky little girl who wants noth-ing but a brontosaurus for her upcom-ing birthday. After her parents reject theidea based on its shear impracticality,Lulu heads off into the forest to get thedinosaur for herself.
When she discovers the perfect petin Mr. B, there’s only one problem: thebrontosaurus finds Lulu to be the perfectpet for him.
For actor Vaughn Irving, who voicesand operates Mr. B, the task of playinga dinosaur isn’t so different from anyother, human role.
“The process of creating the char-acter, at the heart, it’s the same,” Irvingsaid. “But then you just throw in otherstuff on top of it like, alright, now I’m thesize of a mountain.”
Irving, who also plays the snake,added he approaches any part the sameway: through the eyes of the other char-acters.
“The first step for me is looking at thescript at what all the other characters sayabout your character,” he said. “Becauseeven if it’s a brontosaurus, he could be 10different kinds ... with any of the anthro-pomorphized animals, it’s always better
to start from the human perspective andthen sort of add those animalistic quali-ties to them.”
As Irving worked to develop a per-sonality for his character, Pauli workedon a puppet that would reflect that per-sonality.
A professional actor, clown and pup-peteer, Pauli spent six years touring withthe Big Apple Circus and is now a mem-ber of the Big Apple Clown Care Unit, acommunity outreach program that visitshospitalized children in 16 pediatric fa-cilities across the country. He is return-ing to Imagination Stage after buildingthe bunny puppet for the theater’s 2004production of “Bunnicula.”
Pauli said the months-long processof constructing a puppet Mr. B’s sizestarts with sketches and lots of meetings.
“You have to think like an actor anddirector and what you want the charac-ter to be able to do as a performer andthen you have to design something thatyou think will be able to do that,” Paulisaid. “Logistically, what will work? Andthen you go through the process of actu-ally building it.”
Once the construction is done, thencomes the ongoing task of adjusting andreadjusting.
“The process of building a puppetis in many ways like an ongoing nego-tiation with reality,” Pauli said. “Once
you’ve got [it] all put together, you get togo back to the beginning and figure out,now that I’ve actually built this thing,what does it actually do?”
According to Pauli, the biggest chal-lenge with the brontosaurus puppet is itsoverwhelming size.
“The easiest description I’ve come upwith is that the brontosaurus is bronto-saurus-size,” he said.
As a result, Pauli used lightweightmaterials such as foam padding andspandex velour to construct Mr. B.
Even after the curtain went up onWednesday, Pauli’s work was still notcompletely done.
“At that point I become essentially apuppet paramedic,” Pauli said. “In thecourse of activity of performance, actorsmay get bumps and bruises and they willheal; puppets will not. So my job is to beon call if the puppet develops any bumpsor bruises so that I can come in and get ittouched up.”
But for the most part, after openingnight, Pauli gets the chance to sit backand watch his masterpiece in action.
“Mostly when the show opens, I getto be the audience,” he said. “Once it’staken on a life in somebody else’s hands,I get to be as amazed by it as I hope therest of the audience is.”
