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Carousel rides into town May 31

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Construction has begun on a carousel at the northeast end of the pond at the Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg. It’s expected to open this spring. and two chariots, the carousel will have space for up to 38 adult and 30 child passengers, with wheelchair access, according to the release. It will overlook the lake, with a seating area, tables and shade trees nearby.

sleeves, glass mirrors, crown lighting and music, according to the release. The cost for each ride will be $3 per person, the website said.

Chance Rides, an amusement ride manufacturer in Wichita, Kan., is building the carousel. The ride will have authentic details, including Americanastyle scenery, an antique-style lighted ceiling, spiral brass pole

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Hold your horses. Construction on the carousel coming to Rio Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg has begun, and the ride is slated to take its ﬁrst spin May 31, according to the center’s website. During the construction process, the playground area nearby will be closed, the website said. The Peterson Cos. of Fairfax, Va., one of the developers of the 760,000-square-foot shopping center, announced Feb. 25 that a 36-foot classic carousel will open this spring near the waterfront area, according to a news release. Featuring 30 jumping horses, whimsical creatures

The annual “Unclaimed Property” booklet, which lists names and addresses of those who have accounts with unclaimed funds, will be distributed this week and next. If you regularly get The Gazette at your home and do not receive the publication, email circulation at circulation@gazette.net after May 2.

City directing money toward new police station, park, recreation facility BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Next year’s proposed ﬁscal budget is out and several members of the Gaithersburg City Council said they are pleased with the planned expenditures and rev-

enues detailed in it. On Monday, City Manager Tony Tomasello released a proposed $59.3 million budget, which is 4.5 percent higher than this year’s adopted budget. The new proposal calls for $49.6 million for the operating budget and $8.8 million for the Capital Improvements Plan. The tax rate remains the same, at 26.2 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The budget year for ﬁscal 2015 starts July 1.

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The mayor and council are scheduled to hold a public budget hearing April 21 and a work session April 28. A second public hearing will be held April 29 if needed. Adoption of the budget is scheduled for June 2. A key change in the proposed budget is the emphasis on capital projects, Tomasello said. Three projects speciﬁcally — the new Gaithersburg police station,

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The Rockville City Council is taking a stand against any attempt to soften statewide ethics requirements for public officials, even though the Maryland General Assembly took no action this year. Led by Councilman Tom Moore, Rockville council members voted 3-2 March 17 to send a letter to the Montgomery County delegation and leaders in Annapolis expressing the city’s support of the legislation as it stands. The current law, passed in 2010, requires city officials to disclose any interest in property they have and all salaried employment they and their immediate family members hold, among other things. Sen. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Dist. 20) of Takoma Park introduced legislation in January that would require officials to disclose property interests outside of the state under certain conditions. It would apply if the property were acquired from or in conjunction with a person who has either done business with the municipality at any time in the past 10 years or who is doing business with the municipality, according to online bill documents. The bill never emerged from committee. Moore called the proposed changes a “weakening” of the law. “I’ve talked with thousands of voters over the last couple of years and nobody says to me, ‘I think my officials are too honest.

I think they disclose too much information,’” he said. Rockville Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton argued with Moore. She bristled at the word “weakening,” saying that the changes would keep the law just as strong and would provide more security for officials in the face of identity theft and other problems. “It just was a lot of information out there in the public format,” she said at the meeting. Raskin introduced the bill at the request of Gaithersburg, said Monica Sanchez, Gaithersburg’s legislative affairs manager. Moore said he wanted to send the letter because he felt the city had not had the opportunity to weigh in on the issue previously. Even though the most recent effort to change the law was unsuccessful, Moore said, the issue could come back up in future legislative sessions. “We didn’t have any voice in this whatsoever this year and that really disturbs me,” he said. Moore and Councilwomen Beryl L. Feinberg and Julie Palakovich Carr voted for the measure, while Donnell Newton and Councilwoman Virginia D. Onley voted against. Maryland Municipal League supported Raskin’s legislation in this year’s session, according to Linda Moran, the assistant to the Rockville city manager. Gaithersburg Councilman Jud Ashman said the changes are about “striking the right balance” between irrelevant and relevant information about public officials. “We want to serve the public by discouraging and detecting conflicts of interests,” he said. “But we also want to make sure

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Teacher wins Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award

MELISSA DECANDIA STAFF WRITER

A teacher at St. Martin of Tours School in Gaithersburg learned she won the Archdiocese of Washington’s prestigious Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award at a surprise ceremony Monday morning. Helene Redmond, an eighth-grade teacher who began working at St. Martin School in 2004, is the ﬁrst person from the school to receive the award, Andrew Piotrowski,the school’s

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principal, said. “She knew there was a possibility of this, but she was very surprised and had her tears,” Piotrowski said. “It’s just a great honor for her.” According to Judi Verrier, Archdiocese of Washington administrative assistant to the associate superintendent, teachers are nominated based upon their “teaching abilities, leadership abilities and mainly their service.” The Golden Apple Award is given annually to 10 Catholic school teachers from the archdiocese’s 96 schools, chosen by a committee of school leaders. Nominations were made by March 14, and winners formally announced Monday. Redmond

and the nine other recipients will receive a Golden Apple trophy, pin, certiﬁcate and a $5,000 cash prize. The entire school — about 230 students, from pre-K through eighth grade — attended the ceremony, as well as about 30 of Redmond’s former students, family and friends, Piotrowski said. “It’s a great honor and it also makes me feel like there is a great responsibility,” Redmond said about winning the award; Though grateful, she said she now feels a certain degree of pressure to “always be doing (her) best.” Redmond’s former student, 14-year-old Nathalie Chavez of

Gaithersburg, wrote Piotrowski an e-mail about her former teacher’s inﬂuence on her life. Piotrowski asked if Chavez wanted to nominate Redmond for the award and the rest is history. “When he told me about it I was obviously interested... I tried to write [the nomination] with all the sincerity of my heart, and I’m grateful she got the award, she so deserves it,” she said. Chavez is now a freshman at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, something she believes would not be possible without Redmond. “I wouldn’t have tried to get

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At St. Martin of Tours School in Gaithersburg, former principal Sister Sharon Mihm hugs eighth-grade teacher Helene Redmond, winner of the Golden Apple award, at a ceremony the school held for her Monday.

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PEOPLE& PLACES Laytonsville alpaca breeders garner national award

Two Laytonsville alpaca breeders have got their hands on the golden fleece. Partners J.C. Williamson and Nancy Barkoviak own and run BlueGenes Alpaca Ranch at 5401 Riggs Road. The 5-acre farm is currently home to 29 — mostly gray — Huacaya alpacas, which are characterized by having fluffy, teddy-bear texture like fleece. In mid-March, the duo won the Classic Cup — the category for small breeders — in the class of Huacaya fleece at the Alpaca Owners Association’s national competition in Harrisburg, Pa. “We’re thrilled and happily surprised,” Williamson said. “It tells us that our breeding program is doing what we want it to do.” The alpacas on the ranch are bred to produce the highest quality of fleece possible, with elements like good fineness, density, softness and crimp of the fibers. Williamson said the judges base their decisions on those same characteristics. “We research to find the male with the best fleece qualities that will enhance the females,” Williamson said. “The idea is to try to improve the quality of fleece with each generation,” she said. With roots tracing back to South America, alpacas have fleece that is second to cashmere, according to Williamson. She said the alpacas are shorn once a year, and the ranch typically tries to sell the raw fleece at a wholesale price to a neighbor who processes the

material, although any individual interested can purchase an alpaca or ﬂeece from the farm. “Alpacas are sweet, gentle, easy-to-care-for livestock,” Williamson said. “The wool is great. It would be swell to grow that industry. Maryland has a good start, but it could still grow.”

Cancer fund to host gala May 17 A Message of Hope Cancer Fund will hold its seventh annual Gala for Hope on May 17 at the Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway. The nonproﬁt, which is run by all volunteers, provides monetary assistance to area cancer patients in ﬁnancial need. Beginning at 7 p.m., the event features a dinner and program, an open bar, music, dancing and both a live and silent auction. Tickets are $125 per individual and $250 for couples. The organization is seeking event sponsors for the gala and donated items for the silent and live auctions. Corporate or individual sponsors are also being needed. For more information or to register, visit amessageofhopecf.org.

Hospice Caring to serve tea in the garden Hospice Caring is inviting members of the community to an afternoon tea in the garden and an indoor theatrical performance May 5. The event will be held from 1

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J.C. Williamson (left) holds Honey Moon and Nancy Barkoviak holds Gypsy at their BlueGenes Alpaca Ranch in Laytonsville. The pair recently won a national competition for small breeders of alpacas. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hospice Caring Cottage, 518 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. Tickets are $35 per person. Proceeds will beneﬁt the nonproﬁt’s programs and the cottage’s gardens. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Penny Gladhill at 301-990-8904 or pennyg@hospicecaring.org.

Rotary donates instruments to Quince Orchard High The Rotary Club of Gaithersburg donated 10 instruments — including ﬂutes, clarinets and trumpets — to Quince Orchard High School’s music department on April 2. The project is aimed at providing instruments to students who cannot afford to purchase or rent them, according to Tom Breece, the club’s president. In the past, the club has donated instruments to Gaithersburg

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Frostburg State University with a bachelor of science degree in law and society. Toquinto, a 2009 graduate of Gaithersburg High School, enlisted in the Army following college graduation.

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Gaithersburg facility to close by early 2015 BY

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

Dutch biotech Qiagen Sciences will soon expand its operations in Montgomery County by closing its Gaithersburg facility and relocating employees there into a newly built addition for manufacturing at its main Germantown campus. “The 250 employees in Gaithersburg will all move into the Germantown facility between now and the ﬁrst quarter of next year,” said Sean Augerson, vice president, global supply chain and strategic partner management for the company. Qiagen‘s sample and assay operations make products that take samples of blood, tissue and bodily ﬂuids to extract genetic material. Those products are then used to analyze and prepare the samples for detection or risk of diseases. Recent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the new three-story, 56,000-square-foot addition on the corporate campus on Md. 118 at Dawson Farm Road in Germantown means the company will shift production of its Digene HC2 HPV Test, which detects cervical cancer, to Germantown. The human papillomavirus is the primary cause of cervical cancer in women, and screening for the infection increases the chances of early treatment

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Qiagen Science’s Germantown campus will soon accommodate some 250 employees from its Gaithersburg location. and prevention. But the new FDA-approved manufacturing lines also mean that in the future, Qiagen also can manufacture additional FDA-regulated products in Germantown. Among those would be Qiagen’s QuantiFERON-TB Gold test for latent tuberculosis, according to a company news release. “We’re excited about this. It’s an opportunity to grow,” Augerson said. “We can now submit [to the FDA] for other things to be manufactured here.” Augerson said Qiagen doesn’t plan to hire more employees as a result of the consolidation but expects to hire in the future as it expands its product lines.

The Gaithersburg employees, who work in a leased building on Clopper Road, will be joining employees in the Germantown headquarters who also make life science products that don’t need FDA approval and employees in the legal, administrative, quality control, ﬁnance and marketing divisions. Renovations are underway in the main building to create an open-office environment with natural light. The consolidation will bring the total number of employees in Germantown to about 500, Augerson said. Qiagen also employs about 110 people in leased space in Frederick, and that operation will continue as usual, he said. “That facility is more labbased and no decisions have

been made about [moving it],” he said. Qiagen’s operational headquarters are in Germany. In 2000, it relocated its U.S. headquarters from California to a new building in Germantown, which is now its North American headquarters. In 2007 Qiagen bought Digene Corp. of Gaithersburg for $1.6 billion and in 2009 it paid $90 million to acquire SA Biosciences Corp. of Frederick, where it manufactures life sciences products. Last year, Qiagen reported a proﬁt of $69.1 million, down from $129.5 million in 2012. Sales, however, grew to $1.30 billion from $1.25 billion. vterhune@gazette.net

In the wake of the April 1 ﬁre at a Rockville apartment complex, the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg are teaming up to provide housing for tenants who have been displaced as a result of the blaze. Both cities have agreed to allow The Cadence at Crown, a new apartment community in the Crown mixed-use development in Gaithersburg, to offer 13 moderately priced dwelling units to the Rockville tenants who had signed or were in the process of signing leases to live in the same types of units at the Gables Upper Rock complex. Close to 150 apartment units in a new residential building were destroyed by a ﬁre that broke out around 4:15 a.m. April 1 at the Gables Upper Rock, near Shady Grove and Choke Cherry roads. The unoccupied building had been expected to open at the end of April. Louise Kauffmann, the housing and community development

director for Gaithersburg, said Cadence is giving the displaced tenants priority to secure an available moderately priced rental unit. “[The tenants] still have to go through all the normal checks,” Kauffmann said. Kauffmann said Cadence representatives contacted the city to offer help. “We did reach out to the city of Gaithersburg because we do have available [moderately priced dwelling units] here,” said Kim-loan Lam, the assistant property manager at The Cadence at Crown. Lam said some residents have already signed on to rent an apartment at the community, but she could not give speciﬁc numbers. Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello called the city’s partnership with Rockville a “gratifying” experience. “When people are in need, it’s really nice to be able to rely on one another to pitch in,” Tomasello said. “There was no question from either side that we were going to do what we could to help these people out.” Calls to Gables Upper Rock representatives were not returned Friday. jdavis@gazette.net

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Three Montgomery candidates who live in two of Maryland’s congressional districts are running for Congress, but not in their hometown district. It’s allowed under the U.S. Constitution, which says members of Congress must live in the state they represent. They are not required, however, to live in the district they represent. Rep. John Delaney (D-Dist. 6) lives in Potomac, outside the boundaries of the 6th district. Re-

publican Dan Bongino hopes to challenge Delaney, and he lives in Severna Park, well beyond the district’s borders. Democrat Paul Rundquist of Gaithersburg lives in Maryland’s 6th district, but is running for the party’s nomination June 24 to represent the 2nd district, which comprises parts of Howard, Harford, Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties, as well as a small portion of the city of Baltimore. Joseph Jean Sperber, also of Gaithersburg, has ﬁled to run unafﬁliated in the 2nd district. And Bethesda resident Arvin Vohra has thrown his hat in the ring to represent Maryland’s 4th district, even though he lives in the 8th district. Vohra is a Libertarian. Rundquist, 25, works as a contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy, spending most of

his time at the National Archives reviewing Cold War-era documents slated for declassiﬁcation. He said he chose the 2nd district race because of the strong relevance of intelligence issues in the area. The National Security Agency’s headquarters are there. “I’d like to restore the conscience that the American people have in both the tech industry and the intelligence community,” he said. Rep. C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D-Dist. 2) of Cockeysville holds the seat. Rundquist will face Ruppersberger and Blaine Taylor of Baltimore County in the primary. A political novice, Rundquist said he became interested in running for ofﬁce in the wake of a big intelligence leak. “I have to say it was probably all the media attention over the

Edward Snowden issue,” he said. “I think that we need better oversight of intelligence.” Sperber, with no party affiliation, must collect petition signatures amounting to 1 percent of the population of registered voters in the 2nd district and submit them by Aug. 4, according to Jared DeMarinis, director of the Maryland State Board of Election’s Candidacy and Campaign Finance Division. If the petition is verified by the election board, Sperber’s name will be on the ballot for the Nov. 4 general election. Sperber did not respond to two requests for comment. Vohra, running as a Libertarian, said he was encouraged to run by many people in the 4th district and his platform would be a good fit in any of the state’s eight congressional districts. The 4th district has portions

of Prince George’s, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Dist. 4) of Fort Washington currently occupies the seat. In 2001, Vohra founded Arvin Vohra Education, which provides services such as tutoring and SAT/ ACT prep classes. “I believe that by cutting government spending and cutting government interference in people’s lives, we can improve their lives,” Vohra said. If elected, Vohra said he would legalize all drugs, leading to lower taxes and a reduction of violent crime. He said he would also work to reduce or eliminate the federal income tax to attract entrepreneurs and spur job creation. Another issue Vohra hopes to tackle is college affordability. Eliminating the Federal Student

Loan Program will leave colleges with no choice other than to lower tuition costs, according to Vohra. “By eliminating the program entirely, you’re going to make those astronomical tuitions a thing of the past,” he said. Vohra, 34, unsuccessfully sought a seat in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District in 2012, losing to Rep. Steny Hoyer (DDist. 5) of Mechanicsville. He also previously ran for a seat in District 15 in the House of Delegates in 2010 and lost. To advance to the general election, Vohra must submit a certiﬁcate of nomination from the Libertarian party by Aug. 4. Once veriﬁed by the state Board of Election, Vohra’s name will appear on the November ballot, DeMarinis said. jedavis@gazette.net

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As prom season and high school graduation approaches, underage drinking is on parents’ minds. How to keep kids from drinking, and driving drunk, is at the top of the agenda. Police say that underage drinking is a new and more dangerous phenomenon than it used to be, and parents are ﬁghting an uphill battle against songs and movies that glorify drinking. On Monday night, MADD — Mothers Against Drunk Driving — representatives came to Rockville to meet with parents and people who work in their communities to combat underage drinking and drunken driving. Parents have more influence than they believe over kids’ drinking, Herman Bonaparte of MADD said. But access to 24/7 media on smartphones that puts drinking in kids’ faces and in the hands of their favorite musicians might be parents’ number one enemy, he argued. On 8tracks.com, a popular site

where users can share playlists, one is titled “My Favorite Songs Before High School Graduation” and illustrated with a vodka bottle. In “Tik Tok,” Kesha sings that she brushes her teeth “with a bottle of Jack” (Daniel’s Whiskey). In another song, she says to live like you’ll “die young.” MADD advocates are trying to prevent just that — dying young — as teens dance to her songs all over. And just try to come up with a movie in which the cool kids eschew alcohol. Even outside of pop culture, “the community around us is very much one of alcohol,” said Katherine Wood, a parent on the wellness committee for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School PTSA. “To model good behavior in our society is very difﬁcult.” Police ofﬁcers with the Montgomery County Alcohol Initiative Section also chimed in during the meeting about what they see as they crack down on underage drinking. Deputy John Durham, an alcohol enforcement specialist and drug recognition expert for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, said teens are drinking more than they used to. “It’s not necessarily the number of kids who are drinking — it’s the intensity with which they’re drink-

ing,” Durham said. “They’re starting at a younger age and building tolerance.” Kids have more access to alcohol than they used to as well. “They have the disposable income,” he said. And they’re not taking care of each other the way they used to. In prior years, Durham said, teens had less alcohol and would look out for one another more. Now, the unit that tackles underage drinking will bust parties to find a dozen bottles of liquor — and not the cheap stuff, but specifically the kind of liquor that appears in music videos, like Ciroc vodka, promoted by Sean Combs. They also find kids taking videos of dangerously intoxicated friends, stumbling around or even seizing on the floor. Cops often face parents who tell the police to spend their time elsewhere. MADD cites research that shows that underage kids who get a strong message that drinking is not acceptable are 80 percent less likely to drink. Those whose parents allow a drink at home are much more likely to drink outside the house, Bonaparte said. And despite all the eye rolling, three in four kids say that parents are the number one influence over their decision over whether or not to drink.

Initially formed to ﬁght drunken driving, MADD now advocates against underage drinking, also. “I wish Alisa were around to roll her eyes at me,” said MADD National President Jan Withers. She told the story of her daughter Alisa, who died after getting in the car with a drunken driver. Alisa, a sophomore in high school in the early 1990s in Upper Marlboro, wasn’t drinking, but she and her friends were hanging out with senior boys during spring break who were. One of the boys was driving when he went off the road and Alisa was ejected from the car. In Maryland in 2012, there were more than 23,000 DUI arrests, according to MADD data, and 160 drunken-driving-related fatalities, accounting for 32 percent of all trafﬁc deaths. MADD recommends that parents talk with their kids frequently about underage drinking and drinking and driving and set an example. For prom in particular, Bonaparte suggests recruiting popular students to plan a schoolorganized after-party to get kids to attend. It’s not only driving that’s the problem, but teens getting dangerously drunk, MADD says. sscully@gazette.net

Hoppy kids BY KRISTA BRICK STAFF WRITER

Kids got a chance to hop around with a larger-than-life bunny at the Thomas Farm Community Center in Rockville on Saturday. Activities included D’s Magic show, spring crafts, an egg hunt, a Candy Land Challenge game and an opportunity to pose for pictures with the big bunny himself.

Konrad Bergandy of Rockville watches his 1-year-old daughter Madeline Bergandy hand an egg to the spring bunny at the Thomas Farm Community Center in Rockville on Saturday.

County budget process moves into home stretch Council is expected to approve budget May 22 BY

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From public officials to schools advocates, to groups for seniors and people with mental illness or physical disabilities — many of the real people behind Montgomery County’s nearly $5 billion proposed operating budget appeared before the County Council to advocate for their respective causes last week. The council held a total of five hearings, some twice in one day, on April 8, 9 and 10 to discuss the $4.97 billion operating budget that has been proposed by County Executive Isiah Leggett (D), giving county residents a chance to speak up for or against the county providing funding for various programs and initiatives. More than 100 people testified at the various hearings, according to county records. Suzan Jenkins, CEO of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, asked the council to support the executive’s $4.2 million budget for the group, saying its work helps make the county’s communities more vibrant.

