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McNair Steppers get a leg up

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Ronald McNair Elementary School McNair Steppers Cheldon Lampkin, 10 (ﬁfth grade), Christine Ha, 11 (ﬁfth grade), Yeana Le, 10 (fourth grade) and Sierra Harris, 10 (fourth grade) practice a dance routine.

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Gannon recognized for high expectations, knowing students BY

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

A Damascus High School teacher known for creative and engaging methods to help students learn won an award reserved for Montgomery County Public Schools’ best educators. Joseph Gannon Jr., who teaches Advanced Placement world history and U.S. history, was named the county’s 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year on April 21.

Gannon and others were recognized at the Champions for Children Awards Celebration, an event the nonproﬁt Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education hosts. The other two Gannon Teacher of the Year ﬁnalists were Josephine Luster, who teaches in The Center Program for the Highly Gifted at Chevy Chase Elementary School, and Jill Raspen, a sixth-grade English teacher at Ridgeview Middle School in Gaithersburg.

Green Ribbon Schools award lands in Germantown BY

PEGGY MCEWAN STAFF WRITER

From checking on lights and computers to encouraging recycling and conservative water use, students on the Northwest High School SERT (School Energy and Recycling Team) Green Team work to make the school a model of sustainability. The school was honored for

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its efforts by the U.S. Department of Education this month as a recipient of a 2015 U.S. Green Ribbon Schools award. Northwest was one of 58 schools nationwide to receive the award this year. “The consistent work our Green Team does each and every day has led our students to live a ‘green’ lifestyle which not only benefits our school, but also our community at large,” E. Lancellotti (Lance) Dempsey, Northwest principal, said in a press release. “This is truly an honor for our school and our community and I couldn’t be

With a shout and a stomp, the McNair Steppers entered the gym and walked, clapped and chanted through their step dance routine. The group of 15 fourth- and fifth-grade girls from Ronald McNair Elementary School in Germantown was practicing for their annual presentation before students and parents May 14 and for a bonus performance at Rockville Town Center May 16. Three times they went through their dance at rehearsal April 22, concentrating on the ending, which took the team back out of the gym without losing their beat or formation “They have to earn the right to perform,” coach Nikolle Bullock said. “This is a team, we’re representing our school and they need to take it seriously.” Discipline is a backbone of the step team, according to Bullock. She started the team five years ago for at-risk students at McNair. “I wanted them to have a goal to reach,” she said. “Step is such a [difficult] form of

The Montgomery County Board of Education is interviewing the first round of candidates for the county school district’s superintendent position. The school board was still talking with candidates as of Tuesday, said Hank Gmitro, president of the firm Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates. He expected the interviews to continue “for a while” and at least through this week. The same search firm helped Montgomery County Public Schools discover former Superintendents Joshua P. Starr and Jerry D. Weast. Starr resigned from the post in February. The board likely will interview about six or seven candidates, Gmitro said, but could interview more. Gmitro said the search firm presented to the school board about 14 people who it thought might match a leadership profile the firm created. The profile is based on input from commu-

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The three teachers previously received a Master Teacher Award from the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund, making them eligible to be Teacher of the Year. Gannon has worked in the county school system for about 27 years, most of them at Damascus High. A school district press release says all of the Teacher of the Year ﬁnalists receive $1,000 from the Greenblatt Educational Fund, $1,000 from Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education, and a Dell Latitude E5450 laptop. Gannon also will receive an additional

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more proud.” The Green Ribbon Schools award recognizes schools and school districts that work to reduce environmental impact and costs, work to improve the health and wellness of students and staff and provide sustainability education, according to the Department of Education website. Northwest has a strong core of about 20 students that make up its Green Team assistant principal Matthew Niper said. “Our group of students is phenomenal, they work really hard and try to get others involved,” Niper said. “For Earth

Week they gave out leaf shaped papers, on recycled paper of course, for [students] to write an Earth Day pledge on. The leaves were placed on about 10 different tree posters around the school.” That was one example of the work the Green Team does to involve the school community, Niper said. They also keep a binder to submit to MCPS for its Lead by Example contest, he said. Lead by Example tracks results of the team’s conservation

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nity members, parents, teachers, students, administrators, board members and others. The firm asked participants to share desired attributes in the next superintendent, the district’s strengths, and issues and challenges to address. The profile report said that, among many desired traits, stakeholders want the superintendent to have “the ability to narrow the achievement gap,” “effective communication skills,” and “educational experiences that include classroom teacher, building principal, and central office administrator.” Both Gmitro and school board President Patricia O’Neill said they could not share information about candidates under consideration because the search is confidential. Asked if the candidates are from both inside and outside the school system, Gmitro said he could not say anything about the candidates. The next step, he said, will be a second round of interviews. That typically involves about three candidates, but the district may have more or fewer, he said. The school district won’t share names until someone is

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Board gives preliminary approval for ‘totally different’ document

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

The Montgomery County school board took a step Monday toward improving its policy on how the district addresses child abuse and neglect. The school board preliminarily approved a draft policy that Andrew Zuckerman, the district’s acting chief operating officer, described as “totally different” than the previous version. “I think it’s a complete redesign,” Zuckerman said at the board’s Monday meeting. The public now can comment on the policy draft until June 8. The board is set to take final action in late June. The updated policy — last revised in 2007 — is significantly

longer than the current policy, with new information about how the district will prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect issues. The policy changes are part of a broader school system effort to improve how it addresses child abuse and neglect. That effort is being carried out amid several recent arrests of people working in county schools who were accused of abuse or inappropriate touching. A school system employee who formerly worked as a teacher’s aide was arrested Thursday and accused of having sexual contact with a teenage student. The proposed policy includes new language about improving processes for screening employees, volunteers and contractors; using national and local experts when designing professional development; offering students opportunities to learn

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 Community Health Screening, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Damascus Senior Center, 9701 Main St. Registration: 800-542-5096.

“Why Don’t My Kids Listen To Me?” 7 to 8:30 p.m., Fields Road Elementary

School, 1 School Drive, Gaithersburg. Parent Encouragement Program and Montgomery County Public Schools Parent Academy talk for parents of children 5-18. Free. Registration required at PEPparent. org, 301-929-8824 or mcpsparentacademy.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 30 AAUW-Gaithersburg Used Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Rosborough Center (Building 409) Community Room, Asbury Methodist Village Campus, Gaithersburg. Also May 1 at same time; May 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enter campus at Odendhal Avenue and Lost Knife Road. 30,000 books sorted into 60-plus categories. Proceeds support scholarships for women and mentoring and advocacy programs for women and girls. 301-948-6218,

Meditation: A Tool to Balance Your Life — Body, Mind and Spirit, 7 p.m., Gaithers-

burg Library, 18830 Montgomery Village Ave. 240-773-9490 or kay.bowman@mongtomerycountymd.gov.

FRIDAY, MAY 1 Zumba in the Park, 7 to 8 p.m., City

Hall Concert Pavilion, 31 S. Summit Ave., Gaithersburg. Free. 301-258-6350. Spring Swing Golf Tournament, 8:30 a.m., Red Gate Golf Course, 14500 Avery Road, Gaithersburg. $85. 301-258-6350. Open Mic@The Mansion, 8 to 11 p.m., Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. $10. 301-258-6394. Magic & Mayhem, 8 p.m., comic magician David London. For ages 10 and older. Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. $18; $12 for 14 and younger. 301-258-6394. Zumba in the Park, 7 to 8 p.m., City Hall Concert Pavilion, 31 S. Summit Ave., Gaithersburg. Free. 301-258-6350. Spring Swing Golf Tournament, 8:30 a.m., Red Gate Golf Course, 14500 Avery Road, Gaithersburg. $85. 301-258-6350. Open Mic@The Mansion, 8-11 p.m., Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. $10. 301-258-6394. Potomac United Methodist Men’s Group golf tournament, 9 a.m., Pooles-

ville Golf Course, 16601 W. Willard Road. Beneﬁts group’s outreach programs, Manna Food Center, Community Ministries of Rockville, Interfaith works of Montgomery County, Fisher House Foundation, Wooded Warrior Project,

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Cyprus Friendship Program. Registration: potomac-umc.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 2 Pontoon Tours, 2 p.m., Seneca Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. Tour 90-acre Clopper Lake aboard the pontoon boat “Blue Heron” and learn about history and natural features of the area. $2. 301-924-2127 or bethany.lillard@ maryland.gov. Family Archaeology Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Needwood Mansion, 6700 Needwood Road, Derwood. Slave quarters dig exhibit, mansion tours, costumed interpreters, stories, games, crafts. $8 per person, $15 per family. Heather.Bouslog@ MontgomeryParks.org. Kentlands Day Celebration, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kentlands Market Square, Gaithersburg. Miniature Golf at Bohrer Park, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; also May 3, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 514 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. 301258-6350. Mental health wellness program, 1:30 to 4 p.m., Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg. On Our Own of Montgomery County, Inc. invites the community to participate in creating a personal WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan). 240-683-5555 or on-our-own@comcast.net. Main Street Farmers Market, 9 a.m., Pavilion at 301 Main St., Kentlands, Gaithersburg. Gaithersburgmd.gov or Andi Rosati, 301-258-6350 or arosati@gaithersburgmd.gov. Every Girl Can STEM Conference, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Montgomery College, TakomaPark/Silver Spring Campus, Health Sciences Center, 7977 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. For girls in ﬁfth to eighth grade. Learn about education programs and careers. Musicians, activities, giveaways. Bring a brown-bag lunch. Free for girls, $20 for adults. 301-792-2276 or yasmin@ EveryGirlCan.org. Washington DC Family History Center Genealogy Conference, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

Washington DC Stake Center, 10000 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington. Twenty sessions. James Bartlett will present “DNA — Genealogy Will Never Be the Same.” Free, but registration is required. 301-5870042 or info@wdcfhc.org.

Environmental Sculpture Art Opening & Panel Discussion, 4 to 7 p.m., Hyatt-

stown Mill, 14920 Hyattstown Mill Road. Panel discussion at 4 p.m. Opening reception at 5 p.m. Exhibition runs through June 14. Baby Shower for Orphaned Wild Animals, noon to 3 p.m., Second Chance

Wildlife Center, 7101 Barcellona Drive, Gaithersburg. Meet live native animals,

Royal Tea Party, 2 to 4 p.m., Thomas Farm Community Center, 700 Fallsgrove Drive, Rockville. For princesses age 2 or older and their families. Dress in your fanciest attire for formal tea party. $10 per person for city residents, $12 for nonresidents. 240-3148840 rockvillemd.gov/thomasfarm.

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work with children to plant milkweed seeds to take home for monarch and other butterﬂies, build a birdhouse or feeder, native plant sale, homemade bake sale items. Free; donations accepted. scwc.org or 301-926-9453. Vendor Showcase and Flea Market, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Laytonsville Fire Department, 21400 Laytonsville Road. Vendors wanted to sell new and gently used items. Rain date Sunday. Applications: ldvfd.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 3 Amazing Adventures, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. 1901 E. Jefferson St., Rockville. Learn about cocurricular programs for children ages 4 to 6. 301-692-4823 or jschmerling@cesjds. org.

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Albert Einstein High School’s Meg Jackman moves upﬁeld to score against Wheaton High School on Monday. Go to clicked.Gazette.net.

Active Aging Expo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. Educational talks, interactive demonstrations and preventive screenings. Free. 301-258-6380.

SPORTS The Montgomery County track and field championships are scheduled for next week. Keep up with all the postseason results online at Gazette.net.

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University of Charleston (W.Va.) Concert Choir and University Singers, 7 p.m.,

Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church, 610 S. Frederick Ave. Selections from Henry Purcell, John Lennon, Stephen Foster, Victor C. Johnson and others. Free. Staying Safe Online, 2 to 4 p.m., Chevy Chase Village Hall, 5906 Connecticut Ave. Chevy Chase At Home will sponsor presentation by Pam Holland, founder of TechMoxie, a local ﬁrm specializing in technology training for older adults. Free. Cinco de Mayo luncheon, noon, Damascus Senior Center, 9701 Main St. $7 for ages 55-59; over 60, donations requested.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Senior Connection Volunteer Open House, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Holiday Park Senior

Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring. Learn how to volunteer with seniors. RSVP at volunteer@seniorconnectionmc.org or 301-942-1049.

CORRECTION

In an April 22 story about possible ﬁnal-exam exemptions for some Montgomery County Public Schools students, Michelle Gluck’s position on the purpose of state tests was incorrectly described. Gluck — the vice president of educational issues for the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations — does not yet see a clear purpose of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers tests.

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Students win corporate merit scholarships

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(From left) 4-year-olds Jasmine Chege, Jaden Shepherd and Abraham Ouattara react to ladybugs being handed out April 22 during a ladybug release for Earth Day at Chesterbrook Academy in Germantown. Chesterbrook has 120 students ages 2 to 5, who participated in the event. Altogether they released 4,500 ladybugs.

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Several high school seniors from Montgomery County won National Merit Scholarship awards ﬁnanced by various corporations, company foundations and other business organizations. Most of the awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $500 to $10,000 per year, according to a news release. Some provide a single payment of $2,500 to $5,000. The county winners, with their hometown, high school, probable career ﬁeld and corporate sponsor: • Karrie M. Shi of Gaithersburg; Wootton High School of Rockville; medicine; Lockheed Martin. • Lindsay Gong of Potomac; Wootton High; international business; National Merit Mary E. Beyerle Scholarship. • Victoria H. Yu of Rockville, Wootton High; economics; Lockheed Martin. • Paula S. Kleyman of Potomac; Churchill High School of Potomac; biomedical engineering; CSC. • Amanda K. Tang of Rockville; Walter Johnson High School of Bethesda; undecided; Macy’s. • Matthew Psaltakis of Poolesville; Poolesville High School; economics;

CACI International. • Samantha A. Menegas of Silver Spring; Blair High School of Silver Spring; molecular biology; Dow Jones.

County police officer receives Spirit Award A Montgomery County police officer who works in the Third District in Silver Spring received a law enforcement award this month. Officer Carrie Glascock was given the Trooper Jessica Chaney Spirit Award from the Atlantic Association of Women in Law Enforcement. The award was presented at a conference in Ocean City on April 20. The award recognizes a law enforcement professional with no more than five years of service, “who has excelled during her short tenure and embodies the spirit of Trooper Jessica Cheney,” according to a Montgomery County press release. Chaney was a Virginia State Police trooper who was killed in 1998 while directing traffic near an accident. “Although her career with Montgomery County Police has just started,” the county press release says, “Officer Glascock has already made an impact on the community she serves. While still in field training, she fingerprinted several stolen vehicles, identifying suspects tied to multiple auto-theft cases. She completed several search warrants related to a prostitution and drug case, leading to a network of drug trafficking and prostitution. Her efforts [helped] build a solid case against a career criminal.”

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(From left) Fifthgraders Yayah Jabbie, Aaron Djidjo, Tamara Zamorano and Lauren Pratt join Department of Natural Resources Forest Ranger Tod Ericson and Gaithersburg mayor Jud Ashman in planting a tree Thursday for Arbor Day at Rachel Carson Elementary School in Gaithersburg.

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

Residential burglary • 11900 block of Elmshade Court, between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. April 7. No forced entry, took property. • 17800 block of Milhaven Terrace in the early-morning hours of April 7. No forced entry, nothing taken. • 14300 block of Gate Dancer Lane, in the early-morning hours of April 8. No forced entry, took property. • 1800 block of Coachmans Road, in the early-morning hours of April 14. No forced entry, took property.

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Vehicle larceny • Ten thefts from vehicles between April 6 and April 7. Affected streets included Autumn Rust Road, McFarlin Drive, Ashleigh Greene Road, Bear Creek Drive, Golden Hook Drive and Broken Oak Road. Forced entry, took property. • Five thefts from vehicles in the earlymorning hours of April 14. Affected streets included Ansel Terrace, Smokewood Terrace, Fairlady Way, Rockingham Court and Black Stallion Court. Forced entry, took property. • Three thefts from vehicles between April 13 and April 14. Affected streets included Autumn Mist Drive, Rushing Water Way and Broken Oak Drive. Forced entry, took property.

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Decades don’t erase memories of ofﬁcer’s fatal shooting

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Melissa Ayala remembers the night her husband, Montgomery County Police Sgt. Hector Ayala, died while on duty — April 4, 2010. She said she can tell the story a million times and it still hurts five years later. “There was a knock at the door Easter Sunday about 4:30 a.m.,” she said. “I was pregnant with triplets and put on bed rest. Our son, Hector Jr., had been in New Jersey with my in-laws, but they were there for Easter. “My father-in-law answered and came to tell me the police were here. I thought it was a problem in the neighborhood, but when I saw Philip Meyer, a police officer who was a good friend of Hector’s, I wondered, ‘Is Hector injured?’ It felt like forever [before] the words came out that Hector was no longer with us.” Ayala died in a car crash while responding to a call for help from another officer at the scene of a fight in Wheaton. “A tire blew and he lost control on Veirs Mill and Randolph [roads],” Melissa Ayala said. Ayala’s story of denial, pain, loneliness and the work of raising Hector Jr., who was 14 months old when his father died, and the triplets, Angelica, Gabriella and Victoria, born two months after, continues still, “Some people don’t understand that moving forward isn’t forgetting,” she said. “That pain can be relived in a minute.” Her home in upper Montgomery County is filled with re-

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Melissa Ayala is pictured with her four children — (from left) 4-year-old triplets Angelica, Gabriella, and Victoria and 6-year-old Hector Jr. — at her upper Montgomery County home. Montgomery County Police Sgt. Hector Ayala, their husband and father, died ﬁve years ago while on the job. minders of Hector. Plaques and pictures hang on the living room walls. A cabinet is filled with medals and awards he earned during his years with MCPD. There are even models of bright yellow, black and red Mustangs — Hector’s car. His was a 1989 black Mustang. Some things Ayala does for herself, to keep the memory of her husband alive. Some things she does for the children, so they can learn about their father, a man who died before they could know him. “We were such a big part of his life,” she said. “He wanted nothing more than a big family and kids.” Every year, she and the children attend the Fallen Heroes Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium, where Hector is buried. “It’s an amazing event,” she said. “They do a beautiful job and although it hurts, I can’t think of a better place to go.”

