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Dan Reed’s earliest recollection of seeing a Gazette story was when he was 7. The cover story was about a $585 million mega-mall proposed by a Canadian development company that wanted to fill four blocks in downtown Silver Spring with a 425-room hotel, aquarium, water park, IMAX theater, miniature golf course, restaurants and stores. It was dubbed the “American Dream” mall, and the story, with its snazzy rendering of the proposal, left such an impression on Reed that he circulated a petition supporting the controversial project in his third-grade class at Woodlin Elementary School. “After all, there was going to be a water slide three blocks from my house,” recalled Reed, now an urban planner who writes on land-use issues for Just Up the Pike and other area blogs. While the project never got
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advocacy group Action Committee for Transit. Like many, he was shocked
In 1959, the first issue of the Gaithersburg Gazette was pieced together by Earle D. Hightower out of the basement of his Rockville home. On June 8, Hightower died in Pinehurst, N.C., at 92 years old, four days before it was announced that The Gazette in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties — publications that evolved from his original creation — would print their final editions this week. Hightower’s daughter, Alexandra, said in a Friday phone interview that she was glad he would never hear the news.
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A notice on the front of The Gazette headquarters in Gaithersburg on Monday tells visitors the offices are “closed to the public.” off the ground, Reed continued to read The Gazette and credits the newspaper chain at least “partly” for him becoming an urban planner.
“By teaching me about what went on in my community, it helped make me an advocate and blogger,” said Reed, 27, also land-use chairman for
“My story wouldn’t be complete without The Gazette, and its loss is a huge blow to Montgomery County.” — Dan Reed, urban planner
To our readers
In 1959, Rockville resident Earle Hightower rolled the first Gazette off the presses. Today, we publish the final edition. We are forever grateful for 56 years of support from Gazette readers and advertisers. As journalists, it has been our duty, indeed our imperative, to expose both the good works and the machinations of government and industry, and to encourage debate as to which was which. As a community newspaper, it has also been our mission, indeed our passion, to expose the ordinary as extraordinary — a fundraiser for an ill child, a centenarian’s surprise birthday party. As members of the communities we have served, we’ve been privileged to mentor students at Viers Mill Elementary School, honor educators with our My Favorite Teacher contest and encourage readers to stay fit with The Gazette Healthy Challenge program. Over the years, working with nonprofits, we’ve helped to promote volunteerism, support the arts and feed the hungry. It is our greatest hope that in doing these things, we’ve served you well.
Police targeting aggressive drivers Gaithersburg BY
VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER
Aggressive drivers in Maryland and the District of Columbia could be fined $370 and receive five points on their driver’s license if they’re stopped by officers this summer during the region’s annual Smooth Operator campaign.
The campaign will run through September, but additional teams of officers also will be on the road in three waves of extra enforcement. The first wave ended Saturday, and second and third waves will run from July 9 through July 18 and again from Aug. 6 through Aug. 15, said Elena Russo, spokeswoman for the Maryland State Police, based in Pikesville. “[Troopers and officers] are always out there targeting aggressive driving but there [are periods of] special emphasis,” Russo
said. The annual regional campaign that covers roads in Maryland and the District of Columbia not only applies to cars, SUVs and buses, but also trucks and motorcycles, she said. To be ticketed for aggressive driving, the driver must be violating at least three traffic laws from a list that includes speeding, improper passing, weaving, tailgating, and running red lights and stop signs.
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KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER
The central Silver Spring area has been without a public library since March, but that will change when the $69.5 million Silver Spring Library opens to the public at 11 a.m. Saturday at 900 Wayne Ave.
“We will be ready,” said Parker Hamilton, director of Montgomery County Public Libraries. “Folks will be able to check out books. There will be programs…. Everything is going as planned.” Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and County Council members are among the officials slated to be at the formal grand opening ceremony. State and federal officials have been invited to mark
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The paper chain listing every book read by students at Gaithersburg Elementary School wrapped around the whole building and then some on Friday morning. During the 2014-2015 school year, students kept track of every book they read, writing them down on strips of recycled manila folders before linking them together forming a giant chain of 37,742 titles. Each grade, from pre-K to fifth, read hundreds of books and the second-graders reached more than 13,000 alone. Before wrapping around the school, the students spread out in a field to see just what they accomplished as principal Stephanie Brant watched from the center. “I stood in the middle of that very large circle and I was speechless, I was in awe about
what they accomplished and how proud they were,” Brant said. Brant, who has been principal for five years, said the school shifted from traditional homework to simply reading about three years ago. One reason the school made the shift was because many of their students don’t have the support at home to receive help with their homework and many others don’t have the resources necessary to complete assignments. The only tool needed for reading is a book, Brant said, and students can get those from class, the school library and the public library. “We have established an incredible reading culture and I truly believe that culture will help the students we serve,” Brant said. Brant said that there is a correlation between the amount of time students spend reading and their academic achievement.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 18 Norbeck Toastmasters meeting, 7:308:30 p.m., Solana Assisted Living Facility, second-floor lounge, 2611 Olney Sandy Spring Road, Olney. Develop public speaking and leadership skills in a fun, positive environment. Free for first-time visitors. contact-367@toastmastersclubs.org. Fifty Shades of Opera and Jazz, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Opera arias, art songs, jazz standards. Free. 301-365-3479 or operainternational@ gmail.com.
Thursday Evenings in Olde Towne Concert Series, Muddy Crows, 6 p.m., Gaith-
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FRIDAY, JUNE 19 Performing artist Barbara Riehl, 6-9
p.m., The Stone House Grill, 18701 N. Frederick Road, Gaithersburg. No cover; reservations preferred. 301-977-0700 or info@Thestonehousegrille.com.
Mark Bryan & the Screaming Trojans,
7-8:30 p.m., South Valley Park, 19003 Watkins Mill Road, Montgomery Village. Bryan belonged to Hootie and the Blowfish. Bring a chair or blanket. Free. 240243-2338 or mmaggi@mvf.org. Evening Canoe Paddle, 6:30 p.m., Seneca Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. Bring a boat or register at the park office to use a canoe. Use of park equipment limited to first 15 registrants. $5. 301-924-2127 or scspnaturalist@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 20 Bumblebee Thumbprints, 3 p.m., Seneca Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. Meet at nature shack near recycled tire playground. Park entrance
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SUNDAY, JUNE 21 Father’s Day Fishing, 9 a.m. Seneca
Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. At boat center. Bring a rod and reel, or borrow equipment from the park. Park entrances apply. 301-924-2127 or scspnaturalist@gmail.com. Billy Coulter Band Concert, 6-7:30 p.m., South Valley Park, 19003 Watkins Mill Road, Montgomery Village. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Free. 240-243-2338 or mmaggi@mvf.org.
MONDAY, JUNE 22 Golf tournament, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Montgomery Country Club, 20908 Golf View Drive, Laytonsville. To benefit Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center. $125 per person, $500 for a foursome. Organized by Round Oak Missionary Baptist Church in Silver Spring. 301-674-2138 or mwithers@ma-assoc.net.
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morial Library, 21 Maryland Ave. Ethan Elkind will discuss his book “Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City.” Hosted by the Action Committee for Transit. Free. admin@ actfortransit.org. 172 Orbits Around the Earth, 6-7 p.m., National Museum of Health and Medicine, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring. NASA astronaut Mary Cleave will talk about how humans stay alive and well in orbit. Free. andrea.k.schierkolk.civ@mail.mil. Green Party Meeting, 7-9:15 p.m., 804 Larch Ave., Takoma Park. montgomerycountygreenparty.org, greentyrtle@gmail. com or 301-891-1288.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Inova Blood Drive, 2:30-7 p.m., Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18131 Slade School Road, Sandy Spring. Appointments preferred, but walk-ins welcome. 301-570-7081 or nancyo@bgf.org. Science Tellers, 11 a.m.-noon, Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Science experiments, storytelling. For ages 5 and older. 240-773-9460 or vera.ramaty@montgomerycountymd. org. Tutor Information Session, 7:30-9 p.m., Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd. For volunteers who want to help the Literacy Council of Montgomery County teach adults to read, write or speak English. Foreign language skills not needed. Jenn@ literacycouncilmcmd.org.
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Alexander Jeffrey Kovin (right) and Sebastian Ricardo Salom graduated from Longview School, a special education day school, on June 10 in Germantown. Physical therapist Paul Potter and paraeducator Bonnie Cauley (not shown) assist the men, moving their tassels.
A steampunk celebration took place in Olde Town on Sunday, drawing in thousands. The 33rd annual Celebrate! Gaithersburg festival occurred from noon to 5 p.m. around the intersection of Diamond and Summit avenues. According to Gaithersburg’s arts and events division chief Denise Kayser, the festival first began as a Olde Towne Day before changing its name to expand to recognize the whole city. To kick off the day, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony for 43 people took place at noon at the City Hall Pavilion. Rosio Lombardo, the section chief for the USCIS Baltimore district office, administered the Oath of Allegiance and Mayor Jud Ashman as well as Ryan Spiegel, vice president of the county council, made remarks. The theme this year was “Loco-Motion: Engineering
Steampunk Art,” according to Kayser. A recently restored steam locomotive was on view as well as a caboose and other theme-inspired attractions. Children were able to make steampunk crafts, see robots made by Gaithersburg High School Students, and art was on display. Children were able to play on inflatables, see live animals and get their face painted, and there was beer from Dogfish Head Alehouse for adults. The Taste of Gaithersburg boasted food from a dozen Gaithersburg restaurants including Asia Nine, Bench, Brasserie Beck, Cafe Deluxe, Chopt, Coastal Flats, Copper Canyon, Holiday Inn, The Melting Pot, Paladar, Ruth’s Chris Steak House and Whole Foods Kentlands. Festival food was also available. Entertainment for the day came from various musicians and performers on several different stages. Headliners included Seldom Scene, Ken Kolodner and Friends, Oh Honey and Bryan Elijah Smith and the Wild Hearts. The Bluegrass Stage was located in the City Hall Concert Pavilion, while the Celebrate Stage was be behind City Hall.
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Zachary Cybulko, 6, of Gaithersburg and his sister, Abigail, 4, look at the model train display during Celebrate! Gaithersburg in Olde Towne on Sunday. In addition to the two main stages, there was also the Multicultural Stage, showcasing music from all over the world, and the Community Stage, which boasted performances by local groups and organizations, according to Kayser. Due to storms Sunday, the festival did wrap up early, closing around 4 p.m., according to organizers. In past years, due to budget cuts and the economy, some
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Local veterinarians could lose some business in the future if the county’s Animal Services Division opts to hire more staff instead of continuing to rely on outside contractors for some of its services. The division, part of the Police Department, runs the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center, which opened in Derwood in March 2014. At-large Councilman Marc Elrich, a Democrat from Takoma Park, said during a May 11 council budget review session that there might be ways to save money by hiring more in-house veterinarians and vet assistants. Elrich chairs the council’s Public Safety committee, which reviews the Police Department’s budget. For the year ending March 2015, the division
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also paid $305,000 to outside vets for spaying and neutering and other basic care for shelter animals, according to a staff report presented to the council. The division also paid $97,000 to vets for emergency services and care for horses that could not be done at the center, according to the report. There is currently one vet, a vet assistant and an open position for a vet technician, according to the staff report. Managers estimate that adding a vet, two technicians and additional operating expenses would cost about $200,000. Residents can now purchase or renew licenses online thanks to new software that took effect in May. Online users will need to upload proof of rabies vaccination along with credit card information, just as residents do when they renew in person. For more information, visit montgomerycountymd.gov/ animalservices.
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Dogs and cats sheltered at the Montgomery County Humane Society will be able to sport new bandanas after a visit on Thursday by special education students from John F. Kennedy High. The 11 students, who are in the Silver Spring school’s community-based program, have been working on the bandanas since January, said Melissa Schneider, a special education teacher at Kennedy. “They have worked on them one to two times a week for about an hour at a time,” she said. Starting with donated fabric, the students worked in teams to trace designs using templates and cut out two sizes of bandanas. They hemmed them and stenciled “Top Dog” on many of the roughly 150 multi-colored creations. “They are learning skills in the school setting they can use when they leave high school,” said Schneider, who teaches a pre-vocational class. Most students have mod-
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A student-based philanthropic crochet club at Shady Grove Middle School started with just one act of kindness from seventh-grade English teacher Maura Moore. “One of my students that I had was moving away and she was a student that really struggled academically,” said Moore, who has been crocheting for seven years. Moore said this student had the potential and ability to succeed, as her grades had begun to rise, and she wanted to send her off with something that would remind her of that — a crocheted owl. “She took a while to open up,” Moore said. “So when she was moving away, I wanted to do something for her, because I wanted her to remember that it’s good to open up and it’s good to believe in yourself and that she’s really capable.” The rest of the students in her class all wanted one too, and while she told them she could not make them all owls, she could teach them each to make their own. What began as a lunchtime gathering quickly expanded to an after-school club with 40 members, including 10 male students. “A lot of times people think that it’s just for women or just for old ladies, but … it’s a great way of doing something and relaxing and unwinding,” Moore said. Briti Malik, a seventhgrader in the club, said it gives her a chance to think of new ideas and teach them to others. “Sometimes I help other people and when they get it, it’s sort of exciting, because they might have not gotten it before,” Malik said. “It’s just fun and laid back. It’s not like a typical classroom. You get to interact with a lot of people.”
Devin Goodman, a seventh-grader in the club, said he felt most accomplished when he contributed to a blanket for the Linus Project, a nationwide effort that donates blankets to children in need. “We had to make a blanket, and I made 21 squares for the blanket, and it took me a long time to do that,” Goodman said. “It kind of felt really good to get them all done.” Moore said anything made with the crochet club yarn is donated, and they just recently finished a newborn hat challenge and made 160 hats in two weeks for the Montgomery General Hospital NICU. Malik said the charitable elements of the club have been rewarding. “It’s nice to give back to your community,” Malik said. Not only does the club give students a chance to socialize and learn a new skill they will always be able to use, it gives them and outlet to be themselves that they might not have had before. “For me, crocheting has brought relaxation and also the ability to give really heartfelt gifts to people, and I think it instills a lot of confidence in some of those students that might not have found success in other academic or extracurricular activities,” Moore said. “It’s giving them a place to kind of have that success.”