Joan Fidler of the Montgomery County Taxpayers League asked the council to trim “unsustainable” 6.9 percent to 9 percent proposed pay raises for county employees. More than 4.2 million residents and visitors attend cultural programs, and their group works with more than 865,000 students in the arts and humanities each year, Jenkins said, according to written testimony she submitted. The organization’s grants and workshops to provide technical assistance are available to more than 1,500 artists and scholars, 58 performing arts venues, 60 galleries, 22 theaters, 50 historical venues, 150 arts and humanities groups of all sizes, 27 book stores, 33 dance studios, 28 music stores,

14 recording studios, nine art supply stores and 32 music schools, Jenkins said. Thom Harr, CEO of Family Services, a nonproﬁt agency that provides a variety of social services to county residents, asked the council to restore or continue to provide funding for its programs. In 2013, Family Services worked with 25,000 people and brought more than $15 million in federal, state and private money into the county, Harr said, according to his written testimony. Among the items Harr asked the council to provide funding for was a center in Gaithersburg that helps coordinate services including early-childhood education, housing assistance, mental health and substance abuse services and education services for children with autism. The center helps 400 to 600 people a month, and needs $80,000 to keep providing excellent services or $40,000 just to stay intact, Harr said. Not all the speakers asked the council to spend more money. Joan Fidler of the Montgomery County Taxpayers League asked the council to trim “unsustainable” 6.9 percent to 9 percent proposed pay raises for county employees. Fidler also urged the council to lower the county’s energy tax by 20

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A visual day in the life on Tuesday Grab your smartphone, camera or video recorder and get ready to capture moments of your day to share with others who will participate Tuesday in “A Day in the Life of Montgomery County.” The program is a virtual collage that will accept photos and videos from anyone who uploads moments of their day around Montgomery County to pix@MyMCMedia.org. Through the virtual time capsule, county residents can share their selected moments with others within the 24-hour time period. Nearly 1,000 people submitted photos in last year’s event. Participants can also send photos or videos via Twitter to @MyMCMedia and add #ditl. A complete set of guidelines is at MyMCMedia.org/day.

County forum celebrates art in recovery A community forum, “Art in Recovery: Integrating Mind, Body and Spirit,” will be hosted by the county May 8 in Rockville and include an exhibit highlighting the beneﬁt of art in the addiction recovery process. The public is invited to attend from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Rockville United Church, 355 Linthicum St. Representatives from the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Peer Wellness & Recovery Services and Peer-2-Peer, along with members of the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council and the Mental Health Advisory Council, will hear residents’ suggestions, concerns and questions. Speakers may include recovering residents, families confronting substance-abuse problems, nonproﬁts, educational organizations and student groups. For more information, email artrecovery14@ gmail.com or call 240-777-4723.

Family Archaeology Day is May 3 Montgomery Parks will host Family Archaeology Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3, where families can learn about archaeology with a simulated dig. There also will be tours of Needwood Mansion, storytelling, old-time games and crafts. The event will be at Needwood Mansion, 6700 Needwood Road, Derwood. The cost is $8, or $15 per family. More information is at ParksArchaeology .org.

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percent, and to fund the county’s school system at the maintenance of effort level required by the state. Leggett’s budget proposes funding the schools at $26 million more than maintenance of effort, which Fidler said would permanently affect the county’s budget into the future. “Please do not pander to the educational establishment,” Fidler said. Parents and other advocates from many of the county’s high school clusters urged the county to adopt the recommended school budget to meet the needs of schools and students around the county. Fidler said the council should factor money into the budget to care for the county’s poor, homeless and disabled residents. “Budgets are a matter of choices,” she said. “You have the power and the ability to make good ones.” The council’s various committees will review the parts of the budget for their policy areas over the next month. The full council is scheduled to take an unofﬁcial vote on May 15, and ofﬁcially adopt the budget on May 22, council spokesman Neil Greenberger said Tuesday. rmarshall@gazette.net

The following is a summary of incidents in the Gaithersburg area to which Montgomery County police and/ or Gaithersburg City Police responded recently. The words “arrested” and “charged” do not imply guilt. This information was provided by the county and/or the city of Gaithersburg.

Armed robbery • On March 26 at 1:55 p.m. in the 400 block of Sunburst Court, Gaithersburg. The subject threatened the victim with a weapon and took property. • On March 26 at 4 p.m. in the 400 block of West Side Drive, Gaithersburg. The subjects threatened the victim with a weapon and took property. Sexual assault • On April 1 at 11 p.m. in the 9800 block of Brookridge Court, Gaithersburg. The subject is known to the victim. Aggravated assault • On March 26 at 2:45 p.m. in the unit block of Goodport Lane, Gaithersburg. The subject is known to the victim. • On March 29 at 8:46 p.m. at the intersection of Cove Ledge Court and Watkins Mill Road, Montgomery Village. Indecent exposure • On March 28 at 8:15 p.m. in the 18300 block of Contour Road, Montgomery Village. The subject exposed himself to the victim. Residential burglary • 18900 block of Montgomery Village Avenue, Montgomery Village, at 5:44 p.m. March 27. Forced entry. • Unit block of Nancy Place, Gaithersburg, between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. March 28. Forced entry, took property. • 8200 block of Morning View Drive, Gaithersburg, at 9:30 p.m. March 30. Attempted forced entry, took nothing. The subject is known to the victim. • 400 block of Girard Street, Gaithersburg, at 8:45 a.m. March 31. Unknown entry, took property. • 8800 block of Welbeck Way, Gaithersburg, at 9:20 a.m. April 1. • 8200 block of Amity Circle, Gaithersburg, between 9:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. April 1. Attempted forced entry, took nothing.

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Ofﬁcials seek public’s opinion for its policy

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From gardens to benches, scoreboards to playground equipment, public schools across Montgomery County receive facility improvements that are paid for with private contributions rather than out of the county’s pocket. But that can lead to inequities between schools. Next month, Montgomery County Public Schools plans to hold three meetings to ask the public whether there’s a problem in the ability of wealthier schools to raise more money for nonessential improvements than other schools can. The meetings will be one part of a larger study aimed at making any necessary policy changes next school year. The policy on private contributions for facility improvements includes funds from PTAs, booster clubs, businesses and local government agencies. Such private funds cannot go toward capital projects that the school system, county and state are responsible for, according to the school system’s policy on its website. Bruce Crispell, director of the school system’s Division of Long-range Planning, said the meetings will give community members the chance to say if they think the situation is fair. School ofﬁcials want to promote involvement in schools, he said, but also want to explore ideas such as creating stronger policy language and providing support to school groups that need help building their fundraising capacities. Under current policy, school ofﬁcials must consider during an approval process “whether the improvement would foster or exacerbate in-

equity.” Crispell said smaller contributions, which are most common, appear all over the county. “I think you see a little bigger totals when you get to the more affluent communities,” he said. From 2011 through 2013, he said, nearly half of private contributions made to schools were less than $1,000. Above that, most are in the $1,000 to $3,000 range, he said. In that three-year period, about 124 private contributions totaled nearly $2.1 million, Crispell said. More than $1 million of that came from Wootton High School’s booster club’s effort to add an artificial turf field at the Rockville school. Once in a while, a school receives a large contribution, Crispell said. “When those come up, that’s something that the board gets concerned about,” Crispell said. Examples of other large contributions in recent years include the following: • Westbrook Elementary School in Bethesda received about $247,000 from its education foundation for various improvements. • Winston Churchill High School in Potomac received about $80,000 from its booster club for a scoreboard. • Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring received about $17,500 from its booster club for a new stadium scoreboard. School board Vice President Patricia O’Neill (Dist. 3) of Bethesda said the school system wants to create “a level playing field” to help less-supported schools. Some communities want the ability to contribute to their schools without limitations, she said, while others say that is unfair. The board sees larger con-

tributions about once or twice a year, O’Neill said. “Every time a large request has come to the board, the board sort of gasps at the size of some, although most of them are very small,” she said. The issue, she said, is a long-standing one that the school board has raised and the Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee discussed last summer. A steering committee with members from PTAs, booster clubs and other groups also is looking at the issue and contributing its research on other school districts’ approaches, she said. Elizabeth Dunn — president of Northwood High School’s Parent, Teacher, Student Association — said she has seen the issue of private contributions appear in many forms at the school but most notably around its athletic ﬁeld lights. Northwood’s booster club raises money to cover part of the annual cost of the lights, which has been difﬁcult, she said. School system policy should address the issue of private, facility funds, Dunn said, but she added she thinks it’s also a matter of parent involvement, which she said is low at Northwood. While county schools have varying access to private funds, an involved community can make a big difference, she said. “I think the county should be wary of being a replacement parent or basically giving the message to parents it’s OK to not be involved because we’ll take care of it,” she said. The public meetings will take place May 5 at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, May 7 at Springbrook High School in Silver Spring and May 8 at Churchill High in Potomac. lpowers@gazette.net

Delegate running for Senate in District 17

ELIZABETH WAIBEL STAFF WRITER

Del. Luiz R.S. Simmons is looking to move to the state Senate, where he says he can have a greater impact on the state’s funding priorities. Simmons, who represented District 17 in the House from 1979 to 1983 and again since 2003, said he believes he can be more effective in reordering priorities in the Senate. The House has 141 delegates, making it more difﬁcult to pass legislation, such as bills that would eliminate horse racing subsidiesanddivertthosefundsto school construction, he said. “Every year, I get more votes on the ﬂoor,” he said. “I think I could be far more effective in the Senate to divert money [from] what I consider nonessential spending, from horse racing, to school construction.” Simmons said Maryland needs to spend more on employee pensions, which the state needs to attract and retain good teachers. On the education front, he wants the state to have an apprenticeship program for high school students to receive career training if they don’t want to go to college. He also said Montgomery County should get back more of the tax dollars it sends to Annapolis. “I do think that there is a progressive case to be made for increased state funding for Montgomery County,” he said. Becausethecountyiswealthy, Simmons said, a large proportion of its state taxes have typically gone to obligations in other parts of the state, but its own demographics are changing. Most of the people now living in Montgomery are minorities, and many are immigrants, Simmons said. The poverty rate and number of single-parent homes also have increased, he said.

“ T h e demands on our educational system and on our social services are growing exponentially, and MontSimmons gomery County needs to retain more of the money [it sends],” Simmons said. He said the county does not need to take money from other jurisdictions, but should get back more of what it sends. A number of his colleagues in the Montgomery delegation are embarrassed to say that the county needs more money, Simmons said, because it used to have many more advantages than other parts of the state. “That time is long past,” he said. “It has come and gone.” SimmonssaidMarylandneeds a state policy for how it supports single-parent households that are

struggling financially. He wants a task force to examine how to integrate existing social services into a package that could be given to a parent on the first day of school. “We do have many services at the state and county level, but they’re fragmented, they’re not consolidated,” he said. Simmons, a Rockville Democrat, said he considered running for Senate four years ago, but decided against it after Sen. Jennie Forehand said she would run for re-election. Simmons announced in November that he would seek a seat in the Senate, and Forehand announced in January that she would not seek another term. Former Del. Cheryl C. Kagan, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2010, is also running for the Democratic nomination. The primary election is set for June 24. The winner of that race will face Republican Steve Zellers — who previously filed to run for a House seat before switching to the Senate race — in the general election.

Obituary Marvin E. Kahn of Darnestown, MD peacefully passed away in his home Monday, March 31, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was a devoted husband, loving father and wonderful grandfather. Marv is survived by his wife, Sandy, two daughters, Wendy and Brenda, two granddaughters, Nichole and Tamara, and sonin-law, Jim. He will be deeply missed. Family and friends will be invited to a memorial service to celebrate Marv s life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Foundation at www.llf.org.sg , the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at www.lls.org or Montgomery County Hospice at www.montgomeryhospice.org. 1910381

Obituary ELIZABETH I. MYERS December 23, 1919 April 11, 2014. On April 11, 2014 Elizabeth I. (Libby) Myers of Laytonsville, MD, formerly of Charles Town, WV, passed away peacefully. Born in the Rippon area of Jefferson County, WV, she was 94 years old. The daughter of the late Charles Edgar and Hattie Mae Hill of Charles Town, she is survived by her daughter, Kay M.Walker of Laytonsville and her husband Philip H. Walker; Donald L. Myers and his wife Judith A. Myers of Brookeville, MD; two grandchildren, Amy K. Grasser of Olney, MD and Andrew J. Myers (Erin) of Washington, DC; and one great-grandson, Robert M. Maumary of Laurel, MD and numerous loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles F. Myers. Friends may visit at the Roy W. Barber Funeral Home, 21525 Laytonsville Road, Laytonsville,Md on Wednesday, April 16 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and at Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, 310 S. Fairfax Boulevard, Ranson, WV on Friday, April 18 from 11:00-noon. Burial will follow at Edge Hill Cemetery in Charles Town. 1909894

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William (Bill) Edwin McPherson, on November 26, 2013, of Gaithersburg, Maryland and Prescott, Arizona, passed away peacefully at home in Arizona from complications of COPD. Bill was a long-time resident of the DC area. He is survived by his former wife, Patricia Squire of Gaithersburg, MD and his current wife, Wendy Ballantyne of Prescott AZ. Beloved father and father-in-law of Laura and Frank Salatto, Douglas and Johanna McPherson, Kathleen McPherson and Michael Mattison, all of Gaithersburg, MD, Amy McPherson of Washington, DC and London, UK, Robert and Ann Marie McPherson of Hilton Head Island, SC, and Julie Butler of Rockville, MD. Beloved Grandfather of 13. The family will receive visitors at The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 205 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 on Friday, April 25, 2014, from 5:00 to 7:00pm. A brief Memorial service will follow. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association at 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 2004. For full obituary go to www.legacy.com/obituaries/thegazettenet 1909895

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William Bradford Bishop Jr., the man accused of killing his family with a mini-maul sledgehammer in their Montgomery County home 38 years ago, has been added to the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list, the FBI announced Thursday. “Brad Bishop is wanted dead or alive,” said FBI Special Agent Steve Vogt of the Baltimore field office. Bishop, who would be 77 if he’s still living, is wanted in connection to the brutal slayings of his wife, three sons and mother in his home on Lilly Stone Drive in the Carderock Springs community in 1976. Police allege that Bishop bludgeoned them to death, loaded their bodies into his 1974 Chevy Malibu station wagon, and drove to a rural part of North Carolina, where the bodies were set on fire in a shallow grave. Authorities linked Bishop to the crime from a thumbprint found on a gas can. His bloodsplattered vehicle was found in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Bishop has not been seen since the year of the murder. For decades police have chased him nationally and internationally, but leads thus far have all been dead ends. Retired Montgomery County Deputy Sheriff Raymond Kight spent much of his 24-year career at the Sheriff’s Office investigating the case. He said Bishop’s addition to the Most Wanted List did not come sooner because investigators thought they had viable leads and felt they were on the verge of solving the case. Vogt said a task force has

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William Bradford Bishop Jr., wanted in connection with the brutal killings of his wife, mother and three sons in Maryland nearly four decades ago, has been named to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. been using all the tools available to law enforcement. “We’ve finally reached the conclusion that we need your help,” Vogt said. Bishop, a graduate of Yale, worked for the State Department and spoke different languages. He served in the U.S. military as a diplomat overseas, according to Carlos Matus, a special agent for the State Department. Vogt said Bishop would have found it easy to establish a new identity — “a new life for himself, without many questions,” Vogt said. Ron Hosko, with the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, said law enforcement “firmly believes” Bishop could be living in plain sight. During Thursday’s announcement, special agents with the FBI, officials from the U.S. Department of State and local law enforcement leaders unveiled an age-progressed bust of Bishop, with hopes it would help lead to his capture. The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward. Montgomery County Sheriff Darren Popkin, who worked the case with Kight, said a task force was

started to get Bishop on the “Ten Most Wanted” list. Popkin appeared to address Bishop directly when talking to reporters at the announcement. “Brad, you’ve been living with this on your conscience for 38 years now,” said Popkin. “I am now the voice of your family. The time is now to contact law enforcement.” Montgomery County police was part of the task force. “Even 38 years later, we still look to bring justice in this case,” said Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger.”We owe this to the victims, the extended Bishop family and to our community. We will never give up on our efforts to hold Brad Bishop accountable for the murders of his family members. This is not our last chance.” Bishop’s addition to the top 10 list comes after the surrender of Juan Elias Garcia in March. Garcia, a member of the MS-13 gang, was wanted for the execution-style murder of his girlfriend and 2-year-old son, according to the FBI. Intern Christopher Neeley contributed to this report.

Having served nearly 40 years as the face of public safety in and around the nation’s capital, Pete Piringer has returned to Montgomery County with a flurry of tweets and a mission to engage the community — be they online or in neighborhoods. “They call me Tweety Peety,” Piringer joked. Piringer began his duties as Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service’s official spokesman on March 24. He has tweeted more than 400 times in less than a month on the job, averaging 20 tweets a day from his @mcfrsPIO account. “For us to be successful in keeping our community well and safe, we have to be engaged,” said Piringer. Piringer tweets everything from photos of fire scenes in progress, snapshots of day-to-day life at local fire stations to reminders about checking smoke detectors. At the start of his meeting with The Gazette, Piringer thumbed through a handheld tablet. His phone was on the table, well within arm’s length. “Just checking email,” he said. Four tweets were published to his account over the course of his interview with the newspaper. “This is a 24-7 kind of guy,” Chief Steve Lohr said. “He just knows our business very, very well. He just gets it. It’s hard to find someone like that.” Lohr was the one who asked Piringer to come back to his post as public information officer, a perch he left in 2009. Lohr said Piringer is well connected nationally and locally. He is being paid $118,000.

“The media loves him,” Lohr said. Piringer, 60, of North Bethesda, has a long history working in public safety. He’s been involved with College Park Volunteer Fire Department since 1969 and is currently president of the organization. In 1986 he was the recipient of the Prince George’s County “Gold Medal of Valor” for pulling a man out of burning car after a crash on the Capital Beltway, before emergency responders arrived. He has also been named firefighter of the year and City of College Park “Volunteer Firefighter of the Year,” among other honors. Piringer said his social media habits could be traced to a “pro media” mindset he adopted from Prince George’s County Fire Department, where worked from 1975 to 1998. He began as a dispatcher and then was promoted to public information officer, which means he was to handle interviews with reporters and, at times,actasanofficialspokesman for the fire department. But being “pro media” at that time meant doing things the oldfashioned way, looking for opportunities to be on television or on the radio and routinely pitching stories to newspaper reporters. “If you were on Channel 4, all the PIOs [public information officers] in the region would say, ‘I don’t necessarily care if Fairfax is talking about smoke alarms because they’re talking about smoke alarms.’ Montgomery County residents are going to benefit from that knowledge,” Piringer said. “Social media kind of changes that a little bit. Twitter — people who follow you, want to follow you. They take action to follow you to get their information.” Piringer left Prince George’s county to spend a few years as a public information officer for Maryland State Police. He then went on to become Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service’s spokesman in 2001. Piringer left

Montgomery County in 2009 for an opportunity with the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, where he said his hard-core tweeting began. “D.C. is different from any other community, as far as media relations and activity and all of that,” Piringer said. “You can have a Dumpster fire at the Capitol and it’s interesting.” At first, he said, his motivations for using social media — specifically Twitter — were selfish, intended to pre-empt multiple phone calls from reporters. But over time, D.C. government agencies’ use of social media grew more sophisticated. He said department heads got training from experts in journalism and media on how to get the most out of the medium, how to build an audience and make sure your message is getting heard. Piringer took credit for pushing the D.C. fire department’s Twitter feed past the 10,000 follower mark in 2010. “Everybody gets their news on Twitter,” Piringer said. “I wake up every morning and [say] what did I miss overnight?” Piringer left D.C. in 2012 to take a job as the head of the City of Laurel’s office of communications, where he worked for two years. Meanwhile in Montgomery County, funding for Piringer’s position lapsed, according to Lohr. Others — Capt. Scott Graham, Capt. Oscar Garcia and Beth Anne Nesselt — were asked to fill in, taking the role of public information officers in addition to their primary duties within MCFRS. “It’s not the same has having a full-time person,” Lohr said. Piringer said that although some things have changed since he’s come back to Montgomery County, he said it’s a lot like picking up where he left off. “I’ve jumped right into it,” Piringer said.

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Residents recognized for restoring historic homes

BY KIRSTEN PETERSEN SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

Montgomery Preservation Inc. and Save Our Seminary at Forest Glen recognized individuals and groups who turned trashed homes into treasured abodes in 2013. The two nonprofit groups encourage efforts to preserve historic resources in Montgomery County. Four house “rescues” received Restoration and Rehabilitation awards at a ceremony on March 28. Three homes were former sorority houses at the National Park Seminary in Forest Glen that the Army took over for officer housing. The original designs were inspired by international architecture — a Swiss chalet, an American bungalow and a Dutch windmill. The homes were stripped of the Army’s modifications and renovated with identical or similar materials. They are now a part of a residential community developed by Alexander Company, which specializes in urban development and historic preservation. Richard Birdsong and Paula Doulaveris, the owners of the Dutch windmill, have not had a chance to live in their home because the military family is stationed in Germany, said Judy Christiansen, the director of Montgomery Preservation. Doulaveris traveled to Silver Spring to attend the ceremony and receive the award. The fourth home was a 19th century residence at 20 Montgomery Ave. in Takoma Park. The restoration was modeled after a nearby home that retained its original interior trim and window design. The project was completed by Eric and Sam Smith of Special Space Design and Restoration. In addition to the Restoration and Rehabiliation awards, two projects were recognized for preserving historic resources. Putt and Nancy Willett restored their 1842 Laytonsville farmstead, including a home, a log smoke house and a family cemetery, to its original condition. The property, which was designated a Maryland Century Farm in 1999, received a stewardship citation from Montgomery Preservation, Inc., at the ceremony. Reed Shnider and Judi Glickman-Shnider were recognized for a two-story addition to their historic home in Kensington that stayed true to the building’s design. The addition included a new kitchen and a master bedroom suite. Clare Lise Kelly, who founded the “Montgomery Modern” 20th century building website, received the Montgomery Prize, which honors individuals who have made significant contributions to historic preservation. Kelly, an architectural historian, has worked for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission for more than 25 years. Her research led to the establishment of more than 150 historic site and district designations in Montgomery County. kpetersen@gazette.net

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Heritage group chief steps down Peggy Erickson wins award for historic preservation from Montgomery County

PEGGY MCEWAN STAFF WRITER

Peggy Erickson knows Montgomery County has a rich history. For the last 10 years, she has made it her business to be sure others know that, too. “We really do have stories to tell, like the Civil War, the Underground Railroad and the religious freedom trail in Sandy Spring,” Erickson said April 10 while sitting on the front porch of her 1880s Washington Grove home. Erickson retired Jan. 1 after serving as the first executive director of the Heritage Tourism Alliance of Montgomery County — Heritage Montgomery for short — since 2004. On March 28, County Executive Isiah Leggett presented her with the 2013 Montgomery County Award for Historic Preservation. “Her ability to learn, plan, and lead the Montgomery County Heritage Tourism Alliance led to 10 years of growth and success in marketing Montgomery County tour-

ism and creating a secure and stable organization to serve as a model for succeeding directors,” Leggett said in a written copy of his award presentation. Erickson’s ﬁrst six months at Heritage Montgomery were lonely, she said. She was the only person on the staff and she had an annual budget of $35,000 — basically, her salary. She had a mandate to increase tourism in the county in state-designated heritage areas: the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, the C&O Canal National Historical Park, the county’s railroad lines and stations, and the Quaker Underground Railroad. Her goals were to find a steady source of income for the organization and increase the scope of Heritage Days, which she took over from the Montgomery County Historical Society. Heritage Days, held the last weekend in June, offers residents and visitors the opportunity to see a number of historical, cultural and natural sites in the county free of charge. It is hosted by volunteers familiar with their history. She is proud of the growth in Heritage Days during her tenure.