Fallen Heroes Day is celebrated on May 1 at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. However, organizers said Tuesday that this year’s event will be postponed until later this spring, as public safety agencies focus on the riots and protests in Baltimore. Jack Mitchell, the current president of the cemetery, said he thinks Maryland is the only state with a Fallen Heroes Day. “It’s very meaningful and for us, it is an honor,” he said. Each ceremony honors the fallen heroes of the previous year. “One fact that is probably the saddest of all is that we’ve never had a year without a death,” he said. Ayala said she tells her story because she hopes she can inspire others. “Cherish life and live it,” she said. “Although there is tragedy, there are beautiful parts to life.” pmcewan@gazette.net

Forty-three years later, Nancy Acker clearly recalls her husband’s last day. Her husband, Montgomery County police Lt. Donald A. Robertson, had gone to work. That day, in March 1972, was a little more special; it marked his 13-year anniversary with the department. While in their Germantown home, Acker received a call from her husband’s brother, Ralph Robertson, also a Montgomery police ofﬁcer at the time. “He told me that Don had been shot, and they were sending a cruiser to take me to the Washington Sanitarium [and Hospital, now Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park],” Acker recalled in a telephone interview. “It was the longest ride of my life.” At the old Silver Spring police station on Sligo Avenue, Robertson, then a 35-year-old police detective, became suspicious after some fellow ofﬁcers brought in Jeffrey Aaron Burko. The 24-year-old Burko had been stopped in Silver Spring in a white 1964 Rambler near the former Hahn Shoes store on Georgia Avenue, which was robbed at gunpoint around 4 p.m. that day. Robertson was off duty when Burko’s car was parked in the station’s basement garage and he came upstairs for questioning. Robertson volunteered to stay to help with the case. Officers searched Burko’s

vehicle for a weapon, but did not search the trunk, according to court records. Robertson and at least one other officer went to the basement to search the trunk, according to court records. “That’s the kind of officer he was,” Acker said. “He was that thorough and committed. He would have done anything to thwart crime.” After unsuccessfully trying to pry open the trunk, Robertson climbed into the back seat of the vehicle and started to remove the seat when three shots rang out, according to Montgomery County police. The first two struck the windshield, while the third hit Robertson in the forehead. Officers shot at the trunk, and soon found Steven Van Turner, 23. They also found about $1,000 believed taken from the shoe store in the robbery. Published newspaper reports cited a medical examiner’s ruling that Turner had shot himself as police fired bullets into the trunk. Robertson was transported to the Washington Sanitarium and pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m. Survivors included two daughters. Also, Acker was expecting. She would give birth to a son, Don, who now lives in Clarksburg and works as an executive for an area company. “He was such a fun guy and very fair,” Acker said. “He was so well respected by his peers. He loved his job and the police department. It was definitely his calling.” Numerous relatives and friends of Robertson planned to be at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium for the 30th annual Fallen Heroes Day

on Friday. However, organizers said Tuesday that the event will be postponed until later this spring, as public safety agencies focus on the riots and protests in Baltimore. The Fallen Heroes Day event attracts hundreds of law enforcement officers, firefighters, community and political leaders, and others who commemorate public safety officers and personnel who died in the line of duty during the past year. Six Maryland public safety officers or paramedics have died since the last ceremony: • Prince George’s County police Officer First Class Brennan Rabain, who was killed in an accident in March. • Baltimore County firefighter Robert Fogle III, who died in May 2014 of cardiac arrest during a training exercise. • Baltimore fire safety officer Lt. James Bethea, who was killed on duty last November. • Charles County sheriff’s officer Cpl. Jamel Clagett, who died last December in a car accident. • Bel Air paramedic Erik Steciak, who was killed during an accident in January. • Baltimore police Officer Craig Chandler, who died in an accident in January. Besides honoring those who have died on duty in the previous year, the event commemorates a police officer and firefighter who died before the first Fallen Heroes event in 1986. Robertson was chosen as this year’s past police honoree. A group of six firefighters — Francis O’Brien, William Barnes, Joseph Hanley Jr., Rudolph Machovec, Richard Melzer and Anthony Reinsfelder — who died battling a 1955 fire at the TruFit Clothing Co. in Baltimore were picked to represent past firefighters. This year’s ceremony is scheduled to be dedicated to John W. Armiger Jr., the ceremony’s founder and former owner of Dulaney Valley, who died of heart failure in March. Armiger’s father set aside 330 burial spaces for public safety officers and spouses, with 68 currently buried there. In Robertson’s case, Burko was convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery by a Frederick County jury. The conviction was ordered vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court and returned to a Maryland appeals court on the grounds that prosecutors failed to prove Burko acted with malice and was not responsible for his accomplice’s actions. But the Maryland court affirmed the decision in 1975. The Hahn Shoes store had opened on Georgia Avenue at Colesville Road in 1949, and the building was razed in the early 1980s, according to “Images of America: Historic Silver Spring” by Jerry A. McCoy and the Silver Spring Historical Society. Lee Plaza, a 10-story office building that houses the headquarters of Lee Development Group, the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce and others, now stands at that highly visible corner. Acker, who remarried and splits time between residences in Florida and West Virginia, said she cannot make the ceremony, but other family members will be present. “It’s an unexpected honor that we greatly appreciate,” she said. Following her former husband’s death, Acker received an outpouring of support from police officers and some organizations. But there weren’t as many groups and resources available then as today, she noted. “The police department is like a family,” Acker said. For Robertson’s 1972 funeral, former Montgomery police Capt. Douglas McFee wrote a poem, “Our Brother is Gone.” The poem by McFee, who died in 2010, continued to be read at funerals nationwide for fallen officers, according to his obituary in The Washington Post. “My brother was laid to rest, and today we feel once again the loss of someone of whom we could be proud, to whom we could relate, someone who cared, who understood, who loved and was loved,” the poem reads. “We, unlike many, do not forget, because today when my brother was laid to rest, so also was a part of each of us.” kshay@gazette.net

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“This legislation takes the right approach in recognizing ridesharing’s innovative business model and creating a uniform set of rules across the entire state.”

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An imminent state law has taken regulation of transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft out of Montgomery County’s hands. For months, the county has been working on regulations for companies that offer for-hire rides, along with other changes to its laws for taxicabs. But the county’s draft regulations for Uber and Lyft now are obsolete. State lawmakers passed regulations in the legislative 2015 session for the transportation network companies, often referred to as “ridesharing.” Gov. Larry Hogan was scheduled to sign the bill into law on Tuesday, but

Uber spokesman Taylor Bennett a bill-signing ceremony was canceled after another day of protests in Baltimore over the death of a man in police custody. The new state law would consider transportation network companies to be those permitted by the Maryland Public Service Commission to operate in the state using a digital network to connect passengers to drivers. The measure speciﬁes everything

from required insurance to background checks of drivers and even local fees. As written, the soon-to-be law pre-empts Montgomery County from passing its own regulations, said Councilman Roger Berliner. But Berliner (D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda, who has been leading discussions on the issue locally, said the state bill and what the county was crafting were

comparable. Berliner noted that the county’s work wasn’t just limited to Uber and Lyft. It also focused on modernizing regulations for taxicabs and the working conditions of cab drivers to level the playing ﬁeld in the market of forhire rides. The county, he said, will continue revamping its laws on taxicabs and drivers. While the state law will regulate companies such as Uber and Lyft, Berliner said, the law lets Montgomery and other counties impose a surcharge on each ride. That money will come back to the counties that provide accessible rides for the disabled. Disability access was a key issue in the county’s discussion because Uber and Lyft do not guarantee accessible services. The law lets up to 25 cents per ride be charged to help counties and cab companies offset the cost of providing

services to the disabled. Berliner said Montgomery County requires a certain number of available cabs to be wheelchair accessible; the surcharge will help offset some costs. Uber spokesman Taylor Bennett wrote in an email last week that the new law marks a “huge win” for riders and drivers. “This legislation takes the right approach in recognizing ridesharing’s innovative business model and creating a uniform set of rules across the entire state,” Bennett wrote. “We recognize the recently passed ridesharing legislation allows local governments to impose an assessment, and while it’s not yet enacted, we look forward to working with the Montgomery County Council towards an appropriate solution that ensures affordable options are available to all Marylanders.” kalexander@gazette.net

Council committee proposes giving Montgomery College $11M more n

School wants to increase employee compensation, beneﬁts in ﬁscal 2016 BY

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

The Montgomery County Council Education Committee on Thursday recommended that the county budget include nearly $11 million more for Montgomery College. Most of that money would let the college increase employee salaries and benefits. A portion might go into the college’s reserves. On Thursday, the Education Committee recommended the full council place about $10.9 million in new county money for the college on the county’s reconciliation list. That list includes items that Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett did not put in his recommended budget and that the council wants to fund if it can. If the money were added to the county’s budget, it would close part of the gap between the college’s fiscal 2016 operating budget request and Leggett’s recommendation. Councilwoman Nancy Navarro told Montgomery College officials at Thursday’s meeting that the council needs to do whatever it can “to make you at least close to whole.” County Council President George L. Leventhal said Monday that putting the money on the reconciliation list is “an expression of hope.” Providing the full amount, he said, would be difficult. “I don’t think all that money is going to survive in the final budget,” he said. To address a large chunk of the gap between request and recommendation, Montgomery College officials have said, students could see significant tuition jumps next year to help pay for increases to employee compensation and benefits. The college’s Board of Trustees, however, voted Monday to follow the smaller per-credithour tuition increases the college initially proposed: $3 for students living in the county, $6 for students living elsewhere in Maryland, and $9 for students living outside the state. For 2014-15, county students paid $115 a credit hour, in-state students paid $235 and out-of-state students paid $323, according to the college’s website. In its fiscal 2016 operating budget request, the college asked the county to add $15 million of new county money to the school’s next “current fund,” which is the majority of its operating budget. The college planned to put about $12 million of that amount toward employee compensation and benefit increases. Another roughly $3 million was slated for initiatives and programs. Leggett recommended a $3 million increase in county funding for the current fund. The current fund pays for operations, student services, instruction and other things, according to a report from the college president.

Leggett also recommended using nearly all of the college’s reserves to help fund its next operating budget. The school had proposed using $5.4 million from its reserves. Leggett’s plan would use about $9.4 million. The Education Committee’s recommendation would break up the $10.9 million of added county funding into four pieces: three pieces of $3 mil-

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lion each and one piece of $1.9 million would be placed on the reconciliation list. The council then could decide to fund one or more of the pieces. If the county adds the $10.9 million in its budget, the college could cover all of its planned compensation and beneﬁts increases. Whether or not some of the money would go into the school’s reserves hasn’t been

determined. The committee recommended that the college use about $1.1 million more than the college had planned to use from its fund balance. The committee did not recommend including money for the college’s initiative and program requests on the reconciliation list. Montgomery College Presi-

dent DeRionne P. Pollard told committee members before their decision that the college needs to protect its staff, stay affordable for students, and keep ﬁnancial reserves at a certain level. The college has three sources of revenue to pull from: student tuition, the county and the state, which directed about $40 million to the college for ﬁscal 2016.

Pollard said Thursday after the meeting that the state contribution for next year is set and she didn’t see the Board of Trustees raising tuition more than the college originally planned. Staff Writer Kate S. Alexander contributed to this report. lpowers@gazette.net

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Brookeville baker ﬁnds sweet success to honor Olney teen Prize-winning cookie raises $9,325 for Children’s Hospital n

TERRI HOGAN STAFF WRITER

As Kyle Fritschi of Olney battles against stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he and his family continue to be touched by gestures of kindness by family, friends, and even total strangers. A donation of $9,325 was recently made to the oncology department of Children’s National Medical Center in Kyle’s honor, all raised from a few batches of cookies. Kyle, 14, was diagnosed last fall and his cancer is currently in remission. “I am feeling stronger every day,” said Kyle, a freshman at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney. In January, a family friend, Christina Worrell of Brookeville, told Kyle’s mother, Helene Fritschi, that she had entered a baking contest sponsored by Appliance Builders Wholesalers. “I casually told her that I thought that was really cool and I wished her luck,” Fritschi said. “It wasn’t until she said, ‘I’d like to do this for Kyle and for the oncology unit at Children’s Hospital’ that it took my breath away and the tears rolled down my cheeks. Honestly, she didn’t even have to win the competition because in my eyes, she had already won for her thoughtfulness and kindheartedness.” It’s the second year the company has sponsored the contest, said Kelly Tinsay, manager of its Silver Spring location. The business, which sells appliances and has a kitchen-planning showroom with multiple working kitchen displays, decided to hold a baking challenge as a way to support local charities. The ﬁrst contest, held last year, raised more than $5,000 for the Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center at Howard County General Hospital. To recruit contestants, the company promoted the event through an

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Kyle Fritschi, 14, and Christina Worrell celebrate her team’s victory in a baking contest sponsored by Appliance Builders Wholesalers in Silver Spring. email to its clients and contacts. Worrell learned of the contest through her father, who owns a construction company. “He told me about it and then my family encouraged me to enter the contest,” she said. “I was undecided on a charity to pursue when Kyle’s diagnosis came in. The community was rallying in support of the Fritschi family and I thought entering the contest in support of Kyle’s Army was a special way for me to show that I cared.” Baking has been a hobby for Worrell since she was a girl. She has been baking cookies, cakes and treats for

friends and family for a few years now. The challenge for each of the 14 teams of four was to bake 60 cookies in 90 minutes and to present a plate of three cookies to the judges. The proceeds, from entry fees, would be donated to the charity of the winning team’s choice. The goal was to raise $5,000. Worrell worked diligently to come up with the perfect plan. She recruited three friends to assist her: Shannon Dickerson to measure, Toni Baron to mix and Cory Baron to roll. Worrell handled piping. “My friends and family encouraged

moments of my life,” Fritschi said. “The atmosphere of the room was so warm and comforting. I felt like I was being hugged by every person in the room.” The Case Design team must have experienced the same feeling, because it said would donate half its winnings to Kyle and Children’s National Hospital. From that point, the excitement and support for Kyle snowballed. Boxes of cookies were auctioned for as much as $1,000. The winner of a 50-50 rafﬂe donated his winnings. The owner of Appliance Builders Wholesalers offered to match all the bids. When the auctioneer asked if anyone would like to donate $20, a huge lined formed, and the donors all agreed to instead donate $25. Kyle was touched the support. “I felt really honored that Ms. Worrell would try to win the contest for me and Children’s Hospital,” he said. “There was a lot of kindness in the room that night.” Tinsay agreed that the support for Kyle was amazing. “It ﬁlled everyone’s sense of purpose,” she said. “Kyle and his group gave us a lot more than we gave him.” Kyle decided that half the winnings will go toward leukemia and lymphoma research, and the other half will be used to purchase iPads, video games and movies for use by teens undergoing treatment. “Chemo is tough and it makes you feel really tired and sick so I wanted to give the other kids at Children’s stuff that worked for me and helped me get through the rough days,” he said. Fritschi said she wasn’t sure about what went into all the cookies, but she knows what came out of the event. “I think anyone that was at the event now knows that if you take a dash of decency, a sprinkle of strength, a tablespoon of thoughtfulness, a cup of compassion, gallons of generosity and bake it with love, you have the recipe for success and you can make my son, my tough cookie, feel like he won a million dollars,” she said. thogan@gazette.net

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me to enter my vanilla sugar cookie recipe in the contest,” Worrell said. “It was the design that had me stumped. I wanted to enter the perfect cookie that would win the challenge for Kyle’s Army and Children’s Hospital. She said her team was determined to pull off a win for Kyle. “He’s a tough cookie, and a cookie contest seemed to be just what the doctor ordered,” Worrell said. “I think it helped everyone focus on something uplifting and positive.” Ultimately, the team decided on cookies featuring designs of a washing machine, a stand mixer and an egg over easy served in a frying pan. The teams worked in high-end kitchens, in front of banners announcing their charity and their creative names, which included Worrell’s Bake My Day, plus You Ain’t Seen Muffin Yet, Fire and Icing, and Batter Up. When time was up, each team presented its cookies and said a few words about its charity. “There were so many worthy charities. … Honestly, I would have been happy if any of them had won,” Fritschi said. The judges sampled the cookies, cleansing their palates with milk. When Bake My Day’s cookie was presented, Kyle was invited to join the bakers in front of the judges’ table. The master of ceremonies introduced Kyle and explained that he had chemotherapy that morning, but was there to support Bake My Day. Kyle smiled and nodded, but the judges and crowd didn’t know what his mother knew. “They didn’t know that Kyle had a very difficult day,” she said. “They didn’t know that he was incredibly nauseous, that he was extremely fatigued or that he was in a lot of pain. He should have been home in bed, but he said he wanted to go to the competition for ‘just for a little while.’” The judges announced a tie for first place between Bake My Day and the team from Case Design. “It was seriously one of the happiest

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Council votes to renovate its ofﬁce building n