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A free series of introductory Integral Tai Chi sessions will be offered from 7-8:30 p.m. on three Thursdays at the Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd. The classes will be held on June 25, July 2, and July 9. Participants can take part in any one of the sessions or all three. Attendees will learn a series of exercise and relaxation techniques that combine yoga, tai chi, Qi Gong and meditation into a self-healing system that integrates the mind, body and spirit. Among the benefits of Integral tai chi is reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, reducing the effects of aging, increasing physical fitness, improving the immune system and overall health and improving concentration and mental acuity. The library’s meeting room is equipped with an audio induction loop system for people who use hearing aid amplification with a telecoil switch or cochlear implants. A limited number of receivers are available for individuals who do not use amplification devices. To request a sign language interpreter or other deaf/hard of hearing services for librarysponsored programs, email MCPL.DeafAccess@montgomerycountymd.gov, preferably with at least three business days’ notice. Space is limited and registration is required. To register online, visit the Germantown Library website: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/ branches/germantown, locate the date of the tai chi program to attend, then register. — GAZETTE STAFF
Students interested in joining the group can sign up on the after-school activities board. Through the club, Moore has tried to lead by example and teach the student the value of giving back to the community. In the fall, students will participate in Chase The Chill, making scarves in the hope that those who receive them will pay that kindness forward. “I’ve been crocheting for seven years and all I’ve made myself is a scarf,” Moore said. “They realize that it’s so helpful and kind to do nice things for other and by doing that you feel better about yourself.”
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Poolesville High School student Jean-Young Kim won first place and a $5,000 scholarship in the 2015 Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge for the D.C.-metro area. She wrote and illustrated the children’s book “Happy Birthday!” Second-place winners were Morgan Isabella from James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring and Katherine Lentz and Justin Warring from Sandy Springs Friends School. They wrote and illustrated “A Boy Named Timmy” and will share a $2,000 scholarship. Third-
place winners Jenna Ramirez and Stacy Shin from Blake High School wrote and illustrated “Fruits and Veggies and Veggies and Fruits” and will share a $1,000 scholarship. The Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge, sponsored by B’nai B’rith International and Pepco, invites high school students to write and illustrate children’s books to help elementary school children celebrate tolerance and diversity. It was created as part of B’nai
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As May 8 turned into May 9, Alex Wiebe, Kevin Ebert and Matthew Addicks spotted their first bird at the beginning of a long, hectic day — a long-eared owl. “Our phones struck midnight and we looked up and saw the owl,” Alex said. The three teenagers, including two Montgomery County Public Schools students, were in New Jersey participating in the World Series of Birding. The event, hosted by the New Jersey Audubon Society, gives teams up to 24 hours to identify by sight or sound as many bird
species as they can in the state. After a full day searching for different birds, the boys soared to first place in their youth division for grades 9 through 12. They identified 216 species, more than other youth and adult teams found. The Raucous Gulls — a pun on the glaucous gull species — shared the event’s Urner Stone Cup with an adult team from Cornell University. As the boys recounted the World Series on Thursday, they munched on Skittles they had put in the large bowl-like trophy. To prepare for the event, the birders scouted ahead of time, looking for places they should visit on the big day to find particular species. Competitors were allowed to look for birds anywhere in the state. For Alex, 17, who recently graduated from Blair High School in Silver Spring, the scouting pro-
cess started months in advance. The three team members started scouting together about a week beforehand. The Gulls — all members of the Youth Division of the Maryland Ornithological Society — also looked at reports from past World Series teams and a website where birders report sightings. They used Excel spreadsheets to help them figure out exactly how much time they should spend at each location. Species-searching day itself is a hectic one, said Kevin, a 15-year-old sophomore at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. As the boys raced the clock, there was “a lot of running,” said Matt, a 16-year-old sophomore who attends Edgewood High School. “Often we don’t even get out of our cars,” Alex said. “We’ll just open the windows and listen out of the cars and hear the bird and
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Alex Wiebe (left), who recently graduated from Blair High School in Silver Spring, and Kevin Ebert, a sophomore at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, hold up the trophy they won at the World Series of Birding. then keep driving.” Some bird species they pursued were tricky to find because
they are rare or inconsistent. Kevin said the kingfisher evaded the Gulls though it’s a common species in the area they searched. “But the problem with it is that it’s erratic, it’s random,” he said. The day took them from northern to southern New Jersey as they focused first on one part of the state before driving about three hours to the lower end. Around dusk, as the teenagers reached a wildlife refuge in the southern part of the state, they encountered intense fog. “We got there and found
out that we could see 20, 30 feet into the fog and after that, you couldn’t see anything,” Alex said. “All those birds we found in scouting and were definitely there. We just couldn’t see them through the fog.” The birders, however, had spotted some important species before dusk: a Wilson’s snipe, a Caspian tern, a sharp-shinned hawk. At about 11:30 p.m., the boys had identified 215 species, matching a record in the oldest youth division for number of species identified. With mere minutes before midnight, the Gulls grabbed the record with a duck, specifically a female blue-winged teal. Lillian Armstrong, a special events coordinator for the New Jersey Audubon Society, wrote in an email that two youth teams in past competitions had found 215 species, one in 2008 and another in 2009. The Gulls ended up sharing a first-place trophy with the Cornell Redheads, which identified 208 species. Armstrong said the boys, as a youth team, were not eligible to win the event’s top adult prize. The Cornell team, however, accepted a proposal that the two groups share the award, she said. lpowers@gazette.net
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Revamped City Place mall to unveil changes in November BY
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A $75 million face-lift of the City Place mall in downtown Silver Spring is winding down, with plans to unveil the changes under the rebranded Ellsworth Place in November, a development executive said on Monday. New stores such as Ross, T.J. Maxx and Michaels will number among the fresh offerings, said Walt Petrie, chairman of Annapolis-based retail developer Petrie Richardson Ventures. In addition, developers “are in conversations” with the restaurant and entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s about opening a venue there, Petrie said.
Dave & Buster’s closed its sports-themed restaurant, bar and arcade at White Flint Mall last year, as mall owners there seek to turn that into a town hall-type center. Established retailers Burlington Coat Factory and Marshalls are working on significant renovations of their City Place stores as well, Petrie said. “We’re working on two other anchor deals,” Petrie said. “And we plan to have some really cool restaurants.” Since opening in 1992, the 350,000-square-foot mall has faced challenges of rising vacancy rates and competing for foot traffic against retailers that face the downtown streets. The developer is building new entrances, including on Colesville Road and Ellsworth Drive. There will be a
more modern façade and a new Jumbotron to help attract more shoppers and tenants, Petrie said. Revamping City Place’s street entrances should really make a difference, said Dan Reed, an urban planner who lives in downtown Silver Spring. Places such as the American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and Whole Foods Market that are along sidewalks tend to benefit more directly from the downtown area’s significant foot traffic, he said. “The challenge with City Place has always been that it turns away from the street in an urban area that thrives on sidewalk traffic,” Reed said. “How many people have walked by without even realizing the mall is there?” kshay@gazette.net
Man fatally stabbed in Briggs Chaney area BY
VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER
County police have charged a White Oak man with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of another man in the Briggs Chaney area on June 10. The stabbing occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Castle Boulevard, according to a Montgomery County Police Department release. Police identified the victim as Derik Jamal Benson, 18, of the 14100 block of Castle Boulevard. Responders found Benson lying on his back and took him to a local hospital where he died. Based on a first name given by Benson and a description, police later arrested Mitchell Zio, 19, of Hollow Circle and charged him with second-degree murder, according to the release. Officers found blood on Zio, who had a bloody knife in his possession, according to the release. Zio was also injured in the incident, said his attorney Henry
Roland Barnes on Tuesday. Zio told officers that he was sitting in a vehicle when some people began punching and kicking him and that he used a knife to defend himself, said police department spokeswoman Cpl. Rebecca Innocenti, referring to charging documents. A charge of second-degree
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Bethesda middle school group provides food security JORDAN BRANCH SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
When Maryland’s Parent Involvement Matters Awardwinner Andrew Niebler was approached about being the treasurer of Westland Middle School’s PTA, his immediate thought was “no.” The father of two was coaching four sports teams for his kids and working as an attorney at an investment advisory firm in Bethesda. “No” would have been his final answer had one of his cocoaches not joined the PTA and made an agreement with Niebler to share their responsibilities. And today, Niebler is glad he took the position, because it gave him the opportunity to develop Westland Cares, a school organization that seeks to create opportunity and provide food security for Westland students who need it. The program began with Giant Thanksgiving food vouchers, but Niebler wanted to continue that success. “That was the beginning of the thoughts of Westland Cares
in my mind,” Niebler said. “We got through that Thanksgiving and pretty much right after that I said to the board, ‘Look, that was one meal. What are these kids going to do over holiday break, when they’re not in school?’” Members of the PTA rallied and got $50 gift cards out for students on the Free and Reduced Meals program, and Niebler and his wife, Beth Pincus, began to research more about food insecurity at the school. “Andrew just felt very strongly about the fact that it’s not really possible to take full advantage of your educational experience if you’re worried about where your next meal’s coming from and really wanted to do something about that,” Pincus said. Niebler said many people don’t realize the varying economic statuses of students at Westland, because Bethesda is known for being an upper-middle-class population. “There’s a tremendous amount of diversity economically within the school,” Niebler said. “At last count, there was about 167 kids on Free and Reduced Meals and that’s about 15 percent of the school but that’s a lot of kids when you have 1,300 kids attending the school.”
Niebler began thinking long-term when his wife told him a story she had heard from another parent on a field trip. The parent’s daughter had been having lunch with one of her friends, when her friend told her she was going to save the other half of her sandwich to take home to her family. “I just was speechless, really. I didn’t know what to say and at that point in time, I really decided we have to do something to not let that continue. That just can’t continue at this school.” They found an old closet, cleared it out and took a trip to Costco to develop a school food pantry that a parent would later rename Westland Market, making the service a shopping experience and removing the stigma surrounding it. The community has made the pantry, which opens during homeroom when other students are in class to help with anonymity, self-sustaining. “This is personal for a lot of these people,” Niebler said. “It’s not the same as giving to [Manna Food Center], where you are giving to a big organization in Montgomery County and you don’t really know who it’s helping. This is helping people in Westland, where
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these kids go to school with these kids every day. So this is a personal issue, I think, for our community, and I think that really ramps up the desire to help.” Niebler’s daughter Rachel Niebler, who will be an eighthgrader next year, said what her parents are doing is important and helpful to the community. “It’s a good thing that we don’t really see all that much about, because we want it to be anonymous,” she said. “It’s just the fact we don’t notice who are the people using the services that makes it really good, because that means that it’s working and that they feel comfortable.” Beyond Westland Market, Niebler wanted to make other opportunities at Westland Middle School as accessible to all students as possible. “How do we make sure they have similar shared experiences compared to their peers? So much of what these kids get out of school and what they remember about school is about the shared experiences with their peers,” Niebler said. The PTA and community has changed the way it thinks about school events, asking first how to make sure these activities are all-inclusive. Westland
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wife team. William Reinhard, a spokesman for the Maryland State Department of Education, said Niebler did more than is expected of parent volunteers and it’s a great thing to see. “He encompasses a lot of the attributes we find in the best of our parent volunteers. He saw a need at his school, not only did he sort of figure out a way to serve that need, but then found more things as you went on. I mean, his story is really quite remarkable, it started out very small and it grew,” Reinhard said. Niebler said the PIMA he recently received is a tribute to the school administration’s willingness to support the program and that it has brought awareness of the program so other communities will hopefully begin thinking about implementing a similar program. “What we have done at Westland, it’s not special; it’s not difficult, really. It just requires a persistence to continually think about how can we expand it to cover another need,” Niebler said. “If you have a willing, cooperative, engaged administration like you do at Westland and you have a few parents who are willing to get the community involved … then any community can have their equivalent of Westland Cares. It’s really that easy.”
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Cares has provided books for these students, free tickets to events like dances and skate nights as well as scholarships for after-school activities. “They go to this school every day and it’s qualitatively different to send a message to them and say, ‘Look, there’s help here within the four walls of the building you attend every single day. And if you are proactive about it and let your need be known, you can actually walk out of this school at the end of the day with help,’” Niebler said. Westland Cares had about 75 percent of participation from students on Free and Reduced Meals at about $30 for each student, which totaled about $3,500 in free books through a deal with the vendor that didn’t cost the school. “It’s important so that they know that other people are thinking about them, and they’re not going to be excluded from stuff other people can do,” Niebler said. When Principal Alison Serino heard of the Parent Involvement Matters Award from the state, she thought Niebler would be the perfect candidate, but would have nominated Pincus, too, if she could. “They are committed to making Westland students’ experience similar, similarly enriched, similarly exciting. They want to blur the dividing lines in terms of economic status,” Serino said of the husband and
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Federal agency highlights Rockville company
WTS International of Rockville has been singled out by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative as a Maryland success story. The agency’s “United States of Trade” website highlights one company from each state to show global trade’s impact on the nation. Privately held WTS International manages and provides consulting services on designing, developing, promoting and operating leisure complexes, residential communities, health and fitness facilities and spas. About 10 percent of its sales last year came from exports to Canada, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Azer-
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baijan and the Virgin Islands, according to the website. All told, Maryland exports totaled $12.2 billion in 2014, up 113 percent from 2004. Goods exports supported 59,650 jobs in the state last year, according to the agency. The biggest manufacturing export was transportation equipment, at $3.5 billion.
Brivo, a Bethesda company that provides a cloud-based video and security system, has been acquired for $50 million by Dean Drako, president and CEO of Eagle Eye Networks of Austin, Texas. Drako becomes the company’s chairman, while Brivo President and CEO Steve Van Till will continue in those roles, according to a news release.
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The Plamondon Cos. of Frederick, parent of Roy Rogers Restaurants, named Joseph Briglia of Gaithersburg director of real estate and franchise development. Briglia holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University’s hotel administration program.
Breathe Easy Home has opened at 107-A W. Edmonston Drive, Rockville. The company, a division of Ecobeco, assesses and makes improvements in homes for families with asthma, allergies or other respiratory illnesses. “We figured out a way to significantly and permanently
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Ostrows opens new showroom Ostrows Super Store has opened a new showroom at 5225 Pooks Hill Road, C7, Bethesda. The store sells organic mattresses, Ostrowpedic Pillow Top Pillows, home and office furni-
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Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Principal Karen Lockard (right) talks with Ryan Dimmick, a rising senior. leave the classroom setting for an office. “I taught for 20 years, and I just saw [administration] as being too far away from children and being too far away from learning,” Lockard said. But Lockard found a mentor in former Blake High School Principal Carole Goodman. “She involved parents and teachers and community members. Her personnel skills are outrageously good,” Lockard said. “She’s good with people, and I could see how being a good leader can really help other people in their lives.” Goodman inspired Lockard to take the next step and use her position to make a difference. “There’s some power to the job, and [Goodman] used it so
brilliantly,” Lockard said. “She changed lives in many ways, including mine.” Lockard has similarly worked to empower students to make changes in people’s lives by being open to ideas and supporting a new leadership class this year. “We’ve always had these aspiring leaders in the school, and we’ve always had people with great leadership potential, where a lot of times it’s sort of been masked or they haven’t been able to express themselves,” said Ryan Dimmick, a rising senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High. “This year, what we’ve been able to do is actually have a class and a planning period for these people … to actually use the talents they have.”