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HYATTSVILLEBEAUTIFUL HOME INNICE CUL DE SACNEIGHBERHOOD 4BD, 3 BA, NEW CAR-PET & FLOOR, FIN-ISHED BSMT,FENCED BACKYARD,N E A RS H O P S , S C H O O L ,UMCP AND BELT-WAY $2200/MONUTIL NOT INCLD 1MONTH SEC DEP 2YEAR LEASE JOHN(301)384-0067
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B E T H / K E N S :Bright. Newer, 1 BR.Walk tran. W/D. Park-ing. NS/NP. Avail.Now $1195 Call Janat 301-520-5179
BOYDS/NR Rt # 118bsmt Apt in SFH2BR’s, foyer, bath, allappl, kitchen, pvt entMale/Female. $1500inc util 240-899-1694
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Half Month FreeLarge 1 or 2 BR Apts
Furn or UnfurnUtilities IncludedGreat Prices
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N . P O T O M A CROCKVILLE: 1 BRApt. $1250 incl util,CATV, Free ParkingAvail now. NS/NPCALL: 301-424-9205
TAKOMA PRK:Unfurn 1Br 1Ba Apt.W/D $1200/mo or bestoffer, nr Metro, offstreet Prkng PleaseCall 301-559-3006
BOWIE: Unfurn BsmtApt in SFH $850/moutils incl Free Cable.Available OctoberCall: 301-509-3050
BETH: beautiful 1400sqft,3br,2fba/den/offic$2200+elec 301-452-3636 [email protected] nr Mont Mall
DMSCUS/GERM:2Br, 1Ba, patio, fpl,fully renov nrbus/shops, $1250/mo+ util 240-508-3497
DMSCUS/GERM:3Br, 1.5Ba, deck,renov nr bus/shops,$1390/mo + utilCall: 240-508-3497
GAITHER: 3Br, +den, 2 Ba, renovated,Sec 8 welcome,$1800/mo inc utilCall: 410-800-5005
GERM: Lux 2BR, 2.5BA Split lvl w/FP, hwdflrs, balc, w/d, nr Bus$1375. Avail Immed.Call 240-350-5392
HYATTS/COLL. PK:High Rise 2BR condow/ lrg bal $1400 allutil. incl. 240-447-5072/ 301-528-1011
MONT VILL: OneBR/BA/by new Library/move in $1200 CallPam 301-916-2929
SS: 2BR Condo W/Drenovated, new car-pet, club house, pool,301-442-8548
GAITHERS: 1BR inSFH unfurn. $650 utilsincl. Male NS/NP, 1mile frm I-270. AvailImmed 240-372-1168
GAITHERSBURG1Br in an Apartment$600/ mo util includedNs/Np, Nr Metro, BusShops. 240-603-3960
GAITHERSBURG:Fully furnished 1BD,1BA in Apt. $550 inclutil. Near Marc Train.301-204-6081
GAITHERSBURG:Lg priv living roomw/1bed, priv ba,shared kitchen. $800incl util. 301-529-2568
GAITHERSBURG:Male, 1Br $299, mas-ter BR w BA $399. NrMetro/Shop . NS. AvailNow. 301-219-1066
GAITH:M BRs $430+440+475+555+ MaidNs/Np, nr 270/370/Busshops, quiet, conv.SecDep 301-983-3210
GAITH/QUINCEORCHARD: 1 Mb,Priv Ba, walk-in clst.Fios/Wifi. $650 utilsincl. 301-674-9300
GAITH: Rm w/pvt BAin SFH $550 Plus Utils1st and Last Month inAdvance Deposit Req.Call 240-606-7259
GE R M: 1 Lrg Br inBsmt w/priv Ba,NS/NP, priv parking,nr Bus, Female, 610 +uti, 240-401-3522
GERMANTOWN:1BR, BA, Shrd Kit.,close to bus & stores,$450/month incl utils.301-366-8689
GE R M A N TO WN2 BR in TH, $485 &$525 both incl utils.N/S, N/P. Avail immedCALL: 240-361-3391
GERMANTOWN:TH, Lg MBR, priv Ba,near bus/I270, NS/NP$600 inc util/int + SDW/D/kit 301-580-6833
GERMANTOWN:Villa TH to share.$650. 1BD w/bath.Avail now. 301-528-8688
K E N S I N G T O N :1BD, 1BA apt/in-lawsuite. Separate en-trance. $850 incl. util.NP/NS. 240-274-6437
MT. AIRY: RoomsFor Rent $500/mo +Sec Dep Req, shareutils pets ok call 301-639-6777
NPOTOMAC: Cleanbsmt w/pvt ent. FBA.Kit. Furn/None. $800+util. N/S, N/P. 1 mo.S/D. 240-603-5280
OLNEY:1br pvt bathentr in Bsmt ot TH$700 + utils, F. Ns/Npnr Bus. 240-277-5963or 301-370-0916
OLNEY: G R E A TDEAL!! Br, shr Ba,beautiful EU TH,female only $675/mnthw/util, int, cable TV,NP/NS Sec. Dep. 301-774-4654