Project expected to take through mid-2017 to complete BY

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Montgomery County Council will renovate its current office building in Rockville rather than moving down the street. The council voted 8-1 Tuesday to spend about $32 million to repair its office building on Maryland Avenue, a projected expected to take through mid-2017 to complete. Councilman Marc B. Elrich voted against the project. In an interview afterward, he said he’d hate to see a school project not get funding because of the cost of this one. “I really think this building needs to be fixed, but I think we’ve got to think about the list of things that need to be dealt with,” Elrich (D-At Large) of Takoma Park said. “With uncertain funding from the state for schools and no certainty of how this is going to play out over the next few years, I’m not sure this should be a priority.” Since 2008, the council has mulled plans to move or fix its existing space, which is plagued by an aging HVAC system and dilapidated facilities. Deputy Council Administrator Glenn Orlin said at a committee meeting on April 22 that before the recession of 2007 to 2009, the council considered building a new facility across the street, next to the Executive Office Building. The estimated price tag was

$125 million. The council has since decided to explore other options. The Government Operations and Fiscal Police Committee unanimously narrowed those options to one — renovation. The committee also considered moving to the former gray and red-brick courthouses in downtown Rockville. “This is one of those projects that is really important,” Councilwoman Nancy Navarro, chairwoman of the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee said during committee discussion. Renovating the building will cost the county about $32 million total, Orlin said. That includes updated figures for moving and about five small additions the committee tacked onto the project, which the council approved, including: • creating a furnished third-floor lobby • repainting the second- and third-floor halls • removing wallpaper and painting the cafeteria • replacing signs throughout the building • improving signs directing people from the parking garage. Moving to the old courthouses would cost the county several million dollars more, with estimates ranging up to $53.6 million. Councilman Sidney A. Katz said in an interview that the current building’s HVAC system is “horrible,” something he experienced firsthand after the system leaked wa-

ter into his office earlier this year. “I, too, agree this building is where we need to be and we need to be fixing it as quickly as possible,” Katz (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg said. The council faced harsh criticism from education leaders for even considering spending capital funds on county offices when many schools are overcrowded. But Councilman Hans Riemer said during the committee discussion that while much of the county’s capital spending goes to schools, it also spends money on other county projects. The council office building houses council members and their staff, but both Riemer (D-At Large) of Takoma Park and Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring spoke of how much the public also uses the building. If the council continues to delay renovations, the building will deteriorate more, Navarro said. Orlin said the project is expected to cost about $32 million, but the county should only have to issue bonds for about $23 million. To cover the remainder of the project’s cost, the council voted to pull roughly $3 million from the Montgomery County Government Complex project. The council will use funds that had been set aside to renovate the building and will use about $6 million in energy savings, Orlin said. kalexander@gazette.net

County proposes crackdown on towing abuses Ofﬁce of Consumer Protection says it gets 200 complaints a year n

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Lawmakers want to see better public protection for those whose vehicles have been towed — the top complaint to Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection. The County Council is considering a bill that would change the law to better protect the public when vehicles are towed without the owners’ consent. “It’s literally the number one consumer complaint our county receives and it touches the lives of so many people,” said Councilman Roger Berliner. Berliner (D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda sponsored the bill with all eight of his council colleagues. Berliner spoke of the “horror stories” told by people who leave their vehicle for a short time, then find it has been towed. “It’s an issue that affects consumers, it affects the business community and it simply is not OK,” he said. Eric Friedman, director of the Office of Consumer Protection, said the county receives about 200 complaints every year about towing done without the

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Montgomery College to host Scottish musician Brian McNeill, Scottish musician and singer, will perform at 7 p.m. May 6 at Globe Hall, Montgomery College, Germantown, 20200 Observation Drive. McNeill’s repertoire includes political protest and traditional Scottish songs and Appalachian ballads. He sings and plays ﬁve musical instruments and hopes to compel the

“I’ve had cars towed, know friends who’ve had cars towed. There’s too many stories of cars having been towed.” Councilman Roger Berliner owner’s consent. About one third to one half of the time, he said, the towing companies have not complied with county law. The Ofﬁce of Consumer Protection works to identify when consumers have been wronged and get them their money back. Montgomery’s towing law dates to the 1980s, Friedman said. County documents show it has not been substantially updated since 1997. The law requires, among other things, that tow companies call police before taking a vehicle from a lot and that property owners have clearly posted signs detailing the rules for parking on that property. Friedman estimates that 40,000 tows happen each year in the county, accounting for a $5 billion industry. He said the approximately 200 complaints per year are likely a small percentage of actual tows. Friedman said people believe tow companies and property owners go too far in having

vehicles removed. Towing companies have contracts with property owners to remove vehicles, but some consumers suspect that companies prey on them, waiting for violations, so the company can make money. Towing practices run “contrary to the notions of civility,” Friedman said. In 2013, state law banned socalled “spotters” — people who sit and watch for violations and alert property owners and towing companies. But Friedman said many tow-truck drivers now are the spotters. Some, but not all, tow companies engage in what the county sees as overly aggressive or predatory towing, Friedman said. Attempts to reach G&G Towing and Henry’s Wrecker Service, both of which operate within Montgomery County, for comment were not successful. Berliner said the problem appears to be getting worse, not

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better. He said people continue to report parking, going into a shop, then walking across the street to another only to come back and find their car towed as a “walk-off” — triggered as soon as the driver walks off the property. “I’ve had cars towed, know friends who’ve had cars towed,” he said. “There’s too many stories of cars having been towed.” Berliner’s bill would: • Require the county executive to set maximum or flat rates for towing. • Give the Office of Consumer Protection subpoena power to enforce the law, as well as authority to order the release of a vehicle. • Require more signs in parking lots, particularly those with 100 spaces or more and specifically at entrances. • Do away with automatic tows between 2 and 9 a.m. and instead require those tows to be specifically authorized by the property owner. • Require photographic evidence of the violation that led to the tow. • Require property owners or managers to keep tow slips on nonconsensual tows. • Prohibit immobilizing vehicles with boots that clamp onto tires.

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Unused prescriptions accepted at 10 locations BY

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

Anyone with outdated or unwanted prescription drugs is invited to safely get rid of them at no cost at various locations around the county on Saturday. State, county and municipal police ofﬁcers will be stationed in the parking lots or lobbies at 10 drop-off locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a county Police Department release. “It helps prevent the problem of prescription drug abuse,” said Rebecca Innocenti, a public information ofﬁcer with the department. “A lot of people also don’t know how to safely dispose of them,” she said. “This is an easy way to do it, and we can take care of it for you.” The event is part of an ongoing national campaign to safely dispose of

prescription drugs, which are subject to thefts and abuse, as well as accidental poisonings and overdoses. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, according to the release. Officers will only be accepting prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, including medication patches. If possible, prescription labels should be removed or personal information should be blacked out. Officers will not be accepting liquids, illicit drugs, needles, sharps or syringes. All collected prescription drugs will be incinerated by law enforcement agencies according to state and local regulations. For people disposing of drugs at home, officials advise checking prescription information to see if they can be safely flushed down a drain or toilet. Some drugs can seep through septic systems and treatment plants to con-

taminate groundwater and waterways, affecting ﬁsh and other aquatic life, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment. Prescription drugs can be thrown into household trash, but county ofﬁcials advise putting the drugs into sealed bags or closed containers to lower the risk of being eaten by pets or other animals. Pills or tablets can be mixed with an unpalatable substance such as coffee grounds or kitty litter, and liquids can be mixed with kitty litter or sawdust, according to the release. The mixture can then be sealed in a plastic bag or put in a container with a lid to prevent leakage. Used vials and bottles, with labels removed, can be recycled by the county. For more information, visit Mobile Montgomery at m.montgomerycountymd.gov/SWS/ how/medicine.html or fda.gov.

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Opinion states Maryland law trumps most of county pesticide ban Only minor parts of proposed move would not conﬂict with state rules n

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

The heart of Montgomery County’s proposed ban on pesticides would be trumped by state law, according to an opinion from the Maryland attorney general’s ofﬁce. Del. Kirill Reznik requested the opinion on behalf of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau, a group vehemently opposed to the county’s proposed ban. Montgomery County is considering a ban on “nonessential” pesticide use on lawns, with some exceptions, such as for golf courses.

While some provisions — including requiring the county executive to develop a list of nonessential pesticides and banning application on county property — don’t conﬂict with state law, the overall ban would be pre-empted by existing state law, the opinion says. The proposed pesticide ban has strong support from organizations such as Safe Grow Montgomery, but has staunch opposition from the lawn care industry and the Farm Bureau, which sees the measure as a step toward more restrictions on agriculture. Reznik (D-Dist. 39) of Germantown said he requested the attorney general’s advice on whether existing state law already regulated pesticides after members of the Farm Bureau approached him. Farm Bureau President Lon-

nie Luther said his organization views the proposed ban as “one of the worst bills anyone could conjure up.” State and federal law regulate pesticides, leaving no need for the County Council to do so, Luther said. The Attorney General’s Ofﬁce came to a similar conclusion. In an April 1 opinion, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn M. Rowe said it was her view that “a court would conclude that this provision [barring the application of nonessential pesticides to a lawn, with certain exceptions] would interfere with the purposes of these State provisions, as well as the goal of achieving uniformity.” In other words, state law already regulates pesticides, so the local ban would be pre-empted, if challenged in court.

Safe Grow Montgomery had not seen the opinion until Friday, and said in a statement Monday that it does not agree with the attorney general’s ofﬁce. “The AG opinion overlooks important factors used to analyze whether the General Assembly intended to exclusively occupy a ﬁeld — in this case, the field of pesticides,” the statement read. “The AG opinion mischaracterizes text from the Maryland pesticide law as signifying intent to prevent local legislation, and to promote uniformity.” In its statement, Safe Grow Montgomery wrote that “it is misleading and incorrect to take statutory language out of context to imply statutory intent.” Council President George L. Leventhal, the bill’s author, said he does not see the opinion

standing in the way of passage. “Our legal staff does not think that we’re pre-empted,” he said. Proponents of the measure argue that it would protect county residents and pets from unnecessary exposure to chemicals that many believe to be toxic. Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park said the attorney general opinion is not the ﬁrst time pre-emption has come up, and added that “as the letter states, it would only arise in the event of a lawsuit.” “And, my goodness, virtually every bill we pass is potentially subject to a lawsuit,” he said. “So, as I say, I don’t think there’s anything in this letter that will inhibit the council [from] moving forward on pesticides.” However, Luther said his or-

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ganization is poised, with backing from state and national farm bureaus, to ﬁle a lawsuit should the bill pass. “We like to farm. That’s our life’s passion,” Luther said. “And, really, lawn care is part of agriculture. So we feel like this bill steps on our toes.” The way the bill is worded, farmers fear that, while they are exempt under the bill, agriculture “would be next,” and the bill sets the framework for putting farmers out of business, Luther said. Luther owns L&M Farm in Damascus with his wife. They harvest about 500 acres of hay and raise 100 sheep, 200 Angus beef cattle and 400 “fancy” chickens, he said. The farm also has a greenhouse and garden. kalexander@gazette.net

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Number of homeless Gaithersburg family ﬁnally ﬁnds a home children rises in Montgomery livedCouple, in hotels, shelter n

But advocates encouraged by decline in ‘chronically homeless’ n

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Social workers, government employees, volunteers and others counted more homeless people in Montgomery County than a year ago. Still, advocates cited some encouraging signs, such as a decline in the “chronically homeless.” The “Point in Time” survey, conducted in January, showed about 1,100 homeless people in the county, according to a press release Friday from nonprofit Interfaith Works. That was up 23 percent from last year. Interfaith Works is a Rockville-based nonproﬁt agency and coalition of churches and congregations that provide shelter, clothing, food and other services for the poor and homeless. The county’s Department of Health and Human Services and nonprofit Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless were among those involved in the survey. The overall increase — attributed largely to a rise in the number of families experiencing homelessness to 159 from 91 in 2014 — is cause for concern, Interfaith Works CEO Shane Rock said in a statement. But he was encouraged by seeing the chronically homeless — individuals or families without permanent housing for at least a year or with at least four instances of homelessness in the previous three years — decrease 10.5 percent. The unsheltered chronically homeless declined 48.4

percent. “We are making good progress in addressing the needs of the most vulnerable in our area,” Rock said. “These results suggest that intense, targeted programs aimed at helping those in need move from the temporary shelter environment or the outdoors into more permanent situations are yielding results.” An Interfaith homes program targeting the chronically homeless has had success in moving them into stable housing, he said. Interfaith Works has services in Silver Spring, including the Community Vision program, which provides an emergency seasonal shelter, as well as meals, case management and other services. The survey is used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, local governments and nonproﬁts to help determine how much public and private funding communities obtain to work against homelessness. Last year’s Montgomery total declined by 11 percent from 2013. The homeless in Washington, D.C., rose by 13 percent, to almost 8,000 last year, from 2013. The count includes people living outdoors and in shelters and hotels. A report from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments with results from other counties and Washington, D.C., is due later this spring. In March, political leaders of Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and Washington, D.C., signed an agreement establishing a regional council to work toward ending homelessness in the area. kshay@gazette.net

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It took a long time, but Corey Settles, his wife and two young boys finally found a place to live after spending 10 months in a motel in Gaithersburg and a nonprofit shelter in Bethesda. “It is a great feeling to live as a family again,” said Settles, who moved into a rented condominium in Silver Spring on April 2. With the help of the county’s Housing Opportunities Commission, Settles was able to get a voucher through the state’s Rental Allowance Program, he said. The state is paying $1,038 of the $1,495 monthly rent for 12 to 18 months, while he pays the balance of $457, said Settles, who is now working full-time as a file clerk in Rockville. Settles was one of several speakers at the County Council budget hearing on April 16 who talked about the need for more affordable housing. Following a series of work sessions, the council is expected to adopt the proposed fiscal year 2016 budget on May 16. Settles and other housing advocates say they hope it will include more money for housing. There are plenty of new condominiums and apartments being built in the county, but they’re too expensive for lowincome people to afford, Settles said on Monday. “Even for the middle class, there’s no extra money left once you pay the rent,” he said. Settles lost his Social Security benefits in 2013, and he fell behind paying the rent for his apartment in Gaithersburg. He and his family were evicted in June 2014, and as a result of the eviction, Settles lost his job

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Teacher Nancy Piatt talks with her former student, Corey Settles, who spent 10 months in motels and a shelter with his family. Settles spoke at the County Council budget hearing on April 16 about the need for more affordable housing in Montgomery County. working as a cashier at a pharmacy. At the time, Settles was also taking a class in medical billing and coding taught by Nancy Piatt of Poolesville. When Piatt learned he and his family had spent a night in the Silver Spring bus shelter, she took them to a motel in Silver Spring and paid for three days herself. “My teacher helped us get off the street,” Settles said. After contacting the county’s Health and Human Services Department, Settles and his family were able to move to a countyfunded hotel room in Gaithersburg before transferring to the Greentree Shelter in Bethesda run by the National Center for Children and Families. Settles is very thankful for the housing vouchers and job referrals he received from the county agencies, Greentree and also Catholic Charities. “We had a roof over our heads, we had food, we had clothes ... going through this made me more appreciative of what we had,” he said.

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Living as a homeless family for 10 months was not easy, he said. “It was hard and very stressful to be in our situation,” said Settles about the tensions of living with other people and the experience of also hitting brick walls while looking for apartments. The solution is to ﬁnd ways to increase the supply of affordable housing, say Settles and other housing advocates. County Executive Isiah Leggett planned to dedicate 2.5 percent of property tax revenues to the creation of affordable housing in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget but delayed the idea because of uncertainties in expected income to the county. As a result, he has proposed $44 million for the county’s Housing Initiative Fund (HIF), which is $368,000 more than the amount approved in the FY 2015 budget. “These funds are essential to help address the affordable housing crisis that our county now faces,” said Elizabeth Hofmeister speaking at the April 16

hearing for Action in Montgomery, a coalition of churches and community organizations. “However, $44 million is a bare minimum needed for addressing the ongoing critical demand for affordable housing,” she said. “It merely holds the line on the current year’s HIF funding.” She also said that the county’s Department of Housing and Community Affairs estimates a need for 43,000 to 50,000 additional affordable units in the county. In the meantime, the county spends tax dollars doing what it can to place homeless individuals and families in temporary housing. “The hotels and motels are overflowing,” said Meredith Rettner-Dayhoff, program director for the Greentree Shelter. “There’s such little low-income housing in the area, and if you have a poor credit history or you’re unemployed, it’s even harder to ﬁnd,” she said. “[Landlords] are usually not willing to forgive [a debt],” Rettner-Dayhoff said. “When they see the credit histories, they’re not willing to rent to them.” “The average is 90 to 100 days, or about three months [to place people],” she said. “But it can be more than six months depending on the barriers” Rettner-Dayhoff also said homeless people are often stigmatized by a perception that they drink, they’re lazy or are not willing to work. “People aren’t willing to talk [about homelessness], they just don’t want to see it,” she said. “What we need is an awareness of the situation.” Piatt agreed. “I had no idea how big the family homeless problem is,” Piatt said. “To me it’s heartbreaking. vterhune@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 dance. I wanted them to learn [that they] can learn it. It is hard for them but it’s [about] not giving up.” That first year was such a success that Bullock continues to coach the team with weekly meetings and a finale performance at the end of the school year. The team is now open for any fourth- or fifth-grader who wants to try out, a three day process held in the fall. “The first day you learn a one step routine,” fourthgrader Sierra Harris said, “You have two days to practice then you perform before a panel.” Sierra said she tried out because she thought it would be

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Continued from Page A-1 $1,000 from Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education and a one-year auto lease from Fitzgerald Auto Mall. Gannon said in March, after receiving the Master Teacher Award, that he was “humbled” and hoped he represents the good work he sees from other teachers. He said he felt an obligation to meet the award’s high standard. His motivation for teaching, he said, is tied to “something unique” he sees in each student. If students can grow, keep improving and recognize that they’ve made progress, Gannon said, “then that’s all I need.”