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When Principal Karen Lockard first arrived at BethesdaChevy Chase High School as assistant principal in 2006, there was a sign that prohibited students from entering past a certain point in the administration office. One of the first things she did was take down that sign. “She didn’t want barriers that would prevent kids from doing things,” B-CC Athletic Director Jim Tapley said of Lockard. “She wanted to put up structures that would help kids do things.” As Lockard prepares to retire after serving 38 years in education and spending 27 of those years in the Bethesda community as a parent, teacher and administrator, she leaves behind an open-door legacy. “Mrs. Lockard says ‘yes’ to ideas and then has people figure out how to make that happen, not yes like, ‘Everything’s wonderful, wonderful,’ and just do nothing about it but, ‘Yes, that’s a good idea. Now, what do we need to do?” Tapley said. Lockard started her career as an educator early on and said she never thought she would
Dimmick described Lockard, who walks the halls between each period, as an administrator who truly seeks to be involved in students’ lives, calling her a mother figure. “She’s very open. She has great communication skills. She’s always out and about. Rarely do you see her just like secluded in her office,” Dimmick said. “She really tries to get a full view of the entire school. I think that’s something that she values.” Lockard said she will miss the students the most, but looks forward to helping her daughter, Kate, start up her own eventplanning business and spending more time with family. Lockard’s son, Adam, died in a fire five years ago during his senior year of college. “I missed time with Adam, and I’m not going to miss time with Kate,” Lockard said. “I’m ready to just be Karen. There’s a distance when you’re the boss. I’m Karen, but I’m still the principal, and I’m ready not to be that.” Lockard’s guiding message today is still that, at the end of the day, students want to succeed. They just need a system that allows them to realize that goal. “Every kid comes to school able to be and intending to be a straight-A student, and educators have to help them get there. That’s our job,” Lockard said.
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the event, Hamilton said. “We are expecting more than 500 people,” Hamilton said on Saturday. The seeds of this multipurpose project were planted in 1998, according to a historical report by the Community for a New Silver Spring Library, a former group involving members of the Friends of the Library Silver Spring and others. A public committee work group called for a new library in the then-planned Civic Building, which opened in 2010. A library committee began meeting to define the project in 1999, and a site selection committee in 2001 settled on constructing a new building at Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street. Following years of public hearings and twists, the county acquired all the land the project needed by 2009. Construction under Columbia-based contractor Costello Construction started in early 2013 and was expected to take about two years. That process has been far smoother than the long-delayed Silver Spring Transit Center, which broke ground in 2008 and may finally be done this year. The roughly 90,000-squarefoot building, designed by Arlington, Va.-based architectural firm The Lukmire Partnership, has attracted many comments for its beauty, Hamilton said. “The outside of the building is pleasing to people,” she said. The library will occupy about 63,000 square feet on the third, fourth and fifth floors and be about four times as large as the former one on Colesville Road. The first two floors will have amenities such as a Kefa Café retail outlet and art gallery space. The building is the first in the county public system to contain escalators, and plans call for residential units right next door. Other new features include first-floor book lockers where patrons can pick up items on hold 24 hours a day, the use of Radio Frequency Identification scanners to check out numerous items at a time and a back-office conveyor belt system for books that are dropped off. Some familiar items from the old library, which closed in March after almost six decades, are being placed in the new structure, including the lion statue and post office mural. Being more in the downtown Silver Spring district — the former library was on the edge of downtown — will enhance the new library’s accessibility to Metro riders and the growing residential population there, Hamilton said. If the Purple Line moves forward, plans are for a light-rail station on Fenton right in front of the library. There are meeting, study and program rooms, a children’s room and computer workstations. Spaces are designed to be flexible and used in more than one way; for example, the third-floor meeting rooms can also be utilized for laptop computer access when meetings are not scheduled. Late last year, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center decided against moving into the new library primarily due to what executive director Jose Dominguez called “delays and uncertainty.” Pyramid, which now plans to move its headquarters from Silver Spring to Hyattsville, would have used about 15,500 square feet in exchange for free community art classes and other programs under the proposal. The nonprofit also would have built out the library space at an estimated cost of $1.3 million. Officials are still working on finding another partner to do what Pyramid wanted to do, Hamilton said. In recent Montgomery County Planning Board meetings, some residents have asked that the former Colesville library space be turned into an intergenerational recreation facility with programs for both youth and seniors. Others would like to see it as part of an expansion of the adjacent Ellsworth Urban Park.
The cost of the ticket is $370 plus five points on the driver’s record, Russo said. The fine is higher than the fine for speeding only, which is $80 and 1 point for going over the speed limit by 1 to 9 miles per hour, according to the District Court of Maryland schedule of fines and points.
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so careful as to make sure none of their chains broke. “It was amazing. They were definitely impacted by that visual,” Chu said of the huge circle of children holding their chains. Chu said that reading has an impact on so many other aspects of learning and has value that easily translates to other things that the students do. “Something I did in my classroom is a book club,” Chu said. “I mixed groups, changed them frequently so
they had a chance to be with different kids. I found that really motivated them as well, they were really excited to talk about books with each other.” Both Brant and Chu have seen firsthand students who were reluctant readers really change their mind. “Our focus on reading in such a positive way has really given them ownership, [and they think], ‘I can do this, I’m a reader,’” Brant said.
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James Hubert Blake High School graduate Vinson Do hugs Principal Christopher Berry as he crosses the stage during graduation at DAR Constitution Hall on June 10. Blake High School graduated 370 students.
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Continued from Page A-1 to hear that The Gazette is publishing its last issues this week, after forming in 1959. Post Community Media, the parent company of The Gazette, announced Friday that The Gazette newspapers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties will close, with 84 employees losing their jobs. Executives cited “declining advertising revenue” in an announcement, and said they made a “comprehensive but unsuccessful effort to find a buyer” for The Gazette newspapers. Other PCM papers are being purchased. The Adams Publishing Group is acquiring the Southern Maryland Newspapers and PCM military publications. Whip It Media is buying Fairfax
County Times in Virginia. “Newspapers tell the story of a community and the people within it,” Reed said. “My story wouldn’t be complete without The Gazette, and its loss is a huge blow to Montgomery County.” The closing is sad news, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) said in a statement. “The Gazette has long been an influential asset to our county communities and a vital source of information,” he said. “My heart goes out to Gazette employees affected by this closing.” The Gazette was “perhaps” the most effective conduit for local news, said Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman. “They’ve done a good job over the years providing the information to the public that the
public needs in order to make informed decisions on how to conduct themselves in elections,” Ashman said. “It leaves a gaping hole there.” Long before he was elected, Ashman wrote letters to the editor that were printed in The Gazette. “It was a terrific outlet for opinions,” he said. Ashman said he hopes The Gazette’s archives remain accessible to the public. “An informed public is essential to a functioning democracy,” he said. It was through The Gazette that Judy Fink first learned about a proposal to rezone a site on Connecticut Avenue in Aspen Hill on which sits a 265,000-square-foot building vacant since defense and aerospace contractor BAE Systems moved out in 2010. “While I continued to watch
Kensington first and then Rockville until relocating to Pinehurst in 2008 to be closer to family, according to Alexandra Hightower. Hightower earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from American University while working full time and raising Alexandra with Laurene. He later earned a bachelor of science degree and master’s degree from the University of Maryland. Although Alexandra Hightower was very young when the paper was first printed in 1959, she said she heard many stories about its first editions. Alexandra Hightower said her father decided to start up the paper when he and her mother were looking for real estate listings in Montgomery County, spe-
cifically Gaithersburg, and there was no newspaper that was printing that information. Laurene Hightower came up with the name and after the first copies proved to be a success, they moved operations and a small staff from their home to an office building in Olde Towne. “He was always working. If he was not working for the government doing his day job, he was out in the county gathering his information, taking photographs, interviewing people,” Alexandra Hightower said. She explained most of her memories of his journalism career were from when he started his second paper, the Damascus Courier, a few years after turning The Gazette over to a business partner, Nat Blum. According to the history of The Gazette published in 2011 on its website, it then passed along to several different owners, including John Panagos, who sold it to Davis Kennedy, and also expanded its coverage, with multiple local editions, before the papers were sold to The Washington Post Company in 1992. “It was a lot for him to try to do,” Alexandra Hightower said, adding that she worked for the paper in Damascus for one summer, but said with a laugh that she was “terrible at it.” Hightower retired as the assistant director of security at the
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Continued from Page A-1 “He was real proud that it went on for 50 years. He was real proud of it,” Alexandra Hightower said, adding that her family has the first edition framed in their home. “He would be upset. It was a real milestone in his life.” Earle Hightower was born Oct. 8, 1922, in Salt Lake City, the fifth child of Eugene Clyde Hightower and Alta Theo Fiske. He graduated from Salida High School in Colorado before attending Mesa College in San Diego to study journalism. Hightower was at Mesa when World War II began and enlisted in the Army in March 1942 before being honorably discharged in 1946. Hightower met his wife, Laurene Dale Jones, at Fort Knox, Ky., and at the time of his death they had been married for 69 years. Earle and Laurene Hightower lived in Los Alamos, N.M., where Hightower was the first civilian chief of security at the Atomic Energy Commission, now the Department of Energy. He was promoted to the Sandia Base in New Mexico and then to Las Vegas before finally being moved to AEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. They lived in
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what was happening through presentations at the [Aspen Hill Civic Association], The Gazette was always on top of it,” said Fink, who later became a board member of the civic association and steering committee member of the Aspen Hill Homeowners Group. “It also was where we saw local folks’ good deeds celebrated, bad folks’ doings reported and even found out who was advertising services locally.” It’s going to be tough to fill the void in informing people about the community events and other developments at local libraries, said Parker Hamilton, director of Montgomery County Public Libraries. “It had the focus of the community. People really read it,” said Hamilton, who started reading the newspapers after moving to the area in 1980.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 z “Over the years, people connected with The Gazette.” Someday, Ashman said, an organization will try to fill the void left by The Gazette’s closure, but for now “it’s a big loss for the community.” There has not been a better avenue to get information on breaking news and government decisions to local residents, Neil Greenberger, legislative information officer for the Montgomery County Council, said in a statement. “Some people would snicker at the mention of a newspaper that you could find laying in your driveway every Wednesday, but only once it will be officially gone will many people realize how important it is to have a regular printed friend that had news for and about you,” he said. “I am very sad to
learn that the last obituary The Gazette will publish will be its own.” Other newspapers and media outlets haven’t covered issues, meetings, high school sporting events and other matters important to Aspen Hill residents as thoroughly as The Gazette, Fink said. “Is there another venue for learning about my community? Not really,” she said. “Who is going to tell our community what finally happens at the BAE site and what a few folks who care can do to create change for the better?” Staff Writer Samantha Schmieder contributed to this report. kshay@gazette.net
Earle D. Hightower (left and above) launched The Gazette in Gaithersburg in 1959. AEC after 30 years of service and had a second career as a licensed real estate broker and appraiser. Hightower also was a “tireless animal advocate,” according to his obituary. Hightower leaves his wife and daughter as well as three grandchildren, Joyce Laurene Pope of Raleigh, N.C.; Earle James Arthur Pope of Boone, N.C.; and adopted granddaughter Charlotte Kay Hightower of Kittrell, N.C. Hightower also
leaves numerous nieces and nephews, including William Peachey; his wife, Barbara; and their daughter Emily, as well as the last dog Hightower rescued, Shredder. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Animal Advocates of Moore County, 229 Ridgeline Road, Aberdeen, NC 28315, according to the obituary. “He might have stayed and gone into publishing full
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time because he loved taking pictures, liked interviewing people,” Alexandra Hightower said. She explained that he was always up-to-date with the newest technologies and was an early adopter of computers and knew that print journalism was changing. “It’s an ironic end. He’d see the irony,” she said. “It’s the business.” sschmieder@gazette.net
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A financial adviser with 17 years of experience hopes to expand his efforts to educate residents of Montgomery County on how to best manage their finances. Jim Musgrave of Silver Spring joined The Society of Financial Awareness (SOFA), a national nonprofit with the goal of ending financial illiteracy, in March, and since then, has been pushing to bring the organization’s workshops to members of his community. “I always say knowledge equals power, and everyday, you and I are faced with decisions that we have to make that involve our finances,” Musgrave said. “For example, if you wanted to refinance your home, is now a good time to do it?” He said he hopes to use his involvement with SOFA to answer this question, among others. “There are very direct consequences to making everyday financial decisions,” said Musgrave who is also a member of the Corporate Volunteer Council of Montgomery County and the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce. However,theseconsequences often go unaddressed until a life event triggers an individual to become informed, he said. “If you’ve got a family and you don’t have life insurance and you die, will your family be able to stay in the house? Will they be able to get your kids through college? “ Musgrave asked. Questions like these are stressors and can negatively impact a person’s quality of life, he said. “When you are stressed, that also affects your health,” Musgrave said. “We find that if you can reduce the stress that comes from financial stress, that has a direct benefit on your health
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and ultimately how much you’re enjoying life.” Financial education can start at a young age, but schools don’t teach it, he said. “You’re relying on your parents to teach you that,” Musgrave said. “If your parents don’t have a good financial background, that certainly affects you.” Sarah Burnett, the executive director of CVC Montgomery, an organization that promotes corporate volunteership, said poverty in Montgomery County is generally measured by county public schools’ Free and Reduced Price Meals program. “We find that more than 30 percent of our students — of 154,000 students — are on free and reduced meals,” she said. “That means their families are really at or near the poverty line.” Burnett said programs such as the ones Musgrave plans to host through SOFA give residents the ability through education to positively change the way they manage their money. “When we bring our professionals into the community to share their expertise and share their knowledge, it offers folks that might not otherwise have the opportunity to learn how to best manage their money or what insurance is best for them to kind of get their ducks in a row and position them to thrive,” Burnett said. Musgrave said his financial workshops vary from difficult financial questions to basic money management and don’t include a sales pitch. “If you were a client of mine as a financial adviser, this is the process I would take you through to help you create your own financial road map. And instead of charging you $200 an hour, I’m basically showing you how to do this for free and giving you the tools so you can do it on your own,” Musgrave said. In February, Gillian Connon of Arlington, Va., and her husband attended a retirement gap workshop hosted by Musgrave in Bethesda. “Jim comes at financial
management from a different angle,” she said. “When ... you go to seminars with financial planners, they’re trying to sell their product to you.” However, Musgrave taught Connon how to calculate her retirement gap and investment strategies, using a free retirement calculator. “He’s also willing, though, to teach you how to use [a financial tool] instead of just selling it to you. So you can use it on your own, which means you wouldn’t be paying him,” Connon said. Connon said attending the workshop renewed her interest in finance. “The way [Musgrave] comes about financial planning and financial strategy makes me want to learn more about the field again and pay more attention,” she said.