RIVERDALE: Furn1Br, share Ba in 2brApt $500/mo internetnr Metro, Bus, Shop-ping Ctr 301-254-2965
ROCK: 2 NICE BRBSMT Apt , lvg rm partfurn, prvt kit/ba/entNS/NP, $850/mo +utils 301-424-4366
ROCKVILLE: Furn1Br in SFH, shrd Ba,kit, good for collegestudent, female, $600inc util 240-426-1938
ROCKVILLE: Furn.RM for rent, $500. 1mo deposit, shr utils.Close to White FlintMetro. 301-881-8474
ROCKVL: 1 FurnBR, in TH. $600 allutils included. ShareBA. Near Metro/Bus &Shops. 301-825-4990
SILVER SPRING:1Br w/priv Ba, W/D,shrd kit, quiet neigh-borhood, nr bus, $625+ util 301-438-3357
SILVER SPRING:Rm for rent $600 incldutils; 2BR 2BA Condofor Rent $1650 incldsutils, 240-460-2582
WHEATON: BsmtApt w/1Br 1.5ba pvtentr/kit $1100 util inc.N/s/N/p, 240-398-1337301-649-3905 Lv Msg
WHEATON: Malepref non-smoker, 1BR,shr BA, near metro,$525/mnth util incl+dep 301-933-6804
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BIG SALE! SAT.OCT. 5 8am-1pm Mi-crowave TV,H u n t / S p o r tEquip, Clothes,House-hold. 22620C l a r k s b u r gRd, Boyds 20841 (I-2 7 0Exit 121 ClarksburgR d )240.551.7415
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EMULTIFAMILYYARD SALE....Lots of items, Dishes,exercise equipment,tools, furniture andmuch more. 8am-2pm.4200 HeadwatersL a n eOlney Md 20832
GAITHERSBURG:Holiday DecorationsYard Sale Sat., Oct5th from 8am til 2 pm.All holidays-inside &outside items. PingPong Table &more. Address: 10Sunnyside Ct,
GAITHERSBURG:Multi Family; Sat. Oct5 8a-3p; wide variety:Belle Grove Rd &Sanders Ln
OLNEY/NORBECKGROVE: 10/5 8-1HH items, furn, toys,games, craft supplies,purses, jewelry 18320Leedstown Way
POTOMAC : HUGESALE - Fri 10/4 , 9am-8pm, Sat 10/5, 9am-3pm, Clothing, Furni-ture, Antiques, More!St. James’ 11815 Sev-en Locks Rd betweenMontrose & Tuck-erman.
POTOMACYard Sale for Charity10th Annual Big Com-munity Event. All pro-ceeds go to Montcounty homeless fami-lies. Sat.10/5 9-312704 Huntsman WayFollow signs frm FallsRoad. Rain Date 10/6
ROCKVILLE: GraceChapel Multi-FamilyYard Sale! 4115Muncaster Mill Road,Sat. 10/5 8am-3pm.Tools, appliances,e x e r -cise equip., toys,games, furniture, babyfurniture, books, jewel-ry, ping pong table, airhockey, drums andmuch more. Refresh-ments.
SILVER SPRING:Multi-Family, Saturday10/05 8-4, HH items,lsrge & small sizeclothes/shoes & muchmore! 14716 Cobble-stone Drive/Stonegate
ADELPHI: 2 JewishCemetary Plots,Mt Lebanon, Total$3000 for both,Call: 410-224-2559(after 11am please)
CARPET INSTAL-LATION TOOLS:Retired Installer sellingPower Stretcher, Iron,Electric Tacker, Kick-er, Roller & more 301-236-5995
FOR SALE: Spapedi chair light blueleather, full facial chair& equip, massagetble/massage heaterstones 301-674-0569
TWO-PERSON HOTTUB HOT SPRINGruns good, new lid,new filter, new headrest. $200. Call 301-349-2468
BURTONSVILLE:Antq oak table/leaves$595, Antq oakpressed back chairs,$169/ea 301-879-0732
FOR SALE 65" Work-ing TV $95 Must havemeans of taking largeheavy TV out ofhouse. 301-602-8920
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BRICKLAYERSMin. 5 yrs commercial exp.Job in Silver Spring, MD.Bilingual a plus. $22.00/hr.
A Drug-free workplaceEOE, E-Verify301-662-7584
CLEANINGEarn $300-$500/wk. M-F,
No nights or wknds.Must have own car & valid.
Drivers lic. Se Habla Espanol.
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ADOPT - Lovinghome to provide a life-time of joy & opportu-nity for your baby. Noage or racial concerns.Expenses paid, 1-866-440-4220.