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Peggy Erickson, who retired Jan. 1 as executive director of Heritage Montgomery in Germantown, was awarded the 2013 Montgomery County Award for Historic Preservation by County Executive Isiah Leggett on March 28.

“We have grown from 1,500 people to 15,000 in 10 years,” she said. “We start in Glen Echo and go up to the Monocacy Aquaduct, across to Sandy Spring and down to Silver Spring.” She also has grown to love the county and its people. “I think upper Montgomery County is one of the most beautiful places in the whole country,” she said. “It has mountains, it has the river, it has farms and it has the best peaches in the state.” The nonproﬁt’s headquarters are in Germantown. Erickson said she thinks people need to know the history of African Americans in the county, which, she said, has been integrated for only 50 years. To that end, Heritage Montgomery created a booklet, “Community Cornerstones,” highlighting African-American

churches in the county. That booklet was the basis of a video by the same name that premiered in March. “The people we ﬁlmed were so inspiring,” Erickson said. “They were mostly in their 80s and 90s, descendants of freed slaves, who shared [stories] of the love, protection and comfort which existed in their communities.” Copies of “Community Cornerstones” and two other videos by Heritage Montgomery — one focusing on the Civil War in the county and the other on the Agricultural Reserve — can be purchased from HeritageMontgomery.org. Erickson said she plans to spend time working in her yard and visiting with friends and neighbors now that she has retired. She said she is proud to be leaving the organization with an annual budget of $250,000 and a staff of three. She is handing the leadership to Sarah Rogers, who has worked with the National Park Service the Smithsonian Institution and, most recently, the Anacostia Trials Heritage Areas in Prince George’s County. “The great part about the job is there wasn’t a day that went by that I didn’t learn something new,” Erickson said. More information about Heritage Montgomery and its programs is available at its website, heritagemontgomery. org. pmcewan@gazette.net

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Gurdarshan Singh of Rockville gives honorary scarfs called siropa to Ofﬁcer Brian Murphy and his family — Simon, 11, Jane, 8, and wife, Ann Murphy —during the Sikh festival Sunday at the Gurdwara Sikh Spiritual Center in Potomac. Murphy, a police ofﬁcer in Oak Creek, Wis., was injured in a shooting at the Oak Creek Sikh temple in August 2012.

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Murphy said. Six people were killed during the incident and four wounded. Murphy spent 17 days in the hospital. During that time he said he received almost 2,200 emails alongwithposters,andcardsfrom all over the globe, almost all from Sikhs. “I would dread some of the procedures,”hesaid.“ThenI’dsee the posters with the good wishes and know I could go through it one more time.” The support meant so much, he said. Murphy could have been a rock star for all the people waiting to say thank you or have their photo taken with him Sunday. “I think he’s a true hero,” Jagjot Kaur,16, a student at Gaithersburg High School, said. “I’m very inspired by his heroic deeds, the way he used his commitment to the police department to stand up and do what was right.” Honoring Murphy during the Vaisakhi festival, which is actually April 14, was appropriate because it celebrates a time is Sikh history when, in 1699, people were asked to sacriﬁce their lives for others, Rajwant Singh of Potomac said when presenting Murphy with a commemorative plaque. “Each and every human being has a vital role to play,” he said.

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With music, a show of martial arts, a traditional meal and a special guest, members of the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation in North Potomac celebrated the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi Sunday. The special guest was Lt. Brian Murphy, 52, a member of the Oak Creek, Wis., police department, a hero to the Sikh community for defending members of the Oak Creek Gurdwara from a gunman Aug. 5, 2012. His wife, Ann, and children Simon, 11, and Jane, 8, were also honored. Murphy was ﬁrst on the scene after receiving a call of a possible ﬁght at the Sikh temple, though, he said, by the time he got there, the call was upgraded to a shooting. Two men were lying on the driveway when he arrived and, as he went to check on them, he saw a man run from the building. “With short hair, jeans and a T-shirt, he obviously didn’t belong there,” Murphy said. “When I yelled for him to stop, he started shooting.” In the gun battle that followed, Murphy was shot 15 times, receiving life-threatening injuries. Another police officer shot the shooter, who then killed himself,

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Montgomery College examines ways to cut cost, streamline success Pollard describes institution goals in annual address

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

Montgomery College President DeRionne P. Pollard said in a speech last week that the institution is working to better align its courses with four-year school requirements, provide consistent experiences for students across its three campuses and maintain affordability, among other goals. Students must receive an education at the college that is “deeply relevant and highly connected” to the school they want to do transfer to, Pollard said in her third annual State of the College address April 9 at the school’s Rockville campus. Many students enter Mont-

gomery College with plans to transfer to a four-year institution, she said, but the college currently requires students take general education courses that don’t always transfer to a student’s next school. As a result, some students decide not to complete their degree at the college, Pollard said. College faculty are currently studying the general education curriculum to make sure students can transfer with their Montgomery credits and learn what they need to in the courses, she said. Montgomery College is also working to provide more consistency among the academics at its Rockville, Germantown and Takoma Park/Silver Spring campuses, Pollard said. Pollard accepted in March a series of “academic restructuring” recommendations, including one to organize the college’s academic disciplines under four units. The college’s efforts will

help it “realign in many different ways around critical curriculum issues,” she said. In a video shown during her address, several college students described issues they face related to inconsistencies between campuses, including the use of different textbooks at different campuses and the availability of certain classes limited to a particular campus. Pollard said the college is also focused on affordability in a landscape where the college has seen a 60 percent increase over the last ﬁve years in ﬁnancial aid applications. Part of that work should involve making course materials more affordable, she said, citing the example of open sourcing used at the University of Maryland. The issue of affordability has also raised questions the college is still considering, she said,

such as whether the institution should charge more for highercost programs, provide a fast track for some students, or offer a discount to students who take classes at less popular times. Pollard also addressed recent recommendations from a task force that studied the college’s achievement gaps. The group called for a wide range of measures that the college plans to implement, including increased mentoring services and more AfricanAmerican and Hispanic faculty and staff. “They did not hold back any punches,” she said. lpowers@gazette.net

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In 1943, when Adolf Hitler’s Nazis were well into his “ﬁnal solution” for exterminating the Jews in the many European countries his armies occupied, three Jews — Margot Friedlander, her mother and brother

— hatched a plan to escape from their home in Berlin. Just hours before they planned to leave, the Gestapo picked up Margo’s brother. Her mother, distraught and concerned about her son, went to Gestapo headquarters and was never seen again. Margo, then 21, who learned all this from a neighbor, began a new life in hiding. It was also the beginning of her horriﬁc Holocaust tale that

Friedlander, now 92, shared Friday with students at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac. “Talking to students and telling them what happened helps me because I talk for the people who can’t talk anymore,” Friedlander said. “Not only for the 6 million Jews, but for the many others who were not Jews and were killed.” Friedlander read to the students from her book, “Try to

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Hiding was difﬁcult for her, Friedlander said, and she had 16 helpers in 15 months. Finally, one day she was stopped and asked for her papers, which she did not have. “I am Jewish,” she said. Although that statement led to her internment in a concentration camp, she was relieved, she said. “I felt reunited with my family and lost the sense of isolation,” she said. The concentration camp was neither life nor death. “People were emptied out, they longed for empathy,” she said. “I was determined to survive but life after liberation was unimaginable.” Friedlander immigrated to the U.S. in 1948 and lived in New York until 2008. She now lives, again, in Berlin. She started her book as a memoir after her husband, also a Holocaust survivor, died in 1997

and she published it in German in 2008. The English translation was published this year. “My brother was 17. What would he have become? He didn’t have the chance you have,” she told the Churchill students. “Don’t throw it away.” When she ﬁnished speaking many students spoke to her. Jacob Glassman, 15, a ninthgrader, thanked her for sharing her story. “I thought it was very important [for] Mrs. Friedlander to share her experiences and help students understand and be aware of the incomprehensible,” he said. Eugenia Cardinale, another ninth-grader, said listening to the talk was very emotional. “I knew about the Holocaust, but never heard anything from the perspective of a survivor,” she said. Friedlander’s book is available at friedlanderbook.com.

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Make Your Life,” the story of her survival from Jan. 25, 1943, the day her family was separated, never to be reunited, to May 8, 1945, when she was liberated from the Theresienstadt concentration camp in what is now the Czech Republic. The title came from the message her neighbor gave her from hermother—justﬁveshortwords of advice that she has remembered for more than 70 years. As the students listened attentively, Friedlander read to them about her 15 months in hiding in Berlin, moving from safe house to safe house and learning not to ask questions or share information. She also knew when to disappear, once jumping from a balcony to the ground below when she believed “visitors” to the safe house were Gestapo agents. It was a jump that saved her life, she said, because another person at the home was taken away.

When Montgomery County Councilman Philip M. Andrews (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg announced that he would be leaving the council seat he has held since 1998 to run for County Executive, it set off a flurry of activity among politicians in the district to see who would fill the seat. The first to declare his intention to seek Andrews’ seat on the council was Gaithersburg City Councilman Ryan Spiegel (D). Spiegel, 35, said he felt as if the County Council seat would be a good fit for him to use the skills he’s developed during his seven years on the Gaithersburg council, such as making decisions on land use, zoning and

budgeting issues. Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz, Rockville City Councilman Tom Moore and Guled Kassim of Derwood are also running for the seat, which includes the Rockville and Gaithersburg areas, in the June 24 Democratic primary. No Spiegel Republican candidate filed, meaning the Democratic primary winner will not face a challenger in the Nov. 4 general election. The son of a Montgomery County Public Schools teacher, Spiegel said that if he’s elected to the council, one of his main priorities would be education. Montgomery has one of the best school systems in the country, but it faces a lot of challenges, he said. The county has to do a

better job of attracting and retaining the best teachers, providing mentoring, training and competitive pay and benefits, he said. The demographic shifts the county has experienced in recent years, with more immigrant and low-income students, means the county needs to expand English as a Second Language programs to give every student the resources they need to succeed, he said. Spiegel would also focus on sustainability, building on a record of supporting ideas such as green development, stream restoration, hybrid fleets for Gaithersburg crews and moving more agendas and other items for meetings online rather than printing out paper copies. But he said the county also has to look at more sustainability in other areas such as its workforce and budget, making sure it’s looking more broadly at the long-term implications of its actions. In economic development, Spiegel said the county needs to do more than just focus on courting big businesses to build or move their corporate headquarters here, and provide more grants and other opportunities to nurture small businesses as well. The county can’t just throw money and tax incentives around in an effort to lure big businesses, he said. “I don’t think that is a sustainable way to do economic development,” he said. Spiegel said he supported Gaithersburg’s efforts to provide economic opportunity grants for local businesses even in the midst of the recession in an effort to let people know that Gaithersburg was open for business even during tough economic times. He said he supported the county’s successful effort to raise the minimum wage in Montgomery to $11.50 by 2017, and was disappointed a state bill that raised the wage statewide to $10.10 an hour wasn’t more robust. Spiegel said he’s hopeful that his history of having come “up through the ranks” of the local Democratic Party will help him in the primary through the relationships with local Democratic officials it helped him generate. Before winning his council seat in 2007, Spiegel lost a 2006 race for a District 17 seat in the House of Delegates. Spiegel said he was “surprised” by Katz’s entry into the race, but said the mayor was a friend and a colleague that he has worked with for years. Moore has said he’s hopeful that Katz and Spiegel will split the vote in the Gaithersburg area and let him capture votes in the Rockville area. While each of the three officials running for the council seat have their own constituencies, the people who vote in Democratic primaries are different than those who vote in municipal elections, Spiegel said, calling Moore’s strategy “uninformed.”

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Duncan proposal aims to attract innovators to county Executive candidate says county needs to develop business ‘ecosystem’

RYAN MARSHALL STAFF WRITER

If Douglas M. Duncan is elected as Montgomery County’s next executive, county residents can expect faster Internet speeds, extra lanes on Interstate 270 to help ease congestion and a county government that more readily harnesses data and social media, according to a policy plan released last week by Duncan’s campaign. The 30-page document lays out Duncan’s vision for Montgomery’s future, and takes aim at current executive Isiah Leggett’s eight years as the county’s leader. Duncan preceded Leggett as county executive, serving from 1994 until 2006.

Duncan and Leggett are competing with Councilman Philip M. Andrews (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg for the Democratic nomination for county executive in the June 24 primary. Duncan’s plan criticized Leggett for failing to create jobs during his term, citing information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that Montgomery has lost more than 13,000 jobs since July 2013 and created far fewer jobs than surrounding areas such as Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties, the District of Columbia and Fairfax County in Virginia since 2007. The Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers don’t include categories of jobs such as nonproﬁt or self-employed workers, while the county uses a measure that does count those jobs, said county spokesman Patrick Laceﬁeld. Using the county’s standards, Fairfax County added more than 27,000 jobs between

2007 and 2013, while Montgomery added more than 17,000, according to numbers provided by the county. To help increase jobs in the county, Duncan’s plan would focus on reviving downtown areas in Clarksburg and Wheaton, attracting young people to provide a culture that thrives on innovation and revamping the county’s Department of Permitting Services to make them friendlier to businesses. Duncan has repeatedly talked about the role he played in revitalizing Silver Spring as county executive, and said Wheaton could be positioned for a similar transformation. Wheaton is in much better shape than Silver Spring was, and has numerous “mom and pop” stores that provide character for the town, Duncan said. The county also has to do a better job of generating a sense of urgencyandpriorityindeveloping Clarksburg town center, he said.

Montgomery is clearly not attracting members of the millennial generation to come to the county to start new businesses rather than to the District and Virginia, Duncan said Thursday. To do so, the county has to focus development around Metro and other transit options and create “10-minute livable communities” where young people can walk to transportation, work, food and recreation choices, he said. Duncan’s plan calls for gigabit-speed Internet access around the county, a service that is 100 times faster than the average broadband service, as well as a comprehensive system of bicycle lanes and trails. The county already is working on getting gigabit Internet service, starting with the Greater Seneca Science Corridor, Laceﬁeld said in an email Thursday. Montgomery also has to create an “ecosystem” in which people with ideas for starting

companies can find work space, access to financing and a business advisory council to provide feedback, Duncan said. Duncan has been extremely critical of Leggett’s decision to move biotechnology companies out of a Rockville business incubator to make room for a cybersecurity center, a move Duncan believes sends a negative signal to biotech companies in the county. Duncan’s plan also calls for a combination of public and private money to build express toll lanes on I-270 to fight congestion, which also could accommodate regional bus rapid transit service. Money from the new lanes could help pay for increased transit service, according to the plan. Duncan also would like to update the county’s 311 information system, making it more interactive for residents. Now, the system is basically a call center, with no way for residents to get feedback on whether a complaint has been

addressed, Duncan said. Andrews said much of Duncan’s plan was vague, and many of the ideas had no funding source identified. When Andrews was council president in 2009, he was behind a plan to add lanes to I-270 between ShadyGroveRoadandtheFrederick County line in which the flow of traffic could be reversed depending on the time of day, moving southbound in the morning and northbound in the evening to help ease traffic, Andrews said. Leggett campaign manager Scott Goldberg wrote in an email Thursdaythattheplanwaslargely a restatement of ideas Leggett already has implemented. “This is nothing but a cutand-paste plan circulated to garner public attention,” Goldberg wrote. “He should call it Leggett’s Leadership in Action. We’re happy he supports so much of what the County Executive has already done on education and economic development.”

Woman has her eyes on the top prize: Greater mobility Malatesta hopes to win customized vehicle that’s wheelchair accessible

ALINE BARROS STAFF WRITER

At 5 a.m., Jennifer Malatesta wakes up to get ready for work, with her husband’s help. For many, it would be a 30-minute drive from her apartment in downtown Silver Spring to Rockville, where she works. For Malatesta, who has spinal muscular atrophy type 2, the commute sometimes takes two to three hours on MetroAccess, a paratransit service for people whose disability prevents them from using bus or rail. Malatesta is competing in a Local Heroes campaign to win a fully customized, wheelchairaccessible vehicle through the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association. The family’s current van is older than her

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ﬁrst daughter, who is a junior in college. “I need a wheelchair accessible van, and they cost a lot of money, and we are actually in the process to get one from the department of rehabilitation, but they don’t pay for your van. They only pay for the ramp,” Malatesta said. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spinal muscular atrophy type 2 is part of a group of disorders that affect the control of muscle movements. It is caused by the loss of specialized nerve cells, called motor neurons and leads to weakness and wasting of muscles used for activities such as crawling, walking, sitting up and controlling head movement. Malatesta can’t walk or stand. She sits and moves around in an electric wheelchair. She was diagnosed as an infant, and doctors told her parents that she would probably die before the age of 2.

“I think they even told my mom to put me in a nursing home,” said Malatesta, who grew up, graduated high school, college, got married and had two daughters — Emili, 20, and Ravyn, 16. “I kept going on and on. ... I keep teasing people that if I live longer, I will get better,” Malatesta said. According to her husband, Lee Malatesta, housing and home care are their biggest obstacles. When they moved to Silver Spring from Ohio, the family found places that were affordable, but not easily accessible for Malatesta’s wheelchair. “In Ohio, that wasn’t a problem,” Lee said. Properties were cheaper there than in the Washington, D.C., area. Malatesta met Lee while attending Wright State University, where she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Malatesta was in her soph-

omore year. Lee was in his freshman year. It was a general studies class, Lee said. A year later, they started to going out. They got married in 1991. Lee is also Malatesta’s primary caregiver. He wakes up at 5 a.m. to get her up and get her ready for her job as a research assistant at Westat in Rockville. For Malatesta, life outside the home, without Lee, is restrictive. Between the time she leaves in the morning and when she comes home from work at night, she is not able to go to the bathroom at all. “Because she is married, she doesn’t qualify for any other federal and state programs that would help disabled people with personal care,” Lee said. If a person with a disability is legally married, “then your spouse is responsible for primary care ... and you most certainly will not qualify unless you lived in poverty,” Lee said. Malatesta credits her hus-

band for the care. “He is like ‘it,’” she said. Malatesta’s younger daughter, Ravyn, said her parents have the best stories and her mother has great sense of humor. “One of the ﬁrst things that I will tell people about my mom is that we have a very close relationship. ... I tell her a lot of things,” Ravyn said. Malatesta is an award-winning author. She won the 1998 Horror Anthology award. Her personal narrative is part of the book “Reﬂections from a Different Journey: What Adults with Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew.” Malatesta pays $14 a day to use MetroAccess paratransit service. She said transportation in the Washington area is better than in other places she has lived with her family, but she still faces challenges due to her dependence on public transportation. “It will take probably 45 minutes to get to my work, but

depending on what circuit route they go on or who else we have to pick up,” it can take longer, Malatesta said. She said she has spent up to three hours in a MetroAccess van on the way back from work. Christian Kent, assistant general manager for Metro’s department of access services, said MetroAccess service is almost 20 years old and has 600 vehicles serving the Washington area. Kent said a passenger shares time with other people and can’t be thought of in the same way as a direct trip. MetroAcess takes the same amount of time or less than bus or rail, Kent said. “These issues are all the same all across the country. ... We just happen to be a big metropolitan area,” Kent added. Malatesta faces the obstacles of public transportation, motherhood and her career with a smile on her face. “That’s the way you’ve got to do it,” she said.