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Obituary Joseph “Joe” Charles Cavanaugh, 83, of Lewes, DE passed away on June 8, 2015 at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford, DE. Joe was born in Johnstown, PA on December 8, 1931. He was one of nine children to Rita and Thomas James Cavanaugh. After graduating from Nanty Glo High School in 1949, Joe continued his education receiving his undergraduate degree and Masters of Education degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy working as a torpedo man during the Korean War traveling around the world. For many years, Joe also served as a popular elementary school principal at Four Corners Elementary and Georgian Forest Elementary in Montgomery County, MD. After retiring Joe and his wife, Agnes (Gabor), moved to Lewes in 1989. Even after retirement, Joe enjoyed staying active. He volunteered many years with Meals on Wheels, was a member of the American Legion Post 28 in Millsboro, the Elks Club, the Shawnee Golf Club and the National Horseshoe Pitching Association. He participated in the Horseshoe Pitching Championship in Maryland and Delaware. If not pitching horseshoes, Joe could be found on the golf course with his golfing buddies. Agnes and Joe were married for 63 years, and enjoyed traveling together. Some of his favorite adventures were to Ireland, Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon, Hawaii and Alaska. In addition to traveling the world, Joe enjoyed gardening, loved listening to music, especially ‘50’s classics and dancing the Pennsylvania Polka! Keeping him busy at all times were his six children and nine grandchildren. He was a devoted father and grandfather who enjoyed visits from his family when they traveled to Lewes. In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by his brother, George Cavanaugh and his grandson, Shaun Matlock. He is survived by his loving wife, Agnes Cavanaugh of Lewes, DE; six children: Jolene Matlock and her husband, Ray, of Frederick, MD; Roxanne Beal of Frederick, MD; Patrick Cavanaugh of Denver, CO; Michael Cavanaugh and his wife, Sydel, of Gaithersburg, MD; Kevin Cavanaugh and his wife, Mary Ann, of Mequon, WI; and Joseph Cavanaugh and his wife, Mandy, of Cumming, GA; his grandchildren who called him PapPap are Mandy Greene and her husband Marc, Kaylee and Brooke Beal, Christina, Katie and Jack Cavanaugh and Charlie and Will Cavanaugh. He was a kind, gentle, loving, humble and caring soul who had the “Irish Gift of Gab” and never met a stranger he didn’t call a friend. Throughout the years, there were several special friends that helped Joe in his later years, especially Don. Friends may visit on Monday, June 15, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE 19958, where Military Honors will be held at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at 11:00 AM, at St. Jude The Apostle Catholic Church, 152 Tulip Drive, Lewes, DE, where friends may visit beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will be held at a later date at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro, DE. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Delaware Veterans Home, 100 Delaware Veterans Blvd., Milford, DE 19963 or the Gull House, 38149 Terrace Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. Please visit Joe’s Life Memorial Webpage and sign his online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com. 1951691
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A woman died after being hit by a school bus in Derwood on Thursday morning, according to Montgomery County police. Crucita Reynoso, 58, of Calypso Court in Gaithersburg,
had been taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a county police news release. The crash, involving a Montgomery County Public Schools bus, occurred at the intersection of Crabbs Branch Way and Redland Road, said Cpl. Rebecca Innocenti, a spokeswoman for county police. Police received a call around 9 a.m. The police release said bus driver Jonathan Chinghun Chiu, 54, of Tygard Court in
Gaithersburg, was turning left onto Crabbs Branch Way when the bus hit Reynoso as she was crossing the street. Chiu was not injured, Innocenti said. There were no children on the bus at the time of the incident, Dana Tofig, a school system spokesman, wrote in an email Thursday. Innocenti said northbound Crabbs Branch Way reopened around noon after police concluded their investigation at the scene. That side of the road had
Obituary Charles F. Moran, beloved brother of Kathleen (Kate) Moran and brother-in-law of Daniel O’Connell passed away December 24, 2014, due to complications of throat cancer, he was 78 years old. He was born April 17, 1936 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. He lived most of his life on Long Island, New York, but moved to the Rockville area to be closer to his sister, Kate, 8 years ago. An Interment Service was held for Chuck at St. John of God Cemetery, Central Islip, New York. The family met privately for a celebration of his life at a nearby restaurant. Chuck was a Specialist Five member of the United States Armed Services and received The Army Commendation Metal for meritorious service in the early 60’s. Contributions can be made to Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850.
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Obituary Nina M. Gilmore, 53, of Dickerson, MD, died on June 6, 2015, at the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Ted Gilmore. Born on August 10, 1961, she was the daughter of Ruth Flohr and the late Carroll Flohr. Nina was dedicated to everything she did, especially her career at AHMP where she ran the office for 14 years. She enjoyed family functions during the summer. It was her favorite time of the year and there was nothing she loved more than being surrounded by loved ones.
been closed at Redland Road. County police detectives are investigating the accident. Tofig wrote in his email that the bus driver was heading to a school system bus depot on Crabbs Branch Way. “We are cooperating with the police on the investigation and will conduct our own investigation as we do whenever there is an incident involving our buses,” he wrote. lpowers@gazette.net
Obituary Maria Teresa (“Nena”) Markley (age 91) Nena Markley passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Veracruz, Mexico in 1924 and raised in Merida. Her family moved to Lima, Peru, when she was 11 years old, and her teen years were spent living partly in Lima and partly in Merida. In 1952, she married Dr. Kehl Markley III while he was doing research in Lima for the National Institutes of Health. They came back to the United States in 1956 to Philadelphia, finally moving to Bethesda, Maryland in 1958. The mother of four children, Nena was a homemaker who was known for her talent with sewing and crafts. In the 1970s, she started her own doll-making business, ultimately becoming part owner of One Step Up, a consignment store in Bethesda. She was well known in the area for her special-order doll portraits, two-faced baby dolls and hand-embroidered “birth certificates,” but she also branched into Christmas ornaments, bug houses and many other crafts. Nena’s husband died in 1979 and she remained a widow the rest of her life. Her family was always her first love, but she also enjoyed her crafts, sewing, playing Scrabble, and listening to her children perform professionally in local nightclubs. She is survived by her four children and their spouses: Pilar and Rick Page, Richard and Amy Markley, Sanford Markley and Janet Goss, and Lena Markley and Kevin Trant; and her grandchildren Austin, Erin, Alta, Kehl and Jane. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 25, at 2:00 p.m. at the River Road Unitarian Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Save the Children Foundation or a charity of choice. 1951692
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‘I will miss your coverage’ I was very sorry to hear that The Gazette will no longer be keeping an eye on what’s happening in Bethesda and elsewhere in the county. I have depended on and enjoyed The Gazette for more than 30 years. I will miss your
coverage of politics, high school sports, unsung heroes, upcoming activities and issues such as the Purple Line. The other day, I put your annual Community Guide in a file for easy referral. I want to thank the many reporters, editors and others
Closing leaves void in community news We at Leadership Montgomery are saddened by the termination of The Gazette. You have provided a valuable community service for over four decades. The closing of The Gazette leaves a void in community news. Leadership Montgomery is only one of many community organizations that has benefitted from your publication. We have been privileged to have
our Annual Report in The Gazette for all 26 years of our programs. We have valued having more than a dozen of our staff in our Core, Senior and Executive programs as part of their community involvement. We wish the best to your dedicated staff. You will be greatly missed. Esther Newman is CEO and founder of Leadership Montgomery.
Where can we get information? It is sad that the area’s largest suburban newspaper, The Gazette, has been relegated to the journalism symbol for “the end:” -30-. The big question is this: Will
The Washington Post beef up its Montgomery County news bureau, or will residents no longer know what is going on in the area?
David H. Brown, North Bethesda
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who put the paper together over the years, and I hope that current staff members find jobs soon. Good journalism is an important community service.
Ben Beach, Bethesda
Thank you for job, newspapers I was sorry to learn that the Montgomery County editions of The Gazette will be closing soon. One of my first jobs was as a high school sports correspondent for the Bethesda Gazette. Now that I am raising a family in the area, I have come to rely on The Gazette for my local news, be it the latest about schools, development plans, local businesses or interesting community events for the family. I look forward to the paper’s arrival every Wednesday morning. I will miss all that — and I will miss being able to say to my children proudly, “I used to write for this newspaper!” Thanks, Gazette! I will miss you.
Cecily Baskir, Chevy Chase
Don’t depend on government money to solve problems
Gordie Brenne’s April 15 letter (“Next superintendent shouldn’t give up on lagging students”) — negatively evaluating Montgomery County Public Schools on their high percentage (90 percent) of financially poor high school students who are not “college-ready” was, in my opinion, poorly reasoned. Mr. Brenne holds MCPS responsible and not the subpar (performing) students. Unless county teachers refuse to allow poor kids into their classrooms, it is not the school system who is rightly responsible. Mr. Brenne also proposes that better strategies — which usually cost taxpayers money — must be implemented to get the poor students “college-ready.” This seems to be the standard response to any failure: Look to the school or the government for the blame and the solution. As part
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Reference to house was incorrect Your June 3 article “Henson home expansion project gets state funding” is fundamentally incorrect. The article refers to the the Riley/Bolton House as the “historic home of 19th-century abolitionist Josiah Henson” and the the house is “where Henson spent most of his youth and was held as a slave.” These assertions are flat-out wrong. An Oct. 3, 2010, article in The Washington Post debunks the myth that Henson actually resided in this house, which actually was a kitchen during Henson’s time. Henson actually resided in slave quarters that disappeared long ago. This was either negligently unknown to or ignored by the County Council when they overspent taxpayer funds to purchase this property.
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of the solution, the government almost always rewards failure by throwing money at a failed program, but rarely, if ever, acts to put an end to one. I don’t know if MCPS will follow Mr. Brenne’s recommendations or not. If they do, why? Our county supports big government regardless of who or what is right. This “equality through socialism” can sound impressive — especially to the poor — because they are told they will receive free stuff. It is not so terrific, however, when the government eventually runs out of money because it runs out of taxpayers to pay for the “free” stuff. In the end, everyone is made equally poor. A far better question: Should not each student take responsibility for his poor marks whether his family is poor or not?
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I do not oppose the development of this site into a historic and cultural site, but history must be based on fact. It does us all a disservice to continue perpetuating myths. Aaron Berger, Rockville
Editor’s note: The error occurred because of a misinterpretation of information in an application for state funding. In the application, the Parks Department referred to The Riley/Bolton House, using the official name for the house and the property. Joey Lampl, a cultural resources manager for Montgomery County Parks, said the preferred term, which the department tries to use in all references, is Josiah Henson Park. “The park is the site of the former plantation grounds where Josiah Henson was enslaved,” she said.
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Sadness, but not for ourselves I wrote my first newspaper article in the spring of 1974 as a 12-year-old who was finishing up the seventh grade. It’s impossible to know now, but this very well could be my last newspaper article. One of our junior high teachers proposed doing a “newspaper” to mark the end of the school year. I volunteered because I enjoyed writing and it was a great time KEN SAIN for journalism with SPORTS EDITOR the aftermath of the Washington Post’s Watergate investigations. It was only a few months away from the finest moment in American journalism history, two newspaper reporters forcing a corrupt president to resign. My first story wasn’t so grand as I was tasked with asking all the seventh- and eighth-grade teachers if they believed in UFOs. As I recall, the science teachers said maybe, the others said no. On Friday we were told that this newspaper is the final Gazette and our offices are closing, costing about 70 people their jobs. Yes, that is sad news but as I have considered it over the past few days, I realized I’m not sad for us at The Gazette. This is my fourth time being unexpectedly unemployed — a condition many print journalists have faced during the digital age. I’ll be fine. I do not worry for the other great people in our office. They are talented and dedicated and while I’m sure it’s scary for those who are facing this for the first time, I believe they’ll find new jobs — albeit after some leave the profession they love. Who I do worry for is you, dear reader. One of my favorite emails during my Gazette tenure came from a coach telling me how a feature we did on a girls basketball player helped her get some attention from colleges after months of no one noticing. A baseball coach contacted me this weekend, upset that we won’t be able to run our All-Gazette team. He said it’s a shame those players won’t get the recognition they earned. Yes, it is. It’s unlikely reporters will be sitting in future council meetings as the people you elected decide what to do with your tax dollars. The long, sad history of government corruption tells us that is a very bad idea. There will be no more stories listing the kids who made honor roll at the local school. Your bumper sticker will have to suffice. I’m trying to see how this ends, and I don’t see it ending well. When I was an assistant sports editor at the Cincinnati Enquirer, our NFL beat reporter resigned to go to work for Bengals.com. He was basically doing the same job, covering the team, only the name on his paycheck had changed. Instead of working for an independent media company, he worked for the organization he covered. No one should have to tell you how terrible an idea that is. Is that the future for journalism, where the sources provide the coverage directly with no third party to check facts and make sure all sides are fairly represented? That’s a pretty bleak outlook for someone who entered this noble profession. Since the announcement on Friday I have received scores of well wishes and expressions of sympathy. I truly appreciate the support and it makes me happy that so many people say they appreciated our work. This is a sad day, but my sadness is not for myself nor my co-workers. We’ll be fine. I’m sad for you, because you’re losing something that will probably not be replaced. ksain@gazette.net
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County athletes earn football all-star game spots BY
ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER
David Forney has all the credentials of a Big 33 player. The 6-foot-3, 300-plus pound offensive lineman started three years at Georgetown Prep, clearing lanes for a dominant run game and protecting the quarterback. Twice, he was selected to
the Montgomery County All-Gazette first team; this past December, he played for Team Washington in the Crab Bowl; and in the fall, he’ll head to Annapolis and play for the Naval Academy. But there was one barrier — a big one — standing between him and the 58th edition of the football classic between Maryland and Pennsylvania, scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday in Hershey Park, Pa. He didn’t want to play, he said. Forney said he was initially hesi-
tant because none of his Georgetown Prep teammates, nor his friends from Interstate Athletic Conference foe, Bullis, were on the roster. But when Archbishop Spalding coach Kyle Schmitt — a former Big 33 participant (2000) who’s heading Maryland’s offensive line — sent an email to Forney requesting that he join the team, Forney said he had a change of heart. “It’s all about that game, it’s all
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BIG 33 FOOTBALL CLASSIC Here are the Montgomery County players scheduled to play in Saturday’s Big 33 Football Classic in Hershey, Pa.: n David Forney, OL, Georgetown Prep n E.J. Lee, RB, Northwest n Nicholas Miller, LB, Good Counsel n Brendan Thompson, LB, Northwest n Jamar Wilson, RB, Northwest
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play calls will be simplified. For example, “gun, right hop, H short, 47, diesel slam” has been cut to “139,” Fields said. “We’ve cut down on the terminology and made it a little more concise,” Fields said. “And that’s probably the biggest learning curve right now.” Those tweaks have made for a challenging spring for the Blazers, who went 2-2 in the Prince George’s Football Coaches Association 7-on-7 Passing Tournament held Saturday and Sunday at Surrattsville. Though their spring record (9-3) might suggest otherwise, the players have had
Holistically developmental. To longtime boys basketball coach Chris Bohlen, that’s what a boys basketball program should be — a tool to shape athletes in all facets of life; not just on the court, he said. Last week, Bohlen’s plan for holistic development won him another position in Montgomery County, as he was named the varsity boys basketball coach at Paint Branch High School after nine seasons at Wootton. “What Chris brought that was a little different was talking about and promoting the holistic — as his word was — student-athlete,” Paint Branch Athletic Director Heather Podosek said. “In other words, bringing other things besides just basketball to the table. He talked about leadership, community service [and a] well-rounded student doing the job in the classroom; not just getting by, but doing the best job they can in the classroom.” After nearly a decade at the Rockville school, Bohlen said it was the right time for him to leave. The social studies teacher was recently informed by the Paint Branch administration that there is a similar position open for him at the Burtonsville school for the 201516 school year — a move Bohlen called, “a key element to building any program.” “It’s always tough leaving the alums and the guys that played for me and of course the current players and families,” Bohlen said.