We are looking forlaborers/paintersthat worked for
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Please call888-900-7034
Help us to test an investigationalimmunotherapy tablet for dust miteallergy. Participants may be eligible forthis study if they are 12 years of age orolder and have been taking allergymedications for dust mite allergysymptoms during the past year.Medical history and other criteria willbe reviewed at the first study visit,including a skin prick allergy test andblood test. The study lasts up to 2years and requires 9 clinic visits. Allstudy-related office visits, medicalexaminations, and investigationalimmunotherapy treatment will beprovided at no cost to qualifiedparticipants.
Family Allergy & Asthma CareDr. Jacqueline Eghrari-Sabet
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HELPER NEEDEDfor daycare. Friendlyand fun personalitySpk fluent English/Spanish. 301-762-2042
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House CleaningRockville. Looking for 1 FullTime House Maid to join our
Company for ResidentialCleaning. Mon-Fri. 8 am-5 pm.
Must have Drivers License,excellent cleaning experience,
must speak some English and belegal to work in U.S. Pay $10.00
p/hr. 301-706-5550.
LOCKSMITHLiberty Lock & Security inRockville, seeking qualified
technicians. Experience required.Confidentiality assured.
Fax Resume to 301-424-3080,email
LIVE-IN NANNY:Potomac need helpw/3 kids. 5/days /wk.,incl. Sat., must Drive.Call 240-506-4607
AIRLINE CAREERSbegin here - Get FAAapproved AviationMaintenance training.Housing and FinancialAid for qualified stu-dents. Job placementassistance. CALL Avi-ation Institute of Main-tenance 800-481-8974.
MEDICAL OFFICETRAININGPROGRAM! Train tobecome a Medical Of-fice Assistant. No Ex-perience Needed! Ca-reer Training & JobPlacement Assistanceat CTI! HSDiploma/GED & Com-puter needed. 1-877-649-2671
UNEMPLOYED?VETERANS? ASPECIAL TRAININGGRANT is now availa-ble in your area.Grant covers Comput-er, Medical or Micro-soft training. Call CTIfor program details. 1-888-407-7173.
LIVE IN NANNY/HOUSKPR F o rhousehold & children,references are required240-242-5135
LOVING NURSINGASST looking for pvtduty FT. 30 yrs exp.,exc refs, own trans.301-363-8045
OOFFFFEERRSSOFFERSReliable, Insured & Monitored Care in ahome setting for Infants, Toddlers andPreschoolers in Montgomery County
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On Call SupervisorGreat job for students, retirees and
stay at home moms. Work fromhome! Answer and handle phone callsfrom 5pm to 9am two evenings twicea month for staffing agency or one
weekend a month. Must have Inter-net access, and a car. Fax resume to
301.588.9065 or email [email protected]
Restaurant Staffµ Wait Staff µ Buss Persons
µ PM Line CookFull & Part time shifts available
Apply In Person:Normandie Farm Restaurant
10710 Falls Rd, Potomac
ELENA’S FAMILYDaycare
Infants-Up Pre-K pro-gram, computer Lab,Bi-lingual Potty Train.
Lic# 15-133761Germantown301-972-1955
CONVALESCENTCARE Needed PTLive-in/wkends & FTTue-Thur. CPR Cert.202-446-5849 [email protected]
I AM A HOUSE-KEEPER: Live-out,25 yrs exp, exc & localref, reasonable rates,US citizen & spksEnglish well! Pleasecall 240-440-2657
POTOMAC FAMILYASSISTANT:Legal. Educated. DriveCook. PT: morningsMon-Th, Sat. 2 yrs +exp. 301-887-3212
R O C K V I L L E :HSKPR/DRIVERLive-in priv spac apt+ salary in exchangefor several hrs of ltduty for pastors wife,301-871-6565 lv msg
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APPOINTMENT SETTERSEarn $750 to $1000 a week.
Come generate appointments for a Top Inc500 remodeling Co.
Ê Daytime & Evening Hours AvailableÊ Gaithersburg location
Call John at 301-987-9828
Concrete Pump Operator,Dump Truck Drivers,
Loader OperatorModern Foundations (Woodbine, MD) islooking for: Experienced concrete pump operator,Dump Truck Drivers, Residential ConstructionLoader Operator. Qualified applicants call410-795-8877.