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As a young boy in Nicaragua, Martin Mayorga caught iguanas, collected bullet shells from revolutionary battles and sometimes slept in the car after major earthquakes. What stuck with him were the trips his father took him to visit farmers who grew coffee and other products. Years after his family settled in the United States, he and his wife, Kerry, founded Mayorga Coffee, making it part of their mission to help those farmers. “I focus on developing direct and close relationships with the farmers and their communities,” said Mayorga, 41, of Derwood. “The typical coffee conglomerate has exporters, brokers and distributors. I seek to cut out the middlemen and understand the farmers’ needs as fellow humans. Farmers in Latin America are facing a systematic cycle of poverty. I’m trying to help change that.” Mayorga’s family later moved to Florida, then the local area. He graduated from Churchill High and attended Montgomery College. He started a cigar business while studying business and ﬁnance at Georgetown University and became so consumed with

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Continued from Page A-1 the city park at Crown and the city-owned former Consumer Product Safety Commission site — are top priorities and are expected to receive hefty funding over the six-year plan. The city has budgeted about $13 million to $15 million for the new police station, which is expected to be open by the beginning of fiscal 2019. A site for the station has not yet been determined. The city’s park at Crown is estimated to cost $1 million to $2.5 million and should be ready by the end of fiscal 2017. On track to become a recreational facility, the former Consumer Product Safety Commission site on Darnestown Road is projected to cost $6 million to $7 million and to be completed by fiscal 2018. “We’re putting more money into capital projects, which is really a good thing,” Councilman Henry Marraffa said. “If you’re going to spend money, put it into improving the city.” Councilwoman Cathy Drzyzgula added that focusing resources on three major proj-

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Martin Mayorga, president of Mayorga Coffee, in the company’s Rockville roasting plant. the business, he left the university before graduating. His cigars were praised in magazines. The brand reached sales of about 3 million cigars annually. Along the way, Lew Rothman, who operated a large national cigar business, became a mentor. Mayorga later sold his cigar business to Rothman to focus on coffee. He and Kerry were still dating when they started Mayorga Coffee in 1997 through a credit card she had with a $1,000 limit. Soon after they married in 2001, Costco agreed to distribute their coffee. The business took off and had revenue of about $21 million in 2012. Quality and caring for the environment are important to Mayorga. Beans are organic ects can speed up the timetable for completion. “We’re obviously saving for things as we always have, but if you just put a little here and a little there, it takes longer to have enough money to finish the projects,” she said. Drzyzgula said she was particularly happy to see money directed toward renovations at Constitution Gardens Park at 112 Brookes Ave. The public park, which has been prone to graffiti and trash, is slated to receive $750,000 under the proposed budget. “It really needs to be modified, so it better suits the needs of the neighborhood,” she said. Mayor Sidney Katz said that while the budget appears to be mapped out well, there is still time to make changes. He encouraged residents to offer their opinions to strengthen the spending plan. “I always like people to realize that our mind is not made up at this point,” he said. “I want the public to come out and give us their suggestions.” To view the proposed budget, visit gaithersburgmd.gov. jedavis@gazette.net

without genetically modiﬁed organisms. He has about 50 employees, maintaining a lean operation. “I still head sales myself,” said Mayorga, who often is on the road in Central and South America. Mayorga last year established the Mayorga Latino Leadership Scholarship at Montgomery College. The gift will cover annual tuition for one student per year for at least ﬁve years. Mayorga plans to move its headquarters soon to a larger facility on Gude Drive. The 11,500-square-foot present home is on Southlawn Lane in an industrial section of East Rockville, near scrap metal yards and concrete plants. The busi-

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ness also operates several retail outlets, including in Wheaton, National Harbor and airports such as Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Mayorga has grown from the ninth-largest Hispanic business in Maryland in 2011 to third last year. It was the lone one among the top ﬁve last year to grow in revenues, according to the magazine Hispanic Business. But such growth isn’t what is most important, he said. “I don’t think it is enough to say you are growing revenues,” Mayorga said. “It’s important to make a difference in people’s lives.” kshay@gazette.net a.m. and the last one here at 6 p.m. each day,” he said. “She really not only helps them and guides them, she empowers them to take ownership of their academic and spiritual lives. She nurtures them to be successful.” And Redmond said there is nothing else she would rather be doing. “I love my job, I absolutely love it,” she said. “I love working with the kids, I love helping them to see their potential and what they can do.” tion was in 1982, City Attorney N. Lynn Board said. Two of the seven members of the Chevy Chase Village Board of Managers resigned in 2012, citing the lengthy paperwork and nature of ﬁnancial disclosures required under the law, The Gazette previously reported. The town did not meet the criteria to be exempted by the State Ethics Commission because it has an annual budget of about $5 million. jedavis@gazette.net

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A Maryland law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana won’t significantly lighten the enforcement workload, Montgomery County’s police chief said. The majority of marijuana cases that the police department handles are for amounts that suggest possession with intent to distribute rather than the 10 grams or less that the General Assembly made a civil offense this week, Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said. Manger discussed the new law with the Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee Thursday. Most cases in which someone is charged with possession of smaller amounts of marijuana come when police find the drugs after a person is stopped for another reason, Manger said. While the new law can prevent people from having a criminal record for small amounts of marijuana, the department doesn’t intend to ignore an illegal substance, Manger said. Even if someone is cited civilly for less than 10 grams of marijuana, police still have to determine how much the person has, he said. The law provides for a fine of up to $100 for a civil citation. Children younger than 18 still could face juvenile court proceedings, including being referred to substance abuse or rehabilitation programs. A person with three or more civil citations can be ordered to attend a stateapproved drug treatment or education program. Manger said the new law runs the risk of sending a message that marijuana is not harmful. He cited arguments by advocates of legalization and decriminalization that marijuana is no more harmful than alcohol. “I’m not sure that’s a ringing endorsement,” Manger said. Manger and other senior police department staff appeared at the Public Safety Committee’s hearing on police spending in the fiscal 2015 operating budget proposed by County Executive Isiah Leggett (D).

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Leggett’s budget proposal includes 21 new officers in Wheaton and the Germantown Central Business District. It adds two school resource officers, two forensic scientist positions and 44 new positions at the county’s new Animal Services and Adoption Facility in Derwood. The patrol sector in Wheaton, slated to get the new officers, is one of the three busiest sectors in the county, Assistant Chief Darryl McSwain told the committee. Commanders have been pulling officers from other patrols for overtime details, but that’s not a sustainable approach, McSwain said. The area has seen significant increases in serious crimes such as assaults, robberies and residential burglaries, he said. Meanwhile, the Germantown business district is one of the fastest-growing parts of the county, McSwain said. The area experienced a 6 percent increase in serious crimes in 2012, he said. Committee Chairman Philip M. Andrews (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg said the committee would recommend support for the budget proposal when the full council considers it in the coming weeks. The two forensic positions include a biology forensic scientist to help with analyzing DNA and a chemistry forensic scientist to help with drug cases. The department has a backlog of about 84 cases involving DNA analysis, Assistant Chief Russ Hamill said Thursday. Adding another biology position would let the lab handle cold cases without affecting new cases, according to a staff memorandum. Leggett’s budget proposes adding two school resource officer positions, officers who are assigned to work in schools. Andrews said the committee would recommend adding eight such positions. The placement lets officers develop personal relationships with students and serve as mentors, as well as be a useful resource for teachers and administrators, Manger said. School resource officers can arrest students to maintain a safe school environment, they tend to focus on other activities, he said. Enforcement is “way down on their list of priorities,” he said. rmarshall@gazette.net

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BUSINESS

Mixed results

Half of 10 highest-paid chief executives in Montgomery saw their pay fall or stay same

David M. Zaslav

Marillyn A. Hewson

Malon Wilkus

Jon E. Bortz

Arne M. Sorenson

Discovery, Silver Spring

Lockheed Martin, Bethesda

American Capital, Bethesda

Pebblebrook Hotel, Bethesda

Marriott International, Bethesda

2013*

2012*

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$25.2 $11.4

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CHANGE: +121%

2013*

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CHANGE: +236%

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Donald C. Wood

W. Edward Walter

Stephen P. Joyce

Michael D. Barnello

Mark W. Brugger

Federal Realty, Rockville

Host Hotels, Bethesda

Choice Hotels, Rockville

LaSalle Hotel, Bethesda

DiamondRock Hospitality, Bethesda

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Even though his compensation declined by one-third last year, Discovery Communications CEO David M. Zaslav was the highest-paid executive in Montgomery and Frederick counties for the fourth consecutive year in 2013, according to a review of public companies’ proxy statements ﬁled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Zaslav, who took over as CEO of the Silver Spring broadcasting giant in 2007, had compensation of $33.4 million in

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2013, down from $49.9 million in 2012. The large majority of his compensation — $22.5 million — was in stock option awards. A key reason for the decline from 2012 was that Zaslav exercised far fewer stock and option awards last year. Marillyn A. Hewson, CEO of Bethesda military giant Lockheed Martin, saw her total pay more than double last year to $25.2 million, thanks in large part to about $7 million more in stock awards. She also enjoyed about $5 million more in non-equity incentive pay. Last year was a mixed year for CEOs. Only half of the 10 highest-paid CEOs of

public companies in Montgomery and Frederick counties saw their compensation increase, with four experiencing declines and one seeing the same. Some of the decline is due to a slower stock market in 2013 than in 2012. Shareholders also have demanded that boards rein in compensation. About 60 percent of companies that ﬁled disclosures nationally raised “other compensation” spending, compensation data ﬁrm Equilar said. Zaslav saw his “other” compensation jump to $2 million in 2013 from $433,000 in 2102. This amount included $1.5 million

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for special contributions to his supplemental retirement plan. Zaslav also received $165,018 for personal use of aircraft, including family travel and commuting, $16,800 for a car allowance and $171,562 for personal security services, including a car and security-trained driver. Hewson saw her “other” compensation fall by about $100,000 last year to $238,000. That included $76,782 for use of a corporate jet, $55,115 for personal security and $27,106 for tax assistance. Spokespeople for Discovery and Lockheed said they do not discuss ex-

ecutive compensation beyond what is in proxy statements. Proxies are devoting more space to explaining their compensation policies, said Aaron Boyd, director of governance research for Equilar. “Some of this stems from changes in the regulatory environment,” Boyd said. “There has also been a shift toward enhancing the readability, with more companies writing proxy summaries in formats that make the content easily digestible for readers.” kshay@gazette.net

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PHOTOS BY PEGGY MCEWAN/THE GAZETTE

(From left) Autumn Wang, Amanda Chu and Hannah Perez, students at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown, work together on a lesson on personal credit during a ﬁnancial literacy program for seventh-graders at the school. Below: (From left) Eric Solis, Liam McCue, Dylan Snow and Bryan Foo, also seventh-graders at the school, discuss the lesson.

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The ABCs of personal finance include budgeting, credit, savings and investments — words most middle school students do not hear very often. Seventh-graders at Roberto Clemente Middle School, Germantown, studied those basics during Financial Literacy Day April 8 at the school. “The overall concept is to prepare students ﬁnancially for the future so they can proceed with dignity and respect,” said Colleen Roux, seventh grade team leader who planned the day. Roux worked with organizers from Banking on Our Future, Operation Hope, and volunteers from local banks and other ﬁnancial organizations who volunteered to facilitate lessons designed to get students thinking about using their money wisely now and in the future. Even seventh-graders have money, Michelle Hammonds, program manager with Banking on Our Future, Operation Hope, said. “They get money for chores, for during well in school, gifts, allowance,” she said. “It’s not a question of having money, it’s what to do with it once they

Bookmark contest seeks student submissions

A video produced by eight first-graders from East Silver Spring Elementary School was named one of 16 winners in the inaugural White House Student Film Festival. The students met President Barack Obama and Bill Nye the Science Guy on Feb. 28 at the White House. Eric Humpert, father of firstgrader Ashley Humpert, heard about a call for entries focusing on the president’s initiative “Technology and Education,” and discussed with her the idea of making a video with her classmates on the use of technology in the classroom. After visiting the school and brainstorming ideas with students and teacher Courtney Brooks, Humpert invited them and their parents to his home for the taping. Seven accepted, plus one of Ashley’s friends from a different class. Of 2,500 entries, their production, “Technology and Me,” was chosen a winner. The film included student drawings of technology in the past and the present, and possibilities for the future, Humpert said. “It was all the kids’ ideas, their words and their imaginations that made it,” he said. “I just got it on the screen.” In addition to having their photo taken with Obama and watching their video with him, the students received some White House souvenirs during their visit. “It was a long day, but it was great. The kids were pretty excited,” Humpert said.

Young artists and bibliophiles are invited to design an original bookmark that celebrates their love of reading for the First Book-Montgomery County fifth annual Bookmark Contest. The winning design will become an official bookmark of First Book-Montgomery County, the local chapter of the national First Book organization, whose mission is to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. Prekindergartners through eighth-graders are eligible to participate. Awards will be presented in four age groups: pre-K/kindergarten; grades 1-3; grades 4-6; and grades 7-8. One grand-prize winner also will receive a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card. Entry forms are at firstbook. org/montgomerycountymd. Completed entry forms must be postmarked by May 17. For more information, email firstbookmcmd@gmail. com.

Two Bullis seniors named Jefferson Scholars

Brenda Ajavon, Seneca Valley High School, Germantown; Abigail Joy Cajayon, Rockville High School; Adonis Corvoisier, Thomas Edison High School of Technology, Silver Spring; Leena Daniel, Takoma Academy, Takoma Park; Whitney Geohagan, Academy of the Holy Cross, Kensington; Aaryn Godby, John F. Kennedy High School, Silver Spring; Charles Halverson, Winston Churchill High School, Potomac; Harry Laird, Landon School, Bethesda; Jana Lu, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville; Shimona Malik, Clarksburg High School; Krishna Mudwari, Watkins Mill High School, Gaithersburg; Lisa Mutooni, Paint Branch High School, Burtonsville; Bala Natarajan, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring; Penelope Placide, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, Takoma Park; Renzo Reyes, Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg; Kierra Simpkins, Col. Zadok Magruder High School, Rockville; Margaret Simpson, James Hubert Blake High School, Silver Spring; Gislene Tasayco, Gaithersburg High School; Daniela Velasquez, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring; Doopashika Welikala, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School; and Bradley Wolanin, Northwest High School,

Brian Mitchell and Jack Chellman, seniors at Bullis

get it.” Hammonds said her organization usually works with students from low and moderate income homes. “A lot of these kids are not having this conversation around the dinner table because most of their parents don’t know about it,” she said. Dylan Snow, 13, said he thought what they were learning was important for the future, especially how to manage budgets. He said he gets a $5 weekly allowance and usually saves it until he can buy a video game or something else

he wants. Hannah Perez said she liked learning what the words mean when discussing loans and other ﬁnancial terms. She said she gets an allowance plus $5 for helping with chores, earns money babysitting and gets money for gifts. “I actually like saving it up for something important like video games or clothes or I give it to my parents for college,” she said. Using money wisely is key, Hammonds said. “A lot of times people assume that because you have a

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lot of money, you know what to do with it, but people struggle with this across the spectrum,” she said. Her suggestions for ﬁnancial dignity: “Save for a rainy day and don’t let your outgoing exceed your incoming,” she said. Roux said she hopes to see ﬁnancial literacy embedded in the curriculum some day soon. “Budgeting, that’s huge,” she said. “It’s a fundamental concept that needs to be embedded in math.” pmcewan@gazette.net

School in Potomac, were selected to receive prestigious Jefferson Scholarships from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. MItchell is from Rockville. His activities at Bullis have included goalie for the varsity soccer team; founder, fundraiser and head of Robotics Club; varsity tennis; and editorin-chief of the school paper, The Bulldog. He also ran summer camps in his neighborhood to teach kids about technology. He doesn’t know yet what he’ll study at Virginia because, he said, his interests are far-ranging, from math and computers to philosophy and English. Chellman lives in Arlington, Va. His activities at Bullis have included co-president of Student Government; director of Student Tutors; International Thespian Society — he has participated in winter musicals every year since sixth grade; cross-country; school ambassador/tour guide; peer mentor; National Honor Society; and member of the Bullis Dance Ensemble. He plans to study creative writing at Virginia.

Students win Comcast scholarships Twenty-one students from Montgomery County schools last month were awarded $1,000 scholarships by the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. The scholarship program recognizes students’ leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service. The students are as follows:

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CELEBRATIONS HEALTH CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 17 Tummy Troubles, from 1:152:15 p.m. at the Holiday Park Community Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton. What causes indigestion, constipation and acid reﬂux? Are these common problems related to the food we eat? There are so many over-the counter medications advertised, how do you know what, if anything, to take for discomfort? A gastroenterologist will answer these questions and much more during this informative lecture. Free. www.suburbanhospital.org.

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

Baklarz, Tomasino Mr. and Mrs. Lenny and Betty Baklarz from Rockville announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Baklarz, to Capt. Kyle Tomasino, son of Robert and Kathleen Tomasino of Austin, Texas. The bride-to-be graduated from the Academy of the Holy Cross in 2006 and the University of Maryland College Park in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in family science. She received her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy from East Carolina University in 2012. She is currently a family therapist for Carolina Outreach, LLC in Raleigh, N.C.

The prospective groom graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida in 2008 as a 2nd Lieutenant with the United States Army. He received his degree in aeronautical science and homeland security. After commissioning, Kyle attended ﬂight school and was awarded the Army Aviator Badge in the AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopter. Kyle is currently serving at Ft. Eustis, Va., as a Company Commander in the 128th Aviation Brigade. An April 2015 wedding is planned.

Hardwick, Carpenter Wade Carpenter and Alice Hardwick were united in marriage on March 21, 2014, in Rockville. Alice is the daughter of Joseph and Patricia Hardwick of Poolesville. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in public health and currently works as a consumer

safety ofﬁcer for the Food and Drug Administration in Rockville. Wade is the son of Robert and Nancy Carpenter of Damascus. As a 2009 graduate from Salisbury University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, Wade works as an account executive at The Hill Group in Bethesda.

Mindfulness Meditation, from 10-10:45 a.m. Fridays through May 16 at Bethesda Regional Service Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Second Floor, Bethesda. A Mindfulness Center instructor will guide participants to discover the basics of mindfulness meditation by focusing on posture, breathing and energy work. $55. www.suburbanhospital.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 21 Safe Sitter, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Wisconsin Place Community Center, 5311 Friendship Blvd., Chevy Chase. Comprehensive training course teaches 11- to 13-year-olds the essentials

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Donald and Florence Combs of Mt. Airy announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Combs, to Thomas Malatt, son of Mark

and Marissa Malatt of Urbana. The couple is planning the wedding for late 2015.

TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Learn to Understand Your Anger, from 7-9 p.m. at Suburban

Hospital, 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Understand your anger style, its triggers and the impact on your health. Discover healthy and practical techniques for managing your anger in everyday situations. Not appropriate for court referrals. $20. www.suburbanhospital.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 Taste Gastropub Restaurant Fundraiser Supports Lunch & Learn Program, from 11 a.m. to 10

p.m. at the restaurant, 3418 Olney Laytonsville Road, Olney. Enjoy lunch, dinner and carry out at Taste Gastropub on, April 24 and a percentage of your meal/drink check is donated to the nutrition department’s Lunch & Learn Program at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. Participants must present a printable voucher. For more information, visit www.medstarhealth.org.

RELIGION CALENDAR Wheaton, will host the following Easter services. “Perspectives,” an original drama chronicling the hours following the Cruciﬁxion of Jesus, 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday, April 17; The Chancel Choir, Paul Basler’s “Missa Kenya,” 7:30 p.m. April 18, 301-949-8383, hughesumc.org.

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of babysitting. Course includes tactics in handling emergencies basic ﬁrst aid and child-care skills. Registration required. If you are interested in becoming a Safe Sitter instructor, please call 301-8962999 for more information. $95. www.suburbanhospital.org.

Jeff and Debbie Roberts of Gaithersburg will celebrate their 40th anniversary in June. After graduating from the College of William and Mary, Debra Houser and Jeff Roberts were married on June 15, 1974, in Keeling, Va. They have lived in Montgomery County since 1975, and in their current Gaithersburg home since 1980. All ﬁve of their children — Jennifer (Bid-

dison), Michael, Jason, Stephen and Daniel — still live in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Jeff and Debbie also have six grandchildren. Jeff and Debbie both currently work at Long and Foster’s Rockville Centre location. They enjoy visiting family, running and embracing challenges such as the Polar Bear Plunge.

Road, Gaithersburg, invites the public to join in Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17 and mid-day service from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 18. Sunrise Service will begin at 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 20, with Easter Sunday worship service beginning at 11 a.m. For more information, call 301-963-3012. Visit www.icog.org. Neelsville Presbyterian Church, 20701 Frederick Road, Germantown, will host Maundy Thursday worship with communion at 7:30 p.m. April 17; Good Friday Tenebrae Service at 7:30 p.m. April 18; Easter Services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. April 20, brunch between services. All are welcome, babysitting provided. 301-972-3916, www.neelsville.org.

The Shiloh Baptist Church of Landover, 8801 Ardwick Ardmore

Road, Landover, will present the full stage play, “It Is Finished,” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 18. Admission is free. www.shilohbc.org.

Son of David Messianic Congregation, will host a Passover

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seder at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Wheaton Community Church, 3211 Paul Drive. Tickets are $22 for adults and $12.50 for children. Seating is limited. Tickets available on a ﬁrst-come, ﬁrst-served basis. For more information, call 240-403-2138, www. sonofdavid.org. Victory Christian Church International, 7-7 Metropolitan Court,

Gaithersburg, will celebrate the 2014 National Day of Prayer with a gathering from 11:30 to 1 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. Speaker will be Germaine Copeland, author of “Prayers That Avail Much” prayer books. For more information, call 301-670-1600.

ONGOING Agape African Methodist Episcopal Church, 7700 Brink Road,

Gaithersburg, conducts Sunday morning worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. Communion celebration on ﬁrst Sundays, men leading worship on second Sundays, youth leading worship on third Sundays. “You’ll Get Through This” Bible Study from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays. 301924-8640; www.agapeamec.org.

Damascus United Methodist Church, 9700 New Church St.,

Damascus, offers traditional Sunday morning worship services at 8:15 a.m., a youth contemporary worship service at 9:30 a.m. and a service of liturgy and the word at 11 a.m. with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. for all ages during the school year. www.damascusumc.org.

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Today, The Gazette begins its endorsements for contested races in the June 24 party primaries.

For sheriff In the Democratic primary for Montgomery County sheriff, incumbent Darren M. Popkin is running for a second term after succeeding longtime sheriff Raymond Kight following the 2010 election. His opponent is Thomas R. Falcinelli Jr., a lawyer and sergeant with the county police department. Popkin and Falcinelli ran in the 2010 Democratic primary and bring impressive resumes to the job. As it did four years ago, The Gazette endorses Popkin. Popkin has risen through the sheriff’s department, becoming Kight’s chief deputy before taking over the agency. His top priority has been tackling domestic violence through the county’s Family Justice Center. It’s a one-stop program that works with a range of agencies to help victims find shelter and other resources to protect themselves and their children from abusive partners. In its first five years, the center served more than 5,000 clients. Now, Popkin plans to expand educational programs to help teens dealing with domestic violence issues. He has demonstrated the ability to oversee an agency with 185 employees and an annual budget of $22 million. His colleagues think highly of him and elected him president of the Maryland Sheriffs’ Association. Falcinelli brings experience from running his own law firm and supervising county police officers, no doubt useful skills to be sheriff. He pledges to clean house at the department. He charges cronyism and a top-heavy management structure that too often means the department shifts duties and responsibilities — such as transporting prisoners — to county police, who are needed instead to fight crime. Even if he loses the primary, Falcinelli owes it to taxpayers to pursue, through county officials, his allegations of mismanagement at the department.

For clerk of Circuit Court Two Democrats seek their party’s nomination for clerk of the county’s circuit court. Alan Bowser, a lawyer, has a solid history of civic and political activity. He’s worked with several Silver Spring and countywide citizens groups, including the Montgomery County executive’s African American Advisory Group. However, his opponent, Barbara Meiklejohn, has an impressive record of running the day-to-day operations of the Circuit Court — which Bowser acknowledges provides an “excellent level of service.” She has been deputy clerk for nine years and worked in the court system for 38 years; she’s intimately familiar with how to keep it humming. Both she and Bowser would work toward implementing an electronic court ﬁling system to streamline the judiciary for lawyers and other residents. Bowser, who is black, says his election would be a “good signal for the county,” injecting more diversity into Montgomery’s judiciary. But Meiklejohn’s experience and skills trump that assessment and she earns The Gazette’s endorsement.