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Continued from Page A-1 practices, recycling efforts and social media programs. The top three middle and high schools win SERT awards for their results. Northwest is the ﬁrst Montgomery County Public Schools high school to be honored with the National Green Schools Award. Since the beginning of the national award in 2012, MCPS

interesting and she really likes to dance. Bullock said she was on the step team at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA. “Step is not an individual sport, you have to work with your teammates,” she said. “I want them to be prepared for the future.” After an hour of going through their routine, assessing and stepping through it again and again, the team took a break to play their favorite game: a step competition! Bullock divided the team into four smaller teams, giving each ﬁve minutes to put together a routine and compete against the other teams in a single elimination tournament. She was careful to explain her reason for who won and who did not after

each round, allowing the break to also be instructional time. ”She pushes us to be our best,” fifth-grader Cameron Spinner said. “If you’re not pushed...it’s not a learning experience.” McNair’s principal Sherry Moses said she thinks the teamwork, practice and pride the girls get from being McNair Steppers is good for them. “It a conﬁdence builder,” she said. Amrita Jilla, a ﬁfth-grader, said she has learned many new things as a stepper. “Step has created something new in my life,” she said. “It’s made me feel good and I get to express myself here.”

One of his goals, he said, is to help his students realize that learning is good and interesting. Gannon said he sees past the statements he hears from struggling students who say they don’t like school or learning. “I know that’s not true,” he said. “It just means they’re frustrated by learning.” Gannon said he holds high expectations for his students, who he views as sons and daughters. His work includes the development of an economics course and an AP world history course for Damascus High. He has also led student groups on 14 international trips since 2001. “He is clearly a teacher who sets high expectations for his students and then does what-

ever it takes to help them reach those expectations,” school board President Patricia O’Neill said in a statement. Jennifer Webster, the principal at Damascus High, said in a previous interview that Gannon knows his students well and “truly wants every student to grow.” If a student isn’t doing well, she said, he will ﬁgure out a new way to help them. Webster said Gannon “gets the craft of teaching” and wants to continue growing. In his classroom, she said, students are focused, engaged and enjoying themselves. “He’s getting to know them and push their thinking,” she said.

schools has had at least one school among the winners each year. Travilah Elementary School in North Potomac received the top honor in 2014, Cedar Grove Elementary in Germatown and Summit Hall Elementary in Gaithersburg were named national winners in 2013 and Francis Scott Key Middle School in Silver Spring got the award in 2012. MCPS received the District Sustainability Award in 2013. That award goes to school systems that

demonstrate a comprehensive approach to sustainability. “Montgomery County Public Schools has made a strong commitment to environmental sustainability at the district and building levels,” Larry A. Bowers, interim superintendent of schools, said in a press release. “We are teaching our students the value of protecting our natural resources and being good stewards of the environment.”

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Continued from Page A-1 selected, Gmitro said. O’Neill confirmed Friday that the board is conducting the first round of interviews for the position, but would not confirm the number of candidates being interviewed. There has been “quite a bit of interest” in the district and its superintendent position, she said. “We’re working our best to make sure we have a good person in place by July 1,” she said. O’Neill said representatives from various community entities will help interview candidates. While school and search firm officials are not giving information about candidates, one was named by The Palm Beach Post in Florida. Robert Avossa, a superintendent in Fulton County, Ga., was a “finalist” for the Montgomery

POLICY

Continued from Page A-1 about prevention and reporting; and supporting children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect. The updated policy also describes more in-depth the district’s requirements for reporting and responding to child abuse and neglect. Other added language would describe consequences for abuse or neglect or other related violations, and for those who fail to report suspected abuse or neglect. More information is included about investigations into possible incidents, including a statement that a district investigation cannot interfere with a police or other external investigation. Board Vice President Michael Durso questioned Monday if the school system’s human resources staff could take on the work outlined in the policy, given the system’s large and growing workforce and student population. Zuckerman said human resources management practices are not the only area the policy addresses, and not all of the

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 g County post, the paper reported. Avossa has since been selected to head the public school district in Florida’s Palm Beach County, the paper reported. A Fulton County Schools press ofﬁcer did not respond to a message requesting to speak to Avossa. Another person within Montgomery County Public Schools has denied having interest in the position amid speculation she was in the running for superintendent. In a statement provided by school system spokesman Dana Toﬁg, Kimberly Statham — deputy superintendent of school support and improvement — said she enjoys her current work in the district. “I appreciate that some have mentioned my name as a candidate to be the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, but I have in-

formed the Board of Education and the search firm they have hired that I am not a candidate for the position,” she said in the statement. Statham’s statement was first reported Friday by Bethesda Magazine. School board member Jill Ortman-Fouse said the board has “very, very high expectations” for the next leader. She said candidates have said the county’s superintendent position would be “the pinnacle of their career.” “We are being very choosy and we want the best match for Montgomery County,” she said. Larry Bowers, the district’s former chief operating officer, is serving as interim superintendent. He has said he is not interested in holding the position past June, when he is retiring.

work falls to human resources. The district is figuring out if its human resources staff is capable of all of the work, he said. Board member Philip Kauffman asked how the system tracks reports made about an employee for behavior that may seem innocuous once, but is more of a concern if multiple people complain. He wondered who would do the tracking. Joshua I. Civin, a school system attorney, pointed to draft protocols related to the policy. They say that the district’s human resources office has “confidential investigation files” that track such “potentially inappropriate actions” between students and employees. Kauffman said after the meeting that it “has to be clear” that someone is responsible for monitoring reports about employees — something he sees in the updated policy. Board member Rebecca Smondrowski asked if the district has “addressed every possible situation that’s been out there,” referring to past incidents in the school system. Zuckerman said the district has “all of the bases covered” in the updated policy. Richard Dangel, president

and CEO of Praesidium — a consulting ﬁrm that helped update the district’s policy — said at the meeting the school system had done “a marvelous job.” “We don’t normally see this level of cooperation and collaboration in a community between all the people who need to be involved in this, and yours seems to be extraordinary,” he said. Jennifer Alvaro — whose past and current work includes education, prevention and treatment related to child abuse — said Tuesday she remains hopeful that the proposed policy would be “extraordinarily helpful” to prevent abuse or to help abuse victims more quickly. Alvaro is a member of a school system group helping the district improve its rules and procedures around child abuse and neglect. She said, however, that she sees ﬂaws in the policy and its development. One issue, she said, is she didn’t see the district use an expert familiar with Maryland law around child abuse and neglect. Another issue, she said, is a lack of detail.

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BUSINESS Army research building in Silver Spring targeted for renovations Project to include modernizing animal research facility

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A 67,000-square-foot medical research laboratory built in 1972 at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring is targeted for renovations, according to a preliminary federal bid solicitation. The structure, known as Building 511, includes a vivarium that houses small and large animals, such as primates, used in defense and medical research projects. The work will include electrical, animal lighting, building automation, walls and ceilings, telephone and communication systems, plumbing, doors and windows, according to the bid on the government’s Federal Business Opportunities website. The estimated construction price range is between $25 million and $100 million, with three years allowed for construction. The preliminary “phase one” bid, which is a qualifying phase,

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Vehicles come and go from a gate at Fort Detrick’s Forest Glen annex in Silver Spring. The annex houses the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, among other facilities. Renovations at several buildings are planned. is due by May 8. The second phase — the formal bid — is due to be released on June 15, with the bid deadline slated for July 30, said Miles Brown, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ district based in Little Rock, Ark. The Little Rock district handles most projects overseen by the Army Corps at medical-related facilities, Brown said. “We

have the expertise for medical facilities,” he said. “We have done projects across the country and even worldwide.” For the Silver Spring project, contractors will have three years to complete the work, under the proposal. Bidding is done in the two phases to help weed out companies that aren’t qualiﬁed for the project, Brown said Friday.

“The idea is to save on time and money,” he said. “They don’t have to put a lot of time doing a full bid proposal, if they aren’t qualiﬁed for the project.” The Army Corps of Engineers also is soliciting bids for renovations to another structure at the research institute — Building 501. The 21,075-square-foot structure was built in 1954 as a pilot vaccine production facility

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tsonville n a m e d Wendy Hildebrand of Jessup its information technology application development manHildebrand ager. Previously, Hildebrand led software development strategy at Nielsen. She holds a bachelor’s in English secondary education from Salisbury University and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.

Goshen Crossing, a 78,500-square-foot shopping center anchored by a Giant Food supermarket in Montgomery Village, has been sold for $19.5 million. The center is at the corner of Goshen Road and Rothbury Drive. The seller was GC Gaithersburg, which is controlled by Ceruzzi Properties of Fairﬁeld, Conn., according to a news release from the broker, CBRE Group. The buyer was an unidentiﬁed private investor in New York.

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grant from the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development to support expanding and modernizing its fulﬁllment operations. The company plans to add 10 new jobs as part of the expansion, according to a county news release. “I am extremely pleased to receive this $50,000 vote of conﬁdence from Montgomery County,” President and CEO Angela Graham said in the release. “Quality Biological has proudly called this county home for more than 32 years. We have been able to succeed and grow thanks to the robust biotech industry cultivated here and thanks to access to critical business support resources like this ... grant.”

Dance institute to host school programs American Dance Institute of Rockville plans to support the expansion of the CityDance School & Conservatory at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda into its studio space. Starting this fall, CityDance will have a satellite location in the institute’s 20,000-square-foot space under the arrangement, according to a news release. In September, the institute

plans to launch a national scholarship program to provide funds to promising young dance students to study at the schools of their choice.

County expands green certification program To bolster its green economy, Montgomery County has broadened the standards for its Green Business Certification Program to include business sectors previously ineligible, including restaurants, cleaning companies, hotels and home-based businesses. The program will continue to certify businesses using applications developed by the Department of Environmental Protection for office-based and landscaping companies, but will broaden the certification standards available to businesses, according to a county news release. At a recent reception, 26 local businesses were honored under the newly expanded program that now also recognizes businesses certified through thirdparty certification programs such as B Lab, Green America, the Green Restaurant Association and Green Seal. The Department of Economic Development will also offer subsidies to restaurants to help pay the cost of certification

to help protect soldiers, according to the bid on the FBO site. The ﬁrst phase bid is due by May 18. The second phase is expected to be issued around June 24 and is due back in August. The estimated construction price range is between $25 million and $100 million, with three years allowed for construction. The institute is a Department of Defense biomedical re-

through one of the four programs: a one-time subsidy to the first 40 certified restaurants of 50 percent of the fee up to $1,000. A full list of certified green businesses is at mcgreenbiz.org.

TissueGene names new COO TissueGene of Rockville named Robert A Newman COO. Previously, Newman was senior vice president, manufacturing, program management and clinical operations at Ziopharm Oncology. He also worked in sales and marketing with Lederle Pharmaceuticals.

Affordable housing conference is Monday The Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County will hold its 24th annual Affordable Housing Summit from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Montgomery County Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. This year’s theme is “Housing, Transit and Jobs — The Foundation For A Strong Economy.” Speakers are to include U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, Gov. Larry Hogan and County Executive Isiah Leggett. Several awards will be presented during the luncheon: The Robert C. Weaver Housing Champion Award will go to Nicolas P. Retsinas of Harvard Business School; the David Reznick

search facility that is part of Fort Detrick’s Forest Glen annex, just south of the Beltway and west of Georgia Avenue. The institute was once the Army Medical School, founded in 1893. The name was changed to its present one in 1953. Researchers have worked on numerous vaccines there, including ones for HIV and the Ebola virus. Work also has been done in areas such as managing soldiers’ combat stress. In 2012, syringes and other medical waste — possibly from a landﬁll on the annex where waste was dumped during and after World War II — were found near a neighborhood trail. Residents and Army ofﬁcials have worked on a plan to deal with that area along the Ireland Drive Trail. The plan could include fencing off portions of the trail. Barbara Schubert, an area resident who has worked to save the trail, said Friday she had not heard much about the plan lately. kshay@gazette.net

Housing Partner of the Year to SunTrust Bank; the Paul Sarbanes Excellence in Public Service Award to A Wider Circle; and the Eugene F. Ford Sr. Builder of the Year to StonebridgeCarras. More information is at affordablehousingconference.org or call 301-520-1587 or email BenWolff@affordablehousingconference.org.

Lee, Sullivan named trade group co-chairmen Two local executives were named to co-chair the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Washington regional panel on leadership. Both Holly Sears Sullivan and Bruce H. Lee will serve oneyear terms and participate in the council’s annual conference next month in Las Vegas. Lee is president of Lee Development Group, which owns and manages ofﬁce, retail and industrial space in Silver Spring, Aspen Hill, Kensington and Mount Airy. Sullivan is the ﬁrst president of the Montgomery County Business Development Corp., a public-private business development organization.

Profit up at EagleBank Eagle Bancorp of Bethesda, parent of EagleBank, reported that its first-quarter profit grew to $19.4 million from $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2014. Assets during the quarter rose to $5.5 billion from $5.25 billion.

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Laytonsville Parade will once again march through town BY

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After a year’s hiatus, the annual Laytonsville Parade will be held May 16. The parade is sponsored by the town of Laytonsville, the Laytonsville Lions Club, the Laytonsville Woman’s Club, the Laytonsville Historical Center, the Laytonsville Elementary School PTA and the Laytonsville District Volunteer Fire Department. The community tradition began in the early 1990s to help support the elementary school’s Spring Festival. Last year, due to a logistics problem, the parade wasn’t held, leaving some townspeople disheartened. “Last year we did not have all of the pieces in place to hold the parade,” Mayor Dan Prats said. “It was a great disappointment to all.” Charlie Kearse of the Laytonsville Lions Club vowed there would be a parade this year, and

he is chairing the parade committee, joined by Town Clerk Charlene Dillingham. “These two folks are essential to the whole event and I can’t thank them enough, but I also have to give my heartfelt thanks to all of those volunteers, groups and businesses who are digging deep to bring this event together,” Prats said. Prats said he and town residents are overjoyed to have the parade return. “The parade brings the whole Laytonsville community together from planning, where all of the area groups are involved, to enjoying an event larger than the town itself with people from all around the area,” he said. “Everyone loves a parade and this year’s will be one for the history books.” This year’s theme is “The Future is Now,” with a nod to the past as former Mayor Willard Oland and former Town Clerk Kathy Buit are slated to join the parade. Other entries include the Maryland State Police mounted color guard, school units, Scout troops, community groups and historic cars.

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Audrey Engstrom of Laytonsville and grandson Andrew Day rode in the last Laytonsville Parade, in 2013.

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Obituary Marie Anita Babyak, 76, of Damascus, Maryland passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015. She is survived by her beloved husband John, two daughters, Susan and Julie Ann Collier. She is survived by one granddaughter, Harper Rose who arrived very late in Marie’s life but early enough to be totally loved. Marie was born in Yonkers, New York, and graduated from High School in 1958. She worked for eleven years at Otis Elevator Company. Marie was an active member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Damascus. She was also an occasional parishioner at St. Gregory’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Beltsville. Besides doing financial work for the church Marie was also a member of the Catholic Daughters. She was an active member of the YWomen, the Damascus Garden Club, a quilting club and stamping club. She and her husband were active in square dancing in the Washington area and she and her husband were members of the Board of the Mid-Atlantic Challenge Association. Marie was one of the easiest people to know. It was not unusual for her to go into Safeway for milk and come out an hour later having spent that time talking to old friends that she had never met before. She loved animals and they knew it and couldn’t get to her fast enough when they saw her. She was great with people. It didn’t make any difference if they were old, crippled, black, white, gay or whatever. They were all people and she truly treated them all alike. And people know it and she was truly loved by all. But kids were her great joy. She had a way of making them comfortable and they enjoyed being with her. She was a room-mother at Woodfield Elementary School for eight years, at Baker Jr. High School for six years and Damascus High School for six years. She often meets former students, in their forties, who remember playing games with her at school. The family will receive friends 3-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 9240 Damascus Road, Damascus, Maryland, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated, Thursday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Yonkers, New York. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.molesworthwilliams.com 1931467

“I cannot wait to walk in the parade, down Laytonsville’s ‘Main Street’ to the newly renovated and expanded fire department so I can watch the presentations, followed by enjoying the fun run and Spring Festival at Laytonsville Elementary with my wife and daughter,” Prats said. “It’s truly a great family day for Laytonsville and all in the greater Laytonsville community.” Committee member Carrie Bohrer agreed. “I have enjoyed having my coffee and sitting along the parade route, not only to watch the parade, but also the Laytonsville Elementary Fun Run, and my kids haven’t been at Laytonsville for years,” Bohrer said. Those wishing to participate in or sponsor the parade may contact Bohrer at carrieb@newsomseed.com. The mile-long parade route begins at the intersection of Md. 108 and Brink Road at 11:30 a.m. and will continue down Md. 108, concluding at Stadler’s Nursery at Maple Knoll Drive.