Clerical
Courtroom ClerkDistrict Court for Montgomery County
Perform specialized clerical work at the advancedlevel assisting the judge in courtroom proceduresand dockets. Prepare/generate paperwork for thejudge’s and/or defendant’s signatures.Responsible for assisting the judge in themaintenance, operation, and organization of thecourtroom. Work is performed with considerableindependence and is evaluated for efficiency,effectiveness, timeliness and compliance withprocedures. Resolve a variety of unprecedentedor unusual problems. Ability to work overtime, asneeded without prior notice. Maybe called induring emergencies, e.g. inclement weatherconditions and staff shortages. For full details andinstructions on how to apply, visit the court’swebsite www.mdcourts.gov EOE
CONSTRUCTIONResidential Builder/Remodeler needs experiencedworking superintendents, carpenters, andpainters to work in the DMV area. Must have
impeccable references. Start immediately! Salarybased on qualifications, plus benefits.
Send resume to [email protected] fax 301-721-9899.
CPA/ACCOUNTANTCPA firm, Olney, MD has multiple positions open.
Tax supervisor/manager - 10+ yrs exp,General ledger accountant - 5+ yrs exp,
F/T, P/T, flexible hours.For immediate consideration please email:
DENTAL RECEPTIONISTPeriodontal office (Shady Grove) FT, with at least 2 years ofexperience and excellent communication skills. Benefits andsalary based on experience. Please email resume [email protected]
Interior Decorating/Residential Design
Growing national firm seeks experienced salespersonswith passion for decorating. Permanent positions
available; various opportunities in booming market.Send resumes to [email protected]
or call 301-933-7900
MASON TENDERSMin. 1 yr exp. in commercial work. Job in Silver
Spring, MD. Bilingual a plus. $12 to $14/hr.based on exp. Drug-free workplace.
EOE & E-Verify 301-662-7584
Software BusinessSystem Analyst
CYNCZ LLC (Clarksburg, MD & occasional workin Rockville, MD). Dvlp address booksynchronization system. Dsgn, integrate, monitoradvanced d/base mgmt system & complexcommunication network. Position reqs Bachelor’sdeg or equiv in Comp Sci, Comp Applics or rltd &1 yr s/ware dvlpmt exp, utilizing communicationsprotocol, Apple IOS, Google’s Android, Researchin Motion’s Blackberry, & Microsoft Windows’Mobile platform. Mail resume to Jaya Pandey,11905 Kigger Jack Lane, Clarksburg, MD 20871.
PayrollSpecialist
Administer payroll & benefits.Opportunity for advancement.
ADP PCPW Payroll &JDEdwards experience
preferred. Send resumes &cover letter to
STYLISTSUpscale salon in
Gaithersburg. Excellentcommission. Booth rentalsavailable. Great work
environment and location.Call 301-693-8504
Dental/MedicalAssistantTrainees
Needed NowDental/Medical
Offices now hiring.No experience?
Job Training& Placement
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TELECOM PROJECT ENGINEER3CLogic Inc. has Telecom Project Engineer positions available in Rockville, MD(8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday, 40 hrs/wk) Duties: Gather customer require-ments, produce functional designs for product/cross-platform features, write archi-tectural and engineering specifications, provide technical direction, and train/mentorengineers for 3CLogic’s enterprise product offerings development.Participate in Application Design sessions with business and technical teams. driveissue resolution, create test plans and perform system testing to ensure that the of-fered solution meets customer’s business needs. Interface with vendor/partners (car-riers, service partners), as required, to test interoperability, troubleshoot, escalateand resolve problems and/or outages in service. Implementcomplex engineering prototypes, set up and configure changes of enterprise callcenter projects for new and existing customers. Design and configure theInteractive-Voice-Response for contact centers. Configure network devices for net-work interoperability and carrier provisioning between 3CLogic network and custom-er carrier networks. Perform design reviews on an ongoing basis to maximize per-formance, ensure business satisfaction, and alignment with IT strategy. Some do-mestic and international travel required. Job duties can be performed remotely fromhome. Position requires a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree inElectrical/Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Science or related. Knowl-edge of IP suite of protocols, Telecommunications Engineering and web technolo-gies such as HTML gained through experience, training, or course work. Annual sal-ary: $110,989.00/year. (Standard Benefits include: health benefits, sick leave, vaca-tion) Submit resumes to: Recruitment & Employment Office, 3CLogic Inc.,Attn: Job Ref#: CLO42118, P.O. Box 56625, Atlanta, GA 30343.