For Circuit Court judges Five candidates are running for four Montgomery County circuit judge seats. Judicial candidates observe a protocol of not debating “issues,” which could suggest inappropriate bias. Voters have little to turn to, other than a candidate’s legal resume. But Daniel Patrick Connell, the lone outsider in this year’s race, has voiced concern about the selection process. Connell, a former senior rule of adviser with the State Department, has advised civilian judges and police in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also worked as a public defender and ran unsuccessfully for circuit judge in 2004. He says a statutory nominating commission has an insular “closed-door” process for recommending judges to fill vacancies. As a rule, those selections win the next election. But four sitting judges running as a team — Audrey Anne Creighton, Nelson W. Rupp Jr., Joan E. Ryon and Gary E. Bair — cite an intense interview and vetting process with the commission and numerous specialty bar associations. It’s hard to argue against having people who best understand the courts — much more than average voters do — make informed judgments that benefit us all. Regardless, the judges, with decades of service, are eminently qualified, particularly in specialties they’ve developed. Bair has a strong background in criminal law and the appellate system. Ryon is well versed in family law matters. Creighton handled an array of criminal and civil cases as prosecutor and defender. Rupp also worked both sides and focused on civil matters in private practice. We were moved by Rupp’s yeoman’s work in creating an adult drug court for nonviolent offenders and devoting years of heartfelt time to it, allowing 130 graduates in 10 years to redeem themselves. We support new terms for the four current judges.

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LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

The arts are a good investment

What do Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have in common? On its face, the answer is fairly obvious, but if you dig a bit deeper you will ﬁnd a striking similarity. As a candidate for president in 1992 Gov. Clinton appeared on the Arsenio Hall show playing a rendition of Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” on the saxophone. Former President Bush has recently unveiled his paintings to the public for the ﬁrst time. The arts have, for many years, served as a bridge between those at different ends of not only the political, but also the socioeconomic, spectrum. Montgomery County is extremely lucky. This year, we are celebrating a major milestone as the Music Center at Strathmore celebrates its 10 year anniversary. We take pride in the prestige that comes with having the American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring. Outstanding arts and cultural facilities are located in county space, including Imagination Stage and Round House Theatre. The county also supports organizations like: Arts on the Block, which serves at risk middle school students; Class Acts Arts, which provides culturally diverse arts programs and artist residencies in the visual, literary and performing arts with youth who are court-involved or in correctional facilities; and InterPLAY, a 67 piece orchestra of adults with cognitive disabilities, playing

all genres of music with senior high school, college, professional musicians and guest artists. As chairman of the County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee that allocates county support for the arts, for the past 11 years I have made it a priority to ensure that our funding processes are fair and transparent by establishing the council grants process and providing the Arts and Humanities Council with the autonomy to allocate funding among our arts organizations. This process allows arts organizations to concentrate on what they do best — providing the highest quality performance, education and entertainment. I wanted all arts money to be allocated through the Arts and Humanities Council because I believed that it would strengthen and increase funding for the entire arts enterprise if political and community building efforts were focused on the whole pie rather than breaking down into competitive rivalry over funding for speciﬁc organizations. In fiscal 2014 Montgomery County invested $5,844,561 in capital, in-kind, operating and project support in the Arts and Humanities. The creative sector in turn pumped $204,120,430 into the local economy, supporting 3,843 Montgomery County jobs and $81,782,882 in local salaries. The Arts and Humanities are a smart

investment for Montgomery County with a huge return on investment. They stimulate our economy, support local jobs and heavily contribute to the vibrancy and livability of our neighborhoods. Of course, the government must not be, and is not, the sole source of support. We must do more to attract support from philanthropists, foundations and businesses, both large and small. The essential component to the success of our arts community is you, the consumer. I urge you to support the arts by taking part in them. Enjoy a gallery or live performance with your family, take advantage of the rich arts resources that Montgomery County has to offer. Arts and humanities provide opportunities for individuals regardless of their background, age, economic status, culture or language. The arts are a great equalizer, and this sector is essential for our economic future and cultural development. As long as I serve in public ofﬁce, I will continue my support for a thriving arts and humanities enterprise because Montgomery County’s identity and our high quality of life depends on it.

George Leventhal, Takoma Park The writer is an at-large county councilman.

Starr’s speech about more than hope If you run a big school system, criticism comes with the territory. Montgomery County Public Schools does not shy from accountability and that includes editorials that raise important questions. But in order to present informed opinions, the writers need the facts and the Gazette’s recent editorial on the superintendent’s speech at Interfaith Works [“The urgency of action,” April 9] didn’t meet that basic standard of journalism. The writer wasn’t at the speech, but based his editorial on a brief story done by a reporter who covers MCPS. The writer didn’t contact my ofﬁce to ask for a copy of the speech, which we would have happily provided. If he had, the writer would

have found out that Superintendent Joshua Starr’s speech was not simply about the concept of hope. Dr. Starr’s remarks — just 10 minutes long — spoke specifically about efforts MCPS is making to expand partnerships that provide health services and after school programs; the district’s commitment and progress in reducing racial disparities in out-of-school suspensions; the hard work of implementing a new curriculum and new state assessments; changes we are making to our alternative programs to better serve students, and much more. Yes, Dr. Starr talked about hope. He even used H-O-P-E as an acronym for Hard work, Opportunity, Preparation, and Eq-

uity. But he talked about much more and through a phone call or email, the writer would have known that. MCPS welcomes scrutiny and criticism. It leads to frank, honest discussions about our challenges and is an important part of the improvement process. But uninformed opinions, like this editorial, don’t move those discussions forward and, ultimately, do a disservice to the Gazette’s readers and our community.

Dana Toﬁg, Rockville The writer is the director of public information and web services for Montgomery County Public Schools.

Looking at hunger ‘with new eyes’ Brazil’s fourth largest city, Belo Horizonte, with 2.5 million people, has accomplished what we have been unable to do in America: end hunger. A former city ofﬁcial there says, “It is easy to end hunger if we are willing to break free of limiting frames and to see with new eyes.” In Montgomery County, one of the nation’s wealthiest counties, we face our own challenge with hunger. More than one in three children in county schools qualiﬁes for free and reduced meals. It’s not just children who lack access to food. Funding for the county Senior Food Program has remained unchanged since 2011, while seniors within the program have increased by 25 percent. Working closely with the Community Foundation and some of the county’s leading food providers — including Manna and Nourish Now — has led me to three principles that might put game-changing progress that is within our reach.

First, we need a 21st century solution based on collaboration among all the existing food providers and the agencies and groups that support them. Our antiquated model makes too little use of technology to link providers and those who need the food, and it involves nearly 50 different organizations housing and distributing food, with 50 different overheads, working out of 50 different locations — generally unconnected with each other. This is a countywide problem that demands a countywide approach. Second, our outdated operations are based on purchasing food rather than recovering it. Perfectly good food that goes uneaten in grocery stores, and at restaurants, parties, and cafeterias is thrown out. The challenge is not about producing more food. We have plenty of it. The county has a pioneering food recovery program. It needs to expand. Third, any solution must be sustain-

able. Solving hunger in this county cannot be contingent on favorable economic conditions. Planning must have more foresight than this quarter or this year. We can have small, but sizable wins along the road to the dramatic change we seek. We’ll know we’re succeeding when fewer people are hungry, with fewer organizations involved, working collaboratively, sharing resources, staff, data and technology. Our county must tackle food insecurity very differently, involving a business sector that steps up complement the pioneering work of our elected leadership and the demonstrated passion and excellence of our nonproﬁt sector. If a city twice the size of our county in a less prosperous country can end hunger, why can’t we take the ﬁrst steps on our own journey here in Montgomery County?

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Some session highlights, lowlights This year’s Maryland General Assembly session looks workmanlike compared to two years ago when casino expansion collided with tax hikes and the legislature adjourned with the Senate and House at war, the governor condemning both chambers and the state stuck with a “Doomsday Budget.” It took secret negotiations and two special sessions to straighten out the mess. Here are some of this year’s major highlights and low-lights:

State budget In order to balance a $39 billion budget the legislature swiped $200 million from the state’s employee pension fund payment. And, despite Gov. Martin O’Malley’s insistence that during his tenure he’d cut $9 billion in spending, his last budget is $9 billion greater than his ﬁrst.

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Minimum wage This year’s “feel good” bill was wildly popular because employers, not taxpayers, pay for the wage increases that, over four years, will rise from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour. Since they don’t have to pay for it, lawmakers and taxpayers were deaf to the pleas that some marginal businesses will close and some lowwage earners will lose jobs. Nor did they care about “pay scale ratcheting” — if a $7.25 per hour employee goes to $10.10, the wages of all the employees making more than $7.25 must go up proportionately. Only when it came to light that statereimbursed caretakers, who make $9.82 an hour helping the disabled, were caught in the “ratcheting” net, did lawmakers become alarmed. Their solution? Raise the caretaker’s state reimbursements to above $10.10 per hour.

Bail reform

This was the Maryland legislature at its worst. Currently, after First, lawmakers relaxed a criminal suspect is booked, he Maryland’s medical marijuana goes before a commissioner (not program by setting up a board to a judge) who decides bail. The license growers and dispensaries commissioner can release the and to let certain physicians preMY MARYLAND suspect pending trial, release the scribe medicinal pot. This conBLAIR LEE suspect on bond (bail) pending trolled system resembles D.C.’s, trial or incarcerate the suspect not California’s, which is merely until trial. a subterfuge for legalization. Within 24 hours the suspect’s bail status Next, to everyone’s surprise, the assembly decriminalized possession of 10 grams or less is reviewed by a judge who makes a final rulof pot. Two years ago the punishment was ing. Up until now, indigent suspects only had a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. A year ago it a right to counsel at the second (judicial) bail dropped to 90 days in jail. Now it’s a $100 cita- hearing. But last year the Maryland Court of tion with no record (much like a traffic ticket). Appeals (Maryland’s top court) interpreted a The governor, the House Speaker and state statute as requiring counsel at the initial the House Judiciary Committee chairman bail hearing, as well. Rather than abide by the court’s rulall opposed decriminalization. The House Judiciary Committee gutted the Senate’s ing, the legislature changed the statute. In decriminalization bill and turned it into a response, the court ruled that, as a constitutional matter, counsel was required. But, summer study. But when that measure reached the again rather than abiding by the ruling, the House floor a coalition of blacks and liberals, legislature tried getting the court to reverse led by Del. Keiffer “reefer” Mitchell (D-Balti- itself. When that failed, this year’s legislamore), switched it back to the Senate version ture had to face the problem. Maryland’s progressive lawmakers rouby labeling it a civil rights bill due to disparate racial arrest rates. Realizing that they lacked tinely champion poor, minority, criminal the votes to stop decriminalization, the gover- defendants. That’s why they repealed the death penalty, restored voting rights to felnor, the speaker and the chairman all caved. Unfortunately, the House mutineers for- ons and supported banning prospective emgot to decriminalize marijuana paraphernalia ployers from access to criminal records. But (pipes, papers, bongs) which remain illegal. providing legal counsel to these same, poor, Brownies anyone? Equally puzzling, while de- minority defendants could cost the state criminalizing pot, the same legislature simul- upwards of $50 million a year. Apparently, taneously banned grain alcohol and refused that’s where fiscal concern trumps liberal to legalize raw milk because they are health compassion. Instead of paying the tab, the Senate hazards. Their proponents need to convert recommended replacing the commissionboth items into civil rights issues.

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ers with computers which, based on a nationwide database, can supposedly, forecast the suspect’s suitability for bail. But many lawmakers, recently burned by Maryland’s malfunctioning Obamacare exchange and Baltimore’s faulty trafﬁc cameras, bridled at the Senate’s “robobail” proposal. However, their solution was even more callous; reverse the court’s ruling by amending the state constitution. Finally, the legislature punted by taking $10 million out of the court’s budget and telling the court to solve the problem itself. So, look for a constitutional crisis followed by a special session in the middle of an election year.

Obamacare exchange cover up Apparently Maryland’s legislature will only launch a full-scale probe into governmental incompetence and corruption when the governor is a Republican. Remember the outrage and subsequent prolonged investigations into the Ehrlich administration’s political hiring practices and state trooper surveillance of peace groups? Meanwhile, Maryland’s trashed $200 million white elephant Obamacare exchange doesn’t seem to rise to the same level of concern. In December, O’Malley pronounced the exchange functional. Now, the entire monstrosity is being scrapped. Meanwhile, O’Malley is busy rearranging the goal posts and the scoreboard. Maryland’s initial Obamacare enrollment target was 180,000, then dropped to 150,000 then down to 70,000. The ﬁnal tally was only 63,000 enrollees. Having failed to meet the shrunken target, O’Malley is fudging the numbers by combining the 63,000 Obamacare sign-ups with Medicaid’s new 232,000 enrollees. “We’ve exceeded our overall goal of 260,000,” boasts O’Malley, mixing apples and oranges. Using O’Malley’s math, last year’s Washington Redskins (3 wins, 13 defeats) didn’t lose 81 percent of their games. If we simply add in the Redskin’s four preseason victories, they went 7 for 20 losing only 65 percent of their games. When you’re hiding from blame, who cares about the truth? Blair Lee is chairman of the board of Lee Development Group in Silver Spring and a regular commentator for WBAL radio. His past columns are available at www. gazette.net/blairlee. His email address is blairleeiv@gmail.com.

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LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR Schools need to pay for athletic trainers Sports safety experts say that if you can’t afford athletic trainers, you can’t afford to run a high school athletics program. We should not forget the death ﬁve years ago of Edwin “Dek” Miller from heat stroke during football practice at Northwest High School. Had an athletic trainer been present that day, Dek Miller might still be with us. Surrounding school systems have found a way to fund athletic trainers in their budgets. The Gazette reports that MCPS adopted a pilot program this year under which 11 of its 25 high schools are staffed with part-time athletic trainers [“Athletic trainers on the sidelines on Montgomery County,” March 12]. While the pilot program

is a start, keep in mind that the athletic trainers’ services were donated by local health care providers, not funded through MCPS’s operating budget. These health care providers are not charities, and if marketing and branding beneﬁts do not materialize, they may discontinue their donations. Having athletic trainers by donation at some high schools is better than no athletic trainers at all. But long term, Superintendent Joshua Starr and the school board need to make a grown-up decision to fund athletic trainers in the budget, rather than getting by on the kindness of strangers. After all, their primary mission is student safety.

Tom Hearn, Bethesda

School snow waivers are ‘March Madness’ The “snow day waiver” games have become our local version of “March Madness” [“Montgomery prepares second snow waiver request,” April 2]. With all of our education problems, it is incredible that our school officials are wasting resources on this periodic charade. As I understand it, the State Board of Education has decreed that counties may submit five-day waiver requests. In other words, the required academic year is reduced to only 175 days, rather than the normal 180. First of all, the five-day decision was arbitrary, and required no special knowledge to determine. Second, the counties have only one choice: open the schools for extra days. Again, this is a no-

brainer. No “evaluation” by the state board is needed. Nevertheless, Montgomery County wasted time going through the waiver process twice, because the state board has some meaningless “waiver procedure” that nobody understands. The simple solution is for the state board to decree how many instructional days the counties can knock off the 180-day calendar. The “waiver” process is silly, and should be abolished as a total waste of time. Finally, there is really no need to make up snow days at all. The disruptions associated with changing the school calendar are not worth the minimal educational beneﬁts.

John Hickey, Gaithersburg

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BY TED BLACK STAFF WRITER

At a school that has only 90 high school boys, Avalon School baseball coach and athletic director Patrick Duffy could be excused for not being able to ﬁeld a team, let alone a quality squad. But Avalon (3-2) is once again among the favorites to win the Old Line Conference title this spring. The Black Knights have already lost one game to a conference rival (The Heights) and another to a public school squad (Gaithersburg) that is among the favorites for the Class 4A state championship this spring. Avalon has outscored its opponents by a combined 38-11. “We were tied with Gaithersburg at 3-3 after four innings last week and then it was only 4-3 when they got a clutch, two-out, two-run single to give them some breathing room,” Duffy said. “But Gaithersburg is deﬁnitely the measuring stick for us. They have some great players and they have three pitchers who could be the No. 1

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University of Maryland, College Park redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Michael Dunn blocks during Saturday’s Red-White Spring Game.

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Heading into last season, Walt Whitman High School graduate Michael Dunn was in open competition for the backup right tackle position for the University of Maryland, College Park football team. As just a redshirt freshman, Dunn was seen as a solid player who would provide depth for an

experienced offensive line group. Fast forward to Friday’s Red-White Spring Game at Maryland’s Byrd Stadium — the annual intrasquad scrimmage that marks the end of the football team’s spring practice — and Dunn is one of three returning lineman to start all 13 games last season, and the unquestioned starter at right tackle. “I am really excited,” Dunn said. “I think the

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biggest thing about last year is that I was still a freshman and I wasn’t so confident about my plan, but right now I’m just feeling myself moving a lot faster. You can just tell that the entire line is a lot more confident.” Dunn, who graduated from the Bethesda school in 2012, started nine games at right guard in 2013 before sliding out to the right tackle spot for the final three regular season games and the Military Bowl. In the Red-White Game, which the offense (White) won 187-143, Dunn’s ability was showcased on a pair of first-half touchdowns. On both scoring plays quarterback C.J. Brown rolled to his right behind Dunn, finding Kenneth Goins Jr. for a 3-yard touchdown pass on one play, and running it in himself from 10 yards out on the other. Dunn also helped open holes for Maryland’s stable of running backs, who amassed 314 total rushing yards in the scrimmage. Coach Randy Edsall was encouraged by the team’s performance throughout the spring semester, and highlighted consistency as a key factor in determining the final depth chart before the 2014 season begins with a scheduled Aug. 30

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The boys’ 300-meter hurdle event had just ended at the Coyote Invitational earlier this spring at Clarksburg High School, and John F. Kennedy coach Kevin Monroe found himself playing mediator in an argu-

ment any coach would likely be envious of. After sharing a post-race handshake, something Devon Hairston and Alieu Cole say they do after every event, the Kennedy hurdlers made their way to Monroe for him to settle a friendly debate. “You saw the race, coach,” said Hairston, flashing a light-hearted smile. “Tell Alieu I would’ve got him

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Washington Spirit assistant coach Kati Jo Spisak joined the women’s soccer team staff this season. This photo was taken at Sunday’s game in Boyds.

Lifting the Spirit Stone Ridge coach joins coaching staff after tough inaugural season

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

There is a good chance former Washington Freedom goalkeeper Kati Jo Spisak would still be playing women’s professional soccer had she known in May 2012 what the coming fall had in store. A member of the Boston Breakers when the second installment of a women’s professional soccer league in the United States folded after three seasons just like its predecessor, Spisak said she questioned a future playing the highest level in this country. Then, on Nov. 21, 2012, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced it would back a new league in the spring of 2013. “There was no real promise of talks of a league and I was in a place in my life where I didn’t want to go play overseas,” Spisak said. “I always wanted to teach, so I started applying for jobs and I got one [at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart]. Had I known this [National Women’s Soccer League] would’ve been around I probably would’ve continued to play.” But the next best thing to playing at the highest level is coaching there, Spisak said, and

John F. Kennedy High School runners Alieu Cole (left) and Devon Hairston compete Friday in the 300-meter hurdles.

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Continued from Page B-1 at any other school. To only lose to them 7-3 was nothing to hang our heads about.” Bolstered by a solid group of seniors, Billy Lennox, Tommy Sanchez, Mike Brunvoll, Alex Jacobs and Aspen Feldman, the Black Knights are scheduled to face Walter Johnson, another solid 4A squad, before returning to a schedule of private school games, capped by a rematch with The Heights on April 24 at Kelley Park. “We battled with [The Heights] the whole game at their place,” Duffy said. “It was tied 2-2 until Matt McCreary hit a home run to win it. But they have that real short fence in right ﬁeld. How do you console a kid like Tommy Sanchez, who struck out 10 guys and then gives up a 185-foot home run?” Perhaps it seems fitting that Avalon is scheduled to travel to Riverdale Baptist Friday to face the Crusaders because longtime Riverdale coach Terry Terrill knows what it takes to build a baseball program from a small school. The Crusaders are 13-2 this season and Terrill is only three wins shy of reaching the 1,000win plateau in his career. Riverdale Baptist has only 125 high school boys in the school, but like Avalon, ﬁelds a successful baseball team. “Patrick’s done a great job with that program,” said Terrill, who attained his 900th career victory by defeating Avalon in 2010. “Anytime you start a program from the beginning you never know what to expect, especially at a small school. But he’s been able to put together a quality team each spring. I know we always enjoy playing them.”

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Continued from Page B-1 home game against James Madison University. “We got the things that we wanted to get done this spring and we are pleased with that,” Edsall said. “When we get into these situations,

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Continued from Page B-1 this spring she was presented with an opportunity to do just that in the very town in which she made her professional playing debut. On March 11, the Washington Spirit announced Spisak, who spent time training with the team last season, would be joining its coaching staff as an assistant to general manager and coach Mark Parsons as the team looks to rebound from a subpar inaugural campaign. Parsons said he hoped Spisak’s relatability — she is

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Avalon School’s Pearce Howard tags out Gaithersburg High School’s Peter Galvin at third base to end the inning during last week’s game at Kelley Park in Gaithersburg.