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See WOOTTON, Page B-2
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Blair High School quarterback Desmond Colby throws during a summer passing league game Saturday at Surrattsville High School.
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Blazers football looking to return to the playoffs BY
ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER
At this time last year, Blair High School was a .500 football team looking to climb out of mediocrity and into contention. The quarterback, then-rising sophomore Desmond Colby, didn’t have any varsity experience, but was tasked with taking over the offense in the offseason passing league games. Playing in 7-on-7 competitions gave him a chance to learn the playbook, and get familiar with his Blazers teammates. That paid
dividends in the fall, as he helped guide the Silver Spring school to an 8-3 campaign and its first-ever postseason appearance. Now after a year of running the offense, Colby, a rising junior, said this offseason feels different than the last one. Expectations have grown, as has his comfort level with his teammates and the playbook. But the Blazers are finding out this spring that continuity doesn’t equate to comfort. That’s in part because third-year coach Andrew Fields has made minor changes to the playbook with the goal of improving communication efficiency. Whereas last year it might take several seconds to call out plays, Fields said this year’s
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BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER
There was little, if anything, that could deter former Magruder High School softball coach Denise Wilson Schaefer from a mission when she wanted something done, husband
and longtime Whitman swim and dive coach Geoff Schaefer said. One of her first initiatives after taking over the Colonels’ varsity program in 2003 was to push for proper dugouts, Schaefer said; by the start of her second season, they were installed. “She was strong-willed,” Schaefer said of his wife, who died suddenly from a blood infection in May 2014, two weeks after completing the Iron Girl Half Marathon. “When she wanted something done, she did not
back away. She wanted those dugouts. She said, ‘I want this to [look like] a varsity team. I want it to be legit.’ She went wholehearted at it. So, I was like, ‘OK, I will help you.’ We worked diligently for a few weeks, basically built it up until we were ready for someone to come in and put the roof on. Before, it was just some steel benches dug into the ground. It was totally different.” While covered player areas are commonplace now, they were cut-
ting edge when the Schaefers began digging 11 years ago. So, when current ninth-year Magruder softball coach Ed Hendrickson set out to find the best way to commemorate his predecessor, dedicating those very dugouts in her memory, seemed most appropriate, he said. Tuesday evening Geoff, the couple’s two daughters, family, friends, current students and alumni — De-
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Continued from Page B-1 nise was a teacher and counselor at Magruder — were scheduled to hold a formal ceremony to present new signage and two plaques. The event was held too late to be included in this edition of The Gazette. The header beams across the two dugouts now read, “Denise Wilson Schaefer Varsity Dugout” and “Denise Wilson Schaefer Junior Varsity Dugout.” Inside each — the dugout along the first base line is the varsity squad’s for home games, the third base one belongs to junior varsity — hangs a plaque with three pictures, one of which shows Denise in the building process, and
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Georgetown Prep’s David Forney blocks against Fork Union in an Aug. 29 game in Bethesda.
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Chris Bohlen (right) chats with then-Paint Branch High School boys basketball coach Walter Hardy during a 2012 boys basketball game. Bohlen was hired to replace Hardy after nine seasons with Wootton. withdraw from the Maryland Phenom Athletics Summer League, though Bohlen said Paint Branch is still slated to compete in the KidsFirst Basketball league in Washington, D.C., later this month. It is then that Bohlen will begin to etch his own legacy in the Panthers’ his-
tory books. “Here at Wootton, we certainly had our share of obstacles we had to work through,” Bohlen said. “We had to build a community around the program to make sure everybody was invested in solving those problems. I think the same thing is
a written section put together by Magruder softball players. While not every member of the 2015 Colonels squad knew Schaefer, personally — though several did — Hendrickson said he is a believer in the importance of heritage. And the former coach, who Geoff said always intended to get back to coaching softball once their daughters were a little bit older, had a tremendous impact on the softball program and Magruder community, in general. “Within the softball family, I think it’s important to remember those who are gone, who had a key part of developing who we are, even today,” Hendrickson said. “I’m a big believer in heritage and who came before you. You play for the people who paved the way. With Denise,
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she was very passionate and went all out, gave everything she had, [all the time]. That’s how we want to be as a program, so, having her face in the dugout, that will help us [stick to that].” Denise’s players and students, meant everything to her, Geoff said. The dedication, he added, “says [Denise] appreciated being part of Magruder in that capacity. It means a lot to me and it means a lot to the alumni who come back.” “She went to town on [building these dugouts]. She wanted them done,” Schaefer said. “Maybe her [daughters] will look at the plaques one day and be like, ‘I want to be like my mom.’” jbeekman@gazette
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Continued from Page B-1 difficulty adjusting to the revised playbook. “Little things changed, which take a lot of work,” Colby said. “It’s more a mental thing,” rising senior Omari Brooks said. “You got to take an extra two seconds to think about it.” The Blazers, though, are well ahead of where they were a year ago, Colby said. Earlier this month, they qualified for the June 19 Ravens 7-on-7 Football Tournament by going undefeated in a June 6 tournament at Williamsport High School. That success stems in large part thanks to an offense that Colby said looks more refined than it did in 2014. Receivers, such as Brooks and Chris Green, have had a season to work with Colby, and two seasons to work under
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coach Andrew Fields. “Second year, just knowing how [Colby] plays, knowing how he throws the ball,” Brooks said. “You know how he’s going to put it on you — it just makes it better.” There’ve been plenty of mistakes and communication breakdowns for Blair, despite its strong record, Fields said, and that might continue through the summer. But the hope for the Blazers is that these shortterm struggles lead to long-term improvements on offense, and another historic season — this one ending in December. “We still feel like we have a lot to prove. We feel like, we went to the playoffs … but we still feel like we haven’t arrived … We’re heading in the right direction, but there has to be steps that we take to get to that level,” Colby said. egoldwein@gazette.net
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going to have to happen at Paint Branch. We’ll have to come in and develop trust and let people know what we’re about as a program. It’s going to be a process, but I think this is a pretty exciting time.”
about getting ready for that big game,” Forney said. “I’m really looking forward to that.” Forney is one of five Montgomery County athletes listed on Maryland’s roster, joining Northwest’s trio of E.J. Lee, Jamar Wilson and Brendan Thompson, along with Good Counsel’s Nicholas Miller. Prince George’s County has seven representatives, including Quinlen Dean (Roosevelt), Obadiah Bennett (Wise), Amir Fenwick (Douglass), Quinton Jordan (Douglass), Tommar Phillips (DuVal), Rashad Manning (Riverdale Baptist) and DeAndre Kelly (DeMatha). “It’s really my first collegiate game,” Forney said. “My first game at the next level. Just seeing how I can match up … just to see how I can fit that offense and compete with the best guys.” The Big 33 has been played since 1957, with most of the games between Maryland and Pennsylvania. Maryland was replaced by Ohio from 1993 to 2012, but last year, in its second year back, Maryland defeated Pennsylvania, 31-24, in double-overtime, to earn its first Big 33 victory since 1991. Northwest coach Mike Neubeiser played in the Big 33 in 1990 and he’ll be on the sidelines as Maryland’s defensive coordinator. The Gaithersburg High graduate went up against then-future NFL players Kerry Collins and Kyle Brady in a 42-28 Pennsylvania victory. Though he won’t be doing much coaching — defenses are required to play in a basic 4-3 formation — he said it’s an honor to be part of the event. “I’m just excited to be around the kids. It’s a great group of kids and they’re excited to be there,” Neubeiser said. “It’s just kind of fun to be around kids who are enthusiastic about what they’re doing.”
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said. “But the opportunity at Paint Branch, it’s a very unique place. It’s a place that’s only had three head coaches; I’ll be the fourth head coach in the history of the [school]. It’s a place that has seen a lot of championships come through that gym and a lot of phenomenal players. To be able to add another chapter to that legacy was something that as a coach was very intriguing.” Bohlen — whose previous stops include St. Raymond’s (Bronx, N.Y.), Phoebus High School (Hampton, Va.), Evansville University (Ind.) and University of North CarolinaGreensboro — will become only the fourth boys basketball coach since the school opened in 1969. He will follow in the footsteps of his close friend Walter Hardy, who stepped down after 17 seasons to become the athletic director at Kennedy (Silver Spring). “I think we’ve got a great relationship and he’s been very helpful,” Bohlen said. “As an [alum] and a Paint Branch lifer, I totally expect him to be the first one to call and congratulate us and the first one to call and kick me in the butt.” Bohlen inherits a largely depleted roster that lost its top four scorers to graduation after a subpar 7-17 season. The Panthers had a solid start before a 13-game midseason losing streak sent them reeling. Still, Bohlen said he was excited by what he’s seen with the Paint Branch roster. The timing of the coaching change forced the Panthers to
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TENNIS
Girls first team singles
PLAYER OF YEAR
Miranda Deng
Shannon Hanley
Wootton Sophomore
Ines Vias
Bullis, Senior Illinois recruit capped off Bulldogs tenure with an undefeated season, leading team to an ISL-AA title.
Holy Cross Junior
Won county, region and state singles titles for a second consecutive season.
Returned from sophomore year injury and was 6-0 in Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.
COACH OF YEAR
Lilly Lynham
Holton-Arms Senior Went 8-2 in Independent School League and led Panthers to the finals.
Boys first team singles
PLAYER OF YEAR
Joseph Brailovsky
Nia Cresham
Dennis Wang
Poolesville, Senior
Wootton Freshman
Patriots won second straight Montgomery County title, winning five golds and all three doubles tournaments.
Yale recruit had another stellar season, winning the region championship and reaching the state finals.
Undefeated at No. 2 singles and helped Wootton win share of county title.
Wootton
Girls first team doubles
Kathy Kim
Karrie Shi
Senior Wootton
Senior Wootton
Patriots top pair went undefeated in regular season and won county tournament.
Katie Gauch Senior Churchill
Sriya Movva Senior Churchill
Bulldogs seniors each finished with three state titles after dominant run in spring tournament.
Nikita Demir
Geo. Prep Junior Went 10-3 overall and 7-1 in the Interstate Athletic Conference as Prep’s No. 1.
COACH OF YEAR
Jack Welch
Whitman Sophomore
Christopher Hoey
Placed second in county tournament; also teamed up with Andrew Leung to reach state finals.
First-year coach led B-CC to a 14-1 season and its first share of county title in more than 30 years.
B.-Chevy Chase
Boys first team doubles
Molly Halprin Junior Sherwood
Kaitlyn Heo Senior Sherwood
Reached finals in region and state tournament; Heo went 12-0 in No. 2 singles spot.
Sam Boley Senior Landon
Zach Cooper Senior Landon
Went 8-3 at No. 1 doubles in the competitive Interstate Athletic Conference.
Pascal Lee
Freshman B.-Chevy Chase
Jack Richter
Senior B.-Chevy Chase
County championship at No. 1 doubles helped Barons secure share of team title.
Luke Blackman
Senior B.-Chevy Chase
Eric Dubrow
Senior B.-Chevy Chase
Won state doubles championship after playing key role as singles players during regular season.
ALL-GAZETTE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
ALL-GAZETTE SOFTBALL TEAM
Baseball
Player of Year
First team
Senior, pitcher
Nicole Stockinger
Bridgette Barbour
Struck out 209 batters, and never once struck out herself.
Player of Year Trey Martinez Senior Gaithersburg Catcher Gaithersburg usually received the best pitching performances in the county and Martinez, a Towson recruit, called each game from behind the plate while also playing tremendous defense. He put out 13 base runners at first base. In addition, Martinez had a .453 batting average, .781 slugging percentage, 26 runs batted in, and five homers. Coach of the Year Jeff Rabberman Gaithersburg The Trojans lived up to the high expectations they started the season with. Rabberman kept his players motivated and made the right moves in leading the school to a 22-win season and its first state championship. Went undefeated in MCPS league play.
EDITOR’S NOTE n This is the final edition of The Gazette, therefore we will not be able to publish All-Gazette teams in baseball and track and field.