STYLISTSNew Hair Cuttery SalonOpening Oct 5th! Stylist
opportunities now available!Comp pay and benefits!REQ’D MD Cosmetology
License! Call Heather at 410-374-8760 or apply today at
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Sales
We are looking for AMAZING sales people!!!
The Gazette, a Post Newsweek Media company, is looking forenthusiastic, self-motivated people to take our sales territories to thenext level. If you value autonomy, but can work well in a team thatvalues integrity, respect and growth, this may be the job for you.
The mission of the Advertising Sales Consultant is to develop newbusiness while servicing and increasing existing business. Positioninvolves cold calls, interviewing potential clients, developing andpresenting marketing plans, closing sales and developing strongcustomer relationships. Candidates should possess persistence,energy, enthusiasm and strong planning and organizational skills.
We offer a competitive compensation, commission and incentives,comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, pension,401(k) and tuition reimbursement.
To become part of this high-quality, high-growthorganization, send resume and salary/earnings requirementto [email protected].
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JANITORIAL POSITIONSPrivate School in Rockville seeks:
Janitorial Shift-Leader (PT, Evening).Perform and oversee evening cleaningprocesses.
Janitorial Worker (PT, Temporary)Perform afternoon cleaning processes.
Must have prior experience. Criminalbackground check required. Pleasee-mail [email protected] or callBuilding Services at 301-962-9400x5101.
NOW HIRINGELECTRICIANSResidential/CommercialMin 4 years experience
Call 301-349-2983
RECEPTIONIST/SECRETARYEvening / weekend / holiday part time position availableimmediately. Computer experience a must. Multi-taskenvironment. Call Carolyn (301)929-1700 ext. 3015 orsend resume to fax (301)929-1721. Manor Country Club,14901 Carrolton Road. Rockville, MD 20853
SCHOOL BUSDRIVERS
FT/PT ROCKVILLE area.Must be "EXPERIENCED" &
have a CDL w/PS endorsement.Call 301-752-6551
Warehouse LoaderPart time position available forwarehouse truck loader, Wednesdays.Job responsibilities are to assist driversand carriers loading their vehicles withbundles of newspapers. Must be ableto lift 40 lbs, accurately, count bundlesand able to operate a pallet jack.Wednesday at 4am to 4pm shiftavailable at our Gaithersburg location.
Please contact Ken at 301-670-7350,reference "warehouse loader"position
EOE
Part-Time
Work From HomeNational Children’s CenterMaking calls Weekdays 9-4
No selling! Sal + bonus + benes.
Call 301-333-1900
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$$1155,,9988552009 Volkswagen CC Sport. . .$$1155,,998855$15,985#R1702A, Silver Metallic, 6 SpeedAuto, 4 Door
$$1166,,9900002012 Toyota Camry LE.........$$1166,,990000$16,900#E0229, 6 SpeedAuto, 37.6k miles, Silver
$$1166,,9900002012 Toyota Camry LE.........$$1166,,990000$16,900#E0230, 6 SpeedAuto, 37.9k miles, Cosmic Gray
$$1177,,9900002005 Mercedes Benz S-Class $$1177,,990000$17,900#378051A, 5 SpeedAuto, Flint Grey Metallic
$$1188,,9988552011 Toyota Camry XLE.......$$1188,,998855$18,985#372423A, 6 SpeedAuto, 42.8K mi, Super White
$$1199,,9988552010 Toyota RAV4 LTD.........$$1199,,998855$19,985#N0258, 4 SpeedAuto, 32K miles, Black
$$2200,,9988552013 Toyota Prius C Three....$$2200,,998855$20,985#372383A, 8.4K Miles, CVTTransmission
#351118A,5 Speed Auto, 4
Door, Pearl White
06 KIA Amanti$6,985$6,985
08 Hyundai Santa Fe#364322A, 4SPD Auto,
Bright Silver$11,985$11,985
10 Toyota Corolla LE#353030A, 4 Speed
Auto, 20k miles,Capri Sea Metallic
$14,985$14,985
03 Nissan Pathfinder$9,995$9,995#369047A, 4 Speed
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10 Scion tC$14,985$14,985#350134A, 4
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11 Toyota Camry LE
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$21,985$21,985#351130A,Release Series 8.0,
19.8K miles$17,900$17,900
13 Scion TC
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11 Toyota Camry LE$14,985$14,985
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10ScionxB
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2012 Beetle Coupe.....................#V13795A, 10,890 mi......................$16,9932010 Tiguan S................................#P6060, White, 31,538 mi...............$18,4922011 CC.............................................#FR7163, Black, 38,071 mi..............$19,6132011 Routan SE............................#P6065, Blue, 37,524 mi.................$20,9912013 Passat SE.............................#PR6025, White, 3,677 mi...............$21,6942013 Passat SE.............................#PR6024, Silver, 3,912 mi................$21,9942013 Passat SE.............................#PR6026, Gray, 4,501 mi.................$21,9942012 Jetta Sportwagen TDI. .#100859A, Gray, 60,262 mi.............$21,999
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2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS.........................6,988#KP17054, 4WD, 3.2L, Clean! LTHR, PW/PL, AC, MD INSP’D