Two area chapters come together for event

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Residents of Montgomery County are being encouraged to spare an evening to help strike up a relationship for children in need at the inaugural “Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2015 The Beltway Bowl” on Friday. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area and of the Greater Chesapeake have partnered to host the event from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Rockville Bowlmor, located at 15720 Shady Grove Road in Gaithersburg. The Greater Chesapeake chapter covers most of Maryland while the National Capital chapter covers northern Virginia and all of Washington, as well as Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, providing mentors, support and friendships to children in need in the area. “[We wanted to] do something together that shows we really cover the entire area. We want to do it in Montgomery County to highlight that... there

is a lot of need in Montgomery County for mentors,” said Terry Hickey, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Chesapeake. Hickey explained that Big Brothers Big Sisters helps place an adult in the life of a young person who may not have that type of relationship in their life and manages the relationship to make sure it is safe and productive. “People tend to not understand mentoring. They think it’s just putting an adult and kid together to do something,” Hickey said. “It has to last six months or more, and ours average two years or more. Without professional support you don’t see these mentoring relationships lasting long.” Michael Sanzi, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area, also said that there is a lot more to mentoring than meets the eye. “We ﬁnd bigs, who are sponsors, and littles, who are kids in need, and we call them a match,” Sanzi said, explaining that the mentor/mentee relationships help the children avoid risky behaviors and be better citizens, while increasing their self-conﬁ-

dence and making them happier. In order to participate in Friday’s event, those interested should sign up in groups of six or sign up alone and be matched with a group in need at www. biglittle.org/beltwaybowl. Participants are encouraged to reach out to family and friends for sponsorship. Most people are encouraged to raise about $200 each adding up to $1,200 a team, but should try to aim as high as possible. Hickey said $1,200 is enough to recruit and screen an adult match with a child and support them for a year. “We’ve got between 10 and 15 teams signed up now,” Hickey said. In addition to using the event to raise money, Bowl for Kids’ Sake will also help spread awareness in the county that this program exists here. “There’s a huge amount of interest and a huge need for mentoring in that space between D.C. and Baltimore,” Hickey said. Sanzi said that his board of directors all donated money to the Bowl for Kids’ Sake event in order to allow the bigs and littles that they already serve to make teams and enjoy the night for

free. “It’s really a healthy mix of community involvement, corporate involvement and giving back to our existing [littles] to have a fun thing with their big courtesy of us and our donors,” Sanzi said. Though Hickey said he thinks bowling is “just awesome” and that’s reason enough to hold the event, he explained that this event is one of their go-to fundraisers. “The honest to gosh truth is Bowl for Kids Sake is a national campaign for Big Brothers Big Sisters and we’ve been doing it for 50-plus years,” Hickey said. “We do some things at Big Brothers that a lot of people consider to be old fashioned. There’s a lot of newfangled ways to help kids, but sometimes the old-fashioned stuff is a really good way of doing it.” Hickey said that going out and bowling with a group of friends means that they are talking with each other and interacting. “Bowling has been around for years,” Hickey said. “It’s an amazing social activity.” sschmieder@gazette.net

Parent workshop scheduled at Neelsville Middle A Parent Academy workshop on the Montgomery County Public Schools Code of Conduct will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the Media Center at

Neelsville Middle School, 11700 Neelsville Road, Germantown. The workshop will provide information about the MCPS philosophy on discipline, ex-

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Embracing ethics

As journalists, we’re used to asking others who, what, when, where and why as we gather information and report it. It’s good for journalists to sometimes turn the tables on ourselves, and explain the “why” of journalism decision-making. We’re referring to ethics — a moral compass that guides our attempts to do good as we do well. The Society of Professional Journalists — the nation’s largest journalism advocacy organization — has designated April 27 to May 1 as Ethics Week. SPJ has a voluntary code GUIDELINES of ethics (www. spj.org/ethicHELP JOURNALISTS scode.asp) that MAKE GOOD is widely valued and cited by DECISIONS journalists and the public as a standard. It is divided into four main sections — Seek Truth and Report It, Minimize Harm, Act Independently, and Be Accountable and Transparent. The SPJ Code of Ethics is a set of guidelines and principles — not rules — that help journalists fully consider their options before making news decisions. Many situations require a balancing test. For example, does the need to seek truth outweigh the potential for creating harm, or is the opposite true? Some principles of the code of ethics say journalists should: • “Remember that neither speed nor format excuses inaccuracy.” • “Consider sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Reserve anonymity for sources who may face danger, retribution or other harm, and have information that cannot be obtained elsewhere. Explain why anonymity was granted.” • “Diligently seek subjects of news coverage to allow them to respond to criticism or allegations of wrongdoing.” • “Never plagiarize. Always attribute.” • “Recognize that legal access to information differs from an ethical justification to publish or broadcast.” • “Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. Disclose unavoidable conflicts.” • “Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and avoid political or other outside activities that may compromise integrity or impartiality, or may damage credibility.” The principle about gifts comes up often. An appreciative source or a friendly community group might send a reporter a gift of thanks. The sentiment is nice, but we politely turn down gifts. We try to send gifts back, but if returning them is impossible, we donate them to charity and let the giver know. A discussion like this one is part of the code of ethics, too. It’s in the “Be Accountable and Transparent” section: “Explain ethical choices and processes to audiences. Encourage a civil dialogue with the public about journalistic practices, coverage and news content.” Every news organization should welcome questions, comments, and even criticism from readers and sources about the work we do. If we can’t explain and defend a decision, the thinking behind it might have been weak. These are not just principles for a “journalist,” which is no longer easy to define. The public can use these concepts for guidance, too, and challenge poor practices and decisions. Readers, viewers and listeners can and should hold news organizations and individuals accountable in much the same way the press is a watchdog of government and public institutions.

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First responders, members of military deserve recognition I was very excited to read the article about the Montgomery County first responders who were honored for their service (“Public safety employees honored for bravery,” March 18). It made me happy because this happens so rarely. By this, I mean usually, when a hero does their job, they usually don’t get the recognition they deserve. When a military service member does their job, they’re helping people by fighting to keep Americans safe in wars that put their life at risk. When police do their job, they help citizens by arresting dangerous people, which can put their life at risk. When firefighters do their job, they put their life at risk to save people from fires. When EMT workers do their job, they help others get to hospitals and they put their life at risk by going into unknown places where people need help. But let me ask you this: Do pro sports players and actors put their life at risk? No, they don’t, but they still get recognized constantly, paid more, and admired as role models. This is not fair. As a military child, this really gets on my nerves. My father has fought in war and put his life at risk to help others. I could have lost him many times. If your dad’s a pro sports player or actor, he probably makes a lot more money than my father, and this doesn’t make sense. But it’s not the money that makes me upset. Little kids look up to pro sports players and actors as role models. They should be looking up to military service members, police, firefighters and EMTs. If they did, the world would be a better place because people would be inspired to help each other. For example, I look up to my father, and be-

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(From left) Award winners Firefighter III Christopher Crown, Firefighter Paramedic Adam Dougherty and Master Firefighter Clark Oliver in front of Paramedic Engine 728 at the Derwood station in March. Not pictured is Capt. Carl Mauney. The four were honored at the 41st annual Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce recognition lunch for being first responders to a plane crash near the Gaithersburg Airpark in December 2014. cause of this, at 10 years old, I dream of a career in the military, being a search and rescue helicopter pilot to help people. In conclusion, I hope that heroes who help others — like military service members, police, fire-

ﬁghters and EMTs — are looked up to and respected more than pro sports players and actors, and I hope the sort of recognition that Montgomery County’s ﬁrst responders received last month continues.

‘Urban complex’ concept not grounded in reality There are news media articles describing the phenomenon of “mixeduse, residential-retail units,” in which residents can come down to the ground level of their high-rise apartments to shop and dine. Sound familiar? Called “urban complexes,” this can be applied to Bethesda and the White Flint area of North Bethesda. I call this myopic approach “myopic concept.” There is nothing wrong with the advantage of literally never having to leave the womb of one’s residential area. But, it is not reality. This concept is behind the basic development plan for the land east of the White Flint Metro station, between

Old Georgetown Road and Marinelli Road (north and south) and Rockvillle Pike and Nebel Road (east and west). Often referred to as the Bethesda Row area Phase II, much new construction has been parking garages, which are not for “urban complex” residents, but for people from near and far who want to make use of the some 200 restaurants and movie complex in that area. The same thing is going to happen to the White Flint development of North Bethesda. It will be come so popular, the “urban complex” dwellers — and even nearby residents — will see a sharp increase in vehicular trafﬁc.

For years, we in this area have heard that traffic will be mitigated by Metro use. It has not happened. Instead, vehicular traffic has increased. Note the constant changing of plans for Rockville Pike (or Rockville Boulevard, as some want to call it). That is because of traffic impact, which was left to developers to mitigate through a fee. All I ask for is a comprehensive plan for development, understanding that traffic does not begin or end within the confines of an area, but is very widespread. In other words, success of the “urban complex” depends on a wider outlook before approval. David H. Brown, North Bethesda

Transit comment doesn’t make sense

In the April 8 story about the M-83 (Midcounty Highway Extension), Montgomery County Department of Transportation spokeswoman Esther Bowring was quoted as saying the fatal ﬂaw was that the option for public transportation, speciﬁcally a Bus Rapid Transit system, was not in the master plan and could not be selected as a preferred alternative. That comment seems to make little sense in light of the fact that there are no fewer than two Bus Rapid Transit systems planned adjacent to the M-83 highway project already.

One is the Corridor Cities Transitway, and the other is the county executive’s BRT plan along Md. 355. Given that those BRT plans on the table are already on life support for lack of funds and broader support, it is puzzling why Ms. Bowring cites M-83’s fatal ﬂaw as being a feature that many stakeholders are currently working so hard on making a reality through two more advanced BRT alternatives. The Clarksburg master plan was projected for about 43,000 people and is probably more than halfway

there. It was conceived with the M-83 highway as the main new transportation facility enabling its existence. We need BRT, but we also desperately need increased road capacity in the Interstate 270 corridor on and adjacent to it. Emmet Tydings, Brookeville The writer is a 13-year member of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Transportation Planning Board for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in Washington, D.C.

Calculations don’t support ridership projection The headline in your April 22 issue, ”Purple Line’s impact grows,” has a subhead: “Study shows more jobs, money headed to region if rail line is built.” If a rail transit line carries 74,160 passenger trips a day after 10 or more years of operation along a route that never had significant bus or other public transportation, there would certainly be monumental economic impacts on the areas served. High-rise apartment buildings would replace single-family homes with yards. Local businesses would thrive, serving the densely packed population. As a management engineer who spent 30 years with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (mainly in working to convert the “tubes” into “PATH”), then formed a consulting ﬁrm that serviced major transportation operators, I was distressed to calculate that the Purple Line (as deﬁned by the MTA) could not possibly carry anything like 74,160 riders per day. The MTA said the line would oper-

ate 139 trains per weekday. Each train would be made up of two 90-foot articulated trolleys with space to crushload 140 passengers in each trolley. Those 139 train trips would have the capacity to carry fewer than 39,000 riders at peak loading points. The MTA said that the line’s track system would be designed to support up to 10 trains per hour and that this maximum number of trains would be scheduled in the two heaviest morning and afternoon peak hours. To claim that every one of these 40 trains might carry the maximum load is not credible. To suggest that the 99 off-peak trains, spread between 5 a.m. and midnight, might average the same loads, is absurd. The ratio of the peak-hour boardings to daily boardings is quite consistent on rail transit lines serving commuters. If that ratio is applied to the Purple Line’s maximum capacity of ten 280-passsenger peak-hour loads, daily ridership would likely be about 14,000. Clearly, 74,160 fares a day might

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Entire team needed for success While I agree with Gordie Brenne (“Next superintendent shouldn’t give up on lagging standards,” April 15) that every effort should be made to close the educational gap for students, the new superintendent should not be required to be a miracle worker. Closing the gap between minorities and the average student cannot be the task only for the superintendent of schools, but also should involve teachers, students and parents, as well. Without the entire team, all efforts will be for naught. Unfortunately, the board of education has set the same impossible standards for the superintendent’s position, thus exposing Dr. Starr’s successor to an impossible mission. Let us be realistic as to what goals can be attained and establish those that are lesser but attainable. Nelson Marans, Silver Spring

A piece of nature would be lost with Purple Line

cover the estimated $55 million operation and maintenance costs per year. The Sierra Club said the lines ridership would take 17,000 cars off our congested highways. They added that it was the best transportation project in the country in reducing air pollution. Transportation Economics & Management Systems Inc. in its update of a study of the economic impacts of the Purple Line said that figures now show it would return more than $12 billion in tax revenues after five to seven years of operation. But all these predicted benefits are dependent on the 74,160 ridership estimate. The proposals to be considered in May include 30 years of operation and maintenance to provide a defined level of service at a fixed price. There is a strong probability that ridership, revenues and benefits in those 30 years will be less than a fifth of those currently projected. To enter into any such contract would be irrational.

“Purple Line’s Impact Grows” (April 22) tells only a fraction of the story. Yes, there will be more jobs and development, but what about the health impacts? All of the health-giving trees in the Silver Spring-Bethesda corridor will be gone. The opportunities for exercise and enjoyment in nearby nature will be gone, the peace and quiet gone, the beauty gone. Plus, the Safe Route to School will be gone, along with the safe passage under East-West Highway and Wisconsin Avenue. The developers have already acquired the permission to build tall in Chevy Chase Lake and are building tall in Bethesda and Silver Spring, so what more do they want? They really do not need the Purple Line. But if the Purple Line is built, workers and residents will lose the ability to be in nearby nature, and never regain it. There is nowhere else to have such a nature trail. The replacement “trail” is a sham — nothing but a shadeless sidewalk.

Robert J. Riker, Chevy Chase

Mary S. Rivkin, Bethesda

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Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day. GYMNASTICS: County championships, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sherwood. Walter Johnson High School’s Monique Mendez (left) is one of the contenders for the individual title after ﬁnishing third last year. SOFTBALL: Blake at Blair, 7 p.m., Friday.

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Wootton catcher keeps smiling As winter began, Wootton High School catcher Michael Elliott was looking forward to his senior year on the baseball team. Everything was falling into place. He was close to making a decision on which college to attend; set to be a four-year starter (only the second freshman to play varsity there during the past 15 years); and was going to be a co-captain on the team. Then, in midDecember, Elliott experienced pain in his right thigh getting out of bed. KEN SAIN The series of doctor SPORTS EDITOR visits began in January. At first, Elliott and his family were told that there was most likely nothing to worry about. The word “tumor” came up early, but the doctor and radiologist both said that this is something they’ve seen before, and it’s most likely a benign tumor. An oncologist offered a different opinion, saying it looked like a bone infection. A surgical biopsy was scheduled, and after it was performed, the family was told it was a tumor, but it appears to be benign. Michael Elliott started preparing for baseball and enjoying the rest of his senior year. Meanwhile, his parents monitored results as testing began. They kept information from their son, wanting him not to worry until they knew something definitive. “We sort of knew he’s been hurt. His leg was bothering him for a while, and they weren’t sure what it was,” Wootton coach JD Marchand said. “He was obviously going to be a big part of our team.” It was March — practice had started. Elliott decided on Clark University in Massachusetts and was eager to call the baseball coach and make his commitment. His parents told him to wait. What Michael didn’t know then is that his test sample had gone from Washington Hospital Center to Johns Hopkins and finally to the Mayo Clinic. “[Michael’s father] Dennis and I had a good idea a week before the diagnosis, because we knew it went to Mayo, and we knew it wouldn’t go to Mayo unless something was wrong,” said Michael’s mother, Kathy Elliott. On March 17, the results were in and the diagnosis made — telangiectatic osteosarcoma. It’s a rare type of tumor that appears benign but is cancerous. The tumor appears in bones of young people after they go through a growth spurt. If caught early and treated, the survival rate is high. One of the first calls Michael Elliott made after receiving the news was to the Clark baseball coach, to tell him he had cancer and would be out of baseball for a year. The support he’s received since has been tremendous. Wootton’s baseball team put Michael’s No. 4 on the side of their caps for this season, and the players chipped in and bought him an Xbox and television to keep him entertained during treatments. The school, his mother said, has done everything it can to ensure Michael graduates next month. “It’s a lot different without him,” said Wootton pitcher Matt Ainsworth, a preseason all-state selection. “I’ve been throwing to the same kid for 10 years. He’s a tough kid — he’s been that way since I’ve known him.” The Whitman baseball team bought wrist bands with the No. 4 and presented them to the Wootton players at last week’s game. Treatment involves six, five-week cycles. He finished the first cycle last week and began the second on Monday. After the second cycle, a surgeon plans to remove the part of the bone that has the tumor and replace it with a synthetic. Elliott is scheduled to be done with treatment in October if everything goes well. Michael tackles all this with a smile, jokes and a great attitude. He tries to attend some Wootton practices whenever he can. He’s been to three games so far. There is one senior ritual that Michael still hopes to experience, so long as his white blood cell count is high enough he should be able to. “I’m going to prom, trying to at least, it worked out with the schedule,” Michael said. You can follow Michael’s treatment at CaringBridge.org. ksain@gazette.net

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the senior Robersons accepted him as they do players their own age. “He’s a valuable asset,” Orlando Roberson said. “He has everything good that a baseball player needs. Speed, agility, good attitude on and off the field, even when nobody’s watching. The team looks at the three of us.” Josh Roberson, the team’s vocal leader and ﬁrst baseman, said he went out of his way to make younger players on the team feel more comfortable and welcomed because he wasn’t embraced the same way as an underclassman. “I treat them like they’re my age because they’re no lesser than me,” said Roberson, who’s hitting better than .500. “They’re baseball players. They’re my teammates. Because I look through experience how the older guys treated me and how that affected me, so I treat these guys with respect.” “Trust yourself,” and “You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t good enough to play here,” are just a few of the things Marcus said Roberson tells

As the final round of Shynggyskhan Tazhibay’s Washington Golden Gloves open division regional title bout came to an end on Saturday, the Rockville boxer was visually winded. His steps weren’t as spry as they were in the first two rounds and understandably so. Tazhibay fought Matthew Abregu of Leesburg, Va., who wanted to be the aggressor, but Tazhibay wouldn’t let him. Each time Abregu approached Tazhibay with intentions of initiating contact, Tazhibay beat him to the punch. Tazhibay threw hard fluries and danced to another part of the ring, forcing Abregu to come to him, and each time the result seemed the same as Tazhibay exhausted his way into the 152-pound region title. “I feel very excited,” Tazhibay said. “I was worried about the decision because, honestly, I tired in the last minutes of the third round. I was worried somebody would give the victory to him, but when they raised my hand up — I’m going to Vegas.” Tazhibay was one of the 10 Washington Golden Gloves open division regional champions crowned on Saturday, all advancing to the National Tournament of Champions scheduled for May 10-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I have only two weeks before Vegas,” said Tazhibay, who trains at Headbangers Gym in Washington, D.C. “So I will do

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Seneca Valley High SChool ﬁrst baseman Josh Roberson tries to put the tag on Northwest’s Devin Rosen in April 22’s game.