Track and field
Girls Athlete of Year Alexus Pyles Junior Clarksburg One of the county’s most dominant athletes, Pyles set a torrid pace on the hurdles, claiming gold in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles at the state meet, as well as the triple jump. Coach of the Year Scott Mathias Clarksburg After capturing the school’s first girls team state crown during indoor season, the Coyotes completed a perfect season with a convincing outdoor state title.
Boys Athlete of Year Diego Zarate Senior Northwest Virginia Tech recuit led the Jaguars to an undefeated season until an illness prevented him from running in the final day of state competition. Zarate sweeps the All-Gazette’s top runners this year (cross country, indoor and outdoor track). Coach of the Year Robert Youngblood, Northwest Youngblood led the county’s top team after winning the indoor state title. At season’s end, Northwest athletes held the county’s top times in five individual events and three relays.
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Poolesville High School boys basketball coach Kenny Kramek said he had a bond with the seniors that carried the Falcons all the way to the 2014 3A West Region title game. The fourth-year coach had led those players since they were in elementary school and then became their junior varsity coach at Poolesville before taking a year away to join the staff at Clarksburg. One season later, Kramek was back at Poolesville, this time as their varsity coach. Fast-forward one season and the situation was quite different. Gone was the veteran-heavy roster that had accrued so much success over the past two years. Compounding that lack of experience was the departure of post player Jon Bateky, a 6-foot-5 240-pound senior, who graduated early as part of his commitment to the Rutgers football team. Returning was, well, nothing. “We graduated literally every point that had went through the basket from the previous year,” Kramek said. “Nobody that came back had put a varsity ball through the hoop.” Sophomore Stephen Lang had been pulled up from the junior varsity team at the conclusion of his freshman season, riding the bench throughout the Falcons’ playoff run. A few months later, when the offseason leading into his sophomore year kicked off, Lang was the team’s most experienced player. “It was hard,” Lang said. “We had a lot of seniors with us so that made it a little easier, but they didn’t really have experience. Everyone on the team was kind
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Poolesville High School’s Stephen Lang attempts a shot against Churchill during a 2014 summer league game. Lang returns next season for his junior year. of new to the varsity level, getting playing time. For me, the transition was hard because I’ve only been playing for a couple of years and JV to varsity is a huge speed difference.” The Falcons’ transition to the varsity level was a rocky one. Poolesville went 4-16 during the 2014-15 campaign, struggling to adjust to their new level of competition. Still, Kramek saw something in the group that gave him hope: dedication. Take Lang, for example. The sophomore point guard, along with fellow sophomores Jake Drissel and David Esser, played extensive minutes in their first varsity season, giving them a year of experience that Kramek said was “100 percent invaluable.” “I forget that I have them for two more years almost,” Kramek said. “Now I’m almost treating them like seniors. They have senior experience. They played literally a full year, got a lot, a lot of minutes and were asked to lead a basketball team. They may not have been ready for it, but they were asked [to].” “My coach said that he was going to be there to teach me, allowing me to make mistakes and
learn from my mistakes,” Lang said. “So that kind of took some of the pressure off. But it was just a learningexperience…Wewanted to win right then, but we knew that if we kept trying and kept learning from our mistakes and stuff like that, come next year we were going to be a better team.” This summer, the Falcons are starting to show those signs of improvement. In their first game of the Maryland Phenom Athletics Summer League, Lang hit a shot with one second remaining to lift Poolesville past Einstein (Kensington). It was the type of game that the team would have lost last season, Kramek said. While Poolesville’s reclassification to the 3A level next year certainly brings with it a tougher schedule — they are scheduled to face 14 4A teams next season — Kramek is already finding promise in a team with a year of competition under their belts. “They’re a group of 100 percent basketball kids who want to play basketball year-round,” Kramek said. “When you get that, eventually the results are going to come.” agutekunst@gazette.net
Sherwood Senior shortstop
Towson recruit widely recognized as the most feared batter in state. Her region-leading 14 home runs set a state single-season record and pushed her career total (39) past 28-year all-time mark. Coach of the Year
Kevin Corpuz
Northwest, 11th year Shaped a predominantly new lineup into a championship-caliber team. Led Jaguars to second state tournament appearance in three years and first-ever state final. There, Northwest hung with four-time reigning champion, Sherwood.
Northwest Junior, pitcher
Struck out 178 batters and shut out 10 teams.
Amanda Berkley
Sherwood Sophomore, outfield
Tia Mitchell
Clarksburg Senior, outfield Very few dared test speedy University of Virginia recruit’s arm.
Jaime Schmier
Defensive playmaker batted .537 with 36 runs scored.
Sherwood Junior, pitcher
Bailey Boyd
Struck out 145 and allowed seven earned runs all season (0.45 ERA).
Blake Senior, infield Nearly perfect on defense; batted .579 with 11 home runs.
Andrea Brown
Blair Senior, outfield Error-free, batted .697 with 47 hits.
Fiona Johnson Magruder
Julie Swarr
Sherwood Senior, infield Stalwart second baseman also scored 35 runs.
Cariel Taney
Northwood Senior, catcher Could, and did, play nearly everywhere for struggling team.
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Crooner and “America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Murphy Jr. will perform at Strathmore.
Luck be with Landau
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For Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., playing music isn’t just a job. And it’s not just a form of art, either. Rather, the way the 40-year-old winner
of the “America’s Got Talent” sixth season sees it, it’s humanity’s great equalizer — a way for people from different walks of life to connect under the commonality of a song. “Music moves everything,” Murphy said. “It’s something that goes right into your gut and your soul. It makes you happy, it makes you sad, all of that.” He’ll be playing at the Music Center at Strathmore on Saturday. Murphy accrued national attention
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after the premiere of his first episode on “America’s Got Talent” in 2011, both for his voice — which bears an incredible resemblance to that of Frank Sinatra when he wants it to — and also for his story. He was 36 years old at the time of the episode’s taping, and for the 10 years before that, he said, he was washing cars for a living. He went on to win that season’s finale
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As painful as it is, this will be the final thing I write for the Gazette papers. Famed tenor Andrea Bocelli said it best: Time to say goodbye. This past Friday, we were told all of the Montgomery and Prince George’s Gazette papers would be shut down, with this week’s editions being the last to roll off the presses. I’ve worked in the A&E department here for going on three years — partly as the assistant features editor and now I’m leaving as the A&E editor. During my time here, I’ve had the opportunity to meet some wonderful people and interview many, many others. I’ve also had the good fortune to work with a tremendous group of people in this newsroom who fought very hard to provide news to you each and every week despite constant layoffs and the occasional doom-andgloom situation. Working with the proverbial ax over your head every day while still putting out a quality product is never easy, but these folks have done it with aplomb. I can’t really talk for the news folks, or even the sports desk, but I can talk about A&E, which turned into a one-person department toward the end. Had it not been for the
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WILL C. FRANKLIN tireless efforts of some of the best college students I’ve ever known freelancing for me, you might not have seen an A&E section. I truly hope they don’t give up on their dreams of working in the media. As I said, I’ve written about some amazing things and remarkable people. I cannot begin to count the number of people I’ve worked with over the years, but to each of you, thank you. Working with you has been a real pleasure. I also want to thank you, the readers. I have enjoyed writing your Hot Tickets, putting together the calendars, and writing my weekend columns, hoping you would get the information you needed while being somewhat entertained at the same time. There have been times when you’ve called me out for
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Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394. AMP by Strathmore, Beggar’s Tomb, June 19; Brubeck Brothers, June 21; WCP Summer Music Showcase, June 24; Chatham County Line, June 25; Robin and Linda Williams, June 27; call for times, 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda, ampbystrathmore.com, 301-581-5100.
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Gregory Porter, June 17; call
for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com.
BlackRock Center for the Arts, Red Baraat, June 27; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org. Hershey’s At The Grove, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301948-9893; hersheysatthegrove. com. Fillmore Silver Spring, Juicy J, June 17; AWOLNATION, June 18; Tori Kelly, June 19; Against Me!; June 21; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. fillmoresilverspring. com. Strathmore, AIR: Rochelle Rice, June 17; Art and Wine Night, June 18; Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., June 20; Mormon Tabernacle Choir, June 25; 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-5815100, strathmore.org.
ON STAGE Arts Barn, “The Wedding
Singer,” through June 28; One Act Play Festival, July 17 through July 26; “The Wiz,” Aug. 7 through Aug. 23; 311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394. Adventure Theatre-MTC, “Garfield the Musical,” June 19 through Aug. 23, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270, adventuretheatremtc.org. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre,
603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. 240-314-8681 Imagination Stage, “Double Trouble (aka The Parent Trap),” June 24 through Aug. 14, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org. Olney Theatre Center, “The Price,” through June 21, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-9243400, olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Cinderella,” through June 21; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org. Rockville Musical Theatre, “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” July 10 through July 26, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394, r-m-t.org. Round House Theatre, “NSFW,” through June 21, call for show times, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets range in price from $10 to $45 and seating is reserved. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org. Lumina Studio Theatre, Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301-588-8277, luminastudio.org; theatreconsortiumss@gmail.com. Silver Spring Stage, “On The Razzle,” through June 20, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, see Web site for show times, ssstage. org. Randolph Road Theater, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, belcantanti.com, Cafe Muse, Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase; 301-656-2797.
VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, Carte Blanche: Alicia, Hannah, Olivia, Nora and Asia: The Interns of Adah Rose Gallery Curate the Summer Show,” through Aug. 23, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-9220162, adahrosegallery.com BlackRock Center for the Arts, 2015 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, through July 1; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org. Glenview Mansion, Juliya Ivanilova, Nighat Ahmed, Jo
Levine; Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, “An Exhibit of New Acquisitions;” 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-7180622, marin-price.com. Montgomery Art Association, Member Show & Sale - Creative Expressions 2015; Westfield Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org. VisArts, Greg Braun: Sharpened, through July 5; “These Mirrors are Not Boxes,” through July 12; Rob Hackett, June 12 through July 12; Bobby Coleman: re-build, July 15 through Aug. 16; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org. Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery, Maryland Art League, through July 17, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425. Gallery B, Bethesda Painting Awards, through June 27; 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, bethesda.org. Washington Artworks, Opening Reception of “Off the Wall”, an exhibition of works of art under $500 that may be taken off the walls as they are purchased, July 3; 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, washingtonartworks.com, 301-654-1998.
ET CETERA The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-6548664, writer.org. La Galeria at Ranazul, “Signs of Summer,” featuring creations of 18 artists from Olney Art Association beginning May 31 and running through June 27. ranazul.us; olneyartassociation.org. Tchaikovsky’s opera “Iolanta,” performed by the Festival Opera Festival participants at the Randolph Road Theater, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, on June 19 and June 21. Ticket prices $40 adult, $38 senior, $15 students. Sung in Russian with projected English supertitles. A multimedia production accompanied by the images of fine art, fully staged in costume and accompanied by a chamber ensemble. The Victorian Lyric Opera Company presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Ruddigore” (or, “The
Witch’s Curse”) through June 21 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville. vloc. org, 240-314-8690.
Top-shelf wines come out during ‘Drink the District’ Cherry Blossom Beer and Wine Festival continues to draw a crowd
BY LOUIS MARMON
On a recent April evening, there was a line stretching for several blocks to get into a parking lot near Nationals Park even though the team was out of town. People were queuing up to attend the Cherry Blossom Beer and Wine Festival, one of several annual events promoting Washington as a culinary destination. The tickets sold out quickly for this evening that featured unlimited tastings of nearly 100 wines and over 110 beers as well as several ciders, and the opportunity to indulge at some of D.C.’s best food trucks. The Cherry Blossom Beer and Wine Festival was organized by serial entrepreneur Steuart Martens, a former “Apprentice” contestant who was selected by then-Mayor Adrian Fenty in 2011 to revitalize the Taste of DC culinary experience. A D.C.-area native who attended Purdue on a swimming scholarship, Martens remains an accomplished athlete who set a record for swimming from Alcatraz to San Francisco and continues to participate in triathlons and other endurance sports. Martens recently sold his ownership interest in a company that imported familyowned Spanish wines so he can focus entirely on expanding these types of beer and wine fes-
tivals into 15 to 20 cities across the U.S. this year under his “Drink The District” banner. Music from dueling piano performers Keys on Main and a corner offering giant Jenga, cornhole, beer pong and other games contributed to the event’s festive atmosphere. The crowd was on the younger side but not boisterous, and no one seemed to have overindulged. There was plenty of room to move easily between the well-organized booths pouring the various libations or toward the food trucks located on the periphery of the space. Overall a delightful way to enjoy the beginning of spring while sampling a divergent selection of wines and beer. There were several familiar wineries, including Pedroncelli, whose Dry Rose of Pinot Zin 2014 was floral, crisp and remarkably spicy, with hefty cranberry, strawberry and citrus flavors, while their Sauvignon Blanc 2013 displayed pleasing herbal and grapefruit aromas with melon and pineapple notes. The tropical fruit-scented Hahn Winery Pinot Gris 2014 flavors included mango, pineapple and apple. Also poured was the Hahn Winery GSM 2013, a Rhone-style blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, with aromas of red berry, mint and pepper which continued into blackberry, blueberry and cur-
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rant flavors. Other consistent favorites included New Zealand’s Matua Sauvignon Blanc 2014, the Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2014 and their Sauvignon Blanc 2014, the Fess Parker Riesling 2013, and white and red Reserve 2014 Cotes du Rhone from Famille Perrin. There were many lessfamiliar wines that were both value priced and tasty. Certain to capitalize on the current Moscato craze was the markedly sweet Regio Moscato 2012, whose stone fruit aromas and flavors are nicely paired with some citrus acidity. The Finca el Origen Torrontes 2013 opened with floral and peach aromas that extended into markedly spicy pineapple and apricot notes. The Finca el Origen Malbec Reserva 2014 also was enjoyable, with scents of red flowers and spice that preceded cocoaaccented dark fruit, currant and cherry flavors with mild spice. From Spain is the Radio Boca Tempranillo 2013 that began with earthy strawberry notes along with well-balanced blackberry and cherry flavors. Their Radio Boca Monastrell Rosado 2013 is a flavorful summer rose with slightly spicy red berry, cherry and black licorice notes. From Sicily were the pineappleand lemon-flavored Villa Pozzi Pinot Grigio 2013 and their Villa Pozzi Nero d’Avola 2012, which exhibited deep black cherry, plum and red licorice notes, along with hints of smoked meat and minerals.
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One of the highlights of working for The Gazette was writing a column about the New York Comic Con, which recently won first place at the MDDC Press Association awards ceremony.