2005 Chevy Impala LS.......................6,990#KP65991A, AT, AC, PW/PLC, Easy Terms!
2005 Dodge Caravan SXT..................6,990#KP12424, QUADS, PSET, PW, DON’T MISS!
2008 Suzuki Reno H/BK ....................7,288#AP03775A, Pampered, 35K!, AT, AC, PW, FSC WARR
2001 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4WD .........7,988#KP09664A, PSEAT, PW/PLC, CASS/CD Combo, Great Value
2004 Chevy Trailblazer LT 4X4..........7,988#KP27447, MNRF, PSEAT, PW/PLC
2005 Mazda Mazda 6........................7,997#KP25777, PW/PLC, CC, CD, 5SPD, Gas Saver.
2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT..............7,998#KP0810, SHARP! Turbo, AT, P/Options
2004 Dodge Caravan S&T..................7,998#KP11470A, Nice, DVD, LTHR, PWR DR/Gate
2005 Chrysler Twn & Cntry Ltd..........8,488#KP27304,DVD/Leather, $2,428 OFF KBB
2005 Dodge Magnum SXT..................8,970#KP14663, PSEAT, ALLOYS, PW/PLC, CD
2001 Toyota Highlander Sport...........8,970#KP11507, 4WD, MNRF, LTHR, CD CHGR/CASS, PSeat\
2005 Chrysler Pacifica TRNG............8,990#KR02313, 3RD SEAT, PRISTINE! PSEATS, CD, P/OPTIONS
2008 Saturn Astra XE........................8,998#KP59427, Beauty! Panoramic, MNRF, AT, P/Options
2007 Jeep Compas Ltd......................9,745#KP87612A, Gorgeous! Chrm Whls, Nav, Mnrf, Lthr
2005 Hyundai Tuscon GLS AWD..........9,788#KP34280, NICE! PW/PLC/PMR, CC, CD
2001 Dodge Dakota Club Cab............9,997#KN99557A, Pampered 55K!! P/Options
2007 Ford Escape XLT.......................9,988#KP27730, Nice! MNRF, LTHR, CD, PW
2006 Buick Lucerne CXS.................10,470#KP37654, Luxury!, LTHR/HTD/Mem Seats, Harman KardonCD, SAB
2008 Chrysler Sebring Cnvtb’l.........10,470#KP23531, OFF-SEASON, $2,082 OFF KBB
2008 Subaru Outback WGN.............10,688#KP21097, Pampered!, AT, P/Options, HTD Seat
2009 Mitsubishi Gallant..................10,745#KP01845, Ralliart Nav, MNRF, LTHR, Don’t Miss!
2005 Toyota Avalon XL....................10,988#KP15848, GORGEOUS! MNRF, PSEAT, CD, ALLOYS
2005 Dodge Durango Limited..........10,988HEMI, Sunroof, Leather, DVD Nav, One Owner
2006 Volvo S80 2.5T.......................11,470#KP38876, AWD, Pampered! MNRF, LTHR/PWER Seat, SAB
2007 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer......11,870#47651KP, 4WD, Beauty! 3rd Seat, LTHR, MNRF, RNG BDS