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Marcus Toombs is one of the younger players on the Seneca Valley High School baseball team this season, but his role isn’t deﬁned by his age. One of two sophomores on the roster, Toombs is usually in the mix whenever the Screaming Eagles are playing well. Along with, and partly because of the support from twin brothers Josh and Orlando Roberson, Toombs is considered a key component to the team’s chemistry. “Those three boys together,” Seneca Valley coach Michael Gibson said. “They ignite the team. Because every game, they’re involved.” The Screaming Eagles are just 4-8 this season, but games against other Class 3A teams are a better measure of similar competition. The Eagles are 3-1 against 3A West Region teams and

“They ignite the team. Because every game, they’re involved.” Michael Gibson, Seneca Valley coach are hoping they can reach the region title game for a second year in a row. Last season, after winning two playoff games, Seneca was defeated 2-0 by Thomas Johnson. One of Gibson’s visions for this team nearly came to fruition, he said, but this season marks a second chance. “The story of the year would be, if we win the regional championship, the Roberson boys powered Seneca Valley to a regional championship,” Gibson said. “I told them that’s what one of my visions would be.” The Robersons have embraced Gibson’s vision and also his plea for leadership amongst the players. Toombs is able to play such a large role as a younger player because

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Most of Whitman High School senior Emma Anderson’s friends were likely on the verge of falling asleep at 4 a.m. Saturday morning after Friday night’s prom festivities. But the Columbia University women’s soccer recruit went home just long enough to drop her dress off, she said, before hitting the road for Pittsburgh. Anderson’s travel team since she was 8 years old, the Maryland Rush Montgomery Coyotes (now Under-17) had two important matches Saturday — the ﬁrst at 9 a.m. — before returning home for Sunday’s Maryland State Cup semiﬁnals at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds. The

team won all three games. It’s been that type of commitment, Coyotes co-coach Alex Gould said, players’ willingness to place the Coyotes’ success at the top of their list of priorities — Holy Cross junior Jade Ruiters also went to prom Friday and left for Pittsburgh at 1:30 a.m. — that’s made the team one of the Washington, D.C., area’s most successful in recent years. “Everyone puts in a lot of time,” Anderson said. “[Ruiters and I] had commitments this weekend, but we still knew that this team and what we’re doing took priority. These coaches [Gould and Kevin Layton] have been so important in helping us grow as players and helping us ﬁnd our college teams. We owe everything to them and this team.” The Coyotes, whose roster reads like a who’s who of Montgomery

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Continued from Page B-1 County’s top high school players — nine 2014 All-Gazette selections — are scheduled to compete for their ﬁfth consecutive State Cup title in Sunday’s championship at the SoccerPlex. But unlike the past two seasons, the 2012 U14 US Youth Soccer champion — and last girls team from Maryland to win a national title — needs to win for its season to continue. After failing to secure a spot in this summer’s USYS during National League play in the fall and more recently in Las Vegas last month, the Coyotes can now only qualify by winning state and region championships. They won their only region title in 2012 on their way to the national championship. “It’s nerve-wracking because one mistake on the ﬁeld could cost the youth he whole season,” Ruiters said. “Everything we worked to achieve could be broken in one game. But I think it’s both good and bad because it pushes us to do better and play our best.” The Coyotes are somewhat of an anomaly. The youth soccer scene, espe-

cially at the top, is quite competitive and annual roster turnover is common as teams look to recruit top talent and players seek opportunities to win national titles. The Coyotes have not been immune to the occasional departure, but this team has remained largely intact, especially since 2011, despite the many offers for players to take residence elsewhere, Gould said. Anderson, Ruiters, Poolesville junior goalkeeper Kristen Darragh, Gaithersburg junior midﬁelder Lydia Narum and Magruder junior defender Deena DeSilva are original members from Gould’s U8 team. Seven other players on the current 15-person roster were on the 2012 national champion team — Juliana Comer (Churchill), Paula Germino-Watnick (Bethesda-Chevy Chase), Julia Abbott (Good Counsel), Amanda Wilson (Good Counsel), Lindsay Wytkind (Whitman), Annika Jansa (Bullis) and McKenzie McCaull (Linganore in Frederick County). The players’ cohesion and familiarity with each other on and off the ﬁeld has played a major role in the team’s success, Anderson and Ruiters said. The Coyotes weren’t always the team to beat in Maryland, Gould said. In fact, they struggled in the smaller-sided games

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Continued from Page B-1 teammates. “The little things that he puts in your mind ... go a long way,” said Marcus, who plays outﬁeld, middle inﬁeld and pitches. “He’s also available after practice to help us out with anything we need. Having an off day, he’ll throw us [batting practice], he’s great at that. He’s a great teammate.” Embracing players such as Toombs and sophomore catcher Brendan Moses may go a long way toward the Robersons leading this team to a region title. Shorter than Josh Roberson by a few inches but older by 12 minutes, Orlando Roberson also does a little bit of everything for the Eagles. He’s a pitcher but also plays in the outfield, and he bats ahead of his brother in the lineup. Orlando played one season

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played in the younger age groups. Without a single superstar capable of completely taking over a game, the team was vulnerable against teams with one or two dominant entities. But what was once a slight weakness turned into a tremendous strength as the Coyotes moved up to the U13 age group and full-sided games; their ability to anticipate each other’s moves and connect seamlessly with one another — and through an incredibly technical and crafty midﬁeld — became a major advantage. It’s not likely Ruiters and Anderson would drive four-plus hours in the wee hours of the morning for just anyone. The Coyotes’ commitment to each other has been the root of their success, and Ruiters said she and her teammates hope to pass that down to the organization’s younger age groups — the older girls often help out with clinics for some of Gould’s younger squads. “This is not how most teams are built, most teams have more roster turnover,” Gould said. “But as other teams are adding players, we’ve ﬁgured out a way to get the most out of our team.”

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my best preparation before Vegas. I will talk with my coaches and with my team. They will advise me. … I will try to be ready 110 percent.” Six boxers from the Washington D.C. and Maryland region won titles on Saturday. Only one of the four from the Virginia and North Carolina regions won a title by boxing, the other three by walkover (where the opponent doesn’t answer the bell). Tavon Body of Burtonsville defeated Clinso Brumfield of Alexandria, Va. for the 165 title. The two-time regional champion, Body used a calculated approach to counter his opponent with body shots that rocked Brumfield followed by head shots that made Brumfield appear unable to protect himself at times. Twice the ring official stopped the fight to check on Brumfield. At 108, Bowie’s Demetrius Young lost to Jonathan Howard III of Wilmington, N.C. Marcus Wright of Temple Hills was unable to fight due to a medical disqualification, giving the 123 title to Dewayne Beamon of Goldsboro, NC. Last year’s national champion, Gary Antuanne Russell chose not to fight he said because of a possible scheduling conflicts with this year’s national tournament, allowing Diego Abregu of Leesburg, Va. to walkover

as the 141 champion. The other 2015 regional champions include Jordan White of Waldorf at 114, Keeshawn Williams of Capitol Heights at 132, Milik Titus of Baltimore at 201, and Christopher Laws of Hampton, Va. at 201-plus. Williams was named Saturday’s Most Outstanding Boxer for his win over Virginia Beach’s Roger Belch III. After a first round that could’ve been judged either way, Williams took the ﬁght over midway through the second by showing patience that was missing in the ﬁrst round. “It feels good. Finally, all the hard work paid off,” Williams said. “Just keep working hard in the gym. Get back in there on Monday. When I get [to Las Vegas], put in work. I treat it no different than what I just did here.” In the novice division, D.C. and Maryland won eight of the nine regional titles including a win by Sippriano Zelldon of Silver Spring at 152. Other novice champions include Kevin Pendergrass of Suitland at 114, Jacob Garcia of Sterling, Va. at 123, Dante Cox of Severn at 141, Donnell Poe of Fort Washington at 132, Aaron Anderson of Baltimore at 165, Darryl Lane of D.C. at 178, Jonathen Surratt of Fort Washington, and Timothy Crawford of D.C. at 201-plus.

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Churchill pulls away from Wootton in boys lacrosse Bulldogs shut down Patriots during key stretch to defeat their rival n

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With slightly more than nine minutes remaining in the first half of Thursday’s boys lacrosse matchup between Churchill and rival Wootton high schools, a Patriots attackman followed by a yellow flag fell to the ground. Seconds later, another Wootton stick flew through the air, this time launched by the foot of a disgruntled Churchill player — an act that drew yet another flag. In a 4-4 game that had reached a bit of an offensive lull, the Patriots seemed to have grabbed a crucial advantage, as the slash and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties gave them a one-minute, two-man advantage. Not so. Churchill goalie

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Wootton High School’s Jack Wright (left) guards Churchill’s Louis Dubick during Thursday’s boys lacrosse game at Churchill in Potomac. Markus Hurd made a series of outstanding saves, including a point-blank robbery that switched possession over to the Bulldogs, who ultimately wasted away the ﬁnal seconds of Wootton’s advantage.

From there, Churchill’s experienced offense took over, scoring three goals in a twominute span to open up a lead they would not relinquish in a 14-8 victory. Immediately after his Bull-

dogs had successfully fended off the Patriots’ extra-man opportunity, Churchill coach Jeff Fritz called a timeout, sensing a chance to swing the momentum of the game. “I said, ‘You want a chance to seize the game? This is our chance,’” Fritz said. A two-minute unreleasable penalty on Wootton with 4 minutes and 11 seconds remaining in the half proved to be just the opportunity Churchill needed, as goals from Derek Altobello, Louis Dubick and Reed Moshyedi, all coming within a span of 92 seconds, proved to be the turning point. “Man down, that hurt us in the sense that we gave up three there,” Wootton coach Colin Thomson said. “… That’s probably the big turn there. Probably just the penalties and they capitalized on the opportunities given to them. That’s probably the [differential] in the game, to be honest.” “Our [defense] did a great

job,” said Dubick, who finished with three goals and four assists. “They’ve done a great job all year of being solid and fundamental on man down. They gave us a chance to pile on some goals there at the end. [Spencer Knife] drew a penalty for us and that’s what we do best. We have five seniors on offense and we execute on man up and down. We stuck three on them and kind of put the game away.” The victory seemed to mean something extra to Dubick and the other seniors on Churchill’s veteran roster who had endured two losses to their rivals the season before, including a 14-12 season-ending loss in the region finals. “There’s nothing better for the seniors — the guys who have worked so hard for four years for this program — than to get a big win over your rival school and keep it rolling at 11-0.” But for as many seniors as have contributed to Churchill’s perfect record, there’s been a

bit of a youthful revival on the county’s top team, as two freshman long poles — Jack Taylor and Jimmy Rubino — and Moshyedi — a freshman attackman — have proven crucial to the Bulldogs’ unblemished record. “It’s the ﬁrst time our freshmen got to play in a big game,” Fritz said. “But to play a rival and in front of a big crowd tonight with a little extra energy, it helped them mature and step up.” “A lot of people say, ‘Oh, they’re freshmen, they don’t have a lot of experience and they’re going to do bad in these situations,’” Hurd said. “But I think the two freshmen on our team who are starting are some of the best who are out there. They don’t know the nerves that are going into this game but I think they handled it the best out there. I’m really [happy] with they’re performance.” agutekunst@gazette.net

SportsBriefs Landon shatters nine-hole school record The Landon School golf team defeated Interstate Athletic Conference foe Bullis on Tuesday, topping the Bulldogs by a score of 167-209. The nine-hole score shattered the program’s previous record of 181 strokes by 14 holes. The Bears, heavy favorites to win the conference this season, registered their ﬁrst non-win of the season on April 13, tying rival Georgetown Prep, 195-195.

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

RM junior sets national record April Shin swept all four events she contested to the overall gold medal in the Junior A-Amcup Ladies division at the 2015 Short Track Speedskating Age Group Nationals held last month in Verona, Wisconsin. Shin, who set a national age group record with her time of 47.720 seconds in the 500-meter race, also won the 1,000 meters, 1,500 meters and 3,000-meter superﬁnal. Shin, who represents Virginia-based Dominion Speedskating, tallied a perfect 136.000, 47 points ahead of the rest of the ﬁeld.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

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Northwest High School’s Diego Zarate hands off to Andrew Daniels during Saturday’s 1,600 relay at the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

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PHILADELPHIA — First came the hurt, then, the pain. Finally, in his last lap, came the agony. Diego Zarate called the three ingredients “HPA,” and in the boys mile run championship at the Penn Relays, the Northwest High School senior was suffering through them all. It’s because of that — “I could tell I was going through a lot of pain” — that Zarate sensed he was in for something special Friday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Competing alongside the nation’s best runners, Zarate ran the mile in 4 minutes and 9.69 seconds to place third in the event. He went step for step with Sam Ritz in the final stretch, crossing the finish line just ahead of the Germanton Academy (Pa.) runner (4:09.94). Zarate had nothing left by the end of the race, and that’s a good thing, he said. “I couldn’t give anything more,” Zarate said. “If I’m not passed out, I haven’t given it my all.” Zarate broke his personal record (4:16.00), and the Virginia Tech recruit said he plans on doing that again — and suffering through the HPA — in the final stretch of his senior season with the Germantown chool. His new personal best is the second fastest time in Montgomery County history, and fastest since 1972. “Ofcourseit’sfeasible,”Zarate said. “Anything is possible with training and a good mindset. So we’ll see.”

Seneca shatters school record Omolola Sanusi wasn’t exactly content with her effort. The Seneca Valley High School runner had just completed the third leg of the 3,200-meter relay at the Penn Relays, and said she could have ran harder. After all, she wasn’t puking by the end of it, she said. What the sophomore might not have realized, though, was

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Clarksburg High School’s Timmy Santosa competes in the 1,600 relay at Saturday’s Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. that she had just led the Germantown school to a record-setting performance (9 minutes, 32.87 seconds). Sanusi’s split of 2:18.78 put her team (Jordyn Pugh, Anita Falade, Sanusi, Mariah McLane) in position to shatter the previous record (9:48.67) it set when it won February’s 3A state championship. The Screaming Eagles finished fourth in their heat and ninth in the small schools event held Thursday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. “It was definitely a team effort,” Sanusi said. “... It was the last year we’d get to run with the seniors, and probably the strongest 4-by-800 we’ll have in a while.” Seneca Valley was making its first 3,200 relay appearance at the Penn Relays. McLane, competing in America’s oldest and largest track and field competition for the fourth time, said the Screaming Eagles have come a long way sinceherfreshmanyear,whenshe was one of four girls on the team. “I think we’re just excited, motivated to win, to do our best,” McLane said. “... I just love racing. My team motivates me, we all work together.”

Northwest tops county Diego Zarate was spiked as he came out of the starting

block, and the Northwest High School boys 1,600-meter relay team had to play catch up from there. On the last lap, it finally returned to the front of the pack. Several meters behind first place, Jalen Walker took the baton from Brendan Rhoderick, and then made his move. The Northwest anchor ran his leg in 48.49 seconds, helping the Jaguars (Zarate, Andrew Daniels Rhoderick, Walker) place first in the heat (PR: 3 minutes, 22.83 seconds) and place 39th out of the 552 relay teams, leading all Montgomery County schools. “As soon as I saw where [Rhoderick] put us,” Walker said, “I was like, alright, I got this.”

Quick starts The Bullis School girls also competed in the 400 relay championship, with Jôn Glass, Kyla Lewis, Alexis Postell and Arianna Richards finishing in 47.44 seconds (a team record for this year) to place eighth. In the small schools championship, Seton (Bladensburg) ran a 48.26. Whitman senior Evan Woods (4:21.15) competed alongside Zarate in the mile, placing 13th. egoldwein@gazette.net

Non-proﬁt donates equipment On Saturday, Leveling the Playing Field, a nonproﬁt organization founded by Bethesda native Max Levitt to help provide sporting equipment to at-risk youth, will team with the U.S. Tennis Association MidAtlantic Section to donate more than 200 racquets to local tennis programs targeting low-income youth, according to a news release sent to The Gazette. In recent months, collections sites were set up at eight tennis facilities in the Washington, D.C. area, in-

cluding Georgetown Prep and the Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center in Bethesda. Saturday’s event is set to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the LPF warehouse in Silver Spring where representatives from such local organizations as the City of Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks and The Rockville Center will come to pick up the racquets.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Washington Spirit win second straight Dynamic midﬁelder/defender Crystal Dunn scored twice and Christine Nairn added a third goal in the Germantown-based Washington Spirit women’s professional soccer team’s 3-1 road win Sunday over the New Jersey-based Sky Blue FC. The victory was the Spirit’s (2-1) second straight after a season-opening loss in Houston. Washington now sits in second place with six points, just one behind the Alex Morgan-led Portland Thorns FC (2-0).