FRANKLIN
Continued from Page B-5 things you didn’t like, and I even thank you for that. I am the first to say I’m not perfect (my wife would be the second), but I believe if we learn from our mistakes, it makes us better people, so thank you. Wow, this is hard, folks. I thought I’d be able to sit down, write a farewell column, take my box of stuff from my office and call it a day. No. This is a lot harder than I thought it would be. I loved this job. I loved being able to put out entertainment
stories each week. I loved tweeting about all of the happenings at Strathmore or BlackRock or Venus Theatre in Laurel, which deserves so much praise for what they do, and everywhere else, too. I’ve worked for five different newspapers over the past 15 years — two papers in South Carolina (my home state, as you all probably know), one in Texas, one in North Carolina, and lastly here. I can’t imagine what my life would be like without working in a newsroom. I guess I’m about to find out. This will be my last newspaper job. It’s sad because this is what I’ve wanted to do my en-
tire career. When I interviewed for my first job while I was still in college, my future editor asked me, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Without skipping a beat, I replied, “Your job.” I honestly thought that’s where I was heading. Sadly, it’s not meant to be. Working for a newspaper is a very stressful job. It’s also pretty thankless, as we end up getting yelled at by people who think we have no feelings and we’re out to get them. Yes, we have feelings. Coming to work every day, knowing you could lose your job at any moment, all the while doing your job to the best of your abilities,
it takes a toll. I’ve been doing just that for 15 years. I’ve had enough. So this is my final column. I’ll still write funny things on Twitter (@seewilltweet) and I have a lovely new blog that I’ll have up soon where you can find all kinds of stuff from me. But when it comes to being in the paper, this is it for me. Again, from the bottom of my heart to all of the readers, media folks, and the people I’ve worked with here, thank you so very much. In the words of Douglas Adams, “So long, and thanks for all the fish.”
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and the $1 million that came with it. In the time since, he’s released two albums of cover songs (“That’s Life,” “Christmas Made for Two”) and released a biographical book with author Rick Robinson. Additionally, Murphy said he’s finished a new album of covered songs and plans to release it sometime this fall. But the success hasn’t changed him, he said. Although now he has the added convenience of possessions such as, for example, a car, his goal of helping others remains his chief concern. He’s raised more than $1 million for charities such as Children’s Home Society, which he had been contributing to long before “America’s Got Talent,” he explained. “I think it was just the way I was raised,” he said. “Just where I’ve been, the things that I’ve been through in my life, have let me know that every moment is exactly that: It’s a moment. You’re not promised the next one. Whatever you do, as far as your day is concerned … as soon as you meet someone, you should put a smile on their face. And when you walk away, guess what? You’re going to have a smile on your face. That’s just how I feel about anybody.” Murphy’s rise to fame in 2011 also set off a conversation about the subversion of norms in music. In that initial “America’s Got Talent” audition, judge Howie Mandel noted that he did not expect a sound so close to Sinatra’s (Murphy sang “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” which Sinatra popularized) to come from a black man with dreadlocks. Murphy has said in other interviews that people are more likely to look at him and think he’s a rap or reggae artist than they are to think he’s made his career so far by performing and recording numbers from the Great American Songbook. In this way, he noted a mission to connect the newer
“I feel blessed on blessed. If I keep paying that forward and passing that feeling on, who knows? I mean, you can make the world a whole better place.” Landau Murphy Jr. generations with older ones through music. Current music slants too heavily toward the negative, he said, which has a ripple effect on other aspects of society. “Right now, it’s all about planting the seed,” Murphy said. “And it goes back to the next generation, because … if you kill the morals of generations to come, if you destroy that, Social Security is not going to be anything. They’re not going to care about any of the old people. They’re not going to care about their grandparents and great grandparents. Families are going to start breaking apart. And we’re already seeing that right now.” At his core, he seems to be advocating a sort of peaceful positivity that transcends any era. It boils down instead to an individual realizing his or her place in this much greater mass of life. He preaches a message of hope and love. “I feel blessed on blessed,” Murphy said. “If I keep paying that forward and passing that feeling on, who knows? I mean, you can make the world a whole better place.”
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Almost 600 Montgomery County leaders came out on May 29 to celebrate the graduation of the 2015 Leadership Montgomery Core, Senior and Emerging Leader classes and to bid farewell to CEO and Founder Esther B. Newman. What began as her vision to tap the leadership potential of those who live and/or work in Montgomery County is today embraced by over 2,100 graduates.
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Houses for Sale Montgomery County
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DARNESTOWN
Beautiful well maintained 3 level colonial. Fenced lot (.482A) 4BR, 2.5BA, updated kitchen, fireplace, spacious living room, separate dining room main level family room, lower level Rec room & office, oversized 3 car garage. $579K. D&D Real Estate 301-482-1051 POTOMAC:
Waterfront Property
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Sale By Owner, SFH, Potomac, Maryland 20854, asking BAY $695,000 vs Listing of AMAZING $749,000: 4 bedrooms RETREAT, MUST SPECTACULAR 3 and 3 full and 1 partial GO NOW - $53,000 TO 22 ACRE LOTS bathrooms, dishwash- 2.6 acres with over WITH DEEP er, heating and AC 300ft of incredible WATER ACCESSand a remodeled shoreline and gor- Located on Virginia’s basement. Great cen- geous views over- Eastern Shore south tral location to D.C. looking shoreline and of Ocean City. Metropolitan areas! Bay. ALL WEATHER Amenities include INSTALLED community pier, boat Close to the I270 and DOCK shopping centers; AND READY! Direct ramp and private sanyet very secluded. access to Choptank dy beach. Great boatChesapeake ing, fishing & clamRenovated almost ev- River, erything; kitchen updat- Bay and ocean. Call ming. Absolute buy of a lifetime! Recent ed with granite and 443-225-4679 bank failure makes stainless steel applithese lots available at ances. All bathrooms a fraction of their origirenovated; new paint nal price. From 25 lots throughout, a fully finished basement AMAZING WATER- made available May with den and full bath. FRONT GETAWAY 1st there are only 9 reA Family room with 4.6 acres, 275 ft of maining. Priced vaulted ceiling and shoreline, sweeping $55,000 to $124,000. a wood burn- water views. Access For info call (757) 442ing fireplace. Wood Choptank River and 2171, email: floors throughout main Bay! Dock installed oceanlandtrust@yaho floor. Overlooking and ready. ONLY o.com , pictures on Deck from the Kitchen. $69,900 Call 443-225- website: www.waverlylots.com Call Paul 650-387- 4679 9393 or Young at 650714-3661
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NEW LOG GETAWAY CLOSE TO TOWN LAKE/ VIEWS: $ 6 9 , 5 3 8
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Chance to own new log sided Cabin shell on 4 acres. Mountain Views close to lake. All park like Hardwoods, easy laying parcel Ready to use, new perc, utilities On site. OR 32 ACRES 50 MILE VIEWS ONLY $149,900 READY TO USE. CALL NOW 800-888-1262
Houses for Rent Montgomery County
GAITH/AMBERFLD
3Br, 1.5Ba, HOC ok, $1500/mo + utils & SD Call: 301-273-3426 or 240-888-5054
GE RMA NT OWN :
Unfurnished Apartments Montgomery County
BR 3.5 BA Townhouse Metro 2875/mo, min 1 yr. 1750 sqft, garage, wood flrs. houserental20910@g mail.com
TH, 2Br, 1Fba, 2HBa fin walk out bsmt, Unfurnished Apartments Montgomery County deck w/fence $1600. HOC 240-506-1386 N.BETHESDA: 1BR MONT VILL: 3Br, in the Gables, W/D 2.5Ba, nr lake & mall , Gym, off Tuckerman, HOC welcome, refs Pool & Metro $1550 req $1700 + util Call: Avail Now! 301-3054316 410-874-3051
MONT VILLAGE: 3
bedrooms 2.5 baths Hoc approved, $1750 call 916-718-7761
SILVER SPRING /COLESVILLE: 1st flr, lrg apt, priv entr, kit & ba, fully renovated, $1300. 202-460-6767
Lux 3lvl EU/TH, Gar, MONT VILLAGE: Condominiums 2MBR, 2.5BA, LR DR, 3Br, 2Ba, frplc, W/D, For Rent FR, FP,EIK, Deck new AC & carpet, grg, $1900. 301-792-9538 nr 270/ICC $1600 + G E R M A N T O W N : utils 301-728-8777 Spacious, convenient 2Br and 2Ba condo. GAITHER: 3 lvl EU to trees TH, 3 Br, 2.5 Ba, fin MONT VILLAGE: Backs w/o bsmt, fncd yrd, 1 TH, 2Br, 1Ba, 2 lvls, nr & creek! TS kitch. car grg $1850/mo b u s / s h o p s / s c h o o l , Ample parking, pool, NS/NP $1350 + utils paths to lakes/park. NS/NP, 202-215-8888 Call: 202-607-3504 No smoking/no pets. Good credit history a GE RMA NT OWN : MONT. VILLAGE: must. Call owner at 2BR, 2BA, ground fl TH, 3Br, 2FBa, 2 HBa, 301-704-1491. condo. FP, WD, back bsmnt,HOC OK nr bus to woods. Near shops & shop $1750 301-787- ROCKVILLE: 2Br, 1Ba, nr Metro, shops, HOC ok.240-383-1000 7583 571-398-4215 sec 8 ok, renovated $1700 + utils & SD Call: 410-800-5005
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DERWOOD: LG BR
w/shared BA in SFH WIFI, uti incl $650, 5 min to Shady Grove Metro. 240- 643-6813 GAITH: 1Br w/pvt Ba shr kit, $650 util incl, female only, N/S, nr Mall, Metro/Bus, Avail now! 240-476-3392
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GAITHERSBURG: ROCK/BETH- Furn Basement in TH with priv BA & priv entr. Couple ok. $850 + 1/3 of utils. 240-398-6552
Apt in TH, priv entr rec rm, kitchenette BR & BA, $1050 FML only! NS/NP 301-984-8458
FLEA MARKET June 20th- 21st
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ROCKVILLE: Large Newly Remodeled Room in SFH near Metro & shopping $575/mo utils included Call 240-444-7986
Montgomery County Fairgrounds 16 Chestnut St. Gaithersburg, MD Vendors Wanted 301-649-1915 johnsonshows.com
Bsmt $700 & 1BD $600 shrd BA in TH incl util. Dep req. NS/NP. Single person only. 301-990-4932
GAITHERSBURG: Master BR priv BA. shared utils. Pkg. NP. 5070
in SFH, $600 + Near bus. 240-476-
GAITHERSBURG: Muddy Branch RM’s in Bsmt furn $575 unfurn $500 shrd kitc & ba utils incld 240-5331132
GE RMA NT OWN :
IT’S A STEAL! newly renovated BR in SFH $398 + utils. Call 301651-1918
I AM LOOKING FOR A ROOM:
Germantown,Gaither, Rockville & Bethesda, females only for priv rm & Ba, nr bus/metro, would also consider live-in with salary (companion and light cleaning) 301-7589616 or 301-806-9025
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Sat & Sun 8-4pm
SPRING:
Basement w/3BR, kit, sep entr, priv BA. $1300 incl utils. No laundry. NS/NP. 240475-3535
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Furnished BD in basement. Separate entrance $495, Male. util incl. 240-882-7458
Vacation Property for Rent
OC: 140 St. 3br, 2fba
grnd flr steps to beach Slps 8 $1200+tax. 301-208-0283 Pictures http://www.iteconcorp. com/oc-condo.html
$857/week
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OLNEY:
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& Sat 9am-4pm complete contents of house, Everything must go! 2703 Calgary Ave
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MFA teacher, fully equipped studio, daily flex hrs Starting in July, $100/mo + clay/firing. 240 543 3090 Yard/Garage Sale Montgomery County
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400 + FAMILIES CHILDRENS SALE! Montgomery Fairgrounds 16 Chestnut St Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(use Chestnut or Dalmar entrances) Fri. 06/26 9a-7p, Sat 06/27 9a-5p Sun 06/28 10a-4p Many Items 50% Off, Mon 06/29 9am-10am - Dollar Dash
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lg kit, $1000 + half elec, free cbl Avail July 1st. 301-368-3496
SALE:
Saturday, June 20, 8am to 2pm. Antiques, Collectibles, Vintage. and more. 427 Southview Ave, Silver Spring 20905
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OCEAN CITY
North 129th Street 2BR, 1BA, AC, large Porch, Ocean Block, Sleeps Family of 6.
Moving/ Estate Sales
BIG MULTI-FAM YARD SALE. 6/13
9am-1pm. Rain date of 6/14. Household items, furniture, sporting stuff, etc. Poplarwood Place, G’burg.
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June 20th & 21st, 8am-1pm, hh items, clothing, bikes, Hallmark Ornaments & Precious Moments, misc. Woodcrest Dev at Snowden Farm Prkwy & Dutrow Drive
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2 days, Fri 06/19 36pm, Sat 06/20 8-2pm great stuff, lots of bargains, come on down! 405 Chestnut Rd Washington Grove
LAYTONSVILLE
5 025
Griffith Rd, Sat 6/20, 8am-3pm. Huge Yard Sale, hshld items, tools, clothes, furn iture & more.