2006 Subaru Legacy Outbk 2.5XT. . .11,988#KP09074, MNRF, LTHR, AT, CD-6, WELL KEPT!
2004 Acura MDX AWD.....................11,988#KP62182, SHARP! DVD, MNRF, LTHR, DON’T MISS!
2008 GMC Savana Cargovan...........11,988#KR11890, AT, AC, Tradesman
2009 Toyota Corolla LE...................12,588#KP65389, CLEAN, 50K! AT, PW/PLC, CD
2008 Toyota RAV 4..........................12,990#KP64756, Beauty! PW/PLC/PMR, CC, CD
2009 Toyota Corolla LE....................12,990#KP24515, ALL THE TOYS! NAV, MNRF, LTHR, PWR OPTS
2007 Caddy STS..............................12,990#KP24575, ALL THE TOYS! NAV, LTHR, PWR OPTS
2007 Honda Accord EX-L V6............14,488#KP32745, Clean! MNRF, LTHR, CD CHGR
2011 Chevy Impala LT.....................14,770#KN88726, MNRF, LTHR/PWER SEATS, CD, ALLOYS, P/Opts, CD Chgr
2009 Mazda 5 Wagon......................14,988#KP57035, Auto, Sunroof, Leather, 3rd Row
2005 Nissan Armada.......................14,988#KP6061, AWD, NICE! ALLOYS, RNG BDS, P/OPTIONS
2010 Dodge Charger SXT.................16,988#KN46874, PSeat, Alloys, PW/PLC, CD, Fac Warr
2010 Ford Econoline XLT.................19,745#KN77515, 15 PASS, PW, CC, CD, Park Sense
2007 Infinity M35............................19,788#FP50592, AWD, Pristine! NAV, MNRF, PSEAT, P/OPTS
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT......20,488#KN41054, DVD, Backup CAM, PDRS/Gate, PSeat
2009 Chevy Silverado 1500.............20,570#KG36062, Crewcab, 4WD, Meticulously Maintained!
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2001 Ford Winstar SEL.....................2,450#FP39852A, 7 Pass LTHR/PWER Seat, PWER OPTS,Don’t Miss “HANDYMAN”
2001 Mazda MPV LX.........................2,488#KP39139A, DVD, RAC, PWR OPTIONS, “HANDYMAN”
2000 Chevy Camaro Z28...................3,950#KP56784A, “CLASSIC” T-Top HANDYMAN” 3,218 OFF KBB
2003 Olds Alero GL...........................4,488#KP84551, Clean! AT, AC, P/Options, MD Insp’d
2002 Hyundai Sonata LS...................4,988#KD13463, Beauty! MNRF, LTHR, P/OPTS, MD INSP’D
2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee..............4,988#KP26952, 4WD, MNRF, P/Options, 2-Tone, Sharp!“HANDYMAN”
2000 Toyota Camry LE......................4,998#KP01579, Best Buy! AT, PW/PPLC, MD Insp’d
2000 Buick Lesabre LTD...................5,955#KP05316A, LTHR/HTD/PWER Seat, P/Options
1998 Toyota Camry LE......................5,988#KP03265, AT, AC, P/Options, Best Buy!
2003 Saturn L-200............................5,990#KP59757, Super Sharp! Alloys, ABS, AT, PW/PMR, CD
2006 Subaru Legacy WGN.................6,970#KP01702, AWD!, Nice!, PSeat, HTD Seats, P/Options
2002 GMC Sonoma SLS.....................6,988#KP53863, CREW CAB, 4WD, AT, PW, CD, CC, MUST SEE!
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S..................6,988#KP95439B, Clean! 92K, AT, AC, PW/PLC
UNDER $10,995 UNDER $10,995
‘01 Toyota Corolla LE $2,988
#KP48326A , CLEAN!, AT, PW,#KP48326A , CLEAN!, AT, PW,“HANDYMAN” $1,527 OFF KBB“HANDYMAN” $1,527 OFF KBB
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‘05 Nissan Armada SE $14,988
#KN46874, PWR SEAT, ALLOYS, $1,048 OFF KBB#KN46874, PWR SEAT, ALLOYS, $1,048 OFF KBB
‘10 Dodge Charger SXT $16,988
#KP86231, NAV & MOONROOF, $4,285 OFF KBB#KP86231, NAV & MOONROOF, $4,285 OFF KBB
‘07 Ford F150 Super Crew Lariat $22,470
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‘05 Toyota Avalon XL $10,988
#KP71702, PAMPERED, 62K!!#KP71702, PAMPERED, 62K!!
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