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Paint Branch signing day In what Paint Branch High School football coach Michael Nesmith dubbed “Signing Day II” in a tweet on April 22, it was announced that four key seniors from last season’s postseason run have signed to play college football. Quarterback Danon DavisCray signed to Wesley College in Delaware, wide receiver Ryan Stango signed to Stevenson University in Owings Mills, wide receiver Jordan Hockaday signed to Waynesburg University in Pennsylvania and nose guard Roger White signed to Bridgewater College in Virginia.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

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Two tickets for everybody

Singer to play two shows in Bethesda

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Rebecca Brown, left, as Julie Jordan and Dorea Schmidt as Carrie Pipperidge star in Olney Theatre Center’s production of “Carousel.”

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The wheel of fate and time ‘Carousel’ noted as one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s best

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There’s something Shakespearian lurking in a tale of robbery, abuse, poverty, death and love at ﬁrst sight. That story courses through what Time Magazine has called “the greatest musical of the 20th

century” and is premiering in Olney. The Olney Theatre Center presents the award-winning, 70-year-old Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” from now until May 10. Director Jason Loewith said breathing life into this play has been a personal goal of his since he became an artistic director 15 years ago. “I ﬁrst fell in love with this play when I was 12,” Loewith said. “My dad would play an

old, scratchy LP of it.” The story follows the courtship and romance of Billy Bigelow, played by Tally Sessions, and Julie Jordan, played by Carey Rebecca Brown, through a relationship of hardship and abuse. After both protagonists are fired for being indiscreet about their workplace relationship, Julie ﬁnds out she is pregnant. After a bank robbery “gone wrong” and an unfortunate encounter, Billy ﬁnds himself in an unusual predicament,

trying to win Julie back 15 years later and introduce himself to the daughter he never met. “The carousel is the wheel of fate, the wheel of time, and you have to make good choices,” Loewith said. “Some characters make good choices, and others don’t. It’s interesting to see the protagonist repeatedly make bad choices.” “It has a full mix of whoops and hollers next to incredibly

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For Eddie Money, the greatest joys of performing come when he is able to share his experience with fans. As such, Money aims to make his shows as interactive and collaborative as possible. He doesn’t stay grounded to the stage but joins the crowd after the set for some genuine and direct conversation. “It’s like going out on a good date,” Money said about his shows. “You go out there, you have all the fans dressed up, you sing the songs that everybody knows, and everybody has a good time. It’s really a lot of fun.” Money, who will play at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Friday, said he made it his mission to involve the audience in every way he could. He said he even occasionally asks fans for suggestions to his set list. “It’s going to bring back a lot of memories to people,” Money said of the song selection. He will play all his hits, such as “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight,” as well as some other fan favorites. One of the more emotional songs of the night, Money said, is “One More Soldier Coming Home,” which he dedicates to all the war veterans in the venue. “Everyone knows somebody

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in uniform,” Money said. “You know, they have sons, brothers, nephews and next-door neighbors. There’s a lot of people serving our country all over the world, and I’ve got to ﬁnd some wood to knock on because these kids in the Army, Navy and Air Force are just wonderful human beings serving our country. It’s a real honor to even go out there and do some songs.” Money said he also sells Tshirts at his concerts to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that aims to help injured service members and raise awareness for the needs of these veterans. Money said this is his way of supporting the troops and giving back to the community. As the child of a police ofﬁcer and brother of a Vietnam War veteran, Money always had a close connection to law enforcement. His respect for the trade and pride in the service inspired him to join the New York City Police Academy after high school.

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IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available. MUSIC Arts Barn, Amadou Kouyate Kora and Percussion, June 6, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394. AMP by Strathmore, The Barefoot Movement, April 30; Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, May 1; Psycho Killers, May 2; Omer Avital Quintet, May 7; call for times, 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda, ampbystrathmore.com, 301-581-5100. Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, International Jazz Day, April

30; Eddie Money, May 1; Be’la Dona, May 2; call for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz. com. BlackRock Center for the Arts, Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players, May 2; Boxcar Lilies, May 16; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter. org. Hershey’s At The Grove, Greg Harrison Jazz Band, April 29; Bushmaster, May 1; Rhythm Bandits, May 2; call for times, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301948-9893; hersheysatthegrove. com. Fillmore Silver Spring, Sixx A.M., April 29; The Used, May 1; 70s Retro Flashback Party, May 2; Action Bronson, May 4; Ministry, May 5; Of Mice & Men, May 6; Black Alley, May 8; Ciara, May 9; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. ﬁllmoresilverspring.com. Strathmore, RAIN, May 1; National Philharmonic: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, May 2; National Philharmonic: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, May 3; Arts & The Mind: Taste & Know, May 7; BSO: Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto, May 7; An Evening of Armenian Music, May 8; 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-5815100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre-MTC, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” through May 25, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301634-2270, adventuretheatre-mtc. org. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” through May 3. 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. 240-314-8681 Imagination Stage, “Sinbad: The Untold Tale,” through May 29, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org. Olney Theatre Center, “Carousel,” through May 10, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Jack and the Beanstalk,” through May 3; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org. Rockville Musical Theatre, “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” July 10 through July 26, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-2586394, r-m-t.org. Round House Theatre, “Uncle Vanya,” through May 3, call for show times, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets range in price from $10 to $45 and seating is reserved. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org. Lumina Studio Theatre, Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301588-8277, luminastudio.org; theatreconsortiumss@gmail.com. Silver Spring Stage, “The Language Archive,” through May 2, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, see Web site for show times, ssstage.org. Randolph Road Theater, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, belcantanti.com, Cafe Muse, Poets Keyne Cheshire and Barbara Goldberg will read from their work. Music and refreshments served, followed by an open mic, May 4, Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase; 301-6562797.

Continued from Page B-4 VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, “Motionless, I Stay and Go: I am a Pause,” through May 24, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com Glenview Mansion, Rockville Art League, Juried Members’ Show varied media, through May 29; Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, Joseph Sheppard, through May 22; 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-7180622, marin-price.com. Montgomery Art Association, James Vissari, through May 3; Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org. VisArts, Stephanie Garmey, through May 24; Jowita Wyszomirska and David Brown, through May 24; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org. Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425. Gallery B, “The Merry Month,” through May 23; 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, bethesda. org. “Green Works,” the new Spring exhibit by the Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance at Franklins Brewery & Restaurant with 35 diverse works by 25 artists will be on display through May 1. 5123 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville. 301-927-2740, hcaalonline.org. “Spring Break,” the new exhibit at Old Line Wine & Spirits, located at 11011 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, has 35 diverse works by 21 artists of the Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance on display though May 2. 301-937-5999, hcaaonline.org. Washington Artworks, Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s Congressional Art Competition, opening reception from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., May 1; 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, washingtonartworks.com, 301-654-1998.

ET CETERA The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-6548664, writer.org.

intimate scenes,” Loewith said. After the original production’s close in 1945, following an 890-performance run, a ﬁlm version starring Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae was released, making it into an inhome classic for some. The musical is based off of Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár’s play “Lilliom,” produced in 1909, which maintains the same general plot as “Carousel.” The negative themes presented throughout it are more overt, though, coining the phrase “he hit me, and it felt like a kiss.” But with the heartbreak and mistreatments, the musical does have happy moments, which, according to Loewith and musical director Christopher Youstra, shine through in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s music and lyricism. Both Loewith and Youstra

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praised the song “I Loved You,” with Youstra calling it “classically beautiful.” “[Rogers and Hammerstein] have this great beauty and great lyricism,” Youstra said. “There’s a reason why people still love ‘Edelweiss.’” Youstra said minimal changes were made to the score of Olney Theatre’s adaptation. “It’s almost a perfect score,” Youstra said. However, there was one big change that had to be made to bring the play to life at Olney. The notation, usually meant

for bigger orchestras, had to be condensed to ﬁt a smaller orchestra. “We have a 12-person orchestra, which is the largest orchestra we’ve ever used at Olney,” Youstra said. “There’s also been a little bit of change in the choral writing.” Originally choreographed by Agnes de Mille, the choreography orchestrated by Tommy Rapley for Olney Theatre is a refreshing take off of the original, according to Youstra. “Even if the audience has seen ‘Carousel’ the ballet and the choreography are breathtakingly new,” Youstra said. With these changes in mind, Loewith said audiences should keep in mind that a few things may be presented differently in Olney’s production of the play. “People who know ‘Carousel’ like the movie should keep an open mind,” Loewith said. “We’re doing things differently.”

MONEY

Continued from Page B-4 However, as a fan of rock ‘n’ roll and aspiring musician, Money knew he didn’t want to be in a police uniform his entire life. Therefore, at age 19, Money quit the force and moved to California in hopes of pursuing a music career. After years of balancing his daytime jobs with his nighttime gigs, Money received a record deal and released his debut, self-titled album in 1977. Since then, Money sold more than 39 million records, traveled the world and toured with artists such as the Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac. Money said that although life on the road didn’t change much since the early ’80s, he did learn to overcome the challenges that many of the great rockers struggled with over the years, such as infidelity and drug and alcohol abuse. In addition, Money said the music industry drastically changed in other ways. For

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Singer Eddie Money to play at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. instance, he said the Internet’s progression, especially with the rise of social media, changed the landscape of music sharing. As a result, this shifted the way artists earn their money. Instead of selling records, artists need to worry about selling concert tickets in order to make the big bucks, Money said. Despite the change, however, Money still appreciates

the industry and thinks music is a universal gift, which is why he continues to perform. “The good Lord has blessed me with a lot of hits,” he said. “I got my weight down, I still have all my hair, and my voice sounds pretty good. It should be a fantastic show. Come down and do some shaking with the money man. I’ve got two tickets to paradise, and I’m taking everybody.”

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A month full of mirth

“The Merry Month,” takes up residence as this month’s exhibition at Gallery B in Bethesda. The group show features colorful artwork by Liliane Blom, Cynthia Ferrell Johnson, Donna McGee, Carol Vorosmarti, Kathryn Wiley and Patricia Zannie. Blom is a classically trained painter and award-winning photographer whose distinct style mixes her love of both media into a new one she calls her fusion of painting and photography digital printing. Johnson, a fan of vibrant colors, says

her works in gouache and acrylic have been inspired by the people she met and places she lived during 25 years of globetrotting as a U.S. diplomat. McGee imparts a meditative quality with subtle colors and shapes. She invites the viewer to let their eyes travel over the entire canvas and draw their own inspiration. Vorosmarti considers herself a painter of nature and ﬁnds her inspiration in both exploring new locations and in the intimacy of her garden. Wiley began painting and drawing

while living in Paris and studied art history at the École du Louvre. Originally drawn to landscape, she now paints large acrylic abstract compositions, in addition to making sculpture from found objects. Zannie has been interested in color since she sat in her high chair during World War II, falling in love with her ﬁrst box of crayons. As a modern mixed media, collage artist she continues to incorporate crayons, along with oil pastels and inks into her work over 74 years later. For more information, visit bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660.

They don’t want to go to bed either Grammy-nominated all-stars of the indie family music scene, Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players, will take the BlackRock stage on Saturday. Since the 1990s, Roberts has logged thousands of miles on the road each year, leading some to call him the hardest-working man in children’s show business. He has won numerous national awards and received countless accolades for his albums and live performances. Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players raise the bar for family music with a playground full of bright new songs for parents and children to enjoy together. The group explores the joy and freedom of recess, the marvels of the imagination and a unique combination of melancholy and wonder as school ﬁnally lets out for the summer. Roberts has released 11 albums since the early 1990s. Tickets for the show are $15 and are on sale in-person, over the phone by calling 240-912-1058 or online at blackrockcenter.org.

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The all-female Be’la Dona Band will perform at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Saturday.

Grammy-nominated family music group Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players will perform at the BlackRock Center for the Arts on Saturday.

Colorful artwork is on display this month at Gallery B for “The Merry Month” exhibit.

It’s hard to lump the ladies of Be’la Dona into one category. Rock, R&B, gospel, pop, jazz ... they usually mix and mingle between all types of music. The all-female band out of Washington, D.C., will perform at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Saturday. The group calls their style “sensual crank,” and it’s quite a unique sound. Be’la Dona has

picked up quite the fan following over the past few years, playing all around the DMV area. Each show is electrifying and intense, with the band pushing to make each show a little better than the one before. Tickets for the show are $20. For more information, visit bethesdabluesjazz.com or call 240-330-4500.

The Fab Four come to life in a theatrical spectacular that’s all about The Beatles. RAIN, a multimedia event, will take place at the Music Center at Strathmore on Friday. The show transcends the conventional concert format to recreate the art and artistry of John, Paul, George and Ringo in a way that looks, sounds and feels just like the real thing. From moptop mania to Magical Mystery Tour, RAIN tells the story — and plays the songs — of the Liverpool quartet that captured the imagination of the world. The show runs approximately 140 minutes with an intermission. Tickets for the show are $48-$88. For more information, visit strathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.

CYLLAVON TIEDEMANN

RAIN is set to perform at Strathmore on Friday.

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Houses for Sale Frederick County

Charming Frederick, MD Cape Cod For Sale

Diane Naedel (301) 219-9997 diane.naedel@cbmove.com

Houses for Sale Montgomery County

Rooms

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528 Military Road, MLS # FR8599620, by Coldwell Banker. $260,000 Built in 1939. Arched doorways, historic touches, finished basement. Well-maintained. Many upgrades.

• Homes for Sale • Condos for Rent • Shared Housing

Houses for Rent Montgomery County

Shared Housing

B E T H E S D A : 2Br, 1Ba, walk to Mont Mall & trans hub, $1500 mo incl gas/water, NP/NS Call: 240-357-0122

N POTOMAC: SFH,

G A I T H : 1Br w/pvt

CLARKSBURG: A

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beaut bright, cheery TH 3lvl, 3br, 2.5ba, w/2 car gar, hrdwd flrs, w/d, finsh rec rm. $2100 + utils. Avail Now. 240-426-0730

4Br, 2Ba, fpl, deck, h/w floors 2 car grg, Wootton HS $2750 Call: 301-442-5444

Houses for Rent Out of Area

DAMASCUS: 3BR

$1400/ 2BR $1200 +util NS/NP, W/D New Carpet, Paint, Deck & Patio 301-250-8385

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4Br, 3FBa, Hardwood floors, Fireplace, short term lease $2200 Call 301-442-5444

MOUNT AIRY: TH,

in Carol Cty 3Br 1.5Ba garage, W/D, NP/NS. avail immed. $1275 + util/SD 240-372-7181

bath shr kitchen $650 util catv incl N/S, nr Mall, Metro, Bus Avail now! 301-963-4050

GAITHERSBURG:

Shared Housing

more,1 person $650. Cls to 270 & metro. Call 240-406-0210

GLENNDALE:

Furnished room, shared BA & kitchen. $450 includes utils. 301-464-0154

GAITHERSBURG:

LAUREL: Lrg furn or

Apartments

GAITHERSBURG

Extended Hours! Wed & Thurs until 7pm

• Minutes away from I-270, Metro, and MARC Train

301-948-8898

Apartments

BEACH:

Condo 3br 2ba, Sleeps 8. Free Golf, Wifi, HDTV, Tennis & Amenities. $895/per week. 301-977-4227

Silver Spring

DAMASCUS: Multi GAITHERSBURG:

Family, Fri-Sun 05/0105/03 8am, furn, clothes (kid-adult), hh misc, hand crafted wood vases & more! Welsh Road (signs)

grnd flr steps to beach Sleeps 8. New mattreses, remodeled kit. $1200. 240-5076957. Pictures at: ite con co rp. com/o ccondo.html

SAT, May 2nd, 8 AM to 2 PM

Fox Hills West, Potomac, 20854 At Falls Chapel Way & Over Ridge Road Rain or Shine!

ROMANIAN FOOD FESTIVAL May 15 -

17, ROMANIAN FOOD FESTIVAL, MAY 15-17, 2015 TRADITIONAL FOODS AND BEVEAGES LIVE FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE KIDS ACTIVITIES LOCATION: SAINT ANDREW ROMANIAN O R T H O D O X CHURCH 9111 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854 Entrance: $5 Adults* $3 Children* *one time fee all weekend Event brought to you by the AmericanRomanian Cultural and Charitable Association (ARCA) Visit www.romanianfoodfestival.com Hours: Friday May 15 3:00 PM - 8:00pm Sun & Sat May 16, 17 10:00 AM - 8:00PM

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Sat. 5/2, 8am - 2pm

Rain Date Sun. 5/3, 8am - 2pm

(7500 ( 7 5 0 0 Spring S p r i n g Lake Lake D Dr., r., B Bethesda e t h e s d a 220817) 0 8 17 ) Minutes from Mont. Mall, off Westlake Terrace

GERMANTOWN GERMANTOWN ESTATES ESTATES HOA HOA Community Yard Sale

Sat., May 2, 2015 8am-1pm

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Moving Sale, Sat 5/2, 8a-2p Furniture, kids items, hh goods, tools. 21237 Hickory Forest Way, 20876

Oatlands Community wide yard sale, Sat. May 2, 8-12. Enter on Bowie Mill Rd & Brightwood Rd or Rt. 108 & Olney Mill Rd

SILVER SPRING : HUGE Community Yard Sale, Sat. May 2, 8am-1pm, Immanuel’s Church, 16819 New Hampshire Ave

Sat. May 2nd, 2015, 8am-1pm - Rain or Shine Somethings for Everyone

Three entrances into the community are: Port Haven Dr., Coral Grove Pl, Sky Blue Dr.