Cementary Lots for Sale
FT LINCOLN CEM:
Garden of Accession, Double Lawn Crypt, Val is $6145, selling for $5k 202-550-0198
PARKLAWN CEMETERY, ROCKV I L L E : 2 burial crypts (tandem) in chapel area. Current value $20,850 sell best offer. 301-5405328
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ORIENTAL FURNIT U R E : Blk lacquer
JASPER, escaped niture upholstery from our yard cleaning team! Call on June 5th. He was Upholstery Care USA last seen on Veirs mill today-410-622-8759Road. JASPER is a Baltimore or 202-534white shih tzu, with 7768- DC & MD. As inbrown spots, has a dustry leaders, we can brown spot on his make your spring left eye, underbite, cleaning a breeze. very friendly and was Visit us at recently groomed. www.upholsterycareus He is JASPERIS a.com MICROCHIPPED! Please contact NEED 240-370-3494 or 301- INTERIOR/EXTERI 908-0860 or you OR STAIRLIFTS! may also call, Raymond Maule & HOMEAGAIN AT 1- Son offers STRAIGHT 888-466-3242. or Curved ACORN Stairlifts; Call Angel & Business Kathy TODAY 888Opportunities 353-8878; Also available Exterior Porchlifts; MEDICAL BILLING Avoid Unsightly Long TRAINEES NEED- Ramps; Save ED! Train at Home to $200.00. become a Medical Office Assistant! NO EXMusical PERIENCE NEEDED! Instruments Online training at CTI gets you job ready! HS YAMAHAS- New and Diploma/GED & used 50% off pianos Computer/Internet and digitals free bench needed. and warranty! CALL 1-877-649-2671 240-380-4026 www.AskCTI.com
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MORNING STAR ACADEMY 101 Lakeforest Blvd, Suite 402 Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Call: 301-977-7393 www.mstarna.com
your new idea/ invention. $400+. Call Daniel 301-933-2404
to assist with a medically fragile teenage female, PT, must have lic in MD, exp, refs, resume & own car, over night shift, live-out, 10pm6am & back-up if needed 240-888-7677
Free Room & board exchange for help for elderly. Responsible & honesty needed, small salary. 301-424-3433
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Administrative Assistant
Rockville Hardwood floor contractor is looking for a bilingual (English/Spanish) Admin Asst with or without experience. If Interested, please send resume by fax (301)984-1020 or by e-mail: yazmin@agfloors.com
Exp/Entry Biller Needed. Hospital posting, A/R, Charge and payment posting for a Large Cardiology Practice in Mont. Co. FT/Benefits offered. Send resume to 240-449-1193 (f) or heartworkresumes@aol.com Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-888-818-7802
Comprint Military Publications publishes military weekly newspapers, websites and special sections in MD/DC/VA and is looking for an energetic and organized sales representative to sell advertising into our media products. Job requires cold calling/in person sales calls and maintaining existing advertising customers. Must be able to handle deadlines and pressures of meeting sales goals. Sales required in the field include Prince George’s County and DC area. Prefer someone with print/online advertising sales experience. Position is located Gaithersburg office and hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F. Send resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: Maxine Minar at mminar@dcmilitary.com. Base salary + commission and benefits. EOE
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20872 20855 20876 20874 20876 20878 20877 20879
on behalf of Cardamom, LLC, for a Beer & Light Wine License, Class H, H/R, On Sale Only, for the premises known as Cardamom Fresh Indian Cuisine, which premises are located at: 385 Muddy Branch Road Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
Any person desiring to be heard on said application should appear at the time and place fixed for said hearing.
Any person desiring to be heard on said application should appear at the time and BY: place fixed for said hearing. BY:
Kathie Durbin Board of License Commissioners Division Chief for Montgomery County, Maryland
Kathie Durbin Board of License Commissioners Division Chief for Montgomery County, Maryland NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that application has been made by: Hi Vuong Kevin Quoc Cuong Vuong for a Beer & Light Wine License, Special Beauty Salon, On Sale Only, for the premises known as Lotus Nails, which premises are located at:
AND
FRONT DESK
For friendly modern Gaithersburg office. Dental Experience and/or knowledge or Dentrix Software a plus. Please email resumes to Lakeforestdental@gmail.com or fax to (301)330-9734.
Press Technician
Gurcharan Singh
A hearing on the application will be held in the First Floor Auditorium, Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, A hearing on the application will be held in Maryland, on: the First Floor Auditorium, Council Office July 2, 2015 Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Thursday: At: 1:00 p.m. Maryland, on: July 2, 2015 9:30 a.m.
Dental
Bethesda, MD: Implement SAP IS-U/CSS. Work w/ SAP Utilities processes & SAP tech & system level access. Work w/ ERP functional analysis (SAP, Oracle, Siebel, etc.), system design, configuration, customization, integration, testing & support. Travel/reloc to various unanticipated locations as req’d. Send res to Utilli, LLC 7500 Old Georgetown Rd, Suite 602, Bethesda, MD 20814.
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9120 Rothbury Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 20886
Thursday: At:
Fast growing service business needs a knowledgeable Chimney Expert to install liners. Call 301-556-5582
SAP ISU FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT
Notice is hereby given that application has Notice is hereby given that application has been made by: been made by:
on behalf of Yoshiya Sushi, LLC, for the reclassification of a Beer & Light Wine License, Class B, H/R, On/Off Sale to a Beer, Wine & Liquor License, Class B, H/R, On Sale Only, for the premises known as Yoshiya Sushi Bar, which premises are located at:
Chimney Professional
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Treatment Foster Parents Needed Work from home!
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Foster Parents
MDOT is seeking an HEMT II with future potential openings in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties with three years of experience servicing, maintaining and repairing motor vehicles, diesel powered equipment, gasoline and diesel engines, and heavy-duty construction equipment. HS Diploma and drivers license req. For a full description of requirements or to apply on-line, visit our website at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd or call 410-865-1073. EOE.
Daycare Directory Children’s Center Of Damascus Starburst Child Care Learn And Play Daycare Fogle Daycare Pre-school Elena’s Family Daycare Cheerful Tots Daycare Miriam’s Loving Care Saba Home Day Care
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Growing Service Company. Looking for positive & professional individual. Admin duties. Competitive wages & benefits. Send resume to Careers@GACServices.com
LOOK OUT FOR OUR BACKGROUND AND GENERAL FINGERPRINTING SERVICES SOON!
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Now Enrolling for July 6, 2015 Classes.
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Convalescent Home Wanted
kind jewel. Semi prec stns, strl sil & more! Desserts. Comp wine & mimosas. Sat 6/20, 10-4pm. 9717 Pleasant Gate Lane, Potomac
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L O S T / S T O L E N LEAP INTO DOG WHITE SHIH SPRING with the use TZU : BIG REWARD- of our full-service fur-
desk, chair & screen w/mother of pearl and soapstone, flowers & AVIATION GRADS birds. Marble base, WORK WITH glass top DR table, 6 JETBLUE , Boeing, blk lacquer chairs. Delta and others- start Custom made sofa here with hands on bed & love seat. Sell training for FAA certifibest offer. 301-540- cation. Financial aid if 5328 qualified. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-823-6729 Pets
CFA. Large, long haired, and social cats. First shots, weaned. $600. 610869-9068.
Career Training
GC3458
Yard/Garage Sale Montgomery County
255 Spectrum Avenue Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879 A hearing on the application will be held in the First Floor Auditorium, Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland, on: Thursday: At:
July 2, 2015 11:00 a.m.
Any person desiring to be heard on said application should appear at the time and place fixed for said hearing. BY:
Kathie Durbin Board of License Commissioners Division Chief for Montgomery County, Maryland
GC3457
Carpenters
Armentrout’s Construction a residential home improvement Company now hiring. Hand tools and transportation required. Min of 10yrs experience. Call 410-946-7983
CLEANING
Earn $400+ per week. MondayFriday OR Tuesday-Saturday. No nights. Must have own car & valid. Drivers lic. Se Habla Espanol.
Merry Maids
Gaithersburg 301-869-6243 Silver Spring 301-587-5594
HUMAN SERVICES
Abilities Network is seeking caring and creative individuals for assisting adults with developmental disabilities achieve optimum growth and independence in their community and/or locate and maintain employment. Must have reliable transportation. $24K to $27K with excellent benefits. Please visit www.abilitiesnetwork.org for more details. Resumes to jmalas@abilitiesnetwork.org
Recruiting is now Simple! Get Connected! Local Companies Local Candidates
The Gazette, a sister company of The Washington Post, has an immediate opening for a Press Technician in our Laurel plant. State-of-theart technology, Mitsubishi printing press. We will train individuals with mechanical aptitude and strong work ethic for a career in the printing technology industry. Individuals must be computer literate, a team player, have good verbal and written skills, printing experience preferred but not required. This position is a labor position which requires repetitive stacking of newspapers and very hands on work with the printing press. After training completion this individual will be assigned to the 2 pm - 10 pm shift. Upward mobility potential for this exciting career opportunity. We offer a benefits package including: medical, dental, 401K and tuition reimbursement. EOE. Please email, fax or mail resume to: Comprint Printing 13501 Konterra Drive Laurel, MD 20707 ATTN: Press Tech Fax: (301) 670-7138 HrJobs@gazette.net
INSTALLERS & HELPERS
DAS, Microwave, Construction, Service & Electrical No experience? Will train! Drug Free, Driver’s lic & vehicle a must. Good pay, benefits, retirement, health/dental, paid vacation & holidays. Email Resumes to DAS@alleghenyindustries.com
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
For a retirement community in Aspen Hill, MD, with good chiller, boiler & basic maintenance skills. EOE. Send resume & salary
reqs. to: office@homecresthouse.org
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All Souls Cemetery in Germantown, MD has an immediate opening for a reliable, hard working individual with HS education or GED, valid driver’s license. Able to operate lawn equipment, heavy equipment and small machines. Responsibilities include lawn care, digging graves, installing memorials, and general maintenance. Full benefits.
For more information call 301-428-1995 Please fax or email resumes to: 301-428-1998 or asc@ccaw.org
The Greene Turtle Restaurant Germantown, MD
Managers, Kitchen Staff, Wait Staff, Host, and Bar. Send resume to: wmurray@thegreeneturtle.com or apply in person at 19961 Century Blvd Germantown, MD 20874
Premier Homecare
CAREER FAIR
Hiring CNA/GNA/CMT
June 19th 8am-8pm Walk-ins Monday 9am-3pm 6123 Montrose Rd. Rockville, MD 20852 Convenient to White Flint/Twinbrook Metro
301-984-1742
www.premierhomecare.org/ careers/jobfair Must be able to drive a personal vehicle to clients located in Montgomery County.
Part Time Help Wanted
BOOKKEEPER
Approx. 10-15 hr/wk, Rockville, MD. Small national non-profit. Experience with Quickbooks and basic accounting knowledge required. Non-profit experience preferred. $20-22/hr. Send resume to general.aaia@indian-affairs.org or fax to 240-314-7155.
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Contractual Dietary Worker/Aide
Part-time position to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday at a State healthcare facility preparing and serving food. Some experience necessary in food production and sanitation. Must be able to work rotating shifts. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. MD driver’s license required. Salary $11-13 per hour depending on experience. We offer health insurance, free parking. Apply in person between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. at the John L. Gildner RICA, Human Resources, 15000 Broschart Road, Rockville, MD. EOE.
SUMMER SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
Six weeks of driving from June 22nd to July 31st. Class B CDL "P" and "S" endorsements required. For experienced PT driver for Bethesda School. Please bring references and driving record. Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-10:30am and 2:30pm-5:30pm. Excellent Pay, Local Trip! Email recruitment@holton-arms.edu or Fax 301-767-2710
Property Management
Chiropractic Office
Seeking PTfront desk help in Kensington, 20+ hrs/week, mix of day and evening hours. Must be good with people. Detail-oriented helpful. Experience a plus. Call 301-929-8301 to apply.
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Leasing Consultant P/T
Grady Management Inc. is seeking a part-time Leasing / Marketing Consultant for a 260+ unit residential community in Gaithersburg, MD. Bilingual (Spanish / English) skills, 6 + months of leasing exp. and customer service exp. is required. Some weekend work required. Montgomery Club 17101 Queen Victoria Court #102 Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Email: Mont-Club@GradyMgt.com Fax # 301-947-4518 EEO M/F/D - www.gradymgt.com
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DARCARS VOLVO OF ROCKVILLE
Cars Wanted
DONATE AUTOS, TRUCKS, RV’S. LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY. Your donation helps local families with food, clothing, shelter, counseling. Tax deductible. MVA License #W1044. 410-636-0123 or www.LutheranMissionSociety.org
Domestic Cars
1958 CHEVROLET IMPALA: Convert, Blk, factory 348cid V-8 280hp, Powerglide, $15,000. 410-246-0603 Import Cars
2002 Honda Civic EX
RAIN OR SHINE! Since 1989
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2001 Auto Red SR5 double cap, 4 wheel drive, 3.4 liter engine V6, 133K, $3200 Call or text 301-539-2525
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12,995
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2013 KIA Optima SX Turbo
2010 Camry Hybrid
2011 GMC Terrain SLE-1
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14,995
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2013 Hyundai Sonata SE
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2001 TOYOTA TACOMA: 134k mil, doublecab, 4WD, 3.4L V6, Aut, red, auto.gazette.net/mo tors to apply online TOYOTA TACOMA
5,995
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2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
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14,995
$
#526571C, 1-Owner, Leather, HEATED SEATS, Panoramic roof, Alloys, Beautifully Kept!
15,995
#P9371, 1-OWNER, Heated Front Seats, Bluetooth, Alloys
21,950
#P9369, 1-Owner, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys , Only 32K Miles!
33,750
#526656A, CERTIFIED!! 100K Mile Warr., Leather, Panoramic Moonroof, ONLY 11K Miles!!
$
2012 Acura TSX Wagon
2012 Volvo C30 Premiere Plus
$16,995
2012 Honda CRV EX-L AWD
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$
#527003A, 1-Owner! Only 27K Miles. Leather, Sunroof, Blue tooth, Alloys
2012 Hyundai Equus Signature
2012 Volvo XC90 Premium Plus
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24,980
$
#P9367, Only 21K Miles!!Gorgeous 1-owner, Leather, Nav, Rear Cam, $ Sunroof,
23,950
$
2014 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD
33,980
$
2007 Volvo S60 2.5L Turbo...................................... $10,995 2012 Volvo S60 T5 Moonroof.............................. $17,980 #P9368A, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys, Great Shape In & Out!!
#P9309, SERTIFIED!! 100K Miles Warr., Leather, 18” Sleipner Alloys, Only 55k Miles!
#P9372, Automatic, Low Miles!!, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys
#P9315, CERTIFIED!! Only 30K Miles, Leather, Sunroof, Homelink
2012 Hyundai Elantra Limited.............................$14,750 2012 Volvo S60 T5 Turbo......................$19,980 2008 Mercedes C-300 4Matic............................... $14,995 2012 Volvo XC60 AWD 3.2 Premier.......$23,980 #526593A, AWD, Nav, Leather, Alloys, Clean-Well Maintained
# P9295, Only 34K Miles! CERTIFIED! Leather, Blind spot, Park Assist
#E0730, Automatic, Fac Warranty, Leather, Alloys
#P9278A, CERTIFIED!! 100K Miles Warr., Leather, Nav, Sunroof, Beautiful!!
2014 Kia Optima LX.............................................................$15,995 2013 Volvo XC60 AWD................................................... $27,980
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NEW 12015 AVALON XLS AVAILABLE: #578024 DEMO
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NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564482, 564479
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18,990
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$
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2015 COROLLA LE
15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD OPEN SUNDAY VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 6/23/2015.
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13,790
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AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE
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