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we are looking for the guys who can make plays. The great thing about the spring is we now have the chance to evaluate who can make the plays. It’s a chance for us to evaluate our roster and ﬁgure out who you can count on.” The Terps made a change in offensive line coach for 2014, replacing Tom Brattan with Greg Studrawa. “Coach

friendly with many of the players and is fresh off her own professional soccer experiences — would help facilitate a comfortable environment for the players. “I’ve really gotten to know KJ in the offseason and she’s been an incredible person around the club,” Parsons said. “Her being a female and she’s been through loads of different experiences, she is someone who can see through the players’ eyes and the players deserve someone like that. But she will also know when to tell the players, ‘You need to buck up.’” Parsons hired Spisak knowing he already had a goalkeep-

Stud” brings a high-energy approach from his time at Louisiana State University, where he spent the past seven seasons as offensive line coach including two seasons as offensive coordinator, Dunn said. “Coach Brattan was a great coach, but Coach Stud coaches in a different way,” Dunn said. “He is really high energy. That’s the big thing with Coach

ing coach but since goalies are a team’s eyes and often coach on the field, Spisak’s perspective enables her to provide valuable insight to players in every position, he said. While her skill set won her the job, Parsons said Spisak’s local ties were an added bonus as the Spirit aim to maintain a connection to the Washington, D.C. area’s soccer-rich community. “KJ has spent her whole life organizing the back and the midﬁeld and she knows the best types of movements forwards can make to cause problems for a goalkeeper,” Parsons said. “She can relate to almost any situation, she’s been through it.

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Continued from Page B-1 if I didn’t hit that hurdle.” “Coach, tell him I hit that same hurdle,” Cole replied, beaming alongside his teammate. “We both messed up.” The pair Monroe describes as “two peas in a pod” had both faltered at the exact same hurdle. The misstep, however, did little to keep the duo from yet another good performance. Cole took the gold with a time of 39.20 seconds, barely edging out Hairston’s time of 39.50. The 1-2 ﬁnish is but yet another chapter in the teammates’ friendly rivalry. “Usually when you lose to somebody, that’s the last person you want to be hanging around with because it’s just another reminder that you lost,” Monroe

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John F. Kennedy High School runners Alieu Cole (left) and Devon Hairston push each other in their hurdling events. said. “But these guys are different.” Cole, 18, moved to Maryland from Gambia at the age of 11 and joined the track team his freshman year. That’s where he

met Hairston, 17, a football convert whose relaxed and comical demeanor drew in Cole from the start. “Alieu is really outgoing and Devon is kind of laid back

Washington’s lone goal; and Mexican National Team striker Renae Cuellar, among others — and a fairly short preseason, he expects some early growing pains. But there were glimpses Sunday of what has the Spirit so excited about this season’s prospects. Last year’s leading scorer, Canadian National Team midfielder Diana Matheson, has been granted some muchneeded options to play off of and one could only expect an Ali Krieger-anchored backline that also features three-plus returning players and Dunn, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft, to be among the

league’s best. “You look at the goals [we scored in preseason] and they’re all very, very different goals from different areas and what I like is that every goal had a relationship,” Parsons said. “It was people combining, people crossing and linking. It wasn’t just Diana from the 18. It was two or three people being on the same page and last year I don’t think we could ever say we had two people on the same page. Fresh faces give us some different things and it’s an exciting thing, not just the goals, but the relationships we’re building.”

and cool,” Monroe said. “Alieu would be the promoter or the hype man at the party and Devon would be the DJ.” “When we met, Devon said something funny to me and I just started laughing,” Cole said. “And that’s how our friendship started.” While the friendship may have started with a joke, they showed considerable athletic ability early in their ﬁrst year, their coach said. During the ﬁrst week of track practice, Monroe usually puts out an assortment of equipment for different events to discover a niche talent in any of the new members. Right away, he said, it was apparent to him where Cole and Hairston would shine. “With these guys, when I pulled the hurdles out, I just saw how easily they were able to

jump over it,” Monroe said. “The form wasn’t good but they were able to get up over the hurdle really easily.” In his early evaluation, Monroe also noticed their talents for the triple jump and long jump — events they have competed in, along with hurdling, since their sophomore year. Cole, who managed just two ﬁrst-place ﬁnishes in individual outdoor track events in his two previous varsity seasons, has recorded six wins already this season. Hairston, who specializes in the shorter-distance hurdling, has posted nine victories. “Everything. They’re always competing against each other,” said teammate Eudorah Vital, a 17-year-old senior who said he has known both since freshman year and watched their rivalry blossom into their current suc-

cess. “They’re always going at one another and pushing each other to get better.” “It doesn’t matter what it is,” Monroe said. “They’ll ﬁnd a way to compete.” “He’s like a brother to me now,” Hairston said of his cocaptain. “We’ve grown so close over the years.” Now, the sport that brought these two friends together is destined to shape their future beyond Kennedy. Hairston is drawing interest from the likes of Morgan State University, Wesleyan College and Methodist College. Methodist, Wesleyan and Salisbury University are among the schools after Cole. “If they landed at the same school it’d be great,” Monroe said. “But they’re both set on their academic and athletic career wherever they go.”

An ordinance to amend Chapter 24 of the City Code, entitled “Zoning,” so as to amend § 24-1, entitled, “Definitions,” to add “Self-Service Storage Facilities”; § 24136(g)(1), entitled, “Uses Permitted by Right,” §§ 24-151(6) and 24-151(12) through (19), entitled, “Permitted Uses,” § 24-160f.2(b), entitled, “Prohibited Uses;” and § 24-160g.2(b), entitled, “Prohibited Uses,” so as to modify uses allowed in the E-1 (Urban Employment) Zone, I-3 (Industrial and Office Park), MXD (Mixed Use Development), CBD (Central Business District) and CD (Corridor Development) Zones, and define the use of self-service storage facilities in the Zoning Ordinance. Further information may be obtained from the Planning and Code Administration Department at City Hall, 31 South Summit Avenue, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or visit the City’s website at www.gaithersburgmd.gov. 1910397

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“All of us are really pumped,” Dunn said. “Everybody is just so excited to play in the Big Ten. You want to play against the best teams, and that’s what we are doing now. We’re playing against all the best teams out there: Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State. You won’t ﬁnd a single person who is not excited about going to the Big Ten on our team.”

She also has the communication skills and knowledge to really impact individuals. She can have a 60-second conversation and turn a player’s training session around.” Washington opened its season with a 3-1 loss to the 2013 regular season champion Western New York Flash Sunday at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds. Parsons said with all the new personnel — Washington’s revamped roster includes world class players such as English striker Jodie Taylor, forward Tiffany Weimer, U.S. allocated player Yael Averbuch; top draft pick Crystal Dunn; Christine Nairn, who scored

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Stud, he’s always yelling — not at you, just yelling to pump you up and get you excited to play — he just motivates you. He’s a great player’s coach.” Finally Dunn is also excited about the new direction for Maryland football, moving to the Big Ten Conference after 60 years as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Terps ofﬁcially switch on July 1.

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HOW THEY RANK Girls n 1. Good Counsel

Morale is up and the Richard Montgomery High School girls’ lacrosse team showed improvement heading into spring break. Under second-year coach Brett Ponchione, the Rockets are 6-1 and have already surpassed last year’s four-win total (4-9) with ﬁve games remaining on the regular season schedule. “When they have fun, I’ve found players are a lot easier to coach,” Ponchione said. Last season, Ponchione would

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BY ERIC GOLDWEIN occasionally get strange looks from players as they adapted to his coaching style, he said. The team is happier a year later with the defense improved (6.4 goals against) and the offense — led by Nicole Burchett (30 goals, 14 assists), Jacqueline Page (25 goals, 20 assists) and Sydney Koubek (15 goals, six assists) — scoring 13.7 goals per game. Ponchione said he expected the team to turn it around with nearly all of its nucleus returning, but not to this extent. “I may have underestimated how receptive this group of girls is,” Ponchione said. “... They’re starting to believe [they can succeed] and as a result they’re having a good time.”

Mr. 200 It was a milestone weekend for the Winston Churchill boys’ lacrosse

Georgetown Prep lacrosse players celebrate their 9-7 victory Friday against rival Landon in North Bethesda. coaching staff, with coach Jeff Fritz winning his 200th game on Friday against Sherwood and assistants Wayne Olan and Stuart Orns reaching the 100-win marker the next day against Western Albemarle. Fritz earned his 200th win in dramatic fashion as the Bulldogs overcame a second-half deﬁcit to defeat the Warriors 14-13. “It was a thriller to say the least,”

Fritz said. Fritz took over a 1-9 team when he started coaching Churchill in 1994, going 5-7 in his ﬁrst season to take the ﬁnal playoff spot. The Bulldogs (8-1) have become a perennial contender, winning the last two Class 4A/3A West Region championships. “From that team to where we are right now, eons ago, we’ve made leaps and bounds,” Fritz said. “It’s been a lot

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of fun. I’ve really enjoyed the Churchill community the parents, athletes and the school. It’s been fantastic. It’s the reason why I’m still there after all these years.”

Streaks over After a winless 2013, the losing streak is ﬁnally over. The Seneca Valley boys’ team defeated Wheaton 13-5

last week to end a 17-game drought that dated back to May 2012. “The boys have been working hard and are very excited,” coach Sean McAleavey wrote in an email to The Gazette. The Holton-Arms girls’ team (4-7) snapped a six-game losing streak of its own, overcoming a slow start to defeat Connelly School of the Holy Child 18-15 last Thursday. “It was about time,” third-year coach Janet McCormick said. The Panthers, coming off a 9-9 season, have eight senior starters and 12 seniors on the roster. McCormick said the upperclassmen have played well against the tough early-season competition. “They’ve each taken it upon themselves to step up at different times,” she said. egoldwein@gazette.net

Rockville on pace to repeat as division champs Rams won ﬁrst division title since 2002 last spring

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN

The 2013 season marked a turning point for the Rockville High School softball team. After winning its ﬁrst division title since 2002 last spring, the Rams came into 2014 expecting similar success, coach Matthew Quinn said. With seven returning starters, Rockville picked up in March right where it left off a year ago. With an undefeated (4-0) start to Montgomery 3A/2A Division play, the

Rams could clinch their second straight title with a win against Poolesville after spring break. “I think this year coming off such a good season, the girls had much expectations,” Quinn said. “I think the biggest thing [in our continued success] is that our team just has really awesome chemistry. We have a lot of upperclassmen this year, we’re a much more experienced team. I

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think in general, having your core group be juniors and seniors is a big deal, along with some talented freshmen, too.” Senior pitcher Kate Lipman has been a steady force for the Rams in the circle the past two years and Quinn said she has been taking this season even more seriously. Lipman, who relies mostly on hitting her spots with a decently-paced fastball, has struck out 51 batters in eight games. The team has supported her with good run production; Rockville is batting .360 as a team

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At 9-0, Falcons remaining conﬁdent

In a county where most of the schools compete in either the 4A or 3A classiﬁcation, the Poolesville High School baseball team is serving notice that it is truly a David among the Goliaths. As the county’s only Class 2A school, The Falcons (9-0) have outscored their opponents 97-9,

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK BY TED BLACK including an 8-1 victory against perennial 4A power Quince Orchard and a win vs. Paint Branch. “We’re playing good defense,” said Poolesville secondyear coach Steve Orsini, whose team is set to scrimmage Our Lady of Good Counsel Thursday. “We’re getting the routine outs, our pitchers are throwing strikes and we’re taking advantage of the other teams’ mistakes. We’re playing good baseball, but there’s still a lot of baseball left to be played this spring.” When Poolesville returns from spring break the Falcons will likely encounter their two toughest weeks of play. They are scheduled to face Winston Churchill, Montgomery Blair and Seneca Valley next week and their ﬁnal week of games should

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Sherwood High School’s Nick Forlenza slides behind Northwest’s Josh Levy during Monday’s baseball game in Sandy Spring. The Warriors won, 9-0.

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be against Sherwood, BethesdaChevy Chase and Gaithersburg, which is considered the favorite for the 4A West Region title. “I know the guys are really pumped up about playing Good Counsel on Thursday,” Orsini said. “But I keep reminding them it’s just a scrimmage. We have a lot of tough games when we

come back, so we’ll see where we stand when the dust settles at the end of the season.” Led by a quartet of solid seniors — Robbie Metz, Chris Convers, Thayer Seely and Hunter Pearre — the Falcons are hitting .349 (88 for 252) with 13 doubles, three triples and four home runs. Metz, a George Washington University recruit, is hitting .440 (11 for 25) with two doubles and one triple and is also the ace of the staff with a 3-0 record. Convers is batting .615 (16 for 26) with five doubles and two homers and leads the club with 18 runs batted in. Pearre is batting .500 (11 for 22) with one double and 10 RBI, while Seely is hitting .364 (8 for 22) with two doubles, two home runs and one triple and 12 RBI.

KEEPING IT BRIEF Three boys’ volleyball teams still perfect Through the midway point of the Montgomery County high school boys’ volleyball season, Clarksburg High School, Richard Montgomery and Thomas S. Wootton are the only remaining undefeated teams at 6-0. Col. Zadok Magruder and Wheaton are both 6-1, followed by Bethesda-

chevy Chase, Sherwood and Walter Johnson at 5-2. Defending league champion Wootton, led by senior Paul Malinauskas, has won 18 of 20 sets. Wootton defeated Richard Montgomery in ﬁve sets in last year’s championship match and both appear to be top contenders again this season when the playoffs begin. — TED BLACK

HOW THEY RANK Softball n 1. Sherwood n 2. Montgomery Blair n 3. Col. Zadok Magruder n 4. Good Counsel n 5. Northwest

with four players batting .400 or better — Megan Anderson (.483), Elizabeth Hubbard (.414), Caitlyn Ramsey (.407) and Elizabeth Bar-

rett (.400). But Rockville has also lost a couple close games, 3-0 to Col. Zadok Magruder and 3-2 to Seneca Valley due to an inability to string hits together when it needs to the most. “We’ve put up a lot of runs in some games and that makes a difference in the stats, I think in general we need those critical hits,” Quinn said. “I think not being able to see as much live pitching as we want with all the weather, but I told them no excuses because everyone has the same problem. We need to get

some more timely hitting to close out those close games.” Rockville lost in last year’s Class 3A West Region quarterﬁnal to Frederick County’s Tuscarora High, 12-4, an experience Quinn said he expects to pay dividends come this postseason. “I think it was good not only for the team but for me to see what other counties have to offer so we best know how to prepare,” Quinn said. “I think that will keep us a step ahead.” jbeekman@gazette.net

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BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

High school athletic programs in Northern Montgomery County have rich traditions in certain sports, football in particular. Tennis, however, has generally been dominated by teams out of the Bethesda, Rockville and Potomac. Poolesville High School junior No. 1 singles player Dennis Wang is changing that. With wins against defending No. 1 singles county champion William Szamosszegi of Winston Churchill and two-time state doubles champion Aries Wong of Walt Whitman early this spring, Wang has positioned himself as a major contender for the upcoming championship season. “I just want Poolesville to be in the mix,” Wang said. “I just want to represent my school. I like my coach and my teammates and I don’t want to let them down.” Wang reached last year’s

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Poolesville High School’s Dennis Wang hits a shot during Sunday’s practice. county final but was forced to withdraw when the weatherdelayed tournament’s championship match coincided with an important U.S. Tennis Association national competition. Wang,

who is a ﬁve-star recruit on the Tennis Recruiting Network and has received interest there from a number of Ivy League coaches, is currently ranked No. 32 of 1,956 athletes in the USTA Boys 18s na-

tional standings. Having missed the opportunity to win his first championship while wearing Poolesville colors hasprovidedWangwithextramotivation this spring, he said. “That was my first county final and it was disappointing to have to miss it because I thought I had a good chance,” Wang said. “I definitely want to try and win states for singles and I think that’s a pretty realistic goal.” Should Wang accomplish that feat, he would be the first Poolesville tennis player to win a state title since the 1975 creation of the tournament. First, however, he will have to weather a stacked allcounty Region II singles draw that will likely include Wong, Szamosszegi and last year’s Gazette Player of the Year, Titas Bera of Thomas S. Wootton. Wang has been propelled in recent years by a more dynamic playing style than earlier in his high school tenure, he said. There was a time not too long ago when he spent the majority of his matches playing from 10 feet behind the baseline — a very defensive game. With so much more

court to cover — even though he said movement has always been perhaps his biggest strength — Wang admitted fatigue became a factor in some of his matches, especially during tournaments where he might play more than one match in a day or on back-toback days. While his game is still rooted in consistency off the ground, he’s added a more aggressive component these days and it’s made him more complete player and more competitive than ever, he said. “I was less willing to move forward [before].” Wang said. “Now I attack a lot more, I stay inside the baseline and really move my opponents around. I try not to make stupid errors and just out-grind my opponents.” A big serve — Wang said he’s been clocked at 108 miles per hour — and heavy forehand usually draw short responses, Wang said, and he is no longer hesitant to follow those to the net where he can earn some easy points. That is something not all junior players feel comfortable doing. Wang said he has also worked to add short angles off both his forehand and

backhand sides in attempt to pull his opponents off the court and create open space. Wang said he was introduced to the sport by his parents when he was 4 and said he’s always been drawn to its individuality. “It’s just you on the court,” Wang said. “I like the competitiveness. If you win or lose, everything you do, you’re depending on yourself. I just try to stay positive.” Whitman coach Jasen Gohn said he was impressed with the way Wang rebounded from a 0-6 ﬁrst-set loss in Friday’s three-set win over the Vikings’ No. 1. Gohn added it was nice to see better representation from areas of the county not typically associated with tennis. “Dennis’ strength is that he doesn’t miss,” Gohn said. “They had a bunch of good rallies and he was good at keeping the ball deep. ...Normally it’s Whitman, Wootton and Churchill who have the big guns, Having someone like [Wang] from Poolesville is good, it adds a little ﬂavor [to county tennis].” jbeekman@gazette.net

Richard Montgomery softball turns back the clock with wins BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

Fourth-year Richard Montgomery High School softball coach John Horton said he isn’t big on moral victories. But sometimes rules have exceptions and Horton made one after the Rockets’ 1-0 loss to undefeated Montgomery Blair on April 5. “Even though we lost by one run, I look at that game as a turning point and a win,” said Horton, a 1983 Richard Montgomery graduate. “I think that we deﬁnitely made a statement in that game.” The statement was that Richard Montgomery softball appears to be on its way back to the county’s top tier of teams. Though the Rockets have become an under-

dog in recent years, that was not always the case. In the early and mid-2000s Richard Montgomery was a perennial Class 4A West Region contender. After falling on harder times — it’s been ﬁve or six years since the Rockets have been truly competitive against Montgomery County’s top teams — Richard Montgomery seems to be moving closer to positioning itself as an upper echelon program. The close loss to Blair was reminiscent of 10 years ago when games between Richard Montgomery and top teams such as Blair, Sherwood and Damascus, were among the spring season’s marquee matchups. In addition to sending a message to county foes, the Rockets’ performance against one of the best programs helped prove to themselves just how a high a level they’re capable of playing. “I deﬁnitely think [the Blair result] surprised people,” senior

catcher Caitlin Grieve said. “To go 1-0 against the top team in the division shows what we’re capable of. I think it sets the tone [for our season] and shows we can hang with the best teams.” Richard Montgomery is currently 5-3 and in second place behind Blair in the Montgomery 4A South Division. Two of the Rockets’ three losses have been by one run — they lost, 2-1, to a Thomas S. Wootton team they’ve struggled against in recent years. Richard Montgomery’s only other loss was 4-0 to 2012 4A state semifinalist Col. Zadok Magruder. While Richard Montgomery’s return to the county softball conversation this spring may have snuck up on many, Horton said this is exactly what he expected when he went for youth during the 2012 tryouts. “I picked a young team, I just went with young players two years ago,” Horton said.

“I said we’re going to have a youth movement. I knew we’d go through bumps and bruises and we did and we learned from it. I knew some of them weren’t ready but I went with them anyway. I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, I saw the possibility of their talent.” With essentially the same squad for three years — bolstered last year by the arrival of current sophomore shortstop Devon Goetz among some other talented underclassmen this spring — the Rockets have not only adjusted to the rigors of varsity softball but have fallen into a comfort zone with one another. Richard Montgomery’s camaraderie and ability to efﬁciently communicate especially shines through on defense. Every team’s defense starts with its pitcher and catcher, and junior hurler Shannon Powell, who Horton said has gotten stronger each of the past three

years, and Grieve have provided the Rockets with stability. Powell, who Horton said has been around the program since middle school thanks to an older sister who was on the team, has struck out 45 batters this spring with only nine walks and has given up just six earned runs. The Rockets have only committed ﬁve total errors in eight games and Grieve, who Horton said calls the pitches herself, has not given up a single stolen base this spring. It’s numbers like that, Horton said, that keep Richard Montgomery competitive and put the Rockets in position to contend with anyone. The next step, Horton and third baseman Allie Parrish agreed, is for Richard Montgomery to support its defense with more consistent and timely hitting. Goetz has paced the Rockets with a team-high .510 batting average that includes 14 runs bat-

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ted in and 16 stolen bases. Grieve (.482) and Parrish (.401) are right behind her. Despite its Class 4A status Richard Montgomery is in a unique position in that it only has one true feeder school: Julius West Middle. Horton said he spends time there encouraging athletes to pursue travel ball so they’re ready for varsity by the time they’re freshmen. This year he said he plans to start visiting elementary schools as well. “This team works so well together, they really build on each other,” Horton said. “Our team chemistry is great, we don’t get down after any loss. I look for us to get better and better. I’m very vanilla when it comes to talking about the team but I think if we stay healthy we’re going to be tough [come playoff time], I think we can be in the top tier.” jbeekman@gazette.net

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‘Once On This Island’ director moves between Muppets and musical theater

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Love is a very powerful emotion. It forges bonds between people and creates ﬁerce loyalty and a need to protect. Love can make you do and say crazy things, but it also can be a calming inﬂuence.

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The Soul in Motion drummers will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a community concert on Saturday.

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For some, love is the strongest force on Earth. After surviving a terrible storm as a child, Ti Moune prays to the gods of the island, wanting to know the purpose of her life. While the gods laugh at her, Erzulie, the goddess of love, insists that she be given love as her purpose. So begins Ti Moune’s adventure in “Once on This Island,” a musical being staged at Olney Center. “Ti Moune is a free spirit,” said Aisha Jackson, who plays the character in the show. “She’s loving and caring. She wants to live life to the fullest.” Papa Ge, the demon of death, is furious that Ti Moune was given love and proceeds to make a bet with Erzulie to see which is stronger, love or death. Ti Moune then falls in love with Daniel, a man who’s been taken in after a bad car accident. When Papa Ge comes to take Daniel’s life, Ti Moune begs Papa Ge to spare him and offers her life in return. Papa Ge leaves, but vows to return one day. “It’s a story of love that overcomes racism, that overcomes social class and poverty,” Jackson said. “It’s showing that love can conquer all of those things. It doesn’t matter what color you are and it doesn’t matter

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Ti Moune, played by Aisha Jackson, looks off into the distance during a scene from “Once on This Island,” playing at the Olney Theatre Center.

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Olney Theatre Center presents the Caribbean-infused family musical “Once on This Island,” featuring Jackson as Ti Moune and Theresa Cunningham as Asaka (Mother of the Earth).

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND n When: To May 4 (contact theater for show times) n Where: Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney n Tickets: $38.50-$63.50 n For information: 301-924-3400; olneytheatre.org

In 1984, Michael Friend and his sister Khandi took the stage at Howard University and, under the name Soul in Motion Players, performed works from poets Maya Angelou and James Baldwin. On Saturday, that night and the three decades that followed will be celebrated in Rockville as Michael and the rest of Soul in Motion Players Inc. (SIMPINC) take the stage at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater in celebration of SOUL IN MOTION 30, their 30th anniversary. “It’s going to be quite CELEBRATING 30 a spectacle,” said Friend. YEARS IN THE ARTS “A lot of hard work and preparation has gone n When: 8 p.m. Saturday into this show.” SIMPINC has grown n Where: F. Scott Fitzgerald quite a bit since its twoTheater, 603 Edmonton Drive, Rockville person poetry performances at Howard in the n Tickets: $30 for adults, $25 1980s. They have gone for students and seniors, from poetry, to original $20 for youth. theater productions like n For information: “WE ARE AFRICA,” to soulinmotionplayers.org the most recent evolution of touring African dance and drum performances. There are currently 11 performers in SIMPINC — seven dancers and four drummers. The group usually does solo performances. However, for the big 30th anniversary performance, Friend said they are trying out a few new ideas. “We reached out to a few African dance groups that we have kept a connection with over the past 30 years,” said Friend. “And for the show we are going to be performing with seven other groups, something we have never done before.” Also performing Saturday will be groups An Ka Fo, Faraﬁna Kan, Taratibu, Balafon, VCDE, Coyaba, and The Finest. Friend said the coming together of these groups, some of which are traveling from as far as Atlanta, is just as meaningful as the 30-year milestone. “Yes, we are celebrating our 30th anniversary, but there is something more ground-breaking here,” said Friend. “It

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Michael Anthony Williams as Holloway in the Round House Theatre’s current production of “Two Trains Running.” Singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane and violinist/guitarist Rob Moose will perform in concert on Thursday at the Mansion at Strathmore.

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Singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane and violinist and guitarist Rob Moose will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mansion at Strathmore in North Bethesda. Kahane made his solo debut last spring at Carnegie Hall with the premiere of his musical travelogue, “Gabriel’s Guide to the 48 States,” accompanied by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and has been commissioned by groups as diverse as Kronos Quartet and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Moose is a member of the Grammy Award-winning band Bon Iver, and co-founded the musical sextet yMusic. Tickets are $30. For more information, visit strathmore.org.

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‘Running’ time Round House Theatre recently announced its production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Two Trains Running” has been extended to May 4. Directed by Timothy Douglas, “Two Trains” chronicles African-American life in the late 1960s in a dying Pittsburgh neighborhood. Part of Wilson’s “Century Cycle,” the play is at once inspiring, humorous and heartfelt. For more information, visit roundhousetheatre.org.

... On the wall “Mirror to the World,” an exhibition of documentary photography, is returning to the Photoworks gallery in Glen Echo Park for the sixth consecutive year. The exhibit, which opened on April 4 and will remain on view to May 5 at the gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, features the work of ﬁve photographers of different styles. Longtime Photoworks faculty member, award-winning author and documentary photographer Frank Van Riper, curates the exhibit, which features the work of Keith Hans, Lisa Tyson Ennis, Paul Sharratt, Eric Johnson and Eli Koppel. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and 1-8 p.m. Sundays. For more information, visit glenechophotoworks.org.

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Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys will perform in concert Friday at VFW Post 350 in Takoma Park.

Working with the Railroad Jim Gaudet and The Railroad Boys will deliver their blend of old time, bluegrass and rockabilly edge in concert at 7 p.m. Friday at VFW Post 350 in Takoma Park, following a guest spot that morning on WAMU’s Bluegrass Country with host Katy Daley. Hailing from Albany, N.Y., this will be the band’s ﬁrst performance in Maryland. Suggested donation is $10. For more information, visit jimgaudet.com.

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In the commercial animation realm, there are movies that reach for something, or many things. Others are content merely to baby-sit. The 2011 hit “Rio” was a baby sitter. And so is “Rio 2,” a routine sequel following the perilous adventures of the rare blue macaws Blu (wow, clever character name), Jewel and their offspring as they leave urban Rio life for a chaotic trip to Amazon rain forest country. In the jungle the birds’ sympathetic human protectors Linda and Tulio (now married) have discovered more endangered blue macaws. Instant family!

Jewel senses an opportunity to reconnect to her roots, even before she learns her father (Andy Garcia, growling his way through the Robert De Niro “Meet the Parents” role) is alive and missing his daughter. In the ﬁrst “Rio” the humor, however meager, came from Minnesota-bred Blu’s nervous immersion in the tropical Rio universe. The sequel throws the bird, again voiced by Jesse Eisenberg opposite Anne Hathaway’s Jewel, outside his latest comfort zone. Armed with a GPS and a most unbirdly fanny pack, the anxious urbanite Blu faces an onslaught of trouble. There’s Nigel, the vicious cockatoo (Jemaine Clement, doing what he can with weak fauxShakespearean gags) and his henchfolk, a mute aardvark and a shrill, love-besotted pink frog voiced by Kristin Chenoweth.

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The script, credited to Don Rhymer, Carlos Kotkin, Jenny Bicks and Yoni Brenner, overpacks its complications by roughly a steamer trunk’s worth. Blu must prove his mettle to his father-in-law; fend off a potential romantic interference from Roberto (Bruno Mars, Mr. High Note), Jewel’s dashing macaw friend from the old days; and

help save the rain forest and its crucial Brazil nut tree growth from illegal loggers. The latter brings the story to an “Avatar”inspired climax: innocent and valiant forest-dwellers versus marauding interlopers with heavy machinery. The movie is heavy machinery of a different kind. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, “Rio 2” offers roughly the same approach to story and to story clutter as did the ﬁrst movie. A little conﬂict, followed by domestic strife and reasons for Blu to panic, followed by something flying in your face (3-D, you know), followed by another ensemble samba number. Millions of kids and, I’m guessing, a few parents will like it well enough.

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While the signature dish at Fish Taco is indeed a top flight classic fish taco, the name of the restaurant is a misnomer: they offer a lot more than fish tacos. The menu is peppered with plenty of slow cooked pork and beef as well myriad vegetarian dishes and options. In fact, the hit of the menu on our most recent visit was the quesadilla filled with charred corn and smoked mushrooms with Chihuahua cheese (from the State of Chihuahua, not from the breed of dog), lightly caramelized peppers and onions, and cilantro. Whole cob corn is charred on sight and kernels chopped off. Mushrooms have a meaty texture that is enhanced by their smoky flavor. It just goes to prove that at Fish Taco, choosing a vegetarian dish does not forsake flavor or quality.

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Conceived by Chef Michael Harr who also directs the kitchen at Food, Wine, and Company in Bethesda, Fish Taco is a fast, casual affair. Proteins in daily rotation include slow smoked adobo pork, 12 hour smoked beef brisket, adobo marinated chicken, and ancho marinated shrimp which may be arranged into your choice of taco, burrito, rice bowl, or salad. Chef Harr demonstrates that each kind of smoked and dried chili has its own flavor profile. Fish specials of the day include fried fish of the day, blackened fish of the day, and signature fish of the day, which

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Fish Taco reels diners in with its namesake dish, as well as plenty of slow cooked pork and beef, myriad vegetarian dishes and more. charred octopus return and the bread pudding with salted caramel pecans and raisins soaked in rum is spectacular when available. The space feels like a cantina, with good music and casual atmosphere. It’s quiet when it’s slow, but it deﬁnitely draws a crowd around lunch time so between the music and the din of the crowd you will have to raise

your conversation a few decibels. If you are behind the curve on the line, you may need to opt for tacos-to-go. Fish Taco is far more than just a step up from Baja Fresh or any number of mom and pop Tex Mex and taqueria joints. This place cooks with heart. The food is handcrafted rather than merely assembled on a line, there are no giant caulk guns

Happily longer on chills than entrails, the crafty new horror film “Oculus” is about a haunted mirror. Three years ago, writer-director Mike Flanagan made the similarly lowbudget “Absentia,” which dealt with a haunted pedestrian underpass. In this genre, it’s good to be specific. Certainly Flanagan, whose latest comes from a 2005 short film, has learned the virtues of a simple idea, fruitfully elabo-

OCULUS n 3 stars n Rated R; 104 minutes n Cast: Brenton Thwaites, Karen Gillan, Rory Cochrane, Katee Sackhoff n Director: Mike Flanagan

rated. His co-writer, Jeff Howard, worked on both the short version of “Oculus” and the feature version. The script takes the time to make us care about the fates of a brother and a sister we meet ﬁrst in ﬂashback, then 11 years later. In the prologue, young Kaylie (Annalise Basso) and Tim (Garrett Ryan) are beset in their home by ... we’re not

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may also be incorporated into salads, tacos, burritos and rice bowls. The rice and beans that anchor the burritos and rice bowls are well made, though mildly seasoned — there is plenty of salt, pepper and hot sauce at each table if you feel the need to crank it up. The scorch on the blackened fish has just the right bitterness, and the spice is just right. Mango salad seemed odd this time of year, but the mangos were better than expected. A burrito stuffed with pulled pork is neatly wrapped; the pork is eminently tender with a hint of pineapple lurking in the chili finish. The Ensenada style Fish taco itself features perfectly fried and seasoned fish. The tortillas, as well as the mayonnaise, are first rate. The only drawback is that the cabbage, while paper thin, is raw and missing the love of a vinegar and spice marinade; it should be more pickled and piquant. The Kale Caesar Salad is a consistent highlight on the menu. The Caesar dressing is the perfect complement to the nicely shredded fresh kale leaves. I would like to see the

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or demon-mom, portrayed by Katee Sackhoff? It’s quick and evocative, this appetizer, and “Oculus” brings us up to speed efficiently. The adult Tim — charged with the murder of his parents that longago night — is about to be released from a mental institution. He’s played by promising Australian actor Brenton Thwaites; in the key role, “Dr. Who” alum Karen Gillan is the adult Kaylie, driver of the narrative, determined to prove her brother’s innocence. The mirror did it! Carved, we’re told, out of precious “Bavarian black cedar,” the antique mirror hangs on the wall of dad’s home office in the childhood sequences in “Oculus.” Most horror films are relatively sparing in their use of back story flashback; the novelty here, which works well until the last 10 minutes or so, is Flanagan’s tight interweave between past- and present-day action, tight enough to inch into pure, dreamy hallucination. Having retrieved the mirror and returned it to the scene of the crime, Gillan’s Kaylie sets up a three-camera videography experiment in their late father’s home office in order to record whatever evil spirits, or reflections, the mirror can throw at her and Tim. Mission: “to kill it,” Kaylie says. Gillan rattles through a considerable amount of exposition in “Oculus,” and she has a way of doing so that makes the whole premise faintly comic on the surface yet completely grave underneath. The younger actors in the flashback half of the movie undergo a lot of realistic anguish; there are times when the film’s spooky fun becomes grim enough to disqualify itself as fun. But Flanagan’s a skillful director and editor, and simply by placing the camera in logical but unusual places, such as high above and slightly in front of a performer, the tension increases moment by moment, ghost by ghost, frightening reflection by reflection. Referencing bits of “The Shining,” “The Stepfather” and a few other standards, “Oculus” lacks a big finish. It does not, however, lack for sequel possibilities.

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Steve Cormier gives ‘home on the range’ new meaning BY SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

On Saturday, Takoma Park will get a little taste of the Wild West when Kathie Mack welcomes folk music fans into her home to listen to Steve Cormier perform his cowboy music and talk about his life as a rancher in New Mexico. Cormier performs mainly traditional cowboy music, singing about life as a working cowboy, which he experienced for nine years as a ranch and farmhand. He recently began touring again after taking a break to teach history at the University of New Mexico and act in television and ﬁlms. (Cormier played roles in movies such as “White Sands” and “Wyatt Earp,” and served as an extra in the hit AMC series “Breaking Bad.”) This concert will be the third time Cormier has performed at Mack’s home. He and Mack met through a mutual friend in the 1970s and have kept in touch. Mack promotes the shows she hosts through a community listserv. Saturday’s concert is being sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington. At these shows, about 30 or so people can gather in Mack’s Takoma Park home to sing songs and enjoy an extremely personal concert. “House concerts are a good way to get people to performances, it’s wonderfully intimate, the cowboy is singing to you,” Mack said. “House concerts are just a wonderful way to enjoy concerts.” Mack opens up her home to people to come and watch these performers because, above all, she is a music fan. She enjoys giving everyone the opportunity to experience the music.

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Cowboy singer Steve Cormier will perform during a house concert Saturday in Takoma Park. “I like to sing and dance myself,” Mack said with a laugh. “I like helping people have a good time. I think it’s important to carry on the songs that were enjoyed [in the past] to other generations.” Though Mack is happy to welcome music fans into her home, she does request that those wanting to attend call ahead to RSVP. Because the concert is occurring in her private home, she cannot charge admission, however she requests a donation of $15, all of which goes straight to the performer. Cormier was raised in Minnesota and then worked in Kansas and New Mexico as a cowboy, when he began playing music that complimented his life style. “I mostly play traditional [songs], but I have penned a few when the moment

strikes,” Cormier said. “I sing old-time cowboy songs, also new-time cowboy songs, but some of them are as old as 130 years.” He said his performances at Mack’s house are informal affairs, with him sitting on a chair in front of the audience, singing and telling jokes about being a cowboy and hoping the crowd will “guffaw.” Mack is a fan of the storytelling and honesty in folk music, especially in Cormier’s work. “The saying ‘three chords and the truth’ is about country music, but also should be about folk music,” Mack said. For more information, call 301-2705367 or email kpmack2@gmail.com for reservations.

IN THE ARTS DANCES Hollywood Ballroom, April 16, “step of the evening” mini-lesson at 8:15 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 8:30 p.m. ($16); April 17, 24, Tea Dance from 12:30-3:30 p.m. ($6); April 18, drop-in lessons from 7:30-9 p.m., West Coast Swing Dancing with Dance Jam Productions at 9 p.m. ($15); April 19, free Cha Cha lesson at 8 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 9 p.m. ($16); April 20, free West Coast Swing lesson at 7 p.m. ($16); April 23, “step of the evening” mini Tango lesson at 8:15 p.m. ($16), Social Ballroom Dance at 8:30 p.m. ($16), 2126 Industrial Highway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181, www.hollywoodballroomdc.com Scottish Country Dancing, 8-10 p.m. Mondays, steps and formations taught. No experience, partner necessary, T-39 Building on NIH campus, Wisconsin Avenue and South Drive, Bethesda, 240505-0339. Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays,

8:15 p.m. beginner lesson, 9-11:30 p.m. dancing to DJs, Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom Annex, $8, www.capitalblues.org. Contra, April 18, Janine Smith calls to Anadama; 7:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 p.m. dance, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, $10, www.fridaynightdance.org. Contra & Square, April 20, Janine Smith with Anadama; April 25, DeLaura Padovan with Sibling Ribaldry, 7:30 p.m., Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, $12 for general, $9 for members, $5 for students, www.fsgw.org. English Country, April 16, Carol Marsh; April 23, Martha Siegel, 8 p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), www.fsgw.org. Swing, May 3, Natty Beaux, lesson at 8 p.m., dancing at 9 p.m., Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, $15, www.ﬂyingfeet.org. Waltz, April 20, DESTINO da ROSA , 2:45-3:30 p.m. lesson, 3:30-6 p.m., dance, $10, www.waltztimedances.org.

MUSIC & DANCE Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, JazzFunk United, 7:30 p.m.

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The Demon of Death Papa Ge (James T. Lane) makes a deal with Ti Moune (Aisha Jackson) during a scene from “Once on This Island,” at the Olney Theatre Center.

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Continued from Page B-5 how much money you have, doesn’t matter where you come from, you can always love. “Loving someone no matter how hurtful they are to you or no matter what they do to you, it speaks volumes and it can change people.” The show is being directed by a popular guy who lives on “Sesame Street.” Although this does seem like a show Big Bird would enjoy, the reins fall to Alan Muraoka, who plays Alan, the owner of Hooper’s Store. Muraoka joined the cast of “Sesame Street” in 1997. When he’s not ﬁlming scenes for the show, he’s usually involved in some sort of musical theater, either on stage or directing. He received good reviews for his role

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in “Pacific Overtures” on Broadway and has directed “Urinetown: The Musical” in Texas and “Falsettoland” for the National Asian American Theater Company in New York. Muraoka saw “Once on This Island” in 1989 on Broadway when he was performing in New York. “What struck me about it when I saw it was really the simplicity of the storytelling,” Muraoka said. “This was back in ’89 when all the megamusicals were coming in with chandeliers and helicopters. This was a simple story with 11 actors telling this beautiful, beautiful story with minimal props on one set and they told it through movement and just the words.” After seeing the show an additional four or five times, Muraoka was hooked and knew he wanted to direct it at formers will range from 6 to 65. “But that is what music does, man, it is the universal connection,” said Friend. The pieces performed by SIMPINC mainly pull their influence from the Senegal and Guinea regions of Africa. Since joining SIMPINC 14 years ago, Pamela Rhone has been the choreographer, and what Friend calls a key component to their success as dance and drum performers. For the anniversary show, they wanted to try something

some point. When he was approached to direct the show at Olney, he jumped at the chance. “It was something I knew I wanted to do and that I knew I had the respect [for] the materials to try to make it something worthy of what my heart feels is so special about it.” The show is particularly special for Jackson. When she was a girl in the sixth grade, her very ﬁrst performance was in “Once on This Island,” as Little Ti Moune. Now, years later, the actor has come full circle. “I was Little Ti Moune and I always wanted to be Big Ti Moune,” Jackson laughed. “Being able to have this opportunity really is a blessing. I’m so grateful for it. This show has just taught me to enjoy life and to be grateful for the things that I have every day. We have bad things happen every day, but

it’s nice to look at the positive side of things and Ti Moune always does that.” Muraoka knows that, at its heart, “Once on This Island” is a show about community and a story about the passing down of oral traditions of our past generations. It’s his hope that audiences pick up on that and take it back with them to their families and communities. “With so much technology in our world now, with so many iPads and iPhones and texting, we’re losing a sense of communityandcommunicationandsocial interaction with each other,” Muraoka said. “These things are slowly getting lost. For me, the idea of ‘Once on This Island,’ and the idea of this oral tradition being passed down … it’s something I hope people walk away with.”

different. “Thirty years is a big deal,” said Rhone. “We thought it would be a good idea to call someone else in to choreograph a new piece for us so we could give the audience something different.” Friend called in a choreographer from Ghana to teach the group a new, longer piece, which Rhone calls, “an exciting and high-energy performance that calls out for peace, it’s a must-see.” Monique Walker said this is going to be the biggest show she

wfranklin@gazette.net has performed in since joining SIMPINC as a dancer six years ago. “We usually perform in front of 50 to 100 people depending on the event,” said Walker. The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater seats just over 450. “It’s a two-hour show of a multi-generational, multi-talented cast of artists who are displaying the African art and just how multi-faceted it is,” said Walker. “I expect the audience to be on a high that will hopefully

April 16; Coniece Washington with guest vocalist Gale Smith, 7:30 p.m. April 17; SoundConnection with Rhythm6, 8 p.m. April 18; The Blackbyrds, 8 p.m. April 19; Easter Brunch w/Bradie Frink & Ordinary People, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 20; Memphis Gold, Jay Summerour & Howlin’ at the Moon, 7:30 p.m. April 23; Four Freshmen, 7:30 p.m. April 24; America’s Got Talent Winner Landau Murphy, Jr., 8 p.m. April 25; The Sol Serenaders featuring Tommy Lepson & Billy Price, 8 p.m. April 26; Sunday Brunch with The Gospel Persuaders, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 27; Clayton Brothers Quintet featuring Obed Calvaire, John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, April 27, call for prices, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, www. bethesdabluesjazz.com. BlackRock Center for the Arts, Dali Quartet, school matinee, 10:30 a.m. May 2; The Stray Birds, 8 p.m. May 2; Dali Quartet, Latin Fiesta Family Concert, 1 p.m. May 3; Dali Quartet, evening concert, 8 p.m. May 3; The Hit Men (featuring former stars of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons), 4 p.m. May 11, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, www. blackrockcenter.org. Fillmore Silver Spring, University Of Maryland Hip-Hop Conference French Montana Ty Dolla $ign, 8 p.m. April 17; Kid Ink, My Own Lane 2014 US Tour, 9 p.m. April 18; Badﬁsh, a Tribute to Sublime with Dale & The ZDubs and Higher Education, 7:30 p.m. April 19; 420 ReggaeFest w/ Zedicus and Abyssinia Roots, Machet, Anjahla, Footwerk, 6:30 p.m. April 20; 5 Seconds of Summer, 8 p.m. April 21; The Used and Taking Back Sunday, 7 p.m. April 22; Riff Raff with Grand Theft, 8 p.m. April 24; Live Nation Presents YG — My Krazy Life Tour, 8 p.m. April 25; Style to the Aisle...a Bride’s RUNWAY, 3 p.m. April 27; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. www.ﬁllmoresilverspring.com.

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April 21, Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Road, Rockville, call for prices, www.imtfolk.org. Strathmore, Afternoon Tea, 1 p.m. April 15-16, 22-23, 29-30; AIR Education Workshop with

carry them beyond that night.” Before every performance over the past 30 years, Friend said there is a ritual. During the ﬁnal moments before they hit the stage, Friend brings together all of the performers to join hands in a circle and pray. Friend, who remembers holding hands with just his sister before their poetry performances, knows the circle on Saturday is going to be special. “I just know when I look around that circle and see over

Piotr Pakhomkin: Classical Guitar Technique in Modern Rock Music, 7 p.m. April 16; Gabriel Kahane & Rob Moose Duo, 7:30 p.m. April 17; AIR: Piotr Pakhomkin, classical guitar, 7:30 p.m. April 23; WPAS: Hilary Hahn, violin, 8 p.m. April 23; Historic Home Tour, 11 a.m. April 24; Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal, 7 p.m. April 25; History of Jazz Part II: Bright Lights Big City, 11 a.m. April 25; BSO: Off the Cuff - Mahler’s Titan, 8:15 p.m. April 25; Children’s Talk and Tour, 10:15 a.m. April 26; Art Talk, 1 p.m. April 26; 2014 Spring Gala at Strathmore: Julio Iglesias, 9 p.m. April 26; Beyond Text and Line: A Discussion on the Art of Comic Books, 2 p.m. April 27; Stripped, 4 p.m. April 27; Capital Wind Symphony: Winds for Warriors Charity Gala, 7:30 p.m. April 28; Portfolio Reviews 7 p.m., April 30, call for venue, Locations: Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda; Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, www.strathmore.org.

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre, “The Jungle Book,” to May 25, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270, www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org. Arts Barn, “Great American Trailer Park Musical,” to April 20, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. www.r-m-t.org, www.gaithersburgmd.gov. Imagination Stage, “Cinderella: The Remix:” to May 25, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, www. imaginationstage.org. Olney Theatre Center, “Once On This Island,” to May 4, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400, www.olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Hansel and Gretel,” to April 27; 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, 301-6345380, www.thepuppetco.org. Round House Theatre, Bethesda, “Two Trains Running,” to May 4, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. 240-644-1100, www. roundhousetheatre.org. Round House Theatre, Silver Spring, “Snow Angel,” to April 12, call for show times, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, $15 for general admission, $10 for subscribers, patrons 30 and younger and seniors, 244-644-1100, www.roundhousetheatre.org. Silver Spring Stage, “Other Desert Cities,” to April 27, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, see website for show times, www. ssstage.org. The Writer’s Center, Joanna Chen and Zein El-Amine, 7:30 p.m. April 10; Bethesda Literary Festival, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 11; Selby McPhee and Natasha Saje, 2 p.m. April 13, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-654-8664, www. writer.org.

VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, “An Allegory of Algorithms and Aesthetics,” Jessica Drenk, to May 12, opening reception from 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 12 with music by The Blackberry Blonde, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, www. adahrosegallery.com Gallery B, Group Exhibition, to April 26, gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E. www. bethesda.org. Glenview Mansion, National Capital Art Glass Guild, to April 25, Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. www. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, “The Way of the Horse,” to April 18, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622. VisArts, Xiaosheng Bi, “Garden of My Mind,” to April 20, Common Ground Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, www. visartsatrockville.org. Washington Printmakers Gallery, WPG April Members Exhibi-

tion, to April 27; Pyramid Atlantic Annual Juried Exhibition, to April 25; Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, second ﬂoor, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, www.washingtonprintmakers.com.

100 people, from 6 to 65, eight different groups, it’s going to be incredible.” The preparation for the performance has taken almost two years, and on Saturday, Soul in Motion Players Inc. will have two hours to celebrate the past 30 years. “It’s been a ride,” said Friend. “Right now, the roller coaster is going up, ‘tick, tick, tick,’ and then it is going to come to a stop, and we’re going to be in that circle prayer. “And then, we go.”

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FRED: 4 bd/3.5 bath

TH finished bsmnt, fenced yard, Sect 8 ok $1700 10 mins from FCC 3016310588

B E T H E S D A - 1 bd

$1550 efficency $1100 in the heart of Bethesda. Nr metro / parking included202-210-8559

BETHESDA: Meticulously maintained HOME near NIH. Family rm w/fireplace. Detached garage 2-4 BR, 2BA. Avail June. $2500/mo Call: 301-530-2757 BURTONSVILLE:

POTOMAC:

Ready to move in! TH, 3Br, 1.5Ba, W/D, 2 car grg, fin bmst. AC, lrg private yard, great neighborhood and schools, park nearby, (soccer/tennis & more) surrounded by upscale houses $1850 + util /mo. 240-481-9294 or yochanantennis@yah oo.com

OLNEY: TH, 3br, 1.5

ba, fin bsmt, deck, fenced yard. $1550/ mo. + uti. Avail. now Call: 301-570-8924

POOLESVL:

Large 1 BR, 1B, Parking, Pool, TC, $1200, UTILITIES INCLUDED!!! Please call: 301919-3635

GAIT H: Penthouse

LG CONDO in Rio 1bd/1ba wood floor, 24hr sec, util incl HOC OK 240-383-1000 POTOMAC/ROCK: Lg 1st flr Apt, 2BR, 1BA, office, full kitchen, patio, W/D $1600 util inc Call: 240-505-6131

3Br, GERMAN: 1.5Ba, HOC welcome, ceramic tile floors, nr 270 & shops, nice area 410-800-5005

ROCK: 3BR, 3.5BA

TH, Remod, pool., fin bsmt, nr Metro HOC welcome $1700/month Francis 301-570-0510

Interested in rental space for small groups , graduation parties, receptions? We have space for you! Two available meeting rooms and space for small churches. Rates/terms negotiable, subject to approval by the Pastor and Council. Wheelchair accessible all rooms on one level. For more information, visit www.montgomerybaptist.com or call 301-528-3535.

1 Ba, SFH, walk to Twinbrook Metro, FR, avail now $2000/mo 240-938-0688

2Br/2Ba +Den in Villa Ridge, new Kit nr metro $1750 utilc incl HOC OK 2409949993

ROCKVILLE/DEC OVERLY: 3Br, 2Ba,

h/w flrs, granite, avl now $1750/mo Please Call: 240-654-7052

S.S: Leisure

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rm in SFH, $550/mo utils incl Free Cable. It’s Available now! Call: 301-509-3050

CLARKSBURG:

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GAITH: 2 BR. 1 for $500 and 1 for $450. utils incl. NS, NP. Sec Dep Req. 301-2162482 GAITHERSBURG:

ADELPHI: 2 Br 1BA large condo. $1295 uti inc + SD & Move In Fees, Front Desk. Ref req. 240-418-5693

BETHESDA: ROCKVILLE: 3 Br,

GAITHERBURG Lg

B E T H :2 Furn RM

3 lvl

TH. 3Br 2Ba. LR, EIK, FR. $1400+util Sec dep, NP. Many extras! 301-407-0656

New carpet, paint, w/d $1700/m plus utils. Bokhari 240-525-5585

Mature, responsible couple looking to live with and help a senior in their home OR For anyone temporarily leaving the area. Will help with cooking, grocery shooping, cleaning, yard work and basic home maintenance. Will keep home in tip top shape. 240-778-8562

TH, 4BR, 3.5BA w/fin bsmt. $2200/month HOC OK. Call 301916-9045

3BR, 2.5BA TH, Fireplace, Finish Bsmt, $1725 + utils, No Pets. 202-236-4197

to advertise call 301.670.7100 GERMAN: 3Br, 3.5 or email Ba, w/o finish bsmnt class@gazette.net w/rec room & room

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GE R M: 2Br, 2Ba,

recently renovated, fenced front yard, double sided fireplace, conv to 270, $1350/mo Call Bill: 301-922-1595

1Br, shrd Ba, $550 util inc, nr bus station & shops 240-848-4483 or 301-977-6069

3004 Bel Pre Rd., Apt. 204, Silver Spring, MD 20906

GAITH/LAYTNSVL : Lrg Rm in SFH, full

privlgs all amenities, pool ,beautiful country setting, NS. $600 301482-1425

GAITH/MUDDY BRANCH: M/F only for LG lwr Lvl suite

OLNEY:

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ROCK: Cozy 1BD

w/ba,Fam RM w/FP NSTH $720 + utils avail Mar.3016747928

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GAITH: prvt ent., nr

ROCK: Furn 2nd flr

bus/shop/metro, W/D/kit $550 utils incl, Wi-Fi & Direct TV optional 240-821-3039

GERMANTOWN:

Bsmt w/1Br, 1Ba + living space $700 & 1Br, 1Ba, upstairs $500 Call: 240-743-6577 GERM: Basement in SFH Ba, Kit, bedroom, liv/ding area. $725 incl all utils. NS/NP, Conv. loc 240-780-7420

GERM: Male 1Br in TH Share bath & kitchen $450 ut inc Nr MARC/Buses, Ref’s Req. 240-370-2301 GERM: Male only 2 BRs $400 each + utils in TH NS/ND. Near bus & shops. Sec Dep Req. 240-476-6224

cape cod, pvt ent/ba $750/mo incl uti/cbl NS nr 270/Metro, College 301-762-5981

ROCKVILLE: 1Br

share bath in SFH. Male $550 utils cable incl. Near Metro/ Bus NS/NP 240-483-9184

ROCKVILLE: F,1Bd

apt, SFH, priv entr & bath,kit, W/D, NS, nr 270/metro, MC $850 util inc, 301-309-3744

ROCKVILLE:

1Br w/o bsmnt suite w/full bath & kitchenette, independent access, quiet neighborhood n/s, n/p no cooking. $850 catv util incl avail 05/01. 301-523-8841

ROCKVILLE/OLNEY

G E R M : TH, 1 Lg Lrg Single Fam Home

room w/pvt BA Room for rent shared bath & kit all utils, $650/mo, 1 small cbl & int incl $510 room priv Ba $450/mo NS/NP both inc util & int. Nr Available Now! Walmart & 270/355 CALL: 240-744-2421 301-924-1818

MONT VIL: Lg fully

440+475+555+ Maid Ns/Np, nr 270/370/Bus shops, quiet, conv.Sec Dep 301-983-3210

furnished basement $1300 and lg BD with hall BA for $600. All utils incl, cable + wifi. 301-977-4552 lv msg.

SIL SPRG: bsmt apt pvt entrance, full kit, bath, LR, BR, $875 util incl; sec dep $250 NS/NP 240-353-8746

GERMANTOWN:

ROCK: 2BD in bsmt

SIL SPRING: 1BD,

GAITH:M BRs $435+

Newly renovated Bsmt for rent w/deck, Female, $750/mo util inc 240-357-0080 NP/NS

w/priv entr. Shared kit & bath. Near public transpt. Start $550 inc. utils. 240-462-4226

1BA in 2BD, 2BA apt. Male only. NS. $750 util incl. Off Belpre Rd. 240-330-2330

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HVAC Subcontractors McCrea Equipment Company has immediate need for independent sheet metal subcontractors for work in Maryland. Plenty of work, start right away. Must have all required licenses and meet all insurance requirements. Own vehicle and tools. Call 301-423-5427 or fax 301-423-5226.

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• You will be cross-trained to handle multiple duties in the food service industry • We offer “better for you food” it’s not pizza, burgers, fries or McNuggets.

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Responsibilities include fine grading for lawn installation (using Bobcat or Grading Tractor), installing and laying sod, driving of dump truck (non CDL) You will lead a 3-4 man crew, Experience preferred.

LABORERS

Responsible for assisting in the laying and installation of sod, straw hand spreading and raking for small rock removal.

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Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now

Experienced or licensed in real estate. Must be proficient in English, independent, organized, computer savvy, and flexible. College degree a must. Call Michelle 240-888-5076

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Lab Technician Andrologist The A.R.T Institute of Washington Inc. has an immediate opening for an Andrologist in Bethesda, MD. College education or cert. in a biological or chemical science pref. US citizenship req. Previous andrology experience &/or background check for work in a DOD facility is beneficial. Will train a qualified applicant. Work schedule requires some weekends & holiday work. EOE

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DRIVER

The successful candidate must be detail-oriented & have superior communication and organizational skills. We seek a lab colleague who has the drive and enthusiasm for patient contact, quality control, regulatory compliance and who functions well independently.

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Telecom Tech’s With Fiber experience for Maryland area. Good pay and benefits. Fax resume to:

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Must be dependable & profecient w/RI, GW & fixtures. Drug Test req’d, Co trk & Lg tools provided for right plumber. Fax: 240-745-0476 or email: flowritemary@copper.net $12-18/hr dep on exp.

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Careers 301-670-2500

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Warehouse Associate PT, M-TH 5pm-12:30am Rockville Distributor to pull orders and load trucks Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Apply in person to John Krauss M-F 2pm-4pm Century Distributors 15710 Crabbs Branch Way Rockville, MD 20855

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12,980

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13,490

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14,480

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6,980

#426047A, 78kMiles

2007 Volvo S60

12,980

2011 Ford Escape

#422005A, 67K Miles

14,480

2012 VW Beetle

#N0323, 28k Miles

15,480

13,480

2012 Honda Civic LX

#E0309, 43k Miles

2009 Volvo XC-90

#P8834, w/Navigation, 106k Miles

9,980

14,380

2010 Volvo S40

#42603A, 50k Miles

16,480

2001 Volvo XC70..........................................................$9,480 2010 Ford Escape......................................................$14,980

#429027A, 83k Miles

#526302A, 61k Miles

#327213B, 87k Miles

#P8884, 40k Miles

#E0306, 34k Miles

#98885, 9k Miles

#E0313, 39k Miles

#P8827, Navigation, 32k Miles

2008 Ford Escape XLT .......................................$10,980 2012 Volvo S60................................................................$23,480 2013 Mazda3......................................................................$13,480 2013 Volvo S6............................................................$29,980

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YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY AT OURISMAN EVERYDAY

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BIGGEST SAVINGS OF THE YEAR

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2014 JETTA S

2014 GOLF 2.5L 4 DOOR

2014 BEETLE 2.5L

New 2014 Scion TC $$ #450083,

Magnetic Grey

#7380482, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

14,999

2014 PASSAT S #9009449, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP $22,765 BUY FOR

18,999

OR 0.9% for 60 MONTHS

2014 JETTA SE HYBRID

BUY FOR

17,995

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18,795

2013 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE

#4116048, Automatic, Power Windows/ Power Locks, Keyless Entry

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MSRP 26,960

MSRP 30,365

22,955

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2014 PASSAT SE TDI

04 Toyota Corolla $$

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BUY FOR

8,990

13 Kia Rio LX $$

#453017A, Auto, 2K Miles, 1-Owner

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13,990

#9009850, Automatic, Power Windows, Power Locks, Sunroof

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23,999

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#450094A, CVT Trans, 36K Miles, 1-Owner, Station Wagon

#13543457, Automatic, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP $28,936

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24,999

02 Lincoln LS $$

8,990

#378092A, Gray, 5 Speed Auto, Premium Package

12 Scion TC $$

16,490

#R1735A, 6 Speed Auto, 1-Owner, 25K Miles

Navigation

15,595 1.9% Financing Available

04 Chevy Trailblazer #N0339, $$ 4 Speed Auto,

9,995

1-Owner

14FordFocusSE $$

#472144A, Auto, 4k Miles, 1-Owner

16,700

Auto, 8K Miles, 1-Owner

10 Toyota RAV4 $$

#472351A, Automatic, 81k Miles, 1-Owner

14,990

2012 Toyota Camry SE........... $20,900 $20,900 #N0336, 6 SpeedAuto, 1-Owner, Magnetic Gray, 26K Miles

$12,795 $12,795

2011 BMW 328i.................. $24,490 $24,490 #472196A, 7 SpeedAuto, Black

2013 Toyota Corolla LE........ $14,900 $14,900 #E0322, Classic Silver, 1-Owner, 33K Miles 2012 Nissan Sentra 2.......... $14,490 $14,490 #P8858A, CVT Trans, 13k Miles, Bright Silver 2011 Chevrolet Traverse LS. . $17,495 $17,495 #363442A, 6 SpeedAuto, 1 Owner, Sport Utility, Blue Metallic

2013 New Beetle..........#VPR0038, Silver, 4,549 miles..................$17,694 2013 Passat S...........#VPR0026, Black, 6,891 miles................$17,994 2011 CC.....................#VP0035, White, 38,225 miles................$18,754 2011 GTI...................#V239376A, Gray, 52,553 Miles..............$18,991 2014 Passat Wolfsburg...#VPR0040, Grey, 5,227 miles.................$19,394 2014 Passat Wolfsburg. .#VPR0041, White, 2,878 miles................$19,754 2012 Mini Cooper County....#V241376B, Blue, 38,350 Miles........$21,991 2011 Tiguan............#V008756A, White, 47,559 Miles.............$21,991 2012 Nissan Maxima. .#V073708A, Gray, 47,457 miles..............$22,494 2013 Dodge Charger.#V411396A, Black, 19,344 Miles..............$26,491 2013 Nissan Pathfinder #V266506A, Gray, 4,735 Miles........$27,991

2012 Mitsubishi Outlander GT. $24,490 $24,490 #363225A, 6 SpeedAuto, 5k Miles, Sport Utility, Rally Red 2013 Toyota Highlander Sport Utility $25,900 $25,900 #R1755, 5 SpeedAuto, 1-Owner, 16K Miles, Blizzard Pearl

2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid...... $25,995 $25,995 #432094A, CVT Transmission, 1-Owner, 13k miles

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$ #372014A, 6 Speed $

2005 Toyota Camry.................. . $9,990 $9,990 #477466A, 98K Miles, One Owner

2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer #372287B, Sport Utility, 5 Speed, Black

23 Available...Rates Starting at 2.64% up to 72 months

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17,995

13 Ford Escape S

2006 Toyota Camry................. $10,990 $10,990 #472438A, 66K Miles, One Owner

OURISMAN VW WORLD AUTO CERTIFIED PRE OWNED 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt....#V406575B, Green, 97,004 Miles.....$6,991 2008 Jetta MT..........#V272778B, Red, 63,409 Miles...............$10,391 2010 Passat Sedan..#VP0046, Black, 86,098 Miles................$11,991 2010 New Beetle CPE. #V606150B, Gray, 50,127 miles................$11,993 2012 Jetta SE...............#VPR6113, Silver, 34,537 miles.................$12,594 2008 GLI...................#V272695A, Gray, 58,369 Miles..............$13,792 2012 Nissan Versa. #V221107A, Silver, 21,215 Miles..............$13,991 2011 Jetta SE.........#V405443A, Black, 51, 598 Miles.............$13,991 2010 Honda Accord SDN......#V508537B, Silver, 48,011 Miles......$16,491 2009 Jetta TDI.........#VP0043A, Black, 68,842 Miles...............$16,992 2012 Nissan Juke..#V257168A, White, 57,565 miles.............$16,994 2013 Jetta SE............#VPR0030, Silver, 4,340 miles................$16,994

1.9% Financing Available

2014 TIGUAN S 4WD 11 Nissan Juke S $$

#7229632, Automatic Power Windows, Power Locks, Sunroof

25,455

Transmision

MSRP $24,490

2013 GTI 4 DOOR

1.9% Financing Available

New 2014 Scion IQ #457005, $ $ Includes

#1693378, Automatic, Power Windows/Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Sunroof

MSRP $21,085

MSRP $17,810 BUY FOR

#30001704, Automatic, Power Windows/Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Heated Seats, Bluetooth, Cruise Control

20,149

New 2014 Scion FR-S #451013, $$ Manual

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11,977

#P344535B, 3.0L-V6, 4WD, Automatic

2012 Ford Fusion SEL #P8914A, Automatic, Sunroof

11,977

2014 NISSAN VERSA S +CVT MSRP: Sale Price: Nissan Rebate: NMAC Bonus Cash:

With Automatic Transmission #11124 2 At This Price: VINS: 854353, 854676

2013 NISSAN SENTRA SR

MSRP: Sale Price: Nissan Rebate: NMAC Bonus Cash: Sentra Conquest Bonus:

14,995

$14,770 $12,995 -$500 -$500

11,995

#12313 2 At This Price: VINS:564449, 788923

2013MSRP: NISSAN ROGUE S$22.795 AWD Sale Price:

2014 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S

18,495

13,977

#449000B, 6 Speed Manual, Leather, 1-Owner

13,977

2010 Volkswagen New Beetle

13,977

#442018A, Auto, Convertible, Final Edition

17,995 2012 Kia Forte EX

$24,170 $19,895 -$1,000 -$500

#P8910A, FWD, Auto, 2.0L-4 Cyl, 1-Owner, 4K Miles

14,977

2012 Volkswagen CC

16,977

#442008A, Sport PZEV, Auto, 1-Owner

With Bluetooth, Alloy Wheels, Remote Start #13114 2 At This Price: VINS: 249209, 244033

2014MSRP: NISSAN FRONTIER KC$21,255 4X2 S

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Sale Price:

#31014 With Automatic Transmission 2 At This Price: VINS: 717170, 716650

2012 Volvo C30 Premier Plus

$18,495

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2012 Nissan Versa SL #R1826, Auto, 1-Owner, 3K Miles, Navigation

2010 Mazda MAZDA3 S Grand Touring

$17.995

#22213 2 At This Price: VINS: 151130, 151605

MSRP: Sale Price: Nissan Rebate: NMAC Bonus Cash:

13,977

$20,580 $16,745 -$500 -$500 -$750

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2010 Nissan Sentra 2.0S #440005A, Automatic, 1-0wner, 17K Miles

18,495

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Prices include all rebates and incentives. NMAC Bonus Cash requires financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices Pricestax, include rebates incentives. NMAC Bonusand Cash requires financing through NMAC with approved credit.with exclude tags, all freight (carsand $780, trucks $725-$995), $200 processing charge. *Lease payments are calculated Prices exclude tax,$200 tags,processing freight (cars $810,and trucks $200 processing charge. valid only onthrough listed tax, tags, freight, charge first$845-$995), payment dueand at signing, and are valid withPrices tier one approval VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 04/22/2014. NMAC. Prices valid only on listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 10/22/2012.

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PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($200) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.9% 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 60 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 OR 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. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. 2014 COROLLAU & PRIUS PLUG-IN LEASES ARE FOR 24 MONTHS WITH $995 DOWN. EXPIRES 04/30/2014.

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