2nd, 10-3pm. Elks Lodge 15; 5 Taft Court, Rock. Rain or shine

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Super Yard Sale

G e r m a n t ow n , M D Germantown, MD C o m mu n i t y Y a rd S ale! Community Yard Sale!

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Sat. May 2nd, 2015 9am-1pm Rain or Shine

Summer Oak Dr., Summer Oak Ct. Winding Creek Way, Winding Creek Pl

Directions: Middlebrook Rd. to Waring Station Rd. and left onto Summer Oak Dr. and left onto Winding Creek Way

Furniture Collectibles, Decorative Arts, Clothing, Priced to Sell. Sat May 2nd 8a-1p. 512 Whitingham Drive Silver Spring 20904

SPONSORED BY VETERANS COMMITTEE: Sat. May

Something For Everyone!!! Rain Or Shine

Woodlake Community

CALLING ALL DIY & ECLECTICS!

OLNEY-

4 Com. Entrances: Tildford Way/Dawson Farm Rd; Hopkins Rd/Warrior Brook Dr; Duhart Rd/Kingsview Rd; McFarlin Dr/Duchin Rd off of Old Liberty Mill Rd.

Music Entertainment

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Saturday 05/02 8a-2p 133 Apple Blossom Way. Clothes, tools, glassware, furniture, car seats & more!

NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE

Condo on ocean 2bd/2ba W/D, kitch, 2 pools, sleeps 8 weeks only! 301-252-0200

OC: 140 St. 3br, 2fba

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Beacon Place Community Sat. May 2, 2015h, 2014, 8am- 12 noon Rain Date of Sat. May 9, 2015 Catamount Court, Catoctin Court, Terrance, & Treehouse Terrace

OC: 107th St, Quay

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selection of affordable rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

Vacation Property unfurn room w/priv Ba, for Rent nr Marc train, NP/NS, int & TV, nr Rt 1 & beltway 301-792-8830 BAHAMAS - All inclusive vacation for 2 for LAYTONSVL: bsmt $1100 at the Grand Apt,1br/fba/pvt ent,w/d Lucayan Resort! For lg kit,$1000 + half more info visit gazette. elec, free cbl Avail net or sent email to May 4th 301-368-3496 bleu3835@gmail.com

BETHESDA- SFH SEEKING ROOM GAITHERSBURG: FSBO 1936 Tudor, Single Male, 70, JourLower level BR w/priv 3 BD/3 BA/2,438 sq ft nalist, employed FT GAITH: 4Br 3Ba, 3lvl BA and rec room in large corner lot/2 seeks house sharing TH, Spacious, Bsmt, TH. Shr kit, W/D $800 FP/FB/sun room. info or apt to share in Deck, W/D nr Mid Cty Condominiums includes utils. 240www.8514woodhaven. Mont. Co. Call Bob & ICC. $1695 + utils For Rent 476-2718 Call: 240-780-1770 com.3% buyers bro- 301-253-3061 LEISURE WORLD: ker/listing agent not GAITHERSBURG: ASPEN HILL: Long GAITHERSBURG- 1BR, 1BA in 2BR needed. 970.471.9777 RM shared ba &ktich 4BR, 3BA SFH. Fin- Meade Condo 2br, CONDO. SHRD LR, "As is" condition Condominiums for Sale ished basement, FP, 2ba, fp, w/d. $1,395+ $450 utils incl near KIT, DR, W/D. $725 $779000 metro & Shops. Avail Montgomery County wet bar, garage. 1 utils. Call 301-996INCL UTILS. MUST now! 240-386-9587 acres. $2,250. 240- 9375 BE AT LEAST 50 YRS CLARKSBURG- 3 506-9469 SS/LEISURE OLD. 443-687-3881 GER MA N T OW N : GAITHERSBURG: WORLD- 1600 sq ft BR 2.5 BA fitness, Room for rent, nr pub 2Br, 2Ba, 1100 sq ft, TH, COOP, 2 BR, 2 ½ pool, $1650 + utils, GERMANTOWN: MONT VILL: Rm for Bath, 148K, Agents Avail Now! Sec Dept 3Br, 2Fb, 2Hb, eat-in nice area, nr Kings trans, NS, professional rent in condo, prvt ba, $500 util incl, 1 mo kit, fin bsmt, new View, hardwood flrs, ok ! Call 240-372-7997 Req (240)418-6071 shrd kit, nr shops/bus. carpet, fncd yrd, fireplace, grt balcony dep. 240-779-4230 $600 all utils incl NS/NP $1575 + utils view, $1600/ mo inc NP/NS. 301-602-0040 GAITHERSBURG301-467-6352 water 202-277-5532 Waterfront Lots/ W/O Bsmt w/ full Property Acreage GE RMA NT OWN : GE RMA NT OWN : ba,shrd kitch, $675 ROCK: clean Lg BR N/S, nr bus & shops QN Bed, Kit, FR, TV, 4BR, 2.5BA TH. FP, 2 AMAZING WATER- MOUNTAIN CABIN decks. Near shops & 2BR, 2BA remodeled. 05/01 301-674-7129 Int, shr BA, util incl, Near bus, shops & FRONT GETAWAY BA R GIN 2 STATE library. HOC okay. $650/mo Please Call: 355. $1390 incl water. 4.6 acres, 275 ft of 301-424-8377 M ale/Fem to GAITH: VIEWS $69,900 240-383-1000 240-888-0592 shoreline, sweeping share 1 BR in TH. CLOSE TO TOWN water views. Access ROCKVILLE: 1Br Park like hardwoods is GERMANTOWN: GE RMA NT OWN : Near bus line. N/s, Choptank River and share bath in SFH. the perfect spot This TH, remodeled, 3 lvl 3BR, 2BA, pkg, 3rd lvl. N/p. $450/m Util incl. Bay! Dock installed Male $500 utils cable log sided shell. Easy 3Br 2FBA, 2HBA, Near 270/shops Fully 301-675-0538 and ready. ONLY incl. Near Metro/ Bus access to 23,000 pool, HOC OK, $1750, reno,Pool $1,650+utils $69,900 Call 443-225GAITH: Rm w/pvt BA NS/NP 240-483-9184 acres of public land all Frances 301-908-9627 240-899-1694 4679 in SFH $550 Plus Utils Utilities on large acreGERM/Meachester 1st and Last Month in ROCKVILLE: Large age parcel. Financing Farm 2 BR stes, loft, Shared Remodeled Advance Deposit Req. Newly CALL OWNER 800SPECTACULAR 3 kit, DR/LR, 1car gar, Housing Room in SFH near Call 240-606-7259 888-1262 TO 22 ACRE LOTS 2car drvway, alarm. Metro & shopping WITH DEEPWA$1800/mo. 240-447- ASPEN HILL: 1BD, GE RMA NT OWN : $575/mo utils included TER ACCESS- Lo3612 1BA in 2BD, 2BA apt. Rm w/priv bath in TH Call 240-444-7986 cated in an exclusive Commercial NS. $750 util incl. Off nr bus & shops M O N T . V I L L A G E : Belpre Rd. Avail now! $550/mo util incl NP/ SILVER SPRING : development on VirSpace 3BR 2 BA, Fully Furginia’s Eastern Shore , 2 Rooms Nr Metro, NS 240-715-5147 Call: 301-642-5803 south of Ocean City. FREDERICK- 106 nished walking disBus, Shops, Incl utils, tance library near bus Amenities include North Market St. laundry, phone, cable. & metro $1995 Avail community pier, boat Frederick. Next to Call 703-994-3501 Now! Call 240-643ramp, paved roads Starbucks: 2,200 SF, 8842 and private sandy bright, modern, two SILVER SPRING / beach. Great climate, levels, commercial MONT VILLAGE: COLESVILLE: BR boating, fishing, clamand/or residential. 18 EU TH, renovated Lrg w/private Ba, Lrg SFH, ming and National foot ceilings, 2 3Br, 2.5Ba, nice & NS/NP, $750 includes Seashore beaches entrances, downstairs kid friendly, new appl, utils/int, nr ICC, 495 & nearby. Absolute buy is handicap fin bsmt, Fncd yrd, Metro! Deposit Reof a lifetime, recent accessible. $1,800. prkng, nr bus & metquired! 301-861-9981 FDIC bank failure Call 202-744-2948 ro, NS, $1,820/mo + makes these 25 lots SILVER SPRING util & SD. (sep. SD for available at a fraction /COLESVILLE: small dogs) Credit of their original price. Studio 1Rm, w/priv check. Available June Houses for Rent Priced at only $55,000 entr & Ba, No cooking, 1st. 301-330-4828 Frederick/Washington Co. to $124,000. For info $795. 202-460-6767 linkenn@verizon.net. call (757) 442-2171, email: FREDERICK: 2310 MONT. VILLAGE: SILVER SPRING: oceanlandtrust@yaho sqft TH, 4BR, Furnihed 1BD, shrd TH, 3Br, 2FBa, 2 HBa, o.com, pictures on 3.5BA, 3lvl SunRm, BA in SFH. Shrd kit & bsmnt,HOC OK nr bus website: Window Treatment. entire house. $600 incl & shop $1800 301-787http://Wibiti.com/5KQN $1650. 301-300-4182. utils. 301-346-9518 7382 or 571-398-4215 Apartments

Yard/Garage Sale Montgomery County

GERM: Furnished rm OCEAN CITY, in TH w/ba, 6 month or MARYLAND. Best

1 Br nr Metro/Shops No Pets, No Smoking $385 Avail Now. Call: 301-219-1066 1BR w/priv BA in 2BR Condo. Shrd kit. $675 + utils. Near metro. NS/NP. 240-396-7576

Vacation Property for Sale

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to advertise Realtors & Agents call 301.670.2641

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NORTH LAKE WOODS HOA Germantown, MD -- Community Yard Sale Sat May 2nd, 2015 8am-1pm Rain or Shine Something for Everyone

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SILVER SPRING CALL FOR SPECIALS

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Three turn of the century mohair bears; bisque Japan dolls; Wedgwood; English bone china; gramophone; R&B doll w/ clothing; silver plate; linens; child’s pressed back rocker; oak highchair; Birdseye maple dressers; Duncan Phyfe slant front desk; VINTAGE SOLID CHERRY FURNITURE: hutch, dining table & chairs; grandmothers clock; vintage sleds; patio furniture; Kitchen-Aid stand mixer; garden tools; children’s books & toys; kitchenware. NO COMPUTER?? Call us to assist you w/ bidding: 717-597-9100 Matthew S. Hurley 003413-L * WWW.HURLEYAUCTIONS.COM Pets

HAS TO GO: DR, office chairs, side tbls, clothes, tools, shoes, toys glassware and more! 301-540-2325

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HAVANESE PUPPIES Home raised, AKC, best health guarantee noahslittleark.com Call: 262-993-0460

ADOPTION:

Art, Music, Dance, Theatre, Travel, Great Educaton, A Loving Mom and Dad awaits 1st baby. Expenses Paid 1-800-966-3065

A GOLD NFL FOOTBALL RING: Lost in early April, great sentimental value, reward offered, pls call 301-424-0944

LIKE NEW: Vacuum $50, Wii Mini $40, Business Remote Copter $70, Opportunities Elec toothbush $50, Announcements cell $50, grill $25, GPS MEDICAL BILLING $60, Keurig $60 Call: TRAINEES NEED240-506-1857 ED! Train at Home to BALANCING THE E M O T I O N S become a Medical OfT H R O U G H fice Assistant! NO EXM E D I T A T I O N by Miscellaneous PERIENCE NEEDED! For Sale Renowned Buddhist Online training at CTI Teacher Segyu Ringets you job ready! HS poche. Saturday May DAMASCUS- Q Bed Diploma/GED & 16th 10:00am - 12:00 Mattress Set 2 side Computer/Internet and 2:00- 5:00pm at blush pillow top in needed. Montgomery College, plastic. Cost $999 sale 1-877-649-2671 Takoma Park. More price $550 free deliv- www.AskCTI.com information visit ery! 443-605-4532 gazette.net or modernmeditationdc.com

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Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-888-818-7802

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For Congregate Housing Service building in the Aspen Hill area of Silver Spring. Must be CPR certified. FT position as well as PRN. Please submit resume to: dtucker@homecresthouse.org

Medical Assistant Podiatry Office in Bethesda is seeking to hire a full- & part-time Medical Assistant. Some medical office experience is required. Job will include assisting physician during examinations, helping with wound care, physical therapy, and taking X-rays. Some front office duties will be necessary from time to time. Bilingual (Spanish) a plus, but not mandatory. If interested, please fax resume to 301-530-2606 or email resumes to constancek2@verizon.net

Sunrise Learning Center Seeks ft Pre- School Teachers/ Assistant for pre-school center in Gaithersburg. 90 hrs plus experience or college credit in ECE is needed.

Call 301-208-6948

Foster Parents

Treatment Foster Parents Needed Work from home!

∂ Wait Staff ∂ Bus Persons ∂ Host/Hostess Full & Part Time Shifts Available.

Apply In Person: Normandie Farm Restaurant 10710 Falls Rd, Potomac

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Must be dependable & proficient 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.

SECURITY OFFICERS

United Security, Inc., a premier security firm, is looking for several security officers for a retail site in Gaithersburg. FT/PT officers are needed. All candidates must have a valid MD security license, a HS diploma, security and customer service experince and a valid driver’s license. Retail experience is a plus. Fax resume to VP of Operations to fax number 888-244-5201. We offer premium wages and health benefits for FT employees. EOE r lve g Si prin S

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Call Bill Hennessy Be trained individually by Realtor Emeritus one of the area’s top offices & one of the area’s best salesman with over 40 years experience. 3 301-388-2626 01-388-2626 New & experienced salespeople welcomed. Bill.Hennessy@LNF.com EOE Healthcare

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Part-Time Bus Drivers

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Sandy Spring Friends School Requires valid MD CDL for School Bus (Class B, P & S Endorsements) & current DOT Physical. Work hours vary between 6:00 am & 6:30 pm; min 20 hrs p/wk gtd. Must adhere to state and fed regs & have basic knowledge of passenger carrying regs. Prev school bus driver experience a plus, 3 or more years preferred. Required: English fluency, both written & verbal, High School Diploma or GED. Email inquiries to : cathryn.carnevale@ssfs.org

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Motorcycles

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2008 Suzuki SX4....................V039591B,Orange, 97,532 Miles..............$7,991

2014 Jetta SE...........................V060701A,White, 19,496 Miles................$16,581

2010 Nissan Versa.................V558039B, Red, 71,867 Miles..................$8,991

2012 GLI.....................................V048230A,Gray,45,301 Miles...................$16,991

2010 Ford Focus SEL.............V051211B, Blue, 72,358 Miles..................$10,991

2012 Mini Cooper Cpe..........V243227A,Red,35,499 Miles....................$17,991

2010 Golf TDI.........................V002217A, Silver,97,688 Miles...........$11,993

2013 VW Beetle.......................V801398, Yellow, 16,020 Miles.................$17,991

2012 Jetta Sedan...................V304285A, Gray,18,289 Miles..................$12,591

2014 Golf 4Dr...........................VP0129, White,18,424 Miles.....................$17,991

2011 Toyota Prius...................V283821B, Red, 112,390 Miles................$12,671

2013 GTI Conv..........................V297056A, White, 31,734 Miles................$19,991

2014 Ford Focus....................PR0124, Red, 34,432 Miles.................$12,794

2013 GTI Wolfsburg..............V058760A, Black, 12,059 Miles..........$20,274

2012 Jetta SE Conv................V002565A, Black, 44,071 Miles................$13,891

2013 Passat TDI SE................V033935A, Gray,28,762 Miles..................$20,692

2011 Toyota Camry SE..........V0125A, Black, 61,476 Miles....................$13,991

2013 Jetta Sportwagen TDI.V606905A,Gray,34,916 Miles.............$20,992

2012 Jetta SE PZEZ................V294951A, Grey, 48,300 Miles..................$13,991

2015 Passat..............................V504978A, Fortana Red, 1,651 Miles........$23,675

2013 Jetta SE Conv................V801480A, Gray, 27,513 Miles..................$14,991

2012 Mercedes E350 AWD....V061959A, Silver, 46,366 Miles...........$26,994

2012 Hyundai Sonata Ltd.....VP0127, White, 58,071 Miles..............$15,993

2014 Routan SEL.....................VP0130, Blue, 18,268 Miles......................$27,991

All prices & payments exclude tax, tags, title, freight and $300 processing fee. Cannot be combined with any previous advertised or internet special. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 05/05/15.

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G560918

3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel

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2011 GMC Terrain SLE-1

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6,977

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20,980

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25,980

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2012 Nissan Leaf SL NAV Hatchback

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2014 VW Jetta SE

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12,977

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15,977

2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited

16,977

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33,950

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2011 Volvo C30 Turbo Coupe.............................. $12,995 2011 Volvo XC70 AWD................................................... $19,950 #526588B, Black, Fun to drive, Well maintained inside & out!

# 526603A, Super Clean, Sunroof, Power Tailgate

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee.................................... $11,995 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L.........$19,950 #P9310A, 1-Owner, Super Low Miles 61K, V8, SNRF, Alloys, Gray

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16,977

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2011 Mini Cooper S........................................................... $14,995 2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L...........................$21,450 #P9243B, 1-Owner, Turbo, Auto, Leather, Well Maintained

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16,977

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G560925

NEW 2015 HIGHLANDER LE 1 AVAILABLE: #563254, 563261

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24,690

MANUAL, 4 CYL

2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 455044

NEW 2015 SIENNA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560070, 560102

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19,190

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

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2 AVAILABLE: #572081, 572159

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4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL